The Allies Plot to Kill Lenin with Barnes Carr
from historicly Hosted by Robert Granniss
It is a story of intrigue, espionage and double-dealing. Today, we have Barnes Carr, author of The Lenin Plot here to discuss his intriguing, fast-paced book and the historical plot by the allies to assassinate V.I. Lenin 2:15 - Barnes’ research in pre-internet days involving the London Times’ Bound Volumes 5:30 - US plot to install a military dictatorship in Russia to bring the country back into World War 1 6:30 - Money laundering plot by Britain & France to try to coup the Bolsheviks 7:19 - Plot with the Cossack Generals 8:20 - USA, Italy and Britain attempt to invade Russia. 9:00 - USA, Britain and French Diplomats plot of assassinate Lenin 11:00 - The Allies find a Mole 14:00 - The British Assassin goes to Russia 15:50 - Raymond Robbins tried to get back into the war: contacted Lenin 16:00 - Alleged German involvement with Bolsheviks 16:50 - Kerenski Documents were forgeries 20:00 - Mutiny by American forces 23:00 - Trotsky refuses to annihilate the British, French and US 25:00 - Lenin was shot by Allies in 1918 27:00 - How it failed Part 2: Barnes’ Carrs Career moments in Journalism 28:00 - British tabloid journalism and its influence 31:00 - Death of investigative journalism 35:00 - Readership vs Circulation 38:00 - How Barnes Carr almost got assassinated by the KKK 40:00 - The Boston Strangler 43:00 - Barnes Carr covering MLK’s assassination To purchase the book, visit: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit historicly.substack.com/subscribe
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