# The Sickle and the Hammer: A Socialist History of the Soviet Union

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Author: Daniel
Episodes: 49

## Resource

We are often told the USSR was an oppressive, authoritarian society, lacking freedom and democracy. There were endless purges that claimed the lives of millions of “dissidents,” purges that were designed for one thing and one thing only: to keep power in the hands of those who wielded it. And as we all know, the economy was based on socialist and communist principles, which is why it barely functioned at all. There were endless famines, genocides against minorities within the nation, and an industrial base that was constantly tottering on the edge of collapse. But instead of trying to address these issues at home, the leaders of the USSR were fixated only on world domination, on spreading communism in order to destroy freedom around the world. From Europe and Asia to Latin America and Africa, the Communists were a threat to freedom the world over. …. Or were they? Learn the story of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic you’ve never heard! What was life really like in the Soviet Union? How authoritarian was it? Did a “totalitarian” state really exist? How did the economy function to meet the needs of its citizens? How were the governing apparatus structured? And were the Soviets…

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## Episodes
- [28 - Economy? What Economy?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/28-economy-what-economy) — 2026-07-06T12:00:00+00:00
- [27 - Introduction to the National Question](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/27-introduction-to-the-national-question) — 2026-06-07T14:00:00+00:00
- [27.a - The Declaration of the Rights of the Peoples of Russia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/27-a-the-declaration-of-the-rights-of-the-peoples-of-russia) — 2026-06-07T14:00:00+00:00
- [26 - Epilogue to Brest-Litovsk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/26-epilogue-to-brest-litovsk) — 2026-04-27T10:00:00+00:00
- [25.a - The Socialist Fatherland Is In Danger!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/25-a-the-socialist-fatherland-is-in-danger) — 2026-04-20T10:01:00+00:00
- [25 - An Unacceptable Peace, Ratified](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/25-an-unacceptable-peace-ratified) — 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00
- [24 - An Unacceptable Peace, Accepted](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/24-an-unacceptable-peace-accepted) — 2026-03-28T12:00:00+00:00
- [24.a - Theses on the Question of the Immediate Conclusion of a Separate and Annexationist Peace](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/24-a-theses-on-the-question-of-the-immediate-conclusion-of-a-separate-and-annexationist-peace) — 2026-03-28T12:00:00+00:00
- [23 - Prologue to Brest-Litovsk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/23-prologue-to-brest-litovsk) — 2026-03-05T11:00:00+00:00
- [22 - The Life and Death of the Constituent Assembly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/22-the-life-and-death-of-the-constituent-assembly) — 2026-02-16T13:00:00+00:00
- [22.a - Theses on the Constituent Assembly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/22-a-theses-on-the-constituent-assembly) — 2026-02-16T13:00:00+00:00
- [22.b - Declaration of the Rights of the Toiling and Exploited People](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/22-b-declaration-of-the-rights-of-the-toiling-and-exploited-people) — 2026-02-16T13:00:00+00:00
- [21 - The Origins of the Cheka](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/21-the-origins-of-the-cheka) — 2026-01-24T11:00:00+00:00
- [Year 1 In Review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/year-1-in-review) — 2026-01-18T11:00:00+00:00
- [20 - The Peasant Question, In All Its Glory](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/20-the-peasant-question-in-all-its-glory) — 2025-12-31T11:30:00+00:00
- [19 - The Struggle for the People’s Government](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/19-the-struggle-for-the-people-s-government) — 2025-11-26T11:01:10+00:00
- [19.a - The Decree on Land](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/19-a-the-decree-on-land) — 2025-11-26T11:01:10+00:00
- [19.b - The Decree on Peace](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/19-b-the-decree-on-peace) — 2025-11-26T11:01:10+00:00
- [19.c - The Decree on the Press](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/19-c-the-decree-on-the-press) — 2025-11-26T11:01:10+00:00
- [19.d - The Situation of Worker Control](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/19-d-the-situation-of-worker-control) — 2025-11-26T11:01:10+00:00
- [18 - Shots Fired](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/18-shots-fired) — 2025-11-02T11:00:32+00:00
- [17 - Lessons to be Learned](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/17-lessons-to-be-learned) — 2025-09-28T10:30:17+00:00
- [16 - Filling in the Blanks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/16-filling-in-the-blanks) — 2025-09-26T10:30:11+00:00
- [15.a - To the Garrison of the City of Petrograd and the Surrounding Areas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/15-a-to-the-garrison-of-the-city-of-petrograd-and-the-surrounding-areas) — 2025-09-03T10:01:28+00:00
- [15.b - Address of the Second All-Russian Congress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sickle-and-the-hammer-a-socialist-history-of-the-soviet-union-7173656/15-b-address-of-the-second-all-russian-congress) — 2025-09-03T10:01:28+00:00

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