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Learning Marxism in Moscow
27:21 - 36:04 (08:43)
The speaker shares their fascination with Moscow, particularly the role it played as a learning center for Marxism during the Cold War and its enduring cultural appeal.
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The speaker reflects on his childhood exposure to communism and the fascination that students rebelling in Paris in 1968 had for him, but his dad opted to take him out of the communism fighting school to go clubbing and avoid scary ideologies instead.
27:21 - 28:33 (01:12)
Summary
The speaker reflects on his childhood exposure to communism and the fascination that students rebelling in Paris in 1968 had for him, but his dad opted to take him out of the communism fighting school to go clubbing and avoid scary ideologies instead.
ChapterLearning Marxism in Moscow
EpisodePart Two: Carlos The Jackal, The Most Wanted Man on Earth
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Soviet Union's University of Marxism was a destination for exchange students and communists to learn about Marxism and spread socialist politics, but it wasn't accessible to everyone due to political barriers.
28:33 - 30:30 (01:57)
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The Soviet Union's University of Marxism was a destination for exchange students and communists to learn about Marxism and spread socialist politics, but it wasn't accessible to everyone due to political barriers. Ivan Illich, who was raised to fight the state, faced challenges due to his upbringing preventing him from fully engaging with progressive socialist politics in Moscow.
ChapterLearning Marxism in Moscow
EpisodePart Two: Carlos The Jackal, The Most Wanted Man on Earth
PodcastBehind the Bastards
A discussion of Patrice Lumumba College and the vice squad, the USSR's use of revolutionaries during the Cold War, and Illich's lavish spending on alcohol in France.
30:30 - 33:46 (03:16)
Summary
A discussion of Patrice Lumumba College and the vice squad, the USSR's use of revolutionaries during the Cold War, and Illich's lavish spending on alcohol in France.
ChapterLearning Marxism in Moscow
EpisodePart Two: Carlos The Jackal, The Most Wanted Man on Earth
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In this episode, the hosts discuss stories of people being thrown out of windows or falling out of cupboards, and the potential cover story of being a revolutionary.
33:46 - 34:43 (00:57)
Summary
In this episode, the hosts discuss stories of people being thrown out of windows or falling out of cupboards, and the potential cover story of being a revolutionary. They also touch on the subject of attraction and charm.
ChapterLearning Marxism in Moscow
EpisodePart Two: Carlos The Jackal, The Most Wanted Man on Earth
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast episode discusses the love life of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez and how his greater life experience was an anomaly.
34:43 - 36:04 (01:21)
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This podcast episode discusses the love life of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez and how his greater life experience was an anomaly. However, it's a sad story as he never learned his kid's name after his lover left.