The Turkish Century | From Hittites to Atatürk

From the first to work with bronze in the Anatolian plains to nomadic horsemen fighting with Chinese kingdoms, to the conquerors of Iran, to the heirs of Rome, to the mightiest power in the hemisphere, through a century of turmoil, to a revolution with radical vision and the republic it birthed.
This is the first part of one of the greatest stories in our history books. The story of Turkey.
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[Politics with Paint]

Just a little nitpick :') The last Abbassid caliph resided in Cairo as a puppet to the Mameluks, not in Arabia. He was then taken to Constantinople and lived his life there, but its fairly certain that he never actually gave the title of caliph to the Ottoman Sultan Selim because that story only appeared about 200 years later.

[Emanuel Figueroa]

Not only that ...but in Sunni tradition, a Arab of Quraysh tribe, and ONLY a Arab of Quraysh, could be Caliph. The Ottoman Sultans were not even Arabs. I have always try to understand how did Sunni Arabs, and other muslim accepted, if they sincerely accepted them as so. Fun fact, Jordanian King, and ISIS leaders are from Quraish tribes, so they could declare a Caliphate (and ISIS did so). Osama Bin Laden, Taliban leaders, Gulf Monarchies are not, they could not declare a Caliphate. And I suppose they would like to do so.

[Politics with Paint]

Thats an important point too. I’m not an expert on Ottoman dynastic history, but I assume that they probably found a way to somehow claim decent from Muhammed and the Quraish through some obscure, barely provable connection, which was a fairly common way how historic rulers legitimated their rule in general. For example, even centuries after the Islamic conquest of Persia, local Islamic rulers would invoke decent from the Sasanians through the female line (Since many Sasanian princesses were taken as brides by the conquerers) to appear legitamate. The Samanids, which are mentioned in the video did that for example.

[Kraut]

have you considered making a twitter or discord account? or both?

[Kamarov]

Yes, another fact, Prophet Muhammad said that the Egyptian soldiers are the best soldiers the world can afford, and that when Islam came to Egypt, the arabs must recruite as much Egyptians as they can.

[Kamarov]

Forgot to add, "so much for an ad to be a merc lol"

[I really hate making up names for this kind of stuff]

Dude freaking starts his history of Turkey with the invention of agriculture

[TheProfProfessor]

Can’t leave anything out

[Matthew Hodges]

Imagine Kraut being told to do a history report on Turkey... Oh wait

[Yavuz Habermann]

The race being literally ancient makes it inevitable I assume

[Hifi Teen]

uhuh. Cuz all history starts with that. Even small parts of the Prehistory start like that.

[Alpaca Alpaca]

Technically it starts before that but there's just nothing written or depicted that's still left today otherwise I'm sure Kraut would go even that far back

[Sajni Mátyás]

Although I am not Turkish, that: "no, WE call him the father of the Turks." hit me in the feels.

[Crowy]

It really does. It shows that he didn't force people to love him. They genuinely loved him.

[Davide C.]

Truly made me tear up, which is pretty weird for a sentence from a random about a deceased leader. Pretty cool

[Rey Schultz]

This genuinely made me cry, and i haven't cried in years.

[Lukas Milan]

Thankgod I am not only one with foggy glasses

[KN Park]

As a Korean, Ataturk seemed to have been a huge deal just from a small paragraph I came across in high school. For one, he was a benevolent ruler who reformed every aspect of society, including the writing system. Not only that, he was a brilliant military general who saved the country from the brink of annhilation. We Koreans have two separate historical figures for each achievement from centuries ago, and we still commemorate King Sejong and Admiral Yi, with bronze statues on the heart of Seoul. Hence, when the Turkish people place a lot of respect towards Ataturk, it's weird...ly relatable to me.

[Raul Aliaga]

Admiral Yi

[Price mavili]

Municipalities use this method to clear black money

[Incumbent Vinyl]

@Price mavili You're funny!

[Mathias Kristiansen]

The bit about Ataturk moved me to tears. His whole story is so incredibly poetic. Introducing last names, taking on the name Ataturk and being the first and last of that name, thereby adopting the whole people as his heirs. Any country should be so lucky to have a national hero like this. Yes his record isn’t completely spotless, but it’s so much cleaner than so many other fathers of nations. Who but Ataturk could have forged a new nation out of the rotting corpse of the Ottoman Empire? I wonder if having such an idol be so recently alive isn’t dangerous though? Who could live up to such an example?

[Ozgur Alich]

@Oguz Han Erdogan’s decisions the past 10 years has caused the country to be isolated more than ever. The economy and the people of Turkey are finding it hard to make ends meet after having a period of stability. Erdogan started off with great potential, now he is an egomaniac that controls every aspect of Turkish life with the flick of his finger.

[Oguz Han]

@Ozgur Alich Explain "more isolated". Do you mean it economically? Because if so, there is no economic value that has been worse then before the "Erdogan" era. You can say whatever you want but there is no financial value which hasnt been improved then the values before Erdogan. If people cant make the end of the month then it was 5 years before worse and 20 years before even again worser then that! There is no number you can hive me that proves this feat wrong. Also the term "egomaniac" is not proper, if not wrong! Look at all the previous Presidents and come back again! You expect wealth and a bag of money that can compete with top countries while you arent even trying to earn that spot but yet you manage to vomit over people who do work hard! People who cant put things into perspective, who cant relate things to each other does not have the right to complain in my opinion. Its like the Turkish opposite party, never create an idea or do stuff but instant reaction to people who do create idea’s and who really put some effort to "build" things. You must not think people dont see this too!

[Michael Peoples]

Honestly Ataturk is one of the most inspiring people I’ve ever learned about. By no means was he perfect, but I’m always astounded by how selfless and ahead of his time he was. Im in the military so of course a brilliant military leader turned revolutionary political leader is uniquely suited to my sensibilities. But he really does seem like the greatest founding father a nation could have. He didn’t just make hard decisions, he made the HARDEST decisions. It makes me wish the American founding fathers had been as brave. Who knows how much farther we could have come by now had they abolished slavery, which was easily the hardest decision they faced.

[Michael Peoples]

Turcicum A pretty productive drunk I guess.

[Michael Peoples]

Turcicum No one can ever change the fact that he was a great military leader who defended his country. I just hope that if you would so readily spit on his memory that you would be just as willing to put your life on the line for your country. I love my country therefore I serve in the military. Ataturk loved his country therefore he did the same. Any man that would spit on such service clearly has never faced danger on behalf of the country he loves. I hope that one day you come to understand what patriotism means, so that maybe you can respect the patriotism even of those you dislike.

[Leonidas]

The american founding fathers wanted to abolish slavery but could not do it as would upset and anger the southern slave states

[rejvaik]

The American founding fathers really did want to abolish slavery shortly after the revolutionary victory over the british. The problem was it would have brought upon a civil war as the southern colonies were adamant about maintaining their livelihood and the Founding fathers recognized they needed a united nation for the time being and it was not wise to start one war immediately after the closing of the revolutionary one What's great is that as the years went by the government of washington dc really did help add cracks into the slavery practices of the nation, from the treaty of Ghent, to the relocation of former american slaves back to Africa and founding their own nation, Liberia

[Ohgod Hehas Airpodsin]

@rejvaik that relocation didn't end up going so great for the native Liberians though hehe

[Infernos Gaming]

Ataturk is truly an interesting figure. With the amount of reform he shoved through in his tenure, you'd think he'd be regiled by the people, but instead he's beloved.

[elif]

It's because his reforms actually changed millions of peoples's (and their grandchildren's) lives for the better. He did not just founded a country, but along with that he also founded a whole new way of existing in the society without being discriminated against: women gained their human rights such as being an individual instead of someone's wife, daughter, mother (which was very rare at that time), freedom of thought began. Literally any bit of modernity and civilization we can see in Turkey today is thanks to him and his ideas, his reforms.

[Tony Wouters]

@elif It's not just a matter of good intent though. Today it's mainstream to consider France islamophobic to ban hijab, even from a secular perspective. And I imagine that the symbolic importance must have been stronger back then (maybe I'm wrong). It's like he taught a nation to eat their vegetables and they thank him for it, that's what makes his reforms so remarkable.

[TheJacobShapiro]

“People tend to live in a society” what a profound statement. I didn’t realize you were such a gamer kraut.

[Lemmon Boy]

Gamers rise up 🤘🏻

[Hacki A]

Gaming is an inherent subculture, so also a society

[A Pole You Know]

Sebastian Thor We live in a society, but what they don't tell you, is that we also die in it.

[Hacki A]

Sebastian Thor Really? No, Gaming is becoming more mainstream. Sadly though games like Fortnite and not all-time best like Europa Universalis or Anno

[beanoboy62]

@Hacki A There will always be both mainstream titles in every entertainment type, that doesn't mean everything is like that or that the mainstream is in any way good (see the fast and furious series). EU 4 and games like it still exist and we need to keep supporting them so they remain to do so.

[Rudolf Kartoffeln]

He is not just a human. He is an idea. I read tons of books about Ataturk and his revolutions. He modernized the education system, industrialized the country, he rebuilt people's ideas, he translated mathematical and geometrical terms into Turkish, he protected our country from fascism (yes, he prevented the establishment of the Faşist Konsey above the parliament) and he give rights to us. We owe lots of things to him. "Seeing me does not mean to seeing my face necessarily. Understanding my ideas and my goals are enough to see me." -Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

[satan with internet]

Ew

[Paya3940]

someone’s turkish

[TIWNGAF]

yeah, I think the net positives overshadow the negatives. But at the same time Atatürk laid the foundation for the problems that turkey faces today.

[Lukas Milan]

I am wondering about the team of experts who implemented such a massive scale shift... they should be awarded Nobel prize for project mamagment... and in my country governoment try to convict that changing curricullum in one subject is question for a decade... building stupid highway tunell 7km long (25 years of digging and still nothing) I would rather not mention

[Rudolf Kartoffeln]

@TIWNGAF I don't think like that. His revolutions were not continued by those who came after him. And actually Turkish politics are a little complicated. But I agree with you he is not impeccable and faultless so he can be criticized too.

[Harsh Patel]

I am an Indian and I remember being taught about him in our history class as the "only benevolent dictator in the history of mankind"

[mojo jojo]

I am from Japan, As far as i know He loves reading books and he has ambition towards Europe and he has liked French logic of society of that time which is liberty for human so that nation can make progress. Probably , Ottomans also were respectful towards its public however it is an Empire difficult to manage. My Turkic mates generally open minded.They critize what they know, do not have taboos.they ask questions , want to learn more.

[Subutay Noyan]

@mojo jojo His famous ''Our inspirations do not come from celestial or mystical sources. Our inspirations are driven by reason and life itself!'' quote in parlaiment comes to mind.

[flanker]

That is true. But as a Turk, I always wondered what would have happened if he hadn't died so early. He stayed in power for less than 15 years. Would he have been able to avoid becoming a true dictator if he ruled Turkey for 30 years? Who knows....

[Can Demirtaş]

@flanker What if he lived long enough to become himself the villain? Hmm an interesting and controversial topic.

[KNOWLEDGEZONE]

Our history books are piece of shit btw

[Alex Battaglia]

As if I couldn't love this video more, whilst I absolutely loved this history of Anatolia and the Turks, around the 40 minute mark I'm so glad you addressed Rome and how it's used in modern politics Edit: in Australia we have a great deal of respect for Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, so it was good to hear more about his story

[Emir Süleyman Tanrıkulu]

Despite being an awesome video about Turks and Turkey, it has major flaws and missing points in the ways that it almost teaches you wrong in certain aspects. I don't believe the creator of the video had some negative or positive bias, but it is clear that he over simplified crucial elements for the sake of shortening the video and keeping a balance between criticizing and complimenting Turks. I'll try to address some of them as well as addressing some missing things, one of them being the mention of Rome and their influence in Ottoman Empire. 1- Ottomans called themselves Romans, yes. But the creator of the video did not give you the crucial information that Ottoman Sultans called themselves Caesar in the official letters. And whole Ottoman bureaucratic system was influenced by the Romans, the creator does not also mention that Ottomans tried assert control in the church and made archbishop work in their favor. 2- Ottoman rulers did not speak in Persian - Farsi as the creator claims. They spoke Turkish, it was only the official letters between empire that Farsi was used. This was a huge mistake by the creator to claim Ottoman Sultans spoke a different language while being a Turkish Empire. 3- Ottoman Empire did not start as a small family that breaks free from the Seljuks when Seljuks were in trouble. This is oversimplification. Ertuğrul and Osman I was great commanders of Seljuk Empire, they formed tremendous amount of good relations with local Greek families. Those Greek families did not like the Roman rule, and Ottomans did not like the Seljuk rule, so they collectively formed an empire. 6 families played a key role in Ottoman foundation, 2 of them were Greek. Mikhailogulları and Evrenosoğulları. And by the way, Ottomans did not call themselves Ottoman Empire or Roman Empire, they called themselves "DEVLET-I ALIYYE" , the GREAT EMPIRE. 4- The purification*** of Turks from Balkans somehow is mentioned in the video softly, and only mentioned as 1.5 millions of Turks were forced off from Balkans being the first migrant crisis, while the creator says forcing off Armenians were GENOCIDE. If you argue that the main reason of the Armenian Genocide that Ottomans scapegoated Armenians for their loss against Russians, you can see the same scapegoating in Balkans that everything happened because of Muslims (Turks). I would expect the creator to use GENOCIDE term for that matter as well, but I am disappointed. The consensus is 3 millions of MUSLIM people, dominantly being Turkish were displaced, raped and killed.

[Leader of Communist China]

@Emir Süleyman Tanrıkulu lol

[djan]

How well known is he in Australia?

[Incumbent Vinyl]

@Leader of Communist China What's so funny? ''lol''

[Incumbent Vinyl]

@Emir Süleyman Tanrıkulu Interesting take. It should be clarified that the Ottoman Sultans and the Elite spoke *Ottoman* Turkish, which was very different from the Turkish spoken by the average Turk. Ottoman Turkish is highly influenced by the Farsi language, which of course still by no means makes it Persian. The term genocide shouldn't have been used at all in the video as it doesn't apply. As far as I'm concerned, there needs to be a systematic annihilation of a people, not just mass deportation and murder.

[Douglas Gabriel Domingues Neto]

00:00 Prelude -- Land and nations 01:43 Chapter I -- Those before those before those before those before us 08:48 Chapter II -- The Great Journey 24:50 Chapter III -- The heirs of Rome 38:25 Chapter IV -- The beginning of the end 46:40 Chapter V -- The sick man of Europe 59:33 Chapter VI -- The final catastrophy 1:09:24 Chapter VII -- Cometh the hour cometh the man 1:24:25 Chapter VIII -- The year zero

[PakBall & Sam]

thank you

[PanosYpsi47]

As a Greek I really admire Atatürk and his way of thinking for the time he lived. Turkey was blessed to have such a leader. Respect from the neighbors🇬🇷🇹🇷

[bunny stalin]

Love greece and it's great culture from turkey 🇹🇷❤🇬🇷

[Mr. Biscuits]

Love greek and Turkish kebab 🌯

[PanosYpsi47]

@Greekultranationalist Well I know the crimes he commited, believe me a big part of my family was from Asia Minor, but I cannot unsee that Atatürk was a more modern idealist and wanted to modernize Turkey. He did horrible things but at least he tried to make something better from what was Turkey before. Even Venizelos said that.

[cotton]

yeah and unfortunately erdogan came and undid everything ataturk did

[X Æ A-12]

Kraut in 2023: *5 hour long video about Lichtenstein*

[Kraut]

dont tempt me

[Cameron Nunléy]

@Kraut Bet!

[ChronicTaxEvader]

@Kraut I'd honestly watch it; be tempted.

[Pierre Sihite]

@Kraut dew it

[Ringo Harrison]

@Kraut To be honest, I would seriously really appreciate a video on Lichtenstein because it's a place that we all known is significant despite its small size, but we really don't know why. It's has a direct democracy, former tax haven, has pretty right-wing parties in power, yet is politically stable compared to its unstable neighbors. Also, how does Lichtenstein differ from places like Singapore, Luxembourg, Monaco, Qatar,? And in many ways, it is similar to Switzerland in that it was neutral during WWII, but it doesn't have the same kind of lockdown policy like them but why didn't get they Belgium'd? To be honest, I would absolutely love to have a video that explores these questions and shine a lot of light on the small and rich places in the world that are otherwise often away from the spotlight.

[TotallyNotToast]

Honestly, i've been wanting to go to Russia for awhile, but now i'm thinking about going to Turkey too, that was the most enriching and awakening history lesson EVER!

[lord shitpost]

Yeah please wait for a while, we need a new government before taking in guests, we don't wanna be ashamed :')

[hydyr han]

@lord shitpost Yes, unfortunately works of Ataturk are being erased by the dumb part of our society. Turkey has to strive for technological progress.

[zweltim zweltimoglu]

wait for 5 years or sm let us rebuild the country before you came

[Semih Yaman]

are you sure about that?

[Nukclear]

Well… I don’t think going to Russia is on the table anymore.

[B]

Hats down to Kemal Pasha Ataturk. A great man and great achievements. I hope the Turkish People don't take it for granted and protect those achievements.

[ZAA WARUDO]

We will protect forever.

[Midnight Blue]

@ZAA WARUDO Nothing last forever, cycles go on..

[wTB Darkness]

They are doin their damn best to destroy it sine 2003 sadly...

[King Duck]

Sadly we never had a good leader after him

[Kevin T]

One small point: Nomads did actually care about territory for its own value. Nomad herds grazed on the grasses within their territory, and if other tribes grazed on them it could cause a cascade failure of food leading to starvation, so nomads on the Great Steppes defended their lose territories quite aggressively

[Subutay Noyan]

He meant territory as official border between different states. What you say is pastoral lands.

[Happytown]

As a Greek-Swedish person I have immense respect for Atatürk. He was so ahead of his time and a real Turkish hero.

[Kobban 63]

.

[Happytown]

Ginater ??

[Childcneglector]

oh god you must hate erdogan then

[Happytown]

@Childcneglector correct

[Aixle]

@Childcneglector Turks do too.

[rainbowofhazes]

Brilliant video. As a Turk myself this series is a better history lesson of the country than I received through my entire education. (Obviously there are some details missing) Immediately subscribed and watching your other series now.

[M M]

"There's a difference between being tolerated, and having rights" Such a powerful line, still relevant today to states and countries that still persecute their minorities

[4729 Zex]

like China

[Thomas Hillock]

@4729 Zex you are correct sir

[Stromorph]

J C Your failure to understand what second and third class citizens means is completely ridiculous. I would suggest learning about what words mean before making statements like this.

[khanhax]

J C because a religious minority didn't choose their religion and even if they did, as law-abiding citizens they should have the right to express themselves as long as that expression isn't an infringement on someone else's right. Being an illegal immigrant disqualifies you from the law-abiding part.

[erejnion]

J C If you are an illegal immigrant, you are not a second-class citizen cause you are not a citizen at all.

[Gold Nile]

The section on Attaturk is so inspiring. I’m not big on great men history but this man really is a legend

[Gimicio]

This is at least my fourth time watching this video and everytime I hear the line. "No WE call him the father of the Turks." It give me goosebumps.

[25kile]

I had not idea how cool father of Turkish people was and ahead of its time! Homey really revolutionized the country, we really need more free thinkers like him, loved the Documentary mate!

[Hotmess]

Dude it’s homie* lmfao

[AstroFox]

Before this I knew how important he was to Turks and somewhat understood why but never really looked further into it, after this I have nothing but absolute respect for the man

[devalapar]

I watched your Turkish series twice. You portrayed the Turks as human beings with their successes and failures. Excellent work!

[MrHeavy466]

From a country I knew almost nothing about to one of the most fascinating history lessons I've ever had. Well done.

[Ali Ayvaz]

where are you from

[MrHeavy466]

@Ali Ayvaz West Hemisphere.

[Kas Adam]

@MrHeavy466 more specific answer would be appreciated

[Kostakis]

@MrHeavy466 tch...as expected, a Westerner. Well atleast you made an effort on learning things.

[David Johnston]

@Kostakis whats that supposed to mean. Where are you from

[Hush]

Kemal was majorly ahead of his time, he wasn't a perfect figure (no one in history is) but his policies and reforms would shape not only Turkey but arguably the post war western world.

[exorcistblue]

Even prophets fought and kill people, no one is perfect figure

[Incumbent Vinyl]

How did Atatürk shape the post war western world? Among other things, he had been dead for over a decade prior to the existence of NATO. Turkey was at the fringes of the West when the Ottoman Empire came to an end, and largely still is.

[Tambourine]

He pioneered techniques of ethnic cleansing that wouldn't become commonplace until the 1930s!

[Incumbent Vinyl]

@Tambourine What is your source for this information?

[Ralph Clark]

BRAVO! 👏👏👏👏👏 This historical documentary is one of the most compelling I’ve ever seen. What an incredible story. Saving to my favourites list.

[sapphyrus]

I got teary eyed towards the end. Imagine someone with the will, knowledge and power to advance a nation 500 years in 14 years. That was how fortunate Turkey was as it transformed through the biggest calamity of a millennium. As backwardness resurfaces today, he became the symbol for Turks that reject primitive dogma and embrace modern civilization. As Islamists try to strike down his legacy, he became more powerful than they could possibly imagine.

[n00b n00b]

Couldn't say it better brother, thanks! 😁

[ÖZLEM YOLERİ]

Your comment is perfect..Congrats!

[Cosmosyn]

i just finished a quiz for my AP world class and a third of it was about the ottoman empire, and i got a 92% thanks to me remembering information from this series, thanks kraut, you’re a lifesaver

[Creatinerd:]

People never seem to understand why I'm so fascinated by the Turkish Republic and its CRAZY history. I think from now on I should just show them The Turkish Century

[Conk3rRyan]

Kraut is single-handedly raising the bar for KZbin content!

[Haiduc Zinovyev]

Single Handedly cranking up propaganda.

[Haiduc Zinovyev]

Nuclear Confusion Because he tells half truths in this video to fit his political agenda and mixes in historical theory with fact.

[calistman222]

@Haiduc Zinovyev You mean he's not a clone like us? He has a different perspective? Quick, call the mothership!

[Haiduc Zinovyev]

@calistman222 He is the mainstream. He is the clone.

[Haiduc Zinovyev]

@Sir Memecelot LXIX I made another comment earlier today which describes a lot more.

[yessir!]

10 yıldır ağlamıyorum ama ağlayacağım sanırım. ne büyük adammış.

[Nevaeh_ Wlanide]

her geçen gün daha da değeri artıyor adamın...

[utku hcs]

Onu unutturmaya çalışanları bu ülkeden yolluycaz

[The Kraken]

@utku hcs Sadece ülkeden değil

[Rickvers Glaciers]

Kamalllllllllllllll

[Jakeb Henry]

As an American, I have only respect for that man. It’s difficult for one person to see at the least the defects of his society, and then on top of that he managed to bend that same society in his imagine of modernity, a true spectacle. He did have his flaws as comes with such transformations yet for the amount of things he’s gotten right it’s a wonder he managed it.

[Dylan G]

This is the most captivating history video of ANY nation/region/people I have ever seen. I have never been so glued to a screen and so determined to learn more on a historical subject, and left with many questions and pondering what more there is to discuss for every time period shown in the video.

[Archon Androgen Pharmacokinetics]

Im Turkish and Im astonished by how our historical education is nowhere near like this. It is cencored and formed much differently. Can you please share your resources so I can learn in more detail.

[ariadna]

32.Gün arşivini izlemişsindir diye düşünüyorum dostum? Taraflılık konusunda hafiften problemli olsa da, çok detaylıdır. Objektif bir zihin bence ayırt edebilir. Her türk gencinin izlemesi gerekir. Ayrıca müzikleri harikadır :) Demirkirat, 12 Mart, 12 Eylül, Ozalli Yıllar, 28 Şubat. Sonra da mutlaka 32.Gün'den "Akp'nin ilk 100 günü" :D

[Furkan Narin]

video guzel ama cok fazla yanlis bilgi var kardesim :)

[Honda Civic]

honestly would be amazing to see a video series like this about Yugoslavia and what lead up to its foundations and downfall. Ataturk and Tito were so similar yet so different at the same time. Two of the greatest men in history!

[Troa Barton]

I’ve never even heard reference to Ataturk, while I am ashamed of that I am very happy to have learned about him in your presentation. A truly remarkable man worthy of a world’s respect.

[LaodamasQuale]

As a Greek, I am amazed at the history of our neighbors and especially at Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. We are not educated enough about the intricacies and depth of the turkish people. Thank you for an amazing video-essay which captured the painful history of our region, let's hope we all learn from it and mend the wounds of the past.

[Mert Özbek]

same for you . We both have rich and old histories and they dont teach us about it

[Diatome]

Love you greek neighbour it feels better to respect each other❤

[Davit David]

As a georgian,i agree. I want this video to be shown in my history class.

[Göktuğ Şahin]

Because we and you educating with Turkish and Greek propaganda

[lance night]

Kraut, while i doubt you'll ever see this. But you've really helped me decide to take up a career for history, and made me discover a love for history I never knew I had. Thank you a thousand times, and every piece of history work you do makes my day!

[Hyßer]

On the 25th of April, every year. Australia commemorates Mustafa Kemal Pasha. I thank you for telling his story.

[oceanblue]

Such a nice gesture!

[Tgm_rka888]

Don’t they remember Gallipoli ?

[Burak Yazıcı]

@Tgm_rka888 That right there's exactly why they do it, my friend. On one of his speeches, Atatürk addresses the ANZAC forces and their families in Gallipolli War: "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives, you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore, rest in peace. There's no difference between the Johnies and the Mehmeds* to us, where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom, and are at peace. After having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well." *: Local nicknames that were used for ANZAC and Turkish soldiers respectively. As you see, an can gather from the fact that every single year Turkey receives tons of visitors from Australia, we don't see each other as old enemies. Not even close...

[Tgm_rka888]

@Burak Yazıcı nice 👍

[mrSargi7]

Right the next day of Armenian Genocide anniversary (24th april). Poetic..

[Amelia_0913]

As a Chinese watching about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk I can’t help but thinking him as Dr. Sun Yat Sen. A man who have big ambitions for his country’s reformation. The only difference is that only Ataturk succeed in ruling Turkey but Sun did not.

[Ada]

True, they lived in the same era so they had similar ideas I think the biggest difference between Atatürk and Dr. Sun Yat Sen is that Dr Sun became a Christian but Atatürk was against all dogmas

[Denise Pedroza]

@Nathaniel Leack it would be cool to see the great nation builders like sun Yat sen, atturk, Washington, and boliver all talk

[xiaogang dasha]

Sun didnt have the capcity to do what Mustafa did, China is a way bigger and history richer with a lot more talented people but lack unification and right path in the past. No one person can decide chinese path anytime.

[Supergforce777]

An excellent blend of education with enough entertaining country balls to hold attention for hours while information is being provided. Well done as always kraut.

[Vini ds]

Watched it over some months. Can't believe there exists such a marvelous piece of history.

[Ben Vacco]

“No, WE call him the father of the Turks.” Gives me chills

[cem oğuz]

I cried dude.

[Kas Adam]

@cem oğuz cried* just helping.

[cem oğuz]

@Kas Adam I have barain tumor and autocorrect.

[Kas Adam]

@cem oğuz xd

[trezapoioiuy]

And yet, they're letting Erdogan undo whatever Ataturk did, except the part about Kurds of course.

[Jahn Xavier Bonfiglio]

Thank you for this informative, excellently researched piece. Your narration, as ever, is pleasant amd engaging. Keep 'em coming!

[বদমাইশ ব্যাটা]

Turkey is truly lucky to be blessed by a man like Atatürk. I am from Bangladesh and hope a person like him someday appears in our country. All countries need an Atatürk

[Mr. Agateophile.]

Become that person yourself, and inspire others to do the same.

[Watch maker]

Be careful what you wish for. One of the hidden dangers of a leader like Ataturk is that no matter how good a leader someone is, they can't rule forever. Ataturk ruled to the day he died, and that sets a precedent for lesser, inadequate, or corrupt successors to point to, as they cling to power. The last act of a truly great leader should be the passing of the torch to the next leader, and to resign from office without argument or ceremony, and that was the one thing he could not do.

[Mind if I roll Need?]

What an amazing video! Sadly in Greece we are being taught little to nothing about Turkish history which is surprising if we take in consideration how similar and close our history and peoples are. Love to Turkey from Greece!

[Hun]

As a Turkish person Turkish history is not taught to us my friend. only Ottoman history is told and this is a situation that disturbs the Turks. Respect from Turkey to Greece

[Mind if I roll Need?]

@Hun thank you for the comment! Respect from Greece!

[M.K.]

And sadly we didn't learn anything about greeks-romans either.

[GamaouaT]

its ottoman history and besides that, history of previous nations that converted

[Ozan Kubat]

During Atatürk his rule in Türkiye, Greece and Türkiye were at peace and cooperation

[Christopher Marshall]

This is absolutely amazing! I’ve been craving to hear about the history of this area of the world for quite a long time! Thank you 🙏🏼

[Gentleman Driver]

I only found you a few days ago and immediately subscribed. You have done an outstanding job with this documentary. I am of Greek and I learned quite a bit about turkish history. But when I watched this I had the first time the feeling that I deeply understood. Again, amazing job done. I will binge watch your channel now.

[Kieran Farrell]

Kraut commenting “sorry this took so long” and then follows it up with “this is part one” WHAT? This is going to be amazing!

[LateHub]

1:45:10 whats the piece of music called?

[Petar Toshkov]

maybe part 2 will be from Ataturk to Erdogan

[Arda Gurbuz]

@Petar Toshkov Which will probably be a little depressing tbh.

[Hemmoroidza]

@Pocket YOU HAVE JUST BEEN ASSADED

[Uranus]

Still watching this from time to time and its amazing. Its got lots of information so well explained by you kraut. Thanks for an amazing video like this!

[Danutė Sebeckytė]

Oh wow, this was very informative and beautiful. Thank you for this history lesson. I never learned the Turkish history until now.

[Emin Jacob]

As half Kurdish/Turkish myself, I went ti Istanbul for the first time this summer 😊 It was unlike anything else I’ve ever seen in an ancient and large city. A place at the gate to the Black Sea, and a land full of fruits and vegetables. A land full of resources and a people who are naturally kind and friendly die to the Islamic background in just about everyone’s lives.

[exorcistblue]

Kurds are one of the minorities that fight alongside with turks in ww1 we even fought together in selahaddin eyyubis army

[Rock]

@exorcistblue Kurds fought against Armenian's during the Turkish war of Liberation.

[Porotha Shawarma]

I remember Istanbul the same way , it was something truly unique . Had the beauty of the old European captitals and the mysticism of old Eastern cities . I hope someday I can visit again , this was almost 14 years ago . Greetings from India !

[Coffee.Mate]

This is a masterpiece. I watched all 3 episodes maybe 10 times and I would include this in curriculum in Turkish schools. Thank you for objective approach and extremely well prepared narration. I’m deeply impressed how accurately and detailed the historical events are analyzed and connected in the narrative. As a Turk it eve helped me have a better understanding of the my own history and filled up gaps.

[I'm Delsa]

These are simply way too good. I love the insight and the nuance for a better understanding of the context of the times

[Winnezor S]

"If one day, my words are against science, choose science." Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

[fclp67]

Fair enough

[Finn Murtons]

Aged like milk?

[slinga ding ding]

İstila-i Tatar i am iranian turk and turkicness=islam, dont forget that

[BellaSara3346]

@Finn Murtons Are you sure?

[Saēna]

​@slinga ding ding Tigir:Er is just extreme Turkic nationalist group nobody cares about so don't worry

[Scharbil Saleh]

So OP Mustafa! to face the old status quo and to abolish it in pro of the progress! Turkish people had earned my respect too because of this. To face all those changes in one decade is amazing, exciting, and scary! How brave they were!

[DREAM & ONION]

Hey Kraut, I cant describe how thankful I am for this content. I recently discovered this channel and now I'm trapped. Love it. However, I wanted to ask you if there is any resource for a proper turkish translation in form of subtitles? I'd like to show this series to my family, who unfortunately, some of are old and cant understand any english and the auto-translate function of youtube seems real janky. Greetings and hugs !

[jhk ahu]

It's shocking how cool Ataturk was. And it's doubly shocking how he didn't get assassinated after 30 minutes of trying to introduce these changes. I can fully see now why Turks adore him too.

[Tayfun Öksüzoğlu]

They tried to assassinate him but failed.

[Rock]

They tried many times but failed, and Ataturk kept going.

[Subutay Noyan]

A few attempts were made, but there was no real political union that could resist him overall. There was a lot of tension, and resistence, but none of it mattered because in the eyes of the public, and in the eyes of military elite, even for those who wanted to be more islamic, Atatürk was the great saviour. In Turkish state culture, legitimacy was a big thing. You needed to have legal justification for what you're doing, before, Ottoman Sultan was the symbol of the justification, Nizam-ı Alem (The World Order) relied by the Sultan, and his dynasty not breaking. Entire state was built around the concept of Ottoman dynasty, and so long as there's no big political crisis, anything Sultan's government did, was just. No matter how contradictory it is with religion, or any other major concept. A way would be found. Before Islam, the Khan was the embodiment of Mandate of Heaven. The term for that is ''Kut'' in Turkish, a legitimate Khan, from the golden line of the Steppes, could rule over nomadic tribes as the legitimate ruler. And his will and existence was the justification for political activities, no matter whom they upset There was no counter measure for Atatürk in his time. Nobody even came close to him in gravitas, and he was quite the political genius. In one instance, there was huge resistence to his government, and it seemed the majority of parlaiment was against him. He did a pro gamer move, knowing how parlementaries are like, he resigned from the office, and said he will leave to the parlaiment to remake the government and who will be in the chamber of ministers. Problem with that, the opposition was united to resist his aggressive policies, but they hardly got along with each other, so when they failed to do anything with his leave midst of a war, they just handed the entire authority to him, weakening their own position even further because of stubbornly disagreeing everything.

[Fahmi Izzuddin Halim]

Kudos to you. I watched the whole video. Very fascinating narration. Intrigued me to read more on turkey’s history. 👏🏽

[John Casy]

Absolutely stunning. I had no idea how ignorant I was about the rise of Turkey. This was an extremely detailed, well presented, and non biased video, I enjoyed every minute of it. Liked and subscribed.

[Michael Noyola]

Krauts "story voice" has a soothing tone and nice rhythm.

[Tayfun Öksüzoğlu]

Yeah, everyone in the world tends to only focus on the Armenian side of the Turkish history, but in reality Turks have a veeery interesting and long history.

[CareerCrackAddict]

@Tayfun Öksüzoğlu lol

[DeGroot71]

"non biased" hmm..

[Scullex]

@DeGroot71 care to explain your views on the video?

[MrJairforce]

Just discovered this channel, definitely impressive stuff. I’d love to see you take on African history, whenever you get around to it.

[@Roach]

The story and history of Turkey is really an amazing and inspirational path.

[DrRavenWorks]

How kraut perfectly summerises what a country is in one minute is so amazing.

[Turkish Mapping (The Turkish Guy Who LivesinDubai)]

Amazing. Truly. As a Turkish person I give this the stamp of approval. I could truly go on and on about how great Atatürk is. I am really glad how someone made a video on this. I also appreciate the details put into this video. "One day my mortal body will turn to dust, but the Turkish Republic will stand forever. " - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

[KILLRAIN42]

This was absolutely fascinating to hear about. Thank you for making this, it was very enjoyable learning about something I feel I really ought to have been taught about in school. I also appreciated the acknowledgement of Christianitys part to play in the destruction of Rome. I had a professor in my brief stint at college outright fail my paper stating extremely similar points and said paper was put up on display for the class as an example of completely missing the point of the prompt followed by ridicule and accusations of stupidity from said professor. The prompt was to examine explanations for the failure of the Roman empire. Your points as well as many of the often repeated others were mentioned. I'm sure the professor's proud christian rebirthing had no impact on the reception of the paper.

[IAmSeamonkey]

"No. _we_ call him the father of the Turks." That is without exaggeration, the most powerful sentence I've ever heard.

[Bib Bob]

Egg T ok china Boi

[Faceless Monk]

Bib Bob no im china boi

[jorge martin]

Fr, I'm not even Turkish, I'm Spanish, and just hearing such a powerful statement made me swell up with emotions. Much love to turkey from Spain, you have an amazing history and culture!

[Özgür Ylln]

@jorge martin after the end of current virus situation, came here to visit cappadocia man.

[Makaramus]

@jorge martin hello our ancient enemies, we love you too :D

[greycommotion]

This documentary is SO good - that I just keep coming back to watch it.

[Colton Carson]

Such a great educational video! I never new how "complex" Anatolia was, loved the video!

[boyinavault]

I haven’t seen a full length movie in years ! Incredible job Kraut !!

[UchuuStranger]

Amazing video, I learned a lot. A small nitpick: you portray Seljuks as originating from Oghuz Turks who in turn originate from Tatars. Oghuz Turks did not originate from Tatars. In fact, the term "Tatar" is very confusing because it can mean 3 different things in different contexts. Originally Tatars were a Mongolian clan that eventually came to rule the Golden Horde (so they were not even Turks). Then the term "Tatar" came to be associated with the population of the Golden Horde at large, even though it was mostly comprised of Turkic-speaking Volga Bulgars and Kipchaks (the term "Tatar" stuck to this day with the former, while the latter is called Kazakhs today). And then, after Russia conquered Kazan and started expanding further eastward, they started attributing the label "Tatar" to all the disparate Turkic-speaking ethnicities they encountered, even if they had nothing to do with the Golden Horde or with each other. So although the term "Tatar" came to be associated with Turkic-speaking ethnicities, back in the 8th to 10th centuries when Oghuz Turks became a thing, the term "Tatar" had nothing to do with Turks yet, if it indeed existed at all. It only became prominent after the Mongolian invasion.

[Pohl Schroder]

To begin with thank you. In my opinion this is marvellously done. Most of such films/ documents are rather biased. It is either how brave we Turks were and how the (ungrateful) other ethnicities have betrayed us so we lost our empire or the other way around, claiming how evil the Turks were/ are. I am surprised and also a bit sad that this was not done by Turkey or a Turkish scholar given the fact it is about our own history/ legacy. You have explained in an understandable language and in a very clear chronological line the steps taken by the Turks from the Altai mountains to Anatolia and the transformation of a nomadic tribe into a society that is now. And you are correct. The transformation is still ongoing. Next year the republic will be 100 years. Compared to other societies it is virtually close to nothing. Even the USA is older than Turkey. We came a long way and have some to go. Again, thank you so much for your efforts.

[Max]

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[itir özgizep]

As a Turkish woman and a polandball admirer I enjoyed this video tremendously. Of course I would have minor objections but the dedication, objectivity and the time you put in this is truly amazing. I'm impatient to enjoy your other works. Wishing you the best Herr Kraut!

[Jeagal]

So what is your objection? is it the genoside of the armenians?

[Emirhan Avcı]

@Jeagal Why do you jump to the assumption? lol

[I’m crying in a corner While i count my money]

@Jeagal as if Europeans never started a genocide.. please if you are going to point out a statement make sure it isn't based around hypocrisy. And I'm half european with half turkish family members so no stop

[Panagiotis Magos]

@I’m crying in a corner While i count my money yell just because other people did it doesnt mean its less bad. And the Turkish goverment should just admit it and apologize for it already

[Joe Dollar Biden]

@Panagiotis Magos wow just wow the logic it's not up to the people who don't even represent anything official to admit, apologize or say anything about it who practically have nothing to do with a genocide that happened years ago. Geez I could declare anyone responsible for any of the countless genocides through human history within this reasoning. Biologically I am probably related to a group of people who slaughtered by another group of people that you are related to. I am just gonna assume you willingly skipped nature classes.

[Rohan Nair]

What a great man Ataturk was ! Turkey is a great country because of him ! Love from India !

[≖‿≖ 𝓗𝓮𝔂]

Oh idk if that is a coincidence but 2 or 3 weeks ago i argued with an indian but at that night; i saw an Indians comment saying how he loves and supports Turkey on Olympics, and how he is amazed as to how Turkey is so different from its southern bordering countries etc And today I argued with an indian and this night I see this comment saying good things about Turkey lol

[Rohan Nair]

@≖‿≖ 𝓗𝓮𝔂 what did you argue about ?

[my support]

Hum har jagah hai 😂

[≖‿≖ 𝓗𝓮𝔂]

@Rohan Nair in the first one; i argued bcos he had said Turkey deserved the forest fires... in the second; i argued about the Pakistani-Indian relationships

[Dracula MFz]

@my support Haha true man feels good seeing Indians everywhere

[TheMelbournelad]

As an aussie Ataturk is well respected, as part of our story too

[Joe Nichols]

I'm a backcountry hiker, and hiking the Eurasian steppe on horse back is one of my top destinations. I want to know the feeling of being out in an ocean of plains, how the wind feels, what the stars look like and try to best understand the mindset of those tribes. I'll never be able to get close but just a peak at that period is enough for me

[CaptPoco]

I learned not just about world history, but about the history of my country (Bulgaria) as well. Incredible series

[SoullessCast]

Love your balanced approach. Great info given overall.

[Noam Bechhofer]

Prelude Land & Nations 0:00 Chapter I Those before those before those before those before us? 1:45 Chapter II The Great Journey 8:50 Chapter III The Heirs of Rome 24:50 Chapter IV The beginning of the End 38:30 Chapter V The sick man of Europe 46:40 Chapter VI The final Catastrophe 59:35 (The 8 Stages of Genocide 1:06:00) Chapter VII Cometh the hour *cometh the man* 1:09:30 Chapters VIII the year zero 1:24:30

[Dostoievsky III]

Does somebody know the music at 1:40:54 ?

[Idlear]

My impression of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is similar to the one I have of Otto von Bismarck. On the one hand, I admire the lengths these men went to in order to unify their nations and progress them socially (yes, Bismarck was very conservative, but he still created the first welfare state in the world). Even if these men assumed dictatorial powers, they were overall benevolent in their use of that power. On the other hand, the seeds these men sowed for authoritarian institutions is undeniable. Sure, as long you're a benevolent dictator, you can lead your nation to greater progress and prosperity, but whoever inherits your authoritarian institutions may not (and will not, based on the hindsight of history) be so altruistic. To his credit, Ataturk did try to set up political opposition for himself, knowing that a democracy needs such political pluralism to be and remain a democracy, but he still left behind a legacy of militaristic force that denied pluralism. Based on what I know of Turkey's current socio-politics (and the heavy foreshadowing of the consequences of the Ataturk's forceful policies in this video), it's clear Turkey didn't turn out into the progressive republic Ataturk had envisioned. But I have to say, speaking as someone who knew next to nothing about this topic at first, this video was a great primer on Turkish history. On to part 2!

[Niek]

I know your comment is from a year ago. But it made think about political systems as a whole. Seems like for radical and social change you kind of need strong authoritarian leaders. Seems like change in our modern democracies is incredibly slow and our people seem more divided by the year. Makes for an interesting discussion about democracy and other more authoritarian political systems.

[Niek]

But on the other hand the chance of a potential catastrophe by having a bad leader that has a lot of power is a lot bigger than having a slow moving democracy.

[Omid]

I cannot thank you enough for making this amazing documentary. I wish i could 'force' you to make more videos

[Deaddok]

This video makes me appreciate cultures and our ancestors a lot more

[Nathanael Sallhag Eriksson]

One thing I really liked is the talk about how the roman empire's fall is often sinplified and used in political motives.

[Nathanael Sallhag Eriksson]

@laughsatchungus if I was to simplify the collapse, I think the best way is this. Rome fell because the institutions used to run smoothly were increasingly over taken by corrupt and egotistical men. The question is, how to stop it from happening. But ofc, it's so neuanced and when doing research on it I found the everyone were both 100% correct and utterly wrong at the same time.

[Nathanael Sallhag Eriksson]

Reinhard Von müsel yeah, I know. But the thing is they always adapted. So by the time of it's fall, it no longer relied on slaves like it used to, it's army was different etc.

[Killa Whale]

I am not Turkish, but i must say: Ataturk was EXTREMELY based.

[Cornelius Maze-Eye]

Wow. I only knew of Ataturk before this, but knowing his story and what he achieved, I'm blown away. I'm also Australian and my Nation's first battle was in Gallipoli. We've learnt how it a terrible battle for us and cemented our identity as Diggers and our common mateship. To know we were defeated by a great man such as Ataturk, incites such admiration and respect for him and the Turkish vision he fought so very hard for.

[bombacı mülayim]

idk if it is luck or badluck encounturing mustafa kemal as enemy commander at first war of its own history

[Ax Wi]

@bombacı mülayim you should be thankful , as you got defeated by a man who respect you , insted of a man who hates you . imagine if he did talked so much shit at your countries .... look at japan how they used to talk shit to russia after 1904 wars ...

[Dad]

Australian soldiers that lost their lives in galipoli were buried alongside turkish soldiers because they were respected. Most people wouldnt care about respecting their enemy

[God Tier Mind Fricker]

"Australian mothers, dont be shattared for your sons are gone, they are buried next to our sons wich makes your sons our sons as well" -Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

[Call me Ted]

Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours ... You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well. -Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

[David The Zetta Nerd]

On the switch of capital from Istanbul to Ankara, Ankara's name means anchor and i think the idea of having a capitol be named anchor is nice symbolism. The capitol literally being the anchor that well, anchors the nation.

[Oguzhan Kurt]

Prelude 0:00 Chapter 1 1:14 Chapter 2 8:53 Chapter3 24:55 Chapter 4 38:28 Chapter5 46:43 Chapter6 59:37 8 stages of genocide 1:06:00 Chapter7 1:09:30 Chapter8 1:24:30

[The Catlike]

This is amazingly compelling, thank you for creating it!

[Rad Spencer]

Now i see why Ataturk is so OP in Hoi4.

[Ufuk ER]

Ow there is a glich were you can evade his death event than you have the most overpowered civ hoi4

[In Flames]

Looolll

[EDIZZ16]

@Ufuk ER HOW TELL ME

[Ufuk ER]

@EDIZZ16 go with peace at home take sükrü saraçoğlu as priminister let event tick down game Will tell Atatürk is dead but he is not

[Jusmi]

damn this Turkish lore is crazy

[BottledBanana]

better than Turkish gameplay what with the currency depreciation glitch devs pls fix 😔

[Denise Pedroza]

@BottledBanana all they did is change the rename

[Najib Rahal]

@BottledBanana also that glitch with causes the increased forest fire rng

[İsmail Özer]

But you didn't have to cut me off

[Cole Kopczynski]

I teared up at that last part. Seeing how much his people loved him is really beautiful.

[Bilal Karagöz]

We still do. :) There has been all kind of politicians in Turkey after him, all have proven themselves to be seasonal figures. The idea of Atatürk and the love from the people of Turkey for him is the only real thing that this country is built on.

[Aristho Crat]

That was one pretty impressive documentary. Very informative. Infographics made it easy to to follow the radical geopolitical changes!

[Christopher Zahl]

Damn it! I thought I knew a little about history, but every time a Kraut video is seen, I feel like a 13-year old student listening to - not just a history teacher, but a teacher with an almost poetic rhythm to his lecture. His illustrations are merely pieces to describe enormous, often dramatic pictures with so much information in them. Kraut simply takes infotainment to a new level.

[jbiafra08]

I absolutely loved this video. So much stuff I didn't know about any of this.

[Saga The Damsel]

Amazing video! Just one Note. In the battle of Lepanto, both navies consisted mainly of rowing galleys, with the turkish navy being 278 galleys and galliots and the Christian having 206 galleys and other few different ships, as this were still the main battleship in the Mediterranean for their speed and agility, in contrast to the Atlantic.

[Boxghost102]

I've been saying for a decade to my friends that I thought Lepanto was the battle that changed the course of the Ottoman Empire. I'm glad to see your reasoning backing it up.

[Third_Eye_of_The_Slav]

I got 25 minutes into this, finished the section on the collapse of the Seljuk invasion because of the Mongolians, and realized I still had over an hour of video left. Not only did this video almost immediately calm my anxiety attack, but my History-Major brain was fascinated by every second of it. Then I realized this is part 1 of 2. Nice

[Charles Calthrop]

Since I am trapped at home, I have decided I shall watch this every second day, to try to retain as much as possible.

[Cristian Villanueva]

@Charles Calthrop yeah I too have watched this multiple times. It's just real great. I hope kraut continues with this formula

[Михаил К]

the Turkish heroic resistance against the colonial powers is not to be underestimated, but they were not the only ones. a bit earlier, the Soviet republics of the future Union were invaded by 14 countries, and in 1918 the Soviets lost control of most territories, but the Red Army eventually managed to defeat them all. with the support of the internationalist proletariat in those very invading countries.

[wusangfu]

Your videos blow me away by the skill in which you tell a story. Kudos.

[Robbie Jay]

Amazing just amazing... I am, as a Turk, so impressed what you have done. Thank you so much