Vlodec I think you’re using flattering wrong. This documentary just shows the timeline of the Romanovs. They changed Russia for the good. Catherine being German doesn’t do too much. I mean she was great
Alle Bennett,i agree.. I've just discovered this channel by chance,while i was looking for videos of Mata Hari..it took me to this channel,and the most enchanting tv serie about Mata Hari (believe me,it's worth to watch!)..and now i've found so many documentaries and movies and tv serie from and about Russia i am so happy! And as an history buff and major (and being russian from my mom's side),this Romanoff documentary it's a treat!
At 7:59, the segue from Peter partying with Anna, to his wedding was HILARIOUS! The actor portraying Peter was PERFECT! A word which pretty much describes everything about this series. The casting was GENIUS!! The actors LOOKED like the historical figures they represented...something you almost NEVER see. But the costumes, the music, the way they illustrated facts....this series was superb from start to finish. Also...the actor who portrayed Peter is HOT!! Very intriguingly good-looking!
Agreed. All of the actors in this series looked like their characters. I was taken aback by how similar Peters wife Catherine looked like the actor playing her here. The way you described Peter is the same as women described him in their writings. Not classically good looking but he had something to him that made him quite attractive to women.
+Pookleberry The casting of all the czars & czarinas were brilliant they really embodied those characters they're better than some of actors from Hollywood.
Really? I see every ruler so far being portrayed as either a genius single handedly responsible for Russian greatness or a near or actual cretin. Very few were close to being either. I suspect what you call "BS" is actually nuance required for a realistic history.
I always knew why my high school history teacher (1995) loved Peter the Great, but this documentary just further amplified at just how awesome he truly was. Like wow,... a Tsar (a king), who got involved into everything and wanted to know how things worked, made and got hands-on himself. He got into metal-work, carpentry, shoe-making, boat-making, navigation, learned other languages and who knows what else. He also appeared very handsome looking and had such a people-person personality. No wonder he was such a catch among the ladies. :) I think he and I would had gotten along as great friends, since I too loved involving myself in many activities and professions. I don't have 2 degrees and six certifications in four different fields for nothing. I truly believe that if Peter the Great were alive today he would've gotten involved in robotics, mechanics, computer programming, computer engineer and many more things, much more. It is why he is my favorite historical figure. Such an inspirational leader. Thank you for creating a documentary that show this guy in all of his greatness and flaws without patronizing or undermining him. Excellent documentary.
cn012891pat First, Thank you for replying my comment so nicely. That is so rare in youtube-land and deserves recognition. Secondly, to answer your question, I have two degrees, one in Art and Art Education (which includes Art History), and the second degree is on Special Education (I teach students with disabilities. Someday I hope to be of a great asset to a self contain classroom). As for my certifications, I have about five official ones (I have them in hand or could show proof through official transcripts) and currently I will have on hand another one (waiting on transcripts to get the cert copy). I have certifications in SPED, General Ed K-6, Cuban Studies, the other two on Medical Billing and Coding, including the CCA (which I will renew sometime next year due to the complications of the ICD-10 codes being used and that it expires this year. Luckily I'm in no rush to renew this cert). The other one is a cert on teaching individuals with Autism (which includes psychology). I do want to continue my studies and earn a degree in Science and the certifications that goes with it. As much as I love History, Biology is my strongest subject area and I teach it well. Many of my professors tease me and call me, "Professional Student." I'm just a firm believer that if you are involved in education, you, as the teacher, should never stop learning and should always strive to gain as much knowledge as possible, which at the end benefits all. Thank you again for your kind comment and sharing how you feel about Peter the Great. #TeamPeterTheGreat
+Yusiley Sierra you know about autism that is incredible as not many history majors find that interesting and what else can you do for a degree in history? And I have Asperger syndrome so it is good to know that you care tnx
Ethan Davies My main occupation is teaching at public schools, mostly with individuals with disabilities and/or disorders. I love students within SPED (special education). They are so sincere, honest, and hard working. If they could, they will give you the whole world. As for your question/statement, having a history degree can be useful for working at or for institutions and/or museums. :) Personally, I prefer having a Science degree and teach biology to 10th graders or Physical Science to 9th graders. They have personalities I tend to enjoy the most, because they understand my sense of humor or that I understand their sense humor. :P However, I can understand the allure for a History degree, but most people who chose this path end up being teachers no matter what grade level, middle schools, high schools, colleges or universities. The real money for Historians are in being authors for making university textbooks. :) Most History professors I know that make over 6 figure salaries are the ones who write up their own textbooks for the classes they teach and they teach at qualifying/prestige universities. :) I hope that helps answer your question or statement.
I’ve been binging this series and I absolutely love it! The acting (especially for Peter himself!), the animation, the numbers and details concerning how much the average person would pay for this and that, the narration. All spot on! And I’m happy to find a little community of people who enjoy these documentaries as much as I do!
I really enjoy these docs ! I’m from Finland and it’s interesting learn more about our neighbor Russia. I always tought we learn a lot of US and other european countrys history in schools not so much Russian and Asian countries. I have studied history and it is my passion but I have never before have known this much of Romanovs. Great work, this is how docs should look like ! And I love how they show pieces and figures of old paintings 😍
I feel the same way. I'm from the US and it seems like we learn US history, European history, and of course general ancient and medieval history, but there isn't enough taught about Russian history before the Cold War. The topic is covered a little bit in schools, but not enough.
+abstractfacts they made at least one. I saw it as a kid. I never forgot him for what we called "cat like moustache" and non royal behaviour. I also recently saw a documentary in which a part was about Peter the Great. they portrayed him in a little more positive way than they describe him here. interesting person who thought and behaved ahead of his time.
Peter the great and William the conqueror have so much in common. Both had a very clear vision, had all the determination in the world to get what they want and they never cared what anybody else thought.
The physical structure of Peter has caught my attention. I would like to present the readers with the fact that, In Indian culture, there is a concept of "Ajanubahu", the one with long arms or the knee reaching arms. Many Avatars,Sages, Seers, Emperor and enlightened humans have have the same physical build. So this physical build is often connected to characteristic of great and enlightened beings.
If that's the case, Tzar Peter the Great was an immensley enlightened individual. Not only with practical knowledge and statecraft, but also in the way he single-handedly dragged his country into the modern age.
@@kellysunserenity4068 The deeds which were done by Tzar Peter, for Russia immensely benefited Mother Russia, so in that context he was indeed enlightened.
Catherine's did too! I always noticed that about these documentaries. And the wardrobes are so detailed and elaborate. They spared no money on the aesthetic and music either. Just 100% beautifully done ❤️
Dear, I really enjoyed the documentary The Romanovs. The History of the Russian Dynasty. However I am Brazilian and my native language is Portuguese. Please, I would be very grateful if you would put the CC (subtitles) in Portuguese, I am very enthusiastic about Russian history and I want to delve into the beautiful work that you produce.
Some of the czars became the jack of all trades by learning from either their tutors or learned as they traveled to other countries and applied it the Russian culture.
The problem with Russia's integration to the rest of Europe, aside to the distance, was always that hey were culturally unique to the rest of Europe.: When Europe were Catholic, they were Orthodox When Europe had the Protestants fighting the Catholics, They were Orthodox When Europe had liberalism, they had Autocrats When Europe had democracy, they had the Soviets When Europe had kneeled to the US, they had Independence. When Europe had democracy again, they had Putin. I like Russian history because of that, they have always been themselves, part of Europe, but not part of Europe.
I agree, Russia has it's own history. Russia wanted to Westernize it's technologies but cultural wise it could never be a France or A Sweden. Their history and faith was much to different.
I remember on another documentary that Alexei was about the complete opposite of Peter. While Peter was this towering energetic giant who was always focused on the new, Alexei was the short, lazy, indecisive schlub who would sit around with the boyar nobles talking about the old days before Peter's reign. It was said while he was in Vienna, he asked the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI for an army to overthrow his father, but the Emperor's advisers warned him against it because they weren't convinced Alexei could succeed. He was described by one historian as "when he woke up in the morning, he couldn't decided when or even if he should get out of bed."
I thought I had a good public education in High school as a freshman I took World History...I remember the 1st day in class what the teacher said( and that's about all...)"Human history is a series of one group of people conquering another followed by economic and scientific growth followed by more conquering..ect..ect" now that was back in 1984...but I am shocked that we were not taught about the Russian revolution or how Russia started out..The French revolution English beginnings with the Saxons and the Vikings and of course Americas history..but no Russian history ...perhaps because of the cold war but nevertheless Russia's history is absolutely fascinating I have been eating up all the Documentaries about the Romanov's..Jewish involvement..pogroms..some one recommended "In the shadow of Hermes, but I was turned right off by the 1 sided message being portrayed. ' Peter the great' was certainly a man worthy of heroism and if I knew about him as a younger man I certainly would of emulated his adventurous spirit, as I already had the same curiosity about science and mechanics.But just when I was looking for a good book to read or movie to watch this whole new world of "world history" has been introduced to me through these selfless documentary youtube posters..Thank you very very much!!!
Awesome series and its so addictive. After watching "Soviet storm War in the east" I stumble upon this one. For large audience english voiceover on other seasons will be highly appreciated.
In the time of Peter the Great, conscription of peasants was effectively a death sentence, and their families would have a wake for them and a funeral before they left. Many peasants viewed this as a form of murder and called Peter an Anti-Christ.
The Russian Palace certainly had colourful history, the Nobles resounded history of troubles along Mongolian, Korean, Chinese and Japanese monarchies. Nobles advisors proved to be more powerful than those who were wearing the Crowns. Advisors like what is now writers and newscasters can certainly tarnished their reputations and capable of making repetitive untimely deaths. Just wondered, that burning firewoods to their fireplaces to keep them warmer than suffered from lungs ailments. They could have practiced drinking boiled water with oregano leaves- that was cute for "hika" actually. Seriously, this Documentary has been illuminating as well! Truly appreciate that this had been made. Quite informative indeed. Thank You for sharing.
Great Documentary although it only portrays the "acceptable" side of Peter the Great , at least it shows how bad-ass he was but fails to mention the antics of his company The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters a.k.a Jolly Company (when he was younger), they partied like wild ,the Russian Orthodox dubbed him the anti-christ ! Diarists of his time wrote that he practiced all sorts of gross behavior, some sadistic , he tortured unruly servants as a past time, not just torture chambers made for criminals . Not to mention extreme drunkenness. Hey, Im not or ever will be in any position to condone or judge him. Neither will you ! Still One of my favorite Tsars, Russian history is the greatest in the world!!
everyone knows about the dark side of Peter the Great's life, it's no secret to anyone. But as a rule, adults are interested in these details. And these documentaries are watched by both children and teenagers. The piquant details about which you are talking, apparently decided not to take away from ethical considerations (but they are not denied).
0:51Mins.. It was an English Boat because it belonged to Englishmen, and had been built in England. But it weren't the English who developped that type of vessel. Actually, that "English Boat" derived from earlier portuguese vessels. It were the Portuguese who developped that type of boat, the caravelle, a vessel able to sail into the wind, as well as away from the wind!
+WhiteSeaLeviathan I actually really really dislike this Czar. As far as I'm concerned the only good he did was in military. Everything else was horrible stripping Russia of its cultural identity. Russia without beards....... such shame. Also I never liked those long curly Netherland wigs!
Charles the great he was called. A good ruler, talented in music and military. Was able to make use of a dead style of fighting called Pike and shot and gave Russia a run for its money. Either way, this Czar documentary series is awesome
@@warwickeng5491, you're so funny. The Swedes almost defeated them, the French almost, the Germans almost... But Russians defeated them all 100%, in fact, not almost.
Am really loving this BUT ONE THING cold make it more interesting for an English speaking audience: when words in Old Slavonic/ Old Cyrillic are written over some of the frames, they are beautiful but English speakers cannot read them and we don't know which words they are trying to emphasise with them.
abc64pan This documentary series was made for Russian TV. After that, the audio of the original Russian version was translated into english for english speaking people like us, however the visuals remained the same just as it was shown on Russian TV. I guess it would've cost too much to go back and change the writings. Also, the commentary explained in english what was written in Cyrillic while it was being showed, so it wasn't that big of a deal in my opinion.
+michelle stein-evers frankl I agree. however, I understand Russian enough to hear the narrator keeps speaking English and the words in Russian are those same words in Russian only handwritten. I also agree they are beautiful. the titles and other words that were not translated were not written on the screen. Like "strelcy" (the royal guard) or the name of the line of Romanovs I just couldn't understand all along.
Sick of all those Game of Thrones comparisons. That rubbish TV show is nothing compared to the history of not only Russia but many other nations. Read the frickin' books instead of watching dumb-ass fantasy, soap-operas. As for this documentary, it is well made and captivating but still based on historical books and memoirs.
nerfvideos96 Let's see...one was a democratically elected President, who believed in the ideals of individual freedom. The other was a despotic autocratic with unlimited power over his subjects who had his own son tortured to death.
Can you please broadcast the reign of The Rurik dynasty including the conversion of Russia to Christianity under Prince Stanislav Igoreivich of Kiev n his mother Saint Olga in English?
"Birth of a nation" documentary - conversion to Christianity "Rurik dynasty" - Rurikids in general Both can be found at this channel, no eng dub though
Svyatoslav Igorevich was a pagan and did not like Christians. In this regard, Russian history, under pressure from Christian priests, tries not to remember him. But it is impossible to silence such a powerful figure, a great warrior, they just start talking less about him and hush up his great campaigns and victories ...
@@AmitSinghrana1008 Absolutely. Gustav Vasa laid the foundation for the modern Swedish state, and created a powerful centralized state. For over 100 years prior to his reign Sweden had no centralized monarchy and was essentially a disorganized mess of a kingdom. Gustav Vasa's grandson Gustavus Adolphus utilized the strong, centralized, modern state that Gustav Vasa laid out for him to build Sweden into the greatest military force in the world at that time, and his extensive military endeavors founded the Swedish Empire. Also, his domestic reforms greatly modernized the Swedish state.
Was not. Sweden was and €Uropean superpower. Leader of Hungarian protestant´n´calvins Mesie Daniel Krman had visited Charles XII just on eve of Poltava 1708 battle. He wanted to explain the real/bleak situation of non-popist here in Austro-Hungary. After the battle Russians did find the conversationa between Charles XII and Mesie Krman and passed it to Habsburgs. Result? Daniel Krman was arrested and put into Bratislava Castle. Greeting from Bratislava/Pressburg
Just the caravel, the boat that allows to sail both for and against the wind, is not an english but a portuguese construction from the 15th century and was based on arabic constructions from even earlier ages..
28:12 Both monarcs did NOT lead their armies in person, Charles XII was wounded and carried around on a stretcher while his field marshal Rehnskiöld was in charge. Some claim that it is one of the reasons that the Swedes lost at Poltava. Otherwise great documentary!
I am a bit disappointed in one thing about how Peter is shown here. They clearly show his height but the actor playing Peter is average height like everyone else in this documentary. They call him a giant but they show a short man
The Russians are Europeans also! I don't like how sometimes they refer Europeans and then Russians, nonsense. The Russians are European also. Just Eastern Europeans and not Western or Central.
haha at 29:25 it says the sweedes took almost twice as many casualties, it was 1300 casualties to 8000 casualties thats over three times as many, i dont know whos translating but i see contradictions in the episodes compared to the russian version with english subtitles, in example a couple seconds before this example it says 10 hours of fighting when in the other version it say 12 hours of fighting.
yea i believe the Swedish at one point had the strongest army in Europe, descendants of vikings defiantly something to be proud of as i am proud to be russian
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honestly this is the best documentary series I've ever watched
Vlodec I think you’re using flattering wrong. This documentary just shows the timeline of the Romanovs. They changed Russia for the good. Catherine being German doesn’t do too much. I mean she was great
@Vlodec Mikhail Fyodorovich, Alexey Mikhailovich, Fyodor Alexeyevich, Alexander I, Alexander II, Alexander III
Maybe the best documentary SERIES, but there are much better done documentaries. Nova and nat geo have good ones.
Alle Bennett,i agree.. I've just discovered this channel by chance,while i was looking for videos of Mata Hari..it took me to this channel,and the most enchanting tv serie about Mata Hari (believe me,it's worth to watch!)..and now i've found so many documentaries and movies and tv serie from and about Russia i am so happy!
And as an history buff and major (and being russian from my mom's side),this Romanoff documentary it's a treat!
Agree
"Even the impossible is possible." PETER THE GREAT
Ah so that's where 'Mary Poppins Returns' gets that quote from....lol Good on you Tsar Peter 👍
At 7:59, the segue from Peter partying with Anna, to his wedding was HILARIOUS! The actor portraying Peter was PERFECT! A word which pretty much describes everything about this series. The casting was GENIUS!! The actors LOOKED like the historical figures they represented...something you almost NEVER see. But the costumes, the music, the way they illustrated facts....this series was superb from start to finish. Also...the actor who portrayed Peter is HOT!! Very intriguingly good-looking!
Agreed. All of the actors in this series looked like their characters. I was taken aback by how similar Peters wife Catherine looked like the actor playing her here. The way you described Peter is the same as women described him in their writings. Not classically good looking but he had something to him that made him quite attractive to women.
The guy playing Peter didn't look 6'7", but hey, you can't have it all.
@@temporality_ ye, which sucks since he looks and feels like Peter, only if the actor was 6’7”
The actor playing Peter.......brilliant piece of casting.
+Pookleberry yeah even the sick czar and the bitch czar
The whole series is excellent....
+Pookleberry Agreed!
+Pookleberry The casting of all the czars & czarinas were brilliant they really embodied those characters they're better than some of actors from Hollywood.
Tsar*
Simple, direct with no BS included, thats my kind of documentary!
Really? I see every ruler so far being portrayed as either a genius single handedly responsible for Russian greatness or a near or actual cretin.
Very few were close to being either.
I suspect what you call "BS" is actually nuance required for a realistic history.
I always knew why my high school history teacher (1995) loved Peter the Great, but this documentary just further amplified at just how awesome he truly was. Like wow,... a Tsar (a king), who got involved into everything and wanted to know how things worked, made and got hands-on himself. He got into metal-work, carpentry, shoe-making, boat-making, navigation, learned other languages and who knows what else. He also appeared very handsome looking and had such a people-person personality. No wonder he was such a catch among the ladies. :) I think he and I would had gotten along as great friends, since I too loved involving myself in many activities and professions. I don't have 2 degrees and six certifications in four different fields for nothing. I truly believe that if Peter the Great were alive today he would've gotten involved in robotics, mechanics, computer programming, computer engineer and many more things, much more. It is why he is my favorite historical figure. Such an inspirational leader. Thank you for creating a documentary that show this guy in all of his greatness and flaws without patronizing or undermining him. Excellent documentary.
What degrees and certifications do you have? I just have a degree in History with a minor in geography. I also loved learning about Peter the Great.
cn012891pat
First, Thank you for replying my comment so nicely. That is so rare in youtube-land and deserves recognition.
Secondly, to answer your question, I have two degrees, one in Art and Art Education (which includes Art History), and the second degree is on Special Education (I teach students with disabilities. Someday I hope to be of a great asset to a self contain classroom). As for my certifications, I have about five official ones (I have them in hand or could show proof through official transcripts) and currently I will have on hand another one (waiting on transcripts to get the cert copy). I have certifications in SPED, General Ed K-6, Cuban Studies, the other two on Medical Billing and Coding, including the CCA (which I will renew sometime next year due to the complications of the ICD-10 codes being used and that it expires this year. Luckily I'm in no rush to renew this cert). The other one is a cert on teaching individuals with Autism (which includes psychology). I do want to continue my studies and earn a degree in Science and the certifications that goes with it. As much as I love History, Biology is my strongest subject area and I teach it well. Many of my professors tease me and call me, "Professional Student." I'm just a firm believer that if you are involved in education, you, as the teacher, should never stop learning and should always strive to gain as much knowledge as possible, which at the end benefits all.
Thank you again for your kind comment and sharing how you feel about Peter the Great.
#TeamPeterTheGreat
+Yusiley Sierra you know about autism that is incredible as not many history majors find that interesting and what else can you do for a degree in history? And I have Asperger syndrome so it is good to know that you care tnx
Ethan Davies
My main occupation is teaching at public schools, mostly with individuals with disabilities and/or disorders. I love students within SPED (special education). They are so sincere, honest, and hard working. If they could, they will give you the whole world.
As for your question/statement, having a history degree can be useful for working at or for institutions and/or museums. :) Personally, I prefer having a Science degree and teach biology to 10th graders or Physical Science to 9th graders. They have personalities I tend to enjoy the most, because they understand my sense of humor or that I understand their sense humor. :P However, I can understand the allure for a History degree, but most people who chose this path end up being teachers no matter what grade level, middle schools, high schools, colleges or universities. The real money for Historians are in being authors for making university textbooks. :) Most History professors I know that make over 6 figure salaries are the ones who write up their own textbooks for the classes they teach and they teach at qualifying/prestige universities. :) I hope that helps answer your question or statement.
+Yusiley Sierra thank you for your advice also do you know any paleontologists? it is my dream job
I'm addicted to this series!
Me too...😊🌹
I am addicted to this channel! I've just finished to watch "Mata Hari" (fantastic,girls! Check it out!) and now this wonderful documentary!
👍👍👍👍👍👍
I’ve been binging this series and I absolutely love it! The acting (especially for Peter himself!), the animation, the numbers and details concerning how much the average person would pay for this and that, the narration. All spot on! And I’m happy to find a little community of people who enjoy these documentaries as much as I do!
❤😊
Wonderful series - I am binge watching. Beard taxes!
Sally Forth Ggg
Indeed, like to have an electric-car by 2035 here in €Ussr.
I really enjoy these docs ! I’m from Finland and it’s interesting learn more about our neighbor Russia. I always tought we learn a lot of US and other european countrys history in schools not so much Russian and Asian countries. I have studied history and it is my passion but I have never before have known this much of Romanovs. Great work, this is how docs should look like ! And I love how they show pieces and figures of old paintings 😍
I feel the same way. I'm from the US and it seems like we learn US history, European history, and of course general ancient and medieval history, but there isn't enough taught about Russian history before the Cold War. The topic is covered a little bit in schools, but not enough.
RUclips University for the win
Thanks for this series! Excellent quality and a view of a world we don't get very much of in the west. Thanks a bunch :D
Soundtrack from "The Romanovs. The History of the Russian Dynasty" ruclips.net/video/B6_PAPkvJYo/видео.html
The actors were very well chosen. They resemble the known portraits of their characters. Beautiful production.
This series is wonderful. Well produced and really good at balancing the political and personal.
peter's life would make for a great movie
+abstractfacts they made at least one. I saw it as a kid. I never forgot him for what we called "cat like moustache" and non royal behaviour. I also recently saw a documentary in which a part was about Peter the Great. they portrayed him in a little more positive way than they describe him here. interesting person who thought and behaved ahead of his time.
Ethan Davies hooligani. Sarah connor?
There is a magnificent Russian film about Peter the Great.
abstractfacts ii
Frank Quintana What's the name of the movie?!
Best done documentary SERIES, EVER! This is the golf standard
Peter the great and William the conqueror have so much in common. Both had a very clear vision, had all the determination in the world to get what they want and they never cared what anybody else thought.
The physical structure of Peter has caught my attention. I would like to present the readers with the fact that, In Indian culture, there is a concept of "Ajanubahu", the one with long arms or the knee reaching arms. Many Avatars,Sages, Seers, Emperor and enlightened humans have have the same physical build.
So this physical build is often connected to characteristic of great and enlightened beings.
If that's the case, Tzar Peter the Great was an immensley enlightened individual. Not only with practical knowledge and statecraft, but also in the way he single-handedly dragged his country into the modern age.
@@kellysunserenity4068 The deeds which were done by Tzar Peter, for Russia immensely benefited Mother Russia, so in that context he was indeed enlightened.
I need to.go sleep but I can't stop watching the series
One of my Favorite ROmanovs' - Peter the Great :) Amazing story :)
Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting!
Thank you thank you for commenting
It's a fantastic documentary , i loved. I love history. Thanks so much for this content.
When he enters the European tavern, round 7:02, the look on his face is priceless!
Excellent documentary video. Thank you!
I am hooked to these episodes 👍🏽
Seriously this is so interesting and idk why but i love this documentary style. Great work
Love documentaries in general. Totally addicted to this series.
That actor really does look like Peter the Great!
Well they were going to hire the rock because Arnold wasn't available so they settled with this guy
The resemblance is uncanny, a lot of the actors were chosen for their resemblances too.
No Ethan the Rock isn't European so no choice there.
ZZ Stop - The creators of this documentary did a wonderful job with their casting. Every aspect of this series is perfectly done in my opinion.
Hope he’s 6’8” as well!
Catherine's did too! I always noticed that about these documentaries. And the wardrobes are so detailed and elaborate. They spared no money on the aesthetic and music either. Just 100% beautifully done ❤️
Napoleon visited the house in Holland where Peter the Great once stayed and said those words: "There is no small deed for the great man". :)
Peter the great was A terrible father. ಠ_ಠ
Dear, I really enjoyed the documentary The Romanovs. The History of the Russian Dynasty. However I am Brazilian and my native language is Portuguese. Please, I would be very grateful if you would put the CC (subtitles) in Portuguese, I am very enthusiastic about Russian history and I want to delve into the beautiful work that you produce.
Such Authenticity!My God!
Some of the czars became the jack of all trades by learning from either their tutors or learned as they traveled to other countries and applied it the Russian culture.
These episodes in and I'm still amazed by the quality.
European dressing is overrated, the native style dressing in the previous episodes looked badass.
Местная одежда не была практичной
@nikanix2558 have you SEEN the dresses European noblewomen were wearing at the time? Far less practical.
The problem with Russia's integration to the rest of Europe, aside to the distance, was always that hey were culturally unique to the rest of Europe.:
When Europe were Catholic, they were Orthodox
When Europe had the Protestants fighting the Catholics, They were Orthodox
When Europe had liberalism, they had Autocrats
When Europe had democracy, they had the Soviets
When Europe had kneeled to the US, they had Independence.
When Europe had democracy again, they had Putin.
I like Russian history because of that, they have always been themselves, part of Europe, but not part of Europe.
Russia doesnt need any integration with anyone i think. Russia is a civilization on her own. they werent Orthodox, they are Orthodox :)
Historically, really, Orthodoxy dates back to around 300AD whereas Catholicism stems from the split that occurred around 800 AD.
I agree, Russia has it's own history. Russia wanted to Westernize it's technologies but cultural wise it could never be a France or A Sweden. Their history and faith was much to different.
That was the best analogy of Russian and European dichotomy, throughout their respective histories, l ever had the pleasure of reading.
I always think of Russia as the "up -yours" to rest of Europe. We dont care what you think of us but you will respect us
Peter the Great music theme would be:"I AM ON A BOAT"
I remember on another documentary that Alexei was about the complete opposite of Peter. While Peter was this towering energetic giant who was always focused on the new, Alexei was the short, lazy, indecisive schlub who would sit around with the boyar nobles talking about the old days before Peter's reign. It was said while he was in Vienna, he asked the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI for an army to overthrow his father, but the Emperor's advisers warned him against it because they weren't convinced Alexei could succeed. He was described by one historian as "when he woke up in the morning, he couldn't decided when or even if he should get out of bed."
Peter's deathbed agony was probably being caused by the Kidney stones. Those things hurt like hell.
And the ones that you pee out oh god you don't know pain my friend
His autopsy revealed he had gangrene in his bladder.
I didn't think that was possible! Not unless he'd been wounded. More likely a long-term std maybe?
amen.
I’ve had women who have been pregnant tell me that pain from kidney stones surpassed contractions
I thought I had a good public education in High school as a freshman I took World History...I remember the 1st day in class what the teacher said( and that's about all...)"Human history is a series of one group of people conquering another followed by economic and scientific growth followed by more conquering..ect..ect" now that was back in 1984...but I am shocked that we were not taught about the Russian revolution or how Russia started out..The French revolution English beginnings with the Saxons and the Vikings and of course Americas history..but no Russian history ...perhaps because of the cold war but nevertheless Russia's history is absolutely fascinating I have been eating up all the Documentaries about the Romanov's..Jewish involvement..pogroms..some one recommended "In the shadow of Hermes, but I was turned right off by the 1 sided message being portrayed. ' Peter the great' was certainly a man worthy of heroism and if I knew about him as a younger man I certainly would of emulated his adventurous spirit, as I already had the same curiosity about science and mechanics.But just when I was looking for a good book to read or movie to watch this whole new world of "world history" has been introduced to me through these selfless documentary youtube posters..Thank you very very much!!!
This is my go to , I have to sleep documentary
Awesome series and its so addictive. After watching "Soviet storm War in the east" I stumble upon this one. For large audience english voiceover on other seasons will be highly appreciated.
Peter the great was indeed the great.
Tell that to the Old Believers!
@@JamesDavis-kc6kk old believers? What do They have to do with Peter the great?
@@ПётрИванов-ф7д He Left Them to their Ways
The best episode of the series...??
Daniel Detweiler episode 2
Episode 2
In the time of Peter the Great, conscription of peasants was effectively a death sentence, and their families would have a wake for them and a funeral before they left. Many peasants viewed this as a form of murder and called Peter an Anti-Christ.
The first reform can be a shock to the system but they got used to it and understood it was for the greater good.
The Russian Palace certainly had colourful history, the Nobles resounded history of troubles along Mongolian, Korean, Chinese and Japanese monarchies. Nobles advisors proved to be more powerful than those who were wearing the Crowns.
Advisors like what is now writers and newscasters can certainly tarnished their reputations and capable of making repetitive untimely deaths.
Just wondered, that burning firewoods to their fireplaces to keep them warmer than suffered from lungs ailments. They could have practiced drinking boiled water with oregano leaves- that was cute for "hika" actually.
Seriously, this Documentary has been illuminating as well!
Truly appreciate that this had been made. Quite informative indeed. Thank You for sharing.
Much Love from CEYLON!
These streltsy r like janissaries, rebellious all the time
they had the same feeling of entitlement, yes.
This is way peter can be a badass name.
excellent series of videos to explain the dynasty... its history.. you don't have to agree with it.
These are so good!! 🤓
Great documentary!
This series has me riveted!
these are really well made!
Great Documentary although it only portrays the "acceptable" side of Peter the Great , at least it shows how bad-ass he was but fails to mention the antics of his company The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters a.k.a Jolly Company (when he was younger), they partied like wild ,the Russian Orthodox dubbed him the anti-christ ! Diarists of his time wrote that he practiced all sorts of gross behavior, some sadistic , he tortured unruly servants as a past time, not just torture chambers made for criminals . Not to mention extreme drunkenness. Hey, Im not or ever will be in any position to condone or judge him. Neither will you ! Still One of my favorite Tsars, Russian history is the greatest in the world!!
Why did u spell ur name with russian letters lol. I stared at it trying to pronounce it for 30 seconds
everyone knows about the dark side of Peter the Great's life, it's no secret to anyone. But as a rule, adults are interested in these details. And these documentaries are watched by both children and teenagers. The piquant details about which you are talking, apparently decided not to take away from ethical considerations (but they are not denied).
Absolutely wonderful
24:32 It's a lot of door opening for a Tsar XD
0:51Mins..
It was an English Boat because it belonged to Englishmen, and had been built in England. But it weren't the English who developped that type of vessel.
Actually, that "English Boat" derived from earlier portuguese vessels.
It were the Portuguese who developped that type of boat, the caravelle, a vessel able to sail into the wind, as well as away from the wind!
Rotebuehl1 I think you mean caravel, no?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravel
+Rotebuehl1 OK, so maybe the English improved on the Portuguese invention.
Caravel...from Prince Henry the Navigators’ Sailing School in Sagres, Portugal (with lateen sails)
You’re right: the English ships did beat the Spanish but the Spanish were very tough...
My favorite zar!
tsar,tzar,czar *
+larrywave says who? in german language it is ZAR indeed..
+WhiteSeaLeviathan
The Emperor
+WhiteSeaLeviathan
I actually really really dislike this Czar.
As far as I'm concerned the only good he did was in military. Everything else was horrible stripping Russia of its cultural identity.
Russia without beards....... such shame.
Also I never liked those long curly Netherland wigs!
lol beard was just his caprice !!!!
Another Cinderalla's story. Peter's wife.
VERY WELL DOCUMENTED!
I love that the words in the graphics are in russian
Wish they had mentioned the battle against Ottomans in 1711. Other than that, excellent documentary.
This doco really expose's the dearth of expose type documentary and history really need's to be exposed, history is a fire that need's extinguishing.
Great series!
Charles XII was a great strategist tbh, and the show put him in a very bad daylight for no specific reason. But besides that quite accurate
Well,this was made in Russia, the Swedes almost defeated them and the Russians despised them...
Charles the great he was called. A good ruler, talented in music and military. Was able to make use of a dead style of fighting called Pike and shot and gave Russia a run for its money. Either way, this Czar documentary series is awesome
@@warwickeng5491, you're so funny. The Swedes almost defeated them, the French almost, the Germans almost... But Russians defeated them all 100%, in fact, not almost.
@@musiqum Well it's not that impressive when you look at the numerical advantage they had lol
So Catherine who was peter's new mistress is the mother of the future Empress Elizabeth?
Yes
Excellent
Am really loving this BUT ONE THING cold make it more interesting for an English speaking audience: when words in Old Slavonic/ Old Cyrillic are written over some of the frames, they are beautiful but English speakers cannot read them and we don't know which words they are trying to emphasise with them.
+michelle stein-evers frankl I was thinking the same thing.
abc64pan This documentary series was made for Russian TV. After that, the audio of the original Russian version was translated into english for english speaking people like us, however the visuals remained the same just as it was shown on Russian TV. I guess it would've cost too much to go back and change the writings. Also, the commentary explained in english what was written in Cyrillic while it was being showed, so it wasn't that big of a deal in my opinion.
+michelle stein-evers frankl I agree. however, I understand Russian enough to hear the narrator keeps speaking English and the words in Russian are those same words in Russian only handwritten. I also agree they are beautiful.
the titles and other words that were not translated were not written on the screen. Like "strelcy" (the royal guard) or the name of the line of Romanovs I just couldn't understand all along.
michelle stein-evers frankl but why is Ivan, Peter’s co-tsar, reads “Ioann” in Cyrillic? (I can read Russian)
@@ilovebeingprecious because it is a variant of the Greek name Iōánnēs (English: John) from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānnāh meaning 'God is gracious'.
Fascinating!
Round 3, here we go!
i think i would enjoy watching this program better if there is an ad every 2 mins
Install an ad blocker and be happy. No more ads. I have been using it for 12 years. Ancient invention.
Sick of all those Game of Thrones comparisons. That rubbish TV show is nothing compared to the history of not only Russia but many other nations. Read the frickin' books instead of watching dumb-ass fantasy, soap-operas. As for this documentary, it is well made and captivating but still based on historical books and memoirs.
Does anybody know the name of the actress, who portrayed Catherine I of Russia, Peter's second wife?
instagram.com/alyakizzz/?hl=tr
Alya Kizilova is her name
Peter was a King with the soul of a bureaucrat. Laws and fines for everything.
Peter is like the teddy Roosevelt of Russia
omg yes
Umm...no.
why no
nerfvideos96 Let's see...one was a democratically elected President, who believed in the ideals of individual freedom. The other was a despotic autocratic with unlimited power over his subjects who had his own son tortured to death.
It's more of vise versa.
Excellent documentary series. Make for Europe wars also?
Okay how many doors are in that palace
Asking the *real* questions
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jaja
Peter the great really did help transform Russia from an isolated country into a European super power.
why is Siberia which is located north sounds similar to the north in games of thrones
I would have liked to see Peter vs sulieman
1st edit: peter the great's red outfit was 🔥🔥
@23:35 🤔
Indeed a great ruler
He went through a million doors. That's some house
Can you please broadcast the reign of The Rurik dynasty including the conversion of Russia to Christianity under Prince Stanislav Igoreivich of Kiev n his mother Saint Olga in English?
"Birth of a nation" documentary - conversion to Christianity
"Rurik dynasty" - Rurikids in general
Both can be found at this channel, no eng dub though
Svyatoslav Igorevich was a pagan and did not like Christians. In this regard, Russian history, under pressure from Christian priests, tries not to remember him. But it is impossible to silence such a powerful figure, a great warrior, they just start talking less about him and hush up his great campaigns and victories ...
Vladimir the Red Sun was the one who converted Rus to christianity.
The best
Wow, didn't know Sweden was that badass back in the day!
They were powerful for about a 100+ years form 17th to 18th and then they became what they are now. Nice people who can't stand up for them selves.
It was a great country. The credit goes to Gustav Vasa "Father of Sweden". He dragged his country out of the darkness and into the light. :)
@@AmitSinghrana1008 Absolutely. Gustav Vasa laid the foundation for the modern Swedish state, and created a powerful centralized state. For over 100 years prior to his reign Sweden had no centralized monarchy and was essentially a disorganized mess of a kingdom. Gustav Vasa's grandson Gustavus Adolphus utilized the strong, centralized, modern state that Gustav Vasa laid out for him to build Sweden into the greatest military force in the world at that time, and his extensive military endeavors founded the Swedish Empire. Also, his domestic reforms greatly modernized the Swedish state.
Was not. Sweden was and €Uropean superpower. Leader of Hungarian protestant´n´calvins Mesie Daniel Krman had visited Charles XII just on eve of Poltava 1708 battle. He wanted to explain the real/bleak situation of non-popist here in Austro-Hungary. After the battle Russians did find the conversationa between Charles XII and Mesie Krman and passed it to Habsburgs. Result? Daniel Krman was arrested and put into Bratislava Castle. Greeting from Bratislava/Pressburg
Peter kind of reminds me of Prince Hal/Henry V.
Just the caravel, the boat that allows to sail both for and against the wind, is not an english but a portuguese construction from the 15th century and was based on arabic constructions from even earlier ages..
who can help me to find the piece of music they play at the end of episode 3 ?
28:12 Both monarcs did NOT lead their armies in person, Charles XII was wounded and carried around on a stretcher while his field marshal Rehnskiöld was in charge. Some claim that it is one of the reasons that the Swedes lost at Poltava. Otherwise great documentary!
What does the house of romanov have with the name alexei its almost as Bad as the german house of hohenzoller with the name wilhelm
I think Peter the great modrnized russia and was a great ruler,
Is the narrator of this video English ..! just asking cause I heard this is a Russian channel...
Yes
I am a bit disappointed in one thing about how Peter is shown here. They clearly show his height but the actor playing Peter is average height like everyone else in this documentary. They call him a giant but they show a short man
Peter did the same thing haile selassie did. They both were obsessed with European culture
The Russians are Europeans also! I don't like how sometimes they refer Europeans and then Russians, nonsense. The Russians are European also. Just Eastern Europeans and not Western or Central.
Wasn't necessarily a bad thing
Except that Selassie ruined and bankrupted his country
Anybody knows where we can find sources about the killing of Catherine's lover ?
I really hope the plate bending story is true.
When Ser Jorah of Bear Island narrates...
To StarMefia EN--- This is the 21st century. Why aren't your films closed captioned for the deaf? Why are we. Ignored and forgotten about?
Lorena Andry that's sad 😞
If you fucking want subtitles go to the Russian version it should have them
Only your nightshirt? Hi'o silver " nuts away "!!
haha at 29:25 it says the sweedes took almost twice as many casualties, it was 1300 casualties to 8000 casualties thats over three times as many, i dont know whos translating but i see contradictions in the episodes compared to the russian version with english subtitles, in example a couple seconds before this example it says 10 hours of fighting when in the other version it say 12 hours of fighting.
+mark k sweden is a femenist shithole anyway
+Alexa Alex
Sweden is a very prosperous country.
yea i believe the Swedish at one point had the strongest army in Europe, descendants of vikings defiantly something to be proud of as i am proud to be russian
mark k
You have very good English for a Non-native speaker.
thank you but a false assumption i live in alaska