The Wrath of Kan: A Soviet-Born Anthropologist on Stalin’s Gulag

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  • Опубліковано 22 сер 2022
  • Recorded on April 15, 2022, at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
    Dartmouth College anthropology professor Sergei Kan was born in the Soviet Union just a few months after the death of Stalin. He came to the United States in 1974 at the age of 21 and received his undergraduate degree from Boston University and his doctorate in anthropology from the University of Chicago. He teaches courses at Dartmouth on the native peoples of Alaska, on the Jewish diaspora, and on Russia.
    Next year-the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Gulag Archipelago-Dr. Kan will teach a course titled "Red Terror: The History and Culture of the Stalin Labor Camps." Dr. Kan has been kind enough to offer our viewers a preview of the seminar in advance.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 54

  • @elishevajones6730
    @elishevajones6730 Рік тому +282

    I wish everyone (especially) under the age of 50 would read this book as well as "Gulag Archipelago," so that they can become informed regarding the ultimate results of communism.

  • @aerospace8329
    @aerospace8329 Рік тому +110

    "The gulag did not arise because communism somehow went wrong, it was there from the very beginning." Wow, that was amazing insight Peter! I never looked at it like that.

  • @dieskim675
    @dieskim675 Рік тому +301

    It's astonishing how well Peter does his preparation for these interviews. He has such a deep understanding of the subject that you would swear it was his life's passion. And that applies to all his interviews, covering a wide spectrum of fields. My compliments.

  • @george46light
    @george46light Рік тому +164

    Peter Robinson is such a very pleasant interviewer. Love listening to him interviewing anyone.

  • @OTOss8
    @OTOss8 Рік тому +130

    I can't thank you kind folks enough for allowing me to hear all these interesting people sit down for a long form interview. I'm just an average guy living nowhere special yet thanks to you, I've heard some of the greatest minds of our time speak. Incredible.

  • @codycushman2738
    @codycushman2738 Рік тому +60

    The gulag archipelago is a book that keeps me up at night.

  • @johnlund2036
    @johnlund2036 Рік тому +74

    The recent raid on the former President’s home, the early morning raids on his supporters, independent journalists, and the people who peacefully participated in the J6 protests, some of whom are now in jail are definitely concerning.

  • @TheJpwzrd
    @TheJpwzrd Рік тому +53

    Awesome! Reading the Gulag archipelago kind of tripped me out and messed me up for six months

  • @josefadams647
    @josefadams647 Рік тому +85

    I wish I had an opportunity to be a student in his class. Sounds awesome and terrifying on a historical scale

  • @DentyOne
    @DentyOne Рік тому +85

    For a video about a moment in history that will undoubtedly be repeated, the lack of engagement here is scary.

  • @MasterMalrubius
    @MasterMalrubius Рік тому +56

    Thank you for bringing this to the public. It is the only way that anyone will hear about it. I doubt anything like this subject is covered in our public schools.

  • @barbarataylor8101
    @barbarataylor8101 Рік тому +39

    Uncommon Knowledge continues to give us information to back up our conservative views and continue the conversation in our own homes.

  • @vr8321
    @vr8321 Рік тому +38

    This is an amazing interview, and job well-done by the brilliant Prof Robinson! I believe the reason there is no discussion of gulags is because the modern world leaders are quietly setting up world democracies, and our American Constitutional Republic to crash/burn, so that the old gulag system can be implemented. To fully educate people of Stalinism, would be detrimental to their goals as people would revolt, as they are already in various parts of the world, ie France, Canada, Netherlands. I hope I'm wrong.

  • @Jonnygurudesigns
    @Jonnygurudesigns Рік тому +49

    Happy I came across this and gave it my attention. My understanding of gulags was low. This talk painted a picture that I can understand and helped to give me a better idea of what all of this means and why it's relevant. Quality content as always. Thank you

  • @jjforcebreaker
    @jjforcebreaker Рік тому +12

    I see another long interview made by Peter Robinson - I instantly click and smile. Well, sometimes in the opposite order.

  • @greendeane1
    @greendeane1 Рік тому +20

    I am surprise a college would let him teach as he is critical of the socialist system.

  • @Je.Suis.Flaneur
    @Je.Suis.Flaneur Рік тому +43

    I value this course, but add that students (mostly from high school) with NO "civics" education will not completely grasp the importance of it.

  • @TheAmanla
    @TheAmanla Рік тому +35

    Very good, TY both.

  • @Doc_Tar
    @Doc_Tar Рік тому +29

    A lot of history that is mostly ignored in academia covered in 40 minutes. Excellent interview. Applebaum's book is an excellent read. I highly recommend it.

  • @sonjak8265
    @sonjak8265 Рік тому +19

    How bad are American prisons?

  • @aerospace8329
    @aerospace8329 Рік тому +35

    Please make your course an online course Professor Kan. I would absolutely love to take it.

  • @dorotheaivanovna9457
    @dorotheaivanovna9457 Рік тому +14

    Important interview

  • @petergelman2055
    @petergelman2055 Рік тому +16

    Well done. Thank you.

  • @kevinblackandwhite8273
    @kevinblackandwhite8273 Рік тому +11

    Excellent subject matter, thank you.

  • @meropemerope6096
    @meropemerope6096 Рік тому +11

    Put it in the listen in the future :)!

  • @izzyplant8428
    @izzyplant8428 Рік тому

    Thank God for people who have respect for History and who speak the truth.

  • @OstfrontElfgirl
    @OstfrontElfgirl Рік тому +18

    I am a phd student in Soviet studies ! I would love to take your class! Also my most beloved author is Varlam Shalamov he not Alexander is the real savant to arise from stalins death camps why no mention?

  • @clydecessna737
    @clydecessna737 Рік тому +17

    I attest that Ms Applebaum's book is outstanding.

  • @Rach1941
    @Rach1941 Рік тому +11

    Fascinating guest.

  • @SirPrancelot1
    @SirPrancelot1 Рік тому +12

    Very interesting. Thank you.

  • @vijay-1
    @vijay-1 Рік тому +5

    Insightful

  • @thetez96
    @thetez96 Рік тому +11

    Absolutely fantastic video & subject

  • @srice6231
    @srice6231 Рік тому +13

    This was so interesting!

  • @GS540
    @GS540 Рік тому +13

    i love this channel

  • @drittenberry1
    @drittenberry1 10 місяців тому

    Thank you🇺🇸✝️

  • @kho5u
    @kho5u Рік тому +11

    Great title, and a great session

  • @nuqwestr
    @nuqwestr Рік тому +23

    Sergei Kan seems to have forgotten the history of the Ukraine and the Polish/Lithuanian Confederation. BTW, George Santayana was incorrect, we don't repeat history because of a loss of conscious memory, we repeat history because of the evolutionary information contained in the memory system of our DNA.

  • @williestyle35
    @williestyle35 11 місяців тому

    "In Soviet Russia, *every one* is already a 'suspect' ". ( 😉 credit to: Yakov Smirnoff )

  • @genege6301
    @genege6301 Рік тому +11

    I'm disappointed that so many intellectuals like dr Peterson rely heavily on books like GULAG Archipelago, while can be understood given limited information.

  • @donaldpepera2928
    @donaldpepera2928 Рік тому +15

    Almost as bad as what we do.