1869, Ep. 169 with Joseph Kellner, author of The Spirit of Socialism

Use promo code 09POD to save 30% on The Spirit of Socialism: Transcript: Joseph Kellner is a historian of Russia and the Soviet Union at the University of Georgia. We spoke to Joseph about why the collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in a dramatic increase in spiritual seeking by the mainstream population, the many colorful and memorable spiritual leaders who rose to prominence at that time, and why these new and apparently un-Soviet spiritual pursuits were most avidly supported, and practiced, by people with university and graduate degrees.

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1869, Ep. 169 with Joseph Kellner, author of The Spirit of Socialism is an episode from 1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast by Cornell Press.

This episode is 00:31:21 long.

This episode was published on Jun 26, 2025.

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