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5/8: Unconfirmed reports of disorder in the Kremlin: 5/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II by Sean McMeekin

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🗓️ 14 May 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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5/8: Unconfirmed reports of disorder in the Kremlin: 5
/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II by Sean McMeekin

https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-War-New-History-World/dp/1541672798


Drawing on ambitious new research in Soviet, European, and US archives, Stalin’s War revolutionizes our understanding of this global conflict by moving its epicenter to the east. Hitler’s genocidal ambition may have helped unleash Armageddon, but as McMeekin shows, the war which emerged in Europe in September 1939 was the one Stalin wanted, not Hitler. So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversar2

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0:00.0

This is CBS Eye on the World.

0:08.0

Here's John Batchler.

0:10.0

Italy, Italy in the virus, Italy in recovery.

0:14.0

I welcome Lorenzo Fiori, the Executive Director of the Enzalda Foundation.

0:19.0

He works in Genoa, he lives in Milano and he travels to the Italian Peninsula,

0:23.0

reporting now on Omicron, the dominant variant that is swept around the world.

0:29.0

And what does it mean for Italy that's gone through the very tragic alpha,

0:35.0

the equally challenging delta, and is now living with Omicron as we are here in the United States.

0:42.0

A very good evening to you, Lorenzo. Thank you for this.

0:46.0

There is news from Italy, the government has a response to Omicron.

0:50.0

What is it indicating now that must happen for Italian citizens? Good evening to you.

0:57.0

Good evening, John and good evening to all the radio listeners.

1:00.0

Let me say happy new year to everybody.

1:02.0

This is the first time that we are talking each other in 2022,

1:06.0

which I hope will be the here when the pandemic will disappear definitely.

1:14.0

But apart that there was an important decision made by the government.

1:18.0

As you said, just a couple of days ago during the Prime Minister cabinet unanimously,

1:24.0

they decided to introduce the super green pass as it has been called.

1:30.0

Compassory to all the Italians who are above 50 years old.

1:37.0

This is an important decision.

1:39.0

The first country in Europe that have taken such a decision,

1:44.0

which will be, let's say, in place starting from next 15th of January.

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