Giles Udy is Britain’s leading historian of the Soviet Gulag system. He is author of the phenomenal ‘Labour and the Gulag: Russia and the Seduction of the British Left’ and is a regular contributor to The Times, The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the i, UnHerd and the magazine Standpoint.

We sat down to discuss his new book ‘At Dawn They Came: Soviet Terror and Repression 1917 - 1953’, and his time exploring what remains of the Gulag prison system in Russia. He revealed to me the untold horror of the Gulag.

We also discuss the truth about socialism, its popularity in the West and its dangers. All this and much more…

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Chapters

0:00 - Introduction

2:55 - Understanding Socialism and Communism

5:26 - Marxist Socialism and Its Implications

6:41 - Socialism vs. Capitalism and State Control

11:07 - The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence

24:26 - The Appeal of Marxism and Its Counterfeit Religion

31:34 - The Role of Education and Cultural Marxism

40:55 - The Gulag and the Human Cost of Socialism

56:33 - The Historical Context of Soviet Repression

1:16:19 - The Role of Violence in Marxist Revolution

1:17:01 - The Legacy of Lenin and Stalin

1:26:12 - The Personal Stories Of Gulag Victims

1:31:49 - Impact of Political Arrests on Families

1:33:31 - The Finnish Family's Tragic Story

1:36:23 - British Workers and the Revolution

1:38:01 - The Cost of Utopia and The Lessons of History

1:40:19 - The Role of Media and Dissident Journalists

1:42:39 - The Future of Socialism and Communism

1:46:34 - Final Thoughts and Recommendations

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