THE LOST RUSSIANS OF HARBIN: A Forgotten Community in China

This is Harbin, China. This used to be an important city for the Russian empire as a large population of Russians lived here. Why did they leave Harbin? Why were they there in the first place?
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[@psycrofice]

I'm from Harbin and so glad to see this video. My family is Manchurian who are the indigenous people of this area. My elder brothers and sisters studied Russian rather than English at school as the second language about 30 years ago, and there are some words in our dialect which are phonetically translated from Russian, like "布拉吉" for "платье" and "列巴“ for "хлеб". Russian culture and food have deeply affected Harbin that the mixture with local culture makes Harbin a unique presence in China cities. My mother told me that when she was young, she worked with Russian in the factory, and there were many many Russian people living and working in Harbin, also with Japanese and Korean. Harbin was one of the most important industrial cities between 1950 to about 2000 in China, but today for various reasons, the city is decaying with a large number of people leaving each year, I also moved to Shanghai for a better salary and living. So sad to see this happening, but I still love Harbin from the bottom of my heart❤.

[@kayoku4169]

your cat pfp make this comment even better

[@darko6200]

If you want to know more about Harbin's history you can search for such a name Szydłowski ( he made Harbin a city from small village) , Wróblewski ( established Harbin Brewery) and Kierbedź ( made bridges there ). All three of them where Polish people.

[@heidisrisman8647]

​@@darko6200l

[@AyRCee]

Indigenous, can you tell me about your beliefs in the afterlife. I'm English Celtic trinovanti even though we got dispanded when we took and burnt down Colchester then was heading to London. But I don't understand why I've seen a lot of past family members here. Maybe the city I was in was already in china. Weird dream but must mean something.

[@almitrondecepticon2091]

​@@AyRCeethey r deer riders. Eveny, Manchu, Nene and others. Im very respect them,they r proud and respectful.

[@total2199]

My family fled to Kharbin in 1920 after Russian revolution and stayed there till 1948. My mother was born in Kharbin. Probably, my family visited this church which you showed in your movie.

[@total2199]

@@plu6van no wonder, they belonged to the same generation of people which was pushed out of their country by the the political events.

[@neilreynolds3858]

I met a Russian back in the 1970s who was raised in Harbin and was there until the Communists took over. You were lucky to be a Russian then. He had some awful stories about what happened to the Chinese who were not Communists.

[@ВадимВадимович-ь6т]

@@neilreynolds3858 as a communist, i agree. i ate people who weren't communists

[@SpyFromMarsZeus]

@@neilreynolds3858 Why don't you mention the fate for those who WERE communists before liberation?

[@the_styler1]

@@ВадимВадимович-ь6тwhy do you believe everyone being equally poor is beneficial for a society?

[@ptero]

Thank you! My grandgrand father was born in Harbin. His family returned to Russia after japanese invasion, but during The Great Purge his father, who previously worked as an engineer in Harbin, was repressed and most probably killed. Such an atrocious time in history, oh damn.

[@ablorenz]

Wow.... I didn't know this. The city looks very European for a Chinese city.

[@WChocoleta]

And the Harbiners definitely take pride in that.

[@mgkos]

Like a mix of St Petersburg & Moscow architecture. I’m a Harbinets, was born there, family there from early last century. White Russian.

[@ablorenz]

​@@mgkos Wow. I don't think many Russians remain in that city anymore. Do you still live in China or did you move back to Russia?

[@mgkos]

@@ablorenz no Fled Cultural Revolution to other countries. Some went back to them USSR.

[@rholalbi8155]

No European cities look Russian and Habiners don't take pride in Europe they are Russians ...and Chinese

[@unifieddynasty]

A bit of an aside, but I think quite a few biological weapons (probably not invented in Unit 731 but tested there) were dropped throughout China during WWII, including cholera and the bubonic plague. Thanks for bringing it up. It's an often overlooked subject that has only recently gained some attention.

[@rtzx12570]

True they were tested and records kept. At the end of the war the chief scientists and all the records were captured and kept by the Americans as a base for their NBC warfare studies. They still remain classified.

[@phil20_20]

Yeah, they weren't used against the Western powers, but they were used against the Chinese population.

[@christopher9727]

... No hope in going to the past come to the loving savior today Seek his Holy Spirit in prayer today he can give you peace confort and guidance today Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@OFFENDYOU365]

Fake Chinese project? That's very rude and mean I don't know why people always say negative things about china 😔 And yes I'm chinese,I'm actually blasian (mix black and mix chinese) And china didn't copy those European things cause they want to be better or act fake, they think it looks awesome 😅 so they made a similar one

[@thinkandthank7406]

Jealousy!

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

the Chinese government can make proposals, feasibility surveys, environmental surveys, budget proposals, land acquisition and then start construction to build infrastructure projects within one year which is impossible to do in a democratic country. in other countries from the year of submission such as the carifornia fast train started in 1987 and it took 30 years to start the work while China only 1 year. so that China can build 10,000 km of toll roads and 4000 km of high-speed rail every year.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

imagine that people from the United States Republican party can see that the government can be more effective than the private sector

[@geeeeeee3]

Ahh maybe their stealing manufacturing secrets violating copy right laws human rights abuse poison in baby formula everything they manufacture breaking as soon as it is used toxins in Sheetrock and laminate flooring should I continue? Oh yes LOL I almost forgot COVID.

[@geeeeeee3]

@@carkawalakhatulistiwayeah communism is great. Love those labor camps repression of civil liberties etc.

[@anatolfrombelarus7940]

Hi all! My great-grandfather lived in St. Petersburg and worked as a conductor on the train St. Petersburg - Harbin. In the 1910s, he moved to the territory of today's Belarus and stayed here. By the end of his life, the whole family spoke Belarusian, and he and his wife (great-grandmother) spoke Russian. In the village, the great-grandmother was called "Evdokia Konduktorova" :) Great-grandfather died in 1947, and great-grandmother in 1960. We take care of their graves. It is very important to remember your roots.

[@b213videoz]

If everyone on this planet just forgot "their roots" then all of a sudden there'd be no wars

[@ayemyamu]

I saw a lot of old Russian live in San Francisco can speak fluently Chinese than the majority Cantonese Chinese, some old guy even say hello in Chinese to San Francisco's Chinese, But the local Cantonese thought they were drunk white guys.

[@asw654]

Are you saying those Russians can speak fluent Mandarin? Chinese isn't spoken, but dialects like Cantonese and Mandarin are. Chinese can be a writing system though (simplified vs traditional). Interesting info if that's the case that they can speak Mandarin..

[@davidz7858]

@@asw654 What they spoke should not be Mandarin, should be Dongbei dialect.

[@asw654]

@@davidz7858I see. Though I consider that a variation of Mandarin. One of the names is Northeastern Mandarin after all, and I understand it perfectly fine. It's in the ballpark of what I'd expect moving to Texas from California and needing to adjust to their slang/vernacular. Some things are different, but we're still mutually intelligible. This isn't the same for me with Cantonese. Cantonese and Mandarin speakers are pretty much mutually unintelligible.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

​​@@davidz7858 Dongbei dialect is actually a Han language or "Mandarin".

[@JurusChist]

О! Это очень интересно:)

[@martinamingjunzhang6580]

Thanks for this video. I'm Chinese and wish the Russian Chinese didn't have to leave their homes forcefully.

[@yaelz6043]

Yeah the way Russia took that area and China moved people out when it took the place back were probably the only black marks in Russian-Chinese history.

[@supaman6713]

​@@yaelz6043moving occupants away is a good thing

[@yaelz6043]

@@supaman6713 they weren't occupants, they literally built the place. Russia even admitted that it was wrong to follow the Europeans and gave the place back despite building it. Tell me, has the west ever given anything back? No, never.

[@LapkaKutiapka]

​@@supaman6713 let me guess: you are supporting the current thing with tour propaganda? Isn't you?

[@anabona4764]

@@supaman6713 Europe is still occupying Africa, Australia, North America and Canada. They should be moved to Europe?

[@bytgfdsw2]

One of my favorite basketball trivia is that the all time leading scorer in the NBA of players born in China is Tom Meschery and not Yao Ming. Meschery is an ethnic Russian born in Harbin whose family left for the states after Japan invaded. The warriors also retired his number alongside Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry and co. A fun tidbit to remember

[@Igorstadnick]

My great-grandfather was the military commander of Harbin up to 1905.

[@yikunwang2477]

It is very interesting video. I just visited Harbin a few months ago. My family has lived there around one hundred years. We used to have Russian neighbors who went to other places after the second world War. The old heritage building is protected well. I can send you the pictures for your memorial recall if you know the place they were living.

[@dougmorato]

I’ve had the privilege to live for 2 years in Harbin and to visit the Unit 731. Such a rich and shocking history this place has. What a wonderful time I had, I sure miss it 🙂

[@christopher9727]

... Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@anypercentdeathless]

Been there many times. It's the dirtiest city on Earth.

[@PYJ1223]

​@@anypercentdeathlessThe dirtiest city on Earth? I don't think that's true, despite the current decline there due to the shift in industrial gravity

[@dougmorato]

@@anypercentdeathless when was the last time you visited it? Cauz I am 100% sure Harbin is NOT the dirtiest place on earth. I guess you might be talking about air pollution, which it used to be the case. However, this has changed since the city heating system is now supplied by Russian gas and not coal as it used to. So does most of the houses… Yeah, it’s still not ideal but it has been improved, that’s for sure.

[@alexkama4834]

At that time it was no Ukraine. It was a Russian empire. And what it was refer southern Ukraine in the modern days probably refer the scream, media, and Crimea. It was not part of Ukraine. At that time this video needs to change to reality.

[@xo121w]

That's like saying there was no Poland.. Just because you occupy land doesn't make it yours if people Don't want you

[@nocturnaavis9228]

​@@xo121wваши люди вас и не хотят. Лучший способ забрать Крым-это геноцид русских, воевать "до последнего украинца"? Война чужими руками и наркотрафиком ваш личный любимый способ

[@xo121w]

@@nocturnaavis9228 Какой Крым? Вы, тупые ублюдки, мы вам Крым без единого выстрела отдали. Но вы монголы всегда хотите больше. Вот почему пошли на Донбасс, а теперь и на всю Украину?

[@darko6200]

​@@xo121wthey video is a story for kids not for someone who want to know Harbin's history. Even didn't mention Polish people Szydłowski, who was the founder of Harbin as city and administration centre as wel as Wróblewski who established famous Brewery.

[@xo121w]

@@darko6200 its fine Russia will rewrite history as always. Now the official line is Wagner never existed and Putin didnt create them. They already started burning their graves.

[@panetta4607]

Спасибо My family were russians in harbin.

[@salamander-hi4ov]

🇨🇳🇷🇺❤️

[@verafaith5961]

Ага, маленькая Япония, оружие для которой против России поставляла вся Европа, японский флот полностью был поставлен Великобританией. Фактически это была прокси война Российской Империи против обьединенной Европы с живой силой Японии. Ничего не напоминает?

[@brucelu4782]

Remind you of invading another neighboring countries, aren't you upset that Russia didn't get to grab more Chinese territory because of the loss?

[@brucelu4782]

@@weetbix4497 As if the facts are not enough for you, hehe.

[@geeeeeee3]

No western power, having what the Russia Navy had could have done any better.

[@Straaaayyyy]

@@brucelu4782 yes, Japanese intervention and genocide in Korea and Manchuria is better than Russian influence in the region, which was based on leasing land and building a railway. The consequences of Russia losing that war just turned out to be catastrophic for China

[@Straaaayyyy]

@@brucelu4782Russia didn’t even planned to invade Japan, while Japan invaded Russia during its civil war and did many war crimes here, you just don’t know simple history

[@Igorstadnick]

Not so forgotten. Many of the Russian diaspora of 1917-1922 remember Harbin. Nikita Mikhalko made a series of documentaries of Russian Harbinites.

[@thomaschoong2345]

Very informative and interesting..never new that.. thanks for sharing 👍🙏🇨🇳🇷🇺

[@lloydster9000]

One of the worst mistakes the US Military ever made was letting the Japanese, specifically Shiro Ishii, get away with what happened at Unit 731. Ishii was the Japanese equivalent of Josef Mengele: an utterly heartless, inhuman son of a bitch.

[@valmarsiglia]

The grandmother of a friend of mine grew up in the Russian-Jewish community in Harbin. Wonderful woman, she had some great stories about life back then. Another vanished world.

[@TheRedMenaceProductions]

Half of my family tree goes back to this side of history. My Grandmother remembers living in Harbin when the Japanese invaded. You had to be japanese or you were nothing, as in speak the language, live like them and so forth. The chinese were indifferent but friendly. It's warming? that others in this world share a similar family history to me.

[@pastoryau2237]

All war crimes MUST be punished to the extend of the international law. Cruelty on innocent prisoners of war, the most vulnerable, defenseless and unprotected is inhumane.

[@johnythepvpgod1470]

Usa shielded japanese war criminals from punishment

[@cachet633]

Yes, starting with the USA, Obama, Bush, Clinton, Reagan,.......and Nixon

[@alukuhito]

All? What about the ones from your country though?

[@royale7620]

Ok leftoid, start enforcing it, all by urself.

[@allmite]

When the city was built there was no such thing as "Ukraine" or Ukrainian identity, so it is wrong to imply that most settlers were "ukrainian".

[@HereIAM-l2z]

Please make a video about the "lost" Chinese in Vladivostok.

[@andrewzhang985]

The evil Japanese did the horrendous gem experiments on live humans should never be forgotten.

[@beaconhill-harbin]

really love your video, really learnt so much about the rich history of Harbin. Love the city so much, that I have already made plans to retire in Harbin from Singapore.

[@calitaco]

How do you retire in China if they don't have a retirement visa? Really curious.

[@Angelina-ie4wf]

@@calitaco Many Japanese and Korean retirees choose to go to China for retirement. China has excellent infrastructure construction, making life very convenient, and the cost of living in China is very low. In Japan or South Korea, their pension can only sustain themselves, but in China, their pension can allow them to enjoy life

[@jiekexunmaike2509]

你可以在夏天的时候在中国的哈尔滨生活，冬天回到新加坡或者中国的南方(比如海南)生活，像候鸟一样

[@s._3560]

Harbin is too cold in winter. -30°C is not for the faint hearted.

[@tyraelk7629]

Are you sure, sir? The climate difference is more than enormous😂

[@darko6200]

Not Russian, why this video is telling lies? There were not Russian but Poles who came to Harbin at beginning and Harbin was established as administration center by Polish man name Szydłowski!! As well as the famous Brewery was established by another Polish man Wróblewski. It is really good to check history well before making this kind of video.

[@asdaewqsadf46]

there is no Poland. only Germany and Russia😄

[@darko6200]

@@asdaewqsadf46 where are you from ? Lets me see what is the history of your country. Are you going to tell us where are you from or you are a coward?

[@ИринаМол-н9э]

В таком коротком видео автору удалось рассказать довольно подробно и правдиво историю этого славного города. Отличная работа!

[@GeoPerspective]

Thank you, thank you

[@geeeeeee3]

As much as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has darken my opinion of Russia. The area would have been better remaining Russian.

[@alexandrcorbin]

В этом коротком видео автор пересказал википедию, ноль инфы например той, которую знаю я и которая есть в открытых источниках. Например про то как жили русские и китайцы, про учебные заведения, хунвейбинов, западные державы в маньчжурии, функционирование частного акционерного общества(непосредственное управление квжд). после революции. А ведь я далеко даже не энтузиаст или историк. Спасибо за озвучку википедии, получилось обьективно!

[@reverendnon5959]

​@@alexandrcorbin а кто сказал, что это было целью автора?

[@alexandrcorbin]

@@reverendnon5959 очевидно смотришь заголовок и прикидываешь, что ролик, как следует из заголовка, внезапно О РУССКОМ ХАРБИНЕ. Тут же чел примерно 50% ролика рассказывает о русско-японской, потом о том как японцы исстребляли китайцев. Но уже и так понятно, что автор альтернативно одаренный.

[@Llawwddogg]

my grandparents and mother lived in Manchuko, they were Russians, and during the war, they said that a lot of bad things happened there

[@Spaceshps]

Bad things, how? In Harbin or in Pale settlement? were you Jewish-Russian escaped from Russian Cossack pogram?? Can you elaborate a bit ?

[@mohitsawant956]

I’ve been here and it’s extremely cold in this city there’s alot of Russian influence in this city as well surprisingly a lot or Russians here and the bread there is to die for

[@MyYuwono]

Japan won't do that again with modern China.

[@Andrelast-cf9th]

Thanks my Japanese friend

[@yux.tn.3641]

i went to this city in July 2023, Beijing was 38c so i needed to go somewhere cooler😅😅 tbh the history of this city is a bit sad, after 1949, i have no doubt all the Russians were either sent back to USSR or had to leave to HK or USA I highly recommend you visiting the Jewish Museum of Harbin 👍, it will give you a sense of what society was like in the 1910s -1930s now Harbin economy is just full of universities (i saw a lot of Russian students) and state owned enterprise also please visit the unit 731 museum in the outskirts of the city🙏🕯️ and if you are from Korea, you can visit the An Jung-guen museum near the train station

[@freecola-7390]

as a chinese，I am very grateful to you for sharing this little known and cruel history so that everyone can resist Japanese militarism and fascism❤

[@Awakeningspirit20]

Yes but how about your own? You now experiment on Uighurs in Xinjiang in the same way and are claiming islands just like Japan did, trying to force your dominance on everyone in the region

[@bonannojoseph5455]

@@Awakeningspirit20 Xinjiang has been under rule since the Qing Empire, Uyghurs and Han have lived in Xinjiang for 300 years, but there are always lots of idiots like you who believe those rumors that the BBC has no evidence for. and island of Taiwan also has been under rule since the Ming Dynasty

[@xo121w]

China is no better now. You support Russian bloody war in Ukraine. Shame on you

[@anypercentdeathless]

Your sentiment is as juvenile as your grammar.

[@Spaceshps]

KMT nationalist do all the battles with the Japanese with conventional weapons while the communist used a hit and end guerilla warfare. By the time Japanese surrender, Chiang troops were exhausted and Mao troops were fresh

[@LHITShappy]

‘This is not Ukraine’ & ‘not like other fake Chinese projects’, haha you had me laughing there. BTW as a native Chinese from the south who’s never been to northern China except Beijing, I would love to visit Harbin one day.

[@erictayverystrongimaginati1662]

Wish i visit Harbin 👍✌️🙏

[@АртемП-ъ3т]

WOW!!! I'm totally impressed by Russians. These premises look absolutely fantastic! I can truly admit modern chinese architecture is not a marker on Russia's European style. That's amazing!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@xo121w]

It's not Russian architecture bro. They copied French and Austrian as that was big thing to do before commies took over

[@scott2452]

5:18 Japanese victory is less surprising when relative population is compared, rather than land area. Especially when considering the proximity of that population to the area of conflict.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

Because is russBecause of this Russia is fighting a war in China. And the Trans Siberian Railroad is not finished yet so there will be no aid or supplies during the spring and fall. and because this is china territory. Russia cannot use scorched earth tactics. attack asked the civilians to help them against the Japanese. and if Russia takes the supply by stake from the Chinese citizens. the chinese government will be mad at russia. whereas Japan is only a few km from Fountainia and is better supplied than Russia. Japan also excels at 1.5x. and excelled in the air with more blimps to keep tabs on Russian troop movements.

[@Bunnyroo7]

It's not only population, but also the quality of military leadership and the discipline of the armed forces. Russia's military has a long history of lacklustre leadership and undisciplined armed forces. They tended to do best against either much smaller, weaker enemies or in defensive campaigns. In this conflict, the Russian armed forces showed now zeal or desire to fight. The Japanese armed forces were highly disciplined and effective. The Russo-Japanese War was still hard-fought and Japan's victory was costly. It was ensured only because the Japanese were able to quickly outclass the Russian Pacific Fleet and sink it before support could come from the Baltic and Black Sea Fleets. The Japanese were further helped by Theodore Roosevelt stepping in and negotiating a peace in which Japan gained most of what it wanted and Russia wasn't entirely humiliated.

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​@@Bunnyroo7🤡🤡🤡

[@ПётрПустота-м9х]

@@Bunnyroo7 та самая известная оборонная стратегия российской империи, которая создала самое большое государство своего времени. Эти клятые шведы, турки, поляки и немцы просто вынудили нас обороняться беря штурмом их крепость за крепостью!

[@TheSlava4]

My great grandmother used to live in Harbin when she was little before returning back to the USSR. I remember how she told me that she spoke a little bit of Chinese as a girl, but forgot most due to the lack of Chinese speakers back in Russia. I’m not sure on the particular circumstances why her family moved to Harbin and then back. I know that they were merchants back in Russia. As private businesses like merchandising were essentially banned in the new Soviet Russia, and private capital was under dekulakization, this could have been the reason for them to flee Russia.

[@Xinnmg]

I guess they are supporters of emperor if they moved there 10s, or engineer if they moved there 50s

[@xo121w]

God Russia government sucks. Someone aways running away from them

[@lesterlau194]

You neglected to mention that Russia was one of several Western powers that imposed “unequal treaties” on China. Under the 1858 Treaty of Aigun, China had to cede 600,000 sq km (232,000 square miles, an area larger than France) of land to Russia, and under the 1860 Treaty of Peking, China forfeited a large chunk of its northeastern territories to Moscow. This was how Russia acquired the vast piece of land North of the Amur River and the important port of Vladivostok. Russia built the trans-siberian railway to connect Moscow to Vladivostock, and Harbin was developed to support the railway.

[@xo121w]

Russia are scumbags for centuries now. Hopefully the empire of evil will finally end soon

[@arktisch36]

Moscow wasn't the capital in 1860.

[@iluxazapolsky5877]

@@arktisch36 он пропагандист а не историк

[@zhenxunchaokeai]

希望你们现在也能来割一点，顺便我们收回外东北。

[@venture7025]

European buildings can be found in Tianjin and Shanghai.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

Yes England

[@bobdollaz3391]

Und Tsingtao

[@venture7025]

@@bobdollaz3391 yes

[@alukuhito]

And? They can be found everywhere.

[@TaoNeko]

The last Russian emperor was a handsome man

[@Oregon123]

Yeah we lived in Japanese occupied Manchuria. My great-grandparents hunted tigers for money and the homestead life. Just out of Harbin. But the United Christian fund bought a thousand acre plot and sent us to Brazil during the deportations. When China turned communist. The people that stayed got deported to soviet russia. We lost track of our russian relitives.

[@alukuhito]

So, you're Brazilian Chinese Russian?

[@Oregon123]

@alukuhito yuup. Are you too.

[@alukuhito]

That's cool. No. I'm just a Canadian of mostly British ancestry living in Japan.@@Oregon123

[@Oregon123]

@alukuhito That's cool. There's a whole village of chinese russian Brazilians in Plamondon Alberta. Or we just call ourselves Harbintsi. Pretty much all over the world. We still keep in touch. We still speak Russian. We still hang on to our traditions.

[@alukuhito]

@@Oregon123 I didn't know about that Chinese Russian Brazilian Canadian community. Interesting.

[@karensayer3089]

What about American tobacco company.They were in Harbin.

[@acmelka]

I went there in the early 2000s. I went in winter but not the famous ice festival... Was cold. Back then I stayed in a run down original Russian built hotel. Sure it's gone now.

[@jacobtang8260]

I first visited Harbin in 1972, 1989 and 2014 and recognize an excellent synopsis when seeing one.. The US spared the Unit 731 criminals after WW2 and incorporated the unit, staff and results, into its own "research" program. Friendly note: Clip @06:49 - 53 depicts Hong Kong in the early 1900's, not Harbin.

[@SaretGnasoh]

And now the USA is continuing the experiment of unit 731 in Fort Detrick

[@firegirl24]

The Soviet Union did not have to agree to this deal at all.

[@Awakeningspirit20]

Now China is becoming like Imperial Japan, doing experiments out in Xinjiang with the Uighurs

[@calicocat8213]

Around 1948, when it had become clear Mao Zedong was winning in China, the American Letter Agency released Japanese war-time militarists and actual war criminals awaiting trial in Sugamo Prison, and groomed and financed them (the latter well into the 1970s) into forming a vassal political party, the LDP, in power almost uninterruptedly since 1955. Shiro Ishii of the Unit 731 was welcomed to Fort Detrick. With open arms.

[@Mike-ys4sr2023]

Thanks for the Russian Chinese history

[@Paul-H-Wolfram6608]

When are you going to post a video of, "THE LOST BRITISH OF DUBLIN : A forgotten community in Ireland"

[@alukuhito]

Hardly as interesting. Britain is nextdoor.

[@alexhu5491]

For millennia Harbin has always been a Chinese city, Russians came to Manchuria after 1900

[@JDDC-tq7qm]

Russians could've kept if they wanted to but they gave it because they prefered friendship with Chinese

[@alexhu5491]

@@JDDC-tq7qm 21st century, Chinese have the capacity to retake all of outer Manchuria, but the Chinese prefer friendship with the Russians, in the 21st century, China's GDP is 10 times that of Russia, 1/3 of the world's industrial enterprises are located in China, China it is the factory in the world and also the largest market in the world

[@JDDC-tq7qm]

@@alexhu5491 lol why can't Chinese take Taiwan if that's the case lol you really think Chinese can take on Russia when Russia has been in wars in recent times when was the last time China was in a war 1979 😂

[@alexhu5491]

@@JDDC-tq7qm Please use some brain.... Taiwan's defense minister said that if China attack Taiwan, Taiwan can only hold out 2 days. The Taiwan question is a game between the US and China, a confrontation between the new emerging superpower and the old superpower

[@alexhu5491]

@@JDDC-tq7qm Time is on China's side, China in 2030 GDP will overtake US, in 2050 Chinese GDP will be double that of US, high GDP equals high military spending. Why does China have to attack Taiwan? 98% of Taiwan's population are Han Chinese. Peaceful unification between two Chinas is just a matter of time, when China's economy will overtake America's, America will lose its influence in the Asia Pacific, USA will lose its pawn (Taiwan's puppet government)

[@SaretGnasoh]

Now the USA is continuing the experiment of unit 731 in Fort Detrick

[@bruceyung70]

Beautiful looking buildings!

[@e63nokia57]

1 mớ hổ lốn hình ảnh và giọng điệu của những kẻ nói tiếng Anh. Với những người ko bao giờ hoặc ko quan tâm lịch sử sẽ nhanh chóng tin tưởng. Ukraina là 1 điển hình. Trong vòng 10 năm nữa. Họ sẽ nói tiếng Do thái và là 1 đồng minh của Đức trong WOW 2... Tất nhiên youtube Facebook ...sẽ tiếp sức với thuật toán chọn lọc...

[@nocturnaavis9228]

Они ещё хвалятся своим низким уровнем образования🤦🏼‍♀️

[@vancouverterry9142]

You, Sir, have class!

[@ninersnation3298]

Thank god, the Qing dynasty or the nationalist didn’t lose this Harbin area to the Russians. We lost a lot of northeastern lands to the Russians. I’m like so upset!!!

[@phil20_20]

Ningning is from Harbin. ❤🎉

[@michaelgavinjohnston7985]

I guess you could say, Harbin is the Russian Hong Kong?

[@edisonone]

. More Chinese than Russian: The Russian Far East, Harbin, the whole of China’s 東北 are now free range territories for occupants of the region. No visa necessary for both sides, no border checkpoints, come and goes as please type scenario. Yes, this exchange got cozied up after the Xi-Putin no limits friendship announcement and that is why my bet is that a MERGER will be happen between the two in near future, within many of our lifetime and the capitals moved from Moscow and Beijing to one of the Stands to seal the merger. If in doubt about what I said, simply ask Joe. He probably visited this region when he visited China earlier in the year cuz this region is very close to Joe’s hometown of Yanji China. Metaphorically, nothing is keeping Russians from migrating back to their home country or move to China instead. That said, the Americans are the instigators of this free ranging life style this part of the globe. Thanks America! .

[@lingardizossimov3103]

Late 19th Century! Most of the people came to build Harbin from The Southern Ukraine. Are you for real?.. Map on the table pls.

[@Charlie-Em]

Nice! Good topic man!! I've been wanting to know more!

[@Dou_Y]

Gotta take Siberia as well

[@tonyraffetto931]

Wow jesus, the last 3rd of the history of harbin is pretty fucking grim

[@eugeniasyro5774]

My father was born and raised in the Russian refugee town there. Love you, papa. RIP.

[@Biomoowii]

the first beer brewery and tobacco manufactory in China were built in Harbin by Lithuanian Jews. even nowadays pickled cucumbers still remain Polish & Lithuanian style in Harbin. the foreign capital, technology, and sufficient local labor made Harbin a shining star in the far east. The city withered from world war II and following emerging communism. the last jew died in Harbin in 1986. now, Harbin's GDP is struggling among a group of laggards in China. like Detriot, urban decay-a legendary town gradually disappeared......

[@konstantinkennedy2244]

Lost Russians??? This video shows nothing about russians in Harbin now. Bait and switch

[@dungtruong5305]

Hay quá

[@GeoPerspective]

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[@方聪-e7s]

These are originally China towns hundreds of years ago!

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

What made communism so popular in China was that the Bolsheviks gave all of the Russian empire back to China after the first world war, unlike the West who gave Germany to Japan.

[@justiceriser8970]

So no russian remain sad😢😢😢😢

[@b213videoz]

Nowadays it's the other way around: China's russia

[@lilaznkid4ever]

Time to invade Japan and get some payback!

[@darko6200]

Yes you go even tomorrow, I am sure you will lead the army!

[@HuongNguyen-cm4nb]

Hay quá

[@양병학-e1e]

Great Korean Independent struggle hero, An Joong Ken(安重根), shot then Japanese prime minister(伊藤) dead by pistol at Harbin Railyway Station, marked up his monumental action.

[@18890426]

A little terrorist 🤣😂

[@charliebritger4622]

Very interesting !

[@holeeshi9959]

13:15 that gives you the sheer scale of China's population and how Sparsely populated Russia actually is, a city that is not even top 10 in China is almost the same size as the capital and the biggest city in Russia. 20th Century was kind of sad for that part of the world unfortunately since everyone is caught between fascism(Kuomintang and Imperial Japan), communism(USSR and CCP),or being targeted by both. less depressing fact, a Chinese warlord, known as the "Dogmeat General" zhang ZongChang, utilized the white Russian forces to became a very powerful warlord.

[@omargerardolopez3294]

I love how every one is talking about Zhang now

[@GIN.356.A]

​@@omargerardolopez3294what choice do we have? If we don't he'll destroy our temples and bombard our moms 😢

[@omargerardolopez3294]

@@GIN.356.A Either way, he has trouble recognizing moms

[@GIN.356.A]

@@omargerardolopez3294 suffering from success

[@GregBartlesbyProductions]

Man, I knew about Zhang before he was globally mainstream. He was always my "sleeper" Chinese warlord.

[@michaeltse321]

Thanks

[@GeoPerspective]

Yaaay, thank you

[@francogiobbimontesanti3826]

The ending is so sad. Such a shame the community didn’t survive.

[@geeeeeee3]

That seems to happen when the Chinese get their hands on anything

[@twizz2955]

@@geeeeeee3 Huh? This video explains how it was the nazis and fascist Japan that caused Russia's population to decline?

[@larkz9094]

@@geeeeeee3 very sad

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

​@@geeeeeee3 Fake news

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

​@@larkz9094 Fake news

[@bilbobagpipe2384]

a

[@titus4415]

😠 PЯӨMӨƧM

[@believex]

Damn this is soo cruel. I was not expecting this when I wanted to learn about the Harbin community :(

[@ngoclevan7819]

Hay quá

[@conrad1607]

Everyone will talk about Russians in China, but no one will talk about Ukrainians in China (there are many more of them)

[@yux.tn.3641]

13:00 thats the inside of the St Sophia church, it's a bit hollow and there's a woman playing a piano and modern painting seriously can you imagine what that church would be like if China didn't become communist😐

[@karinabrampt1556]

My great-great grandmother was from Harbin. I remember a black and white photograph of a Chinese man with a plait down his back and his head shaved except for this long back plait.

[@JD-kf2ki]

Lost? More like the Chinese just copies like they do to other architectural styles around the world.

[@gmatthews7632]

Another great video, thanks for making

[@12vscience]

a

[@MichaelJohnson-tw7dq]

Most of the script was plagiarized from Wikipedia

[@darko6200]

I would like to remind everyone that thanks to Polish man Adam Szydłowski Harbin become a city and adminstration center and the famous brewery Harbin was also established by Pole name Wróblewski and most of bridges made by another Pole Kierbedź.

[@elksalmon84]

Dalian was called Port Dalniy. Meaning Far Port.

[@tonysia6474]

❤❤❤

[@julekusjulekus6759]

Founded by mostly Polish engineers in the service of the Tsar❤

[@swetoniuszkorda5737]

*Polish

[@darko6200]

Yes!! Finally someone said it. Harbin would be still a village if not Adam Szydłowski and Jan Wróblewski.

[@iluxazapolsky5877]

Синдром малого государства :D

[@Dan-u1e]

Btw, can you do a video about the Green Ukraine / Zelenyi Klyn?

[@justinansell3695]

Are there many mixed Russian/Chinese people who still live in Harbin?

[@laaarry5533]

yes, many of them.

[@theowl2044]

They went there during the revolution.

[@maxwalker1159]

!

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

5:18 Because of this Russia is fighting a war in China. And the Trans Siberian Railroad is not finished yet so there will be no aid or supplies during the spring and fall. and because this is china territory. Russia cannot use scorched earth tactics. attack asked the civilians to help them against the Japanese. and if Russia takes the supply by stake from the Chinese citizens. the chinese government will be mad at russia. whereas Japan is only a few km from Fountainia and is better supplied than Russia. Japan also excels at 1.5x. and excelled in the air with more blimps to keep tabs on Russian troop movements.

[@nocturnaavis9228]

Это говорит ведущий геостратег без образования, гордый тем, что прочитал статьи в Википедии

[@xo121w]

You got yourself a subscriber

[@anypercentdeathless]

Going to do a video about China...learn basic pinyin.

[@darko6200]

No need at all to learn. Don't be so small minded.

[@FarmerDrew]

I didn't know China had their own Vladivostok aka Haishenwai

[@kongqiyiwang]

被沙皇俄国侵略了

[@maratibragimov338]

It never came to fore..cause Russia was defeated in Russo-Japanese War 1905 and finally shattered in WWI and subsequent Revolution 1917..yet the supposed name for new Imperial province was Jeltorossiya..literally meaning "Yellow Russia"-quite a far cry from regions historical name of Manchuria..

[@christopherellis2663]

Genghis not "ghenghis" 😅