The Animated History of Russia

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MUSIC
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RESOURCES
• Kievan Russia - George Vernadsky, 1948.
• Ivan the Terrible: Free to Reward and Free to Punish - Charles J. Halperin , 2019.
• Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union - Vladislav Zubok, 2021.
• The New Autocracy. Information, Politics, and Policy in Putin's Russia - Daniel Treisman, 2018.
• A History of Vodka - William Pokhlebkin, 1991.
• Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol - Ian Gatley, 2008.
TIMECODES
0:00 - Intro
2:21 - Climbing the Steppes
4:14 - Serfs, Republics & War
6:07 - Great Khans, Grand Princes & Moneybags
8:19 - Death; Black & Bulbous
12:32 - One Terrible Ivan, Three False Dmitri's
14:50 - As Far East as East Goes
17:10 - Two Greats, Two Seas, One Russia
18:42 - Memberships!
19:40 - Two Greats continued
26:37 - Revolution 1, 2, 3 & (Ra Ra) Rasputin
32:30 - Man of Steel
35:23 - Two Tyrants
38:50 - Skip Here
39:23 - The Freeze & The Thaw
42:54 - Glasnost & Perestroika
43:49 - The Two Oligarchies & Putin
49:10 - Recap
50:30 - Announcements!

[@Ren3gaid]

I love how you also included Germany's allies like Hungary, Italy and Romania in the Eastern Front. They are very often overseen

[@niklasw.1297]

dude, nice profile picture

[@Ren3gaid]

@@niklasw.1297 ty!

[@realawesomeos]

even spain sent a division to help out

[@Sterge08]

@@realawesomeosYeah there was a lot of Spanish volunteers on the western front and there was some Portuguese among them

[@KelsaRavenlock]

Obviously only the UK, France, and Germany are paid attention to or we wouldn't call it WW1 and WW2 as those labels only apply to those 3 nations being at war and not the actual ongoing conflict. Sadly the true state of affairs is never touched on and other peoples only get mentioned in context to these 3. If the UK isn't in danger then it isn't a war apparently.

[@CrusaderBooga]

THE LEGEND IS BACK IN BUSINESS

[@Nooby.]

YOUR SPELLING IS UNEMPLOYED 🔥🔥🔥

[@HadiAnimations]

How did u comment 10 hours ago when the vids been up 1 hour

[@CrusaderBooga]

@@Nooby. FOR REAL🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

[@ivanergovic2634]

Membership

[@BFEentertainment9278]

Video copied from Kraut. But he does a way better job! You barely explain the impact of vodka in the society, you just talk about Russia's history!

[@pop5678eye]

Fun fact: the early US government also relied heavily on tax on alcohol. By the end of the 19th century up to 25% of the federal tax revenue came from alcohol sales. It is due to Prohibition that the federal income tax rose to become the primary source of revenue.

[@JoeRogansForehead]

What a terrible policy prohibition was. Funny how taxes didn’t get lowered though once they got the alchohol tax money back

[@cstgraphpads2091]

Income tax would've become the primary source of Federal revenue with or without Prohibition.

[@darrelldourte9455]

Tax profit not wages.

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

For anyone wondering, Michael I was made Tsar because his father was Patriarch Filaret of Moscow (granting some much needed religious legitimacy) and his grandaunt was Tsaritsa Anastasia, Ivan the Terrible’s first wife who he (rightfully, as testing of her remains in 1990s would reveal) believed was murdered by the boyars.

[@AaSs-ln9mm]

Not religious legitimacy (it doesnt work this way with son's of Patriarchs). However, Filaret was very influential figure in politics.

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

@@AaSs-ln9mm Well it meant the support of the Church either way. I’m pretty sure you could’ve caught that from context clues

[@deamedroll]

The Church played huge role in Russian history. Having their own independent (and the one claiming for supremacy over all russes) mitropoly/patriarchy was an important factor of politics of Moscow court

[@MAXIMIR-wf7ez]

He was also tainted by cooperation with the Poles, so that pressure could be put on him. But, as usually happens in such stories, it didn't help, and he crushed everyone.

[@tsartomato]

religious? ur nuts? his dad was one of the oldest strongest boyar dynasties whose sons were diplomats to horde. he was forced into church but he never wanted to leave political game and his followers supported him.

[@vizualnihistorie]

I am sorry but there is no basis for the claim that Slavs came from the steppes, Slavs were always present in Eastern Europe and they are the closest descendants of Corded Ware and Fatyanovo cultures from the bronze age...

[@marcusaurelius4941]

I'd say Fatyanovo would be more akin to cousins, and the Corded Ware is basically the ancestor culture of all of Europe

[@vizualnihistorie]

@@marcusaurelius4941 Well yes, but in the west they eventually transformed into Bell Beakers and other cultures, while Slavs are more similar to the original Corded Ware folk.

[@joshd79]

@@vizualnihistorie then where’s their corded wares?

[@majesticfirebird2310]

As a wise man once said... "When the world needed him most, he returned"

[@HadiAnimations]

How did u time travel teach me pls

[@isakkallsmyr9854]

@@HadiAnimations patreons probably got early access

[@owen.simpson52]

hahahahahahaa @@HadiAnimations

[@alasdairwhyte6616]

@@isakkallsmyr9854 🤣

[@Awesomewithaz]

A woman said that? Katara.

[@chillibean281]

I'm from New Zealand and during my history course we learned of Catherine the Great as a revolutionary for her time, yet extremely flawed monarch.

[@TheRezro]

And Prussian

[@AAaa-wu3el]

@@TheRezro Today's British monarchy are German. "UK's royals and the Nazis George's son Edward VIII became king in 1936. Less than a year later, he abdicated for love and married Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. His brother Albert ascended the British throne as George VI. At the time, the Nazis and Adolf Hitler had long since gained a firm grip on Germany, with the world watching the Third Reich with interest and skepticism. Edward and Albert's mother, Queen Mary, insisted that her sons not forget their German roots - after all, they also had plenty of relatives in Hitler's Germany. For his part, Edward openly showed sympathy for the Nazis. One photo taken in 1937 shows the duke and his wife smiling and shaking hands with Hitler. Just a few years ago, a video emerged showing Edward and his sister-in-law practicing the Hitler salute with two little girls - Margaret and Elizabeth, with the latter one day becoming the queen of England. The snippet was filmed by Elizabeth's father, King George VI. To this day, the British do not like to be reminded of the at times cordial relations of the British aristocracy with the German Nazis, trying as much as possible to keep evidence of such connections under wraps. How German is King Charles III? The mother of Queen Elizabeth II was British, so she was only partly of German descent - even if she did display some stereotypical German virtues throughout her life, including discipline and a sense of duty. Her husband Philip, however, had predominantly German ancestors and spoke fluent German. In 1947, he became a British citizen and, shortly before his marriage to Elizabeth, relinquished his German title of nobility and called himself only "Mountbatten." Their eldest son, the new King Charles III, has a bloodline made up of roughly half German ancestors".

[@loke6664]

@@AAaa-wu3el Darling: "Look, I'm as British as Queen Victoria!" Blackadder:: "So your father's German, you're half-German and you married a German?!" But to be fair was the last Tsar also basically a German and they did get that hemophilia his son had from Queen Victoria. It really isn't until recently when the royals of Europe started to marry models, actresses and other celebrities that the inbreeding project stopped.

[@tylerclayton6081]

@@AAaa-wu3el Anglo Saxons were a Germanic Tribe anyways. They were always German, but over time they mixed with the Nordic people and Celts In America, we are a mix of English, German, Irish, Italian, African, and latin/hispanic

[@RandomNonsense1985]

@@tylerclayton6081And technically the “Nordic” people were/are also Germanic (save for the Finns).

[@dilloncrowe1018]

The Red Army won the Civil War for a number of reasons, the main one's being A. Public support, and B. Almost the entire Russian Imperial Army that had been fighting the First World War had joined the Red Army, while almost all the Imperial Officers formed their various White Armies from inexperienced rural peasants.

[@Dannyboi-re7vb]

they did not have public support lol. and im an actual communist. The Bolsheviks were brutal and were known for stealing food and houses.

[@KurianfromIndia]

And don't forget the another main reason the reds controlled more cities and industrial areas while Whites even tho controlling most areas don't have much industries. But whites have one advantage of being funded by British.

[@aktonkulous821]

Where did you get the fact that Slavs migrated from the east through the Eurasian steppes? Slavs are an indo European people that originate from eastern and or Central Europe

[@emperorhi]

No way he’s back!

[@Suibhne]

[@cantthinkofaname812]

@@Suibhnedid you watch kraut before or during making this video?

[@SirMilone]

Im from Germany and i learnt that "Katarina die Große" was a great Russian empress with german origins. I think most Germans have a positive picture of her.

[@lexiusugrymius9392]

She is a literally from Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg.She didn't have 'origins'

[@user-yy8qc6yo1m]

She had no russian ancestors.

[@semaj_5022]

​@@lexiusugrymius9392 that is an origin...

[@CA-jz9bm]

After Elizabeth all Romanovs were German.

[@lexiusugrymius9392]

@@semaj_5022 you missed the point.

[@elijah333]

Saint Petersburg was named after Saint Peter (the apostle), not after Peter The Great

[@lukearts2954]

Where do you think Peter The Great is named after?

[@elijah333]

@@lukearts2954 yes, and? How is it changing the fact that city named after apostle and not the emperor?

[@lukearts2954]

@@elijah333 Now look up _who_ named that city after the apostle. right...

[@-Mitra-]

​@@elijah333вообще-то Петербург был назван в честь него самого, и только относительно (для челяди и других государств) в честь Святого Петра, к которому церковь московского княжества была индифферентна 😂

[@-Mitra-]

​@@lukearts2954nah, it doesn't have any connection to St. Peter. Why? Because there were hundreds of towns and cities in russian empire named after Romanovs - Pavlograd, Ekaterinoslav, Alexeevka, Andreevka, Mikhailovsk, Fedorovka, etc.

[@mammuchan8923]

Oh wow this video coming on a Friday night has just made my day/week/month. Congrats on the birth of your baby girl. Isn’t it going to be wonderful when one day she can enjoy watching your material💜. I am a subscriber to Nebula already but haven’t visited in a while, thanks for the reminder because it’s really worth it. Being a child of the 70s, I loved watching documentaries on history. But you never got the insight into what goes into making these. It’s so nice to get a little personal greeting from the creator. Thank you, it is really appreciated!

[@brianwhite2104]

Petrograd wasn't renamed Leningrad until after Lenin's death

[@totonk793]

Oh that's not the only bias in here. Not, not the only... xD

[@vojtechdrabek1159]

Theory that Slavs came from east Asia is.... original. Currently accepted Slavic origins are around the Vistula and Dniester rivers, around current Belorussia/Ukraine.

[@Eli-tj3ve]

Because he made it up. This video is rubbish

[@zurielsss]

I am East Asian, Slavs look nothing like us 😂. Pretty sure the Tartars (who originated from the steppes) look more like us , but still quite different instead.

[@stalledparade]

We’re an amalgamation. The human genome project was finished years ago. You can go look it up instead of making guesses.

[@PUARockstar]

What is "Belorussia"?

[@Farton483]

​@@PUARockstarA country

[@KayMeyer-ii5sm]

Congratulations on being a father it's awesome and thank you for still taking the time to make this awesome video🎉😊

[@MrJulpod66]

The fact that you're back is genuinely the best news of my day ! Thank you for your amazing content, keep up the good work 🙏🏻

[@Goblin10532]

he's not "back" it always takes him a year too upload

[@user-qm2xw6pr5c]

Ничего крутого здесь нет, это худшая интерпретация истории России, которую я когда либо видел, хуже были только ролики либералов.

[@user-tv2om3hx6t]

Vodka, vodka, vodka...All history. But vodka was invented in 1856 by Mendeleyev (author of periodic table of chemical elements).

[@millemelon1595]

Google says 1405 in Poland

[@user-tv2om3hx6t]

@@millemelon1595 it was different, different % of alc. and polish used wine instead water (water->voda->vodka). Modern vodka was invented by Mendeleyev.

[@karry299]

Seeing the records of Ivan Grozny, and then seeing the "achievements" of his European contemporary rulers...yeah, i'd rather have Grozny, by far the most humane king in all of Europe at the time.

[@bloodkelp]

"Slavic tribes of the antiquity migrated to the Eastern European plain from the Eurasian steppes" What?

[@ObjcetSohwRael]

The Slavs were once from the steppe.

[@sleeptkat4916]

​@iLikeFGAndStuffIGuess You went 2000 km too far east. Westerners never know geography, have no idea where Pontic-Caspian Steppe is, and mix it up with Eurasian Steppe

[@ObjcetSohwRael]

@@sleeptkat4916 oh, I see.

[@josephpostma1787]

@@sleeptkat4916 So were the slavs from the Pontiac-Caspian or Eurasian?

[@niconico9568]

Novgodod was kind of oligarchic republic which treated it's serfs much worse than other Russian politiai. Novgorod pesants greated Moscow troops with joy and relief. Same thing can't be said about citizens, of course

[@qamilr]

Slavic tribes migrating from Eurasian Plains? Never heard that theory before.

[@marcusaurelius4941]

he probably mixed up his information on the Indo-Europeans, the steppe hypothesis, the ethnogeneses of different IE peoples, etc., which fits how dangerously surface-level the video is

[@madsmile777]

russian keeps building it's narrative from what it can, lol

[@tsartomato]

yuh no reason to waste a whole hour on a video which starts with vodkas and ancient chinese slaves

[@mystic37]

Because they didn't, this is revisionist Moscovite history.

[@user-hy2br6km8n]

Actually, no. More precisely, from a historical point of view, all the people of Europe once migrated there from Africa, but in those distant times they had not yet formed into a separate Slavic ethnic group) But the center of the emergence of the Slavs is considered to be Eastern Europe, in the area of ​​modern Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

[@aliud9904]

Man, imagine a few rich people holding heavy influence over their country and its politics. Couldn't be us

[@Art-ey7xj]

Big if true

[@richardmeyeroff7397]

In the US they are trying to turn it into that(Trump is the spear head of that movement). The rich have influence but that is to be expected. It is the level of influence and what with in the society can be use to control the influences of all groups so that there is a balance between the groups.

[@thatonedemon7867]

The last part about Gorbačev I think is underinformative as it says nothing about the 1991 coup and how the people of the USSr voted to remain the union. (PS. just for the record I aint a tankie, I just view that this is important to say.)

[@Davitofrito]

Same. The coup had it not happened, would have meant the USSR continuing. No Chechen war nor countless other conflicts. Glasnost and perestroika would be enlightened compared to today's central Asian nations autocratic dictatorships.

[@Art-ey7xj]

@@Davitofrito That coup, though, couldn't have been successful. The Soviet system was dying from within, and required vast reforms that its bureaucracy was not able to implement due to a multitude of reasons. At best the coup would have extended the USSR's agony for a few more years. It was simply too late

[@tsartomato]

@@Davitofrito AHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH\ gorbachev literally crushed many uprisings like prague during his few years he is literally a tankie soviet union was a hell on earth

[@masonharvath-gerrans832]

@@DavitofritoI remember a certain crackdown on Lithuania during this supposedly great period. Russian leaders have yet to break their evil mould.

[@user-nr6mi4xi8k]

@@tsartomato Hell on earth? So you don’t know history AT ALL? And yet you have the courage to talk about it? Amazing.

[@prettypic444]

I took a soviet history class during my BA, and I really enjoyed it. I firmly believe you can't have a full understanding of 20th century history without studying soviet history.

[@mtganalytic9796]

Semi-true, but yeah, ussr history after 1950 year is really boring

[@exaggeratedswagger6097]

@@mtganalytic9796 Cold War? Collapse?

[@mtganalytic9796]

@@exaggeratedswagger6097 subjectly - yes

[@therussiancato]

​@@mtganalytic9796 bro had slept through history classes 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@worldoftancraft]

Filosofii bachelor of arts

[@miguelalexandresimoesneves8660]

The wait was worth it! Just keep doing what you doing, we will still be here waiting for your amazing work. Congratulations for your child!!!

[@arthurmsiska3800]

Guess who's back? Back again, Suibhne's back, tell a friend🎉

[@HenryVM85]

He is back, he is back, he is back, na ah

[@pagecollector4856]

MandM

[@speedracer1004]

Glad to see you back Suibhne, I remember seeing your videos trending a lot during the pre-pandemic years, but after that it seemed like you almost disappeared. But I'm glad you've sorted things out, and Congratulations on having your first child. I also hope you'll be able to sort out the whole one man army style of video making you do, I love the added aspects from a Cultural and a political perspective as it builds awareness to the geopolitical landscape that which which our modern world is formed from, these are things people need to hear, combined with your iconic amination style that will always keep people watching. I absolutely can't wait to see more from you in the future, keep up the Great work!

[@antonvolkov106]

A historical channel that doesn't tell a story, but makes it up. What a hack. Netflix will be happy to hire these guys

[@vanadium6899]

agreed

[@kirillko888]

care to elaborate?

[@Everlaughing]

@@kirillko888 He's a Kremlin bot, they can't elaborate.

[@SweetWillyD]

It's a free video on a free platform for entertainment. Make your own video

[@antonvolkov106]

@@SweetWillyD Comments on this platform are free. I can write my opinion, and you can write yours. Don't get smart.

[@Wrh40k]

Thanks for the video, as a resident of one of the former republics of the USSR, it was interesting for me to see the view from the outside. But.. There are too many misconceptions

[@andreimoutchkine5163]

You drew the BAM (Baikal-Amur Mainline), not Transsib. Those are ~100 years apart :)

[@nordicraptor3589]

Happy to have been up to catch this

[@cuebist]

Amazing quality video Sir, much appreciated! Shows how much time and effort goes into these vods. The only thing I was missing is a few funny jokes on the side from your earlier and shorter videos. The really help refocus on the serious stuff and the ton of info u r sharing with us. Thx again so much for ur research about the topic and wish u and the family great health and happiness! :)

[@daudiochero]

That scene when Aang awakened from the iceberg and all the temples were glowing and a fire sage is like "alert the firelord at once" This feels like that...bro we missed you

[@jjduncan4285]

Glad you are back! Congrats on the kiddo, being a parent is a wild ride, but you love every second of it.

[@SairanBurghausen]

How in the hell did the video manage to depict the Slavs as coming from East Asia?? Literally NO ONE thinks that. Did you mean to say us Finno-Ugrics came from the east and settled here thousands of years before the Slavs did? If so, yeah, THAT is true.

[@EmilNicolaiePerhinschi]

"Corruption perception index", not "world corruption index", big difference ;-) ... they're aware of corruption, others less so Caesaropapism was about the Pope being above emperors, not about secular rulers being stronger than the church, which was the norm in the whole of Europe

[@zafarahmed3468]

Just what I needed. Been looking up Russian history videos on KZbin, wanted to watch a long video on it. Appreciate you dropping this

[@kirillholt2329]

it's fatally flawed, watch academic history, you will get a better understanding of the current world from it, this is entertainment and doesn't do real history any justice

[@electroninja8768]

Monarchies are technically not corrupt autocracies. Because there is no abuse of power in a non-constitutional monarchy, because all uses of power are inherently authorized. Therefore, while a monarchy can be tyrannical, it can't be corrupt.

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

It can be if It creates laws that it does not abide by, though this is uncommon.

[@The_preserver_x16]

Monarchy’s activities are restricted by the activities of the nobility.

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

@@The_preserver_x16 in practice and often in law, such as with the sejm.

[@trailjack2644]

The Watchmen who looks the other way for a few pieces of silver while g u a r d i n g the Kings stores is corrupt

[@burlingtonhighsociety5499]

Love your series! I'd love to see a history of Canada, and or Quebec, sort of covering the geographic area well back into pre-columbian times. Moar please! :)

[@user-qm2xw6pr5c]

36:48 это кстати тоже п&здеж, потому что Молотов понимал, что перед ним за люди и поэтому предложил вступить в Ось, чтобы проверить их намерения, когда ему отказали он сразу понял, что Германия двинется на восток.

[@opensky6580]

The video projects on history the authors preferred narrativ.

[@Billy01113]

Thank you, this is an amazing video and very informative. Gives a good context.

[@ONI_002]

oh my god i never thought this channel would come back!

[@imperialofficer6185]

Oh man, crammed 2 victorian orientalist quotes in the first minute which also had the ad in it so you know he's unbiased EDIT: and proceeded to name autocracy and vodka as the two pillars of its society throughout all of history without a shadow of irony within the next 15 seconds to be extra sure

[@marcusaurelius4941]

there are A LOT more bizarre things in this video, the guy clearly has some agenda to peddle

[@tsartomato]

bruh right after that the video talks about ancient chinese slavs

[@masonharvath-gerrans832]

Explain to anyone how Moscow has not been an autocracy for its entire history except from 1917-1918? Please, enlighten us all.

[@tsartomato]

@@masonharvath-gerrans832 it was not an autocracy 1991-1999 it was way more democratic than yankeestan 26/93

[@imperialofficer6185]

@@masonharvath-gerrans832 It has, now tell me how your country hasn't been, with no such exception? Half of all westoids still bow to their monarchs, and half of all those who don't, don't because of us

[@user-gv1xx3wp5d]

Vodka was developed by Dmitry Mendeleev in 1865, are you sure about Ivan's "monopoly on vodka" in 1478?

[@cokodalb2686]

Менделеев открыл формулу водки, а не саму водку. И то даже это скорее миф

[@codyshi4743]

It’s good to have you back Suibhne.

[@bruh-wc1no]

Finally a new video, nice work as always bro! ^^ Can you do a video about the history of austria next? :)

[@joesalyers]

33:25 Marx's 10 point plan was followed by the Bolsheviks perfectly, it was not Marxist doctrine that said the state would fade away and many of Marx's contemporaries like Russian Mikhail Bakunin said Marx's plan was nothing more than the worship of state power. What Marx actually said was, "the class system would be abolished and the state would no longer be necessary to enforce the interests of one class over another". So totalitarianism would no longer be needed since the entire population would have no desire to fight back. This is why the Soviets and their acolytes like China were the ultimate example Marx's ideals. In practice unless Marxism enslaves the entire globe it will conform to the world around it. So no Marx never said the state would fade away!

[@rfcsjonesHO]

This is properly amazing stuff. What a video and I love the new projection of the channel

[@charleshotchkiss9768]

Congratulations! Love the new format and definitely worth the wait!

[@Aarav.B]

A really amazing and thorough video. So much effort has been put into this video and it shows. I'm dumbfounded at how you've juggled this along with your family. Truly inspiring.

[@davidpeltier9148]

You're back just in time for my history of Russia class!

[@damirimamagic5064]

I’m so glad you’re finally back.

[@antoniobautista6718]

Welcome back Suibhne and crew!!! ❤🔥

[@DayneAllyria]

Love the old style but liking the new style as well! Great to have you back and posting again and congratulations on your beautiful baby!

[@siltrivwr4958]

I love your videos, I learn so much every time I watch one. Totally love the long format

[@alexiosbozikis1879]

Bro my first period in college was canceled AND a new video came out? It’s a miracle of God!

[@lukezeller9709]

Top tier video, as always 🤘🏾

[@abhyudayasinhchauhan6499]

amazingly informative video❤

[@andreasjans]

Putin when asked when Tucker asks him what he thinks about ants:

[@MrKIMBO345]

Yes. I am willing to have the political video with understanding of the nation states from you.

[@martintinajero9140]

Love your history videos please keep making more like this one.

[@TakeMeToValhalla]

Amazing video. Thank you very much for your work. Unfortunately unemployed at the moment, so cannot support your channel outside of ads, but you truly deserve it. The best history channel on KZbin

[@angusmclellan918]

With regards to Ivan the Terrible: has several meanings: Formidable Fearful Dangerous Fearsome Ruthless (in the 'unrestrained' sense of the word more than the brutal sense... but also the brutal sense) Spiteful/vengeful Fun facts for ya maties

[@nich7622]

Exactly. It’s ‘formidable’, not ‘terrible’ that describes translation of ‘грозный’ the best.

[@masonharvath-gerrans832]

@@nich7622despite the fact that he was a terrible ruler even for his time. He sacked Novgorod, which had already been under his and his father’s rule since 1478, for no other reason than paranoia. No wonder another monster loved Ivan the Terrible so much.

[@user-dt2fi8nv6j]

@@nich7622 I'm russian and I don't agree with you. A dictionary is always better than Google translator :) In case of Ivan, "Грозный" = "Cruel" + "Strict" + "Powerful". Formidable and other words above are based on the word "Fear". The base of the word "Грозный" is "Danger" (noun). And literraly the adjective is "Bringing danger". He was danger for common people because he was Ruthless and Merciless. I think "Merciless" (беспощадный) is the closest meaning of "Грозный" in this case. It inspires fear, but it's not directly "Fearful" or "Formidable". And even more so, it's quite far from "Terrible". I haven't a clue why the whole world calls him "Terrible" :)

[@AaSs-ln9mm]

​​@@masonharvath-gerrans832 Nah, in his times Russian politics was full time Game of thrones. So it's rich to call dude paranoid when both his mother and wife was poisoned.

[@user-nr6mi4xi8k]

@@masonharvath-gerrans832 Before judging Ivan 4, it is worth reading about the “Seven Boyars” of his time. Pure game of thrones.

[@J_Gamer_Mapping]

Hey man, interesting video! If you do more political-science stuff I'd be interesting if you'd offer some insight into your sources so we know that whatever it is you're presenting has X specific angle. Also, props for responding to that dude on you subreddit, it must have taken quite some time. It's great to see you're willing to defend your work and expand on criticism. Also also, congratulations on your daughter! Take all the time you need, your family should always take priority!

[@isaacgrimes9232]

I really liked your new style of going more into the politics. Great video and your still betting Oversimplified on uploading. Keep up the good work!

[@zeyadshalaby6009]

I love this new video format, please keep doing this.

[@stop8738]

“American Units” England - Am I a joke to you?

[@user-nl6zv6hz6x]

Some kind of Krautism.

[@ThatGuy-vj3hh]

Good to have you back man!

[@raymondbaker9175]

Your videos are always entertaining and informing! Thank You!

[@will3913]

Thank you for an awesome video! I was a history and political science major - don’t use it in my career but love everything about history! Your video was excellent and accurate and I learned new stuff I didn’t know before - thank you! In a side note - Ticket to Ride is one of my favorite board games and appreciate that you have it on camera behind you at the end of your video. Thank you again and best wishes for happiness, health, and success!

[@cakeyummy2401]

He is back! Bruh this was one of my favorite history youtube channels when I was younger. I miss the old days.

[@Suibhne]

That makes me feel old

[@cakeyummy2401]

@@SuibhneIt makes me feel old too. I miss the days when I just used to come back from school, get into bed with hot chocolate, watch history videos while drawing online, and listen to the rain pouring outside.

[@compatriot852]

​@@SuibhneI can't believe it's been 6 years since I first discovered the channel... Well that and also requesting Lithuania for 6 years after the Poland video

[@abdullahdaniyal114]

Love the new format.

[@miguelgareis1099]

So glad your back! Hope all is well with you

[@davidcarcamo5010]

He came back with a 1 hour video 😭😭❤

[@daveo1002]

Congrats on the birth of your daughter! You have a beautiful family, and they absolutely must come first. It's good to have to have you back, and I look forward to more of your great content!

[@gloriajones1204]

Thank you for coming back to us ❤❤❤

[@charlychalton7743]

this was really fun😀, and congrats on your new born deep up the good work

[@HadiAnimations]

wasn’t the Scanian war included in the 1st northern wars? Idk much about it I was talking about it with a friend from Serbia and he mentioned it to me Also I’m happy to see you back, its been a while

[@user-qm2xw6pr5c]

45:17 опять же где отрезок с Ельциным, ну где он белый дом с танка расстрелял, где шоковая терапия, где "Семибанкиршина"? И опять какие там олигархи поставленные, ладно, но как он избавился от старых, он не просто их убил или посадил? Были же причины?

[@jamesbannerman4804]

Truly like the longer versions. Bit, I get them on Nebula as well. 👍

[@Engage_lol]

very high quality content please keep going :D

[@user-wq1kq4lv7p]

Love the new style with more theory, overall context and thus higher length 👌🏼 Thank you very much for the invaluable education and congratulation on the birth of your daughter 🤗

[@IronDragon-2143]

I'd love to see you make a video on the United States, Canada and Mexico in the future.

[@swatsaw6]

so many comments I want to make but oh well :) from looking at this from Latvia - but love your videos gj man lets leave it at that

[@Cuppa_Doc]

Excellent job mate! Possibly your best one yet! 👏 Congrats on the new fam!

[@samomlakar6475]

Can you do please slovenia or belize becus its so nice to see a slavic and english country having history

[@Jason-xu7ot]

This was an outstanding summary of Russian history in a way which was accessible and told fairly. Please do more of these long form videos. Especially of Poland 🇵🇱

[@Demicleas]

They are 3 episodes on Poland on this channel just to let you know.

[@DedHobbit]

The history of Poland fits into the phrase "They came to divide us again." It's just a joke...But there is a part of the truth in every joke

[@dubiousmanatee2999]

I think it was a great video, keep up the good work.

[@bethmarriott9292]

WELCOME BACK MY DUDE QUALITY CONTENT AS ALWAYS ❤️ congrats on your little girl too she's gorgeous 🥰

[@snehasismaiti342]

Finally a video after 1 year

[@john-georgiosarkis2174]

You’re back. Can your next video please be about Lebanon 🇱🇧. You’ve teased it since the Korean Episode.

[@martinmorande657]

Great video!!! Good to see you back!!

[@MahmudulKabirBishal]

Welcome back buddy, while you were gone I learned who you are and watched all your videos!

[@wotwot6868]

You should make a video of the US Empire/Hegemony too

[@petrulutenco6600]

1:52 - Thank you for not including the great Republic of Moldova in the Soviet Union, you've a dream map for millions)

[@lacramioarapopu2395]

pai a fost an uniunea sovietică 😂😂😂

[@jfh667]

Im usually not a fan of long video, but yours are one of the few exception that I think benefits from it.

[@bobbylevitt1641]

love ue vids i think the last vid a watched was last last year so keep up the good work