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[@pcopeland15]

"It is easier to govern the stupid and the poor, than the rich and the intellectual". Great quote.

[@user-fc8lz1cg4x]

It's what Trump says to his supporters.

[@miriamaduchonova8212]

Its a well known fact.

[@jounisuninen]

There are more than enough of stupid and poor behind the Urals for cannon fodder.They have hardly seen a 100 ruble note in their life.

[@johnzielezinski8236]

GQP and Trump explain to a “T”.

[@emiliomaspero1054]

.... the easiest to dominate: the rich and stupid.

[@xagent]

As a russian who is against of war, which Putin started, i can say that this speech explain most of what is going on in Russia. I wish everyone not to experience what i had to experience in last two years. That's very hard when even most of your family supports the war but when you start arguing with them they call you a traitor.

[@Michaelredgrain]

God bless you and peace be with you

[@davebohm464]

god bless you. greetings from germany. Gives me hope for your society

[@iuranescitcuria]

Thank you and may god bless you! I hope there are more people like you in Russia! Greetings from Switzerland.

[@malkontentniepoprawny6885]

In Russia even someone consider as a hero becomes a traitor if he tell the truth.

[@pcopeland15]

I lived through that during American adventures in Vietnam and Iraq. My family was on my side. None of my neighbors were. I don't know how that alienation affected me. I am an old man. I seem to be fine. Some alienation is part of the bargain with living in democracy. Denial of basic facts is a relatively new phenomena. Be well.

[@mirola73]

This old man knows EXACTLY how 'being a dictator' works.

[@amberturdcoloringbook1733]

May he rest in peace now 😥🙏

[@minerva2958]

Because he’s clearly a powerful high flyer and not some loser on the street…

[@iamthegamepro]

Republicans want to destroy our institutions.

[@Ard_Zeum]

“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength”. Orwell was right

[@ianjarrett2724]

Eric Arthur Blair born Motihari, British India.

[@shieldsluck1969]

"Animals are Men." - my supplement to the quotes

[@soeffingwhat]

You actually believe that?

[@moonlightning8269]

@@soeffingwhatdo you understand the context of the quote?

[@jancihlar6195]

You are quoting the Ministry of Truth. Orwell wrote this as a caution. Did you actually read the book?

[@karl9411]

This man speaks more sense in 10 minutes than Putins mumblings over the past 20 years.

[@timotheusvanesch3959]

This man speaks more sense in 1 minute than El Dumpsterfire (Trump) in a lifetime!

[@rashabelgrade]

In fact, it's the other way around. I haven't heard or seen more nonsense recently.

[@Gbhmagic]

​@@timotheusvanesch3959 you hear Biden "speak"??? Is it English?

[@dylanvogler2165]

​@@rashabelgradeI think the problem in seeing this as nonsense is you and not him lol

[@olepedersen5420]

totally agree on that

[@mikerichter1694]

He is an impressive gentleman!

[@user-hq4rc7jb5z]

Personal reflections are great, but everything happens for a reason, yes Germany and Hitler attacked the Soviet Union, but not everything is that simple. The same story with Ukraine, Putin does not need any territories, he needs peace on the border, the security of his country, in Ukraine the United States staged a coup and began killing dissenters, most of whom were in the Lugansk and Danetsk regions where the maximum concentration of Russians is, it is logical that this is not the case they began to look at it just like that, but even so, from 2014 to 2022 they tried to come to an agreement and solve everything peacefully, but the United States decided that it would be profitable to organize a full-fledged war on the border of a competitor and staged it, the United States and the Russian Federation fought even earlier in Syria, the United States is now illegally holding part of Syrian lands, they pump oil worth billions of dollars a year, but who cares... it's like Nord Stream 2, well, they blew it up and don't care who, who needs it...

[@RandomVidsforthought]

​@@user-hq4rc7jb5z😂

[@necessaryevil3428]

Wow.... an honest Russian with understanding..... i fear for his safety 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@necessaryevil3428]

​@user-hq4rc7jb5z enjoy your call-up papers Orc

[@antza4393]

ok kreml bot@@user-hq4rc7jb5z

[@user-eg2wn5wk3v]

I am Russian and I am against war. How right this man is. Given the madness that is happening in our country now, I would like to listen to this man for about 5 hours. It may seem strange to foreigners, but even your relatives call you crazy when you explain to them approximately what this smartest man is saying.

[@martinesavard1246]

That's what brainwashing does... :(

[@kugodx9]

I wish you luck. Surprisingly I can relate, even in USA.

[@tomaszwiazowski7048]

Yeah, community of shared understanding is the shit!

[@joi7518]

Какое же убожество. Твои родственники тебе дело говорят

[@DECIMATOR69]

Ok but what would the counter argument be to the fact that if you let ukraine join nato they would have an easy way to msocow and the terain is super flat and it would allow fast and easy trasport of vrhicles let alone if nukes get set up near the border? I mean would it be really smart to put faith into nato countries that they wont do anything with that huge advantage?

[@TornadoShaunUK]

"Therefore he needs an uneducated and poor population" Classic. I found that particular line absolutely enlightening....

[@ibnenkigalileo9256]

And so true in the “west” as well

[@tobias_dahlberg]

@@ibnenkigalileo9256 It's true everywhere, but to different extents. Norway or Belgium is not the same as the US for instance in this regard. But yes it does exist everywhere, just in different forms and intensities.

[@robertvysther1138]

So did I!!

[@notinterested8452]

Why they love Africa and other uneducated loser zones.

[@CrippleX89]

Very true! I never thought of it that way but it makes a lot of sense.. Lots of things suddenly make sense now!

[@helgeschneider9069]

great guy. great example with karelia and finland.

[@calvinray5615]

Karelia is so broken that after 80 years of Russian neglect the Finns don't want it back, even if it were handed to them on a silver plate.

[@SamiJuntunen1]

​@@calvinray5615This is true. Thing is russia is getting even less from Ukraine. Only rubble left if they manage to steal some land.

[@geoms6263]

Since 1900, Russia or the Soviet Union has invaded China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Austria-Hungary, Germany, Afghanistan, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Finland, Romania, Poland again, Finland again, Germany again, Hungary, Austria, Poland a third time, Romania again, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary (again), ...

[@richardkillingsworth6937]

Karelia and Findland remind me of North Korea and South Korea.

[@sointu123]

I don't know what he meant by "same people". In Karelia live mostly Russians, in Finland mostly Finns (different ethnicity, culture, language, etc.). When Finland gave up Karelia for peace they did not hand over their population. Except for very few exceptions, the people who lived in Karelia previously, built a new life in the part of their own home country that stayed Finland. He is right though, that Karelia used to be a flourishing part of Finland before it became part of the Soviet Union and now is in horrible condition.

[@kjensen7819]

"Why am I great ? Because i stand next to a great person" ..... Brilliant.

[@joerosen5464]

I am better & great because I wave the flag of my Nation & Ideology harder than you wave yours!👹

[@emmasayers7576]

Reminded me of US comedian Doug Stanhope talking about Nationalism.

[@emmasayers7576]

@@joerosen5464 Check out British band Benefits' song Flag. It carves this sentiment out beautifully.

[@Alex-cs2wd]

"This guy from our country won a Nobel Prize and this other guy from our country is a rich football player, therefore I am just as great as them."

[@kallemetsahalme5701]

no one is truly free from that. we all praise our democracies, grandparents, the companies... but theres a limit where sensibility is lost

[@Alex-cs2wd]

What an intelligent, educated, forwards-thinking and well nuanced man. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing his insights.

[@chewbaccawookie7260]

I am Russian, and I left Russia immediately after the start of the war with Ukraine. To my great disappointment and regret, this man accurately described what happened in Russia. The very small young generation of the 90s turned out to be adequate, since we grew up without the influence of propaganda. The remaining generations were brought up from early childhood in total imperial propaganda, envy and bitterness towards the whole world. Unfortunately, Russians do not remember their history, which is also distorted by the emperors. For centuries they have been making the same mistakes and there is no end in sight to this process...

[@user-bo8eq7ki5w]

NO, YOU'RE NOT RUSSIAN, YOU'RE A FABULOUS FOOL Emelya!))

[@wa1ufo]

As an American I wish you the very best in the future!

[@chewbaccawookie7260]

@@wa1ufo thank you my friend and the same to you!

[@virgil1981]

And the American propaganda is good, yes? Who paid you to write I wonder...

[@madlopt]

So you left in 2014? Because this is when the war was started.

[@lewistasso8866]

He reminds me of one of the best teachers I had in school. Highly educated, humble, and tells it like it is.

[@save7597]

Same

[@sarahtiferet598]

me too

[@johncater7861]

I only had maybe one or two teachers like that. If I had more I might have spent less time looking out of the window.

[@dc56789]

Congratulations on finding the only accurate historian in Russia.

[@OlgasBritishFells]

He is not the only one. It's just that on this channel Daniil used to tend to show mostly brainwashed zombies because it attracted more views. Just because you were shown certain things, it didn't mean this was the true picture. I am glad Daniil has started to show more people like this guy, because there are plenty of them.

[@1420channel]

​@@OlgasBritishFellsactually, the so-called "brainwashed zombies" don't attract more views... And usually I have 12 "regular" opinions (aka PROTECT THE MOTHERLAND opinions), 12 "I AM APOLITICAL" people, and only 1 opinion like Viktor's. Speaking of Viktor, he probably learnt how to escape matrix 🤷‍♂😆

[@bigchungus4431]

You are definitely not aligned

[@leryvalery2867]

​@@1420channelя изучаю как психолог этот феномен. Спасибо. Он объясняет как приходит осознанность реальности

[@phueal]

@@bigchungus4431when you’re talking about dictatorship and tyranny vs democracy then being “aligned” is no criticism. We should all be aligned between those two.

[@user-rt6rb2gn7u]

Wow, this man changed my pov of russians! Huge respect from germany for this wise and humble man! He knows whats he saying.

[@christinagobel8968]

Ein Video war nötig, um deine Sicht auf "die Russen" zu ändern? Unser Schulsystem ist im Eimer...

[@martinesavard1246]

You are a wonderful man. Thank you for speaking the truth - at your own risk. It takes a lot of courage!

[@SammywiseG]

Love this man. Truly educated and seasoned by life. His comments near the end made me think of George Carlin talking about education and government. "Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking. They want obedient workers. People just smart enough to run the machines and just dumb enough to passively accept the situation."

[@1u8taheb6]

Man, George Carlin has so many good quotes. Society is rigged indeed.

[@gordiestevan1662]

George Carlin was a legend! I’m sorry, but this guy is not at all on the same level.

[@christophneuschaeffer7489]

Funny that you mention it, because I had the exact same thought of George Carlin and I remember this quote very well. Every now and then I spend an evening watching old George Carlin shows on YT. As I grew up in the era of Reagan, Thatcher and Kohl (I am German), he was so often right on spot with his quotes. Timeless classics, such as the one you just cited.

[@2eleven48]

@@gordiestevan1662 ...No-one's claiming he is. Just give him some respect.

[@Silver_Prussian]

Man if only he saw the irony in his statements looked at himself in the mirror before dreaming how his country can be like those of the west where everyone there is so smart and capable of free thinking they shun any journalist not propagating the mainstream, msm which accuses regular people of being oligarchs and fact checkers lying to your face.

[@lumi7243]

My mother was Karelian, she evacueted to Finland when Russians attached. She never visited Karelia after that, but she told a lot about it when we were children, with tears covering her eyes. She told about her father fishing in Lake Ladoka, and how they were swimming there etc. I did visit there once, few years ago. My mothers home village was about the way when she left, it really was like I had a change to go back in time. And I did swim in Ladoka, too. Nostalgic trip. But so sad to see the way it was abandoned. Beautiful Karelia, always in my hearth over my heritage. 💔 I wish I could hug Viktor, what a vice man. Stay safe. ❤

[@janariviik2634]

My grandma was from Karelia and escaped in the nick of time before the Soviets invaded. She did go back in the 90s to see her old house, but it had been destroyed and all that was left was a derelict shithole. I have been to Viipuri and Laatokka (I refuse to use the Russian names) myself after she passed away and it feels so strange to be in a place where the evil prevailed. One can lose one's hope in humanity in an inherently evil state, such as Russia.

[@georgenelson7891]

And people still live in Karelia and enjoy it.

[@joerosen5464]

My own ancestry is an exact mirror of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's. I have no Finnish background nor friends. Yet I feel the strongest sense of outrage over Stalin's theft of Karelia, that it is a GREAT historic wrong waiting to be corrected. Every time I hear about some war of expansionism by the Orcs in our recent history, from Georgia to Ukraine to God only knows where next, my mind always returns to the original great theft of a huge chunk of a peaceful country that got completely f***ed over by Fascism & was abandoned by the Western Allies for simply being unable to protect itself from either of its wretched enemies...in TWO subsequent wars between 1939-1945! So when the rest of the world experienced a single uninterrupted War, Finland really experienced THREE! And for all that, Stalin's unprovoked & bloodthirsty aggression towards the Finnish people was rewarded in the end; & this grave miscarriage of justice has been COMPLETELY ignored in the British & North American literature about the history of WWII. I am shocked that I hear no one pointing to Karelia as an example of what a frozen conflict in Ukraine is going to look like if we don't ensure their TOTAL victory over the evil 👹Orcs👹; never mind what the Georgians can look forward to if NATO doesn't destroy the RuZZian state by defeating it militarily so that it can collapse in on itself, AGAIN, like it did in 1991! Karelia is Finland!🫡

[@janariviik2634]

@@georgenelson7891 Hahaha, Karelia is one of the poorest regions of Russia. A completely forgotten wasteland.

[@georgenelson7891]

@@janariviik2634 Well, Baltic countries lost like 50% of population since 1991. There are objective reasons for de-population. Globalism.

[@Kevin6059]

Everyone in every country should hear this man. I'm certainly including mine, the USA. Tuthometer says 💯

[@bdanielcal4608]

What's a tuthometer how many teeth you have

[@Kevin6059]

@@bdanielcal4608 lol - oops.

[@vekeboy71]

This guy is brilliant. A very nice explanation of what's happening today.

[@hizzlemobizzle]

Outstanding take by this gentleman. He is correct and when I look back at my youth I realize how gullible and foolish I was.

[@lharbour2854]

Some people, it seems, never do grow out of their gullibility. Many people, actually,

[@user-le3ut9gv7q]

​@@lharbour2854Such is the folly of youth!

[@adrianlane4256]

Same here.

[@gretalaube91]

Once brainwashed, some fail to ever learn. In the '60s, when I was a kid, there was an old neighbor who was a refugee from Italy after WW2. He was still convinced that "Il Deuce" was the greatest leader the world ever had, and had posters of him in his house. He quoted him all the time. I also knew a german guy who could spout Mein Kampf from memory, and always tried to convince me of anti-semitism, eugenics, physiognomy, and the "uber mensch". My dad wanted me to meet these guys, so I would not end up like them. Russia's problem is not just Putler.

[@marioshadjikyriacou3381]

Find and solve your own problems in US, and leave Putler and his out of it!! Klinler, Obamler, and now Bindler, are non of them better than Putler!!

[@malkontentniepoprawny6885]

A great interview showing how propaganda affects young people and proof of the ability to reflect if someone has a brain.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qprbgKyfh511Y5o

[@rogierasselt4972]

your father was a wise man, you were lucky to have such a father.

[@duartesimoes508]

Unlike Hitler, Mussolini is still pretty much cherished in Italy, or at least was, in the nineties. I witnessed that. Could it be because he was shot pointblank without any trial by communist Partisans, together with his mistress? And Italians to this day feel ashamed of what they did later to the bodies? Go figure...

[@georgenelson7891]

A "refugee" from Italy who loves Mussolini. Seems like a blunder of USA customs who allow such "persecuted" refugee to have a safe heave, or maybe they accepted him and othe r Mein Kampf readers on purpose?

[@vn8598]

Why this dude think, that everybody except him dumb? He said that he's more educated than other people. Why? Can he prove it?

[@Mortthemoose]

What an amazing gentleman. He said exactly what everyone's thinking! 👏👏👏👏👏💐

[@morrismonet3554]

Look! He found a Russian capable of thinking for himself!

[@blehblehbleh86]

You're doing a great disservice to the countless Russians who aren't brainwashed idiots. I know it's easy to lose focus and generalise, but it really doesn't help. Russia can only be changed from within, and the people who will do it are those you claim don't exist.

[@Chatta-Ortega]

There are a lot of Russians who think for themselves.....just like there are a lot of Americans who don't..ie, MAGA. I once thought Americans would never go down the authoritarian route, but sadly, I was wrong.

[@jeffchantler9198]

This was a great interview. You could be forgiven for thinking he was speaking of USA (and some Canadians) in 2024

[@johncombo]

@@Chatta-Ortega Major difference is more than half of americans will never allow any authoritarian regime to exist. Not even close. Russians with few exeptions just play along.

[@JingleJangleJam]

Don't be so smug. Tonnes of people in our society can't think for themselves. There was a school class with an aquarium in it, and when the fish flopped out of its tank by accident, and was flapping itself on the floor trying to breathe, the children of the class all stood around watching, but all the students were too afraid to pick up the fish and put it back, because the teacher had before given the order to not touch the fish, so they thought they'd rather let it suffocate then break the rules of the class. Only one boy in the class, who couldn't handle it anymore, took his gut feeling and put the fish back in the water.

[@willbygosh4887]

Smart man,he was careful not to mention Putin or Ukraine.

[@englishmaninrussia]

I moved to Russia from England and have a better quality of life which I try to show in my videos.

[@j.westbestoftherest9102]

​@@englishmaninrussia😂😂 Nice on.

[@jonson856]

@@englishmaninrussia Good for you. Now ask Putin to withdraw all his troops from Ukraine, including Crimea. Ask him to stop this war, return the abducted Ukrainians and Ukrainian children. And to start paying war reparations to Ukraine.

[@slavic_commonwealth]

@@englishmaninrussia amazing

[@RazorMouth]

​@@englishmaninrussia😂 Just don't stand still holding up a white piece of paper.

[@judithcampbell1705]

Thank you Victor 💛 and Thank you Daniil for interview with a man who knows how things work! I could listen to him for a few hours! Ty again Daniil, this was great! ❤

[@Elmachable]

What do old men in power want? More power .

[@dc56789]

And a nice foot massage

[@kristin2129]

what does it matter if your dead what your legacy is, not like you can acknowledge it or talk about the good ol days.@@utterfailure6335

[@user-le3ut9gv7q]

Only, they're remembered for all the wrong reasons!​@@utterfailure6335

[@wenterinfaer1656]

"Power is tearing human mind to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing" -1984

[@dweb]

Therefore, wise people in the past invented a system to elect leading representatives every 4 years. With a limitation of 2 or 3 terms in power.

[@BobJones20001]

This man speaks for all. Not just for Russia. Beware anyone promising that you will be greater than any other. You are just a person like the rest. And so is your country.

[@vegpvegsn6934]

you misunderstanding much

[@Jamaikin1990]

Этот дедушка живет в розовом мире. Расширяется НАТО? - Ок, Пусть расширяется, мне то что. Он толи кретин, толи предатель

[@ThatBerkleySingerPoet]

Try telling that to Trump.

[@igorkonforovich3497]

@@vegpvegsn6934Nah, that's very important part of what he've said.

[@vegpvegsn6934]

@@igorkonforovich3497 do not think this putin is dictator like Hitler e.t.c. this is ridiculous

[@WewasKangs-bd9eb]

Lol the guy joined army and asked to be sent to Vietnam to literally "see the world". Which country is he talking about again?

[@erikswanson5753]

Brilliant. Wise. There are people in Russia who understand what's going on.

[@northnsouth6813]

If only all Russians thought like this chap.

[@N9OI]

Так думают миллионы россиян.

[@northnsouth6813]

God bless you. Let's hope for a change in Russia.@@N9OI

[@oleksandra440]

@@N9OIай если б они все разом вышли, да и на одну площадь

[@orgax]

@@N9OI Но не десятки миллионов. Большинство вообще не думает о политике, просто повторяют заученные фразы из телевизора, а всех что их реально волнует это цены и зарплаты, то есть выживание.

[@aidenharvey3784]

Millions do, that's why they all fled the country.

[@brianlongshore]

This gentleman is a citizen of the world. We pray Russia grows many more men like him.

[@user-gf8hg4tz3c]

Unfortunately there are VERY few of them...

[@user-ud8fs5gt7l]

​@@user-gf8hg4tz3cсправедливости ради, в Европке и Америке тоже ОЧЕНЬ мало образованных и умных людей( как и везде)

[@RazorMouth]

​@@user-ud8fs5gt7l Europe is actually the most educated region in the entire world.

[@cenarius7110]

There are many people like this old guy in Russia, including youth. There aren't that many people in the west who will say this about their countries. Ask Americans for example. Americans are the leaders of the richest, most violent, and most expansive empire in the history of our planet - NATO. Ask them if they like it, you will hear many "yes because democracy" and few "no because we arent superior to others" answers. So, this response that he gave applies to everyone, especially Americans.

[@R4Y2k]

Unfortunately, mother russia has a habit of growing things just so it can watch them die soon after.,

[@alkers372]

I hope this brilliant gentleman never enters a building with more than one floor.

[@Boslandschap1]

Let's not fool ourselves and pretend the principles he's speaking of are only applied in Russia. Beleiving your own country is besides this is one of the biggest mistakes you can make.

[@bofink5377]

As a Finn, I lift my hat for this gentlemen, that is speaking very much the truth. Bravo!

[@SketchTurnerZero]

I was in your country and immediately fell in love with it. You are very good at keeping an eye on nature, at not interfering in other people's affairs and at being so peaceful. I felt more relaxed than ever!!!

[@DUSKPIT]

Finland is always in my heart. I was there as a teenager from Saint-Petersburg. With camera in my hands and Poets of the Fall and Nightwish in my ears. Now, almost twenty years later, after being able to escape this russian hell and moving into EU, i hope to visit Finland someday and roam through streets of Helsinki again.

[@jontix]

how is Finland in relation to immigrants? Is there any resistance/aversion?

[@Lakin3]

Reminds me on the phrase my ex from Moscow told me, a teacher. "They want change the education system to the way German nazis wanted to change it. Only teaching the basics because they only need workers." Back then (2011) I immediately thought of "maybe because a soldier should just follow orders and not think by himself and especially not asking WHY he should do so ..." Great you found one man who actually understands whats going on there.

[@nirfz]

The problem is, if you only have soldiers like that, you need vast amounts of soldiers, because their chance of survival is very low.

[@Lakin3]

@@nirfz yeah, but as you can see, they have officers who dont need qualified people. Many only need to have people with the qualification to go to their slaughter with open eyes. Like "could you go and see where the Ukrainian machine gunner sits?" "Oh you dont need a real gun where you are going".

[@Schokland2007]

The man is so right! Poor guys from poor areas are giving their lives for Russia. Those areas are now thriving on the money that comes in. Life is worth nothing. It is a sick country.

[@GigiDuruDuru]

She sounds like a smart woman, why did she dumped you ?

[@toto943]

Very true words. Explaining the current situation in Russia on point.

[@NamelessOne22]

When it comes to the United States, ask yourself which side is demonizing education and then come to your own conclusion.

[@yesido-trouwfotografie]

This man knows exactly what is going on!

[@charles_king]

I like Viktor

[@devansa125]

Why?He fought overseas.

[@tacituskilgore80]

​@@devansa125So did all American veterans. There aren't any US veterans that have defended their own country. Should we hate all veterans then?

[@adrianlane4256]

@@devansa125but he completely explained why that happened and still dies happen amongst youth. He clearly stated that afterwards he focused more on learning and that made him realise his mistake of youthful testosterone over understanding.

[@devansa125]

@@adrianlane4256 Yes any human being with time comes to some sort of personal wisdom.But the saddest part it is too long and too late to impact his knowledge to the society.

[@jehanbarona7356]

That guy has seen it all .. reality bites, brilliant and straight answer! well done.. Peace not war!

[@calsitup]

Exactly when there is no dictator there would be no war

[@dwijuliantoro]

There is no dictator in America. Then why America always waging war all around the world ?

[@dwijuliantoro]

There is no dictator in USA, yet they always waging war all around the world. Even now they help Israel genocide palestinians in Gaza.

[@borewicz857]

Very wise man. What he says is obvious for educated ppl in the democratic wealthy societies, not so much within poor and already brainwashed under autocracies. There are enough examples in the current and recent world politics countries falling into that horrible ditch. Hungary, Turkey and earlier Venezuela. Poland was lucky to escape that fate in the very last moment last year, thanks to unprecendented mobilisation of the voters. Democracy and civil society is not given forever and for free, needs to be cultivated persistently. Education is the key.

[@Painless61]

You‘re so dam right …. ❤

[@ms-ht1cj]

Yeah, we woke up until it was too late

[@marvju209]

Co za obrzydliwa propaganda - porównanie Polski do putinowskiej Rosji. Byłeś wcześniej w komunistycznym systemie władzy albo donosicielem? A może przytuliłeś urzędowe pieniążki i dlatego bałeś się transparencji i rozliczeń?

[@sten260]

as long as the education isn't manipulated by the government schools, but thankfully we have platforms like youtube where you can get a real education from individuals like this historian guy from Russia

[@f1szabo]

As a Hungarian, I completely understand this man. I was raised under "socialism," but the situation in Hungary today is far worse. Viktor Orbán is a close follower of Putin and employs similar tactics. Hungary risks becoming a mirror image of today's Russia: Orbán is undermining education and healthcare, controlling the media, and consolidating power. In 2010, he secured 50% of the vote and immediately began altering election laws, making it nearly impossible to defeat him if he wins 30% of the vote. Unlike a genuine political party, Orbán operates without a strong base; he possesses the authority to unilaterally change any regulation within a day due to his control of 2/3 of parliament. Imagine: a mere 30% of the vote translates to 67% parliamentary control. Orbán, like Putin, exhibits dictatorial tendencies and displays concerning body language, leading some to suspect mental health issues. This is a cautionary tale: never, ever grant a politician unchecked power, as the Hungarians did in 2010. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and anyone in such a position can become a monster. This political "virus" is spreading, infecting countries like the U.S. with Trump. Please, be mindful of your vote and choose wisely!

[@lisette2060]

Thanks for an enlightening statement.. I actually admired Hungary until that deeply corrupt maniac came into power. Seems like most Ex-Soviet states are incapable of transforming to stabil democracies. A saddening development after a promising start Stay safe and healthy ✌️🇩🇰

[@Necris-ql2py]

Viktor Orban has been in contact with the former Solntsevo criminal group since the 90s. Russia has a huge amount of criminal dirt on him, including child molestation. Therefore, he will dance as the Kremlin tells him, otherwise he will be finished. You can say your Prime Minister is a member of a Russian international criminal group from which he will not leave even if he wants to. His biggest dream is to get off the Kremlin hook and not be held accountable for his crimes. This will not happen, he will end up in prison.

[@Dicska]

@@lisette2060 " I actually admired Hungary until that deeply corrupt maniac came into power." - now there's 2 of us, and I'm from Hungary. Sadly, the conclusion of the past 14 years is that (most of) the people of Hungary need a daddy figure. If they see people arguing within one party, they immediately think they are not trustworthy because they can't even agree with each other, even though that's the right way of finding the right solution to a problem, as opposed to never second guessing "the one leader's" every decision. People born in the ex-Soviet states grew up in a similar atmosphere. It's just mind boggling that it doesn't just apply to ex-Soviet states: just look at what's happening in the US, with Trump (a politician with 90+ criminal charges, impeached, proven to have lied even to his own voters a bazillion times, supported and possibly orchestrated a coup attempt against US democracy) claiming to start a literal dictatorship and his voters even cheering him for it. Far right is on the rise all around Europe and the US; politicians becoming even more populist, more fascist, mysogynistic, raising hate within society against various cultures, races, sexualities etc. - it's like the world hasn't learned from the mid 20th century. Has everyone lost their mind?

[@Tervezo001]

Kádár rendszer diktatúra az jobb volt mint Orbán rendszer? Azért nem nyertek mert 4 szer ugyan azzal az ellenzékkel indultok el!

[@Tervezo001]

​@@Dicskawhat hate you mean can you show me please?

[@konradgajewski641]

Sir Victor ! Last sentence is so hitting for me :D "When institutions are destroyed, then that's it, finita la comedy" To jest straszne I smieszne 😢😮😅😂

[@adrianbetts2499]

If you can convince people that they're Great... You can fool them into doing things that aren't great...

[@adrianbetts2499]

Just look at the German people in the 1930s and the 'Great' things they were fooled into doing by their Führer who convinced them that they were Great...

[@abodabalo]

This is condensed wisdom. Everyone should hear it. Thank you, Viktor!

[@Deea88]

I would love to see a longer interview with this man.

[@Richard_L_Y]

You don't actually need to study history; politics; sociology/psychology (human nature), if you watch, accept, and believe, only what this man says (he's done it all for you).

[@krollpeter]

Daniil, Bring this man to a TED speech. But on a big stage, the biggest you can find! Let him say exactly what he said here. Make a mini-series with him, 5 minutes each, let him explain about politics, power, society. What he says is the most quintessential summary of dictatorship I ever heard. Truth lies here!

[@johnwinkler5361]

Yes he should be a more prominent person. Although it isn’t easy in Russia nowadays…

[@pavelchmelik9978]

Well.. and the next day he will trip and accidentally fall off a window.

[@AK-cr5pe]

I fear in Moscow this would just get him sent to prison and/or killed. Brave man to even do this interview.

[@krollpeter]

@@AK-cr5pe You'll find more outspoken older people in Russia. Older Russians often do not fear that much.

[@Washeek]

@@krollpeterOlder and without families. You have to have "nothing to loose" if you want to be outspoken in Russia.

[@tonybennett3904]

This gentleman could be professor of history,psychology and philosophy,a wise man indeed.regards from England.

[@tongobong1]

Yes he is much smarter than most professors in England and America that just don't see how America is becoming totalitarian like Russia since the leading party is prosecuting the main opposition leader trying hard to prevent him running for president... Trump 2024!

[@mikep3124]

He and Stephen Kotkin should join together,,humans..we don't learn,,sad

[@user-kr4fb1mm1h]

Очень легко рассказывать про богатую либеральную Европу, но никогда вы не услышите за счет кого было достигнуто это богатство. Веками Европа грабила Индию, Китай, Африку. Благополучие Европы - это заслуга не демократии, а векового грабежа!

[@huntingforwifi7215]

Wow the wisdom he has. Would love to hear more from him

[@Pajune]

As a Finn I love how he brought up Karelia. Just take a look at the satellite imagery and you will see the difference of resource management. Well the wild nature will has a better chance to thrive at the Russian side, but the mismanagement of the Russian resources can only be the reason behind the poverty there, nothing else.

[@engl1sh-russ1an]

I am Russian and it always seemed to me that Finns, Swedes and Norwegians understand that living among nature is wonderful. For me, a stereotypical Finnish house is a personal house like in the USA, but in the middle of a forest.

[@feoktistivanovich990]

You as a finn and all of Finland need to erect monuments to Lenin, thanks to whom you became an independent country

[@deleon129]

​@@feoktistivanovich990 we had a few statues of Lenin but those were removed in 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Imo there's no need for soviet statues in Finland.

[@tryingtocorrect]

@@engl1sh-russ1an Do you live in Russia? I am a Finn. Yes nice to live sometimes near forest, but I like city life also because more things happen in the city :). But nice to have summer cottage near lake and forest.

[@engl1sh-russ1an]

@@tryingtocorrect In fact, we have a lot in common. Russians also live in cities, but most people have a small village house with no amenities for relaxation in the summer. We live in a cold country. We love baths. The national animal of Russians and Finns is the brown bear. Love for birches.

[@MotherGoose264]

One of the nicest smartest guys i ever met was a Siberian exchange student in Leipzig. Vladimir, A physicist. They treathened to harm his family if he didnt return, so he did. And then Putin sent him to die in Chechnia. He killed my friend 😢 . Damned i am tearing up writing this, and it was 20yrs ago. Rise up sensible russians, god damned.

[@AAaa-wu3el]

125 morons swallowed that BS "story".

[@martinesavard1246]

Incredible story - so sad. If all sensible Russians were to rise up, Putin would not last another week.

[@user-kg8bc6vq7v]

Stories with no proofs are so great bro! Keep it up

[@marshuswp3325]

@@user-kg8bc6vq7v hi there Putler🤡

[@mayor_elder1888]

​@@user-kg8bc6vq7v Is a story without evidence about ruzzia?

[@S3l3ct1ve]

This man is great. One thing to add, back in the day conquering territory meant income and wealth. Nowadays you dont need that anymore, all you need is to establish business in that territory, and you gain wealth that way from that territory. So this war is completely unjustified retardiness... You can achieve exactly the same outcome with economy based options, there is absolutely no means to wage war if you can achieve that power with peaceful meassures, that generate use both for you and for the people that use your business...

[@HomeFromFarAway]

The word "retardiness" just got added to my dictionary!'

[@leepham650]

So true and respect you, Sir. Also smart people dont ever like war. Only evils like war.

[@wakeywarrior]

Wow, probably the most impressive individual I have ever seen on one of these videos. Not only a deep thinker and totally analytical, but self reflecting. Imagine what Russia could have been with men and women like this running the country?😢

[@HororKodStudio]

Ironically, it would've been the great country it's so desperately trying to be.

[@profrog493]

Wow Wow Truism as old man says. Sadly, he's 1 in 50,000 and powerless. I am a retired American professor. This is why Trump terrifies me. His followers are so so ignorant of his dictatorial aspirations.

[@dna9838]

It’s a shame that so many Russians are prepared to sacrifice themselves fighting neighbouring countries but pacifist when it comes to fighting for the freedom and future of their own people.

[@find_a_way_out]

This is shocking to me too. When faced with the choice of going to a war in another country and potentially dying there or standing up against the regime, they consider it a safer option to go to the war...

[@VIDS2013]

To be fair, once a dictator comes to power and seizes control of the military and the police apparatus, it is extremely difficult to dislodge them. Look at Nazi Germany--people who tried to resist had very little chance of success.

[@BaggerPRO]

Because TV propaganda says that they live in the best country in the world, and there are only enemies around who want evil.

[@henricoz_9745]

​@@find_a_way_out Well, that isn't surprising at all. Everyone would choose the first option. I think that they're just frustrated and depressed, like Germans were before Hitler, and because of that they turned to nationalism

[@bluegoose777]

Democracy is nonsense. Anyone who still advocates for democracy in 2024 is not intelligent enough to have a serious conversation with.

[@DonDezz]

The last time i checked i remember it is the USA that has more than 750 military bases across the world, who has imperial ambitions US or Russia?🤷

[@ShinyProspect]

Is this Whataboutism that I smell?

[@DonDezz]

@@ShinyProspect if it suits you yes. To those who understand it is reality.

[@ShinyProspect]

@@DonDezz remind me what this video is about?

[@tarkh]

Годков на рубь нажил, а мозгов и на пятак не наберется! Ему, видимо, нравится смотреть на дефиле президентов, чтобы они ходили и сменяли друг друга на подиуме, пока теневое правительство транснациональных корпораций правит миром... Зато самомнение зашкаливает, умный самый... Это диагноз.

[@thomaslove6494]

Europe was utterly destroyed in WW2... and what about countries like Switzerland, Finland, and post Soviet states who immediately became richer after they broke free from Soviet domination? How do you explain the wealth in those places? Europe is successful today because of democracy and free markets. Not of some resource extraction from 200 years ago by a select few countries.

[@joseljoseny1688]

You're doing great job - thanks!

[@josevicentemartins9085]

This gentleman is not the only inteliigent and enlightened person in Russia, surely there are many like him. Unfortunately speaking freely in Russia can be very bad for the health of a person. It may cause death .

[@micindir4213]

Couple thousands in city like Moscow. In provinces its much lower %-wise. That is 0,1% of total population. In cities like Kazan or Orenburg you can slash it by 1/3. That gives us absolutely negligible %. So stop treating exceptions as rule in majority-driven societies ( fascist, totalitarian, authoritarian ). He is statistical error, there are 1000 idiots with AK rifles per one guy like him.

[@marcbrandvoll9390]

Keep people poor and they'll give their lives away for Pennies

[@giulionini3324]

Keep people rich and they'll give their lives for junk food, social media and clothes.

[@Gigithewlis]

Both correct

[@ewill3435]

I hope this gentleman remains safe and healthy. The world is a dangerous place, especially for people like him and us. To all the rest of us, I wish you all the best, and wish us good luck in wrestling logic, common sense, and most importantly, empathy, back into our respective institutions. God speed, from the USA.

[@user-dd2xv3yv7m]

Very clever man he spoke the true with no fear described the dictatorship perfectly and professional I liked to hear him Talk very educated and wise no offence to no one he was talk in general but we know to whom he was referring to The reported pick him on purpose

[@Magihyun]

I wish there is a 2 hour talk/podcast with this man.

[@SketchTurnerZero]

I know, right?!!

[@jimc9596]

Brave man, I hope he doesn't pay a price for speaking the truth.

[@williet.3058]

What truth? :D He's obviously a grifter

[@jimc9596]

@@williet.3058 And your obviously a putlerite.

[@HardTime00]

@@williet.3058 ok

[@TheDominator74]

@@williet.3058🤡🤡

[@mitanni0]

He was very careful. Mentioned Napoleon, Mussolini, Hitler; indirectly Stalin - but never Putin.

[@ekanang7550]

This man has more Intelligence and common sense in his little finger, then all the so called 'political leaders', all over the world.

[@jockspock4233]

This man has earned my respect.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

This deserves to be seen not just in Russia. But anywhere democracy is being attacked by people who find it inconvenient to their ends.

[@catsberry4858]

Exactly!!!!

[@jamesrowntree108]

Show it in DC Swamp, where Democracy means NOTHING.

[@benikramer5115]

Democracy = Demoslavery (Or are you unchained and free from the invisible chains of the symbolism on the 1 dollar bill?) Don’t you think the elites love democracy so much, because no one can organize resistance against their agenda, or a better concept, in which parasitism upon the work of fellow humans (biological a n d psychological humans) is absent? Anyway, Democracy is the dictatorship of the majority, and those , who control the mind of this majority by sophisticated propaganda and manipulation techniques are in control, and prevent the potential of collective intelligence from unfolding, mainly by divide and conquer,by rushing/agitating everyone against each other, (which results in collective square stupidity ) Wouldn’t a rational and reasonable dictator committed to the psychological development and the evolving of collective intelligence (mental, emotional and spiritual intelligence/the ability of solving paradoxical problems constructive) more democratic, than the hypocrisy of „liberal democracy „?

[@ilivdia]

But please keep in mind, that democracy isn't just "rule of people", but "rule of US-people (most capable part of them)". Such democracy indeed needs many silly men like shown in video, but outside of USA ofc.

[@turetskiy_shpion]

For example Turkiye. I'm going to translate this video in Turkish

[@1167400]

Hello from Canada: this guy is pure brilliance!

[@alexeizaraiov]

Its crazy to see this man speaking Russian, on the other side of the planet explain how Brazil works

[@HomeFromFarAway]

South Africa and Zimbabwe too

[@GraphicdesignforFree]

Great episode! Great knowledge.

[@robertginsburg8113]

This guy is brilliant. He has his eyes wide open. America could learn a lot from this guy.

[@vsr6627]

And Russia too!

[@Toltecgrl]

I agree

[@daverman68]

He is 😂

[@juanpabloarcostejeda7599]

To be honest, every country should learn from this perspective, not only one country

[@bullseye0419]

"Why am I great! Because I'm sitting next to someone who is great! And this guy thinks the same!" This man has more wisdom and common sense than most people I've met in my life.

[@zeissiez]

Amazing that Amurica, the main player in this war, was not mentioned anywhere in the video and the comment section.

[@lauritz6918]

Thank you for doing what you do! You give the best look into what russians in Russia are thinking. There are not many other alternatives :(

[@przemszot]

Хорошо послушать мудрого человека.

[@user-bt7bc8zg5b]

Ага, он именно об этом и сказал - как же легко вам задурить голову.

[@martindworak]

Why aren’t people like him elected to power in Russia??

[@user-bt7bc8zg5b]

@@martindworak because people are not fools

[@chewbaccawookie7260]

@@martindworak because of dictatorship, totalitarism and kgb

[@Thelostgoldhunters]

@@user-bt7bc8zg5b is confirmed as a russian bot account

[@benthead]

This man’s comments are so true. Thank you so much for all of your interviews. This one is very enlightening.

[@bl4ckfort]

Браво. Казалось бы, лишь примеры из истории, но все мы прекрасно понимаем, о чём именно идёт здесь речь. Блестяще.

[@malgok9733]

Amazing good human ❤ i hope all people in all countries can see this video and learn

[@blueden76]

This man should be the leader of Russia.

[@valerymakarov6813]

🤣🤣🤣

[@gabrielmosca6369]

you mean I wish these were the qualities necessary for someone to become a politician' because let me tell you: they are not unfortunately

[@andrew221179]

It's people like him who sold out Russia and fucked it up.

[@kruno1861]

Finally, a Russian with the brain

[@pirrracy]

Everyone has a brain. Education is the enemy of dictators like Putin. Just like the poor and stupid Republicans who vote against their own interests every single election.

[@PUARockstar]

@arlekino4688 🤡

[@M-isty]

@arlekino4688 idiot

[@ivanmerkushev704]

Sounds very fashist,you know...

[@blackdragon796]

I'm still waiting for people to get rid of liberalism imposed by the lefties. To me Russians have an excuse to behave the way they do, but people in the so called civilised West just fool themselves

[@jeanlavoie5598]

Those that have Freedom and liberty need to understand that they must always be ready to defend and fight to keep them as those that dont have Freedom and Liberty will always be trying to take it from you.

[@anthonystar]

Words of WISDOM

[@legaljusto5946]

So many languages to speak with and the interviewee chose to speak with the truth.

[@joefisher1972]

He's a very smart and brave man for saying this. Much respect tovarish!

[@andrew221179]

In Russia no one says comrade. These stupid stereotypes.

[@user-lp6yx7ml7h]

​@@andrew221179ложь. В россии популярно говорить товарищ и это звучит всяко лучше чем мужчина, молодой человек и так далее.

[@HarpoAlex]

Oh, this guy is a famous russian historian - Victor. He's so famous that he doesn't need a second name. He could even lecture on history. And he does, right on the sidewalk to a random passerby with a camera. What a story.

[@mowkax]

It's interesting how the title states that this man is a "historian", although he is not Here is a rough translation of his own words in this video: "...I've been studying history for 50 years, reading books. Now I can read lectures because I know a lot...". By calling someone a "historian" one probably implies that this person is somehow related to the academia, which seems not to be the case with this man.

[@user-ri1ti6go7s]

What a brilliant, intelligent clear thinking and speaking man. 👍. I really like hos he explained about dictators needing power, war, status. Not money into education and social infrastructure improvements for people And how they draw people into joining military.... Without people rising.

[@user-hf5mb7bi7d]

Daniil, thanks from this video. Viktor is very vice man. As a Finn, must say that t'was really thruth from Karelia. It is sad to see Karelia in Russia side today.

[@romansharenda9293]

It’s very sad to see that Finnish people don’t quite remember that Finnish government collaborated with Hitler at the siege of Saint Petersburg and cooperated from 1941 to 1944. Nether the less, Finnish troops and the troops of Vermacht have participated in the genocide of Soviet people ( especially with the plans of The Nazi Germany to destroy the population). Mannerheim was lucky enough not to end up like Hitler or Mussolini or any other accomplices that participated along with Nazi Germany. Don’t even start about the Molotov- Ribbentrop Act in 1939 (which was basically a repeal of the results of The Soviet-Polish war In 1921), simply because the European community along with Poland has in fact done the same deed towards Czechoslovakia In 1938 under the Munich Agreement.

[@user-hf5mb7bi7d]

@@romansharenda9293 Thanks from the reply! And yes, we remember happenings very well. At Winter War we get lot of help from France, Netherland and Italy not forgetting Sweden. Cont. war we trying to get help from US and England but no. Only possibility was Germany as we didn't want Soviet misery. And Soviet was attacker. Finnish groups stop an old Finnish border and of course Germans were quite angry about it. So it was impossible to Germans attack to the St Petersburg thru the Finland. Also we think that those jude things are quite strange for us so we didn't involved that. Later was complicated thing at the end of the war because Allies want that we remove the Germans via northern part of the country. My father tells me that there was some nonwritten agreement that we shoot just like warning shots, not to hit because of the previous help. Then the Allies think it's too slow (and it was) and they put ultimatum for us. So there was no other possibility than take stronger act. Because of that Germans burnt almost all northern part of the Finland and me personally understand them. Must also say that my father gets friends from the Soviet prisoners of war and one of them make very fine knife holster for my father, from aluminium. There was really fine made patterns as decorate. Just a few month ago I was gave that in to my son and also telling the story behind that. This was just shortly but still too many words. It is good that the history is true and not just some narrow view so thanks again from the comments.

[@anaria27]

@@romansharenda9293 Finnish people may remember the soviet union invasion 1,5 years before (winter 1939-1940) - a brutal war where they lost 29000 people (murdered) in just 3 months.

[@romansharenda9293]

@@anaria27, First of all, Carl Mannerheim was infamously known as the part of the white army, that conducted the executions of the communists and socialists, as well as he participated in foreign intervention later on. Second of all, Finnish government has repeatedly refused to exchange with the lands with the Soviet Union ( by the way to withdraw the Finnish border from the Leningrad. Third of all, as you may know the offensive side would usually take more heavy losses than the defensive side. This is why the Soviet Union lost 80 thousand- deceased 250 thousand - wounded 1 thousand - captive Finnish army - 22 thousand - deceased. I don’t remember the numbers about the wounded.

[@anaria27]

@@romansharenda9293 to exchange lands? This is how you call it? Nice.. after that brutal war with soviet union, in early 1940, Finnish government had to decide whose side to take in 1941. And obviously that could not be the Soviet Union.

[@marcopalladino7048]

A brilliant man. I hope there will be more and more of you in Russia, wealthy and educated people. Russia is a great country thanks to people like you and your knowledge. As Italian I appreciated your analysis on Mussolini, you were right since the beginning. I hope you'll be ok, young people need to be taught by wise men.

[@fnduwayoonline]

Wise man!

[@alpenmusicmontana]

Thanks Daniil. Every now and again you have to show us that there is normal thinking people left in russia. Спасибо!

[@yamaneko-ex8fy]

What a great man, using his brain and explaining in understandable way. Hope he stays well.

[@Daxter250]

and thats why education is so important! good education reduces the possibility of a dictatorship in a country.

[@nigel1654]

When you get disillusioned by people in another country, then this man speaks, there is hope.

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

If you subject the people of any country to centuries of oppression, forced poverty, and propaganda, any country will be like that. Still, a surprising number of people are dissatisfied, but, unfortunately, the state can easily suppress them if they speak up.

[@briananderson8428]

This is a fascinating channel. I've now seen three interviews. I wonder where the host finds Russian people willing to be interviewed and who also are willing to speak so openly.

[@catsberry4858]

A lot of us found 1420 back when Russia invaded UKR 2 years ago 😊 Daniil’s team usually interviews in Moscow or outskirts, but I have not kept up with 2023 much, only recently looked back to here after Navalny’s assassination. In 2022 at times they’d interview in smaller rural towns outskirts. Most took place in the big metro cities areas. Some very wise elders & some elders very brainwashed or so afraid to speak their true thoughts on camera. Watch Feb 2022 videos onward. You’ll learn SO SO MUCH. Big credit to Daniil Orain & his 1420 team for doing so much for their nation 😊❤

[@briananderson8428]

@@catsberry4858 Thanks for the tip re: particular value of videos marked Feb 2022 and beyond. Too bad Putin just got “elected” to a 5th term. I wish Russians could revolt. But they’re as brainwashed as American Republikans. Ugh.