The Unauthorized History of Socialism
Season 1
2020 · 6 episodes
Socialism's singular idea: that mankind would truly thrive only if property were shared by all.
1. From Indiana to Marx
2020-02-24
The first seeds of socialism are planted on the banks of Indiana's Wabash River, a utopian community designed by a social reformer who later inspired Karl Marx.
2. Lenin's Bloody Revolution
2020-02-24
As Vladimir Lenin's brutal communist revolution transforms Russia, socialism stalls in the United States.
3. China and Beyond
2020-02-24
Mao takes over China and socialism peaks worldwide with 60 percent of mankind living under some form of it.
4. Other People's Money
2020-02-24
Poorer countries embrace socialism, while Margaret Thatcher tamps down British socialists.
5. Epic Collapse
2020-02-24
The USSR implodes, China reforms and other countries embrace capitalism.
6. Socialism Reborn?
2020-02-24
Socialism makes a surprising comeback across the world.
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