"What the russian government had assured was a straightforward military exercise was about to spiral horribly out of control" Yeah, about that...
@SiriusMined
2 жыл бұрын
Right?
@WenderPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Oh yikes lol
@Bartman61911
2 жыл бұрын
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.
@Mygg_Jeager
2 жыл бұрын
@@Bartman61911 Russians clearly don't learn history lol.
@trudycolborne2371
2 жыл бұрын
@Augusto Helmer Chechens are killing other Chechens, Ukrainians and Russians on both sides of the war in Ukraine. The ignorant believe the slave will always be loyal to his master.
@xCrimsonxTidex
2 жыл бұрын
9:44 "Optimism was said to be high among Russian commanders who bragged about a bloodless blitzkrieg, but events quickly began falling apart for the badly trained Russian army, many of whom were young conscripts who had little to no idea what their real objectives were." Sounds familiar...
@martingetliffe
2 жыл бұрын
Some people never Learn.
@JoeyMace28
2 жыл бұрын
Who would have thought?
@krzysztofprusinowski1147
2 жыл бұрын
@@hailbane9633 cope
@brmbkl
2 жыл бұрын
@@hailbane9633 By definition, the conscripts are not "falling for propaganda", they have no choice. There are "career" soldiers but - as in other countries (the US no less than them) - they come from poor backgrounds who sadly see no other option.
@Silver_Prussian
2 жыл бұрын
Nope it doesnt because they are already close to kiev with recruit soldiers almsot no air support and almost no supply. This is them no realy giving a f*ck so imagine if they actualy tried. The russian do have some problems bit thats how they start in almost every conflict they are kinda weak in the beggining ans then they ger their sh*t together
@HeliRy
2 жыл бұрын
Many years ago a small family of Chechen refugees moved into my apartment complex. A father, his son and young daughter. The son suffered severe PTSD and was effectively mute as a result. He could often be seen in the parking lot quietly banging his forehead against the wooden fence, until someone noticed and ushered him home. Pretty heartbreaking.
@danielhathaway1498
2 жыл бұрын
Wow how tragic. Did he ever improve, that you saw?
@HeliRy
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielhathaway1498 Hard to say. Tried talking to the father a little, but his English wasn’t great so it was tough. After a year or so the son did seem to get a little better. Still very shy and reclusive, and any loud noise would startle the ever living shit out him. Poor kid. Can’t imagine what they went through. As I understood it, the mother didn’t survive the 2nd war so who knows what they witnessed.
@jjdelft3216
2 жыл бұрын
@Great White Arent economic migrants way less than war migrants anyway? In percentage.
@B10101
2 жыл бұрын
Russians were ruthless, he probably saw his mother get r**** by Russian soldiers
@admiralpaco507
2 жыл бұрын
@@jjdelft3216 Depends on the definitions used for "economic migrant" or "war migrant". If a country was torn apart by civil war two years ago but the economy is terrible and there is still a lack of security, is someone leaving that country an economic migrant or a war migrant? Most migrants are either fleeing active war zones, persecution or the conditions in their home country brought on by a recently ended conflict. I would call all of those war migrants, but plenty wouldn't consider the latter two to be war migrants.
@Aconitum_napellus
2 жыл бұрын
“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” - Mark Twain.
@bigfo2629
2 жыл бұрын
Twain is chinese. Chechnya and Russia's is different race. next you will say like Hong Kong. you have low Iq
@bigfo2629
2 жыл бұрын
@@oHaiKuu how is it funny? China/Twain is like Pakistan/Kashmir or like ireland/north ireland the the US annex Taiwan and this clown thinks China/Twain is a race war.
@drswaqqinscheckingin7210
2 жыл бұрын
@@oHaiKuu the tencent army is often unintentionally hilarious lol
@deanthomson8658
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@vitorpereira9515
2 жыл бұрын
@@bigfo2629 Taiwan is free and shall remain free. Might doesn't make right.
@willstokes2362
2 жыл бұрын
Seems like things would be so much better if Russia kept the f*** out of it and instead concentrated on making Russia a better place. Same could be said for all the big players.
@thatguy7683
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine if the big countries just stayed out of others
@cindyfinlayson4197
2 жыл бұрын
Dismantle NATO. Problem solved.
@thatguy7683
2 жыл бұрын
@@cindyfinlayson4197 Not really no
@supervisednoodle964
2 жыл бұрын
@@thatguy7683 Cindy wants the world to burn lol
@caesarforlife1663
2 жыл бұрын
True but that will never happen until there's only one man standing.
@ignitionfrn2223
2 жыл бұрын
1:25 - Chapter 1 - Chechnya 3:10 - Chapter 2 - Soviet rule 5:30 - Chapter 3 - Independence 7:50 - Chapter 4 - The 1st chechen war 13:00 - Chapter 5 - The Inter Years 16:20 - Chapter 6 - The 2nd chechen war 19:00 - Chapter 7 - An unsteady truce
@jeffreyhill1011
2 жыл бұрын
The real hero
@lardinal2413
2 жыл бұрын
Absolute Chad
@nebo1186
2 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/262Ql62NpJqZkqg since 2014 no CIA over there anymore
@AiluridaeAureus
2 жыл бұрын
20:22, Ukraine.
@DasGoodSoup
Жыл бұрын
MVP
@onceuponatime.
2 жыл бұрын
Lived in Chechnya for a year, some of the friendliest and misunderstood people with deep wounds I have ever met. I love the Chechens.
@tj2645
2 жыл бұрын
Im glad for you! Good luck Mo with the sharia rules! I live in the Netherlands! I prefer democratic policy
@onceuponatime.
2 жыл бұрын
@@tj2645 didn't need luck because I had God but thank you. I love democracy too, I'm from the US.
@tj2645
2 жыл бұрын
@@onceuponatime. ofcourse every human, have good sides. Its a big different, Usa or Chechnya... But dont tell me Chechnya is te place to be.
@onceuponatime.
2 жыл бұрын
@@tj2645 definitely not saying that but they have had a rough history. Had a Chechen friend tell me that he thinks the world thinks that Allah created them to kill and be killed. It's a sad existence, but I'm not justifying the horrible things they've done but saying that not all Chechens are bad.
@tj2645
2 жыл бұрын
@@onceuponatime. this evening on television Ruud Gullit says : the Chechnya people, are the black people from Russia ( Gullit whas coach from terek Grozny ).... That says enough! I believe you my friend, heavy history!
@EdmundKempersDartboard
2 жыл бұрын
The people of that entire region have been through so much and it gets almost no attention.
@badluck5647
2 жыл бұрын
Most Americans never heard of the region until the Boston Bombing.
@MrLo0lz
2 жыл бұрын
@@badluck5647 or more recently until Nurmagamedov or Chimaev
@AshUkihime
2 жыл бұрын
Seems like history is repeating itself but with a different country.
@Nitro1000
2 жыл бұрын
I was about to say that but glad someone else said it first
@petrdavid7434
2 жыл бұрын
same here
@Laksilaks
2 жыл бұрын
And it was Georgia in 2008. They def landgrabbing parts of all old USSR countries if allowed. And secondly they will try to replace parlaments with Russia friendly ones.
@JaxxVs
2 жыл бұрын
Human Nature does this.. Look at a map. They are iced out, Kiev is where Russia started Monroe doctrine After Putin was elected most of this stopped then 9/11 Russia allowed US troops in Russia to fight "terror" Russia has asked to join both the EU and Nato and was denied Russia has been in decline and is trying to keep up They have less people and keep getting dragged into wars Yes, Dragged If you have ever met a Russian. Nice people.really.. A Lot of people dont understand why the US can exist but Russia cant. Atleast Russia didnt steal their lands, they have 0 colonys They have a Long intact history, Americans do not, They have had wars on their lands for the past few decades and the US. not since the civil war Cuban missile crisis, 4 US presidents whos all wish washed and changed their minds come election Nato is led 100% by the US and the leader of it is the supreme commander,always US, this is why french is like, naw So..if Russia were alllowed to join Nato..Nato would have control of Russian forces by agreement Just sayin. Ukraine AND Belarus needs to be a bufferstate for ATLEAST 200 years with no ties to Russia or EU or Nato but supported by both Russia and the EU and defended by Nato incase..aliums..whoelse we fightin? There is a LOT of oil in Ukraine, a lot of natural resources.. a LOT, Shell and BP set up in Ukraine in 2014 Obama did not respect the history..it was tooo soon for the things he did..too soon Why? Human Nature, it comes before politics. all it takes is one bad bit of judgment by a single person to start a war.
@AshUkihime
2 жыл бұрын
@@JaxxVs some landmass Russia did took away from others especially with the history of Alaska and half of eastern Europe that is Russia so they are just as bad as Americans originally Russians landmass was part of many natives, vikings and Mongolians and nomads and many land was conquered by Russians in the early days of Russia before it was officially called Russia. History Data 1 kzitem.info/news/bejne/kaJ-squGb4SGqJw History Data 2 kzitem.info/news/bejne/2GaN05dufGJ2pGU
@cybercastor6873
2 жыл бұрын
The first 40 seconds is like the recent events in Ukraine: The worst fighting since WW2, the russsian soldiers, untrained conscripts advandced in shattered streets, what should have been a quick victory , was a war of attrition for 1.5 year. Major conflict that bled the country.
@ABC-ABC1234
2 жыл бұрын
You are joking right?! Those conflicts are diametrically opposed in any aspect.
@JinKee
2 жыл бұрын
It is more like Georgia in 2008 with the the autonomous republics on the border as a launching pad. And like Moldova in 2030 with its own autonomous republic that Russia has used as a launching pad.
@yuvraj9797
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's more like Vietnam, Or Iraq I think. Atleast Chechnya was a part of Russia. But USA just wanted to slaughter people half a world away.
@ABC-ABC1234
2 жыл бұрын
@@JinKee You mean Georgia that thought it could pick a fight with Russian peace keepers and then begged NATO members to fight the war for them?! Totally different scenario! Even france and UK and netherlands (die hard nato states) blamed Georgia for starting this ! They were also caught blatantly lying about Russia amassing at the border with tanks and weaponry when even BBC (not exactly a pro Russian news station either)
@chozer1
Жыл бұрын
@@ABC-ABC1234 how bro
@JohnnyAFG81
2 жыл бұрын
I worked with a Russian and a Chechenian in the same workplace. They would argue over everything and “talk” very loudly as a any Soviet would. You could feel the hatred in the air when they were close.
@samloo8529
2 жыл бұрын
No more. They are allies in their invasion of Ukraine.
@jacklang3314
2 жыл бұрын
@@samloo8529 it's a little more complicated than that. There's Chechen's who support the government and are aiding the Russian army, and then there's others fighting alongside the Ukrainians.
@vitoriaguimaraes7697
2 жыл бұрын
@@samloo8529 kadyirov became putin's puppet,i bet u most people there hate russia and putin more than they hate ukranians
@soriddosuneko
2 жыл бұрын
@@samloo8529 funny that you call the traitors who joined their offenders- Chechens.
@zealman79
2 жыл бұрын
Chechens love a good fight. whether it's on your side, or the other side, as long as they can fight, they're happy.
@og4372
2 жыл бұрын
How it must suck to live next to Russia. It's like having an entitled HOA president making a bunch of silly rules no one wants, when it doesn't get it's way, it wrecks your house.
@dsfs17987
2 жыл бұрын
they are actively engaging in divide and conquer by buying off politicians in neighboring countries that don't really do anything pro Russian, just plain corruption and theft, basically inciting civil unrest with "established" government, and once it reaches some certain point - they come in to introduce peace and order and thus reverting back to the good old USSR, or more - Russian Empire that preceded the WW1 at the same time they try to incite and cultivate "rusophopia" - a term invented for propaganda purposes to control Russians on national level, making them think that everyone is out there to destroy them so yeah, not great thing being Russias neighboring state that broke off of the old Empire in last 200 years or so
@caesarforlife1663
2 жыл бұрын
I'd live next to Russia.
@og4372
2 жыл бұрын
@@caesarforlife1663 Like to live on the edge, I see. You might also like a dictator in charge, if not then you would pine for Russia to come in and free you from non oppression. Makes a lot a sense, more power to you. I am sure some separatist Ukrainian agreed with you, btw, the Russians are killing those guys too.
@seandelaney1700
2 жыл бұрын
Hah, I know a bit about that, seen it a couple times. First world problems.
@josephvandorpjv
2 жыл бұрын
What's funny Slavs don't like Italians... Julius how's Brutus these days 🤣😂😂🤣
@Mrgunsngear
2 жыл бұрын
Great footage was on liveleak from this fighting; insane…
@samthebeef
2 жыл бұрын
Crazy seeing you here. Love your channel
@buncer
2 жыл бұрын
I see this dude all over the place on KZitem.
@joebloggs4845
2 жыл бұрын
say hi to radbod
@bongo351
2 жыл бұрын
Chechclear
@Boyar300AV
2 жыл бұрын
Do you mean beheading of Russian soldiers in 1999?
@alastairbrewster4274
2 жыл бұрын
Good to see that the Circassian genocide is finally gaining more recognition. Thank you Simon and your channel.
@shapsugh1864
2 жыл бұрын
True, I almost see nobody giving us recognition eventhough we are in the top 5 genocides throughout history, and our language is believed to be the oldest in the caucuses by linguistics, and the black sea was literally called the circassian sea by the Greek neighbors... The Russians really did good in wiping us from history.
@anashajmohamad8709
2 жыл бұрын
After 160 of Circassians exile, Circassians are still alive. Adiga people will never forget what's happened with their ancestors
@personaldove
2 жыл бұрын
The Circassians were the same force that ended up killing Armenians, Greeks, Bulgarians and many Yazidis.
@personaldove
2 жыл бұрын
@@shapsugh1864 That was not genocide. That was voluntary exodus. How did only Circassians ended up with "genocide" while the rest of the North Caucasians stayed behind? Fake Islamist Propaganda nothing more.
@alastairbrewster4274
2 жыл бұрын
@@personaldove all genocide is wrong on this comments thread we are talking about the Circassian genocide , highlighting other genocides and crimes does not relegate or diminish what has happened to the Circassians. Start your own comments thread don’t gaslight this one.
@armandotalampas4800
2 жыл бұрын
Another interesting topic is the Russo-Georgian War in 2008. Please feature also this military conflict, Sir Simon Whistler
@mattBLACKpunk
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think he's been knighted, has he?
@kathrinat9824
2 жыл бұрын
When the west stops calling it a Russo Georgian war, that is when justice will be served. It's not Russo Georgian, it's Georgian war on South Ossetia, into which Russia got involved ONLY after a few days.
@willh1970
2 жыл бұрын
The implications of this conflict lead into many other extreme events throughout the region. Great that this is being highlighted.
@Neo_wow
2 жыл бұрын
It's so unnecessary
@hotstepper887
2 жыл бұрын
TRUTH IS AS RARE AS HENS TEETH TODAY! When you're speaking the truth, no matter if you're the only one speaking the truth? You'll ALWAYS be right, the rest will ALWAYS be wrong! In 2015, Russia exposed the USA to the entire world, for supporting terrorists in Syria, and that forced the USA to admit to the whole world, that they had recruited - Trained - Armed - Supplied - Protected - Paid - and used brutal terrorists, the “Free Syria Army”, sorry I forgot, today, the Americans like the term “moderate head chopping fake rebels”, it's only terrorists to the rest of this world, my mistake. And do you know, that not one American, of any race or colour, has ever condemned it? Not one has done the right thing, and stood up against it? Or even protested against it? As every other society on earth, would be doing, if any of their governments were forced to admit what the USA admitted. What don't you all understand? The only society we've ever seen do this before, (not even protest against their own country's killing, once the people found out) was Nazi Germany 1933-1945, and that's the only time in modern history, that the people of any society, have done what these American people are today, or rather, what they're not doing! Far from seeing anyone of them against it?. What is the reality, what do we really see? We see millions of Americans cheering their criminal president?, and we see millions of Americans chanting USA USA USA?, (just like Nazi's) today. And we have never seen a single American, of any race or colour, stand up against it, why not? I'll tell you why not! It's because it was a clear case, of all these Americans themselves, saying to themselves, “f*** them? (Those lives don't matter)”. The TRUTH, is, that the American people themselves, are today, a bigger danger to all of us, than even their criminal government, and they've all become the modern-day Nazi's. What's worse is, that we can understand today why the German people did what they did. They were starving to death with the harshness of the Versailles treaty, while also suffering and dying in large numbers during the great depression, so quite naturally they'd of supported absolutely anything that offered them hope! The American people have no such excuse. They're the problem in this world today, and It's all of them who are our true and only real enemy. Their very own self-righteousness and their cowardly arrogance and refusal to even protest against that is appalling. It's actually really sick. 2018, Teresa May announces strikes on Syria, within 3 hours literally hundreds of thousands of people are stood outside Parliament protesting against it. 2018, Emmanuel Macron announces strikes on Syria, that evening hundreds of thousands start protesting in Paris. 2015, Russia exposes the US for supplying terrorists, forcing the US to admit what they're doing in Syria. And still 5 years later not a single American has even condemned it, let alone protested against it. This is the biggest problem facing this world today? The American people don't know right from wrong any more. And when you tell them, or ask them why they're doing nothing? These people will call you names or something as intelligent?
@hotstepper887
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you'll believe Assad used chemical weapons, you'll believe Gaddafi was a vicious brutal dictator, that murdered his own, you'll believe Saddam had WOMD's, you'll believe Putin ordered the killings of those in the UK, you'll believe Russia invaded and stole Crimea, and you'll believe Russia attacked and are fighting in the Ukraine. Oh, and you'll believe Al-Qaeda were recruited by Bin Laden, and were NOT created by the USA and the West? Absolutely hilarious, what propaganda does to many people, it turns them into imbeciles, idiots, and uneducated fools.
@hotstepper887
2 жыл бұрын
Let us be frank about it, most of our people have never had it so good. Go around the country, go to the industrial towns, go to the farms, and you’ll see a state of prosperity such as we have never had in my lifetime - nor indeed ever in the history of this country. What is beginning to worry some of us, is, "Is it too good to be true?" or perhaps I should say, "Is it too good to last?"~ Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, 1957.
@hotstepper887
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, Americans and my ever so well-educated fellow Brits? You won't believe it? It's more damn Russian aggression? (As US controlled NATO, moves closer to Russian borders)... American NATO Commander, Russ Ophobe said today, “NATO is very concerned about Russia's persistent aggression around Its borders”... When asked what Russian aggression, he was referring to? Commander Russ Ophobe replied, he'd seen “clear evidence” - citing satellite images of a recent build-up of Russian troops, training for the protection of their borders. He goes on, “This clear and obvious sustained Russian aggression, is seen by NATO as an “unacceptable provocation”. Commander Russ Ophobe then went on to say that he'd seen “Level One” top secret documents and photographs, that conclusively “prove” Vladimir Putin smoked pot when he was 17? When asked what documents he was referring to? Commander Russ Ophobe replied - “Again as I've said, It's top secret, we don't need to supply evidence, as we are the United States” (a clear error) ...coughs “NATO I mean, our word should be good enough!”. LOL I mean, look, I do understand that the US education system today ranks down among some former Third World countries? Only I really don't understand, why you all feel the need to prove it? It is clear to us that we have to defend our interests, and to do so consistently, not boorishly or rudely, in both the sphere of the economy and of defence. The pressure will only end when the USA will be “persuaded” that the methods they are using are ineffective, counterproductive, and harmful to all ~ Vladimir Putin, 2014. It never fails to amaze me the way our partners the US, (as we say in Russia) Stand on the same rake twice.~ Vladimir Putin, 2016. The United States must “Rise above their endless desire to dominate” ~ Vladimir Putin, 2018. For the first time in all the history of nuclear weaponry, including the Soviet period, we aren’t playing catch-up with anyone. Other states have yet to create the weapons that Russia already has, ~ Vladimir Putin, 2020. Talk about NOT taking the hint? LOL. Suicide is painless...
@choprjock
2 жыл бұрын
To live in a region bordering Russia must be a tenuous existence, fraught with high anxiety. Toe the Russian line or risk being invaded.
@OdinBless
2 жыл бұрын
quit watching american media lol, you describe a false reality right here.
@No-jo1qo
Жыл бұрын
@@SAMSUNGS-yo4tc when was the last invasion of cuba then?
@HELLSFURYRISE
2 жыл бұрын
At this point I'm convinced Simon will continue to create channels until every single topic ever has this amazing's voice narrating it.
@bitangaprinceza6187
2 жыл бұрын
He is a person that is hired to narrate videos, these are not his channels. He just reads scripts on youtube, that’s it
@HELLSFURYRISE
2 жыл бұрын
@@bitangaprinceza6187 the point still stands. I'm sure he has input into topics and scripts.
@n00n1n
2 жыл бұрын
I KNOW DUDE! I can't escape Simon Whistler videos!! Seems like every other video I watch has Simon Whistler in it. Simon Whistler haunts my dreams now.
@bobmiller7502
2 жыл бұрын
he must be minted rolling in it now,
@worldrover436
2 жыл бұрын
@@n00n1n LMAO! True!
@bebben86
2 жыл бұрын
A former coworker of mine was from Russia, and we knew he had a backround in military. So one day another coworker asked if he had been in the first Chechnyan war; and the russian dude started crying and said "I don't want to talk about it" and just walked away.
@ABC-ABC1234
2 жыл бұрын
I think they knew what they were doing was wrong, but can you imagine Chechnya declaring statehood?! It would have been a total CIA infested, Mossad infused Saudi throat cutting disaster! Lesser of two evils!
@franza2109
2 жыл бұрын
Damn
@ZhovtoBlakytniy
2 жыл бұрын
Russia is like a spider and each leg has an Achilles' heel waiting for it's arrow.
@thunderkunt5416
2 жыл бұрын
A video on the Tiananmen square massacre would be nice ! If u haven’t made1 already ! 😛😛
@RejectedInch
2 жыл бұрын
especially after the monument was taken down at the end of 2021 with the most pitiful non existent excuse.
@charlieculbs9114
2 жыл бұрын
He has, idk which of his channels it was on though
@Snp2024
2 жыл бұрын
He probably have he is running like 12 channels
@RRLVT
2 жыл бұрын
This would be a great and noble topic to cover.
@kieronparr3403
2 жыл бұрын
We really need a WhistlerWiki so we know what's where.
@henricomonterosa4534
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Team, one of the many forgotten conflicts that deserve to be remembered. Especially as it shows how devastating modern weapon systems are, even more when aimed at civilians.
@bobyoung1698
2 жыл бұрын
I can't recall a war waged by Russia that did not begin with a "false flag" raised by Russia.
@Snugggg
2 жыл бұрын
Russia: "why do they always try to leave? is it me? ... no, no its the west. its always the west"
@sparrowhawkerdesigns
2 жыл бұрын
"What the Russian government had assured was a straightforward military exercise was about to spiral horribly out of control." I see a pattern emerging.
@bl8346
2 жыл бұрын
These days Chechnya is still a land of Hell, although new buildings and streets were rebuilt. But people live under a Terror of 2 Tirans. One is Putin, another one is Kadyrov. People are still being tortured in prisons, men and women, especially young, simply dissappear forever and everyone knows Kadyrov's people are to blame. They terrorise the whole region, LGBT people are either dead or left the country. Even senior citizens get tortured in special prisons in order to find out where their grandchildren hide from Kadyrov's murderers.. Russia spends billions on Chechnya, but Kadyrov and his army gets 95% of it, other people are the poorest and have no jobs.. The war in Chechnya hasn't ended yet. Hiding in other regions of Russia doesn't help, since Russians hate everyone whose appearance is not Slavic. If u look middle eastern, you will face an unbelievable hatred in any other city of Russia, you'll hardly get a job, hardly get an apartment for rent, no matter how educated or professional you are..
@Criminal8943
Жыл бұрын
Người nga diệt chủng các dân tộc khác, nhưng họ lại ngụy biện bằng cách đổ lỗi do phương tây đứng sau.
@mamyebal007
2 ай бұрын
dude, calm down, I live in Chechnya, I have a house, a job, everything I need for life, no torture, murder, wars, don’t listen to the media 😂 
@bl8346
2 ай бұрын
@mamyebal007 wtf does that even mean? what you having a job has to do with anything?? Should people who are victims of a criminal government be ok for being murdered just bc you have a f..king job? Are u stupid?))
@gnomer87
2 жыл бұрын
Most of this could very well be about the present Ukraine war. They really don't stray from their playbook.
@RIlianP
2 жыл бұрын
The Filipino-US war deserves a spotlight, one of the most suppressed conflicts in US history
@USS_Sentinel
2 жыл бұрын
Seconded. Had not even heard of this war until this.
@airtexaco
2 жыл бұрын
@@USS_Sentinel post Spanish-American war. Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History has a great podcast on this called The American Peril.
@michaelsinger4638
2 жыл бұрын
Second Seminole War as well.
@rustykilt
2 жыл бұрын
What the US did to the Philippines is a disgrace..as they tried their version of Imperial power.
@Neverdyingpride
2 жыл бұрын
why russia is not modern, because it still holds its colonies even today
@TheJohnnyCalifornia
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting bit of trivia - Frank Herbert based the Fremen in Dune on the 19th Century Chechnyan warriors that opposed the Russian Empire for about 30 years.
I still cant believe that my parents managed to survive that horrific war...
@lostinlife2700
2 жыл бұрын
🥲
@marcusaustralius2416
2 жыл бұрын
There really is no better narrator for a historical documentary than someone with a posh British accent I swear to God
@keithlordofalbascotland3371
2 жыл бұрын
ENGLISH
@deeestuary
2 жыл бұрын
Great video and very relevant to what is currently happening in Ukraine right now. But Chechnya is not Ukraine. Ukraine has a long porous border with NATO and the EU for starters. Also Anything that happens in Ukraine is immediately broadcast across the world with journalists often at the scene. Russia can’t get away with committing atrocities like they could in Chechnya.
@Robbedem
2 жыл бұрын
But they don't have to get away with it. They only need to muddy the waters enough in Russia itself and they seem to be doing a decent job at that currently.
@amanduswestin9211
2 жыл бұрын
They ARE commiting atroities in Ukraine anyways though...
@sobkowiaklucas
2 жыл бұрын
Reason why Russia did not accept Chechnya independence was that USSR states that got independence where separate Soviet republics with in USSR but Chechnya was part of Russian soviet republic.
@Benoyn.Boyskhar
2 жыл бұрын
well in this time yes but back then NO, the Chechen people are much much older than the Russians.. Chechnya was a independent country with a different people and culture but the Russians tried to take their land because of it's super rich oil..but after years of wars and battles Chechnya got invaded by the Russian empire... after the bolshevik revolution they gained independence then got invaded again and after the fall of the soviet union they gained independence again but this time by force then got invaded again.. after two brutal wars... the old Chechens never wanted to be part of Russia but sadly the new republic of kadyrov got "Russianized" and now they see themselves as Russians.. I'm Chechen btw
@onceuponatime.
2 жыл бұрын
I can assure you many Chechens do not consider themselves Russians.
@Benoyn.Boyskhar
2 жыл бұрын
@@onceuponatime. i know.. in fact there are many Chechens living in the US and Western Europe and the Middle East who still know their language and culture even in Chechnya itself but i specifically mean the Chechens who support the republic of kadyrov and putin.. i call them "kadyrovists" who are slowly getting brainwashed by the Russian "cultural invasion"
@onceuponatime.
2 жыл бұрын
@@Benoyn.Boyskhar totally understand. Not sure how you spell it but "sat jjaeuyu" I've picked up some Chechen here and there. Chechens are a beautiful people full of so much heritage and courage.
@Benoyn.Boyskhar
2 жыл бұрын
@@onceuponatime. sorry i can't understand what you said but thank you .. i really appreciate your respect to our land and culture
@adrianthomas6667
2 жыл бұрын
L oks like Russia has learnt nothing from it's wars in Afghanistan and Chechnya. Having sent it's raw recruits again as cannon fodder into Ukraine! I was reading about the demographics of the Russian population some time ago and the future doesn't look too bright for them. So many men dead in so many wars, they are facing real depopulation issues. How will they function or build a future without new generations being produced?
@harrietstar5783
2 жыл бұрын
I did a modern history assignment on the relationship between chechnya and Russia in Year 12. It was absolutely fasinating. A really good theory that relates to it is the conflict triangle.
@maxmetodiev641
2 жыл бұрын
I'm in year 12 and I can't wait
@Adam_0404
2 жыл бұрын
May I ask where did you study?
@siobhan-rae
2 жыл бұрын
It’s really interesting that the Russian model has happened several over the last century, it literally just happened in Ukraine but nobody does anything.
@Dank-gb6jn
2 жыл бұрын
Who’s going to/should do something?
@mariusvanc
2 жыл бұрын
Who do you expect to do something about it?
@Ariaa76
2 жыл бұрын
ît's just like us iranians thinking "somebody will do something" right? the whole world doesn't give a single flying fuck about us PEOPLE ._.
@concorde3980
2 жыл бұрын
@@Ariaa76 If there are millions of repressed zealots in the street bating for blood, it can be quite hard to care about their plight. I know what you mean though , banality is the mechanism of evil and most leaders are sociopathic fools.
@daveanderson3805
2 жыл бұрын
What would you like people to do? I assume that by nobody you mean the west, and by anything you mean military action Yeah, well the thing is that the west has a lousy record with regards to military intervention, starting with Korea in the 50s, moving onto Vietnam and ending with Afghanistan about five minutes ago Besides, the voters of the west would not tolerate any of their boys coming back in bodybags, having been killed over what is more or less one big grain field No, it's best that we stay out of what is essentially none of our business Ukraine is not worth the expenditure of blood and treasure it would take
@kevindechamp6862
2 жыл бұрын
As always, this dude is the perfect narrator. Excellent work my, friend.
@Brokenansmokey5.99
2 жыл бұрын
15:34 an unpopular war to be gains sudden approval after extraordinarily well timed terror attack on home soil.... Sounds very familiar.
@shadowreekeemoru
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent and unbiased work. This is the first time I've seen a person on KZitem who has such a good command of information. As a resident of this region thank you for such an honest job
@andreaslermen2008
2 жыл бұрын
If you want to know more, how savage the fighting in Grozny was, I recommend the 4 part potcast about it by "Lions Led By Donkeys". It's the episodes 159-163.
@jeffreyhill1011
2 жыл бұрын
Where do people find podcasts? I would like to listen to them but I don't know where to go.
@yaboiiyadudee3644
2 жыл бұрын
spotify
@alexanderlisin1134
2 жыл бұрын
I recommend the "I, caliber 10" memoirs and "Chechen war" by Evgeny Norin. Caliber-10 was a radio name for one of the units, that took one of the most severe casualties during the assault. I don't know if these are translated though.
@GunBreaux
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro, I'll be listening to every episode of that podcast.
@MetalFreak187
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers, just found a new podcast I'll probably really enjoy!
@nixpuk75
2 жыл бұрын
Well done Simon and your team. Excellent job of concisely explaining this terrible period of recent history
@liveforever9888
2 жыл бұрын
In some of their videos (i couldnt be bothered to check all of them) they literally copy word for word everything from a website without crediting it. But who cares right?
@jeffreyhill1011
2 жыл бұрын
@@liveforever9888 I had a kidney stone 🪨, it was awful.
@Mohawks_and_Tomahawks
2 жыл бұрын
@@liveforever9888 I've noticed that too.
@shabbabaptiste36
2 жыл бұрын
Well done this was misleading forget some of the most significant part of the story for example there was a lot of pro Russians helping Russia people that didn’t want independence dAgostini people the on the Russian side
@onyxdragon1179
2 жыл бұрын
@@liveforever9888 proof?
@bl8346
2 жыл бұрын
Very impressed how accurate and precise you are on this topic... 90s in Chechnya were indeed a bloody hell..Have seen it with my eyes.. Thank you for your work. WELL DONE
@jordanpagano4394
2 жыл бұрын
It's crazy kids go all the way through highschool without getting taught how the world works.
@calebshonk5838
2 жыл бұрын
I once worked with a guy who served in the Soviet army, then in the Russian army and fought in both of the Chechen conflicts. There was a lot he wouldn't talk about but you could hear the hatred and heartbreak in his voice when he talked about it.
@JoshSweetvale
2 жыл бұрын
Oh boo hoo. He was the bad guy.
@rogainegaming6924
2 жыл бұрын
@Joshua Sweetvale blame the soldier for the actions of the leader?
@ABC-ABC1234
2 жыл бұрын
Are we supposed to feel sorry now? A soldier taking orders to actively take out civilians? In reality the picture is far from black-white...
@JoshSweetvale
2 жыл бұрын
@@rogainegaming6924 Neuremberg says you can.
@Reefer-Rampage69
Жыл бұрын
@@JoshSweetvale Chechens were terrorist too
@user-dg9pu4pe9d
2 жыл бұрын
Simon, thanks for covering these painful topics.
@empiricalandinquirical2435
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering this topic. Too few people know about this.
@Schmusbek21898
2 жыл бұрын
The Chechnya killed half my family in Georgia, in Sukhumi. They played football with my grandpa's decapitated head. They raped, set fire to tires and beheaded almost 10,000 innocent civilians with Apsuai separatists in Abkhazia, then danced Lezgink on corpses. And for inexplicable reasons. We still don't know today why they attacked us and they themselves claim not to know anything, although there are pictures in their apartments of their military service, which they entered voluntarily and they claim today that we are brothers
@tj2645
2 жыл бұрын
There are animals, and humans!
@HurairahGT1
2 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about?
@tj2645
2 жыл бұрын
@@HurairahGT1 whollah?
@AmaanKhan-pz5nm
2 жыл бұрын
The unit who carried out those crimes were under shamil basayev and at the time he was part of the Russian gru
@dannahbanana11235
2 жыл бұрын
Have you ever read "The Things They Carried", it illustrates really well how much war can strip someone of their humanity and turn them into callous monsters. At least it did in my opinion.
@happymaskedguy1943
2 жыл бұрын
Nothing learned whatsoever. Fuck sake, Russia.
@stevendurrant1724
2 жыл бұрын
Chechnya: We will be your Achilles Heel, like Afghanistan before. And Finland and Japan before that. Ukraine: Hold my beer.
@rainmanhart2809
2 жыл бұрын
Meanehile in donetsk and luhansk:
@craignedoff991
2 жыл бұрын
Considering the involvement of seriously dangerous entities in this drama, I'd like to compliment you for your bravery. Well done 👏
@robertfrench2807
2 жыл бұрын
Bravery 😂😂 get off the internet you clown.
@uncleadi
2 жыл бұрын
You can say fck Putin and bash Russia all you want on the internet. It isn't brave, get out of your echo chamber.
@schaihmansur8298
2 жыл бұрын
@@uncleadi try that by being a chechen and show your face. within 2 hours your entire clan in chechnya is on Grozny TV demanding your apoligy to the glorious russian leader putin.
@uncleadi
2 жыл бұрын
@@schaihmansur8298 the youtuber doesn't fit your description and you can't safely name the ethnicity/ethnoreligion who owns the banks, media and officials in the US without fear of losing your job.
@schaihmansur8298
2 жыл бұрын
@@uncleadi you can and most people do but after that they start ranting: they want to take over the world. That's literally bullshit. You fell for the narrative : it's their fault. If you're an anti semite, go ahead. The mossad won't chase you. If you're a chechen in russia saying anything against russia or Putin, you're fucked.
@The_Lone_Wolf
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon, I remember entering my teenage years as the first Chechen-Russian war broke out, and hearing about the world wide outrage against mainly Russia and to some extent to the Chechens during the first war, and then the second war didn't get near the same amount of news that I recall of here in the U.S.
@NotrealoramI
2 жыл бұрын
The Russians won the information war in the second one, only one side’s blood shed was being shown
@Adam_0404
2 жыл бұрын
Why did they outraged against the Chechens during the first war?
@hbpu2156
2 жыл бұрын
@@Adam_0404 Why tf is that even a question? They didn’t like Russia, still don’t, is that so hard to think? 🙄🙄🙄
@Adam_0404
2 жыл бұрын
@@hbpu2156 Read my question
@hbpu2156
2 жыл бұрын
@@Adam_0404 well, turned out both weren’t angels.
@michaelsinger4638
2 жыл бұрын
The battle of Grozny was a master class in how to bungle and operation. So much incompetence.
@fretted4life
2 жыл бұрын
From the land that gave us Zhukov, Rokossovsky, Budyonny they had to even out the greatness with Post-Soviet Union idiots. Wonder what went through the mind of the top brass that thought of sending in armour to take a city with no infantry support.
@michaelsinger4638
2 жыл бұрын
Well allegedly the defense minister in charge was drunk. Yeltsin was constantly drunk. They forgot the lessons of Stalingrad.
@alexanderlisin1134
2 жыл бұрын
I would also give insurgents some credit, they have stashed RPGs around the city and they perfectly utilised guerilla tactics. And what of incompetence, that was a decision made by politics, three generals before Kvashnin refused to participate in assault on Grozny. Kvashnin died from corona a week ago, or so, so we can't ask him, what was he thinking.
@user-rd5nc1nb9f
2 жыл бұрын
it wasn’t incompetence it was just impossible for them to win. the only country on earth which can win these type of conflicts against guérillas with population support is the US. because it involves not carpet bombing civilians but rather keeping a constant presence on the ground and slowly by slowly removing the guérillas while doing hearts and mind. like what they did in afghanistan before they stupidly decided to leave
@carterjones8126
2 жыл бұрын
@@user-rd5nc1nb9f US has a bad track record of winning guerilla wars.
@juliantheapostate8295
2 жыл бұрын
Operation Blau, not Barbarossa. This was 1942, not 1941 Also, resistance in the Caucasus was originally fairly weak, but it rapidly stiffened. The Germans didn't even make it to Grozny, although they were able to bring it under artillery fire
@alekssandrz7694
2 жыл бұрын
Grozny was under nazi control.
@Dr.Fiendish
Жыл бұрын
What a superb channel this is!
@Biga101011
2 жыл бұрын
Chechnya, now going by the Chechen Republic, not to be confused with the Czech Republic, now known as Czechnia.
@istvansipos9940
2 жыл бұрын
you have 1 N too many, making your whole comment confusing and wrong. Czechia wikipedia: "The Czech Republic, also known by its short-form name Czechia and formerly known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe."
@dirckthedork-knight1201
2 жыл бұрын
The word "Czechnia" was actually already in use by many countries prior
@tomk3732
2 жыл бұрын
If Czechs fought as well as Chechens... I doubt anyone will confuse the two.
@ivannadtochiev1849
2 жыл бұрын
Not a pleasant watch, but kind of neccecery one. There is hope that with rebuilding efforts taken,there might be an end to the cycle. An episode on most recent history conflicts would be a good thing. Almost every one is whitewashed, and public support is what makes them possible. Maybe even an extra long Afghanistan special.
@kikiza123
2 жыл бұрын
Russian way of hostage negotiation: "Look if we kill all the hostages will you leave?"
@shapsugh1864
2 жыл бұрын
True, they did it in all hostage situations of this war, there are Russian reports of a drunk Russian soldier shooting an rpg into the hostage room, all documented by Russia.
@noname-wo9yy
2 жыл бұрын
@@shapsugh1864 well, the situation can't be a hostage negotiation if there are no more hostages
@kinggomda7739
2 жыл бұрын
Well, this war between Russia and the Chechen recently ended in 2017 which I will say still in the 21 century. But how comes it didn’t make international news around the world. Looking at it I can say it similar to the Ukraine 🇺🇦 war with Russia 🇷🇺 currently. But yet not much were talked about it. Is it because of their religion? Oh maybe the world didn’t actually care? Or maybe they were not important, useful or could play a significant role to the benefit of the world politics? And the thing is I just learned about them today before today I’ve never hear or know about Caucasian Islamic groups. This people suffered, even more worse than the Jews in the Hitler regime.
@Misselfilmen
2 жыл бұрын
The internet and social media wasn’t a thing back then too. We now see the point of view of the civilians as it happens, 24/7, and the world is more connected than ever. Maybe that’s a factor, my two cents.
@kinggomda7739
2 жыл бұрын
@@Misselfilmen Yo this war ended recently!! 2011 to 2017 internet was at his highest peak and social media was still a thing back then. How old is Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and KZitem?? The 90s well yes I will agree with you but despite that News channels were still functioning and believe me those was the days news channels were really making it big, because most people had to rely on them. Things that happen in middle eat around that time we’re all over the world. I’m an African and the late 90s and early 20s we listen when our parents talks about those war with their friends and radios were like phones then. I remembered my dad with his friends used to sit around radio to listen to news. Trust me, I will say all were part of propaganda for the benefits of the greedy leaders.
@danielcadwell9812
2 жыл бұрын
I'm stoned right now, and I am unable to stop focusing on your hand movements 🤣
@Dank-gb6jn
2 жыл бұрын
Now we need one on the invasion of Georgia. Also one of the Moscow Theater Crisis. I remember seeing a National Geographic (or something similar) episode on it and being appalled
@badluck5647
2 жыл бұрын
Russian soldiers still occupy the country and they support the genocide against the Georgians.
@Dank-gb6jn
2 жыл бұрын
@@badluck5647 you mean in the self-proclaimed South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions? Regions occupied by Russia since their 2008 victory in the Russo-Georgian War? These regions are, from my understanding, under civilian control backed up by foreign (Russian) military and government officials. Further, I don’t know how/where you are able to get your “genocide” claim, considering media is *HEAVILY* restricted in these regions, AND the EUMM is blocked from entering; so for all we on the outside know, everything is unknown.
@badluck5647
2 жыл бұрын
@@Dank-gb6jn A UN resolution is what called the massacres of Georgians in Abkhazia as "ethnic cleansing". The breakaway regions are Russia puppets who are completely dependent on Russian economically and live under the threat of Russian soldiers is they don't do what they are told.
@StelzCat
2 жыл бұрын
@@badluck5647 maybe you should also explain to us again that it's only a "ethnic cleansing" if the "good" people are killed because 20 years prior that war Georgians were so invested into it they required regular peacekeeping force to station there.
@Dank-gb6jn
2 жыл бұрын
@@badluck5647 the UN is just as much an “puppet” as the governments you’re claiming are Russian Puppets. The fact of the matter is: South Ossetia and Abkhazia were breakaways that wanted to be part of the federation. The same occurred in Crimea when Crimeans voted to join Russia during THAT conflict.
@itsblitz4437
2 жыл бұрын
Great video for your Channel on this type of subject matter. I hope you touch upon the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s since it had a battles and many atrocities in all sides, including Srebrenica Massacre.
@circassian3771
2 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace and may Allah swt bless the souls of Chechen victims of all these wars and deportation. Love and solidarity from your Circassian brothers.
@free-radical6341
2 жыл бұрын
Where's this place
@free-radical6341
2 жыл бұрын
@خالد _ hmm..ok
@professionalgambling6783
2 жыл бұрын
@خالد _ I hope one day you will be independent, and that fu* shit called russia will collaapse, and free the other opressed people like chechens, komi and many more
@personaldove
2 жыл бұрын
@خالد _ No genocide happened. Fake Islamist propaganda.
@personaldove
2 жыл бұрын
Stay in Turkey and mind your own business.
@Slaughter619
2 жыл бұрын
The opening to this video is, chillingly familiar sounding to the opening of this year.
@bl8346
2 жыл бұрын
I remember a former president of Chechnya in 1996 said," " after fighting Chechnya, Russia will definitely fight to Ukraine and it will be the end of Russia" ".. Now we see his words coming true.., I hope we will see the collapse of Russia as well.. the sooner the better.. want my people free:(
@joeroganpodfantasy42
2 жыл бұрын
link or it didn't happen
@bl8346
2 жыл бұрын
@@joeroganpodfantasy42 right after u learn Chechen
@bl8346
2 жыл бұрын
@@joeroganpodfantasy42 here u go BTW kzitem.info/news/bejne/l4Om0aKnsnRqmmU Turn on English caps
@bl8346
2 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/rpptqKSujJ2lbG0 More
@prizon4603
2 жыл бұрын
@@joeroganpodfantasy42 write on KZitem "Dzhokhar Dudayev's interview about Ukraine"
@theclandestinewitness
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon and team! I’ve been wanting to learn more about this specific region and the conflict.
@allaboutrussia2022
2 жыл бұрын
You might find this video useful as well: kzitem.info/news/bejne/ynqeunmjiYObrKQ
@theclandestinewitness
2 жыл бұрын
@@allaboutrussia2022 Thank you!
@liveforever9888
2 жыл бұрын
@@theclandestinewitness In some of their videos (i couldnt be bothered to check all of them) they literally copy word for word everything from a website without crediting it. But who cares right?
@michigandogman3060
2 жыл бұрын
This sounds very familiar, isn’t that what the Russians are doing in Ukraine currently?
@Pratt_
2 жыл бұрын
The number of point in this video when I said to myself "well, that sounds familiar"
@eurodoc6343
2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching the Chechen-based jihadi invasion of Dagestan on BBC World, and thinking "Well, looks like Grozny is about to get destroyed again." I wish I wasn't correct in my assumption.
@fromshali
2 жыл бұрын
I see some people in comments writing about "the terrible things Chechens did", as a Chechen who has lived through those recent two wars, this stuff is personal to me. In our whole history we have never waged a war against other nation except for the purpose of defense. And those we fought. Because freedom is in every thread of our culture and we have never wanted to be a nation that is subdued. In Chechen language, "hello" is "Come beıng free" and "goodbye" is "Leave being free". As the author of this video explains, our nation was fighting wars for its independence since 1700s. It has never until recently (thank for that change russia) been about religion. In our history we have never had social classes, every man have always had the same rights as the other, yes there were strong hierarchies inside families but ultimately it was a truly democratic society when one's wealth or relations couldn't take on freedom of anyone else... well, except maybe for women, because they were regarded twice as valuable and respected. Our nation never needed anything else than being left alone on our land. And the whole kidnappings and going to dagestan, blewing up stuff in moscow and islamization were all projects of everybody knows who. My whole life has been wrecked by russian ambitions and games, growing up under constant bombings, being labeled a terrorist just for my national identity and the hatred of the whole world because of a great media propaganda they have managed to pull off, and now I have to witness people in the comments' section - people who have never been to Chechnya - to pour some additional crap on our name once again, thank you very much. P. S. In 1991, Chechens didn't rebel against Russia, as USSR disintegrated, the national republics were GIVEN the right to declare independence by the new government, officially, on paper. How else do you think dozens of ex-USSR republics got separated from it?
@CallForGrandPappy
2 жыл бұрын
Russia couldn’t lose all that oil in Chechnya especially after they got embarrassed with the Soviet Union being abolished. Same as most other conflicts, your country is “tainted” by such a valuable resource. Simple as that, and you equating all Russian people to the atrocities of the Soviet Union is like blaming normal Chechens for the beheadings and other savagery of Muslim extremists. Should every Ukrainian be considered a Nazi?
@fromshali
2 жыл бұрын
@@CallForGrandPappy I am blaming continues Russian government, regarding the average people I don't blame them, I pity them because of the propaganda they don't have any opinion of their own. Regarding Ukrainians, if you compare them to Russians they are much more cultural and educated and well-mannered, and I don't think they have more Nazis than Russia, again I lived in Rostov where skin-heads were a common thing, along with St. Petersburg and other major cities. Otherwise I reluctantly agree with you, Independent, muslim-majority Chechnya wasn't a great neighbor to have for imperial Russia and most likely this place will never be really free from them, thus I am planning to get out of here for good))
@ДедвШляпе-я1г
2 жыл бұрын
well, the fact that the Chechens did not attack other countries is a lie and yes, the example of entering from the USSR is not equivalent from the composition of the ry, since the Chechen-Ingush autonomy was part of the Russian Federation, or according to your logic, the exit of the Crimea from Ukraine is justified, Transnistria from Moldova is justified
@craignedoff991
2 жыл бұрын
Concisely informative and nicely edited. Well done, my friend 🙏 (you probably dodged most of the more personally unhealthy items)
@Esqueleto-bc9yg
2 жыл бұрын
Muy buen video amigo, you know, I use this to learn English. And get educated. Keep up the good work.
@warwickrigby6894
2 жыл бұрын
An good overview. A fully nuanced look at Chechnya would be bigger that 'War and Peace'.
@WipeOutCCP
2 жыл бұрын
Long Live Chechen!!
@derekbrunette222
2 жыл бұрын
The high contrast glow in your newer videos is a really nice touch. KUDOS to your editor!
@Rprihradsky
2 жыл бұрын
Chechnya was an autonomous region inside the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, while the regions that were allowed to break away were different SSRs, that is why some were allowed to break away while others were not
@nokhchi1079
2 жыл бұрын
Though russia commited mass terrorism to conquer chechen lands.
@schaihmansur8298
2 жыл бұрын
No it was not. That's the bullshit they tell you. The soviet duma had a new law done in previous year where chechnya could be a full Soviet state and according to this law, chechnya gained the status of a soviet republic. Back then the president of the duma was a chechen. Chechnya was not a part of the russian soviet state.... Yelzin had the parliament stormed and revoke these decisions, but what's done, is done.
@tworedtornados
2 жыл бұрын
At last! Please do more videos about the people in the Caucasus
@allaboutrussia2022
2 жыл бұрын
You might this video useful: kzitem.info/news/bejne/ynqeunmjiYObrKQ
@tworedtornados
2 жыл бұрын
Oh thank you very much! The video was very helpful. I've been fascinated with the Caucasus ever since i was a teenager, kabardino-balkaria and Chechnya in particular. I really hope to go and see with my own eyes and walk the land with my own feet one day.
@shapsugh1864
2 жыл бұрын
@@tworedtornados have you heard about the circassian genocide
@nickdubois8218
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Not sure if you've done one on North and South Ireland but that would be interesting, I'm sure. Thanks for all the content!
@padraigodeorain9966
2 жыл бұрын
Jesus nah, he's not known for impartial commentary. So many better videos on the subject.
@wajutiem08
2 жыл бұрын
Nick Dubois.... He is BRITISH 🇬🇧 ( ENGLISH🏴) it is going to be hard not to show partiality and bias.
@josephfisher6745
2 жыл бұрын
@@wajutiem08 he's Sasanach for sure.
@chrisfoster2948
2 жыл бұрын
the timing of this videos release was unpredictably astounding
@ndulin1234
2 жыл бұрын
This video aged fantastically fast
@tasman006
2 жыл бұрын
One thing you didn't mention was a lot of the Chechyan fighters had been vetrans of the Russo-Afghan war. The Russian tank its first true combat test of the T80 was misuesed in The Battle For Grozny. A lot of the conscripts sold the explosives in the explosive reactive armor or ERA abreviated. The enginge on the T80 was a gas turbine engine the same as on the Swedish S tank and American Abrams. It gobled up the fuel at an alarming rate with the conscripts keeping the engines running. During the battle the casulties of not just a lot of T80 tanks but T72's as well where commited by these Checyan rebels from celars and above in buildings luring the tanks into killing zones. The Russian tactics with no infantry support or lack of showed and a lot of Russian tanks became smoldering wrecks. In the 2nd Checyan war the Russians didn't use the T80 tank, in the Georgean conflict or in Ukraine because of this.
@urhunn7778
2 жыл бұрын
@Milosh Simonovski How and when? Before 1992 the only military training those Chechens could have received was in the Soviet Red Army. Its not as if they could travel freely before 1992 to Pakistan for a training funded by the Saudis... They may have fought in Afghanistan, but as Red Army soldiers, not on the side of the Afghans.
@schaihmansur8298
2 жыл бұрын
@Milosh Simonovski non were trained there you dump. Chechnya always had one of the best Infanteries in world ….
@gunmnky
2 жыл бұрын
Not that it matters. Current events show that russian military equipment is junk, no matter who is driving it.
@schaihmansur8298
2 жыл бұрын
@@gunmnky the funny thing is, they use the same tactics with similar numbers but Urlaube has 10x more soldiers but not the mountains…
@soulsa4334
2 жыл бұрын
@Milosh Simonovski This is not true. Stop spreading misinformation.
@jamestnov41945
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon great presentation.
@antonzub672
2 жыл бұрын
18:40 the compassion of many journalists in Russia faded away after Yelena Masyuk’s kidnapping in 1997 which resulted in the lack of willingness to cover the war from Chechen’s point of view
@alejandrovega8370
2 жыл бұрын
You’d think Russia would’ve learn from this type of expansionism… nope
@celter.45acp98
2 жыл бұрын
Seems like russia is still using the same playbook
@1whitkat
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, these are subjects I never truly understood. You make the concise and easy to digest if not pleasant.
@liamlundrigan350
2 жыл бұрын
Nothing better then a new video just in time for lunch break 💚
@sundaywasabi
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy the video and your lunch!
@MrGouldilocks
2 жыл бұрын
Really good video, I think this is my favorite into the shadows video yet. I'd like to see you cover the Vietnam war in 20 minutes :)
@bpccmath251calculusiihitch4
2 жыл бұрын
Classy outro; specifically, avoiding the usual pushy exhortation to subscribe-like-comment. Well done!
@SpaceMike3
2 жыл бұрын
The more I watch the more evident it is that the russian playbook is exactly the same as it was back then
@againstviralmisinformation510
2 жыл бұрын
Do you have the playbook with you?
@thirstfast1025
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize how much young Putin looked like Stephen Miller.
@eljefeamericano4308
2 жыл бұрын
This is probably not that interesting to most people, but the firearm displayed at 14:58 is known as a Borz. They were inexpensive weapons made within the region. As I understand it, the locals were usually quite proud of them. Borz means wolf, and I mention that because, for a time, Chechnya displayed a wolf on their flag. The wolf was an important symbol to them. I may be mistaken about this, but I believe it was replaced on the flag when the Muslim influence in the region grew.
@jouichirojordan476
2 жыл бұрын
If i'm not wrong they still stick with wolf flag
@HurairahGT1
2 жыл бұрын
@@jouichirojordan476 they don't, it's associated with the ichkerian flag which is frowned upon with the current Chechen government.
@mansd5131
Жыл бұрын
@Dr retardo Wolfs are basically like an animal Chechens associate themselves with. It’s been like that for 400 years if not longer. Chechens still use Borz “Wolf” everywhere. Khamzat Chimaevs nickname is Borz, Adlan Amagovs nickname was also Borz. Wolfes are basically part of the culture.
@peterkwolek2265
Жыл бұрын
hmm, only a min into video and the seems familiar with current events.
@dhuejshsiwnxjw
Жыл бұрын
only difference is nobody batted an eye when we chechens were getting the shit bombed out of us.
@Jellofreeze
2 жыл бұрын
I love the tone of this video. Takes the material seriously and very high quality . Thank you
@jawedmanowar657
2 жыл бұрын
Great Video...after an long time somone showed the actual events which Happened in Chechnya
@gaiusjuliuspleaser
2 жыл бұрын
Ramzan Kadyrov has, by his own claims at least, traveled to Ukraine to support the Chechens in the Russian invasion. I hope every pro-Ukrainian sniper in the country has his picture. They already wasted one of his lieutenants, here's to hoping they get him too.
@Battle_Beard
2 жыл бұрын
The professional MMA community has been taken by storm by some fo these people out of Dagestan and Chechnya. Not much of a surprise when you learn about what these athletes and their parents survive.
@Ake-TL
2 жыл бұрын
It’s cultural thing, traditional, not really shaped by recent events
@nostraanus
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, if you're a violent, deranged brute, what better career than this. And if you fail, you can still become a jihadist, just like the Boston marathon bombers, who were chechen.
@Ellis_B
2 жыл бұрын
Hard as nails
@Pipodecatan
2 жыл бұрын
@nostraanus violent and deranged? You talking about the people who fought with honor against an empire or western forces detonating civilian weddings?
@kennbmondo
2 жыл бұрын
You need to now do a piece on the on-going tensions with Ukraine. Are we seeing a repeat? Keep up the great work guys.
@TrickyClaw
2 жыл бұрын
Hindsight 20/20
@n00n1n
2 жыл бұрын
ANOTHER SIMON WHISTLER KZitem CHANNEL?!?!?!? I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!
@gelatosamurai
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful insight into such a relative subject. Thanks
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