Yaroslav: Alright, if they don't cross the river we'll be fine. Random skirmisher: I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move.

@Alvaro89Rus

4 жыл бұрын

this comment even more accurate because according to Russian source, last straw was some Russian skirmisher insulting Boleslaw personally, calling him fat.)

@kusajko3644

4 жыл бұрын

kurwa land stronk

@pawezdziech7120

4 жыл бұрын

K*rwa means who*e. Please learn polish instead using words you don't know what they mean.

@randomguy-tg7ok

4 жыл бұрын

Apparently, K*rwa is used a lot in Polish - or at least the internet (especially polandball) says it is. Basically cyka, but polish.

@pawezdziech7120

4 жыл бұрын

True, but neverever use it when you're describing This Beautiful Country, 'cuz it's insulting.

Polish army trying to figure out how to get across the river. Meanwhile, some random guards get annoyed and cross the river to beat up some guys who got in their nerves.

@damianb8322

4 жыл бұрын

The chroniclers wrote: the ruthenian voivode Blud insulted Bolesław personally, threatening him that his javelin would pierce the fat Boleslaus belly. (that's btw why we know that Bolesław liked to eat well.) Bolesław was then supposed to tell his warriors: If it does not offend you, then I will avenge this insult myself. And then polish troops rushed through the river to beat up the cheeky enemy.

@Elenrai

4 жыл бұрын

@@damianb8322 The equivalent of going nuclear when someone makes a "Yo mama so fat" joke....I love it!

@chrisrace744

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Its not often you see early medieval history from eastern Europe, good video.

@khadajhin5130

4 жыл бұрын

Poland is a center of Europe. But river Bug is defined as a border between poland and eastern europe.

@XyzXyz-mm9vq

4 жыл бұрын

@hoplite / Sorry, but this is exactly how misinformation is spread. The fact is that Poland was always located in Central Europe, and since the Middle Ages lasted from the 5th to the 15th century, this historical event in 1018 AD took place right in the middle of the Medieval Period.

@68WhiskeyMedic

3 жыл бұрын

CENTRAL EUROPE

@Minecraftrok999

2 жыл бұрын

@@khadajhin5130 I always thought of Poland as the first eastern European country. But maybe that's just because I'm German and thinking about this too germany-centric.

@khadajhin5130

2 жыл бұрын

@@Minecraftrok999 Well, Germany is also central i think.

In Poland we say "Hungry Pole is an angry one". You shouldn't interrupt Pole whilst feasting.

@_Woody_

4 жыл бұрын

I guess someone would be an "angry one", considering the fact one is the most raped by it's neighbors country ever 😂

@mac2857

4 жыл бұрын

@@_Woody_ oof

@Alvaro89Rus

4 жыл бұрын

I am surprised they didn't mention also Russian version of event, according fast crossing of the river was caused by some Russian skirmisher saying that "he will put his spear into Boleslaw fat belly", and latter, a bulky man indeed, was so enraged that immediately mounted a horse and charged to the river, and his army has no choice but to follow.))))

@_Woody_

4 жыл бұрын

@@mac2857 😂😅

@Fireheart1945

4 жыл бұрын

In light of this comment, I kind of find it (for lack of a better term) funny that it was a bunch of enraged skirmishers who started the battle, and then their side won.

*fails to predict Polish river crossing *gets nicknamed THE WISE

@zubstep

4 жыл бұрын

He had a really good PR team write the history after his bro died and he won by technical knock-out. :P

@genericyoutubeaccount579

4 жыл бұрын

WOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

@Alvaro89Rus

4 жыл бұрын

Just open his page in wiki and see what this man did during his reign.

@OchotaJack

4 жыл бұрын

Was WISE enough not to mess with Poles again.

@Alvaro89Rus

4 жыл бұрын

@@OchotaJack except he successfully fought with them in 1031, returning all lost in 1018.)

Actualy the treaty with German Emperor, so called "deal" was decisive. Not only the Polish king has defeated the German empire but he also has forced his enemy, defeated German emperor, to give him troops for his war in the east. Boleslav of Poland nicknamed "the Brave" , was one of the most cunning and most succcesful rulers of medieval Europe.

@alexlover1619

4 жыл бұрын

@@martymcfly5423 Go play Fortnite troller.

@NylfaenNoldoreth

2 жыл бұрын

It was not, there was no pitched battle across 10 years long conflict, as Boleslav had no way of defeating an enemy 3 times as big and numerous as his state on open field, instead relying on harassment, small skirmishes and raiding/razing land beyond the border, eventually forcing the German Emperor to concede some minor deals and be off this warlord he could not get rid off otherwise. So it was perhaps a tactical triumph, but strategically a stalemate.

@rafalx1717

2 жыл бұрын

@@NylfaenNoldoreth Strategically he has humiliated emperor. First there was an attempt to murder Boleslav, when it failed there was a 15 years long war. And this war ended in the treaty in which Boleslav gained land, refused to pay homage to emperor and even got reinforcements from Germany for his expedition to Kiev. If this is not victory than what is? War was won without pitched battles (however there were some such as the siege and relief of Niemcza en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Niemcza which also ended for emperor in humiliation)

@nicklion6585

2 жыл бұрын

@@rafalx1717 your like the moron I met who keeps talking about how amazing Portugual Is and how somehow Finland would be dead without them except you have delusional love for Poland it was really a stalemate not many troops went to the Poles and it free up the Germans to better consolidate and expand

@rayzas4885

9 ай бұрын

The troops to the east were a part of a marriage alliance between the 2 states. The Polish king failed to take bohemia, which was formally annexed into the hre, and the lands he gained might've just been imperial fiefs.

Baz and History Marche on the same day? Oh what a glorious weekend!

@chris7372

4 жыл бұрын

AND a new Indy Nidell WW2 episode!

@danboud8135

4 жыл бұрын

Random fun fact, the narrators for both channels kinda know each other and work together on a separate, unrelated project

@thepuppelpuppel4175

4 жыл бұрын

And tommorow K&G. What a time to be alive.

@SeArCh4DrEaMz

4 жыл бұрын

yea but significant difference in terms of content and length bro ^^ ROMA VICTOR !!!! Gaius Julius Caesar: I AM THE SENATE xdddd

@HistoryMarche

4 жыл бұрын

@@danboud8135 Would that be the Cybernautica pod? It's awesome!

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Yaroslav the Wise? I thought not. It's not a story the Polish would tell you.

@michanycz7166

4 жыл бұрын

I'm Polish and I laughed. Well done!

@Woyto15

4 жыл бұрын

@@michanycz7166 same here xD

@MIMALECKIPL

4 жыл бұрын

We're the Jedi of the world

@Blei1986

4 жыл бұрын

great :D

@kilijanek

4 жыл бұрын

You meant Dutch Yaroslav? He was pretty successful ruler - during his reign "Ruś Kijowska" (Kievan Rus) has been reformed, rebuilt and prospering. Beside that, not much is said about him in school in Poland.

My era! Awesome video man. All about the 11th century.

@nomooon

4 жыл бұрын

it was an obscure era to me, i thought it was still part of dark age, until I discovered your channel.

Fun fact: Yaroslav didn't forget to take revenge on Poland, not on Bolesław himself, but on his son and successor Mieszko II. When Mieszko was busy fighting the germans in the west, Yaroslav inavded his lands on behalf of Bolesław eldest son Bezprym, whom he exiled and disinherited many years earlier. There wasnt even a need for battle, as Mieszko at the same time was facing A massive pagan pesant uprising, so he was forced to flee the country. Surprisingly Yaroslav, being indeed a wise ruler who knew that Poland was needed as a bufer state between the east and the west, helped Mieszko's son Kazimierz in reconquering his lands after the deaths of Bezprym, Mieszko and his eldest son Bolesław.

It's worth to mention that in 1018 Bolesław controlled Moravia in Czechia and by treaty of Bautzen gained Upper and Lower Lusatia includind Bautzen humself. And Vladimir the Great not only united Rus tribes but even concquer the eastern teritory of Polish tribe called Lędzianie in 981 controlled before by Polish Duke Mieszko I. ( Modern days area of city Przemyśl, Chełm or Bełz). In 1018 Bolesław sacked Kiev so harsh that Russians feared Poles even 50 years later when Bolesław II entered Kiev without resistance. Bolesław tried to become himself the ruler of Kiev. He spend 10 month in this city ruling it. When he understand that he not become grand Duke of Rus he left Kiev to rule Sviatopolk. In journey back to Poland he reconcered teritory which ruthenians concquered on 981. Bolesław the Brave was a very ambicious man. He wanted to unite all Slavs in one kingdom, includind modern Poles, Ruthenians, Czechs, Slovaks and Polabian and Pomeranian Slavs. Beside his concquest of Rus he also concqer both Lusatia, Slovakia, Moravia and even become Duke of Bohemia in years 1003-1004. Sadly all his concquest was temporally. There was never after effords to unite Slavs.

@placeholder8768

4 жыл бұрын

Harald Haraldson the Russians tried, but they mainly used it as an excuse to try to conquer and Russify the Slavs.

@nikgtasa

4 жыл бұрын

Hardbass, Vodka, Cyka, Squats. Only the master of these four elements can unite the slavs and bring them to glory. And his name is Cykablyat, SLAVIKBORN! SU-KA-BLYA

@placeholder8768

4 жыл бұрын

Nick Cage the amount of stereotypes in this comment gave every slav stage 5 cancer.

@haraldharaldson1563

4 жыл бұрын

@@placeholder8768 Well i write so because i have only medieval attempts When idea of Panslav appeared in XIX century there was to late to unificate because Slavs were too different. Centuries of language isolation and Evolution. Different, often negative history and many religions. In Bolesław times there was very little differencies in Slavs languages and was one christian religion which was young of this lands.

@placeholder8768

4 жыл бұрын

Harald Haraldson yeah, that is true. Early Slavic history is awfully interesting, especially with the Kievan Rus and Poland, where you see rulers from Krakow, Kiev, Polotsk and Novgorod all vying for power.

So did Sviatopolk win ? *Well Yes, But Actually No*

@agent5866

4 жыл бұрын

Well, no but actually no.

@chrisscott6254

4 жыл бұрын

@@agent5866 In the short term, yes, long term? Nope

@chronikhiles

4 жыл бұрын

Well, he won, but in the end, it didn't even matter.

@VasilyKiryanov

4 жыл бұрын

Win a battle and lose a war. It happened too often throughout Russian history.

@didi8760

4 жыл бұрын

@@VasilyKiryanov Ukrainian*

Polish troops: “Let’s do this. LEEERRROY JENKIIIINS!”

@alexanderkolchak9791

3 жыл бұрын

o kurwa he just ran in

Good video. Speaking of early Polish history the battle of Cedynia would be another interesting battle to talk about from that period.

@user-od2ts3oc5w

Жыл бұрын

What!? Its Russian history idiout!

Boleslaw the Bold (PL: Bolesław Chrobry) was truly one of the strongest rulers of his time not only in Poland but, indeed, across Europe. Interestingly, his sister Świętosława aka Sigrida Storråda aka Gunhild was very influential as Queen of England, Sweden and Denmark, mother of kings Harald II and Canute the Great, both of them rulers of Denmark and of what was then known as the Danelaw part of England.

@khadajhin5130

4 жыл бұрын

Bolesław Śmiały był później jak Bolesław Chrobry, inaczej szczodry, czyli po angielsku generous. Śmiały to Bold.

@tatr150

4 жыл бұрын

@@khadajhin5130 Yes, you're absolutely right about both kings' nicknames which I've confused. This is the one I was referring to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boles%C5%82aw_I_the_Brave. Śmiały (Bold) or Szczodry (Generous) was also a great warrior and ruler of his time although he made a fatal blunder by murdering St. Stanislas, the Bishop of Cracow. Thanks for your correction.

@khadajhin5130

4 жыл бұрын

@@tatr150 As I was correcting your mistake, I wasn't sure myself. And Boleslav the Bold was great ruler too, but it is unknown if he had killed the st Stanislav or his men. Depends on the writers, who had described the ruling and life of polish kings.

@tatr150

4 жыл бұрын

@@khadajhin5130 Yes, indeed. There are some versions that he dared to smite and dismember the Martyr Bishop while saying the Holy Mass, with his own hands, and there are other versions that the murder was committed by his henchmen. Anyway, he was personally responsible for this heinous and sacrilegious act and was deposed of his throne upon an overwhelming outcry of indignation, condemnation and, finally, I believe, summary excommunication. He left the Polish throne and went to exile in Hungary where he did penance and, ultimately, died.

@jedrzejzarebski4768

Жыл бұрын

We do not have any decisive proof that could definitely cofirm that Sigrida Storrada (the Queen of England, Sweden and Denmark) and Świętosława (Bolesław's sister) was the same person. It's a theory, there are hints that it's true, but there are also some that it isn't.

BazBattles covering Polish history? Hell yeah!

@khal7702

4 жыл бұрын

It's covering Of Kievan Ruś but Bolesław the Brave played a great part in it.

@Artur_M.

4 жыл бұрын

@@khal7702 Well, of course. It's a matter of perspective."Rus' history involving Poland" is obviously more precise way to put it, but it's the last part that gets me personally particularly exited, and hope that more videos involving Poland will follow. Ruś is also fascinating in her own right.

@khal7702

4 жыл бұрын

@@Artur_M. Believe me I know what you mean, I haven't read up on that part of Polish history since 3rd grade. Bolesław Chrobry was one of few Polish rulers that won against HRE.

@krzysztofsam5000

4 жыл бұрын

Skurwiel ponizyl 1 krola Polski .

@ukaszheil6672

4 жыл бұрын

@@khal7702 who was the others? King Bolesław the Bald, prince Bolesław Krzywousty, King Casimir the Great annnd... that's all?

I live today where Bolesław's army camped before the battle. Cool perspective.

@deci2723

4 жыл бұрын

@Stesilaus welp, that's kind of illegal considering that there's Ukraine on the other side.

@SerhiiMartyneko

4 жыл бұрын

@Stesilaus Maaaaan, that's a low blow right there

@SerhiiMartyneko

4 жыл бұрын

@Stesilaus I'm not that kinda guy who gets offended by random comment on KZread, especially one not address to me. So no offense taken. I might be missing something, but what country's southern border are you referencing? It can't be Canada, right?

Bazbattles: uploads Me: *I'm about to help this man's career*

Nestor provides some juicy, though not necessarily reliable, details. Budy, one of Yaroslav's nobles, supposedly mocked Boleslav directly during that funny exchange. Sort-of-literal translation was *"We're going to pierce your fat belly with a spear"* . Seems kinda tame for a soldier, so I am pretty sure it was pious chronicler who censored Kievan Bobby B, with some fat arses and breastplate stretchers. Polish prince struggled to mount his horse (the insults were well aimed, after all) and then... crossed a river while rallying his soldiers to avenge the insult. Funny enough, while Boleslav was mocked for his fat arse, Polish units laughed at Yaroslav for being lame. But the latter shrugged it off and went fishing. Imagine this ridiculous alternative reason he was not around, when a proper battle started. No idea how reliable it is (certainly Hollywood-ish), but just imagine it: Virgin Yaroslav, runs away from insults, #screwyouguys #foreveralone *vs* Chad Boleslav, leeeeroys at people who mock him, balls so big he can't mount a horse, single-handedly demonetizes KZread videos with his later "deeds".

@f0lderfile

4 жыл бұрын

what a fantastic comment this was

@alexanderkolchak9791

3 жыл бұрын

he is not fat he is big boned

I definitely enjoy listening to the context surrounding the battle more so than the featured battle itself. Top quality work.

First Bazbattle video about Poland. Nice.

@stzawadzki

4 жыл бұрын

Not exactly. There were battles already of Otokar, where Polish contingents were present in battle. But first where Polish ruler is a side of the battle :)

I always like how Baz Battles choses obscure but nonetheless important battles of history between somewhat less popular nations. I learn the most from you guys!

Poland : "Well, I tried."

Perfect start to a day, a Baz Battles upload! Thanks mate!

Thanks for re-adding a little intro sequence to the battle. It's a great way to ease us into the content. Thanks!

Glad to see another, and beyond that, admire your good, no great pronunciations of the words. Thanks BAZ.

What a great day! First History March Ceasar

Boleslav: I won him a capital. He should remain loyal to me and my reach to the east should be- 1 year later Boleslav: And hes dead.

Awesome stuff guys. I'm always happy to see you upload!

Somehow, you make a bunch of squares into a nail biting drama every time. I love this channel.

Thank you BB for making another well made documentary❤️, I really wish you make another grand series about... any topic really, individual videos are nice but you don't really get to build up for a grand climax like you typically do on serieses.

I’m hoping the next battle is gonna be a naval battle, those are awesome, but I still love the medieval warfare battles

@_Woody_

4 жыл бұрын

OMG yes! Please, these WW2 German Bismarck Videos are beautiful and exciting! I don't care which friggin nations and battles are covered, just do naval stuff Baz!

@julius6889

4 жыл бұрын

He could do some napoleonic battles (Or other naval battles in the 1700 - 1800's). Like Trafalgar :)

@pedrocacela1885

4 жыл бұрын

The greatest naval victory in history, which opened all of Asia to European expansion. The Battle of Diu in 1509, where 17 Portuguese galleons defeated 100 ottoman and Arab warships in a single day. Almost unheard of, Portugal fought for more than a century to make the Indian ocean its own and succeeded, despite being heavily outnumbered and tens of thousands of km away from its own territory (there was no Suez canal, obviously) . Then, two centuries later, without having to fight a single relevant naval battle, the British took it all. Such is history.

@julius6889

4 жыл бұрын

@@pedrocacela1885 Damn! That would hella interesting, with that in mind aswell, I really would love to see the naval battle of Lepanto 1571. A time when the Tide has turned agaisn't the ottomans and a start of a more slow decline of their influence. (Probably got the backstory a bit wrong, but that's because i haven't read up for long time now, lol. Correct me if i'm wrong.)

@pedrocacela1885

4 жыл бұрын

@@julius6889 Yes, you are right. The Spanish victory at Lepanto, combined with Portuguese successes in the Indian ocean, constituted a strong deterrent to Ottoman power in Europe. Let's not forget that the polish also had a fundamental role in stopping the Ottomans, albeit not at sea, of course.

Bolesław, my favorite King of Poland! You should do a episode about his life :). Very entertaining

@guestimator121

4 жыл бұрын

I like the fact the guy read his name properly, and not like BolesLav

@Vitalis94

4 жыл бұрын

@@guestimator121 To be honest, that's probably how it was pronounced back then. The "Ł" or "W" sound is quite recent development in Polish.

@overgrownswamp

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, he insists on stressing the first syllable in names - it's boLEsław, not BOlesław.

@khal7702

4 жыл бұрын

@@Vitalis94 Taken from English or French?

@Vitalis94

4 жыл бұрын

@@khal7702 Neither. L was pronounced similar to how Russian does it today, which is halfway between L and W, and then it became just W in Polish. It's a development present in both Polish and Sorbian, so it's not a loan from English or French.

This was great, I had no idea about any of this but am glad I do now!

Thank you for posting these! Cant get enough!

This is so high quality. And you actually managed to pronounce slavic words correctly. Huge respect!

A magnificent video about Poland! I was waiting for this for a long time! Thank you!

@Mjak-yd3og

4 жыл бұрын

Niestety obawiam się że to raczej filmik o Rusi Kijowskiej, a Polska i Bolesław to niezbędny dodatek.

@krzysiekdominiak4469

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mjak-yd3og Cieszmy się z tego, co mamy

amazing writing and animation! thanks for the superb video!

Love it......I'm always super excited when baz battles uploads!

Thank you for these videos.

I'm am incredibly happy that your videos show up almost as soon as you post them.

@dawn-blade

4 жыл бұрын

We all are. 😁💖

Always love your stuff dude!

I missed you guys! Thanks for the video!

That was an excellent video. Thank you!

Wish you could post more often! But the quality of the videos never disappoint!

Bolesław Chrobry, one of the greatest rulers of Poland.

@grzegorzmaculewicz7402

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah- cruel, lying, traitorous and fat slave-hunter.

@jak00bspyr72

4 жыл бұрын

@@grzegorzmaculewicz7402 Lies and treason are the ways of creating a strong country. The British build an empire on that.

@grzegorzmaculewicz7402

4 жыл бұрын

@@jak00bspyr72 Yes, I undestand. We are cruel and traitorous to others = good. The others are cruel and traitorous to us = bad.

@jak00bspyr72

4 жыл бұрын

@@grzegorzmaculewicz7402 Basically yes.

@alexlover1619

4 жыл бұрын

@@grzegorzmaculewicz7402 Good Job Sherlock. That's how world works.

Ah, I love it when you guys do a battle I've never heard of.

I Absolutely love this channel!

Bro, I just home from the clubs drunk out of my mind and baz battles is what I needed

always a pleasure to watch your videos

This is amazing- not many people look into the history of the Kievan Rus, and there’s literally piles of it. You should also do a video on the battle of the Nemiga river, the Kiev Uprising and other battles around it during the reign of Izyaslav I. To summarise it, this is how it went. The Kievan Rus’ was always divided, and in many ways. While Vladimir the Great did convert the lands of the Rus to Christianity, there were still many pagans, especially in the recently conquered lands such as Polotsk. The lands were also often rebellious, as it was shown in this video. Novgorod was acquired after a bloody war, the Cumans and Pechenegs often migrated into the southern lands, taking them, and Polotsk was conquered over an insult and a refusal to marriage. This made tensions high. There was also the many disputes between brothers, as shown here. Prince Bryacheslav had attempted to conquer Novgorod, and gain independence from the Rus, but was stopped by Yaroslav in 1020 and defeated decisively at the Sudoma River. A peace treaty was signed, but Bryacheslav and Yaroslav still constantly acted hostile to each other. During this time, a bad system had been implemented which caused problems. The ‘rota system’ was a system of seniority, where the oldest member of the dynasty inherits, instead of regular succession from father to son. Familicide became common, as brothers fought for power. One of the greatest struggles occurred after the death of Yaroslav the Wise. Soon after Iziaslav was crowned, the rebellious and powerful Prince of Polotsk, Vseslav the Seer, challenged the throne. This culminated into an epic battle at the Nemiga river, the details of which have been lost to time. The three sons of Yaroslav, who were Iziaslav, Vsevolod and Svetoslav, put aside their differences to challenge this powerful Prince, and probably outnumbered him. On their way, they burned Minsk, then held by Polotsk (as that was the first reference to Minsk we know of, it is celebrated as the founding date of the city), and moved up to challenge him in 1067. We know little of the course of the battle, but what we do know is that it ended as a bloodbath, with ‘The Tale of Igor’s Campaign’ describing “The bloody banks of the Nemiga being sown with not blessings, but with bones”. Vseslav fled back to Polotsk, but the Princes did not follow him, likely due to their losses. In June of that year, the brothers met, swearing upon the cross to not harm each other again, as Vseslav was imprisoned in Kiev for a while. This was not the end. The Triumvirate between the three brothers slowly broke apart, as Izyaslav, who was not strong enough to deal with all of this by himself but tried his best was showing his weaknesses, Svetoslav, who was described as a ‘new Ptolemy’ and a scholar was shown as a good commander and Vsevolod, who proved in ways that he was brilliant in diplomacy, wanted more power. In 1061, the Cumans attacked and raided into the Rus, defeating Vsevolod. They continued to attack the Rus for 7 more years before anything was done, as the Triumvirate attacked the Cumans and failed. However, while this military disgrace did prove that the Cumans were truly a threat, Svetoslav was able to defeat a Cuman force of 12,000 with 3,000 men in the battle of the river Snov in November 1, 1068. The battle began, with Svetoslav making a speech, saying to his men, “Потягнем, уже нам не лзе камо ся дети!”. I don’t speak old Slavic/old Russian, but StKozlovsky translated it. It means ‘Let’s win this, we have nowhere to hide anymore.’ The Russian army attacked, and was caught in bloody fighting with the larger Cuman force. A decisive charge by the Russian heavy cavalry dispersed the Cumans, who quickly after lost the battle. This elevated the prestige of Svetoslav, who became popular for ending the massive Cuman threat- after the battle, the Cumans left the Rus, and signed a peace treaty with the Rus, with minor raids being the only problem they caused for decades. However, the battle at the river Snov was too late of a victory. In 1068, while Svetoslav was marching to fight the Cumans, the people of Kiev demanded that Iziaslyav, the grand prince of the Rus, muster a new army and attack them, after a Veche, or assembly in the marketplace of the city. When this was refused, the revolt began. The people, blaming Iziaslav’s general Konstantin for the defeat, marched to his house and ransacked him. Then, they kicked Iziaslav from the throne, freeing the Polotskian Prince Vseslav and proclaiming him the leader of the Kievan Rus. Vseslav also quickly secured the support of the many pagans in the Rus by supporting them. Iziaslav fled to Poland, to Bolysław II, known as the Bold, the Cruel and the Generous, who gave him arms and weapons to forcefully take back the throne. After several years of struggle, while losing the title of Grand Prince of the Rus, he regained his title as Prince of Polotsk and spent many more years on the throne- he is often known as a sorcerer due to this fact, along with his support of Pagans. After all of this drama, the Triumvirate was practically restored. Iziaslav continued reigning, but then, in 1073, another power struggle occurred. According to the Russian Chronicles, ‘the devil stirred up strife’ between the brothers. On the 22nd of March, 1073, Svetoslav and Vsevolod deposed Iziaslav, proclaiming Svetoslav as the new leader of the Rus. According to a chronicle, this happened because Svetoslav was corrupted with the need for more power, and he misled Vsevolod into thinking that Iziaslav had tried to enter into an alliance with Vseslav against them two. Either way, Svetoslav was now the ruler. Iziaslav fled once more to Poland, which he was expelled from as Svetoslav was the son-in-law of Bolesław II. He then appealed to Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire, who tried to help but later gave up. The Pope later sent Iziaslav a crown, proclaiming him the ‘King of Kiev’ in 1075, and he took back Kiev. Svetoslav soon died in 1077, due to the ‘cutting of a sore’. One of the sons of Svetoslav, Oleg Svetoslavich and the son of a prince of Smolensk, Boris Vyacheslavich, tried to conquer the lands of Vsevolod in Chernigov, which Svetoslav gave him after helping him become leader of the Rus. Oleg also allied with the Cumans, but Iziaslav and Vsevolod defeated Oleg, Boris and the Cumans. However, Iziaslav perished in this battle. After the other two sons had died, Vsevolod took the throne, uniting the three princedoms that had formed a Triumvirate many years ago. However, his rule was not too good- the Russian Primary chronicle writes that “people no longer had access to the Prince’s justice, judges became corrupt and venal”, and Vsevolod listened to the advice of young councilors instead of old and experienced retainers. According to his son’s autobiography, Vsevolod spoke five foreign languages, which were likely Greek, Cuman, Latin, Norse and Ossetian. His son, Vladimir Monomakh, who became a famed great warrior, did most of the fighting for his father, as his father had a horrible reputation in battles. His last few years were filled with grave illness, during which his son did most of the governing.

@Vitalis94

4 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of something. There are a lot of videos here on KZread focused on Russian history. But they totally ignore the medieval period! They mention the baptism and then go straight to the Mongol conquest. Maybe Nevsky has a mention, too. At best.

@BatkoMahnovets

4 жыл бұрын

Nicely put. Just don’t use word russians when you are talking about Rus.

@placeholder8768

4 жыл бұрын

Adrian Octavio it’s not easy to summarise this massive history.

@StKozlovsky

4 жыл бұрын

A very good post, but one correction: that Old Russian phrase (Потягнем, уже нам не лзе камо ся дети!) said by Svetoslav translates roughly to "Let's win this, we have nowhere to hide anymore". "Дети" here is not the modern noun "children", but a verb which in modern Russian looks like "деть" (roughly "to put away"), and "ся дети" is its reflexive form (modern "деться"), meaning "to disappear". Modern Russian "некуда деться" still means "no other choice / nowhere to go / nowhere to hide". Side note: there's a much later famous phrase said during the Battle of Moscow in 1941 by one of the comissars, "So vast is Russia, yet we have nowhere to retreat - Moscow is behind us", and it feels pretty close in spirit, though that comissar must have never read "The Tale of Igor's Campaign".

@placeholder8768

4 жыл бұрын

StKozlovsky Thank you for the correction, I’ll be sure to edit it. Also, interesting story about the commissar.

Thanks for this timely video. Just as I'm reviving my medieval Rus wargaming army. Great revision.

It's worth mentioning, that yaroslav soon was beaten by his brother mstislav. Surprisingly, Mstislav offered him to share rule, so for 12 years yaroslav was rooler of left bank of river Dnepr, while Mstislav roolef right bank

every now and then there is a nice miltary battle , which i have never heard about [particulary in eastern europe] and this is one of them .excellent video of this battle...thax for this :D

Loved the video. Thank you.

This is awesome!.. not the war, the video.. great work!

Comme d’habitude, c’était excellent !

Baz has blessed us this day with an upload!

A good example of “we lost the battle but not the war”

Yes!!! Not much videos like those one related to Ukraine. Thanks a lot!!! Greate job!

First History Marche posts, then Baz? Okay, this is Epic.

@ArabianRazumZar

4 жыл бұрын

Deplorable_Mike I know right?

When you say "the battle is about to begin" it reminds me of Doug Marcaida saying "it will kill" on Forged in Fire. :)

"come downstairs son, food is ready!" "SHUT UP IM WATCHING BAZBATTLE"

@kuramkarameruk

4 жыл бұрын

You shouldn't talk to your mother like that!

@paw1ak_248

4 жыл бұрын

SAMEE

@evangelineirene6994

4 жыл бұрын

glad your dad is not shared a blood line with everyone that charging across the river in this battle.

@paw1ak_248

4 жыл бұрын

@@redking5788 dead

@bezahltersystemtroll5055

3 жыл бұрын

@@kuramkarameruk its BazBattles, she'll understand

When BazBattles uploads, we watch.

Great to get another BazBattles video

Keep doing these Baz. Infinitely more interesting than the naval battles

Poland was a good country

@khadajhin5130

4 жыл бұрын

Still is.

I love the sound of 'human agony' in the morning!

Talking about the ad. I have "The History of War in 100 Battles". It is a very good book. I love the description of each battle, it describes the battles' backgrounds and causes, how the battles go, how the battles affect each sides, and other descriptions you need.

BazBattles History Marche and history time uploads on the same day :D

Bazzbattels PLEASE BRING US MORE GOOD VIDEOS, I've noticed that you upload videos very rarely, we need more and constant videos , I like to watch them during work to pass time .

This proves that dying in the name of honor is a bunch of bull-shit. Intelligent retreats and perseverence is what makes a good ruler. Yaroslav was indeed WISE.

@jak00bspyr72

4 жыл бұрын

It wasnt really an intelligent retreat, Yaroslavs forces were utterly destroyed and there was no other option for him than just to run away. He might have been a wise and good ruler, but certainly not the best tactician.

Yes! Great idea for the video! Polish early medieval history :) Big thumbs up for presenting the material in such neutral way. Ah, interesting times, kings fighting at the exact borders of domains :)

I love both Bazbattles and Kings and Generals, and I get there might be a little rivalry there, but both channels have strengths and weaknesses. Bazbattle's narration is far superior (K&G narration is kinda robotic) and I love BB's humourous asides. On the other hand K&G has slightly better graphics though, and I like that they go into the matters of state other than battles, such as military technology, economy, and infrastructure. I hope both channels keep going for as long as possible!

Do a video series on the Scottish War of Independence! Lots of interesting battles to discuss: - Battle of Stirling Bridge - Battle of Falkirk - Battle Loudoun Hill - Battle of Bannockburn

@davidedbrooke9324

4 жыл бұрын

JurzGarz All the Scots wins. Not any of the many defeats?

@yansoloooo

4 жыл бұрын

It would be better than the "meh" movie "the outlaw king" !

Please do more of the slavic battles

Great work

Instant like. Perfect as always!

I heard that they stormed people on the other side of river only because of insults: exposing naked buttocks was standard tactic of psychological warfare in those times. Although it could be different battle, I'm not entirely sure.

Random officer: My king, how much time do we need to beat Yaroslav's army? King Boleslav: Yes

Oh shit, I'm so surprised you covered this battle! This is such an overlooked episode of history in Poland, Bolesław is indeed nicknamed "the Brave", but his reign is poorly discussed in our education system and absent from the public interest. There are a number of fascinating battles fought in the 17th century if you want to cover these. Chocin, Kirholm and Kłuszyn, were all quite spectacular and should be enjoyed by your audience.

Amazing video!

love the new shorter intro, very clean!

thank you

3:18 little did they know nearly a millennia later a nuclear catastrophe would happen on that very site

Thanks so much for a Kievan Rus video!

More battles about ancient times!!! diadochii, hoplites, Alexander !!!!!

Thank god we have a baz battle

I live 1km away from Bug river

@alterego157

4 жыл бұрын

Prove it

@frequ2740

4 жыл бұрын

@@alterego157 City Terespol in eastern Poland

@frequ2740

4 жыл бұрын

@@alterego157 Ahh, we had some fun with Belarusian border guard when my drunk friend crossed the frozen river few years ago :D Did you know that they were breaking his fingers and telling him to confess that he is a smugler? Damn tyrany

@alterego157

4 жыл бұрын

They can't take any chances, a thousand years ago you used a similar trick on Yaroslav 😂

There was also the lesser known (due to always being on the side) brother-in-law, Coleslaw.

A good example of a battle not really deciding the final outcome of a war.

to be defeated is acceptable , to be surprised, never

First history marches and now baz? What sorcery is this????!!!

@raleigh9019

4 жыл бұрын

Could you tell more abour First history? Another channel like Baz's Battles?

@Isleep-walking

4 жыл бұрын

@@raleigh9019 HistoryMarche is their name and yes it's like baz battles. I reccomend watching their series on hannibal it's really good.

@raleigh9019

4 жыл бұрын

@@Isleep-walking Thanks, I willa definitely check them :)

@ArabianRazumZar

4 жыл бұрын

Raleigh90 one of if not the best history channel in KZread they cover battles like baz

@guilhermecaran3363

4 жыл бұрын

Kings and generals and Invicta also released videos today. =D

good vid Baz!

A perfect video to end the day😀

Дякую за відео, і за історію.

i love this channel

Great videos

Great video! Always looking forward to new ones! Is the uploading of these videos scheduled, or just uploaded at any time? Just curious, so that I know when to be expecting another excellent video by BazBattles.

@BazBattles

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, no schedule yet.

@solar3013

4 жыл бұрын

@@BazBattles, okay. Thank you!