The ENTIRE History of the Cold War Explained | Best Cold War Documentary

The Cold War was an ideological battle between Communism and Capitalism, the East vs the West and the resulting struggle for ideological influence and power. At the end of WW2, the World would lay divided between two great superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. Both sides would stockpile nuclear weapons, with questions over how to use, control and eliminate them becoming central to the conflict. From Stalin to Regan, from the CIA to the KGB, from the Berlin Wall to Hiroshima and Chernobyl, this is the story of The Cold War.
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Timestamps 📽
Intro: 0:00
Marx 1:50
The Rise of Communism 2:50
The Second World War 5:55
A New World 7:39
The Atomic Bomb 10:04
The Truman Doctrine 11:20
McCarthyism 12:23
The CIA 14:03
The Marshall Plan 15:01
The Berlin Blockade 16:16
The Cold War Comes to Asia 18:13
The Korean War 21:10
The Nuclear Arms Race 24:07
Khrushchev 27:22
The Third World 33:00
The Suez Crisis 36:50
The Berlin Wall 39:10
The Cuban Missile Crisis 41:23
The Vietnam War 47:34
Mao’s China 52:10
Détente 55:31
The Space Race 59:40
Nixon 1:02:46
The End of Détente 1:06:54
Reagan 1:12:24
Gorbachev 1:17:53
Failed Reforms 1:21:30
The Fall of the USSR 1:23:05
Epilogue 1:26:10
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[@just_a_turtle_chad]

A Turtle approves of this amazing documentary 👍

[@mt8956]

Love the video Can you make one of Putin, the Rise of Putin... The 90s was bad for the Russians, sadly the west didn’t do enough to support the Russians and it left the Russians with a bitter taste of capitalism.

[@davidchawhte6440]

when will WW 2 part 2 be released. eagerly waiting for it..

[@RoydeRee]

Thank you so much for this amazing content! It’s crazy to me that it’s so under appreciated. Like only a couple thousand views in one day? Almost criminal!

[@w.allencaddell6421]

What kind of government is in Russia now?

[@richardsmith9609]

I spent 6 years in the 1970's patrolling the border between West Germany and East Germany/Czechoslovakia in Cavalry and Armor Units of the United States Army. When the Berlin Wall came down I am not afraid to say I cried like a baby. I had lived through the cold war as a child in to adulthood and I never thought I would live to see the Wall come down and Germany reunited. This video brought back so many of my life memories. Thank you for posting.

[@ritemolawbks8012]

Good post. Thanks for sharing and serving. Did you have a positive reaction to North and South Korean leaders shaking hands at the DMZ?

[@nigeh5326]

My neighbour served with the British Army in Berlin during the Cuban Missile Crisis and told me as it got dark when he was on sentry duty he really expected he wouldn’t see the dawn. I grew up in Britain in the 70s and 80s and nuclear war was always in your mind. If it had happened my area was targeted for 5 nukes as it was heavy industry and the motorway network north to south ran through the area.

[@richardsmith9609]

I always felt it was my responsibility to defend the people of Europe from the Soviet Union and it's allies as Communism was such a horrible way of life. I still feel that way and after all when I was in Germany it was my home also.@@nigeh5326

[@nigeh5326]

@@richardsmith9609 I get what you mean I think a lot of NATO troops felt similar. Communism was a lousy way to live as was Fascism before it. I’m a Social Democrat politically but Ive plenty of friends who are conservative and a few who are green but one thing we all have in common is a love of democracy and appreciation of the sacrifices made to give us the lives we have now.

[@Marcus.79]

👍👍

[@The88Cheat]

I can't believe I just watched a 90 minute documentary about the Cold War on youtube. Loved every minute of it.

[@MooseMeus]

wait til you get older...

[@findstabilisedohshit4669]

Yeah, it's pretty much one of the couple good things that are actually released upon KZbin that isn't complete garbage.

[@peteheim]

@@findstabilisedohshit4669 there are thousands of good documentaries and lectures on KZbin. It's like saying "this is the only good page in the encyclopedia". You have no excuse to not get smarter every day because of the tools in your pocket.

[@whatman6199]

Believe it baby You did it

[@bigwater52]

And i never skipped forward once!

[@andreigonzales7145]

This is by far the best documentary I've seen, the narration, how its all divided into segments but somehow all connected to each other and telling just enough information to make us understand while not diving too much into it, its just perfection.

[@explorermike19]

It is not hard to imagine what the world would be like if the superpowers had spent all that money, manpower, energy, and resources toward humanitarian pursuits and constructive sciences rather than on the pursuits of war.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

Lol

[@muhammaduzairbhatti8831]

well true, but thats not human nature

[@kindcanadian5825]

Wouldve been wasted either way. The world would likely be in a worst state if that the case. Pampering people makes them weak and dependant, brutal environments makes people strong and reasourceful.

[@nathancornwell1455]

Unfortunately, that's not the world we live in... Every one thinks of Hitler when you think about evil but Joseph Stalin was even worse and had more power. God only knows what the world would be like had Russia or Germany created the Atomic bomb first

[@oddmanager9360]

Can we please get this man a tv show, Netflix documentary, anything. Thank you for your work!

[@cult_of_odin]

Netflix would never take it. The man speaks the truth and Netflix only has an agenda.

[@andrewrobinson8305]

Every person in the world has an agenda of some kind and to some degree. Nobody is actually objective.

[@mitchelljames4538]

🏀

[@sleepful1917]

why not just have it be free for everyone on youtube? why do you wanna put this behind a paywall ???

[@sleepful1917]

@@mitchelljames4538 Ⓜ️

[@rickb3650]

Holy crap! This is the first time I've seen/heard any mention of Vasily Arkhipov in any English language account of the Cuban missile crisis. This single Soviet officer almost certainly saved the world and hardly any Americans have ever even heard his name. Bravo. Very well done.

[@JamesTaylor-gz1lu]

Don’t forget Stanislav Petrov.

[@mapples007]

A documentary came out years ago called, The Man Who Saved The World. It was about the brave soviets that didnt push the button.

[@stevrgrs]

Yeah I tell everyone I know about him :) It's an awesome lesson in humanity ❤️

[@samfisher2306]

He deserves honorable medals. I was nowhere nearly born in those times but man it looked intense!

[@jamesstreet228]

Agreed. More should be done to enlighten the American people of the heroic deeds of men like Vasily Arkhipov and, as James Taylor already said, Stanislov Petrov. There should be a national holiday here in the US commemorating these hero's of the Soviet Union. We should name streets after them. Without their actions, the world could be much different today. And NOT different for the better.

[@loganmurphy4447]

I might be late to the video but something very important about the accuracy of the video is how it doesn’t spend time trying to paint x side as the good or bad. It simply lists the provable facts and leaves the consumer to make the decision themselves.

[@itsthenewlifeofsomeone1]

When you learn more in an hour than you have 20+ years, that's the knowledge in studying history to understand the world. 👏 Major props to the creator.

[@cgladsto]

I am a history teacher and this video is beyond excellent. My grade 10 students thoroughly enjoyed this video as it is presented in an approachable and interesting manner. Thank you so much for this video!

[@TheLifeGuide]

Thank’s Camille!

[@tinafoster8665]

With all due respect this documentary only gets the dates right, and of course some of the material points however leaves out all the less than honorable behavior of us officials

[@tinafoster8665]

@@sehajmeetsohal3511 I believe the two bombs didn't have to be dropped on Japan because Japan had no Navy by that point, and as an island nation they needed a merchant Marine which was also sunk. The United States corporate system wanted them test it out on people, so they did, and it was also to frighten russia. And Chile was not the only country completely ruined by Milton Friedman's Chicago School socioeconomics, I think you misconstrued what I wrote I was actually saying that this documentary does not touch on any of the serious moral flaws of the United States government

[@tinafoster8665]

@@sehajmeetsohal3511 besides Truman was too much of a wimp to question Wall Street on any aspects of American foreign policy because that's who controls American foreign policy. Truman was not even asked by the army for his permission because they didn't need it, the bombs belonged to the corporations who built them

[@Cramer123]

@@tinafoster8665 The United States (and other European Powers for that matter) had already been testing Nuclear Bombs on people well before the dropping of Fat Man and Little Boy. Look up the Bikini Atoll Nuclear Tests. The dropping of atomic bombs on Japan and nothing to do with "testing" the bombs. They knew full well what was going to happen, at least to some extent.

[@nosnibor800]

Truly excellent. I was born in 1953. I lived through it all and was a cold war warrior - an electronics engineer who worked in defence. This has filled in a lot of gaps. It deserves several viewings. Thanks for this.

[@kofighana9261]

Hello sir

[@minaxxr3124]

Now ur gunna live thru it again maybe .

[@nosnibor800]

@@minaxxr3124 Well it may be cold, but possibly hot. "From a distance you look like my friend, even though we are at war. I just cant comprehend what all this war is for"

[@angeldroidcs4962]

God bless ur services

[@tylercaswell3366]

Liar

[@pushing2throttles]

Oh my goodness. I've taken courses in college that didn't explain things this well or tie events together as well either. Thank you. I've learned so much in just over an hour. Little yet significant things, such as what 1st, 2nd, and 3rd world actually means. I love your channel. You've never put bad content out, ever! This was the last video you posted, I think. Wish you'd have more content to publish.

[@tylercaswell3366]

No you haven't

[@neilwiththedeal]

🧢

[@AhmedalHijazi]

Watching many documentaries and reading books and articles on war and conflicts has shown me that those in power see people as mere regrowing numbers, their suffering and murder is insignificant to them; achieving their plans through coups, war, inciting internal conflicts at the expense of slaughtering hundreds of thousands of people is unmatchably more important

[@bluestriker256]

Exactly; from both sides: capitalists and communists alike. The people are the ones who suffer the most by being tools for the oppressors to

[@SubvertTheState]

It goes on to this very day, The United States versus Russia. Ravaging Ukraine's land, wiping out a generation of it's men, they can't even use economic ideals as an excuse. Only economic control.

[@alessandrovittoria6676]

The man here deserves a lot more views and recognition, his works are outstanding

[@orboakin8074]

Sir, this is by far, the most objective, factual, extensive (but still concise) and well research documentaries I have seen. Seriously, I figured documentaries like this were a thing of the early 2000s but you made this in the 2020s?! BRAVO! It is not ideologically biased like most "documentaries" are today and it is, again, so well researched! 👏👏👏

[@bigwater52]

👏🏼👏🏼 well said! And i agree to that statement 100%

[@joemanthei3251]

🥇

[@johnhuether8367]

It’s neoliberal porn, barely not bare propaganda. Sounds like he wants to swallow Reagan’s kids. Not worth the air to present, especially since the info is common knowledge but without the attempt of garbage fallacies to push the rationale of the unrational. It’s worst than ignorant bigotry, since that’s educational and socially engeenered not blatant dog whistles

[@DaralenManta]

Hardly objective.

[@JacquelineBahle]

Not biased?? Lol

[@hanswichmann5047]

Having lived through all of this, being one of those kids diving under desks at school, I can say this is the very best wrap-up of the events that have so shaped our world I have ever seen...Very well done, liked & subbed...

[@stuartberesford3585]

Fair play for getting such a detailed account of such a huge part of history in an hour and a half! Great documentary

[@burnitdown5828]

I sent your channel to my Social studies teacher and she ended up showing it to my class and now my class enjoys social studies so I’m no longer that weird kid who enjoys the subject. Thanks for that.

[@kevinolmedo675]

This man dropped a serious gem, and on April 1st, what a Chad!

[@xKingofDaNorthx]

He's a mad lad!

[@WrathofArminius]

Dude is pretty rad.

[@AwakenedAvocado]

I am indeed a chad

[@Knuckledragnation]

I’m a retired U.S. Military veteran having served with a Reconnaissance Squadron in the European & Middle East Theatre’s. I also worked for the NRO for a period of time. I found this video to be very informative. My only input would have been to add the Geneva Convention Treaties of 1949 in your timeline. Since this documentary had a lot to do with war I would have thought these treaties to be of significance. ✌🏽

[@tylercaswell3366]

No you're not

[@snowman6920]

@@tylercaswell3366 By that logic, you aren't human because I said so.

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

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[@10469]

That Russian commander in the sub during the Cuban missile crisis that incident should be made into a movie that would be absolutely fantastic can you imagine the commander refusing the order to launch the missiles what the atmosphere was like in that sub the yelling and screaming..Someone should make this into a movie.

[@Tanknuggets217]

YES I AGREE!! He should have his own day!!!

[@10469]

@@Tanknuggets217 He would be given the Nobel peace prize, if anyone deserves it.. it’s him.

[@adamjensen3274]

Check the movie Crimson Tide. It was inspired by this and features some of the best acting you'll ever see.

[@mrlarry271]

Kind of amazing that we managed to get through this era without a nuclear war. It is definitely interesting to learn about.

[@symphonyinkart]

Reading this comment now is like hmmmm yeah

[@michaeljoubert7541]

This comment didn't age well 😂

[@DoubleBGreen]

Well then...😂

[@violetsrayreikishop2]

We never got out of it smh men have caused all this destruction something really wrong we need more female leaders

[@violetsrayreikishop2]

@@michaeljoubert7541 even before the Ukrainian Russian was we never got out of this sickening situation

[@TX_BoomSlang]

I've lost count of how many times I've watched this documentary. I enjoy the photos, the history, and most of all the music. Very well crafted.

[@simoncollins6529]

I know most of this stuff in this documentary. I lived through much of it. This is the first time I've see a documentary about the "whole" cold war in one place and so well articulated too.

[@DisEnchantedPersons]

Born in 1954 I grew up and served in the military during the cold war. Now I don't know which one is worse, the cold war or the banker surf system.

[@brycerichert]

You can imagine how confused and excited all of us poly sci majors were that graduated between 88 and 92. Textbooks could not keep up, let alone the professors the foreign affairs publications. What a time, what a time.

[@Obetv01]

Excellent documentary. Like a real high quality history lesson. Thank you. Puts so much into context. If you were raised in Africa you missed much of the historical context of the 1st world because it was not taught in schools. The internet bridged a huge knowledge gap. My own awareness of the wider world started in mid 90's by which time, my job was taking me regularly into the post Berlin wall eastern Europe. It was truly an amazing time to witness the changes including McDonald's in Moscow. Sometimes, one can too young and naive to realize how close we are to history of civilizations. Thanks again for putting this documentary together.

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

This is not just a great insight into the Cold War, but a great overview of the world's politics after WW2.

[@perspellman]

Thank you. To discribe the basic essense and events of the Cold War this fully in less than on and a half hour, and without any tendentious lack of false objectivity, but simply by explaining its psychology and distribute all blame fairly, is a showpiece. This should be used in general education.

[@johnking1381]

One of the best written and presented docs on probably one of the toughest subjects to cram into an hour and a half program. Subscribed.

[@reginaldbrady6800]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I love to study history, especially 20th century history. I learned so much that I feel like I've taken a course in the Cold War. Very well done! Thank you for posting this.

[@charlesleroy6176]

Tears, smiles, amazement as I travelled on this well documented time machine. Straightforward, minimal dramatics, and factual. I remember the Berlin Wall, my college got a piece of it for historical reference as an art centerpiece. I remember all of it.

[@CitizenAgim]

I already know this will be the best cold war documentary ever. Thx for sharing it.

[@hardgainer5791]

this is incredible! I'm a huge history buff. Especially war history. The cold war is something I admittedly didn't know so much about. After watching this a few times I feel like a damn expert lol. Very well done!

[@tylercaswell3366]

No you're not

[@Singhpala]

This is by far the best Cold War documentary I’ve ever watched anywhere 👏 Beautifully explained ! You just got yourself a new subscriber ✌️

[@designeranthony]

This is my favorite war time era because it shapes the world as we know it today. It still affects us today, in the form of Cuba and the embargo that is still standing.

[@bone3594]

Absolutely... History 70 years ago still has influenced in today's politics.

[@777gash]

Hello, I am a Rwandan medical Doctor, 37years old, married with two beautiful children. I felt in love with history and mainly international relations mostly the events that took place in the 19th and 20th century, i am so passionate about the Geopolitics of the 1st and 2nd world wars and also the reshape of spheres of influence and balance of powers that always took place in the aftermath of each war. This is my first time to watch such an amazing documentary about the cold war 😍😍. I subscribed before starting to watch the video 😂🤗🤗🤗

[@helys7]

even thought we had very detailed history classes and i got okay grades, this is the first time I'm learning about it in english and understanding cold war full length and complexity better.

[@sabot4ge]

well the cold world isn't something that you can simply define. its basically the political atmosphere of the 20th century. America became victorious after WW2, and because of this, they dominated the world economically. Soviets had dominated their part of the world. The two countries naturally have different goals. But due to lack of information, lack of internet, lack of knowledge, etc people were very unaware of basic information. Now, in 2021, the cold war will never be possible because the citizens of the world are too educated about world affairs. What people never talk about is all the times the USA and Soviet Union actually worked together. It's more interesting to hear about the problems, issues, and disagreements...but there were also times when the USA and Soviet Union worked together. Keep in mind, the USA and Russia always had a trade relationship/citizens visiting each other's countries, despite the proxy wars and propaganda. Soviet Union took out leaders that didn't fit their agenda..as well as USA. People were too fearful of another World War. Thank God human beings are interconnected and no longer so nationalistic! The Internet has made the world so much smaller; for the most part, we all view ourselves as brothers and sisters, despite borders.

[@alexsuetopka]

I loved history in high school, and I forgotten so much from it. This helped remember why I got a kick out of learning the past.

[@lionsheart8]

This by far one of the best historical documentaries ever. I'm well versed on 20th century history but i learned a few things i didn't know previously. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@SethM17]

Very well done; nearly brought a tear to my eye once the epilogue came.

[@droeftoeter8831]

This is really great! I immediately went looking for other 1 hour plus videos on your channel. I hope you upload more longer substantiated videos!

[@vickiclift3260]

Wow! Impressive! I have lived through the entire cold war, but still learned a lot here. Many of my unanswered questions were addressed. I often find my mind wandering during political documentaries, but this one held my complete attention.

[@Cristaynful]

I am 42y/o, a nurse and a history fanatic. This is by far the best story on Cold War. Thank u very much.

[@oktfg]

This shows why KZbin is amazing

[@stillnocouch]

This was REALLY well done! Thank you !

[@jonnysupreme]

Not many channels can keep me gripped for an hour n half these days but you and content certainly have today! Superb video! Just superb!

[@MUSTANG_P51]

This is incredible!! I can tell you did more research than any other channel on KZbin! Well done!! 👍

[@bladerower9209]

A non biased documentary away from state media properganda. Excellent content 👌

[@bigwater52]

Right! Spot on, and spoke nothing but accurate facts, and never compared the East, to the west or the north in his own opinion

[@digitalphoenix72]

Superb documentary. As another viewer said, very concise, objective, and the topics covered were so broad that it would be so easy to get lost in the weeds or go down the rabbit hole of a particular subject, but that didn't happen at all, and you somehow covered just about everything in an hour and a half. If this is the quality of this channels productions, then my new subscription will definitely be worth it👍

[@magorzatakorecka430]

love how it was extremely concise, managing to cover each issue in 2-3 minutes while highlighting the most important things and managing to convey the meaning and significance of the discussed topics. you managed to explain in 3 minutes what others cannot in 20. a great video, thank you.

[@markyoung01maccom]

Bravo this is easily one of the best documentaries I’ve watched in a very long time. Well done.

[@WJNygaard]

Excellent documentary. Events of a very complex period of time explained very easily. Great narrating

[@winterguardmumma]

Thank you for such an informative documentary. As a 70's baby, I can honestly say that this was the first time that the cold war era made any sense to me. Well done.

[@ranjittyagi9354]

Hello, fellow 70's 👶 🍼 👋

[@christopherm7755]

The single most thorough and well-produced account of the Cold War.

[@teddy17069]

This is by far the most interesting thing I’ve ever seen on KZbin.must watch for everyone out there who struggles to understand the world order we live in.

[@dukesbushbaby]

Wow I really enjoyed this. The balance of the narrative (very well summarized) and background music. Well done!!! Please do more!!!

[@petrusbuys9801]

Your documentaries are probably the best iv'e seen. Objective, factual and very well put together. I will recommend. Well done!

[@i_ident1fy_aZ_A_h4ndle]

So much information in just 1 hour 30 mins really well done 👍 makes me want to find a multi part series that goes into each event in detail.

[@kennethsnyder9236]

Well done 👍 each description of circumstances have been introduced in a titled article on every aspect of the situation in order. I enjoyed every second. Thank you

[@MrBibi86]

*an amazing doco. 1 hour and 30 minutes felt like 10 minutes. well done. I'm subscribing*

[@jamesg6491]

Amazing historical rare footages that I’ve never seen before. Colorized nonetheless. A very well made documentary about the Cold War. So impressed of how this was very well put, that I immediately subscribed to the channel.

[@whackcracka]

Great job organizing and presenting this documentary. Well done and informative. Long enough to cover a lot but not beyond the ability to watch. 🤘

[@fatbloke2285]

A fantastically well narrated account of the cold war and very in depth. I grew up through these times so, very relevant to me. Many thank's, have subscribed to channel.

[@BanshanMarwein]

this is brilliantly presented, so calmly detailed and very informative and can be easily followed.

[@mduduzigama5534]

The best documentary on not just the Cold War, but most of the 20th century history. Brilliant.

[@lukasgaming82]

Holy hell, I wish I discovered your channel sooner. Amazing. Been watching your videos literally all day today :D

[@lukasrobinson4077]

What an awe inspiring channel! I can't wait to devour these videos! Thanks a million for the superb content!!!

[@LM-tass1ut]

Excellent documentary. The outro was unexpectedly stirring and emotional regarding times I wasn't even alive for. Such a dramatic and intriguing part of world history, the Cold War. The same could be said of the Roman Empire's history, but the Cold War condensed the political drama of a thousand ancient years into a few harrowing decades.

[@johnking1381]

I get the same feeling as I wasn't born during most of this, (1978) it's mad to think the world you were born into was almost destroyed before we got here.

[@johnnydeano2288]

Formal education, elementary through post graduate, is no longer as thorough, truthful and unbiased as it was when I studied (1962-1981). Videos like this one, with the presenter available for questions, are more illuminating than most of the courses I slogged through just for the grade. Thank you.

[@sedaw3261]

The videos on this channel are superb. Magnificent job

[@samfisher2306]

What a crisp & informative documentary. Well done man!

[@simonhrabec9973]

This is so well made. I havent been a fan of history but holy s*** this is so exciting. Looking forward to upcoming videos ^_^

[@Toniood]

Found my new favorite KZbin channel, thank you for spreading knowledge without any personal interjection.. I’ve learned about this in school, but not to this magnitude👏🏽

[@channelname1700]

Great documentary and superb outro! Outro gave me goosebumps, you have a knack for that

[@victorhugo8899]

I've learnt more from this channel, than all of school.

[@awol354]

But you have to agree, it has no references, so it's merely an overview.

[@kollusion1]

Sadly, schools only provide a distraction, beyond language & mathematics, their only usefulness, is socialising with other kids of a similar age & interest's. Real life skills learning, doesn't start until we leave school.

[@PyjamasBeforeChrist]

Watch 'the fog of war' film for even more context

[@NoahBodze]

He doesn't understand capitalism or communism, lesso so that either can be "at war"with the other. You learned nothing. Just the phrase "the soviet union would fare better" is laughable. They skipped over a couple million deaths from collectivism.

[@bleaaarghh]

That’s how bad American education is

[@randomtourist6656]

That is a very well made documentary, giving insist on both sides. Well done. Indeed this should be on main stream media

[@dmrenterprizes4101]

Excellent!!! I learned a lot about the times I live in. So much I didn't understand about the cold war until just now. Thank you for sharing this interesting and well put together documentary.

[@Ceviche710]

whats sad is Ho chi Mihn reached out to America commending for fighting for our own independence, and figured we would sympathize. my dad is a Vietnam vet and he would say quite often we fought for the wrong side.

[@DiaKL]

This is one of the best documentaries I've ever watched!! Amazing, thank you!

[@antoniomontesinos707]

Very good documentary. Learned more from this than at school, and what I love the best is that I feel it’s not biased. Great job sir. Please keep it up.

[@aamirsait3922]

Excellent documentary on a topic i didn't understand fully... Objective,concise yet comprehensive. Very nicely put together

[@Teamsterteacher]

Just the sheer amount of footage and the narration….bravo. This must have taken forever. I’m subscribing.

[@Gauravtel]

Very well made . One of the Best documentaries on the Cold Day I've ever watched. Great job 👍👌

[@andypotanin]

This is extremely well done. Thank you.

[@silverado7269]

I've never watched a long documentary but kept me awake the entire time.

[@manim7309]

I cannot emphasise enough how good this documentry was and how much I enjoyed it! Such a thorough view of the east and the west through that time period, depicting such an understandable picture! Thank you for this video! Absolutely loved it! 🙏

[@shanejones7906]

Thank you for this wonderful presentation. Very great documentary. Loved every second of it!

[@historybuffguy]

Well done on sticking as best you could to facts and staying away from editorializing. Not perfect, but probably the most “journalistic” effort I’ve seen in 10+ years. I appreciate not being propagandized for over an hour on real history in the last 100 years. Thank you 🙏👌🤘🙌🏻

[@jaredneilsen]

Well said

[@MetteC5]

Reid, since you apparently have the expertise to qualify this documentary as "not perfect" - as in compared to your perfect expertise, right? - I invite you to list every single flaw, specifying the timestamp of the flaw, explaining the flaw, and including links to the relevant primary sources demonstrating that what you claim is correct (primary sources are the only kind of sources an expert uses - but who am I to tell you, the perfect expert?). Any expert knows how to do this: you, the perfect expert, can therefore do it in no time. Otherwise, it's hard for anyone with just basic education (i.e. PhD-level, which is indeed basic compared to your perfect expertise) to take your comment seriously.

[@historybuffguy]

@@MetteC5 I didn’t say I was an expert or say it was flawed. I said it was good and that I appreciated not being propagandized in this documentary (as compared to others I’ve viewed). So as an expert on criticizing comments, point out the flaws in what I really said versus your critique of what you think I said. It’s there for easy comparison.

[@historybuffguy]

The only thing I meant by not perfect is the very few times the creator had to, or chose to editorialize for brevity or because you can’t lay out every side to every event with every interpretation without making a story unmanageable.

[@MetteC5]

@@historybuffguy Ok, fair enough. It's deeply concerning (though hardly surprising) that the lack of propaganda in a documentary is such a rare thing in the US that it needs to be mentioned. A documentary is, BY DEFINITION, not propaganda. In other words, if propaganda is included in a given video, it CANNOT qualify as a documentary.

[@jimmothytedward9953]

All of your videos are such high quality. Thank you.

[@Sunbreaker7]

Great documentary. Loved every minute of it. Well presented!

[@erwinarrieta3122]

The chronological of Events footage are filled with action & drama. No fiction. It is worth watching more than once. What it takes month(s) to research, I learned it in an hour & half. AMAZING!

[@bazil83]

Great montage of images at the end! Really powerful stuff.

[@iamjustkiana]

I can't express how much I loved this documentary. Very interesting and super concise information. Thank you!

[@jenniferwilcox9759]

Thank you! This is a great documentary, one of the best I've seen.

[@denisiwaszczuk1176]

That was so well done . Give yourself Best Doco of 2021 OUTSTANDING

[@mukayajohnvianne9686]

this is very insightful! I haven't watched a far more educative documentary that matches this. Thanks for sharing. I applaud you for the amount of research and effort invested in this

[@mononoaware9177]

This is such a good video! One of the best I've seen on youtube! I hate that the cold war content on YT is often of poor quality as it's such an interesting and formative global time.

[@howser1961]

This might well be absolutely the best documentary ever made on the cold war - Well done - Thank you.