Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris

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A Complete History Of The Soviet Union Through The Eyes Of A Humble Worker, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris.
Music by "Pig With The Face Of A Boy"
Written and performed by DONALD NEWHOLM and DAN WOODS, with MALCOLM GAYNER & ROBIN HARRIS
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[@drgabe2908]

The tetris lore was deeper than I remembered it

[@janno288]

Same

[@emberhermin52]

what's the point of it all when you're building a wall and in front of your eyes it disappears?

[@c4cubey931]

@@emberhermin52 idk

[@insertname7704]

@@emberhermin52 sir this is a Wendy's and you're making me rethink my political views.

[@realkindacringe]

This is only the beginning

[@pythonology3905]

me: *Buys a snack* the entire class: *THE FOOD ON YOUR PLATE NOW BELONGS TO THE STATE*

[@doc882]

Python ology its quite annoying

[@yez1111]

One time I gave a friend the small bag of chips and it ended up being the most packed edit: jesus this comment jumped

[@GrtSage]

Me: Opens Pack of Gum at School Every Person At School: THE FOOD ON YOUR PLATE NOW BELONGS TO THE STATE

[@YTM100]

Plate?

[@dharmawiguna3232]

stupid

[@hgu]

I like how he goes from a socialist revolutionary, to a high ranking official, to an anticommunist, to a communist again

[@kaydenhubert4085]

I think the communist in the post-USSR part is supposed to be someone else

[@jman5949]

​@@kaydenhubert4085 I think the post part is his son or grandson

[@petergriffinfunnies]

We meet once more.

[@hgu]

@@petergriffinfunnies it seems we do Mr. Funnies

[@dayanbadruddinov6414]

From a socialist Revolutionary to a caucassian anti stalinist revisionist in siberia to a general in the red army to a KGB Agent to a GDR citizen to a gorbachev fan

[@wangsengsin2527]

I love how it starts off as a funny and relatable parody and slowly gets more and more psychopathic and terrifying.

[@LordVader1094]

Yeah that's the point

[@staringgasmask]

Just like the USSR!

[@adamfrisk9679]

If you know history of Tsarist Russia, the beginning is actually fairly accurate

[@malcolmreynolds4099]

"we shall regain the georgian soil" this is so eerie, and we know it was "georgian" mainly because it flows better in the song, it could very well have been "ukrainian"

[@adamfrisk9679]

@@malcolmreynolds4099 No, it's Georgian because there was a Russian-Georgian conflict in 2008

[@imreallyfeelingit8867]

i love the way there was a grand total of 2 actors

[@cumaproto9466]

And only one of them did most of the acting.

[@therubbercop4590]

I'm pretty sure its 3. there is the workers (the union)/people in line for a loaf of bread, the main actor, and the grandson (I think) at the end

[@firedude978]

@@therubbercop4590 I'm like 90% sure the TV fella at the end is the same guy who performs the workers and bread line folks.

[@therubbercop4590]

firedude978 idk the ppl in line look different from the TV guy. But I could be the same, man we need a face recognition machine lol

[@sinfullife8219]

The credits at the end state that this was performed by 4 people

[@icantcomeupwithagoodusername]

Man I got to say that Tetris has some of the most interesting lore out of all games

[@anduro7448]

Still a Better Love Story than Twilight 10/10 ING

[@chase1144]

And yet, Tetris is such a simple game.

[@user-hh3wr8wh9x]

Game Boy Tetris is set in the Russian Revolution in a factory along with Tetris 3D, colored Tetris set in modern day as building a house, real old black and white Tetris set in Yeltsin era.

[@thombrick]

The song of tetris is a russian folksong. Rather fitting.

[@gabistodolka4682]

I can't come up with a good username The theme song of Tetris both of them actually are soviet songs

[@ThatLoudCockatoo]

This has lived rent-free in my brain for over a decade.

[@jimmyriba]

13 years and still going strong.

[@LordDagron]

Same, I come back and watch a couple times a year.

[@juliakra01]

To Moscow I came seeking fortune But they’re making me work til I’m dead The bourgeoisie have it so easy The Tsar’s putting gold on his bread The people of Moscow are hungry But think what a feast there could be If we could create a socialist state That cared for the people like me: I am the man who arranges the blocks That descend upon me from up above. They come down and I spin them around Til they fit in the ground like hand in glove. Sometimes it seems that to move blocks is fine And the lines will be formed as they fall - Then I see that I have misjudged it! I should not have nudged it after all. Can I have a long one please? Why must these infernal blocks tease? I am the man who arranges the blocks That continue to fall from up above. Come Muscovite! Let the workers unite! A collective regime of peace and love. I work so hard in arranging the blocks But the landlord and taxman bleed me dry But the workers will rise! We will not compromise For we know that the old regime must die. Long live Lenin, kill the tsar! We salute the sickle and star! I am the man who arranges the blocks That continue to fall from up above. The food on your plate now belongs to the state A collective regime of peace and love. I have no choice in arranging the blocks Under Bolshevik rule, what they say goes. The rule of the game is we all are the same And my blocks must create unbroken rows. Long live Stalin! He loves you! Sing these words, or you know what he’ll do... I am the man who arranges the blocks That are made by the men in Kazakhstan. They come two weeks late and they don’t tessellate But we’re working to Stalin’s five year plan. I am the man who arranges the tanks That will make all the Nazis keep away The Fuhrer is dead, and Europe is Red! Let us point all our guns at the USA. We shall live forever more! We can start a nuclear war! I am the man who arranges the blocks That are building a highly secret base. Hip hip hurrah for the USSR! We are sending our men to outer space. I work so hard in arranging the blocks But each night I go home to my wife in tears - What’s the point of it all, when you’re building a wall And in front of your eyes it disappears? Pointless work for pointless pay This is one game I shall not play. I am the man who arranges the blocks! But tomorrow I think I’ll stay in bed. The winter is cold, I’ve got plenty of gold And I’m standing in line for a loaf of bread Maybe we’d be better off If we brought down Gorbachev I am the man who arranges the blocks That continue to fall from up above. The markets are free! So much money for me! Tell me, why should I care for peace and love? The markets are free! So much money for me! Tell me, why should I care for peace and love? Peace and love, peace and love! And now the wall is down, the Marxists frown There’s foreign shops all over town When in Red Square, well don’t despair There’s Levi’s and McDonald’s there The US gave us crystal meth And Yeltsin drank himself to death But now that Putin’s put the boot in, Who’ll get in our way? So we reject free enterprise And once again the left will rise. Prepare the flags to be unfurled For we’re seceding from the world: We shall regain the Georgian soil We shall obtain the Arctic oil We shall arrange the blocks and toil Forever and a day. Game over.

[@cristyablad]

Thank you 😊

[@ardentlygoing]

You are a hero, thank you.

[@color-head1696]

spaciba!! 🙏🏻✌🏻

[@leeyenherngcalebpeircess6121]

I would normally ignore but there's no lyrics in the video so... liked.

[@theducknamednewepicla9507]

Yeah

[@ConspiracyTheo]

"I promise I won't get political." Not even three drinks later:

[@usernamethenamed]

LMAO

[@koka_pepsi]

LMFAO

[@fishefall4495]

i am 11 so it had to cost me some time to get it but lmoa update: 12 update: 13 update: 14 (midway)

[@jhonnysilverhand13]

1 shot of strong vodka poured by a Russian immigrant

[@maddie_1122]

me when i'm sober:

[@edwardglass9602]

This is the story of a bricklayer who became a labor leader during the Revolution, became a Party apparatchik during the Civil War and its aftermath, overseeing construction and industry. He rose to prominence as a Party man experienced in logistics and construction, and as a result oversaw a large part of Stalin's First Five Year Plan. Poor supplies from Kazakh factories resulted in poor-quality buildings that were notoriously unstable, which almost led to this bricklayer's death in the Stalinist purges later in the decade. When WWII broke out, he was soon to be on Beria's list, but an old friend in the government from the Revolution days bailed him out and got him a position in the Army as a logistics officer. When the disaster of Barbarossa and its aftermath gutted the Red Army, the bricklayer saw himself catapulted to higher and higher offices - where he excelled as a logistical wizard. He would rise to the rank of Major General, and participated in the famous battle of Kursk. He took command of a tank detachment during the clash at Prokhorovka and helped blunt the German advance, later earning him a medal as a Hero of the Soviet Union. He would remain in the Soviet Army in the aftermath, seeing the start of the Cold War and the division of Germany. As a general in the logistical corps, he would go on to oversee the construction of missile bases and rocket test sites like Plokštinė, Kapustin Yar, and the Baikonur Cosmodrome. He would later record disillusionment with the Soviet regime throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, and was one of the first Soviet officials to embrace the free market - leading to him becoming exceedingly wealthy in the real estate, construction, and oil businesses.

[@carterlastname6218]

Nice high quality shit post.

[@yeshua8952]

Good shitposting

[@mzmadmike]

Epic shitpost. You had me going until 1950, where I started going, "Wait, how old is this guy?"

[@lagrangepoint9386]

> an old friend in the government from the Revolution days Sorry, but no. Those had all been purged or rendered powerless in the 30's. There were no old revolutionaries in the government by the time the war began.

[@hallowedbeyourdays]

As far as age goes, he could've fit in well if he was born in exactly 1900. Having just started as bricklayer, for at least a job as a young adult?

[@hgu]

Assuming he is 20 years old at the overthrow of Nicholas II, he was born in 1897. Yeltsin died in 2007 and Putins first term ended in 2008. The ending must take place between 4/27/2007 and 5/7/2008. He is between 110 and 111 years old in the final segment.

[@FirstLast-di5sr]

Putin couped Yeltsin NYE '99 though..

[@someguy4512]

@@FirstLast-di5sr no he didn't Putin got elected to power, and Yeltsin died from drinking too much. what kind of alternatives history is this?

[@hgu]

@@FirstLast-di5sr the presidency of russia

[@hgu]

@@FirstLast-di5sr doesn’t effect anything because yeltsin is already dead at the end

[@ScootsMcDootson]

It actually must end at the earliest 7th of August 2008 because it mentions the invasion of Georgia.

[@revvv3889]

GF: "what's your fav music genre?" Me: "History"

[@MyMika2004]

*power metal intensifies*

[@vinkhe861]

sabaton : *bruh*

[@user-ye2xc9ip3d]

So sabaton basically?

[@TuckyBlue]

Me: tetris

[@weskerposting]

sabaton

[@samovarmaker9673]

When you work at a store: "I am the man who arranges the crocs"

[@thomasheaberlin3220]

I love you

[@thegiantchocolatedinosaur3019]

@n8yboi well then, I'll delete my comment for ruining a comment

[@TM-qk2yy]

@@thegiantchocolatedinosaur3019 wait what did you say

[@thegiantchocolatedinosaur3019]

@@TM-qk2yy I said another lyric. It was: "That come upon me from in the back."

[@TM-qk2yy]

@@thegiantchocolatedinosaur3019 oh, that's not terrible.

[@twomouse5572]

"Pointless work for pointless pay" really feeling that

[@thraexgladiator]

Capitalism moment

[@In_The_Base]

@@thraexgladiator *communism

[@user-xw5cp4mo9p]

​@@thraexgladiator well that doesn't capitalism it applies to every system

[@thraexgladiator]

@@user-xw5cp4mo9p Moneyless systems tho?

[@user-xw5cp4mo9p]

@@thraexgladiator expect for a system to work it need some for compression to work

[@gormlesshoboproductions]

Ive listened to this for 5 years and have only realised the tetris relation is referring to how the leaders of Russia have all tried to create something that is impossible: They want even full lines, but whenever you get one in it disappears.

[@mvorotiloff]

In general, the idea of tetris is that successes disappear while failures sum up.

[@jazzyjswift]

@@mvorotiloff That's.... melancholically profound...

[@LIMZHIXUANMoe-qs2ef]

wait what?

[@Zyphon]

wow, that worker had such a long lifespan

[@pezzie3201]

Ikr

[@ghrndez]

Zyphon chill out with the comments you are reaching critical levels

[@thedoublessymbol]

dude lives to be over 100 at the end also your more common to find than justin y, or owo

[@hellogeneralknobi3861]

And he still looks young

[@Autonomous.Vagabond]

That’s the beauty of communism comrade

[@Oberkaiser]

The fact that the camera quality changes throughout it was a great detail.

[@utubepunk]

Oh nice! I noticed but never really noticed. 😄

[@infernosgaming8942]

Plus his overall look as well. At the start he has basic overalls and a shaved head, by the end, in the 90s fasion, he's got a leather jacket and a mollet.

[@AdnanASyukri]

Whoa I just noticed when i read this comment 😂

[@JW-zx5dr]

Oh I didn’t even realise!

[@firstnamelastname5449]

I completely missed that lol

[@natemerrill489]

I showed this to my students years ago... it turned out to be amazingly prophetic. I had to show them Tetris for them to understand the theme. One of the most talented music videos ever.

[@thestraw8271]

How young are your students? I’m 14 and I’ve known what Tetris was since I can last remember.

[@n1thecaptain965]

You had to show them tetris? Did they never play games when they were younger?

[@basedhalo]

I don't know a single person that doesn't know what Tetris is.

[@thedoublessymbol]

They didn't know Tetris?

[@JhonIkkiOfficial]

I've never met anyone who didn't know tetris

[@pvp6077]

The way the last verse has remained relevant for the past 13 years 💀💀💀

[@CarthagoMike]

This was so good that I did not even realize I was watching a 10 year old video with a max resolution of 480p.

[@mikewong2440]

It even feels correct because of the video effects making it seem old fashioned. -Dan

[@emperorofthecosmos4640]

@@mikewong2440 who is dan

[@ianplace9977]

@@emperorofthecosmos4640 I think it him I don’t know

[@cumunist2120]

I think the old style is what makes it bearable

[@PHZanoni]

Vídeos from 10 years ago are not bad as many people think.

[@DominatingCrow]

6 year old me at the park: I am the man who arranges the rocks

[@shaheerrauf933]

Considering I have to do gardening, at 18 years of age- I am the man who arranges the rocks.

[@Sumautisticguy]

One time my classmate was stacking rocks in science, at 13 years of age- he is the man who arranges the rocks

[@DogDogGodFog]

This was so ahead of its time in terms of production quality and lyrical writing!

[@empereurnico6048]

Damn right

[@ThouShaltSuffer1]

There was a lot of high quality stuff back then, just a lot of it has been deleted, a lot of stuff by talented people used to get "licenced" by scammers like atomfilms and machinima who strictly licenced it to their site and channel and would pay them or promise them more views

[@Waltyworld]

So true

[@unofficial_rock]

3:58 "what's the point of it all when you're building a wall but in front of your eyes it disappears" this line has so much meaning not just for the soviet union but as a metaphor for life. I just basically got completely alienated from everyone I had ever loved and cared about apart from a couple family members, and that this was planned all along just to poke fun at me, and tonight I came back to this because I can now truly understand what is meant by this. You are building up, putting so much care into and just putting all of your time, energy, joy, personality into everything just for it to get torn down almost instantly.

[@invaderHUNK]

Hope you’re doing better bro

[@AConquerorsVendetta]

We all got separated and isolated, for the last 3 years

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

It is not the goal of tetris to build the wall, but the achieve the progress of completing a line. And so too is life. We cant hold on to all of our accomplishments like a chain on us. Each success, each new year is a little victory. So to keep having the wall built up and brought down, thats an achievement.

[@jmurray1110]

Though in context if the USSR the fallen rolls are actually a reference to the completely pointless building jobs issued by the state as a means of keeping the population working for their salaries It was quite common for public works projects to be built just to be torn down later since work was required to maintain the system and a sea of the desiderata wasn’t required to artificially depress wages and automation wasn’t available to deal with every in order to institute UBI or abolish money in general You know communist that stateless, classless, moneyless society

[@SuperKlondike64]

I think it might also be referencing the Berlin Wall.

[@Blue-Maned_Hawk]

Woah woah woah woah wait. This came out *_-NINE-_**_ TEN YEARS AGO???_*

[@slippynapkins4153]

Now its 10 years... Time sure flies.

[@janno288]

@@slippynapkins4153 yea

[@intergalactichumanempire9759]

An artifact of a simpler time.

[@bv0804]

Oh shit

[@josephstalin6760]

Holy crap

[@cactuscraze4877]

Did anyone else come here expecting a shitpost but was surprised by how good this sounds? Like the tetris theme fits PERFECTLY.

[@cinderheart2720]

It was a dance song long before it was a video game track.

[@Nugcon]

A shitpost from 9 years ago would be as good as this tho.

[@StabbySabby]

Hey who wants to start a cactus cult in 2057 near Lake Mead?

[@TheBestGrapefruitGuy]

@@StabbySabby Me

[@BasedFrancis]

I mean the tetris theme is based off a russian folk song to begin with...

[@Fnaf_enthusiasts]

13 years ago?!?! AND the song is good

[@brysonheslop4852]

I know it crazy to think about that

[@Frankstomp]

Looking back on this as an adult and 13 years of video-making advancement later: this was an insane amount of work. Great job, and thank you for an earworm that persists well over a decade later.

[@raf42]

Playing Tetris99, still hearing these lyrics, even after years.

[@dandyfeller]

I thought I was the only one, holy shit.

[@FissionCube]

i cant help but sing it... can i have a long one please.....

[@numberc8420]

I can probably sing this word word.

[@skrytetemnoty7590]

same

[@feinky8489]

lel

[@WhiteShadow01]

I love how his facial expressions fluctuate back and forth between being a humble, friendly worker.... and a complete psychopath.

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

not even necessarily "psychopath" ... at times its more like "a poor, broken man"

[@JanKowalski-ic6np]

Whote Shadow You are in false

[@flipper-b8588]

You noticed that too?!

[@kabbage878]

It’s the average moods of a true soviet

[@anduro7448]

didnt notice that

[@kanazamkniety3046]

This aged like milk and fine wine at the same time.

[@UrielPizzis]

What do you mean?

[@Baello999]

The song ends in the early 2010s, after the Russo-Georgian War (2008) and during disputes over Arctic territory. Putin is vowing to rebuild Russia's glory after the fall of the Soviet Union, and Russia is beginning to withdraw from the US and EU. 15 years later, Putin is still in power, Russia is more isolated than ever and is fighting a stalemating war with Ukraine. Soviet power was not restored, and Russia is making the same mistakes it has made since 1900.

[@Adoveheatla]

2:17 when the slide shows a ship firing a shell, it was the first shell being shot at the provisional government after the Tsar left, also the start of the Soviet era

[@intergalactichumanempire9759]

Wall Street be like “I am the man who arranges the stocks”

[@hellbeforebreakfast6304]

you mean *stonks*

[@intergalactichumanempire9759]

@@hellbeforebreakfast6304 Sir, Reddit is the next website over.

[@cyanidetaco759]

@@intergalactichumanempire9759 LMAO

[@yummyprovolone7867]

Stonks meme:"I Am te men fho argandes te stonks"

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

@@hellbeforebreakfast6304 R/MurderedByWords

[@Takai05]

When he said “I am the man who arranges the blocks” I really felt that

[@presidenteherm5161]

Takai05 I wonder what he arranges....

[@Nugcon]

same

[@Takai05]

I two am confused on what he does

[@dr.manatee9293]

Takai05 i wanna like this but it’s at 469 likes and I can break it

[@dr.manatee9293]

*cant

[@DraconaiAuracto]

Been rewatching this every year for the past five at least, and this is the first time I noticed the dude at 2:04 dropping his hammer.

[@FishHatcheryGuy]

Watching this in honor of the kid who finally broke this legendary game.

[@absentcoder4552]

Blu Scuti, yeah.

[@cosmo1851]

He was the man who arranges the blocks that descend upon him from up above. It's him. He's the man. Who arranges. The blocks.

[@elijah3370]

Me: “Don’t worry, I won’t get all political.” *three drinks later* “THE FOOD ON YOUR PLATE IS NOW OWNED BY THE STATE!”

[@MarioPerez-ng9it]

I am the Senate-er, Dictator.

[@mach2223]

you mean *our* plate

[@theparadigm8149]

@Elijah Let me guess: Vodka!!!

[@nexuschanseloldaccount643]

im the 666th reply lmao.

[@Brackets_Guy]

[@kroegerfamily8371]

developers when explaining the lore "there's no lore, just a fun game" theorists when explaining the lore

[@retro_roy5591]

USSR lore

[@cristyablad]

Late reply, but they're literally making a movie about it now. Yes, I'm serious.

[@tw0tr1ckp0nyficated]

@@cristyablad huh? about tetris?

[@cristyablad]

@@tw0tr1ckp0nyficated Yes, really, about Tetris. I read about it today in Entertainment Weekly when somebody told me, and they're pretty reliable about movie news!

[@evanharrison4054]

Tetris is basically the distillation of communism. Your successes disappear immediately, but your failures pile up until you die. Fun fact: did you know that when they taught AI how to play tetris, it deduced that its only possible recourse is to lose? It went through every possible scenario until it realized that the only way this torture ends is by losing. It then decided to pile up the blocks to the top until the game ended. We build a thinking machine, teach it nothing but how to play tetris, and it'd rather die. And that's my argument against communism.

[@dayanbadruddinov6414]

0:00 1914 0:52 1917-1922 2:25 1922-1924 2:55 1944 3:20 1945 3:26 1945-1948 3:29 1949 3:43 1953 3:51 1961-1984

[@oracle372]

He said at 2:00 that the landlord bled him dry so it’s clearly still before 1917. I think it starts in 1905 or so, not 1914

[@oracle372]

2:18 is probably 1917

[@oracle372]

2:55 was before 1940, more around 1936

[@MasaMasa-hv9fl]

4:55 1986-1991 5:18 1992-2000

[@dayanbadruddinov6414]

@@oracle372 i thought he referred to the chechen and ingush deportations where Stalin deported our folk to siberia. Because gulags we're Made everywere Not just in siberia

[@Tess_LikesDucks]

"What's the point of it all when your building a wall and in front of your eyes it dis-a-pears" that hit different

[@kingdomoffryslan4920]

The guy who was playing the accordion needs a raise. Absolutely perfect.

[@troglodyte4207]

BleedOutBlender - No everybody should get the some amount of money

[@akarouge]

Accordion or Balalaika?

[@skywantsanacc]

yknow what can give him that raise? marxism

[@DialecticalMaterialismRocks]

@@skywantsanacc we don't raise income. We give the missing income, which they deserve!

[@illman8876]

Give him a raise because that's good capitalism

[@Gorm169]

"When in Red Square, well don’t despair There’s Levi’s and McDonald’s there" Who would've thought that was gonna be the first line to become outdated?

[@mechamonkeymancityboat7785]

Capitalism is so strong it won't even take that long for them to open again, just you wait

[@struanmcphillips5963]

Damn...

[@marcush4741]

It ain't out of love for ukraine. It's because they can say "look, we did good" while also not risking assets stored in a currency under sanction.

[@Silverwind87]

@@marcush4741 Agreed. And it's not like it's gonna hurt Putin. This is just gonna affect the citizens of Russia, not the government.

[@greenpissru]

@@Silverwind87 it's true. As for me as a citizen of Russia I don't know how to live into the future. Have no f-ing idea... Have no appartunity to leave.

[@lifedecoded9842]

Updated line for Feb 2022: "I am the man who arranges the blocks that continue to fall from up above, we're marching today into eastern ukraine, and somehow the west will take the blame!"

[@simplyerayn6278]

Heyyy, that's pretty good.

[@Cyclonuss]

This is actually REALLY artistic!

[@RandomGuy_368]

I was not expecting to see a decent or great update to the song 10/10

[@ultraviolet7838]

“We can’t regain Ukrainian soil, The west is sanctioning our oil, Can’t we arrange the blocks and toil, Forever and a day? GAME OVER!”

[@andrewlance3898]

Well done. Leaving a comment to see how the rest of the verse finishes

[@gzell5556]

This has aged really well considering that it's over 13 years old.

[@PluvioZA]

It's because this vid was published not long after the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008. Fast forward to 2014 and we have the annexing of Crimea and then the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Also funny because all the companies that opened up in Russia, that were shown in this video have all left the country again

[@TheSpreakTod]

fr, the tape effect makes it look like so high quality, when the max quality is 480P

[@Mindawga]

I love how the artstyle is based on the ussr camera technology available at the time. For example it starts off with a grainy colourless video and ends with a colour tv.

[@odst_0054]

Ooorrrrrr any nation's tech from the 30's to 2000's...?

[@RRW359]

@@odst_0054 Except it isn't in color until after the fall. Most video in the west was color by the 80's, but if you look up photos of Salyut 7 or Mir in its early days they are all in monochrome.

[@mofane6198]

Coulor begins with Europe is red

[@rcr257]

*we

[@user-hh3wr8wh9x]

Though this is going far and beyond on effects already, I wish they would have made the camera more and more red until the colored part

[@moistsnail7681]

complete history of fascist italy to the theme song of mario bros pls

[@Meshugas]

Funniculí Funniculá would be such a fun one for Italy

[@lionocyborg6030]

Do you mean the original arcade (whose theme is "a little night music" by Mozart) or _Super_ Mario Bros on Famicom and Famicom Disk System?

[@gamerito100]

Moist Snail I chocked because of this comment

[@Nootathotep]

PLS PLS PLS

[@user-vx2up4ze4d]

YES

[@GreatPolandMapper12]

13 Milion views, 13 years ago. Perfect Edit: Now it's 14 years ago. Time flies.

[@deadpuppetsociety]

Coming back to this after the Tetris trailer.

[@MadChristoph]

My history teacher actually showed us this while we were learning about the Russian Revolution, it was great

[@MadChristoph]

@Hi last name she was a great teacher

[@armenianrussian]

That’s actually weird. Because there are some mistakes in this video. I hope that your teacher explained it to you.

[@MadChristoph]

@@armenianrussian everyone is always trying to change history and we get no detailer answers

[@armenianrussian]

@@MadChristoph but still. Lenin didn't kill the Tsar (actually he was the Emperor, but in English, it's always Tsar, I don't know why). Maybe it wasn't even after his order. But... okay. I just don't like it when in good song or musical (Hamilton, I'm looking at you) the author is changing history. Especially Russian history. Because it's the history of my motherland... sorry again. I shouldn't tell all of this. But I wanted. So I did. Thank you for your attention.

[@MadChristoph]

@@armenianrussian look I clearly don't remember what I learned in History class, this was before quarantine, but I'll take your word for it

[@sloshed-rat]

"What's the point of it all, when your building a wall and in front of your eyes it disappears?" That is probably one of the most insightful statements I've ever heard.

[@onenerd9573]

+Octo Gone It fits both the subject material and Tetris, which I found clever.

[@sloshed-rat]

One Nerd95 Indubitably.

[@GamesLegitament]

Damn, now I'm thinking about all those hours wasted playing Tetris.

[@loqutor]

+Octo Gone The economist Milton Friedman paid a visit to China during Deng's reforms. He was taken on a tour of the country, and one of the sights he was shown was a construction site where workers were digging a canal. He saw them down on the site, digging with shovels, and asked Deng "Why aren't you using any heavy earth-moving equipment, like backhoes or bulldozers?" Deng replied "This is a jobs program." Friedman scoffed, then said "So why don't you have them digging with spoons? You'll create even more jobs."

[@sloshed-rat]

+Phil H When was this?

[@andymac4883]

Okay, but the shot of the Game Boy version's Buran launch, leading into the Vostok? I feel like more people should be talking about that, because it's magnificent.

[@user-pb8pv4ud6r]

это они решили убить 2-ух зайцев 1 выстрелом

[@eoji620]

one of the best pieces of music created by humanity. i find myself 13 years after it's creation still coming back to listen joyfully

[@crisptomato9495]

When you work at a clothing store “I am the man who arranges the socks.”

[@TheEnderLeader1]

Why is this not at the top

[@Joxat_]

@@TheEnderLeader1 capitalism, comrade

[@brookagainstthemachine]

The goose in front of the other geese "I am the man who arranges the flocks"

[@ylemvalenciano10]

ayyy

[@emberhermin52]

working at a sex shop putting away the dildos like "I am the man who arranges the cocks" working for a watchmaker like "I am the man who arranges the clocks"

[@christianmoore7109]

The production values here are really amazing. I mean today they're quite impressive, but when you consider the fact that this video is almost exactly 10 years old, it's truly impressive. I'll bet you didn't even notice that the maximum quality is 480p until someone pointed it out. That's because of the excellent work done to ensure that the video quality wasn't an issue even at exceedingly low resolutions.

[@callumsmodellingcentre6902]

I uhh, did not.

[@heinzguderian628]

oh my god its true

[@selenophile410]

What editing software did they have then ? That too with a small budget

[@birb125]

>The production values here are really amazing We've taken the means of production!

[@Bored-ov7jf]

Holy shit its only 480p??? I never noticed before, its very impressive

[@zorrothemacho]

3:24 why does these moments keep playing in my head.

[@Artilleriy_Pushkin1]

Not only you

[@maprivero1251]

I love the energy in "Europe is RED"

[@JaxonHumphrey-lw1gs]

Because the Führer is indeed dead.

[@ereini0n]

That last part - it's amazing how prophetic a song from 13 years ago is.

[@Wextraa]

I like the detail that the guy gets better at English during the video. Possibly showing the switch to globalization.

[@dcritelli11]

wait for real?

[@Wextraa]

@@dcritelli11 I certainly noticed it. From "hand in glove" in the beginning to well, the English-spoken guy at the end

[@ivanlol7153]

@@Wextraa a but late but also "sometimes it seems that to move blocks is fine"

[@starderberg]

I just noticed that

[@theducknamednewepicla9507]

Ok

[@soupy4099]

Should have been "I am the man who arranges the stocks" 4:55

[@atm1947]

ha

[@claypidgeon4807]

Nice

[@Jokerz199]

He wants it related to tetris

[@soupy4099]

Anthony Lee at 3:15 he says "I am the man who arranges the tanks"

[@yetanother9127]

Briefly misread your comment as "I am the man who arranges the Scots". Had a chuckle at that.

[@IanSpace71]

I am the man who arranges the blocks But our leaders still bring hardships and pain You’d think that we’d learn, taken a better turn, But we’re sending our tanks into Ukraine

[@axzontheproto]

perfect

[@jebkerman5422]

I am the man who arranges the b0mbs that will make the Kakhovka dam blow away. Now the farmland is gone and the flooding's begun, who cares about civilians anyway?

[@leeyenherngcalebpeircess6121]

And the next 4 lines can just be the one they used for Stalin, except instead of Siberia it's a sniper at a window shooting

[@draconon7072]

@@leeyenherngcalebpeircess6121 Nah in this day and age it's just a window with all the oligarchs "accidentally" falling out of them

[@ExactWriter6016]

Genius

[@mosquito4581]

seems the game ain't over yet

[@beevie4081]

Woke up this morning, read the news, and have had this song caught in my head ever since. Time to add another verse, I guess.

[@morganyu9128]

PUTINS PUT THE BOOT IN/ BUT HE WENT INSANE/

[@kristinamikhalova5674]

Same here

[@caramelpawthewarriorcat2675]

Same here as well

[@kylefer]

It surprisingly aged extremely well, especially from around 3 minutes on.

[@twyzeas]

When in Red Square, well don’t despair No Levi’s and McDonald’s there

[@icicle_ai9748]

When you work in a gun store: I am the man who arranges the glocks

[@thelastcommander8765]

*THIS IS AMERICA*

[@janno288]

We are*

[@maxmuller8633]

@Muffinconsumer4 That is not even funny

[@maxmuller8633]

@Muffinconsumer4 I am not your child

[@janno288]

@Muffinconsumer4 or i will put out the silencer

[@panzer_tank]

he is the man that arranges the blocks that continue to fall from up above

[@PhantomGirl318]

Thirteen years and this still lives in my brain. What a great piece of art!

[@arti5640]

Lyrics To Moscow I came seeking fortune But they’re making me work til I’m dead The bourgeoisie have it so easy The Tsar’s putting gold on his bread The people of Moscow are hungry But think what a feast there could be If we could create a socialist state That cared for the people like me: I am the man who arranges the blocks That descend upon me from up above. They come down and I spin them around Til they fit in the ground like hand in glove. Sometimes it seems that to move blocks is fine And the lines will be formed as they fall - Then I see that I have misjudged it! I should not have nudged it after all. Can I have a long one please? Why must these infernal blocks tease? I am the man who arranges the blocks That continue to fall from up above. Come Muscovite! Let the workers unite! A collective regime of peace and love. I work so hard in arranging the blocks But the landlord and taxman bleed me dry But the workers will rise! We will not compromise For we know that the old regime must die. Long live Lenin, kill the tsar! We salute the sickle and star! I am the man who arranges the blocks That continue to fall from up above. The food on your plate now belongs to the state A collective regime of peace and love. I have no choice in arranging the blocks Under Bolshevik rule, what they say goes. The rule of the game is we all are the same And my blocks must create unbroken rows. Long live Stalin! He loves you! Sing these words, or you know what he’ll do... I am the man who arranges the blocks That are made by the men in Kazakhstan. They come two weeks late and they don’t tessellate But we’re working to Stalin’s five year plan. I am the man who arranges the tanks That will make all the Nazis keep away The Fuhrer is dead, and Europe is Red! Let us point all our guns at the USA. We shall live forever more! We can start a nuclear war! I am the man who arranges the blocks That are building a highly secret base. Hip hip hurrah for the USSR! We are sending our men to outer space. I work so hard in arranging the blocks But each night I go home to my wife in tears - What’s the point of it all, when you’re building a wall And in front of your eyes it disappears? Pointless work for pointless pay This is one game I shall not play. I am the man who arranges the blocks! But tomorrow I think I’ll stay in bed. The winter is cold, I’ve got plenty of gold And I’m standing in line for a loaf of bread Maybe we’d be better off If we brought down Gorbachev I am the man who arranges the blocks That continue to fall from up above. The markets are free! So much money for me! Tell me, why should I care for peace and love? The markets are free! So much money for me! Tell me, why should I care for peace and love? Peace and love, peace and love! And now the wall is down, the Marxists frown There’s foreign shops all over town When in Red Square, well don’t despair There’s Levi’s and McDonald’s there The US gave us crystal meth And Yeltsin drank himself to death But now that Putin’s put the boot in, Who’ll get in our way? So we reject free enterprise And once again the left will rise. Prepare the flags to be unfurled For we’re seceding from the world: We shall regain the Georgian soil We shall obtain the Arctic oil We shall arrange the blocks and toil Forever and a day

[@theswarmsquad3606]

thanks zerotwo.

[@Alibeitai]

game over

[@repubblesmcglonky8990]

You took more dedication than the interim Soviet Government

[@LordCybertruck]

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey There lived a certain man in Russia long ago He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow Most people looked at him with terror and with fear But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear He could preach the Bible like a preacher Full of ecstasy and fire But he also was the kind of teacher Women would desire Ra ra Rasputin Lover of the Russian queen There was a cat that really was gone Ra ra Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine It was a shame how he carried on He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Czar But the kazachok he danced really wunderbar In all affairs of state he was the man to please But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze For the queen he was no wheeler dealer Though she'd heard the things he'd done She believed he was a holy healer Who would heal her son Ra ra Rasputin Lover of the Russian queen There was a cat that really was gone Ra ra Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine It was a shame how he carried on But when his drinking and lusting And his hunger for power Became known to more and more people The demands to do something About this outrageous man Became louder and louder Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey "This man's just got to go", declared his enemies But the ladies begged, "don't you try to do it, please" No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms Though he was a brute, they just fell into his arms Then one night some men of higher standing Set a trap, they're not to blame "Come to visit us", they kept demanding And he really came Ra ra Rasputin Lover of the Russian queen They put some poison into his wine Ra ra Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine He drank it all and said, "I feel fine" Ra ra Rasputin Lover of the Russian queen They didn't quit, they wanted his head Ra ra Rasputin Russia's greatest love machine And so they shot him 'til he was dead Oh, those Russians

[@LordCybertruck]

Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics, Great Russia has welded forever to stand. Created in struggle by will of the people, United and mighty, our Soviet land! Sing to the Motherland, home of the free, Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong. O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people, To Communism's triumph lead us on! Through tempests the sunrays of freedom have cheered us, Along the new path where great Lenin did lead. To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples, Inspired them to labour and valourous deed. Sing to the Motherland, home of the free, Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong. O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people, To Communism's triumph lead us on! In the victory of Communism's immortal ideal, We see the future of our dear land. And to her fluttering scarlet banner, Selflessly true we always shall stand! Sing to the Motherland, home of the free, Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong. O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people, To Communism's triumph lead us on!

[@unleashed93]

I don't know if you guys heard, but he's the man who arranges the blocks.

[@applesaucedog2642]

Ya don’t say

[@skrytetemnoty7590]

no kidding!

[@tasertag7513]

Nice Easter Egg.

[@among-us-99999]

but where do the blocks come from?

[@applesaucedog2642]

dontlikemath -.- I would have to guess they are from the men in Kazakhstan

[@dewhashish]

Now I am ready for the Tetris movie.

[@klinetalladen]

Hollywood missed the opportunity to use your song as closing credits for the TETRIS movie.

[@The_Viscount]

"Prepare the flags to be unfurled 'cause we're seceding from the world..." Aged a bit too well.

[@ouchiegiverjr]

“game over”

[@wow-roblox8370]

@@ouchiegiverjr nuclear war is about to start :/

[@GermanConquistador08]

@@wow-roblox8370 - Good Rusland.

[@Wyrm3]

@@wow-roblox8370 probably not with M.A.D and all

[@tayntedmemories]

@@wow-roblox8370 Pray that MAD saves us all.

[@spacedustic]

Can we simply point out that this still isn't dated, despite it being almost 10 years old already, as Putin still holds office in Russia? It's... impressive

[@franchufranchu119]

The last part was actually added a few years ago

[@AAArnold]

@@franchufranchu119 What? No, why would it be added? Putin first became president of the russian federation in 2000.

[@callumsmodellingcentre6902]

@Liam Connor so this video will still be relevant

[@user-ze6yx2eg9w]

last part is better as "We shall regain Ukrainian soil" nowdays. But the spirit is still intact.

[@SteveOnlin]

@@franchufranchu119 look at the quality of the video

[@F3uertrunk3n]

He is the man that arranges the blocks

[@Chunky_Monkey-ci4bw]

Guys I think this is the man who arranges the blocks

[@05-1-Kommadant-Hans]

Just a hunch

[@Arkiasis]

So when the Soviet Union collapsed everyone got British accents?

[@erwin669]

+OneManArmy Of course! Don't you know that the Russians only speak Russian when there are Americans about? They speak British accented English otherwise

[@GamesLegitament]

Don't you know that everyone including Romans speak with English accents?

[@SerunaXI]

+OneManArmy The Newscaster accent, considerably the most neutral and articulate of English accents.

[@getmilked6216]

yes

[@raymondthebrotherofperryma1403]

Actually, the reason why Russians speak English with a British accent is all of the films for their English language studies were made in the UK. No, really.

[@coolcatchloe3568]

When you’re a gym teacher “I am the man who arranges the jocks”

[@suomi5475]

Yea

[@TheAutisticKeybladeWielder]

nice.

[@ashtonhoward5582]

Works with a coach, too. Same with sports team manager.

[@natospysanchez8938]

Us army: I am the man who arranges the paratroopers that continue to fall from above

[@ashtonhoward5582]

@@natospysanchez8938 too many syllables. Doesn't quite work

[@ozymandias3329]

12 years later and this still slaps

[@GabrielLopez-ve9jv]

*COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION, ARRANGED TO THE MELODY OF TETRIS* 0:01 Prologue | 1893 0:46 Title | *A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE SOVIET UNION THROUGH THE EYES OF A HUMBLE WORKER* 0:51 Before the Russian Revolution | 1894 - 1917 1:42 The Russian Revolution | 1917 - 1923 2:26 After the Russian Revolution | 1923 - 1924 2:52 The Stalin Era | 1924 - 1939 3:17 World War 2 | 1939 - 1945 3:26 The beginning of the Cold War | 1945 - 1949 3:29 Arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union | 1949 - 1955 3:47 Space Race | 1955 - 1975 3:52 The beginning of the fall of the Soviet Union | 1975 - 1989 4:17 Intermission | 1990 4:44 The Rise of Capitalism in the Soviet Union | 1991 5:09 The Dissolution of the Soviet Union | December 26, 1991 5:17 Russian Federation in 2008 | 2008 - 2012 5:39 The Putin Era | 2012 5:47 The Russian Federation Onwards | 2012 - 2024 6:18 *GAME OVER* | The Future 6:28 Outro | Credits Credits: @GabrielPerez-br5mm Historical Stuff I should mention in this video: 2:12 Vladimir Lenin 2:15 Emperor Nicholas the 2nd 2:26 That says Lenin in Russian 2:52 Joseph Stalin 2:56 Joseph Stalin doesn't love you 3:23 Fuhrer means leader in German and it mentions Adolf Hitler If you pause it at 3:47 at the right time you'll see a hammer and a sickle. 3:57 Iron Curtain 5:17 The collapse of the Berlin Wall 5:22 Western shops in Russian 5:33 Rise of Drugs and Meth in Russia 5:36 Boris Yeltsin 5:39 Vladimir Putin 6:02 Russo-Georgian War

[@izuyi242]

Nice!

[@GabrielPerez-br5mm]

Using this to make dates 0:51 1894 -1917 1:24 1917-1923 2:26 1923-1924 2:52 1924-1939 3:17 1939-1945 3:26 1947-1949 3:29 1949-1955 3:47 1955-1975 3:52 1989-1990 4:17 1990 5:09 1991 5:17 2008 5:39 2012 5:47 2008-2024

[@GabrielLopez-ve9jv]

@@GabrielPerez-br5mm Thanks.

[@BrettLider]

I'm clearly late to the party on this one, but since Tetris itself is timeless, this video must be as well. I can't believe how much effort must have gone into this.

[@Xenophrenia]

so comments on KZbin videos comes up as posting the video? really? ;-(

[@BrettLider]

Xeno Phrenia - I left the box checked to share my comment on G+. This is exactly what I intended to happen.

[@Xenophrenia]

okay ... thought it was only going to show the comment I guess ... didn't realize it shared the whole video with comment ;-/ ... not really sure I like this new system - it's bringing in a lot of KZbin trolls ... hadn't seen one these before now

[@AndrewOplinger]

late to the party... I see what you did there.

[@AMCentral]

Andrew Oplinger Was it punny because of "Tetris Party" or "Communist Party"? Or both? haha

[@davehoffman4659]

He's slowly going insane over the course of the song.

[@bettyunicorn6132]

Isn't the point of the song?

[@bogdanserban3792]

No shit, Sherlock.

[@pizzaguy1086]

Dave Hoffman we’re*

[@margaretkeightley6983]

Yep

[@archimetropolis]

@bogdanserban3792 fun fact genius, lots of people don't notice this.

[@OreeOfficial]

“We shall live forever more” sounds like something thst expired in 1991 💀

[@tommyvorona6474]

First sentence of hymn of USSR "union unbreaking of free republics"💀

[@rainofstars00]

Words fail me. I honestly don't know how to describe my infinite admiration for this... masterpiece. Lyrics, melody, vocals, the video itself, the SYMBOLISM OH MY GOD. THIS IS GENUINELY FLAWLESS. Thank you so much for this work of art. It really means a lot to me.

[@mcdonaldscook]

- 🤓🤓🤓

[@yolosnazzy4175]

@@mcdonaldscook L

[@mcdonaldscook]

@@yolosnazzy4175 - 🤓🤓🤓

[@yolosnazzy4175]

@@mcdonaldscook how dare you

[@mcdonaldscook]

@@yolosnazzy4175 - 🤓🤓🤓

[@ewanedwards6822]

I just realized that that complete history of the soviet union video also describes a game of tetris as well as its on the surface story. The video starts off with the player being completely new to playing tetris, he's making mistakes and getting used to the gameplay, wondering why he cant "have a long one" to fit into that area. As Russia becomes communist, the player is getting more used to how to fit the blocks in perfectly, the game starts to get more intense as the pace increases, because the player is getting better overall and is able to fit the pieces in as he becomes more, like, autonomous with himself. As it get towards the 60s and 80s the player is getting more tired of it, it doesnt change much at all, and he doesnt feel theres a point to it. He has "plenty of gold" (high score), he decides to say "fuck it" and just goes apeshit (around 90s), as Russia gets more towards its greedy part the player is just laying down blocks haphazardly, leading to a game over.

[@flubird6370]

Analytical

[@jime9017]

Ewan Edwards then he plays again. Like a fool in an eternal loop

[@jordan1192]

One hundredth like

[@rejvthedestroyer9862]

@@jime9017 sounds politically correct democratic and in tolerance way

[@dickprick5044]

oh shit that's deep

[@lakelandbuzz2252]

This is bloody incredible. The facial expressions of the singing worker compared to the stoicism of the other, uniform workers show the private face behind the public one, the anxiety and stress during the Stalinist years, while pretending to be part of the uniform majority. Great song and tune and focus matter. Bloody great.

[@supaplayer]

Funny how all the workers besides Dan is a bunch of Donalds

[@GamingWithNikolas]

@@supaplayer what do you mean

[@supaplayer]

Jaden Pelate The workers are all the same exact guy

[@GamingWithNikolas]

@@supaplayer I just never heard the expression " a bunch of Donald's".

[@supaplayer]

It’s because the actor’s name is Donald Newholm

[@WhyIsYoutubeSoTerrible]

When in Red Square, don't despair, there's Lev's and Tasty Period there

[@Internatube]

This needs way more recognition after the release of the Tetris 2023 movie

[@salty7631]

I remember thinking this video was the coolest thing on KZbin back when it first released while I was in middle school. I didn't understand any of the lyrics, just enjoyed watching the funny men singing along to Tetris songs. Now, revisiting it all these years later, it amazes me how much of the content is still relevant to this very day.

[@lewis-mindscrambler987]

insanely relevant

[@marshallweber5408]

It will always be relevant because it's stuff that already happened....

[@Marlin123]

I betcha you still think this is the coolest video on youtube

[@grizzlyblackpowder1960]

Well yeah it would still be relevant, Putin has been the leader of Russia for twenty four years. Not a lot has changed for russia except their borders.

[@noahf8752]

I just realized this is almost 10 years old. Dang the quality looked like it was made in 2016

[@emperorofthecosmos4640]

Supreme commander Drak wait until you realize the video is only at 480p

[@brine_909]

@@emperorofthecosmos4640 man he used those pixels well

[@scunthorpe5513]

2020*

[@zenosol234]

Emperor of the cosmos I mean, that doesn’t really matter all that much considering the camera quality is matched to the camera quality in the time period the song is in. I can’t really imagine Soviet era cameras having that much of a quality increase with 1080p or 4K

[@user-mu6uf2pt8p]

Когда впервые услышал эту песню, я подумал что она появилась недавно, но она очень хорошо сохранилась

[@teltowfamily2223]

Not your Tetris, OUR TETRIS

[@RadkarLightblade]

So, the story is as follows: a young peasant comes to Moscow and becomes a worker to make some money; however, horrible work conditions make him a supporter of Lenin, so he welcomes the Revolution. Under the Soviet rule, he keeps his old job and works extremely hard; he has second thoughts about Stalin's methods, but he keeps his doubts to himself, joins the Party and (at some point before WWII) becomes a Red Army senior officer in the Tank Troops. After the war he continues to hold high authority positions with access to secret bases and the space program, but, by 1970s, his faith in the Party is completely lost. In the 80s, the coming crisis assures him that Gorbachev's Perestroika can't give the country the much--needed change, so he (apparently) decides to use his Old Bolshevik influence to help Yeltsin's career. In the 90s, despite being very old, he uses his government position to make huge money and become an oligarch. However, his... grandson, I suppose, rejects his legacy during Putin's rule and becomes a communist once again.

[@flavivsaetivs5738]

His son is a fake comunis and an oligarch, and his grandson is a Tovarisch

[@alaskagyal]

Damn. Fair point.

[@anglerpufferinc.6059]

Perfect

[@auraguard0212]

Wealth [and apparently life lessons] never survive three generations. -Ancient Chinese proverb

[@playasadonejoe]

@@auraguard0212 Fuck off -Just coined it

[@thegamingtyrant9154]

This dude hasn't aged since 1900.

[@alexeistrife56]

+TheNerd Embodiment of the Proletariat. Never dies. :p

[@CelestiasSorrow]

+Seth B. Dermatologists hate him.

[@thegamingtyrant9154]

CelestiasSorrow My wrinkles hate him.

[@Smutnovsor]

+TheGamingTyrant Cain Lives!

[@reedspun]

Civilization workers in a nutshell

[@BioShmid]

13 years and this still gets stuck in my head all the time

[@LuCii-chan]

Same.

[@cupcakemusical5399]

Time periods: Sometime before 1917: 0:00-0:52 1917: 0:52-2:12 1917-1924 2:12-2:53 1924-1941 2:53-3:18 1941-1949 3:18-3:30 1949-c.1961 3:30-3:47 1961-1970s 3:47-4:17 1970s- late 1980s 4:17-4:54 Late 1980s 4:54-5:16 1989-1991 5:16-5:33 1991 and after 5:33-6:48

[@mrspagut8514]

>When you go order in Civ 5.

[@atm1947]

ha

[@thestrageticgamer1742]

then its allout WW when order fites autocracy :)

[@gamefreak23788]

Lol true

[@EariosRandomness]

*finds that Russia has a lot of oil* TIME TO DELIVER SOME FREEDOM

[@kazuhiramiller7491]

To defeat Russia, USA needs to send the whole NATO and that would be impossible since Russia has much stronger allies.

[@hydrogenbomber3267]

Berlin wall: exists An "I" piece: i'm about to end this man's whole career.

[@spongeintheshoe]

What's the point of it all when you're building a wall, and in front of your eyes, it disappears?

[@Joxat_]

@@spongeintheshoe to build another one

[@crazycat1380]

-man- wall

[@dvf1736]

@@spongeintheshoe Pointless work for pointless pay

[@gargolgaming8101]

The lockpicking lawyer: I am the man who arranges the locks!

[@93MANIAC]

Well it looks like this song is getting a sequel in the not so distant future

[@SkeletonBill]

this has been stuck in my head for the past 9 years

[@janno288]

Same

[@jazhigh2635]

👀

[@SkeletonBill]

13 years now

[@sodachips9556]

This is an untapped source of history memes bois.

[@jorkkeker8097]

Sodachips I am the man who knocks, I am the man who arranges the blocks

[@lukeskywalker1557]

We are the men who arrange the blocks that are made by the men in Kazakhstan

[@ashleyhecker4148]

1:19 how you be looking at that microwave burrito you just drop at 2:32 am

[@bogdanserban3792]

I know

[@void_box]

3:00 Me and the boys looking for beans

[@cicadamikoto]

12 years later and still a banger

[@overshocklifts]

5:17 This whole ending sequence is so hypnotic, it just gives a perfect sense of completion and I'm always watching to hear it again.

[@cassidinha69420]

That is what Putin wants…