'Enemy Number 1': Admiral Kolchak and the Russian Civil War

[@EpichistoryTv]

Welcome to Part 2 of our series on Admiral Kolchak - Lenin's 'Enemy Number 1', and the man who battled the Bolsheviks to the very last. We hope you enjoy the show, and thank you to our sponsor Ground News! Compare news coverage from diverse sources around the world on a transparent platform driven by data. Try Ground News today and get 30% off your subscription: ground.news/epichistory

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content guys! Been waiting For this 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

[@simonelutazi]

Amazing. Good jobs!!!

[@wfl_mc]

Hi epichistorytv i was wondering if you could do china 🇨🇳 civil war in ww2 please 😰🥺😢

[@lappenpp5697]

amazing video. may you guys so kind, to give us the information, where you are getting this awesome music/soundtrack from. Thank you very much.

[@adamghosttrapper8529]

... "Let us begin with this evident fact: Muscovy does not belong at all to Europe, but to Asia. It follows that judging Muscovy and the Muscovites by our European standards is a mistake to be avoided."-gonzague de reynold, 19501 In methodological terms, one should de-Europeanise any analysis of Muscovy policy.- thomas gomart, 20062 "

[@stuart1346]

A man of principle, but certainly not one to compromise. Unfortunately if you don’t bend you break.

[@luisfernandosantosn]

especially when you are unable to read your current context and allow your allies to mistreat peasants and attempt to reestablish nobility in the lands, thus ensuring that you lose all support and make them choose the other side as the lesser of two evils.

[@igorivanov4579]

Ваш Колчак, с благословения англичан и французов объявивший себя диктатором Сибири был раздражительным человечком, о котором один его коллега писал: «больной ребенок... безусловно неврастеник... вечно под чужим влиянием».

[@jovannovakovic2835]

Soldiers are allways bed politicions

[@jonathanwilliams1776]

This is an object lesson in the importance of diplomacy when fighting a way

[@aimanhanhazretleri6166]

He should accept Finland offer to attack with 100,000 man in exchange Finland independence..but he not..he too amazed to get all teritorry of Russian Empire before..then rather lose Finland, he lose everything

[@rennor3498]

It is interesting to note that Alexander Kolchak and the Soviet commander who defeated him, Mikhail Frunze, where both of Moldavian/Romanian decent. With Kolchak being descendant from the son of a Moldavian mercenary who joined the Russian Army in the 18th century and was later elevated to the position of landowner and aristocrat during the reign of Empress Elisabeth. While Frunze's father was a Romanian para-medic in Russian service who settled in Turkestan's with his Russian wife in the late 19th century.

[@rennor3498]

@razvanpopescu-lw4nw Neither of them identified as such or had a personal bond to the region from where their ancestors who set the foundation on which their current Russian legacy would be built, originated. What I find astonishing about Mikhail Frunze in particular is that his daughter, Tatiana Frunze lived to the grand age of 104 years old and died less than a month ago on the 15th of January 2024.

[@TheWoollyFrog]

@@rennor3498 When I first heard of Frunze, I immediately had to look up his background. That name literally means "leaves" in Romanian.

[@konsimaurer7922]

@@rennor3498 Also, in best case hes half Bessarabien/Half Russian. Probably Jew decent.

[@vinllga]

@razvanpopescu-lw4nw they were "Romanians" in same way as Ottoman sultans were "Russians" (you know that many sultans were sons of Russian (south Slavic) concubines?)

[@blava3155]

@@vinllga Care to explain how South Slavs is considered Russian and not Bulgarian, Serbian, or other ethnicities that are south slavic?

[@therevyfilms246]

Damn, just hearing about the hardships those people had to live through.. can only imagine

[@ALIKN1-1]

Whom you mean

[@00qwert83]

​@@ALIKN1-1russian people

[@imooumoo4]

Just wait until you hear about the 90's.

[@AldousGarac]

Ukrainians say hello right now

[@tibilk1474]

@@imooumoo4the 90s is normal compare to the 30s man

[@louismayes777]

The Admiral asked the commander of the firing squad, "Would you be so good as to get a message sent to my wife in Paris to say that I bless my son?" The commander responded, "I'll see what can be done, if I don't forget about it." Kolchaks last words

[@goncalo33]

Did he, though?

[@louismayes777]

@@goncalo33 no message was ever received

[@goncalo33]

@@louismayes777 Thanks. How were his last words discovered?

[@louismayes777]

@@goncalo33 eyewitness accounts

[@georgewilkie3580]

My most heartfelt THANK YOU for supplying this information on the Great Admirals last words.

[@TaskForce_Raccoon]

The man was so loyal to the cause that even his hair turned a patriotic color to show support.

[@kaosprinvess]

Respect 🫡 🥹 😎

[@MistaFadora]

Caught me off gaurd, that's a good one

[@vovchos8235]

I have seen many comments in which Kolchak is discussed for refusing to accept help from Poles and Finns. Why did he do it? Obviously, if he had agreed to this, those territories that the Poles and Finns would have occupied in the process of their assistance would have remained with them. Why did he refuse the help of the French and Czechs? Because they allowed the Japanese to occupy Vladivostok "to suppress the influence of the Reds" without the approval of the Russian government, which they would also have reserved for themselves in exchange for help. And after that, they asked for the gold reserve to be handed over to them for protection. 500 tons of gold at the edge of the world in the semi-wild forests of Siberia, across the border with China, where there are Hong Kong, Macau and other colonies. As you know, it is not difficult to steal this good without a trace. The British in the north and in the oil fields of (then Russian) Azerbaijan, the French in the Crimea, the Japanese in Vladivostok, the Czechs with gold in one of the wildest places on the planet...So he had every reason not to believe those who, for the help they are providing now, will tear the country to pieces later

[@454FatJack]

Poland, Baltic states , Finland allready left.

[@panzerwafflez7228]

He should have seen the writing on the wall and know that Finland and Poland were never going to return to the Russian Empire. He would have known about the Finnish assassination of Governor Bobrikov, who even the Imperial Russian government believed was too harsh on the Finns. Kolchak tried to keep everything instead of something and lost everything in the end...

[@rhysnichols8608]

Fair arguments, there are always a lot of complexities to this stuff that influence peoples decisions. I do however think he still should’ve accepted Finnish support to attack Petersburg, perhaps they could have signed a guarantee that they would give up the city once they liberated it from the reds, and pull back to a reasonable distance, in exchange for independence. Having said that it’s also likely had the Finns decided to keep Petersburg for themselves, Russian armies almost certainly could’ve retaken it.

[@desmondng5375]

I feel that this is a weird case of priorities though. Yes, Finland and Poland were demanding entire provinces for their help, but this is a war of survival. What was Eastern Karelia or Vilnius compared to Moscow or the Ukraine? You can demand Vladivostok or Azerbaijan or any of your lost territories back back when you control the massive resources of Western Russia and Eastern Europe, not when your most populous city does not even have 10% of Moscow's population.

[@FulmenTheFinn]

@vovchos8235 In the case of Finland your claim is wrong. Mannerheim specifically planned to hand over Petrograd to Yudenich's forces after liberating the city from the Bolsheviks. Finland, a nation of some 3 million people at the time, holding on to a Russian-populated Petrograd long-term, was never in the cards.

[@ddc2957]

I have driven my wife mad narrating historical retellings of our arguments in Charles Nove’s voice. I could listen to this man talk about ageing cheese in his fridge.

[@FrazzP]

I'd like to point out that Mannerheim's offer was conditional: The Whites acknowledging Finnish independence was just one of them. East Karelia and Petsamo had to be annexed into Finland, and the western allies had to support the intervention politically and fund it. It wasn't also just Kolchak's refusal that quashed any prospect of an attack, but also that the new Republican form of government adopted in 1919 forbade the now President to declare war alone. Mannerheim lost the first presidential election to a moderare called Ståhlberg.

[@albogypsy2842]

Mannerheim himself was an Imperial officer, even presented at Nicholas' coronation... But in the end, Brits were the main factor and they only wanted to prolong the war in Russia and weaken whoever wins.

[@littlehandsgivescovfefe4837]

@@albogypsy2842 Like what they're doing now in Ukraine?

[@ralfrufus6573]

​@@littlehandsgivescovfefe4837Exactly. At the moment there is only one politician with considerable power to be trusted: ERDOGAN

[@PhoenixAscending]

You can't blame Kolchak for not wanting to give overall command to a foreigner. Can't believe they even proposed it

[@eliotness4029]

you need to blame him. he must give overall command to a foreigner as Zelenski now

[@PhoenixAscending]

@@eliotness4029 that's false. Ukraine gets tons of help from the US, and the US generals may suggest strategy, but Ukranian generals have the final say in strategy

[@eliotness4029]

@@PhoenixAscending Ukranian generals have the final say in strategy. but the US generals may suggest who will be next Ukranian generals

[@SecretPersonComment]

@@eliotness4029 Ukraine wants US support, but not what comes with it.

[@eliotness4029]

@@SecretPersonComment Ukraine wants to be barking dogs, and they will have food to eat. USA will give food

[@build.betteryou]

Tucker: Why did you invade Ukraine? Putin: Let me start with Kolchak

[@عليياسر-ذ5ب]

Russian Vikings: Do you say bbbbbbbb?

[@johnbooth5297]

We had to invade Ukraine for our own safety you know ? Not that where the largest country by landmass in the world never can have enough right?

[@454FatJack]

@@عليياسر-ذ5ب Swede’s Varjags study history . Soviet forget this allways. Rurik, Novgorod , Askold in Kiev.. later Olga was actually Helga❤

[@kostjification]

​@@johnbooth5297 Россия одна из самых жадных стран, по ее территории заметно.

[@rhysnichols8608]

@@johnbooth5297American rocket bases right on russias doorstep that can reach Moscow in minutes is indeed an existential threat, it’s shocking how naive and uneducated people are about basic geopolitics.

[@Randomdude112]

Is literally NO ONE gonna talk about the quality improvement from the original First World War video opposed to this one. Like come on the graphics at 0:11 are legit chefs kiss

[@Randomdude112]

@HalideHelix what is bro yapping about

[@Mikezedd546]

Amazing video! Much thanks from a Polish born Canadian who found this SUPER well done and informative.

[@mohamadalakhras9750]

Ok you're polish born Canadian so what? Did you know kolchak personally or something

[@MrWolfengard]

My buddy and I could not wait for this to come out! Thank you for your top-notch content and telling the story of Kolchak.

[@flashgordon6670]

Yet another cracking episode of our history. Thanks for filling the knowledge. ❤️💛💪🏻💪🏻

[@kevinxu3892]

I don’t personally approve of the man’s politics, but can’t deny he was a tough patriot who was dealt a tough hand And interested enough in the welfare of his country to not pawn off its wealth to foreign powers, which is admirable across the political spectrum

[@noeltlalka6476]

He was very patriotic and loyal to his motherland, however he was too determined to keep on the idea of "Russia one and indivisable" he was a great military leader but not a good politicial one, rejected many offers of alliances because he didn't want to sell Russia to foreign powers that wanted to use the civil war's chaos. This man was a soldier, not a politician, and he died honorably, undeserved fate

[@crusader2112]

@@noeltlalka6476 I can imagine it would be tough for a Patriot to sell parts of his country off to “allies” in exchange for support.

[@KHK001]

Amazing video as always EHTV!

[@AlexandreAlezzia]

Thanks too much for this superb piece of art, history, video edition, script, and many other skills necessary to do something like this. And of course discipline and leadership.

[@TheRetellingYT]

Another great video. This channel puts out some of the highest quality history content.

[@bigsarge2085]

Another incredible history documentary, I always learn!

[@elphil123]

Thank you Epic History TV for making today a great day with this upload!

[@robertch.519]

Man of steel. Russia’s history is sooo damn interesting, great, tragic and romantic at the same time!!!

[@eliotness4029]

yes. west has no idea about . Russia’s history

[@Megabob777]

Extremely detailed and informative, excellent work as always 👌

[@larrythelobster4693]

I love that you used music/soundtracks from your WWI video (a classic masterpiece by the way). It’s weird, but I feel the music makes it easier for me to understand the time period and political landscape this tale takes place in. Great work, as always.

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[@AHBAP1]

Thank you for this video and for russian subtitles. I remember how asked you about 2-3 years before in comment section of 1 of yours videos to create series about russian civil war with all sides: Bolsheviks, Whites, Makhno in Ukraine, Alash Orda(Horde), Turkestan autonomy, basmaches and others

[@salmon301]

Have you people ever thought about doing something related to Suvorov or the Italian Campaign of 1799? Pretty underrated stuff imo

[@-_Hatred_-]

Italian and Swiss campaigns! Suvorov, the one of the greatest

[@sircatangry5864]

Meh, general just starved his army in Alps.

[@vadimanreev4585]

Mikhail Frunze's speech of the Bolshevik, a brilliant self-taught military commander, Moldovan by nationality) about the Russian people in the civil war "If you open any White Guard newspaper, you will see that Kolchak, who says that he defends the unity of Russia, that he goes for its national revival, this Kolchak has help from all the imperialists of the world. In such a newspaper you will read triumphant notes that the British are advancing very successfully in the North of Russia, that they have taken Arkhangelsk and that not today or tomorrow they will move closer to the center of Russia. Here you will also read that Estonia and Finland are beating the Bolsheviks, that Petrograd will be taken tomorrow, and that their troops are working very successfully. In the west, the Bolsheviks are also successfully beaten and Polish troops are advancing. In the same way, Romanian troops are advancing successfully in the south; the English and French fleets are acting very successfully, bombarding the Black Sea cities and also beating the Bolsheviks. Then you read that Baku is in the hands of the British, and the Bolshevik ships are also being destroyed by the British fleet. In the east, Japanese troops are also beating the Bolsheviks and also acting successfully. Russian Russians, comrades, compare all these statements that you have read, and think about where the Russian people are here - everywhere on these many fronts are the British, French, Japanese, Poles, Estonians, etc., and where are the Russian workers and peasants? They are here, inside the country, they are the Bolsheviks who are being beaten by all these Japanese, British, Poles and others. And I think, comrades, that every fool should understand that there, in the camp of our enemies, there can be no national revival of Russia, that there can be no question of fighting for the well-being of the Russian people from that side. Because it's not because of the beautiful eyes that all these French and British help Denikin and Kolchak - naturally, they pursue their interests. This fact should be clear enough that Russia is not there, that we have Russia..." M.V. Frunze 20.09.1919

[@adamhurt3302]

Firstly I'd like to thanks Epic History Tv for another great piece of documentary, I really enjoyed the first part and I could'nt wait for second part, which was fantastic. I think that the Russian civil war is often overlooked and you guys managed to sum it up really nicely, balanced and informative. I'm really looking forward for Napoleon in Egypt part 2! :D I'm just little bit dissapointed you didn't add more context to situation of Czechoslovak legion in Russia (video primary focus is on Kolchak, so its understandable), so i'll try to sum it up here really quickly. Like you said in the first video, Legion was after revolution in precarious position, because at that time, WW1 was still raging, and main motivation of Legionaries was to fight the central powers, to convinced Entente powers for creation of Czechoslovakia, so they decited to travel from Vladivostok to France and Italy. However on route to Vladivostok, Reds were very suspecious about intensions of the Legion, so they decided to disarm them. Of course Legionarie refused, so Reds were hostile towards the Legion now on. However, when Kolchak took over the Whites, WW1 was already over, so now main motivation of the Legion was to get home (Czechoslovakia after its creation was at border war with Poland and Hungary, so they want to help in the fight). Allies though that they could use Legion in civil war, but most of the Legioneries were not interested (but many still actively fight alongside the Whites, like general Gajda, you can actually see him in 11:55, person on the left from Kolchak). And now about the most controversial part, handing over Kolchak. They 100% used him and the gold reserves as a bargain asset, I won't decline that. It's worth to note, at that time, Kolchak goverment collapsed and his army was almost wiped out. So yes, they exchanged (againts Entente orders btw) Kolchak and gold for free passage out of Russia and cease fire with Reds. Those Legioneries, whose left Russia earlier managed to arrive to newly born Czechoslovakia just in time to help in defence of Slovakia againts Hungary. Last Legionaries arrived from Russia in November 1920, 2 years after country's creation. Its also worth noting, that Czechoslovak legion members didn't serve just in Russia, but also in italian and french army and combined grown in force more than 100 000 man. In interwar period they were a backbone of Czechoslovak army.

[@maximreshitko]

> In interwar period they were a backbone of Czechoslovak army. Good for Czechoslovakia. Sure it helped their country in the WW2... oh, wait :)

[@onetwothreefourfive12345]

What a treat to wake up to. Thanks Epic History TV for bringing us another amazing story

[@kulrul9180]

Proves the point that good military leader doesn't make good politician.

[@AldousGarac]

Like Ulysses Grant

[@Lrwandowski]

He was a honest man that’s why he was not a good politician

[@markgarrett3647]

Jackson, Grant and Washington?

[@markgarrett3647]

And let's not forget Napoleon.

[@yourhighness6457]

Napoleon was a terrible politician@@markgarrett3647

[@MWM-dj6dn]

A wonderful and distinctive channel that deserves admiration and appreciation. You provide accurate, wonderful, and very useful information. A thousand greetings, great respect and great pride for these wonderful publications and distinguished efforts. I wish you lasting success. The utmost respect and appreciation.

[@titanschannel585]

This series is so good, I hope it brings enough views to justify a series on Denikin and Wrangel

[@MrNiceGuyHistory]

Ahh.. The unimaginable horrors of brutal early 20th Century warfare to blissfully drift asleep to.

[@bopper172]

This literally gave me chills, the end of Kolchak was not deserving of a man of his stature

[@trungdinhngoc1307]

Doing politics is very dangerous

[@Juandinggong]

Absolutely but once you accept the responsibility of such a magnitude you have to be ready for every outcome!

[@fractalmadness9253]

Lived by the sword, died by the sword.

[@bopper172]

@fractalmadness9253 well said 👏

[@livethefuture2492]

This is communist Russia. There is no other possibility

[@fortune3911]

Thank you for bringing such high quality content to KZbin for free.

[@chris_zcv]

Kolceak was the Stannis Baratheon in real life.A man with strong principles and ideas,an excelent millitary mind and a good motivator fot his soldiers.Also a man who never backed down from anything and never give up his ideas. Just like Stanis.

[@shadowrunner2510]

When yall mentioned the allied expeditionary forces, I was shocked to see that there were US And Japanese forces together, man how quickly 20-30 years changes shit is crazy.

[@Duke_1776]

A good example of how to much pride can end you.

[@mcdaniel21mc]

I applaud Epic History for an accurate and stunning representation of history!

[@jl88570]

Marvelous work friend. As always. Make videos and for other great military leaders please. You are amazing 😉👍👌.

[@damirefrants4260]

Wow, you guys really do the videos about russian history? Thank you!!! Not even every russian knows, who is Kolchak and "how much was the supreme rules in our history?". Thank, thank, thank. I'm too happy that you educate Europe, America and other country about our catastrophes, that can't express it. Guys, you are the best

[@ReichLife]

Clearly not the part fanboys of Czechoslovak Legion want to bring up.

[@Meda22]

Why not? The only priority of the Czechoslovak Legion was to get home… they were technically under the allied command but understandably not thrilled to sacrifice themselves in a foreign war.

[@ReichLife]

@@Meda22 Cause what happened there is plain and simple stab in the back, betrayal. And backstabbers are overall treated poorly, and rightfully so. Legion rep is not helped by fact how this specific part of the story is almost always ignored, which basically leads to it being whitewashed. And historical revisionism is another despised thing.

[@Meda22]

Well but there is bit more to that. Czechoslovak legion didn’t want to have anything in common with Kolchak anymore due actions of his commanders in the White Terror. For example Czechoslovak legion officer Gajda resigned from position in Kolchak staff already in 1919 in protest against White terror actions. They warned Allies to reconsider help to the Whites because of these crimes and huge corruption. Definitely controversial moment and definitely should not be left out from the legion story (tbh I don’t think it is left out - at least by people who are interested in history) but it is important to remember that nothing is that easy and there is usually a long thread of events etc which leads to some result or decision.

[@323jahzuumoe]

Big fan of your work.

[@ZS-rw4qq]

15:10 This had to be the motivation behind the Winter war 20 years later

[@MWM-dj6dn]

CHARMING AND VERY BEAUTIFUL DOCUMENTARY

[@MongolBolgoy]

Kolchak is was a real patriot loyal , devoted to the motherland and will never betray

[@Kees247]

Thank you for highlighting this part of history.

[@obiwankenobi6871]

God rest his soul, he tried his best 🫡☦️🇷🇺

[@jirin8080]

Hello there

[@krystian8250]

Wow, what an excellent video! Greetings from Poland

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

YES! Been waiting For this! Love the history of russia, the first video and thanks for your amazing content! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AldousGarac]

They should make a video about Russian's terrorism war on Ukraine

[@bird.9346]

@@AldousGarac Adding the word "terrorism" to "war" doesn't turn it into terrorism.

[@SolidAvenger1290]

In the Kaseirreich timeline from Hearts of Iron 4 & Kaiser C's documentaries on YT, Kolchak won the Russian Civil War against the Bolsheviks. Due to Lenin's assassination, he became the president of the Provisional Russian Government until Russian leadership rebelled against him in 1924. Kolchak later became President of the Transamur Republic in Eastern Russia. Transamur was a sub-state of the Russian state in East Asia to contest and contain the Red Russians in the West while keeping the Empire of Japan in the East amid their growing military expansion as a supporting puppet state. Japan wanted to create a buffer between the red menace in Moscow and Japan's goals in Asia. Germany, alongside Finnish intervention, caused problems for Kolchek, slowly persuading him to accept Japan's terms of a puppet state being financed by the Emperor. He was subsequently forced to flee the 1924 coup led by pro-Reichspakt Russian elements and an uneasy coalition between the Social Revolutionaries and the Kadets. The Red Russians, alongside other groups, nominated Alexander Kerensky as President until he, too, was forced out. Despite the Red Russians almost having full control in the West, the Transamur under Kolchak became the legal successor of the late Russian Empire, though under the thumb of Japan. Kolchak & his supporters wanted to regain his title of 'Supreme Ruler of Russia' at Petrograd amid another resurgence of the Red Russian ideology in Moscow, during which the 2nd Weltkrieg would start against the German Empire and the Syndicalist nations by the late 1930s. As the saying goes, Russia is a mystery wrapped in an enigma, in a riddle that would later see the Russian bear, a hard people, continue to rise from the 20th century amid the many tragedies more menacing in the eyes of the world, a more unified people.

[@masterplokoon8803]

His inability to compromise killed him and his cause.

[@Curlydude12]

I doubt with Finland's help it will change anything. But Kolchak's Imperialistic pride was sadly his downfall.

[@ALIKN1-1]

Luckily I convinced him of the matter

[@ReichLife]

It's overall showcase of Whites utter lack of political inflexibility. Both Finns and Poles despite having theirs' own issues with Bolsheviks, at the end regarded Whites as bigger threat exactly due to latter being unwilling to accept new geopolitical reality.

[@454FatJack]

January 1918 Red’s tryed Revolution in New🇫🇮. Lenin lost and White army won 🇫🇮Civil war.. but Imperial Germany came in😢. All Baltic’s and Finland soon vasal state’s Imp Ger. Luck late 1918 German’s lost the war… but von der Golzt stayed in area with Iron division.. much longer

[@daveanderson3805]

Excellent presentation. Well done

[@stevereade4858]

Fascinating account of a man I never had heard of before - I thought Kerenski was the big name after the abdication and before the rise of the Bolsheviks.

[@metrickarma]

History channel wishes it was this good.

[@justanaccountnothingmore]

They probably think Aliens were behind all this xD

[@FaizalAzwar-v9p]

Kolchak number 1☝️

[@Potentate_]

Kolchak is literally Stannis Baratheon lol

[@mojewjewjew4420]

The other way around...

[@Potentate_]

@@mojewjewjew4420 True

[@thomasavona1]

Absolutely Stunning ⚡️Thank You

[@illustrious1]

Your music is so good. I love it. Thank you Epic History TV.

[@witcher-86]

Amazing stuff, just after playing Last train home

[@PhoenixAscending]

Great video. I learned a lot that I did not know

[@thoth5689]

Perfect as always ❤

[@PlisChroniclerAL]

The stories of humanity or filled with Epic History! Thank you for sharing this one.

[@honiahakaa]

Yes please thank you ❤

[@tomgray3804]

Finally, a decent documentary on this short, but incredibly important period of time in Russia that is barely spoken about in the east, or west. Thank you.

[@fotppd1475]

Even though Kolchak used Allied aid to its full potential he seemed to have stayed firm not to give them ANY influence over Russia, like not accepting them being in command of Russian troops, or falling for the "international protection" lie, preferring the gold to fall on enemy hands as long as said hands where Russian. Not that this stopped the allies from betraying him. In the end only Russian troops came to even attempt a rescue while the rest either handed him over, indirectly helped in his demise, or sat back and did nothing on the commandeered railway line. As it appears his loyalty to the motherland was his real top priority over any victory. Even as a leftist myself, despite the many people that died due to his actions, I believe that, this much is commendable no matter how you see it.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Still stupid to not pinch his nose, accept the aid, and deal with the Allies later. De Gaulle did the impossible: get France to be treated am equal partner instead of a liberated country, and he did it by being realistic about his choices and act accordingly with it. It only shows how stupid Kolchak is...

[@dane0phelps]

Where the mascot of the U.S. Army’s 27th Infantry Regiment came from as well as got his name. The 27th Infantry Regiment (The Wolfhounds) has a Russian wolfhound named Kolchak for a mascot. Not sure what number the regiment is currently on. I think Kolchak VII is buried behind A Company, 2-27th HQ on Schofield Barracks, HI. It’s written in the sidewalk there. The Wolfhounds were given their name and mascot during their participation in fighting the Bolshevik Revolution. Nec Aspera Terrent

[@Tagesbrecher]

Damn, what's the music at the beginning of the video?

[@o_o5813]

Finally after years, this channel decided to make videos about the russian civil war

[@justforrow]

"We will not give up no matter what. We will never surrender." - Alexander Kolchak.

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[@kumardias9348]

Fantastic video yet again

[@jeffyoung60]

Admiral Alexander Kolchak reminds me of the luckless Chinese Nationalist Kuomintang Chiang Kai Chek. Both men were at the top of their game with victory seemingly in grasp. Yet sudden successive military defeats only worsened until both lost their grip on power.

[@patrickcosgrove2623]

Admiral Kolchak know's how to strike a pose at the start of this video. Confidence !👍

[@adnanmambureh873]

Fantastic video ❤

[@Toni-ln7ye]

We need a series about Basil 2

[@johnjackson8709]

A good video on a subject that isn't often spoken about! Great work

[@danielprw512]

That was so well made. Thank you.

[@darthbee18]

I was wondering why Kolchak's name doesn't pop up in suggestions when I type "Admiral" in (google) Russian keyboard... turns out this is why 👀👀 (I kinda empathize with him, as someone who's also seldom able to read the room (LMAO 💀🔥))

[@JarodFarrant]

I adore your channel, please make a video on the allied intervention of this war!

[@aikalahamjie7079]

He shouldve compromised with Finland,instead of independence how about a sort of Union, with Finland having great autonomy and self rule. At least for a few years. after that, do a referendum.

[@sergiois4048]

Finland already had autonomy in the Russian Empire. All she needed was independence.

[@MalikF15]

As always epic history never fails to convey and epic history

[@2000_bms]

The moment Kolchak refused the Finnish offer of opening a new front in exchange for independence I knew he would shortly fall.

[@AlphaSections]

My thoughts exactly, incredibly foolish. Still, the betrayal from the Czechoslovak legion was dirty.

[@marcusledesma9125]

The Czechoslovak Legion really only cared of escaping, so they didn't really care of the Whites

[@Aledjdjsk]

If kolchak Got to finns to attack petrograd,the czechoslovaks would've sided with the whites,because they didn't really care about the war and would side with whoever won to ensure their safety @@AlphaSections

[@AstralLice83]

Среди лидеров Белого движения был также Врангель и Деникин. Первый более позитивно смотрел на независимость некоторых стран, которые откололись от Российской империи. Так например Врангель признал право на существование Украинской народной республики за их вклад в борьбу против большевизма. Но всё пошло иначе, к сожалению..

[@giorgijioshvili9713]

​​@@marcusledesma9125 they wanted to go home to there country why would they care about russia?

[@سیدصادقموسوی-ت4ل]

درود بشما ک این کلیپهای زیبارو با زیر نویس فارسی پخش میکنید❤

[@victornunes900]

15:00 Russia invaded Finland in 1808. I have no idea where the "ruled by Russia for 2 centuries" came from.

[@alyan2573]

Это была Русская земля 200 лет.Все вели завоевательные войны.Финляндия тоже.Победила Россия и территория стала территорией РИ пока не пооучила независимость от Ленина😊

[@454FatJack]

St Petersburg 1703 was built on 🇸🇪land❤🎉

[@rhysnichols8608]

Parts of Finland were occupied in the great northern war in the early 1700s, but yes Finland wasn’t fully in the Russian empire until 1808

[@secondaryfront]

@@alyan2573 No, not 200 years. I don't know what another russian myths you like to spread, but Russian gained Finland in 1808.

[@michaelmolz8037]

Wish some mention of General Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternburg and his rag-tag mixture White army in Mongolia would've been at least mentioned. I believe it was to find safety by joining up with Ungern-Sternburg that Kolchack was fleeing.

[@rigo3623]

Whenever this channel post I come running

[@joshnunez5265]

The number of civilian deaths on famine ALONE outnumbers the military deaths by well over 500%. Theres so many appalling conflicts through history and this one is on the shortlist. No “better” side. Both sides were brutal and horrible. Those poor Russian people

[@imeantherearethedarktownsy5210]

There was most definitely a better side. The Reds, despite the horrors innate to the conflict, were perhaps the most heroic force in human history.

[@MatthewBallantine-cm5dn]

Another fantastic video EPTV

[@ore6015]

Epic History TV :Golden throat❤

[@vojagantoj]

I recommend this book to everyone who praises this man. America's Siberian Adventure (1918-1920). by General William S. Graves

[@MisterS.]

A great man

[@AldousGarac]

What about Lenin

[@MisterS.]

@@AldousGarac malicious fanatic and terrorist. Althouth smart ans resourceful

[@cipsoagent88]

​@@AldousGarac traitor to Russia, but still a brilliant politician

[@fenecrusader]

great video

[@dieterhofner7043]

14:53 turning down that offer was probably the most stupid military decision in military history.

[@Tommy-oz1dn]

Yesssss new episode!

[@babispapoulidis957]

I adore such romantic people. Selfless and dutiful placing their country above anyones personal interest. Fighting a lost battle in the name of honor. You will be remembered Alexander

[@noeltlalka6476]

He was true hero and patriot who refused to sell his country in politics, something many politicians need to learn from today

[@TomZanovich]

Would it be possible to get the soundtrack of this episode? It is a crime to release such bangers and not allow us to hear them again!

[@Cba409]

About time

[@randylahey1822]

Such stressful times, glad to be alive today!

[@b.c5396]

Despite everything, we was a man of honor it seems