Russia's First Revolutionaries: The Decembrists (All Parts) 

"What a miserable country, they can't even hang us properly." Ouch, he definitely got one last FU in. And Sir Edward Disbrowe was right on the money in his letter to the British Foreign Secretary.

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I just wanted to watch a few minutes and ended up watching the whole documentary despite having no particular interest in the Decembrist Revolution. This is how good your channel is. Thank you very much for all your great contents !

Some points I want to mention as someone who studied Russian history: 1) the Decembrists inspired not only revolutionaries, but also writers and poets like Pushkin. Many important literature figures knew the Decembrists personally and saw their demise as a personal tragedy. Pierre Bezuknov from War and Peace has many traits of the Decembrists in his character and it was done on purpose. 2) Since the Decembrists were noblemen, they looked at the Emperor and high-ranked officials who questioned them as their comrades and were pretty naive and too honest with them answering all their questions because it was a noble thing to do and willingly giving out information later used against them. 3) The Decembrists were beloved by the local population in Siberia and they influenced the cultural development of the region. The mansions the Decembrists owned were turned into museums. 4) Some Decembrists refused to return back to St. Petersburg even when they were allowed to and they stayed in Siberia forever as they loved the place and the people and had nothing to return to back in St. Petersburg. 5) "The Decembrist's wife" is a Russian saying meaning "a brave and selfless woman who is ready to share any fate with her partner", their wives were regarded with respect and idealized because they could have kept their privileges and high society lifestyle but they abandoned everything and went through many years of hardships just to be with their husbands. 6) The Union of Salvation (the movie) received very mixed reviews, but the majority of the vocal viewers and film critics saw it as an attempt to downplay the Decembrist's role and show their actions as senseless and the Decembrists themselves as stupid kids who rebelled out of their youthful maximalism while the "kind" Emperor was just doing his duty. The movie was released at the time of pro-liberal protests in Russia which were attended mostly by 20-30 somethings and Navalny was getting more popular among people, so showing some of the most famous Russian liberal revolutionaries in such a light at the time like that has raised many eyebrows. Popular Russian youtuber BadComedian posted a long critical video about the movie - it currently has 19 million views.

Imagine how Russia could be today had these men succeeded.

The production value on this is amazing. A particular hats off to the narration. I don't know what it is, but the way he tells this story is absolutely gripping. The part about the botched hangings almost brought a genuine tear to my eye.

That's the most Russian response to a botched executed ever @ 46:25.

Man these guys have to be the sorriest revolutionaries I’ve ever seen. The fact that the Bolsheviks managed to capture St.Petersburg a hundred years later with only a few hundred men shows that the 5000 trained soldiers the Decembrists had would have been more than enough to do the trick. But they gave up before they even tried!

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The friend of Ryleyev quoted at 15:30 - Adam Mickiewicz is considered one of the greatest Polish poets ever and a very influential figure in shaping the modern Polish identity. Born in what is now Belarus, he considered himself both Polish and Lithuanian (or more like he considered being "Lithuanian" a special kind of being Polish). He studied in the Lithuanian capital - Vilnius (Wilno, as he would call it, Vilna, as it is marked on the map in the video). He found himself in Petersburg due to internal exile deeper into the Empire; a punishment for a "horrific crime" of basically belonging to a student book club.

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Ironically the 2019 movie was banned in the US as Russian propaganda... had to buy it in Canada in order to watch it... great movie! Highly recommend it

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It's baffling just how weak those in charge of the revolution were, particularly in the North

Was literally listening to Revolutions right now, great timing

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This must be one of the saddest stories I've heard and it still hasn't ended

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I dont remember the name of the movie, but it was about the decembrists. Watching the scene where the soldiers formation is gettimg shredded by grapeshot was horrifying.

This was an absolutely wonderful series.

Fantastic presentation, outstanding quality and good context.

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If the Decemberists would've waited until May I think the nicer weather would've encouraged more people to support their cause.

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Extremely well done retelling.

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Thank you for making this. I learned a great deal.

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great video as per usual, thank you Epic History

Loved this! So interesting!

Editor really loves that flame transition.

Decemberists suffering from some serious performance anxiety.

When the executioner attempted to hang the five men, three of them, Muravyov-Apostol, Kakhovsky, and Ryleyev, dropped through the trapdoor only to have the rope around their necks break. Ryleyev supposedly told the crowd watching the execution that Russia was an "unhappy country, where they don't even know how to hang you." The Tsar decided to prove otherwise, and simply ordered more rope, and the execution was carried out.

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Fascinating. I will return to watch the second half.

Masterpiece, as usual

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My only complaint is that this wasn't uploaded on December 14. That would have been so much cooler!

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Could you please make a video on the Russian wild west, the Russian Far east

you posted this video one day too late my man, last sunday i watched it with my entire family in our tv and i had to get up to go the second video. It was really enjoyable nevertheless!

Nice touch with the moving faces! That's probably brand new.

Great video. Revolutionaries note to self; involve the people...

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Seems to me one of the problems was exactly the limitation to the military, which then was pulled in 2 directions of loyalty. It should have also spread support among the regular population to have had any change of succes.

Love the voice over !

Despite their failure, these where great men.

7:41 I got scared when they started moving

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Russia is always bond with revolution , may they have peace

This is fascinating. I had no idea Tsar Alexander was such an intelligent, complicated and nuanced personality. 10:06 shows him to be a man who is conflicted by fear and worry that society might collapse around him, and probably a deep personal fear of suffering the same faith as his father. And a sense of personal responsibility and accountability on the other. I.e. _I cannot tolerate open insubordination and rebellion. But I also understand that it would be hypocritical of me to go after people for having ideals that until recently I did not only share, but actively encouraged. These people are not doing anything wrong, even if it might prove dangerous and harmful to me in the longer term._

This was absolutely riveting

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I am Russian and I always believed that if the Emperor had listened to the Decembrists, who did not want revolution and blood, but wanted to change the country by the will of the emperor, Russia would not have passed the communist regime with all its outgoings and there would be no civil war with all its outgoings (I'm sure the population would be millions higher and would live richer) and country would now be completely different - I'm sure it would be the best possible version of Russia, and primarily for the citizens of Russia themselves and for all of Europe in the second place. IMO. But history does not tolerate the subjunctive mood. It is a pity that there is no parallel reality to find out what would happen if the history of my country went along this fork.

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A while ago its either I study for my test or watch this whole video.. Now, I am asking what the title of the movie mentioned at the last part is

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Genuinely fantastic

Outstanding documentary

Absolutely fantastic

It's amazing to hear some them were inspired by the American Founding Fathers!

Exelent video, the only thing that could be added would be a more in depth exploration of ideology of both sides

Can you imagine how many people woulda had their phones out in Senate Square.?

Labor in Siberia in Soviet Russia: work to death Labor in Siberia in Tsarist Russia: scout camp

16:29 Without a superior ideal, liberty breeds anarchy