Russian Empire | 1825 | Battle of Russian Line Infantry in Decembrist revolt

Info: "1825. Russian army officers led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Tsar Nicholas I's assumption of the throne the day before, as his elder brother Constantine had removed himself from the line of succession".
Movie: Union of Salvation / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_o...)

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Those "Ura's" are so powerful!

[@rrosski]

Oh hell yes you are right.

[@LaurentCOMMELARD]

Abraham Lincoln , During the Second world War too !!! 🧐

[@baileysadlier4769]

Wait'll you hear the Martian "Ula's".

[@dasboot5903]

Russian "Hurray" .... OMG !!!! Those people are already DEAD .... of being alive ~~

[@radziwill7193]

There is a theory that Ura is a pagan Slavic paradise, an eternally warm land.

[@pedrobarbosaduarte3704]

France and russia are secretly competing with each other to see which one is better at making revolutions

[@OrkosUA]

Ukraine: Hold my beer!

[@user-sq3qq3uu6k]

Царская династия это немецкие колонисты которые убивали русский народ 300 лет, убивали тысячами и миллионами, они не русские а часть немецкой семьи, и правильно , гражданская война была столетиями против западных царских сук, прикинувшись русскими.

[@user-nd8zt6jd9p]

@@user-sq3qq3uu6k Полечись иди, урод!

[@DuckValor]

@@user-sq3qq3uu6k эти лицемеры даже имена русские брали, вон София Августа после принятия православия "чудесным" образом стала царицей Екатериной

[@Chujoi0]

@@DuckValor , это было нормальной практикой .

[@sergantDon]

To anyone who is wondering why the hell the suicidal cavalry charge against a box formation aka Carré. This is a MOVIE, ok? In reality Nicholas sent 5 waves of elite cavalry guard , Cuirassiers , to DEMONSTRATE an attack on the carrė. He hoped to disperse the soldiers, who had no idea what the hell they are doing there, in order not to spill Russian blood on his first day as an Emperor. Cuirassiers didn't draw their swords and the soldiers plaid along by firing in the air. The fifth wave went awfully wrong because the cavalry charged not against the line infantry but naval infantry, who weren't trained enough to play the game. They shot straight and killed a dozen of cuirassiers and wounded scores. That was it. Nicholas ordered 4 cannons to open grape shot fire and quickly broke the resistance. Around 250 soldiers were killed and drowned. A number of bystanders died in a stampede that followed the shootout. Hope this helps. P.S. Another dramatic episode was missed in the movie. During this long day a group of rebels decided to attack the palace and take the royal family hostage. Fortunately, a loyal battalion of sappers took positions at the palace minutes before the break in and saved the Empress and the children. When Nicholas returned home he literally took his 7 year old son, the future Tsar Alexander II The Liberator and passed him to the soldiers of the battalion as a sign of greatfullness and total trust. Soldiers passed the boy across the square and returned him to his father.

[@avgVar]

Ah yes. Navy seals. In Russian empire. In 1800s

[@jangrosek4334]

@@avgVar Naval infantry*

[@dicecorporation]

@@avgVar You know what he meant

[@Kakacisko]

I was wondering why...thanks :-)

[@sergantDon]

@@avgVar call them sailors or as people suggested naval infantry if you wish.

[@josephsatricleofevillanuev3194]

Take notes: if you're gonna start a revolution, make friends with the Artillery Branch of the Army or you'll be outgunned.

[@jak7138]

Thats is indeed a must if your going to start a revolution.

[@victorcorrea6834]

The decembrist Bulatov knew this and he asked to the top people of the revolt some cannon batteries, cavalry and more men, but this did not happened.

[@tygrenvoltaris4782]

Napoleon: :)

[@_boney]

the Ottoman Janitscharen also died to Artillery Fire from the "Regular" Troops in theyre Baraks when they revolted against the Sultan when the Royalist tried to retake Paris after the French Revolution they were stoppt by napoleons carefully placed Artillerie

[@kadekitchin7356]

This is exactly why, historically, Cannon foundries were owned by the state

[@someguy2393]

The amount of discipline to maintain formation while your bois get shredded by artillery is unbelievable.

[@warfare20111]

why would they think about maintaining formation though

[@vandeheyeric]

@@warfare20111 Because enemy infantry and cavalry, with a dose of command. While the enemy in this movie (unwisely and ahistorically) spent his cavalry in a rather stupid frontal charge on the Decemberists in Square, there are more where those came from and infantry to boot. If you ran and the enemy cared, you could easily be run down in droves by giant horses and men flashing sabers and lances or infantry charging in order.

[@tonyslabu6373]

@@vandeheyeric that's because it really happend as during the 5th cavalry charge naval infantry being undisciplined and untrained properly actually opened fire on the cavalry instead of just shooting in the air as it was the previous 4 charges

[@vandeheyeric]

@@tonyslabu6373 Oh I know, and there was this rather informative stream of comments elsewhere that outlines it. Had the Imperial loyalists thought the mutiny was a serious, to the death threat from the start they probably would've done more than the faux-charges.

[@norman4908]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGPLY4Vuisefpq8 Documentary about Russia's side in the Napoleonic War (like 4ish hours in total)+Russia in 1812-1815 (another 4-5ish hours)

[@radziwill7193]

0:40 Victoria with us. Truth with us. God with us. Ura!

[@tellurius4951]

Alexander The First died, Constantine didn't want to be a emperor, Nicolas is true emperor and officers lied to soldiers. They thought what they're fighting for Constantine. I know my history, cause I'm Russian. Where is NO TRUTH with this rebels and traitors

[@tellurius4951]

This "fighters for truth" shot the governor general of St. Petersburg in back. He died later this day. They are traitors, rebels and liаrs. They didn't deserve sympathy, they got what they deserve

[@radziwill7193]

​@@tellurius4951 I am Russian too, but Nikolai was a bad emperor. He did not keep Alexander's promise to free the peasants. Constantine was brought up as the future emperor of Byzantium, and if he did not want to be emperor, then he is a good emperor. Truth is a sacred thing for Indo-Europeans. She does not tolerate those who break promises. And the officers did not betray Nikolai, they did not give him an oath.

[@tellurius4951]

Так, а если мы русские, тогда нахрена мы пишем на английском? Ну да не суть дело, Константин был сдвинут по фазе, а Николай пытался конечно освободить крестьян, но ему было 4 года, когда дворяне убили его отца, он просто боялся умереть, я не оправдываю Николая, он правда был императором крайне таким себе. Разве что денежная реформа Канкрина хороша, остальное конечно так себе, его ярый консерватизм и нежелание решать проблему отсталости от Европы быстро и резко сыграли крайне важную роль в Крымской войне

[@radziwill7193]

​@@tellurius4951 Николай даже не пытался, денег было много, а после подорожании зерна еще больше. Просто сам факт обещание покойному брату он по всей видимости попросту забыл. И дело не в том что он безотцовщина, все дети были безотцовщиной, бабка узурпировала у сына не только трон, но и наследников.

[@regiltube7932]

Brigadier General: Where the hell is my Brigade Colonel Lit. Colonel: Ura revolution

[@hofen2356]

Ahahah

[@regiltube7932]

@@hofen2356 😋😊🤣

[@srinathradhakrishnan]

Imperial Russia did away with the rank Brigadier in 1790s

[@SStupendous]

@@srinathradhakrishnan R/Iamdwightschruteirl

[@TheGrenadier97]

They did a very good job with uniforms and musket fire. The artillery fire is pretty good too.

[@darykeng]

Not enough cannons tho, but probably they didn't have all 12

[@417Owsy]

Visuals are cool too

[@callumandrecyk2965]

there would have been about 4 times as much smoke

[@user-jq8zs8cd4m]

мужики в формеее

[@NameNik223]

@@user-jq8zs8cd4m кайфухааа

[@m.sydneyvern2260]

Why are there civilians just standing there watching this like a sports game?

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

it was initially just a protest (but the decembrists refused to negotiate so the emperor ordered his cavalry to disperse them, thats they weren't expecting them to openfire)

[@m.sydneyvern2260]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 nothing ain't beating square formation

[@radziwill7193]

Because this is sports game. National championship of the royal throne. The losers will be executed.

[@jojoslasthamon5120]

@@radziwill7193 This whole thing happened precisely because the emperor did not want the throne, kinda ironic

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

You must be new to humanity. People would often watch the spectacle of battle. That changed when the First Battle of Bull Run happened in 1861...

[@AnDroid-ep2kn]

If i could watch the movie about the Russian campaign of Napoleon with such quality it would be great ☺️

[@nachos1362]

this video isn't about Napoleon's campaign. this video is about the Decembrist coup

[@AnDroid-ep2kn]

@@nachos1362 I know. But at the beginning they've shown a russian troops in the Paris in 1812. So i thought that they could shoot a whole movie about it ☺️

[@Maslenain]

@@AnDroid-ep2kn The Russian entered in Paris in 1814, not 1812

[@abu5364]

There is actually a fascinating soviet movie version of Tolstoy's "The War and Peace", filmed by Bondarchuk. Oscar-awarded, btw. Highly recommend to check it out.

[@londomollari7889]

@@abu5364 Bondarchuk have never been avarded an Oscar.

[@shivmalik9405]

The uniforms and production are really excellent. This must have had quite a large budget

[@thekingshussar1808]

Crappy CGI though

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

@@thekingshussar1808 The CGI is fine. It's not the best but it is by no means crappy.

[@thekingshussar1808]

@@neurofiedyamato8763 I mean for the horses and riders dying after the first volley. Really cringed in that part

[@adrianh.3102]

@@thekingshussar1808: Given how most movies have CGI, I certainly am not complaining. Look at Disney’s remake of “Lady and the Tramp”. Some of the facial expressions make them look possessed.

[@Veyrxi]

13.28 million dollars (at this day)

[@BrainDrain1]

*_The music in these scene is so exciting!_*

[@rgo8794]

the soundtrack kinda got stolen from king arthur and the legend of the sword

[@ranger6609]

ruined it for me

[@birgbirg111]

kzbin.info/door/UMzokYX6zeM70p-1hLyY0w Nicholas and Fusillade is what you are looking for

[@jellek1965]

@@rgo8794 Nah, it just uses some generic but easily bearable music tactics such as the combo of clap and kick. Probably sounds the same to you too many other soundtracks. If you actually listen to the melody of the bass is not close to being the same

[@brettsteele6551]

The Russians must have learned from Bonaparte that nothing works quite like a whiff of canister fire when it comes to suppressing a rebellion.

[@rianfolt7624]

I think the army that captured Paris knew it but this is just a movie

[@nottoday3817]

Well, nobody expected this to turn into a cannon fight. The Decembrists were trying to stage a mock-up armed insurection to occupy the palace yard and the Imperial cavalry was staging mock-up charges. It was basically a mexican stand-off until part of the Decembrist forces with less trained soldiers lost the nerve in front of the cavalry and opened fire on the cavalry.

[@Jupiter.141]

Canister was such a dirty weapon during that time.

[@abhiravsharma5974]

Reject royalists return to whiff of grapeshot

[@reumondcrash5521]

Soo. Napoleon come to Russia with 400.000 mans. And fuck away with 15.000

[@wolfdima]

The discipline of the soldiers standing in the line and holding formation under artillery fire is amazing. It was critical for the combat of those days to hold the formation otherwise they get scattered and killed by dragoon attacks.

[@castlearghhh6023]

An excellent visual representation of the effects of grapeshot and later canister against massed infantry formations. Thirty-eight years later (1863) canister shot would play a huge role in repelling Pickett's Charge (Gettysburg). Interesting fact. A year before Gettysburg, artillery (using Canister shot) would play a significant role in repelling the CSA at the Battle of Malvern Hill outside of Richmond, Virginia.

[@danielwhittaker695]

ahh but at least we won the last battle in 1865 we still have that! and however many flags you burn and statues you tear down we will have the memories of our southern hero ancestors in out hearts!!!

[@aaravtulsyan]

@@danielwhittaker695 slave owning fascists

[@rileywalker4823]

@@danielwhittaker695if you’re racist just say it lol

[@therewarden9759]

​@@danielwhittaker695yeah but you forget, that was your LAST battle. Meaning you lost in the end. I always reminded of the quote-- "You have won the battle. Yet we have won the war."

[@biggrug3968]

@@danielwhittaker695 You losers didn't have any heroes, only butthurt slave owners that lost and ate shit, the North made the Confederates into a shambling joke in just a few years.

[@user-qj9dz6no1d]

Декабристы: ура Константину и его жене Конституции Константин: я не знаю кто эти люди

[@user-ym4ok2qt9n]

Солдаты: А что оно такое - конституция эта ваша? Декабристы: Это жена Константина. Логично же Солдаты: ааа... ну тогда ура Константину и его жене Конституции

[@MrBurtur]

На площади были солдаты гвардии Так вот, гвардейцы обязаны были знать наизусть всю правящую династию Кто, кому, кем Они знали, что жену Константина зовут не Конституция

[@user-ym4ok2qt9n]

@@MrBurtur А это и не гвардейцы спрашивали

[@MrBurtur]

@@user-ym4ok2qt9n Повторяю для тупых Не гвардейцев на площади не было Легенда о Конституции-жене Константина появилась в 1848 г в труде М А Корфа, писавшего по заказу Николая I

[@tectonpro8507]

В голос.

[@paleo1825]

just crazy how militaries have changed throughout history. from battle of attrition to what modern combat is today

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

war today is a battle of attrition, just spread over a longer period of time.

[@noahf8752]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 and with bigger guns

[@archravenineteenseventeen]

War of today is in social media

[@user-dl3nc4jx7k]

it all depends on the level of development of weapons in a particular period of history and its tactical and technical characteristics, and this is the basis for developing combat tactics

[@Robin-sf3gk]

I‘d recommend the Sharpe novel series to learn more about the military tactics of these days. And why they have been chosen by the generals

[@richardalfaro3890]

The cinemaphotography is awesome. Bringing St Petersburg back to its earliest foundation as background was brilliant.

[@sethleoric2598]

2:33 every game of Holdfast in a nutshell

[@scribblypibbles4129]

This looks incredibly well done

[@user-gn9ry9it8r]

People reading the comments, this video is about the Decembrists, not the company of Napoleon. Thank you to the author, amazing video)) 👍👍

[@Anton-kl5xq]

Vive la Russie et la France 🇷🇺🇲🇫

[@user-sw9dc4vz1c]

napoleon confused

[@haeveen8255]

Expected from the two God of Revolution.

[@stephenwraysford6788]

But what does France have to do with it if the film is about the revolution? France has long been defeated.

[@prezentoappr1171]

@@stephenwraysford6788 bani Ishaq?

[@trendycorner3218]

@@user-sw9dc4vz1c Наполеон не был врагом для русского народа.

[@robertsiwek7503]

Brothers and sisters from Russia :)! More movies like that! But litlle more accurate :)! Love from Poland! I love russian history!

[@paintman7939]

This move it shits .this film shames our history and puts on display the agenda of our state, which says that do not go on strike, eat shit and be silent. This is a shame, not a film

[@paintman7939]

My state

[@peterdobrynin6005]

Yes, my brother is Polish, at that time we were one country. and all this without communist propaganda

[@robertsiwek7503]

@@paintman7939 you are true dekabrist man, respect from Poland :) !

[@user-fc8jz6hk1j]

@@peterdobrynin6005 Poland didn't want to be part of Russia, if you don't know.

[@spoopabobble8166]

2:47 "Harold, dear, I think we should move..." "But why? I can see everything just fine from here." "Harold that's the prob-"

[@jaak4285]

Boris or Ivan...Harold is not a russian name

[@geordi5054]

@@jaak4285 Boris is a pretty rare name.

[@superlagger3241]

​@@geordi5054 No, its not.

[@GitSumGaming]

3:01 imagine everyone around you dying and you just casually got a little push and instead of running away you stay in the same spot....

[@user-cr4cj1fl8z]

Lucky spot i guess

[@stephenwraysford6788]

That's what buckshot does..

[@GitSumGaming]

@@stephenwraysford6788 you missed the entire point of the comment…

[@jansandman6983]

its the most painful thing to happen to a soldier, when u are fighting the people who are supposed to be your brothers and wears the same uniform. This happened to my country during a coup d etat. I was a child back then but my father fought that battle as a government loyalist. He said it was awful and many of his men did cry after each engagement sad of what had happened.

[@user-iw2jd3ht4n]

А что тогда произошло?

[@yevvgor]

Which country?

[@woodonfire7406]

*Oh my God the cinematics on this is awesome!*

[@KvanTheDumbGuy]

Film may be Inaccurate, But goddamn it has one of the best depiction of Artillery

[@prodigiii712]

Film is accurate.

[@LeonidVasily]

can we appreciate how russian movies has good movies and amazing detail

[@loonacyy2081]

What’s the name of the movie?

[@LeonidVasily]

@@loonacyy2081 union of salvation. highly doubt you can find a website to watch it

[@RomanIv22]

Lots of beautiful men ... in MILITARY UNIFORMS!!! АААААААААААААААААА....

[@shaunmoreau5081]

The tallest, strongest and most attractive men were often recruited into the Russian Imperial Guards, as seen above

[@jettmcleod4469]

@@shaunmoreau5081 after seeing those epic marches at the start, how would a woman ever say no to that

[@vladimirthegreen6097]

Lol

[@tectonpro8507]

Мужики в ФФФФООООРРРРММММЕЕЕЕ!!!!!.....

[@TheMusicLauncher]

@@shaunmoreau5081 No, they served under the father of Friedrich the Great.

[@i2972]

Декабристы: Мы хотим больше свобод для низших слоёв населения! И мы хотим построить демократичное государство! *Николай I: Господа Либералы, вы окружены.*

[@cruzer6020]

Смотрел Badcomediana

[@i2972]

@@cruzer6020 в ВК видел x)

[@maxlin200]

@@i2972 В ФСБшной прокремлёвской помойке. Называйте вещи своими именами.

[@i2972]

@@maxlin200 Вау, ВКфоб нагрянул? 🤔 Ну ВК та ещё помойка, но она не прокремлёвская.

[@user-vt3mo7nd4m]

То время, когда либералом быть неизашквар

[@chikami6014]

0:25 that guy has such an intense stare, and at first I thought it was a random civilian xD

[@user-vv6qk8pf6l]

Pyotr Kakhovsky. the murderer of general Miloradovich was sentenced to death and executed (by hanging) in 1826

[@user-iw2jd3ht4n]

@@user-vv6qk8pf6l *один из трёх приговоренных у которых оборвалась верёвка

[@Mira-K]

While I'm thoroughly on the Decembrist side, as a Pole... I wonder how many of the common soldiers on this square were aware they were dragged into what's essentially a coup d'etat and not something legitimate.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

revolting soldiers were asked afterwards and said they thought Konstitutsiya (constitution) was Constantine's wife. whether this is genuine or a lie is unknown, but considering most soldiers chose to oppose the Decembrists i think it might be accurate.

[@radziwill7193]

This is the elite of the Russian army, they understood everything perfectly. And palace coups were a tradition of the Russian Empire. Of course, they had some idea of what a constitution is. And they perfectly understood Constantine is more legitimate than Nikolai. By the way, there were the Decembrists who wanted to annex Poland to Russia in a unitary state and begin russification.

[@Weesel71]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 I heard this same in 1968 while studying Russian. Our instructors were often White Russian officers with a few tag along civilians who moved west. All said the same thing to their classes. Later while in university, I heard the same from other emigres and from 'merkin instructors in history classes. Too much smoke to ignore.

[@lavrentichudakoff2519]

Those days were confusing times in Russia. There were many who wanted to basically copy the American Constitution as the new Russian Constitution. The Decembrist could be called Russian Americanophiles. There were also factions that wanted a federation of Russia (including Ukraine), Poland, Moldavia (including Bessarabia) with the attachment of Wallachia, Transylvania, Hungary (including Slovakia, Slovenia, Vojvodina, the Carpatho-Ukraine aka Zarkarpattia), Croatia, Serbia, Dalmatia, the Czech lands of Bohemia and Moravia, i.e. all Slavic & Vlach countries with the exception of Bulgaria and Macedonia,Poland. Very interesting history.

[@radziwill7193]

@@Weesel71 This is a well-known story, but it makes no sense. One of the soldiers during the interrogation pretended to be fools and came up with such nonsense. And this nonsense was so funny that it became popular.

[@alfonsocastillo827]

Es increíble la calidad de esta película y de las escenas de batalla. No le pide nada a Hollywood.

[@starcraft_2655]

Cómo se llama la pelicula

[@NOva-kt3kf]

@@starcraft_2655 +1

[@superlumbagoman9370]

@@starcraft_2655 Union of Salvation (está en la descripción)

[@Ferocious_Imbecile]

Excellent production standards too. I actually prefer it to most Hollywood productions nowadays. I'm impressed. Beautiful matte shots

[@darger3]

Beautifully filmed.

[@louben5573]

erg gaaf, bedankt voor het uploaden, groeten uit Amsterdam cozy west side

[@ryleheart3835]

The look on that one guys face when literally everyone around his takes canister but him

[@Anvilarm07]

Very impressive production.

[@Otter-Destruction]

Wow the graphics on the new Total War look so real!

[@Krusher1979]

That dude tried to run and got blasted

[@societalnormality2268]

That grapeshot is insane

[@CW-dl2dd]

Should've run sooner

[@fumiya9078]

This just looks beautiful. Looks very clean

[@albaraqahtani]

This is the most accurate portrayal of linear warfare i’ve ever seen.

[@pua8580]

The movie is called "Union of Salvation" of 2019 year. It`s an awesome one.

[@user-hy3gn9dp6d]

Спасибо

[@vladimirivashkin2962]

MEN IN UNIFORM♂️♂️♂️♂️♂️♂️

[@user-xp9hj4jn6t]

МУЖИКИ В ФОРМЕЕЕ

[@zwojack7285]

You are insecure about your sexuality, arent ya

[@user-ob7ld6ns2g]

♂️YES SIR♂️

[@elemental7726]

@@zwojack7285 not really

[@danielg1680]

@@zwojack7285 don't cry girl

[@Itsjustmyhobby0301]

I come back everysingle day to watch the first 50 seconds. Always makes my day better. Dunno why.

[@ХРЕНОРЕЗ]

Ura Ura Urraaaaaaaaa.....

[@cornet-ria]

Now you can watch this movie on my channel! I have added English subtitles.

[@cshelley5658]

Link please!

[@cornet-ria]

@@cshelley5658 You are already late. KZbin deleted the movie.

[@targetdawg]

Do you know the song in the beginning?

[@hearmeroar7039]

Do you know how we can get the full mo

[@hearmeroar7039]

Do you know how we can get the full movie

[@Lupinthe3rd.]

Those imperial uniforms are sharp looking

[@KnightofBelarus]

Successor of Byzantine Empire as “Third Rome”

[@paulmayson3129]

Absolutely not, the Romans did not appoint them as their successors. The true continuation of the Roman Empire is Modern Greece, build and forged by the Roman Greeks, either free or enslaved by the Turks.

[@insomnious7592]

@@paulmayson3129 Actually, absolutely yes. "Moscow - the third and last Rome" is not just a beautiful and pretentious phrase. Until this day, Russia remains the legal heir of Byzantium and Constantinople. The last legitimate ruler of Byzantium was Constantine XI Palaiologos. The Turks killed him during the siege of Constantinople. His children were forced to give up their rights to the throne. Another potential heir - Andreas Palaiologos - renounced the throne for money and converted to Islam. Same as his brother Manuel. However, Constantine's niece Sophia Palaiologina managed to escape from Constantinople. She came to Rome and, later, to Moscow. After the fall of Byzantium, Russia remained the last Orthodox state on Earth, so it was a wise decision. There she married Ivan III, the Grand Prince of all Rus, and, having the legal right to inherit the Byzantine throne, she passed the right of succession to the Rurik dynasty. Also, as part of her dowry, she granted Russia the right to use the sign of the Imperial House of Palaiologos - a golden two-headed eagle. So yes, Russia has every right to be called the heir of Rome. However, she is not the only one. There is also Germany and, to a lesser extent, Spain. Germany inherits this right through The Holy Roman Empire. And the Spanish royal family also married one of the Palaiologos. However, their claim is less significant, since it is Russia that is the throne of Orthodoxy - the heart and soul of Byzantium. Well, and the Greeks, oddly enough, have the least rights. All of their rulers ultimately transferred their rights to the throne to others: some on pain of death, some through marriage, and some simply for money.

[@KaerRid]

@@paulmayson3129 learn history, dummy.

[@paulmayson3129]

@@insomnious7592 No, that is not the case, and the explanation is rather simple. I must say that I am fully aware of all the facts you have mentioned. The thing is though that in the Roman Empire the title of Roman Emperor was not one like that of nobility for Western Europe, and eventually all of post-Medieval Era. One could not simply transfer it to someone else, buy it from him or even seize it. To be a Roman Emperor one needed to be a Roman Citizen, but also be accepted and recognised by the Roman Senate, Roman Army and Roman People as such, the protector and vanguard of the Roman State and Roman Republic! After the bitter end of the last true Roman Emperor, Constantinos XI Dragatses Paleologos in 1453 AD, along with the capital of the Roman State, New Rome, the institution of the Roman Empire was simply abolished, because there was no Roman Emperor proclaimed by the still free Romans in Morea. The only one who still existed was David Megalos Komnenos of the Empire of Trabzond in Pontus, while the former's brothers (he had no children), Thomas and Demetrios Paleologos were simply called Despots of Morea. And while the latter two either surrendered or fled, they had absolutely no legal authority to sell the title of Roman Emperor, which was legally impossible as I said. The Roman Emperorship was directly linked to the Roman State, and without it, it does not exist. On the other hand, the Emperor of Trabzond was not the Roman Emperor of the true Roman State, but a broken of state (*) Anyways, after the fall of New Rome in 1453 AD, the Roman State continued to survive in the face of the Despotate of Morea. However, this ended in 1460 AD, when the Paleogoli brothers surrendered to Mehmet II, and much of the government in exile that had formed in Mystras after the fall of Constantinople, relocated in the peninsula of Mani. There they established a new govermnent in exile of the Roman State, joined by local nobility, and formed the Republic of Mani, based on Oilyton as their capital. This later form of the Roman State had a political system of a noble federational republic, and there was no emperor chosen, ergo the Romans themselves rejected the idea of having a Roman Emperor, hence there is none after the last that fell in 1453 AD. Now Mani was a proper state, filling all modern criteria of a state, that never fell of subdued to the Ottoman Turks, and the indomitable Romans always defended against the invader. This situation continued all the way to 1821 AD, when Mani officially merged with the newly formed Greek Republic, officially recognised in 1830 AD. Because of this, the direct continuation of Rome is none other than Greece itself, a living statehood that continues uninterrupted since it's foundation by Romulus in the 21st of April in 753 BC. (*) Interesting to note is that while David Megalokomnenos died in 1463 AD as a martyr and saint along most of his sons, the seventh one escaped and survived. In 1474 AD he managed to reach and seek refuge in the Republic of Mani, where he was accepted by the Maniot "Laconian" Senate as a refugee protected in their state with the right of asylum, granted him citizenship and the status of an "Elder" (in the Senate), and accepted him as son of a Roman Emperor. However, while he went on to found the House of Komneni of Mani, which survives to date under the name of Stefanopouli, he was never proclaimed Roman Emperor, exactly because the Roman State was now again a Roman Republic and not a Roman Empire, abolishing the institutions of Augustus Octavianus.

[@paulmayson3129]

@@KaerRid How about not claiming the foreign titles of your allies and benefactors, who offered you Russians your true faith, and influenced you so deeply in terms of culture, language and politics? Especially when the title of Roman Emperor was so linked to the Roman State, meaning that it could not exist in a different statehood. If at least the Russians were the great protectors of Orthodox Christianity they claimed to be, and actually strived to free their old friends, the Greek Romans who lived under brutal Ottoman Turkish rule, then it would be even acceptable. But the Russians that pretended illegitimately to be the Third Rome, even abandoned the Roman Greeks in their misery and fate, after the Greek Revolution of 1770 that they themselves had instigated! And to think that after said disaster, the Ottoman Turks were even contemplating on completely exterminanting all Greeks in their territory, and only did not commit such a crime because they did not want to lose the heavy taxes they were profiting on their backs!!! (and then people say Greeks were not enslaved)

[@redbaron9300]

Один из лучших фильмов последних лет. Ради этих сцен пересматривал в кино несколько раз.

[@alexandrbelousov154]

А что за фильм?

[@redbaron9300]

@@alexandrbelousov154 Этот же Союз Спасения. Сумятица, а не кино, но красиво до чего

[@kyoto7258]

Картинка красивая и все на этом , а про историческую достоверность вообще молчу

[@redbaron9300]

@@kyoto7258 Веселый фильм, это самое главное

[@kyoto7258]

@@redbaron9300 ну наверное

[@Stripedbottom]

OK, so let me get this straight... You're nice and comfy in your barracks as usual, then the order comes for your unit to gear up, march out and form up at the Senate Square. You stand there and stand there, *yawn*, there's some speeches and stuff, some cavalry feints, a little bit of shooting, and then you get shredded to pieces by grapeshot. And shortly before you die an agonising death from your wounds a few days later, you learn that it was all just a mutinous and illegal attempt by your commanding officers to influence the Royal Succession. 19th century - what a great time to be alive.

[@cgallegos2106]

Debatable if it would be considered an illegal attempt. They wanted liberal reform in the country and they thought they’d get it with Constantine. Problem was that he didn’t want the throne enough and stepped down when Nicolas asked “nicely”. The Union of National Salvation didn’t know he “willfully” stepped down nor that he didn’t actually want the throne, they (the leaders of the coup) thought they were fighting for the true claimant to the throne because they knew that Nicolas was an autocrat who would sidelines any reforms. Though the thought of soldiers not knowing they are part of a coup is odd, but it wasn’t just the 18-19th century when that happens. Kinda bittersweetly funny tbh. Imagine you, a Soviet soldier of the Red Army being told that the Premier has fallen ill and that the government needs to maintain order so you are sent to Moscow where you see civilians yelling at you and fellow Red Army soldiers standing against you and is that…President Yeltsin, the guy you just voted for on a tank calling you a coupist?

[@Shurikova666]

Russian soldiers "lived pleasantly in the barracks"? Shortly before that, the soldiers of the Semenovsky Guards Regiment were severely punished for demanding a humane attitude towards themselves. Do you say "suffer from buckshot"? And how does it feel to get over two thousand blows with sticks?

[@cgallegos2106]

@Zoomer Waffen WTF is with the “rainbow flag westerner” comment? Did he say anything about being gay? Does that have anything to do with his point (however right or wrong it is)? You…you know Lenin legalized gay marriage in Russia right? Gay people exist in your country and have existed since the Kievan Rus.

[@cgallegos2106]

@Zoomer Waffen It’s AIDS…which gay and straight people have (not that it matters). I’m not gay either but again, doesn’t matter. So you’re happy to see people be arrested, beaten, and killed for simply asking for freedom? Fine with the gulags, murder, and oppression of people solely by their life choices that harm no one? Gay men died for the Tsar/Czar. Gays died for the Soviet Union during the Revolution and Great Patriotic War. Gay men Soviets died in Afghanistan too not that you’d care. If Mongolia arrested and beat anyone who spoke Russian or was Orthodox would you say that same? You’d probably applaud that Taliban for killing women who want to read too.

[@LairNobleza]

@@cgallegos2106 Haha gay boi is crying

[@NR-rv8rz]

The Epic History channel just started an excellent video series on the events that led up to this battle.

[@walnzell9328]

The Decembrists Revolts are some of the trippiest thing's I've read about. More specifically the dichotomy of the Northern and Southern Societies of the Union of Salvation. The Northern Society wanted to abolish serfdom and establish a constitutional monarchy with equal justice under the law. Their members were the ones who showed up to the senate square. The Southern Society was batsh*t insane and was some sort of communist - fascist hybrid with a need for land redistribution, a craving for the execution of the royal family, and a lust for a united Slavic federation spanning from as south as the Balkans and as far west as Czechia. Except North Macedonia and Bulgaria were exempt for some reason. They were the scary ones.

[@user-jf8pj7wb5n]

Yeah. That's why I prefer Northern Society. Southern society wanted to exterminate the entire Romanov dynasty, including children, because they did not want to repeat the situation as in France, when the Bourbons returned after Napoleon. Psychos.

The Northern Society apparently had influence of western Europe. The Southern Society was more oriental

[@Cortesevasive]

Azov battalion ancestors

[@walnzell9328]

It's a crazy enough doctrine for fascists to take up to flex their muscles and show off their neat uniforms. Hell, it sounds like stuff Putin would spout out to try and get every focus group on his side and hope they're all too dumb to realize they all hate each other. (I mean it's working in the US currently) Frankly, I believe the Azov Battalion being destroyed would be a weird loss but also victory for Ukraine. But if the Azovs help take down Vladolf Putler's regime with them, that's all the better.

[@user-ji1vg2wz4o]

Южное общество было в Украине! Они всегда были более анархичными

[@matlew1960]

That's what happens when you bring swords and muskets to a cannon fight.

[@SugeKnightMista]

I'm shocked! You actually put the title of the movie in the description this time

[@stepanovvladislav749]

We definitely need another Waterloo (1970) movie with this sort of quality :)

[@inquisitorsteele8397]

How many brigades of infantry and cavalry do they need for Waterloo remade?

[@johnnyutah1895]

@@inquisitorsteele8397 there's enough reenactors to get this done. Every year Waterloo has about 4,000 reenactors show up to display. It would be amazing to see a Waterloo done

[@Ryenobal]

I'd prefer another major battle of Napoleon though such as Leipzig, Marengo, Austerlitz, or Wagram.

[@mrcool2107]

Waterloo was funniest war where British and French soldiers flying after getting shot

[@morammofilmsph1540]

@@johnnyutah1895 Gettysburg did the same thing but the fat middle aged men ruined the authenticity of the fighting civil war soldier for me.

[@GerbertFritz]

song/ music is 'Through the Dark' by Vanbur in case anyone is wondering like i did.

[@targetdawg]

thank

[@TheNightDreaming]

tks so much

[@JohnDoe-bh2lp]

Thanks

[@stephendean2896]

Movies expose you to so many unknown parts of history, bravo to the Decemberists.

[@JonatasAdoM]

I've seen this so much on total war. You have to admire their discipline.

[@arson1tez]

The good ol' days when we fought like gentlemen.

[@moredistractions]

I would love to see this on DVD with English subtitles.

[@JankerMLD]

This film suffers the problem of most Russian films nowadays. It isn't historically accurate

[@bigdikdude4207]

Ita called Union of Salvation. While a lot of people butt hurt that its not historically accurate its still a fairly decent movie.

[@Robin-sf3gk]

@@JankerMLD like most historic movies of this time. All western Napoleon movies are just Wellington propaganda

[@alexwallachian7720]

@@Robin-sf3gk not at all. Plenty of pro-Napoleon Western movies

[@user-fg8xc8pq9g]

Its on VHS only, sadly

[@vladtheimpaler4476]

Any traitor that betrays their motherland for few Anglo saxon silver pieces deserves far worst.

[@platinum1111]

"Мужикиии в фоормеее!"

[@Maksvell1991]

БЛЯ, КАКОЙ ЖЕ ОХУЕННЫЙ ФИИИИЛЬМ!!! *Ударил плёткой об стол*

[@sethleoric2598]

I like films set during this time with this brightness and quality, i feel like it would make blood stand out more.

[@prussianeagle1941]

So accurate to the time and the weapons/tactics!

[@Erik3E]

this is some of the cooles battle footage I seen from a movie in this era

[@kuzin392]

America: What do you do in olympic games? Russia: *Y E S*

[@basedkaiser5352]

We need a ten hour version of the Ura march

[@JeremySeanHector]

The era of standing in a line and exchanging fire with the opposing army will always be fascinating to me. It was a crazy tactic in my opinion.

[@jimbaily734]

I do a lot of American Civil War studying in my spare time, I'm not sure about bigger war or other nations, but during the Civil War, the man next to you would've been from your community and more than likely your brother father or cousin. Thinking about that makes scenes like these hard for me to watch

[@jalpat2272]

before rifling become common practice and given to common line soldier not just to elite sharp shooters, you actually had huge chance to never be grazed by single bullet as smoothbore muskets were not that accurate begin with but it was change when peole still used 400 years tactic when rilfed musket become standard issues at Us civil war, even when early ww1 they though they would did the same but they just from farther range.

[@geordi5054]

@@jalpat2272 On the other hand, if a musket ball did hit you, you would often have to wait for days to receive any medical care, and most likely a limb would be amputated if you survived up to that point.

[@jalpat2272]

@@geordi5054 indeed and people forget how big musket balls were, resulting shattered bones and mashed flesh.

[@OutnBacker]

@@jalpat2272 Also, line tactics were imnportant in order to keep control of unit move,ents back then. There were no radios - only signal corp officers who were near the commanders. Each company had a few men who were responsible for keeping an eye on those signal flags.

[@billygowhoop]

I can't even imagine what it was like to be a soldier pre WW1. Having to just stand there getting pelted with grapeshot. You're only choice is to stand there and stare death in the face or run away.

[@Brian6587]

Got to watch the full movie on KZbin and enjoyed it very much! Very cool scene they did here. I always heard of the "Decembrist" revolt from Russian History but never knew a whole lot about it and it was neat to see some of the background to it.

[@kapatidtomas]

I love on how the soldiers just ragdoll and yeet out when they get canonballed (I guess) at this part after that 3:00

[@saikifuji8125]

om this is the best underrated film i have ever witnessed oml its better then a star wars movie

[@acane71]

which film is it?

[@cliftonjames785]

@@acane71 union of salvation

[@andrewparrish7309]

Why havent I heard of this or seen this this looks amazing.

[@acknodbikes5051]

why? cuz russian culture under cancel

[@basedkaiser5352]

The blond actor has a really powerful voice.

[@supermeshpool]

WE LOVE RUSSIA!

[@user-rt4sn6wt8q]

За что?

[@user-nk4oi1em6i]

@@user-rt4sn6wt8q за все хорошее

[@bjblydthrubino3948]

i really like watching these vids

[@rrosski]

russian trailers are so cool.

[@LexxoID1]

History knows many magnificent and tragic battles of that time, people were different, they had an extraterrestrial wild honesty, dignity and pride. England, France, America .. I hope there will be more such films about Waterloo and the Battle of Gettysburg, etc. It was an interesting time

[@saladbruh2625]

3:18 me and the boys when we run out of reinforcements in Holdfast War of nations

[@josephjordell7923]

Love this movie. Music is so intense.

[@atashakgem]

Myyyy these many costumes! Beautiful well done!

[@therookie8872]

3:23 when your team runs out of reinforcements in holdfast and you’re running to a tower or building

[@10bears60]

What is the name of the song at the ending? So beautiful

[@Kriegloaf]

Literally EPIC

[@E_2the_J]

man i really wish this movie was more widely available. looks amazing but cant find it anywhere

[@sergantDon]

It's available in Russian.

[@user-rj1wo5si8i]

Красиво снято!!!!

[@Arthur_Brante]

Сцена если что взята из фильма Союз Спасения и это художественное произведение(основанное на истории), сам фильм с точки сюжета не очень, а вот визуальчик хорош

[@lengskeng1072]

Russia’s favourite weekend activity is a good revolt

[@fauxlether7242]

probably the russians have changed instead of a good riot flashlights

[@taipanua6598]

Rosija, no Russia.

[@zacharycoombs9941]

I must say though the Russian uniforms look dam good 😎😎

[@IgorSmirnovSpb]

It is known that the Russian emperors personally controlled, and sometimes participated in the development of military uniforms. Another thing is surprising - how diligently the West tries to imagine that the Russian army was poorly dressed. When the British last filmed the novel "War and Peace", the British press had a claim to the director of the series that the Russians had too beautiful military uniforms.

[@user-iw2jd3ht4n]

Это французская форма, только с Российским гербом

[@truesosense7722]

Pretty much every country had similar ones, expecially the US.

[@faramir8005]

We are to victory, we are for honor. We are the Dekabrists!

[@xaqxiq9281]

When I finally start filming, remind me to hire Russian cinematographers

[@anbu5903]

This just looks beautiful

[@samlawts1193]

Is there any way I can see this film in the uk? Looks amazing

[@basedkaiser5352]

Yo the soundtrack is like insanely good !

[@jomeugene8492]

I applaud the resolve of those who willingly stand in line against cannon fire and getting shredded to bits. The shock alone would make most infantry men route in retreat.

[@noahgutierrez-cruz7556]

1:59 bruh, the horse 🐴. Lol.

[@azanabbas379]

Damn those uniforms are just perfect AND accurate. Cheers to to the ones who made 'em.

[@KnoxGumm]

To bad the movie Napoleon wasn’t made like this one

[@blacklight4720]

The more I watch Russian CG/VFX the more I impressed. It looks more detailed with less blur(transformers blurry example).

[@ArtilleryAffictionado1648]

looks terrible to me.

[@kesemlin5812]

​@@ArtilleryAffictionado1648 why