Lenin and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Patreon)
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This weeks episode is all about the revolutionary Lenin and the Soviet Union which he leads. His government is cracking down on religion, particularly the Orthodox Church, which they see as a tool of bourgeoisie and counter revolutionary forces. Lenin himself is also very clearly ill, something which both he and his fellow revolutionaries are increasingly concerned about. While medicine in the Spring of 1922 does not have all the answers for Lenin's woes, it does make a breakthrough in the discovery of the vital vitamin D.
Whether as part of revolutionary transformation of society, or as part of a more gradual and silent revolution, the role of religion has redoubtably changed since the year 1922. While you may not feel as strongly as Lenin and his Bolsheviks do, what do you think has been the historical implication of the changing role of religion in our world?