This is so important for us italians, not only the fascists being remembered for the WW2 period but also one of the many great men and heroes that opposed to fascism. Thank you.
@truth5705
3 жыл бұрын
I944 the man who invented fascism, Giovanni Gentile went to court to argue that Anti-Fascists should be released and be allowed to express their opposition to fascism. On the way back from court he was attacked and murdered by Anti-Fascists. You can't judge that time from our perspective. At that time capitalism had failed, The Great Depression of the 20's, the other option communism led to over 20 million people being killed in Russia. They invented the third option which was Fascism.
@FranFerioli
3 жыл бұрын
@@truth5705 Just another lousy attempt at historical revisionism. Fascisms was a disaster back them as it is not.
@carlthor91
3 жыл бұрын
@@truth5705 it is shown to have failed again, the fascists are trying for a resurgence, the people are trying to halt them, and connivers trying to take advantage of the situation. We truly live in interesting times. Happy New Year All
@danielemeytre4010
3 жыл бұрын
Giovanni Gentile had chosen to collaborate with the fucking nasty socalled social republic in that times. A puppet state which had the ONLY purpose to support the nazi occupation and repress (kill and torture in the most brutal ways) the ones that had chosen to fight against It, without any support at least at the beginning, After 3 years of starvating wartime and 20 years without no other reality than fascism.
@danielemeytre4010
3 жыл бұрын
@@truth5705 and he DIDN'T invented fascism. Fascism: 1919, fascist Gentile: 1922. But Yeah, he didn't used to agree with some excess of violence during the "republic", which was nonsense since that regime was soaked in pointless violence, cause of frustration and sense of false Revenge. Gentile was a twisted idiot,
@dylanreveyoso885
3 жыл бұрын
Little does Simon know he's helping me become a college history major
@ricdimarco1499
3 жыл бұрын
A warning from someone who has been down that road: you’ll never look at the world the same way again. You will be forced to stand around watching people make old mistakes, repeat storybook narratives, and cherry pick facts devoid of context. And if you’re a particularly sharp observer, you’ll develop a pervasive doubt about whether your own version of the past has more to do with the world as it really was, or just the world as you wish it had been.
@johnpetric979
3 жыл бұрын
Primo Levi is one of my favorite writers, period. 'If This Is A Man' is his 1947 classic.
@susanbedingfield4661
3 жыл бұрын
I had heard of this man, but I didn't really know what a fabulous human being he was.
@daniloonuk
3 жыл бұрын
i would like to present you with a brass award by the KZitem employees, CHEERS
@slayingroosters4355
3 жыл бұрын
You’re not wrong!!!! Simon whistler is one of the greatest minds of our generation but your comment says was, past tense. I’ll forgive it for the general positive vibe though. 👍🏿🤣
@Anthony-hu3rj
2 жыл бұрын
@@slayingroosters4355 She clearly meant Primo Levi.
@sarahnoonchester6599
3 жыл бұрын
One of my literary and historical heroes. Thank you for this video.
@truth5705
3 жыл бұрын
I'd really like to see a Biographics video about Genrikh Yagoda or Lazar Kaganovich, Idel Jakobson or Salomon Morel or Józef Różański or Anatol Fejgin or Stefan Michnik. I wonder why he hasn't, maybe he's afraid to draw attention to their ethnic backgrounds and the horrible crimes they commited. Some scholars estimate Yagoda could have killed as much as 20 million people.
@alexlief2072
3 жыл бұрын
@@truth5705 As much I have not heard anything about these people you're talking about. However, he's done videos about Barry Seal, Hans Münch and certain he has talked about Adolf Hitler (that name made me feel uncomfortable). There's a lot of people to talk about, not just those from 19th, 18th centuries and so forth. Maybe you could write to Biographics and mention these names, at least you'll be trying.
@mattnewhouse1781
3 жыл бұрын
@@truth5705 lol, my comments seem to disappear. I would like you to meet one of the family who you are trying to offend. You wouldnt last a second. What is your ethnic background? Im curious.
@truth5705
3 жыл бұрын
@@mattnewhouse1781 hello
@truth5705
3 жыл бұрын
@@mattnewhouse1781 What I said is true, there is no lies there. I know it's frustrating that we can't talk freely, talking is the key, if you can trust the other person is talking honestly and in good faith
@willcharters878
3 жыл бұрын
Been waiting on a Primo Levi video since I first started watching Biographics. An amazing man with a fascinating life and the most beautiful writing style
@glennrugar9248
3 жыл бұрын
It surprised me how much this made me appreciate the freedom and comfort my family enjoys.
@zampettedainsetto
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you got around to doing a video on Primo! He's one of the true pillars and heroes of the Italian fight against fascism and nazism through thought and literature. One of those writers that all we Italians must read in school at least once in our life. Thank you!
@MarkLawconsultancy-course
3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Simon. Your biographies of Viktor Frankl and Primo Levi were tasteful, respectful, informative and above all inspiring.
@mr.smithsgovermentclass4556
3 жыл бұрын
"Never Forget. Forever Remember. War is Always."
@ladymopar2024
3 жыл бұрын
I agree, this generation is dying out and we need to preserve their memories. My mother-in-law was one of the fortunate ones who survived the camp as well
@truth5705
3 жыл бұрын
@@ladymopar2024 My grandmother is also a survivor, she said she met the infamous Hans Landa in Treblinka
@ladymopar2024
3 жыл бұрын
@@truth5705 wow that's incredible, I hope it never happens again.
@CuteDwarf11
3 жыл бұрын
@@ladymopar2024 She was clearly stronger than even she knew.
@ladymopar2024
3 жыл бұрын
@@CuteDwarf11 how true! So much respect 😘
@ethanramos4441
3 жыл бұрын
“A country is considered the more civilized the more wisdom and efficiency of its law hinder a weak man from becoming too weak and a powerful one too powerful” Primo Levi
@AmberWool
3 жыл бұрын
That is a beautiful quote. Thanks.
@ethanramos4441
3 жыл бұрын
@@AmberWool your welcome
@joanwhiteley9686
3 жыл бұрын
Simon, a sensitive and comprehensive treatment of a complex man. I am impressed.
@seanmccann8368
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon, Primo Levi was an exceptional writer who calls on all of us to face the fact of humanity's darkness and it's ability to do terrible things to their brothers and sisters; a great human being and a sad loss to the world.
@rastamagna
3 жыл бұрын
The Periodic Table is a mind blowing masterpiece. Several other Piemontese writers are worth as much as PL
@sandybarnes887
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Simon and team. I've really enjoyed watching these channels. Helped me cope with dark times.
@JoachimGradmann
3 жыл бұрын
Primo Levi´s writing is really one of a kind. Never read anything like "The periodic table" andi doubt i ever will again. Which is both a good and a sad thing. In my opinon it is a work of the very essence of man, and a book everyone should read. Without exception. It is the most dire description of the human condition. One can´t help but love it. One can´t help but fear it.
@lydiasamuels5175
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! That was very moving. I have never heard of this man before but I think I'll peek into one of his books now. as long as there are men there will be War and human atrocities.
@IamSnowbird
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. It amazes me that people who survived the camps were able togo on and have amazing lives. What strength.
@amb163
3 жыл бұрын
This was a wonderfully done episode. Thank you, Simon. I wish you and your family well in the New Year.
@ryandirker6852
3 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite episode. I would really like to see more like it, incredible stories about ordinary people whom don’t always get the spotlight. Well done all!
@kus88
3 жыл бұрын
First time I've heard about him and what a guy. Very inspirational story and even after the war sticking to his beliefs and dealing with depression. I am getting his Periodic Table book right now.
@CaptTerrific
3 жыл бұрын
I'd read Drowned and Saved, but had no idea just how incredible this man's life was, nor how prolific his writing. Thank you, as always, for an incredible biography :)
@DarkJediPrincess
3 жыл бұрын
I will second someone else’s suggestion that you cover Elie Wiesel. 🙂
@ВладМарк-п3т
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, Simon! Can you make a video about King Boris III and the saving of the 48 000 Bulgarian jews in WWII? Unfortunately, it's not a well known story outside Bulgaria.
@Kelly14UK
3 жыл бұрын
Denmark were similiar there.
@mzple
23 күн бұрын
@@Kelly14UK Denmark was better as while Jews are still grateful to Bulgaria for saving them, they saved them by putting them in labor camps rather than death camps. So still a massive deprivation of liberty. Denmark on the other hand saved basically their entire jewish population by evacuating them to neutral Sweden. But it needs to be said that any effort that results an intact jewish population following the holocaust is a miracle; no matter how they were able to achieve it.
@Malkamok
3 жыл бұрын
Perfect closure for this year. Forever remember, caro Primo.
@Crabby303
3 жыл бұрын
One of the best, if not the best, biographics I've watched so far. Well done team, very poignant and relevant.
@neuberg7315
3 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU . that was one of the most moving accounts that i have ever seen. Quietly understated and totally sincere (and you discretely avoided asking us to hit the 'like' button) you are an amazing presenter. Thank You. n
@zooropaforever
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. It was really much needed.
@haroldofcardboard
3 жыл бұрын
wow. what a man. ive watched many biographics that have just had me gripped. but this one just left my jaw hanging in complete awe.
@christopherlopez4087
3 жыл бұрын
The ending of this video hit me good. I feel like it hit Simon good too because usually he says “so I’m not gonna ask whether you enjoyed this video....” but he didn’t this time.
@markp44288
3 жыл бұрын
This needs more views, it's a good story.
@Ozefan2580
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I knew the name Primo Levi, but had no context or knowledge of who he was. Now that I do, you can bet I'll be adding him to my library.
@Theweetouringco
3 жыл бұрын
A superbly worded and delivered episode, top marks Simon. What about having a look at a Victor Klemperer?
@claudettedelphis6476
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you and Happy New Year to all 🦚
@sandybarnes887
3 жыл бұрын
Thx. Happy New Year
@ljphoenix4341
Ай бұрын
What an incredible person. He went through so much, but kept on going for so long. A legacy that needs to be remembered now, in 2024, more than ever before.
@justinjones5155
3 жыл бұрын
I gave this one thumbs up because it’s a story that needs to be told. What strong man.
@theclandestinewitness
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful story from start to end. Thank you for sharing
@frogpalpeeper4249
3 жыл бұрын
Simon and crew sent out 2020 in their customary fashion with knowledge, humor and reason. Thanks to all of you!
@barrydysert2974
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you team BioGraphics! The world, Humanity, desperately needs this message! 🖖
@eVieww
3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most interesting people I've heard of, I need to read If this is a man.
@marvinbnaylor
3 жыл бұрын
I read it a couple of months ago. I hope you read it - it's a remarkable book.
@cherryllcooper679
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Amongst all of the really fine quality content you/your team(s) produce this episode is quite moving.
@oshii3585
3 жыл бұрын
This is probably the best biographics video do far...
@ladymopar2024
3 жыл бұрын
I've never heard of this guy thank you, thanks for the links to further reading cuz he sounds like a very interesting guy and I want to read more about him.
@Anthony-hu3rj
2 жыл бұрын
Not only that, READ Primo Levi. He wrote several great books. I recommend 1) If This is a Man, 2) The Truce, and later 3) The Periodic Table.
@ladymopar2024
2 жыл бұрын
@@Anthony-hu3rj thank you sir
@mohamedwardi100
3 жыл бұрын
An episode bout King Mohammed 5 of Morocco. He refused to give Jews to Vichy's government in France under Nazi Germany. Was first king after WW1
@Pedone_Rosso
3 жыл бұрын
Aleksandr Isaevič Solženicyn and Primo Levi are a must read, but please, people in the comments here, don't tie them to political frames: "Se questo è un Uomo", "un Uomo", a Man, a Human. Not a Fascist, a Nazist, a Communist (a Capitalist? Guantanamo wasn't mentioned at the end of the video, but it did fit). Ideology does not justify, and it also does not collect in on itself, the guilt for what we're capable of doing to ourselves. We did it, we're still doing it, we're guilty. Thanks for your videos!
@RedBear535
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. Very tastefully done. Maybe Victor Frankel would be a good follow up.
@donaldkelly3983
3 жыл бұрын
Levi is also one of my heroes! I have been reading him for the last twenty years. Levi likely would have won the Nobel Prize had he lived long enough.
@bigafroman4277
3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Years Eve everyone!
@alexandrugheorghe5610
3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year! 🤗
@ladymopar2024
3 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year
@gerthinatorgaming5952
3 жыл бұрын
Happy New year from Nottingham England 👍 Ps. 2100hrs... still working, damn it 🤣
@generaljj577
3 жыл бұрын
Happy NEW year
@michelleknutson4946
3 жыл бұрын
Simon this was remarkably well done. Thank you
@ignitionfrn2223
3 жыл бұрын
0:40 - Chapter 1 - The young chemist 3:50 - Chapter 2 - The amateur partisan 7:50 - Chapter 3 - The long night of europe 12:30 - Chapter 4 - To blunt the weapons of the night 16:35 - Chapter 5 - A chemist & a writer 20:35 - Chapter 6 - Keeping the night at bay 22:35 - Chapter 7 -War is always
@ladydiamondprisca
3 жыл бұрын
I've read Primo Levi's works in Italian and English. The Italian version is my favorite. Plus, the fact that one of our Professor of Italian Literature looked like a beefed up version of the author was hilarious to us. We'd call him professor primo beef.😂😂😂
@JosefRamirez
3 жыл бұрын
My Holocaust college course was primarily based on his book so thank you for the reminder
@Iojick214
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic as always Excellent last paragraph Keep up the good work
@thomasseery7570
3 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this one. Primo Levi is one of the most authoritative figures of the 20th Century
@The_Republic_of_Ireland
3 жыл бұрын
Simon: uploads Everyone: stops what they're doing instantly
@frogpalpeeper4249
3 жыл бұрын
LOL Yeah!
@SFSAdriana
3 жыл бұрын
Facts.
@boblarry649
2 жыл бұрын
Wow just wow I will be reading this powerful man's writings how he survived that long Is amazing in itself
@amaccama3267
3 жыл бұрын
Bugger me these stories make me feel so dumb. I've never known about this guy. Now I do I'll spend some time learning more and reading some of his works. Will post here again when I'm better educated. Oh and happy new year everyone from me in Aussie.
@Intercaust
3 жыл бұрын
One of your best vids.
@adrianwalker3515
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@Ebbbb131
3 жыл бұрын
Simon! Happy new year! Do one on Simone Segouin please, you will love her story ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@lisaahmari7199
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent idea for a bio. Thank you so much for this.
@truth5705
3 жыл бұрын
Could you do some videos about the survivors of the Holodomor, a man made famine caused by Bolsheviks, 4 million people were starved to death by Lazar Kaganovich. Everyone knows Himmler was German, few know of Kaganovich let alone his ethnic background.
@alexhokanson5758
3 жыл бұрын
I second this statement
@WalterKlemmerPiano
3 жыл бұрын
He was not the only one responsible for it, and his ethnic background had nothing to do with what he did contrary to the NS who acted on behalf of the Aryaan race. Remind me what was Vyacheslav Molotov's ethnic background? Awful new year to you and your kind.
@davidrees7978
3 жыл бұрын
That you refer to anyone’s nationality or race shows you have not understood what you just watched.
@archstanton6102
3 жыл бұрын
@Mouse what anti white narrative?
@shebbs1
3 жыл бұрын
@@WalterKlemmerPiano I wish an awful year to nazi's and Communists/Leftists, opposite sides of the same coun, and you act so much alike.
@HermeticWorlds
3 жыл бұрын
The writing for this biography is excellent.
@doilyhead
11 ай бұрын
Was shocked and saddened when learning of his suicide. Hadn't yet had a chance to read his works but his message apparently reverberated even to those who hadn't heard it directly.
@TheGuGuSssS
Жыл бұрын
He named both his children after Lorenzo, the man who helped him survive in Auschwitz, he was a kind man, one of my favorite authors
@roselyncampisi822
3 жыл бұрын
Happy new year to you thank you for this part of history.
@9ruxandra
3 жыл бұрын
that list at the end made me cry
@schertz8
3 жыл бұрын
“ the conflict between reason and chaos are struggle without known outcome.”
@frogpalpeeper4249
3 жыл бұрын
Also the current situation in the US. Sadly.
@timnystrand5539
3 жыл бұрын
Simon you nailed thes one, a extremly well resurged Biografi, Well don
@bfnfedboy2
3 жыл бұрын
"War is always" US Govt: "right?"
@shebbs1
3 жыл бұрын
The US does seem to have been geared for perpetual conflict since at least FDR. Mind you, some wars are righteous, despite what the modern Left might claim. Britain had every right to defend itself against both Germany and Japan, as did the US in WW2. Wars since have been far less clear-cut, while the expansion of Communism was a real threat, the ideology and methodology of the Cold War was flawed on both sides.
@Anon_E_Muss
3 жыл бұрын
It's certainly always profitable.
@isakforsberg7415
3 жыл бұрын
Could you do a video on Yuko Mishima sometime?
@therealignotus7549
3 жыл бұрын
YES
@simsonyee
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering this
@johnstevenson9956
3 жыл бұрын
"War is always." I really need to find his books.
@Italianmomcookingforyou
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video A very accurate account of a great human being
@rhydonbeacham
3 жыл бұрын
Will you by any chance do a video on Eli Wiesel?
@mrwarr
3 жыл бұрын
16:28 “War, war never changes.”
@lladi9829
3 жыл бұрын
Might I suggest doing Sun Yat Sen, the man who brought democracy to China and was admired by both kuomintang and the communist
@theendofmytether
3 ай бұрын
His book "If This Is a Man" is well worth reading.
@leargy7043
3 жыл бұрын
It took you long enough to make a video for this man ...
@PrezMaks
3 жыл бұрын
Could you do a video about Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim the commander and chief of the finish armed forces in the winter war, tsarist officer, finish president.
@alexandrugheorghe5610
3 жыл бұрын
+1 alongside with Simo Häyhä 👌🏻👍🏻
@landedinparainen
3 жыл бұрын
And he also got the highest honour medals from Russia, Germany and Finland...
@TheEvilCommenter
3 жыл бұрын
Good video 👍
@raystephens9550
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon. Your heartful power of narration in Biography of a person in whom the name "Man" is an honour, I thank you. (and subsequent to Thoughty2 retort to the truth of Flat Earthers also in recent KZitem art/humanities/science/philosophy, my gratitude that although homebound one may be, no time is wasted here when wisely chosen how it is past.) PS Let hearts of truth manifest the miracle of wisdom as the key to the lock of life.
@shardch100
3 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video covering Janusz Korczak ?
@evolvedcopper2205
3 жыл бұрын
If this guy had a full hour stream by Simon and Daven it'd be great
@schertz8
3 жыл бұрын
Great job. Why is this not mandatory listening and reported by our educational system?
@hashiahmed2381
3 жыл бұрын
What a man such bravery
@shafew
3 жыл бұрын
Happy New year everyone. Cheers!
@scottk3034
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, just ordered a couple of new books to read.
@trevorslinkard31
3 жыл бұрын
Do Elie Wiesel next
@rameldrameld1052
3 жыл бұрын
His suicide could be questionable, him being a chemist, he could have mixed himself probably quite a few things that will make him slip away painlessly, and less humiliating, with a much higher probability of success than jumping and breaking his skull which could have been initial trauma before he was thrown off staircase?! "The most pressing question, however, is not why Levi committed suicide but whether he committed it at all. The evidence, as we shall see, is not watertight. As far as we know, there is no direct proof that Levi committed suicide-no witnesses, no note, no direct physical evidence. And this would not be the first time that a police inquiry reached a conclusion without an in-depth investigation. Primo Levi's lifelong friend, Nobel laureate Rita Levi Montalcini, cast the first doubts on the suicide a few days after the event. If Levi wanted to kill himself, he, a chemical engineer by profession, would have known better ways than jumping into a narrow stairwell with the risk of remaining paralyzed. "Did anyone see him jump over that banister?" she asked rhetorically. "Did anyone find a piece of paper announcing his intention to end his life? Suicide is a far too quick conclusion."14 She expressed what probably many others, myself included, silently suspected." Primo Levi's Last Moments “On that tragic Saturday only his body was smashed.” Diego Gambetta
@jefferybrinkman2150
3 жыл бұрын
Please do one on Eva Kor! You've mentioned her several times, but she deserves her own video.
@davidrees7978
3 жыл бұрын
A very great man. Thank you.
@PresidentAutumn
3 жыл бұрын
You should do Elie Wiesel, I think it would be interesting and a good introduction to the night series for many people.
@hffshaw6178
3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see you do a video on some increadible actors such as Richard Harris or Peter O toole.
@boristesel1322
3 жыл бұрын
Hello, Simon what about a video on the Medici family or one of its most prominent members
@gerthinatorgaming5952
3 жыл бұрын
It is with these fine men and women that we know of what horrors that they were put through by WE the human race. What sadness we are capable of 😢 Thanks for another great vid.
@rogerhaddad7937
3 жыл бұрын
Please do a bio of Gore Vidal.
@mr.niceguy1812
3 жыл бұрын
I've got a few of Levi's books, but still knew so little about the man. Cheers from Canada!
@piermariobarozzi
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this one
@rdanieljabz5521
3 жыл бұрын
Happy new year guys!
@sandybarnes887
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Happy New Year 2 u too
@greyraingames
3 жыл бұрын
If you haven’t done it already could you do Stonewall Jackson? I would love to see an objective biography that isn’t either full scale attack or frothing apologist
@briandoss9232
2 жыл бұрын
Dude being depressed after enduring that? Shocker.
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