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Today, our guest is the long-awaited Klim Zhukov. We discussed colonial history, economic exploitation, the modern world, and the possibilities of building socialism.

00:00 – In this episode: summary and key topics
00:54 – I wholeheartedly welcome you
01:13 – How to properly engage in colonization?
02:44 – Unequal exchange: the economic "needle"
04:11 – The Zulu Empire: African aspirations for statehood
04:45 – Why China never became a colony?
05:56 – Economic exploitation of Africa: a historical overview
06:59 – Do we live in a capitalist world?
7:77 – Wars of the Last 300–400 Years: Imperialist Character
8:08 – Phases of Capitalism: A Brief Excursion
11:15 – Holland: The First Capitalist Country in History
11:49 – How Did the Global Market Form?
14:13 – The Beginning of Colonial Wars: What Led to It?
15:15 – Formation of the East India Companies: History and Influence
18:20 – The Dutch East India Company: Revenue and Prosperity
19:45 – A Series of Protracted Wars: What Caused Them?
22:25 – Competition Is Resolved by War: How Does It Work?
23:43 – The English East India Company: An Accidental Success? 29:08 – Russia and Colonization: Peculiarities of the Russian Path
31:49 – The Russian Empire's Most Important Colony
33:28 – How Colonization Begins with Its Own Population
34:19 – Yellow Russia: The Russian Empire's Ambitious Colonization Project
36:04 – In 100 Years: How the Wars of 1914–1945 Will Be Studied
38:11 – The USSR as a Planetary Fuse: Its Role in History
40:20 – How the USSR Helped Other Countries During the Cold War
41:25 – Modern Wars and Economic Colonization
47:27 – Conflicts in the Post-Soviet Space: Causes and Consequences
48:33 – The Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict: What's Behind It?
50:11 – Is Big Capital to Blame for Global Conflicts?
51:18 – What is the Optimal Path for Humanity?
53:21 – Is it possible to build socialism in modern conditions?
54:34 – Why do capitalists benefit from socialism?
58:42 – Money under capitalism and socialism: key differences
01:00:51 – China: was it ever socialist?
01:02:31 – What awaits small businesses under communism?
01:06:22 – IT companies and communism: is there a connection?
01:09:19 – Socialization or nationalization: what's the difference?
01:12:40 – How do wages differ under socialism and capitalism?
01:17:36 – Who is the proletarian today?
01:19:10 – Corruption: an inevitable feature of society?
01:20:37 – The state for the individual, or the individual for the state?
01:21:56 – How to teach people how to govern a country?
01:25:20 – Why should government skills be taught in schools?
01:28:27 – Conclusion: summing up

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