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Walther Rathenau: The Weimar Republic's Assassinated Visionary
In this episode, Lucas and Luna delve into the life and death of Walther Rathenau, the German-Jewish industrialist and foreign minister whose assassination in 1922 shook the fragile Weimar Republic. They explore Rathenau's role as head of AEG, his wartime leadership of the Kriegsrohstoffabteilung (War Raw Materials Department), and his visionary concept of 'Wirtschaftsdemokratie' (economic democracy). The conversation covers his controversial signing of the Treaty of Rapallo with Soviet Russia, the rise of right-wing extremism embodied by Organisation Consul, and the lasting…
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