Taylor and Shawn are joined by Peter Nimitz to do a deep dive on the racial and religious history of the Caucasus while discussing The Sixty-Year Caucasian War, and covering topics including the historical and modern importance of the Caucasus region, Russia’s relations with its Islamic neighbors, the deep history of the White race, and more.Notes:0:00 - Introducing the book and the geopolitics of imperial Russia9:56 - Racial/cultural profile of the Caucasus in Fadeev’s book13:00 - Prehistory of the White race25:28 - Crisis of the 23rd Century37:58 - Iron and Armenians45:09 - Contrasting Christian-European and Islamic government structures53:16 - Sufism, and the history of Islam in the Caucasus1:02:00 - Entry of Russia1:10:29 - Religion as a motivation, then and now1:27:21 - General Baryatinsky1:32:58 - Sufi Pentecostalism, and Iranian geopolitics1:48:40 - ConclusionGet your copy of The Sixty-Year Caucasian War here!Peter’s writing can be found on his Substack here.Stayed tuned for the announcement of the subject of the next episode, and subscribe to make sure you don’t miss it!Get Shawn Bell’s book Post- on our website!Thanks for listening to Antelope Hill Publishing! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.
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