Reminds me of the WC Fields reply when a prohibitions woman confronted him for having a hip flask. "Madam I have the hipflask for medicinal reasons, in case I'm bitten by a snake.......I also carry a snake"
I just bought a lovely stainless hip flask. I don't actually drink that much; I'm just completing my classic gentlemanly wardrobe. LOL Guess I need a snake, too!
"During one of my trips through Afghanistan, we lost our corkscrew--had to live on food and water for several days." He played a professor delivering a temperance lecture in "Tales of Manhattan"--a sequence that was deleted when the movie was released, but was restored on video and can be seen here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KS52onEoLZ8.html
@@ProfessorJayTee I also bought a hip flask but I only have used it once, for Bourbon.. It currently has simple syrup in it because my wife likes her iced tea just slightly sweet, not the overwhelming sweetness that goes with sweet tea here in the south. With the flask she can get it just right. No comments have been made so far. Appropriately the flask has printed on it in large letters, "DEFINITELY NOT A FLASK FULL OF BOOZE"
@@joshuabessire9169 Thanks for your input but I know how proof works in alcohol but I wanted to make a comment on the unarguable quality of the podcast while incorporating the alcohol proof concept. Thanks for the input though.
the spelling of "Corea" was due to French spelling conventions due to early French Roman Catholi missionaries After Japan took "Corea" as a colony in 1910, they changed it to be _after_ Japan in alphabetic order, thus "Korea"
@@markrossow6303 No evidence of the spelling "Corea" coming from missionaries. Throughout the 19th century though in English it was spelled Corea. Apparently early explorers found the name to be Goryeo. Now Corean scholars and even politicians are wanting to go back to the "Corea" spelling, both in the North and South. Even better might be to use Choson, which is widely used by Coreans at home and abroad.
Side note: Russia was the first belligerent in a conflict to record deliberate use of electronic warfare when, in 1904, they used their radio transmitters to jam Japanese radio communications correcting naval artillery fire.
It wasn't like super secret high tech. With spark gap radio there was only one channel for everyone to text on. Blah blah blah blah blah. BLAH BLAH BLAHBLAHBLAHBLAHLBAHFGHDFXDXDZXXZFDSGFGHD.
The Russian people lived under a medieval monarchy for over 200 years and later a harsh Stalinism Government. I could see how Vodka could take the "edge off" when leading a dismal/tough life. Alcohol abuse is not a situation exclusive to just the Russian people, it probably still happens today (even in the United States). Homer Simpson and Yogi Berra, two of America's greatest philosophers.
A local house still has a secret compartment in the living room for stashing illegal booze; the house was designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. And once again, I've presented history I had never heard in school. Prohibition in Russia? I never would have guessed it.
they tried it at least twice - the second time was in the mid- to late-1980s, under Gorbachev. Some people even believe it may have contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union a few years later. Once again, going semi-dry meant lost revenues, just when crude oil - a major Soviet export at the time - collapsed after the boon years of the oil crises - a boon for oil producers, that is ;\ Not so much for consumers.
I think the Red Room at the Amityville house might have been used for the same thing..There is an old belief that spirits are attracted by spirits - the kind in a bottle
There was also an interesting one, around this time period they experimented with a fully circular in shape modern ship. I guess the idea being, you can't cross a T in battle if there is no T but a circle lol
@@MarkVrem what can I say? It seemed to be a well rounded design. Quite revolutionary in fact so Im unsure why it didnt roll out and flood the market...
Yeah, if the bolsheviks didn't take out the tsar, it would've been someone else: Nicholas was so wildly incompetent he'd kind of pissed off the whole country.
This video came out at the perfect time for me! I'm currently reading October: The Story of the Russian Revolution, and although it's quite comprehensive (for being a narrative retelling), I had no idea prohibition was happening at the time as well! Great video!
The Kamchatca sends her regards from the bottom of the ocean where she belongs. And no, there is no signs of any Japanese torpedo boats nor any English fishing fleets.
One of your best and most comprehensive episodes. "For want of a nail a shoe was lost. For want of a shoe a horse was lost..." I learned a great deal from this cautionary tale of government mismanagement and triumph of elite contempt for actual understanding of conditions.
Such a wonderful and thoughtful take on that very important era of dramatic change in Europe. I, personally had not delved that deep. That’s why you are THG. 👍😎🇦🇺
The 2nd pacific squadron (or fleet, depending on the source) probably deserves its own video (even the Kamchatka) because it was a hilarious and tragic comedy of errors. Either way, keep up the great work!
My grandfather who has long since died was a booze runner back in the day. They'd load up Rum in Miami and run it to Chicago. They'd load up a Packard and a Cadillac with Cuban Rum and off they went. Never got caught would have to bribe and pay taxes along the way. He said it was easier to run it to Chicago than NYC, much less of a chance getting caught.
@@GeorgeSemel yeah it took a lot of people to keep those big city speak easy's going up in the north east. During the depression, everyone was on the take looking to make a few bucks.
@@eugenetswong He screwed up and got married, to who would become my grandmother. When the economy improved and prohibition was over, back to work in the construction trade. But there was several hundred bootleggers back then, running up from south Florida. Rum, Whisky, Scotch, coming in from Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, smuggled in to Key West, Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Tampa. Most of it going to the big cities because that's where the money was. Just about everywhere else had no money and stayed in the depression until WWII.
Great vlog as always! I think Iceland had a beer monopoly until 1987. The reason I remember is they spoke to a man who had made himself a promise that he would not drink beer again until they sold it at the grocery store. He waited some 60 years. Lol!
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Canada flirted with prohibition from the late 1800s through 1948, mostly by province, but nationally from 1918-1920 as a wartime food production measure. Ontario stuck with prohibition from 1916-1927. But Prince Edward Island was dry from 1901-1948. There were still dry counties and towns in the U.S. through the end of the 20th century and there may still be a few.
@@memathews Prohibition was much more successful in Canada because they did not ban alcohol completely. It was possible to buy liquor for home consumption by mail order or through government liquor stores. This practically eliminated bootlegging and moonshining. Bars and private liquor stores were closed. One province had to shut down 25% of the hospital beds because there was so much less sickness when drinking went out.
I took an incredibly good History of WW1 and Russian History classes at the University level, but they never mentioned prohibition in Russia! Obviously the History Guy is better than my undergraduate history teachers.
Interestingly, in 1858 the Russian government faced a crisis when people boycotted vodka due to an increase in taxes intended to restore the treasury after losses incurred in the Crimean war. In 1859 the Russian army allegedly forced some of the rioters to drink vodka by placing funnels in their mouths and pouring in vodka.
Wow - I had no idea that the Imperial Russian government had a monopoly on vodka sales. Grand presentation, History Guy. And I really want a fur hat like the ones worn in the photo that shows beginning at 5:35.
Before I sobered up and quit consuming alcohol this video would have given me more than enough reason for celebration and the subsequent hangover for the next 3 days. I have to say I don't miss it, but did enjoy it most of the time before those last few years.
It’s crazy how trying to help one out of his misery causes so much disaster… Alcohol and drugs might be a part of the culture, but it hardly ever makes one a better person, if ever.
As someone who has lived life sandwiched between 2 alcoholics, I couldn’t agree more. Prohibition was a disaster, but we would be so much better off if it had succeeded.
@@lkj974 Prohibition was much more successful in Canada. See Booze by James Gray for a first hand account. Prohibition transformed the lives of thousands of families. Canada never had bone dry prohibition, it was always possible to buy alcohol for home consumption. This practically eliminated moonshining and bootlegging. Bars and liquor stores were closed which cut way down on casual drinking. Men with a drinking problem found it easy to stay sober when they did not have to walk past a dozen saloons on the way home from work.
@Martin “less than few % of drinkers” what does that even mean? 99.9% have no problem? Are you kidding me? About 10% of the population have difficulty controlling their drinking. Many of those people will die a slow, agonizing and shameful death, dragging the hearts of everyone who loves them through the mud. I’m so glad you think “I have a right to express an opinion”. I know first hand what alcoholism does to alcoholics and their families. I sure don’t know what source you are getting your cock eyed statistics from, but they are nonsense. And to put it mildly, you are arrogant and insensitive.
4:30 The Russian “Second Pacific Squadron” (the renamed Baltic Fleet) was commanded by Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky Alexei Alexandrovich Romanov was commander in chief of the navy and a vocal advocate of modernization along Western lines, but never held a command at sea.
I’ve never heard of a prohibition that ever had the good effect desired, usually has some sort of violence or rebellion. EDIT: having finished the whole video, I am always astonished that rather than address the reasons why people are driven to drink the answer is “prohibition will solve all the problems!”
Prohibition was much more successful in Canada but Canada never had the bone dry Prohibition of the US. Breweries and distilleries continued to operate and it was possible to buy liquor for home consumption but bars and liquor stores were closed. Drinking was drastically reduced and men who had a problem with alcohol found it much easier to avoid when they did not have to walk past a dozen saloons on the way home from work. Read Booze by James Gray for a first hand account. I believe Prohibition was more successful in the US than is generally believed in doing away with drunkenness and alcoholism but the truth was distorted by gangster movies.
@@mrdanforth3744 The History Guy talked about that in a video about prohibition. The consumption of alcohol in the US now is a lot less than in was before prohibition.
@@mrdanforth3744 of course it worked in Canada! 😂 That does sound genuinely interesting and I am curious. I do notice that rather than halt liquor production completely and make an all out ban, home consumption was allowed, which has a very different effect than declaring an entire nation “dry” and only the rich have the means to stock up before the law goes into effect. That seems to be a recipe for discontent and exacerbates what is often the underlying problems.
@@DarksideBallerina Canada never shut down breweries and distilleries completely. Liquor was available for home consumption and for export, this is why American bootleggers could get supplies from Canada. I live on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Back in the day it was common for Canadian rum runners to buy cases of liquor for export, have it delivered to the local freight yard, load it on a fishing boat or speed boat, sign export documents saying it was bound for Cuba and be back from "Cuba" the next day. All perfectly legal, with no chance of getting in trouble - as long as you were on the Canadian side of the border.
The story of the Russian Baltic fleet beign sent to Japan, and unceremoneously defeated in their first engagement at Tsushima, is by itself a story worth of an episode. Mistaking British fishing trawlers for Japanese torpedo boats is just one of many improbable and frankly ridiculous events of their journey. Though the most improbably has to be that they actually got the fleet to the far east at all, as many critics assumed the old and worn down ships would all sink on the way there.
Story of how Winston Churchill was confronted by his nemesis Lady Astor who shouted at him "winston you are Drunk" To which Churchill replied "I am drunk and you are ugly" "Tomorrow I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
I had a Russian friend in high school. I slept over his house one night. The following morning his mother made us the best breakfast and for the beverage we got a small glass of orange juice and a shot of vodka. Very nice people.
Phenomenal, sir. Beyond phenomenal. You remind me of a particular poem found on the grounds of my alma mater: "Ode to Liberty" By Alexander Pushkin Listless Cytherean princess, sing No more. Begone out of my view! But you, great scourge of tsar and king, Proud Muse of Freedom, where are you? Come rip my laurels off. Bring stones And crush this coddled lyre. Let me Sing to the world of Liberty And shame that scum upon the thrones. Reveal to me the noble path Where that exalted Gaul once strode, When you in storied Days of Wrath Inspired in him a dauntless Ode. Now, flighty Fortune's favored knaves, Tremble, O Tyrants of the Earth! But ye: take heed now, know your worth And rise as men, ye fallen slaves! I cannot cast my gaze but see A body flayed, an ankle chained, The useless tears of Slavery, The Law perverted and profaned. Yea, everywhere iniquitous Power in the fog of superstition Ascends: Vainglory's fateful passion, And Slavery's gruesome genius. Heavy on every sovereign head There lies a People's misery, Save where the mighty Law is wed Firmly with holy Liberty, Where their hard shield is spread for all, Where in a Nation's faithful hand Among mere equals in the land The sword can equitably fall To smite transgression from on high With one blow, righteously severe In fingers uncorrupted by Ravenous avarice or fear. O Monarchs, ye are crowned by will And law of Man, not Nature's hand. Though ye above the people stand, Eternal Law stands higher still. But woe betide the commonweal Where it is blithely slumbering, Where Law itself is forced to kneel Before the Masses, or the King. Here is the Man: witness he bears To his forebears’ infamous error And in the storm of recent Terror Laid down royal neck for theirs. King Louis to his death ascends In sight of hushed posterity, His crownless, beaten head he bends: Blood for the block of perfidy. The Law stands mute, the People too. And down the criminal axe-blade flies And lo! A ghastly purple5 lies Upon a Gaul enslaved anew. You autocratic psychopath, You and your throne do I despise! I watch your doom, your children's death With hateful, jubilating eyes. Upon your forehead they descry The People’s mark of true damnation. Stain of the world, shame of creation, Reproach on earth to God on high! When on the dark Neva the star Of midnight makes the water gleam, When carefree eyelids near and far Are overwhelmed with peaceful dream, The poet, roused with intellect, Sees the lone tyrant's statue loom Grimly asleep amid the gloom, The palace now a derelict, And Clio's awesome call he hears Behind those awesome walls of power. Vivid before his sight appears The foul Caligula's last hour. In stars and ribbons he espies Assassins drunk with wine and spite Approaching, furtive in the night With wolfish hearts and brazen eyes. And silent stands the faithless guard, The drawbridge downed without alarm, The gate in dark of night unbarred By treason’s mercenary arm. O shame! O terror of our time! Those Janissary beasts burst in And slash, the Criminal Sovereign Is slaughtered by unholy crime. Henceforward, Monarchs, learn ye well: No punishment, no accolade, No altar and no dungeon cell Can be your steadfast barricade. The first bowed head must be your own Beneath Law's trusty canopy Then Peoples' life and liberty Forevermore shall guard your throne.
Worth pointing out that Tsar Nicholas' handling of the war had been so massively inept that calls for his abdication were nearly universal. Even members of his own family wanted him to step down.
When he did sign the abdication papers, he first named his son Alexei his successor, but changed his mind and gave the throne to his brother, Grand Duke Mikhail. He wisely turned down the offer and the Romanov dynasty came to an end.
During Prohibition in Cleveland Ohio, there was a place called Whiskey Island at where the Cuyahoga River entered into Lake Erie with two branches. There were boats that came from Canada that dropped off crates of whiskey and other alcoholic beverages. The branch to the left has been filled in and turned into a boat mooring place. It's still called Whiskey Island.
I am not positive which you mean. The shiny object in front of the books is, essentially, a very fancy challenge coin sent to me by the Chief of the Mess of the USS Constitution. The large, round medallion looking object in front of the USS Texas plaque is a US Coast and Geodetic survey benchmark that was sent to me by an employee of the Oklahoma state highway department.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel What a fascinating wunderkammer you have. Maybe you could do a video about some of the contents. I found the one you did about some of your hats really interesting.
If you have any paint left over from the back wall of the set, please dab a little on the shiny metal hook that’s holding up the bugle. Your OCD fans will thank you and so will I.
AS Chesterton correctly said, society is destroyed by those wishing the freedom to indulge their vices, saved by those wishing the freedom from their vices.
In Canada, prohibition came in at the sub-national (provincial and municipal) level. At the national level, it was brought in briefly during World War One. Repeal in many jurisdictions came about in the twenties in most places, but as late as 1948 in one province. Québec stayed "wet" pretty well throughout this period.
Thanks for your donation to battleship Texas..i live in Houston and have been eager to go since her move/covid situation..so been like 15 years to say the least lmao
The Dogger Bank incident 21/22 October 1904. Two Britsh fishermen were killed, Six injured. One fishing vessel sunk and five damaged. Russian losses were one sailor and One Orthodox priest on the cruiser Aurora. As none of the fishing vessels were armed, I will leave you to consider whose shells caused that.
WOW - I had no idea that Prohibition was other than a US law. I now understand the Russian psyche a little better. Their behavior is a little more understandable. Thanks, History Guy.
