Stalin hired Americans to build his empire—then sent them to gulags. Here’s why.
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In the 1930s, thousands of Americans and Europeans went to the Soviet Union to help Stalin build factories, tanks, and a modern industrial empire. But many who answered the call found themselves accused of sabotage, arrested, and sent to gulags. In this video, Elvira Bary uncovers how Stalin used Western expertise to industrialize—and why he turned on the very people who made it possible. It’s a story of ambition, betrayal, and lessons we need to remember today.
Video Chapters:
00:00 Why Stalin Hired Thousands of Americans (and Then Arrested Them)
01:07 Western Pros in the USSR
05:43 The Pre-Revolutionary Talent Pool
10:01 How the West Was Hired
12:45 What the Foreigners Built
14:54 How the Foreign Specialists Lived
17:56 Turning into “Enemies of the People”
20:12 The Get-Rich-Quick Policy
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