HOI4 Challenge: Aligning the Zinovyevites

Today in the USSR, change is in the air. The Right Opposition shall prepare to ultimately take control of the whole union from the centre, however they will need some will allies to do this. Which they'll find in the Zinovyevites.
Together in the shadows Stalin will be undermimed and distracted from what will inevitably come, meanwhile potential allies in the POUM shall be aided for their own revolution so that when the opposition takes centre stage they can come to their aid as the socialist bulwark.
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23/03/2022 - Bubbles Zest.

[@BubblesZest]

This video originated as 3 different video ideas, but I realized that they'd work all together the best, otherwise they'd be short and very repetitive. The result is one I think works fairly well. When it comes to the Soviet paths I think they all have their perks, I'm just wondering which one do people to consider the best? haven't seen much consensus on that. In terms of direct benefits I'd say either Trotsky or Bukharin probably take this due to focuses like the Supreme Soviet, NEP, etc. Let me know what you think it is.

[@WatcherOfYoutube]

Bit late, but it's the Right Opposition. 0% consumer goods are a helluva drug.

[@donpollo3154]

"Only 4% of people have chosen the right opposition, and I'm pretty sure 2% of that is me" I'm the other 2% mate, I've done Bukharin as many times as all other paths combined

[@Anonie324]

Bukharin best SOV. It's the only one that's remotely approaching ethical and sensible IMO

[@williamboucher7987]

If there are 1000 Bukharinites i am one of them, if there are 100 Bukharinites i am one of them, if there are 10 i am one of them, if there are none Stalin has sent me to a gulag

[@ghostlyowl2302]

You know, I really like the flavour things like this in the Soviet Opposition paths, having different options for leaders and advisors

[@charliemoe7935]

Kamenev and Zinoviev are pretty good advisors with Right Opposition. You can get to a 90% advisor discount with Return Democracy and Incorporate Local Organizations which makes Kamenev and Zinoviev pay for themselves within 50 days as opposed to 500

[@SequreContainProtect]

But Zinoviev is enemy of NEP... And also enemy of Bukharin.

[@elarmino6590]

@@SequreContainProtect Contradiction is the best weapon of humanity

[@fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

poor zinoviev, no dev or modder could be bothered to google image his name in russian and find cool pictures of him, if he's lucky enough to be remembered at all they just use his death row mugshot

[@HLGAM3R]

To be fair to the devs and modders most pictures by him would be unusable as a profile picture. There's only the other one in the Wikipedia article. Makes for poor variety.

[@fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

@HLGAM3R there are shitloads of better pictures of him including state portrait photos. but they won't show up on a simple Google search because all English speaking websites just use the same few photos. search for his name in Russian you could find more. he also wrote many Marxist books which are forgotten and untranslated

[@gdb3]

@@fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu as I'm russian and I actually needed info about zinoviev for my history class, I agree that there are so many different pictures of him. HOWEVER we start the game at 1936 and thats pretty much around the time Zinoviev died and the mugshot was taken. Other portraits of him would make him too young or just wont be as intimidating as the mugshot based one

[@nambochimbanskeyold]

Zinovyevites is pronounced "Zin-ov-ee-ev-ites" I believe. With Zinoviev being pronounced "Zin-ov-ee-ev". I hope that's correct and helpful.

[@user-eg6zf4np9v]

"Zin-of'-ev-tsy". And Zinoviev himself pronounced as " Zi-nof'-ev"

[@TheUsernameMatt]

Unless it’s been patched, the unyielding defender trait is better than the brilliant strategist bc it applies a bonus to defense AND breakthrough for some reason

[@ottosalmenkivi8670]

I think Trotsky is the weakest, because his not that great of a leader (traits.) But honestly all paths are very powerful, and I think its easy to say that soviet focus tree is the best. The way you found to get democracy makes me positively giddy. Honestly, I think the strongest path is with fascists where you can ally with germans, but also monarchy is very strong and right opposition too. And yeah Stalin not too bad himself, might even be the strongest path in the end, I meen take Poland or Turkey+ Romania in the beginning and you are extremely strong.

[@borisradojkov7051]

Ah the guy who leaked the Russian Revolution to the Press

[@derpnoobik8611]

I just love having 0.2 extra compliance with Kamenev as leader and advisor at the same time

[@King_Shoto]

Did you know that if you click on once and click on that garage symbol you send your whole stockpile?

[@ottosalmenkivi8670]

Oh this Hurts me everytime bubbles sends lend lease. The Button is new with NSB. Really like they added it.

[@ajthecomrade3396]

It is kinda weird seeing the old peace conferences

[@apoivre]

Great video, man, thanks a bunch. Frankly, I'd love to see a good primer on the Soviet civil war. Is it worth picking a base or not, Frame the military vsMilitary support, does it matter if Stalin puts Beriya in charge before you fire the civil war, and so on. And I'd love to see a long game as the Right Opposition, defending against the Axis and bringing the fight to Rome and Berlin (and Paris and London and Tokyo, why not).

[@robinicus6347]

Wow thanks, I've been looking for a tutorial for doing 'return democracy to the party' as the soviets AND getting my side to win in the civil war. Thanks!

[@meklavier4664]

Can you explain more about the coup part. I am very confused with the army template and army make up before and after rhe coup

[@jdcrosier2682]

I'm thinking of getting this DLC just for this path, but I don't want to exploit. How would I do this without sabotaging the Stalin's army?

[@idontlikerome2744]

What is "SSSR"? Soviet Socialist Soviet Republic(s)?

[@BubblesZest]

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, (the first s is Soyuz, for union) fun fact. If you see CCCP SSSR is how it's pronounced.

[@idontlikerome2744]

@@BubblesZest Thx man

[@abiraljha8752]

Can you do third rome next?

[@BubblesZest]

I already did it :)

[@abiraljha8752]

@@BubblesZest Can u link it? Because I couldn't find it?

[@BubblesZest]

@@abiraljha8752 It's in the previous HOI4 video.

[@abiraljha8752]

@@BubblesZest Lol I meant KZbin ideology or Non aligned way. Democratic way was fun too.

[@battlnerd2128]

ffs it's Zinovyevites, not Zenonytes

[@cringe_male7588]

Зиновьевцы

[@theotocard1166]

I personnaoy dont undeerstand why you would take this path if you are not glitching yourself through thé civil War as bith right and left opposition advisors are sufficiant. I don't see it being worth takind half a year worth if focuses