Armenia is next to Azerbaijan NOT Albania | Conflict Update

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[@darcrov1746]

And Vaush looked deep into the Stunlock Abyss, and the Abyss said "Hey wanna talk about Architecture?" And he was lost to the madness.

[@banditkeef3864]

Feels like we made too many bad choices and got the bad ending

[@rainbowkrampus]

House of Leaves shit

[@afroponix3414]

He really needs to visit on WTYP pod, or have them on his stream..seeing as vaush isn’t really an engineering or architecture expert..

[@William-Morey-Baker]

@@afroponix3414 how you gonna do the WTYP crew like that?? edit... idk how i first read your comment but i realize you werent actually insulting anyone... my bad

[@MrxstGrssmnstMttckstPhlNelThot]

@@afroponix3414 I think either Alice or Liam hates him for some reason, not 100% sure but it seems rather unlikely they'd ever have him as a guest cuz at least one of the host doesn't like him.

[@loiuslamejk1588]

LEGENDARY, opening. OMFG, I'm crying.

[@cameronnouwens]

You left out the time Azerbaijan released its election results before the election.

[@JHG-xj1xg]

I need a source for this, I need to see this.

[@Mercury29477]

Fun fact the land now known as Azerbaijan used to be named Albania before the rise of Islam happened in the 600s

[@ShnoogleMan]

And country Georgia was called Iberia.

[@Finnboy-ml5jv]

Albania is the modern name for this kingdom. We don't know how they called themselves.

[@davitdavid7165]

@@ShnoogleMan we still have a meme where we say "iberia will shine" (იბერია გაბრწყინდება) by which we mean Georgia.

[@christineplum4445]

@@Finnboy-ml5jv they call themselves Shqiperia (Albania).

[@der_metzgermeister]

The whole world used to be named Albania 🇦🇱💪💪

[@turningundead]

A lot of people say "Armenia deserves this because they chose Russia over Ukraine" do not understand that Armenia has No choice but to support Russia. Azerbaijan not only wants Nagorno Karabakh but possibly Armenia as well. Turkey also has weird ottoman ambitions and Armenia is in the way of connecting turkey to Azerbaijan. If Armenia chose Nato over Russia this would not save Armenia since turkey wouldn't allow them to join Nato or would disrupt any process of Armenia becoming closer to NATO. Armenia has no choice to support Russia because the benefits are that Russia possibly supports them military and Iran also supports them since Iran has 10+ million Azari's in their own borders whom could threaten to separate from Persian dominant Iran. This war has nothing to do with religion either. Armenia is Christian but Shia Iran backs Armenia over their Shia azeri brothers while turkey is Sunni but backs Shia Azerbaijan one because they are both Turkic people and 2 they are a gateway for turkey to expand its influence into central Asia.

[@classyrassy1790]

The Ottoman's were just orcs straight through and through. They were so Orcish that Muslim tribes and nations actually sided with the Christian colonial powers of Europe over the Ottomans. Very good reason why despite how bad Europe and the US has been historically, people still come rushing too us begging for help against these true monsters like China, Russia and Turkey.

[@embrikchloraker8186]

In large part, I do think that many countries supporting dictatorial regimes like China and Russia are because the West fucked them over so much they went to any power which was non-Western. You reap what you sow, and indeed, it's not something that will be easily resolved anytime soon.

[@Jennykikik9586]

Azerbaijan has no interest in invading Armenia. Please please do not paint us as bloodthirsty monsters who only want war. Otherwise I agree 100% with what u said.

[@rogerkeleshian2215]

​@@Jennykikik9586 Liar. Your soldier's war crimes are well documented, your dictatorship wants everything we have and we will continue to fight for what's ours.

[@azerashirov1897]

Azerbaijan not muslim country

[@puchy110]

The Caucasus had two ancient kingdoms named Albania and Iberia. Historians to this day haven’t found any entomological link between those kingdoms and our modern names for Albania and Iberia, it’s so fucking weird.

[@peterbarca8783]

It also had a breakaway kingdom: Georgia. Its capital Atlanta and its national animal: Bulldogs.

[@aidanrock8719]

It didn't though, those weren't the actual names of those kingdoms, they are exonyms, as in, names given to them from people outside of the area. You might as well be saying Native Americans are actually Indian (as in, the asian subcontinent) because dumb settlers came over and called them Indian.

[@aidanrock8719]

Why would there be any etymological (not entomological, relating to insects) between the Iberias relation when lazy Romans/Greeks just said "oh just call it Iberia, there's somewhere kinda similar on the other side of the continent"

[@banditkeef3864]

Albania is eternal

[@davitdavid7165]

@@aidanrock8719 in that case do the words refer to mountains? The caucasus is quite mountainous and I have heard the same about the border between modern day France and Spain.

[@Vraptor1]

just to clarify, the Armenian Genocide began in April of 1915 in the middle of WW1 and not 1920

[@northseapirate2313]

Though it did last until 1920

[@hugonoboss7714]

Bayraktar 💣

[@pancakehiatt]

it's been over for everyone ever since vaush learned geography

[@DivinityIncarnate000]

Such a nerd

[@obliviondoctor3857]

ironically Albania *IS* next to Azerbaijan, but it's a historical state not the modern Albania.

[@JackDespero]

Armenia and Azerbaijan are in Europe because they both participate in Eurovision.

[@DasPetermann]

and their Football Federations are part of UEFA! So their football teams compete in european Competitions.

[@der_metzgermeister]

**Australia and Israel have joined Europe.**

[@rainbowkrampus]

@@der_metzgermeister Europe is more of a vibe than a physical place. It's like Applebee's in that respect.

[@adelaide7822]

Isn't Kazakhstan technically even geographically in Europe? Europe extends pretty far honestly I guess.

[@killerch33z]

nah as an armenian we are from the Caucasus, not Europe

[@luvamiart8567]

A dear friend of mine is Armenian and things there are really bad. They are basically suffering a genocide by the hand of Azerbaijan and Turkey.

[@Liquidsback]

Funfact Caucasian Albania was a thing in ancient times. So both are correct.

[@bombocrusty4251]

​@BobJeff2003 this is true ✅️

[@banditkeef3864]

@BobJeff2003 subscribe for daily Albania facts 🇦🇱

[@SevenEightSE]

0:42 the Balkan states cannot be called post-soviet, as they have been largely independent from the USSR under Tito. I guess Vaush meant the post-communist, or a post-authoritarian-eastern-flavour-rule states.

[@SevenEightSE]

And to be pain-in-the-ass picky, the Caucasus up south till Georgia and Armenia is often still considered to be Europe for historical and cultural reasons. Interestingly enough, this is sometimes reflected in the classification of the highest European peak - Mont Blanc in mainland Europe, in the Alps is at ~4800m, or Mount Elbrus at 5600m. I think the latter is generally accepted nowadays.

[@bill_and_amanda]

He probably just meant "*Eastern Bloc*" because that's kind of synonymous with "*Soviet*" to most Americans. But depending on one's definition of "*Balkan states*", he's not entirely wrong. None of the Balkans were SSRs, but Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania were all Warsaw Pact states although obviously Romania and Albania had complicated relationships with the USSR.

[@christineplum4445]

Yes, in some ways Albania had more political dealings with China under communism than the USSR. Culturally, though, my father-in-law was taught Russian as a second language rather than Chinese.

[@conorflynn6666]

Baltic were Soviet states

[@bill_and_amanda]

@@conorflynn6666 true, but we're talking about the Balkans, not the Baltics

[@neaputbutter]

I did a project back in high school world history class on Azerbaijan just because "funny country no one knows" Thanks for extending the research @Vaush!

[@herzeleid9525]

Armenia is never going to let it go. Azerbaijan is Turkic state. The reason Armenians hate Azeris so much is also because of their close ties to Turkey. Armenians see Azerbaijan as an extension of Turkey. I’m biased here because I love Armenia. It’s one of the most beautiful things places on Earth.

[@Finnboy-ml5jv]

Ironic how Armenians believe the same ottoman Imperialist narrative of "two governments, one people" that has been used to undermine azeri identity.

[@SevenEightSE]

And the sentiment goes likewise, or is nowadays vastly extended by the joint forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey.

[@SevenEightSE]

Have you lived there?

[@themaninblack5777]

🇦🇲 🇦🇲 🇦🇲

[@herzeleid9525]

@@SevenEightSE No, but my ex gf was Armenian. I got to experience Armenian culture through her and we visited Armenia twice. Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) is absolutely gorgeous.

[@nothingbutgianttrees1995]

1:20 I just noticed Pigeon sitting on the backrest like a gargoyle hdjfkskdhf

[@aristizle8797]

Armenia is one of those "old as balls" countries. They say they have the mountain Noah of "Noah's Arc" land on after the flood. They are antediluvian. Julius Caesar's Rome was allied with Armenia against the Parthians. They've been more recently genocided, so they are the more defend-y good guys these days. Azerbaijan has been pretty yikes recently.

[@matteopacelli9001]

Mount Ararat is technically in turkey but you can literally see it from Armenia and it was historically in Armenia

[@aristizle8797]

@@matteopacelli9001 Thanks for the correction. I may have got that line from an Armenian IRL. I may have telephone-game corrupted the line myself.

[@yamiyomizuki]

@@aristizle8797 the mountain officially named ararat is in Turkey, but the Armenians claim that the real mountain where the arc landed is in Armenia. since the name ararat actually comes from the sumerian (or possibly akkadian) word urartu which essentially means Armenia, their claim makes sense.

[@theroadstopshere]

Rare Earth was the first I'd heard of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and it's disheartening to see the conflict continuing and flaring up in the wake of the Russian invasion. Such brutal and pointless violence Very cute that a small channel with a lot of love and effort put in got such a highlight The train station design stunlock had major Vaush-channeling-AdamSomething vibes lmao

[@benjamincarmona3703]

Chilean here, we had a 9.4-9.6 earthquake in 1960, you can totally make a building that can resist extremelly big earthquakes, you need to invest a bit on it tho. Making a 1km tall bulding resistant to that kind of stuff is a bit harder tho lol

[@carlosmiguelteixeiraott3643]

Vaush: "Except that one (clocktower) in Mecca, that one is pretty bad." Me: "Are you gonna show me or do I have to google it." Vaush's ADHD: "I got you."

[@davitdavid7165]

The caucasus was copied by the balkans, not the other way around. Change my mind

[@goodluckgorsky3413]

At least in the caucus region our languages actually sound different

[@davitdavid7165]

@@goodluckgorsky3413 there is a video which does talk about similarities, but yes.

[@matthewworthy4739]

Fun Fact: Aliyev's wife is his vice president, too (He created the position for her). Also, regarding her appearance, she has undergone extensive plastic surgery. So much in fact, US officials couldn't distinguish her from her daughters (She and Aliyev are the same age).

[@yamiyomizuki]

she looks oddly like anna kasparian, who incidentally is armenian

[@taMeska]

You know it’s real shit if Russia acts as a peacekeeper

[@Finnboy-ml5jv]

Russian Imperialist influence is the main cause of this conflict lol. Aliev have been engaging in military activity at the behest of Putin, since armenia have been trying to diverge form russian influence in the last years.

[@hatrick3117]

Russia: 1. loads both countries with Russians 2. Invades

[@tonywoutrs]

I think it's a bit of a stretch to say Armenia wants to annihilate Azerbijan. They're too busy worrying about potentially BEING annihilated. You know ... with the ongoing genocide denial and having lost the majority of their territory over the course of centuries.

[@nickmoore6381]

A lot of countries have lost territory over the centuries, it’s unfair and sucks but we can’t be irredentist about it. We just have to settle with what the international borders are now for the sake of peace. Armenia had bargaining power for the last 30 years with the extra land they seized. They should have used it and negotiated a peaceful settlement in which they keep Nagorno region while giving the rest back to Azerbaijan. But instead the nationalists wants to wave flags and keep it all for themselves despite being in a weak position long term. Armenia made their bed and are sleeping in it now

[@tonywoutrs]

@@nickmoore6381 It's one thing to have lost territory and stablise, it's another when you keep losing territory combined with ongoing genocide denial. Regardless of whether they've made a diplomatic error or not, it's really not surprising that they feel like they have to hold onto everything they have.

[@mehrzadxcz8938]

Vaush please talk about what is happening in Iran Also I explained the difference between Azeri and Azerbaijani literally 2 seconds some chatter did . I feel blue balled

[@christineplum4445]

Albania has had it's serious political issues, but in some ways it was a relative beacon of calm in the Balkans and is known for being relatively religiously tolerant. My husband's family hosted a refugee family from Kosova during some of the conflict in the 90s.

[@northseapirate2313]

I remember hearing that along with Estonia it is one of the most secular countries in Europe, so religious strife is pretty rare.

[@zivkovicable]

@@northseapirate2313 That has a lot to do with religion being banned in Albania from 1944. Clerics imprisoned, churches & mosques demolished, holy books. literature & sermons banned. .

[@christineplum4445]

@@zivkovicable yes, religious practice was largely outlawed from 1944 until 1985 under Enver Hoxha. It is also due, in part, to the relative religious diversity amongst those who do practice. Islam is the most prominent, with Eastern Orthodox Christianity second, and Roman Catholicism third. Percentages of these faiths varies from city to city. Albania has also become a popular destination for protestant missionaries from the US looking for converts. This theologic diversity paired with a general bent for irreligiosity makes Albania somewhat unique in the Balkans.

[@christineplum4445]

@@zivkovicable but you are correct. I wouldn't consider the 40 years under a totalitarian dictator as a period of religious tolerance. I was referring more to the period of time after 1985, and especially to the time during the Balkan conflicts of the 90s. Although there is some interesting religious history prior to 1944 as well.

[@waitaminute2015]

Albanians don't take religion too serious and consider it a personal thing and certainly nothing to fight over. We are Albanians before we are christian or Muslim .

[@thechatter7102]

this was such a good video oh my god the recursive stunlock lmfao

[@MrNeodylliphan]

The reason older buildings were better: They weren't designed to be plastered on the inside with massive billboards displaying ugly ads.

[@heheheeh2781]

We, the albanian people, forgive vaush; we will remain great regardless of his knowledge of the location of our country, glory! 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱💪💪💪💪

[@jansettler4828]

But as an albanian nationalist he can't make that happen.

[@youcancallmeneck5178]

It's not only Azerbajdzjan and Armenia that are starting conflict again, recently Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are starting their conflict again. As Russian power dwindles I think we will see more conflicts in central Asia

[@wargriffin5]

"You can't do that dude!" King Khufu: "Amateur! I bet he didn't even prostitute his daughters to pay for it." 😒

[@miri745]

24:08 When he said "new plan" I thought he was gonna say "big building top tier list" or something and was so excited.

[@Somerandomguy524]

Well, the conflic is likely going to go on forever because similar sized countries cannot fully occupy each other. so a total war victory is impossible, neither side has enough manpower to supress the others population.

[@conorflynn6666]

Urals Caucasus and Bosporus are the borders between Europe and Asia

[@Vaishino]

Came here to say this. Both nations are in Asia

[@ignemuton5500]

will just note a quick correction on that beginning statement, azerbaijan and armenia have little to none of each other's populations in their territory (discounting the artsakh region), both have went to great lengths to complete their ethnic cleansing projects, azerbaijan in times like the baku pogrom while armenia in the formerly Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh and in yerevan whose population used to be split roughly even between azeris and armenians.

[@literallyunfunny]

My Greats and Great-Greats fled Armenia for the US in 1915. My great grandfather apparently used to talk about how Russia defended them. Dude was a (comparatively very) liberal socialist. Cool dude. Transferred his socialism to my grandpa, and that to me. I feel like I should feel and know more about this conflict.

[@eelvis1674]

I absolutely loved the tone of that guy in the megaproject video. So fucking funny

[@zefft.f4010]

There used to be both an Albania and an Iberia in the Caucasus.

[@justinokraski3796]

Caspian Report did a really good video about this stuff a few years ago

[@CharlesKL00]

Mid-discussion of Mecca and the artistry and symbolism of it, all I get is an ad for Chevy Truck month…America is ensuring we don’t forget about our own holy space

[@bill_and_amanda]

Those benches in the train station look like someone converted old airport baggage claim carousels into seats by putting used wrestling mats on them

[@critiquegeek7987]

6:22 Vaush needs to do his research. That is clearly a kamehameha

[@SevenEightSE]

12:57 Vaush-Borat on neighbouring countries

[@olafisashark5105]

I had to put my cat down chat. she wasn't even ten years old. I hate everything.

[@der_metzgermeister]

RIP

[@goodluckgorsky3413]

I’m sorry for your loss, Olaf, I bet you have her a good life and she thanks you for your act of mercy

[@rainbowkrampus]

We never know how long we'll get to partake in this life. Try to remember her for all of the good times and maybe even some of the annoying times. That's all we can ever do for anyone in the end. Carry on their memory until it's our turn to go as well. Let her memory be a guide for you in your own relationships. Cats get a lot of grief for being distant and aloof but we know that's not the full story. They are deeply affectionate in their own way and fiercely protective when it comes down to it. And hey, if you can find someone to scoop your litter box. You'll know you've found a true friend.

[@aaronmarks9366]

Love and peace to you

[@Matso444]

I love pigeon just sitting chilling there behind his head

[@HoneyDoll894]

The helsinki railwaystation has quite pretty architecture AND a clocktower

[@factsmachine9905]

This video s the content be been waiting for

[@sephose7441]

remember when this video started with vaushj saying he wouldnt get stunlocked

[@wowwowo7849]

There's also a cultural component to this when it comes to the primarily Muslim regions of the world - the depiction of anything with a soul is forbidden so Arabic calligraphy and architecture are as highly lauded or even more so than paint/charcoal etc art... At least that's how it was explained to me in college Arabic class, I could be wrong. Architecture, and innovation in architecture is way more culturally significant in the middle east than in the west.

[@MrFirextinguisher]

Man I was excited to learn more about this kinda disappointed it was just stun lock

[@fire2fireable]

that clocktower looks like it was built in minecraft and photoshopped on the background theres no way

[@themaninblack5777]

❤Armenia ❤ the motherland 🇦🇲

[@XenophonAnabasis]

Armenian Warlocks had me dyin

[@Kligor2]

The second I heard "Artificial islands" I knew this was a failure.

[@Ktmfan450]

It says Albania right there where it says "Turkey"

[@wynoglia]

Those "Starbucks" looking chairs are also anti homeless The cushion is so slim, and the bends too Everything to minimize areas to sleep If it was a straight up slap of wood bench, with the same footprint you could fit 2 to sleep, or 1 "comfortably"

[@Aboleo80]

As a Balkan native and someone trained from birth to wish death and destruction upon my neighbors all this is very oversimplified and biased. Neither side is blame free but this latest flareup is definitely initiated by the Azeris. Armenia still has these illusions of grandeur from thousands of years ago when Armenian Kingdom stretched to Syria. They seem to believe that all should belong to them. Craziest thing in all this is that Armenia a Christian nation is supported by Shia Muslim Iran against a Shia Muslim Azerbaijan who in return is supported by Israel... Politics, man...

[@ssrzen]

Very true re the hating the other side bullshit, that's why i married the enemy because fuck that shit! As for this war i am quite surprised no one has helped the armenians more considering their large diaspora.

[@northseapirate2313]

Armenia feels rightfully wronged and wanted to protect its own people from a nation who had just a century before attempted to wipe them off the face of the Earth. Besides, most of the those Greater Armenia maps were made by left wing heroes like Monte Melkonian, who imagined Western Armenia (I.e the part of historic Armenia owned by Turkey) as a Socialist Republic where diaspora Armenians could be given their homes and property back (pretty much like Land Back in the US) while also believing in the rights of Kurds and Turks in the area.

[@classyrassy1790]

@@ssrzen Based as fuck move. Humanity's political nonsense is exhausting and I congratulate you for putting your mental health above bullshit nonsense you never signed up for.

[@coco_rthritis6462]

The first time I learned about Armenia was because of System of A Down

[@austintrigloff9562]

Would’ve loved it if he said Alabama

[@raslin2k]

I was searching for the opening clip last week lmao

[@eugenegubbard4017]

Vaush is a trainie (tankie but for trains)

[@rainbowkrampus]

That's just called communism.

[@canles]

Only true defenition of European country is if they are in Eurovision Song Contest. No other defenition is better!

[@MrxstGrssmnstMttckstPhlNelThot]

Israel is now a part of Europe.

[@subroy7123]

The tankie sitting right atop Vaesh's chair, keeping close watch on what Voux says, checking for American imperialist propaganda

[@davidibrahim6634]

the earthquake after the asteroid inpact 66 milion YERs ago astemted at magnitud 12 but the wires in human history is a 9.5 i Chile 1960

[@zeroperator]

Vaush’s patronage to well there’s your problem is doing some real heavy lifting for this segment

[@blaireofhylia1572]

I read the thumbnail as alabama 3 times

[@yamiyomizuki]

well that definitely isn't next to Azerbaijan

[@conorflynn6666]

Welp it’s starting again

[@RealmRabbit]

Greece and Turkey mainly hate each other these days because of territorial disputes regarding certain islands (think this basically goes back to ancient times... The reason Persia invaded Greece was because the Athenians had some city states they tried to help against Persia which were like those islands just off the coast of modern Turkey or something...) Anyway, with Alexander the Great, he was Macedonian and there was confusion as to where Macedon was... Modern Macedon wanted to tie themselves to his legacy and believed he was from their part of Europe (building a neat statue of him in their capital and such), but I'm pretty sure the actual historical evidence now suggests he was from like modern-day northern Greece... And the Greeks also want to claim his legacy so they're pretty happy with that...

[@wordart_guian]

wasn't he from Pelles?

[@daveharrison84]

Caspian Report is a really good youtube channel about international politics by an Azerbaijani man.

[@aaronmarks9366]

Caspian Report is phenomenal

[@emperorpalpatine6239]

Caspian Report is a garbage channel that pushes Azerbaijani propaganda.

[@SDG.12]

Most geopolitically knowledgeable American leftist. I know all about this because I studied international relations in tuw 2000s under Thomas Goltz, who wrote the Azerbaijan Diaries. Big flex.

[@zikibay]

The funny thing is Azerbaijan used to be called Albania 😅 Look up “Caucasian Albania”

[@doggybean7026]

Azerbaijan released an election result the day before the actual election

[@komradekevinthekommuneistd7362]

Wait until he finds out that Armenia is also next to Iberia

[@pogo8050]

Vaush definetly was ready to say “100 billion? That’s like 1/10th of our military budget” when he heard about the failed project in Azerbaijan

[@con-radical5481]

They're already using most of their GDP for cloud-seeding. Lol. Amazing quick-response time for the cloud-seeding pilots.

[@darkphoenix2]

I have been subscribed for years to two sisters from Armenia who make ASMR videos and they are absolute goddesses who must be protected at all costs

[@aaronmarks9366]

Name of channel?

[@darkphoenix2]

@@aaronmarks9366 MissASMR and Anya ASMR

[@aleksm3401]

As a European I strongly support Americans learning Geography 👍

[@lilkitkittu2709]

Reta- NOOOO!!!! 😱

[@TheShyDoomer]

I now know the my pillow guy's brother is the president of Azerbaijan.

[@thaenaa]

NOOOO

[@flunkiebubs2002]

I know about Armenia because I listen to System Of A Down.

[@classyrassy1790]

Honestly the more I learn about this kind of shit, the more I realise just how fucking exhausting humanity is.

[@EmilyDickmesome]

Rip

[@benkim6969]

12:57 25:27 39:10

[@yamiyomizuki]

I believe the conflict between Greece and Turkey is over who owns the island of Cyprus and who invented kebabs

[@soccerruben1]

Great video, so what do we learn? To always take Adderall.

[@akaking7499]

1. Azerbaijan use to be Albania before Turks took over. 2. You implied that Russia played as a "peacekeeper" in this conflict, but they actually were the ones exacerbating it. They layed a lot of the foundation to migrations and ethnic disparity in the region and supplied both sides with weapons (half off for their good buddy Armenia 😉). This is the 1 and only Russian "tactic": Create ethnic tension Arm both sides Support one side if they become puppet state Claim to peacekeep but Take over everything Armenians and Azeris use to get along quite well, but Russia and Turkey are using them as proxy war to test out their cool eath gadgets.

[@pygmalion8952]

Did you imply turkey has a power equal to russia geopolitically? Lol Turkey just sides with azerbaijan and thats it. And that is because they are both turkic countries.

[@akaking7499]

@@pygmalion8952 1. there is much bigger tie between Turkey and Azerbaijan. 2. Turkey is a major player, especially in the region, not as big as Russia now but Turkey has massive military ambitions. 2nd strongest army in the nato, multiple open fronts, supplying both Ukraine and Russia... 3. A lot of Russian influence territories and a lot of Russian subjects are Turkish and Turkey has a future world dominant ambitions as both Islamic and Turkic leader. Turkey is a big deal man, I'm saying as a concerned neighbor not as a fanboy

[@theburgerexperience]

Yeah. The Azeris got the short end of the stick first, then Armenians got screwed and so the ethnic rumble wheel spins on and on

[@alexandredesouza3692]

Wish he talked about the Syrian War Slaves who were human trafficked by Turkey into the Frontlines of Nagorno-Karabak. And then got slaughtered by drones kamikaze style. It's on the Wikipedia page he opened.

[@miliczhasthoughts]

Someone should really teach all these dictators how to play cities skylines...

[@MegaBanne]

They fought a war a while back, where the Armenians won. This is probably why the Azeri Turks has been more aggressive. Due to the loss of face.

[@frost1183]

As an American we don’t claim his level of retardation when it comes to global knowledge. Everyone knows that Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are next to each other under Russia and to the east of Turkey.

[@bampboy9938]

In the new report "Freedom in the World 2023" from Freedom House, Armenia is located in the category of "partially free country" with 54 points out of 100. From other countries in the region: 🇬🇪 Georgia - 58/100 (partially free), 🇹🇷 Turkey - 32/100 (not free), 🇷🇺 Russia - 16/100 (not free), 🇮🇷 Iran - 12/100 (not free), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - 9/100 (not free).

[@Astuar]

Sometimes Vaush has really strange opinions about architecture. Imho

[@Zabawne_Gierki]

Well, there actually used to exist a country called Caucasian Albania. No joke. I kind pf like these lipstick towers.

[@wordart_guian]

what's more, caucasian albania was in modern day azerbaijan

[@yeet9410]

Azerbaijan claimed nagorno-karabarkh which was like 99% armenian. Nagorno-karabarkh was given to azerbaijan by stalin and the armenians living in nagorno-karabarkh have no obligation to recognize this azerii claim to their land. Armenia is in the right and Azerbaijan the racist land-grabber.

[@corneliuscapitalinus845]

The Caucasus isnt even Balkans 2.0 But its more that balkans is caucasus 2.0 The semi-nomadic horse confederations had from Ukraine to north Persia pretty much on lock and groups of them would press down through the caucasus and btfo the middle eastern Empires, and even when these guys would basically take over or establish new Kingdoms/Empires in the ME, many generations later those very kingdoms would try it on and get dunked on too, w very few exceptions. The historical records indicate that there were even amazon tribes that operated there and could outmatch the imperial forces of the south. Cyrus the Great (who was a Hell of a Godking, lauded by pretty much all sources) got wrekt by these Scythians and their Amazon Queen, and it became known that it just wasnt a good idea for these empires to mess with the region. And it stayed hardy - it wasnt really until the golden age of the Russian Empire that this whole dynamic could truly be said to have been overcome, and even then.

[@MOOOOXA]

Cocacola is older then Azerbadjan :)

[@LotharOfTheHillPeople]

Helsinki Central Train Station is the ultimate in proletarian architecture.

[@sultanskinny]

10:05 none of that is true. Armenia sides itself with Russia and Iran not the West. Azerbaijan is more a Western ally than Armenia. In fact, the international community sides with Azerbaijan over Nagorno Karabakh. Nancy Polosi was in Armenia to essentially steer it away from Russian and Iranian influence since the two pretty much failed to guarantee its security. Azerbaijan is diplomatically one of the most secure countries in the world, Armenia has hardly any friends.

[@archuk6058]

We all know what the reason is Azerbaijan has friends, and its not "because of their pretty eyes", a saying among Armenians. BP (Great Britain), EU and Israel are major investors in azerbaijan, only because of oil, its called "caviar diplomacy".

[@sultanskinny]

@@archuk6058 Yes. But it also cooperates in international affairs at a much more sophisticated level than Armenia. Georgia, which is a country with far more in common culturally than Armenia is more friends with Azerbaijan. Countries like Saudi Arabia and Pakistan refuse to even have diplomatic relations with Armenia due to their support of Azerbaijan. The Armenian parliament meanwhile has consistently seen protests calling for resignations and full on brawls occur between parliamentarians. Their state apparatus and diplomacy are not comparable. Governance plays a key role here.

[@jansettler4828]

Armenia is not siding with russia/iran. They are in alliences with them by necessity, not because of greater ideological agreement. Armenia will turn into a US base soon.

[@sultanskinny]

@@jansettler4828 Not true. Armenia is an orthodox country and sees Russia as a protector. Armenia is consistently undermined by US allies like Turkey and Azerbaijan. There is an ideological rational behind why they are allies.

[@elgreco998]

Azerbaijan also sides with Russia as well. They offered absolutely no diplomatic support to Ukraine during the war and are very friendly with Russians. They are only a “Western ally” in the sense that Israel pumps them with military weapons. But the U.S., France, European Parliament, etc. condemned the Azeri attacks on Armenia numerous times. Armenia is strongly allied with France and Greece which are a part of the West. So both countries have allies on both sides, so you aren’t correct.