The new issue of “History Lessons with Tamara Eidelman” is dedicated to Lee Kuan Yew, the long-time leader of Singapore, a man who managed, in his words, to take his country “from the third world to the first,” making Singapore the greatest financial and industrial center. How did he do it? What price did he have to pay for such a rise? Is it possible to be free if you live not in Europe, but in Asia? All these questions arise as soon as you start thinking about the fate of this amazing person. BOOKS: Lee Kuan Yew. “The Singapore Story. 1965-2000.” From the Third World to the First" by Lee Kuan Yew. My View of the Future of the World Upcoming performances: Helsinki — June 17 — "The Court of History" — https://fienta.com/ru/eidelman-helsin... Tallinn — June 18 — "The Court of History" — https://fienta.com/ru/eidelman-tallin... Budva — June 22 — "The Court of History" — https://fienta.com/ru/eidelman-budva-... Belgrade — June 23 — "The Court of History" — https://fienta.com/ru/eidelman-beogra... Belgrade — June 24 — "How Propaganda Works" — https://fienta.com/ru/eidelman-beogra... Support the channel: FOR FOREIGN MAPS — Support the release of new history lessons on the Patreon platform — / eidelman FOR RUSSIAN MAPS — Support the release of new history lessons on the platform Boosty — https://boosty.to/eidelman/ Support the release of new history lessons by becoming a sponsor on YouTube — / @tamaraeidelmanhistory With cryptocurrency: BTC: bc1qepf70kndy4ce6yxg6vxh9j98utx690w529fl9s ETH: 0x0Ebc2cCcD4Fd705CfFC5F25B271871df71c8332B USDT: 0x8d0B26D5f58e4a1B2Cc702C431CB7B444F9452F6 (ERC20 network) USDT: TC5eXDPz8TuXPiHLDLbGkmN2rnQkg3Qe5W (TRC20 network) #eidelman #history #leekuanyew Follow us on social networks, there We regularly publish additional stories: Subscribe to Tamara Natanovna on Instagram — / tamaraeidelman Subscribe to our Telegram channel — https://t.me/eidelman Subscribe to our Facebook page — / eidelmantn Subscribe to Tamara Natanovna's channel on Yandex Zen — https://zen.yandex.ru/tamaraeidelman 0:00:00 — Introduction. Lecture topic. 0:00:37 — Lee Kuan Yew and his criticism of other states. 0:01:47 — Singapore: size, history, population, languages. 0:07:20 — Childhood and family of Lee Kuan Yew. 0:11:06 — Singapore as part of the British colonies. The attitude of Singaporeans towards the British. 0:12:49 — The Pacific theater of military operations of World War II. How did the Japanese occupation of Singapore influence the formation of Lee Kuan Yew's personality? 0:20:23 — Lee Kuan Yew's studies in England. His wedding with Kwa Geok Choo. 0:21:57 — Lee Kuan Yew's return to Singapore. His name change. Generational differences in the first half of the 20th century. 0:25:34 — Young Lee Kuan Yew's political views. Working with trade unions. 0:28:01 — Lee Kuan Yew's early political career. The politician's focus on ordinary Singaporeans. 0:30:35 — Lee Kuan Yew's attitude to communism. The influence of communism on the Chinese population of Singapore. 0:34:25 — The creation of the People's Action Party. The desire of the British Malaya states to gain independence. 0:38:21 — Lee Kuan Yew as Prime Minister of Singapore. Reforms. The ousting of people with left-wing views from power. 0:42:35 — The rapprochement between Singapore and the Federation of Malaya with the goal of gaining independence. Arrests of communists in Singapore. 0:49:10 — How did Lee Kuan Yew deal with his main opponent, Lim Cheng Siong? 0:50:27 — Independence of Singapore as part of the Federation of Malaysia. Deterioration of relations between Singapore and Malaysia. 0:54:04 — Complete independence of Singapore. Lee Kuan Yew's experiences. 0:57:28 — Lee Kuan Yew's military reforms. Transformation of the army. 1:03:38 — Development of Singapore's economy. Modernization of light industry. Search for investors. 1:10:46 — Creating an attractive image of Singapore. 1:12:32 — How did Singapore become the economic center of Asia? 1:16:53 — Social policy in Singapore. 1:21:57 — Lee Kuan Yew's fight against trade unions. 1:25:28 — State control of the education system. Corporal punishment in Singapore. 1:27:49 — Totalitarianism in Singapore. Family planning policy. 1:34:45 — State control of political life. The fight against the opposition, strikes and objectionable publications. The abolition of jury trials. 1:40:11 — Lee Kuan Yew's fight against corruption. 1:44:25 — What did Lee Kuan Yew do after leaving the post of Prime Minister? 1:45:10 — Differences in values ​​between Singapore and the West. Lee Kuan Yew's failure to recognize the value of an individual. The West's attitude towards Lee Kuan Yew's policies. 1:49:28 — Lee Kuan Yew's interview with Fareed Zakaria. Lee Kuan Yew's criticism of the US political system. Differences between Western and Eastern civilizations. 1:57:21 - The principles of Singaporean id