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We have Branko Milanovic, an economist born in Yugoslavia, on to talk about class and inequality in the USSR. How was power transmitted across generations, if inheritance was abolished? Why did the Soviet Union collapse? One takeaway message: Want more social mobility? Time to do some purges!

—Yasha

Branko probably doesn’t need any introduction. If you’ve never read him, check out his great commentary and essays.