In some lectures, probably not this one, I do cover some up to the Guptas. Not much of an Asian historian though.

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It is me, not AI! The thumbnail does though.

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The problem is that the eastern part of Ukraine has a lot of either pro-Russian or ethnic Russians in that area that align more with Russia and its culture. I think that was not an issue when the Ukrainian government was more pro-Russian. But after it became more pro-Western under Zylenskyy, that is when all the issues started between Russia and Ukraine. Russia and Putin want a more pro-Russian Ukrainian state, but I do not think things will go back to that. Even if Ukraine were to retake that part of Ukraine. What will happen with the ethnic or pro-Russians in eastern Ukraine? Will it be like East Prussia after World War II when the Germans were forced to give it up to the Soviets and now Poland today, or ethnic cleansing like in Yugoslavia. I think that is a major issue with this war and why it is ongoing. The Russians want to hold on to what they think is a historical region or their sphere of influence that dates back to the time of the Russian Empire. This is just from the Russian perspective. The West sees Russia as the aggressor in possibly trying to consolidate all of Ukraine which could give them a geopolitical advantage in Eastern Europe. Some see Putin as trying to resurrect the old Soviet Union. But I still do not think that the West can win this war without direct intervention. Europe and America does not have the stomach to fight a long protracted war similar to World War II.

@@professorsimonshcwell thought out! Love your insight!

​​@@professorsimonshcbefore 2014, less than 20 percent Ukrainians wanted their country to join NATO, and that is why the US had to overthrow the President of Ukraine in 2014 and installed a puppet regime that started the war in Donbass. Victoria Nuland was DEFACTO President of Ukraine 2014-2024

Better than what we have now. Keep Cool With Coolidge.

The name originated from a saying to go a viking which could be a Norse raid or sailing expedition.

There are theories that Columbus was related to Jews or Jewish ancestry since the name Colon has been a previous surname used by various Jewish families such as in Italy. Also, the main financier of his voyage, Luis de Santángel, under Queen Isabella was a converso (Jewish convert to Catholicism). Some say the voyages of Columbus also took place to find alternative places for Jews to migrate to since the Spanish Inquisition was ongoing at the time. Many Jews would end up migrating to other countries such as the Ottoman Empire, but some left for the New World such as in Latin America and later North America.

@DC-cg2jp Also, from this other comment about the rabbis - the rise of rabbis did not really happen until after the Temple Period ended when the Romans sacked Jerusalem in the year 70. This was because early Judaism was centered around the Temple and priests. My main area of historical studies is with Flavius Josephus, who writes a great deal about this period. In fact, the Rabbinic schools that followed in Jerusalem and Babylon did not take off until after that period which helped to continue the Jewish religion. It is of course led to the development of the Talmud which was written down following this period with Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds. You should read historical works more.

A theory does exist that the Phoenicians discovered America, or at least sailed close to where the Sargasso Sea which would be east of North America or the Bahamas (which the latter is more of a possibility). Christopher Columbus sailed through that seem region in 1492 when he discovered part of the New World on his first voyage. Apparently, this theory of the Phoenicians discovering America developed from a stone inscription supposedly found in Brazil in the 19th Century, but some think it is a fake or forgery and not a genuine artifact. Most scholars today dismiss the Phoenicians to America theory, but "Phoenician origin theories" seem to be a popular historical subject today or in plenty of KZbin videos out there. Really, the Native Americans discovered America first! Thanks for the comment!

@DC-cg2jp Totally ridiculous comment.