THIS IS REVOLUTION＞podcast Ep 188: The Russian Revolution and the National Question w/ Dr. Harun Yilmaz and the Saturday Crüe

In 1917 the Bolshevik Party seized power in a revolution that would have profound implications not only in Russia but the entire world. The new socialist government faced a host of problems - an ongoing war, a largely agrarian economy, and prevailing disorder. However, one of the most significant issues was the national-question. Far from being a consolidated nation-state, Tsarist Russia was a sprawling multinational empire populated by a diverse set of ethno-religious communities with differing sets of political aspirations.How did the USSR deal with Tsarist Russia’s ethnic diversity? What kind of policies did they adopt to resolve the so-called national question? And how successful were they? About Dr. Yilmaz: Dr Harun Yilmaz is a regional expert on history, national identities, and political propaganda. His academic and popular publications cover Ukraine, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. He received his Master's and PhD from Oxford University. Dr. Yilmaz was a research fellow at Harvard University and British Academy. He lectured on Stalinism at Queen Mary University of London.  Currently, Dr Yilmaz is Central Asia Research Forum Series editor at Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.   Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: www.youtube.com/thisisrevolutionpodcast   Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/   Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   The Dispatch on Zero Books (video essay series): https://youtu.be/nSTpCvIoRgw   Medium: https://jasonmyles.medium.com/i-was-a-teenage-anarchist...   Pascal Robert's Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/author/PascalRobert   Get THIS IS REVOLUTION Merch here: www.thisisrevolutionpodcast.com   Get the music from the show here: https://bitterlakeoakland.bandcamp.com/.../coronavirus...