Anthony Sutton wrote the book Western Technology and Soviet Economic Development from 1945 to 1965, published by the Hoover Institution.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Sources confirm that Antony (Anthony) C. Sutton authored Western Technology and Soviet Economic Development, published by the Hoover Institution. Volume 3 of the three-volume work is catalogued as covering 1945 to 1965, so the claim's core is supported. The title is a multi-volume series rather than a standalone book, a minor imprecision that does not change the verdict.
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… Uh, the only reason the British ever intervened during the Russian Civil War in the south was to secure these oil fields. Certainly had nothing to do with the Reds. The Reds were really a tool in their hands. I discovered this through the work of Anthony Sutton, in particular, a book published by the Hoover Institution, Western Technology and Soviet Economic Development from 1945 to 1965, and then his other one, Technological Treason: A Catalogue of U.S. Firms with Soviet Contracts from 1917 to 1982. And in all of this, you have major firms. The two that I use all the time is GE for the electrification, which was a Stolidest thing. …
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Supports. The National Library of Australia catalogue lists the work by Sutton, published by the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, with volume 3 covering 1945 to 1965.[2]
Supports. A Google Books record identifies Volume 3, Western Technology and Soviet Economic Development, 1945 to 1965, by Antony C. Sutton, published by Hoover Institution Press in 1973.[3]
Supports. The ECU Libraries catalogue, a primary catalogue record, lists Sutton as author of the three-volume work in the Hoover Institution publication series.[1]
Supports. The Wikipedia entry states that Sutton wrote the study in three volumes while a research fellow at the Hoover Institution from 1968 to 1973.[4]
Context. The claim's wording departs only slightly from the passage, which names the same title and dates. The sources use the spelling 'Antony' rather than 'Anthony', a variant spelling of the same author.[1][2]
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- 1Western technology and Soviet economic development / by Antony ...librarycatalog.ecu.edu · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2Western technology and Soviet economic development, by ...catalogue.nla.gov.au · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Western Technology and Soviet Economic Development, 1945 to ...books.google.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Antony C. Sutton - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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