Thread by @srinicaps

Original writing by @RealDougCasey

A little-recognised fact about the Russian revolution is that it was financed by US financial and industry leaders, through operatives in the US State Department
The Federal Reserve was incorporated in New York in May of 1914.

At that time, the Morgan and Rockefeller interests dominated not only Wall Street, but almost the entire economic structure of the US.
The American International Corporation (AIC) was organized in 1915 by Morgan and Rockefeller interests.

The bank had no less than ten directors on the AIC board. In addition, four directors were from the then-new Federal Reserve, including W.L. Saunders, one of the US president’s closest advisors.

As luck would have it, the Federal Reserve in New York was also located in the Equitable Life Building.
In 1917, Leon Trotsky arrived in New York. Following his negotiations with the AIC, he headed back to Russia with not only funds to accomplish a second revolution there..

but also a US passport, courtesy of President Woodrow Wilson, acting on the advice of the AIC
Along with Mr. Trotsky was a sizable "American Red Cross mission," although their Red Cross activities in Russia were non-existent.

The delegation of twenty-four Red Cross "officers" actually consisted of finance and industry operatives from New York.
Together, they oversaw the financing of the second revolution by Messrs. Lenin and Trotsky.

They then remained long enough to cement financing and trade deals with the new government.
It’s important to note that the Soviet Union was to be communist in its rule over their citizenry, but corporatist in its approach to dividing the spoils amongst the American businessmen..

and Soviet leaders. Needless to say, all the cloak and dagger was necessary in order to conceal from the American people that the communist revolution in Russia was actually backed by New York bigwigs.

And of course, the Russian people who had just overthrown their aristocracy would not have welcomed an unholy alliance with the New York financiers.

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