JOIN our Locals community to hear *Antony* answer audience questions. CLICK the link: triggernometry.locals.com/ CHAPTERS👇 00:00 Introduction 01:04 Russia Leading Up to the Revolution 06:45 Why World War I was Bad for Russia 12:45 The Weak Tsar’s Disastrous Wife 17:27 Who Was Rasputin? 20:56 The Federal Revolution 27:03 Sponsor Message: SuperBeets Heart Chews 28:25 When the Threat to the Tsar Became Real 31:11 The Result of the Federal Revolution 36:31 Different Political Movements Arising 44:11 Who Was Vladimir Lenin? 47:47 The Growing Strength of the Bolsheviks 52:40 The Moment They Seized Power 57:13 Sponsor Message: GiveSendGo 58:25 What Happened in the Coup? 1:02:08 The Path to Peace with Germany 1:13:15 Trotsky’s Role in the Revolution 1:19:47 Parallels Between Then & Now 1:25:41 The Role of Individuals in History 1:28:12 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About?

@ajs41

24 күн бұрын

Is that Somerset House in the background?

@msimon6808

23 күн бұрын

Hitler was an abused child. Marx was an abused child. Stalin was an abused child. Putin is an abused child. The displaced rage from their abuse dissolved their morals. The anger and the accompanying narcissism are the disease. Abused children are angry, Permanently. They have no human empathy. They crave power and control. powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-role-of-ptsd-in-history.html

@TTFN55

23 күн бұрын

FF & KK - If you were to offer coasters in the Trigg Store I'd buy some and let you use them!

@AndyJarman

20 күн бұрын

A very bad case of Longhousing then.

@user-wd3gt9dw5z

16 күн бұрын

Lenin were writing to temp gov to stop воровство и чтоб занялись гос делами. Царя убили по линии Свердлова

Triggernometry, with guests like Antony Beevor and discussions like this almost single-handedly redeems social media. Thank you.

The state always demands "Celebrate diversity" but there's few things more diverse than the guests we see in TRIGGERnometry . Keep up the good work guys

This interview is going to be one to watch. Anthony Beevor is an incredibly respected and has written books thick enough to make Tolstoy blush. I am most glad he felt able to come onto Triggernometry - that academics (even the non-'controversial' ones) are feeling able to engage in this channel meaning the winds truly have shifted. Well done, chaps.

@athelstan927

25 күн бұрын

Sorry, the winds may have changed, but the only reason these 'guests' have decided to appear is that an extreme ideological Labour Party is about to get in power and the ruthless leader is dangerous! They see similarities! Comparisons will be made! Very dark days are ahead..

@johnnycomelately9400

24 күн бұрын

Oh please, Tolstoy probably wouldn't even notice a book with less than 1000 pages. 😅

@BradJames83

23 күн бұрын

I have some of his books from my studies.

@dmitryisakov8769

23 күн бұрын

He is a biggest liar on the topic. Despicable individual. It is just sick mental preconditioning that allows him to do what he is doing. No surpise year KK likes him.🤮🤮🤮

@TTFN55

23 күн бұрын

@@johnnycomelately9400 - After a lifetime of trying and failing I only recently finished "War and Peace."

And, meanwhile, here in Canada, the Federal government continues to grow while entrepreneurship steadily decreases. But, people think that what happened in Russia could never happen here. 😢

@grioulaloula8594

9 күн бұрын

Justin Trudeau has been hand picked by Beijing to lead Canada into Communism. Justin’s Father Pierre was a big fan of the communists and sung their praises. It’s too bad Pierre didn’t get to live in Russia/China as an ordinary citizen, I’m sure he would have thought differently.

And yet it was Trump who warned about NATO underspending and was derided for it and who warned against becoming dependent on Russian energy and was mocked over it.

@simonmartin3433

22 күн бұрын

BANG RIGHT MATE.

@joestalin2375

19 күн бұрын

Dam the old dude had it going on until he bashed Trump like he is Hitler reincarnated . Guess he is a Commie lover too!!

@TheBeautifulWindsofAragon

19 күн бұрын

And it is Trump who wants to take the US out of NATO. That’s the real beef he has.

@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590

19 күн бұрын

How exactly would NATO spending more to enrich American armsmakers help anything?

@willjdeanie

18 күн бұрын

@@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590 From a US perspective NATO forces in Europe would have been better equipped to defend Ukraine from Russia, large and mid sized economies not meeting their financial obligations to NATO for decades has shrunk the manufacturing capacity to produce ammunition at the scale required to match Russia. It will take years to spool up arms manufacturing to match what Russia is currently producing and that’s including all The USA and every other NATO country collectively. The paradox however, is that this wouldn’t be necessary if Trump had served his second term anyway, because there would have been diplomacy before it happened, rather than sabre rattling and provocation. The Russians would have had people to talk to in a Trump administration, there’s no one in the Biden administration because they wanted this conflict.

I read Antony Beevor's Stalingrad. Incredible book.

@CrazyYurie

19 күн бұрын

Same. Also the one of the Fall of Berlin. I have both of them on my shelf.

@wolfu597

11 күн бұрын

@@CrazyYurie Same here. I have the books you just mentioned and the book you see on the table, in addition to those about the Bulge, Market Gaden, and Crete.

@andymccallum8090

6 күн бұрын

Probably the best narrative of the Stalingrad, but if that's all you read on that battle then your missing a lot. David Glantz is the best for the Eastern Front.

@4thought___

5 күн бұрын

​​@@CrazyYurie, me too! 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸

@haycockjeff

4 сағат бұрын

His book about the fall of Berlin is also excellent.

In addition to being a brilliant & captivating historian, Antony is an absolute gem of a human being. He is one of the most genuine, generous, & down to earth people I’ve ever met. Amazing memories living in his house! Best avocado salads & table convo.

@stvbrsn

24 күн бұрын

I’m envious. Were you a boarder? Are you a relative? He must be (quite literally) the best conversationalist one could hope to share a residence with! Did I mention I’m envious? Cheers!

@philipinwood

24 күн бұрын

@@stvbrsn​​⁠Antony rented out 3 rooms in his house… with brilliant creative people… one of whom I met at art school & then started dating… so I got invited over… then moved in with her… He would cook up excellent meals for all of us… pour red Spanish wine… & yes, his conversation was so energizing… I was a recently graduated painting /art history student… what did I know about anything? But when in Antony’s company, you’d feel smarter… brighter… because had a way of including everyone in the dynamic… he never used his greater intellect to put anyone down… although obv he could have done it easily. He has lasted as my role model for encouraging conversation at the highest level. It’s a rare quality… not something I experience often in my years in academia. He was very modest… & you can see that he hasn’t changed, right? He was very funny too… & wonderfully eccentric: at one time placed himself on a strict diet of oranges & avocados. It was an amazing time to be in his house, with a string of fascinating guests filing through. I ended up marrying the gorgeous woman, a portrait photographer, & moving out to Oxfordshire. What I’d do to have another evening at his table! Glad you feel the same.

@TTFN55

23 күн бұрын

Phillip - OMG! Would LOVE to hear more about your experiences. If nothing else, the avocado salad recipe would be greatly appreciated!

@joestalin2375

19 күн бұрын

How did he get T.D.S. ?

amazing coup getting Beevor on. His books are the best history books of the last couple of decades. Legendary interview.

I'm reading his book on the revolution, he's brilliant. I've read almost all his books. Great historian.

@msimon6808

23 күн бұрын

Who covers the psychology of leaders generally? Hitler was an abused child. Marx was an abused child. Stalin was an abused child. powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-role-of-ptsd-in-history.html

@krausewitz6786

23 күн бұрын

Great historians do archival research. Beevor steals work from actual historians, and then makes a profit on it (from dupes like you).

@kawaiilotus

23 күн бұрын

​@@krausewitz6786have you any better names to recommend then?

@krausewitz6786

23 күн бұрын

@@kawaiilotus Loads. Depends on what you're looking for. Anything subject/geography/time period in particular?

@kawaiilotus

23 күн бұрын

@@krausewitz6786 just give me a smorgasbord currently.

Triggernometry has very quickly became one of my favorite channels, if not the absolute favorite and I’ve only been aware of it for about a week lol KK and Francis are a great team, they strike a good balance of humor and serious discussion which breaks up the interview and makes it a lot easier to digest imo. I also feel like they balance each other out and ask a broad range of questions that might not get asked if they were doing the interviews alone.

@DieFlabbergast

23 күн бұрын

"... I’ve only been aware of it for about a week." Been living on Mars, have you? Welcome back to Earth! :D

@justinm2697

23 күн бұрын

I'm a little jealous. It's been a while since I last discovered a channel that I really like that has been around for a while meaning it has a huge back catalogue of content to catch up on.

Aleksander Solzhenitsyn needs to be a topic/series of episodes to hammer out more reality behind these events. Would be a brilliant compliment to this episode.

@annavladi5272

28 күн бұрын

What does Solozhenitsyn have to do with Lenin and Tsar Nicholas II?

@benisboop

23 күн бұрын

Solzhenitsyn had some very interesting things to say about the Bolsheviks. In particular their "non-russian" ethnic qualities. The speaker here seems to overlook that aspect of the Bolshevik revolution, though I suspect I know why he didn't feel the need to mention it.

@MisterS.

23 күн бұрын

​​@@annavladi5272at the very least he wrote a lengthy historical fiction piece about the Russian Revolution period "The Red Wheel"

@agp1327

23 күн бұрын

​@benisboop Aleksander Solzhenitsyn laid out the gravity of what this speaker talks about, but Aleksander Solzhenitsyn did it first. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn also did this subject monumentally better in comparison to the speaker (to put it mildly).

@agp1327

23 күн бұрын

​@MisterS. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn wrote "200 years together, The Jews in Russia", which is nonfiction bulletproof documentation of the reality behind this subject matter.

That anyone on the planet with access to the internet can listen to this brilliant analysis of Anthony Beevor and gain such a profound understanding of this period in Russian history is stunning. As a purveyor of knowledge, KZread is one of the marvels of humanity.

This is amazing! Having this legend on your show is an achievement by itself.

After Bassem the next guest is a breeze of classy intellect without the buzz words. ❤

@ayotundeayoko5861

24 күн бұрын

I have no opinion on Bassem (because I don't know jack about the middle east), but you cannot deny the issues in the middle east is very passionate and tempers will flare up -even Konstantin was affected. To me it's all good, as long people are honest. This guest on the other hand reminds me of watching my history teacher lol..I still trying to keep up!

@KV-kt9tm

24 күн бұрын

l​@@ayotundeayoko5861KK flared up bc he is intelligent and Jewish. Bassem is in foul play. I can't say for whom. I guess for the Russians...either way he is obnoxious

@RCx44

24 күн бұрын

Just admit you're cool with eth nic clean ing

@sparkyinsertnamehere6673

23 күн бұрын

@@RCx44 Is cool that you are able to read other peoples minds like that. They don't agree with an opinion you hold and voila...they support genocide! You're amazing, do you perform at parties, or do you just restrict your cretinous BS to youtube?

@RCx44

23 күн бұрын

​@@sparkyinsertnamehere6673 Zios are of one mind so it's pretty easy honestly

I can't help but mimic this gentleman's accent during the whole interview. Made me feel like a proper lord.

@govchal

12 күн бұрын

Ahhhhh….ahhhhh….ahhhh

Am I the only person to notice the background through the window moving back and forth? The buildings outside are literally moving!

@creid7537

24 күн бұрын

If you look closely, KK and FF are also moving against the wall / window background within the room. The ghost of Rasputin is involved somehow.

@mbg4041

18 күн бұрын

I thought that too. It’s the camera moving. Very distracting

So great to listen to a real historian who really knows his stuff. Thanks Triggernomery.

These historical based interviews versus the current now thing interviews are pure gold. Please continue to do both with the excellence you always carry. 🌻

What a brilliant historian Anthony Beevor is!😮

According to Carl Hamilton - Anthony Beevor served in the British army during the cold war where the Soviets were the enemy. Additionally Beevor studied under John Keegan another British military historian, and while I don’t want to make the fallacy of guilt by association, Keegan also hated Russians, and his work was very popular with Waffen-SS historical revisionists, who wanted to portray the Waffen-SS as an elite military fighting force, rather than criminal mass murderers. Perhaps Keegan had an influence on Beevor, and perhaps his cold war era propaganda did as well. Many people claim that he simply states the truth. However, all historical presentations are choices, Beevor has chosen which things are important to tell and which are not. In his over 400 page book on Stalingrad, Beevor didn’t think it was important mentioning the scale of German rape atrocities, but he did mention it was allowed, and never mentions the Germans in connection with rape again. He does however, say that the Red army raped Germans, even though this has nothing to do with Stalingrad. During Beevors fairly brief explanation of the commissar order on page 27 in the book “Stalingrad” he immediately starts talking about how some German officers were appalled and wanted to kill Hitler you know… 3 years later. It is not that I think Beevor is a Nazi apologist, I think he simply wants to equate the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany as being the same thing, he wants to show everyone how bad Russians are, and he also wants to remind you not all Germans are bad at the same time. He also uses mostly German sources and thinks that in many cases the Nazis were telling the truth about the USSR, which is very uncritical. I saw that another answer also claimed he had full access to KGB records or what ever, which is of course very silly as WW2 military archives have nothing to do with KGB which didn’t even exist then. Though they probably meant that the NKVD archives were inherited by the KGB, and he had access to this, I doubt that as well. Also, after checking his bibliography for his book Stalingrad, just now, I see not a single document from Russian archives being cited. So he wrote the entire book on Stalingrad without consulting any archive material from the USSR at all as far as I can see. So even if he had access to them, he didn’t use them.

@dmitryisakov8769

22 күн бұрын

Most striking thing about Beevor for me was his focus on the rape story by Soviet Army. There is enough circumstantial evidence that he was involved in the atrocious paper, that used mind-blowing "mathematics" to "prove" that there we up to 2,000,000 rapes committed by Soviet Army. Using this paper, Beevor publishes several of his most acclaimed books on the topic. But he slipped and has shown his true intent/nature when he declared in several articles (like the Guardian article from 2002) that "The Russian soldiers raped every German female from eight to 80". Yes, he didn't use Soviet troops. He decided to be specific and name Russians only. But most interesting part of this statement is that it is copied from Goebells diary from March 1945. (Although Beevor decided to make it symmetrical due to his ilk obsession with numerology). In March 1945 Soviets troops still didn't reach German pre-war borders. And Goebells was discussing in his diary on how to start a smear campaign in the West about the evil Soviets based on rumours from Baltics. What is important here is that Goebells diaries were published in 70s. So there is no way that Beevor was not aware of them. But he made his claim without any reference to those diaries. For obvious reasons. But he didn't need to be worried. Pathetic and rusophobic sheep will accept any lie that he says about Russians.

@Olgabolga

22 күн бұрын

@@dmitryisakov8769well articulated and stated Dmitry! The wests bizarre fetishized obsession with bringing Russia down or making Russians look “evil” is so strange to me. The propaganda runs deep here unfortunately. But worst off to me is how Konstantin is so anti-Russian. He’s so intelligent and correct on so many things (which is why I continue to listen to this channel), but I strongly disagree on his take on Russia.

@dmitryisakov8769

22 күн бұрын

@Olgabolga Konstantin lost me with his interview of Sam Harris and a total lack of pushback even after the outrageous statement of Sam about "corpses of babies in Hunter Biden basement". Lack of decency of both interviewer and interviewee was hard to swallow. But yes, Konstantin's total lack of context on anything related to Russia is annoying. He accepts and believes only the worst possible narratives and interpretations about Russia.

@tidakada7357

10 күн бұрын

I noticed many mistakes in this interview simply about marxist ideology theory and programmes.

@sanctusadalbertus4219

10 күн бұрын

​@@dmitryisakov8769 Well, if you want to criticize somebody (in this case Beevor) for lack of historical knowledge, or using the sources in biased way in order to push forward certain narrative, you'd better to some proper research by yourself. By March 1945 huge portion of pre-war German land was under Soviet occupation, some of it for months (Eastern Prussia). Also, Soviet troops' atrocities in conquered regions, not only formerly German, but also in Poland and Baltic countries, are not only well documented, but also memorized by the countless families that members of which were harmed in one way or another. And yes, many of Soviet rapists and murderers were of Russian nationality. And while elitę frontline troops were generally well-disciplined and focused on fighting the Germans, it were the second and third waves of troops that commited these atrocities while on occupying and garrisonjng duties. So, stop white-washing the "glorious" Red Army' troops behaviour in Central Europe - there are serious reasons why everybody there hates the "russkij mir"...

I was so happy to see Antony Beevor as a guest. I've read a number of his books and learned so much from him.

This is one of my favourite episodes. Could listen to Antony all day.

Still no coasters but cups AND glasses!

@dyinggaul8365

24 күн бұрын

Brutal

@user-tm1ec2on6w

24 күн бұрын

It’s maddening, isn’t it?

@1312Johnny

24 күн бұрын

Eeeh, and look at the dust on them pelmets!

@stvbrsn

24 күн бұрын

All this fussing over the table and the coasters and uncouth this and pleb that… How much you wanna bet that table has some kind of state-of-the-art 21st century nano-lacquer treatment that makes coasters obsolete? Probably not. But could be.

@cuntjunk

23 күн бұрын

This show is anti free speech. They delete comments regardless of context.

Antony is impressive. He sounds like he's recalling something he's lived through, very impressive to realise he's talking about events that took place well over 100 years ago. Great interview 👍

The fact he can rifle off this much information and make it look easy is insane

@robhennessy6164

4 күн бұрын

yeah, insane, as in disconnected from objective reality..! kzread.info/dash/bejne/oX2puY-vfrTZgaw.html

Great interview, Francis and Konstantin. I really enjoyed the interviews with historians that you have done recently; please keep doing them.

Fantastic that you landed this interview. I miss the earlier days of Trigger, but glad you've come so far.

Wow what great guest to have on!

Quite a coup to get a guest of this magnitude , i haven't read any of Beevors' books yet but I have 3 or 4 sitting there waiting to be read , but I might start one of them soon

@stvbrsn

24 күн бұрын

Yes, use this as your impetus to dig in. He’s an excellent historian and an even better writer. I’ve only ever read Berlin: Downfall and that was 15 years ago, but I still remember its excellence clearly. And I was similarly impressed when I saw his name in the notification. Cheers!

@RCx44

23 күн бұрын

Just read Glantz

@andymccallum8090

6 күн бұрын

@@RCx44 was just about to say that, Although Glantz is not always the easiest to read. Robert citino is also great and his style of writing is better. However Glantz is the best of course.

Loved this one. Please do more podcasts like this! Love the historical context and you guys ask great questions.

What a treat! Thanks, gentleman, and to all the good people at Triggernometry!

I LOVE THIS TYPE OF INTERVIEW.

I love Antony Beevor, I can’t wait to listen to this. Bravo! 🙌

Speaking of Rasputin, the disco hit is one of my 3 and 4 year old daughters favorite songs right now 😂 they sing "ra ra Rasputin, lover of the Russian queen" and have no idea what it means

@rich8436

24 күн бұрын

A fine song it is too.

@fanfeck2844

24 күн бұрын

Don’t worry, most people don’t

@grannyannie2948

24 күн бұрын

I was a child when it came out, but I did understand it. When I hear stuff about the ME I listen to the River of Babylon, song, and then Ma Baker, because, why not ?

Read his book last year. Fantastic work!

Great interview. Antony Beevor is always fascinating to listen to. And a special thumbs up for the invterviewing style: succinct questions and no interruptions as Mr Bevoor develops his answers.

Mike Duncan does an excellent job of what happened and how the Russian revolution took place, starting all the way from before 1948 in his excellent podcast "Revolutions".

I studies this at school. Only as an adult have I come to understand it, and this is a fascinating interview because it brings colour and life to what happened. Kids who have never gone hungry just can't understand this, however good their teachers.

@robhennessy6164

4 күн бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/oX2puY-vfrTZgaw.html

About 2/3 through.. great interview and he’s an amazingly knowledgeable guest. I certainly need to look into some of his work. Thanks guys!

Getting Antony Beevor was a great catch. I was riveted while listening to all of this. A splendid presentation and letting Mr Beevor say his things with subtle questions here and there was excellent. Many thanks. 👍

Very interesting, but not all historians would agree with everything he says here; e.g. Russia was not in quite as bad a state as he suggests; the Tsarina did not encourage the Tsar to assume command of the military; the influence of Rasputin was greatly exagerated; the Russians actually won a major victory against the Austrians in 1916.

@neuron324r7

18 күн бұрын

Russia was also quite successful in Turkey, and was industrializing rapidly. In short the Tsar was on a path of victory only the revolution stopped it.

@leiyang477

8 күн бұрын

Your comments sounds much more sensible, Nicholas II couldn't possibly be able to control events in such a complex context with so many violent currents of interests. Rusputin's was just a convenient figure for everyone to hate. It is a bit disappointing to hear Beevor attribute so much "power" in influencing events to the Tzar. I do wonder if there are Global Elite running the show behind the scene, pushing and financing the attainment of their ultimate agenda...Revolutions are massive organizational events, with huge sums of funds to finance and long term cultivating indoctrination of cadre of activists. The seemingly spontaneous social upheaval is a myth, just look at the current social activism in the United States, and the long history of US State Department sponsored Color Revolutions all over the World. The issue with mainstream history writing is, they describe the actors on the stage, they don't give any information of the crews off the stage, such as the director, the script writer, the stage setting designer, the lighting designer, custom designer, most importantly the PRODUCER, and their AGENDA.

@konstantinkelekhsaev302

3 күн бұрын

"Russians actually won a major victory against the Austrians in 1916." Which was then followed by a bunch of losses.

@rickjensen2717

3 күн бұрын

@@konstantinkelekhsaev302 true!

What a great guest to have I really enjoyed his book "Stalingrad"

Fantastic conversation! Thank you 🙏

Holy fuck, it's Antony Beevor!

Love these historical deep dives Thank you so much for having Anthony on!! Brilliant

Thank you Sir Antony. Fantastic interview Lads😎👍

Thank you for this!

Such a great historian, and an even better writer. This might be the most impressive guest you’ve had yet, gents. And you’ve had a few indeed.

I loved this interview - extremely interesting stuff.

Amazing guest. Thank you. I'd love to be sitting through his classes in a university.

Excellent questions, one of the best interviews with him that I’ve seen

WOW! VDH incredible catch Steven. He is the best!

A totally new reason why trigonometry is important in life😂😂😂😂😂 My maths teachers were right afterall😂

Oh hell yes, let's go! This is going to be among the best episodes.

Love those history podcasts of the both of you. I listened to this one and the one about Winston Churchil on the podcast in my car to and from work.

Best episode for a while... Bravo

Brilliant, I have had a fascination with the Russian Revolution since I studied A Level history at college and had a teacher who brought it to life similar a bit like Beevor. that was over 35 years ago! I love his books - despite being phone book thick, they are a great read.

Blimey, you just interviewed Anthony Beevor! Boys you’ve made it! Congratulations.

Smashing reading the book. Tx Trigg for giving me this interview🙏

His Stalingrad book is epic. Looking forward to this.

@davidcoleman2796

24 күн бұрын

It is not that good

@RCx44

23 күн бұрын

Why read his shit book when David Glantz exists?

Love the interviews with historians. Keep it up!

Fantastic interview guys!!!

Fascinating episode. Gonna have to grab that book!

You guys speak with the most intelligent people and I so enjoy listening.

Wonderful interview. Thanks guys!! 🙏

Great interview, very insightful. Thanks all.

Excellent guest; thank you.

One of the best interviews I've seen yet on Triggernometry and as I type this at 17:25 I'm expecting his book that was on the table to be delivered between 18:30 and 20:30 by Amazon. Compelling man to listen to.

brilliant, much needed after watching an excruciating talk between Alex O'Connor and Rory Stewart...

The confusion around the joke of the peasant and the wine… amazing. Konstantin’s tactful sip. 😂

Absolutely fascinating! But blimey I'm going have to listen to it a few times!

Perfect timing, guys - I am working on a book about the elderly Russian emigres I met in the late 1990s, from former princesses to scholars to artists, and the second wave that came after them (much more equivocal about the causes and apportionment of blame for the revolution). There is little discussion of this period of Russian history any more, so this gives me the jolt I need. Thank you.

Brilliant! Please, invite this gentleman more often!

Brilliant interview! However, Trump told Europeans to pull their weight in military spending.. We all have our biases..

@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590

19 күн бұрын

You mean enriching the military industrial complex?

@forestrussell-yount1355

16 күн бұрын

Pull there weight ? How about stop the fighting stupid!

@TingTong2568

14 күн бұрын

@@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590 it means cut their reliance on the US and learn to stand n their own feet

Yes! This is hell bound for greatness.

Thank you!

Bloody hell this is so interesting. Great interview guys.

This was brilliant. Well done.

Love this Gent.😊

Yes please, I would like more history like this

Are they filming in a ship, on a marina, 'cause the background seems to be moving?

This is so meaty that I'm going to have to re-watch it. Then re-watch it in digestible chunks as signposted by the time-stamps. Then keep coming back to it. Maybe even, god forbid, read the book !

This takes me back to my 'A' Levels as I did modern European history.

Sensibly says history doesn't repeat itself and that WW2 comparisons to present times is far off the mark, but goes on to compare to Trump to Hitler and Lenin at the end...

Darn, I had to buy another book. At least I could do it on Kindle. I am now having to build another bookcase (built-in, I don't like standalone ones). Actually, this was, as usual, a great video and conversation. Thanks.

Just finished this book. Would definitely recommend.

As for the "Great Man" theory of history - if one man strikes another, there is the engagement of maybe 200kg of mass - if there is a 200gm mass of knife in the hand of the striker, that is likely to be the decisive factor in the outcome. The cause of the contention is the driver of the engagement, but belongs to a different category; the matter is not either/or.

Beevor - a wonderful guest - thank you

No mention (as of 36:00) of how Czarina Alexandra’s half-German descent, coupled with her dominating Nicholas and influencing war and domestic policy, led many otherwise patriotic Russians to conclude she sided with Germany and she Nd the Tsar had to go.

Also, I love that his wife has the title of Lady Beevor and disappointed that FF didn't ask about that.

Interesting information and history from Professor Beevor. I wonder if he knows why Vladimir Ulyanov changed his name to 'Lenin', purportedly in 1901. This year, 2024, marks the centenary of his death. Sadly, there remain many thousands of statues (and busts) of Lenin strewn all over the vast Russian landscape and the former Soviet Republics. Also, the Butcher from Georgia, 'Stalin', aka Josip Dzhugashvili, had millions murdered over the 29 years of his Evil regime from 1924 - 1953.

@ajgo9914

6 күн бұрын

This comment is endlessly facinating..

Really enjoing this.

Can't wait for his book on RASPUTIN. I hope he gets Derrick Perkins to narrate the audiobook

Wonderful discussion with a great historian.

Thank you for having a guest who understands Russia and autocratic systems in general. Bonuspoints for knowing what went on in Finland.

@tyttiMK

12 күн бұрын

Well not really, the civil war was fought from January until May in 1918, not in 1917. Also the Finnish border was only about 30 kilometres from Petrograd and Lenin even sent a train full of weapons and war materiel to the Reds. Stalin had been in Finland to encourage Finnish socialists to start a revolution, so they were very connected events. Lenin and Stalin even met in Finland for the first time in 1905.

See kids, this is an actual history class. Anyone remember those?

@allenbrady8083

19 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

Great episode. Great guest!

Thanks!

I didn't know Robert Deniro had an English brother.