He says allied armies in Russia did not destroy Bolshevism but collected debts, then left and attacked the Whites, helping the Bolsheviks win.
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Allied Intervention
He says allied armies in Russia did not destroy Bolshevism but collected debts, then left and attacked the Whites, helping the Bolsheviks win.
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Jiang says Allied armies entered Russia not primarily to fight communism but to force Bolsheviks to pay debts owed to Britain, Japan, the United States, and France.
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"And the answer is, well, Wall Street, guys. Wall Street and the City of London gave the Bolsheviks money to pay these mercenaries. It..."
"They're afraid of the communists. But in fact, that's how it happened, okay? They went to collect debt, okay? So Russia owed these countries..."
"Also, we have to remember that at this time in history, during the Revolution, Britain and France and the United States and Japan sent..."
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