New Russian History Textbook full of PROPAGANDA

[@ZacktheRussian]

Daniet's channel - www.youtube.com/@danyet/videos

[@pamelajaye]

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[@m4tr4s1]

Seriously, Zack? The latest video on Daniet's channel consists of just mocking an obviously severely disabled person (and we don't know what syndrome he has and how it affects him) who's found his way out of the loneliness and disability through the internet. Yes, he's apparently Z but the video doesn't center on his opinion but his person and peculiarity. Here in Finland we'd call this bullying.

[@Juli6SS]

It's great that you support small channels, Zack. But it would be even better if the author didn't delete comments from fellow Ukrainians who disagree with him or have different viewpoints. Creating a bubble where outsiders are allowed to praise him, but we Ukrainians aren't able to disagree with him, is ridiculous in my opinion.

[@airsoftghost]

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[@mrboxheadd748]

ZACK THE PROPAGANDIST MAKE SURE YOU READ AMERICAN HISTORY IT'S NOT MUCH DIFFERENT FROM RUSSIA'S HISTORY YOU JUST HELPING AMERICAN EMPIRE(NATO) THAT'S ALL

[@lkvenium2791]

I am from Russia and I was at grade 9 when the annexation of Crimea happened. All what Zack described happened in my school too. And I was also kind of brainwashed. But I remember one situation that probably was one of the first steps to free from that constant propaganda. We asked our russian language and literature classes teacher what did she think about Crimea going back to Russia. And she said something we all didn’t expect from a 60 something years old woman. She said “I don’t want to share my thoughts about this but I will tell you one thing. Don’t only watch the first and the second buttons on tv, watch such channels as tv rain and analyse”. This was basically the first time I heard about the tv rain channel. Still grateful to this teacher

[@customfantasyhotwheels]

_"...all _*_that*_*_ Zack described..."_ This is a very common mistake you russians and Ukrainians make. "what" is used more often for QUESTIONS.

[@lkvenium2791]

@@customfantasyhotwheels thanks :)

[@cmconley33]

@@customfantasyhotwheels Growing children who are native English speakers also often make this mistake too. Almost every person, no matter what language they speak, learn question words before definite and indefinite articles. And since Russian and Ukrainian lack words to distinguish between definite and indefinite nouns (definite v indefinite is indicated contextually), native Russian and Ukrainian speakers usually forget these words when speaking, and often have difficulty with “this” and “that” as well, as those are understood by context in Eastern Slavic language. I am a native English speaker with fluent-Ukrainian-speaking relatives who are also fluent in English. I have a strong basic grasp of Ukrainian, and my relatives tell me that my Ukrainian is good for a non-native speaker, but that I make grammatical mistakes that mark me as a non-native speaker.

[@customfantasyhotwheels]

@@cmconley33 - That explains why they make the very common mistake of confusing "what" for "that". Since you are bilingual, does *that* mean you think in both languages? I am bilingual and learned English first, however, my Mexican family also says that my Spanish is good enough, but clearly distinguishable from that of native Spanish speakers.

[@customfantasyhotwheels]

@@lkvenium2791 - No problem. I think it's important to inform others when they make a mistake in English [or whichever other language they're writing in and somebody notices the mistake], otherwise, you will never know you made that mistake.

[@johannahogdal87]

If you manage to control people's thoughts and mindsets, people lose their hearts. So sad book and such an important job you are doing to show this! Thank you Zack ❤️

[@faamousZz]

Russians have biggest hearts. But only for their motherland, wich is 110% correct.

[@Gregory47342]

The reason I like your channel is because you are humble and have a great truthful perspective. Daniet's channel is interesting thanks for recommending it. Zack the Russian is 💯real.

[@KingCreeper-1026]

“Fascist societies rhetorically cast their enemies as "at the same time too strong and too weak". On the one hand, fascists play up the power of certain disfavored elites to encourage in their followers a sense of grievance and humiliation. On the other hand, fascist leaders point to the decadence of those elites as proof of their ultimate feebleness in the face of an overwhelming popular will.” - Umberto Eco, _Ur-Fascism_

[@Darryl.Smelser]

That dissonance between "We Russians would easily defeat America" and "The reason we're struggling so much in Ukraine is because we're fighting against America" is so, so revealing! (--Darryl)

[@Crutonwyt]

You have a talent for fabricating quotes and contributing them.

[@Kilogramskk]

@@Crutonwyt​​⁠again and again another ruzzian bot who got his 15 roubles for this comment. Go to frontline for putler

[@nukeputin420]

Fascists always present their enemy both as a serious threat and laughably weak

[@IaraFinkFoschino]

Outstanding video Zack! It is impressive how you were able to describe Russia's Propaganda scams by Putin and also give your own perspective from your past

[@rorychivers8769]

I remember throughout most of my childhood education, I was really made to contemplate the actions of the British Monarchs, the British government, the British armed forces, and think for myself whether I believed they always acted in the right way or not Meanwhile in Russia, Russia can never ever do any wrong, and if you so much as dare to think to disagree, Russia will make sure it does you very very wrong, until you accept the truth that it is always right

[@telebubba5527]

Funny, as an Australian I remeber otherwise. We had to learn British geography even before Australian, had to sing "God Save the Queen" every day before classes started and stuff liked that. Also marching lessons once a week. And no questions were aloud to be asked! I still have my school ties, which only a few years later on I learned by living in a different country was just full of crap. School uniforms have no meaning what so ever. The way you describe Russia is the same way I would describe the British Empire.

[@lyns8062]

​@@telebubba5527except that you would not have become orphan and have your parent jailed if you had have drawn an picture. Yes most countries were very colonial in the past at some stage. But going foward in Australia today we are finally learning about the wonderful history & methods of our indigenous people. We are also learning about the wrongs that the British empire did. While Russia today is trying to rewrite history and criminalise truth. TODAY not back when you and I were back in school. Also many British colonies now either have independence or gone back to their original territories (even though some of those colonies are not to happy about that ). As for Australia it is up to us whether we want to remain in the commonwealth or not. Britain is not going to wage war on us kidnap our children and tell them and us that Australia does not exist. Should we choose to leave the commonwealth. Neither is it telling us that the what Britian historically did did not happen. My parents came from a country that was in the past under British rule. And of the many complaints my mother had against the British being told that her nationality did not exist was not one of them. For myself I am quite grateful that Britian and the Allies kept my parents country from ever being occupied by the Nazis. And that centuries before that 5,000 Christian knights defeated the 70,000 Ottomans trying to invade us.

[@silviadunderdale9400]

@@telebubba5527The only difference is that the British empire doesn’t exist any longer. But The RuZZian empire still exists in the 21st century and wages colonial wars for land grabs.

[@Sunshine-un5ww]

Yeah, here the US we don’t treat the bombing of Hiroshima as some great victory. It ended the war yes , a war where many Americans and its allies died in the Pacific but many people died under Japanese conquest. Many innocent Japanese people died too as a result of the bomb and it Had long lasting consequences for the environment and the people of Japan. I remember we watched in grade school the diary narration of a Japanese school girl our age who described everything she saw and experienced. She ended up dying of cancer brought on by the bomb she never got to grow up. so while it was understood why it was dropped bomb the focus was not On victory but the civilian suffering and tragedies that occurred in Japan after the bombing.

[@adolfolerito6744]

@@telebubba5527 I’m sorry but I disagree. The British Empire was like a kingdom of benevolent angels when compared to Russia and the USSR. Just think that Russia was the very last country in Europe to abolish serfdom (which they were FORCED to do), and there is a basically uninterrupted trail of exploitation, brutal oppression, actual genocides in times of peace worth tens of millions of people (the Holodomor by itself was atrocious), complete destruction of the environment and the people who lived there (the Aral Sea, the Caspian oil industry, the nuclear tests in Semipalatinsk, the Chernobyl and Kyshtym nuclear disasters, etc), plus tens of millions of dissidents and ethnic minorities being sent to work as literal slaves for decades in concentration camps until as recently as the 1980s. That’s simply not comparable, exactly as the repression that Russian authorities employed against their own people isn’t comparable with the actions of the British Empire… which btw at least was responsible for extremely positive impacts on the world, like single-handedly inventing the concept of Abolition of slavery and forcing entire continents to adopt it. That alone was an essential step on the development of modern human rights, which was able to exist and positively impact the lives of countless millions of people solely because the British Empire had the military and political power to enforce it. Had Russia, China, Turkey, India, or any other non-Western nation been in the place of the British Empire in the 1800s, that cultural shift would have never taken place.

[@theamazingbatboy]

Your understanding of how history must be processed and seen from hindsight is way beyond your years. You are already a wise young man.

[@zaclooking3656]

You went through all that shit and came out of it with your own brain, awesome!! (happy belated birthday)

[@Richard.Holmquist]

Zack, you are an asset to any country you may choose to live in. For the moment the United States is the beneficiary of your knowledge and clear-sighted critical analyses though your listeners are global. I hope you find your college courses and the students here challenging and contributing to your personal growth.

[@mikefixac]

I get the feeling Zach will be in classes and shaking his head at how unaware his fellow students are regarding geopolitics. Hearing Zach's story (along with a Russian YTer Roman) has been quite eye-opening. Big thanks to Zach.

[@Crutonwyt]

Zack poses no contribution or asset to any country. Dudes ignorant and beaming with personal bias via his outlook on his country and experiences.

[@colby25]

@@Crutonwyt Whereas people like you contribute to the cold hearted selfish far right nationalist mindset of putin and his mafia mindset. Just another nobody ready to do whatever your master bids.

[@perfectmazda3538]

lol wtf, why so salty bot ?@@Crutonwyt

[@Crutonwyt]

@@perfectmazda3538 Just sayin, Mazda boy

[@richeharrison]

Amazing, genuine and heartfelt testimony, told straight to camera without any extranious video cuts to pointless clips (only illustations to prove your points). Fantastically written and produced, and I have huge respect for you telling your story. Great production. Thank you! I wish you all the best.

[@Cairol58]

Another excellent work presented here by this very likeable and talented young man from Russia, which should definitely be made accessible to a wider audience! Zack manages to realise this task very confidently in a country other than his home country and alongside his now finally continued studies. And outside the system of perfidious constraints (for example, students must be able to disassemble and reassemble a machine gun in order to receive good grades for their performance 😳), paternalism and bullying in his home country, which he points out in his video. Thanks to his own initiative (!) and people who believe in him, Zack now fortunately lives in a society that does without the absurdities he presents in his video here. Perhaps this will enable him to help build a similar society in his home country in the future, if he so wishes. Bravo and all the best for you and your future dear Zack!

[@Crutonwyt]

You need to get over your online crush, read some real history. Read up on some actual geopolitics. Perhaps mediocrity and talentless nobodies like Zack are what gets you on.

[@pabis6817]

I hope there are millions of “Zachs” that move to the US! It’s a powerful message to have people that experience both cultures and languages can speak out about what’s happening in Russia.

[@KevinUchihaOG]

I understand what you mean, but at the same time, russia will never change if all the good people leave. Russia needs to change from within, and that can only come from the people.

[@pabis6817]

@@KevinUchihaOG your opinion is valid but I think whatever happens after Putin is the most important variable. If people are ready to seize the opportunities after Putin to change their country and reform it. The “Zach’s “ can go back with the tools to help them do that! That’s my opinion. I don’t think change is possible in Russia until then.

[@KevinUchihaOG]

@@pabis6817 to be clear, i wasnt specifically talking about Zach. He is more valueable outside of Russia since he is able to talk freely and spread his message.

[@faamousZz]

@@pabis6817 Change what? 85% approve of Putin, russians have never been more one the side with Putin then other side of Putin. Putin is the only world leader in the world that have that high approval ratings. Biden is at 40% approve, now that tells u something i hope. And no this is not russian propaganda.

[@commiedoggo8367]

i doubt many of them are able to move outside russia since any men that are military age are thrown into the frontline like it or not and even after the war i think the propaganda will continue and the government will probably try to force people to stay to boost the population and anyone trying to leave to the "big bad west" are seen as traitors and are either jailed or worse.

[@gladdie10]

Hi Zack, you’re really on the ball. Your honest and unbiased account of the facts is always enlightening. People call you modest - I’d prefer to call you real. If you can be this clear sighted in your early twenties, then you have a great future ahead. This is the face of Russia to support!! And by the way, your choice of topics to cover is spot on. Keep up the good work!!

[@salyluz6535]

It’s so good to see another video from you! Thank you for taking the time to show us so thoroughly many of the lies now being taught as History in Russia. I’m very glad you were able to leave! I hope you are adjusting well to life in the US! 🤍💙🤍 💙💛🇺🇦💪🏽☮️🌅🌞🌻

[@ernie7065]

Hi Zack. I am 85. I visited USSR, begore 1990, seeing Moscow, St. Persburg, and Odessa; and later, in 1995, I visited Moscow. I am so very happy that you are now in America. I live in Michigan in Florida in the winter. Have a great life here, and please, to not ever go back into Russia. It would not be worth it. To see relatives, just meet them in any other country, preferably in the EU. Good luck.

[@adolfolerito6744]

Russia: *treats every single colony and “ally” like absolute shit* Colonies and allies: *leave Russia* Russia: “OMG EVIL AMERIKA EVERYTHING IS YOUR FAULT REEEE!!!”

[@ЛенаМельник-в7в]

Spot on!

[@pas0003]

Exactly

[@itranslatestuff6507]

Meanwhile every Russian oligarch sends their children to live in America 😐

[@Hecnamb]

Meanwhile the USA treat their "allies" like best friends. Being brainwashed by propaganda is not a sin. I hope some of you, people, will realize the truth one day. Though, it's hard to believe, you don't see it, when it's in front of your eyes.

[@raymondmay2136]

This is important. Do more on this "history"

[@Will-xf3qe]

"like the Americans say ,nothing personal, it's just business" lol this is a line from the godfather. Kinda funny to have that in a textbook

[@Carol9929]

Very interesting. Thx for the info. The negativity and suppression is just so sad. Your demeanor has changed. You seem more relaxed. You look good Zack with that tan!!😎

[@richmeyer2064]

Many years ago I had a neighbor who was raised in Nazi Germany. I played the piano for him once and he said with deep regret that as a teenager he was only taught how to maintain a rifle. Good video.

[@ann3856]

Thank you for your explanation Zack. I heard the text books changed. I remember the guys who were busy with their military training when they got instructions to invade. There were shooting from both sides. The Russian soldiers retreated, leaving the injured. Ukrainian soldiers picked them up and they were transported to a hospital. Can't remember how many. They were given a phone to contact their families. At first, their parents did not believe they were in a war. They then asked them if they were treated good and if the Ukrainians give them food. That is when I realized how uninformed the Russian people were. I pray it ends soon. Enjoy your studies and keep us informed please?

[@milli7882]

In Germany we have the long arm of Putin in AFD and many you tube chanels.

[@chevychase]

Great work, Zack!

[@ZacktheRussian]

Thanks!

[@U.H8]

🤍💙🤍👍🏻

[@darlene2662]

Well said Zack and spot on.

[@hedda2022]

Another thoughtful video Zack. Thank you🌹It's scary to think about what the young Russian children of today will grow up to be tomorrow 😢 (though I'm sure Russia isn't the only country which tries to indoctrinate its kids) Good luck with your studies ❤

[@c.anders98]

Great to see you, you look so much more relaxed and happy. All the stress has fallen off. You will manage to do everything you have planned. I believe in you

[@Greksallad]

I'm from Sweden and I graduated high school in 2017. I remember being taught about Sweden's past atrocities against minorities like the roma and sami, our questionable actions during WWII, the forced sterilization of 65 000 people as a part of our eugenics program, the Swedish institute of racial biology's influence on nazi Germany's race ideology and our attempts at establishing slave colonies in Africa and America. I was taught that no country is perfect, including our own, but that the only path to even attempt perfection is one where we admit to and learn from mistakes and try to be better. Being taught critical thinking and not taking the government's (or anybody's) word at face value is literally part of the curriculum issued by said government... I am extremely worried for Russia. Great video, Zack!

[@rainingcatsdogs]

You are a Russell Brand’s follower, aren’t you. Critical thinking is a good thing.

[@Greksallad]

@@rainingcatsdogs I don't even like Russell Brand

[@rainingcatsdogs]

@@Greksallad ok 😉

[@joannunemaker6332]

Wow! What a book! Thank you for updating people on the current Russian propaganda. Unfortunately, some people believe word for word. I hope you are adjusting well to life in the US.😊❤

[@marie-v2j]

Thank you for the video, it's an unbelievable thing to be indoctrinated so much, it's going to take generations to change their mindset plus, they'd certainly have to have a decent, progressive leader to do it. It's hard for me to understand why 'relatives/friends don't believe someone when they tell the facts of what's going on and the response is, 'it's fake', some families have even broken up because of this. A very sad situation indeed. Slava Ukraini forever 💪🇺🇦💙💛❤️🇬🇧

[@MrKush249]

So there are some Russians who can tell the truth , my faith is restored. Before watching this video if a Russian had told me the sky is blue and the sea is wet I would I would have gone for a swim in my back . Good work zack

[@jamesleate]

I have a great deal of respect for you, an intelligent, articulate and rational young man.

[@chevychase]

You, Masha Gessen and Mikhail Zygar need to write the next great Russian history book. Americans Michael Issikoff and Anne Applebaum might like to contribute.

[@RadarRay]

Thanks! Love your talk on propaganda on their history books. History was my major. By the way, I went to Russia in 1976 went to Moscow and at that time Liningrad.

[@ZacktheRussian]

Thank you for the superchat! Appreciate it!

[@Crutonwyt]

Unfortunately those who currently teach history care about virtue signaling and narrative spinning rather than factual knowledge. And as someone who studies history too, you’re dumb if this channel is a source for you.

[@robbicu]

Great video Zack! Well done!

[@ZacktheRussian]

Thanks!

[@Antonio-wh3oq]

This is a fantastic video; you really dug into that book! I have to admit, I kinda chuckled at the part where they said that for Americans «это просто бизнес» I also like how you legit deployed a well-placed ‘leitmotif’ in there. Made me feel all sophisticated playing this video while I had company. It’s been a minute since I heard that one. Loved it! 😅

[@eduardost.]

excellent video Zack, pure solid gold! we need people like you when Putin's regime collapse. I hope this very soon happens , freedom is not free but is most valuable thing in life. Regards

[@praetoriancorps]

Putin is also determined to fight until the last Ukrainian, that's one of those statements that can easily go both ways.

[@faamousZz]

Easily go both ways? U do know ukraine is conscripting disabled, sick, mentally ill, and WOMEN to join the front now. I belive ukraine is at its knees when it comes to cannon fodder. Russia have 110+million more ppl, there will never even be to the last russian. 400k+ dead ukrainians. In 3 mnths of counteroffensive ukraine lost 70k soldiers and 7200 various of combat equipments ( tanks,bradleys,artillery etc etc ) And what did they gain? small villages where no one will be able to live anymore since its all rubble from bombing. Think little more befor typing smthing dumb like going to the last russian lol. No one have ever beaten russia and some small corrupt country like ukraine wont do it either, even with all of nato helpuing ukraine with everything, from training to equipments, ammo, cluster shells, missiles, tanks, IFV and so on, and sattelite information 24/7. And they still cant do shit. Russia isent even at war with ukraine. There is more reservs ready in russia then there is on the ground in ukraine atm.

[@oleweiseth7588]

​@@faamousZzyeah sure 🙄

[@pamelajaye]

Could you possibly have KZbin add captions, or turn up the volume, or both? Looking forward to watching this! but I'm going have to turn off the air conditioner. My device and my speaker are turned all the way up both of them, I checked

[@kaudsiz]

Damn, you need a hearing aid

[@salyluz6535]

I agree. I came from another video that I could hear quite easily with my volume about halfway up, and as soon as Zack started speaking I needed to turn it all the way up. I still wasn’t quite loud enough, but as I said I had no problem hearing the previous videos I watched this evening. Because we do have fans running in the windows to bring in cool nighttime air, it can occasionally interfere with quiet videos, especially those with people not using microphones. Then we got to the part of the video where Zack plays a clip of someone else’s video, and I can hear that quite well because the volume is louder on that clip. So Zack, if you are reading this, and if there’s anything you can do to increase the volume on your end a little, please do so and thank you very very much! I was praying for you when the hurricane came through, hoping it was not a problem for you and your family. Wishing you all the best in your schooling! 💙🙏🏽💛🇺🇦💪🏽🤍💙🤍

[@hedda2022]

I agree it was a little quiet, though I could hear it fine if I turned the volume up. But I have caption options in various languages if I turn them on. Not sure why you don't 😢

[@kaudsiz]

@@hedda2022 Why would I do that?! My hearing is just fine✋🦻

[@hedda2022]

​@@kaudsizI wasn't talking to you. I was answering Pamela who wrote the comment 🤷 Glad to know your hearing is fine 😊

[@MeeesterBond17]

Comment mostly for the algorithm, more people need to watch this video and hear what you have to say.

[@ChrisAastrup]

I agree on this and will show engagement by commenting

[@Mattjl824]

Zack great report hope everything going well with you tell your beautiful mother I said hello and I hope she is doing well.

[@irvkettering1752]

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984

[@nobbynobbs8182]

Pretty scare and makes me think of North Korea or Germany in the 1930's

[@genconsensus4205]

Thank you Zack so glad you are here in the states. If you were to dare speak the truth inside Russia you would be prosecuted and sent to prison for your sins. Russian propaganda follows the same patterns First deny - we didn’t kill those civilians and destroy those houses. Next you blame the enemies - They we’re killed by Ukrainians and Americans. Third - Blame the victims. Yes those civilians were killed and their houses destroyed buts it’s all their fault they dared to resist the mighty Russian army. The goal is to confuse the listener and make them doubt the truth and believe that the truth doesn’t matter only the message. Keep up the good work Zack we support you.

[@Amy-f3e]

An important topic and I hope many inside russia can watch this video and give it a thought. There is hope, white blue white, Russia will be destalinised one day!!

[@roland-friedrichstricker4027]

I appreciate your channel and that’s why I am a patron of your channel 👍

[@Sunnyhill32]

Hey Zack Great info in your video Keep up the good work

[@americasfavoritebrazilian2399]

This sounds like N.Korea studies. Leave a Amazon wishlist. People, especially Americans love to send gifts🙏

[@uribensh]

Very interesting and very educated. Thanks

[@charlievane]

Thanks

[@ZacktheRussian]

appreciate it a lot!

[@markmuller7962]

You're tanned Zack 😄

[@U.H8]

🤣🤣🤣👍🏻

[@ernie7065]

So glad Zack made it to the USA.

[@anonymoususer8895]

He’s not in the US. He’s in Europe.

[@ernie7065]

@anonymoususer8895 He IS in the USA.. He is living with his aunt and attending a community college... unless he left recently which I doubt.

[@anonymoususer8895]

@@ernie7065 No he’s not.

[@ernie7065]

​@anonymoususer8895 Please watch his "College Upgrade" vlog of a month ago. He is sitting on a beach in the USA. He explains that he made it to the USA. Please acknowledge this. You are wrong. FACT.

[@sermodur]

Educating for peace makes a country prosperous

[@sergiyrospysdiyenko6224]

Thank you for your work Zack. It is difficult to find truth in history, facts and propaganda. In modern history borders of the countries shouldn't be changed by force!

[@BTinSF]

Hey Zack--I've been looking forward to your return so I could ask how you enjoyed your welcome to America from Hurricane Idalia. Oh, wow! You not only speak excellent English but your vocabulary includes nuanced German that English has adopted: "Leimotif". I'm a Wagner (the composer, not the private army) fan so my ears perked up.

[@pamelajaye]

I was also wondering about that. I would have told you it was coming but I couldn't really find a way to do that and also I figure all the media would probably tell you. It wasn't really bad in this part of Florida but the power was off for about 6 hours. Which is actually pretty good for a hurricane. The first time we had a storm that I was here the power was out for 4 days and the second time it was 3 days and the internet was out for 5 days. And on Wednesday that week I got a newspaper dropped on my doorstep and I've never been so excited to see a newspaper in my life! Oh it was cuz the battery in my car was dead so I wasn't going anywhere anyway. Including anywhere that might actually have air conditioning. At least the first hurricane I got to go to work and have air conditioning for like seven and a half hours a day. I could have gone somewhere at night but I had to stay home and babysit my mother. But then we had to take her to the hospital and then she died like 10 days later. I'm not fond of hurricanes...

[@Cairol58]

„Leitmotiv“ is the word if not unintentionally spelled wrong. Please be careful using it as the very word itself can be quite misleading when used in contexts other than a musical one! 😅

[@BTinSF]

@@Cairol58 To quote Wikipedia, "The spelling leitmotif is an anglicization of the German Leitmotiv" and I was speaking English though I'm fine with the German spelling too. Still, I'm intrigued by your suggestion there's a darker meaning. I personally almost never use it in the wider context than a musical theme however Google's dictionary gives the broader definition as "a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation." Are you suggesting it has other connotations in German? Do explain.

[@Cairol58]

@@BTinSF Well, there can be actually other connotations as you guessed 😉. And one of these alternate connotations has kept the political audiences in the country quite busy for years a while ago and is still ongoing endlessly… “Leitmotiv” could actually be referred to as (per definition Wikipedia as something known in English as „WASP“: Citation Wikipedia: “WASP is used to refer to the people in American society whose ancestors came from northern Europe, especially England, and who were formerly considered to have a lot of power and influence. WASP is an abbreviation for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.” Now, it is obvious those people clinging on to such theories did not come from anywhere outside of Germany. However it can be noted the present day generations alive in Germany usually do not see themselves as very “patriotic”, at least not compared to previous generations of Germans or people living in Northern America or the UK in a “White Anglo-Saxon Protestant sphere”. They are supposed to be missing a “Leitmotiv” so to speak. At least this is claimed by those people trying to identify themselves in the more conservative part of the German political structure. The term „Leitmotiv“ is often used by those more politically conservative people before upcoming elections to mobilise undecided voters for their views and to collect votes .... (hint, hint 😅). A bit difficult to describe here. And secondly your misspelling of the word ("Leimotif" instead of correctly "Leitmotiv", you forgot the letter "t" 😅) could lead to further curiosities, although this would then only be noticeable in the verbal language and not in the written word ... "Leihmotiv" = „loan motif“ in English 😂. But I am not an expert here 😅. Confused? The German language is sometimes considered more difficult to understand conceptually than English but I am not an expert on this either 😅. No worries, it’s all fine by me. 🙂

[@BTinSF]

@@Cairol58 If I left off the "t" you can thank the KZbin spellchecker. I didn't notice. Anyway, I think it's interesting Zack knows the word and used it properly in English. Most Americans would have no idea about any of this or the general meaning I quoted which is how he used it. In other words, his English vocabulary is getting better than many natives.

[@pamelajaye]

We'ren't we great at lying in school? There were things that I didn't agree with but I just answered the test the way they wanted it answered and went on with my life. Actually after that I would go home and tell my mother - because she always wanted to know "what did you learn in school today?" So when I was in junior high school I would go home and tell her what I learned in school today as if I actually believed it. I think I was just being a rebellious teenager. I wanted to irritate her. I can't remember whether I actually succeeded. But most of the time I got along with my mother except you know she had to tell me what to do because I was her kid and I didn't want to do whatever I wanted to not wash the dishes or clean my room or whatever. That kind of thing. But other than that we got along and really I believed the same stuff that she believed. The only thing in school was when we were in 7th grade, They taught us about racism and segregation and having white and colored drinking fountains in the south, cuz we lived in Boston. And I didn't really know about any of those things before that. And then the teacher taught us that it was mostly people who had bad time at work and their bosses yelled at them and they didn't feel very good about themselves that they could turn around and look at black people and say oh well at least I'm better than those people. And then we started to have busing. But not in my town because in my town we just had a special program which started in second grade and some kids got bussed in from the city. But in 7th grade I think, in the city, they started having busing and it was later than everywhere else in the country probably because Boston fought about it a lot. I found out later. And so it didn't really affect us except for the part where I would be sitting in the living room watching the news at night and not really paying attention to it and my father would be using the n word and screaming at the TV. But, the teachers at school got to me first and I believed them. And I didn't like my father very much but I didn't usually argue with him He usually just yelled at me for random things. But for this thing I would start yelling back at him. And then he would tell me to go live in the city with the black people. So I think that's the only time that school changed my beliefs - which I didn't have any before - about something, to something that was different from either of my parents. And I don't know my mother never really talked about it. Her favorite singer was black and so was my father's. Was kind of strange. And she went to see a concert of him back before she got married. I don't think my mother hated anybody. She was brought up by nuns who taught her to love and serve and help and share and that that was the most important thing. So that's mostly what she believed about everyone. I can't remember if I ever got taught about Russia in school but I always knew it was the bad place where people weren't allowed to say what they thought and they didn't have a lot of food and they had to stand in line a lot and they couldn't get out and bad things happened to them. I didn't really think that they were going to launch a nuclear bomb at us though, But I probably did believe that everybody was brainwashed. Well I guess except for the people who couldn't say what they wanted because if they were brainwashed they wouldn't want to say those things. I didn't think about it a lot. Maybe until 1980 when they were protesting in Poland or again in 1985 when I started reading about Poland. It wasn't the same country but it was under the same thumb, basically. And my coworker said actually that the people in Czechoslovakia got better things than the ones in Poland because the Poles were rebellious and Russia hated them more. Oh that was my coworker from Poland and also there was a boy that I had a crush on at the time. And I was 25 26 and he grew up in Poland until he was 7 but I never really asked him very much about it. He said he came from a little town nobody ever heard of. And that he couldn't read Polish because he didn't start school till he came to the US. And he was afraid to go to Canada because he didn't think they would let him back in. Even though he wasn't illegal or anything. But he wasn't a citizen either. Not sure why. And now back to your propaganda where people learned how to put together guns in a country where you weren't allowed to own a gun. Ironic, actually.

[@davidjackson4181]

Happy 22nd birthday Mr Virgo I hope you are loving your new hard earned life in NC 🎉🎂🥳🎈 Out of interest is your previous host in St Paul keeping in touch with you? Slava Ukraine 🙏🇺🇦🙏 Blessings from Oz 🦘🇦🇺🐨

[@judd442009]

Zack! How does the new history book cover the Russo-Georgian War of 2008?

[@fortunefair]

Two books i recommend: 1. Disinformation by Ion Mihai Pacepa, disinformation chief of Soviet bloc Romania 2. The Perestroika Deception by Anatoly Golitsyn- Golitsyn warned about the intentional restructuring of world communist power structure while reshaping the western mind to believe that communism had collapsed

[@vredacted3125]

_Something important to know, for all who are interested in history and/or support Ukraine:_ _Rus' ought not to be confused with modern “Russia”, which derives its name from the Rus' but historically is a completely different state, which almost all its existence was at war with the Rus'._ _Just like the Holy Roman Empire was actually Germany, “Russia” is actually Muscovy, despite their best attempts to convince everybody otherwise._ _Its name “Russia" received only in the 18th century, when Peter I simply changed Muscovy’s name into the “All Russian Empire” (Russia originates from Rosia, name used by the Greek Orthodox Clergy in regards to Rus')_ _Under the reign of Cathrine II Muscovites where even punished for continuing to identify as Muscovites, and were forced to call themselves Russian._ _Lands that Russia (Muscovy) claims were part of the original Rus', but actually weren't, are Novgorod, Suzdal, and Ryazan, since in historical texts of XI-XII centuries they are mentioned as separate entities from Rus'. They can be considered parts of extended Rus', although their culture was distinct from main Rus'._ _In 1493, Muscovite duke Ivan III appointed himself to be the Great Ruler of All Rus'. No other kings acknowledged that. From that point on Muscovy started to make false claims on Rus' ownership._ _“Russia” is an offshoot of Ukraine and not the other way round, despite what Soviet and Russian (Muscovite) historians have been trying to say for years. A Slavicised Finnic, then later, Mongolized offshoot. Kyiv was a developed cultured capital when Moscow was just another swamp village._ _Germany used to call itself the Holy Roman Empire, that didn’t mean they became the Romans, and all of a sudden had a right to claim whole of Italy and its history, but yet, that’s exactly what Russia (Muscovy) did in regards to Rus'-Ukraine, which is a horrible injustice!_

[@proudtitanicdenier4300]

Cool

[@SenpaiInTheHood]

Thank you Zack for informing the rest of the world without being bias. I’m so glad you’re finally in the States so you can speak without any censorship. Also I can tell you’ve been at the beach a lot by the color of your skin lol enjoy the beach life.

[@anonymoususer8895]

He’s not in the US. He’s in Europe.

[@SenpaiInTheHood]

@@anonymoususer8895 he recently moved to South Carolina my dude. Do you not follow him?

[@Chimel31]

Thanks for recommending Daniet's channel. I still need to figure out more about this rather anonymous guy(?) and the goal of his channel though. 😄

[@MathwithMing]

Subscribed to Daniet’s channel!!

[@feedback3472]

You are such a smart guy, I'm so impressed. I wish there would be more of your kind, thinking by themselves, then putin wouldn't have a chance. You are awesome. ❤

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

History is a record of what happened. It is not subjective, it is just the facts.

[@itsjustthemo]

It's very interesting to listen how you perceived what was happening in Russia and Ukraine after 2014 since we're exactly the same age

[@DavidKrstovich-yd6cp]

I’ve watched your videos for a while now, and I always find them to be thoughtful and informative. Thank you for educating us about contemporary Russia. Now that you are in United States and taking community college courses with the plan to transfer to a university, I want to let you know that you might want to look at the websites of the universities you plan to transfer to and see if they have a transfer credit database recording how courses from other schools transfer to their school. The higher education system here unfortunately is not uniform in terms of how credits transfer to one school versus another, so seeing how your intended university will receive your credits will make for a smooth transfer to your future university.

[@salyluz6535]

Zack did attend a US university for a short time before Covid closed things down. I am hopeful that those credits will transfer to whatever University Zack chooses in the future! But as someone who did transfer from one University to another in the middle of my education; I share that most of my classes did transfer credit, but not all of them. This is because not every university covers exact the same material, even if the class does have the same title. It is best to write to the university you are interested in attending, to send them a transcript of your classes, and ask them which ones would be accepted for credit at their university. They will need to investigate each course to see if it is equivalent to the courses they require. Hopefully at least the credits Zack received from the other US university will help him in the future! 💙🌻✌🏽

[@anonymoususer8895]

He’s not in the US. He’s in Europe.

[@brendataylor8388]

Zach I love your channel but the sound is getting more and more difficult to hear. New equipment maybe? It’s frustrating to try to follow when you cannot hear the dialog well😊

[@pamelajaye]

I didn't see the cover of the book on the thumbnail till just now

[@dan55ellis]

These people don't know what to do they can get dressed but the rest of their day is a challenge

[@zulubeatz1]

Very good point about leaving out the denazification.

[@royhughes2854]

I get jealous over how damn smart & good-looking Zack is!! I bet he gets ALL THE GIRLS falling for him and I get squat!! 😂😂

[@nathanbanks2354]

You got a superb mark for your imagination and creativity when you write fiction! 7:30

[@wkwojti]

Support from Poland ⬜🟦⬜🤝⬜🟥

[@goofyduder2604]

The danyet guy actually has rly interesting videos already up its worth checking out

[@BTinSF]

I want one of those blood red CCCP hoodies like the guy in Daniet's latest video and also the Kremlin mouthpiece Solovyev have. Wonder if they are available online.

[@SL-sd3sg]

Stay safe Zack 🤍💙🤍

[@r1chardhtube]

Great video, from the heart. It's sad that so many young minds will absorb this nonsense as the truth, I know I didn't question what the teachers told me, they were the teachers after all! Lets hope that the teachers can avoid teaching the syllabus and impart the truth, and avoid jail....

[@szaboaz]

This must be the same book that made the news in Hungary, for teaching that the 1956 revolution against the Russian occupation was only a rebellion of neo-nazis. So Russian tanks on the streets of Budapest were a special military operation even back then.

[@daviddonovan425]

"Z" stands for Zombies. If you see the "Z", you see a Zombie!

[@RichSDet]

When you don’t have the opposite viewpoint available to you it is difficult to see how propaganda is used. Propaganda only helps the state, the state of mind, the state of order, the state of the power in place, law. I will continue in further comments. You are an intelligent student that can perceive the powers of persuasion that propaganda uses. Keep up the great work! Perhaps I am too critical of your lack of perspective.you seem to have a real grasp of what the Russian propaganda is really trying to do. Well done.

[@feedback3472]

Russians treat politics as the weather... You said it very well!

[@issigonis975]

Parts of history are subjective but there are clear facts it is centred on. One that really shocks whenever WW2 is discussed with Russians is the agreement between Molotov and Ribbentrop (A way to pretend it is not Stalin and Hitler). From the Western perspective it was a betrayal from Russians it was to buy time. The facts though are real, it allowed Germany an easier time occupying Poland, Stalin occupied the Baltics and Eastern Poland, Stalin supplied vital raw materials for Germany, they even began building ships in St Petersburg for Germany. The facts are Stalin was allied to Germany at that time. The shock he felt when invaded showed he saw it that way. You can draw motives out and Hitlers intentions on the USSR was written down clearly. By forcing conformity in education you lock society up from innovation which we saw in the Soviet times. When Russians come out of the Putin period it is going to be every bit as traumatic as the fall of communism because the new generation has not been taught to adapt. A short term solution to keep him in power long term ticking bomb.

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

That is essentially what Putin was hoping to repeat. A Molotov Ribbentrop pact 2.0 that would give Russia control of eastern Europe again. And he hoped the US/NATO would sign it for him.

[@Anita-k]

Although it's been long time ago, I'm grateful that I didn't have to go to school in Russia ... especially now it has to be depressing.

[@alinsoar]

the flag has blue to sky and yellow to field.

[@michelleisaacson6069]

Curious. If a kid would, year after year, fail ONLY that class but excel in all others, is there still a chance for them to be successful in life? If someone knows or has some real insight, let me know. Thanks

[@suoquainen]

Poor children. I remember back that i often got problems with teachers in the early 80s and later other authorities in ex-GDR, because i opposed the russian influenced things and instead was reading and listening to forbidden stuff.

[@martinyeomans3319]

Wow, talk about restoring faith in the younger generation, I know their out there,it's just hard to find on most internet bull. Maybe I should search more,😁

[@JC-jv5xw]

Zack, you should have again mentioned the teacher that made you review your opinion on Crimea, and could be credited with the start on your journey of independent analysis. I wonder if she speaks so freely these days? BTW the pronunciation of Villain is usually "Villun"

[@PlanetaryCitizen]

Thanks for telling us about Daniet's channel. I subscribed.

[@roland-friedrichstricker4027]

Привет Zack 🙂The current conflict has a lot in common with WWI (1914-1918) and the collapse of the German Empire came from Kiel Mutiny of the naval soldiers 1918 who disregarded the order to fight against the Royal Navy to die as heros of the fatherland

[@craigsavarese4554]

It is a common enough practice. Look at Japan’s filtered history of their conduct in the 1940’s-40’s. Now step back and look at what a certain party in America is pushing to filter, alter, rewrite its history in public and higher education institutions.

[@sinan2.71]

When I think of Crimea and Russia together, the first thing that comes to mind is Potemkin villages. Crimea was actually never Russian. It was faux Russia. Enforced by might.

[@faamousZz]

Then u need to check your history if u think crimea never was russian. U can ask Elon Musk about it and he will teach u :)

[@hedda2022]

​@@faamousZzIt's hardly surprising that you Russians idolise Elon Musk when a lot of the rest of the world think he's a dangerous idiot, is it? I guess your favourite actor is Steven Seagal? Of course Crimea was Russian at one time, but for 60 years it was part of the Ukrainian SSR, and then the sovereign country of Ukraine, until Russia's illegal annexation. Kaliningrad used to belong to Germany (and Poland). Are you saying that you're ok with either of them taking it back? (Not that they want to) Maybe you should check your history - and preferably not from a Russian text book 😂😂😂

[@kevind6120]

How do you obtain a copy of this textbook? There is a journal that you can read called Russian Life, which I subscribe to.

[@dhl1544]

And the truth will set you free.

[@tananga_studio]

This is how education looked like in Poland before 1990.

[@airsoftghost]

Hi Zac, Fascinating video my friend. Your talk about Russian "history" versus authentic history reminded me of a KZbin channel from Yale University. The professor is Timothy Snyder and is called The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 1 (:kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHvGq3-irNVgmpo). You and many of us who follow your videos might also appreciate these videos for real historical context. Do keep in mind that this is a Yale University level course series and you probably need to take notes in a notebook of things that impress you. It's really good! I am on class 6 now and each one is about 45 minutes long. I recommend it. Don't forget to let me know when you get that post office box, okay? Take care and good luck!

[@Aughtel]

4:45 I'm sorry bro, but if I saw that charging at me in a trench, I'd die from adorableness.

[@julianmorrisco]

Nobody ever gave a thought to the split up of Russia until it invaded Ukraine. And now even serious people are talking about whether it’s a good thing. Not to split up the country, but if it’s a good thing if it splits itself up. I suppose it’s flattering to take up so much space in the heads of the z-fascists. God knows, most people in the west never gave a second thought to Russia until recently and these choads have steam coming out their ears about how everything bad, every time they fuck up, it’s someone else’s fault. Thanks for showing us this. It does make me feel that Russia will need to destroy itself. Or failing that, to be destroyed to fix their toxic society. As happened to the Nazis and Imperial Japan. So, they get their wish. This ex Russophile is happy to see the country brought low. This is on them, though.

[@BTinSF]

I have to disagree. It depended on what your reading encompasses but I am an antique who well remembers the breakup of the Soviet Union and its immediate aftermath when a couple of Harvard economics professors went to Moscow to teach them how to be capitalists and essentially enabled the creation of the oligarchy by encouraging the rapid and cheap sale of state industries to Yeltsin cronies and others. There was considerable discussion and criticism of what was happening at the time and the US role in it. Then, when just about all the former Warsaw Pact countries applied for NATO membership, there was debate about that too and whether it was wise to rub their loss in Russia's face. This was a time when things might have gone very differently had we handled our part in it more wisely and had the successor to the Soviet regime, Boris Yeltsin, been a wiser (and more sober) man.

[@tadasdovii8262]

You was not listening then. Many historian, politologist or politicians in Poland, Baltic states was trying to warn about russias posible actions. But even now many people dont listen to people who know russia. And absolutely ignored before 2014.

[@julianmorrisco]

@@BTinSF Absolutely. Economic rationalism, what they now call neo-liberalism (apparently in an effort to confuse half-wit feral right wingers that it must have something to do with the left wing because it has ‘liberal’ in the name) was a disaster for Ruzzia. An ideology the Ruzzians fell for after the USSR collapsed under its own contradictions. They aren’t children, however, they could have told the economists to fuck off, but they fell for it. To be fair to them, the rest of the world did as well. From my POV, the vast majority of the problems in the world from Climate Change through a supremacist China via a resentful, jealous Ruzzia come back to economic rationalism and the ‘new right’ economic thinking of Reagan, Thatcher, Chirac, Howard et al. But Ruzzia is a grown up country. Nobody invaded them. Sure, they were sold a pup when it comes to how to run your economy but nothing the US and the West wasn’t doing to itself at the same time. But the fatalism, corruption and resentment in the Ruzzian psyche made it worse for them. They should be a wealthy prosperous society, they have so many natural resources - but no. They vote in choad dictators like Putin, they blame everyone else for their problems and they attack their neighbours. Regularly. Fuck them, no excuses. There are reasons things happened the way they did but ultimately the shithole state of RuZZia is down to Ruzzians.

[@DevineAbyss]

I find it interesting how Putin and the Russian state is so preocupied with the USA and the west, while the west hardly ever thought about Russia from 1990-2020. Most of my life to me Russia was literally just some large wasteland full of poor people that search for work in Europe. Russia mainly supplied oil and gas. I don't think I have ever bought anything in my life that was "made in Russia", at least not to my knowledge. The industrial capacity of Russia to me seemed like something along the lines of Nigeria. Then Russia had all the large stockpiles of weapons and nukes from the Soviet era, that are completly outdated and overshadowed by everything used in modern times. And now Russia declared war on the poorest county in Europe and is beaten by said country. Yes, the west is sending a fraction of our military assets, which is a tiny fraction of our economies to help, but that is hardly noticable in most western state budgets. Germany's military budget was around 1% of it's economy to begin with. Now we are sending like 1/30 of that to Ukraine as support? Putin just gambled and lost. He wanted to overrun the poorest country of Europe in 2 weeks and then anex it before anyone pays attention or interferes. The Ukranians defended themselves and now most of the industrial world chips in just enough support so that Russia cannot win or loses. Putin does not want to stop the war, because his position and maybe life depends on it. Therefore this war will last until one of the following happens: a) Putin dies b) a coup or popular uprising removes him from power Ukraine slowly pushing out the Russian military will help to speed up a) or b). I hope for Ukraine, Russia and the world that this nonsense won't last too much longer. The outcome is completly clear anyways.

[@paulmes7667]

After WWII, the western victors treated Germany relatively kindly and helped it regain it's place in the world. West Germany came to terms with it's past (even if a lot of Nazi's lived to enjoy prosperity). It was not the same in East Germany (although the Nazi's also found jobs in the brave new order); Russia raped the country after it's soldier's raped the women (a regular pastime in Soviet/Russian army maintained to this day). I puzzled how such a civilised country could be so brainwashed? I understand now! As a rule of thumb, any comment or statement from the Soviets/Putinists and their apologists in the west has a 10% chance of being true. When will anyone in the West ever believe or trust Russia again? It took a generation for Germany; it will take longer, much longer for Russia. This is the saddest legacy of the Putin regime. This video helps us understand why Russia is so apthetic and willing to sacrifice it's sons for no good reason. It serves us well to try to avoid demonising the Russian people - but that is truly a hard thing to do wwhen they continue to act like barbarians. So thanks for your efforts Zack, but take care.

[@coffeecake8098]

He Zack, did you hear that Kadyrow confiscated the new textbook in Chechniya?