Catherine the Great - Potemkin, Catherine's General, Advisor, and Lover - Extra History - Part 5

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📜 History of Catherine the Great, Part 5
Catherine had many lovers during her life, but perhaps none meant so much to her as Grigory Potemkin. Although their romance did not last a lifetime, it did form the basis of a working relationship that would change the face (and future) of Europe.
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@extrahistory 5 лет назад

Listen to this Extra History series as a podcast! becausegamesmatter.com/podcast

@Tacobellkeys 4 года назад

Extra Credits love. Ur videos

@user-eb3ec8rg6w 4 года назад

Спасибо, за отличную историю!

@calvinscarvings.66 3 года назад

I do anyways on these ones

@about4kids 3 года назад

Btw the part is 4:02

@williamheayn3760 7 лет назад

If Potemkin was your neighbour, I feel like he'd be the one who'd borrow your hammer and give you a tool set back.

@cwovictor3281 7 лет назад

A tool set not including a hammer.

@couchpotatoe91 7 лет назад

...only if your swore an alliance to him, otherwise he'd sack your house ; p

@kuroneko4447 7 лет назад

William Heayn Are there Potemkin shirts yet?

@onelowerlight 7 лет назад

Just so long as he doesn't build you a house (Potemkin villages and all that…)!

@user-xq5og9lt8p 6 лет назад

William Heayn it's funny how many of the great people of that age were also deeply corrupt (Potemkin, Arakcheev, Menshikov), yet emperors always forgave them for their bravery on the battlefield and/or other successes, while for other less successful corrupt officials punishment was death

@jameschebahtah 7 лет назад

So Potemkin is basically the biggest paradox ever.

@fluidthought42 7 лет назад

He was the biggest paradox of all: a true human

@Yous0147 7 лет назад

Mr. Seemingly Expected exactly. Can't be said better than this lol.

@lukepryer5452 7 лет назад

That was unexpectedly, and amazingly profound..

@Borderose 6 лет назад

Words from the man himself: "Everything I have ever wanted, I have... I wanted high rank, I have it; I wanted medals, I have them; I loved gambling, I have lost vast sums; I liked giving parties, I've given magnificent ones; I enjoy building houses, I've raised palaces; I liked buying estates, I have many; I adore diamonds and beautiful things - no individual in Europe owns rarer or more exquisite stones. In a word, all my passions have been sated. I am entirely happy!" He definitely sounds like an interesting guy to know. A true personality. For everything that he is, good or ill, he was certainly no historical mediocrity.

@ZoanBlade90 6 лет назад

Borderose Sounds like he would be perfect as a Drifter. I imagine he would be the Octobrist's chief strategist, getting along with both Seimei, and Shimazu.

@OatmealCremePie 6 лет назад

Potemkin and Catherine, the only time “we can still be friends” worked

@MilkPudding 5 лет назад

You can most of the time if it's not immediately after the breakup or using it as an excuse. In short, be honest to each other.

@sumarasaeed2725 5 лет назад

Storm Anteater who cares?

@yizao9289 4 года назад

New Justice bruh moment lol xd

@averagejoe6031 3 года назад

Yep, the only time😥

@VersusARCH 3 года назад

Louis XV and Madme de Pompadour too.

@Giorgal 7 лет назад

So Potemkin was the original "The most interesting man in the world"?

@awildfilingcabinet6239 5 лет назад

I don’t often court Russian emperesses, but when I do, I make sure it’s Catherine the great

@dudewhatever1345 4 года назад

I would like to object to that clame

@nellie3184 4 года назад

No.

@doodlenoodle9769 4 года назад

No that title was invented by Alcibiades

@Elenheru Год назад

@@doodlenoodle9769 My thoughts exactly! Alcibiades most certainly holds that title.

@matanfleishman4718 7 лет назад

Potemkin's jealousy and paranoia concerning his romantic position with Catherine, yet fervourous loyalty to her, is so relateable it hits too close to home.

@americansteel4303 7 лет назад

Matan Fleishman Agreed sadly

@AleXandrYuZ 7 лет назад

I too agree....sadly.

@someonenamevalencia7527 7 лет назад

Matan Fleishman :/ how Forget the butch n leave on a Adventure

@raphaelhemery152 7 лет назад

It is so similar to what I lived as well...

@wasneeplus 7 лет назад

I know exactly what you're talking about... :(

@DaJalster28 7 лет назад

"No other desk than his knees..." - slav squat confirmed.

@CoffeeSuccubus 7 лет назад

The slav squat before it was cool

@ghostdukevladamir5101 7 лет назад

Heels on the ground

@Hagashager 6 лет назад

Glorious, good work brother! Leave it to a gopnik to make such a peotic eulogy become a meme, and not just any meme. A squatin' Slav meme.

@salmomin9351 5 лет назад

Ghost Duke Vladamir Comrade found

@vbgvbg1133 5 лет назад

CYKA BLYAT

@Sagethe7th 7 лет назад

I feel like potemkin is the type of guy who calls you at 3:00 am and talks you into going out drinking with him, but you wake up feeling refreshed, not at all hung over, and with an extra 50 bucks in your pocket that you can't account for. We all need a potemkin in our lives.

@2brite4uw32 5 лет назад

*creates a fanfic of PotemkinxCatherine* XDDD

@Jakob_Herzog 5 лет назад

@@2brite4uw32 would read

@heyitsamy1771 5 лет назад

Jason Hall I would be one of those

@noriakikakyoin9052 5 лет назад

Potemkin was a sweet man. Lucky Catherine!

@jaded8578 5 лет назад

i want to be a potemkin.

@janmelantu7490 3 года назад

Honestly, it’s kinda hilarious imagining Catherine staring at Potemkin’s butt as he walks out of court to go on a military campaign. Really reminds you that people in the past aren’t just portraits, but were living, breathing humans

@concept5631 Год назад

Catherine had good taste.

@plifal7799 7 лет назад

Who officiated their wedding...? It was Walpole. Because of course it was.

@RKStrikerJK5 7 лет назад

Admiral Yi was the Best Man, the only one loyal enough to be in that position.

@Rert 7 лет назад

Why let a secret wedding get in the way of a good Crusade?

@robertwalpole360 7 лет назад

I do tend to do some secret weddings. ;)

@JasoTheRed48F2 7 лет назад

John Snow was also invited.

@RKStrikerJK5 7 лет назад

He didn't get the invitation. John Snow knew nothing. Besides, he was too busy hunting down that bastard cholera.

@drrisen-9442 6 лет назад

That guy sounds like a real Bro-temkin.

@azelfdaboi5265 5 лет назад

Booo

@precious6511 4 года назад

Dad jokes

@judithdisla6005 7 лет назад

Imagine an assassins creed game in this time period with catherine. That would be amazing

@aidantruax9716 5 лет назад

@@fearedjames you must love AC odyssey then.

@adralinstarks3825 5 лет назад

@@aidantruax9716 heheheheh his comment was literally 1 year ago ehehheehehhe

@heyitsamy1771 5 лет назад

First mission is killing peter III

@El-Silver 5 лет назад

@@fearedjames I would prefer a 17 century or a late medival game

@himlolo 5 лет назад

@@aidantruax9716 they said they hate odyssey

@andrewmelnikov292 4 года назад

4:00 Considering he wasn't Catherine's first "favourite", one could argue that Potemkin's fears were not entirely unfounded.

@mvshenhon8966 Год назад

That's like being a boyfriend in fear of of someone who ever had a boyfriend though lmao

@Jkjoannaki Год назад

@@mvshenhon8966 you do know that this mentality exists out there right? That some men are so insecure that they only date (sometimes even underage, so yeah pedophiles) virgins so that their virgin partners won't compare them to any ex.

@concept5631 Год назад

@@mvshenhon8966 Difference is Catherine is the absolute monarch of an entire nation and your position and very life depends on your relationship with her.

@cam4636 Год назад

@@concept5631 Sure, but that applies to everyone at court and to an extent everyone under her rule as well

@MrGksarathy 3 месяца назад

@@cam4636Still, it applies extra hard to someone in a relationship with her.

@reb8213 6 лет назад

I think I just fall in love with Potemkin too(?

@azelfdaboi5265 5 лет назад

Reb plz sorry he's dead

@mason3461 5 лет назад

Taiwan Mapper I mean, necromancy is always a thing I am just joking, don’t do that

@amythepapi 5 лет назад

@@mason3461 too late

@seymournerds342 5 лет назад

Same

@ronnydon914 5 лет назад

AmyAwesome you’ve been playing to much Skyrim

@HaydenLau. 6 лет назад

Potemkin and Catherine are relationship goals

@jonquilgemstone 5 лет назад

Hayden Lau They couldn't handle being a couple, so they wound up playing around with other people the rest of their lives. That's not my goal, by a longshot. I would prefer to actually fix the problems instead of running away from them.

@Jkjoannaki Год назад

@@jonquilgemstone pretty much they fixed their problem. They stopped being jealous so they didn't care about "ons" of the time.

@TumblinWeeds Год назад

@@jonquilgemstone I’d say they were destroyed by circumstance and but were otherwise a great couple. You can hardly blame him for his insecurity given she was empress, and she can’t stop speaking to past lovers because they hold positions and are bureaucratic chess pieces. They even had to marry in secret. In modern day, maybe with a marriage counsellor, they would likely be a happy couple

@_VioletValor_ 6 лет назад

Cathrine and Poetimpkin are friendship goals

@giogio51592 3 года назад

i wonder if there can be a friendship of this caliber between people, whose romantic relationship hasn't failed beforehand

@visionofsolace8961 10 месяцев назад

@@giogio51592They had a goal to work towards, they had something to strive and to win.

@saulgoodmanKAZAKH 5 месяцев назад

He also named a city after her, Yekaterinoslav (Catherineglory), modern-day Dnipro, Ukraine. 🥹

@KennethSee 7 лет назад

Now I want an EH series on Potemkin....

@astaroth_sasazaki_yt 5 лет назад

For the love of God pls make this happen

@djkong20 5 лет назад

Yes please

@alexaflecha5242 5 лет назад

Kenneth See that would be awesome

@concept5631 Год назад

Same

@anttibjorklund1869 7 лет назад

The history book truly keeps on repeating itself.

@nicolas44991 7 лет назад

Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It

@RandomAllen 7 лет назад

Why do I fear we will learn that lesson all too well in the coming years...

@yourethatmantis5178 7 лет назад

and it keeps getting repeated because people don't learn it, warp it, or bury it. like how Germany likes to keep burying and censoring all their history about Hitler and the Third Reich. edit: in videogames i mean

@RoberttheWise 7 лет назад

Which Germany have you been looking at? In modern Germany the rise and fall of the Third Reich, the horrors of nazism, the reasons why something like this must never happen again and the scourge of neo-nazis are discussed in excruciating detail in schools. Whole swaths of political activists do nothing else but protest neo-nazis routinely gathering crowds several times than the demonstrations they protest. And publicly saying something reminiscent of Hitler's or NSDAP ideology is political suicide. So either get your facts straight, express them properly if you already have them straight or shut the fuck up if you are unwilling or unable to do any of the above.

@N94able 7 лет назад

You'reThatMantis Which is dumb because everyone else teachs it around the world

@user-sk4pm6en1j 7 лет назад

You should say about two great men, whose served Catherine: general Alexander Suvorov and admiral Fyodor Ushakov. Their glory shoudn't be forgotten. They were the best commanders of Catherine's army and fleet. And Potemkin was one who helped them arise and earn fame.

@isprikitikburkabush6200 7 лет назад

Alexander Suvorov even deserve his own series

@alexanderchristopher6237 5 лет назад

@@isprikitikburkabush6200 didn't suvorov fought Napoleon?

@isprikitikburkabush6200 5 лет назад

@@alexanderchristopher6237 No he died a few years before Napoleon rose to power.

@artembentsionov 5 лет назад

Ushakov developed many of the tactics used by Lord Nelson. Many of his naval battles against Turks had him outnumbered and outgunned. He still won. Hell, when Russia was allied with England, Ushakov was sent to fight alongside Nelson. Nelson was too intimidated and got him reassigned.

@marloyorkrodriguez9975 4 года назад

Gannibal Petrovich?

@harrylightfoot2004 6 лет назад

That relationship was kinda cute

@andro7862 5 лет назад

Almost as cute as Eliza and Ham.

@thatonecubchoo1541 5 лет назад

The best relationships I believe are ones where love may not be visible or clearly present, but a deep friendship is there. Screw the “more than friends,” a deep friendship like that should be the real relationship goal.

@laurainechomitzky7699 5 лет назад

AND PEGGYM

@50centpb7 5 лет назад

@@thatonecubchoo1541 "More than friends" entails a relationship with a non-negotiable agreement of responsibility, obligation, and fidelity between the two parties. I think the trend of seeing your SO's as merely "friends you fuck" instead of people who you have binding, exclusive commitment to is the reason why our modern dating market is such a crap shoot.

@chrissytomlinson5026 5 лет назад

Well you could’ve kept that with eliza you ham

@proxymoxie 5 лет назад

Did I just fall in love with Potemkin?

@violeteatsstars 5 лет назад

don’t be ashamed we all did

@haydencrawford8552 4 года назад

@@TheTazzietiger no one expects the potemkin inquisition!

@navchinna 26 дней назад

Yes. Yes we did.@@violeteatsstars

@Duke_of_Lorraine 7 лет назад

The disappearance of Poland... the country went into hiding in space ?

@neruos8738 7 лет назад

the Poland ball was covered in mud

@minhajul2756 7 лет назад

Poland can't into space.

@pranavjha9367 7 лет назад

But...... Poland cannot into space.

@Archgeek0 7 лет назад

Poland tried for a Science victory but got confused and tried to win with just Mathematics. For some reason, this made the country disappear for a time, during which it kept churning out theorems, to the confusion of the rest of the world, which tried to pretend the situation wasn't weird.

@kryska1345 7 лет назад

Or maybe... Every other country into space, but Poland cannot into space

@neurofiedyamato8763 6 лет назад

Potemkin sounds like a great guy.

@VivaCristoRei9 3 года назад

he was kinda whiny and overly emotional

@TheFi3nd 2 года назад

@@rosing-ev1kk he the every man whiny, smart, brave, kind

@foxdraws8200 5 лет назад

Becoming best friends and pals with your ex is practically unheard of these days. Honestly I wish there was more stories like this.

@Gabryal77 Год назад

In the days of arranged marriages it was probably more common. Doesn't apply to this story though

@wheelchairby284 3 года назад

The "I insulted Potemkin" box made me fall over laughing.

@navchinna 9 месяцев назад

@CyricZ 7 лет назад

1:15 - How DARE he show his fourth finger?

@maxthexpfarmer3957 7 лет назад

I guess everyone thought it was his middle finger. I'm surprised no one else noticed. It must have been Walpole.

@kyokyoniizukyo7171 7 лет назад

How many fingers does he have then? I really didn't notice... Also, Osaka best girl...

@Aeiouaaaaaaaaa 7 лет назад

I think in the drawing it's his third finger since the characters only have four at most.

@eltsoldier 4 года назад

That eulogy for Grigory Potemkin was very heartwarming and poetic, but also so sad at the same time.

@zac8246 Год назад

For anyone interested, the source for that stunning description of Potemkin is from the book "Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman" by Robert K. Massie. It's around 15 paragraphs into chapter 68 :]

@ratt_ler4261 3 года назад

Why am I more invested in Potempkin and Catherine's relationship than my own love life.

@isabelanna8270 Год назад

u r not only one ，me too

@saulgoodmanKAZAKH 5 месяцев назад

He also named a city after her, Yekaterinoslav (Catherineglory), modern-day Dnipro, Ukraine, and I think that's beautiful

@UnknownGunslinger 7 лет назад

So Potemkin and Catherine are kinda like Claire and Frank Underwood?

@kacperpiotrowski7239 7 лет назад

What?

@TheNord06 6 лет назад

Ivo Sotirov true!

@BigBlockCommenter 6 лет назад

I was thinking the same thing, very true :D

@Elizabeththegreatest 6 лет назад

House of Cards reference!

@andrelim95 5 лет назад

Pretty much. But with more genuine affection and less sociopathy

@seanmurphy3430 7 лет назад

"Which I guess was considered high comedy in those days." What do you mean, "those days"? That kind of comedy hasn't gone away; it's the most rudimentary form of parody. Also, hehe, butt.

@the.jacksons.family3581 5 лет назад

Hehe, Butt, Hehe

@wokenwillhelm9773 5 лет назад

Hehe poopy butt

@WouldntULikeToKnow. 5 лет назад

Not gonna lie, I laughed.

@spaceshipearth481 3 года назад

butt why?

@navchinna 26 дней назад

Hehe

@raishanovanty7813 5 лет назад

We all need a Potemkin today.

@navchinna 26 дней назад

We also need to be more like Potemkin

@CSGhostAnimation 2 года назад

6:45 Yo do you mind if I steal this for my tinder profile? Potimpekin sounds so good rn I almost swiped right on my screen.

@variouspickles6867 7 лет назад

The series on Catherine the Great is by far the best that Extra History has ever done, and that's saying something.

@probablynotasith5355 3 года назад

I personally liked the Bismarck and Suliman ones better(In that order), but this is definitely a close second to the latter

@Alex1jag 7 лет назад

Did anyone else feel like he might have been bipolar?

@williamheayn3760 7 лет назад

That...makes a good bit of sense actually.

@homembarata 7 лет назад

Totally, from his description at the end it sounds like he had a lot of mental health issues. I wonder if History would be different if psychology was already a thing at the time.

@Spritesuit 7 лет назад

Or perhaps he had borderline personality disorder.

@martinconway8174 7 лет назад

To be fair, he is with the most powerful women in the country. I would be worried.

@mounne13 7 лет назад

Be careful how you use that label. Many use BPD to as an apology for being an asshole I personally see potemkin as general insecurity lead on by anxiety due to the difference of power. He was never made king. So I assume he thought he was a highly sought after concubine aside from her best warrior/dignatary Like he was her #1 hoe/homeboy/general. But never her equal to be king..

@azelfdaboi5265 5 лет назад

"Sleep happens" He's got a mind greater than the gods themselves

@singe0diabolique 5 лет назад

"Gave her his sword knot," Is that what they called it back then?

@Mathmachine 7 лет назад

If there isn't at least 20 references to Polandball next week, EC has failed us.

@theartistswiththeglasses3946 7 лет назад

Can Poland into Extra Credits?

@kacperpiotrowski7239 7 лет назад

what does EC mean for?

@yirkarja2884 7 лет назад

Yes?

@CoffeeSuccubus 7 лет назад

Fuck Polandball.

@kevinli1438 6 лет назад

The Artist With The Glasses yes Poland can intp Extra Credits but cannot into space

@vyletongue7206 7 лет назад

Georgia was not annexed by Catherine, she only made a protection pact with them. I hope it will be adressed in "Lies".

@Carewolf 7 лет назад

Is that what the Russians called it? ;P

@JM-us3fr 7 лет назад

Vyletongue +

@vyletongue7206 7 лет назад

Jeez, read a book, or at least a Wiki article. And yes , a protection treaty and a protectorate are not the same thing. As for the annexetion of Georgia, In Russia we call it "saving the unthankful Georgians" (too onesided to my taste, but essentially true considering their pleas, a muslim threat, a civil war threat and the fact that there was no such a thing as Georgia, but rather a bunch of feodal fiefs locked in constant coflict)

@tinyuaz3653 5 лет назад

Carewolf, just google it, the sh*t that chechens were doing there and why Georgia ASKED Catherine to take them under her wing isn't as simple as shown here(which is actually wrong).

@tsanari 5 лет назад

Vyletongue Georgia did have two states at the time and the ruler of Kartli-Kakheti was possibly more able and a stronger ruler than Catherine herself. The protection pact was a prelude to the annexation which happened right after the able and great king of Kartli-Kakheti passed away. Considering how you oppressed Georgian culture and nationality after annexation, it *is* natural that Georgians are unthankful.

@akrybion 7 лет назад

Relationship goals: Potemkin & Catherine

@Elizabeththegreatest 6 лет назад

Potemkin sounds like an amazing guy!

@GAZAMAN93X 6 лет назад

Elizabeththegreatest how so?

@Elfos64 7 лет назад

Grigory Potemkin, a man after my own heart. Most of those qualities listed about him are either qualities I possess or wish I possessed.

@saltyfrenchfry8806 4 года назад

Wait, same tho

@ARHanif-ej7oz 3 года назад

I wish I could be like him tho.

@louisweisberg6283 7 лет назад

The duke of Wellington would be a great topic for extra history

@Lukastar1 7 лет назад

Louis Weisberg Arthur Wellesley, let's go!

@willybilly1644 7 лет назад

That would be good as long as they dont claim he was irish

@takeyourdamnmeds 6 лет назад

when 'let's just stay friends' works

@Luboman411 6 лет назад

It's funny how kings and empresses act alike. With Louis XVI, he hated his wife, the Queen of France, but saw as his total equal his smart, religiously devout mistress--the Madame de Maintenon. With Louis XV, he also deeply disliked his wife, also the Queen of France, but got along fabulously with his intelligent, witty mistress, the Madame de Pompadour. In both instances kings and mistresses were inseparable, and considered each other confidantes and best friends. With Pompadour, Louis XV also lost his sexual attraction to her. But that just deepened the great friendship and love they had for each other. Interesting that Catherine had the same with Potemkin.

@somedude5951 5 лет назад

Madame the Pompadour was a greater hero, than any of the Louis's had ever been.

@jonquilgemstone 5 лет назад

Luboman411 "religiously devout" How religiously devout can one be when being someone's mistress, though?

@ingriddubbel8468 5 лет назад

You mean Louis XIV not Louis XVI he actually liked his wife. Too bad about his head.

@caracrotalus 5 лет назад

So basically, never marry your bestie and devorse was invented for a reason

@derchiongster8068 Год назад

@@caracrotalus no the problem was the those kings DIDN'T marry their besties. They were besties with their mistresses.

@arkin6247 5 лет назад

3:34 catherine be like: THAT BOOTY DOH

@jonahgreenbaum7599 5 лет назад

3:45 "It's over, Potemkin; I have the high ground!"

@JackgarPrime 7 лет назад

So....they were the world's most powerful swingers?

@Kntrytnt 7 лет назад

That's not true at all. Sometimes when people are really close friends they have a romance that doesn't work out, and they end the romance but keep the friendship. It's not that uncommon really.

@sarilchowdhury3955 3 года назад

@@ianthe2131 ooo what's your novels name?

@DXDragon38 4 года назад

Thank you, this was very informative. Potemkin and Catherine had the greatest of bonds; even after separation they were the greatest of friends, and always cared for one another. He might have been the greatest man of his generation in Russia.

@jojo_da_poe 2 года назад

5:38 definitely reverberated to today...

@McMuster 7 лет назад

Grigory Potemkin standalone episode in disguise

@enderboy1824 5 лет назад

If there is one man I aspire to be, it is Potemkin. His mannerisms, is quiet demeanor, literally the phrase “still yet constantly thinking” is the perfect definition of what I want to be in life. He is one man I aspire to be and wish one day to be like

@BarcingMatter 5 лет назад

5:02 the ultimate bromance

@gabymartinez2814 5 лет назад

Potemkin reminds me of this specific girl, I love her with all my heart. I’ve had numerous relationships after I sadly broke up with her and I will proudly say I have a good relationship with my boyfriend of 1 year but this girl would always have space reserved for her in my heart. She will always be special to me and I could say she is the love of my life.

@kitteecatt4681 2 года назад

the moment at 5:42 becomes all the more melancholic and painful with the news of recent days. a sad to see reverberation of an empire long dead whos greed still echoes onto the people of today.

@moissaniteshinierthandiamo3934 2 года назад

So she caused the Russo-Ukrainian War this whole time

@inkbold8511 5 лет назад

Some people only meant to be best friend forever, they can’t be lovers but they can be best friends. This is great example how men and women can be just friends not lovers. As sometimes love just doesn’t work as nicely as friendship.

@marlomed2914 7 лет назад

Hmm... I can see an anime from this.

@kacperpiotrowski7239 7 лет назад

WHERE?!?

@yanstein8464 6 лет назад

i would really love to watch that a modern anime but with some Rose of Versailles vibes

@lucieramarozaka2950 5 лет назад

@@yanstein8464 There is an anime called "chevalier d'eon" where a big part of the plot is dedicated to Catherine the Great

@aleshanee5133 5 лет назад

This made me think of aldnoah.Zero but that just me

@minoreror9961 5 лет назад

PLZ NO

@extrahistory 7 лет назад

Catherine the Great had many lovers during her life, but perhaps none meant so much to her as Grigory Potemkin. Support Extra History on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ExtraCredits

@jaimelranz4682 7 лет назад

Extra Credits you should do a video on Alexander Hamilton

@KabirPankaj 7 лет назад

Extra Credits Y U No Million ?

@pifilixxiv3192 7 лет назад

Who is that girl in 2:51 with "nitwit" ? I see she often in these videos, but never get a explanation.

@youmelhermiz5638 7 лет назад

You should talk about the Assyrians and their final days of glory back in the BC times.

@pifilixxiv3192 7 лет назад

and who is that girl next to james ? I see almost everytime but i dont know her name. Who is she ?

@voidofalltrades 4 года назад

Potemkin and Catherine, the bestest of friends!

@freddyacuna8829 7 лет назад

This series is becoming one of my favourites in this channel. Cngrts, you boys/girls, on such an amazing job.

@JerryOfAllTradesAries 6 лет назад

Potemkin is the true bro. The one who got friendzoned but actually loved Catherine thus looked out for her interests. He reminds me of some of my past relationships tbh

@lkjhfgb5366 5 лет назад

Jerry Of All Trades theyre relationship didnt work out. He didnt get friendzoned

@djkong20 5 лет назад

'friendzoned'? Did you watch the video or not? Potemkin was Catherine's love of her life, refers to him as her husband and herself as his wife. They broke up because of his jealousy and even after they broke up, Catherine breaks off her relationship with her lovers if they insult Potemkin. How is that friendzoned?

@Horesmi 7 лет назад

2:17 Russian institutions spread too fast, plz nerf.

@ragefacememeaholic5366 7 лет назад

eu4?

@shinydewott 7 лет назад

***** he fixed it,lets go home

@dai2dai246 7 лет назад

Dat institution embracement cost tho.

@markhenley3097 7 лет назад

THE ENLIGHTENMENT! THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING...

@Carewolf 7 лет назад

The nerf was the first Crimean war, the original badboy war, or as it could have been known: "Hi Great Powers, tired of fighting each other? Let's ALL beat up Russia for a change"

@GeneralLuigiTBC 7 лет назад

It's a shame the two dots in the letter "ё" are so often omitted in Russian writing. So many names (such as that of the man this video focuses on) have been mispronounced when transliterated because of this. It's pronounced "Potyomkin" (stress on the second syllable; "ё" is always stressed). Edit: Come to think of it, Pugachev is in the same boat. It's "Pugachyov" (stress on the third syllable).

@fab006 7 лет назад

General Luigi Definitely a point for "Lies".

@Deotay 7 лет назад

Well this explains Guilty Gear's pronunciation of it.

@TrueZorby 7 лет назад

Let's not even start on Семён ...

@Aeiouaaaaaaaaa 7 лет назад

Is it like that for Khrushchev as well?

@fab006 7 лет назад

Yes, KhrushchYOv.

@GabyGibson 5 лет назад

You know, there needs to be more done about Potemkin. He really was a fascinating person

@Warkurus 7 лет назад

I think there may be a mistake regarding Georgia. Catherine wanted an alliance with Georgia ("The Russian empress Catherine the Great was keen to have the Georgians as allies in her wars against the Turks and Persians, but sent only meagre forces to help them.") and her son Paul expanded the border after her death in 1796 as stated on Wikipedia: "After Giorgi's [king of Georgia, aka Giorgi XII] death on 28 December 1800, the kingdom was torn between the claims of two rival heirs, Davit and Iulon. However, Tsar Paul I of Russia had already decided neither candidate would be crowned king. Instead, the monarchy would be abolished and the country administered by Russia.[11] He signed a decree on the incorporation of Kartli-Kakheti into the Russian Empire[12][13] which was confirmed by Tsar Alexander I on 12 September 1801."

@kaikai9533 7 лет назад

Is it a historical fact that Catherine the Great has an outie?

@carlosgirardot7566 7 лет назад

KaiKai That's the C for her name, but for a second last episode I was wondering why they were showing her belly button

@kaikai9533 7 лет назад

Ooh, thanks for clearing that up. Honestly thought it was odd for them to put a belly button on her dress.

@kevinli1438 6 лет назад

That's not an outie, that's a C!

@cgiraffs 2 года назад

Now i want a best friend like Potemkin.

@LaDyLuCk2900 5 лет назад

Potemkin's eulogy is amazing, paradoxical and moving

@cubesgames6213 5 лет назад

Catherine and Potemkin are relationship goals.

@MattWensley1992 7 лет назад

A great video and series, but... why does Catherine have a prominent outie belly button? Oh, it's a 'C', gotcha

@shinydewott 7 лет назад

lol

@martalover17 6 лет назад

Matthew Wensley That confused me too.

@rosauradiaz9842 5 лет назад

Hahahahaha

@vbgvbg1133 5 лет назад

Damn.

@jerry0331 5 лет назад

@Michelle Le same

@petyapoopkin7388 7 лет назад

Are you purposefully forgetting to mention Suvorov? Potemkin's really a minor player compared to the Count of Rymnik, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Italy, and the last Generalissimo of the Russian Empire.

@ivanvoronov3871 5 лет назад

All hail the greatest general of all time

@aprilbizot4434 4 года назад

“While their PHYSICAL relationship was done...” Not okay

@Keln02 6 лет назад

Some people in history are just amaizing.

@TheNetherlandDwarf 6 лет назад

:( Even emperors and empresses have the same basic relationship problems. Unbalanced relationships is always going to cause friction now I'm sad watching this

@carlosgirardot7566 7 лет назад

Great as always, but it seemed rather short for some reason. Perhaps because it was without the excitement that a usual episode offers. I do believe that Catherine the Great did marry Potemkin. I think she loved the Man he was half the time. But not the other half. I wish there was more than one episode a week. I really love history, and learning about it in this form is for me personally, the best yet. Thank you for enriching my life, and knowledge of our past each week.

@jessthemsy7916 5 лет назад

Their relationship reminds me of Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin after they ended their romantic relationship, but remained incredible friends for life.

@theclawless1225 7 лет назад

catherine and potemkin seem like the friendship everyone dreams of, u guys made history cute and heartwarming

@unidentifiedflyingtaco4601 6 лет назад

3:00 I see your hamilton reference and parallels and I applaud you.

@MrL702 7 лет назад

Wounder if Suvorov will be mentioned in this series.

@VonKrauzer 7 лет назад

He better be in, since he is one of the greatest, if not THE greatest military minds of the worlds history. And being one of the most excentric man of his time as well.

@katelundberg2029 5 месяцев назад

Honestly if I were to hesitate a historical fanfic Potemkin sounds like he had BPD to me. Honestly it's really cool that he got a good ending and was able to do a lot for his own happiness and for the happiness of others. Nice to see nd people winning n all

@evasmojang 5 лет назад

Catherine the Great is by far my favorite video 'series' in Extra History

@andreajaderegala6535 5 лет назад

Some: Ex-Lovers can never be friends. Me: *shows this*

@pendragonxt3674 Год назад

Imagine an Assassin’s creed game set during this time period.

@muhammadmiah9021 5 лет назад

Catherine: hey we still cool bro? Potemkin: yeah we still cool! 😂😂

@lizycole8999 4 года назад

Potemkin appreciation goes up 100%

@sowth1967 4 года назад

Katherine: I need a bf! Rasputin: Oh hi there! Katherine: yes please!

@dezsodebreceni4829 5 лет назад

Potemkin is my spirit animal and exemplar

@techniclepanther7538 7 лет назад

Starting around 7:24 the commentary reminds me of, "Fittier, happier, more productive, comfortable, not drinking too much, regular exercise at the gym, three days a week..."

@cringecomedy4728 4 года назад

Dude that boring lover, when he said “Sleep happens”, he was spitting straight facts

@xcw4934 7 лет назад

4:54 You know your husband cares when he's introducing you to men he thinks would be good boyfriend material.

@cameronmcallister7606 4 года назад

Basically, Potemkin was easily distracted, and overthinking, but in doing so he also was not idle, and was able to fix most of the issues he had before him.

@PtolemyJones Месяц назад

There was a wonderful movie about Catherine, where Zero Mostel played Potemkin, and it was glorious.

@foxdraws8200 6 лет назад

This just proves that not every breakup is a bad thing

@Azarath304 7 лет назад

thank you for all your hard work. I hope this channel will last until I can have children to watch it and learn. Your videos should be shown in public schools for the betterment of humanity.

@Nick-cf4kc 2 года назад

Catherine The Great reigned for 34 years

@pinkyromantic Год назад

Catherine and Potemkin are just like 'right person, wrong time'

@MyTomServo 7 лет назад

Suvorov! Where is Suvorov!

@andrewjethrowijaya3052 4 года назад

Suvorov Was In WW2 Brah

@user-no4di9ro7c 3 года назад

@@andrewjethrowijaya3052 ???

@gummygoo2 4 года назад

"I'm just a Pearl, I'm useless on my own, I need someone to tell me what to do." - Pearl from Steven Universe. I just think this quote relates with Potemkin.