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Joseph Stalin Part 2: The Secretary Becomes Dictator

2020/7/8
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Paul McGann
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Rosamund Richardson
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Paul McGann: 本集讲述了斯大林从一战期间的流放，到十月革命后的权力斗争，再到最终成为苏联独裁者的全过程，展现了他如何利用各种手段巩固权力，以及他所犯下的暴行。 Rosamund Richardson: 斯大林虽然博览群书，但他不是一个知识分子，缺乏像列宁和托洛茨基那样的学术背景和知识分子气质，这或许导致了他对权力的渴望和不择手段。 Donald Rayfield: 托洛茨基轻视斯大林，最终被斯大林排挤和消灭，这体现了斯大林的阴险和残酷。斯大林的知识储备令人恐惧，他精通多种语言，并对各种学科都有深入的了解，这为他掌握权力提供了帮助。 Martin McCauley: 斯大林通过控制人员任命，逐步掌控了中央委员会的多数席位，最终成为权力核心人物。他深知秘书职位的重要性，通过控制会议议程等方式掌握权力。 Simon Sebag Montefiore: 斯大林在俄国内战中学习到了权力的真谛，并变得冷酷无情。他支持红色恐怖，并利用暴力手段来维持统治。 Michael Lynch: 斯大林故意安排托洛茨基缺席列宁葬礼，以削弱托洛茨基的影响力。他还利用托洛茨基的健康问题，使其错过列宁葬礼，从而巩固自身权力。 Jonathan Brent: 斯大林通过大清洗，清除异己，巩固了自己的统治地位。他的宣传非常有效，他善于利用宣传来操纵民意。

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Joseph Stalin, exiled in Siberia during World War I, avoids conscription due to a childhood injury that left his left arm crippled, allowing him to return to political activities.

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With the First World War underway, Stalin’s journey to dictatorship grinds into gear. After the War, Russia is turned upside down. Stalin thrives in the chaos, masterminding a string of elaborate takedowns of his rivals. Rising to party leader, he visits a ruthless purge on his enemies. But Stalin’s brutality does not go unchallenged. The peasants revolt, while a showdown with his own wife at a dinner party has tragic consequences.

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