The Vorkuta Gulag - Hellhole of the USSR

[@Simplehistory]

😱Remember guys we need to: Step 1: Secure the keys Step 2: Ascend from darkness Step 3: Rain fire Step 4: Unleash the horde Step 5: Skewer the winged beast Step 6: Wield a fist of iron Step 7: Raise hell Step 8: Freedom Da.

[@hayden1445]

Hi

[@polterpup4440]

THANK YOU!!

[@sirknight6283]

Very interesting

[@notbasilcount1059]

damn I wanted to comment it

[@TheNotFakeBot212]

Ok

[@BruhMoment-lu5jd]

“Dragovich, kravchenko, Steiner these..men all must die”

[@cjmartinez8318]

I'll be your first comment :)

[@Franzlio]

“Fredrich Steiner... This is the end”

[@redhead6911]

@@Franzlio I AM VICTOR REZNOV, AND I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE

[@crusty_cookie3099]

Bo1 is better than cw

[@Franzlio]

@@redhead6911 “killing me will not stop nova”

[@luxle_aviation]

You can see in some scenes that Reznov and Sergei are in the background.

[@someguy2272]

1:45 1:58 2:09 2:15 2:22 3:37 4:48 5:38 5:44 (unleash the horde) 5:57 6:09 6:15 6:18 6:24 6:26 6:49 7:12

[@hank60]

true

[@harlleygurrola8394]

Mason, too

[@KingOfDarkwood]

_”Dragovich...Kravchenko...Steiner. ALL must die.”_

[@elcompagenito3250]

These "men", must die.

[@reylee-llacer8512]

The numbers Mason! What do the numbers mean?!?

[@mcirishmen2558]

Steiner?

[@pleasestopeatingmyliver]

Why did you eat my cat

[@kevbri11]

kravenchko?

[@mufat3930]

R.i.p Sergei ???-October 6, 1963 He was strong but the door was stronger

[@imperialguardsman5726]

Sergei actually would have held the door opened if he didn't get shot

[@JuliaCV9]

"I have yet to meet one who can outsmart bullet." - Heavy Weapons Guy (A.K.A. Heavy)

[@newyorktitties8954]

The monster of Magadan

[@Cobblestone8_alt_account]

My boy was my boy . He was like a son to me . R.I.P my boy he was like a father to me

[@s8nwulf]

THATS THE BIG HOMIE RIP 😤✊😢😢

[@napalmman8292]

Russian Prisoner: Reznov, you sure you can trust this American? Reznov: With my life...He and us are not so different. We are all soldiers without an army...Betrayed...Forgotten...Abandoned. In Vorkuta, we are ALL brothers...

[@thepaperfootballleague2313]

I’m the better joker hmhmhmhm

[@anonymoususer2764]

@@thepaperfootballleague2313 why so serious?

[@robbiefreeman5649]

Garry Oldman was the perfect Reznov

[@retsreinyrelgeinthrelaveri1456]

Miss reznov, he was my favorite cod character

[@oksomynameisjeff4212]

@@retsreinyrelgeinthrelaveri1456 ye me too even though I never played Cod BO1, but I played CODM and I know him in COD:BO1 also

[@technikhusky2054]

My grandpa was 24 when he was taken to one of these gulags. He had to stay there for more than 3 years. He never talked about what happened there. Always when we asked him about it he started to lose tears and said "I can't talk about it". Horrible thing must have happened over there.

[@deesnutz42069]

maybe he shouldn't have been a reactionary

[@harryeyre1322]

@@deesnutz42069 touch grass

[@TeraBitts]

@@deesnutz42069 Don't fight for slavery, fight for liberty.

[@sonnysinny6352]

Did he meet reznov or sergi?

[@mingchenwei1978]

@@deesnutz42069 ever heard of sunlight? You should feel some

[@christopherlue9096]

“Step 8 Reznov, freedom!” “For you Mason, not for me.” “Reznov!”

[@solidbeard8324]

There it is...

[@vvvppp6021]

:'(

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

Thats him right? 5:43 :D

[@phillyplat9670]

In vorkuta we are all brothers

[@solidbeard8324]

@@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU It is. There is also Sergei !

[@GAMERMAN-vy6ef]

We all know about Reznov's sacrifice,but what about Sergei's sacrifice.

[@tvojamamasine]

Oh no why must you remind me of that

[@iimrsean]

Man,that gate sucks

[@fnfnc5260]

No please, this is sad bruh..

[@gavinforsyth7240]

My man is underrated

[@andrealugo841]

That dipshit was like a truck

[@anonymoususer5024]

"We are all soldiers, without an army, Betrayed, Forgotten, Abandoned." - Reznov

[@matthewmclean4388]

In Vorkuta we are all brothers.

[@seanrafabagass]

Reznov you're men must know this is suicide

[@matthewmclean4388]

@@seanrafabagass Victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice Mason. We russians know this better than anyone.

[@DarkenedDawn]

"To our people it was a symbol of hope, to the Germans it was a symbol of defiance. To this day, the sound of his music still haunts me. You must decide Mason. Do you think your government will use you as they used me? Or do you think they will do the right thing?"

[@denislavventsislavov2078]

That quote hit different

[@nerdyman7190]

RIP Reznov. I remember actually believing Reznov made it out when Mason was having those dreams. I was very sad when I found out he didn’t make it. Honestly if Sergei wasn’t there the plan would’ve probably failed. RIP Sergei. Also how did Woods survive the explosion when he drove himself and Kravchenko out the window, I mean I know he’s a goddamn onion but still.

[@ragingraptorizcul988]

we dont know for sure he is dead

[@Gino_andTonic]

The better question is how krevchenko survived sevral grenades that were strapped to him exploding

[@nerdyman7190]

@@Gino_andTonic Yeah, but at least he got killed in Bo2

[@_.Jac0b_]

@@ragingraptorizcul988 hudson himself said that he died after trying to escape

[@ragingraptorizcul988]

@@_.Jac0b_ its cod they can make anything cannon

[@USAirsoft]

All the Easter Eggs in this one

[@sashaozerov3827]

Gotta love it

[@robinsprenkels5892]

@Alex Adamson went to the comments right when I saw him to see if other people were talking about it haha

[@cat_eating_sushi9372]

At 2:09 you can see in the back the only darkened one is Viktor Reznov

[@cat_eating_sushi9372]

And at 2:23 you can see Sergei as well

[@LucasBriggs808]

@@cat_eating_sushi9372 thats all I kept seeing when I saw a muscular man with no sleeves

[@lewistanner1046]

"For you Mason! Not for me!" - Reznov

[@skywokah7829]

STEP 8 REZNOV!!!! FREEDOM!!

[@Hatbot-vn4py]

"REZNOV"

[@meifungliew1637]

REZNOV!!!!

[@cohenharlacher2686]

I can’t be the only one who teared up a little bit when that happened

[@lewistanner1046]

@@cohenharlacher2686 ur not alone

[@m3ta_the_viking789]

"Dragovich... Kravchenko... Steiner... These "men" must die." - Viktor Reznov

[@davsinclair]

"My name is Viktor Reznov! and I will have my revenge!"

[@ThePhantomnaut]

“MASON, NO!”

[@colonelclappers]

@@davsinclair *Have my revenge

[@davsinclair]

@@colonelclappers you know what I meant

[@squirrele.1266]

@Szczelanka he’s dead

[@DarkenedDawn]

Reznov: "You will break... American." Hudson: "Victor Reznov." Mason: "My friend."

[@mr.blister4856]

When I first played that mission back then in 2010 I was pretty confused when he said "my friend" cause they were fighting.

[@MrR34P]

@@mr.blister4856 that story threw my 11 yo brain in the biggest spiral

[@mr.blister4856]

@@MrR34P lol, imagine how confused my little 8 year old brain was 😭

[@deathfromthedepths]

@@mr.blister4856 My five year old brain was completely fucked lmao

[@malasian]

@@mr.blister4856 dude same I was just as confused when I was 8

[@williambarwick7707]

Love how you can see Sergi and Resnov in the animation LMAO.

[@cbassbenzo]

you can see mason pushing the cart with sergi too if you look for his little bald head

[@wtwt3619]

Lmao I immediately went to the comments after I saw Reznov 😂😂

[@savory_doofus]

I love this

[@mulligan4981]

I thought I was the only one that saw that lmao

[@jacksonschenk361]

Freedom for you mason... not me

[@thomasthedankengine4893]

“I will die in the this wretched place. The only thing that keeps me alive is the thirst for vengeance.” - Viktor Reznov

[@K-11609]

The line before is just bone chilling: “Mason my friend, tell me what is left to believe when you are BETRAYED by your own? When all that you are, all that you have done is buried beneath the lies and the deceit of corrupt men!”

[@BestDamThing6534]

Prisoner: Reznov you sure we can trust this american? Reznov: with my life. He and us are not so different. we are all soldiers without an army, Betrayed, Forgotten, Abandoned. in Vorkuta we are all brothers

[@myles3856]

@@BestDamThing6534 I love that line

[@BestDamThing6534]

@@myles3856 Ya

[@mr.apocalypse5143]

Why was Reznov sent to the Gulag? He served in the Soviet Army so I’d think he’d be given freedom from Vorkuta.

[@memelessxd6554]

Can we just point out that theres characters that look like Reznov and Sergei (Edit: why are so many people liking this)

[@fffff5791]

And mason pushing the minecart

[@lasombra1469]

LEFT FLANK MASON!

[@dominuslimo4147]

@@fffff5791 1:48 I think that is meant to be sergei

[@leonardo3ro310]

@@dominuslimo4147 it is meant to be him lmao even in the scene were the guards open fire he is along with a character wich seems to look like reznov they are pushing a cart wich is a reference to the part of the mission where reznov and sergei push the cart as cover to get closer to the enemy buildings

[@Juliuscaesar0315]

Sergei is pushing a minecart

[@battle_fry3674]

"With my life. He and us are not so different... We are all soldiers, without an army. Betrayed." -Viktor Reznov

[@kickster4u]

"Forgotten, abandoned."

[@mono8604]

"Are you sure you can trust this American?" "With my life. He and us are not so different- in Vorkuta, we are all brothers. All soldiers, without an army. Betrayed. Forgotten. Abandoned. "

[@myles3856]

@@kickster4u In vorkuta we are all brothers.

[@kevinc.cucumber3697]

Hey your profile picture looks like a very wholesome, cute child friendly anime.

[@bellaswan5193]

@@kevinc.cucumber3697 It's called Shoujo Ramune, want a link?

[@popthecolt-gamingandlifest9641]

I love the Call of Duty: Black Ops references in this! Simple History never fails to appeal to it’s fans! A truly elite history KZbin channel!

[@charlessaint7926]

This is only Simple History's beginning to be the elite history channel. This is Step One! Secure the fans!

[@sdc303]

And then, step two! ascend from darkness

[@_teker]

“The numbers Mason! What do they mean!?”

[@jonathantorresgonzalez3415]

Yeah, noticed Reznov and Sergei in the background. NICE

[@TacSon]

@@sdc303 Ascend from YT algorithm

[@noble9864]

"Mason. Every journey begins with a single step. This - is step one!!"

[@HubertMichon-Personal]

mmm

[@arnoldthehistorian5280]

That’s from call of duty

[@duglife2230]

SECURE THE KEYS!

[@kursk_kuku141]

Now we take... VORKUTA!!! URA!!!

[@wi1draccoon]

We take vokota

[@x22tk57]

I like the little COD: Black Ops references with Viktor Reznov and Sergei in the animation, and the pinned comment of the escape steps, lmao

[@guerrilla9852]

Bruh you forgot the Monster of Magadan. I saw Sergei in there

[@guerrilla9852]

Thank you big man!

[@APPEALtoFEAR]

Figured at the beginning of the video I would see a Reznov Easter egg before the end... I'm sure there are some "historical elitists"(?) saying s**t in the comments like: "F**kin' kids wouldn't even know about Vorkuta without a stupid video game , I spent 4 years in university to learn that YO" Yeah...

[@nerfreak01]

_"In Vorkuta, we are all soldiers without an army."_ _"Betrayed."_ _"Forgotten."_ _"ABANDONED."_ _"In Vorkuta, we are ALL brothers."_

[@ScorpoYT]

A Documentary about my home? unbelievable

[@im.koyami]

Ouch

[@gokufutbolista]

Comrade is alive

[@azarth8805]

You really need to give us an MTV cribs look around.

[@NathanPa-xo3zj]

yes its horny jail for comunist standard

[@marcleslac2413]

Papa scorpo!

[@Cairo40000]

Simple History: You couldn't escape Mason: Are you sure about that?

[@williamjames7293]

imagine an alternate ending if reznov escaped with you

[@heroicsplendid]

william james Reznov and Weaver might get along.

[@redterrorproductions1373]

@@heroicsplendid “who is this second reznov”

[@Manuel-gu9ls]

Who knows

[@etthxxn3708]

“Freedom Reznov!” “For you mason, not for me.” 😔😔😔

[@comradecommissar8223]

I remember this very vividly

[@Franzlio]

Shows truck stopping near soviets*

[@comradecommissar8223]

@@Franzlio yes. It was very sad what i had to do that day...

[@Franzlio]

@@comradecommissar8223 “mason! You have done something I could not” 😔😔😔

[@officialphub1801]

that is where grown men cry

[@W0LFB3AT5]

It’s amazing that in CoD Cold War when Mason revisited the broken down satellites from “Black Ops”, Mason STILL receives faint numbers in his head. This goes to show that the game 10 years ago is still a memory to this day.

[@KoJIJoky]

Yeah, great detail

[@Johnnyblash123]

He's still a little brainwashed from 1963 to 1981

[@W0LFB3AT5]

@@Johnnyblash123 I know. Great minor detail yet somehow very effective if paid attention to. Haha!

[@adelorodell5556]

​@@Johnnyblash123 he is for rest of Life but just a little it probably can't ever fully be broken

[@el_blanco_loco]

I loved how when Mason saw the old picture of Steiner, he basically started having flashbacks.

[@calthepeacelovingclover5935]

Mason: "Your turn!!! Come on!!! Step eight, Reznov - Freedom! " Reznov: "For you Mason... Not for me... " Mason: "REZNOV!!!" Man that scene gave me the feels...

[@Joshua_N-A]

That scene on Rebirth is the best plot twist ever.

[@gmanawesome5773]

I NEVER FORGET THAT SENCE

[@lilvazquez4002]

Sergei's death in this mission of CoD was probably the saddest one that we actually see

[@alienx1435]

Victory Can't be achieved without sacrifice

[@nsnsjdhsuhehhdhdu8128]

Petrennko died to nova gas

[@potatolikesbionicle1673]

Yeah what about Dimitri

[@someguy2594]

What about that dude in black ops 3 that gets mutilated by a robot?

[@urielmedrano2101]

@@alienx1435 only us Russians know that

[@snorp6781]

"Your turn!!!" "Come on!!!" "Step eight, Reznov - freedom!" "For you Mason..." "Not for me..."

[@Grivian]

"REZNOOOOV"

[@Shadowkiller-dq2ju]

@@Grivian and that was last you saw of Viktor Reznov

[@CertifiedGoonerMan]

Step nine: *cry*

[@bartabouttocry2471]

Step 10 : die and be alive again and got nerf in cod black os cold war

[@PhoenixT70]

@@Shadowkiller-dq2ju "Yeah... for a while."

[@tekkattekk5790]

My grandfather was a inmate in Vorkuta, he got out some years after the death of Stalin and was sent back to the GDR.

[@NUM1STUNNER]

Russian prisoner: "Reznov, you sure you can trust this American?" Reznov: "With my life. He and us, are not so different... We are all soldiers, without an army. Betrayed. Forgotten. Abandoned. In Vorkuta, we are ALL brothers..." God tier moment

[@alturnovanschalkwyk1411]

You see I have call of duty world at war and reznov was a sgt. Of the red army

[@shadow_b0itrash415]

@@alturnovanschalkwyk1411 have u played b01 campaign

[@KandiKlover]

Also totally real communism and socialism right here. All excuse makers are degenerate useless reddit neckbeards.

[@ericgarcia9110]

No one could’ve done a better job than Gary Oldman

[@jb089_8]

I’m crying 😭

[@Mr.SM2939OLD]

"You will break, American!" "Viktor Reznov." "My friend....."

[@michaelk9339]

Step 8 reznov freedom For you mason not me

[@mobiusraptor7]

You hit like a child!

[@somedudewithinternetlol4398]

@@mobiusraptor7 Hey, Svoloch!

[@splaty2231]

Glad your a friend

[@Franzlio]

Hudson: “Viktor Reznov”

[@wannacri]

“Allow me to introduce Sergei Kozin, the monster of Magadan.” - Viktor Reznov

[@kkrummelrhs]

"Glad you're a friend, Sergei"

[@anthonymiglieri6181]

@@kkrummelrhs damn beat me to it 😂

[@GilangAdityaa]

Sadly sergei kozin die because he open the door for comrades

[@TomiVuori]

Impales a guard with a pickaxe

[@GilangAdityaa]

@@TomiVuori yes after he get out from lift lmao

[@sealstorm1935]

"In Vorkuta, we are all brothers."

[@someonewashere2755]

"We are all soldiers without an army" - Victor Reznov

[@piercepayumo4212]

"Betrayed, forgotten, abandoned. In Vorkuta we are all brothers."

[@patriotsquid9818]

Betrayed, forgotten, abandon,

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

strange that, in ww2, Reznov seemed to be extremely loyal to the USSR regime, and even then was betrayed by his superior

[@bigboss7681]

I heard an American prisoner escaped on a bike with a lever action shotgun

[@Solo.edwinn]

Same I heard that story but don’t remember where it’s from

[@sergeantfoley874]

Yeah I heard that somewhere as well

[@MCL003]

Didn’t he and another guy escape as well?

[@GentlemanWorlock1]

Was that the guy who was found on The train?

[@thehistoryvideogameandgame4730]

@@MCL003 Yeah but I think he was killed by the guards, Or he was in Hue City I’m not sure, I’m hearing numbers all of a sudden

[@idonotcarekek]

“The flag may be different, but the methods are all the same” -Reznov

[@Romero976]

Factless

[@YuGioh66]

Facts

[@nak0410]

Those are big facts my dude

[@rosaria8384]

True. Hitler's concentration camps, Stalin's gulags, CIA black sites are three prime examples.

[@geekymetalhead5112]

​@@rosaria8384 Facts.

[@scytheofdeath08]

2:21 There's Sergei pushing the Coal Cart and there's Reznov mining next to him.

[@TEO-jo4xm]

Simple History: How many COD references do you want?? World: *YES*

[@danteinpuro319]

They knew what they were getting themselves into

[@belluh-1huey56]

@@danteinpuro319 which was getting thirteen year old boys to click on the video thinking it was cod?

[@mario_judah2292]

@@belluh-1huey56 I new it wasn't cod but I knew the comment were gonna be about cod

[@danteinpuro319]

@@belluh-1huey56 i mean how can you make a video about vorkuta and like NOT put black ops 1 references in there, and you know that those 10 year olds would click on it and they would learn something

[@belluh-1huey56]

@@danteinpuro319 yep

[@yourdailymemer4657]

“step off reznov! Freedom!” “For you mason, not for me!”

[@Simplehistory]

😢

[@HubertMichon-Personal]

mmm

[@scorchedsniper]

Step eight*

[@bawicz0]

😂

[@bawicz0]

☹️

[@monkeymonkey7480]

“So that was the last time you saw Victor Reznov?” “Yea” “At least for awhile.”

[@jokestermasteroflaughter7754]

I saw his cameo 2:08

[@TheJazzyOtaku]

He's also with Mason at 6:25

[@jerichamesclammay3107]

I saw him 8 times. Didn't keep count on White Sergei

[@trekkienzl2862]

I'm confused. Did Reznov actually die in Vorkuta or did he escape. Mason remembers seeing him in Vietnam and Afghanistan if I'm not mistaken.

[@TheJazzyOtaku]

@@trekkienzl2862 He dies he doesnt escape. Mason sees Resnov because he was brainwashed by Resnov to get revenge.

[@bravofoxtrot5534]

I can hear the Tankies now... "That wasn't real communism!"

[@gunterxvoices4101]

It's not like it is currently the same way in the US, but in the middle of a desert lol.

[@evandubois3364]

It was real Socialism and the death rate was comparable to US prisons, but it was 80 years ago so what does that say about the prison system of a "free" country

[@gunterxvoices4101]

@@evandubois3364 It's weird how the prison population is three times the amount of China, despite having a much lower population. Welcome to the Policed States of America lmao.

[@MyHeadHz]

Found the tankies. Picking up trash on the side of a freeway isn't the same as being worked to death in coal mines.

[@ursa_margo]

It wasn't. The USSR never officially achieved communism.

[@mr.noseybonk8716]

I didn't know the Vorkuta riot mission in Call Of Duty: Black Ops was based on a real life event, amazing!

[@oksomynameisjeff4212]

Bruv its not only Vorkuta but it's all of the missions in Black Ops 1 btw and it was confirmed by actual experts and the devs themselves. Government conspiracies, cruel torture, untold missions

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

So was the first mission, bay of pigs.

[@6th_Army]

Yeah, the golden years of COD. Actually based on history and not potential sales numbers.

[@winchesterchua3311]

@@polishherowitoldpilecki5521 Wasn't the Battle of Khe Sanh also a real event.

[@robertsimpson6873]

@@winchesterchua3311 Yeah

[@anonymousphoenix154]

People in the comments USSR historians: SLEEP Black Ops players: *REZNOV!*

[@joshuacase5639]

"agh rexnov, where are you?!"

[@sanstheskeleton9204]

i literally said REZNOV

[@CBRN-115]

"REZNOV WASN'T THERE"

[@djiwoqpqkdqowldjdbx5378]

I think he was on 6:03

[@weebishusername9288]

What if I'm both?

[@memesupport9424]

"We Russians know this better than anyone!"-Reznov

[@toenaillicker9893]

Reznov never existed Mason -Hudson

[@lilvojtisekxd5002]

2:10 do you see him?

[@shadosnake]

Reznov appears at 4:00

[@slawbtasticspastic3158]

They really like reznov in this

[@firelordazula386]

Reznov appears for the gulag liberation at 5:46 and later he help Mason to escape using the cart at 6:22

[@atomicgringo6710]

I love how in the graphic with the 3 prisoners revolting the one in the middle looks like Reznov from Call of Duty Black Ops! You guys are tru legends for including him!

[@legendarycrusader2773]

"Come on, step 8 Reznov, freedom!" "For you Mason, not for me" "REZNOV!"

[@mohammadnooriman4185]

Sad

[@taneeshajackson1817]

_Dragovich kravchenko steiner... ALL MUST DIE!_

[@izakireemsi2783]

"And that was the last you saw of Viktor Reznov?" "Yeah...at least for a while"

[@nsnsjdhsuhehhdhdu8128]

“You did it mason You did what I could not”

[@javiermendoza9607]

I need a drink after reading this

[@mrabudi1]

the comment section is 10% talking about how horrible the soviet union was 90% COD references

[@alexanderalexander3194]

maybe ussr is not here anymore but its still in our hearts

[@Einzellerog]

And why do think that ussr is that horrible? Just because this video shows only one side of the medal?

[@eb18574]

@@Einzellerog millions dead or fleeing to western nations would say otherwise

[@SaakeliSaatana]

@@eb18574 why do many former USSR countries say it was better in USSR? And also atleast East Germans, some say it was better in DDR than Germany today.

[@dbt7624]

Cuz the Soviet Union was amazing 🥴

[@starrsickk]

so many cameos i saw mason sergei and reznov even simple history made the iconic plan and the comments filled with easter eggs

[@angel.a31]

Un which, Minutes please

[@angel.a31]

Sorry for any ortographic error, my main laguage is the spanish

[@pancakezzzz_]

@@angel.a31 1:43

[@tomboysamusmemeposting]

I saw Sergei and Reznov, didn't see Mason

[@nick-ut7kx]

@@tomboysamusmemeposting Mason is next to Sergei I believe

[@pataynasiboni]

"VICTORY CANNOT BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT SACRAFICE, MASON." *"WE RUSSIANS KNOW THIS BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE."*

[@novemberecho3899]

Mason over here![Runs behind minecart]

[@valeriyaspasova599]

ДА ДА ДА ДА ДА ДА

[@Tronathon242]

If only people really knew how much Reznov was underestimating that statement.

[@KommieKaze]

URRRRRAAAAAAAA!!!!!

[@andrealugo841]

"Reznov your men MUST KNOW this is suicide right?!"

[@EmilioScarpelli]

Here you can spot a lot of COD Black ops 1 references 1. The Mine where Mason and Reznov distracted one of the guards to steal the Mine key - 5:13 5:44 6:08 2. The Shotgun armoury that was filled with KS23 shotguns - 5:38 and 5:57 3. Sergei can be found pushing minecarts and fighting one of the guards - 1:40 2:22 4:48 5:21 6:08 and 6:22 in here you can see him pushing a minecart along with Reznov 4. Reznov, This iconic black ops character can be found in - 5:43 5:56 6:08 and 6:22 in here you can see him pushing a minecart along with Sergei 5. The Bucket-wheel excavator, where you can find this in COD Black ops while supporting the uprising from the south - 0:59 2:13 2:46 3:18 5:32 7:10

[@travelerschosen5380]

Neet

[@albertpirelius]

wow, this sure is going to boom up!

[@jeremyavong7021]

You can see Reznov at the 2 minute mark mining I think

[@liberty3173]

Nice man

[@capricornkiller]

@@jeremyavong7021 Yeah he was around the 2:27 mark in the video

[@WeinerSkewer]

"Victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice Mason. We Russians know this better than anyone" - Viktor Reznov

[@hexagonalawareness3584]

This exact comment is right above this one except it was posted days before

[@WeinerSkewer]

@@hexagonalawareness3584 i didnt see it therefore it does not exist

[@hexagonalawareness3584]

@@WeinerSkewer I don't see atoms --> they do not exist --> the universe implodes --> oh, wait

[@rustyshackleford7265]

How many times do you fools have to post the same comment? I've seen dozens already

[@Walker-ow7vj]

@@rustyshackleford7265 its a nice quote take it easy

[@phyrr2]

If anyone wants a true glimpse into the life in the gulags, read "Man is Wolf to Man". For a glimpse into life as a survivor, read the sequel titled "Surviving Freedom". The first book accounts for what many gulag prisoners endured, which was starting in the lower security camps and hopping camps eastward, all the way to Kolyma. The system was set so that labor could be exploited at every stage of denigration of the human body for those that were sentenced. All to the point of self-expiration by being overworked if they weren't already purged by the NKVD or fellow prisoners along the way. One particular issue the author (Janusz Bardach) discusses is witnessing how prisoners getting diarrhea from poor nutrition often died from the cold. This is because the prisoners were stacked upon one another in shacks. If you had soiled your clothes and another prisoner had your butt in their face, they would throw you out into the cold to freeze to death, simply because the smell prevented them from getting any sleep. Many prisoners upon being reaching close to death due to being overworked, would reach a point of no longer caring about dignity. Retaining your dignity at all costs (not ripping one in your pants during morning lineup) kept you alive. The author made it a point to never resort to eating rats because he felt it would cause a loss of his dignity and humanity. Because he observed that once prisoners resorted to eating rats they would all end up dying relatively soon. Even though they had attained additional sustenance. Survival as always, is just as much about the mind if not more so than the body. Janusz also describes a scene where after attempting escape, he was rounded up and beaten by a guard and an officer. Once the officer left the room, the guard immediately became compassionate and stopped beating Janusz and even offering water. The guard had to snap back into "beating mode" once the officer returned, resuming the flurry of blows and non-stop insults. The point being that compassion would rise to the surface even in the hearts of the guards, but was suppressed simply due to fear of repercussions. If a guard was seen as lenient at any time, it could cost them their job or their lives, by them being interned into a gulag themselves. As in today's prisons, the guards would work hand-in-hand with ringleaders of the gulag. Often times these would be the Urka, or Russian prison gangs at the time. The gangs would keep the other prisoners in order, ensure productivity (or mutually assured meeting of quotas by fudging numbers, as those running the camp could be punished alongside prisoners for not meeting these). They also purchased commodities from the guards through pooling methods. One such method was collecting alcohol being given every morning to prisoners during winter months before work. The Urka ordered the prisoners to not swallow the alcohol, and instead to spit it out into a large container after exiting the alcohol line. The alcohol would be collected, and sold to the guards for food or other favors. If you were new and uninformed of this process and swallowed your alcohol, you would get a single warning via a beating and explanation. The Urka were just as important for internal enforcement as the NKVD guards. Another glimpse into this story is about how medical staff at the gulags enjoyed many perks, even sometimes a relatively normal life. This is because medical personnel were always required not just for the prisoners but for the guards. Even simply becoming a janitor for an associated hospital was enough to spare you the rigors of the physical labor in the camps. Also, those who injured themselves to get to the infirmary were usually sniffed out and executed as it was against the rules to do so. Many people cut off digits or even entire limbs, burned themselves or spilled acid upon themselves just to get a few days in the hospital. Prisoners would often help inflict wounds upon each other so as to make it look like an accident (as self-inflicted wounds show certain characteristics of being so).

[@d.i.m.eproductions6925]

Gulag Archipelago

[@oldscratch426]

Thank you for this comment

[@LiterallyMeDrive2011]

nah i played bo1 i think i will be aight

[@mr.ignorant3585]

"Allow me to introduce, Sergei Kozin the monster from Magadan" "Glad you're a friend, Sergei" "We will never pause, we will never falter, we will be free or die trying"

[@Commrade-DOGE]

Is their a real life counter part for him?

[@mr.ignorant3585]

@@Commrade-DOGE maybe, search Soviet monster I guess

[@mobius7927]

SERGEI, NOOOOOO!!!!!

[@mr.ignorant3585]

@@mobius7927 when I saw that scene, I cried :)

[@somedudewithinternetlol4398]

@@mobius7927 MASON OPEN THE DOOR!

[@andrewgibbons9872]

“ Victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice Mason. We Russians know this better than anyone” Sgt Viktor Reznov

[@thunderedsun203]

Oh wait a comment of this is already created 3 hours ago yours is 2 hours ago

[@jurtra9090]

PREPARE YOURSELF, MEN!

[@justinvaladez4503]

Actually Reznov got promoted to Captain

[@justinvaladez4503]

@@andrewgibbons9872 yeah that does sound better

[@rafaelcristiano4312]

@@thunderedsun203 the comment was based off cod: black ops, really popular game lol, expect much , much more than this

[@farrellouisp.7059]

_"We are all soldiers, without an army. Betrayed. Forgotten. Abandoned. In Vorkuta, we are ALL brothers..."_ Viktor Reznov

[@oumardiop1]

idk the fact that mason let reznov get beat by the guard for so long in the beginning says otherwise lol

[@Isaiah_2008]

Every journey begins with a single step THIS...IS STEP ONE

[@gulagman5858]

@@Isaiah_2008 UUURRRRAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@Isaiah_2008]

@@gulagman5858 no the UUURRRRRAAAAA happens after Every prison inmate: SECURE THE KEYS Reznov : NOW WE TAKE OVER VORKUTA Every prison inmate and Reznov : UUUURRRRRRAAAAAAAAAA

[@Isaiah_2008]

Reznov : WHAT IS STEP 2

[@loganmccarty2291]

Crazy this popped up! John Nobles son, also John is a great friend of mine, and one of the nicest people I've ever met. He speaks highly of his father and lent me a book wrote by his father. John wrote a book called "i was a slave in russia" that detailed his experience. It certainly brought tears to the eyes several times.

[@butterflyknifeislife8658]

Simple History: You couldn’t escape Black Ops fans: *ACKCHYUALLY*

[@maxfrankow1238]

😂

[@alponarc2307]

How am i supposed to say this

[@somedudewithinternetlol4398]

"This is STEP ONE!"

[@Fish-kz8xw]

I remember that big slingshot where you shoot molotov cocktails.

[@kidwithagatorade5289]

@@alponarc2307 say it like your usual nerd with braces in a 2000s teen movie

[@tboysenju2871]

“Victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice we Russians know that better than anyone” This line always gives me goosebumps.

[@alexm7627]

The greatest victory of all was achieved with the greatest sacrifice of all, Jesus' death

[@user-ft3ul5lp6z]

@@alexm7627 if only jesus was real 🤣

[@alexm7627]

@@user-ft3ul5lp6z He is real man

[@alexm7627]

@@user-ft3ul5lp6z God wants to be reconciled with people

[@user-ft3ul5lp6z]

@@alexm7627 🤣🤣🤣god doesnt exist, grow up

[@madboi5114]

people: welcome to gulag veterans: REZNOOV!! guys simple history themselves are veterans (the people who work on the channel)

[@brantheo]

6:26 knew there was gonna be a reference at some point

[@ilicca2]

2:23 Sergei and Reznov

[@sepehrbabaei2177]

I was looking for someone to mention it😂😂 I’m glad they put them there

[@-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.]

@@sepehrbabaei2177 me too

[@Rpb8987]

“LEEEEEFT FLANK MASON!!!”

[@andydufresne6692]

Reznov is also seen at 5:45

[@santiagohernandez3545]

Wait where's mason he not in the prison I don't know why is he not there

[@CRC-1904]

Reznov: “Every journey begins with a single step. This…IS STEP ONE!” Crowd: “SECURE THE KEYS!!!” Reznov: “Now, WE TAKE VORKUTA!”

[@facelessgreen8997]

Let's face it they did this video just to have fun animating the references.

[@realsquidmanofficial5795]

WHAT IS STEP 2!?

[@CRC-1904]

@@realsquidmanofficial5795 Crowd: ASCEND FROM DARKNESS!!!

[@scarlettmanson712]

@@CRC-1904 THREE??

[@CRC-1904]

@@scarlettmanson712 Crowd: RAIN FIRE!!!

[@hunsterification]

"Allow me to introduce you. Sergei Koysev, the monster of magadan."

[@bastardhyena7882]

Glad you're a friend Sergei.

[@KaizerSaiyan]

RIP Sergei - Cause of death shoot and the crushed by door

[@karstenschoenberg9736]

Mostly bullets though

[@russiabluekoshkov]

Holy 666 likes

[@Dylan-pl6wv]

"Can't get the Fucking Numbers out of my head!" - Alex Mason

[@honestjohnshallburnyou]

The numbers Mason. WHAT DO THEY MEAN?????

[@thecomputer1337]

"STEP 8 REZONOV, FREEEDOM!!!" "FOR YOU MASON, NOT FOR ME" "REZNOV!!!!!!"

[@volt9031]

It always gets me man 😢

[@zde1532]

Mason always thought reznov is still alive but he isn't

[@prestigegames2473]

“Victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice Mason... we Russians know this better than anyone else”- Reznov

[@ayeejiff9847]

Ura.

[@prophetofthe20th45]

They sure due considering 20 something million Soviet soldiers died

[@BlackPantherFTW]

That statement is brimming with history: Russians really do know suffering better than anyone

[@Someone-lr6gu]

@@prophetofthe20th45 27 million actually.

[@gangsterswat8067]

Most of 'em were civilians, not soldiers.

[@sergeantreznov7505]

It feels like everyone in this comment section loves me.

[@cannoneer6680]

We do

[@neko281]

I dont

[@n3rf0r30]

@@neko281 into the nova gas cloud you go

[@kkrummelrhs]

Last I checked you were a captain?

[@discmanthecdlord]

We love as much as we love the motherland comrade

[@Epicmmo]

As long as he lives the heart of this army cannot be broken, he makes us all proud." -Victor reznov 1939

[@juho3434]

1945 sorry i had to

[@mr.chibiterasu2956]

2:23 Huh, those three prisoners in the background look oddly familiar.

[@PolskiHusar117]

I only noticed him at 5:44

[@daddyjasonhunter6074]

Who? I see Reznov and Sergei but who’s the 3rd?

[@Joker129]

@@daddyjasonhunter6074 Maybe Mason, Idk.

[@piercepayumo4212]

Viktor Reznov: "Brave comrades of Vorkuta, the time has come to rise against our oppressors! Today we show the hearts of true Russians! We have all given our blood for the motherland. We have answered her calls without question. We gave our youth, our hearts, our very souls for her protection ... as brothers, we fought side by side against the German fascists. We crawled trough dirt and blood and sand to achieve our glorious victory ... Not for medals, or glory, but for what was right. We fought for revenge ... And when Berlin fell, how did our leaders repay us? We returned not to rapturous welcome ... but to suspicion and persecution. In the eyes of our leaders we were already tainted by the capitalist West. Torn from the arms of our loved ones, we found ourselves here... this place... this, this terrible place. Here we have languished, with no hope for release... No hope for justice. We have toiled in Dragovich's mines until the flesh peeled from our bones... We have watched our comrades succumb to sickness and disease... We have been starved. We have been beaten. But we will not be broken! Today, we will send a message to our corrupt and arrogant leaders. Today, my comrades... Vorkuta... BURNS!!! "

[@lintycastle5649]

The numbers Mason, what do they mean?

[@accent1666]

Game may not the accurate But this Godamn speech IS Accurate!

[@notlizard5797]

Nice ctl c ctl v

[@cossmossgaminggggg4455]

Reznov gave his life for the good of mason to carry out his revenge and for mason to live his life

[@z-man1237]

*URA!!!*

[@ree7.628]

5:38 location where Sergei broke into weapons room

[@tahitiplanderlinde8640]

You're right, it is also exactly accurate.

[@upstreamtoast3512]

@@tahitiplanderlinde8640 ikr the best history in bo1 and the real VORKUTA riot

[@darnit1944]

I recognize it as "BRAVE COMERADES OF VORKUTA"

[@highjumpstudios2384]

“In Vorkuta, we are all brothers.”

[@nexus4151]

"My name is Viktor Reznov, and I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!" "MASON NO!!"

[@izakireemsi2783]

"aagh... I'm fine!"

[@chaoxfhy2552]

Steiner says no

[@echo8481]

i'm hearing Hudson's VA say this

[@ianduarte1992]

mason yes *pops steiner in the head*

[@andrewdonaldson2324]

I had a neighbor who was stationed in West Germany, he said one of the things he was warned of was never fall asleep on the trains and subways, if you were caught across the border you dissapeared.

[@lordvader6172]

Finally something that isn’t talking about cod

[@hillarysemails1615]

With everyone escaping to the West, the Soviets needed SOME way to get new laborers into the mines and camps.

[@j_l_r1511]

“Reznov, these men must know this is suicide!” “Victory is not achieved without sacrifice Mason, we Russians know this better than anyone.” Edit: 282 likes in 3 hours?!? Wow thx everyone!!!

[@lifevest1]

“That turret can fire 300 rounds a minute!” “Iz no problem, we have 301 men!”

[@martinfranco135]

c o r e c c

[@CBRN-115]

*U R A!*

[@kurtgeraldtomada4451]

For the motherland

[@camjam8367]

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE VIDEO BECAUSE OF THE REFERENCES

[@jordandecourcy3147]

I like the fact that two of the characters in the animations are Reznov and Sergei.

[@daytimezipponoodles9123]

was looking for this comment

[@tonysoprano6310]

@@daytimezipponoodles9123 same

[@TheMasteryZone]

"We were no strangers to cold" -*Reznov*

[@lmklmk1512]

"We were no strangers to cold" -Reznov

[@DonnieCoron4do]

"We were no strangers to cold" -Reznov

[@ivantan42]

Why did I read this as “We’re no strangers to love” from Never Gonna Give You Up

[@yoinkster6491]

I like how simple history added Sergi & Reznor into the animation just makes this video way more better.

[@genericname8284]

*Sergei & Reznov

[@yoinkster6491]

@@genericname8284 SIRGAY IS SIRGAY

[@justnick7042]

“He and us are not so different. We are all soldiers without an army, betrayed, forgotten, abandoned. We are all brothers in Vortuka…” -Victor Reznov

[@ohsomedude]

"With my life. He and us are not so different... We are all soldiers, without an army. Betrayed. Forgotten. Abandoned. In Vorkuta, we are ALL brothers..."

[@dylantortosa7678]

"What did they do to you in Vorkuta Mason??" *"Heh, what didn't they do"*

[@LuckyPhox-j4i]

i hope they gave to him tea with cookies :3

[@shaurayasrivastava7474]

@@LuckyPhox-j4i that's the only thing they didn't do

[@yoshibutkagekira7899]

"STEP 8 REZNOV, FREEDOM!" "FOR YOU MASON, NOT FOR ME..." "REZNOV!!"

[@Holy_2894]

Dame da ne.... Dame yo... Dame na no yo....

[@Galm02]

@@avtomatkalashnikov4728 ur kidding right?

[@TheWhatsUpClan]

The Vorkuta Gulag is a really scary place to be

[@animo9050]

1% of comments: stalin jokes 1% of comments: gulag jokes 98% of comments: *Reznov Mason something*

[@tomato9349]

Hey the channel itself is in with the joke so it all good

[@silentwraith5706]

THE NUMBERS MASON! WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

[@bubbaschannel248]

Anyone else spot Reznov and Sergei in the video?

[@arisaka7790]

@@silentwraith5706 WHERE ARE THEY BROADCASTED FROM?

[@chadkingoffuckmountain970]

@@bubbaschannel248 yes at 2:22

[@familygash7500]

*RUSSIAN CITIZEN:* "I think..." *JOSEF STALIN:* "Looks like you're going to The Gulags, Jimbo!"

[@Slashking996]

This comment is severely underrated

[@kazuhiramiller7491]

@@Slashking996 Because its untrue.

[@jonathandavx]

@@kazuhiramiller7491 untrue? This really happened

[@kazuhiramiller7491]

@@jonathandavx I guess thats why the people that actually lived under Stalin miss him. Right?

[@gloriousblobber9647]

@@kazuhiramiller7491 I guess that's why Stalin employed secret police. Right?

[@_Paradox0]

“Victory can not be achieved without sacrifice, we Russians know this better than anyone.” Viktor Reznov-1963

[@gpsoldier9462]

Seeing all my fellow Bo1 brothers and sisters assemble again to remember a great time in gaming history brings me joy.

[@nicholascauton9648]

I’m more of a Modern Warfare (CoD 4, MW2, and MW3) kind of guy. But I still consider the Black Ops crowd as my brethren.

[@goofyahhgamer35productions39]

Same here comrade

[@kiernanmccleerey]

“WE WILL NOT FALL! WE WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN! WE WILL BE FREE, OR DIE TRYING!”

[@villalonaustindon1styearbs327]

*WE WILL NOT FALTER

[@pickledviking5176]

@@villalonaustindon1styearbs327 WE WILL NOT FAIL

[@audriusbaranauskas6227]

My grandmother was taken to Vorkuta when she was 16 years old, for supporting the Lithuanian resistance against soviet occupation. Spent over a year in the gulag, and for the first 6 months her parents didn’t even know if she was alive or dead, or where is she. She said you could escape if you wanted to…right into the endless tundra…

[@sainte5]

she must have had amazing yet sad stories to tell, surely...

[@joannbowden6220]

Then I would have escaped to the tundra! Freezing to death is simple. Working &/or starving to death not so much.

[@sonnysinny6352]

Did she meet reznov?

[@jeffpraterJSF]

@@joannbowden6220 Fr. Dig a hole. Mini igloo

[@gerri5519]

@@sonnysinny6352 really dude?

[@shoewithbeans8472]

“The vorkuta gulag” Me: “The number mason, what do they mean”?”

[@jamesdunning8650]

I get it, communism makes everyone equally miserable.

[@jamesdunning8650]

@Christian Cotton and Cuba..and North Korea.

[@jamesdunning8650]

@Christian Cotton really? Hundreds of people went missing after this last protest against communist rule.

[@gabrielmora5092]

@@jamesdunning8650 that's because of the Authoritarian government.

[@jamesdunning8650]

@@gabrielmora5092 How else is marxism enforced?

[@gabrielmora5092]

@@jamesdunning8650 dude don't start with that. Because I can also say the same thing about capitalism. How many times capitalist countries have opress the working class. A lot. Democracy ≠ capitalism Communism ≠ authoritarian. Both opress people. Millions died because of both (No I'm not a communist).

[@kasperkilpinen7467]

Call of duty black ops character Sergei 1:47 Viktor reznov 6:00 So many memories

[@owenmills3517]

1:47 reznov is also in the background here

[@thecrazyalan6312]

2:09

[@rerickf]

No Alex Mason?

[@TheViking-lh7oy]

@@rerickf look at 6:23

[@nicholasnguyen5181]

That’s awesome!

[@dannyzero692]

Title: *exist* Black Ops fans: _bonjour_

[@hudson1847]

_Привет_

[@Apophis392]

@@hudson1847 Спасибо

[@fuckyourweakness843]

Здравствуйте

[@Meanspoon]

correct

[@WarriorPNG]

the 4 comments after this are all different quotes all from reznov i hate this platform

[@westnoble1020]

“Mason, grab the Minigun!”

[@blitzkriegc1112]

I kinda confuse how reznov knows about minigun cuz he was kept in vorkuta after his escape at the German nova 6 boat

[@upstreamtoast3512]

@@blitzkriegc1112 I mean there wasn’t a hidden vault there was a visible vault

[@joshuayalo9566]

That scene though

[@blitzkriegc1112]

@@upstreamtoast3512 sorry for replying late but i mean how does he even know the name of the gun

[@shmorble]

Thanks for adding Reznov and Sergei.

[@ball8182]

“Glad your a friend Sergei.”

[@Deathgun17]

Yes!!!

[@RH_5152]

1:42

[@Agentsierrabravo]

Taboristky

[@zilla1539]

I was gonna look in the comments to see if anyone noticed the Easter egg and the first comment I see is this lol

[@ItzAnonymous]

“Sergei NOOOOOOOOOO”

[@CT-Polski]

“In Vorkuta, we are *all* brothers”-Reznov

[@jurtra9090]

"Reznov, are you sure you can trust this american?"

[@devpatel7154]

@@jurtra9090 with my life

[@cannoneer6680]

We are not so different... We are all soldiers forgotten abandoned

[@explosivebean8328]

@@cannoneer6680 we are all soldiers, without an army.