Book · recommended on 2 episodes
Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire
Victor Sebestyen ISBN 9780375425325
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Victor Sebestyen ISBN 9780375425325
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This book by Victor Sebestyen has come up 2 times on Lex Fridman. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Michael Malice, guest. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-10-02 and the most recent from 2022-12-15. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Documents the collapse of the Soviet Union's European empire (East Germany, Poland, Czechoslvakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria) and the transition of each to independent states, drawing on interviews and newly uncovered archival material to offer insight into 1989's rapid changes and the USSR's minimal resistance.
“one of my favorite books which was a big inspiration for this one was by my favorite historian ... Victor Sebastian wrote a book called Revolution uh 1989”— Michael Malice
The guest here is Michael Malice: Anarchist author, podcaster and online provocateur known for books on North Korea, the American fringe, and anarchism. Here he is releasing The White Pill, his history of 20th-century communist atrocities and the hope of their undoing. Lex and Michael Malice mark his book The White Pill with a darkly funny, costume-clad deep dive into Soviet evil and hard-won hope.
“there's an amazing book called revolution 1989 it's like the most beautiful book i've ever read by victor sebastian”— guest
The guest here is Michael Malice: Anarchist political thinker, author of Dear Reader and The New Right, and host of the podcast Your Welcome. Known as a witty self-described 'troll' in the Andy Kaufman tradition. Anarchist author Michael Malice spars with Lex Fridman over trolling versus love, the case against democracy, and tearing down institutions.
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