Understanding the Russian mindset

[@CaspianReport]

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[@mrsamshen]

Good analysis! This explained why the bourgeoisie-narrow-sighted capitalism didn't work in the context of Russian geography. Does Putin have a choice for a better system?

[@benjaminfekete1251]

@Emilia Reyes he is called Caspian Report because he lives next to Caspian Sea lmfao don't be so judging

[@anar.hajiyev]

@Emilia Reyes he is from Azerbaijan, Baku c. which was the one of the part Sovet Union.

[@deeppurple883]

It suited Russia to do this. What they should have done was make these places viable. Get the scientist working on ways to make things happen in the land, think outside the box. The rich get richer the poor get kicked in the teeth or sent to the meat grinder.

[@secretbunnie2206]

6:54 The Russians did not conquer Grozny. He simply did not exist at that moment. The city was founded by the Russian army as a stronghold in the region. Chechens have never had their own cities.

[@Jenia00000]

The author is uneducated schoolboy

[@coljackdripperofburp]

I can't get enough of this geostrategic shit. Why do they not talk about things this way in school let alone the news? It explains shit so much better. Keep it coming Shirvan, we want more!

[@bradz9413]

coljackdripperofburp well said lmao

[@limitedexperience492]

+Jože Ws ... pretty sure the OP is using "geostrategic shit" for emphasis, as a colloquial/curse-word form of "geostrategic stuff", not implying that the video is actually excrement

[@johnsinclair4621]

Limited Experience 😍

[@kozjevime1]

FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH IS THAT RULING CLASS OF RUSSIA FROM THE TIMES OF TZAR NIKOLAY ROMANOV HELD RUSSIAN PEOPLE ONLY AS TOOL FOR ITS OWN ENRICHMENT INSTEAD FOCUSSING TOTALLY IN SALVATION OF RUSSIANS FROM ALIEN, FOREIGN PREDATORS WHICH WERE AND STILL ARE WROM EAST BOLSHEVIK CULTISTS OF KHAZAR TRIBES WHO FLOODED RUSSIA WITH PATHOLOGIICAL BOLSHEVIK IDEOLOGY OR CULT AND FROM WEST, ULTRA PERVERT MONSTER CULT OF ROMAN CATHOLIC SADISTIC ABNORMALITIES AND ALL ETNIC GROUPS WHO WERE INDOCTRINATED IN IT AND THOSE WERE NATIONS LIVING WEST OF RUSSIA LIKE POLAND, FRANCE, AUSTRO-HUNGARIANEMPIRE. ALSO, RUSSIAN EMPIRE SHOULD WATCH CLOSELLY BRITISH EMPIRE LIKE POISONOUS SNAKE WHICH CAUSED MANY EVILS TO OTHER EUROPEAN NATIONS PRIMARY GERMANS, IRISH, SKOTISH AND NEARLY DESTROYED ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN GREEK AND SERBIAN NATIONS!!!

[@unrealspetznaz]

They do, but when we were at school we were only interested in boys girls, basketballs, makeup, and video games

[@ajlugov4013]

The river is called the Volga, not Volgograd.

[@ToquzOghuzKhaganatekhan]

Everybody knows

[@alexandrvasilev2865]

@@ToquzOghuzKhaganatekhan except the author obviously

[@527398]

Guess it's not worth watching then. If they made a mistake with the river's name, then I don't want to see how they see us >_

[@AlikaLi357]

@@527398 Volgograd is the name of a city on the Volga River.

[@wozzup08]

The river is called Yedil not fucking volga.

[@ГригорийГ-ч4н]

This analysis is simplistic, in certain parts of it you're clearly lacking knowledge (or were disinformed) about russian history, but fact that unlike some other people you're trying to understand situation from historical perspective is worth of approval.

[@dam11232]

I think it's supposed to be. Cant be that complex in a video less than 15 minutes.

[@TheLocoUnion]

Григорий Грачёв : I don’t mind the simplicity really... as an American, I like that- so that I can get a quick comprehension of the basic issues. I found all this eye opening. Truly fascinating.

[@Ronnie-Jones]

The highest murder estimates attributed to the 1917 - 1953 Judaic Bolshevik alien invasion of Christian Russia financed by Judaic international bankers out of New York is as high as 66 million. This massacre included Russia’s entire intelligentsia. their nobility along with the unmerciful slaughter of the Romanov family. What remained were mostly terrified and submissive peasant farmers. Watch the most forbidden documentary in history: “Europa The Last Battle” at archicve-dot-org. Entire doc banned on YT.

[@ГригорийГ-ч4н]

@@Ronnie-Jones "Judaic Bolshevik alien invasion of Christian Russia financed by Judaic international..." Okay Hitler, how about you'll skip your career and proceed right to part where you're hiding in bunker?

[@SQSNSQ]

The economic problems of Russian Empire and post-Imperial Russia is totally misunderstood and messed up by the author. The last portion of the video - is a pure fantasy, there of.

[@feelcollins9191]

one point to geo determining the mindset. russians have other type of work discipline. than europeans. if europeans have 9 of 12 months of agriculture period on much more fertile lands, russians have only 5 months. so they work hard for short period and very intensive. it is a part of mindset. thats why for some germans we are "lazy". but we are not. we like bear that sleep half year in the den and prepare to hard fast and intensive work.

[@uglaegilsdottir]

@@lukasp5892 Danke schon, lieber Freund!

[@РафаэлаХендрикс]

That explains a lot actually....thank you!

[@ricardosolis8855]

Like a bear

[@eduardomattosalves4940]

Hum, this is very intersting Collings. Your name is not very russian to me, but if you are russian and is seeing this message, can you explain to me with your words why, perhaps, there is a fixation of russians for strong but authoritarian man, as well as a far easy acceptance in use the force to enforce state politics, i would love to know more about your mindset!

[@feelcollins9191]

​@@eduardomattosalves4940 cause my name is a nickname. about fixation on strong authoritarian man I can share my point of view ofc. but it`s a bit complicated. first point. Acceptance in use the force to enforce state politics - it`s a myth. for example, Ivan IV The Terrible. He was a ruler of Russia in 16th century. He called Terrible not by russians, but in Western historiography. Originally his nickname hard to translate - Grozniy comes from word Groza, that means Storm. Fearsome and Formidable match way better. But propaganda exists. Point is - he was demonized, cause victims of Oprichnina during more than 20 years of his rule counts as 3-3,5k of ppl. In the same period more than 30k gugenotes was killed just in one night - during Massacre of St. Bartholomew. But Karl IX not "Terrible" for some reason. second off. fixation on strong man - is not a myth. Geography is a fate. So it`s not a bad thing in Russia`s circumstance. We have longest terrain borders in the whole world. Example from first point - During rule of Ivan IV territory of Russia was almost quadrupled, threats from Bulgar and Tatar Khans liquidated, inclusion of huge Urals and Siberia starts. This is the reason why oligarchy type of state fails. This was the main conflict of Ivan IV rule with Boyars (elites) and creating of "middle class" - nobles, after Oprichnina ofc. third off. History shows us, that with authoritarian power Russia is strong. Oligarchy type of rule, like in 90`s or in the end of XIX century - Russia is weak. It`s huge topic and ofc I answered as short as I can. So many things simplified a lot.

[@gazhevski]

I was excepting mindset more in the psychological context, but this is good too

[@bukkaratsuppa6414]

What kind of? Maybe i can help.

[@wildchicken679]

bukkara tsuppa What Russians beliefs morals and priorities and why? I live in USA but curious about Russia outside of our overly critical media. In USA I think main belief is if your work hard enough you can live better life. And values prosperity, justice, family.

[@bukkaratsuppa6414]

@@wildchicken679 Erm, it's hard to put it that simple like you just did. Moral top priority would be fairness, equality in sharing profits, which is put above legal justice and even prosperity. Why? It's the climate dude. Traditional farming out here is such a gamble, that villagers had to annually reassign land among households, cause you never know which lot will be hit by frost or flood. So that everyone gets to eat something. If you try to play private property in these conditions, your village will be taken out by famine household by household. Apart from that, i think our nations' mindsets are remarkably similar. A lot more so than either of us with Europeans.

[@wildchicken679]

bukkara tsuppa Thanks 🙏 Do you know if it’s dangerous for Americans to visit Russia or is media exaggerating this? I’ve heard as long as you stay in open more urban places. Ive had Russian friends a while back but media is giving me mixed signals.

[@bukkaratsuppa6414]

@@wildchicken679 Oh, sure, it very is dangerous, Russia is full of Russians, you know, those uncivilized thugs with nuclear rockets in their closets, oppressed by the Regime and waiting for a chance to crack someone's elections, or invade one of the broke NATO newcomers at the very least. You get a mandatory shot of vodka right after customs, then if you try to take any pictures in Moscow, you'll end up in the almighty kay-gee-bee and.... Fuck, i mean, seriously dude??

[@SportFundMedved]

As a Russian living in Siberia and interested in the history of the region and the country I can say that this is rather sketchy observation. The reader has either no profound knowledge of the Russian history nor life experience of visiting the country. Although, I agree with the concept of geographical determination.

[@LancesArmorStriking]

Sorry for replying so late, but what would you consider to be a more accurate observation (based on more correct information)? I think Russia's political history is almost always guided by seeking security and access to trade, and these priorities have shaped the mindset of inidividuals.

[@TheRezro]

@@LancesArmorStriking Outside that what Russians known about they history is a lie?

[@LancesArmorStriking]

@@TheRezro Don't tell me you're one of *those* who thinks that Russia was "invented in 1700" lmao

[@kashapovnurislam9843]

Agreed, so called geopolitics were adopted from the western ideologists

[@kurku3725]

@@LancesArmorStriking technically reinvented 😅

[@riveromontara1242]

Volgograd River? Volga River!

[@ИльяМазепин-е5п]

Volga river. Volgograd city

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

Stalingrad*

[@Yushi-w2o]

@@TheTariqibnziyad stalingrad its-1930-1970 сейчас vovlogtad

[@eotanasLI]

@@Yushi-w2o Лондон ис зе кэпитал оф Грейт Британ.

[@luchko3936]

@@eotanasLI everyone know that

[@AkoSiJhioh]

Can you also do one on the mindset of China please? I learn more from you than my college professors.

[@meis]

The closest you could ever find to that are these: /watch?v=imhUmLtlZpw&list=PL32215D034C97E1A6 /watch?v=LP3RjmvyMOs&list=PL32215D034C97E1A6

[@robhansen6745]

LET ME GO MORE INTO THE ISSUE AND FACTS .. The Vikings, the Rus’ & Kiev - the Entangled History of Russia and Ukraine Stepping away for a moment from the unfolding current events in the Ukraine and Russia, it might be worthwhile to look at the history of the region, which was shaped by the arrival of merchant adventurers rowing long ships called Vikings by the Scandinavians and called Rus by the Finish tribs .Take a look at the www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangians One of the most well know links to this Viking / Ukrainian Kyiv Russ link is Elisiv of Kiev. Elisaveta Yaroslavna of Kiev (Norwegian: Ellisif or Elisiv), (1025 - c. 1067), was a Princess of Kiev and Queen Consort of King Harald III of Norway Elisaveta Yaroslavna was part of the Rurik dynasty (by birth) Her Father was Yaroslav I of Kiev Mother Princess Ingegerd Olofsdotter in what today is parts of Sweden and Norway.. Yaroslav relied on the Scandinavian alliance and attempted to weaken the Byzantine influence on Kiev In 1019, Yaroslav married Ingegerd Olofsdotter, a Scandinavian Princess .. In the Saint Sophia's Cathedral in Kiev houses a fresco representing the whole family: Yaroslav, Irene (as Ingegerd was known in Rus), their four daughters and six sons. Yaroslav had three of his daughters married to foreign princes who lived in exile at his court: Elisaveta Yaroslavna of Kiev (Norwegian: Ellisif or Elisiv), (1025 - c. 1067), was a Princess of Kiev and Queen Consort of King Harald III of Norway Elisaveta was the related to the Grand Prince of Veliky Novgorod and Kievan Rus, Yaroslav the Wise Elisaveta was the sister of Anastasia of Kiev who married the future Andrew I of Hungary..Her brothers included Vladimir of Novgorod, Iziaslav I of Kiev, Sviatoslav II of Kiev , Vsevolod I, Prince of Kiev and Igor Yaroslavich. During the winter of 1043-44, Elisaveta was married to Prince Harald Sigurdsson of Norway. ( In Norway, Elisaveta was known as Queen Elisiv.) See link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisiv_of_Kiev As with so much of history known as the Viking age, it began with the Vikings in period A.D. 793-1066 historians tend to agree with the Primary Chronicle that these Scandinavians founded Kievan Rus' in the 880s and gave their name to the land. Many Russian scholars are opposed to this theory of Germanic influence on the Rus' (people) and have suggested alternative scenarios for this part of Eastern European history.. This is because of the falsification of history done by Catherine the great with something called the Catherine chronicles In 1792, 'Catherine's falsification of History' saw the light of day. and that is the version Russia likes to present to its self and the world.. See link how Russia hijacked Ukrainian history www.euromaidanpress.com/2014/05/14/how-moscow-hijacked-the-history-of-kyivan-rus/ THE KIAVAN RUSS AND VIKINGS The Norse Vikings, from the region that we now call Scandinavia , rowed their long ships deep into the rivers of Central and Eastern Europe; pushing up the Volga, the Dnieper, the Volkhov and the Neva rivers, among others. Using rivers and lakes connected to the Volga, these Vikings traded as far as Iran. On a separate route on the Dnieper River, the Vikings traveled as far as Greece. Viking heritage in Ukraine kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZbGhZmOZ51_hLM Norwegian Vikings founded Kiev SO IT WAS NOT THE RUSSIANS LIKE PUTIN SAYS !!.... Kiev's Viking Heritage kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKeoaoiGqpJmoas Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise, whose wife Ingegerd was from Swedish / Norwegian royalty The first half of 1031 the Viking King Harald and his men were welcomed by Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise, whose wife Ingegerd was a distant relative of King Harald of Norway. They were called the Varangians by the Greeks and Eastern Slavs. The Finns called them the Rus‘ which meant “men who row.” In 862 the Viking chieftain Rurik made Kiev, a into a viking trading port and integrated with Slavic tribes this village on the Dnieper became his new capital. The kindom he established became known as the “land of the Rus’.” (Later, 19th century historians would dub the kingdom the “Kievan Rus.”) The Ruriks Kievan Rus kingdom lasted for close to 400 years before the invasion of the Mongul hordes. Russia stole the name Rus from the real Rus’ aka Ukrainians Kiev Rus as the Kievan Rus kingdom was literally born in Kiev and started by a viking called Rurk . Now, as the Russian Army is poised on the borders of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Army is taking orders from the capitol in Kiev, both sides continue to play their roles in their long and history, which began, more or less with the Viking Rurik. But only one nation is the true ancestor of the Kievan Rus kingdom and that is TO DAYS Ukrainians. Russians need to study history and stop believe the falsification of Ukrainian and Russian history and look at the time line and facts.. UKRAINIAN NATION has been around since 898. In the 11th century, Kievan Rus' aka Ukraine was, geographically, the largest state in Europe Also Ukrainian Cossack had its own Rada (parliament / government) and was self governing until 1783 when Catharine sent her lover Potemkin to annex Cossack Ukrainian lands.. First of all Russia as a state never showed its ugly head to the world before 1721 when Peter proclaimed a new nation and a new capital for the new nation and he called it Russia... Peter did this after Treaty of Frederiksborg (1720), and the Russo-Swedish Treaty of Nystad (1721) and after the battle of Poltava... On July 27 every year Kyiv celebrates the anniversary of when Kyivan Rus was baptized by Prince Volodymyr the Great in 988. In reaction, Vladimir Legoyda, head of the information department of the Russian Orthodox Church, criticized Ukraine’s attempts to call Prince Volodymyr the Great the “baptizer of Ukraine and a local leader.” The medieval Principality of Moscow wouldn’t be founded until nearly 300 later. So if Kyiv was baptizes by Prince Volodymyr the Great in 988 and The medieval Principality of Moscow did not show its ugly head before 300 years later how can Moscow and Russia clam Ukraine and Kiev never existed hahahaha Before Peter Moscow and Novgorod and other city's was principality's or city sates if you like and the most known was the Grand Duchy of Moscow From 1283-1547 Grand Principality of Moscow members citys of the Grand Principality was the citys of Novgorod, Moscow,rayzan ,suzdal ,vologoda.. www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Moscow

[@normaninconnu3633]

kry ton A silly response and the gist of what he says is accurate.

[@limitedexperience492]

he's just spamming the thread. Flag it as spam and move on

[@bbjagaa]

rob hansen what a nonsense!

[@TheSolarGamer]

This is incredibly insightful. In light of recent events, we can at least garner some sort of idea of the mentality of the Russian people. Great work, I will definitely be watching more.

[@scuzzmang]

***** I think you may have misunderstood the message. This video explains the mindset of those in power, not necessarily that of the populace. If everything you've said about the Russian people is true, then that would only strengthen the video's argument: militaristically, complete control of the population is necessary in order to prevent loss of lands that are crucial to defense.

[@Risjaiswal]

***** hitler invasion of soviet union was biggest invasion in human history, so no not all countries have experience what russia did.

[@Risjaiswal]

***** same can be said about us which invaded cuba (bay if pigs invasion) just cuz it did not like a communist government in western hemisphere

[@EdIngood]

***** providing that Finland, Norway, etc have no battle experience. In modern warfare they have no chance to stand longer than a week. Don't delude yourself.

[@EdIngood]

***** wft, how is it more than words? It is nothing but your emotions, kid.

[@alexnickolaev]

this video has some correct statements, although there are too many mistakes to take it seriously. and especially to speak about the Russian mindset

[@dominikmagnus]

Well, taking what's obvious from the Russian commentaries is ok. I'll translate, some that I know is true. 1. Cities and Forts. When he was talking about conquering cities and forst there was a load of them, that weren't even there. They were built after Russians came there (either from scratch or from just a large village of locals). You need to understand, that eastern territories were almost unoccupied. People, that lived there before our colonization projects were drifters and herders, and while this isn't a bad thing for them, it just simply means they got almost no built structures or agriculture. 2. Agriculture and food suply. In truth there wasn't that much grain fields in Russia until Sovet Union. And while there were grandiose projects, that failed (like trying to cultivate on far eastern territories). There was also a significant growth in productivity of South regions by massively raising quality of said lands (growing windbreaks, lakes, canals, cleaning rivers). These measures increased and stabilized the productivity of South region. 3. The import/export. Well if you find some economists they'll explain you better that this ins't that much of a problem, after establishing semi-stable routes (land/air/water). There's also export from china and other countries to that region, so it's more complex than what he said in the video. More importantly is that there is a strong incentive from government and companies for people to just go live there (far north-east especially needed). It mostly goes with raising their salaries, providing them with free vacations and faster accumulation of pension benefit. That's some major wellknown things. I hope you learned something new.

[@kozjevime1]

FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH IS THAT RULING CLASS OF RUSSIA FROM THE TIMES OF TZAR NIKOLAY ROMANOV HELD RUSSIAN PEOPLE ONLY AS TOOL FOR ITS OWN ENRICHMENT INSTEAD FOCUSSING TOTALLY IN SALVATION OF RUSSIANS FROM ALIEN, FOREIGN PREDATORS WHICH WERE AND STILL ARE WROM EAST BOLSHEVIK CULTISTS OF KHAZAR TRIBES WHO FLOODED RUSSIA WITH PATHOLOGIICAL BOLSHEVIK IDEOLOGY OR CULT AND FROM WEST, ULTRA PERVERT MONSTER CULT OF ROMAN CATHOLIC SADISTIC ABNORMALITIES AND ALL ETNIC GROUPS WHO WERE INDOCTRINATED IN IT AND THOSE WERE NATIONS LIVING WEST OF RUSSIA LIKE POLAND, FRANCE, AUSTRO-HUNGARIANEMPIRE. ALSO, RUSSIAN EMPIRE SHOULD WATCH CLOSELLY BRITISH EMPIRE LIKE POISONOUS SNAKE WHICH CAUSED MANY EVILS TO OTHER EUROPEAN NATIONS PRIMARY GERMANS, IRISH, SKOTISH AND NEARLY DESTROYED ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN GREEK AND SERBIAN NATIONS!!!

[@dannw1286]

Jsroslav Hus can u also write without shouting? That hurts

[@lakebreeze6248]

Jsroslav Hus bruh what.

[@MrSlavikman]

@@dominikmagnus umm, until the Revolution and WW1, Russia fed Europe.

[@cloud42269]

Dostoyevsky on Russian soul: "It's frightening how free a Russian man's spirit is, how strong is his will! No one has ever been so much torn away from his native soil, as he sometimes had to be; nobody ever took a turn so sharp, as he, following his own belief!"

[@tylerclayton6081]

They don’t even have the will to take their freedom from authoritarianism

[@TV-dx4mj]

Я не понял , водочки мне

[@Mszaanisko]

it's bullshit, and Dostoyevsky was evidently too narcissist as a russian to see that. how can anyone talk about "free russian man's spirit" while this state from the very beginning of its history in XVI century was always oppressive empire? The very first secret police that was used against it own people was invented in russia as Oprichina of Czar Ivan IV. russia was never country of free people, not strongwilled. it's country of passive citizens, almost slaves in their own country, citizens that will do everything their king/tsar/dictator/president tell them to do. not to mention, that it's russians who killed the most of the russians. even during IIWW germans didn't kill as many russians as died from the hands of the russian commies during soviet era. it's wild primitive country of wild primitive people, and you can see who they really are by the action of their soldiers during every war they waged, and they are waging at least 1 war each decade (2022 Ukr, 2014 Ukr, 2008 Georgia, 1991-1995 Chechnya, 1979-89, so on and so on...)

[@adelandeandhissongs437]

Very strange review. I am basically from Siberia, from Tomsk. Can tell you one thing, everything is other way around in Russia, than you describe, due to oil, gas, mineral resources, nuclear stations and airplane industry Siberia and Far East are much more prosperous noways than European Part. Transportation is 5-10 times cheaper then in EU. This territory is a not just a buffer territory (never actually met this concept), it is a working horse of all the country. Siberia can survive as autonomous region quite well, while you can't tell this about European Russia.

[@KC-ng8vu]

3:19 Volgograd - the name of the city which is situated 900 kilometers away from Kazan. The river is called VOLGA

[@LegoPaluza]

As far as I know during the empire time there were no mass assimilation processes. At maximum some minor local problems. It has always been pretty tolerant in race diversity.

[@ЧеченскийМир]

You never lived in Russia I can say

[@miguelandreas8198]

hello from turkic minority of russia who have christian name. also you can read about how russia invaded caucasus, crimea and how many muslims deported from their land. even polish and lithuanian people had struggles with russians because of religion. read about antisemitic laws in russian empire

[@MrSlavikman]

@@miguelandreas8198 Stalin saved thr lives of the Crimean Tartars by deporting them. They were allied to the nazies and happily took part in murdering the local Russians, Jews, Greeks and Armenians. What do you think would have happened to them as the families of their victims returned...extermination in revenge.

[@MrSlavikman]

@@miguelandreas8198 Catholics had their churches and no one was mass converted. Dont be daft.

[@crimeariver7147]

It's a western view of the Russian history, so it's not true

[@MemoryOfTheAncestors]

Samara, Saratov and Tsaritsyn were not the capitals of the Tatar kingdoms. These were the names of Russian fortresses wich were built on the Tatar lands, and that later became a big cities. Only Astrakhan (Xacitarxan) was already the largest city and capital of the Astrakhan Khanate. And about the genocide, in which you accuse us. Compare colonial empires of Europe and Russia, Russian has never been used other peoples as slaves, because the Russian rulers and feudal lords lived at the expense of Russian peasants. In addition, tell me how many indigenous peoples now living in Russia? I'll tell you - 190! And most of them have kept their language, their culture and their customs. And how many indigenous peoples have died in North and South America, which we are knows only from history textbooks?

[@georgescotsdale361]

+Павел Паршев Why must everything be compared to Western European history. I'm afraid that I did not notice any comparisons in this video. I am certain that if this video were to be titled "Understanding the English/French Mindset" colonialism would certainly be mentioned. Furthermore one must compare the scope and size of Russian expansion to that of English or French expansion. That explains the lower death rate due to Russian expansion compared to European. Also what really is the difference between a serf and a slave. The differences are negligible.

[@MemoryOfTheAncestors]

George Scotsdale There is one significant difference - the serfs were mostly Russian themselves, other nations and ethnic groups have lived more freely, despite the fact that feudalism also existed among them, but according to the law, Russian landowner had no right to own serfs from other nationalities, only Russians. And the feudal laws in their societies were more lenient. And of course, unlike the slave, a serf had the right to own a small plot of land. A serf had his own house, tools, a piece of land, where self-hosted, although it was put to use, rather than ownership. He, unlike the slave, has worked for the landlord 3-4 days a week, rest of the time he worked for himself. For serf, finally, there was the peasant-commune which helped him in difficult times. The landlords were more like intermediaries between the peasants and the state, because they themselves were dependent and military service estate, more like a military bureaucracy. Royal decree completely defined rules and relations between landowners and peasants. The same feudal system also existed in all European countries, until the moment when Europeans do not come up that they can exploit other nations, and not your own. Especially if they technologically weaker than yourself. That is why in the West was formed racism, which has always been alien to the Russian people.

[@MrRoccoMarchegiano]

You seem somewhat bothered, but I can't figure out why. What you said reads supplementally to me, not counter intuitive. Thanks for the info bud, but where does it argue with the vids info? Also, I reckon you should know the US has something like 2mil registered natives. Dunno where you get that only in books shit, they're still here.

[@levongevorgyan6789]

Better question, how many indigenous peoples still live under Turkey?

[@HierophanticRose]

sure

[@oneanothercrazyguy]

It's so funny to see you guys chatting about my country like 'experts'. A country most of you have never even been to.

[@oneanothercrazyguy]

***** the thing is, you need to try this food first

[@oneanothercrazyguy]

***** if you're comparing Russia to shit then you're lost mate

[@oneanothercrazyguy]

***** Russia wouldn't have been so dominant and prosperous if it wasn't for their reforms and successful foreign policy :)

[@oneanothercrazyguy]

***** man, this is Russia, we need a leader with a strong grip. If you look back in history, the weak leaders were always overthrown and the country was always getting into mess. Like, there were six murder attempts on Alexander II, after the last one he got eventually killed. His grandson (Nicholas II) was overthrown by Lenin and the RKP(b)/РКП(б) (Bolshevik-Communist party), who was trained in Europe (Zurich, Switzerland), then the country became a mess for the whole 20th century. Same for the 90s, Gorbachev eventually has dissolved the USSR into a bunch of weak states, instead of smooth transition to capitalism (like in China), there was a radical one in Russia, with mass privatization of Government's assets (oligarchs are the smart guys that got rich in the 90s by massively accumulating shares basically). 1990s is represents the war for power and economic mess in every post-Soviet country (drunk Eltsin in Russia), some countries are still is in a mess (Ukraine). With Putin's United Russia party, the country had tripled its GDP and got out of this mess. I experienced it myself, from being a poor lad on a supermarket counter, I've got my own business now. Also, if you didn't know, poor countries cannot afford to build the tallest skyscrapers in Europe and provide infrastructure for 16 million km2 (2.25 times more than US) of landmass with a population only half of the US'.

[@oneanothercrazyguy]

***** True that, there is corruption and 'blat/блат' culture in the country ever since the 90s: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blat_(favors) Yeah I've been both to European countries and to the States, better infrastructure in rural areas and all. The thing is, there is no proper punishment for stealing with local officials (e.g. stealing budget money when undertaking construction projects), I see that Putin is trying to rectify the stuff, but really I think he outlived himself and the government has many groups that still don't listen to him and don't want to implement anti-corruption measures, but they can't admit it to him obviously. I think that we need a similar dude as Putin but with 'fresher' thinking who will take us to the next level without ruining the momentum. We also need stricter law enforcement and stricter penalties for stealing funds, cause it makes people lose jobs and cuts the efficiency tenfold (that's from Keynesian economics - Govt spending), for example a lot of road construction projects have cash stolen (There was one story in one small town (I don't really remember which) where they allocated 10 million rubles (100k GBP/140k USD) to build a cycling road, you know what they did? They spent 2 million on road markings without replacing the asphalt and took the rest 8 mil in their pockets, and local people didn't even give a shit) I know what you mean, but I live in Moscow city center though, so can't really feel the impact in my daily life, only probably if I go to some shithole in the Far East. All I'm saying is that it's very hard to control such a huge country with a lot of groups trying to topple the government. Also, if we didn't have such strong military, China, US and Europe would've pressured us that's for sure. Nice talking to you

[@bigsportshighlights]

То чувство, когда ты из России и смотришь это с невероятным интересом. Как-то по-новому начинаешь смотреть на историю России после этого видео. Спасибо большое!

[@AmericanskyEnglish]

Россию умом не понять.... и на Ютуб тем более. Но соглашусь, интересная тема.

[@loko450]

Только почему то историю они нашу отчитываться начинают с основания Москвы, хотя это 4я столица на тот момент была на Руси

[@yeahboi7562]

Это точно. Я также испытываю то же самое чувство, когда смотрю документальные фильмы о моей стране, Австралии. (комментируем на русском благодаря Google Translate) :)

[@yugoslav26]

По новому может смотреть только тот, кто в истории не разбирается. Куча ошибок, откровенного вранья и ты ЭТОГО не замечаешь?

[@НиколайЖелясков-е5л]

​@@yugoslav26вы бы указали и дали бы правильное!

[@elenaherwagen3529]

From that video you can get deep understanding of Western mindset towards Russia, that hasn't changed since ancient times.

[@robhansen6745]

RUSSIA HAS THE WORLD RECORD OF GENOCIDE List of evil genocide done by Russia to other nations that Russians / Russia never have admitted and/or apologized and/or taken any responsibility for... 1. Genocide Circassian 1817 (Some sources state that three million Circassians were deported and killed ) 2. Genocide Circassian 1867 (Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin's May 1994 statement admitted to the Tsarist Russian forces was guilty of the genocide according to the official tsarist documents more than 400,000 Circassians were killed, 497,000 were deported 3. Genocide in Ukraine of 1918 (Total death 7.5 million) 4. Genocide Decossackization 1919 (Peter Holquist, concludes that decossackization did not constitute an "open-ended program" of genocide" Don province, from May 1918 to February 1919, the "All-Great Don Host" was estimated to have killed between 25,000 to 45,000 people ) 5 Genocide Don Cossacks 1919 ( 44,000 people killed ) 6. Genocide know as the Ukrainian Famine of 1921-1923 (4 million people) 7. Genocide Holodomor of 10 mill Ukrainians this is almost 50% of the nation at the time in 1932-1933 (10 million people) 8. Genocide and Massacres of Polish peoples 1937 (Estimates of the number of Polish citizens transferred to the Eastern European part of the USSR, the Ural’s, and Siberia range from 1.2 to 1.7 million) 9. Genocide was known as the Great Purge in Mongolia 1937 (Nikolai Yezhov, the head of the Russian Soviet secret police, NKVD. It has been estimated that Buddhist lamas made up the majority of victims, with 18,000 being killed in the terror. were murdered by the Russian controlled Soviet government today you can see a monument dedicated to the victims of the repressions in Ulan Bator, Mongolia ) 10. Genocide is known as the Great Purge (Yezhovshchina) 1937-38 (Russians beloved Stalin killed 3 million ) 11. Genocide did to the Koreans in the USSR, 1937-1949 (Almost the entire Soviet population of ethnic Koreans (171,781 persons) were forcefully moved from the Russian Far East to unpopulated areas of the Kazakh SSR and the Uzbek SSR in October 1937 it is Estimates based on population statistics suggest that 40,000 deported Koreans died in 1937 and 1938 from starvation, exposure mostly children and the elderly as difficulties adapting ) 12. Genocide of the Crimea Tatars genocide 1944 (A large number of deportees (more than 100,000 according to a 1960s survey by Crimean Tatar activists) died from starvation or disease as a direct result of deportation. It is considered to be a case of ethnic cleansing.) 13. Genocide and massive deportations East Germany Genocide 1945 (The Forgotten Genocide on the Germans kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ-5l2l-aLiWiac#t=178 ) 14. Genocide and massive deportations of Germans living in Königsberg Genocide 1945 ( Soviet occupation Königsberg after the war were based on an agreement with the Western Allies to become Soviet. The death toll during their capture and transportation/deportation was estimated at 15% to 30%, of the ethnic Germans and many families were torn apart) 15. Genocide Chechnya 1990s. ( Russian forces in Chechnya, including extrajudicial killings. Human rights organizations also documented several massacres of civilians by Russian units. Dozens of mass graves containing hundreds of corpses have been uncovered since the beginning of the First Chechen War in 1994. As of June 2008, there were 57 registered locations of mass graves in Chechnya ) 16. Genocide of Georgians in South Ossetia 1991 (Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in South Ossetia The Human Rights Watch concluded that the "South Ossetian forces sought to ethnically cleanse" the Georgian-populated areas. 23,000 ethnic Georgians fled from the South Ossetian) 17. Genocide Russia help and orchestrated in a proxy war of divide and conquer by Russian and Armenia in Nagorno Karabakh 1991 (more than 200,000 Azerbaijanis and Muslim Kurds left. and many children died While Muslim Kurds did not take up arms against Russian backed Armenian forces 18. Genocide of Georgians in Abkhaz conflict of 1992 (Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia forced mass expulsion of thousands of ethnic Georgians living in Abkhazia during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict of 1992-1993 and 1998 at the hands of Abkhaz separatists and their allies the Russians en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing_of_Georgians_in_Abkhazia ) 19. Moldovan (Transnistria) purging moldovans 1992 (Alexander Lebed was a Russian military officer and politician arrived at the 14th Army A quote from Alexander Lebed attributed to Lebed demonstrates his support of the Transnistrian cause: "I am proud that we helped and armed Transnistrian guards against Moldovan fascists ) 20. Genocide Abkhaz-Georgian conflict purge and genocide of Georgians 2008 (Roughly 200,000 to 250,000 Georgian civilians became Internally displaced persons (IDPs). The ethnic cleansing and massacres of Georgians has been officially recognized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) conventions in 1994, 1996 and again in 1997 during the Budapest, Lisbon, and Istanbul summits and condemned the "perpetrators of war crimes committed during the conflict) 21. Georgian- east Ossetian conflict purge and genocide of Georgians 2008 (Georgian villages in South Ossetia and were responsible for an ethnic cleansing of Georgians. Russia recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia as separate republics on 26 August 2010. In 2009, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe resolutions condemned "the ethnic cleansing and other human rights violations in South Ossetia,) 22. AND NOW TODAY RuSSian is helping to uphold a Genocide by Assad in Syria 2011 still ongoing …+++ (Since the beginning of March 2011, the stability of the Syrian Arab Republic has degenerated at an alarming rate. Genocide Watch warns that massacres and mass atrocities against pro-democracy protesters and the civilian population are being committed by Syrian security forces under the command of the al-Assad government backed up by Russia army and air force.. www.genocidewatch.org/syria.html) 23. AND NOW TODAY IT continues with the Crimea Tatars genocide ongoing 2015+++ (Following the occupation and illegal annexation of Crimea, Russia has enacted repressive politics against the Crimean Tatars, who opposed the land grab most vocally. Recently, the Russia-appointed Prosecutor General of Crimea criminalized activities of the Crimean Tatars Parliament Mejlis. Crimean Tatar media were also banned - 11 out of 12 of them have been closed. 15 Crimean Tatars activists are arrested because of political reasons, among them is Ilmi Umerov, Deputy Head of the Mejlis. A number of Crimean Tatar politicians and activists are barred from entering the peninsula, including Mejlis Head Refat Chubarov, and Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev. Persecutions of the Crimean Tatars were condemned by the United Nations and separate governments. Moscow is erasing the memory of genocide and is still today running an ongoing repressions deportation of the Crimean Tatars ) THE TRUTH about Russian appeal The Russian's appeal to the people of Europe. (Alternative Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3eyqH99eNB2l5I

[@Kauppi2]

Atleast the Western governments don't kill their own citizens, like the regimes throughout the Russian history to now,have done...

[@mixerD1-]

Nah, that stuff's all made up...

[@Imaxxd22]

@@robhansen6745 You are spreading lies. 1. and 2. Horde tribes from area of Circassia were regulary attacking ruissians settlements, killing, robbing, enslaving and selling slavic slaves to Ottomans. Diplomaty wasnt working, so only way to protect was to kill that hordes. 3. Were you got that? It was civil war. 4. and 5. Again civil war and anarchy. I have 4 different cossac bloodlanes in my blood - Don, Kuban, Terek and Zaporozye. Some of my encistors were fighting in this war against communism, my grand-grand-grand dad was ataman of Don cossacs during WW1. The genocide which are you talking about was not against Don cossacs, but against Terek cossacs and was made not by government but by folcs from caucassian mountains. My other grand-grand-grand dad - Terek cassac - was fighting against them and in 1921 he and his wife were executed by them. My grand-grand dad was only 11 years old and he with his 7 y old sister could escape and run to Kuban cossacs. 6. and 7. First of all main reason was drought, and it was in most south territories of Soviet Union. Ukraine has most deaths couse it was most populated region. Second, most of rulling people of soviets weren't russians. Half were jewish, Stalin was georgian, Lenin was Kalmik. So it was genocide against russians as well. Third thing was western sanctions against USSR which were allowing trade not for gold but for oil and bread. Even in 1933 USSR couldnt buy food for gold in west. Such sanctions against country where starvations happened regulary once in 10 years would anyway lead to starvation. So west countries did this genocide. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Thats true, but it was made not only against poles. Every nation, including russians has suffered from it. Family of my grandmother - Zaporozye cassacs were send to Kazahstan. 13. 14. Haha, thats funny. Germans crying about genocide while had killed 26 mln of soviet people. Or you dont expect revenge for killed brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, sons and doughters? Germans must be thankfull, that USSR haven't done to them, what they did to USSR people. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Wars always happen, when big strong country falls down, becouse some people want to gain their profits. South Ossets abd Abhazs actually dont like Georgia, becouse of georgian genocide aganst them. 20. 21. Saokoshvily started that war. He is in charge for that, not Russia. 22. Ask americans, why they gave weapons to ISIS. 23. That's propoganda. Tatars as nation is not opressed, but only some leaders who want to gain their profit. My cousin lives in Crimea. Her husband is Crimea Tatar. They are absolutely okay and live their lifes. So you are not telling truth, only bs.

[@Imaxxd22]

@@Kauppi2 Oh. Are u sure? Civil wars in France, Britain, USA, Spain, Napoleon wars, WW1, WW2, Nazi Germany, Yugoslavia, Vietnam, Colonisation of the World never happened? And that are only several big things.

[@sergegaming5738]

Shirvan, Start a Political Party! You have my support!

[@e.t.a.sandmann7193]

"Geography determines destiny" "Internet scrutinizing geography"

[@ПолковникЗайцын]

The video idea was not bad, and you've adressed interesting perspective in it. BUT you've made many HUGE historical and geograffical mistakes here: 0:40 No rivers near Moscow??? Moscow was situated as a traiding outpost on 4 rivers crossing (Moskva-river, Oka, Volga and Kliazma), so it could receive trading ships from 8 different directions. Same situation is with other major cities, the Russian economy was built on river traiding, by the way the name Russia comes from the Norce word for "land of rowers". 1:25 The most important moment in Russian history of fighting the Mongolian Golder Horde was the Battle of Kulikovo (8 september 1380), when multiple Russian principalities united ander the command of Moscow's Prince Dmitry Donskoy (aka Dmitry of Moscow) and crushed the Mongolian forces, after that, Mongolian influence started to wane and Russia officially became an state. The Ugra river stand 100 years later was against Tatars, who are the descendents of Mongoles, that remained in Russia after the Golden Horde fell apart. 3:15 River's name is Volga, not Volgograd, Volgograd is a city situated on Volga river. Volgograd also got in world history, when it had a different name - Stalingrad. 5:10 Most of the territories was already explored centuries before Peter the great, so was many cities and villages situated. Peter started the further mass settlement into the east, but surely not the finding of this lands. The exploration and councering of central Russia and Siberia was started by Ermak Timofeevich in late 1500-es, Peter the Great's timeline is early 1700-es. 8:38 Russian Empire never conducted mass demografic changes, genosides or deportations. There are aproximately 190 nationalities living in Russia. Tatars and other nations had autonomy statuses with their culture and history, monuments and knoledge were preserved and supported by state, some had their own religion, their own secondary official language, cultural and historical lessons were also present and this all is the same to the present day, npw they have their regional TV chanels also. There were some deportations after the war, for those, who supported nazis, but later they were permitted to return home. 11:13 - Inacurate map - Transsiberian railroad starts in Saint Petersburg, not Moscow, and ends in Vladivostok, not Beijing. This path in this video is just a part of the big railroad sistem. 13:09 - Only nationalist movements that we had in our history was during the Russian Civil War, the biggest one were in Ukraine and some of Islamic parts of Russia, but they always were local and dealth with both by Whites and Reds. Also there were nationalistic conflicts, when the USSR collapsed, but they were in post-USSR countries, not in Russia. Russians never were nationalistic in their nature, especially after seen what German Nazi did. Also you've didn't summarised, what actually is the Russian mindset. About the democrasy: unlike America, we vote directly, not through some brokers and high elite people, that can make a big desicions completely ignoring the people's choise. The voting stations are equipped with multiple cameras, that are 24/7 in air and having recordings afterwards, so the whole voting and votes counting procedures may be observed by anyone from the country. The parliament is multifractional and there are many parties, for example the biggest two aside the United Russia is acommunist party lead by Ghenady Ziuganov and Liberal party led by Vladimir Zhyrenovskiy. Also I'm not a economist, but unlike US, Russia isn't dependent on China and Mexico based factories and other countries natural resources (even vice-versa usually), also because of the laws, we don't have Monopolies and serious competition based prices. Also we don't have that enormous external debth and joblessness as America.

[@itsmatt2105]

+Андрей «TheProudCat» Герман I heard not too long ago that Russia only has $500 million in foreign debt. I spent 9 weeks in Khabarovsk in 1996. I was impressed by both the toughness of the men and women and the general lack of imagination and innovation despite a very high level of advanced education, especially in engineering. The cultural mindset seemed to be "instead of trying to change a bad situation, we will just be stoic and compete to see who is the toughest." I very much liked some of the social values I saw. Homosexuality was not an open, accepted thing like it is trying to be here in the West. I saw multi generational families living close by or in the same house who really liked being with each other. In the US, children typically want to get out from under the parent's supervision, (but not their economic provision) as soon as they can. Even if they like their parents and siblings, they strive to get their independence as soon as they can. All was not rosy, however. I saw people more drunk than I thought was humanly possible and small minded, petty tyrant bureaucrats glorying in the little bit of power that accompanied their job, a public infrastructure crumbled way past repair. I have no idea how anything continued working over there, everything was so far beyond worn out and broken down. I really liked most of the people I met and worked with. The Russians had (still have, I assume) a dignity and carriage, a way of "wearing their cloths" that we in the US have no idea exists and cannot duplicate no matter how much we spend.

[@mstep4553]

+Matt Obermiller Yes the russians I have met outside Russia though are classy with a proud bearing.

[@lumpa1987]

Good points mate. But no monopolies? Really? Russia is basically an economic oligarchy, with Putin placing and removing some big bosses at specific places (energy, transports, weaponry,...). Well if he didnt do that, he wouldnt last long. In my opinion the russian mindset is that you just follow "strength" above anything else.

[@ПолковникЗайцын]

lumpa1987 If it even is an oligarchy, then a controlled oligarchy, a lot of oligarchs ran from Russia or are in jail, as for big bosses, as USSR experience showed, it's better to have a few companies having need to compete, then leave all the control to government, cause then contry starts to lose it's positions compared to Western capitaist countries, but governmental monitoring and "boundries contol" is what doesn't make Russia fall into modern American situation as well. People with money have a tremendous ammount of influence, but they don't control the state as it was in the 90-es, when it was very similar to a world from the first Mad Max movie. And the Russian mindset is to "survive the winter" and be proud of it afterwards, "strength" doesn't provide that at all.

[@OFfic3R1K]

Liberal and Communist parties in Russia are a joke. There is basically only one party you would want to vote for and any opposition, and I mean _real opposition_ is pretty much nonexistent at this point.

[@lupen_rein]

It explains the geostrategic mindset of tsarist governments, not the russian mindset. This is a mostly neorealist view on Russia, and that's actually quite simplistic, because it only talks about geostrategic resources and survival of states. You cannot reduce russian mindsets to geostrategy, because geostrategic interests and beliefs are also heavily socially constructed. For example, Putins target of remaining his access to the mediterranean via Syria and therefor his intervention there makes sense from Putins mindset of spheres of influence and status symbols, but not from a perspective of real geostrategic interests of the russian nation. Country leaderships aren't necessarily interested in the well-being of the nation, and they do not necessarily know what is best for their nation, when they think they do act in their nations interest. This needs more input from liberal, institutionalist and constructivist thinkers.

[@AmeyaVaidyaExEcutESC2]

Most people have biases, you have to accept the bias but try and appreciate the points they make regardless. The points hold their own merit rather than bias of an individual. The bias is his own, the points themselves are fairly relevant regardless.

[@AmeyaVaidyaExEcutESC2]

He is not judging. How is he judging anything? He is literally putting what happened in an easy to understand format. Those points are all fairly accurate historically, granted some points differ due arguments being shed in a different light, but again, his points stand on their own as they are points in history not points of conjecture. He's not putting his own spin on a point (well, he is, but not so much that the essence of the point is lost), he's simply describing it.

[@AmeyaVaidyaExEcutESC2]

Ok.....I mean, I didn't really care about what he thought about Putin and what Putin thought as well. Its not really important in the historical context.

[@AmeyaVaidyaExEcutESC2]

Seriously? Russia is not that powerful and saying it basically gives more teeth to the American anti-Russia scare propaganda. Russia has half the population of the US and about a quarter of the EU population. They cannot not go to war with either of them. Stop drumming up Russian exceptionalism. We get it, Russia is powerful...but the most powerful, meh. I cannot bring any logic to the table which even begins to make it accurate. You're better off using victim-hood mentality to maintain sympathy.

[@rinaldsLV]

PANKI_7 they both have way more nuclear warheads than they need to end the world so the you cant possibly use all of them, thats why when Russia kept making nuclear weapons america started makimg it army stronger which resulted in it being 10 times bigger

[@kevinbyrne4538]

I had never heard anyone present these insights previously in any forum. Thank you for the preparing this video. Much appreciated.

[@tessarix]

Thank you, CR, for posting this. This is one of the best and most lucid telling/explanations of Russia "yesterday, today and tomorrow". Most Americans know little about Russia because of the "demonization" and a certain level of secrecy between world governments. Your explanation is very, very well done, sir or madam.

[@ergnoor3551]

...and after seeing this you know even fewer about real Russia my friend. The secrecy is also expressed in such videos that downgrade the true knowledge. Who benefits from that? I wonder..

[@tessarix]

Renat Khanzarov Ok

[@thiscordd8067]

What exactly did he get wrong then?

@Renat can you tell us the true knowledge then? or even a good video to learn?

[@aezius2644]

Идеальный пример информационной войны. 1.Отодвигание границ (это правильно). 2. Не было никогда никакого плана "отхода в глубь" ибо европейская часть страны это 80% экономики потеря которой равносильна уничтожению а отход до Москвы в воинах это еще не отход за Урал как наш псевдоаналитик утверждает. 3. Покажите мне где в России резервации для местных аборигенов как сделали в СУПЕР СВОБОДНОЙ ДЕМОКРАТИЧНОЙ США. Россия НИКОГДА не пыталась насадить христианство и ассимилировать (или изолировать) местные народы. Именно поэтому даже малочисленные народы Сибири и Дальнего Востока не говоря уже и Средней Азии и Кавказа Сохранили и свою идентичность, и свое язычество или ислам. 4. Насчет того что центр кормит(буквально) Сибирь это даже комментировать не стану, идите учите факты. И 5. Спросите американских индейцев, филиппинцев, афганцев, народы Югославии, народы Ливии, народы Ирака, народы Сирии, японцев про американскую свободу и дерьмократию, они вам ответят. Удивительно как западные народы верят в эту чепуху, просто удивительно.

[@tobiasbengtsson2112]

Can someome translate?

[@c.davidgraves4848]

Google translate

[@MisterAAnderson]

+UltimateToby 17 Yeah. Defensive offensive counter propaganda. Just like good ol Soviet times.

[@aezius2644]

Цыгана никто не спрашивает.

[@OFfic3R1K]

Есть такое понятие как мнение. Если ты не согласен с чем-либо, то не стоит всё и вся называть пропагандой. Тем более, что CaspianReport из Азербайджана.

[@kurackurackurac]

This is absolutly fascinating insight and a great narative. I'll be searching for more from Caspianreport.

[@quesarrito5857]

Wow, that was a really well-made video! Thanks for condensing that vast amount of information!

[@jameschristian3989]

Man I can't believe I remember watching this when this video first came out in my dorm room. Also, I think it would be cool if you had a book rec list. Congratulations on the channel growth! Look forward to more to come.

[@Leslie48]

This certainly makes Russia's tetchiness over NATO expansion more understandable. From an American perspective NATO expansion seems like a reasonable response to 50-60 years of Russian 'bullying' of less powerful nations on it's borders. From the Russian perspective the world hasn't changed since 1480 and Russia is always one missed showing of strength away from the rest of the world leaping at it's throat.

[@TheWorldBroadcast]

I would like to see you do a version of this for America. I'd like to see an outsider's perspective from a geopolitical standpoint.

[@ivan-not-a-fool]

Did you say excuse Russia? Oh, you're too kind, Mr Exceptional! ^^

[@MrSlavikman]

Grozny was NOT conquered. Grozny did not exist until it was established as a fortress BY Russia. The four principalities of Georgia begged to be incorporated, as they were being exterminated by the Turks and Persians who aimed to islamize them.

[@planetarysolidarity]

Bravo! This holds up very well.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

Thank you. This is an excellent video. It offers information and viewpoints that never occur to a denizen of Western Europe. Very useful.

[@TheRezro]

It did. We do not have 60's anymore. NATO know well how Russians think. It is why they try bring Russia from that old mindset as era of invasions ended. It is also one of main reason for helping Ukraine, as Moscow in the end is a parasite. Only stupid media repeat old folk tales about Russian mystery.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

@@TheRezro Wow. Thank you. Reassuring.

[@insomnia695]

Really underrated channel... I hope you prosper and succed!

[@andreasgeorgopoulos3878]

Been watching caspian report for years since 15,000 subscribers mark this kid has never disappointed! When I start my own channel I will be drawing inspiration from shirvan for sure

[@giovannisantostasi9615]

Your analyses are so spot on and so relevant to current events.

[@doncarlodivargas5497]

No matter, Russia had an historic opportunity when soviet union fell, but instead of being a proud part of the modern world they wanted back to the old days, with suffering and misery, for nothing, it's a disgrace, and totally ridiculous, Russia today are a failed "civilization"

[@borisogradkin8072]

This opportunity was so destructive that people living in the territory of the former USSR still remember those times with horror. According to some estimates, this period took up to 10 million lives. Almost half of the losses in the Second World War...

[@denispalchenko7339]

Lol, oink more, clown. The world is a jungle! The so-called "proud part" of the world actually are modern colonies of the USA, controlled by their agancies and money. We are sovereign and that is the reason for everything of what's going on. The only failed "civilazation" here is the WEST and their puppets, that belived in their bullshit. Thanks to the Trump USA society can be healed, at least a lil bit.

[@sigikah3916]

@CaspianReport You've a lot of formal and informational mistakes in this video. @ 3:17 it's not the Volgograd river, it's the Volga river. And also Samara and Volgagrad (Zarizyn) waren't conquered, but founded @ 6:47 Grozny wasn't conquered either, but also founded by the Russians @ 7:57 Do you really think the Russians survived and finally won World War 2 by withdrawal? What about the sacrificed 28 million Russian lifes? @ 10:24 although these areas have short summers, the soil there is one of the most fertil in the world, that means that main agricultural products like weath, corn or potatoes grow there just perfectly(commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chernozem_distribution.JPG). So the "lack of goods" is a wrong argument here @ 13:31 Is there no free market economy right now?? Please, check and correct it!

[@vladsome6026]

Exactly! I want to add up about Sibirian climate - summer here is long and hot, it's just winter that is freezing. Traveling in hursh Siberian climate - on winter maybe, but not in summer.

[@kaissik]

Keep up the good work man! You are sharing deep insights into the geopolitical backgrounds of cities and cultures. It is truly rare that I write reviews on KZbin but the quality of your research cannot go unnoticed.

[@artmanrom]

:) Thanks so much, that was by far the most informative cristal clear Caspian Report that I ever seen. Keep up the excellent work. Cheers.

[@CHAS1422]

History presented in brutal honesty. Thanks for posting

[@InvictvsNox]

This series is just brilliant. Learning so much.

[@boycotgugle3040]

Really really good channel with well-researched information, and not the usual stereotypes and legends that others present as what Russia is about (have you noticed, not once has the expression "vodka" been uttered in this video; and the climate thing hasn't been blown out of proportion either; since climate without distance is a non-issue) Anyway, you got a new subscriber, thanks a bunch, CaspianReport!

[@Денис-ж3ф5р]

Волгоград рива, вери гуд, я просто вах**

[@obindim3828]

Денис Lol it’s just a mistake

[@denispalchenko7339]

@@obindim3828 basically like half of the video.

[@crossfire7474]

Why is Russia still poor despite its vast rich natural resources?

[@BillDingee]

Poor?

[@borissh9932]

Govt corruption

[@anubhavtiku]

Geography.

[@brohan914]

This is an excellent overview of the historical situation of Russia. You just got another subscriber

[@Litany_of_Fury]

Can you do a *understanding the western mindset* for those on the east?

[@snoopypingas5426]

That would be a good video. I live in the west and I don't understand either.

[@UCUCUC27]

that would be a balance of power mind set

[@halorecon95]

Primarch Alpharius That would be a very hard one to do, maybe even impossible. The reason is that the countries which we asociate as being "The West" have very different mindsets. There are massive differences between Belgium and the Netherlands for instance. Let alone if we compare something like France with Japan. I think a better idea would be to just do these countries individualy.

[@Litany_of_Fury]

halorecon95 Yeah sure individual countries could work.

[@henryficklin7176]

Primarch Alpharius American mindset is essentially the polar opposite of the Chinese mindset

[@graaniimajumoc6288]

Another great vid Shivan. Good work. :) I would be very interested to see a similar analysis about German history and geography. Beggining of 17th century, there was the 30 year war, which devasted its peoples, small decentralized states and economy. The beligerents exploited the geographical weaknesses first and foremost. But somehow after that period the progress was fast and constant. This period always fascinated me (1650 - 1810), but I haven't had the chance to fully explore it and the available literature and resources are scarce. 19th and 20th century are relatively well documented and understandable (closer in time). If you ever feel like making another video of this type, my suggestion is Germany. Regards and keep up the good work man.

[@katyatrue3686]

I live in Western Siberia and when I was in Moscow, I was such "guys, wow you have cheap food here!". Yes, it is cheaper even now! Moscow bitches...

[@fryktenogmennesket]

3:18 it's not the Volgograd river, it's the Volga river.

[@jorgevazquez5545]

excellent video👍

[@TotalServicesShows10]

Great report. Keep up the good work.

[@LAMOE2012]

I thought some of your earlier videos would be hard to top, but this one was one of the best. It explains some questions I've had about Russia. Maintaining the southern part of Russia is simply untenable, as some posters have pointed out the Russian population is falling. Add to that a dependence on it's natural resources for revenue a growing gap between rich and poor, a need to modernize it's military I don't see how this can be maintained. From what I see Russia is not in danger of Invasion from Europe anyways soon (or ever). Judging by your video any invasion would either be a long term prospect, pricey in lives and money, and problematic public support. Or a quick sharp violent invasion with a large army capable of maintaining the advance, and some pretty slick Generalship, and logistics. None of which anybody is capable of, now or in the foreseeable future. But the Russian point of view is much clearer. Thanks.

[@reluminopraha5948]

Long story short: Moscovites used western weapon technology and Mongol horde cruelty to expand and colonize poeple many thousands kilometers both West, South and East under the pretense of better Moscow defense.

[@DVXDemetrivs]

Nonsense

[@tarro78]

​@@DVXDemetrivsfacts

[@juliancochran]

True, they followed in our cruel imperial footsteps. Just it related to their own physical borders rather than expanding all over the globe as Britain aimed for and largely achieved. The batton od this global domination, with over 700 military bases and wars sponsored each year, was passed over to the US.

[@DVXDemetrivs]

@@tarro78 from ass

[@Deadpoolion]

The city Grozny did not exist, it was a Russian fortress (date of construction 1818) for the protection of trade routes which later grew into a city (you can’t capture a city that you built yourself)

[@ronaldl9085]

Ukraine saying: A Ukrainian farmer will pray for his cow to give more milk. A Russian farmer will pray for this neighbor’s cow to give less milk than his.

[@tarro78]

😂

[@Shwed1982]

the same saying I've heard from russians about ukrainians...

[@tarro78]

@@Shwed1982 but russians do lives in wooden half-rotten barracks having one of most rich country in the world, while ukrainians lives in one of most poor in europe, but their level of living more decent

[@jumpinghunter9152]

​@@tarro78Excuse me, WHAT? I don't think you really understand what exactly are you typing in comments. Wooden barracks... If this is the level of understanding Russia outside of it, no wonder why world is closing in on WW3. Unless you get paid for saying something so atrociously dumb, I really feel bad for you being so brainwashed...

[@tarro78]

@@jumpinghunter9152 check the Murmansk, Vorkuta and Yakutsk before telling me anything about WW3 pls

[@fromrussiawithlove3543]

Really appreciate the effort you put on the visuals of your videos. Always enjoy! By the way, you should monetize your videos. You deserve every penny you would get.

[@sergegaming5738]

agreed, I will click on all the ads!!!!

[@bradgolding6847]

Excellent stuff! If history was taught like this there would be more students than classes!

[@curtiscarpenter9881]

The fact is if you were to invade what areas do you need to seize to force each part to surrender? This reduces death toll but wins a stratgic victory.

[@chrismalloy5404]

Excellent brief on Russian geopolitical security strategy. Very crisp. Thank you for putting it together. I'm looking forward to more of CaspianReport's content.

[@brianjonker510]

Clearly presented pertinent facts done with great understanding and no emotion. Leaves the viewer more knowledgeable and less prone to political/social manipulation. The exact opposite of an activist.

[@desanipt]

Were all old Russian rulers "the great" back then? Xd

[@ЯковФинкельштейн]

No only 3 of 30+

[@5anjuro]

Between all the Greats there were a bunch of "okay(ish)" and "not-so-Great" ones. Peter the Great's dad Alexey Mikhaylovich was "okay", but his immediate offspring and successors are usually rated as not-so-Great, except Elizabeth who was "okay" or "actually kinda cool".

[@arty5876]

Ivan 3rd, Peter 1st and Catherine the 2nd are named great. But factually, Catherine isn't great, Ivan the 3rd was good, but not great, and also no one in Russia at now knows, that historians called him great, and also there was Alexander the 2nd, that must be called great, but he isn't

[@cccpredarmy]

Though some points were correct and interesting to let me view the history of my own homeland from a different perspective... i can't wrap my head around some SERIOUS BULLSHIT you mentioned. First of all the word "colonization" is thrown around without understanding its meaning. Assimilation should be used far more often in case of Russian expansion. Natives were not ruthlessly exterminated or exploited until starvation like it was done in most of the colonies by other great powers. Not to mention the fact that since the borders were not secure enough centuries over centuries people migrated back and forth there. So in the end a LOT of russians LIVED in those lands even before they got occupied. Kazan for example had a huge percentage of ethnic russians (slavs) living there before Ivan IV took it. Also it is sort of shown that far back int he days russia had a lot of threats coming from all sides... but as soon as it became big it all of the sudden had no more threats and only "colonized" its neighbors? Why don't you read about how things were back in the days before russia decided to actually take those lands? The lands in the east were former lands of Mongol Empire. The "rules" and "laws" and "traditional style" of those khanates was to exploit everything around them, enslave, destroy, burn down, capture, raid... THAT was a "normal" life for a russian inhabitant who lived on the borders. Mounted raiding parties of tatars (generalized) could penetrate deep into russian territory, pillage villages, enslave the population, get out unharmed and go to crimea to sell all the goods and slaves they got. So as soon as russia puts and end to that threat once and for all... all of the sudden you hear that liberal bullcrap like "russia colonized them!". Russia DESTROYED the STATES that allowed that chaos to happen. The population of those lands was actually freed from unreliable government and rule. In fact the native population MOSTLY joined russia in that cause!

[@djeieakekseki2058]

cccpredarmy brainwashed statement.

[@ElijahZharky]

Propaganda victim

[@TheDimskiy]

He simply mixed up 2 different time periods - the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.

[@sergiodtr]

Hello Shirvan. I like very much your videos. Thank you for the effort you put on it! I just wanted to point, that as far as I am concerned, the Ural mountains neither are really mountains nor a geographical barrier. They are rather hills, that any troop can easily cross on foot or vehicles.

[@peaceandlove544]

Moscow is on a river

[@Matt-nm4xm]

thats the moskva

[@dimik3855]

Thank you for this brief and interesting history of Russia. Now I want to know more!

[@MrSlavikman]

Ioann Grozny not only moved east, he was constantly retaking Russian lands under Polish-Lithuanian lands, a reconquesta started by his grandfather Ioann Veliki III.

[@bumble-g2j]

Russia requires buffer zones does it. Of course it does. Russia is exceptional. No-one else requires buffers in Europe do they. Where is the French, the German, the Polish, the Italian buffer zones. Stuff the Russians and their self centred view that Europe is out to get them. Everyone gets by. But not these precious dears.

[@DVXDemetrivs]

Because many European countries absorbed their buffer countries back in the Middle Ages. And now Europe, because of the United States, is still a single economic zone. But that's until it's profitable. Because the processes in the economy speak about the leakage of GDP. Russia might not have had buffer countries if the USSR had been admitted to NATO back in the 1950s, or in the 2000s The NATO countries have deliberately chosen the path of gradual confrontation. Because otherwise, the meaning of their alliance in Europe does not make sense without a caricature of a villain who, of course, no one provoked in the holy west

[@bumble-g2j]

@@DVXDemetrivs and so did Russia along with all the other powers. Oops, I mean Moscow. It's expansion northwards, as far as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth allowed them westwards and an unbroken line eastwards as far as Alaska. Enough of the exceptionalism. The current Moscovians don't know when to stop. They need to pull their ugly fat heads in. They're pushing Europe back into the ugliness of the pre ww2 days.

[@bricktopperheadon5490]

💯

[@CosmicValkyrie]

Clearly you skipped school.

[@schoolofgrowthhacking]

France and Germany do have a buffer zone. It's called Belgium

[@marcelbruinsma]

VERY interesting. Thanks for this!

[@jamesstepp1925]

If they have a hard time feeding themselves the answer is easy enough. 1) Raise insects on locally grown grasses etc. 2) Insects feed fish in an aquaponics setup. 3) Fish feed humans and fish waste feeds plants for food. 4) Plants feed humans and animals like chickens, ducks, rabbits etc. 5) Plants clean the water which the fish live in. Closed cycle system, fully compatible with extreme northern climates if you use passive solar greenhouses. In real extremes supplement with thermal mass heaters, which saves wood anyway.

[@NewYearOldMe]

You've been doing this for 10 years ?????

[@infowolf1]

Shirvan, I can't get over the brilliance of your analyses. When I started listening to you, everything I already knew about you had right, so I could trust the rest and the reliance on history, how the past determines the present (though I don't think you ever put it that way) is important, something people just don't do (especially in modern undereducated USA whose "core curriculum" is only going to make it worse. The only history they want is the background personal baggage of some media star how that led up to his or her present latest legal or relationship problem, if that. (I differ with you on the China thing, because they could solve the problems you mention by a war uniting everyone, and dumping the problematic population into some conquered place as occupation troops and population. but that is minor.)

[@occasional_doomer]

"The only history they want is the background personal baggage of some media star how that led up to his or her present latest legal or relationship problem, if that. (I differ with you on the China thing, because they could solve the problems you mention by a war uniting everyone, and dumping the problematic population into some conquered place as occupation troops and population. but that is minor.)" What?

[@infowolf1]

I was speaking of Shirvan's posts in general, and in that context mentioned his assessment of China as potential world power or not, in another video, because in general he is mostly right on everything. Very good on details.

[@occasional_doomer]

infowolf1 I got that, I was asking you to clarify how you think they could become a world power. That, and I think you underestimate the desire for knowledge of the average American.

[@infowolf1]

China has been positioning itself in Africa, Mexico, Central and South America and with Iran, and, with Russia, backs Syria. Also elsewhere in the Pacific, and is working to taking (or reclaiming, whatever) some islands with important natural resources. It also holds enormous amounts of American debt, and is already getting paid some of that in real estate. Likely this game is on elsewhere as well. It is positioning itself in space, and has hypersonic and stealth military air capability. The problems Shirvan saw with them, was their internal divisions essentially one ethnic and possibly religious, one economic. In general, in the US and Europe, when you got a major economic problem and scandals and whatnot, you solve your problems by going to war. This seems to be on the horizon and would effectively unite some elements currently disunited, unless any took an anti war position, and conquered lands could be a dumping ground for problematic population, rendering the homeland situation more stable. But I might be wrong.

[@occasional_doomer]

"China has been positioning itself in Africa, Mexico, Central and South America and with Iran, and, with Russia, backs Syria" I'm aware of Africa, but Mexico and the Americas are well within the US sphere of influence. China is never going to be able to totally undermine that, especially to an extent rivaling the US friendly Asian powers that surround China. Russia and China are hardly on friendly Terms( India has better relationship with Russia). "Also elsewhere in the Pacific, and is working to taking (or reclaiming, whatever) some islands with important natural resources. " Japan Taiwan and South Korea, backed by the US, stand in it's way of exerting itself into the Pacific. The recent US reorientation Towards the Pacific only cements this fact. "It is positioning itself in space, and has hypersonic and stealth military air capability." Not to an extent that rivals the combined ability of the powers that Surround it. China can become a major player in space of course, but that does not make it a superpower. It's going to take China a long time to build up the military capability, especially the Navy, to challenge the US and it's allies that straddle the Pacific around her. "In general, in the US and Europe, when you got a major economic problem and scandals and whatnot, you solve your problems by going to war." That is simply false. In terms of US history, every few decades a major economic depression hits(same goes with the various European States). The US does not go to war to fix it's economy(wars in general do not help the economy unless the whole economy is mobilized for the war effort, and after the war that presents a host of problems of it's own). "This seems to be on the horizon and would effectively unite some elements currently disunited, unless any took an anti war position, and conquered lands could be a dumping ground for problematic population, rendering the homeland situation more stable." I just don't understand how you came to this conclusion. It doesn't make sense. Outside of the Han enthic zone, large swathes of people like those in Tibet do not like China. You are claiming that China can simply relocate the entire population of Tibet, and other dissident peoples in "conquered territories." What territories are you talking about? Are they going to conquer Japan and all of Southeast Asia. How can they do this without international intervention?

[@aryeh24]

To me, this explains better why russian thinkers advised Putin to go the authoritarian route. Else national movements would break the country apart. Always heard from my grandfather (German) that Russia was geologically vulnerable from the European side, but also heard about failed tactics of Europeans when stretched out by the Russians during their vast and harsh winters. I don't like to excuse authoritarianism, but this explains the mindset in a logical manner. Thanks a lot! From a geopolitical perspective it seems that the U.S. wants to break apart Russia into smaller - more controllable - entities with easy access to resources. Despite cooperation, Russia is threatened by China in their backyard. Chinese might take over there someday. Then the issues in Ukraine and the meddling in Russian-German affairs over the last century (to be fair to the relief of Poland and the Baltics when it was working out...). And now by retreating troops in Afghanistan leading to a more islamic radicalized central asian region which might lead to secession movements in Russias underbelly / 'retreat region' because of European invasions.

[@-Ostwind-]

in XVI century you are mention to ukrainian kazakhs? but the name of Ukraine received in 1918. and kazakhs who lived in those places calls russians :D

[@GordeevVladimirV]

+ruvel76 second that. There are plenty of mistakes in this video.

[@mm-gu9of]

+ruvel76 He said Ukrainian Cossacks, COSSACKS, not Kazakhs...

[@-Ostwind-]

Matthew Montgomery but the name of Ukraine received in 1918 anyway

[@FlyingSoulworld]

"geography determinates destiny" Damm true! That's why when you move to another country you change your way of living, indeed, your mentality.

[@moonbeamchaos]

EVERYBODY needs to see this! Please write a book explaining this. I can't recommend this video too highly! Many thanks!

[@علي-ش7ث8ب]

Why people are making Russia a mysterious thing?!!

[@vorahk5399]

Absolutely fascinating. Love this channel.

[@SovietRussianBear]

One important historical fact about Russia is that Russia is a unique civilization-empire built upon defense not offense. What this means is that historically, Russia does not start the wars, or series of wars (though it may strike first in a confrontation that is punctuated by a series of wars). In Russian history, Russian leaders, since Russia's baptism to Orthodoxy, have tried hard to avoid war with our neighbors, though just about every time this has failed. In parallel, as much as we do not like war, and in Orthodoxy killing in combat is still a sin as we do not have the heresy of Just War, we are very very good at killing and destroying. A paradox, but it is the reality. This was so profound that in the summer of 1914, the Tsar Nicholas II, when war was imminent, even halted mobilization to try and defuse the situation one more time and talk the Austrians and Germans out of what would become the great tragedy of early 20th century!

[@SovietRussianBear]

Chad O LOL! LOL! LOL!

[@SovietRussianBear]

***** Still BETTER than you, you pro-western libtard filth!

[@mm-gu9of]

+SovietBearRus Sooo what is Putin doing prancing around in all the Orthodox rituals with the metropolitan or whatever? And what about all the partitions of Poland? the wars with Sweden? I don't think Russia has ever ben the most peaceful nation.

[@SovietRussianBear]

***** Just like USA was just DEFENDING itself in Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Libya, and yeah... Afghanistan.

[@SovietRussianBear]

***** "So you are as bad as USA" No... wrong and bullshit.

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

Russia could have just chosen to improve their military quality. Since they have been the most populous nation in Europe through most of history that would have solved their problem. The Soviet Union and Russia far outnumbered and out equipped the German and French invaders. There problem was incompetence.

[@amygdala308]

Based. Always has been.

[@H3LLS3NT4SS4SS1N]

“I have no way to defend my borders except to expand them”-Catherine the Great

[@mariaharuspex9126]

it was very interesting. Thank you very much and greetings from Moscow.

[@rikulappi9664]

So true! So insightful! For those not deeply familiar with the Russian history and society, but ambitious in geopolitics, a jewel!

[@Torgo1969]

A fascinating video. Thank you for sharing.

[@rimanjonasro7698]

The most simplistic explanation ever heard.

[@nomdeplume4543]

I appreciate your superb explanation of Russian history as a chronic effort to establish defensable borders within the context of: geographic barriers, enormous distances, and severe climate.

[@karimgilyazov6288]

I'm Russian and i think democracy is possible in Russia. After so many years of authoritarian rule it's not easy to steer toward openness, fair elections, or citizen's participation in the government

[@gtaraya]

before you become a democracy, secure yourself first from nato. but then again, democracy is for the people by the people... and the people are retar ded.

[@SovietRussianBear]

Sorry, but Caspian Report still fails to understand Russian mindset aka mentality. Napoleon didn't understand, then Hitler... For us Russians good times are rare, we're hardened people that get even stronger and united when facing a danger and harsh conditions. West thinks sanctions have the same effect as it would have on them. No offense, but Westerners are pussies, in case some great calamity strikes, most of them will die almost immediately. Last year has shown our enemies and most importantly ourselves that we are still the very Russians, who have always become UNITED in a powerful invincible force, at the sight of the enemy. Sometimes, I even think if the West wants to defeat us truly, they don't need to impose sanctions, to push NATO closer to our borders. On the other hand make oil worth $200 per barrel, remove all sanctions, but rather give Russia economic preferences all over the world, create a powerful ring of security around Russia instead of pushing NATO closer. And then in less than 100 years the Russians will become a nation of fat cats without any immunity to external threat. Then the enemies can take Russia with their bare hands

[@upretiaditya]

Isn't it good that people don't understand the Russian mentality? If they come to understand that, they will surely exploit that for their own interests.

[@0hn0haha]

Aditya Oh, don't worry, people will never understand Russians. Which, to me, as a Russian, is a never-ending source of glee

[@alexanderpushkin7627]

just a question: if a czech want to live in russia and he acts exacly like a russian (not in extreme sterotype way) and he knows exacly to codes of behave in russia... will he be welcomed as russian (due to being also slavic)?

[@0hn0haha]

Alexander Pushkin Depends on if he's nice. If he's nice, yes.

[@alexanderpushkin7627]

0hn0haha thanks that is all i need

[@glaurung666]

No swamps around Moscow? Really? Well, come and see. Sometimes, when summer is hot and dry, peat bogs around Moscow start burning and smoke make the city look like Silent Hill. When summer is rainy, bogs are full of water. Forests around Moscow are "tayga" type, though they are not so big as they used to be in Middle-age, they still look impressive. At the times of old these forests, swamps and bogs were hard-to-pass obstacles for any who would try to invade Russia. Old cities like Pskov or Novgorod are surrounded by impassable woods as well. So the heart of Russia is not so vulnerable as it seems. And what happens here in winter, wow))) Ask Napoleon, Hitler and a whole bunch of brave idiots, who thought that they can just come and take these barbarian wastelands))))

[@RC-vc8pz]

You're talking about the northern side (who could attack from there? Sweden only). South (Ryazan, Tula etc) is a forest-steppe region, easy route for an invasion

[@glaurung666]

@@RC-vc8pz Fair enough, but not only north - west is forest region and there's good deal of swamps too, and east as well (the remains of it still exist on the east side of city, I mean Losinyi ostrov national park). South is more vulnerable, but in Middle-age Moscow was surrounded by forests anyway. Though mongols were stubborn guys)))

[@glaurung666]

@shane bruland Moscow is covered up by anti-missile/aircraft systems. Google A-235 for example. High priority objects in Russia are all protected well enough.

[@bobyoung1698]

Very well explained. Russia's immense size is far more of a disadvantage than an advantage.

[@ЯнинаСтолповская]

I am afraid this video is not about understanding Russian mindset. It is about trying to apply western ways of thinking to the history of Russia. Westerners are often paranoic about Russia because they simply cannot imagine that a great nation might live and develop without devouring and conquering its surroundings.

[@KarlVyt]

+Янина Столповская Then please explain the Russian mindset in Russia's terms then, fully , with detail.So that even westerners can understand.

[@ЯнинаСтолповская]

KarlVyt Where are you from?

[@ironfist2253]

+Янина Столповская Russia today is more western influenced in its entire history. Since the fall of the USSR!!!

[@ЯнинаСтолповская]

Iron Fist During its long history Russia was often influenced by the West. What makes you say it is more influenced than it was before? It is just globalization as Russia is widely presented in the Internet and so absorbes the ideas that circulate in the global net. Still there is always some part in us that remains intact whatever relations with the west we have.And this is what stops Europeans from understanding us and makes them afraid. If a westerner doesn`t understand something, he is bound to treat it as a threat. A bit paranoic but we can`t help that.

[@KarlVyt]

Янина Столповская Sounds like Russian bulshit.

[@capobvious6999]

Wars against Ukranian Cossacs and Baltics? Sorry, but it doesn`t seem right Cossacs were liberated by Russian Tsardom from the Poland in XVII century (1654 year when pact with Pereyaslav Rada was signed). Baltic States simply didn`t exist (exept Lithuaniae, but it was a part of Rzeczpospolita (Poland))

[@rinaldsLV]

Константин Рыжанов baltic states might not have existed, but baltic nations did

[@capobvious6999]

rinalds senvalds They existed in some way, but we didn`t fight with THEM. With Poland or Sweden - yes, but not with Baltic nations themselves.

[@eldromedario3315]

As a russian who lived in baltics I'll say that the balts write so much preposterous bullshit about themselves in their history books that it makes me sick. They actually think they conquered Moscow & that their leaders were also the leaders of the russian nation, there are titles like "insert duke name-the leader of balts & russians" in the books from which balts study at school. Moreover, there's constant whining of the past polish & russian oppressions against them, even in literature. Even some polish writers are falsely considered baltic.

[@4rthurK]

This seems like very productive content. Well done.

[@RobertPlattBell]

"The only thing the Russians can do in event of an invasion is to drag out the war and bleed the enemy out." And they're damn good at it. Ask Napoleon. Ask Hitler.

[@KarlVyt]

+Robert Bell However if they have a drawn out war and get bleed out then they will also collapse. WW1 saw the utter destruction of Tsarist Russia by the German empire.

[@RobertPlattBell]

KarlVyt Good point, but WW II ended up shoring up Stalin's regime. My personal theory is that Putin is trying to start a war in the Mideast to cause oil prices to go up, which in turn would be good for the Russian economy. Here is a picture of the world leaders in 2004 at the G8 Summit on St. Simons island. Who in the picture is still in power today? www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/sites/default/files/styles/article-gallery/public/m-8457.jpg Yea, it's Vlad.

[@KarlVyt]

***** Putin would be more wise at trying to diversify the Russian economy. The vast natural resources are nice, however oil prices are fickle and go up and down all the time.

[@RobertPlattBell]

KarlVyt You're probably right about that. But I suspect it is a lot easier to just sell oil...

[@robrob9050]

​@@KarlVytThen 40 years later they return visit to Berlin.

[@Skythikon]

Interesting! Can't wait to see how things change after automated agriculture gets off the ground in a few decades. Perhaps greater economic self-suffiency and some genuinely beneficial relationship between local and federal governments could see a free Russia.

[@andrehenrique2093]

Wonderful video, in my opinion is the best of your channel. Thanks for upload it.

[@SuperDubios]

This is sooo interesting! Thank you for this precious video! When I watch all of your videos, I will be as wise as a Master in International Studies :D

[@MrSlavikman]

If you believe these bullocks of "facts" you will remain in total ignorance of Russia. This video.is crap and full of falsehoods and mistakes...author is clueless or outright lying.