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Thanks a bundle for making these videos. It's truly bewildering to see a current country use the same bullshit propoganda Hitler used. We're lucky that it's basically impossible for a country like russia to completely monopolize their citizens media intake. The internet does good stuff sometimes.
"truly terrifying use of History as a weapon" absolutely. More powerful than any weapon ever dreamed of save for Philosophy and perhaps why Thucydides really is as "The Historian of our Western idiom" is worth unto himself remembering let alone what he wrote.
Moment of thought for those on the TimeGhost team sifting through these comments and specifically looking for those who try to water-down the war in Ukraine or spread blatant misinformation. I cannot stand seeing a couple of such offenses to reality, let alone as many as need dealing with here. Cheers for doing it
Guys, I think you should make 'Into Context' a permanent part of your offerings. I think your audience is hungry for this contextualizing of currents through history. It is after all, why many of us become historians in the first place, that desire to make sense of why the world is the way it is.
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I love this new format of "Into Context". Putting historical content to current events is a stroke of genius! I would like to see this continue even after the horror of Ukraine ends. There are so many other areas in the world that a little more insight into the history of the area would be enlightening. Thanks again to your whole team!
This is what history in school combined with social studies should be: how did we get here? Dates and years and names aren't the important thing, but the actions and consequences.
I remember when he said during WW2 a senior officer had died in "the stupidest fucking plane crash in history"... don't remember who it was but it cracked me up
Indy never swears so i too was momentarily taken aback but the gravity of this situation is not lost and the video was more poignant by the use thereof
That’s nothing. Yesterday they recognised Taiwan. They included it in a list of “unfriendly nations” so china will be happy about that. I was also quite proud that Australia was at the top….. although it was an alphabetical list😂
Good video. The main reason why Ukraine wasn't able to achieve independence after WW1 was the lack of nationhood the country had because it was occupied by so many different forces. Eventually the Bolsheviks appealed to peasant nationalism (after resorting to terror earlier, resulting in countless peasant uprisings) which eventually made the majority of the Ukrainian peasants side with the Reds. That tipped the balance.
Cannot disagree that that was the main reason, but also should mention that on the international stage Ukraine wasn`t recognized. Allies were interested in a strong Poland state and one anti-bolshevik force (aka White movement), which left Ukraine without any external support. Add up an absense of a unified sense of what Ukraine should be (democratic, monarchy, socialist, anarchist, etc) and you can`t build a state on that.
@@OllleksaUA That's because the Kyiv-based Ukrainian People's Republic had been internationally recognized in 1917, but lost to the Bolsheviks and their Kharkiv-based Ukrainian People's Republic in the Civil War. The Soviet Union as a whole was not internationally recognized until much later, e.g. by USA only in 1933.
And the White Movement was even more insulting to Ukrainian nationalists than the Bolsheviks and the various Ukrainian socialist movements. The Whites refused to call them anything other than "little Russians" and wanted them to take their "rightful" place under the dominance of the "great Russians" of the old empire. Somehow that is also relevant today.
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Thanks a lot for this video! I'd love to hear more from you guys on this now that we are over a year in. I know you're busy with making WWTWO (as I am watching it), but I truly believe this topic is deserving of your time. Great work, as always.
Thank you so much to the TimeGhost crew for making this series. I honestly did not expect you to cover current events because, as Indy said in a previous video, you are historians. When the invasion of Ukraine started, I "jokingly" told myself that I would have to wait several years to see TimeGhost making a series about it. Once again, thank you so much for taking the time to make this series.
Can you do a series explaining how Russia went form the end of the Soviet union to Putin. Because must people forget or omit the period between the fall of the Soviet union and the years of Yeltsin, and just straight go to Putin. Maybe you could add some context like this series. Either way amazing work.
Seriously? I suppose you didn’t know each country in the Soviet “UNION” had its own leader? So Yeltsin was the leader of the USSR and Putin was the president of Russia. This might explain why it went from Yeltsin straight to Putin after the Soviet “UNION” disbanded.
@@FelixBat yeah still your reply isn't applicable to my reply that yelstin was president of russia not ussr. I can't imagine what you thought trying to reply to me
Thank you Indy and Spartacus and the team for these episodes from Kyiv, Ukraine. It is supporting and heartwarming to hear the truth about my country spoken out loud and clear. And every bit of warmth is so important in the midst of the war. Please keep doing what you do, for people to never forget AGAIN.
Is everyone making that claim a dictator? Is Putin a dictator? Even if he is, challenging his statements means very, very little. Putin is known to flat out say things he knows isn’t true. Because it doesn’t matter. You’ll talk about how he’s a liar, and he’ll keep on doing what he’s doing.
Putin said on one address that Ukraine’s modern borders were set by the USSR, not that it’s ‘not a country’. Nevertheless, it’s borders were recognized more recently by Russia and Ukraine, and I agree that it’s borders cannot be changed capriciously by Russia.
Love this format. Being linked to recent events I think helps both contextualize and actually remember more easily historic events when compared to explorations of specific periods in isolation. Do keep up the amazing job.
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Sorry, but I have to make a correction: in 1954 Ukrainian territory didn’t increase in size because there was a land swap between the Ukrainian SSR and the Russian Federation. Yes, Ukraine got the peninsula Crimea, but in return, a continental piece of land of Taganrog area was given to the Russian Federation. The problem with Crimea was that when Crimean Tatars were deported from Crimea, Russians who replaced Crimean Tatars didn’t know what to do, what to grow on the barren land of Crimea. Russians had no idea what to cultivate there. The situation was devastating for the economy and practically starving population of Crimea. When Crimea became a part of the Ukrainian SSR, Ukrainians heavily invested into Crimea by building an irrigation channel, Crimean channel to have a steady water supply from the Dnipro River. Ukrainians also provided electricity and natural gas supply to people of Crimea. That led to the economic revival of the barren land of Crimea.
Sorry, but your correction is wrong: Taganrog had indeed been part of the Ukrainian SSR and was indeed transferred to the Russian SFSR, but the transfer took place in 1924, not 1954. There was no land swap. Yes, the point that several territorial transfers took place between the Soviet republics and Putin would never dream of undoing those that benefited Russia is perfectly valid. But not in the way you put it. You could take this farther than Taganrog. Most of the territory controlled by Transnistrian separatists in Moldova had been Ukrainian prior to 1940, when the left bank of the Dniester was transferred to the newly created Moldovan SSR. Should it be returned to the Ukraine, or would Putin rather keep his client state in Tiraspol?
@@Stamboul at the time of annexation of Crimea, and any given time, it was kind obvious that no matter you and your Putin claimed, Crimea is geographically attached to Ukraine. And nobody can’t change geography. And economy never works without considering geography. You can write any nonsense but neither you or Putin can change geography. Not with building a bridge or even 100 bridges, Crimea is still geographically and according to all International laws is a part of Ukraine. Crimea is Ukraine.
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The ‘Irish’ divide came from the English establishment flooding actual _Ulster_ with fiery protestant settlers who would be very unlikely to assimilate with the natives and become part of the resistance a few generations down the road. There is some similarity here.
Thanks so much for this. We also need to talk about Benedict Anderson’s “imagined communities” and the differentiation between nations and states. Ukraine is a separate state with an identity separate from that of the Russian Federation because they feel it is, and that should be good enough for anyone if their sense of nationhood is questioned. If people think that’s too arbitrary a distinction, well, the same can be said of the difference between Americans and Canadians.
Canada: Peace, Order, Good Government USA: Life, Liberty, Property No joke. When Canada was formed they looked south, saw the chaos in the USA and consciously went with different principles to avoid it. States can be vastly vastly different.
@@mcs699 Go and secede if you Texans want it, just so that this forever talking point can stop. The first move is easy just close the borders to Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. If you like the consequences of that move, then make the official move to secede from US of A, do it, do´t delay, do it today. Maybe this Texas "secede" thing is just Big Hat, No Cattle after all.
@@mcs699 Not anymore as secession was made illegal post American Civil War, but I see your point. In theory, probably... However; the CSA was never recognized when it was founded. Ukraine was in 1991. Then in 2022 said it wasn't in a nutshell. To go back to your thought; if the US recognized Texas or the CSA as an independent nation then a few years later invaded claiming it wasn't would be horse dung, both internally and externally.
As a Turk, I appreciate the recognition of the sheer suffering that the Crimean Tatars, their plight (along with other muslim minorities in the post-Soviet world) often goes completely unnoticed. Even before the Bolsheviks took power, Muslim ethnic groups like the Circassians were by all accounts nearly completely "cleansed" from their native homeland, in what can be considered one of the earlier instances of genocide in the modern era. A lot Turks and Egyptians can actually trace their heritage back to the Circassian refugees who escaped genocide into the Ottoman Empire. This isn't to say that the Russian state is uniquely genocidal or something, in fact I think they have done a better job at allowing the indigenous peoples of Eurasia a degree of autonomy, self-determination and at the very least the right to exist, whereas the same cannot be said for the Native Americans. It just saddens me that Crimean Tatars, who used to make up the cultural backbone of Crimea, who used to rule Crimea as the last surviving successor state to the Mongol Empire for hundreds of years, are now largely a footnote of history. They actually were making a bit of a comeback post-1991, with their population rising to around 16% of the total Crimean population and the Ukrainian government allowing them to have their own representative body (the Mejlis), but for some absurd reason the Russian government banned the Crimean Tatar Mejlis in 2016 on completely baseless grounds. International courts have asked them to reverse this decision but they refuse to comply unfortunately.
Do you believe Native Americans don't exist? They have their own governments and court systems. Half of the state of Oklahoma belongs to some Native American tribes. It's always interesting to hear what foreigners THINK the USA is like compared to reality.
@N Fels It is not weird. Many Americans seem to have a problems acknowledging their bloodthirsty past. You killed a lot of people to take the land you call your own. Be glad it was your forebears that did this and not you. You can make better choices.
I said it before in a comment to your "Inbetween 2 wars" episode on Ukraine, it may be debateable if Ukraine was a independent country many years ago. Mostly it wasn't, during the Russian Empire era, and also not (even if it sounds differently on paper) during the USSR era. And that also includes Crimea of course. However - it is futile, and a receipe for endless conflict, to try to reverse existing borders and statuses. I mean, to what end should that lead? At one point most of Europe belonged to the Roman Empire - so should Italy now rule Europe? Russia does what it does just because it thinks it can. Same as the USA has done numerous times since WW2, or the Germans before WW2. Nothing mysterious in all of that.
@@dominikfraaanjuan Certainly not the entire Ukrainian territory of today. And anyway - that was hundreds of years ago. Ukraine became a independent state in 1991 - if the Rusians were unhappy about that, they should have said something then. Now, 30 years later, they cannot just undo this by force.
@@petebeatminister thing is they cannot accept ukraine as a rival country, as a percieved threat. they can only accept it as a friendly (better if client) state. the ukrainians wanted to distance themselves from russia since their indipendence, and russia is clearly pissed about it, that's just what it is, and failure of negotiations to avoid it joining nato brought to war, the rest is all propaganda.
Go back to the Kingdom of Galicia (capital at Kyiv)-the existence of Ukraine as a state (with a different name) preceded the existence of the Russian Empire. In fact, Moscow was a subsidiary of the Kingdom of Galicia. By Putin’s own logic, he should surrender to Zelensky and turn Russia over to Ukraine.
Great vid. So many times I hear "Every land to go back to its original nation/country/origin" I always say, "How far back do you want to go?". Land has been exchanged so much throughout history. Truly, how far back do you want to go? Of course, most people answer something to the nature of "As far back as long as it benefits me". Go figure. That Casus Beli has always been "bullshit" to me. Well, most Casus Beli is bullshit, but that specific one really does erk me.
As long as self determination and rule of law was granted? You do realize Italy, Poland, the whole Baltics and yes, even Ukraine, exist ALSO because they claimed former land and self rule? Or maybe they should have just shut up, obey the Tsar/Kaiser and accept their forced assimilation? If Putin wins how much time does have Ukraine to claim its right to exist until the next generation high on "Imagine" and "Kumbaya" decides it is too late and you have to deal with it? Tibet and Palestine are waiting for an answer as well...
@@animeXcaso Self determination should be the corner stone of every modern state. 18th century nationalism and ethno-states with artificial monocultures created more problems that it was supposed to be solving especially when the connection of many of those ethno-states that refered to some great past, was totally imaginary. In the case of Ukraine a literal mozaik of slavic peoples, the predominant nationalistic agenda that tried to force ''Ukrainianess'' and tried to make everybody ''proper Ukrainian'' opened the door for Putin. Thats why you must NEVER allow ultra-nationalists take over in any country. It always ends in disaster.
Damn. I only ever hear you guys swear when you're quoting someone. Thank you for this series. With the extensive research you guys put into your WW2 series, I trust that just as much work is going into researching this series too. I'm grateful that I'm learning more about the history of Ukraine both Politically and Socially.
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@@myview5840 Please point to documentation of Georgia attacking Russia. I'm pretty sure even Russia itself doesn't claim that, since it would be too obviously nonsensical even for them.
@@myview5840 saying yours is a fact is your opinion. Using the word "fact" is not proving anything. And as said I have not voiced anything about the war besides showing interest in the topic. So no reason to come back at me, as your intention is rather obvious. I wish you all the best in live. Many kisses :)
@@justasklimas9572 the EU assesment of the conflict concluded the Georgians attacked firsy BUT, separatists of South Ossetia and Abkhazia have their territories occupied by both Georgia and Russian troops. It is said they shelled Georgia first, then Georgisn troops moved in. Homever, Russia immediately responded. Sending troops to repel the Georgians, securing the separatists existence
Throughout the invasion of Ukraine, I am reminded of Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War." The Melian dialogues in particular, "The strong take what they want, and the weak yield what they must." I do not agree, personally, but that is what this whole situation reminds me of. Thanks, but ...
The basis of realism in International Relations Theory. Beautiful, isn't it? He's right at the end of the day. The weak can only survive if they either bandwagon with the current dominant power (Russia in this case) or if they balance-of-power and ally with other stronger nations or group together with the weaker states to make a strong alliance (The US and NATO).
Bavarian troops did fight on the southern part of the Eastern front in WW1 in support of the Austro-Hungarian army. For instance the Alpenkorps played a prominent role against the Romanians. An uncle of mine was also mortally wounded while serving in the Bavarian army on the Eastern front in 1916.
Thank you. In a world of disinformation and "bullshit" I'm so glad you have decided to create these episodes. Carefully spelling out and explaining the history of an important ongoing situation is crucial to gaining clearer future understanding and context to these events when they become the *new history* of our world.
To Mr Neidell, Mr Spartacus and all TimeGhost crew, thank you. The effort you make today might not be seen by all, but in the future I'm certain we will all be thankful for what you've given us.
It is only in this series that I realised the significance of your clock in this series and War against humanity: the time is set, I presume, to the doomsday clock. If so very apt in each case.
I just simply love you guys. Tha ks for giving me stuff to look forward to and insight on literally almost everything history and now, modern times as well.
3:20 Theres also Casimir Pulaski, a Polish dude who fought in the american revolution and who is even officially celebrated yearly on the first Monday in March (March 7th this yr) in Illinois. He is aka "The Father of American Cavalry" Oh yea and theres a whole presidential proclamation every yr on Oct 11th, his official national memorial day.
Great video. I would honestly love to see a series like this continue in the future, covering current events, with this sort of historical perspective, as they unfold.
Hawaii, an independent kingdom recognised around the world had its government overthrown by US Marines in 1893 and was militarily annexed to the US in 1898.
Comparing the geopolitical situation in 2022 to events back in the 1890s… Bold strategy Cotton. I’m sure you will be victorious in your YT comment section debate 👍🏻
Thank you for doing this, Indy and other presenters and members of TimeGhist History. I am from Ukraine and what is happening here is horrifying. Thank you. I've been a long time fan of the Great War project and WW2 as well. And just want to say thank you.
Putin doesn't believe in laws, he believes in ethno-nationalism. Notice how he refers to The UK and the US collectively as "The Anglo-Saxons", as if our national identity were dependent on membership in that tribe, and everyone who isn't Anglo-Saxon is a subject minority. (Perhaps he feels the American Revolution was a "disaster" from the Anglo-Saxon point of view, and the existence of the US, Canada and Australia as independent countries is just poor planning on the part of the "Anglo-Saxon" people). Of course, by the logic of ethno-nationalism, Moscow should be Kiev's vassal and not the other way around, but I digress. The Kenyan ambassador to the UN nailed it. The real problem with ethno-nationalism isn't that it's racist (though it is), it's that it's a recipe for perpetual warfare. Which was exactly the state of things before trains and machine-guns upped the ante. The price for going down that road again is another world war 2 every generation, plus (oh yeah) nukes.
Does anyone know what polling they were referring to when they said 55-75% of Crimeans would have chosen to remain with Ukraine if given the option? I was curious but I'm having trouble finding it?
You guys are doing an amazing job. I know that they’re giving you hell by trying to sensor a lot of what you are saying, but you guys are doing an incredible job!
Indy, just a note, but the UkSSR was not the 'only Soviet Republic independently represented at the UN'. Belarus, then the Byelorussian SSR, was also a founding member on 24 October 1945.
So relevant today. Thanks for the historical analysis and Nuance. You guys rock!! Can you share your source for the polls regarding what crimeans may have voted for had they been given an option in the referendum to remain as part of the Ukraine? That's the first time I had heard about that.
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You said Ukraine was the only Soviet Republic independently represented at the UN but Belarus also had its own UN seat even when it was a part of the Soviet Union
There’s so many treaties and regulations that quite frankly it can be hard to remember. One of my personal favorites is the Budapest memorandum. Which supposedly ensures respect in regard to Ukrainian sovereignty in exchange for nuclear disarmament. Isn’t history ironic…..
You guys are awesome. I love your no BS way of getting the FACTS out. I've been following all your channels for over a year. You guys do some great work! Someday your videos could be used for schools, cuz its that good.
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The more I watched WW2 in real time, the more I told myself "woah, those guys coudn't kick ass more and be more relevent". Then do this and kick more asses and are even more relevent.
Great explanation of the current situation with historical context in 11 minutes. I have a feeling in a few months when weather conditions are favorable for amphibious operations in the Taiwan Strait, you may have to do another story - Taiwan : Not a Country ? It was only controlled by mainland China by 2 dynasties for around 200 years, otherwise it's got it's own history and indigenous people, it was even ruled by the Dutch East India Company for a while.
If every nation went by that ridiculous logic, we'd have another scramble for Africa and old Empires attempting to rise up from their graves. Thankfully it isn't that easy to pull the wool over people's eyes and make them mindlessly follow their leaders into war....at least not as easy as it was in the 20th century and prior. It would be interesting to see Spain attempt to reconquer their holdings in Central America and Mexico though.
@@Kay2kGer I find it unbelievable (but true) that a country would give up their nuclear weapons for a treaty. Nuclear armed countries are not invaded. I can understand making a treaty pledging not to use their nuclear weapons first, but giving them up entirely before everyone else does the same is asking for invasion.
Hey i have a question. Indy at the and says "peace between major powers wich lasted from 1945 to 2022.". So what are conflicts of cold war? A peacful conflicts?
Well… a conflict that didn’t escalate to direct armed conflict, although it was fought out as proxy wars in Korea, Vietnam, and other places. It’s called a war, but never escalated into direct war between the major powers.
@@TimeGhost but neither did war in Ukraine. Its just like war in Vietnam...The US send troops back than and the SSSR send weapons and other material...which seems kind of similar to this situation. Or did i miss something?
@Svit Podgornik by saying "up until 2022" we don't mean that major powers are now at war and this situation has ended, we are still in a situation where major powers are not at war
Ukrainians were considered ethnically diverse enough in the USSR to be the primary victims of the Holodomor… but with clear differences in govt, language and culture are not distinct enough for Putin to be their own people 😂
For me it is still sureal to see that tje Soviet Union existed until the 1990s! I was born 1994 and never heard of its existence after the cold war because in history lessons this topic was completly avoided! Thanks many times for your great work! ❤
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Thanks a bundle for making these videos.
It's truly bewildering to see a current country use the same bullshit propoganda Hitler used.
We're lucky that it's basically impossible for a country like russia to completely monopolize their citizens media intake. The internet does good stuff sometimes.
"truly terrifying use of History as a weapon" absolutely. More powerful than any weapon ever dreamed of save for Philosophy and perhaps why Thucydides really is as "The Historian of our Western idiom" is worth unto himself remembering let alone what he wrote.
Thank you for support Ukraine!
Swedes not Sweden....?
Moment of thought for those on the TimeGhost team sifting through these comments and specifically looking for those who try to water-down the war in Ukraine or spread blatant misinformation. I cannot stand seeing a couple of such offenses to reality, let alone as many as need dealing with here. Cheers for doing it
Guys, I think you should make 'Into Context' a permanent part of your offerings. I think your audience is hungry for this contextualizing of currents through history. It is after all, why many of us become historians in the first place, that desire to make sense of why the world is the way it is.
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I love this new format of "Into Context". Putting historical content to current events is a stroke of genius! I would like to see this continue even after the horror of Ukraine ends. There are so many other areas in the world that a little more insight into the history of the area would be enlightening. Thanks again to your whole team!
Agreed!
Would definitely love to see more of this in relation to other countries, that were invaded quite recently. Namely Afghanistan and Iraq.
+1
This is what history in school combined with social studies should be: how did we get here? Dates and years and names aren't the important thing, but the actions and consequences.
Thank you for watching, Dale!
You can see how ticked off Indy is by the fact he used the word "bullshit" instead of his usual "nonsense".
I remember when he said during WW2 a senior officer had died in "the stupidest fucking plane crash in history"... don't remember who it was but it cracked me up
Indy never swears so i too was momentarily taken aback but the gravity of this situation is not lost and the video was more poignant by the use thereof
@@rossmac8743 right, I only ever hear him swear when they're quoting someone lol
@@squillz8310 he is such a kool man
Well unfortunately there are a bunch of Americans that are rooting for Putin that are repeating this bullshit arguemnet.
Russia recognized Ukraine's independence in 1991, so Russia admitted that Ukraine has the right to exist.
@@goranjosic "when did Ukraine committed itself not to join the EU"? show me the treaty.
Well said! Russia recognized it in 1991. End of story
Russia is also one of the big 3 signatories of the 94 budapest accord - assuring Ukraines safety in exchange for their nukes!
Furthermore, in 1994 Russia signed the Budapest Memorandum by which one agreed that Crimea is a part of Ukraine.
That’s nothing. Yesterday they recognised Taiwan. They included it in a list of “unfriendly nations” so china will be happy about that. I was also quite proud that Australia was at the top….. although it was an alphabetical list😂
8:45 Ukrainian SSR wasn't only Soviet republic in the UN merber status. Byelorussian SSR (modern day Belarus) also was a UN member state since 1945.
Correct.
Yes, thank you for pointing this out.
And the guy shown haranguing the crowd during the August ‘91 coup is Edvard Shevarnadze, not Boris Yeltsin, unless I am mistaken
With Ukraine and Byelorussia, the Soviets got 3 seats at the council, gaming the system.
@@jeffersonkee6440 that was the only way FDR and Churchill can convince Stalin to sign the UN Charter anyways.
Good video. The main reason why Ukraine wasn't able to achieve independence after WW1 was the lack of nationhood the country had because it was occupied by so many different forces. Eventually the Bolsheviks appealed to peasant nationalism (after resorting to terror earlier, resulting in countless peasant uprisings) which eventually made the majority of the Ukrainian peasants side with the Reds. That tipped the balance.
Cannot disagree that that was the main reason, but also should mention that on the international stage Ukraine wasn`t recognized. Allies were interested in a strong Poland state and one anti-bolshevik force (aka White movement), which left Ukraine without any external support. Add up an absense of a unified sense of what Ukraine should be (democratic, monarchy, socialist, anarchist, etc) and you can`t build a state on that.
@@OllleksaUA That's because the Kyiv-based Ukrainian People's Republic had been internationally recognized in 1917, but lost to the Bolsheviks and their Kharkiv-based Ukrainian People's Republic in the Civil War. The Soviet Union as a whole was not internationally recognized until much later, e.g. by USA only in 1933.
And the White Movement was even more insulting to Ukrainian nationalists than the Bolsheviks and the various Ukrainian socialist movements. The Whites refused to call them anything other than "little Russians" and wanted them to take their "rightful" place under the dominance of the "great Russians" of the old empire. Somehow that is also relevant today.
Loved your videos on this subject 2H, maybe it's time for Time Ghost Army /History Hustle collaboration! 2×👍
@@kingpriapatius5832 so the failures of the past endorses gangsterism in the modern world. Really? Try posting in your real name.
Thank you so much for the effort you put into those videos!
@Piscator Thank you so much for joining us. It's true, the entire team works incredibly hard week after week on this massive project. It really helps having such an incredibly dedicated and passionate audience as we move through dark times today, and explore the tragedies of the past. Thanks again and please stay tuned
Hey is that sabaton upload guy?
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Oh fuck it's Piscator!!!!!!!
Thanks a lot for this video! I'd love to hear more from you guys on this now that we are over a year in. I know you're busy with making WWTWO (as I am watching it), but I truly believe this topic is deserving of your time. Great work, as always.
Thank you very much for your support!
Thank you so much to the TimeGhost crew for making this series.
I honestly did not expect you to cover current events because, as Indy said in a previous video, you are historians. When the invasion of Ukraine started, I "jokingly" told myself that I would have to wait several years to see TimeGhost making a series about it.
Once again, thank you so much for taking the time to make this series.
Can you do a series explaining how Russia went form the end of the Soviet union to Putin. Because must people forget or omit the period between the fall of the Soviet union and the years of Yeltsin, and just straight go to Putin. Maybe you could add some context like this series. Either way amazing work.
Chechen war
Seriously? I suppose you didn’t know each country in the Soviet “UNION” had its own leader? So Yeltsin was the leader of the USSR and Putin was the president of Russia. This might explain why it went from Yeltsin straight to Putin after the Soviet “UNION” disbanded.
@@TZY206 what a childish comment. Yelstin was russia president till 1999
@@FelixBat yeah still your reply isn't applicable to my reply that yelstin was president of russia not ussr. I can't imagine what you thought trying to reply to me
@@FelixBat ohh
Thank you Indy and Spartacus and the team for these episodes from Kyiv, Ukraine. It is supporting and heartwarming to hear the truth about my country spoken out loud and clear. And every bit of warmth is so important in the midst of the war. Please keep doing what you do, for people to never forget AGAIN.
Thank you for your kind words. We try our best with a hope that this unjust war will end soon.
Stay safe
@@Nerevar1991 I do my best, thank you
Always good to see the false claims of dictators challenged and refuted, well done and thank you all at TimeGhost. Slava Ukraina.
Героям слава 🇺🇦
Is everyone making that claim a dictator?
Is Putin a dictator?
Even if he is, challenging his statements means very, very little.
Putin is known to flat out say things he knows isn’t true. Because it doesn’t matter.
You’ll talk about how he’s a liar, and he’ll keep on doing what he’s doing.
@@MJW238 I thought ALL Politicians lied for a living, dictators or democratically elected ones!!
This style of video is probably the best way to keep this channel relevant aside from day by days like with Cuban missile crisis
Didn't Belarus also have a seat at the UN when they still where part of the soviet union?
Yes and so did India and the Philipines though at the time both were still colonies
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Putin said on one address that Ukraine’s modern borders were set by the USSR, not that it’s ‘not a country’. Nevertheless, it’s borders were recognized more recently by Russia and Ukraine, and I agree that it’s borders cannot be changed capriciously by Russia.
Glad someone else recognizes the problem with this video.
THANK YOU , Indy and Spartacus ! And thanks for saying “bullshit”!
Thanks for watching with us @Wehosrm Think, and this line of justification by Putin really needed to be called what it was
Love this format. Being linked to recent events I think helps both contextualize and actually remember more easily historic events when compared to explorations of specific periods in isolation. Do keep up the amazing job.
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Sorry, but I have to make a correction: in 1954 Ukrainian territory didn’t increase in size because there was a land swap between the Ukrainian SSR and the Russian Federation. Yes, Ukraine got the peninsula Crimea, but in return, a continental piece of land of Taganrog area was given to the Russian Federation. The problem with Crimea was that when Crimean Tatars were deported from Crimea, Russians who replaced Crimean Tatars didn’t know what to do, what to grow on the barren land of Crimea. Russians had no idea what to cultivate there. The situation was devastating for the economy and practically starving population of Crimea. When Crimea became a part of the Ukrainian SSR, Ukrainians heavily invested into Crimea by building an irrigation channel, Crimean channel to have a steady water supply from the Dnipro River. Ukrainians also provided electricity and natural gas supply to people of Crimea. That led to the economic revival of the barren land of Crimea.
Sorry, but your correction is wrong: Taganrog had indeed been part of the Ukrainian SSR and was indeed transferred to the Russian SFSR, but the transfer took place in 1924, not 1954. There was no land swap. Yes, the point that several territorial transfers took place between the Soviet republics and Putin would never dream of undoing those that benefited Russia is perfectly valid. But not in the way you put it.
You could take this farther than Taganrog. Most of the territory controlled by Transnistrian separatists in Moldova had been Ukrainian prior to 1940, when the left bank of the Dniester was transferred to the newly created Moldovan SSR. Should it be returned to the Ukraine, or would Putin rather keep his client state in Tiraspol?
@@Stamboul at the time of annexation of Crimea, and any given time, it was kind obvious that no matter you and your Putin claimed, Crimea is geographically attached to Ukraine. And nobody can’t change geography. And economy never works without considering geography. You can write any nonsense but neither you or Putin can change geography. Not with building a bridge or even 100 bridges, Crimea is still geographically and according to all International laws is a part of Ukraine. Crimea is Ukraine.
@@19angela71 Maybe read more than 8 words in a comment before replying to it.
Thanks so much for doing these episodes guys, they are really important to trying to understand the current tragedy, keep up the good work ✌️
Thank you!
Thanks for having the courage of tackling difficult issues head on and without ever losing your moral compass!
@Piero Sá Thank you for watching. It's quite encouraging for us to have so many dedicated, thoughtful people in the TimeGhost Army. Thanks for exploring history with us, so that we can help build a better present & future.
Instantly offended by the Irish quip Indy, yet laughing within a second. So true. Thanks for the shoutout!
The ‘Irish’ divide came from the English establishment flooding actual _Ulster_ with fiery protestant settlers who would be very unlikely to assimilate with the natives and become part of the resistance a few generations down the road. There is some similarity here.
Thanks so much for this. We also need to talk about Benedict Anderson’s “imagined communities” and the differentiation between nations and states. Ukraine is a separate state with an identity separate from that of the Russian Federation because they feel it is, and that should be good enough for anyone if their sense of nationhood is questioned. If people think that’s too arbitrary a distinction, well, the same can be said of the difference between Americans and Canadians.
Canada: Peace, Order, Good Government
USA: Life, Liberty, Property
No joke. When Canada was formed they looked south, saw the chaos in the USA and consciously went with different principles to avoid it. States can be vastly vastly different.
@@specialnewb9821 Now we've lost the good government part. 🤷♂️
@@ToddSauve yeah sorry about that. I wish we could have stopped our fascists from exporting the BS to you guys.
@@mcs699 Go and secede if you Texans want it, just so that this forever talking point can stop.
The first move is easy just close the borders to Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
If you like the consequences of that move, then make the official move to secede from US of A, do it, do´t delay, do it today.
Maybe this Texas "secede" thing is just Big Hat, No Cattle after all.
@@mcs699 Not anymore as secession was made illegal post American Civil War, but I see your point. In theory, probably... However; the CSA was never recognized when it was founded. Ukraine was in 1991. Then in 2022 said it wasn't in a nutshell. To go back to your thought; if the US recognized Texas or the CSA as an independent nation then a few years later invaded claiming it wasn't would be horse dung, both internally and externally.
Indy is riled up in this video.
I just love how he said Bullshit, what a true historian lol.
Love the passion in this video. It’s one of your best!
Thanks @Ryan S !
As a Turk, I appreciate the recognition of the sheer suffering that the Crimean Tatars, their plight (along with other muslim minorities in the post-Soviet world) often goes completely unnoticed. Even before the Bolsheviks took power, Muslim ethnic groups like the Circassians were by all accounts nearly completely "cleansed" from their native homeland, in what can be considered one of the earlier instances of genocide in the modern era. A lot Turks and Egyptians can actually trace their heritage back to the Circassian refugees who escaped genocide into the Ottoman Empire.
This isn't to say that the Russian state is uniquely genocidal or something, in fact I think they have done a better job at allowing the indigenous peoples of Eurasia a degree of autonomy, self-determination and at the very least the right to exist, whereas the same cannot be said for the Native Americans. It just saddens me that Crimean Tatars, who used to make up the cultural backbone of Crimea, who used to rule Crimea as the last surviving successor state to the Mongol Empire for hundreds of years, are now largely a footnote of history. They actually were making a bit of a comeback post-1991, with their population rising to around 16% of the total Crimean population and the Ukrainian government allowing them to have their own representative body (the Mejlis), but for some absurd reason the Russian government banned the Crimean Tatar Mejlis in 2016 on completely baseless grounds. International courts have asked them to reverse this decision but they refuse to comply unfortunately.
Do you believe Native Americans don't exist? They have their own governments and court systems. Half of the state of Oklahoma belongs to some Native American tribes. It's always interesting to hear what foreigners THINK the USA is like compared to reality.
@N Fels It is not weird. Many Americans seem to have a problems acknowledging their bloodthirsty past. You killed a lot of people to take the land you call your own.
Be glad it was your forebears that did this and not you. You can make better choices.
Thank you guys. You make an incredible work, no pulling punches and calling things their names.
I said it before in a comment to your "Inbetween 2 wars" episode on Ukraine, it may be debateable if Ukraine was a independent country many years ago. Mostly it wasn't, during the Russian Empire era, and also not (even if it sounds differently on paper) during the USSR era. And that also includes Crimea of course.
However - it is futile, and a receipe for endless conflict, to try to reverse existing borders and statuses. I mean, to what end should that lead? At one point most of Europe belonged to the Roman Empire - so should Italy now rule Europe? Russia does what it does just because it thinks it can. Same as the USA has done numerous times since WW2, or the Germans before WW2. Nothing mysterious in all of that.
I mean, couldn't we consider the Territory of the Zaphorizian Cossack, after the 1648 Rebellion against Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Ukrainian?
@@dominikfraaanjuan Certainly not the entire Ukrainian territory of today. And anyway - that was hundreds of years ago. Ukraine became a independent state in 1991 - if the Rusians were unhappy about that, they should have said something then.
Now, 30 years later, they cannot just undo this by force.
That's what the Kenyan ambassador said.
@@petebeatminister thing is they cannot accept ukraine as a rival country, as a percieved threat. they can only accept it as a friendly (better if client) state. the ukrainians wanted to distance themselves from russia since their indipendence, and russia is clearly pissed about it, that's just what it is, and failure of negotiations to avoid it joining nato brought to war, the rest is all propaganda.
Go back to the Kingdom of Galicia (capital at Kyiv)-the existence of Ukraine as a state (with a different name) preceded the existence of the Russian Empire. In fact, Moscow was a subsidiary of the Kingdom of Galicia. By Putin’s own logic, he should surrender to Zelensky and turn Russia over to Ukraine.
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This was such an awesome explainer! Thanks.
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Thank you, very informative, this series is on my daily watch list! Keep up the good work
Great vid. So many times I hear "Every land to go back to its original nation/country/origin"
I always say, "How far back do you want to go?". Land has been exchanged so much throughout history. Truly, how far back do you want to go?
Of course, most people answer something to the nature of "As far back as long as it benefits me". Go figure.
That Casus Beli has always been "bullshit" to me. Well, most Casus Beli is bullshit, but that specific one really does erk me.
"How far back do you want to go?"
Always back to that point in time that seems most convinient for the argument maker....
well if we go back enough maybe we could make the Eastern Roman Empire great again!
I think we should re-establish the Phoenician Empire from around 1000 BC with disjunct port cities all around the Mediterranean.
As long as self determination and rule of law was granted?
You do realize Italy, Poland, the whole Baltics and yes, even Ukraine, exist ALSO because they claimed former land and self rule?
Or maybe they should have just shut up, obey the Tsar/Kaiser and accept their forced assimilation?
If Putin wins how much time does have Ukraine to claim its right to exist until the next generation high on "Imagine" and "Kumbaya" decides it is too late and you have to deal with it?
Tibet and Palestine are waiting for an answer as well...
@@animeXcaso Self determination should be the corner stone of every modern state. 18th century nationalism and ethno-states with artificial monocultures created more problems that it was supposed to be solving especially when the connection of many of those ethno-states that refered to some great past, was totally imaginary.
In the case of Ukraine a literal mozaik of slavic peoples, the predominant nationalistic agenda that tried to force ''Ukrainianess'' and tried to make everybody ''proper Ukrainian'' opened the door for Putin. Thats why you must NEVER allow ultra-nationalists take over in any country. It always ends in disaster.
This is great content. Doesn't surprise me at all coming from you and your team. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Damn. I only ever hear you guys swear when you're quoting someone. Thank you for this series. With the extensive research you guys put into your WW2 series, I trust that just as much work is going into researching this series too. I'm grateful that I'm learning more about the history of Ukraine both Politically and Socially.
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Great Clips, thank you for your continuous effort!
Will the Georgian War in 2008 also be a part of this series?
Thanks for the content. :)
@@myview5840 I am just interested in the context as a prelude. I am not voicing my opinion as you are.
@@myview5840 Please point to documentation of Georgia attacking Russia. I'm pretty sure even Russia itself doesn't claim that, since it would be too obviously nonsensical even for them.
@@myview5840 saying yours is a fact is your opinion. Using the word "fact" is not proving anything.
And as said I have not voiced anything about the war besides showing interest in the topic. So no reason to come back at me, as your intention is rather obvious. I wish you all the best in live. Many kisses :)
@@MasterFeidn Check his channel. He believes in chem trails.
@@justasklimas9572 the EU assesment of the conflict concluded the Georgians attacked firsy
BUT, separatists of South Ossetia and Abkhazia have their territories occupied by both Georgia and Russian troops. It is said they shelled Georgia first, then Georgisn troops moved in. Homever, Russia immediately responded. Sending troops to repel the Georgians, securing the separatists existence
Superb as always!
Throughout the invasion of Ukraine, I am reminded of Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War." The Melian dialogues in particular, "The strong take what they want, and the weak yield what they must." I do not agree, personally, but that is what this whole situation reminds me of. Thanks, but ...
The basis of realism in International Relations Theory. Beautiful, isn't it? He's right at the end of the day. The weak can only survive if they either bandwagon with the current dominant power (Russia in this case) or if they balance-of-power and ally with other stronger nations or group together with the weaker states to make a strong alliance (The US and NATO).
Thank you both another great production
Thank you for watching!
@@TimeGhost I truly appreciate a comment from the makers you have made my day keep up the great work thank you
8:44 - The Byelorussian SSR was also a founding member of the UN.
Thanks for veering slightly into current events. Your assessment is much appreciated.
@Tom Mosher Thanks very much for watching
Extra points for Ukraine for using article 69 to separate from Russia
Thanks for sending Indy the microphone!! This video sounded much better.
I'm extremely grateful for the voice of sanity during this war.
Belorussian SSR also was memeber and founder of UN and was ‘independent’ member as one of the USSR’s republics…
Bavarian troops did fight on the southern part of the Eastern front in WW1 in support of the Austro-Hungarian army. For instance the Alpenkorps played a prominent role against the Romanians. An uncle of mine was also mortally wounded while serving in the Bavarian army on the Eastern front in 1916.
Thanks to all you chaps who provide this; it's nice to have context from people I can trust.
Thank you for watching, Daniel
Belarus also had a seat at the UN while a part of the USSR
You are correct - slipped the fact check, apologies.
Way to say it like it is, and logically sound, Indy!
Thank you. In a world of disinformation and "bullshit" I'm so glad you have decided to create these episodes. Carefully spelling out and explaining the history of an important ongoing situation is crucial to gaining clearer future understanding and context to these events when they become the *new history* of our world.
Awesome informative video. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Turkey
To Mr Neidell, Mr Spartacus and all TimeGhost crew, thank you.
The effort you make today might not be seen by all, but in the future I'm certain we will all be thankful for what you've given us.
Thank you so much for your support, it's really great having the best audience!
Great video. I always knew this but it's great to get a reminder!
Also, Spartacus with a great choice of suit color.
It is only in this series that I realised the significance of your clock in this series and War against humanity: the time is set, I presume, to the doomsday clock. If so very apt in each case.
Thank you guys for this . Keep it up
One of the rare moments in this when Indie swears. You can tell he cares a lot about this issue
I just simply love you guys. Tha ks for giving me stuff to look forward to and insight on literally almost everything history and now, modern times as well.
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3:20 Theres also Casimir Pulaski, a Polish dude who fought in the american revolution and who is even officially celebrated yearly on the first Monday in March (March 7th this yr) in Illinois. He is aka "The Father of American Cavalry"
Oh yea and theres a whole presidential proclamation every yr on Oct 11th, his official national memorial day.
Isn't there's another Polish Soldier there? if i remember correctly his name is Tadeusz Kościuszko
@@dominikfraaanjuan Both the dates i gave are Casimir Pulaski related holidays but there may be more Polish-American war hero memorial holidays
Holy shit, Indy absolutely killed it in his delivery in this video. Love this series.
Thank you for watching!
Keep up the GREAT work Gentlemen!!!
Thanks for your voice on this matter.
@Mike 1958 Thanks for watching
Great video. I would honestly love to see a series like this continue in the future, covering current events, with this sort of historical perspective, as they unfold.
Great video lads.
@stuart johnston Thank you for watching
Hawaii, an independent kingdom recognised around the world had its government overthrown by US Marines in 1893 and was militarily annexed to the US in 1898.
The U.S. government would later formally apologize for that
Comparing the geopolitical situation in 2022 to events back in the 1890s…
Bold strategy Cotton. I’m sure you will be victorious in your YT comment section debate 👍🏻
Whataboutism
Thank you for doing this, Indy and other presenters and members of TimeGhist History. I am from Ukraine and what is happening here is horrifying. Thank you. I've been a long time fan of the Great War project and WW2 as well. And just want to say thank you.
Thank you for your longtime support, and good luck to you and all your loved ones. We stand with you. 🇺🇦
Putin doesn't believe in laws, he believes in ethno-nationalism. Notice how he refers to The UK and the US collectively as "The Anglo-Saxons", as if our national identity were dependent on membership in that tribe, and everyone who isn't Anglo-Saxon is a subject minority. (Perhaps he feels the American Revolution was a "disaster" from the Anglo-Saxon point of view, and the existence of the US, Canada and Australia as independent countries is just poor planning on the part of the "Anglo-Saxon" people). Of course, by the logic of ethno-nationalism, Moscow should be Kiev's vassal and not the other way around, but I digress.
The Kenyan ambassador to the UN nailed it. The real problem with ethno-nationalism isn't that it's racist (though it is), it's that it's a recipe for perpetual warfare. Which was exactly the state of things before trains and machine-guns upped the ante. The price for going down that road again is another world war 2 every generation, plus (oh yeah) nukes.
Ukrainian SSR is not the only republic of USSR represented in the UN. There's also Byelorussian SSR joining at the same time.
Great video again & I keep being amazed at how much content you guys are able to put out.... quality content that is!
Thank you!
*correction:
The annexation of Crimea was 100 non violent.
(I believe not 1 shot was fired.)
Stop being sensationalist!
Does anyone know what polling they were referring to when they said 55-75% of Crimeans would have chosen to remain with Ukraine if given the option? I was curious but I'm having trouble finding it?
I hate to put a damper on a great video, but the Beylorusian SSR also was a charter member of the U.N. Just sayin'.
Knew you guys would do a stellar job on this.
You guys are doing an amazing job. I know that they’re giving you hell by trying to sensor a lot of what you are saying, but you guys are doing an incredible job!
Indy, just a note, but the UkSSR was not the 'only Soviet Republic independently represented at the UN'. Belarus, then the Byelorussian SSR, was also a founding member on 24 October 1945.
So relevant today. Thanks for the historical analysis and Nuance. You guys rock!!
Can you share your source for the polls regarding what crimeans may have voted for had they been given an option in the referendum to remain as part of the Ukraine? That's the first time I had heard about that.
Excellent video, as usual.
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You said Ukraine was the only Soviet Republic independently represented at the UN but Belarus also had its own UN seat even when it was a part of the Soviet Union
What makes Belarus culturally/ethnically different from Russia? Why were they are separate SSR (and thus now a separate country) from Russia?
Now I wonder if they will do one for the recent Tucker Putin interview.
It would be useful if you made a video about the Minsk agreement, and how it plays a role in this conflict.
There’s so many treaties and regulations that quite frankly it can be hard to remember. One of my personal favorites is the Budapest memorandum. Which supposedly ensures respect in regard to Ukrainian sovereignty in exchange for nuclear disarmament.
Isn’t history ironic…..
Fantastic work, as always. one note: that's not Boris Eltsin, that's Eduard Schevarnadze at 8:56.
Ballsy but necessary content. Much respect
Thank you!
You guys are awesome. I love your no BS way of getting the FACTS out. I've been following all your channels for over a year. You guys do some great work! Someday your videos could be used for schools, cuz its that good.
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The more I watched WW2 in real time, the more I told myself "woah, those guys coudn't kick ass more and be more relevent".
Then do this and kick more asses and are even more relevent.
Thanks!
Well said guys... keep up the great work... Never Forget.
Great explanation of the current situation with historical context in 11 minutes. I have a feeling in a few months when weather conditions are favorable for amphibious operations in the Taiwan Strait, you may have to do another story - Taiwan : Not a Country ? It was only controlled by mainland China by 2 dynasties for around 200 years, otherwise it's got it's own history and indigenous people, it was even ruled by the Dutch East India Company for a while.
@@kingpriapatius5832 ukraine dismantled all atomic weapons in order for friendship and recognition of their borders
@@kingpriapatius5832 Looks like we found Russian troll. Idi nahui!
If every nation went by that ridiculous logic, we'd have another scramble for Africa and old Empires attempting to rise up from their graves. Thankfully it isn't that easy to pull the wool over people's eyes and make them mindlessly follow their leaders into war....at least not as easy as it was in the 20th century and prior.
It would be interesting to see Spain attempt to reconquer their holdings in Central America and Mexico though.
@@Kay2kGer I find it unbelievable (but true) that a country would give up their nuclear weapons for a treaty. Nuclear armed countries are not invaded. I can understand making a treaty pledging not to use their nuclear weapons first, but giving them up entirely before everyone else does the same is asking for invasion.
@@kingpriapatius5832 Putin troll detected. Reporting for misinformation. Poshel nahuj, kremlebot.
Hey i have a question. Indy at the and says "peace between major powers wich lasted from 1945 to 2022.". So what are conflicts of cold war? A peacful conflicts?
Well… a conflict that didn’t escalate to direct armed conflict, although it was fought out as proxy wars in Korea, Vietnam, and other places. It’s called a war, but never escalated into direct war between the major powers.
@@TimeGhost but neither did war in Ukraine. Its just like war in Vietnam...The US send troops back than and the SSSR send weapons and other material...which seems kind of similar to this situation. Or did i miss something?
@Svit Podgornik by saying "up until 2022" we don't mean that major powers are now at war and this situation has ended, we are still in a situation where major powers are not at war
@@TimeGhost a ok, than i just missunderstood. My mistake sorry!
Ukrainians were considered ethnically diverse enough in the USSR to be the primary victims of the Holodomor… but with clear differences in govt, language and culture are not distinct enough for Putin to be their own people 😂
So Very well done !! Thank You
For me it is still sureal to see that tje Soviet Union existed until the 1990s!
I was born 1994 and never heard of its existence after the cold war because in history lessons this topic was completly avoided!
Thanks many times for your great work! ❤
Very good one Indy and Spartacus, many thanks !
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Dayum Indy, tell ‘em like it is! Awesome episode btw
Thank you for providing this information.
Well done as always.
@Shawn R Thank you for watching
Love this series guys, keep up the excellent work.
Thank you so much!
Thank you Indy and Spartacus.
Thanks for watching with us @willy will
Nice video! But one moment you got wrong, Belorussia was also presented independently in UN
You are correct - slipped the fact check, apologies.
Thank you for the contextual history.
Thank you for watching!
"Rigged referendum" when will we hear about the Kosovo referendum
Thank you