Gold Goats 'n Guns Podcast Episode #237 -- Richard Poe and Britain's Ties to the Bolsheviks
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Nov 8, 2025 
Richard Poe, an author and investigative journalist known for his work on historical intelligence operations, dives into Britain's covert role in the Bolshevik Revolution. He discusses how Britain orchestrated instability in Russia prior to 1917 and coordinated revolutionary efforts from London. Poe reveals Churchill's anti-Jewish propaganda as a strategic move to deflect blame and compares historical British tactics to modern influence operations. His insights offer a compelling view of the past's shadows in today's geopolitical landscape.
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Britain As Hidden Architect Of Revolutions
- Great Britain orchestrated and facilitated revolutionary movements to weaken Russia rather than revolutions being purely indigenous phenomena.
- Richard Poe argues British statecraft and intelligence engineered revolutions and then shifted blame onto other groups like Jews.
Bolsheviks Needed State-Level Support
- Bolsheviks lacked the logistics, training, and resources to win without external state backing.
- Poe claims Britain uniquely had the industrial, naval, and intelligence capacity to enable Russia's collapse.
Russo-Japanese War As A British Operation
- The Russo-Japanese War served as a British-crafted blow that weakened Russia prior to 1917.
- Poe recounts Britain building Japan's navy and instigating the conflict to trigger Russian instability.
