Message from @Silkiri
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They did
Because they invested heavily
In modern currency thats over $200 million
They didn't actually want Lenin to succeed
They knew the dangers of having a revolution on their doorstep
Germany had to deal with numerous strikes and protests
Germany WAS the birthplace of the revolution after all
Wrong, they purposefully sent Lenin. German papers made available after WWII the German Foreign Secretary at the time of Lenin's passage Richard von Kühlmann said in a letter "I strongly believe that the safe passage of Vladimir Lenin to the Russians will cause a revolution that will result in the utter withdrawal of the war by the Tsar in the process."
"cause a revolution that will result in the utter withdrawal of the war by the Tsar in the process'
That means they wanted them to break the Russian war effort
"utter withdrawal of the war by the Tsar"
" by the Tsar'
You missed the last part @The Big Oof @Silkiri
How
"...in the process"
They intended him to overthrow the Tsar
"in the process of the revolution"
is how I see it being meant to be interpreted
Anon no it doesn't
Yes, it does.
Germany wanted Lenin to be in power
According to former professor Albert L. Weeks, Lenin was a Germanophile. Weeks argues that Lenin viewed Germany as the central linchpin to an eventual proletarian revolution. Weeks further discusses the close relations enjoyed between the two nations after World War I, and how this relationship extended back into the 19th century.
Because Lenin had to spend a significant portion of his time in political exile in Germany
and the only real choices of countries he had
Were like Switzerland and Germany
That's just not the case Silk.
If you wanted to get back to Russia in a timely manner if called upon
You can't live out your days in Italy in those times
unless you want to live there permanently
Italy was underdeveloped af
That's not why
Germany fully intended Lenin to win the revolution
Even, EVEN assuming they didnt intend for him to win, its clear from the transcripts that it would've been benefical to Germany either way
It was more like "we need Lenin to cause turmoil, and if he wins, even better"
@Silkiri and?
We're talking about germany
Yes we are
dont point fingers
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