In this episode of The Coleman Nation, I discuss a speech attributed to Lavrentiy Beria, the head of the Soviet secret police under Joseph Stalin. I came across the speech in an old booklet printed in the 1950s, and what struck me immediately was how closely many of the ideas described in it appear to mirror the world we’re living in today.

TCN Episode 40

The speech outlines a concept Beria called “psycho-politics.” In simple terms, it describes a strategy for weakening a nation not through military force, but through psychological influence, cultural division, and institutional control.

You can read the full speech on this page.