'Enemy Number 1': Admiral Kolchak and the Russian Civil War
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November 1918. In western Europe, the four-year slaughter of World War One was drawing to an end.But across the former Russian Empire, a new conflict had broken out… a civil war that raged from central Europe to the Pacific, claiming an estimated nine million lives. Lenin, the Bolsheviks and their new Soviet Republic battled for survival against their many enemies - collectively known as the ‘Whites’.
The Whites’ great hope: their newly-appointed ‘Supreme Ruler of Russia’, Admiral Alexander Kolchak. Kolchak was a war hero, a man of duty and discipline, who believed above all in service to ‘the motherland’. Millions looked to him to crush the Bolsheviks, avenge the murdered Tsar, and save Russia from chaos and collapse.
This is the extraordinary tale of the life and death of Admiral Kolchak - Russia’s only ‘Supreme Ruler’.
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Some Russian sources consulted for this video:
Admiral Kolchak, the supreme ruler of Russia, Zyryanov P. N.
Admiral Kolchak Dictator at will, Cherkashin N. A.
Alexander Kolchak: Military-theoretical works, Kolchak A. V.
Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak: Researcher, Admiral, Supreme Ruler of Russia, Ivan Plotnikov
The Rise and Fall of Admiral Kolchak, Anatoly Vasilyevich Smolin
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Welcome to Part 2 of our series on Admiral Kolchak - Lenin's 'Enemy Number 1', and the man who battled the Bolsheviks to the very last. We hope you enjoy the show, and thank you to our sponsor Ground News! Compare news coverage from diverse sources around the world on a transparent platform driven by data. Try Ground News today and get 30% off your subscription: ground.news/epichistory
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... "Let us begin with this evident fact: Muscovy does not belong at all to Europe, but to Asia. It follows that judging Muscovy and the Muscovites by our European standards is a mistake to be avoided."-gonzague de reynold, 19501 In methodological terms, one should de-Europeanise any analysis of Muscovy policy.- thomas gomart, 20062 "
A man of principle, but certainly not one to compromise. Unfortunately if you don’t bend you break.
especially when you are unable to read your current context and allow your allies to mistreat peasants and attempt to reestablish nobility in the lands, thus ensuring that you lose all support and make them choose the other side as the lesser of two evils.
Ваш Колчак, с благословения англичан и французов объявивший себя диктатором Сибири был раздражительным человечком, о котором один его коллега писал: «больной ребенок... безусловно неврастеник... вечно под чужим влиянием».
Soldiers are allways bed politicions
This is an object lesson in the importance of diplomacy when fighting a way
He should accept Finland offer to attack with 100,000 man in exchange Finland independence..but he not..he too amazed to get all teritorry of Russian Empire before..then rather lose Finland, he lose everything
The man was so loyal to the cause that even his hair turned a patriotic color to show support.
Respect 🫡 🥹 😎
Caught me off gaurd, that's a good one
The Admiral asked the commander of the firing squad, "Would you be so good as to get a message sent to my wife in Paris to say that I bless my son?" The commander responded, "I'll see what can be done, if I don't forget about it."
Kolchaks last words
Did he, though?
@@goncalo33 no message was ever received
@@louismayes777 Thanks. How were his last words discovered?
@@goncalo33 eyewitness accounts
My most heartfelt THANK YOU for supplying this information on the Great Admirals last words.
It is interesting to note that Alexander Kolchak and the Soviet commander who defeated him, Mikhail Frunze, where both of Moldavian/Romanian decent. With Kolchak being descendant from the son of a Moldavian mercenary who joined the Russian Army in the 18th century and was later elevated to the position of landowner and aristocrat during the reign of Empress Elisabeth. While Frunze's father was a Romanian para-medic in Russian service who settled in Turkestan's with his Russian wife in the late 19th century.
It seems that 2 romanians have decided the Russian future.
@@razvanpopescu-lw4nw
Neither of them identified as such or had a personal bond to the region from where their ancestors who set the foundation on which their current Russian legacy would be built, originated.
What I find astonishing about Mikhail Frunze in particular is that his daughter, Tatiana Frunze lived to the grand age of 104 years old and died less than a month ago on the 15th of January 2024.
@@rennor3498 When I first heard of Frunze, I immediately had to look up his background. That name literally means "leaves" in Romanian.
@@rennor3498 Also, in best case hes half Bessarabien/Half Russian. Probably Jew decent.
@@razvanpopescu-lw4nw they were "Romanians" in same way as Ottoman sultans were "Russians" (you know that many sultans were sons of Russian (south Slavic) concubines?)
Damn, just hearing about the hardships those people had to live through.. can only imagine
Whom you mean
@@ALIKN1-1russian people
Just wait until you hear about the 90's.
Ukrainians say hello right now
@@imooumoo4the 90s is normal compare to the 30s man
Tucker: Why did you invade Ukraine?
Putin: Let me start with Kolchak
Russian Vikings: Do you say bbbbbbbb?
We had to invade Ukraine for our own safety you know ? Not that where the largest country by landmass in the world never can have enough right?
@@user-cg2tw8pw7j Swede’s Varjags study history . Soviet forget this allways.
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@@johnbooth5297 Россия одна из самых жадных стран, по ее территории заметно.
@@johnbooth5297American rocket bases right on russias doorstep that can reach Moscow in minutes is indeed an existential threat, it’s shocking how naive and uneducated people are about basic geopolitics.
I'd like to point out that Mannerheim's offer was conditional: The Whites acknowledging Finnish independence was just one of them.
East Karelia and Petsamo had to be annexed into Finland, and the western allies had to support the intervention politically and fund it. It wasn't also just Kolchak's refusal that quashed any prospect of an attack, but also that the new Republican form of government adopted in 1919 forbade the now President to declare war alone. Mannerheim lost the first presidential election to a moderare called Ståhlberg.
Mannerheim himself was an Imperial officer, even presented at Nicholas' coronation... But in the end, Brits were the main factor and they only wanted to prolong the war in Russia and weaken whoever wins.
@@albogypsy2842 Like what they're doing now in Ukraine?
@@littlehandsgivescovfefe4837Exactly. At the moment there is only one politician with considerable power to be trusted: ERDOGAN
I have seen many comments in which Kolchak is discussed for refusing to accept help from Poles and Finns. Why did he do it? Obviously, if he had agreed to this, those territories that the Poles and Finns would have occupied in the process of their assistance would have remained with them.
Why did he refuse the help of the French and Czechs? Because they allowed the Japanese to occupy Vladivostok "to suppress the influence of the Reds" without the approval of the Russian government, which they would also have reserved for themselves in exchange for help. And after that, they asked for the gold reserve to be handed over to them for protection. 500 tons of gold at the edge of the world in the semi-wild forests of Siberia, across the border with China, where there are Hong Kong, Macau and other colonies. As you know, it is not difficult to steal this good without a trace.
The British in the north and in the oil fields of (then Russian) Azerbaijan, the French in the Crimea, the Japanese in Vladivostok, the Czechs with gold in one of the wildest places on the planet...So he had every reason not to believe those who, for the help they are providing now, will tear the country to pieces later
Poland, Baltic states , Finland allready left.
He should have seen the writing on the wall and know that Finland and Poland were never going to return to the Russian Empire. He would have known about the Finnish assassination of Governor Bobrikov, who even the Imperial Russian government believed was too harsh on the Finns. Kolchak tried to keep everything instead of something and lost everything in the end...
Fair arguments, there are always a lot of complexities to this stuff that influence peoples decisions. I do however think he still should’ve accepted Finnish support to attack Petersburg, perhaps they could have signed a guarantee that they would give up the city once they liberated it from the reds, and pull back to a reasonable distance, in exchange for independence. Having said that it’s also likely had the Finns decided to keep Petersburg for themselves, Russian armies almost certainly could’ve retaken it.
I feel that this is a weird case of priorities though. Yes, Finland and Poland were demanding entire provinces for their help, but this is a war of survival. What was Eastern Karelia or Vilnius compared to Moscow or the Ukraine? You can demand Vladivostok or Azerbaijan or any of your lost territories back back when you control the massive resources of Western Russia and Eastern Europe, not when your most populous city does not even have 10% of Moscow's population.
@vovchos8235 In the case of Finland your claim is wrong. Mannerheim specifically planned to hand over Petrograd to Yudenich's forces after liberating the city from the Bolsheviks. Finland, a nation of some 3 million people at the time, holding on to a Russian-populated Petrograd long-term, was never in the cards.
One can only wonder about how rigid the man was in his decision making. Denying alliance with Finland exactly when he needed it the most, or even adapting to the fact that all is lost and flee with his 10 soldiers and his remaining officers to Mongolia in order to live and hope to fight another day. He even knew that the Czechs would sell him out and still followed them, literally what the hell is wrong with you, wake up. Obviously what made up that man was too much of a soldier and too little of a politician at a time when he needed to play every single of his cards right in order to hope for any kind of success in his quest to overthrow the Bolsheviks, an extremely difficult task on its own.
He epitomized patriotism and unwavering loyalty to his motherland, but his staunch commitment to maintaining the idea of "Russia; one and indivisable" is what led to his collapse, same with many White generals. He was a soldier, not a political leader, since he rejected numerous alliance offers, fearing foreign exploitation of Russia's territory and soverenity amidst the chaos of civil war. He remained a true man of state at heart, even at the cost of potential alliances. His honorable death was a testament to his dedication to the cause, an undeserved fate. But I think his struggle was lost since the start. White forces were unable to compete with the sheer size and industry of the Bolsheviks
Kolchak reminds me of book Stannis from Game of Thrones: incredibly hard-working, smart and principled, but also ruthless and uncompromising to a fault. From his own perspective at least he refused to play politics (even more than Stannis!) in favor of what he saw as justice (the restauration of the entire Russian Empire and its full sovereignity) and when he was defeated he remained honourable (not implicating his officers, taking full responsibility) and even inspired his followers to make a brave last attempt to rescue him and his cause!
My buddy and I could not wait for this to come out! Thank you for your top-notch content and telling the story of Kolchak.
Amazing video! Much thanks from a Polish born Canadian who found this SUPER well done and informative.
Ok you're polish born Canadian so what? Did you know kolchak personally or something
This literally gave me chills, the end of Kolchak was not deserving of a man of his stature
Doing politics is very dangerous
Absolutely but once you accept the responsibility of such a magnitude you have to be ready for every outcome!
Lived by the sword, died by the sword.
@fractalmadness9253 well said 👏
This is communist Russia. There is no other possibility
Thank you Epic History TV for making today a great day with this upload!
Is literally NO ONE gonna talk about the quality improvement from the original First World War video opposed to this one. Like come on the graphics at 0:11 are legit chefs kiss
No one. Just you and your big trap.
@@HalideHelix what is bro yapping about
Another incredible history documentary, I always learn!
I love that you used music/soundtracks from your WWI video (a classic masterpiece by the way). It’s weird, but I feel the music makes it easier for me to understand the time period and political landscape this tale takes place in. Great work, as always.
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Yet another cracking episode of our history. Thanks for filling the knowledge. ❤️💛💪🏻💪🏻
Extremely detailed and informative, excellent work as always 👌
I have driven my wife mad narrating historical retellings of our arguments in Charles Nove’s voice. I could listen to this man talk about ageing cheese in his fridge.
Amazing video as always EHTV!
Proves the point that good military leader doesn't make good politician.
Like Ulysses Grant
I will point out that the majority of historical leaders were both politicans and military leaders. There are leader who were good at both. But I will agree, they are generally the exceptions to the rule.
He was a honest man that’s why he was not a good politician
Jackson, Grant and Washington?
And let's not forget Napoleon.
Thanks too much for this superb piece of art, history, video edition, script, and many other skills necessary to do something like this. And of course discipline and leadership.
That was so well made.
Thank you.
Absolutely Stunning ⚡️Thank You
Another great video. This channel puts out some of the highest quality history content.
Thank you for highlighting this part of history.
Perfect as always ❤
Thank you EpicHistoryTV
You can't blame Kolchak for not wanting to give overall command to a foreigner. Can't believe they even proposed it
you need to blame him. he must give overall command to a foreigner as Zelenski now
@@eliotness4029 that's false. Ukraine gets tons of help from the US, and the US generals may suggest strategy, but Ukranian generals have the final say in strategy
@@PhoenixAscending Ukranian generals have the final say in strategy. but the US generals may suggest who will be next Ukranian generals
I don’t personally approve of the man’s politics, but can’t deny he was a tough patriot who was dealt a tough hand
And interested enough in the welfare of his country to not pawn off its wealth to foreign powers, which is admirable across the political spectrum
He was very patriotic and loyal to his motherland, however he was too determined to keep on the idea of "Russia one and indivisable" he was a great military leader but not a good politicial one, rejected many offers of alliances because he didn't want to sell Russia to foreign powers that wanted to use the civil war's chaos. This man was a soldier, not a politician, and he died honorably, undeserved fate
@@noeltlalka6476 I can imagine it would be tough for a Patriot to sell parts of his country off to “allies” in exchange for support.
Excellent presentation. Well done
Kolchak is was a real patriot loyal , devoted to the motherland and will never betray
Thank you for bringing such high quality content to CZcams for free.
Marvelous work friend. As always. Make videos and for other great military leaders please. You are amazing 😉👍👌.
Firstly I'd like to thanks Epic History Tv for another great piece of documentary, I really enjoyed the first part and I could'nt wait for second part, which was fantastic. I think that the Russian civil war is often overlooked and you guys managed to sum it up really nicely, balanced and informative. I'm really looking forward for Napoleon in Egypt part 2! :D
I'm just little bit dissapointed you didn't add more context to situation of Czechoslovak legion in Russia (video primary focus is on Kolchak, so its understandable), so i'll try to sum it up here really quickly.
Like you said in the first video, Legion was after revolution in precarious position, because at that time, WW1 was still raging, and main motivation of Legionaries was to fight the central powers, to convinced Entente powers for creation of Czechoslovakia, so they decited to travel from Vladivostok to France and Italy. However on route to Vladivostok, Reds were very suspecious about intensions of the Legion, so they decided to disarm them. Of course Legionarie refused, so Reds were hostile towards the Legion now on.
However, when Kolchak took over the Whites, WW1 was already over, so now main motivation of the Legion was to get home (Czechoslovakia after its creation was at border war with Poland and Hungary, so they want to help in the fight). Allies though that they could use Legion in civil war, but most of the Legioneries were not interested (but many still actively fight alongside the Whites, like general Gajda, you can actually see him in 11:55, person on the left from Kolchak).
And now about the most controversial part, handing over Kolchak. They 100% used him and the gold reserves as a bargain asset, I won't decline that. It's worth to note, at that time, Kolchak goverment collapsed and his army was almost wiped out. So yes, they exchanged (againts Entente orders btw) Kolchak and gold for free passage out of Russia and cease fire with Reds.
Those Legioneries, whose left Russia earlier managed to arrive to newly born Czechoslovakia just in time to help in defence of Slovakia againts Hungary. Last Legionaries arrived from Russia in November 1920, 2 years after country's creation. Its also worth noting, that Czechoslovak legion members didn't serve just in Russia, but also in italian and french army and combined grown in force more than 100 000 man. In interwar period they were a backbone of Czechoslovak army.
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"Jeanine's wounded pride would later have bitter consequences for Kolchak." Man, were you right, Toby, with Jeanine handing over Kolchak to the Bolshevicks in Irkutsk? Honestly, I do want to let Patreons know that Kolchak was like Ulysses S. Grant, who although wasn't a great man in the unionists side but was ultimately the man looked up to, to crush the confederates in the American Civil War, so Kolchak may be blamed for his mistakes internally but you cannot deny that the man tried really hard for what was best for conservative Russia than Bolshevick Russia, likewise great video and cannot wait for you to make Napoleon in Egypt part 2, keep up the great work.
I think you are confusing “great” with “perfect.” Both were not perfect men, but they were undeniably great men.
Kolchak is not like Grant. For one, Kolchak lost his war unlike Grant who won his...
@theotherohlourdespadua1131 OK, but the next part I said "But Kolchak was looked up to, to crush the Bolshevicks as much as Grant was looked up to, to crush the confederates" so there's my rebuttal, you just didn't look closely enough.
Its still a bad conparison. Grant won because he actually had the vision to win the war and the will to carry it through. Kolchac was a stubborn and conservative man, unwilling to do what it took to win the war because of "honor". He deserved to lose. @@theraginggager7303
I wouldn’t compare the two generals Grant and Kolchak simply because they were from different perspectives of war and factions in the war they fought.
Kolchak was being stubborn and not aware the lack of logistics and the manpower compared to the Bolsheviks who had the highest advantage when it came to infrastructure and the unlimited supply because of factories producing massively across in-out of Moscow. Of course the political and national diplomacy with the West wasn’t the main part Kolchak skill in the civil war because he devoted on the military campaign and dealing with internal issues. You can argue that Kolchak doesn’t want to heavily relied on the Western allied cooperation because he doesn’t want to look like a weak leader influenced by Western powers from his people perspective. Even if he relied on western support, that requires when they would reach them through the strategic and logistical lines when dealing with the massive and equipped Bolsheviks red army. Also any loss battle and casualties that the Kolchak faced would permanently and never be recovered. He needed more wins to gain more support to his people and the relation with the western allies, but never did. His supreme leader were already in a chaotic state prior to the civil war and revolution, so any attempt to restore the power were fruitless because the Bolsheviks had completely controlled with the main government after overthrow the Provisional Government and thus the body of power of Russia.
Grant on the other hand, he was command in the Union army with the main government of the United States, along with the population and military production were massively doubled compared to the Confederate army (whom they were relied on agriculture). Although the big advantage on the Confederate army was their great leadership, but it’s depending on when the Union army learned their mistakes from the battle since they can recover from massive loss and number of Union generals that President Lincoln had sacked. It’s up to the matter of time when they managed to find the right general that had the proper military experience and the observation of the Confederate general to get the foresight on their military movement. Of course Grant flaws with being reckless on leadership and entiled as the “butcher” by sending soldiers to their deaths, but you to have remember that this was not the first time the Union general ordered a massive attack on Confederate forces like in the Battle of Fredericksburg (aka Union version of Picket’s Charge) under command of Union general Ambrose Burnside. Despite the casualties is differ from both Union generals fought in separate battles, it’s a common choice that armies were fought especially in the area that where fought in seperate campaigns. I wouldn’t attempt to conclude as to whether Grant was an alcoholic since many sources that it was exaggerated or simply he barely drink it, which was mostly likely an attempt to create a controversy when he was a general and later as a president later in life.
Lastly, both of these men, Grant and Kolchak were from seperate backgrounds, different people and period when they were alive.
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Yes please thank you ❤
This series is so good, I hope it brings enough views to justify a series on Denikin and Wrangel
CHARMING AND VERY BEAUTIFUL DOCUMENTARY
Great video. I learned a lot that I did not know
I applaud Epic History for an accurate and stunning representation of history!
Big fan of your work.
extraordinary content as always
Kolchak is literally Stannis Baratheon lol
Fantastic video yet again
As always epic history never fails to convey and epic history
Another fantastic video EPTV
Mikhail Frunze's speech of the Bolshevik, a brilliant self-taught military commander, Moldovan by nationality) about the Russian people in the civil war
"If you open any White Guard newspaper, you will see that Kolchak, who says that he defends the unity of Russia, that he goes for its national revival, this Kolchak has help from all the imperialists of the world. In such a newspaper you will read triumphant notes that the British are advancing very successfully in the North of Russia, that they have taken Arkhangelsk and that not today or tomorrow they will move closer to the center of Russia.
Here you will also read that Estonia and Finland are beating the Bolsheviks, that Petrograd will be taken tomorrow, and that their troops are working very successfully. In the west, the Bolsheviks are also successfully beaten and Polish troops are advancing. In the same way, Romanian troops are advancing successfully in the south; the English and French fleets are acting very successfully, bombarding the Black Sea cities and also beating the Bolsheviks. Then you read that Baku is in the hands of the British, and the Bolshevik ships are also being destroyed by the British fleet. In the east, Japanese troops are also beating the Bolsheviks and also acting successfully.
Russian Russians, comrades, compare all these statements that you have read, and think about where the Russian people are here - everywhere on these many fronts are the British, French, Japanese, Poles, Estonians, etc., and where are the Russian workers and peasants? They are here, inside the country, they are the Bolsheviks who are being beaten by all these Japanese, British, Poles and others.
And I think, comrades, that every fool should understand that there, in the camp of our enemies, there can be no national revival of Russia, that there can be no question of fighting for the well-being of the Russian people from that side. Because it's not because of the beautiful eyes that all these French and British help Denikin and Kolchak - naturally, they pursue their interests. This fact should be clear enough that Russia is not there, that we have Russia..."
M.V. Frunze
20.09.1919
When yall mentioned the allied expeditionary forces, I was shocked to see that there were US And Japanese forces together, man how quickly 20-30 years changes shit is crazy.
Thank you for this video and for russian subtitles. I remember how asked you about 2-3 years before in comment section of 1 of yours videos to create series about russian civil war with all sides: Bolsheviks, Whites, Makhno in Ukraine, Alash Orda(Horde), Turkestan autonomy, basmaches and others
Amazing stuff, just after playing Last train home
Have you people ever thought about doing something related to Suvorov or the Italian Campaign of 1799? Pretty underrated stuff imo
Italian and Swiss campaigns!
Suvorov, the one of the greatest
Meh, general just starved his army in Alps.
Ahh.. The unimaginable horrors of brutal early 20th Century warfare to blissfully drift asleep to.
Very informative and entertaining ❤❤
Fantastic video ❤
A good video on a subject that isn't often spoken about! Great work
Wow, what an excellent video! Greetings from Poland
Here we go!
Man of steel. Russia’s history is sooo damn interesting, great, tragic and romantic at the same time!!!
yes. west has no idea about . Russia’s history
A good example of how to much pride can end you.
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Admiral Kolchak know's how to strike a pose at the start of this video. Confidence !👍
God rest his soul, he tried his best 🫡☦️🇷🇺
Hello there
Well done!
Whenever this channel post I come running
Wonderful 👏👏
About time
An interesting man and story. To all involved: Thank you for creating this video, contributing to and sharing it.
Epic History TV :Golden throat❤
I adore your channel, please make a video on the allied intervention of this war!
Even though Kolchak used Allied aid to its full potential he seemed to have stayed firm not to give them ANY influence over Russia, like not accepting them being in command of Russian troops, or falling for the "international protection" lie, preferring the gold to fall on enemy hands as long as said hands where Russian.
Not that this stopped the allies from betraying him. In the end only Russian troops came to even attempt a rescue while the rest either handed him over, indirectly helped in his demise, or sat back and did nothing on the commandeered railway line.
As it appears his loyalty to the motherland was his real top priority over any victory. Even as a leftist myself, despite the many people that died due to his actions, I believe that, this much is commendable no matter how you see it.
Still stupid to not pinch his nose, accept the aid, and deal with the Allies later. De Gaulle did the impossible: get France to be treated am equal partner instead of a liberated country, and he did it by being realistic about his choices and act accordingly with it. It only shows how stupid Kolchak is...
i love this music 10:27
Fantastic video
History channel wishes it was this good.
We need a series about Basil 2
Wow, you guys really do the videos about russian history? Thank you!!! Not even every russian knows, who is Kolchak and "how much was the supreme rules in our history?". Thank, thank, thank. I'm too happy that you educate Europe, America and other country about our catastrophes, that can't express it. Guys, you are the best
YES! Been waiting For this! Love the history of russia, the first video and thanks for your amazing content! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
They should make a video about Russian's terrorism war on Ukraine
@@AldousGarac Adding the word "terrorism" to "war" doesn't turn it into terrorism.
Damn, what's the music at the beginning of the video?
15:10 This had to be the motivation behind the Winter war 20 years later
The moment Kolchak refused the Finnish offer of opening a new front in exchange for independence I knew he would shortly fall.
My thoughts exactly, incredibly foolish.
Still, the betrayal from the Czechoslovak legion was dirty.
The Czechoslovak Legion really only cared of escaping, so they didn't really care of the Whites
If kolchak Got to finns to attack petrograd,the czechoslovaks would've sided with the whites,because they didn't really care about the war and would side with whoever won to ensure their safety @@AlphaSections
Среди лидеров Белого движения был также Врангель и Деникин. Первый более позитивно смотрел на независимость некоторых стран, которые откололись от Российской империи. Так например Врангель признал право на существование Украинской народной республики за их вклад в борьбу против большевизма. Но всё пошло иначе, к сожалению..
@@marcusledesma9125 they wanted to go home to there country why would they care about russia?
Extraordinary content
Yeh!
I adore such romantic people. Selfless and dutiful placing their country above anyones personal interest. Fighting a lost battle in the name of honor.
You will be remembered
Alexander
He was true hero and patriot who refused to sell his country in politics, something many politicians need to learn from today
And another master piece 🤷🔥 28:41
Where the mascot of the U.S. Army’s 27th Infantry Regiment came from as well as got his name. The 27th Infantry Regiment (The Wolfhounds) has a Russian wolfhound named Kolchak for a mascot. Not sure what number the regiment is currently on. I think Kolchak VII is buried behind A Company, 2-27th HQ on Schofield Barracks, HI. It’s written in the sidewalk there. The Wolfhounds were given their name and mascot during their participation in fighting the Bolshevik Revolution. Nec Aspera Terrent
good job!!!!!!!!!!!
Fascinating account of a man I never had heard of before - I thought Kerenski was the big name after the abdication and before the rise of the Bolsheviks.
Does anybody know the name of music that plays at the start of the video? It always gives me goosebumps been trying to find for so long
His inability to compromise killed him and his cause.
My grandgrandfather was forcefully conscripted into Kolchak's army. To this day in Siberia most vicious guard dogs are nicknamed Kolchak.
Also, you may get an idea through Western videos Bolsheviks won because they were ruthless and cruel. Not quite so. Mainly it was because the people chose to support them. They were popular.
Are y'all ever gonna finish the venice series?
There unity is as tough as steel
Even at fights