Russian Revolution in 10 Minutes - Manny Man Does History

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100 years on from the tumultuous times in Russia, let’s explore the events that led to end of the Russian Empire and the birth of Soviet Russia!
Written and created by JOHN D RUDDY @johndruddy
Illustrated, voiced and edited by JOHN D RUDDY @johndruddy
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[@adamamaru4535]

When the teacher leaves the classroom for 3 minutes

[@craigmonroe9309]

lol

[@mobilecyclop7329]

WW5

[@Sophiebryson510]

Rudolf Goldenbaum and the TA is off

[@user-ut4wl5vs5y]

And you see this video и узнал всю историю за 9 класс :-)

[@DialecticalMaterialismRocks]

more like 10

[@nazeonrave2501]

*Rasputin wakes up* Morgue workers: WHAT THE F-

[@samarthtyagi6941]

Lol

[@Zrtaylor_Foxy]

Doom music intensifies

[@chaos9731]

*HEAVY BREATHING*

[@revolutionaryinsurrectioni1987]

I almost thought that was my profile for a second

[@chaos9731]

communist XD

[@patrykwojtowicz6362]

communism AVV NUUUUUUU

[@PeterGamerTutoriais]

Patryk Wójtowicz CHEEKI BREEKI BLYAT

[@chief7033]

rip 636566453667867834656743576346784gorilion people under gommunizim and ur idea of labour voucherz are nowt gommmunizim

[@luxeproultimate360]

*seizing the means of production intensifies*

[@chief7033]

"gomunizim iz where the guverment duz everting and humans do whatever they want becuz hooman nature"

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

Woah you’re alive!

[@a.morphous66]

Last time, it was almost half a year before he made a video. But this video only waited a few weeks. He’s coming back!

[@limerickman8512]

Yea, the IRA Marixts released him for further progranda. They realised that they lost the war and no more free socialist cookies are coming their way (since the women found capalism and demands equal pay for equal work). They can no longer Rob banks, since banks hardly have enough cash to make the effort. They remains stuck in the old ways of living.

[@yexas7029]

I have to wait 90 days to change my name nice name

[@fennecfoxtv3633]

GOD OF FREE - VICTORY WAY! kzbin.info/www/bejne/roiugGSDbMmKlbs

[@piguy222]

Videotology thats pretty offensive.

[@ringo5721]

#NotMyTsar

[@georgeaparu1459]

Z1LL4 JR Meh ... Because of His name and of ThIs tHiNK

[@exnihilo8388]

@@charlietheanteater3918 shit, how didnt i think of that joke

[@MDzaki-uk2ll]

This made me imagine when twitter existed in 1905, it would probably be full with that tag

[@joffreybaratheon4904]

Hahahahahaha

[@commanderjerry8103]

61e for the win

[@adamx1532]

He protecc He attacc But most importantly He takes the means of production bacc

[@vonpatilda8636]

This comment section is gonna be more bloody than the Russian revolution...

[@crazyepicfortnitegamer8426]

Von Patilda who's coming well I see Finns I see Polish I see Romanians I see Germans i see anti and pro communist

[@luciusvernus3174]

Yo that was good

[@androidgamer9244]

6:36 LoL

[@zlatko8051]

Prepare for people saying propaganda saying shit about the revolution being a Zionist uprising.

[@Goober_80]

😶🗑💉

[@synarchistcarcinogen4273]

Bruh the timing is great! Covering it in class right now. And just in time for the battlefield 1 dlc

[@computerscientist5953]

LEARNING HISTORY BY BATTLEFIELD

[@synarchistcarcinogen4273]

Idk I just got it last weekend

[@ryanontheradio8590]

same

[@kevinswamp7140]

I reccomend animal farm as a book to rad if you like the russian revolution, it is the same thing but played out by animals.

[@tracerpose7710]

Well it is a great time to talk about the Russian Revolution. After all it is the 100 years anniversary.

[@user-xq5og9lt8p]

Surely there will be only educated arguments and polite discussion down here, right?

[@alexalexandrov7767]

Олег Козлов haha fuck no just right wing loons throwing up Cold War era propaganda

[@gabemando7823]

Iamtherevolution or the left wing boys claiming communism is good

[@TJ5897]

Socialism is good. I'd prefer not to have a repeat of the USSR's Totalism though. We should give libertarian socialism a go. Anarcho-Syndicalism, Council Communism, things like these.

[@gabemando7823]

Anti Fascist Action how would a stateless society actually work on a large scale? In this world of today where every single region, state or province in the world is reliant on resources from the exterior there must be a regulatory force behind it, whether it is a market or a government. The world is no longer self sufficient and with this large of a population it cannot become self sufficient. A barter system cannot work today simply because the nature of trade is too international. Yes a person could trade seeds for meat today but that person can't trade seeds for copper, lithium, steel, plastic, glass, aluminum and rubber to make a car and distribute that same car on an international scale

[@TJ5897]

I'm actually not against currency, or governance for that matter so long as said government is directly re-callable at anytime and is not bought out by corporations. Only way to keep corporate interest out of politics is to get rid of corporations.

[@kalebk817]

Russia is staring to break down. Lenin: NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR ME!

[@spookythicc3487]

So everybody come revolt with me

[@luigi2183]

Death-By-Snail [spencer] Communism wouldn't be Without Lenin yeah that's me

[@spencerruzich778]

@@luigi2183 yeah? You said my name?

[@user-xq5og9lt8p]

"When you cry over horrors of a revolution, shed some tears over horrors that caused it in the first place" (c)

[@alexalexandrov7767]

Олег Козлов but capitalism is amazing in my country so it must be the same everywhere else because society conditioned me to believe that

[@Katt1n]

A totalitarian monarchy? The very opposite of capitalsm?

[@chief7033]

oops a horible failure under the tsar... OH LOOK THE COMMIES GOT A CROP FALURE, KILL 'EM BOYS!

[@stoutyyyy]

The tsar did nothing wrong

[@BenDover-oc6qt]

Godlike Fam socialism has only taken root in countries where people living in poverty have been pushed to socialism. Russia wasn’t impoverished after I️t became socialist, socialism dragged Russia out of an agrarian based society and into an industrial powerhouse that rivaled the United States. Also, keep in mind that in countries like Cuba and North Korea, there’s massive sanctions and embargo’s against them. And another thing, North Korea has had trouble with food because their agriculture was flooded and destroyed during the Korean War by their dams being bombed and also having a colder climate making I️t harder to produce food. Also, in Cuba, despite the sanctions, Cuba has developed vaccines for certain cancers and has a global health initiative.

[@madmanf1179]

Do a video on the Russian civil war

[@stephenfisher5129]

And Chinese Civil War!!!!

[@salusoutlook2266]

russian scivil wa kinda was this video

[@numberl6]

The_Great_ Fascist not at all.

[@ZOMBIEo07]

He only talked about revolution and not about the civil war that followed it, killing MILLIONS of people.

[@WG55]

+Madman F1 Yes, that was a surprising omission. This video made it seem like all the Bolsheviks had to do was take the Winter Palace to control the country. It wasn't that simple.

[@alessa3697]

I don’t know why but I’m getting good feelings about this “Stalin” guy

[@user-hg9vr7gh2q]

🗡 sorry comrade but we cant have you going around saying that

[@alexceous]

to the gulags!

[@hoodie4439]

Yeah...it's all the red flags...

[@logiic8835]

Alejandro Diaz MW😨

[@DialecticalMaterialismRocks]

stfu

[@m14garand]

1:37 mistake, kind of a big one - This mass of people gathered there not to protest against the Tsar, but to meet him and explain him their problems, also having a list of ideas (such as lesser work hours). That's why (and also bcs sunday) everyone was dressed in their best and sang orthodox hymns. Btw, the Tsar was not even in the city at that time. So this whole shooting from the soldiers was just a huge mistake from the city's governor. Sad truth.

[@juliandamen9804]

Never knew Lennon had such a big part on Russian histroy

[@historycenter4011]

It is so sad that people always forget the civil war simply saying it happened for years and millions died Others don't even mention it... No big deal?

[@randomclouds4404]

Riad al-Assad /MappingArm/ The Russian Civil War is another huge topic worthy for its own video as he mentioned.

[@daiel1360]

Of course he didn't talk about that, that would be a whole other video!

[@Amnesty-]

The White Wolfe Solzhenitsyn? found someone to lead the example, he lied, but the west kept him in the destruction of Russia (USSR) ....

[@user-xw5xo3bv1n]

The White Wolfe If you're believing Solzhenitsyn, then you're batshit insane. This guy literally had "liar"-LZHETS in his name and this stories are bullshit. Just look at census of population and you'll find out that it was growing whole time on millions with only exceptions of civil war and world war. And there is no demographic pit, unlike, say, Campuchia, where Pol Pot indead made genocide.

[@user-xw5xo3bv1n]

@ludwig amadeus I'm too buzy to argue with some noname from internet, champ. So go fight windmills somewhere else)

[@scottashcraft7652]

So much goes into these videos and they are super impressive. I love history and your way of teaching it!

[@RommelTheDesertFox]

We must seize the memes of production

[@jeffheller4180]

Robbing others of what they have for personal gain and then call capitalists ‘greedy’. Lol

[@mike.mentzer_enjoyer]

USSR memes are dumb lol

[@darrenbutler9819]

@@jeffheller4180 lol, you just described capitalism.

[@georginatrainer1583]

I have been waiting for so long for another one of these videos. Great Job

[@massineben7198]

4:00 you can't have such video without Ruddy making an Irish reference in a video about something not Irish

[@scythal]

Fliyo MB The Soviets WERE influenced by the Irish.

[@alexalexandrov7767]

Revolutions often only occur because they see other ppl doing the same that's why following the end off ww1 there were a series of revolutions

[@4TheWinQuinn]

Ruddy this is a great vid as usual, the drawings are so detailed I really appreciate all the work that must go into these :) also the typography of 'st Petersburg' at 3:15 is beautiful

[@rulas1122]

Great video Ruddy! Definitely worth the wait.

[@electroflame6188]

6:38 LOL THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

[@idontknowwhatiamdoinganymo1615]

1:11 I got the joke Lenin and McCartney. I guess you can say instead of going Solo they went...Yoko.

[@AvanRoyOfficial]

LET'S ALL GET UP AND DANCE TOO A SONG THAT WAS A HIT BEFORE YOU'RE MOTHER WAS BORN

[@ada4927]

I just got a whole lot happier after seeing you'd uploaded. Another excellent video, John! I've always said, none of us can expect you to just upload a new video every hour or whatever, and those that do can literally f**k off. You're a busy person, you can't always dedicate your time to KZbin, and some people need to get that into their thick skulls. I am interested in your new book, and hopefully I'll be purchasing it soon. Although, knowing me I'll end up forgetting or something...but yeah, another great video. Good luck on your other endeavours!

[@brycetomecek5065]

I love your videos. Always great to see another one posted!

[@MolchumanGaming]

Dude .. fantastic work , thank you so much for doing this video

[@saralasswall4345]

Ra Ra Rasputin!

[@gellertgulyas1874]

Bag him up and bury him

[@benzoFE88]

Who here is early just because they are on KZbin 24/7, without the bell. Where are those people at lol

[@massineben7198]

Beniciothegamer Super Smash bros and more! me mah mate

[@1millionsubsriberswithoutn20]

Yea

[@scythal]

Beniciothegamer Super Smash bros and more! Heya

[@ComancheBoi1911]

Beniciothegamer Super Smash bros and more! Me

[@exponentialdongexpansion5223]

Ey b0ss

[@EjderAdventures]

Brilliantly done John! Watched it with the kids. Keep up the good work :)

[@bongo1445]

wowzers, Big John! this was VERY EPIC!!!

[@iulia5689]

1:57 Russia became a constitutional monarchy in 1906,not 1905.

[@allaindb1944]

The Vietnam war would be a nice video?

[@allaindb1944]

By the way the vid was fantastic

[@gagannagar538]

Great Artist and Teacher ! ☺ Thanks ! It was fun with learning 😉

[@raziel3939]

Great job these are so great.

[@bebooboobop2016]

I missed your accent

[@stevensheridan1404]

Like you don't know his accent???

[@bebooboobop2016]

Steven Sheridan I do know his accent. Doesnt mean i cant miss it

[@stephenwright8824]

Dublin City on top of Cavan or Monaghan, I forget which. Marvellous for this Irish-American with forebears from Ulster to hear, 😅

[@lucarioaurakitty1074]

Do the Mexican revolution next

[@alexalexandrov7767]

Lucio Gonzalez viva zapata

[@lucarioaurakitty1074]

Iamtherevolution viva mèxico

[@basedsavage4793]

That revolution accomplished nothing and Zapata was an idiot. Mexico would've been better with profirio Diaz

[@injunity8111]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG

[@jamertheramer240]

Love your vids. Little to no biases, funny quotes, and good art. You're one of the few I have notifs on for. :D

[@scotcarr3390]

Peace! Land! Bread! "YAY!" (In theory.) "Awwww...."

[@GeneralissimusStalin17]

Lenin put an end to Russian involvement in World War I- Peace! Lenin nationalized land and distributed it among the peasents-land! Lenin collectivized bread and formed the foundations of it's full implementation in the 1930s to stop constant famines in the Russian Empire- Bread!

[@lastnamefirstname5295]

@@GeneralissimusStalin17 i wonder why the soviets have the stereotype of starving their people

[@GeneralissimusStalin17]

@@lastnamefirstname5295 only 1 famine happened in the USSR (Holodomor) and that's it. Meanwhile in the Russian Empire, there were constant famines because the nobility, and the rich peasents would hoard grain. Most other peasents then wouldn't have food so famine.

[@bobthebuilder3615]

@@GeneralissimusStalin17 Me when I get sent to a gulag for farming too good, this is a certified kulak moment

[@stephenwright8824]

@@GeneralissimusStalin17 The easier, albeit less informative, way of putting it would have been to say, "Famine? Starving masses? Oh, that was Stalin."

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

0:12 Actually, Russia was only the largest *contiguous* state in the world, still smaller then the British Empire

[@user-ur9ru5iy3s]

Зато Россия не была колониальной империей, все народы всегда были равноправны, и не было рабства! Вся империя была метрополией.

[@cooperjones1611]

The part where you mentioned how Rasputins was dug up and burned, and then the body sat up for just a second was great, seeing as that actually happened, though it was due to retracting heat.

[@awasteoftime1680]

FINALY! I’ve been waiting for this video for ever

[@ionracer6723]

How accurate! You described with so much details. I'm Russian, I read articles about the revolution. You haven't missed anything important. You even properly wrote texts in foreign language. You're a good hisrorian I guess.

[@exnihilo8388]

Why'd you say "I guess"?

[@whiterunguard6418]

Can you do the Invasion of England in 1066, please!

[@katherinenatton-bell3575]

These videos are really useful for my history classes. Thanks.

[@jakiromaseke2121]

Nicely done bro 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@jaimankapasi]

Hey John, quick suggestion. SPEAK A LITTLE SLOW!

[@kevin8712]

Quick suggestion. *SET SPEED TO 0.75x!!!*

[@ashtontimba7460]

KZbin Drama I sleep John Ruddy Uploads a Video REAL SHIT

[@yourguyforham4216]

Ruddy continues to upload regularly: ASCENDED

[@hasanberkdurmusoglu3634]

I just learnt your channel... Its Awesome !

[@justyel3131]

Wow! Awesome Video!!

[@Alikersantti]

All workers of the world unite!

[@maximusmedia8412]

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[@pinesy9452]

I prefer Lenin...

[@1millionsubsriberswithoutn20]

Oh I remember these good old days

[@_Tundrra_]

Needed this for class. Thanks

[@brody_lol6427]

Great video, as always. :)

[@Legovarrr]

Seize the means of production.

[@davidgreenwell5095]

...and now it is happening here...

[@atm1947]

I have literally never clicked a video faster

[@alexalexandrov7767]

A Mir I have never realized how quickly something would turn into a shit storm

[@CrazyGuy99]

Thanks, this was really helpful and understandable

[@izodiak7]

Dude,this was the best episode i've seen from you...

[@jondavidavendanoblanca7255]

Please Do The Falkland War

[@Mrbag-if4kq]

Jon David Avendano Blanca why the Falkland war

[@jondavidavendanoblanca7255]

Because Argentina And UK Is Fighting For The Island...

[@narmonteam9417]

Just watch history oversimplified

[@Mrbag-if4kq]

Jon David Avendano Blanca the war was in the 70s

[@jondavidavendanoblanca7255]

Atleast We Could Try It...

[@tyroneisaacs9671]

Das good

[@jamsch5692]

STFU

[@caitliceach3858]

Leon Trotsky how painful was that icepick

[@tyroneisaacs9671]

Leon Trotsky we all know who pople think of when pople think communism

[@FiveMissiles]

Alexander Pavlovich Romanov if you can’t spell tsar then you shouldn’t say that

[@tyroneisaacs9671]

fivemissiles OHHHHHHH I DIDN'T EVEAN NOTICE LOL

[@maple5404]

Thank you John, good video!

[@chloe-theresafranklin422]

I do home schooling and you only have a week to 2 weeks to do a project then you move on so I had to do the history of Russia and France and this is perfect! It's so fast and gives me the information I need without spending hours reading notes and articles. Thank you so much!

[@ethandauz9249]

Wait, why am I awake?

[@Shanenap]

That Stalin guy seems pretty smart. I bet he’ll do a great job with the Soviet Union.

[@spaghettimon3851]

He did he industrialized the country and WW2 and saved the word from fascism. Long live Comrade Joesph Stalin! 🇨🇺❤🚩☭

[@bjblazkowicz2612]

@@spaghettimon3851 Fascism and Communism are just two sides of the same coin so stop glorifying one and demonizing the other cause they both suck, and Stalin was just a douchbag that just wanted to stay in power

[@mil4023]

@@spaghettimon3851 oh god, don't even get me started on stalin's shit

[@spaghettimon3851]

@@mil4023 The kulaks deserved it!

[@fenicz6306]

@@mil4023 I would be interested to know what foreigners know about the rulers of my country, well, you can tell me...

[@johnnyb.1849]

Awesome vid!

[@BSan23]

hey man love your content

[@BlaBlaBla]

TIME FOR A "YOU UPLOADED PARTY"

[@fircebrewie4324]

Poor Trotzky, he just wanted to bring the people bread

[@jamsch5692]

Feels bad man

[@a.morphous66]

And spread Communism all over the world (by force if necessary).

[@shawnrileywest2826]

Invade Germany to

[@svenwillett1750]

damned ice picks

[@jaojao1768]

Ecó Shalk and unite the working class in a world revolution

[@hockeynut178]

You have an awesome voice. Keep up the awesome work

[@joshvega5469]

Make these more often please I love them

[@Jackson-sw5mt]

Never have clicked on a video so fast.

[@Arizonaball1]

IT'S FINALLY HERE! HUZZAH!

[@mert3173]

i have to learn this for me exams on tuesday & this is very helpful! thanks a lot :D

[@historyarmyproductions]

I remember when this was uploaded. Crazy its 2 years old!

[@applealien6658]

It has been 100 years since the revolution

[@DCL14388]

Quality video! ;)

[@swagmoney9818]

You were Russia's greatest leader ever Please don't throw me in a labor camp

[@scopes1812]

MURICA

[@Curly_Horse]

FUCK YEAH

[@chief7033]

stalin?

[@happifty2534]

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin COMMUNIST SWAN! YOU’LL NEVER DEFEAT THE POWER OF FREEDOM! FUCK YEAH!

[@Ray-sm4ce]

Your back!!

[@GhostTrueCapitalist]

Awesome of ya to add Yuri from RA2/Yuri's Revenge @ 9:53. Love your work.

[@asbjrnc7877]

See you next year folks!

[@meganlake3850]

No wonder why is only 11 minutes long he talks as fast as James Charles

[@seekepiphany2696]

This is actually really obejective, and that's rare with this topic, thank you!

[@StarWarsCritic]

Love these videos

[@Alikersantti]

Glory to 100 year of october revolution!

[@GabeOli]

Only took 5 decades

[@ceneblock]

GabEgg oh come on, he uploads more often than that. 😋

[@eetuhannola]

You mentioned Finlan, thanks! Awesome video! :)

[@naqi8ali]

this channel deserves so many more subscribers

[@guillman]

The Russian Civil War now?

[@deanvandijk5]

George Watkins No they're not. He mentions "the civil war can be another video on it's own", which should've tipped you off. The Russian Civil war happened somewhat simultaniously with the revolution, starting with the uprising of the (White) Don Cossacks when the Soviets dissolved the provisional government. Later (1918 and onward), White forces from all over Russia joined the fight. The entente got involved and splinter nations (like Poland, Finland, the Baltic stated) started fighting against Red forces

[@archimedesnovac6918]

fun fact: animal farm is meant to be an analogy of the russian revolution and the beginning of the cold war. because of this, the cia funded the creation of the 1954 movie

[@JohnDRuddyMannyMan]

Armadillo Productions All Animals are crested equal. Some are more equal than others...

[@johansenhung4039]

Thanks for this video, I'm using this for my library research report. BTW Its never researched in the library

[@betterhegehogShadow]

Thanks for you hard work on the Video s

[@user-nh7my6gg5b]

*Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.*

[@gaupau]

Amazing timing! I've been teaching myself on communism lately and this has attributed quite nicely. Thanks John.

[@kitsunebrewer7161]

This is a great Video!

[@coenherrig6886]

Amazing Content!!!!!!

[@gognamm2400]

*Insert anti communist joke.

[@alexalexandrov7767]

kok namm lol you have the flag of liberation theology what a weird flag for your picture

[@gognamm2400]

Iamtherevolution It's called "christian communism". Apperently they belive that Jesus was a communist and the society he created was a communist society.

[@alexalexandrov7767]

kok namm liberation theology a set of teachings which emphasizes freedom and socialism. "It's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to pass into heaven" Jesus Christ

[@alexalexandrov7767]

Papa Farage I believe every man is entitled to what they make I'm a communist against exploitation and for a more free world

[@koolmazin]

Communism doesn't prohibit religion, who gave you that stupid idea?

[@theangrymarxist-leninist9790]

13 points I want to point out since I am a communist who is well studied on the USSR and the Russian Revolution. 1: Every communist and/or socialist will say that before a "communist utopia" is reached there is the transition phase which is socialism. Communism, a global classless, stateless society, is not able to be obtained in a situation where the capitalist imperialist hold some form of power, for pushing a nation to statelessness and classlessness would leave the region weak enough to be dominated by capitalist imperialists. The natural progression of society is to move from capitalism to a workers socialist state, to where state withers away in to communism once capitalism has collapsed globally. 2: Lenin never believed a communist revolution (the correct term is socialist revolution) would succeed by the strong leadership of one person or a few. Lenin believed and argued that the most advanced sections of the working class must become class conscious and take the duty of leading the working class to class consciousness and class war against the capitalist class who exploits them. Then, once a workers state is established, the working class must take position in local soviets, voting in representatives from among the working class, who will also sit upon the supreme soviet (congress) to deal with national issues. The subject of how the party worked was everyone had a single vote, and no one, not even the leader of the party, could overrule another and consolidate power for themselves. For more on the soviet government and electoral system I recommend the following video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4HSiq2Gm8yogMU 3: Thing I need to add on regards to the Agricultural farmers and WWI; due to the war there was a wealthy class among the farmers called kulaks who bought 9/10ths of all the farm land in Russia. Why is this important? Because around 1927-28, the kulaks started hoarding food to cause a crisis in the USSR, which lead to collectivization in 1928 to take the farms and feed the people again, which caused a revolt by the kulaks who burned food supplies and killed livestock, ultimately leading to the famine of 1932-33. I know this isn't related to the video but none the less still important to add. 4: Lenin and his comrades (he had a group of revolutionary communists with him when they went back to Russia) was terrified to head back, expecting to be arrested at any time during the trip due to a large number of communist revolutionaries heading to a country that is on its last legs. 5: Lenin's main goal was to take Russia out of the war because it goes in line with the communist view of war. That being to maintain peace and diplomacy and to never go in to war unless on the grounds of self-defense (such as the example of WWII when the soviet's declared to fight off the Nazi invasion) 6: Trotsky was not a Bolshevik he was a Menshevik. The only reason he was involved with the soviets was due to his amazing military strategy, which is why he was made general of the Red Army for a short time, before he let his genocidal tendencies get the better of him, gained the name of a butcher, and was, as result, removed from his post. 7: The Bolsheviks grew in popularity due the the fact that they was well organized and doing a lot for the working people in Russia, the Mensheviks and revolutionary socialists was very unorganized, fighting among themselves, and doing little for the people of Russia. 8: The Mensheviks always fought with the Bolsheviks, even before the revolution the Menshevik, Leon Trotsky, slandered Lenin and the Bolshevik movement, in which Lenin returned the favor on multiple occasions within his collected works (Lenin's collected works is 45 volumes.) Of course with the popularity of the Bolsheviks and them rising to power, the Mensheviks would act sore and mad and complain of "power grab" when the opposite was the case. 9: Lenin and his movement had the majority support from the working people, if they didn't the revolution would have collapsed. Lenin was elected head of state (the status of leader.) 10: The Tsar, specifically Nicholas and his wife, was guilty of mass starvations, unethical treatment of the working class people, forcing workers in to a war, unloading shots in to protesters, etc. They deserved their execution. The children I disagree with deserved execution, however the way the entire event took place, it felt like it was done at a local level by a unregulated group rather than by the orders of Lenin. 11: In 1947 the countries who became part of the Soviet Union didn't get "absorbed", they joined by free will. Some of the nations joined after the Soviets came to fix the nations up due to the destruction of Nazi invasion. Ask a lot of the people from those nations and a good chunk will talk of how the Nazis came and destroyed everything in a brutal genocidal campaign, and then the soviets came and built schools, hospitals, etc. 12: The anti-Bolshevik forces was interested in re-establishing the monarchy, and was aided by over 7 capitalist countries around the globe. They went from city to city in Russia killing entire towns, repressing pro-communist civilians, etc. They was the fascists before Nazi Germany. There was even other sects during the revolution such as the anarchist faction who pretty much did the same thing the white army did, while fighting the white army as well. 13: The "early bloody years of the Soviet Union" was more so during the periods of the revolution and the civil war, after that the only other times it was bloody was during the revolts of the kulaks and the "great" purge, which was carried out under a corrupt NKVD officer called Yezov who targeted government officials. He was later arrested along with the purgers, tried, found guilty, and executed.

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The Angry Marxist-Leninist that why I never go to College or University

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11. Baltic States, Karelia, Eastern Poland, Bessarabia were invaded and taken by USSR were they not?

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Hey Ruddy Nice job on these videos you somehow make all these complicated yet intresting historical events. Could you touch into the subject of the Mexican American war? Either way Great job on your videos :)

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See you next month! Immense detail in the video though! Great effort