We in the rest of Europe must support and protect our Baltic brothers. Love to 🇱🇻🇱🇹🇪🇪 from 🇩🇪.

@chasesstuff6010

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks from Latvia! 🇱🇻🤝🇩🇪

@erikszemmers6850

2 жыл бұрын

Paldies and danke from a Latvian-American

@Atheneon

2 жыл бұрын

You can't even protect Ukraine which is near to Germany

@polaarj4064

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks from Estonia

@oliverkain9640

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and support back to Germany from Estonia!

I'm Ukrainian and I view Baltic States as an example of what Ukraine can be if we'll be able to integrate into the European family Love from Kharkiv 🇺🇦 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪

@arturasandriusaitis8832

2 жыл бұрын

You will be in EU and NATO. You have only to continue the reforms and Free Ukraine will be a prosperous state. I have no doubts.

@user-lr1dw9tt2w

2 жыл бұрын

@@arturasandriusaitis8832 Thank you! I really hope so)

@MrPeterPan

2 жыл бұрын

The EU does not want Ukraine. I’m sorry. I’m from Sweden and I really like Ukraine, but it will turn into another debt hole, or even worse, another Bulgaria.

@arturasandriusaitis8832

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrPeterPan I think you are not from Sweden but from russia. Ukraine will be in EU and NATO. Not immediately of course. They have to do the necessary reforms. And not Estonia (or its president) alone will decide this.

@MrPeterPan

2 жыл бұрын

@@arturasandriusaitis8832 I am from Sweden lmao. Ukraine won’t be in Eu and nato any time soon

You start talking about baltic history 100 years ago and it makes it sound like the baltics are just russians that wanted to seperate. That is a bad way of looking at this. We were our own countries before that. I don't know much of Latvian or Estonian history before the Russian empire, but Lithuania has a long history of being their own country, just look at the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth.

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

I just needed to start somewhere close to the present, the history portion was not the main point

@airisfinglas2628

3 жыл бұрын

@@MadMacGeopolitics We understand you like foreigner but did you kow that between 1300-1600 years Lithuania was bigger and stronger country then Russia?Many russians lands like Smolensk,Kaluga,Briansk,Belgorod,Riazan was 300 years part of Lithuania?Lithuanian border was 100 km from Moscow 300 years.

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

@@airisfinglas2628 yea I have heard of that, Lithuania was huge, even bigger than Poland, until they became a United commonwealth. Latvia and Estonian were often under Germanic rule during that time, but came under Swedish rule around 1700. Anyway, it goes without saying Lithuania was huge back then.

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

@KarlErick Lindberg yep

@arturasandriusaitis8832

3 жыл бұрын

@@MadMacGeopolitics Be careful, this is russian troll.

Emigrants from Russia: Our country is shitty, let's go to Baltic States Also, emigrants from Russia: Life is good in the Baltic State, let's change it and make a part of Russian Federation

@user-lc7ku6je1o

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, these are just Putin's ambitions. High presence of Russians is potentially dangerous because Putin may affect politics through culture (at least Baltic governments seem to think so), but come on... People, who keep up with news and understand what Russia is, don't want it - they want to live in a normal econolically growing country.

@gastoldamian

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-lc7ku6je1o I agree with you but in France, Germany etc. you have a second generation problem

@Dan-ny8vq

2 жыл бұрын

@@gastoldamian it doesn’t work like that. I’m from estonia and the only ones who may think like this are elderly soviet women, yet they wouldn’t move to Russia

@romanivannikov4210

2 жыл бұрын

lmao they are not immigrants, the vast majority of russian people living in baltic states was born there. And also it would be weird to immigrate from shitty Russia to another shithole Easteuropean country

@Kursell

2 жыл бұрын

@@romanivannikov4210 There are thousands of russians and ukrainians emigrating to baltic states every year (2015-2020) and even more temporary workers. The new immigrants are usually much happier that they have the chance to live and work here.

Who else want to have borders with russia and belarus? I think none. Support baltic states.

As an estonian it wouldnt bother me when russia integrates all their ppl, we can put them on the train and send them their way, no problem.

Im lithuanian and i love the story thank you brothers 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪

@pluto6383

Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard there’s a lot of Lithuanians in Chicago

@Redditorstories12

Жыл бұрын

Labas, lietuvi

@titasjankunas.3685

Жыл бұрын

Sveikas! :D

@Redditorstories12

Жыл бұрын

@@titasjankunas.3685 kaip sakas?

@titasjankunas.3685

Жыл бұрын

@@Redditorstories12 normaliai kolkas

My Brothers Poland , Latvia Estonia will defend my country🇱🇹

@lullc2985

Жыл бұрын

I don't think they will defend, cuz they need to defend their own country except Poland

@firstdirst5519

Жыл бұрын

@@lullc2985 forest brothers allways be brothers🤙😈

@Heikinnen0301

2 ай бұрын

Dont forget us 🇫🇮🇪🇪

Idk how it is in Estonia, but in Latvia there has always been some tension between latvians and russians, mainly because of their willingness (or rather the lack of) of learning the ONLY state language (which is Latvian). Tho the majority of younger russians know latvian, it's the middle aged and old population, that has this problem. You would think that if they don't want to learn the language, then they should move to Russia, but they know very well, that life here, in Latvia is much better and free than in Russia.

@cristianotrapnaldo3843

2 жыл бұрын

Same here in Estonia. Although its getting better.

@dfd6787

2 жыл бұрын

Free Latvia played them dirty with alien passports and broken promises, so understandable how sentiment was passed down to generations and is still happening. The Us vs Them rhetoric should end, but petty politicians keep bringing it up, because it brings in votes from racists. There is no Us vs Them, people of Latvia should understand by how they are being played. Look at the American and Afro-American disputes, do you really want to propogate Latvian and Ruso-Latvian dispute? Especially if day to day life this problem nonexistent people work together to better themselves. Only rasists have problem with this.

@bds4410

2 жыл бұрын

Theres tension in estonia and knowing the language is like acceptance in our culture. Tho were pretty lenient on the language for some reason - we shouldnt tho. Every citizen should speak fluent estonian, somehow its just not addressed. Russian isnt our official language and defenetely never will be - even english is more popular.

@sonymangames

2 жыл бұрын

@@bds4410 Exactly my thoughts. That's just natural. I can't go to Uruguay and demand them to speak Latvian to me. But Russians think they are something special.

@erikasmeskonis6706

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly its the same in Lithuania. Give it more 10-20 years. The population of russians that is unwilling to learn will die out and the younger ones will grow to adults by speaking the Baltic language

If or when the Time come, Poland will come to the aid of our Baltic brothers, United we stand…

Finally a video about the Baltics. I‘ll give you a like just for making a video about them (:

@ZarexianMapper

3 жыл бұрын

Also do you have discord and if yes can you give me your account name because there’re some things I need to discuss with you

@ZarexianMapper

3 жыл бұрын

also if you don't have Discord or don't have interests please let me know because it's urgent

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZarexianMapper oh jeez @masjid#4275

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZarexianMapper I didn’t see these comments come in, or the urgency

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZarexianMapper what’s ur discord

Its crazy how all 3 got independence 2 times, one from the russians and one from the soviets and both times they exited in the same order Lithuania Estonia latvia

@Cofeeman911

3 жыл бұрын

Whenever it can, Lithuania will say FU to russia.🤷‍♂️

@totalkenry

3 жыл бұрын

Lithuania existed centuries ago,

@eksiarvamus

2 жыл бұрын

It's a very simplistic way to see their history of getting independent and restoring independence. For restoration of independence, it was a series of events and Estonia was mostly leading them. However, Estonia and Latvia refrained from restoring full independence in 1990 as there were still Soviet forces and institutions ruling here. That didn't seem to mind Lithuania. The real situation in all three states was not different throughout 1990-1991.

@Taivar007

2 жыл бұрын

@@eksiarvamus If i remember this correctly in the 1990 Estonian government didn't want to say the word "independence" out loud because they were afraid of Russian retaliation. Therefore they only spoke about economic independence and self sustainability.

@eksiarvamus

2 жыл бұрын

@@Taivar007 not only retaliation, but restoring full independence right away was unfeasable for all three of them, regardless what they ended up declaring.

The suwalki gap is one important part of their importance. They are also all Eurozone members alongside Finland. They are well run democracies and inspiring in what every country and person can do. They have had amazing GDP growth and some pretty innovative solutions and digitalization. AAA countries consider how recent they are

@xwing8029

2 жыл бұрын

Its nice to see Swedish account. Greetings from Lithuania. Sweden in 90s provided our 3 armies with infantry weapons that we widely use even today.

@TheSwedishHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

@@xwing8029 hey there you go. I am glad to see the baltics doing so well these days

@MFrrFrr

2 жыл бұрын

We're catching up, give us some time. It was 50 years of hell and we trying to rebuild our minds, economics, etc... We won't let you down, just be patient :)

@stariyczedun

2 жыл бұрын

>excellent in innovative solutions and digitalization

@stariyczedun

2 жыл бұрын

Not Latvia :-(

I like baltic states, they are based

Thoose country always impressed me thank you brother

The reason why Lithuania has lower Russian minority is because the Guerilla War there was more intense than in other two countries. So less Russians wanted to move in to the country.

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

Someone else said that Lithuania worked better with the Russians and that’s why they have less Russians, I think I will listen to what you have to say, seems much more reasonable.

@airisfinglas2628

3 жыл бұрын

@@MadMacGeopolitics in Lithuania was guerilla war from 1944 to 1959.In this was died around 35 000 soviet soldiers and 50 000 lithuanian guerillas.That a main reason why russian colonists did not arrive in Lithuania.

@leieparnamae797

2 жыл бұрын

​@@airisfinglas2628 As for the Lithuanian Russians, let us not forget the Kaliningrad region. The Lithuanian part is there.

@airisfinglas2628

2 жыл бұрын

@@leieparnamae797 you are right.All Kaliningrad region are ancient lithuanian lands-Prussia.Prussians was like lithuanians-same language and culture.I am myself half of prussian.My town was 9 km from Prussia border😁

@leieparnamae797

2 жыл бұрын

@@airisfinglas2628 Exactement: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJeb2biHfdPFmKg.html

Great I can compare well when watched Swedish TV showing in 190 about these 3 baltic sea countries Seem every where was little depressed atmophere Even the uildings were beautiful wihtout renovation.. Then when these welcome to EU so incredible soooo different. I visited Latvia for 4 times during 2018-2023. And in June, 2023 my thai friends visited me in Stockholm - So I could take them to visit these 3 BALTIC SEA COUNTRIES.. All of us really love these countries. Next summer - 2024 I will visit Lithuania again. Best Wishes from STOCKHOLM - SWEDEN 🌼🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🎁🎁🎁 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Can't believe many geography/history/politics youtubers don't know about this, but making videos about the Baltic states is very lucrative, since no one talks about them, so videos about the Baltic states get shown in many Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian viewers' recommended feeds.

@MadMacGeopolitics

2 жыл бұрын

Man I gained like 200 subscribers and 30,000 views on this video in the last month

@karliskorlass196

2 жыл бұрын

@@MadMacGeopolitics I just got recommended this video and I'm now subscribed.

@hullmees666

2 жыл бұрын

sure, but there are too few of us to have a long term effect.

@bremsenreinigerkonsument3424

2 жыл бұрын

Točna, piekrītu)

It should also be noted that many of the Russians living in the Baltics will admit how they're actually happier there, that they feel safer and don't want to go back to Russia. When Estonia regained independence, the city and areas of Narva which has the most Russians in the entire nation, had a brief attempt at autonomy because they wanted to kinda be their own thing while still part of Estonia, not wanting to be part of Russia either.

@michaeljaggi9780

2 жыл бұрын

Well this is not entirely true. There are many laws regarding citizenship and language laws, which discriminates russian minority. Yes there is a russian aggression, but some countries (baltics, ukraine etc.) do some mistakes which enables russian propaganda to be taken notice. The baltics arent that important to europe, I mean, if switzerland would apply EU membership, no one would bat an eye about their economic (potential) power. Simply as that, the baltics must improve on lot of things and cannot finger point on russia to distract from their problems.

@erkim7547

2 жыл бұрын

Discrimination against the Russian minority? It should be a clue from what was said in the video about our government’s being too stable that nobody is being discriminated against. I may have more respect towards our Russian minority than you simply based on that i do not see them as people who would silently sit down if they were treated unfairly. As for what is actually going on, we live distinctly different lives to a degree where we often work separately and live in different areas. Russian Estonians and Estonians talking really isn’t a very common occurrence. Personally i think they have many great qualities but that’s not relevant. Because of people who would prefer for us to have different schools based on different mother languages and claim to represent the minority, instead of studying together in Estonian schools, they get worse education, far worse Estonian language skills, severely constricted social connections, worse paying jobs because of the previous points and end up being quite segregated through their life because we have socially very little common ground. They have less opportunities overall because you need to know the country's language to be more successful. Admittedly that goes more for the older generations because they have a stronger refusal to assimilating. There are a lot of great young people and it is nice too see them succeed. The older people are very proud. They are also more conservative and content with less. You can hear their largest fascination when arriving here was store shelves being stocked with food. Now i am sure you want to bring up the grey passports. Anybody can get a citizenship if they know the language of our country. Some did get it, some don’t want to. They were imported here and lived here for a half a century and they live their own life without knowing any word of our language. I mean this literally. Why don’t they want to get a citizenship? They are proud to belong to large people. With a grey passport you can work in Estonia and freely travel to Russia and back. As often as you want to or need to, i think. They don’t need a visa from Russia even, they can do what they want. I don’t know too much about it but the people who still have a grey passport after all this time and who you would like to call being discriminated against, they often aren’t very fascinating by the idea of getting locked into a foreign country that they don’t care much about. Some who have grown up more recently and wished to take a citizenship exam do feel a little insulted because they already feel this is their country and they belong here. Overall the number of grey passports is dwindling i believe and you only really hear complaints about it from foreigners trying to strawman some personal point across.

@Gaga682

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeljaggi9780 Am from Narva and you almost fully right.

@thegreatestmage3251

2 жыл бұрын

@@erkim7547 I am Latvian Russian myself. Almost all u have said is similar to my point of view except one thing - assimilation. The thing is, that(at least in Latvia) our societies(Russians and Latvians) are quite well integrated in one another and integration doesn't stops. The only difference is language and medias we watch. BUT! We(Russians) don't want to be assimilated(lose our national identity and take another), but government tries to do it. We hate it. We are against it. The difference between integration and assimilation is very big. When 1st - government tries to help and develop both sides of integration. In our case that means, that language of both sides can be easily learned and culture and history of both sides get respect and are thought at school(that's not true for most minority-majority cases, but when half of your capital are russians and in all important cities quoter of people are russians that makes sense). When 2nd - goverment ignores or even are against your language, history and culture. Currently I live in scenario nr.2 I am not against Latvians, Latvia or even sometimes Latvian political live, but I certainly hate when latvian politicians(not all and not significant, but ones that are very loud) call me and my family an occupants, my language importance in government's eyes is below german and when latvians think that USSR = Russian Empire and Russians.

@erkim7547

2 жыл бұрын

I think i know what you mean. We have that one side patriotism here too but as i feel people have come more together during the past ten years, that aspect has also calmed down. I guess it boils down to not feeling like you have to fight for everything that vaguely describes you and be able to accept some changes. The people who are still like that are honestly a little .. ignorant of peoples everyday life. I do wish they would put some more intelligent thought behind what they claim to stand for. One of more recent changes in my country recently has been that a conservative party rose and they began taking votes away from the old corrupt~ minority favored party. I am looking forward to what kind of changes that could bring. The previous two used to rile up tension such as you described for their political benefit and pretended to be opposing forces. What they have in common right now is their incompetence.

Greetings from Estonia 🇪🇪

@edythe2452

Жыл бұрын

Hi from Latvia. 👋

when i hear Estonia or Latvia I like that becouse im simple Lithuanian

I am from Latvia great that someone made this video so people can know about that better, because many never heard about Latvia at all

@roombussr5676

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Fellow Latvian brother, I never manage to find People talking about The Baltics, Ita gun watching this

@DanilaAbramenkovArt

2 жыл бұрын

@@roombussr5676 hey) indeed. Especially from far west

This channel is amazing! Thank you KZread for recommending me This video!

Minimum wages (Gross) (March 2023): Lithuania - 840 EUR (924 EUR from the January 1st, 2024) Estonia - 725 EUR Latvia - 620 EUR Czech Rep. - 717 EUR Poland - 746 EUR Russia - 178 EUR Source: t r a d i n g e c o n o m i c s

Hello Mac! You kept your promise! And did it well. Thank you!

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you liked it!

@arturasandriusaitis8832

3 жыл бұрын

@@MadMacGeopolitics I would like to see more historical context on Lithuania, specially on Grand Duchy of Lithuania (it is very different from Latvia and Estonia). But I hope you'll do video about Lithuanian history. :)

@mariusskrupskis2042

2 жыл бұрын

tai kad ne :DDDDDDDDDDD

I love how these 3 sisters together claimed their independence twice around the same time They’re just so similar, and it’s so satisfying

@ramonemiliochaconperdomo7225

2 жыл бұрын

It’s like 3 siblings little cats meowing at the same times, idk why but it’s so cute if you imagine it :3

@p1rgit

2 жыл бұрын

@@ramonemiliochaconperdomo7225 :p cute yourself... (i am estonian and a bit resentful of being called cute... but i guess you meant well, so no hard feelings.)

@ramonemiliochaconperdomo7225

2 жыл бұрын

@@p1rgit I was talking of the countries as a whole and in an carton way, why are you resentful for that??

@p1rgit

2 жыл бұрын

@@ramonemiliochaconperdomo7225 ok then, if cartoon way :) meow! :D

@lirendz

Жыл бұрын

@Soviet aš irgi

Thanks for the video. Love from Lithuania

Average wages (Gross) (March 2023): Lithuania - 1960 EUR Estonia - 1741 EUR Latvia - 1560 EUR Czech Rep. - 1736 EUR Poland - 1607 EUR Russia - 780 EUR Source: t r a d i n g e c o n o m i c s

From ancient times in this region was independent countries. Non of them was russian and part of Russian state, except from short time.

@MrKakibuy

2 жыл бұрын

Not so short at all, Estonia was annexed into Russia during Peter I's reign, and before they were simply part of Sweden,Poland or the knights.

@artursbondars7789

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKakibuy Well it depends on perspective and time table in place.

@MrKakibuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@artursbondars7789 The Baltic states only switched from one overlord to the other, German, Swedish, Polish, Russian. In some sense, you can say that integration to the EU is just equal to once again restoring German overlordship.

@artursbondars7789

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKakibuy Are You from Baltics? If You now Baltic history then You would know that Baltic was independent for most of its history. Thous interventions You mentioned was mostly localised and started mostly after Northern crusades in 12 c, if not counting Slavic expansion in eastern and southern Baltic lands in previous centuries. Independent Lithuanian state continued to manage region for many centuries to come, interrupted for short time of Slavic rule. In short - if You compare all history of this region.

@MrKakibuy

2 жыл бұрын

​@@artursbondars7789 I know the history of the region, and the southern regions you speak about belonged previously to Kievan Rus and were already settled by Slavs, they were only incorporated into the grand duchy of lithuania when they took advantage of the weak mongol empire and rising principality of moscow. So thats almost 800 hundred years of the Baltic being not indepdent. Thats not a short time at all. As for who ruled, what does it matter really? The Germans in WW2 also viewed the Baltics as no more than future colonization land.

If you factor in ethnic groups in the demographics of latvia and estonia its quite aparent that latvians and estonians are not falling in population. Its the russian part of the population thats falling

Thanks from Latvia. 🇱🇻

This guy really desereves more subscribers

🇧🇾 it’s a flag of Lukashenkoland but not Belarus’s. Flag of Belarusian nation is white-red-white with rider (knight) as coat of arms.

@MJ-uk6lu

11 ай бұрын

Basically Lithuanian vytis? :D

@bengadot

4 ай бұрын

@@MJ-uk6luyes they’re identical

why ppl start talking about the history of the baltics from 1918 but not the middle ages, when we lithuanians for example were one of the biggest countries in the whole world

@cepelinai

Жыл бұрын

in Europe*

@thezukazujshow6552

Жыл бұрын

@@cepelinai thanks for the fix

@cepelinai

Жыл бұрын

np

As me being born in latvia and still growing up here in this peaceful land i got curious about our contury's past and and now so thanks for making this video so i can learn more about my contury!❤

Interesting video!

While speaking about russian ''minority'' in Baltics , esspecially in Latvia - just go to statistics and you'll find out that russians were just 8,83% of the total population in 1935. but after occupation and forced migration from ussr russian population grew to 33,96 % in 1989.

I actually cannot believe how much debates this one video can make

wooooo, yeah baby, this is what ive been waiting for, this is what its all abbout

Russians in Baltic states can leave to any country in EU - or at very least just go for seasonal jobs to make decent Euros - if they don't like it there and I'm pretty even among those Russians who think Baltic states are of no good even among them it would be hard to find someone who thinks life in Russia is better than life in Netherlands. Maybe that's why Russian rebel movements is not a thing.

@Rblock777

Жыл бұрын

I think they are just bad at learning new languages, the older folks. In Latvia we offer them language courses for free

I'm a russian from Latvia and I love Latvia. Russia is a hostile country for now, and I don't wanna see russian flag in our latvian territory.

@remogatron1010

Жыл бұрын

Thank You. I wish you all the best.

Quite well made and none of the usual propaganda.

My school district used this for debate help this is awesome

Big correction! They are countries not states. They have their own unique national identity and history. Don't blow them off as states!

Nice video, good work. The title has nothing to do with the video though.

@MadMacGeopolitics

2 жыл бұрын

You have fallen for my trap!!

The PF resolved is about increasing defenses in the Baltics if anyone’s interested

GDP per capita in PPP (Eurostat December, 2021): Czechia - 91% from the EU average; Slovenia - 90% Lithuania - 88% Cyprus - 88% Estonia - 87% Spain - 84% Poland - 77% Hungary - 76% Portugal - 74% Romania - 73% Latvia - 71% Croatia - 70% Slovakia - 68% Greece - 65% Bulgaria - 55%

some stuff i know about latvia, because im a latvian myself. Latvia invented Jeans, Cold soup. Cold soup is very delicious, its mostly made during summer. Its not like just left out soup, you can search up cold soup and about its stuff and all.

@Pibola64

Жыл бұрын

Really? Jeans were invented in Latvia? -curious Estonian

@CharmedReally7

Жыл бұрын

@@Pibola64 invented BY a latvian, it only took off in america though

I am from Lithuania :D

Exciting to live in Baltics right now...

As an Lithuanian this is a good video 19/10

Actually Latvia gained independence from the Soviet Union on the 4th of May 1990, not on the 21st of August...

Great analytical work. also good to see the use of the proper map and timelines of the region and the soviet union. Usually, in these kinds of videos, the author oversimplifies things and just skips on a lot of accuracy in the details.

Hahha, funny video well done kid, keep going

I don’t know how I got a barbie ad before this video

False information, Latvia restored independence on May 4. 1990...

Any other baltic people just found this in there recommended?

1:37 I think you got the wrong date on the independence declaration day because I'm Latvian and we celebrate independence day on May 4th as May 4th 1990

bro you forgot to mention the partizan war from 1940--1956 and the brief history of Lithuania as once the biggest state in europe from baltic sea to black sea

As Lithuanian - I can say a few details are not true about Lithuania in this video (although they are true about our great neighbors Latvia and Estonia) - we have very little German “legacy” as we never been under German rule (except world wars). - internally there are no tensions between Lithuanians and those 4.5% Lithuanian citizens who have russian roots (there are tensions in Latvia and Estonia though). - Also forgot to mention that after 86% Lithuanians - the next ethnic group in Lithuania is 7% of Polish - lots of them are loyal to Warsaw. but in your video scenario Poland would be against Russia too... before any war - tensions between Russians and Latvians / Estonians would be a must... but that just not practically possible in Lithuania... Yes Baltics is a region in many cases but in this scenario Lithuania is very different from what is said in the video. Great job about Latvia and Estonia

@arturasandriusaitis8832

2 жыл бұрын

According to 2021 census we have 4.2% of russians (not 4.5) and 5.5% of poles (not 7%). Be in present time, please.

@geoffroyfalot3583

2 жыл бұрын

@@arturasandriusaitis8832 Do you think Russia could invade Baltic states after Ukraine ?

@arturasandriusaitis8832

2 жыл бұрын

@@geoffroyfalot3583 The end of muscovy is close.

@MJ-uk6lu

11 ай бұрын

"we have very little German “legacy” as we never been under German rule (except world wars)." But the impact was quite big. Look at Žemaitija and you see German buildings everywhere. It looks like almost another country.

I searched this after Lithuania-China-EU issue.

42 k visits for 3k subscribers not bad dude

You should show last 1000 years in Europe

You forgot to mention history of Baltic states.. Especially Viking times, German etc.. We been always between milling stones between bigger nations and occupants.. Worst from all is - You know who is, because Germany didn't do all this sh#t for citizens..

@BasmatiRice96

Жыл бұрын

depends on how far in history you go, 500 years ago Lithuania was one of the strongest countries in the world.

I live in latvia hope everything be okey :(

@geoffroyfalot3583

2 жыл бұрын

Do you think Russia could invade Baltic states after Ukraine ?

@artelislt

2 жыл бұрын

@@geoffroyfalot3583 As a lithuanian I think no, because of NATO

@geoffroyfalot3583

2 жыл бұрын

@@artelislt Ok mate, thanks for your answer

what does the map at 4:10 represent that both Ukraine and Romania are marked as red? What kind of differentiation is it?

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

They are economies that will see major recessions due to demographic issues

Hiring managers body language when they don’t like your answers 1:06

So I noticed that the population number you have for Lithuania is 2.722.291 when the official government stats office number is 2.786.006. I think this is because most of the demografics stats I've seen on the internet are projections made at around 2015-2017. Back then the number of emigrants exceeded the number of immigrants by about 20k a year, and projections assumed that this wouldn't change. Since 2019 Lithuania has experienced positive migration, with most immigrants being returning Lithuanians. So I don't subscribe to the doom and gloom scenarios painted for the Lithuanian economy. Obviously the number difference isn't that great, and 2021 might see the emigration trends worsen again (for obvious reasons). And there will be a definite impact on the economy because of the bad demographics, but I don't think it's gonna be as big as people predicted back in 2015.

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

I’m really hopeful for the Baltic countries in general, they’re gonna be so much better off than their neighbors for that reason, and their smooth transition to the free market, etc.

Could you describe why their governments are so stable?

@dfd6787

2 жыл бұрын

Finland was working together with free Estonia to stabilise government and Estonia since day 1 has worked towards all kinds of defence systems against insurgency and propoganda. By now huge parts of Estonian identity can be stored in cloud (gov systems etc), so even if they would end up anexed, you can't really disable Estonian government since it does not have phisical body anymore. Poland worked with Lithuania to stabilise and get back on feet. Latvia fumbled along with the help of early supporters like Island, Finland, etc Free Latvia government still comprised of many USSR time politicians (like ex-Mayor of Ventspils and few EU parlament chairs).

@arturasandriusaitis8832

2 жыл бұрын

@@dfd6787 Don't write the nonsenses. Lithuania did everything itself, without any "stabilization" of Poland, rather the opposite. I see in your writings the Livonian knecht's mentality. Lithuanians don't have the freeloader's mentality.

@dfd6787

2 жыл бұрын

@@arturasandriusaitis8832 No idea what you mean with "Livonian knecht". The info is max condensed/eli5/simplified, not really into lectures over YT comments. You can look it up if interested for details. But the gist of it - LT and PL had to work out their issues when USSR fell. PL was great supporter on LT joining EU, NATO etc.

@arturasandriusaitis8832

2 жыл бұрын

@@dfd6787 Yes. Was great supporter of joining NATO, not EU. And nothing more.

@miltonthomaslowe

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bolofex ok. Thanks. Can you explain why it's unstable?

I like the video, although the content does not correspond to the title.

And the wayyyyy we go

As a Latvian I'd say that chances of major Russian armed groups arising in Latvia and Estonia are next to 0 and in Lithuania they are effectively 0, due to low % of Russians there, most of whom due to that are also better integrated. But in any case local Russian population in Baltics is rather docile, its elite has mostly integrated even though they may fish for votes with the help of Russian money and through populist slogans. Direct military threat from Russia is more likely. My point can be illustrated by the fact that there's no huge Russia support movement during its war vs Ukraine today. Sure, nationalists based on a few incidents will say that it's a major issue, but in reality there have been just a few incidents with people yelling at each other on a street or car's window being broken due to Ukraine or Russian symbols put on there.

WW2 was such a weird thing for Poland and the baltics, germany on one side and russia on the other xd

Apologies, friend, but I couldn't quite grasp the significance of why these countries are crucial in countering the Russian invasion. I visited them this summer, and I must say they're fantastic, with Riga being my favorite. However, I didn't notice any internationally recognized strategy uniting them. Just this summer, a new approach has emerged, stretching from the Lithuania-Poland border northward. Change is on the horizon, as Russia might struggle to resist "Chinafication" without Western involvement down the line.

Hey! Can we have the source of information of the data about the percentage of "Estonian" and "Russian" population living in Estonia?

@MadMacGeopolitics

2 жыл бұрын

Sure. andmebaas.stat.ee/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=RV0222U

@sellogu

2 жыл бұрын

@@MadMacGeopolitics Thank you! Great video!

Very interesting take. Problem is that these populations are just as old as Russias - so integrating them into Russia would have very little benefit. I would say that Baltics is the soft underbelly of NATO. If NATO shows any kind of weakness then it might be advantageous for Russia to test the unions resolve with some kind of a local action. If NATO fails to react, then the union is essentially dead - which would be a huge benefit to Russian security. Baltic is the only place where Russia has boarder access, plausible cause for invasion ( muh minorities) and very good chances for military success. If Russia is ever going to really test NATO and especially article 5. then it will be in the Baltics.

@lauravilsone5554

Жыл бұрын

Before February we thought the same about Ukraine and Russia's "very good chances for military success". Hows that working out? Don't devaluate a countries' desire and ability to stay independent. Even a small one's.

@GG99999

Жыл бұрын

@@lauravilsone5554 big difference. ukraine has population of 40 millions. they have an actual and capable army, and weapons. What does baltic states have? Nothing. No army, no population, fully flat area, no TANKS, nowhere to retreat, no good economy.

You blew up on r/BalticStates

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t even know it existed 😂

Nice video but your and whole internet's info is WRONG about russian amount in Lithuania. The thing is that Lithuania allowed EVERYONE to get lithuanian passport when Soviet union collapsed. While Latvia (and maybe Estonia) was NOT giving away citizenships to every person in their country. SO that's why it seems that there is only few percents of russians in Lithuania. But in reallity much more. I would say like 15-20% is so called russians (people whe never lived in russia but for some reason think they are russians).

@rh7018

5 ай бұрын

wrong. already before 1991 there much less % russians in Lithuania - that is the reson they gave citizenship to everybody - because immigration did not change their demographics - not the other way around. In Estonia, end Especially Latvia many more russians settlede after WW@ - especially in Riga which was the headquartes of the Baltis military distric. That is the reaosn by Estonians and Latvians did not give citizenshiup automatically but only through naturalisation that inluded basic history and language tets (which many russians passed - but some failed or refused to take).

Russians have absolutely not had a large presence in the Baltics throughout history! Their main presence came with the Soviet occupation...

@MadMacGeopolitics

2 жыл бұрын

Correct, the Germans and Swedes had the greatest presence before, but also Poland-Lithuania

@gtheavyy8543

2 жыл бұрын

​@@MadMacGeopolitics "but also" is an understatement. Poland-Lithuania-Ruthenia were doing great in an union for half of millennia, and existed as separate countries way before that. But a series of expensive wars with Sweden, and stopping Ottoman advance into Austria, really weakened the country in 17th century. By 18th, it was too easily manipulable, especially since it was an elective monarchy with quite a lot of decentralization. Prussia, Austria and Russia just exploited the situation and annexed everything at around 1790-1795, with Lithuania going to the Russian empire. So in the end, at least when it comes to Lithuania, neither germans nor swedes really had any lasting power here, at any time. The very recent and rather short Russian-Soviet occupation was the biggest interruption to sovereignty. P.S. When it comes to Latvia and Estonia though, yes, Sweden had a lot of influence.

@kaptenkagu

2 жыл бұрын

@@MadMacGeopolitics As an interesting fact- even during the time of Russian Empire Estonia and Latvia had German as official administrative language untill the 1890-s. (Meanwile Finlad- whitch had become "part of Russia" at the same time had Sweadish)

@eksiarvamus

2 жыл бұрын

@Chris Jok The Kievan Rus' invasions had no asting impact and the Old Believers are a very small minority among the Russian minority in Estonia - the bulk of them still came here illegally during the illegal Soviet occupation. Don't argue against locals if you don't know what you are talking about...

@stariyczedun

2 жыл бұрын

@@eksiarvamus "the bulk of them still came here illegally during the illegal Soviet occupation" - still butthurt much for that one night in Lasnamäe?

The Statistical Office of Latvia reported that Vilnius has overtaken Riga in terms of population and is now AGAIN the largest city in the Baltic States (after a gap of almost 200 years); Vilnius - 615,000, Riga - 605,000.

am i the only one watching this to stress prepare for the new public forum topic

Hey can you do afghanistan next?

@MadMacGeopolitics

2 жыл бұрын

I wil have to do some research but I may do it in the near future

@krumuvecis

2 жыл бұрын

@@MadMacGeopolitics Kurdistan would be nice too

@GG99999

Жыл бұрын

@@krumuvecis theres no kurdistan

@krumuvecis

Жыл бұрын

@@GG99999 unfortunately

@GG99999

Жыл бұрын

@@krumuvecis if you say so, I want another small Russia in Latvia. Cool? When you already have these kind of problems in your country, don't support others problems.

Crimea is NOT Russia

@MadMacGeopolitics

2 жыл бұрын

Why does everyone keep thinking I shaded Crimea 100% with Russia’s flag? It’s 50% with Russia’s flag and 50% with Ukraine.

@arturasandriusaitis8832

2 жыл бұрын

@@MadMacGeopolitics Mac, you did a mistake. Crimea was, is and will be Ukrainian.

@MadMacGeopolitics

2 жыл бұрын

@@arturasandriusaitis8832 aha I see what you mean

@user-dx2sk4fe1k

2 жыл бұрын

Well, come and get it then.

@arturasandriusaitis8832

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-dx2sk4fe1k Everything has its own time.

Because of Grand Duchy of Lithuania such countries as Belarus and Ukraine appeared . And Russia is mad because it considers as Russian territories. It is seen in the last Putin's 50 pages essay about history

Oh man this aged like fine milk

Please link me info about the 2071 Russia.

What? So why are they important? Not been mentioned in a video 😂

East vs West Europe isn't about orthodoxy and rjussia. It's more complex than just this alone. Baltics are very typical East Europeans, but not less European than Austrians.

@thegreatestmage3251

2 жыл бұрын

I agree on that.

@bengadot

Жыл бұрын

Это как раз о религиозном разделении. Потому что культура в средние века и даже новое время различались зависимости от религии, в случае Европы - в зависимости от формы христианства. Эстонцы - это ни разу не типичные восточные европейцы, культурно, исторически и даже поведением они те же финны или шведы. Эстонцы также, как и финны со скандинавами довольно open minded (не знаю, как на русском это сказать) толерантны, спокойны (очень явная черта северных европейцев). А от литовцев я очень много гневных и негативных комментариев видел, я никогда не видел, что эстонцы, будучи из культурно протестантского общества, позволяли бы себе столько ругательств в интернете, как те же исторически католики и православные - литовцы, поляки, русские, украинцы и тд по списку… Эстонцы не имеют восточноевропейской манеры ведения диалогов, ну есть, кончено, исключения, но я за большинство говорю.

@timurermolenko2013

Жыл бұрын

@@bengadot You are not wrong, but religon is only one aspect of it. There is also a thing like national character/spirit. Practice showed that the countries that went Lutheran path, later, got disappointed with religion and faith. So there is a huge correlation between Lutheranism and "tolerance", secularism, and faithlessness. It's just when people stray away from God, they tryna fill the void by worshipping social justice, "cult of reason" or humanism. Finally, although eestiis are the least alike with other so-called Eastern Europeans, they still share much in common with them. I would probably not say that Ests are closer to Finns and/or Swedes fr

@bengadot

Жыл бұрын

@@timurermolenko2013 сейчас религия не имеет никакого веса в национальной идентичности европейских народов. Но она их идентичности создала в прошлом. И почему эстонцы не ближе шведам? Они шведам раз в 10 ближе, чем литовцам. А современные лютеранские и др протестантские народы Европы стали такими удобными для жизни как раз из-за этой самой толерантности. Хоть я и считаю толерантность нужно проявлять к тем, кто понимает ее и принимает, а не как русскоязычные совки, которые хуже любого фашиста

@timurermolenko2013

Жыл бұрын

@@bengadot Sadly, religion is dead in Europe. Just like "China" used to be a cultural concept of the center of the world in Asia, Many other countries claimed themselves as the True China. Same with Europe now - where America is more like what Europe used to be. Though I am concerned that tolerancy leads to fanaticism towards middle easterners and perverts, iykwim

Lithuanian here 🇱🇹

Anyone going to talk about January 13th 1991 in Lithuania?

Thanks for making video about the Baltics, it may contribute to the to awareness. But I completely disagree with. narrative. 25% of Russian.. Only time will show.... You didn't bother to research or to tell why the difference in % of Russians in all three countries. Also, we are Russians but most of us have nothing to do with Russia (personally I prefer to tell "Latvian Russian-speaker"). Most of us don't want to be in Russia, especially not with Putin's regime. Even more than this - even citizens of Russia that live here don't want to be part of Russia.

@MadMacGeopolitics

3 жыл бұрын

That’s all very well and good, but the Russian expansionists may not see it the same way. This is what I’m trying to highlight here, but I’m glad to hear that there is a sense of inter-ethnic unity within Latvia and the other Baltic states.

@yarpen26

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen a couple of Russian-language news portals for Latvia and Estonia and I've been surprised how many of the comments were decidedly against Putin even while protesting the government's restrictions on Russophone schooling and cultural autonomy. It's easy to think of these people as some Volksrussiche of sorts, but they're really not.

SLAVA BALTICS/SLAVA UCRAINI

Golden middle way 🎗🛩

I am amazed (negatively) how the territory of Belarus 🇧🇾 is constantly coloured in colours of Russian flag 🇷🇺

@sk-sm9sh

2 жыл бұрын

Today there is no Belarus. Only the Lukashenkaland.

@vytautasjacunskas1133

2 жыл бұрын

It’s sad, but it’s true, at least for now, Lukashenko in Putin’s pocket.

@firmak2

Жыл бұрын

@@vytautasjacunskas1133 in and out it seems

I`ve always known that they are important. They have always wanted to be independent from Russia just like my country Bulgaria. :)

@jh5kl

2 жыл бұрын

russia is what gain independence from them, those countries are far older than russia, they re part of the region where russians come from

@irinakolcheva5212

2 жыл бұрын

@@jh5kl I meant USSR

@bondarevilja

2 жыл бұрын

Bulgaria gained their independence from Russia so.....

@riccards

2 жыл бұрын

Bulgaria wasnt occupied as the Baltics, but i get what you mean

by talking with some eastern european homies I found out that despite being a 2nd wolrd country (? Latvia) its mostly due to economic reasons. Their quality of life, purity of water, speed of internet etc, access and advancement of technology etc. is literally just like america. They just how more forests and small towns where those things are less relevant.

Anyone here for public forum debate

Estonia,Latvia and Lithuania are called the Baltic Tigers... They join NATO in 2004,which makes Russia can no longer invaded these three countries

all of the baltics are like close relatives or cousins to scandinavians, atleast to finns, estonians are like brothers to us finns

@arturasandriusaitis8832

2 жыл бұрын

We all are the same WHG (Western Hunter Gatherers) people. :)

I’ll back be in 19 hours 👍