EPISODE · Apr 27, 2024 · 24 MIN
Episode 81: Putin and Xi - the powerful Authoritarians
from The Y in History · host Ajay Kaul
Putin was a working class outsider who rose through the ranks to the Country's top job. Once at the top, Putin consolidated his position by eiminating opposition and giving Russia a strategic economic advantage. Xi was a Princeling who ended up on the wrong side during Mao's time. But Xi believed in Mao and came back, aspiring to be Mao 2.0
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