Why is Russia So DAMN BIG?
The story of moving east and just...not stopping
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Yo wassup 🤗
Please make a video on the Boers and Kruger Rands
Ivan: Go east! How far east? Ivan: Until you find west.
This is so underrated😹😹
This just made my day😂
Witty 🤣
They still havent found the west ..if you keep going due east without turning!!
Reminds me of that video when Putin asks a kid how far Russia's borders stretch and he whispers "Russia's do not end..."
I'm from Sakha republic. The funny thing is when you fly from Yakutsk to Moscow it takes about 6 hours and because of 6 time zones that divides Moscow and Yakutsk you don't lose time. For example, if you flew off in 10 AM you will land in 10 AM.
But then in the other way you lose 12 hours
@@monkmodemalik8225 true
Haha that's funny
Time travel
Sending you warm regards :-)
As a Dutchmen from The Netherlands (Holland) having learned only the western view on Russia, I've only learned bad things about Russia. Since I've migrated to Turkey some years ago, a more neutral country if it comes to The West / Russia I've learned so much positive things about Russia and I've met some amazing Russians living here too. My view has completely changed and I planned a trip and can't wait to visit Russia and see some of the diversity and kindness of the people there. I hope the world media would be more neutral and I feel sad it isn't.
Oh come on. They are nazists. they treat you well because you are Dutch, but if you were Uzbek, kyrgyz they would treat you with contempt.
Don't be so naive😂
Lies. I live in the Netherlands and there is not this idea that all Russians are bad. That's just some oversimplified generalizations that is not based on reality.
Приезжайте:) встретим хлебом-солью 🎉❤🎉
@@user-pf7dz6dt3zall these together with akm 😂😂😂
My grandma is from Dagestan and she was a famous dancer with her group, she traveled the whole world, performing at different cities and counties. At one point she was in south korea and she with her ground got invited by samsung for dinner after their performance which I think is kinda cool. Now she lives in Czech Republic with us :)
Вау, вот это путешествие. Привет из российского Дагестана ❤
Забавно как прозвучало - русские научились пользоваться технологиями Европы, когда порох и пушки с ракетами и пороховыми бомбами и бумагой изобрели в Китае :)
Забавно другое - освободились мы от Ига в 1480 после стояния на Угре. Грозный начал править неполный век спустя в 1547 году, ну а уж массовое внедрение порохового оружия вообще при Петре случилось. Редкое надругательство над историей в этом видео вижу я.
@@Cat-without-smileсогласен, тоже возмутился)
@@Cat-without-smile При Петре была уже модернизация. Иван Грозный вполне себе пользовался порохом) Взять Казань, Астрахань, Сибирь смогли именно благодаря пушкам, тк у татар не было таких технологий) Тупо произошла Age of Empires
Да он преподносит как ему угодно, не изучив досконально
Забавно что он говорит как ужасно что Россия воевала в Чечне, где погибали мирные жители, как это ужасно. А когда Америка приперлась воевать во вьетнам, конечно же не 1 мирный не погиб, не от газа который они распыляли над всеми деревнями, не от бомб, не от напалма.
It's mind blowing to imagine that Russia was once European , Asian and North American country at the same time.
could say the same about the UK x100
What do you mean “was”??
It technically still is
@@noahvrs1004I mean north America (Alaska is not part of Russia any more)
@@shimnakt955 Yeah but didn't Putin buy the last US president?
I hope someone sees this. As a linguistics fan, this fact about Russia always comes to mind. On the Yenisei river, there is a small town, I think about 1000 inhabitants. These people speak the ket language. The ket language was recently pretty much proven to be related to languages like NAVAJO, or basically to the whole Na-Dene language family, forming the 15k years old family of the dene yeniseian languages. The last known remaining bridge between the "old world" and the "new world" from the time the first humans to migrate there migrated.
I swam in the Yenisei River. From Siberia with love!
Wow that is actually really interesting! imma go down the rabbithole rn
Not only languages, but also genetics connect these peoples. Halogroup Q (or Q-M242) testifies to the kinship between the small tribe of Siberian Kets and the indigenous population of all America, both northern and southern. It is amazing, thanks to science, to reveal the secret of human migration that took place many thousands of years ago.
Oh no. Russian propaganda again. We are all fascist here. This can’t be
@@dlee7059 are you a troll or just demented
Товарищ учил историю по картинкам из американских журналов. 😊
А вы откуда историю России учили? Из первого канала?
он для англоязычной аудитории рассказал о истории россии достаточно,понятное дело,что будут недочёты и несоответствия,но я наоборот порадовался,когда освещается россия не стереотипно,а под разными углами.Ему может быть и следовало немного лучше разобраться в истории,вам бы следовало начать лучше понимать людей и влияние их действий на других.
@@wqzzrчасто стали попадаться подобные ролики в тренде и это самое стереотипное…
@@shemireen5524ты очень остроумен. ты же конечно лучше знаешь историю России чем средний житель ее. Да и вообще, Адам и Ева украинками и украинцем были
ну ты ж у нас историю учишь из российских газет и по первому каналу, там-то точно правду говорят😊
Fun fact: Norway and North Korea are separated by 1 Country
norway and japan
you mean finland
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@@pedropedrohan102 no 1
@@NiteStorm324 Russia and China
“Not to long ago, Russia wasn’t that big” Goes back 1,000 years
Why big? there are many nationalities there it's falling apart soon in parts be able to name your country other stories Tatarstan, Yakutia, Chechnya, Kalmyk, Dagestan, and many others there is a 40% russian+asianmuslims
Taylor Sweetova you are wrong. Because in most of this republics the major and biggest nationality is Russian. All these republics not join Russia voluntarily. And was create when Reds won in 1917.
@@sonic3932 Are you a Ukrainian neo-Nazi? Why do you write this nonsense in every comment? Russians have been hearing from their enemies for 1000 years how Russia will "fall apart soon in parts".
@@sonic3932 you are talking nonsense. There are about 120 million Russians in Russia, and only the rest are representatives of Asian peoples. In almost any city, Russians are in the majority.
Didn’t you see the asterisk * relevantly speaking)))
Штаты слишком велики! Свободу Техасу!
Техас будет свободным!
А почему только Техаса.? А как же остальные??
Якутии свободу, Калининградской области, чечне, дагестану
@@whiteswan5670, Якутии свободу? Уж чего чего, а свободы там завались. Простор тысячи км. Я там была, знаю. И Чечня тоже хотела не так давно стать свободной. И сразу же стала освобождаться от населения террористами со всего мира. Ахмад в итоге и передумал освобождаться, и Рамзан тоже. Единственный регион Союза, который нужно было освободить, это Украина. И сделать это нужно было уже в 40е. Детей рассеять по детдома СССР, а взрослых покорять навсегда Полярные широты.
@@whiteswan5670 они свободны как никогда
"ещё не так давно Россия не была такой большой". Смеюсь в голос. 1000 лет назад, это не так давно, по его мнению. Да тогда и Британии то не было, не говоря уж о США, которые появились спустя 700-800 лет. "... не так давно ...", постыдился бы
*It's a joke phrase*
@@HANKSANDY69420and what is so funny about this joke if it's joke?
The country is so big that when I ask people from smaller cities whether they have traveled abroad, they tell me they have been to Moscow as if Moscow is another country entirely.😂
Well. Moscow really too different from the rest of the cities. All money from all country going to one city
They are not wrong) I won't talk about politics and poorness of the people. Just know that Moscow is so much different comparing to the rest of Russia. It can be considered as a country.
@@orgax Actually no. Most of Russia is non profitable and the european region of Russia subsidizes the rest of the country. Save areas with oil and gas reserves, most of the country is economic ballast needing western Russia to to give them money.
@@Argentvs It brings some profit, but just the money that comes to such regions exceeds their profit
Moscow is not Russia. Every russian will tell you so
As a person from the European side of Russia, currently in Moscow, I absolutely forget that my country is so big and that there are people who don't look "Russian" in a typical sense. One of the dreams of mine is to travel around my country to explore it since there is so much to look at, for example, natural resources rather than big city plants. And the history is so complex, I don't even know the majority of it. And it is interesting bc I'm more interested in the history of European countries and absolutely forget about my own. Also, every time a foreigner takes interest in Russia, I'm so surprised, I'm like "oh, cool. you know about Russia, that's nice". So, really appreciate your videos!
Do you know about stolen territories as Yakutsk, Tatarstan, Crimea, Eastern Ukraine, Siberia and other?
You should, sis! Altai is amazing for instance. Kavkaz is amazing, Ichkeria, Kabardino-Balkaria etc. People and "nature" alike. However, how can you forget how multicultural the country is when on the streets of Moscow you see every ethnic group? I mean, I'm originally from St Petersburg, and there in subway you'd see every single one of them. And when Ramadan starts the city center would be blocked so that people can pray. I guess it took me years of living abroad to understand how diverse any crowd in Russia is.
You guys have such a beautiful anthem that I feel jealous. Слава Россия 🇷🇺
@@Madikon07 The Tatars got their payback for the Mongol invasions.
I suspect it’s the other way around. Anyway, I have to visit Russia as whole.
И так здравствуйте, я из Республики Саха (Якутия). И я Саха, и в данный момент в субботу 16.12.2023 года на улице как то тепло -36 градусов по Цельсию. Интересные факты, Якутия в 6 раз больше Франции, здесь в имеется вся таблица Менделеева, самый богатый регион по природным ресурсам в России, самое холодное место где живут люди меньше -70 градусов по Цельсию, разность годовой температуры достигает 100 градусов по Цельсию, самые добрые люди в Якутии, одна из самых больших рек в мире Лена, самый большой город построенный на вечной мерзлоте. Интересный факт обо мне, мой прадед участвовал в гражданской войне 1917-1922 года, мой дед участвовал во второй мировой войне с 1941-1945 года, мой отец воевал в Афганистане, мой брат сейчас находится на СВО. Если есть вопросы то задавайте.
Интересно наблюдать,как народ практически полностью истребивший коренное население своего континента, рассуждает о жестоком обращение русских к присоединяемым народам.
I am a blogger from Russia and I lived in the Republic of Chuvashia. This is a small region on the Volga River. at school we had the Chuvash language. We had to learn not only Russian, but also our native language - Chuvash. We also studied English or German - to choose from. Sometimes we knew Chuvash better than English. The government takes care of the culture and language of small nationals. We also teach the history of our small nation and the history of Russia - separately. We study the national food of our republic, songs and national clothes. This is required by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.
The idea of having more then just the official language in one country to speak is so amazing, in my country we only speak one language
C'est intéressant. On voit que les minorités sont respectées en Russie et peuvent étudier leur langue.
Omg I'm Chuvash too! Well half and I'm from Togliatti buy who cares. It's very sad that our culture is to be ashamed of. Like come on, we are not some dirty dummies. Мы люди! How uniquely Russia is. It's very racist and dumb in a lot of moments
Неожиданный хамор ял
@@Kalemegdan967 In Russia, there is the concept of “small indigenous peoples”, there are about 50 such peoples in Russia. The number of representatives of such peoples is from several tens to several thousand people. They have a huge number of benefits and a variety of government obligations to them. First of all, this is aimed at preserving their culture and languages, but this does not help much, the main part of them is gradually losing their language and dissolving among larger nationalities.
I was born in Russia, in the Caucasus. I would like to say about the Russian republics. Honestly, 99% of Russian citizens can speak Russian. Some people in the republics speak only Russian, some people in the republics speak the language of their ethic group and Russian too. It's not a problem - all people understand Russian
не все знают местный язык, даже сами не русские в России каждый регион +- 50% состоит из русских, докидываем туда обрусевших и православнутых
That is a great thing. Russian should also have been the second world language but that failed, sadly.
@@revolter7094 There are seven world languages and russian is one of them.
not only that, Russians can speak at least 4 foreign languages! very intelligent nice people
@@randolfaquino9998 and yet there's far more people here who can only speak russian even though there's basic english (sometimes german) in school.
На фразе страны не должны быть такими большими , вспомнился один прекрасный мем . « а тебя это ебать не должно» 😅
Большие города...
у него просто комплексы на всё большое
Точно))))
На самом деле пока Россия будет такой большой,она будет нищей страной.Это неизбежно.Зачем гордиться большим двором,если там кроме мусора ничего нет?
Когда изучаешь чужую историю с дивана, получается подобная развесистая клюква
Ivan: So hear this...we go west...but through the east
All the generals: what a fucking genius
Random Oversimplified reference.
And Colombus wanted to go East by going West...
@@VeraDonna Magellan agrees*
@@seith2022 *Magalhães
After Russia reaches the pacific : "Tsar, there is no more 'east' to expand east" "Isn't the earth a gloobe?"
"Say Less"
No, they politely view the world as not that
Google Russian-American Company
*angry flat earther noises*
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Actually , I love how those empires invade their land without harming others cultures. Not like British or US.
Russia invaded their land without harming other cultures? 😂 good joke
Ни с одним из народов Россия не поступила, так как поступили англосаксы с коренным населением Америки. В России не было резерваций, как в Америке. 😝 @@RDB-mw9ig
*Funny college kids*
russia is literally a prison for many different nationalities and cultures. Go and educate yourself, because what you write is pathetic.
😂😂😂😂 u missed France nd other nations but Russia isn’t any better u just blind
Oh Man... I wonder how you find topics.. Great stuff very informative. Every day i watch at least a video from your channel
Мне нравится фраза: Страны не должны быть такими большими и тут же... один Техас размером с Францию😂
Это другое 😀
весь ролик для этого и создан. + солжениценские расказики упомянуть не забыл
Это же янки, "это другое, нам можно". Чтоб они провалились всей своей страной, оставив остальной мир в покое
Нууууу Россия не страна, а федерация.
@@user-th8wz8tb8v .... лучше ничего не говори( бедненький
The Black Sea coast is very different from the rest of Russia. Here you have Mediterranean or Subtropical climates, vineyards, tea plantations and so much more!
Yeah and huge palaces owned by the president!
@@dragonlord1225 that too
Sochi
Was thinking if you did watch this video ot not. Glad you did 😀
@@dragonlord1225 Don't forget occupied territories of Crimea, Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region!
Спасибо далекому парню, который позволил мне взглянуть на свою huge и great страну с такой стороны. Так просто и понятно. Они все шли и шли на восток.. :) Горжусь своей родиной и своими людьми
I am so grateful for you and your team. Love your channel. Thank you for sharing on Russia I pray for Russia and our planet. It was very insightful to learn of the different cultures of Russia. Keep up your great work. Thanks
"Russia - The only thing standing between Norway and a North Korean invasion"
You know, there are these countries called Mongolia, Finland and Sweden, right?
@@ocarinagirlandthestories648 Russia borders both North Korea and Norway
@@peterlegrand157ok fair enough. But I don’t get why it would be Norway out of all the countries Russia share borders with,
@@ocarinagirlandthestories648 it's a joke
@@bomjahed I know but does Norway have a lot of power and I have just missed it
I’m a Slavic Russian from the far eastern city of Russia called Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. It’s on the island of Sakhalin. I have a subject in school called global politics, and for it I wrote a research paper on this island and the Kuril Islands which are part of one oblast. It’s an extremely interesting story about Russian-Japanese relations, which in my opinion deserves a whole other episode. On another note, thank you for making another video about Russia! I’m so happy you find my country so interesting, because it gets annoying after a while when all people mention vodka, bears, and communism, basically all Russian stereotypes - you go beyond them.
Yeah, I think this one is especially nice because the "all Russians are white" stereotype is extremely pervasive and just believed to be true.
Главное, чтобы таких видео было больше и люди на западе понимали, что мы не поддерживаем создание нового железного занавеса и идиотские агрессивные действия властей. Надоело уже каждый раз оправдываться, что я никого травить не собираюсь или не поддерживаю вторжение в соседние страны, когда знакомлюсь с европейцами
Stereotypes are all the average person knows about any country, so don't take it personally. That said, Russia is a very interesting country and I hope he makes another, deeper video on this topic.
@@icarus4721 when you think about how much an average American knows, and then think that 50% of Americans know less than him moment
@@icarus4721 Lol wtf?
JohnnyHarris keep up the awesome work! Honestly im learning alot off your History Vids their beautifully put together i love it & the info sticks. Thank you brother many blessings to you & the team.
Страны не должны быть такими большими... в смысле? Они могут быть любого размера. Думаю, что эта фраза прозвучала только потому, что легче влиять на маленькую страну. Разделяй и властвуй. Россия большая и классная, приезжайте, посмотрите на нее изнутри. Это удивительное место. Столько людей и народов живут по-своему и вместе одновременно. Внутри России могут быть противоречия, но россияне всегда объединялись против общего врага и давали отпор. Потом что как говорится в нашем гимне: "Братских народов союз вековой...".
Russian history starts in Ladoga town and Velikii Novgorod - first city of Russia, not Kyiv. Kyiv was the first big capital - and it was Kyivskaya Rus'. Before that it was Novgorodskaya Rus'. The first guy of the Rus' was Rurik and Oleg. Also, the second dude died next to Ladoga Town and we have memorial about this.
Again nobody called or considered Kiyevskaya Rus as it was just a period in history. The term was invented in XIX century to outline new time in Rus' history.
Ладога не был центром принятия решений и управления. Это был перевалочный городок. Киев же был центром власти, как и Новгород.
Novgorod Russia did not exist, there was Novgorod republic. One of military commanders with his Rus captured the city of Kiev at Kazar Khaganate and began to conduct the policy. Russ is from Slavic - hands ((that meant army)), in Anguian there is similar Arms and Army. Then this name has passed on all population, and Kiev became capital of Rus'. By the way, the Turkic name Cossack (from Hungarian "Kezek" - Hands)
@@Foximanify задорнов разлогинься
@@Foximanify Русь произошла от названия народа
Hey, I'm from the Russian Far East (I mean, it's an official name of the region, no jokes here), the city of Vladivostok. It is 11.0000km away from Moscow, but 200km away from China and North Korea. It has lots of south-east-asian immigrants living here (so many that children study Chinese at schools). It is also all about marine trade, fishing and all kinds of fun sea-related things. Love my land, totally recommend visiting
I've really wanted to visit Vladivostok! I've wanted to take the trans-siberian train from Moscow to Vladivostok just to experience the journey and to see so many cultures!
Во Владивостоке нет засилья эмигрантов из Юго-Восточной Азии и никто не учит китайский язык в школах. Зачем ты пишешь это враньё?
just a question, i don't know much about accent variations in Russia as the Sovet Union tried to homogenise it more but how different is the Russian you speak from someone from Moscow?, are your accents noticeably different, do you use different slang and words? (aka, how much do regional accents/dialects variate from one another)
@@peepeetrain8755 Youngsters from different regions of Russia speak russian without any accents. Old people sometimes have accent. Especially old people from villages and small cities. But all russian-speaking persons can understand each other without any problems. It's all about television. The same language everywhere.
@@peepeetrain8755 Also, throughout all Russia, with the exception from region closer to south-west, east and south borders, there is no accent. Even ethnically Mongolian people speak fluently. This is not the case only in Russia, as most of the countries, that have been in USSR prior to it’s collapse speak Russian as good as Russians themselves without any accent.
Thank you for remembering Kalmykia, really love my own republic, it was so nice!
I’m an American who recently moved to Siberian Russia! And I absolutely love it! I’m making videos of my life here.
Ого,я нашел тебя здесь . Недавно смотрел твои видео. Так держать
@@Filoret 🫡 that’s awesome!
Good luck with the videos.
@@northernbackwoodsman263 🫡
Thtat's cool, bro 👍
A couple of interesting facts about 11 time zones: - When Russia celebrates New Years, news anchors congratulate some big city hourly. It's like a countdown - the more cities are mentioned, the closer the holiday. - Often all sorts of television programs are leaked onto the Internet, because they are first shown in the Far East, and they will reach Moscow in about 10 hours. Therefore, for example, people from Moscow can always find the President's New Year messages on the Internet long before the New Year. - Sometimes what the government doesn't like is accidentally shown on television in the Far East. These things are being cut out of programs while they trudge to Moscow. It's always fun to talk about things like that.
Essentially, Russia is the only country with people who can see the far future!
@@TheShrewdMonarch точняк. и это печально. не видит народ что Путин уже как гитлер....
@@Vrediskin that’s what I was going to say!
That hour-by-hour New Year's thing is a really cool concept. Imagine if they did that for the entire world.
There is a Russian comedy film about traveling across Russia and continuously celebrating new year's 😆
Я из России,точнее из республики Башкортостан,у нас своя культура свой язык.И все мы знаем руский.Спасибо тебе человек из Америки который смог так кратко и так интерестно расказать историю нашей могучей страны!
Russian missionary and evangelism was also very different then Western European. If you study the lives of Saint Herman and Innocent of Alaska, you see the orthodox missionaries were much more open and accepting of native cultures. Emphasizing what they had in common with Christianity and preserving cultural heritage.
As a person from Kalmykia, really appreciate you bringing our culture in front of the Western world 👏👏
I love Russia even tho the person in power isn't good, he doesn't impact Russians as much as people think. It really damages us knowing we do many stuff on our own with our own legislature, but are over looked as if we all act like the person in charge.
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@@awywb4h986 nah man putin is sick
dude
>культура
I'm from Caucasus. I just want to add that most regions of Russia are very dependent on Moscow and money that comes from federal government. So they aren't really independent. But yeah, Russia is very diverse. I hope that when the world peace will be restored everybody can visit our country and see its beauty by themselves.
@@nzsvus in video he mentioned that there are republics in Russia that are nearly independent from Moscow, bit it is not true. Actually there is only one - Chechnya :)
Almost the whole world can visit Russia whenever they want :) you just need to get a visa and buy a plane ticket. Now you have to fly with transfers from many countries. But Russia is open and anyone can fly in.
Американцы не настолько знаю Россию, чтобы понимать насколько все плохо с распределением денег
@@user-gk6ge3vj7f вам что плохо жить в большой стране? А давай поделим, и Штаты или Канада будут больше. Потом поделим и их. А что? Чтобы не выделялись! Видео дебильное...
Это все связанно с распределением бюджета. Некоторые регионы имеют дефицит, а некоторые профицит. Ну мы же не можем профицитному региону выделить больше денег, чтобы дефицитный совсем загнулся. Отсюда и перераспределение. Пусть оно и не всегда справедливое в отношении одного субъекта, но оно справедливо в масштабах всей страны. Про коррупцию, откаты и тд не хочу говорить. Это индивидуально для каждого субъекта, это стоит отдельного рассмотрения и, самое важное, дискуссия не эту тему ни к чем не приведет, кроме бессмысленного спора и нервотрепке.
Finally i found a guy for boost my geography knowledge.. Thanks Harris ❤
I'm glad to see the initiative to show Russia, thank you for that. But your knowledge of history. Oh, God...to be correct, they are extremely pathetic, especially the reasons for moving east... Also talking about the conquest by the Golden Horde, we were also constantly attacked by Europe. That is, we were constantly attacked from the west and from the east in same time. But after being included in the Ulus Udzhuchi, we finally got peace for a long time. The Europeans were afraid of the Mongols and no longer came to us from the west. And in the east we simply paid tribute. This gave us time to develop and became strong, which is why we were able to get free from the Horde when power and circumstance became favorable. I would also like to point out the terms Muscovy, Kievan Rus and Ivan the Terrible. The term Muscovy was invented and used by not friendly countries in the West( Polish-Lithuanian propaganda) We called ourselves knyazgestvo Moskovskoe, which similar to The Principality of Moscow, or Grand Duchy of Moscow, so and the Duchy of Kiev. Also Suzdalsuoye, Novgorod etc. Just like the Duchy of Normandy, the Duchy of Brittany in France. The term Kievan Rus was coined in the 19th century. The Moscow Duchy simply won the power race, just like in any other feudally fragmented country. And they began to unite the lands around themselves to centralize power. As in any other country late feudal period. Ivan the Terrible is called terrible in the English translation. In Russian it means more like redoubtable. The English king Henry VIII is called Henry VIII, not the cruel or terrible , although he was more bloody than Ivan IV. I can give few other examples of European sun-faced kings, contemporaries of Ivan IV (the Terrible in the English translation) who pursued a similar policy, using political persecution and torture even of aristocrats.
Мы не входили в состав улуса Джучи. Дань платили, но не входили. Карта улуса Джучи в помощь
Это...Самая странная история России, которую я видел... После речи про Москву я стал уже ждать Великую Тартарию
Про город Москва, который Muskovy - конечно, клюква и упрощение, но про причины расширения на Восток сказано более-менее верно. Вся история расширения России (включая самые новейшие эпизоды) - это попытка достичь удобных для обороны географических пределов (моря, реки, горы, пустыни и т.д.)
А Славяно-Арийскую империю просуществовавшую более 100 000 лет вы то-же ждали ?
И ещё государство "Киевская Русь", которого не было. Древнерусское было, а киевского не было.
Отчасти верно. Точнее сказать так - Киевская Русь это была одна из провинций Славяно-Арийской империи-Тартарии-Руси.
А вот гиперборею зря не упомянул, древние русы недовольны. Автор очевидно людоящер.
Can you imagine if in the USA there were several republics like in Russia, Sioux Republic, Apache Republic or Cherokee Republic, etc. with their own languages? sadly they were all wiped out
Very interesting point.
Russia usually accepted natives no matter the colour or language, there was only one condition: Agree to join Russia and fight with us
@@williamsherman1942 Agree to become part of Russia or die. Russia is better at multiculturalism than America, but they were still conquerors.
@@QuesoCookies why didn't Americans try that approach instead of resorting to genocide
@@felipe-vibor well, you need to understand that the European settlers at that time were, in a way, not actually considered Americans. They were considered British, Dutch, French...etc. And eventually, they wanted to drift away from their European roots and everything and form their own country of America. it is different than Russia sending people to other places, saying that BOOM this is Russia, and we are all staying Russian. (America would still be a part of Britain if we were to 100% follow Russia's case) only, there is a tiny problem... how can we be true Americans when there are already Americans here? If we keep them, people of our kind will always be seen as foreigners. Great idea, let us kill them all and take the title of being American :))) and then after they're no longer a threat we can scream EQUALITY! on top of all this, there is a very important difference in ideology, Americans strongly believed in the concept of racism at that time, and so the natives to them were savages. (Russia did not strongly believe in racism at that time) and most importantly, native Americans did not want to be ruled by Europeans, and they fought back on multiple accounts, which ruined the relationship between the two. (and obviously, at that time, the more technically advanced Europeans get the upper hand, it was a complete joke. Literally. like, a native tribe kills one European, the Europeans goes and kill the entire native village and tribe for revenge... and yeah, that went well)
I am from Komi Republic, from capital Syktyvkar, Ezhva. И я в шоке от того, что какой то иностранец говорит про мою республику, рассказал про ГУЛАГ в Воркуте и про Маньпупунёр, про место, которое занесено в наследие ЮНЕСКО с 95 года. Я в шоке потому, что об этом и наши то русские говорят не часто. А помимо природных красот есть и другие особенности республики. Но я рада что сказали хотя бы про это. Я очень люблю место, в котором живу. Прямо сейчас, кстати, ожидается 1 января -35 градусов. С нашей высокой влажностью это будет как -45))) Но я обожаю это место. И пусть летом +45, а зимой -45, тут не особо может удобно жить и чего то не хватает, но я просто люблю свой дом и мне повезло родиться именно здесь. И спасибо что рассказали. Мне очень интересно как иностранцы относятся к России, особенно в настоящее время. Понимаете о чём я... Но Россия это люди. Не судите о такой огромной стране по правительству, это не правильно. Спасибо еще раз за то, что сделали этот ролик, искали информацию несколько дней, пытались разобраться в истории другой страны. Это очень приятно.
You're a great narrator/commentator/storyteller...Im not bored at all! Im learning and at the same time, Im having fun!
I live in South Korea. The city of Andong holds an annual mask dance festival, and as part of the festival, they invite traditional dance troupes from all over the world to perform and share their culture. A few years ago, I attended the festival and happened upon a performance by a group from Yakutia (another name for Sakha). They were INCREDIBLE. So much energy, joy, and skill - easily my favorite group from all the performances I witnessed that weekend. Having never heard of the place before, I Googled it and was surprised to learn that it's part of Russia. Thank you for shining a light on Russia's diversity!
Yes, russians made a lot to colonise Sakha many years ago. I proud how strong are Yakutia people to protect their culture.
you should know that Russia is a terrorist country. All territories at different times were annexed as a result of genocide and repression of the local population. As a South Korean, you should know what occupation and genocide is Also, I hope you remember that the Korean War was unleashed by the USSR by the hands of the Koreans. Just as they did in Afghanistan, Moldova, Georgia, Chechnya, and the list is endless. Now Russia is waging a war of conquest on the territory of Ukraine. Tens of thousands of people have already died, millions have become refugees
@@olenkaolenka5935 I'm not a Korean citizen - I just happen to live here. But I'm also not sure why you're directing this comment to me. I never said that the Russian government is great or perfect or hasn't committed atrocities. I just made an observation about the diversity of cultures within the country.
@@olenkaolenka5935 Hey woman, what are you talking about? The largest colonial empire on earth was British empire, so you should ask American native tribes about British ways of conquest. In comparing to them Russian approach to expansion were more humanistic, as you can hear in the video. So, in your opinion, is today's Great Britain also a terrorist country? Do you think we, both of Slavic origin, communicate on their language because they were soft and gentle to other nations throughout history? I guess you are from Ukraine so, if you are, I can say that I am sorry for what happened to your country and I hope that your nation will solve problems and become prosperous soon. Governments of other countries are responsible for crisis in Ukraine, but I suggest you to look at bigger picture if you want to understand the truth. :)
@@laurabowles Don't pay attention - Ukrainian internet-warriors on payroll trying to stirring up conflicts in comments. P.S. You should check Yskyakh festival in Yakutia - it's brilliant
As a Kalmykian, I am very happy that you mentioned our people! It’s so rare for us to get mentioned, especially in the west! Peace to you!❤️
Good for you, man. I wish you and your people all the best.
Hey, Bald and Bankrupt came over Also I made a large essay about Kalmykia and the capital Elista for some school subject, so atleast my classmates know about your great Republic now!
Sending love to you from India
He forgot Tatarstan.
Oh you are happy? Why are you not angry about russia invading east and kill million of animal for business. Shame on you history.
Хорошо рассказано! Надеюсь все поняли, что после каждого нападения на нас, наша страна не уменьшается, а расширяется😂: русский пародокс... Не воюйте с русскими!
Awesome video. I always learn a tremendous amount of information from you. Thank you.
Fun fact: Ivan the Terrible's actual nickname doesn't actually mean "terrible". The modern English meaning of the word shifted towards "horrible, awful", but the original Russian nickname Грозный (Grozny) actually means "formidable, dangerous, powerful". Oh and if you like Game of Thrones, read his biography. You'll get: wars, conspiracy, coups, all sorts of dirty politics and much more! Did you know a rival noble clan poisoned his first wife Anastasia and her death caused a collapse in his mental health that made him unhinged? And how all of it was part of a power play by the aristocrats to take power from Ivan, and how he viciously retaliated by essentially wiping the old clans who posed a potential threat out? And the Oprichnina? History is fascinating
Ivan IV the awesome
Putin the Polonium Poisoner?
In Poland we call him Iwan Groźny i was always wondering why Engliab chose "Terrible" it isnt even close
Give us more facts please 😩
ins't Grozny the capital of Chechnya ??
Russians were exploring the world like we are exploring for a nice Minecraft base, far away from spawn.. lol
Just like me finding some bamboos but instead found a millions of villages
Idk why but this suddenly makes me want to establish an empire in minecraft......damn
@@steveleekyon1212 hahahahaha go for it man! No better way to spend free time
@@steveleekyon1212 Same. This sudden urge
@@erapunongbayan6067 the haybales are the best loot in villages Apart from the villagers themselfes
"Not that long ago" "So let's look 1000 years ago"
"How far should we expand?" Until you find a border... "BUT THERE IS NONE!!!" Blyad! Sen keep going, commerade!
USA is also Russia, you just don't know about it HA! HA! HA!
Русские не сдаются 😂😂😂
I mean even ocean did not stop them at the time.
@@PetroooooooTV you mean Alaska?
Ok
It is quite strange to hear that the country should not be so huge, although, for example, the British Empire was much larger. The only difference is that Russia did not use the colonies, but annexed them to itself. In addition, this is the only way to ensure safety.
Как говорится, к Британской империи были колонии внешние, а у Российской внутренние
@@Danila-Marchenkoпричем самый страдавший народ - русский, а самая ограниченная со стороны властей вера - православие
@@Danila-Marchenko в колониях заводы и космодромы не строят.
Одно дело когда поисоеденяешь к себе и у них появляются права граждан, а другое дело когда этот колония котрая не имеет права не на что, а только должна работать на своих колонизаторов и всё чем занимались колонизаторы это загребает все богатства этих земель. Ещё не забывайте что иногда экспансия начиналась с геноцида. Они сначало убивали большое количество коренного народа и оставляли малую часть которая будут работать на них.
@@Incolent I completely forgot. Indeed, many wanted and tried to divide Russia, but died. That's why Russia is so big.
I'm from Astrakhan. It's in South Russia part (Astrakhan oblast), near Volgograd if it helps. And, we have almost +40°C in summer. It's hot! And it snows there really bad recently. Last winter it did, like, only 3 times. Then it melted immediately, turning ground into dirt.))) Sorry for the mistakes :)
На том, что внутри России есть "фактически 22 независимые страны, кроме внешней политики", можно закончить
It's really hard to invade a freezing country. Both France and Germany tried.
neapolean tried once rest is history
Both started invite in the summer!
Napoleon lost 5/6 of his army before the onset of winter
@@user-fu2cv9xl7p yes and retreated in the winter
WW1?
I am from Buryatia in Russia but grew up in the West and even I always "forget" how diverse my country is. Thank you for talking about it!
When country so big you forgot diversity exist...
A very lovely country with nice people!
О, сайн байна земляк! я из Улан-Удэ
Damn she one of them Russian baddies fr
This video has a different perspective on Russia: "Why Russia is STILL getting bigger" What do you think?
Интересный факт: Карелия - единственная республика в составе РФ, которая не имеет своего официального языка. А все из-за того, что "родной" язык карелов имеет общее происхождение с финским. Соответственно алфавит пишется не на кириллице, а на латинице, что противоречит законодательству России =) А еще удивительна Казань. Город с многовековой историей. Казань объединяет не только Европу и Азию, но и православие и мусульманство. Так же там можно увидеть Храм всех религий - место, где проповедуют 16 разных религий =) Про содержание видео промолчу) Далеко не со всем согласен, но тут уж кого как учили. Про царя Ивана... Да, наверное он казнил немало людей. Я не знаю, да и никто не знает. Но был ли он таким ужасным тираном на фоне других правителей того времени? Думаю, все слышали про Варфоломеевскую ночь во Франции? Там за несколько часов перебили несколько тысяч человек. Не жалели никого, беременным разрезали животы и убивали плод. Да и человеческая жизнь, наверное, ценилась иначе...
Русские всегда были лучше европейцев. Умнее и благороднее. Потому они нас и ненавидят. Комплекс неполноценности. Зависть..
за Варфоломеевскую ночь было убито больше людей чем за все время правления Ивана Четвертого (а он правил весьма долго). И его все равно назвали "Грозным".
I’m from Russian Far East. My hometown has a border with China. Two countries are separated by river. You can actually see Chinese city from my hometown. The fun fact it’s called Blagoveshchensk, which is roughly translates into English as the city of good news;)
Is your first language Russian? Or a Turkic, more Asian language? And do you have European roots? Or are you middle asian? Siberia is so fascinating! I just checked the Wikipedia page for Blagoveshchensk. Your town was part of China until the 19th century?? How awesome is that
I need a Johnny Harris Netflix docuseries to binge. Seriously top notch stories and editing.
Agreed
What’s wrong with this? It’s not blocked behind a paywall like Netflix
Not a lot of people that wouldn’t benefit from learning about the world from Johnny Harris, entertaining education.
@@loganw3298 Johnny would make more money. Maybe?
Please!
Why didn't you tell us about Alaska? There are still Russian buildings in Alaska.
Ivan the terrible was also regarded as Ivan the great for his revolutionary ideas and expansion of his empire he also improved the economy and made more laidback rules and gave people more rights than most colonizers
Everyone who has looked at a map before: "Yeah its pretty big"
Also all territories near the pole are not in right scale it is pretty smaller you can watch another video about how it is hard to made flat world map in right scale
That what she said
My country is smaller than the capital of Russia
And yet few Americans can point it out on the map..
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Heyyy👋🏽 I’m from Russia, from Tatarstan (one of republic), Kazan. I’m so proud of Tatarstan, because here 50% Russian and 50% tatar people and we live in pease and respect. I mean two different cultures coexist peacefully in the same region, that’s cool!❤ mosques can stand next to churches)) I hope, the war will end soon and then WELCOME TO Tatarstan!🥰
Татар тел белясенмэ?
❤🤩😘
А почему в Татарстане надписи на улице не на татарском, а на русском? Почему хотябы не дублируются?
@@sd4822 потому что татарстан в россии..
@@via_nas а в чём тогда заключается сохранение национальных языков? Хаахаххаха В том что в школах просто государство разрешает учить местный национальный язык? В Канаде есть французский штат и там всё на французском. Швейцария тоже самое. А что же России мешает сделать так же самое местными языками? Просто идёт русификация, не выдумывай, нет никого сохранения местных языков, это клоунада для бедных.
Иван Грозный казнил за свое правление 3 тысячи человек, в то время как любой правитель Европы 300-400 тысяч
Россия началась с Великого Новгорода! Очень много недочетов, но спасибо за видео. Мы любим и чтим свою историю😊
This is a token of silent appreciation of an American production that uses metric system.
So confusing. Why not use both?!
@@arieljosephvc3162 what’s the point
To cater to all your viewers. You are not changing a whole unit system overnight with one video. That's the point
@@arieljosephvc3162 do you not understand the metric system?
@@arieljosephvc3162 what do you mean changing a whole unit system? He isn’t changing shit, that’s just what he uses, surely you can grasp the metric system
Мне нравится, как этот человек перескочил с Киевской Руси сразу до Российской Империи
Вот так у них и учат историю... что вы хотите, они думают что, что только они выиграли Вторую Мировую...
И город, который назывался Московией, потом Москвой... Автор - вы неграмотны! Москва раньше называлась "Москов", а до этого было Кучковым, ибо там сидел боярин Кучка.
@@user-mt4sq9tz9b а ты учишь историю где не было совместных парадов с Германией и что вторую мировую выиграл только СССР.
думаешь у нас лучше? Я к слову тоже слабо помню историю до 20 века, в общих чертах, хотя если бы я решил сделать ролик на ютуб то подготовился бы.
@@user-mt4sq9tz9bэто буквально 15 минутное видео… непонятно научили ли вас объективности без лишнего пафоса и трагизма. о нашей стране и ее красотах рассказывают аудитории, а вы только причитать можете, сами для нее ничего не сделав.
Ты приезжай, мы тебя встретим. Покажем, что у нас тут и как.
holy shit. this absolutely blew my mind. i now realize how little i know about the world and how big it truly is. thank you!
В средние века русские торговали не только мехом, еще мёдом, воском, льном и древесиной.😊 А еще вы не упомянули, что даже во времена татаро-монгольского ига, Россия непрерывно защищалась от Ливонских и других захватчиков с запада. У нас была причина постоянно отступать на восток. Не смотря на то, что на востоке холоднее и менее плодородные земли, но там нет таких агрессивных соседей, как европейцы 😅
Читать про агрессивных европейцев смешно, учитывая агрессивность самой России и ее восточных соседей. Золотая Орда, которая поглотила Русь и, собственно стала Россией, тому пример. Именно из-за монгольского ига мы перестали быть европейцами, а стали азиатами...
@@dinaratapirova1895 Шиза бьёт через край, по днк мы европейцы, по культуре мы русские, точка.
@@dinaratapirova1895тебе кто такую дичь в голову вдолбил дурик? То что напрягало нас иго - факт, то что платили дань - факт, но в итоге никто нас не поглотил, а они получил под сраку и ускакал восвояси. То что скорее всего в те времена было какое-то смешение крови, тоже может быть, но явно не в глобальном масштабе. Иначе бы мы все сейчас раскосые ходили. Ну ты конечно угарнул. Ты украинские каналы что ли смотришь, где они там черное море выкапывали😂
@@dinaratapirova1895это где Россия была агрессивная? Все народности сохранились со своей культурой, в отличие например от Украины, где все русское под запретом, или взять ту же Америку, которая приватизировала земли индейцев, согнав последних в резервуацию, сократив их численность до минимума. Там даже фильм сняли "Последний магикан", ну то есть всех перебили просто, вот один остался и в его честь фильм сняли. И кто агрессивный после этого надо ещё подумать.
@@dinaratapirova1895 про какую агрессию речь вообще?? Все время Россия защищалась, я вот татарка и счастлива, что все так сложилось, а не сидим сейчас как забитые женщины народностей с дикими нравами, уж кому кому только не бабам рассуждать тут про агрессию
I’m actually from Republic of Sakha you mentioned. It’s a very beautiful place and is very cold. It gets to -72 Celsius in winter. I remember when I travelled to Quebec in Canada, Canadians said that I should be wary of cold and winters are harsh. That was funny :)
Yea but you cant compare Sakha to Quebec, you probably would had to go much further north in canada to get similar climate, but for most of the world even Quebec is pretty cold though
“Ah, you think the cold is your ally. But you merely adopted the cold. I was born in it. Molded by it.”
@@puellanivis I didn't see summer until I was a man )
@@yuriychemezov Holy shit. I've rarely seen snow. My country only has harsh summers and normal winters.
@@yuriychemezov I've never seen real snow in my life. I only see it in movies and machine-made snows at the malls. It's summer all year round in here. We have no winter or fall or spring. Nothing but the scorching sun, sand, sea and the irritating humidity. I want to visit a cold country in the near future.
I was blown away when I went to Russia in 2002. The girls there were super approachable and friendly and open and liked to flirt. It's impossible to experience that in America. It was so surreal. I was blown away. And never dateless like I am in the US! It was so surreal!
amazing i had to subscribe because man i like how you created this documentary,,its never boring.i have really learned alot about russia that i ddnt know.much love and respect from here in africa kenya Nairobi😇👏
Another interesting thing about Kalmykia is that it’s the only Buddhist region in Europe! Great video, Johnny!
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really? wow cool
@Leo Erceg yeah but that doesn’t really count though. The majority of Italy is Catholic. When you go to Kalmykia, nearly everyone is Buddhist, and you have Buddhist temples everywhere. You don’t really get them in Italy or Austria.
Yakutia (Saha republic) and Buryatia are also mostly Buddhist. There was even one lama from Buryatia who was a teacher of the 13th Dalai-lama - Agvan Dorzhiev.
@@AndreyShu Sakha is not Buddhist. Tyva Republic is Buddhist. There are only 3 Buddhist Republics in Russia - Tyva, Kalmykia, and Buryatiya.
As a russian person i really enjoyed this video. I live in Primorsky region, the capital of wich is Vladivostok. Time difference with Moscow is 7 hours and it’s 9-hours flight. Our region is located on the coast of Japanese sea with very beautiful landscapes, flora and fauna.During summer we enjoy beach ans sea activites, in winter we do enjoy skiing, skating and snowboarding. There are many asian nationalities living, in my school we even had students ftom Nothern Korea) You can easily reach China just on a regular tourist bus, fly to Japan, South Korea, Vietnam or Thailand. Thats why it's quite popular to leran asian languages. I must say that it can take a lifetime to explore all of the Russia can offer to you. I wish one day i will be able to visit Baikal, Sakhalin and Kamchatka regions. P.s Travelling in Russia for russians is terribly expensive unfortunately..... With love from me to all of you reading this comment)))
cumchatka
U are lucky..God bless you... being a Russian I hope u can explore Russia.. whole
Da, I may be a black person but I've always had a love of Russian history kinda wishing that I was Russian.
Типичный расеянен ноет иностранцам как у нас всё дорого. Позорище.
Northern Manchuria was forcefully annexed from China. At that time, China was very weak economically and politically.
Очень приятно, что вы интересуетесь нашей историей. Рассказ немного простоват и угловат, но это не так важно. Важно уважение и желание узнать лучше. Спасибо
Потрясающе ПРИМИТИВНЫЙ взгляд на историю моей страны!!!! Интересно, как могла просуществовать тысячу лет русская цивилизация, если её единственной целью был поиск новых " меховых" земель? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Уникальность России ( большей частью!) заключается в ненасильственной интеграции разных народов и культур. В противном случае, она бы не просуществовала и 100 лет.....
Вот про ненасильственную - то интеграцию американцу и не понять никогда, на голову не натянуть. Генетика - с.
In Ukraine, everyone is fixated on the fact that Kyiv is the oldest city in Rus' and they throw out the term “Kievan Rus” everywhere, not knowing that this term is artificial, introduced by historians of the 19th century. In addition, Oles Buzina, a true patriot of Ukraine, writer, historian, proved that Ukraine began not with “Kievan Rus”, but with the Tatar Horde. In the “Tale of Bygone Years” out of 7 cities of Dorurikov Rus, 6 cities are located on the territory of Russia, 1 - on the territory of Belarus. These cities are: Ladoga, Isborsk, Beloozero, Novgorod, Rostov, Murom, Polotsk. Kyiv became part of Rus' later, after it was conquered by Askold and Dir.
I was born in the Republic of Tatarstan, the city of Kazan. Now I live in St. Petersburg. After all, you are wrong in saying that republics are like states within a state. Despite the fact that the republic has its own official language, 100% of the population speaks Russian on the streets and in general. And even in the republics - in each at least 50% of the Russian population... so it cannot be said that this is a state within Russia. After all, these republics are Russia.
А вот нифига подобного, не в каждой республике 50% русского населения, знайте, что говорите. В Дагестане вот не больше пяти процентов русских, в Чечне их тоже нет практически. Татарстан ладно, в Татарстане много русских это все знают, но не надо все республики России приравнивать к этому статусу. Вот например в Дагестане русских не любят
@@Sapitoshkaахуела что ли русских не любить, проси прощенья
В Чечне на чеченском разговаривают в основном
@@Sapitoshkaименно поэтому самый известный в мире дагестанец Хабиб Нурмагомедов на вопрос про национальности в России ответил «только мы в России может различать наши национальности, а во всём мире мы - русские»? Он сам себя русским назвал, и при этом Дагестанцы не любят русских? В России все такие разные, если сравнивать нас друг с другом. Но такие похожие, если сравнивать с остальным миром… Есть поговорка: «В Дагестане я - аварец, в России я - дагестанец, в остальном мире я - русский.» Лично я наполовину - чуваш, наполовину - русский. И русским я себя считаю не потому, что я больше русский или «недочуваш», а потому что для меня в России все русские.
@@user-sl4en2sc6g может он это сказал специально для видео, но личнов Дагестане когда называют русским это уже оскорбление. Я сама как Дагестанка говорю.
I am from the Republic of Bashkortostan. The nature here is very beautiful. By the way, the Ural Mountains are named after Ural Batyr, the hero of the ancient epos Ural Batyr. I am a Bashkir and I speak Bashkir language. Our people are famous for numerous rebellions against the russian authorities, their warriors, batyrs, culture, and, of course, honey. In the summer there were protests against the destruction of the Kushtau Shikhan mountain. Thanks for the video, Russia is not just Moscow and St.Petersburg P.S. come and visit us ;)
Google "Bashkortostan" and it's showing more picture of women than the country itself 😂 Seem's like your people are more famous for their look now 😅 Oh and UFA is the easiest pronouncing capital name I ever heard.
hey! I am from Bashkortostan too :) Ural is also famous for super delicious dumplings
@@whatever_12 in bashkir language it's easier to spell😉
You are turks right?
Are people muslim in this republic?
Amazing, I have never learn so much about history in a single video👌🏽
Lot's of it made up stuff, real history way more interesting
I'm watching this video from Russia. I can 't write texts well in English .But I want to say that the video is very superficial.About the history of Russia, there were other reasons to go to the east, the author does not know or deliberately distorts historical facts.There are other languages in the republics, but many people speak Russian. For example, in Kalmykia.
Hello, Dagestani here👋🥰It’so so sweet to see people from foreign countries talk about Russia with such respect and passion, I was watching the whole video with a smile😄There are more than 40 different ethnic groups living in Dagestan, all of them have there own customs, there own food and legacy. For example, my ethnicity is called Laks. In Dagestan we also have unique nature like Caspian sea (which is technically a lake), Caucasian mountains, waterfalls, the Sarikum dune, Sulak canyon and etc. Come visit us, I think, you’d like it❤️ P.S. you’re so good at pronouncing our geographic titles, mad respect✊🏽
Greetings to the great people of Dagestan AND Russia from the UK!
@Kartvelian nationalist dependa tbh,dagestan is pretty isolated state, Southern half of republic is still pretty Caucusian
No way a 37 million people country like Canada should have a higher GDP than larger 147 million people Russia. Someone's asleep at the wheel over there.
@Kartvelian nationalist that’s a very ignorant comment from someone who has never been to Dagestan, the people of Dagestan did not lose their Caucasian culture. Then again I’m not surprised to see ignorance from someone called “Kartvelian nationalist”, go worry about Abkhazia and South Ossetia instead of Dagestan.
@Kartvelian nationalist Avars are not Mongoloid Turks wtf, the Avars of Dagestan are ethnic Caucasian people. Famous Caucasian leader Imam Shamil was Avar. Dagestan is majority Caucasian, the only people who aren’t native Caucasian people in Dagestan is Kumyks, some Nogais, some Azerbaijanis in the far south, and maybe some Russians in Makhachkala and the north.
As a guy from Poland I think neighboring Kaliningrad Oblast is quite interesting. Not many people know about it existence, however because of its somewhat complicated history (eighty years ago it was Germany) I find it fascinating.
do you know that Gdansk and current Northern Polish regions where also part of Prussia, so its also German? Why you see only Kaliningrad?
@@Madikon07 Because Kaliningrad is an exclave?
@@Madikon07 Obviously I am aware of that and technically Gdańsk was a free city. I'm not stating, that Kaliningrad is German. Its history is just interesting just as history of Masuria in Poland. That's all.
it wasnt just germany it was the most vital part of prussia
@@AdityaSingh-lp5rp i mean, it's literally Prussia. That region is called "Prussia".
Well, there are some inaccuracies. 1. During the occupation of the Mongols, Russia did not know gunpowder, and firearms were still not widespread in Europe. 2. The colonial expansion clearly did not happen because of the fur. 3.Russia became an Empire only under Peter the Great, before that it was the Moscow Kingdom. And now let's talk about the expansion itself: 1. During the most favorable period, the Russian Empire owned territories from Scandinavia to America, it included Finland, Alaska, the Baltic States, part of Northern China and Poland. 2. Russia did not try to erase someone else's culture, Rather, it was the imposition of Orthodoxy and Orthodox traditions. Thus, slavery disappeared in Turkmenistan, centralized power appeared in the Caucasus, and Finland was denied a Dry Law - whether it's good or bad, decide for yourself. But in Soviet times, other processes took place, local folk culture was a priority over Russian.
We had not covered Kalingrad Oblast!
Speaking of Sakha republic, as a Russian (I am from South Urals) I was amazed that they have their own cinematography. Shot in local language, mostly independent, low-budget cinema that with time gets more and more recognition worldwide - awards at the well-known festivals in Hongkong, Toronto, Sydney, etc. So, within the last 5 years, it became a small industry in itself. They even launched streaming services with movies just for locals. And having all that - Sakha's cinematography is absolutely unknown in Russia. Like, 99% of people would never even heard about it. To me, it also tells a little how disconnected the regions could be sometimes, both geographically and culturally.
as russian I do prove a point.. cause i know nothing about Sakha's cinematography
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@@itsok8271 tamil telgu malyali bengali hindi movie Industry 😍
@@vibhanshuvaibhav335 Punjabi,, bhojpuri and bengali and also low budget north eastern states movie industry also exist here.
@@trocustar3450 bhai bihar se hun yaar bass apna bataya tha achha north Eastern kaha se dekhu??
Answering your question. You didn't mention Kamchatka. It's the most distant land from Moscow. And it has hills, volcanoes, geysers and hot springs. It's much more cold there at winter than usual but it has perfect weather when you come there at summer. It has beautiful nature and national parks. People there actually do even surf in cold Pacific Ocean using warm wetsuits! Also it's famous for its seafood. Kabardino-Balkaria has very high mountains belt. There is the biggest mountain in Europe called Elbrus. There are a lot of hikers there. There are climbers and ice climbers. There are climbing camps. You can meet travellers there even from Europe and Asia. Sometimes there are skyrunning events. People also come there at winter to ski and snowboard. But these mountains are so big that you can freeride there even at the hottest summer! Ural mountains are also good place to visit. I haven't traveled there a lot so I can't describe good. But I've been to Ekaterinburg. There is Europe/Asia border monument. Also the lake Baikal. It is big and very deep like a sea but its water is fresh. Some people come here at summer to see the nature, some at winter to see wonderful transparent ice and to skate it. Murmansk region is the North Russia. It's not the most cold place. But it has great northern nature and it's relatively easy to get there from Moscow. It's a great place to visit at summer. It has national parks, crystal clear lakes, hills, lots of rocks, moss, lichens, reindeer moss, and lots of wild berries and mushrooms. It has access to the cold northern Barents see which is marginal area of the Arctic Ocean. The more close you come to Barents see the more nature changes into tundra. If you are lucky you will see Northern Lights there. Good place to hike. Some people enjoy kayaking there. Some crazy people enjoy extreme-tours to such places at winter to test frost hardness and extreme conditions to camp. Volgograd was known before as Stalingrad. It's the place of valor and its spirit enters deep into you when you visit the Motherland memorial. There are names of soldiers who died to save us from nazis. I had my heart almost stopped when I've seen those names. Because they are literally everywhere. They are so many. It allows to see the scale. Also the Motherland statue is the soviet kind of statue of Liberty but with another meaning. It's huge calling woman with a sword simboling that "motherland calls" moment in soviet history.
вы моя учительница по географии?
Get to employed as Russian guide. Tourist flow into your country decreased severely.
I took a Russian Studies class in high school, back in the eighties, lol. The Kamchatka Península will forever be etched in my mind and Lake Baikal, the deepest like in the world. If I had limitless money and time, I would explore that part of the world. Hopefully, peace will prevail soon.
камчатка не лчень холодная...там умеренный климат...таи с запада идут теплые возбушные массы с залива..поєэтому там климат схож с европейской частью россии
what about Kaliningrad :)
Очень интересно конечно, Россия не зная границ дозволенного из-за жажды к богатствам, меха, новых территорий- яростно проводила экспансию, но при этом сохранила все народы в составе одной страны без массового геноцида. Почти также как США, а нет абсолютно не так, ведь Россия все таки не уничтожала коренные народы, не выгоняла их со своих территорий, не обманывала их и не подсовывала одеяла с оспой для коренных жителей.
Лукавите :) Все было, кроме одеял с оспой
Осталось только добавить "За жестокость прозваный Васильевичем!" Серьёзный эксперт.
I'm from Russia, many of my relatives live in Bashkortostan (one of the republics). We ourselves are not Bashkirs, but when i was a kid, every summer my parents sent me to my grandparents and i grew up listening to Bashkir laguage, their music on the radio etc, it's like i came to Asia but within our country:) Pretty cool to think about. And it took 2 days to get there by train from Moscow!
2 days train? Must be a nightmare, lol, 5 hour trains exhaust me.
@@nuzayerov it's fun when you're a kid, it's like an adventure:) people also have to take food with them, imagine the smell when everyone is settled in their places and starts to unpack their boiled eggs and boiled chicken😂 and yeah, it's a train with beds, its not like you have to sit for two days, that would be torture
@@SonyaKorsh 2 days WTH 🤯🤯🤯😵
@@alonealoner6036 what about 7 day's by train from Moscow to Vladivostok?😅
Ur freaken gorgeous
Hello 👋🏼, I’m from Yakutsk. Studying in Kaliningrad at the time. It takes me about 10 hours on plane to get to the home. It’s 9484,3 kilometres away from Yakutsk. It was a pleasure to watch your video. Appreciate that you put accents on how Russia ethnically and culturally plural. Thank you 😊
Где лучше? У вас или в Калининграде?
@@V.Kill105 мне нравится и тут и там, но скажу, что Калининград чуть больше - тут теплее
Ulan-Ude is one of the interesting place in Russia. You can make a video about it.
Привет! Живу в России. Часто возникает желание сесть в авто и долго долго ехать по трассе в никуда. Бесконечно смотреть на просторы. Это дает такие силы и психологическую разгрузку. Я не представляю себя в маленькой стране, я сойду с ума. Привет с Урала)))
Вы правы, это отличная идея!! Я так и развлекаюсь, пока что пытаюсь осилить европейскую часть, на данный момент это от Карелии до Кавказа.)) Привет с Приволжского федерального округа!
Обожаю нашу природу, путешествую в окрестностях (иногда пешком километров 20 просто пешком). Привет с Урала!)
@@Orc_from_Mordor Приволжский ФО огромный! Можно не покидая его, побывать на Урале =)
@@pikapi4035 да уж, сам в шоке от масштабов. Вроде бы привычно, то что у нас все "компактно" и расстояния между областными центрами всего каких то 200-300 км. И это конечно не Алтайский край, но вот то что не покидая пределов станы, а проехав с севера на юг можно сменить столько климатических зон, увидеть столько разных народов, культур, меня непередаваемо поражает!
@@Orc_from_Mordor ну это только до Урала 200-300км, дальше больше) на ДВ по 600-800 люди катают
I'm currently researching the people of Kamchatka as a Russian studies major. Something I've found incredibly interesting is the exchange between the Ainu people of Hokkaido (in modern day Japan) and the remnants of the Ainu in Kamchatka, and their push for national recognition as an indigenous group in Russia. There is a very small portion of native Kamachatkans (~100) who self-identify as Ainu in census data, and who have petitioned the Russian government to be recognized as a small-numbered people. While many have lost access to the Ainu language of Hokkaido and assimilated with the other Kamchadal people, such a movement exists. Russo-Japanese border politics (both during the war in 1904 and in the present day) also play a huge role in the refusal to acknowledge the Ainu people of Kamchatka as a legitimate entity. Very interesting (and critically understudied :) part of Russian indigenous history that I'm thankful to have stumbled upon.
Very interesting to know
It also has a dashed line connecting it to Alaska.
That's actually so cool, I've looked into the Ainu people of Japan a bit, but never considered that they would be in the Kurils and Kamchatka as well. Thank you for the knowledge!
just watch Golden Kamuy anime to see the ainu even in Sakhalin
@@xXxSkyViperxXx ouuuuu I might just have to👀 thanks for the recommendation!