Stalin's Foreign Fighters: The International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War

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Stalin's Foreign Fighters: The International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a little-known chapter of Soviet history: the International Brigades that fought in the Spanish Civil War. While most accounts focus on the Western volunteers, Lucas reveals how the Soviet Union organized and dispatched thousands of foreign communists—including Chinese, Japanese, and Eastern European exiles—to fight Franco's forces. They discuss the role of the Comintern in recruiting volunteers, the infamous 'Lincoln Battalion' with its Soviet handlers, and the tragic fate of these fighters after Spain fell. Lucas also delves into the controversial figure of Andreu Nin, the POUM leader killed by NKVD agents, and the secret Soviet archives that only recently revealed the full scale of Stalin's intervention. The episode touches on the cultural impact, including the famous song 'Jarama Valley' and how the Spanish Civil War became a proxy battlefield for Stalin's ambitions. Listeners learn about the forgotten heroes who later faced persecution in Stalin's purges. #SpanishCivilWar #InternationalBrigades #Comintern #Stalin #NKVD #AndreuNin #POUM #LincolnBattalion #SovietUnion #Franco #JaramaValley #ChineseVolunteers #JapaneseCommunists #StalinistPurges #ProxyWar #1930s #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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