The Red Terror: Bolshevik Violence and the Fate of the Romanovs

In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine the Red Terror, the Bolshevik campaign of political repression and violence that swept Russia from 1918. They discuss the Cheka's unchecked power, the execution of hostages, the role of Felix Dzerzhinsky, and how the terror directly impacted the Romanov family's final days in Ekaterinburg. The conversation also touches on the ideological justifications for state-sanctioned violence, the difference between Red and White terror, and the long-term legacy of these events on Soviet society. Specific figures include Yakov Sverdlov, Grigory Petrovsky, and Mikhail Latsis. The episode ends with a brief reflection on how terror reshaped Russian political culture.

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