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How to Become a Tyrant

Stalin didn't have todo this all by himself. He had a head start. Stalin had inheriteda...

Stalin didn't have to
do this all by himself. He had a head start. Stalin had inherited
a totalitarian dictatorship

Full Transcript

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Stalin didn't have to do this all by himself.
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He had a head start.
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Stalin had inherited a totalitarian dictatorship.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:33
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, biography, history

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Movie Summary

Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.
S01 • E02 You could see the fear in the eyes of many of these men - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
You could see the fear in the eyes of many of these men
S01 • E01 You want to get your people's attention? The playbook is clear. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:53
You want to get your people's attention? The playbook i...
S01 • E04 They already had complete control of the mass media. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
They already had complete control of the mass media.
S01 • E02 Outside the meeting room, the purged party members learn their fate. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:31
Outside the meeting room, the purged party members learn the...
S01 • E04 And of course, there'd been censorship under Czarism, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
And of course, there'd been censorship under Czarism,
S01 • E04 And when it came to off-limits subjects, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:57
And when it came to off-limits subjects,
S01 • E05 This is one of the ways they can achieve immortality, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
This is one of the ways they can achieve immortality,
S01 • E05 Pick your projects well, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:57
Pick your projects well,
S01 • E02 And in case anybody didn't get the memo... - How to Become a Tyrant 00:11
And in case anybody didn't get the memo...
S01 • E02 And the message was, "Look what happens - How to Become a Tyrant 00:26
And the message was, "Look what happens
S01 • E01 After the First World War, Germany has got hyperinflation, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:11
After the First World War, Germany has got hyperinflation,
S01 • E01 And among Germany's disillusioned masses - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
And among Germany's disillusioned masses
S01 • E04 Maybe a little too individualistic for the collectivized mind of Stalinism. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
Maybe a little too individualistic for the collectivized min...
S01 • E01 Munich 1919. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:38
Munich 1919.
S01 • E04 And Robinson Crusoe. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
And Robinson Crusoe.
S01 • E02 To survive as a tyrant, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:17
To survive as a tyrant,
S01 • E04 He's entrepreneurial. He makes do and somehow survives. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
He's entrepreneurial. He makes do and somehow survives.
S01 • E04 If you think censoring books is extreme, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:21
If you think censoring books is extreme,
S01 • E05 The money is just coming out of the ground and straight into his bank account. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
The money is just coming out of the ground and straight into...
S01 • E05 After 1973, the price of oil quadrupled globally. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
After 1973, the price of oil quadrupled globally.