Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Russian Psyche

00:00 Intro 
00:53 Introducing Konstantin Kisin
1:59 How should we understand your homeland, Russia?
3:13 What is a 'gulag'?
6:20 The Russian sense of humour & culture
8:08 Why does Putin enjoy such support in Russia?
14:07 Why hasn't democracy worked in Russia?
20:30 Mainstream coverage of the Ukraine conflict
27:02 The Achilles heel of autocracies
31:16 The depths of Western foundations
36:50 The Western reaction to Russian aggression
40:40 On slavery & ethnic tensions
45:56 On the response to COVID-19
52:08 The power of comedy and satire
55:48 John Anderson as a target of satire
57:19 The 'age of religion'
1:01:27 Replacing conflict with conversation
1:05:11 Concluding remarks

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