Giles Milton
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1,435 appearances
4 recordings
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first heard May 2026
last heard 5d ago
Giles Milton’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But as Svetlana will reveal many years later, there are all sorts of very troubling dark undercurrents taking place.
Yes, I mean it was a little bit more than licking stamps and, you know, putting addresses on envelopes, but stenographer.
What Stalin realized, I think, and this is a sign of Stalin's absolute shrewdness and malevolence, is that he realized that this gave him complete control over the party if he played his cards right.
Because what he could do as general secretary is maneuver all his friends and supporters into key positions.
And get rid of everyone that supported Trotsky and the others.
And so from the day he takes that job, he makes the most of it.
He, this is really Stalin.
I think he's already got one eye on the future.
Lenin's not particularly well at this point, and he's thinking of uh, you know, who's going to succeed Lenin?
Well, now I've got an extremely good opportunity to.
To fill the party with all my supporters and champions, and that's gonna leave me in great stead when Lenin finally uh, you know, shuffles off.
It really does go wrong.
And you're right, they've met socially and they get on very well.
They'd have, you know, friendly chats in the garden and all that sort of stuff, you know.
But the relationship gradually falls apart.
And I think part of that is because Lenin sees exactly what Stalin's doing.
And he's torn really between Stalin and Trotsky.
These are the only two real possibilities of leadership, you know, when he's no longer there.
And I think he genuinely doesn't know which one
one he should go for, you know.
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