This is Russia's JFK Mystery

[@spectacles-dm]

Access any device, any time, from anywhere for FREE with AnyDesk: anydesk.com/spectacles --- Corrections: At 01:49, map borders are inaccurate

[@BigBoyJay_69]

Idk. I feel Anydesk wouldn't have saved Kirov back in the 1930's. Just a hunch, though

[@Randohandle55748]

Anydesk saving me from death is one of the best way to advertise it. PS: Next time please do say "Super easy barely an inconvienence"

[@Ice_Karma]

"Caucasus", not "Caucuses". ♥

[@internationalparam]

Is that a fake moustache??? Man just grow it out

[@DeIiriurn]

Correction suggested: 100'000'000 of working age @ 17:30/40:56; spoken text is correct already

[@nknight5072]

I can’t even knock your formula for using “x countries JFK mystery” because you know what, it’s gets my attention and I love these videos, well played

[@j2skillful]

Popped up in my suggestions based on other political scandal/assassination content I've viewed, and immediately grabbed my interest.

[@seppo532]

I can’t believe there’s not a playlist of them all on the channel

[@BigBoyJay_69]

We're going around the globe learning about each country's JFK lmao

[@Kaiserboo1871]

What do you think the UK’s is? Princess Diana?

[@MrKruger88]

And I love it!

[@MrKruger88]

The world tour I meant. Not princess di getting squished 😬

[@SirGoose64]

I wonder when he is gonna cover the american jfk

[@Kaiserboo1871]

@@SirGoose64 -_- Take my upvote and GTFO.

[@csousher]

Hi, I'm Matthew Lenoe's son. My sister and I have let him know about the video and, while he hasn't watched it, he's happy that his research is being shared to a wider audience. He remains convicted that Nikolaev acted alone and expressed disappointment to me in the past that his work on the murder would do little to sway public opinion, because it was meant for a scholarly audience. Now, over 100,000 people have seen this video! I'm also thankful that you did your homework and read his absolute tome of a book (over 600 pages!) to summarize it to an audience on KZbin. Seeing my dad's work in this format was really exciting, and now I have something to show my friends what he actually does. If you are willing to deal with the length, I would highly recommend picking up a copy of the book if you have any interest in forensics since there is a really interesting section on analysis of Borisov's skull, for example. Finally, I think your conclusion to the video is exactly right: it's pretty clear that we often accept conspiracy theories to justify our own views of the world and of politics. Kirov's murder has come to my mind a lot in the past two weeks or so, for obvious reasons. Often, what political assassinations do is reveal a part of a society or ideology that is deeply flawed or difficult to confront. A conspiracy theory allows the public not to meet those flaws head on by providing simple explanations. I think what my father's and your work shows is that truth still matters in public discourse, no matter what others may say.

[@spectacles-dm]

This is the coolest comment we've ever gotten. The number of times we exclaimed to each other, "what an amazing book!" or "I wish we read this earlier" -- too many to count. Our sincerest thanks to your dad for such incredible work. I'm afraid to say we found it a little late in our research and didn't make it through cover-to-cover, but it was an absolutely essential resource. Could not have made this video without it. If he has the chance to tune in, I hope he enjoys the video! And if he has thoughts, tell him don't hesitate to drop us a line. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@mcorbin9474]

"The New KGB" is worth looking into

[@420bengalfan]

It’s also convenient for a govt to call something a conspiracy theory as a means to discredit something

[@supernoodles91]

I'm going to look up your dads book!

[@ShiningSta18486]

Nikolaev admitted he was part of the bloc of rights and trotskyites though. And all those he implicated confessed. Every defendant at the trials confessed wilingly and incredible detail kzbin.info/www/bejne/inO8kJR6mZqepKc

[@Maxim_Kuzin]

In fact Kirov's death was so important that in my city the main street is still named after Kirov, and in the middle of it stands a big big beautiful monument of Kirov. And that is for many cities here in Russia, I think Kirov street is 2nd most popular street name after Lenin street. Oh and there is even a city named just Kirov

[@chuckspires-hl8md]

Would to admit I am from Russia. I have worked there. Also with the Ukraine invasion atrocities and more I could go on about.

[@111111310]

Not to mention the Kirov-class light cruisers and Kirov-class battle cruisers that were named after him.

[@jonvro4022]

There are multiple cities named after him and also a whole Oblast!

[@jurgnobs1308]

yes. and that, in my opinion, makes it unlikely that he was killed by stalin. because stalin tended to essentially erase powerful people he had killed

[@wile123456]

A nation founded on violent revolution mourns the death of someone killed by a violent revolutionary. Not much confidence in that country's cultural history

[@elpintokiito946]

1:49 the map is wrong, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were independent in 1934, Finland has 1940 borders, and the Polish border looks hella sus.

[@spectacles-dm]

Thanks for the input. I will add a note

[@Alpatrixx]

@@spectacles-dm i think the caucas region might also be wrong? i feel like they own to much of turkey

[@hyraemous]

The USSR didn't own part of northeastern Turkey at any point in time either.

[@blackcatbazaar]

@@elpintokiito946 Poland checks out.

[@elpintokiito946]

@@blackcatbazaar yeah, the polish border is just a bit weird for me personally, I feel like the panhandle is too thin

[@ivansmith3718]

The consistency this channel has in telling stories that I should know but don't is remarkable.

[@YuriyKhasidov-ee8zd]

We know for a fact that Stalin had nothing to do with Kirovs death. This chapter in history has been closed!

[@lyras.9161]

I think being Stalin's best friend is probably as risky as being his worst enemy.

[@andrzejszpak688]

Kirov was getting popular and was becoming a threat to stalins rule. After Kirov died Stalin then used his death as an excuse to launch the great purge and get rid of his political enemies. I think its fairly obvious who ordered him to be killed.

[@shack12319]

Atleast being his worst enemy you have the west on ur side....theres basically no1 on ur side as his best friend cuz u know damn well stalin trust no1

[@caboosej8749]

exactly i figured the movie ``death of stalin`` was a parody but it seems it might have been a documentary.

[@zoro2Real]

i feel like the soviet union was ironic ideology

[@LethalBB]

The sets you create are brilliant.

[@spectacles-dm]

Thanks! We were super happy with this one

[@chrissmith3587]

It’s fantastic, Though I suspect the soviets might have eyes on France from his book collection

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

i feel like this adds a completely different context to stalins purges

[@wile123456]

Normal people isolates and mourns when losing a friend. Stalin purges 1% of his nation's population.

[@amogusenjoyer]

​@@wile123456I disagree. If it was just his friend's death, sure. But then the NKVD started a huge wave of schizoposting about a huge conspiracy aimed directly at Stalin. And Stalin was paranoid at the best of times

[@ShiningSta18486]

wait until you actually study the evidence and trial transcripts, it all can be found online

[@amogusenjoyer]

@@wile123456 sure, but normal people also don't get the NKVD and others telling them that there is a huge conspiracy against you, and don't lose their friends in extremely suspicious circumstances which give a lot of credibility to said conspiracies.

[@kacperwoch4368]

@@amogusenjoyer As if Stalin was a normal person before he took power.

[@JoeRogansForehead]

We were an inch from having “this is americas other JFK like mystery” .

[@FringeSpectre]

And how lucky we are.

[@peterjanson1058]

What? Another American JFK mystery??? No way, it's not like JFK's brother would also be shot under, like, the most insanely suspicious circumstances ever.

[@whatabouttheearth]

No we weren't. It was just some dumb kid who can't shoot, JFK actually was a conspiracy 😂 the JFK shit was solid, Trump was a boo boo on the ear (for him)

[@whatabouttheearth]

No we weren't. It was just some dumb kid who can't shoot, JFK actually was a conspiracy 😂 the JFK shit was solid, Trump was a boo boo on the ear (for him)

[@MrZZ-py4pq]

murder is illegal

[@GeorgeTheDinoGuy]

I think the fact his daughter testifies that Stalin would never have killed Kirov will forever confuse me. I can’t find a source but my Soviet Union history course said something like that.

[@zubal6121]

There where two investigations into the matter by Kruzschev and later Gorbachev era investigators (who were very anti Stalin) and both, with full access to the archives couldn‘t find proof that Stalin ordered the Assassination on Kirov.

[@jimwednt1229]

Stalin was PARANOID AF that he'd be betrayed in a coup de tat plot. He therefore not only had all dissenters worked to death or killed but he also killed anyone whom he thought wasn't fanatical enough in their praise of him. He was so paranoid that At his public speeches he would have spies in the audience watch to see whomever it was that was the first to stop clapping for him And have them interrogated tortured and killed . People began to catch on to this and no one would stop clapping and they would go on for 5 to10 minutes at a time and someone had to finally get someone to direct the audience when they could stop clapping. When Stalin was unable to find any one in the general public who was plotting his overthrow he began The practice of having his own officers in generals interrogated and killed and even his friends thrown in gulags to work a few months or some until they died . Merely on suspicion and paranoia. Joseph Stalin weakened his own country More than any coup d'état could have ever done. I am very confident that it was Joseph Stalin who had this person killed. Friendship didn't matter . In fact that would make a person more likely to be killed him. Why would his daughter publicly indite her father ?

[@Clippidyclappidy]

@@jimwednt1229The neoliberal propaganda is going nutty with this one. You got your Soviet history lessons from memes and TikTok 😂

[@ngnxtan]

@@jimwednt1229 or ... the death of his closest friend caused him to be paranoid? Which one make more sense to you?

[@tunderstorm2769]

​@@Clippidyclappidy what? do you not think the guy that killed 20 million people was a dumbass?

[@KlaustoFausto]

34:51 taking off the mustache as a tool of storytelling is one of the most epic thinkgs Ive ever seen

[@notamused1623]

Best intro u could have done straight to it pls keep it like that

[@YuriyKhasidov-ee8zd]

As a historian specializing in the Soviet Union and its history. There is no question that Stalin had nothing to do with Kirovs death. He actually took it very painfully and lost all feelings for human life. That explains the repressions that where to come!

[@michaelsamuel9841]

I think it was Trotsky

[@vladimirthenailer2035]

Any idiot knows Stalin had nothing to do with it.

[@sa4555]

@YuriyKhasidov-ee8zd If you're a historian specialising in soviet history, I am an astronaut residing on nasa moon base. Stalin had little to no humanity to begin with and what ever was left of it died with his wife's suicide. He was a monster and no one was safe from him. Historian, my @$$!

[@hellothere-dc4ju]

Oh god, I can already smell that the guy in the bottom is going to get absolutely roasted, deep fried, boiled, sauteed, seasoned, dry aged and etc..

[@jensphiliphohmann1876]

16:22 This piece of film doesn't show a Soviet trial from 1937 but rather a German trial from 1944.

[@purshottamadevadhikar5035]

Woah man i love how your videos get titled more and more creatively

[@producedbypodcast]

Comment for support! Glad you joined Nebula, always enjoyed your content. Keep up the great work. 🔥

[@gusissus9482]

Thank you for posting such high quality content. I know I can trust that your videos are accurate and enjoyable

[@recklssabndon]

Kirov is one of those deeply understandable people from an era that is very not-easily-understood by most. As someone who came from Cuba, with a grandfather that worked as an engineer in the USSR - I think I understand the situation fairly well. But I’m almost reminded of when Cienfuegos had his plane shot down by Fidel’s orders

[@pluieuwu]

as a chinese gal, many here can also relate to both Kirov and Nikolaev as the same authoritarian system we inherited from the soviets starts to show its cracks post-covid and reveal its ugliness and human toll it incurred...

[@TexboyGamer]

@@pluieuwu if Chinese people were allowed to know their country’s history then it would have been very apparent before covid

[@pluieuwu]

@@TexboyGamer it's not that we were not allowed to know of our history; it's that we were misled to think that we were right throughout history

[@surty8406]

Which they were

[@jaredgarrison456]

Nikolaev seems to have a lot of similarities to James Garfield's killer Charles Guiteau, pretty much the same motive for both of them too

[@beaver5313]

this video really reminds me of LEMINO. don't know if it was a coincidence or not but thanks for making me think of him. he does great stuff like this too. (No hate or anything to the creator of this video, just something funny that passed my mind)

[@jurgnobs1308]

considering LEMINOs videos on JFK and the title of this video... definitely not a coincidence lol and I think they could have mentioned him quickly to give credit

[@mr.onethirtyeight5088]

@@jurgnobs1308 Lemino sucks

[@sonole3]

@@jurgnobs1308 I've followed Lemino for maybe 8 years now, and I only say this because I see no reason to give him credit. He had no hand in the video besides a mild amount of inspiration, but this is no different than many other true crime minidocs. This also is not even close to the first video in this series.

[@violarulez]

lmao imagine just making a youtube documentary and somebody comments this. the thumbnail is probably inspired by lemino though, that's fair.

[@TitaniumTurbine]

@@jurgnobs1308 Anyone who makes a quality documentary and mentions JFK should credit Lemino then? WTF.

[@rhomadude7938]

now THIS is peak entertainment

[@mr7teen922]

Since you're looking at every Nation's JFK incidences, look at The Assasination of General Murtala Muhammed (1976). He was Nigeria's 4th Head of National Government (indigenous) and his assasination was rather strange given his popularity with citizens and colleagues with some feeling the CIA played a part. Would love an analysis of the deep conspiracies and views.

[@Sun_of_Atlas]

what a good video

[@Sun_of_Atlas]

​@surelyredtime traveler 👽👽

[@lasershow2626]

I posted this 3 hours later, and i can confirm it is a good video.

[@danielpaschjr3547]

This is the first video I've seen on the infamous Kirov murder. The mustache, pipe, and military shirt are a nice touch, in my opinion. Nice work! Joel

[@dmdrosselmeyer]

How incredibly tragic. It is very important to remember that historical actors don't always act rationally, and this is a fine example. A man suffering from extreme depression acts out against what he feels is an uncaring system and inadvertently triggers a manic mass murder spree by the deeply paranoid, sadistic dictator that runs the country. Both of their psychological states are so far out of the rational norm yet had profound consequences that have shaped events even nearly a century on.

[@Voodoo_Clerk]

You guys should do a video on Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexico's JFK

[@-STONECYPHER-]

Knock knock Who's there? Trotsky Trotsky who? Congratulations Comrade, you've passed my little test.

[@SatelliteYL]

Actually lol’d hard at this +1 Order of the Red Banner!

[@henrimourant9855]

Wow I had been wondering about this murder for a while now but hadn't looked into it in detail. This is an excellent video and I agree with the conclusions (he probably acted alone). Very well done.

[@JohnnytheBlue]

This is so good!! I actually think it's your best video yet, which is wild

[@breakdown3317]

Good work on the video mate

[@BallisticDamages]

Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand knows exactly how much dumb luck can suck

[@MrAledro84]

Stalin: Let's be friends. Anyone with a brain: nah. Im good. But hey, spasibo comrade 🫡

[@rustomkanishka]

I do enjoy this channel and it's content. Please keep up the good work. Well researched, really clear, understandable animations, and the writing is very crisp, and never drags on. Due to my brain being oddly wired i pronounce Spectacles like a Greek name, say, Achilles. I hope some of you do also start doing that.

[@АрхиповАлександр-ч9ь]

There is popular russian short folk song ( chastushka) about this murder: ''Hey lil' cucumbers and lil' tomatoes - Stalin ordered to execute Kirov in hallway''

[@pandahugs2271]

India's jfk mystery could either be of rajiv gandhi or his mother indira gandhi

[@spectacles-dm]

Indira Gandhi is on our list!

[@Petter_GM]

Wonderfully made video, feels just like watching Lemmino! The mystery and intrigue are really spot on. Cheffs kiss! I know its a a lot to ask, but could you make one of these videos about the doctors plot during Stalins late years? That would be amazing!

[@danielkang1560]

W THUMBNAIL CHANGE INCREDIBLE GRAFIC DESIGN IS MY PASSION I LOVE IT

[@dracorex426]

Okay, slight correction: "collectivization" didn't cause starvation in the USSR. It's impossible to say what effect collectivization would have had on food production because it's entirely overshadowed by the actual cause of famine: Stalin really liked an absolute idiot of an agriculturalist who didn't believe in genetics and put him in charge of farming. People were forced to plant too many seeds too deep and too close together in the wrong places at the wrong time of year, often after freezing those seeds to death. And there still might have been enough food, but Stalin and his idiot had big egos and wanted to save face, so they decided to export food.

[@calumclark1719]

Really Really good stuff again must admit I had never heard of Kirov's assassination, hut well told and gone through look forward to you next video,

[@robincowley5823]

A loose end is really nagging at me - we learn that Nikolaev fires two shots, and is found collapsed by Kirov. But there seems to be no evidence that Nikolaev's second shot was directed towards himself (or if it was, it missed). So why was Nikolaev found unconscious next to Kirov? Or indeed, was he actually on the floor unconscious at any moment? I can accept that perhaps the emotion of the moment was overwhelming and caused him to pass out, but it is an usual reaction by an assassin, even a disturbed one. And where did the second shot go? As for the truth? So difficult - clearly there are many possibilities, and whilst applying Occam's Razor leads us to Nikolaev, with a subsequent attempt by the NKVD to cover their own incompetence, it is possible that Stalin a) saw Kirov as a growing threat and, b) saw that Kirov's popularity meant he had to act circumspectly. Remember, this is Stalin during the time when his cult was only beginning, rather than the Stalin of later years who could act however he wanted. So, Stalin decided Kirov was a threat, following which his agents searched for, and found, the perfect 'lone assassin' who could then be manipulated into placing blame on Stalin's other targets. Or maybe not, and Nikolaev was just one, broken man with a grudge.

[@Elora445]

That's more or less how my mind went. Sadly, we just can't say for sure what happened. Was, most likely, Nikolaev alone, but...

[@user-nm8mt8vb3c]

Wait... How exactly did the "assassin" end up unconscious feet to feet with Kirov? Did he feint? What does he say about going unconscious?" Did he feint? Was he drugged and drug from the restroom to the hall? It was of course justification for further pogroms and elimination of any and all opposition where if they had to kill 1 million people to catch 1 traitor (defined by Stalin as "everyone not Stalin ") utilized well and somehow even under this despair, they would be losing far more soon in a war against Germany yet maintained a stranglehold on the entirety of those within the borders of what was the USSR

[@glennchartrand5411]

The Bodyguard beat him senseless. He wasn't absent. They just pushed the blame off on him by claiming he wasn't there and then killed him when Sarlin demanded to speak to him.

[@Sundaeys]

Dude's doing every country's JFK Mystery.

[@aris_mggr6140]

U make very enjoyable vids bruv

[@baileyroddog]

Hyped to see a new video

[@mishterkhalid3117]

this video was really good, until the monologue at the end. you say in democratic society, politicians are held accountable by the public through the voting system. so if a politician failed their promises, they would be ousted. yet in America, the bastion of democracy, corrupt politicians are at every level of government taking lobby money from corporations and implementing policies to funnel wealth to the top 1%. but when election season comes, they start yapping about how they care about the working class people, want to bring back jobs and solve all social issues and voters give their vote to these scumbags even though they failed to keep their promises and are actively working to fuck over the working mass to benefit the rich 1%. the reason is simple. voters are extremely docile and ignorant about their governments. after voting season is done, they go back to their lives not caring about any of the promises made by those politicians. corporations create monopoly to hike up prices and government does nothing because their career is literally funded by these corporations. there is not a single state in America where a married couple earning $100k a year would be able live a middle class lifestyle, not a single state. 78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, not being able afford a $500 emergency. so if your theory was correct, none of these issues would have happened if politicians were actually held accountable by the voters. western democracy is an illusion of democracy, where voters think they have a choice to elect their leaders. either vote for a capitalist party or vote for a blue colored capitalist party.

[@abhinavpatil759]

The monologue is entirely consistent with the rest of the video: the same "corrupt politicians" who you villify are the very ones who want you to think Stalin was Satan. And this KZbinr has happily drank their Kool-Aid. Moral of the story: the society you live in is the best possible society, besides, even if we have flaws-look at what happens if you try to improve things! That just paves the way for Stalin's atrocities. Never change anything! You WILL live in a pod, you will eat bugs, and you will say "thank you" for this great, democratic privilege.

[@captain.carcrash7207]

U should do Colombia next with Jorge Gaitan. His mysterious assassination during his presidential campaign in the 1940s caused the largest spontaneous riot in history El Bogotazo and led to a decade of soft civil war in the 1950s called La Violencia which displaced millions of rural Colombians and lead to much of Colombias problems today

[@senerzen]

How did the assassin manage to knock himself out? That seems like an important point but it's never mentioned again.

[@RodneySharp-wi4yv]

I imagine he could’ve fainted from the anxiety of doing the deer, or maybe he hit himself really hard with the gun on accidents

[@digitaldeceptions]

Once more an excellent video. I salute you for the poignant and accurate analysis of the Soviet system and in general your political analysis is spot on.

[@stevenkempner3912]

This is a well done historical piece. This was deeper than most ever thought about and as a result a catapult to the Stalin Genocide which continued after WWII.

[@MistaFadora]

If you're doing all jfks, might as well do Ninoy Aquino

[@kiddeath96]

Who was he? How did he die? What makes you think conspiracy?

[@MistaFadora]

@@kiddeath96 well we'll see in the video

[@Paul_casse]

Incredible video, as usual!

[@charlieritchie8957]

Does JFK have a clone in every country or something?

[@bartekgondek5521]

No, jfk is a clone of the Austrian pre ww1 guy

[@TitaniumTurbine]

@@bartekgondek5521 Franz Ferdinand?

[@bartekgondek5521]

@@TitaniumTurbine i guess idk his name

[@infogames2724]

this format is my favourite. could you do an indian version? too many good mysteries to pick from, no one telling it in this way you do.

[@Bumbaclartios]

Really cool that they got Bird Person to narrate this vid

[@CaptainHoers]

I feel like your summary of how Russia ended up that way in the 20s and 30s is a little oversimplistic and a little... Sovietological. Rosencreutz has a pretty good video about the contentiousness of Soviet history and the lenses through which it's constructed. I had a much longer comment but put simply, the Soviet Union didn't get to the way it was in 1930 entirely according to designs set down in 1917, or even according to Marx. A lot of the workers that were on the front lines of the revolution in 1917 were killed in that war, leaving just the bureaucratic core of the party. Moreover, an extremely common problem in regime changes is that the new government frequently has to bring over functionaries from the old one to operate its civil service and legal system where they gum up the works - it happened in Germany, it happened in Ireland, it happened in Russia. Hell, every president of Russia since 1991 was at one point a member of the communist party. By many accounts Lenin was unhappy with the direction of the soviet union towards the end of his life, but by 1922, in failing health, he was already being sidelined by Stalin. But also the review of the conspiracy theories with the third act being "surprise! it was another JFK type deal" was excellent dramatic pacing

[@jrfbalb559]

Nice ad transition.

[@bladepeterson778]

The last chapter of this video was brilliant! I really the systemic look at how the Soviet system in the USSR could result in the deaths of millions because of Kirov's murder. In comparison you show how Democracies, generally, avoid this kind of results from the murder of an important official.

[@Carolinian]

Hey specticals just so you know with the timeframe that this is set in the borders are wrong for finland and the baltics but for some reason not for poland

[@spectacles-dm]

Thanks for the input. I knew I didn't have it quite right but wasn't sure what. I'll add a note.

[@Advent3546]

Oprah to the Countries of the World: YOU GET A JFK MYSTERY! YOU GET A JFK MYSTERY! EVERYBODY GETS A JFK MYSTERY!!!

[@xeo6036]

seems like LEMINO was a heavy inspiration here😄

[@ecocodex4431]

"Let's make a video about comminists.... I KNOW! Let's [aint the walls red, put the symbol on them, have tons of books on communism, get a mustash and brown suit, and.... why not a coffee mug for good measure?" Jebus, you go all out

[@SatelliteYL]

Not entirely inaccurate lol

[@TitaniumTurbine]

The red wall is actually Russia’s communist flag. Though I completely agree, his dedication is very impressive.

[@CarrerasCorradosCoffee]

Damn, got to catch this on premier lets go

[@sphakamisozondi]

For next JFK style video, please do Chris Hani

[@MrKruger88]

Such incredible content, and YT's monetization system is so broken that he has to shoe horn ads into the middle. I wish it would change.

[@jacksavere6988]

Best ad transition 😝

[@historysuit9418]

Great video!

[@TheGermanKrankenwagen]

Next up: "This is Germany’s JFK Mystery”.

[@DeadManSinging1]

There is WAAAAY more than just 1 Russian JFK story

[@blackcatbazaar]

Why are Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania shown as being part of the USSR in the maps? They were not annexed into the USSR until 1940.

[@sleepyjoe7518]

Stop being salty NATOboy.

[@blackcatbazaar]

@@sleepyjoe7518 NATOboy? Since when is the truth being salty?

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Average republican be like​@@sleepyjoe7518

[@Красиваясоветскаядевушка]

They werent annexed, but joined voluntarily.

[@blackcatbazaar]

@@Красиваясоветскаядевушка LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@the_sad_wallet1553]

I can just imagine the sheer panic on everyone’s faces if Borisov, the bodyguard, really did just die in a freak car accident where no one else was injured 💀

[@jurgnobs1308]

I think mentioning LEMINO to credit him for inspiration would have been a decent move.

[@david5uper529]

I am a thumbnail whore, I set up playlists quickly based on thumbnail and title, but whenever I see your face, I buckle up for a great story. Keep 'em coming!

[@Del_S]

Theory: What if he arranged it himself, as a prank?

[@JosephMorgan-h3i]

Good video bro

[@hevc6649]

At 17.30 you say 100 million but show one hundred thousand?

[@stefanschleps8758]

What do you thinks in the pipe?

[@eamonwright7488]

Stalins best friend was Sergei Ordzhonikidze. He arrested Sergei’s brother to denounce him, then he was liquidated. Stalin then told Sergei and forced him to take the honorable way out with a state funeral, or be denounced and he and his whole family be considered enemies of the state. Sergei took the honorable way, and Stalin didn’t keep his end of the bargain. This was right before he had Beria in place to denounce Yehzov and ended the “Poisoned Dwarf” and blamed him for the excesses of the purge. Stalin always had scapegoats in place. Beria was the smartest of all his chiefs of the NKVD. He was a professional secret agent, a master poisoner( even greater than Yagoda) and he had already took out stalins “other best friend” Nestor Lakoba who turned down Yehzov’s job for Abkhazian Autonomous region in Georgia. Beria poisoned Lakoba at dinner. The famous photo that has Beria holding Stalin’s daughter Svetlana, the guy next to Stalin with the headphones on is Nestor Lakoba (who was deaf in one ear)

[@getgaijoobed6219]

One other pendantic historical correction besides the map: at the start of the video, you mention the NKVD “secret police.” This is not really the case. NKVD roughly translates to “Ministry of Internal Affairs” and while the GUGB under it was the brutal atrocity-committing secret police arm people generally associate with the NKVD, the NKVD as a whole was not a secret police force and also carried out less nefarious duties such as guarding the border and important sites in the USSR. Certain elements also fought as rifle units during WWII. A rough approximation would be the GUGB being the FBI, reporting to the Department of Justice (NKVD) which oversees it

[@christopheraliaga-kelly6254]

You forgot the principle of Democratic Centralism: The Party puts up a number of "approved" candidates for 'election', so the citizens' choice is a bad joke! The 'elected/chosen Representatives 'choose' another layer of 'Representatives', who, in turn, 'choose' another layer of Representatives' And so on, upwards to the oligarchy that chooses among themselves...

[@adriatic.vineyards]

Is that mustache real? Either way, I approve!

[@hwowwhwoo]

Do you guys think Kirov and Stalin ever explored each other's bodies

[@jamesamos6565]

Why would you ask this?

[@vulpes7079]

They def fxcked

[@MRGeth-ni6ck]

​@@jamesamos6565 Because he's asking the real question everyone wants to know.

[@99joca]

Do Serbia JFK Mystery :) you will like it because of the connections to the Serbia Secret Service or whateever ir is called

[@earlpipe9713]

Ah, the secret service angle makes it even more JFKish

[@eamonwright7488]

"Leggio"

[@Humbulla93]

Guess you have to be more specific as the UDBA deleted more than 200 people

[@maybussell5099]

“I’m a blue shirt. People want me dead because I get a little aggressive” -Brad Podray

[@Kimmaline]

Okay....in my defense I had major surgery yesterday. But all through the first 18min of this, every time it's in VO I'm thinking, "see? His voice sounds EXACTLY like that one tall guy who looks like my cousin Chris, but nah the narrator is this dude with the millenialstache." ....... .... ... 🫣 I'm choosing to view this as a straight up positive, in that it took me less than half the runtime to catch on. I'm off to enjoy my Thai food and post-operative drug regimen. Great video I think probably most likely who knows but I figure odds are so yeah keep up the great work!

[@Brice23]

If the only tool you have is a hammer, suddenly you treat everything as if it were a nail..

[@rustomkanishka]

They didn't really use the sickle that much, do they?

[@TexboyGamer]

@@rustomkanishka in fact they’ll murder you if you do

[@Neddyfram]

@@rustomkanishkaIf the only tool you have is a hammer, suddenly you treat everything as if it were a grain

[@alaksandutheexorkizein7634]

Although obviously a LEMMINO clone-channel. Its still a good one 👍

[@Aiuto-vk5tq]

I need a „this is the US jfk mystery“

[@harlancarraher3526]

Thanks!

[@spectacles-dm]

Thank you!

[@boredperson8x]

They were CITIZENS of the Soviet Union, not “subjects”

[@planesandbikes7353]

horribly subjugated 'citizens'

[@adamski-l5w]

Subjects is correct mate.

[@Shannon-f8w]

Stalin kept his enemies close and turned his friends to enemies. The world's worst BFF. 💔 But that moustache is Man's Best Friend. You look dashing!

[@jaimesuffering]

Bro the fuckin mustache I’m dead

[@adriansjonikans1632]

Hey, the video is great, but there’s one small thing that should be corrected, or at the very least mentioned: at 1:46 there’s a map of ussr visible on the screen, the western most part is painted red as well, but at the time that region was home to 3 sovereign, different and independent countries - the Baltic states. They got occupied in June of 1940 and held captive under soviet authoritarian rule for decades after that, but beforehand they were free. Especially considering today’s events going on in Ukraine, it is necessary to not give inaccurate and misleading suggestions to the audience about Russian influence in the surrounding region.

[@rufus8765]

Does anyone else think Kirov looks so much like Tony soprano when he smiles?

[@MrEnjoivolcom1]

13:40 Torture is a hell of a thing.

[@bounceb]

you should make a video about andrew cunanan and title it "this is the usa's jfk mystery"

[@pparaxan]

bloody hell man that was a good sponsorship advert

[@elpintokiito946]

4:39 Turkey is smaller than it should be.

[@brianmulholland2467]

First time the alogirthm has suggested your channel to me. Pretty interesting. If you're going to rip off someone's style, you could do worse than Lemmino. I like it.

[@Moderngentlemenclub]

How did they know the shooter kneeled to the floor to look for something

[@spectacles-dm]

This is based on Nikolaev’s own recollection. If you want to learn more you may enjoy Matthew Lenore’s book, “The Kirov Murder”

[@Moderngentlemenclub]

@@spectacles-dm i actually wrote that before i knew he survived. I thought he committed some self damage after the murder