Civilization #59: The Man of Steel

If this is the quality of lecture that chinese high school students gets, now i can understand why they are developing so much.

When he started as leader soviet union had wooden plows. Before dying, he left it with nuclear weapons .

What an incredible professor. Glad to have found this channel. This is the history they DO NOT TEACH in the USA.

Hello Professor! I was born in Brest Belarus so I am pretty aware about some aspects of WW2 including USSR perspective and casualties, national way of thinking, social problems like alcoholism rates and live longevity. I was raised in Russia through leaving in 4 different regions, plus also I have roots in Donbas Ukraine spending there every summer during my school holidays. I started my own research on Feb 24 2022. Was shocked by the way things were unfolding so I decided to find the roots of the conflict and understand each side perspectives, plans and narratives. I live in United States so I was able to experience and observe it from the inside, having conversations with locals, doing debates etc. My goal was to find middle ground within pro west / pro Ukraine / pro EU / pro Russia propaganda and media lies, which I was able to achieve. This whole course and Professor’s angle is such a jam and rare voice of reason. I am thankful to be able to listen to this and learn. There were certain topics which I was aware of overall but wasn’t able to see mechanics or logics behind and now I am getting all answers to my questions. Great job Professor. Thank you.

The list of four possibilities for the Soviet union surviving or not in WW2 is actually a gem in my opinion. Its such an interesting thought exercise, because Stalin definately would have been aware of his options. Unfortunately we would not have a way of knowing for sure.

Honey please don't talk about the history of USSR during our family dinner. Me after 1 shot of vodka.

Your thought on secret police opened a whole new thought level to me

Having the courage to forecast the next Ubermensch correctly is the true ubermensch. 👑

This has been such an incredible journey! Can't wait to round up with the final episode!

The battles between The Werhmacht and The USSR on the Ostfront made 'D-day' look like a picnic