Why Stalin Hired Thousands of Americans (and Then Arrested Them)

Stalin hired Americans to build his empire—then sent them to gulags. Here’s why.👉 What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6d9EIByxz1AdkmIOYUlrDd0rmByq5zSNIn 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 USSR05:43 The Pre-Revolutionary Talent Pool10:01 How the West Was Hired12:45 What the Foreigners Built14:54 How the Foreign Specialists Lived17:56 Turning into “Enemies of the People”20:12 The Get-Rich-Quick PolicySHORT STORIES THAT STIR THE SOUL➡️ Elvira Bary: Forbidden Books https://www.youtube.com/@ElviraBarysFictionMY HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK SERIES➡️ Russian Treasures (a historical novel about the Bolshevik Revolution and Russian Civil War) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVSVC2WK ➡️ The White Ghosts' Empire (a historical novel about the Russian refugees who destroyed the myth of white supremacy in China in the 1920s) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F455FDZK➡️ The Prince of the Soviets (a historical novel about a foreign journalist who unexpectedly becomes part of the Soviet elite in Stalin’s Moscow) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5783KPKMY ADVENTURE / FANTASY THRILLER➡️ The Girl from the Labyrinth (a dark fantasy novel about a young queen, cast from her throne, who must save the man she loves after he’s accused of her murder) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4M8VZ9DRELATED VIDEOS:➡️ Why Russians Die for Putin–The Harsh Reality Behind the War in Ukraine: https://youtu.be/ZsH6JKiU0OM&playlist?list=PL6d9EIByxz1AdkmIOYUlrDd0rmByq5zSN➡️Russian Views on Morality Will Shock You: https://youtu.be/TDG-4g_XzEQ&playlist?list=PL6d9EIByxz1AdkmIOYUlrDd0rmByq5zSN👉Join Elvira's Think Tank for special access:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2nNqeoUOsCFo1HPITbq8VA/joinor👉Support this channel with Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/elvirabaryor👉Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CSAQ25WWN979A#Stalin #SovietUnion #History #ColdWar #Gulag #AmericansInRussia #ElviraBary #HiddenHistory #USSR #Industrialization #Russia #SovietHistory #HistoryChannel #Education #LearnHistory #Communism #Marxism #Bolsheviks #GreatDepression #HistoricalDocumentary #Siberia #Gorky #NizhnyNovgorod #USSRHistory #HistoryNerd #ForgottenHistory #GulagSurvivor #SovietSecrets #WorldHistory #RussianHistory #EngineeringHistory #TankFactory #FordAndStalin #Detroit #HistoricalFacts #TrueHistory #HistoryRevealed #ColdWarHistory #AmericanHistory #GlobalHistory #HistoricalResearch #HistoryMatters #Documentary #EuropeHistory #HistoricalAnalysis #PowerAndPolitics #Dictatorship #Authoritarianism #StalinEra #thinktankmastermind