Crash Course
Futurism and Constructivism: Crash Course Theater #39
It's time to go Back...to the Future. By which I mean, we're going back into the past to talk about Futurism. Which seems like it would be cool, but it was started by this terrible guy Martinetti, who also wrote the Italian Fascist...
Crash Course
Russian Revolution and Civil War: Crash Course European History
World War I was very hard on the Russian Empire. So hard, in fact, that it led to the end of the Russian Empire. As the global conflict ground on, Tsar Nicholas II faced increasing unrest at home. Today we'll learn about the Revolutions...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: History vs. Vladimir Lenin - Alex Gendler
Vladimir Lenin overthrew Russian Czar Nicholas II and founded the Soviet Union, forever changing the course of Russian politics. But was he a hero who toppled an oppressive tyranny or a villain who replaced it with another? Alex Gendler...
Curated Video
How was Russia defeated in 11 days? Operation Faustschlag
How was Russia defeated in 11 days? Operation Faustschlag
Curated Video
The Mad Baron: The Eccentric Life and Legacy of Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
This video explores the life of Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, a Baltic German noble who led a brutal campaign against the communists during the Russian Civil War. Known as the "Mad Baron," he claimed descent from Genghis Khan and adopted a...
John D Ruddy
Russian Revolution (Remastered Edition) - Manny Man Does History
When the left rose up... and split into several sub-committees until one sub-committee became the biggest, most forceful one!
Jabzy
Finnish Civil War - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Finnish Civil War
Jabzy
Mongolian Revolution 1911-21 - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Mongolian Revolution 1911-21
The Economist
Putin's Russia and the ghost of the Romanovs
One hundred years ago today Russia's royal family was murdered by the country's Marxist revolutionaries. Vladimir Putin has positioned himself a new kind of tsar, but what does this anniversary mean for the president?
Weird History
The Archeological Discovery That Solved The Romanov Mystery
On July 17, 1918, the House of Romanov came to an end when Nicholas II - the former tsar of imperial Russia - was gunned down alongside his wife and children in a surprise execution. The slaying of the Romanov family remains a gruesome...
Jabzy
Soviets on the Hajj - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Soviets on the Hajj
Jabzy
The Great Game - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about The Great Game
Weird History
Facts About the Rusian Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution resulted in the establishment of the first Communist state in history and was the work of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin - that's the general story told to history students in textbooks, an incredibly simplified...
Epic History TV
History of Russia Part 5
Russia's long and dramatic history is explored through animated maps and timelines. Part 5 looks at Russia's humiliating military defeat to Japan, which contributed to the bloody events of the 1905 Revolution. The failure to find a path...
Ancient Lights Media
Russia: Civil War and Revolution 1917-1922
This clip looks at Russian history during the revolutionary period of 1917-1922.
John D Ruddy
Russian Revolution in 10 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Russian Revolution, what led to it, how it began, who was involved and how it slotted into the events of WW1.
Jabzy
Russian Civil War - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Russian Civil War
Epic History TV
Russian Revolution 1917
Co-produced with Bridgeman Images, this 13 minute video uses a timeline and archive footage to explain the major events of Russia's two revolutions of 1917- the February Revolution that ended Tsarist rule in Russia, and the October...
Hearst Metrotone News
Judges sit behind tables at the Purge Trials in Russia.
Judges sit behind tables at the Purge Trials in Russia.
Hearst Metrotone News
A group of men use a cable to pull a bell from a church tower.
A group of men use a cable to pull a bell from a church tower.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Ukrainian and Russian chefs in London join forces for 'Cook for Ukraine' project
Ukrainian chef Olia Hercules and Russian chef Alissa Timoshkina, long-time friends living in London, are leading a fundraising initiative for Unicef, encouraging restaurants to cook ukrainian dishes and gather donations (Footage by AFPTV...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World War I Eastern Front
Why did Russia leave WWI early? This video uses maps and pictures to explain how and why Russia was involved in the war and what the political climate was like in Russia that led to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Also included is a...