The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire

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[@wyvern7012]

Not sure if Megaprojects would be the right channel for it but hearing more about the period directly after the fall of the Soviet Union up to Russia how it is today would be very interesting.

[@SEAZNDragon]

Not a bad idea considering there’s a Megaprojects video on the fall

[@erikdohme1097]

I feel like trying to switch a government and economy while maintaining your countries borders would qualify as a mega project.

[@michaelf.2449]

@@SEAZNDragon which fall? The Soviet fall or the current fall? Both are interesting

[@SEAZNDragon]

@@michaelf.2449 Soviet, the one mentioned in the original comment

[@Scout-Fanfiction]

Agreed.

[@jack00scarecrow]

you might need to do a part 2 soon Simon

[@joeyr7294]

😆 nailed it 🍻

[@deansheets]

Lets hope for the best.

[@weirdshibainu]

Doubtful

[@aceundead4750]

Kinda seems like Ukraine became the embodiment of Grigori Rasputin, may not need that part 2 after all

[@-Sierra117-]

Doubt

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:25 - Chapter 1 - The rise of Muscovy 3:50 - Chapter 2 - The romanov dynasty 5:00 - Chapter 3 - Peter the great 8:10 - Chapter 4 - Catherine the great 9:20 - Chapter 5 - Napoleonic wars 10:40 - Chapter 6 - The beginning of the end 11:45 - Chapter 7 - Reforms 13:45 - Chapter 8 - Russo Japanese war 15:45 - Chapter 9 - WWI 17:25 - Chapter 10 - The 1917 revolution

[@jerome8601]

I want to see u on all his videos

[@stephenchappell7512]

Russia began with the Kievan Rus NOT Muscovy

[@dvergar1]

@@stephenchappell7512 Nice try, Vlad.

[@mariobotelho32]

Which chapter is the KIEVAN RUS?

[@stephenchappell7512]

@@mariobotelho32 The real chapter 1

[@masamune2984]

I can not BELIEVE Simon is launching ANOTHER channel. *immediately goes and subscribed to Warographics*

[@FarfettilLejl]

I'm starting to believe he's an AI + CGI

[@JonMcMenamin777]

@@FarfettilLejl Simon is the new Max Headroom

[@Stormreaver1000]

Yes! Another please! And each "scene" could be its own video afterwards. Just further and furter indepth an nuances. Do it for every civilization up to date! You're great at these, Love to see them!

[@WhatAboutZoidberg]

Simon is now the Imperialist creator, taking over every genre, one channel at a time. Also, great video.

[@phyllisdevries5734]

All hail Simon!

[@jonniheinisto9825]

Yes i see this dude everywhere. Starting to suspect he is very advanced AI or sum.

[@pyromania1018]

Ivan III was Ivan IV's *grandfather* and you know it, Simon. Also, it was Ivan III who got the idea of turning Moscow into a "third Rome", though his successors did most of the work on it.

[@cgt3704]

At this rate Simon should start a channel called Channelographics to discuss about the history of his channels

[@jh2309]

Awesome video once again Simon. I would sure enjoy seeing you do a video on the Soviet Empire

[@wederMaxim]

But the USSR is not an empire.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

​@weder2001 Maxim Yes it was. Also, Socialism uses imperialism to grow and bring people under its control. Cope.

[@JanneWolterbeek]

This is a fantastic summary of Russia’s history. As a Dutch citizen I was surprised about the possibility their flag was modeled after ours. Lots of things I learned and I intend to watch it again to really get a good grasp. Thank you sir!

[@evgeniam685]

Real history is way more interesting. Official history been rewritten piece by piece before 18th century. Ivan terrible wasn't terrible at all. That's what Western sources are saying, because he made Russia great and very advance.

[@Jimmy-gd5ho]

Amazing, do every empire, we're all going to watch it

[@leobezard5998]

Ivan lV was not the son of Ivan lll, he was his grandson through his father Vasily lll who died when he was young leading to a rather traumatizing (and recurring theme) of rebellious Boyars (nobles) with brutal murder the entire time and external threats

[@Boyar300AV]

Everyone fogets Vasily III, because he was meaningless. His fahter and son were his greatest success.

[@alkriman4182]

@@Boyar300AV Sounds like Prince Fredrick between Kings George II and III.

[@masamune2984]

Great video, as always! Would love a follow that picks up after this 🙂

[@dmdrosselmeyer]

Yes! Do the USSR! Also maybe would you consider doing a two-part video on the French Empire? One on the ancien-regime colonial empire until the Revolution/Napoleonic Wars and the second on the Second French Empire from the conquest of Algeria to the wars of decolonization and the Suez Crisis? Thanks, and love the content!

[@davidanalyst671]

Simon missed several awesome Russian facts. After Peter the great modernized russia, he spent years living in Europe travelling and working blue collar jobs, with nobody in Europe or Russia knowing any better. Catherine the great wasnt necessarily a Romanov... One of the greatest Russian leaders married into the Romanov family. One of the Romanovs just left the throne, and disappeared, with rumors of having lived in a monastery in another country. I don't know why Simon says the title changed. The leader of the empire was always called the Tsar. Maybe the official title changed, but down to Nick 2, he was called the Tsar.

[@luisangelgonzalezmunoz2417]

I correct you: BEFORE Peter the great modernized russia, he spent years living in Europe travelling and working blue collar jobs,....

[@MortenKvale]

How many youtube channels do Simon need? Simon: Yes.

[@ThorfinnSkullsplitter-fz7ff]

You're in over head (again) with this one. Recommend: 'The Gulag Archepelago'; Solzhenitsyn.

[@pobg]

What an amazing telling. Thank you Simon and team

[@paulmurray8922]

A masterful condensation of seven centuries of a history which, once again, rhymes. Great work!

[@tedblu14]

Literally every video Simon begins with: "We are starting a new channel.."

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

The man is a machine

[@aleksandarlutovac1588]

Ivan IV was grandson of Ivan the III, you made a mistake.

[@multiyapples]

Very fascinating.

[@kenyonmoon3272]

I have a question. When is KZbin going to just change it's name to The Simon Whistler Projects Collection. ? I tease, your work is great and there is a reason you keep growing. Keep it up!

[@anthonykeel1058]

Thank you for another excellent video! Would like to see a video on the rise and fall of USSR also! Thanks!

[@rhys4209]

I had a theory but now I’m far more certain. “Simon” has to be an AI. Nobody can put out videos of this sort of quality in this volume on so many channels and at the same time be human.

[@FNLNFNLN]

Not really? All he has to do is talk. He has multiple writers and editors to churn out the actual content.

[@rhys4209]

@@FNLNFNLN hi, I wasn’t being serious. I don’t actually think he is an AI. I was being somewhat hyperbolic, if you will.

[@zaynesworld1680]

Yes please continue the story

[@historyking9984]

Wow. How many channels is this now. Can’t imagine managing all of them and getting content for them all

[@stewart4478]

Simon I would be interesting in hearing more about the other 5 year plans what Stalin did the first video you did was very interesting can you do more please. great video as always

[@ColdDrone13]

What I've learned after hundreds of hours of history documentary KZbin rabbit holes is that Sunday just seems like a really good day to stay inside. Maybe watch Netflix, do some chores, and wait to see how the rest of the day shakes out until Monday morning.

[@ebredenberg]

Yup. Part 2 from then till now. Please

[@sicksadworld997]

It actually surprised me that Russians really don't like Moscow. Especially those from St Petersburg.

[@cooldudecs]

Why it’s like most conservatives don’t like Washington dc

[@jasonburt7160]

Holy Crap Simon!!! There is a link to that other video!!! I can't believe it. You didn't do it though did ya? You finally get an official link maker on the payroll? lol. I have already seen the video, but I'm going to watch it again just cause there's a link!

[@SotonSam]

You should do this quick empire breakdown of all the empires

[@--enyo--]

That was really interesting. Thank you. Would definitely watch the Soviet video if you make it.

[@juliewilliams1545]

How blessed we are living in Australia! Yes! Very young country but don't have the constant reminders of battles and war through our generations. And from all the lands we came! To enjoy our freedom and move forward at our own pace by studying the harsh tribulations of other countries histories.

[@deimosvoralius2988]

Nonsense, your battles and wars are with the wildlife.

[@juliewilliams1545]

@@deimosvoralius2988 OMFG! Are you serious! I live rural. Love our fur babies!! Have them all here. Do more research or visit Australia!! Your fears are way over rated. Honest!

[@griffinmckenzie7203]

@@juliewilliams1545 Jokes and memes =/= fear.

[@richyrich7260]

@@juliewilliams1545 Fear the Emu.

[@captlazer5509]

Australia has some very good films when it comes to its past wars. The Odd Angry Shot (1979), Breaker Morant (1980), Gallipoli (1981), great movies and all a reminder of the futility of war.

[@Jlmwb]

I’m a simple man I see a video or channel with Simon and I instantly subscribe 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@BozheTsaryaKhrani]

he is quite biased and knows nothing about the great tzardom

[@theodoreaguglia8902]

An Idea for a Mega project: The first aerial circumnavigation of the world. I did a some digging and found little. That was absolutely one of the most epic adventures ive ever heard about

[@matthewv4170]

There’s a film about it with Jackie Chan in

[@daveo1002]

Thank you for this Simon! This a great video, considering current events. I have been trying to (quickly) learn more about Russian and Ukrainian historically significant and meaningful events, as I have recently been discovering my family's Ukranian heritage. The history, of both of these countries, are closely tied together, so it is hard to discuss one country without discussing the other. On top of that, the boundaries of the area in Ukraine that my ancestors were from, have changed so many times since 1900. I would enjoy a video from you, about the history of Ukraine that includes how the borders have changed over the centuries, and the impact that Ukraine has had to the world due to it's history, culture, and exports. I always enjoy watching and listening to your various channels- thanks again, Simon!

[@apexmoto9610]

This guy is gonna be hosting every channel on KZbin soon

[@markgarcia8253]

Simon has been doing this interesting videos for years. But FINALLY got into my favorite topic🙌🏻🥺🥺🥺🥺 WAR!

[@harrisonbutchart9993]

You should definitely do the Soviet Empire! You should also do the Roman Empire (both East and West) and the Mongols, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, etc!

[@lindareed8265]

He did the Spanish empire already.

[@ranjeetsinghbadyal4108]

Your video about the Russian Empire is a information and useful. Megaprojects provides important unevaluable and knowable information. Well done keep it up this work.

[@KS-PNW]

I'd be up for a part 2 covering the Soviet period

[@anther-ro6nr]

My favorite quote ever, “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme.”

[@tjtarget2690]

Notification Squad! :)

[@edwardgilmour9013]

Both empire projects please

[@malikov.klavier]

Thank you, Simon! Yes please, megaproject Soviet Empire. Also, what about building of St. Petersburg ?

[@corkycobon1481]

Dropping the John Wick vs. The Entire Russian Mob bit was pure pop culture genius!

[@erneststreeterjr1230]

Megaproject Idea; have you thought of doing a video on the Tennessee Valley Authority?

[@countdown8486]

These videos is the thing we need

[@danieljones7843]

Do the 2nd pacific squadron please!

[@mardigrasking5456]

“Tax on long beards” rub’s beard

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you . 🐺

[@myouatt5987]

Good documentary, covering some 700 years of history in 20 minutes! Nice one!

[@mariobotelho32]

Somehow he "forgot" to tell you how and WHERE Russia was created...

[@joujoukosmozou4094]

The reason the guards at Ipatiev used their gun butts and bayonettes is because of those jewels they had sewn into their clothes. The guards had been instructed to shoot in the hearts, with a bullet in the head afterwards to make sure. But those diamonds essentially acted like a bulletproof vest. Given the intense stress and excitement of the moment, the guards panicked and began physically attacking the tsar and his family.

[@p.strobus7569]

The guards were also drunk as hell and there are at least some reports that at least one of their intended victims survived long enough to make it onto the ‘drag ‘em away’ plank before moaning and getting bayonetted again.

[@JonMcMenamin777]

Those who study history are forever doomed to watch others who don't, repeating the mistakes

[@jonz23m]

Most in power know the history they just want the public to forget about it.

[@dylan-2169]

I love this man but how many KZbin channels do you need😭😭😭😭

[@droopmasterflex2822]

Damn Simon you're a busy man you got like a dozen channels now? Guess I got enough to watch I can cancel my Netflix subscription lol.

[@MegaGarinG]

I'm not British, so I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say this, but I would describe the way you insert humor in such a deadpan manner as "cheeky"

[@hemberger91]

Man. Watching Blaze and Casual Criminalist Simon then this is like 2 different people. I like both of them, but it’s a shift to be sure.

[@phredd2]

I am most pleasantly surprised by the evolution of this channel from the world of building projects, which to be honest, I hated, to covering topics like this. These are handled quite well and are much more informative than your Warographics channel. Keep it going,and perhaps put some your people from here over to Warographics to tighten it up a bit.

[@ShivamSingh-yu5tt]

All hail Simon's you tube empire!!

[@iceman4660]

You should do something on the little known Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

[@theshadowman1398]

Because both are useless

[@Lightingale-qr8fy]

Great summary! I was surprised you didn’t mention Anastasia, as it’s the most iconic Russian-focused story I can think of in the west.

[@tsartomato]

mention what?

[@hermanessences]

All the Romanov children had very rich personalities, and they are each an exciting story in themselves. Anastasia was a wild one. She was so mischievous that some people called her "evil" and even "a terrorist". She was very much a tomboy. She never cried, and didn't even like massages. She was also good at acting, miming and doing tricks with her dogs, which would often amuse the guards during their captivity. Yurovsky, who ended up personally murdering Nicholas, Anastasia and 3 of the other children, liked her. He even liked Nicholas a bit, actually. (This is from his own memoirs). Very sad that it ended like it did.

[@frederichoyos678]

Could you do a video on Project Vela?

[@blackbusiness7]

I look forward to part 2 to present day.

[@xinixini1826]

Yus. History absolutely, definitely, never repeats itself...

[@theresehopkins1581]

My dad's family escaped with their lives.... the Czarina gave the members of the household her jewelry so that they could sell off the gems and get to safety.... I have the broach with the paste replacements of the jewels.... I remember my grandmother, she was mad about something my dad said and told him: "we are not peasants, we are the elite"!! As a child I did not understand, but my mom explained that grandma just missed her old life...

[@semaj_5022]

Timely.

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

Cmon Simon, we need a Biographics on Alexander I please. I only asked over two years ago!!

[@TheStoneface666]

Can you make a video about the peterhof palace?

[@ETHRON1]

"Bloody Sunday"...is that where U2 got the idea for the song...I wonder.

[@sebastianmoreno1572]

Could be amazing if you would cover the stratolaunch the worlds biggest airplane 🙏🏽

[@FlashDAH]

Solviet video next please, i was getting into South American history, but clearly Russian has become flavour of the month and i am on board with learning that.

[@matthewarcher3024]

There is never a link to the video of The Rise And Fall Of The British Empire. You've mentioned it in several videos but it's not there. Working on making it?

[@EmilyJelassi]

Considering how complicated and convoluted Russian and the Romanov family history actually are, well done Simon and team!

[@presence5383]

But ol'Simon Whistler, how the mighty do fall

[@eddiemitza2544]

The problem is that Russia never stopped thinking of itself as an empire, and that lead us to what is happening today...

[@kyunney4361]

Nazissm has raised its head in Ukr and will be destroyed

[@eddiemitza2544]

@@kyunney4361 If there's a country that has a severe fascism problem, it's Russia. They should deal with their own xenophobic and genocidal tendencies first.

[@kyunney4361]

@@eddiemitza2544 ahaha stop learning history on netflixxx. 190 nations live together long time in our mother Russia. I’m asian from north part of Russia . The north remember ukr0nazii (prisoners of gulag ). Half ukr supported hittler in ww2

[@eddiemitza2544]

@@kyunney4361 I don't have Netflix. What I do have, however, is unbridled access to independent information from any part of the world, something that Russia doesn't, and probably won't have for a long time. Have fun living in North Korea 2.0.

[@kyunney4361]

@@eddiemitza2544 I like North Korea . what's wrong with north korea? you were there?or received information from an independent Netflixxx again 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ChorltonBrook]

Thank you so much for not artificially linking Muscovy with Kyivan Rus. Like Peter Ist did.

[@quandrius92]

You should do a video about the Swedish empire also

[@sonichockeyaug]

For anybody who’d like a deeper dive into the rise and fall of the Russian Empire, I highly recommend Mike Duncan’s Revolutions podcast!

[@foobar6345]

I second this!

[@ald1144]

Added to my Spotify podcasts, along with his "History of Rome". Thanks for the suggestion!

[@iwatchDVDsonXbox360]

We don't need short summary of russian history, we need a biographics video on every russian tsar! + Alexander Suvorov Fyodor Ushakov Pyotr Rumyantsev Pyotr Kotlyarevsky Mikhail Skobelev Iosif Gurko Pavel Nakhimov

[@michaelpipkin9942]

Can you do the F-15 Eagle? I appreciate you. I'm not going to go crazy like The Thunderbirds or YF-23 vs the YF-22. I promise. I'm happy with those victories. Thank you very, very much.

[@jdkgcp]

You definitely need 37 more channels.

[@SamKuul]

Can you do building the biggest auto maker?

[@daves7199]

Time of Troubles, done a video on that yet?

[@ryanreidelbaugh1576]

Yes please do a video on the Soviets next.

[@gregbrown9792]

Yes , do the Soviet era too, right up to now.

[@bbarber6845]

Another channel? Who made Simon say ‘I can’t have a channel on every subject? Here hold my beer’

[@eleanorkett1129]

I enjoy Simon's presentation, but I would have preferred this one to be a bit more nuanced for such a complicated subject. For one thing, Nicholas' reign was not entirely negative. During this time there was quite a bit of technical innovations and the beginning of a rising middle class. After the 1905 revolution Russia experienced freedom of the press and workers' rights to unionize. The Russians were a whole lot freer than they were after the events of 1917. Had it not been for WWI, Russia would have probably developed into a mature constitutional monarchy.

[@EternalModerate]

Agreed, a lot of the bad press surrounding Nicholas is due to communist propaganda. That's not to say Nicholas or his regime were good, but the one which succeeded it was much worse.

[@pyromania1018]

Doubtful, especially since he was gutlessly subservient to his autocratic wife. Marrying Alix of Hesse was the dumbest thing he ever did.

[@EternalModerate]

@@pyromania1018 Yeah, his wife certainly did not help things, still less autocratic than Stalin though.

[@theprogram863]

Yeah it's a good summary, but the Russians have always had a penchant for espionage and paranoia about being infiltrated themselves. This goes back to the practices of the Mongols and other nomadic invaders. Those early days of being constantly infiltrated and undermined from within set a tone which echoes all through history (and still does even now). It also kicked off the nationalities issue, another perennial theme in Russian history which is still in the news. The other incident which needed at least a little more detail was Bloody Sunday, and especially the role of political extremists in hijacking the protest as a way of destroying the moderate reformers, discrediting the Czar, and radicalizing the general public. That moment really captured the character of Russian politics. I think it would have helped people understand the 1917 revolution and the civil war which followed it, and how Soviet/Russian politics have been played ever since. It would make how Vladimir Putin operates make more sense as well. Overall a good basic review of the bullet points.

[@Anarchy_420]

PLEASE🙏 do a Vid about The Thunderwell-- underground nuclear steam piston concept weapon! There's NO Vid about this crazy and cool af idea on KZbin, you'd be The First!

[@ismailnyeyusof3520]

Is it possible anyone has compiled all the lessons from history into a project to create an algorithm that first, seeks to preserve existing regimes and second, collapse competing regimes? If there’s such a project it’s certainly worthy of a Megaproject episode!

[@matthewv4170]

No. Because we don’t live in a movie

[@MasterDecoy]

when talking about rasputin, you missed the opportunity to mention that slapping disco track

[@anthonyhatt3229]

Yes, a similar video on the Soviet Empire would be great!

[@davidanalyst671]

KZbin needs to put "are you a robot?" and "Is this simons next channel?" questions on to prevent the onslaught of channels. I get that simon reads wikipedias dramatically for one or two companies but this is a dozen chanels!! Does simon do these channels overseas to get better tax rates?

[@Yupppi]

Some of the maps were inaccurate regarding Russia's western border and Finland, but the comment was deleted because a swedish person, who talked about the language influence in eastern and western Finland was born with a name that is not accepted by youtube.

[@RK-cj4oc]

What?

[@NaleenAtren]

KZbin needs to be re-branded SimonTube

[@SimonTekConley]

Woah, he made a new channel?

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@ThorfinnSkullsplitter-fz7ff]

Btw - Please do a bio on Alexander Solzhenitsyn.