38. Communism

“Thomas More in his book Utopia at the beginning of the turn of the 16th century has this vision of a society where people share property in an idealized sort of post-feudal world.”

“The speaker references David Aronovich's book about growing up in a Marxist milieu, discussing the closed system of Marxists in post-war Britain.”

“Stephen Kotkin is working his way through Stalin's life and argues that Stalin is actually a very good Marxist, contrary to popular belief.”

“The Communist Manifesto is mentioned as a great read, highlighting its significance in the discussion about Marxism.”

“The excerpt discusses a review of a book on Stalin's war, highlighting the author's argument that Stalin is key to understanding the war, rather than just focusing on Hitler.”

“The speaker mentions learning something from 'your book' regarding Tony Ben's incident.”