How ONE Russian Soldier SAVED The World!
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In a world on the brink of nuclear annihilation, one man's courage becomes humanity's last hope. "That Time ONE Russian Soldier Saved the World" tells the harrowing tale of Vasili Arkhipov, a Soviet Naval commander whose decisive actions aboard a Russian submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis averted global catastrophe. Amidst the panic of lost communication with Moscow and under the looming threat of war, Arkhipov stood firm against the unanimous decision of his fellow officers to launch a nuclear torpedo at US forces. His insistence on diplomacy over destruction preserved peace and prevented the mutual assured destruction that seemed inevitable. This gripping story underscores the importance of individual courage in the face of overwhelming pressure and the thin line between peace and global conflict. Join us as we dive deep into the tense moments underwater, where the fate of the world rested in the hands of an unlikely hero.
Interesting fact: Another interesting fact about Vasili Arkhipov, not covered in the script you sent, is his involvement in a severe incident aboard the Soviet submarine K-19 in 1961. This submarine, the first of its kind to be armed with nuclear weapons, faced a critical reactor coolant leak. The malfunction endangered not only the crew but also posed a risk of a nuclear meltdown. Arkhipov and the crew were exposed to high levels of radiation while improvising a secondary cooling system to prevent the meltdown. This exposure had long-term health effects, contributing to Arkhipov's death from kidney cancer in 1998. The K-19 earned the nickname "Hiroshima" due to the severe radiation exposure and its lasting impact on the crew.
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@Historicallyspecial
Ай бұрын
Hello mrspherical
@Fridgyfridge
Ай бұрын
Hi
@fartmasterir
Ай бұрын
Hi
@KungErik
Ай бұрын
NATO has a new member now.
@SquidBeatsSB
Ай бұрын
I’m to poor to afford free
Learning history from school ❌ Learning from Mr spherical ✅
@Ezzy180
Ай бұрын
Dont forget oversimplified
@user-ih3lt5hb9k
Ай бұрын
@@Ezzy180 and historically too
@Meforreal-8688
Ай бұрын
Agreed
@My-name-is-user-tx6ow1ss3b
Ай бұрын
Shame.
@BrasilBall-US
Ай бұрын
LoL 😂
This is a moment in history we need to make on every calendar in the world. This man didn't just avoid a new war. He saved lives that deserve to give him recognition.
@SpellMenderDev
Ай бұрын
possibly even the entire world
@SecureHandle
27 күн бұрын
No it’s more like 2 people without much political authority tried to start a new war lol
Isn't that "Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov?" He refused to fire a nuclear torpedo onto an American Carrier and prevented the third world war.
@Chuckdripponorris777
Ай бұрын
Correct.
@Milytical
Ай бұрын
Thats literally what the episode was about
@OmarsWorldOfficial
Ай бұрын
Well guess what? The third world war has already started, and we didnt even know.
@ChhonyeeGoh-gy4ib
Ай бұрын
World war three actually happened before.since the seven year war is World War One,the war with the Austrian Hungarian arckdude being assasinated AND the war with that Austrian painter ruling nasi germany is WORLD WAR THREE!
@ChhonyeeGoh-gy4ib
Ай бұрын
The war of the assasination thing is World War Two.sorry I forgot to put that in.
That one person saved the world from WW3
@Chaseandcloudy
Ай бұрын
Lol
@Alexthehero_
Ай бұрын
Bro that's the countryball who save the world get it right
@BananaMaster24.
Ай бұрын
World War 3 was just delayed until the 21st century
@pistagaming3722
Ай бұрын
3rd comment
@makkimakki3919
Ай бұрын
Know him
Fun fact: vasili arkhipov was supposed to be off duty that day, but he decided to work. If he wasn't there, another commander would take his place and probably also agreed to launch the torpedo.
@shayaldwarka7907
Ай бұрын
Damn, this man was a gift from God.
@user-dj5lu1sb4z
Ай бұрын
I think you're mixing up 2 different stories of a man saving the world from WW3
This was one truly legendary moment, imagine living in europe, especially the countries bordering the iron curtain, just to have the biggest sigh of relief of your life.
It happened more than once, the commander of the Soviet base - Serpuchov 15, Stanislav Jevgrafovič Petrov also prevented a nuclear war and almost nobody knows about him.
@marcoherrmann1820
Ай бұрын
Could you provide more Details,what you are saying sounds interesting
@igorlopes7589
Ай бұрын
@@marcoherrmann1820 There was a false allarm of a few missiles going into soviet territory. He reasoned that if America were really attacking the URSS it would have sent MANY of bombs, not just a few. He thus didn't report the false allarm to his superiors and saved human Civilization
@sleepyjoeforgot
Ай бұрын
I did my project for Tennessee History Day on this subject, I got so excited about this video because I thought it was about this
God dang that was close from WW3
@NevaehGreer13
Ай бұрын
Хахаха
@Bl00MIE_0r3o
Ай бұрын
patiešām
@levismith4174
Ай бұрын
Yeah
@NazRessas
22 күн бұрын
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@IWillThrowABrickAtYou
18 күн бұрын
I started Ww3 I this comments more then once
Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov a submarine worker in the USSR submarine in the coast's of Cuba.The US military saw them and showed them some of their bombs.(because of the cold war) and there was 3 generals.2 of them i dont know, and Stanislav Petrov.The 2 of the generals said ''yes'' to bomb US coast Florida but our man Stanislav Petrov said ''no'' and he saved the world in 1983 and stopped preventing WW3 happening.
@vankhanhtran8825
Ай бұрын
yeah bro
@dogancanozgokceler3234
Ай бұрын
He save all the world. I must call him the hero...
@efezazoglu1258
Ай бұрын
thanks for 45 likes thats the most i got ty
@samueldismukes1265
Ай бұрын
Yes
@geronimo5537
Ай бұрын
He should be the man to recieve the highest decoration from multiple countries in my opinion for saving the world. But all he got was blame returning home.
That person stopped the USSR from using torpedoes on the USA man respect bro!😢
@boyhenyo4431
Ай бұрын
it was not just a torpedo it was a nuclear torpedo, that could have started a new world war, both countries has its allies.
@stuartemmanuel3735
Ай бұрын
Bro, you do know Moscow has a secret protocol of overriding all three commanding officers, approval or not the decision wasn't theirs to make but the government officials in Moscow.
@Chuckdripponorris777
Ай бұрын
his name is Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov
@boyhenyo4431
Ай бұрын
@@stuartemmanuel3735 too bad, the sub was at maximum dept so communications to moscow was impossible.
@afrazzer2128
Ай бұрын
You know it wasn't just a torpedo, it was a nuclear torpedo.
VASILI ARKAPOV LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! 🇷🇺 Edit: 201 likes! Wow, that's a lot more than I expected! Thanks!
@vankhanhtran8825
Ай бұрын
yeah man
@ottoskywalker2171
Ай бұрын
Василий Архипов. Vasily Arkhipov
@DavidelCientificoLoco
10 күн бұрын
216 and 2 comments, let me fix that
Two Soviet men saved the world on two different occasions from their own comrades paranoia and technical glitches. Neither of these men received the credit they deserved, yet the entire world owes them our deepest thanks. Requiescat in pace Vasili Arkhipov and Stanislav Petrov.
@ChronologicalGamer
Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing their names, I will look them up
@geronimo5537
Ай бұрын
He should be the man to recieve the highest decoration from multiple countries in my opinion for saving the world. But all he got was blame returning home.
War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace - Thomas Mann
It’s sad not many people know about this, actions of one man saved most people.
@shayaldwarka7907
Ай бұрын
Yeah this guy is left out of history.
Thank the universe for people like Vasili Arkhipov.
Push this button and it does the rest The button: *theres a eagle nearby*
@Nyctatyrannus-3938
Ай бұрын
nice angry birds 2 reference Also underrated comment
@andrewmangano3618
Ай бұрын
ThErEs An EaGlE nEaRby ThErEs An EaGlE nEaRby ThErEs An EaGlE nEaRby
I really wanna shake the hand of that Officer and congrat him for stopping ww3
Oh I know about this already, I'm excited about how you would explain this to us!❤
That guy had balls made of steel. Respect
Woooooo *inahels* EVERYONE WAKE UP MRSPHERICAL IS GIVING US A FEAST!!!!
The last 10 seconds made me cry, How much sense there is in his sad gaze at the sunset
@JoskyJojofan
Ай бұрын
Wdym?
4:53 Why did they omit the fact that the Soviet Union placed the missiles in Cuba because the U.S. literally did the same thing in Turkey? (at that time, bordering the USSR).
@Almina-nh7nu
Ай бұрын
How could you know that?
@3mpatyx_264
Ай бұрын
@@Almina-nh7nu It is a well-known truth, but American propaganda promoted this concept that only USSR put the missiles in Cuba just for the sake of it, since the other counterpart of the story remained classified for more than 40 years. But it is information that is everywhere, even on Wikipedia. The Missile Crisis is, in fact, the best historical period to explain the current problems of Russia and NATO and their confrontation in Ukraine
I remember hearing this from Oversimplified. During the Cold War. I’m glad this is getting the attention that it deserves. Thanks for giving us giving us an education. Probably my favorite video so far.
This was honestly my favorite Mr spherical episode!! Well done Alvaro's team!!!! It was SO AWSOME!!!!!
SOOOOOO HAPPY that the cubans got themselves an important episode in this channel! Patria y Vida! 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺
@woahachannel
Ай бұрын
You... didn't get your own episode. The generals at the submarine did. It didn't even happen IN cuba, just near.
@beastryan
Ай бұрын
@@woahachannelya but its called the cuban missle crisis
I didn’t know that this was a true story. Now this is why MrSpherical makes history fun! I wish I was back in my high school days and telling my teacher about your channel and watch your content. Fantastic job MrSpherical! You deserve it!
@Ishaanbiniwale
Ай бұрын
It is true he is the true great hero of the world Russians have saved is twice
This was so emotionally tense, that means you really betrayed the ambience and situation. Hats off to you my man
Impressive how a single decision can change the world
Whew ....i got afraid at the start, thx for preventing WW3, Arkhipov! I'll come n shake your hand!🙏❤️
So many years have passed and yet we never learn. Now I have to be afraid of the consequences of an old issue.
“Prime minister Castro, this missile crisis has been the last straw. We almost blew ourselves up! Now we invited you here today in good faith to sort this thing out.” Robert McNamara
In my opinion, it was a stupid idea on the part of the United States to drop deep-sea bombs on a submarine carrying nuclear weapons.
@drix9043
Ай бұрын
But question do Americans know that they are carrying nukes?
@noahniskala
Ай бұрын
The americans didnt know they had nukes.
@NotM3li
Ай бұрын
WHAT I LITERALLY JUST SAID
@TheKnightoftheSkull
Ай бұрын
@@noahniskala Does this justify them?
@TheKnightoftheSkull
Ай бұрын
@@noahniskala Does this justify them?
Wow, these videos just keep getting more and more amazing! Keep it up!
Wow it’s crazy how close we were to world war 3
Im gonna be hyped, i watched a short about this and IM SURE THIS IS GONNA BE WORTH OF WAITING RAHHH
Doing the right thing and following the rules are not always synonymous.
Let’s also not forget Stanislav Petrov, who correctly deduced the missile warnings from his base were false alarms. Also saving us from World War Three.
Dang, the animation alone is already getting me to put this in the Top 10 favorites.
A true work of art, Keep it up!
I like everything about this video, where it has a relation to the Cold War, as well as the interesting design and machinery of the battleships. This one is slower compared to other Cold War videos in the MrSpherical series.
Thanks him a lot for saving the whole world 🙏🌎🕊️
I love this video dude keep it up! ❤
Other history channels should talk about this character and how he really saved the world.
@polikhov
Ай бұрын
In Russia, probably every third Russian knows about this person.
One of the most heroic people in modern, if not all, history
Love this channel
I’ve actually heard of this before, it’s the man that saved everyone from WW3
Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov is the GOAT for letting me live
"No" the most powerful word
@Starscream_theDecepticon
23 күн бұрын
Frr:D
Wow this is amazing keep it good man 😊
Best Mr Spherical vid ever
Mr spherical has the most consistent quality out of any countryballs channel, change my mind
@SomeBlaze
Ай бұрын
icariaball pwa estoniaball animations kaliningrad general bulgarian countryball polish tortoise cstp ball taco boii
@Kilometer-nz5yj
Ай бұрын
when I said consistent I meant posts often, not overall quality of videos@@SomeBlaze, sorry if I wasn't clear
@-Moscow.Official.
Ай бұрын
In terms of animation quality, yes. In terms of content, not at all. In the previous video clip about the Second World War, which was the main reason for the Soviet and German invasion of Poland, there was no mention of the Danzig Corridor, not a single mention of the Soviet-Polish war of 1920. Even in this video, there is not a single mention of the deployment of nuclear missiles in Turkey. From this we get a black-and-white morality. And then guess, either the author himself is just pretending to be a historian, but in fact does not understand anything, or the author is just a good propagandist.
@Kilometer-nz5yj
Ай бұрын
@@-Moscow.Official. Yeah Mr spherical does make the events less of a grey area, and more of a black and white narrative.
3:35 * cutely flips off President*
I also remember this story of a soviet officer in a base who was the person to launch the ICBM's in retaliation. They suddenly had a signal of a US nuke being launched against them. The guys were mad nervous on what to do and some wanted the officer to shoot back and some weren't sure. He decided to remain at stand by and wait to see if it's a real missile or not. They tried to find out in any way possible but they couldn't figure it out and so when they waited until the missile hit its target they checked to see if they got nuked, but there was no such report and they discovered it was just a fake signal, caused maybe by a comet or something.
@MrCoolguy425
Ай бұрын
I am assuming you’re talking about the 1983 false alarm incident. At the time the Soviet officer Stanislav Petrov monitored the Russian satellite early warning system which detected a lone ICBM launch from the U.S. Figuring it was a computer error (his thinking being that the U.S. would perform a first strike using hundreds of missiles and not a single missile) he didn’t send an alarm to his superiors. After confirming this since the “missile” never activated the land based radars throughout russia, he continued to ignore the further 4 missiles that were “detected” by the satellite systems. Later on they discovered the satellites were actually being fooled by sunlight reflecting off of high altitude clouds making the illusion of ICBM launches, this was later corrected by using geostationary satellites alongside the current satellites
Hey Mr Spherical I love your Videos can you please also make a video about the Great Crusade.
This is gonna be sooo awesome! 🥳
But isn't it crazy how one simple "NO!" saved millions of lives
@widodoakrom3938
Ай бұрын
Bilions
@thebulgariaeditz
Ай бұрын
@@widodoakrom3938 not billions but a billion at max cuz ay no way it killed that many I'll even say millions
My UK plushie I ordered came! It’s so cute I’m taking it to France tomorrow, thanks MrSpherical ❤
We just saw someone save a world in 10 minutes in our bed.
This man deserves his place in history
@shayaldwarka7907
Ай бұрын
Agreed but no one has him in history, not even his own country
Guys this guy is ginormous chad all my respects for him for stopping literal nuclear annihilation.
I just want too give him a hug and a kiss for being so brave 🥹
yay finally youtubers get see this great episode. I hope everyone enjoys it
Can wait for the video
I remember my history teacher mentioning that soldier
Oh this is very cool history...❤
Bro was holding the main character from solarballs
I knew it was about that one event during the Cuban missle crisis
I have goosebumps, that’s what really hero is
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Amazing!!
I love this part of history, the fact how everyone on the sub wanted to end the world besides one person who literally was like, “ idk if this is a good idea”
Thank you for the save our future
Yeay After The SolarBalls Vid There Another Vid From MrSpherical!!! 🥳🎉✨️
@CanadianBricks
Ай бұрын
Yay
Good video ❤
1:16 solarballs cameoeoeo
Can we just salute to the man who saved millions and billions of lives across the world
Good show
One simple NO saved millions of people from a apocalyptic world
i like this story a lot. now you just need the one where they thought a gamma ray burst was a nuclear strike.
Also just to clear this out, back then when contacting a leader messages take a while and it causes shit like this which almost destroyed everyone.
I’m pretty sure that there was another story where it was like if there was a missile in Russia then they would use nukes to retaliate or something and they detected one but then they found out it was a glitch so WW3 almost started and it was like in the 80s
this was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The most useful kid in school:I am the best!!! This simple commander: :/
I love this!
Amazing
man that made me cry
Honest to God every single country in the world should have a statue of that man in their capital city. His name should be a household name. Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov Василий Александрович Архипов Here’s to you. На здоровье.
That guy is an absolute CHAD for saying no
@panoskakkavas4022
Ай бұрын
It is Vasili Archipov , you expected anything less ?
Oh this story…
Some unique history
I love how MrSypherical and Solarballs released their videos the same day
On of the scariest moments in history, in 8 minutes
good vid!
Уважение тем, кто знает и не стирает историю!
Hey there @MrSpherical, hope you're doing well! I noticed you never told animation us your animation browser, Could you share with me what software or tools you use for animating? I'm always interested in learning about new ways to bring ideas to life!
"Secrets of the Dead" did an episode on Arkhipov back in 2012. It is a great watch, and i would recommend it. "The Man Who Saved the World"
I like that he made Vasili like a kid and the two other guys old
Bravery doesn't always involve violence
His sad face at end hit different