Adolf Hitler (Vol. 2)
19 hrs. 32 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Joachim Fest
Author
Joachim Fest
Narrator
Alexander Kharitonov
Narrator
Alexander Kharitonov
I. Fest’s book reaches the Russian reader with a huge delay. It had to sit on special-storage shelves for a long time, like most Western works about fascism.
Back then, the danger was the effect of recognition. For all the distinctiveness of brown and red totalitarianism, the similarity of structures and leaders was too obvious.
Nowadays, readers’ attention will likely be drawn to striking analogies and parallels between Weimar Germany and modern Russia. A socio-economic crisis, a vacuum of power, corruption, collective resentment, politicization, the loss of a sense of security—this is the fertile ground for fascism. Let’s not forget that fascism itself was a rebellion “for the sake of order.”
Our own brutal experience pushes us to look anew at many books and ideas that we used to subject to arrogant criticism. And Joachim Fest’s book, without doubt, belongs to the category of works whose study is necessary for shaping our historical self-awareness, political and spiritual culture—and therefore for building immunity against fascist and any other totalitarian infection.
Back then, the danger was the effect of recognition. For all the distinctiveness of brown and red totalitarianism, the similarity of structures and leaders was too obvious.
Nowadays, readers’ attention will likely be drawn to striking analogies and parallels between Weimar Germany and modern Russia. A socio-economic crisis, a vacuum of power, corruption, collective resentment, politicization, the loss of a sense of security—this is the fertile ground for fascism. Let’s not forget that fascism itself was a rebellion “for the sake of order.”
Our own brutal experience pushes us to look anew at many books and ideas that we used to subject to arrogant criticism. And Joachim Fest’s book, without doubt, belongs to the category of works whose study is necessary for shaping our historical self-awareness, political and spiritual culture—and therefore for building immunity against fascist and any other totalitarian infection.
Contents:
Chapter I Vision
Landsberg. — Reading. — “Mein Kampf.” — Hitler’s programmatic ambition. — Style and tone. — A revolution of nihilism? — Constants of the Hitler worldview — the Great War
Chapter II Crises and countermeasures
Change of scenery. — The breakdown of the entourage. — Negotiations with Held. To submit or be expelled from the country. — Break with Ludendorff. “All to Hitler!” — A new rebirth
Chapter III Building for the fight
The Bamberg conference. — “A good, honest Strasser!” — The end of the left. — Institutional consolidation of power and celebration of victory. — “Dead National Socialism
Book Four: The Time of Struggle
Chapter I Breakthrough into big politics
A turning point. — Hugenberg and the imperial committee against Jung’s plan. — Hitler the tactician. — The campaign. — Contacts. — “The Brown House.” — Break with Hugenberg. — Pr
Chapter II An avalanche
Elections on September 14, 1930. — A wave of what’s coming. — Courting the Reichswehr. — Mockery of legality. — The return of Ernst Röhm. — Political criminality. — Agony
Chapter III At the gates of power
Pre-election battles. — Brüning’s course and the dilemma facing Hitler. — The decision is made. — Hindenburg’s victory. — “Hitler over Germany.” — Death of Geli Raubal.
Chapter IV At the goal
Again, pre-election struggle. — The Berlin strike in transport. — Defeat on November 6. — Papen’s concept of dictatorship. — Resistance and chancellorship of Schleicher
Interim reasoning II: A German catastrophe or the logic of the German path?
A turning mood. — Historians’ delusion. — The theory of Germans’ predisposition to National Socialism. — The theory of epochs. — National elements. — Detachment from
Book Five: Seizure of power
Chapter I A legal revolution
First steps. — Before the generals. — Continuity of goals. — A concept of power capture. — The first emergency orders. — And again pre-election struggle. — Per
Chapter II On the way to the Führer’s state
Hitler and power. — “I am not a dictator!” — Revolution on the brakes. — Orientation of the nation. — Anti-Jewish boycott of April 1. — National fraternization. — Cultural unification
Chapter III “The Röhm Affair”
Revolution without enemies. — The slogan “The Second Revolution.” — “Adolf betrays all of us!” — Hitler and the Reichswehr. — Röhm’s sentence is passed. — Speech to the Gauleiters.
Landsberg. — Reading. — “Mein Kampf.” — Hitler’s programmatic ambition. — Style and tone. — A revolution of nihilism? — Constants of the Hitler worldview — the Great War
Chapter II Crises and countermeasures
Change of scenery. — The breakdown of the entourage. — Negotiations with Held. To submit or be expelled from the country. — Break with Ludendorff. “All to Hitler!” — A new rebirth
Chapter III Building for the fight
The Bamberg conference. — “A good, honest Strasser!” — The end of the left. — Institutional consolidation of power and celebration of victory. — “Dead National Socialism
Book Four: The Time of Struggle
Chapter I Breakthrough into big politics
A turning point. — Hugenberg and the imperial committee against Jung’s plan. — Hitler the tactician. — The campaign. — Contacts. — “The Brown House.” — Break with Hugenberg. — Pr
Chapter II An avalanche
Elections on September 14, 1930. — A wave of what’s coming. — Courting the Reichswehr. — Mockery of legality. — The return of Ernst Röhm. — Political criminality. — Agony
Chapter III At the gates of power
Pre-election battles. — Brüning’s course and the dilemma facing Hitler. — The decision is made. — Hindenburg’s victory. — “Hitler over Germany.” — Death of Geli Raubal.
Chapter IV At the goal
Again, pre-election struggle. — The Berlin strike in transport. — Defeat on November 6. — Papen’s concept of dictatorship. — Resistance and chancellorship of Schleicher
Interim reasoning II: A German catastrophe or the logic of the German path?
A turning mood. — Historians’ delusion. — The theory of Germans’ predisposition to National Socialism. — The theory of epochs. — National elements. — Detachment from
Book Five: Seizure of power
Chapter I A legal revolution
First steps. — Before the generals. — Continuity of goals. — A concept of power capture. — The first emergency orders. — And again pre-election struggle. — Per
Chapter II On the way to the Führer’s state
Hitler and power. — “I am not a dictator!” — Revolution on the brakes. — Orientation of the nation. — Anti-Jewish boycott of April 1. — National fraternization. — Cultural unification
Chapter III “The Röhm Affair”
Revolution without enemies. — The slogan “The Second Revolution.” — “Adolf betrays all of us!” — Hitler and the Reichswehr. — Röhm’s sentence is passed. — Speech to the Gauleiters.
1:36:19
000 Книга третья.Годы ожидания.Глава I Видение
1:14:34
001 Глава II Кризисы и противодействия.
1:27:03
002 Глава III Построение к бою.
2:01:51
003 Книга четвёртая.Время борьбы.Глава I Прорыв в большую политику.
1:52:22
004 Глава II Лавина.
2:11:10
005 Глава III Перед вратами власти.
1:42:57
006 Глава IV У цели.
59:35
007 Промежуточное рассуждение II Немецкая катастрофа или логика немецкого пути.
1:59:33
008 Книга пятая. Захват власти.Глава I Легальная революция.
2:17:09
009 Глава II На пути к фюрерскому государству.
2:09:24
010 Глава III Дело Рема.
