Any one else coming back here in late February 2022 after seeing the panel some time ago?

An amazing assembly of great writers and historians. Simon is the man!

They are missing Stephen Kotkin from this group

Hope they'll re assemble this group next year in 2027. And that they bring with them Kotkin. and to be more than one hour.

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Communism  will end with communism.

You can't kill a good Idea... They were not creating a Utopia.

At the time of the revolution, working people in the most advanced economy - the UK- were living as described in 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist'. The Millions that died in the civil war provoked by western containment, only matched by the millions that died in the imperialist class that sent the same amount of souls to their death in the pursuit of capital gain. Yes, Hitler came about as a Reaction to the failure of capitalist transition to socialism. That immense failure of obfuscation by the contemporary liberal class initiated the biggest calamity of all time - WW11 - and had a huge influence on the 20thC. Although Stalin completed a counter revolution against worker control of the political economy they still managed - by themselves - to defeat fascism and the annihilation of the Jews, and for us: forced our liberal ruling class to concede to a postwar Social Democratic democracy. Another upside for the point of Russia was its place as a world power.. Russia would be India today if not for this defence against western imperialist powers. As for Russia - they could not vote out Stalinism, unfortunately.. but still here we cannot vote out capitalism.. And we will need to constantly expose your infantile self-serving platitudes, because for some reason your verbal diarrhoea  persists. If you do not accept acceptable policies such as those which generations benefited after the war commandeered by commendable reformists like Corbyn. Then watch out !! the revolution is coming for you!!

Liberal, liberal, liberal, liberal and liberal

I have a particular fondness for Russia

So nice. Anglos dividing up Russia.

When I see Anne A. I know there will be just anti russia discussion.

Thank USA Radziu

This discussion should have been staged in either St Petersburg  or Moscow in front of a mixed audience who would have challenged these panelist about what they are saying about Russian History & the Russian People as a whole...Inspite of all the sanctions & vitriol directed at Russia - the people are getting on with life as well as hopefully electing a new President in March...

Trump has nothing to do with this discussion. But I guess you have to sell it someway.

Oh, not these idiots! 😂

If this video was uploaded 5 years ago, how comes and he speaks about Russian invasion in Ukraine? What am I missing? he is referring to Crimea?

Really cool panel and great discussion. I tuned in because I'm a fan of Simon Montefiore, but Anne Applebaum (who to my knowledge has exactly zero experience in real estate and is a lifelong academic/author) spouting off about how the "entire NYC real estate industry in the 90's was Russian money laundering," and thus Donald Trump has deep-seated ties to the Russian underground is a little bit insulting the collective intelligence.

EDIT: As I'm finishing the discussion, Anne Applebaum is just unbearable.

As always Sikorski does not answer the question asked. He answers the questions that correspond to his kwolebdge about the topic which is very shallow so he can talk without saying anything meaningful. Discussions with Sikorski is a one way street, very boring and fruitless.

Love how they describe and even praise certain people from the past.... Bash trump lol