The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire 

Not sure if Megaprojects would be the right channel for it but hearing more about the period directly after the fall of the Soviet Union up to Russia how it is today would be very interesting.

you might need to do a part 2 soon Simon

I can not BELIEVE Simon is launching ANOTHER channel. *immediately goes and subscribed to Warographics*

1:25 - Chapter 1 - The rise of Muscovy 3:50 - Chapter 2 - The romanov dynasty 5:00 - Chapter 3 - Peter the great 8:10 - Chapter 4 - Catherine the great 9:20 - Chapter 5 - Napoleonic wars 10:40 - Chapter 6 - The beginning of the end 11:45 - Chapter 7 - Reforms 13:45 - Chapter 8 - Russo Japanese war 15:45 - Chapter 9 - WWI 17:25 - Chapter 10 - The 1917 revolution

Yes! Another please! And each "scene" could be its own video afterwards. Just further and furter indepth an nuances. Do it for every civilization up to date! You're great at these, Love to see them!

Simon is now the Imperialist creator, taking over every genre, one channel at a time. Also, great video.

Ivan III was Ivan IV's *grandfather* and you know it, Simon. Also, it was Ivan III who got the idea of turning Moscow into a "third Rome", though his successors did most of the work on it.

At this rate Simon should start a channel called Channelographics to discuss about the history of his channels

Ivan lV was not the son of Ivan lll, he was his grandson through his father Vasily lll who died when he was young leading to a rather traumatizing (and recurring theme) of rebellious Boyars (nobles) with brutal murder the entire time and external threats

Awesome video once again Simon. I would sure enjoy seeing you do a video on the Soviet Empire

Amazing, do every empire, we're all going to watch it

Great video, as always! Would love a follow that picks up after this 🙂

What an amazing telling. Thank you Simon and team

Simon missed several awesome Russian facts. After Peter the great modernized russia, he spent years living in Europe travelling and working blue collar jobs, with nobody in Europe or Russia knowing any better. Catherine the great wasnt necessarily a Romanov... One of the greatest Russian leaders married into the Romanov family. One of the Romanovs just left the throne, and disappeared, with rumors of having lived in a monastery in another country. I don't know why Simon says the title changed. The leader of the empire was always called the Tsar. Maybe the official title changed, but down to Nick 2, he was called the Tsar.

A masterful condensation of seven centuries of a history which, once again, rhymes. Great work!

You're in over head (again) with this one. Recommend: 'The Gulag Archepelago'; Solzhenitsyn.

Yes! Do the USSR! Also maybe would you consider doing a two-part video on the French Empire? One on the ancien-regime colonial empire until the Revolution/Napoleonic Wars and the second on the Second French Empire from the conquest of Algeria to the wars of decolonization and the Suez Crisis? Thanks, and love the content!

Yes please continue the story

How many youtube channels do Simon need? Simon: Yes.

Ivan IV was grandson of Ivan the III, you made a mistake.

Simon I would be interesting in hearing more about the other 5 year plans what Stalin did the first video you did was very interesting can you do more please. great video as always

Yup. Part 2 from then till now. Please

This is a fantastic summary of Russia’s history. As a Dutch citizen I was surprised about the possibility their flag was modeled after ours. Lots of things I learned and I intend to watch it again to really get a good grasp. Thank you sir!

Literally every video Simon begins with: "We are starting a new channel.."

Thank you for another excellent video! Would like to see a video on the rise and fall of USSR also! Thanks!

I have a question. When is RU-vid going to just change it's name to The Simon Whistler Projects Collection. ? I tease, your work is great and there is a reason you keep growing. Keep it up!

I had a theory but now I’m far more certain. “Simon” has to be an AI. Nobody can put out videos of this sort of quality in this volume on so many channels and at the same time be human.

Very fascinating.

Wow. How many channels is this now. Can’t imagine managing all of them and getting content for them all

You should do this quick empire breakdown of all the empires

That was really interesting. Thank you. Would definitely watch the Soviet video if you make it.

Holy Crap Simon!!! There is a link to that other video!!! I can't believe it. You didn't do it though did ya? You finally get an official link maker on the payroll? lol. I have already seen the video, but I'm going to watch it again just cause there's a link!

Simon has been doing this interesting videos for years. But FINALLY got into my favorite topic🙌🏻🥺🥺🥺🥺 WAR!

I’m a simple man I see a video or channel with Simon and I instantly subscribe 🤷🏾‍♂️

I'd be up for a part 2 covering the Soviet period

An Idea for a Mega project: The first aerial circumnavigation of the world. I did a some digging and found little. That was absolutely one of the most epic adventures ive ever heard about

Thank you, Simon! Yes please, megaproject Soviet Empire. Also, what about building of St. Petersburg ?

These videos is the thing we need

Your video about the Russian Empire is a information and useful. Megaprojects provides important unevaluable and knowable information. Well done keep it up this work.

This guy is gonna be hosting every channel on RU-vid soon

Timely.

What I've learned after hundreds of hours of history documentary RU-vid rabbit holes is that Sunday just seems like a really good day to stay inside. Maybe watch Netflix, do some chores, and wait to see how the rest of the day shakes out until Monday morning.

Yus. History absolutely, definitely, never repeats itself...

Thank you . 🐺

Notification Squad! :)

All hail Simon's you tube empire!!

Both empire projects please

I look forward to part 2 to present day.

Man. Watching Blaze and Casual Criminalist Simon then this is like 2 different people. I like both of them, but it’s a shift to be sure.

There is never a link to the video of The Rise And Fall Of The British Empire. You've mentioned it in several videos but it's not there. Working on making it?

You should definitely do the Soviet Empire! You should also do the Roman Empire (both East and West) and the Mongols, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, etc!

Thank you for this Simon! This a great video, considering current events. I have been trying to (quickly) learn more about Russian and Ukrainian historically significant and meaningful events, as I have recently been discovering my family's Ukranian heritage. The history, of both of these countries, are closely tied together, so it is hard to discuss one country without discussing the other. On top of that, the boundaries of the area in Ukraine that my ancestors were from, have changed so many times since 1900. I would enjoy a video from you, about the history of Ukraine that includes how the borders have changed over the centuries, and the impact that Ukraine has had to the world due to it's history, culture, and exports. I always enjoy watching and listening to your various channels- thanks again, Simon!

You should do something on the little known Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

I love this man but how many RU-vid channels do you need😭😭😭😭

Those who study history are forever doomed to watch others who don't, repeating the mistakes

Damn Simon you're a busy man you got like a dozen channels now? Guess I got enough to watch I can cancel my Netflix subscription lol.

But ol'Simon Whistler, how the mighty do fall

It actually surprised me that Russians really don't like Moscow. Especially those from St Petersburg.

How blessed we are living in Australia! Yes! Very young country but don't have the constant reminders of battles and war through our generations. And from all the lands we came! To enjoy our freedom and move forward at our own pace by studying the harsh tribulations of other countries histories.

Cmon Simon, we need a Biographics on Alexander I please. I only asked over two years ago!!

Dropping the John Wick vs. The Entire Russian Mob bit was pure pop culture genius!

Do the 2nd pacific squadron please!

Good documentary, covering some 700 years of history in 20 minutes! Nice one!

Solviet video next please, i was getting into South American history, but clearly Russian has become flavour of the month and i am on board with learning that.

I am most pleasantly surprised by the evolution of this channel from the world of building projects, which to be honest, I hated, to covering topics like this. These are handled quite well and are much more informative than your Warographics channel. Keep it going,and perhaps put some your people from here over to Warographics to tighten it up a bit.

Megaproject Idea; have you thought of doing a video on the Tennessee Valley Authority?

Thank you so much for not artificially linking Muscovy with Kyivan Rus. Like Peter Ist did.

"Bloody Sunday"...is that where U2 got the idea for the song...I wonder.

I'm not British, so I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say this, but I would describe the way you insert humor in such a deadpan manner as "cheeky"

Could be amazing if you would cover the stratolaunch the worlds biggest airplane 🙏🏽

You should do a video about the Swedish empire also

Yes , do the Soviet era too, right up to now.

“Tax on long beards” rub’s beard

My favorite quote ever, “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme.”

Yes please do a video on the Soviets next.

You definitely need 37 more channels.

For anybody who’d like a deeper dive into the rise and fall of the Russian Empire, I highly recommend Mike Duncan’s Revolutions podcast!

THIS MAN KEEPS ADDING MORE CHANNELS! He's absolutely mad

Can you make a video about the peterhof palace?

The reason the guards at Ipatiev used their gun butts and bayonettes is because of those jewels they had sewn into their clothes. The guards had been instructed to shoot in the hearts, with a bullet in the head afterwards to make sure. But those diamonds essentially acted like a bulletproof vest. Given the intense stress and excitement of the moment, the guards panicked and began physically attacking the tsar and his family.

Can you do the F-15 Eagle? I appreciate you. I'm not going to go crazy like The Thunderbirds or YF-23 vs the YF-22. I promise. I'm happy with those victories. Thank you very, very much.

PLEASE🙏 do a Vid about The Thunderwell-- underground nuclear steam piston concept weapon! There's NO Vid about this crazy and cool af idea on RU-vid, you'd be The First!

Yes, a similar video on the Soviet Empire would be great!

Great summary! I was surprised you didn’t mention Anastasia, as it’s the most iconic Russian-focused story I can think of in the west.

Make a video about the Soviet Union and for the Spanish Empire please!!

Could you do a video on Project Vela?

Speaking of Bloody Sunday, maybe do one on the troubles.

RU-vid needs to put "are you a robot?" and "Is this simons next channel?" questions on to prevent the onslaught of channels. I get that simon reads wikipedias dramatically for one or two companies but this is a dozen chanels!! Does simon do these channels overseas to get better tax rates?

Yes please do one of the soviets

Is it possible anyone has compiled all the lessons from history into a project to create an algorithm that first, seeks to preserve existing regimes and second, collapse competing regimes? If there’s such a project it’s certainly worthy of a Megaproject episode!

Another channel hosted by Simon? Quick, someone find my surprised face!!

RU-vid needs to be re-branded SimonTube

Time of Troubles, done a video on that yet?

Simon, please do a vid on the Soviets!

Can you do building the biggest auto maker?

Considering how complicated and convoluted Russian and the Romanov family history actually are, well done Simon and team!

My dad's family escaped with their lives.... the Czarina gave the members of the household her jewelry so that they could sell off the gems and get to safety.... I have the broach with the paste replacements of the jewels.... I remember my grandmother, she was mad about something my dad said and told him: "we are not peasants, we are the elite"!! As a child I did not understand, but my mom explained that grandma just missed her old life...

We don't need short summary of russian history, we need a biographics video on every russian tsar! + Alexander Suvorov Fyodor Ushakov Pyotr Rumyantsev Pyotr Kotlyarevsky Mikhail Skobelev Iosif Gurko Pavel Nakhimov

Yeah do one about the Soviet empire interesting stuff

when talking about rasputin, you missed the opportunity to mention that slapping disco track