Despite never aligning himself to any specific party, Einstein was a dedicated and outspoken socialist, even at the most dangerous of times, risking both political censure and government persecution. However, as this video explains, he was also a socialist critic of the Soviet Union, despite having strong sympathy for the Russian socialist cause and aims.
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