Love it when Dr. Felton unpacks current events giving us some understanding of the history, the run-up to the current situation.

@DaveSCameron

2 жыл бұрын

Except until now it's been called KIEV!?!

@j.carter6449

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaveSCameron I thought it was still called Kiev today! Always learn something new watching these videos.

@dongilleo9743

2 жыл бұрын

Having studied the campaigns of the Eastern front in WW2, it's weirdly odd to hear about many of the same cities fought over then, that are once again in the news as battlefields.

@PanzerBuyer

2 жыл бұрын

There are a few current videos showing burned out apartment buildings in Mariupol. They are blackened but not collapsed. I assume they are Soviet Era heavily reinforced concrete construction.

@RemusKingOfRome

2 жыл бұрын

You'd think they would have learnt by now - Never trust Moscow, never trust socialists, and placed a agent in Moscow with a nuke. Invade us at your peril.

It certainly is one of those cities of history like Alexandria, Jerusalem, London, Constantinople, etc, although does not get as much recognition in the west as many of the others.

@aliayyldz2827

2 жыл бұрын

Lets correct constantinapolis as İstanbul 👍

@milanvajic6454

2 жыл бұрын

Lets say that London is not a city of history. Nothing important for european history happened in London, was never under siege, invaded, burned or destroyed by foreign intruder.

@TheOmegakix

2 жыл бұрын

@@aliayyldz2827 No it's Konstantinopol

@dzonikg

2 жыл бұрын

@@milanvajic6454 Belgrade was attacked so many times from so many different empires and countries that no one could count

@gethyper770

2 жыл бұрын

There is also a theological concept that gained popularity in the 1620s, where Kyiv is the second Jerusalem.

The suffering is unimaginable. If it weren’t for images it may not be believed. Thank you for the role you play in making sure these moments in history aren’t forgotten. I admire you - I couldn’t do it; it’s too upsetting. God bless you.

Mark Felton's such a good historian he even managed to find footage of the Mongol conquest of Kyiv :D Great work Mark

@fightback397

2 жыл бұрын

Are you joking ? There was no film back than .

@IsntTheInternetGreat

2 жыл бұрын

@@fightback397 /woooosh

@sasababic4016

2 жыл бұрын

It's Kiev

@ismaelzz

2 жыл бұрын

@@sasababic4016 Did you even watch the video? It's Kyiv.

2 жыл бұрын

@@ismaelzz he did not

A timely and fascinating insight into the history of Ukraine.

@jed-henrywitkowski6470

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@TermlessHGW

2 жыл бұрын

Small correction, most of today's Ukraine was part of Poland and Lithuania Commonwealth not only Lithuania.

@kbanghart

2 жыл бұрын

F Trump

@JGZ.

2 жыл бұрын

Got to get the clicks and revenue somehow 😉

@spateri728

2 жыл бұрын

@@JGZ. And? Have you got something against Mark Felton earning money through his amazing knowledge?

Thanks for bringing attention to Ukraine Dr. Felton! Your history videos are some of the best content on KZread. Keep it up!

@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55

2 жыл бұрын

Bringing attention to Ukraine? Bro, where have you been the last 5 weeks? They wanted zalinzki to appear at the Oscars for Christ's sake. Ukraine is everywhere all the time.

@24pavlo

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55 Who's zalinzki?

@igor_pavlovich

2 жыл бұрын

@@24pavlo Ukrainian comedian

@optimusprinceps3526

2 жыл бұрын

@@igor_pavlovich Siberian Gulag bound if he's lucky

@optimusprinceps3526

2 жыл бұрын

Hypocrisy

The video clip at 6:30 is an incredible piece of footage. Having just read Christopher Browning’s Ordinary Men, I’m familiar with photos and descriptions of Babi Yar, but seeing video of the massacre in progress absolutely floored me. I’ve never seen anything like that before, thank you Dr. Felton for finding and showing this, lest we forget.

@steadmanuhlich6734

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. i have only seen still photos previous to viewing this video. Chilling. Never again.

@edwardd9702

2 жыл бұрын

Thats not video of the babyn yar massacre in progress. There was no known filming of the massacre besides some stills after the event. The picture of the girl undressing is from the Lubny massacre.

@wombatwilly1002

2 жыл бұрын

The AHC has some excellent documentaries called "Nazi Death Squads" if you get that on your TV!

@fredfinks

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardd9702 Then what is the footage from? it looks to be the ravine. Also them walking towards and firing. What puzzles me is that only a few people drop. (also no one is fleeing, but i can understand the feeling of hopelessness / resignation)

@edwardd9702

2 жыл бұрын

@@fredfinks Some sort of reenactment probably. The babyn yar massacre was on a huge scale. People undressed in a former sand quarry before marched over an embankment and into the ravine. Theres a few descriptions by Germans who participated and were later tried by the Soviets.

"Known until 1991 by it's Russian name Kiev..." I am pretty sure I can speak for a large group of people when I say that we knew it as Kiev until 2022 when we found out it was changed in 1991.

@sasababic4016

2 жыл бұрын

Not in 1991 but 2014

@johnacetable7201

Жыл бұрын

Киев≠київ

I love the pivot you've made to current events with historical context.

@mixmixed.comics3002

2 жыл бұрын

I know right!

@als1023

2 жыл бұрын

@@mixmixed.comics3002 Same

@BenWillyums

2 жыл бұрын

Cashing in, sickening

@thunberbolttwo3953

2 жыл бұрын

So then dont talk about how historical events effect present day events then. Lol yeah no.

@CODELIRIOUS-sy8xz

2 жыл бұрын

@@BenWillyums but its ok when west does it!

Love your work Mark. Not only is every clip informative, but keep alive the memories of all those fallen in the name of freedom.

@Dexusaz

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReptilianLepton How so? It's from a band called D.R.I.

@kevinmiele5289

2 жыл бұрын

HOLOMOR ( 60 million+ died over 20 years of stalin's rule) but felton claim only 4-7 million which cant be verified!!! big time failure in your analysis mark....notice how he has to throw babar yar where only 30, 000 jews died who were mostly communists but doesnt dare say Christians were starved to death by communists

@Dexusaz

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmiele5289 "60 million +" What the hell are you talking about? You realize that is almost double the amount of the population in Ukraine at that time, right? The absolute maximum of reasonable estimates is at about 10 million and even that is extremely high.

@RUDI-UK

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReptilianLepton You're seeing things that aren't there. Get your mental health examined as a matter of urgency.

@archstanton6102

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmiele5289 can you provide any fact checked evidence for your claims on the numbers dead? Can you also prove that the communists starved the Christians because of their faith? The jews were directly targeted due to their beliefs.

Stalin's cruelty knew no bounds. What a truly evil man.

@edmonddantes1210

2 жыл бұрын

All American and Great Britain President, Premier are like Stalin. Truly Evil USA and Great Britain. Thank God for Putin!

@lemeshenko

2 жыл бұрын

When Stalin died whole country cried.why they did that? Stockholm syndrome or you are the victim of Western propaganda?

@jeff4362

2 жыл бұрын

I always found it incredibly hypocritical that people can still openly look up to Stalin and joke about him whereas when it comes to Hitler - who was pretty much no different whatsover - it is very taboo.

@lemeshenko

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeff4362 Nazis Germany burned people by their nationaluty, Sovjet send criminals to work. Do you feel difference?

@jeff4362

2 жыл бұрын

@@lemeshenko Soviet Stalin also committed genocide against Ukrainians and forcibly displaced countless other ethnicities.

The flag shown at 2:43 is upside down. The blue stripe like the sky should be above the yellow stripe of the wheat field.

As always a great take on current events presented by Mark Felton....to bad history wasn't this entertaining when I was a kid in school back in the 70ies😇

@ElTigre12024

2 жыл бұрын

Can we resurrect the Tourettes Guy to cuss Putin out and shove him down some stairs?

@asahutchinsonsuckslittledi1056

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately they call in the US Congress out of 36 billion dollars half of that is going to zielinsky's offshore bank accoun

@umoo23

2 жыл бұрын

a very-one sided take…

@chudleyflusher7132

2 жыл бұрын

It’s always more “entertaining” when you don’t have to try to remember every detail and aren’t tested on the material later.

@Yamaha38XCRacer

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't even entertaining in early 2000s when I was in high school..hell, you will be surprised just how many people don't even know a eastern front took place..it was all USA Yada yada did everything along with British soldiers..and also that Germans was bad..

Tragic, Ukraine seems to be the battleground for all these conflicts. It's been to hell and back and is still fighting. Great work Mark!

@Warmaker01

2 жыл бұрын

That's how it is with any region that sits between others that traditionally host large powers. Poland sitting in between Central Europe and the East: Russia. Over in the Far East, the Koreans have a terrible history because they sit right smack in the middle of China and Japan. The Korean Peninsula also faced the fury of Genghis Khan at the height of his power and ability. Later Korea was aligned with Imperial China, and when Japan concluded its Warring States period, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had a huge surplus of warriors, and so he sent them to invade Korea with the aim of conquering China. Korea became a battle ground that caused immense devastation and a huge loss of life. The Japanese were extremely brutal with the locals. If that wasn't bad enough, Japan would try again in the 1930s and be more successful until the end of WWII. Then, when you think Korea could finally try and recover, the country is divided up due to the Cold War and the Korean War ensues for several bloody years. The Korean War is only at a cease fire, and has never been ended.

@kyky5088

2 жыл бұрын

But glodomor hit not only ukrain Относительные потери от голода 1932-1933 годов были наивысшими в (KASACHSTAN)Казахстане - 22,42 %, на (Ukraine)Украине - 12,92 %, в (Russia)России - 3,17 %, в среднем по СССР - 5,42 % Golodomor 1932 Ukrain 3.9mio Russia 3.2mio Kasachstan 1mio deaths... above population loss in %

@harryshuman9637

2 жыл бұрын

Ukraine literally means Borderlands.

@jacobsamorodin9937

2 жыл бұрын

Humanity learns nothing from history.

@TheKitMurkit

2 жыл бұрын

@@harryshuman9637 one of the versions, and not literally, it's a similar word

All you have to do is wait for the Mark Felton video on a specific subject and you are set with all the important info. As always, down to earth, not too complicated, not too simple, succint, fast pace, brilliant

I wish more people could see these videos. A historical perspective is badly needed and you are doing a great job.

The importance of history has really hit home hard these last few weeks.

@kyky5088

2 жыл бұрын

Yes chek also who is Stepan Bandera (ukrain national hero) Относительные потери от голода 1932-1933 годов были наивысшими в (KASACHSTAN)Казахстане - 22,42 %, на (Ukraine)Украине - 12,92 %, в (Russia)России - 3,17 %, в среднем по СССР - 5,42 % Golodomor 1932 Ukrain 3.9mio Russia 3.2mio Kasachstan 1mio deaths... above population loss in %

@thomasshelbyasmrconnoiseur7046

2 жыл бұрын

Germany better not invade in the winter

Thank you Mr Felton for sharing the definitive story of the people of Ukraine and reminding us that it is not just related to a current event or war but a long saga.

@garypulliam3740

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting? Yes. Definitive? Uh, no.

@kyky5088

2 жыл бұрын

Относительные потери от голода 1932-1933 годов были наивысшими в (KASACHSTAN)Казахстане - 22,42 %, на (Ukraine)Украине - 12,92 %, в (Russia)России - 3,17 %, в среднем по СССР - 5,42 % Golodomor 1932 Ukrain 3.9mio Russia 3.2mio Kasachstan 1mio deaths... above population loss in %

I'm deeply grateful for the work you do, Mr. Felton.

8mins.48seconds at such high quality. Hope people found this as excellent as I did. Thank you

When I am dead, bury me In my beloved Ukraine, My tomb upon a grave mound high Amid the spreading plain, So that the fields, the boundless steppes, The Dnieper's plunging shore My eyes could see, my ears could hear The mighty river roar. When from Ukraine the Dnieper bears Into the deep blue sea The blood of foes... then will I leave These hills and fertile fields- I'll leave them all and fly away To the abode of God, And then I'll pray... But until that day I know nothing of God. Oh bury me, then rise ye up And break your heavy chains And water with the tyrants' blood The freedom you have gained. And in the great new family, The family of the free, With softly spoken, kindly word Remember also me. by Taras Shevchenko

@werdru6258

3 ай бұрын

Ukrainian poet and artist (1814-1861).

I've learnt more history from Dr Felton than I ever did in primary and secondary school. With current events, it's a refreshing yet terrifying change of pace.

Seems like you will never run out of content for your channels as long as man kind lives on. I enjoy your videos so much and you are a true testament to history!

As always Dr. Felton continues to be informative and timely. Thank you for giving us a perspective of why helping Ukraine is so important. Much love from USA 🇺🇸

As always,well done Dr. Felton. .

I'm watching this in Kyiv while sitting in the shelter with air raid sirens wailing outside... seems unreal. Was born here, lived my entire life here. Heard the stories from my grandparents about the WW2 Kyiv first hand. Never thought I'd be living through these stories.

@Arcl1t

2 жыл бұрын

@John g yeah it's coming to die

@Arcl1t

2 жыл бұрын

@John g How did your surrounding work out?

@rubiconnn

2 жыл бұрын

@John g Better start looking for a new job. Your government will probably collapse in the coming years and they'll probably find better shills.

@uffa00001

2 жыл бұрын

@John g The fact remains that the first big battle was lost by the Russian army.

@uffa00001

2 жыл бұрын

@George Thomas I agree they are not as incompetent as they are described. But this "competent" army lost a big and important battle. I still think they are favourably positioned for positive results if the war lasts for let's say 1 month or 2, and very negatively positioned if the war lasts for 6 - 18 months or more. Abandoning the North means that help from Europe is going to arrive straight at the Donbass frontier without obstacles. That front line will be very "thick" and very "busy". Military help from NATO will be unstoppable. In the long run, Russia cannot compete industrially, economically, politically. Internal dissent will begin to show up, sanctions will begin to byte, political isolation will also have an impact. If the Ukrainian people are so heroic to endure a long battle (and I think they are), Russia is doomed to fail.

My relatives escaped Russia, specifically Minsk, to avoid the invasion by the Nazis. My relatives in Austria and Poland weren’t so lucky, falling victim to the Nazi occupation during wartime. My other relatives in Russia were caught up in Stalin’s cleansing massacre before the war. Thank you for highlighting this horrific time in history that my relatives suffered.

@Rampart.X

2 жыл бұрын

If not for the rise of curiously ethnic Communism, there would never have been a WWII.

@elissitdesign

9 ай бұрын

My grandparents fled Russia and Poland. Other relatives wiped out. Crazy ain’t it! I wish I knew more of my families history.

Good stuff Mark! Although a sad topic, you’re always the best at presenting the historical!

Thank you, Mark, timely and informative, a reminder that history is never "the past" but knocking on the present's door. Like many I am horrified this can happen, and in the middle of Europe, in the 21st century, all the more so because Kyiv is the twin city of my hometown, Edinburgh. Hard to comprehend what they are going through right now

@KRYPTOS_K5

2 жыл бұрын

The future is an unknown land however it isn't more unknown than the past. In that sense we can believe that history is partially predictable and easier predictable in Europe. Only the Americas were truly new at some extent.

@nedludd7622

2 жыл бұрын

What about what is happening in non-European countries? Don't they matter?

@archstanton6102

2 жыл бұрын

@@stingingmetal9648 If you keep trolling I am sure someone will care sooner or later.

@DaveSCameron

2 жыл бұрын

Bollox he is

@predictless1009

2 жыл бұрын

@@nedludd7622 They do matter. But we have to focus on stopping russian Putin. Greatest terrorist of the modern world. If he is not stopped in Ukraine, it is World War 3.

Before you comment: Yes. We know. History is so much more enjoyable from Mark than it was in school. History is always more fun when you don’t have to try to remember every detail and aren’t tested on the material later.

@fod2011

2 жыл бұрын

History is so much more enjoyable from Mark that it was in school. History is always more fun when you don't have to try to remember every detail and aren't tested on the material later

@PanzerBuyer

2 жыл бұрын

In a nutshell, history is so much more enjoyable from Mark than it was in school. History is always more fun when you don’t have to try to remember every detail and aren’t tested on the material later.

You forgot about 20% of Kyiv's population being Polish until 1831. Polish people really contributed a lot to the rise of this city.

@dennisyoung4631

2 жыл бұрын

Is that why “Ukrainian” (language) sounds a bit like Polish?

@user-tb5nq9sx1h

2 жыл бұрын

@@dennisyoung4631 Probably. It worked in both ways, since the said Polish people spoke gorgeous borderland dialects. Polish language but sounded a little Ukrainian. My grandfather spoke that way. Every word he said sounded like a poem.

@user-fj1tc6dq2c

8 ай бұрын

​@@dennisyoung4631The languages ​​are similar for the reason that Ukrainians/some Russians/Belarusians are Slavs)) territories often changed hands during wars, so borrowing words could not be avoided.More western parts Ukraine was under the occupation of Poland, Eastern Ukraine was under the Russian Empire/USSR. Simply put, there were no borders that would divide the language with a barrier, like England/Spain - Italy/Greece.

Thanks Mark, for the amazing content you are providing on your channel.

Thank you, Dr. Felton, for this excellent video. Your excellent research and presentation is as usual, factual and to-the-point. A rare thing on KZread!

@HateTheIRS

2 жыл бұрын

You payed 10$ for this comment bruh🤣🤣

@higorss

2 жыл бұрын

@@HateTheIRS No, he payed 10$ to support the channel.

@aceous99

2 жыл бұрын

@@HateTheIRS go throw ur money at thots?

@HateTheIRS

2 жыл бұрын

@@aceous99 ok

@rangerhood2011

2 жыл бұрын

Waste of money

Perfect way to start the day off with extensively curated information by our favorite Historian!

@ShivamR34440

2 жыл бұрын

Not really

@umoo23

2 жыл бұрын

extremely biased i believe you meant to write

@lowe_sa2976

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh, filter any information that you get from your favorite Historian before making statements...

@christiandauz3742

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine on 2018 Ukraine went back in time to 3500 BCE I think the Ukrainians rather deal with Bronze Age tribes than Putin

@AdmiralBonetoPick

2 жыл бұрын

@@umoo23 That's because he only reports actual history, not the made-up conspiracy theories of Russian trolls.

Felton, in all his consummate professionalism, can aptly yet succinctly tell us the history of Kyiv in under 9 minutes. Putin on the other hand, well… he’ll keep you a little longer. Another excellent video. Thanks for all you do

nothing gets me going like this hard as hell intro. seriously love the choice you made with that. good content and well made video, really love the footage and and photos you show during the videos. one of the most educational channels on youtube. ty

Served in dessert shield and storm , seeing what Kuwait city and later Baghdad looked, smelled and felt like ... my heart breaks again for regular people subjected to this horrible condition. May this end as quickly as possible. Thank you for another , historical viewpoint.

@mike8631

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a delicious conflict.

@nemo2203

2 жыл бұрын

@Mila Brujic get yourself a Kalashnikov

This channel will reach 10 million subs one day.

Would of loved to have had Mr Felton as a school teacher as a kid ,outstanding as always sir

The story of Kyiv (and Ukraine) are written in blood, fire and bone, and it continues. Thank you for this essential historical perspective, Dr. Felton.

@user-ru9gf7ky2y

3 ай бұрын

Ukraine shouldn't have participated in "the rat line" . Do research before you get sympathetic.

There is a lot of blood-soaked ground within the borders of Ukraine. Just in WW2 many cities saw savage combat during the German advance and then became "fortress cities" during the withdraw. Kharkiv alone changed hands four times and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battles of Kharkiv loom large in the chronology of that struggle. It is incredible and unbelievable that so many of these places are again in flames as the dogs of war howl.

@Gallagherfreak100

2 жыл бұрын

Most people are not aware of the fact that the European portion of WW2, was actually more a battle over the Ukraine than anything else. The war see sawed back and forth across Ukraine for four years; 1941 - 1944. In the summer 1944 offensive, the Red army finally expelled the Wehrmacht from Ukraine for good.

@otofoto

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gallagherfreak100 For what good? Nothing good.

@Rasmajnoon

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gallagherfreak100 they within stepan bandera,now a day in ukraines calender!and azovs,never went away,and god bless russia this time around,those murdering non empathic racists run the country,the most undignified cowardly scum army,literally encamped amongst their own civilians,particularly in russian areas,racist much,europe supports this filth,supports ethnic cleansing ,,no respect for this

@derpphil5400

11 ай бұрын

@@otofoto Well, war isn't good at all. Anyway, in English "for good" may just mean "permanently" or "finally".

As a history guy, ive always known it as Kiev. Ever since this crisis started tho, everyones is spelling it Kyiv. Still seems weird to me.

@dzonikg

2 жыл бұрын

Still Kiev for me

@sudnoss

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen people refer to Kievan Rus as Kiyvan Rus.

@koalabear1984

2 жыл бұрын

CHICKEN KYIV XD

@koalabear1984

2 жыл бұрын

@@1pcfred inshallah

@_dude..

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Not going to change to a foreign spelling and pronunciation just because twitter wants me to.

I've been a subscriber for a long time, I enjoy all of your videos and love your narrations. Thank you for making such great historical content.

This is important info to understand that the current conflict goes back centuries. The book "Crimes of Stalin" , avail on YT, covers the Bolshevik terror campaign and produce looting done in Ukraine. This is why the Ukrainians welcomed the Germans in 1941.

@kyky5088

2 жыл бұрын

Yes chek also who is Stepan Bandera (ukrain national hero) Относительные потери от голода 1932-1933 годов были наивысшими в (KASACHSTAN)Казахстане - 22,42 %, на (Ukraine)Украине - 12,92 %, в (Russia)России - 3,17 %, в среднем по СССР - 5,42 % Golodomor 1932 Ukrain 3.9mio Russia 3.2mio Kasachstan 1mio deaths... above population loss in %

It's channels like this that will help us really learn and grow as humans. Great job bravo!

@thomasriggle6371

2 жыл бұрын

Peace ✌️??? Yeah right bud. It will keep going. War is a human thing. There will always be disagreements because that's human. One side wants freedom and one side wants their government to control. Both sides have their flaws but this is how they've been dividing us for ever! Not even the socialists want to do what their government says and the people in the west are tired of their governments restricting their choices.

@primalsuga

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasriggle6371 are you a bot? Or just terrible at reading comprehension?

@thomasriggle6371

2 жыл бұрын

@@primalsuga wondering the same about you. See that's why this fantasy of everyone getting along will never happen.

@primalsuga

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasriggle6371 Your reply has nothing to do with the original comment lmao

@thomasriggle6371

2 жыл бұрын

@@primalsuga really??? Because LMFAO!!! That's how much you know. Is the original comment not talking about people coming together??? Peace??? If your understanding is at the level of a goat then why do you put yourself out there?

I remember learning about the Mongol sack of the Kievan Rus when listening to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History Podcast “Wrath of the Khans” episodes for the first time a few years ago. Crazy!

@carval51

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly kiev Prince's could just not bother and kill their envoy next time, I 'm sure their city would survive or just pay tribute to mongols and shutted up

@chamariano4833

2 жыл бұрын

Where can i watch or listen wrath of the khans for free?

@unitedwestanddividedwefall3521

2 жыл бұрын

Yea It was a great show.

Mark Felton is one of my favorite narrators. Thank you Dr Felton.

WOW, have just re-visited your amazingly historic video, on Kyiv, many thanks for ALL your amazing historic work

Thank you Dr Felton for bringing history to light against those whom try to oppress it..

Can you please do a episode on the Holodomer that has been ignored???

@BH-gh6qm

3 ай бұрын

overplayed up by western historians... nothing happened in ukraine that wasnt also happening across all of the ussr

Keep producing these Ukraine peices Mark, they are excellent and informative to those of us in North America.

The work of Professor Mark Felton is nothing short of amazing, bringing the true history of many European subjects before the world.

@jamesb.9155

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir!

I hope and pray all slavs to see peace one day. Just so many centuries of constant warfare have left them torn and battered. These are good, hard-working people too. Sure there was some corruption, but no worse than we see in the west. Here's to prayers of a brighter future for them!

@kamilpotato3764

2 жыл бұрын

Current Russian regime made sure that for generations to come Russia will be even more treated with suspicion and hate by most of other Slavs

@brianshook3289

2 жыл бұрын

I was there a year ago. Old world hospitality, buy a round for a table in the beer joint, your a hero, and plan on crawking away from your new buddies. They are tough people, a rough edge, bever had it easy. I wouldnt want to piss them off

@aleksanderpopov5060

2 жыл бұрын

@@kamilpotato3764 most other Slavs? I really don’t think so, the Serbs and the Belorussians are Russias little brothers forever there are others like Transnistria and even some support in unfriendly countries because Slavs need to all unite and that would be great, unrealistic but great

@kamilpotato3764

2 жыл бұрын

@@aleksanderpopov5060 Only Serbs got some weird fetish towards Russia.

@INSANESUICIDE

2 жыл бұрын

The East had and have corrupt power, in the West we have moral and ethical corruption instead

Another great presentation, Mark! It’s unfortunate that the people in Ukraine looked on the Germans as their liberators in 1941. After what Stalin had done you could hardly blame them!

@skurtov

2 жыл бұрын

Stalin did to everyone.

@Rampart.X

2 жыл бұрын

By 'Stalin', you mean of course 'the Bolsheviks'. Stalin simply sat in a chair while the non-Christians destroyed Ukraine.

@QualityPen

2 жыл бұрын

Russians suffered under the USSR as much as Ukrainians did. Weird how Ukrainians talking about the Holodomor leave out all the Russian regions suffering from the same famine to dishonestly portray it as ethnic cleansing instead of what it really was, a deliberate crackdown on a socioeconomic caste of farmers or accidental famine caused by horribly incompetent leadership. Russia had a civil war because half of it didn’t want communism to rule, and by the end of the USSR period the Russians were just as tired of communism as the Ukrainians. There’s a lot of historical revisionism in post Soviet states aimed at absolving their own government and people of any responsibility and to blame everything on “the Russian occupiers.” I wish nationalism could stop interfering with history. Stalin wasn’t even a Russian. He was a Georgian.

@highpath4776

2 жыл бұрын

@@QualityPen the way the famine in Ukraine is put over sounds much like the Irish Famine where crops grown in Ireland were taken to feed England. As always it is the small peasants that get kicked by the ruling classes.

@Slaktrax

2 жыл бұрын

@@QualityPen Exactly! I believe more Russians died than people in Ukraine during Stalin's (three?) purges. Also bear in mind Ukrainian commanders were responsible for carrying out these purges in their own country.

Well done Dr Felton.....an important video at this moment!

Interesting video. Mark, can you do a discussion of the four battles for Kharkov/Kharkiv between 1942-43?

Thanks so much for the scholarship you invest in your content as well as the objectivity with which you cover your subjects. You have no idea how needed these sorts of videos are in these days when so much slanted misinformation is floating about. Your work is greatly appreciated, sir.

I like how despite it being involved in current events Mark Felton does not do any political pandering or moral grandstanding. Just pure facts and history. Very refreshing and interesting, feels a lot more professional than most media these days.

@harbourdogNL

2 жыл бұрын

Condemning Putin and typical Russian army tactics like targeting civilians and using rape as a weapon would not be "political pandering", it would be simple truth.

You singlehandedly bring back memories of what the history channel was.

Most of it I learned at school but many things forgot by now. Thank you for your work!

Thanks Mark. Nice to keep up with the history of what is going on today.

Dr. Felton, great update. I got to visit Kyiv twice while it was under the USSR. Beautiful city. Are you planning to cover the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia with 200,000 troops in 1968, since you covered the Hungary invasion?

@bobcostas6272

2 жыл бұрын

Kiev*

@Cthulhuwarlord

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobcostas6272 Ukrainians call it Kyiv either way is technically correct though you’d get odd stares from Ukrainians if you call it Kiev

@bobcostas6272

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cthulhuwarlord no you wont. Its kiev, and always has been.

@Cthulhuwarlord

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobcostas6272 false. The name is rooted from one of the founders of the city Kyi. Russian translation is Kiev which is why it became the name when the Russians took over

@bobcostas6272

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cthulhuwarlord cope and seethe, it will always be Kiev.

Mark Felton is literally the GOAT

Your expertise is welcome, Mr. Felton. Thanks for the good work done, especially here.

As a student of WWII, names in the headlines today are “deja Vu all over again”. As mentioned here, Kyiv changed hands twice with bloody battles both times. Kharkov changed hands multiple times. After Stalingrad, the Soviets recaptured it, the Germans recaptured it in a counter attack early in 1943, only to lose it again in the summer of 1943. Odessa, Korsun and other sites of bloody WWII battles are in the news again. The Soviets reconquered Ukraine in 1943-44 with massive armies numbering in the millions. Can the Russians, even with modern weapons, conquer Ukraine with 150,000 men?

@feereel

2 жыл бұрын

What about the number of times that Lviv/Lwow/Lemberg changed hands from 1914-21 ?? Over ten at least ...and then again during ww2 another 7 to 8 times

@puzzled012

2 жыл бұрын

the thing is Russian army did push around Ukranian army (so far) which numbered 170000 active troops, 100000 reserve + 100000 veterans in various militias. i would say Ukranians are not that motivated to fight till death

@predictless1009

2 жыл бұрын

Russian invasion became a stalemate. They expected to capture Kyiv in 2 days. Frustrated, russians resorted to commiting war crimes against civilians. Also russians are suffering heavy losses and low morale. Russians lost almost 15000 soldiers as of march 20, the 25th day of war. Many more wounded. Russians resorted to recruiting mercenaries from Syria and Lybia. No, russians won't conquer Ukraine.

@zivaradlovacki2666

2 жыл бұрын

@@predictless1009 you are dreaming. Wake up and stop listening to western media, only. Ukraina is a wrack and already lost. That puppet of a president they have made sure of that with help of America and Nato. If Rusia used its full force Ukraina would have been flattened in 1 day. This is just a fraction of what Russian army is capable of . They are advancing slowly because they are actually looking after civilians.

@m2heavyindustries378

2 жыл бұрын

@@zivaradlovacki2666 Learn to write English properly, russian bot. Enjoy the sanctions and selling yourselves to China for cash in 6 months

For a full list, I compiled these battles fought over for Kiev throughout history that have been recorded. One thing I noted is Felton got the year of Batu Khan's sack wrong. 25000 BC: Pre-neolithic humans migrate to the area 3000 BC: Neolithic settlement of ancient humanity 482 AD: Officially founded by slavs or khazars (disputed) 882: Conquered by Oleg of Novgorodian Principality 968: Besieged by ? (unknown) of the Pechenegs 1068: Uprising within Kiev, Vseslav of Polotsk comes to power 1069: Conquered by Iziaslav Yaroslavich of Kievian Principality 1169: Sacked by Andrey Bogolyubsky of Vladimir-Suzdal Principality 1170-1200: City sacked or conquered by multiple Rus Princes 1201: Occupied peacefully by Roman the Great of Novgorodian Principality 1203: Sacked by Rurik Rostislavich of Kievian Principality 1203: Occupied by Vsevolod the Red of Kievian Principality 1203-1207: City changes hands between Rurik and Vsevolod several times 1208: Conquered by Vsevolod the Red of Kievian Principality 1211: Conquered by Mstislav Romanovich of Kievian Principality 1240: Razed by Batu Khan of Mongolia Khanate 1323?: Conquered by Gediminas of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (exact date disputed) Raided by Crimean tatars in this time 1482: Razed by Meñli I Giray of Crimea Khanate 1648: Conquered by Bohdan Khmelnytsky of the Cossack Hetmanate 1654: Occupied peacefully by Alexis I of the Tsardom of Russia, through vassalage of Cossacks (officially recognized by treaty in 1868) 1918 Jan: Uprising within Kiev by Bolsheviks put down 1918 Feb: Sacked by Mikhail Muravyov of Russian SFSR 1918 Mar: Occupied by Max Hoffman of German Empire 1918 Dec: Liberated by Symon Petliura of Ukraine People's Republic 1919 Feb: Conquered by Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko of Russian SFSR 1919 Aug: Liberated by Nikolai Bredov of Russian Empire and Volodymyr Salsky of Ukraine People's Republic 1919 Dec: Conquered by Sergei Mezheninov of Russian SFSR 1920 May: Liberated by Józef Piłsudski of Second Polish Republic 1920 June: Conquered by Semyon Budyonny of Russian SFSR 1941: Conquered by Gerd von Rundstedt of German Third Reich 1943: Liberated by Nikolai Vatutin of Russian SFSR 2022: Besieged by Oleg Salyukov of Russian Federation

@dongraham8236

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I thought it was off a few decades...but minor details and good for your eye on spotting that...

@oussb7660

2 жыл бұрын

which one you call 'conquered' and which one you call 'liberated' are subjective choices.

@motherrussiaisspeakingitst4965

11 ай бұрын

Cool! just forgot to indicate the date when the Ukrainians dug the Black Sea

@nataliasalmanova6020

10 ай бұрын

We have missed Napoleon here ..

@pax6833

10 ай бұрын

@@nataliasalmanova6020 Napoleon never went to Kyiv.

You’re the history teacher we all deserve

I appreciate these videos so much. Shared with my friends.

I know is not relevant to modern times and events but if there is a possibility, could you please do a video like this for Budapest? I remember during a walked tour the guide mentioned Buda and Pest had both been destroyed 7 times in human history but all I could find was the invasion of the Mongols and then WWII. Thanks! I love your channel!

Thank you Mark for a new video to add to my workout playlist. It is going to be a sad reminder of how much the Ukrainian people had suffered in their history and currently.

This is such important information, thank you Mr Felton as always.

Thank you for the video. It helps to understand the region.

Mark - You nailed it again, with another great presentation. God bless the people of Kyiy and the Ukraine.

@bobcostas6272

2 жыл бұрын

Kiev*

@sasababic4016

2 жыл бұрын

It's Kiev you plonker

Doc, your post are becoming an addiction. One I’m exceptionally proud of.

current/recent events are a great way to grow your channel! I'll still watch every one.

Excellent Series, Dr. Felton. I really enjoy watching them. Thanks

Great presso as usual, Mark. Perhaps you could do a follow-up sometime about the Ukrainian resistance post WW2 and also the fate of the Ukrainians that served against Stalin with Hitler? You did a really informative one on the Ukrainian SSi mutiny in France that could be topped off perhaps with a broader summary Ukrainian involvement in WW2?

@lukaszwawszczak3108

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes please . Should start with genesis of nazi movement and Ukrainian eager participation in holocoust as well as ethnic cleansing of so called ukrainie from unwanted elements like poles, jews, gypsies , russians and other which led to mass genocide commited by those brave freedom fighters with aprival and help of their buddies nazi germany during ww2 and after. Cant wait for such a documentary . Im sure it will sit well with current events.

@michaelmitchell6476

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukaszwawszczak3108 that was almost 80 years ago the world has moved on from that and so should you man

@richardrestall8592

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmitchell6476 Obviously neither the Russians nor the western non-Orthodox Ukrainians have moved on, sadly. Europe is full of bitter memories of injustice and lost homelands such that a major economic downturn may rekindle more of these old blood-feuds. Catalonia, Corsica, Trieste and so on.

@lukaszwawszczak3108

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmitchell6476 noone is moving on from anything . That the fun fact about history and humans that sooner or later things like that come out with big bang ot small, as a main reason or just side one but they do as long as knowledge and memory remain. And not just bad stuff it applies to good stuff too. Its the reason why peole still talk about anything from the past- romans , greeks, christian ,muslims and so on. I just made a reply from different angle about earlier sttement thats all . And as a side note i would love to see you make the same comment telling jews to forget about holocoust as its stuff from the past and they should move on.

Mr Felton is the David Attenborough of History . Great research , videos and excellent narration. Look forward to every video . Well done .

Sir Mark Felton, you truly are a gem.

Excellent summary of the historical background.

Another too short but great episode Mark. I'd like to see a few episodes on the Coast Watchers in the South Pacific during WW2. I've read extensively about them and they have fascinating stories. I'm a history nut and study all history from all times so this stuff is a never-ending well for me to drink from. Keep them coming.

Man I really really wish there was more reliable, straightforward, earnest, fact based content like Mr. Felton’s out here on the utubes versus all the propaganda being vomited at the “homepage feed” on a daily basis. Maybe there are others like Mr. Felton?

@umoo23

2 жыл бұрын

lol why is this your 5th comment like this?

@tomservo5007

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps he's looking for suggestions on other history channels similar to this one

@_dillen

2 жыл бұрын

There is no other like Dr. Felton

@DrJones20

2 жыл бұрын

TimeGhost history is also great

@nozrep

2 жыл бұрын

89pm not sure. I may have accidentally reposted. Or maybe I was drunk or something. I don’t mind taking them off though lol.

Informative and useful video. Thank you Mr. Felton.

Keep up the great work Mark !! Much appreciated down here in Aotearoa.

Great work. Very well researched to wit: as a child of a Ukrainian immigrant; this video is the first mention I've seen in ANY media of the Holodomor.

@jorgeabuauad

2 жыл бұрын

It was in the south, but the south ex new Russia is a mix of the Ukrainian and Russian speaker so they murder Russian too and not only there but in Moscow etc .

@steadmanuhlich6734

2 жыл бұрын

Dave, I really like Felton's videos. But, since you mentioned the Holodomor, also go see the "TimeGhostArmy" channel on KZread, where Indy Neidell does a series and the Holodomor was one featured video.

Thank you very much for this excellent and informative video, that gives invaluable insight into what's happening right under our noses. You provide history lessons with impeccable timing, allowing us to connect the dots in real time. In the short time since I've subscribed to your channel, you've proven time and again to be a trustworthy source of information to this here history buff!

Fascinating, as always, ty Dr. Felton

Thank you for this timely video clip. Great review of the history and on the mark. спасибі!

Excellently informative and always watchable. Thanks Mark.

US observers visiting liberated Kiev in 1944 found 40% damage to the city as a result of it's defence by Vlasov's 37th Army in 1941, the Nazi occupation and it's liberation in 1943. Ukraine was first a separate area following the German occupation in 1918, when Lenin signed the treaty of Brest Litovsk. The Germans created a 'Black Sea' province which included the coastline of Ukraine, and of the Sea of Azov, and the Crimea, and extended as far as Georgia

@spongebob7296

2 жыл бұрын

Time for Germany to re take these areas and be the force to put Russia in its place.

Another great video Dr felton,thanks my friend.

Tremendous channel. Keep it up lad.

I’ve learned more about the Ukrainian problems now through Marks videos than anything else in the last few months.

It's haunting seeing the headlines intertwined in history...

Very timely and meaningful perspective that escapes the current headlines. Rich in graphics too. Many thanks!!

Thanks Mark! As always...I love your work!

As Kiev resident admit very accurate picture from Mark! Thank you Mark Felton, appreciate your work.

Poor Kiev. Like Poland, it was geographically and politically caught between opposing powers. Kharkov also traded hands many times between Germany and Russia in WW2.

@SorryIPoopedInYurBed

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for spelling Kiev correctly.

@Tacdelio

2 жыл бұрын

@@SorryIPoopedInYurBed but its spelled like kyiv, so its incorrect.

@e.sstudios1015

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tacdelio Explain

@brendon1689

2 жыл бұрын

except poland is a poor example because poland has been much more stable in history before modern times. kiev/kyiv/dontcare on the other hand has changed hands many times, likely due to its strategic position between eurasia

@brendon1689

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tacdelio quit with the pedantry, stop acting like this helps anyone in ukraine or in general. are we going to call the kievan rus the kyivan rus now? or how about the kyivan ukraine? if you want to disagree with their opinion, say what you really mean to say instead of going after an arbitrary spelling difference.

Thank you for this.

Love your videos, just wanted to leave a comment since I just realized Iv'e seen quite a few videos and never mentioned how well their made.