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Jiang says the Bolsheviks were an extreme minority faction that seized power and won only 23 percent of the popular vote after the October Revolution.
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Russian Civil WAR
Jiang says the Bolsheviks were an extreme minority faction that seized power and won only 23 percent of the popular vote after the October Revolution.
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He presents the Bolsheviks as unlikely civil-war winners because they faced Whites, allied armies, Greens, peasants, and broad unpopularity.
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He says the Bolsheviks' weak base required foreign mercenaries from Latvia, China, and Hungary, raising the question of how they were paid.
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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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"What the Communist Manifesto says is, yes, you are. Yeah, we're all part of this great conspiracy to conquer the world and establish communism,..."
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"They launched the October Revolution. So basically they seized power for themselves. And then they have an election. As you can see from this..."
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"They have the Whites to deal with. The Whites is basically the nobility, okay? And they have also allied armies who come in. They..."
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"This is one of the great controversies of the 20th century. The government of Russia has been trying for a long time to get..."
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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..."
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"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..."
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"...government and this will eventually lead to something called the russian civil war and at this time in history the bolsheviks are controlling only..."
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