Yuri Bezmenov, the son of a high-ranking Soviet officer, was a member of the elite propaganda arm of the KGB, known as the Novasti Press Agency. One of his assignments was to accompany journalists visiting the Soviet Union to make sure they did not discover the truth about Soviet life. After becoming disillusioned with the oppressive system, he escaped to the West at great risk to his life. In this interview, conducted by G. Edward Griffin, Mr. Bezmenov tells how the Soviets used propaganda against their own citizens; how he hoodwinked American journalists into publishing Soviet propaganda, how slave laborers are concealed from foreign visitors, and how he escaped to the West posing as an American hippie. Includes many photographs brought with him on microfilm at the time of his escape. Part 1: Life under Soviet Collectivism Part 2: Propaganda and Mind Control Part 3: Cultural Subversion and Escape The original 1985 release of this program was entitled Soviet Subversion of the Free-World Press. It provides insights to state progaganda that is as current as today's newspaper. 90 minutes, DVD.
B**S
A must see, an eerie look at how the past knew what was coming
This video is an old interview with Yuri Bezmenov, an ex Russian KGB member who defected following a stint in India as an intelligence and propaganda operative. In this video, Yuri outlines the methodology for Soviet era societal subversion; basically the plan the Russians had to enter a society and over a sequence of three generation destroy it within and replace it as a Soviet Satellite. I wont go into the steps, but he is very clear about them and cites examples of his current era and what he projected we would likely see in ours. He was spot on but projected the changes would come latte than they eventually did.I find it an interesting view (and Ive watched it about 8 times at least straight through) as it is from someone who grew up in the early years of the start of the soviet union and saw how they operated and what they did and then latter took part in it himself. He then became disillusioned, actually he always had been to an extent but his time in India is what brought it out to the fore, and defected to the U.S.A via a rather insane route and effort. Now, Intelligence and KGB operatives in Russia were well off and well taken care of and respected, for him to leave was a huge deal and also punishable (anywhere he was found) by assassination. No small matter.Also I like this as it shows the change in interviews we have seen over the last few decades. This is a simple "host asks a question and Yuri answers it, uninterrupted" then another question, followed by the answer. It is a decently long interview and shows how media changed to the ridiculous "journalism" we have now where some one is asked a question then as they answer immediatly yelled down silent by the host that asked before the idea is complete.I have read and seen numerous interviews from defectors and escapees from Russia, China, and North Korea and it always amazes me how adamant they are about what they see happening in the west and in the US as slowly morphing into what they had left. In fact Yuri himself stated that if "America goes socialist, where are you going to defect too? There is no where to defect."
R**R
A Truly Great DVD With an Ominous Warning Concerning Our Future in America
We do not have too many years left to turn America around. As Bezmenov points out, it is very hard to deal with a person who has been mind washed. ( Yuri uses the term demoralized.) I have two pieces of advice after watching this DVD 3 times. First, take your children out of government-run schools. These are indoctrination centers, not centers of learning. Second, tune out and turn off the MSM in the USA. They are propaganda organizations similar to Pravda and Izvestia in the old USSR. Finally, i point you to the essay, "Live Not By Lies", on the Solzhenitsyn Center website. Try to live your life the way he suggests. If Bezmenov were alive today, I think he would say we are close to losing our country. Watch the video, and make up your own mind!
Z**I
WAKE UP AMERICA
This video is a must see for anyone who truly seeks the truth about what we are witnessing today in the streets of the Divided States of America. The 200 year plan is about 100+ years in it's evolution. Marx's useful idiots have penetrated our entire social, economic, political systems starting with labor unions in the early 1900's. Woodrow Wilson and the Federal Reserve enslaved us to the dollar and economic control. Demorats have taken us into WWI and WWII dropped the atomic bombs and led us into the Korea and Vietnam conflicts. FDR started the welfare state. All one needs is to look at the behavior since the election of 2016. The news media, coupled with our educational system have poisoned the soft minds of our children with the "Power of the collective through community." Being a "In country" Vietnam veteran I have seen first hand how proud American's have been turned into babbling cowardly idiots burning draft cards and running to Canada. I remember JFK saying, "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. We all know how that ended! Wake up America, the last FREE NATION on planet earth is at stake. Like Yuri said, there is no other place to go. Global warming and climate change are human suppression tools. Guilt and Fear are the 2 biggest human motivators. It's time for the human race to get off their knees and be proud of who at what you are. The moment you care about what someone else thinks, you lost your ability to think for yourself!
P**D
Prophetic
If you want to understand MAGA's relationship with Russia, read this book.
C**Y
From an expert in the field.
Years ago, this man told how Communists would be so prevalent today. True.
A**N
Relevant and recommended
Other reviewers have capably captured the message of this video, so I'll skip that. This video is EXCELLENT for understanding how we got to where we are today. The bad seeds were planted long ago. At certain moments I had the urge to cackle wildly like a madman at the utter truth of his message, as is manifest today. Deliciously politically incorrect. A good education, lest you become another useful idiot.
P**Y
Excellent Interview!
I, like the previous reviewer, purchased this DVD after watching some YouTube video clips of the interview with Yuri Bezmenov. In contrast to this reviewer's experience, the DVD I received had the audio and video perfectly in sync. It is an excellent interview, and I fully recommend that others purchase it! Perhaps the previous reviewer obtained a bad copy, but I have had no problems with mine and have enjoyed this eye-opening interview immensely.
A**A
Four Stars
Very revealing.
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