I taught in Russia for 3 years, and a student of mine refused to believe that the USA sent help (lend lease) in ww2. She obviously didn’t know history very well.
4.4 million tonnes of food aid alone. My grandfather was a Finnish vet and he said that during the war his only good times were when he had Camels and spam.
It’s clear from all these videos that those ideas and themes are taught and reinforced from childhood. That’s the only explanation, right? I mean there are enduring themes of motherland, victimhood, rightful ownership, resources, and a few others. They all know the drill - it’s a comforting and familiar way to think.
Most people in the West are also oblivious to the efforts of the American Relief Administration without which the Soviet Union would probably never have existed... (Seemed like a good idea to feed 10+ million people daily rather than have them starve. So much for gratitude!)
Absolutely. I'd like to see Daniil's exclusive interview with those Russian Freedom Fighters (now that I'm... erm... somewhat more confident that he won't get tossed out a window for talking to them 😱) I could see him winning prizes for smthg like that. Maybe even a Pulitzer for the team at 1420, if they can get an American publication to feature it 😊
@@kingmusa8618sure he does. He lives in Russia. Everyone there knows you can get In jail even for a comment on social media. Happens every day. One guy even got 6 years for the "like" he put under a post. Crazy shit is going on there now
@@zizhdizzabagus456You're talking about the jailing of people in Russia for this and that,but I guess you don't know what was happening in Ukraine with their civic activists,some journalists,pacifists,before this war. People who were against the war were attacked by the Ukrainian far right groups,some of them were killed,and many of them had to flee the country. Ukraine was in total anarchy,so much corupption,criminal,and nothing has changed till this day. They are hunting poor people in their houses,on the streets and send them to war..You're not aware of what was/what is going on in Ukraine because all the informations are only about the Russians.
I've watched a fair amount of the video content on this channel and I never cease being amused by both the fixation with many of the Russian interviewees on the primacy of natural and agricultural resources in modern economies and their belief the the western world (particularly the U.S.) seeks to take by force Russian natural resources. The 2022 GDP of the U.S. was around $25 trillion. Resource extraction (agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining, and oil and natural gas) was about $770 billion or around 3% of total output. On the petroleum side, the U.S. ranks 1st, 1st, 1st and 4th in oil, natural gas, natural gas liquid and coal production in the world, respectively. Within agriculture, the U.S. is the third largest producer (behind China and India) and by the far the biggest agriculture products exporter. My point is, that for modern economies, resource extraction, even a nation that produces as much natural resource related wealth as the U.S., is relatively unimportant. So for wealthy, modern nations, buying natural resources is far cheaper and easier than taking them by force since they amount to a small portion of economic activity. A couple of fun points of comparison within the U.S. economy are that the hotel and restaurant industry is slightly bigger than all of resource extraction and entertainment is significantly larger. Source for the U.S. GDP info: www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/gdp1q23_3rd.pdf. Scroll down to table 14.
Except that the US, or US companies and entities, did try to gain control of or at least profit from Russian resources and industry in the 90s. And you don't think Blackrock is trying to set up an 'investment fund' for Ukraine out of the goodness of its heart, do you? If the last few years of Covid and now this war should have taught us is that resources and physical industry matter far beyond what their contribution to alleged GDP shows. You can't eat episodes of the Kardashians. You can't drive your car to work on the fumes from a Netflicks series. Instagram didn't help us get personal protective equipment to 'front line' workers during the pandemic, though it did provide entertainment in the form of dancing nurses. We are all paying permanent higher prices now because of the disruption caused by this war and it will be interesting to see if the breakdown of the 'grain deal' will set off another milder bout of 'resource' inflation.
They easily forgot that not long time ago they had to buy grain from USA and their economy was bankrupt. Only access to the western markets and technology save them .
I always am baffled by the many people that think the US is after that. It's kind of comical to have such a naive and uinformed take! The US clearly doesn't need to take these resources by force, it's absolutely absurd. Aside form that there are many nations on this planet that we can get many of the resources Russia has instead of getting them from Russia. We don't need Russia, barely any advanced nation does. But Russia apparently needs the rest of the world - in spite of Putin's endless nonsensical rhetoric! The TLDR - we don't need Russia in the least. Right now we REALLY do NOT need Russia, but it'd be better if we could be friends and allied instead of this idiotic geopolitical nonsense - which again, Russia isn't even a competitor. They're not going to magically turn back into the Soviet Union and compete with the United States as a super power. It just will not and cannot happen. Hell, at this point Russia is absolutely not going to take the respective countries that were in the Soviet Union back, and even then the Soviet Union wasn't able to compete - which was evident in the end. But even if we look at peak 60s, 70s, and 80s cold war - conventionally speaking Russia could project forces like the US. The US could project AND deliver vastly more capable forces. It's notable that many of the systems that are being fielded in Ukraine right now against Soviet equipment was available in the 80s - in vastly larger quantity. The Soviet Union not really being a true peer, but still edging in as a super power - would definitely mean Russia at 1/2 the population and a paltry percent of the wealth of the Soviet Union and an even smaller percent capability of the Soviet military - it's just not up to snuff at all. Which sadly for Russia they're proving just how bad their military is right now. Excellent comment btw - it's some solid stats there! 🤘🏻
I find the ‘resources’ response fascinating. They simply have to have been exposed to this idea repeatedly in many ways. I’d expect less knowledgeable and educated people to parrot what they’ve seen on state television, but those 2 guys were generally knowledgeable about Lend Lease (less so about major food aid 2 or 3 times - the ‘business’ woman was interesting), but the guy with the backpack reached back in his head and formulated the instinctive response about ‘resources’! Incredible. It’s a if Russia is the only country on earth with enormous natural resources - its truly bizarre to many viewers that he - or any of them for that matter - would even believe such a thing. By the way, he didn’t seem to know that Russia selling its oil at major discounts (lower than the $60 cap, I believe) to China and especially India, isn’t a good thing for Russia. Prior to the invasion, Russia’s oil and gas and trees were sold in the marketplace at market prices. He didn’t comprehend who the loser was/is. I don’t think most of them really understand how differently their relationship with government is from those who live in mature democracies. It is very, very different and it shows repeatedly in these videos.
Not only that, but it's fascinating because Russia was selling those resources to us cheap anyway, in increasing amounts, so why would this create jealousy? It doesn't stand up to the smallest amount of scrutiny, but it's an easy world view to fall back on to explain anything that doesn't make sense to them I guess. And on your last point, I agree, they are strongly depoliticized. With their lack of understanding of geopolitics on a fundamental level, their feeling of helplessness of politics in their own country, and falling back on world views without really questioning themselves on why they believe such things.
They are the frog in the pot. Trading their freedom to food and obeying semigod leader will lead to Kim-esque society. In the sixties North Korea was better off than south.. then they stopped evolving.
Russia has little more than america, but America exploits more gas and oil than Russia. US, Canada, and Australia have more resources than other countries together. Singapore and Hong Kong, Taiwan does not have any resources, but highest GDP per capita in the world, even Singapore has a higher per capita than US. Look at Japan. They don't have oil and gas, but the most developed country in the world in Tech and many other fields
Blows my mind to think Russians think Americans want to steal their natural resources. News flash, America is also huge and loaded with plenty of natural resources. We buy foreign oil due to enviromental concerns not because we dont have any. We have plenty of timber and minerals. What we hopefully wont have too many of is blind followers. For the most part Americans are naturally critical and distrusting of government, which is a good thing because it keeps them in check. Americans will protest almost anything and have no fear of jail time as long as it is peaceful. We have not forgotten how to think for ourselves.
And Russia wants Ukraine’s resources. They are unconsciously giving away their own motivations by stating their fear. They are afraid the world will take what they want to steal.
My aunt was an American who worked in Russia after the iron curtain fell. She was part of a team helping Russians who had cranial-facial deformities. She did it to help show that Americans were not enemies. I was raised to believe that Russia was a threat until the USSR collapsed. After that, Americans mobilized to send food and resources to help stabilize Russia. It worked, and both countries felt a sigh of relief. And so it went until the annexation of Crimea, and then the invasion of Ukraine. All Russia has done is proved that NATO is still needed to halt their aggression. Regardless, most Americans have no issue with Russians.
This did not start with the annexation of Crimea... smh... They've been doing this shit for decades. Putin blew up an apartment building, blamed it on Chechens, and turned Grozny into rubble. That was in 99'. Does Russia invading Georgia ring a bell? The country... There's a country called Georgia. That was 2008. Honestly I'm surprised as well as Putin that the west cared so much about his invasion into Ukraine. Although I'm sure if he succeeded in taking Kyiv not much would have been done.
It's like Russian prostitutes. you stop giving money, you are the enemy. I lived there for 13 years as a student. I have only one question. I did not understand actually whats the Russians really want in their life? The guy said America helped and has some interests. what the interests did not tell about that. This is typical of Russians.
We didn't send food and resources to Russia after the Soviet Union dissolved. Quite the opposite, we sent a bunch of 'experts' to help them 'privatize' their industries and with the help of pet Oligarchs -- in the true sense of the word--basically looted Russia.
You are absolutely right in what you are describing here! And it‘s the same for us Europeans here as well I guess although we are not „an ocean away“ from those aggressors in Russia. It was russian aggression again, same as they have done in so many other locations before, in order trying to gain power and influence over a certain part of Europe (and the world in the long run). It was Russia’s aggression again this time breaking a period of over 70 years of peace in Europe! And this is not acceptable in any way and must be fought by all means!
Danill, I really enjoy your "bonus" questions. "I wonder what they (Americans) could dictate to us that would be so special?" These sort of open ended questions make the person actually try to think for themselves instead of just repeating something they heard on TV or elsewhere.
Absolutely! That’s what makes these interviews relevant otherwise we would just get the same propaganda empty words repeated over and over and all the videos would end up being the same. Nice job
And then he replied "dictate trade" Danill replied "they don't trade with us" He says "because NATO aren't on our borders" He must have forgotten about Finland becoming a NATO member🤦♂️ Also, his "having NATO on Russian borders is against international law" is absolute rubbish. There's no such law or agreement and is repeating Russian propaganda.
@@DStead2239 not only finland, baltic states too, it's ironic how they push this propaganda of "ukraine part of nato" when every other country around them is getting nato membership..... even faster each time russia attacks/invades its neighbors.. btw i heard that khazakistan is buying a lot of weapons from turkey.... in khazhakistan the russian minority is the biggest and they live in the northern part..... would be interesting to see how the future unfold there, considering that khazakhistan is getting more distant from russia and closer to china....
@@DStead2239 Extending your points, by "international law" I assume he means something passed by the UN; how would that even come about with USA, UK & France all being permanent members of the Security Council with veto power? Also, why would NATO want a base in Crimea in the first place (without Ukraine already being a member of NATO)? It would be a logistics nightmare to supply or defend in a conflict, up there by itself, Russia would have a ~land connection but NATO would have to supply by air or across the Black Sea (basically a Russian lake), especially when nearby Turkey is already a member state with numerous NATO bases, a clear line of defense across the Black Sea coast and control of the Bosporus straits.
First time on this station and heartened to see other of my country men here. I was beginning to think everybody was buying the legacy media narrative. Mr. Orain you are an exemplar of what patriotism looks like with the courage of a lion. My God keep you safe.
Wait…did they imply America doesn’t have oil, gas and trees? The US is a larger producer of oil and gas then Russia…not sure on trees but US lumber and paper production is substantial.
If the U.S. had to steal another nation's oil, gas, snow, and trees because we'd finally run out, invading Canada would be more convenient than invading Russia. Said no U.S. military planner ever, even though it's factually true.
As an American, I can and have had an influential impact on my government representatives up to the president. We trust that the best ideas and people lead our country when we elect them. Democracy will never be perfect and is hard work, but at least common sense seems to prevail. It also creates a solid foundation for the strongest economy.
I mean… theoretically at least. As someone said (and I’m paraphrasing here)… Democracy isn’t perfect, but it’s the best system anyone has gone up with to date. That being said, there’s always room for improvement. Our current t political climate in the U.S. can best be summed up as “sh*t sandwich” (to quote the movie Spinal Tap). The hyper polarization/culture wars are ridiculous. I don’t expect everyone to hold hands and magically get along, but I do expect civility out of ejected officials (and also from our neighbors). I wish the rest of the general populace demanded the same and gave any politician who can’t live up to that incredibly low bar the boot.
@@jasonswitzer1748there's also the catch about representative democracy vs direct democracy. In direct democracy, people decide directly. In representative democracy, someone elected (even if on false promises) decides for them, usually leading to disappointment. There's also the semi-direct democracy in Switzerland, where people frequently have a say through referendums.
My great grandpa (an American from Virginia) was part of the lend-lease effort to arm and equip the Soviets in their fight against the Nazis. They’d take the equipment up through Persia (then a U.S. ally) by boat and after onward to the USSR by rail. That’s mostly what he spent his entire time in the Navy doing during WWII.
I just saw a video a few days ago of crates being broken open somewhere assuming in southern Ukraine. What was coming out of them was Thompson sub machine guns, and Mosin Nagant 91/30s for the most part. So I guess they are running so low on AKs they are bringing out lend lease .45 sub guns and Mosin Nagants.
Long before the war ended, the Russians were already using the weapons provided by the land lease to fight american troops in eastern Europe to benefit from their new providential situation. A situation self-justified by their real sacrifice. But a complete treason to their engagment and the help that was provided. No wonders the West learned that helping the Russians has consequences, and the reason why sadly, the west will need to be reassured before anything is possible. Should we carry on providing the Russians weapons to shoot themselves in the feet.
The unfortunate aspect of that program was the fact Roosevelt helped to engineer World War 2. Back Door to War (Charles Callan Tansill). Roosevelt Conspired to Start World War II in Europe (CODOH). Communist Infiltration Of America Was Not A ‘Conspiracy Theory’ (Renegade Tribune). Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Crypto-Communist Government: Key figures in US Politics from 1933 to 1945 (Thuletide Wordpress).
@@Channel-sp3fp hmm, so bot channels are running out of plausible user names to spread former communist propaganda? Thankfully, it was plain that it was the allied settlement of reparations that sowed the seeds of bitterness that aklowed hitler to rise. In fact it was worse than even bitterness. The germans were not repentant and the atrocities being perpretrated by them even then, e.g., sterilising the children of peacekeepers (mixed race children) atc, was a prelude to this. That is why I say that russia needs to be comprehensively dismantled / defeated on the battlefield. They need to realise that what they've been doing was wrong, just as the germans did, or the risk of a nuclear pearl harbour equivalent rises.
Daniil, your videos keep getting better and better. It is better when you are on camera also to see your interaction to the people you interview. Keep up the good work!👍👍👍
it is also more dangerous for him though. I love for him to poke people more to make them think more critical, but at the same time I do not wish for harm to come his way because who knows what russian officials will do if they want to get rid of him making people think for themselves...
I love your channel and I think that you have balls the size of basketballs, to do this type of work in such a place and at such a risk to yourself. Thank you. This is historical information and you will be remembered for it.
Is that why he wears a pilot's jacket? He's ready to take off and jet it to Latvia at any moment! 😉 That's just a joke (kind of), but I really do appreciate the risks he has taken during this whole war to get those perspectives of regular Russian citizens out to us.
It may not be accurate to suggest that the person in question is taking any serious risks. Their actions mainly involve stirring up negativity towards Russian citizens. Why would the Russian government oppose this? It could actually be beneficial for them. Under current policies, if a Russian decides to leave their country, they might face hostility from Westerners. So, these actions might discourage Russians from leaving, supporting the government's interests. Therefore, rather than putting this person at risk, their actions may be promoting a narrative that aligns with the government's goals. This shows the intricate relationship between individual behavior, public response, and broader politics.
@@Sir.NotRealIk Oh, darling, are we seriously still stuck on this trivial notion? That the obscurity of the speaker belittles the merit of the argument? How quaintly shortsighted of you. Perhaps it's high time you broaden your intellectual horizons, as it appears they've been shockingly limited thus far. Anonymity, my dear, is an irrelevance. It doesn't mean the argument presented is any less valid. A point stands on its own merit, independent of its proponent. Don't tell me you've been so intellectually lazy as to disregard an argument simply based on the identity, or lack thereof, of its originator? It's quite disheartening to see such a low level of analytical thinking. If you truly have the capacity to engage in a meaningful discourse, as I'm generously assuming you do, then by all means, challenge the argument itself. Pick it apart, expose its weaknesses, invalidate it with logic and reason if you can. After all, isn't that the purpose of a debate? I implore you, rise above this mundane mindset. Elevate your thinking and stop squandering your focus on irrelevancies. It is, quite frankly, beneath you - or at least, I dearly hope it is.
Danil, my American uncle, who was OSS(precursor to CIA) in WWII, fluent in both Russian and German, worked behind German lines during war; in 1990’s met a Moskva woman with a tiny grocery business in Moscow; they became BF/GF? and he invested in her business too, buying a distribution truck and equipment; he would come and go to Moscow from US; She died and when he came to pay respects, his visa was denied and could never get access to Russia or his funds ever again; woman’s son paid someone to keep him away; uncle is dead now too. Despite his awareness of corruption, he believed Russia could be a better place through trade and investment, and he believed in the Russian people. He was terribly disappointed after America (and he) was helping Russia transition via programs and lots of dollars. American taxpayers paid to help but Putin chose a corrupt path for his nation. So much corruption, but only the everyday Russian can stop it, if they are brave enough to acknowledge it and force change.
you regret the time of Gorbatchev and Eltsine when russians olligarchs could be easily corrupted by USA , unfortunatly for you Putin stop this and start working for russians people and not for you; when americans start helping others countries, you need to send first bodies bags for the victims of freedom
@@eefjuh5533I write actual letters to my congressional Representatives whom I’ve voted for and sometimes have met them at town halls and I generally, though not always, agree on the way they represent my values and spending priorities. If yours don’t respond to your needs, vote them out.
Wow Daniil, Your Questions in response to some of those arguments was brave, coherent and intellectually well thought out and so quick too. Kudos Sir, Kudos!
Really? I disagree. There was a lot of propaganda presented by the responders. I understand russian enough to watch their TV and can tell you that what they said was copy of what is presented by propagandists such as Soloviev, Sakbeeva or Simonian.
One of the things I find really interesting about the 1420 interviews is that pretty much every Russian says that the people of the West, whether that be of the US, the UK, or any other Western country, are separate from their governments and therefore not to blame for their government's decisions. This shows how deeply depoliticised the Russians are. They genuinely seem to think there is no connection between a government and its people. It's also disturbingly clear how this mindset feeds into their sincere belief that the atrocities happening in Ukraine are absolutely nothing to do with them. If it's not on their own to-do list, it's not their problem. Just buy a latte and get on with their day while innocent civilians are murdered in Ukraine. They didn't send the bombs, so how could they possibly be blamed? Absolutely chilling mindset. When all this is over, the majority of the Russian people are in for a very rude awakening. There is no way things will go back to the way they were before until the Russian people take responsibility for their role in the rise of their thuggish, fascist government. And maybe they won't do that. In which case, Russia could be isolated for decades.
Indeed, stunning that they think that this kind of thinking will exempt them from guilt. Pure nazism: "Ich habe es nicht gewusst" syndrom. Only now we are all witnesses that they do know!
Many in the "West" are oblivious to how depoliticized they actually are. Not *quite* as bad as Russia, but still... People on average have almost zero input to political parties or who is presented as the party choice for a given election, then the vast majority have very little input to actual day-to-day input to politics save, perhaps, on a very local level for a small number of people.
Every day when I open my eyes, the first thought that comes to my mind is "How am I gonna get my hand on some of those sweet sweet russian ressources ?"
RuZZia sells its resources, countries buy resources--It is called world trade. RuZZia steals Ukrainian resources it is called Special Military Operation.
You are the bravest young man, you and your crew. Bless you for what you do and thankyou all for your awesome insights. Keep up the good works your efforts do more good than you may realize.
I think it is pretty much hopeless. It makes sense - narcissistic beliefs and behaviors are among the hardest to change. Blaming other people for your misfortunes, not admitting guilt, thinking that if you do something bad, you have a good reason, but if anybody else tries it, they are bad, thinking everybody is out there to get you even though you are innocent (more paranoid thinking), thinking you are the best, and you should be able to do and demand whatever you want. Disgusting.
@@jovanapetrovic5351 USA isnot annexing it neighbours while Russia keeps doing it with every stupid excuse possible (Nato expansion is bs excuse to annex Ukraine and Putin does not want Ukraine to exist).
Part of the truth is that we have some kind of the same behaviour as well. And in many cases show not much more self reflection. You can often observe this in comments under 1420s videos. We are privileged to live in a better system than these guys, but it makes us not better people. We're just privileged by chance, because our mother gave birth to us at another place. The arrogance of some commentators is ridiculous, because many of them, although both in a free country, still just reproduce unreflected propaganda. They have all the freedom in the world and still believe, the US is doing good stuff just for the good of people. Sure, that's what the government would tell people in television, but where is the difference to old babushkas claiming that Putin saves Ukrainian children?
Well done Daniil! So interesting that you found so many English speakers. You make people think. Even those who sound so positive in their views will probably go away questioning themselves in some measure. Very well done. Very flash part of Moscow.
Regardless of the caveat I'm about to mention, I think this kind of interviewing is incredibly important. We sometimes assume we all kind of 'know' how the general public feels, but a few years or decades down the line it'll be VERY interesting for people to look back and see snapshots of public opinion like this. The only caveat is that the ones who reply to questions in English and happen to live specifically in an affluent urban setting will naturally be a kind of self-selection bias that is at least SOMEwhat sympathetic towards the west. Again, I'm really glad to see what your average Russian thinks, even if we're getting a small selection of people who will be more inclined towards a specific urban demographic who choose to stop and answer his questions.
Our friend in the white hat seems to have forgotten the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Russia did not go INTO the WW2 era with clean hands. You're doing a great job, Danil, and we do appreciate those Russians who are still clearly in touch with reality, and have a sense of who their real enemies are. The USA would be Russia's dearest friend if they'd just abandon the aggression and efforts to rebuild their old empire, now free. As it is, Russia still controls 1/6 of the earth's land mass. For about 145 to 165 million people, and dropping fast. That's 2x the population of France, a vastly smaller country. Exactly how big a "zone of security" does a population that size need? Russians shouldn't expect ANY country to sit still for their outdated and irrational expansionism.
The Kremlin has NEVER had a democratic leader in its entire history. As an EMPIRE it never will. The people did NOT choose Putler--he was INSTALLED like every leader in the Kremlin! As long as the Muscovian Empire (now called the RuZZian Federation) continues to exist as an EMPIRE, neither its people, nor its captured nations will be free. Its neighbours and now with a shrinking world even its more distant neighbours will constantly be threatened by the barbarism of the imperialistic and fascistic (new term is Rascist) of the Kremlin DICtators!
Molotov-Ribbentrop came after 'peace in our time' deals the West made with Hitler. As for expansionism...look at a map and look where US bases are and look at 'color revolutions'. Fact is when the West/US doesn't get what they want...like in the Ukraine in 2014, they destabilize places. Russia doesn't want to go back to the 1990s. Russia's population actually increased last year.
It looks that they are hooked on these resources try to expand and think they can monopolies the prices playing with the market to gain more benefit. So any other countries that might compete with them and they have resources they will become their enemy if they can't control them. So they attacked Ukraine.
Russia would be the USA's dearest friend if it would let them have their way just like during Yeltsin's era when the West came in and Russia became dirt poor. Wonder why Yeltsin was the West's darling while Putin is their worst nightmare?
Our Friend with a weird picture forgot about the Munich Agreement. Look no side was and isn't good, bot America and Russia do very questionable things, you just might not want to believe that.
Daniil you’re such a highly sharp , quick, intelligent person.I hope you survive this ‘special operation’ because you’re an extremely talented man capable of extraordinary feats. You should have a high position in leading your country. Really.
Here's figures on American (no British, Canadian or others included) lend-lease summed up based on newer, post-Soviet research. The percentage figures refer to the percentage of the total of that category wielded by the USSR during the GPW: Aviation fuel: 2,586,000 tons, or 57.8%, of which 97% had an octane level of 99 or higher. By contrast, domestic production of high-octane fuel made up a tiny fraction of total production. On the eve of Barbarossa the USSR had enough of the 78 octane B-78 aviation fuel, the best they could produce, to meet only 4% of its requirements. From August 1941 to September 1945 lend-lease gasoline exceeded Soviet production proper by 1.4 times, although if taking into account octane levels it exceeds Soviet production many times. Automobile fuel: 242,300 tons, or 2.8%, although again, this was high-octane fuel, so the real percentage is higher. Motor vehicles: c. 510,284, of which at least 460,000 were trucks and light transports, of which 24,902 were light trucks and 351,715 medium trucks supplied by the US. US supplied trucks alone contributed 897,964 tons of lifting capacity, over 2.5 times the 354,780 ton lifting capacity of the 197,100 trucks the USSR produced during WW2, the latter which was comprised mostly of 1.5t commercial models. Altogether lend-lease trucks exceeded Soviet production more than twice over, and that's not including light transports. Included in the motor vehicles are also 32,300 motorcycles, which exceeded Soviet production by 1.2 times (27,816 motorcycles). Railroad: 622,100 tons of rails, 56.6% of Soviet production. If excluding narrow gauge rails not supplied by lend-lease, American deliveries comprise 83.3% of the total volume of Soviet production. production. If excluding production during the second half of 1945, accepting it as being equal to at least half of yearly production (actually, considerably more than half the annual production of rails occurred in the second half of 1945 because of the curtailment of purely military production), then lend-lease in rails made up 92.7% of the overall volume of Soviet rail production. Locomotives: Lend-lease delivered 1,900 locomotives and 66 diesel-electric locomotives. Soviet production of locomotives in 1941-45 was 798. Probably most of the 706 produced in 1941 were produced before the war and the 8 in 1945 after the war but let's be generous and presume half of those were produced during the war, thus the number is 441. The USSR produced 1 diesel-electric locomotive in 1941, don't know if before or during the war. Thus lend-lease exceeded Soviet production of regular and electric-diesel locomotives by over 4.3 times and 26 times respectively. Railway wagons: Lend-lease delivered 11,075 railway wagons, whilst the USSR produced between 1942 and 1945 only 1,087 wagons. The USSR did produce 33,096 wagons in 1941, but judging by the sharp decline these were probably produced mostly pre-war. Likely we are looking at lend-lease providing some 8-10 times the volume of Soviet wartime production here. Explosives and copper: 348,100 tons of explosive materials supplied by lend-lease, 53% of Soviet production (c. 600,000 tons). Soviet production of non-ferrous metals from 1941 to 1945 remain a secret (one can only wonder why), but it is estimated that 470,000 tons of copper were produced from mid-1941 to the end of the war in 1945. US lend-lease supplied the USSR with 359,600 short tons of copper ore and 52,100 short tons of electrolyctic and refined copper. These equivalate to about 387,600 tons of ore, or 82.5% of Soviet wartime production. Additionally 956,700 miles of field telephone cable, 2,100 miles of sea cable and 1,100 miles of underwater cable were delivered, which helped alleviate the Russian copper shortage. Moreover, lend-lease provided the USSR with 35,800 radio stations, 5,899 radio receivers and 348 radars, which satisfied the basic requirements of the Red Army.
OP knows his stuff and has done his research. Thank you for laying it all out in a easy to read format. It helps the rest of us get a true grasp of how much the Americans contributed to WW2. The Europeans have shown they are truly grateful to the Americans and sticking side by side with the Americans. Now if only the Russians could show the same gratitude, they wouldn't be in the sh*thole they placed themselves in.
at least the Soviets put all of that material to good use. Between June 22, 1941 and February 1, 1945 the Germans suffered 6,225,000 killed, wounded, missing, and captured on the East Front.
@@tdawg5742 There is a general consensus among every historian that evem if the U.S havent provided any aid the soviets would still win the war but with more casualties. So while the lend lease mattered , the societs couldve atill won without it but with more casualties. And its well known fact
I can tell Danill is losing patience, but is ever the great interviewer. So much to be said but will leave it at a sincere hope for peace between all countries. May cool heads prevail.
true, it looked to me like that aswell. Very sarcastic demeanor from him which I havent seen before. But some of those responses... you can only take that with a laugh, otherwise you loose your mind lol.
@@MrSheduur How may times can you hear "they want our resources"? Yes, you have a lot of it. The US has the second largest proven natural resources and is self-sufficient in oil. And we were already buying Russian resources cheap while out bidding Indians and China when we wanted it.
@@recoil53 Russians tend to clamp up the entire West as a part of the US, as if though we were a single nation. Europeans don't have that much energy resources and we screwed up by putting all the eggs in the same basket, therefore they think we are only supporting Ukraine only in order to 'steal' oil and gas from Russia somehow.
"Killing people is not the good way", this dude explained in one sentence why America put up economic sanctions. He should tell it to the Visa/Mastercard guy.
The irony in your statement lies in the unintended consequences of the Mastercard/Visa ban. This sanction, while seemingly aimed at Russia as a whole, didn't affect Russians living in their homeland at all - the systems were still fully functional even after the sanctions. Instead, it primarily impacted Russians who were abroad, many of whom are critics of the regime. So, paradoxically, these sanctions may have inadvertently supported the Russian government by making life harder for its overseas dissenters. This highlights the often complex and unpredictable outcomes of international sanctions.
@@IoT_ I am sure it is exactly what they want. This war is way too profitable to the West. So have to make sure Russian government stays for as long as possible. I mean, 100% of said government are either citizens of western counties, or at lest their families are.
@@IoT_Western payment systems were blocked in general which makes it harder for Russia to import goods from abroad and also tourists can't support the Russian economy by spending money there. Those who decide to leave will anyway take as much cash with them as possible.
@@flopunkt3665 What kind of goods from abroad? Netflix subscription? The products are still sold using parallel import from other countries, the people who had left the country before the war started had to return and got to the prison if the opposed to the government. All of your points are significantly irrelevant.
Thanks, I really like the new style of asking people to rationalise their replies... it's quite interesting to go a layer or two deeper into why they hold the opinions they do. On the 'they want our resources' reply we hear so much, it would be good to ask them why the 'West' was happily paying for those resources for decades, but now they aren't buying. Where are they getting them from now?! Dont they know US, Norway, UK and others have loads of oil and gas, and if US wanted to take over a country for oil wouldn't it be easier for them to invade Venezuela, or Ecuador or the other huge oil reserves in South America, or West Africa? Why take on the 'World's 2nd Army', just for some oil? 🙂 Canada and Scandinavia have loads of trees too... why would 'Nato' be so jealous of Russia for having things they already have? Finally, the claim that NATO wanted to put a base in Ukraine... the guy said it it 'broke international law'... what law? What international laws should countries respect? Are there any Russia hasn't respected? 😂 Thanks for what you do. I'm sure in the future these interviews will be studied. 🥇
EXCELLENT INTERVIEWS AS ALWAYS!! In all fairness, the US was terrified by Communism and went overboard sometimes which added to the animosity between the countries. On the other hand, the Allies should have never let Russia de facto take over all of Eastern Europe etc. It has directly led to why where we are today...
@freefall9832 We agreed to it at post war talks in Yalta. The truth of the matter was that everyone was exhausted and it was a War the US didn't want anyway. So, Western Europe pretty much agreed to look the other way as the Russians gave false promises...as always... Had we stood firmer, Russia USSR may have caved as well. Soldiers were essentially walking home on foot...they were exhausted as well.
The resources things is so weird to me because while it might make some sense for Europe to be dependent on Russian gas and oil the US is long independent in both and is now a net exporter of oil and gas. I do know that Russia has many rare earths that we could use but we even have our own supplies of those we just don't want to mine them because of the environmental costs. The US doesn't really need anything from Russia
8:35 'no NATO bases near Russian borders'....wtf man...Baltics/Turkey/Finland all have NATO bases exactly on your borders...and nobody is attacking you. Those bases are their to defend their right to their own border sovereignty!! If those bases were not there, Russia would march right in like Ukraine/Georgia and attempt to take them back to what Russia feels is still the old 'Soviet Union'. If this this an international studies institute, then they'd best hire some new and more knowledgeable professors.
And Russia/USSR has had multiple military bases near the Finnish border for decades and has increased their size over the past 30 years. And that to them is perfectly fine. How blind can people be. Of course the neighboring countries have to react to this age old threat.
@@kobbetop you know what's funny? Borders with NATO are basically unguarded now, they've moved most of the tech and personel to Ukraine. Because they KNOW that NATO wouldn't attack them. Finland border is a great example of that.
Good to see you, Daniil. I loved hownyou explained the reasons for American and European businesses pulling out of Russia. Your content never disappoints, high quality every time.
@@sirius6738 of course you can. Every Russian citizen is responsible for their government, while those who answer like everyone in this video are directly complicit in the government's actions.
Daniil, Thank you for these posts, as they are very informative and help us see the individuals rather than the vague 'Russian'. By the way, you are extraordinarily well-informed and very skillful at interviewing. I enjoy your videos very much - they give food for thought.
It’s interesting because we (the US) produce a massive amount of natural gas and oil…we also have an insane number of trees lol. I live in the Pacific Northwest which is basically just pure trees haha. Love these interviews! Much love from America.
@@johanswede8200 It's a cost economic analysis. Timber can be very costly if there is no waterways to transport it and low wages in supply chain. Russia has both, thus it's somewhat lucrative business as long as Russians are on 300$ monthly wages.
Daniil you are brilliant, almost everyone didn´t know how to answer when you question them on their answers . I´m a little pesimistic about russian people but what is the reality, what percentage of russians know what is really happening ? You could be much more aggressive but you let them think by themselves on how wrong they are, and that is the best way. Greetings from Chile.
what is the important question about lend-lease in World War II at a time when the United States is inciting and supplying the enemy of the Russian Federation, killing thousands of soldiers by the hands of Ukrainians
I like your style Daniil.....many thanks for your effort along with that of your team members ....your work is very valuable and much appreciated 👍...you are a class act bud 👍 👏 Best to you all from Maine USA P.S. .. not your enemy ...but fellow human being that wishes to see positive progress among all peoples into the 21st century . ....not trench warfare from the beginning of the 20th century brought back Also I have been working ( over five years now)on a project in America for the sake of the upcoming generation not just here but around the world which includes you and your peer group in Russis Would very much like to meet you some day Cheers ✌
7:15 - As over the past 9 years, as ukrainian I have been tired of hearing this nonsense about "NATO bases in Crimea." In the Ukrainian Constitution, until 2015, one of the first articles was proclaimed that Ukraine is an extra-block state. To change the constitution, 66+% of the vote in parliament is necessary. We have never even approached these percentages, because in parliament the pro-Russian faction has always been one of the largest. Only when the Russians were treacherously invaded Crimea in 2014, we exclude this article from the Constitution. Russians constantly come up with what is not, and on this empty basis they do what they want.
Nato at Russia's borders is bs excuse for Putin, it was not a reason to invade Ukraine. Putin simply wants Ukraine. It is about his ego and sick legacy.
Ikr @14:30 his friends in Ukraine are changing their stance on the war and now they want to be part of Ruzzia? Srsly? I've not seen that bit of propaganda. Nobody's stopping them from packing their bags and btfo back to Ruzzia, then. Every time I see *actual Ukrainians* talking, they're close to tears and full of hate. I watched one of these Q&As done in Ukraine, and the question was: "If you had a Ruzzian here right now, and you could talk, what would you say?" The consensus was *"We're waaay past talking. We don't want to talk to the orcs. We just want to kill them."*
Unfortunately most people *everywhere* in the world have either poor and/or highly biased knowledge of geopolitics and history. Education, education, education...
Funnily enough, "the rest of the world" eats its' own paid propaganda. I would be confident too...Russia is fighting some left-over Hitlerites with knock-off lend-lease weapons using convicts with shovels. And winning.
I watch these videos pretty often, this batch of interviewees seem much more knowledgeable that usual. I see some recognition of nuance that is not typical.
I have been watching ur videos for 2yrs now and 90% of the time when people oppose Ukraine, Europe, USA or the whole collective west, they always have the same stupid arguments. The most infuriating one is the argument where people say that NATO was trying to plant a base in Ukraine or Baltic countries, even though NATO had been effectively reducing militarization and EU countries were spending less and less on military budgets…..
Iraq, Syria, Kosovo, etc. And no, there has been no long term reduction in US (the one that really matters) or NATO defense spending. There was a bit during the 1990s but that was reversed before 2000, i.e. before Putin even came to power. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States#/media/File:U.S_-_China_-_Russia,_Military_Spending.svg
@@mitchyoung93 - Yeah? Well, now we can put bases in Finland and Sweden. Congratulations, Europe really was demilitarizing to dedicate more of its economy to the well-fare of its people, but now, thanks to Putin, that trend has been thoroughly reversed. What a master strategist!
Because they repeat their state media propaganda. And russia has the biggest, the most influentian propaganda machine in the world. Yes, even compared to superpowers. China is bigger locally, but russia is also manages to completely ban all uncontrolled media and have an echochamber inside.
Danill is such a great journalist! Thank you for all that you do. It figures that the musician, Alexander (the very last interviewee), was the cool one. Music is the international language of harmony. Another great video.
Because all they do is listen to propaganda The United States is the second largest oil and gas producer in the world. And I believe we're Number one in exporting gas and oil I'm not too knowledgeable on our northern brothers resources. But I'm pretty sure they have large oil deposits And metal deposits. They act like us Americans and Canadians. Get together in coffee shops and talk about how we can steal Russian resources.😂😂😂
From a Brit here in the UK one of the nations sending supplies to help Russia during WW2. I even knew years ago some who travelled on the nightmare Artic convoys one work colleague surviving three ships he was on sunk. As the subject is the Americans, from the USA alone during WW2 looking at the list. The Americans sent to help Russia 17.5 million tons of military equipment and industrial supplies. That included 400,000 jeeps and trucks. 14,000 aircraft. 8,000 tractors.
@@0013dancer Because lend-lease only made up 4% of Russian war production. Didnt really change much. Russians are more appreciative of American help during Russian famine 1921-22 where Americans saved the lives of millions of Russians through the hoover program.
Now compare this to Soviet production. The Soviets produced more than 200 million tons worth of equipment and industrial supplies. The Soviets already had 1.2 million trucks in stock and produced hundreds of thousands more during the war, the Soviets also produced 126k aircraft during the war, most of which were of higher quality than the lend-lease aircraft. lol, the Soviets had 50,000 tractors already in stock when the war began. The British received 3 times more lend-lease supplies than the Soviets. So if anything, Americans saved the British while the lend-lease made up 4% of Soviet wartime production and 2.5% of the economy.
@@eliasziad7864 Those soviet millions of tones might have been only in the Communist Party imagination. Communists were heavily inflating their reports. There was (and there is now in Russia) a HUGE discrepancy between documents and reality.
@@eliasziad7864 it was 4 percent but on that time hi tech for soviets like radios what have incalculable battle value in war + help come in first years of war ...Zhukow himself said soviets fall if not american help
Russian people need to understand/hear they will be perceived the same way the "silent majority"of Germans was after the WW2. For a long time. This comparison may help them to understand current state of things.
I agree, one of the biggest shakes of my childhood was the picture when we show to the Germans what they did during the war and how shocked they were. This "silent majority" I mean. I think my compatriots will have the same shock when they will realize it.
I'm impressed that they are doing this in English. NATO was not against USSR, it was only there to protect against USSR attack of NATO members. Geez, a comment about resources that actually made sense. Yes, before the invasion we wanted to buy those resources, and of course we wanted the best prices we could get on them. If Russia didn't want to sell them at that price they obviously had the right to set a price and see if people would buy it at that price point. All countries buy and sell resources including Russia, it is just what countries do. One problem, China and India are buying at much lower prices than Europe was, which is obviously very bad for Russia. It is not just the seller that sets the price, unless you have to have something and cannot purchase it elsewhere. Contrary to Russian belief, those same resources exist elsewhere. HE REMEMBERS LEND LEASE! Thank you, a Russian that actually knows his history. I commend him. "The Germans had a very strong army". Yes, unfortunately they very much did. There was absolutely nothing terrible about the nukes dropped on Japan, the Japanese were going to fight to the last man standing and America was having none of that shit...who in their right fucking mind would? Again, JAPAN ATTACKED US, UNPROVOKED. You pull that crap, you get what you get. You can't walk up and break someone's nose out of the blue and bitch when they destroy your knee with a kick or break your arm or even gouge an eye to protect themselves. Sorry, but you attack, you take what you get, pure and simple, that is just pure common sense. That is precisely why people usually refrain from attacking others when they get angry. I offer the Japanese NO apologies for that, and if we hadn't done it MILLIONS more Americans AND Japanese would have died. At the time, as horrible as it was, it was exactly the right answer. It's amazing that the Japanese and Germans are both staunch allies, isn't it? That happened because we (the West) treated them well after the war, learning from the mistakes made after WWI that were largely conducive to WWII, unfortunately. Fuck with the US and you are going to get fucked up, big time, pure and simple. The US wasn't your enemy, not at all...we didn't care. You MADE US your enemy, at least indirectly, when you attacked Ukraine, Remember that knee kick I was talking about earlier...it is coming if you don't leave Ukraine. That is also that simple. It's not a threat, we don't need to make threats, it's just a fact of life. We have not threatened Russia in any way during this entire invasion. IN FACT, we have restricted the Ukrainians from using Western weapons on Russian soil. I think we should absolutely let the Ukrainians attack Russians on Russian soil. I think that restriction is utter bullshit. The Ukrainians are making their own weapons now, though, and they can do what they want to with those. I'm sure they will be coming to a factory or base near you soon. You are just lucky they don't target civilians, like you do. OH, hell no, this blame is the West, zero percent, Russia 100%...don't even try to pull that 50/50 garbage here. WE DIDN'T ATTACK, YOU DID! Ukraine was not even close to joining NATO, and in fact, even AFTER they were attacked in 2014 and a large part of their country was stolen the public support for that was way under 50%. Now that you've attacked nationwide, it's closer to 90%. Russia has caused more NATO expansion with this attack in a couple of years than would have occurred in the next decade or too. That's on your high heeled leader. He is screwing you guys up good. If a lot of Russians in Ukraine want to leave Ukraine, guess what, I'll bet they will give you a free ride to the border and a send off from the tip of their boot. I get so tired of hearing that, too. Want to leave Russians, then fucking leave! The Ukrainians DAMN SURE do not want Russian sympathizers there, if the reverse were true Russia would be killing them. Again, you are lucky that at least the Ukrainians do not act like animals, unlike some other country that I could mention right now is in Ukraine. You guys think so weirdly. The point of sanctions is not to make Russians angry, it is to cut Russia's ability to wage war against Ukraine. WTH? It is a strategic tool, nothing more, and again, you begged for it, by attacking your neighbor for literally no reason other than nation building, AGAIN. You guys know as well as I do that Putin has been talking and writing about that for decades...openly. The lend lease was beneficial for both Russia and America, nobody is arguing that that I know of. We were both fighting the Germans, at that time, because after Russia climbed into bed with the Nazis to gain Poland and some other countries and Hitler stabbed Russia in the back (go figure, who didn't see that coming? Oh, right, the Russians...karma is sometimes a real thing, isn't it?) we needed Russia to push from the other side, or it would have taken longer and cost more lives. And given that it was a European war that America didn't start and in fact wanted nothing to do with, AGAIN, a million lost was a million too many, frankly. Can you guys really not see why we get tired of this rot?
@angleofshadow9818 If they worked together they could nothing is impossible with enough concerted effort, but it takes everyone. Not just one or two and it usually takes a leader who is willing to make themselves a target to inspire people.
@@jamiebeard8142 I'm too old to believe in fairy tales, and privileged enough to read what ever I want. History and archaeology are my favorite subjects and history loves to repeat itself. There is only one way out of totalitarianism, and it is external.
@@angleofshadow9818 But when you know history you know about all the revoloutions that happened in the past. Sure they mostly were really brutal and bloody, but it is possible. And in a country with a working democratic system the people together decide who is to govern the state. But of course the majority is needed for that.
Brilliant video, and even better is your bright and sympathic manner of asking questions. Keep on your important work, Daniil!! It helps a lot to stay on the right path 🙏👍
whenever you bring up how America helped Russia during WW2, like the lend-lease they always bring up, "Well Russia lost more men than they did!" as if losing more men is something to be smug about... they should be questioning their higher up's incompetence that they lost so many men in the first place instead of praising them how much men they sent to their deaths
It is true that countless Soviet casualties were caused by the complete disregard and carelessness of their commanders. Still those enormous battles resulted in massive losses for the Germans. As of February 1, 1945 8/10 German killed, wounded, missing, and captured in the war had occurred on the Eastern Front. The Soviets took on by far the vast bulk of the German Army and Waffen SS.
Interestingly, I've experienced many Brits and French who also loudly complain about the numbers they lost compared to relatively few Americans who waited out the war and entered in only when it appeared the Allies were prevailing.
I have been watching your interviews since almost the beginning. It is like reading a really good book. I hope you will actually write that book some day!
First and foremost, big THANK YOU and huge respect for what have you been doing. Well done, I love your channel. Today's question was quite hard one for many. Perhaps next time you can ask what people in Russia think about the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that opened the door for Hitler to start WWII. And how it matches with the Great Patriotic War story (in case you have asked that already, I apologize). Wish you all the best and stay safe please!
Your questions have become more provocative and complex which I appreciate. You could see the gears turning while they understood mid sentence that there was a situation with their response. The default seems to be blaming NATO bases. That is the golden parachute out of any gridlocked question. "Oh well NATO bases"
Well they're not wrong. Look at the borders of Russia from 1991 to date vs the borders of NATO from 1991 to date. It's clear who's expanding like a cancer, upsetting the balance of power and peace in Europe.
They want the resources that RuZZia SELLS. And RuZZia wants the resources of the rest of the world that it BUYS. That is called world TRADE. The problem is that RuZZia wants to STEAL the resources AND territory of its neighbours and commits horrendous crimes to carry this out!
The thing is the vast majority of Russians are not seeing the benefits of those resources. Outside of Moscow and Saint Petersburg the infrastructure is extremely poor..
@@vgshwk That is because it is the Muscovian Empire----Outside of Moscow/Petersburg and its environs---the rest of the lands and people are Muscovy's COLONIES. All of the resources of its captive nations are sucked into Muscovy!
@@vgshwk No, it really isn't. There's all kinds of videos of second and third tier Russian cities and they are generally fine. Of course in remote Siberia there are some places lacking infrastructure, just as there are in Alaska and Hawaii or even New Mexico, West Texas, the Central Valley in California. And of course there are bad places in every 'normal' city...I can shoot a video of places a mile from my nice suburban town on the West Coast of the USA that would make the place look like a third world dump.
Danil, you have such immense patience. I'm really shocked how you can listen to this and not manage to scream at some point. There is so much madness in Russia.
It's not really madness, but a phenomenon in which more knowledgeable and wiser people, can manipulate the way less knowledgeable and less wise people think. This happens everywhere, and for literally all people. From the rural farmer in sub-saharan Africa, to the wealthiest and oldest families in New York, London, Paris, and elsewhere.
@@christos.5302 I completely understand what you mean of course, but I believe that technically, psychologists do not classify the behavior that you just described as "madness". By the way I can tell you I was myself like this when I was young.
Your interviews give us the wish to be there talking to these guys and developing the topic further in a free and friendly exchange. Thanks! You do a great job 👏 👏👏
Just want to say, I enjoy your videos! Good to see what the people in Russia have to say. It is still a guess what they actually think though... keep up the good work 👏 I think you (and your team) have a bright future ahead of you!
Animals, not excluding the pig much more grateful than the Russians. At first russian accept your help, and then, having recovered, they begin to build their "greatness" again and again, at best, the arrogantly glancing at you. You saw them at the time of their weakness - and this is an unforgivable humiliation for them.
When i was a child back in the 90's i remember there being donation drives where people would donate clothes to send to Russia.. This was right after a local norwegian economic depression that hit in the late 80s early 90s (jappetiden) but people still gave Even though real altruism is giving without a motive it kinda makes me sad knowing people gave and the people who recieved the clothes probably never learned where they came from and probably believe that it was given by the Russian state
In Australia, we small people can affect the decisions of our government, because we can and do vote them out if we don't agree with their decisions and performance.. 😊😊
It's amazing how often people want to reject the idea of someone helping another person for that person's sake, as though all motivations are self-interested. "It's just business. They want something for themselves" etc.
@thecurious698 for it to be really 100% true, you'd have to include the cases when the helping country's interest is just improving the relationship with the other country. And once that's included you can no longer say "it's just cold-hearted business". To think that there's always a behind-the-curtain agreement is to ignore the reality and be uneducated about the world around you.
@@genrikmuradyan9967 It depends on why the country want to improve its relation with the other one, it could be just to get better trade agreements, extend its sphere of influence...
6:10 Instead of Russia objecting to nuclear weapons on Japan, they declared war the next day after Hiroshima. They knew the war was over, and they could claim some of the spoils with barely firing a shot. They benefited as much or more than anyone else from those weapons, that they're now so righteously condemning the US for using.
Best interviews yet. Thanks Danill. I do laugh at the guy born in Ukraine. To what Russian parents? Ukraine was Ukrainian for hundreds of years. We are a people just like Russian are a people but Ukrainians will NEVER be ruled by Russia again. FO Putin and all who think like you. ✌️
1:50 having a t-shirt saying "rise against" but also saying "we (russians) should not disagree to our government". oh my ... i wish these people could visit a fully democratic country to be able to see what democrazy truely means and that everyone can have a voice.
Great interviews Daniil, you reveal the true nature of Russia through its people, the bit that we can all relate to regardless of the external politics.
@cm-qt9ir You are missing my point which I thought was positive recognising the difficulties Russian people currently face and that ordinary Russians are like everywhere else, a mixture of common humanity. So what questions would you like to ask of the many and varied Russian people that you feel are not being asked?
Daniil deserves some kind of journalism award. The divide is definitely evident with one of the interviews because Americans do believe one person can make a change, in government and in greater society the amount of cynicism and the Russian culture is just ingrained almost in their DNA. They can't believe that a society or people would do good because it's the right thing.
I dont understand why russians think they are the pnly country with resources. The US has lots of resources, as does canada and europe and australia. There are lots more countries that sell their resources to the west as well
@@dw620 Canada isn't the US. And I'm the one educating you on reserves because you think that productio means something. A country can be the biggest oil producer and have 10 years of reserves. No one gives a f. Reserves are everything.
@@sanepillow59 You think too highly of yourself "educating" other people about things that weren't being discussed in the first place which the target of your "educating" already knows about. Antarctica and Greenland have pretty good reserves, too... so, yeah, production is kinda important because it's actually what brings money in and keeps the lights on. Your timeframe for "reserves" is arbitrary, anyhow, because eventually reserves ARE used up. Come back in 1,000 years?
The US is a net exporter of oil and gas. BTW, Brent crude oil is from the North Sea. Russia may be rich in natural resources, but so are many western countries: the US, Australia and Canada for example. What the world needs is Ukrainian wheat, which Russia is actively trying to block. That wheat lowers the world price of wheat and that means poor African people don't starve because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The US and UK did not lend or lease food, armaments and many other items to Russia during WW2, they gave it to Russia free of charge. This was one year after Russia was in an aggressive pact with Nazi Germany, which included the joint invasion of Poland in 1939. The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact/treaty included the Secret Protocol, which defined the borders of Soviet and German spheres of influence across Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland. The rumoured existence of the Secret Protocol was proven only when it was made public during the Nuremberg Trials after the end of WW2. The woman who said the lend-lease was just a business deal has a very unusual way looking at total freebies.
That business woman's response to American humanitarian aid to Russia as "it's all business" sounded to me like one of those thought-stopping clichés used to shut down a conversation. Well sure, it's all "business" in the same way all diplomacy and outreach is "business" - you give something to get something. But that "something" you get for giving humanitarian aid may be future cooperation or friendship, but it may also just be so that one party doesn't starve! You could call literally all humanitarian aid a "business transaction". Even churches might want the people they help to join their church or believe in their god or go live a decent life. What does she suppose we wanted out of providing Russia with humanitarian aid? Did we get it?
@@sirius6738 does it change the purpose of humanitarian aid tho? The ideas may have been more utilitarian, but humanitarian aid is humanitarian aid. There were no strings attached.
The Lend-Lease Act was a policy that allowed the United States to supply military equipment, food, and other supplies to Allied nations during World War II. The act was signed into law on March 11, 1941 and ended on September 20, 1945. The United States supplied the Soviet Union with $11.3 billion worth of supplies, which is equivalent to $180 billion in today's currency. The supplies included: Food, including Spam, corn oil, dehydrated potatoes , vegetables, fruits, vitamins, and soy meal Military equipment, including: More than 1.5 million blankets 15 million pairs of army boots 107,000 tons of cotton 2.7 million tons of petroleum products The Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed “vital to the defense of the United States”. The supplies were given free of charge and were to be used until returned or destroyed. In practice, most equipment was destroyed, although some hardware was returned after the war. The Lend-Lease Act was critical in helping the Soviets withstand the Nazi onslaught. By the end of 1942, the Nazi advance into the Soviet Union had stalled. It was finally reversed at the battle of Stalingrad in 1943.
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I taught in Russia for 3 years, and a student of mine refused to believe that the USA sent help (lend lease) in ww2. She obviously didn’t know history very well.
Sadly
4.4 million tonnes of food aid alone. My grandfather was a Finnish vet and he said that during the war his only good times were when he had Camels and spam.
It’s clear from all these videos that those ideas and themes are taught and reinforced from childhood. That’s the only explanation, right? I mean there are enduring themes of motherland, victimhood, rightful ownership, resources, and a few others. They all know the drill - it’s a comforting and familiar way to think.
Most people in the West are also oblivious to the efforts of the American Relief Administration without which the Soviet Union would probably never have existed...
(Seemed like a good idea to feed 10+ million people daily rather than have them starve. So much for gratitude!)
Not sure your average American would do well in that subject either. but they can name 100 different genders!! so thats something.
Thanks for your service man. These interviews will be part of the historical record for generations.
Absolutely. I'd like to see Daniil's exclusive interview with those Russian Freedom Fighters (now that I'm... erm... somewhat more confident that he won't get tossed out a window for talking to them 😱) I could see him winning prizes for smthg like that. Maybe even a Pulitzer for the team at 1420, if they can get an American publication to feature it 😊
Likewise with Patrick Lancaster who has been reporting from on the ground in (former) East Ukraine, interviewing every witness he can find.
I really like this new format... And this particular interviewer. He's very approachable and the jacket suits him.
@@AlexanderStone Pfft. Patrick Lancaster is a shill for Pooptin. Effing traitor >:T
@@XenaBe25 And this Daniil is a shill for the Pentagon and a traitor to Russia.
This kid has more balls than any of us. Thanks for the work, stay safe! ❤
He is quite naive, but interesting
@@robrob9050I don’t think he realized exactly the danger he faces
@@kingmusa8618sure he does. He lives in Russia. Everyone there knows you can get In jail even for a comment on social media. Happens every day. One guy even got 6 years for the "like" he put under a post. Crazy shit is going on there now
@@zizhdizzabagus456You're talking about the jailing of people in Russia for this and that,but I guess you don't know what was happening in Ukraine with their civic activists,some journalists,pacifists,before this war. People who were against the war were attacked by the Ukrainian far right groups,some of them were killed,and many of them had to flee the country. Ukraine was in total anarchy,so much corupption,criminal,and nothing has changed till this day. They are hunting poor people in their houses,on the streets and send them to war..You're not aware of what was/what is going on in Ukraine because all the informations are only about the Russians.
He’s the Shit!! Isn’t he?
Absolutely adore these brave young men & women who are willing to speak the truth❤️
I've watched a fair amount of the video content on this channel and I never cease being amused by both the fixation with many of the Russian interviewees on the primacy of natural and agricultural resources in modern economies and their belief the the western world (particularly the U.S.) seeks to take by force Russian natural resources. The 2022 GDP of the U.S. was around $25 trillion. Resource extraction (agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining, and oil and natural gas) was about $770 billion or around 3% of total output. On the petroleum side, the U.S. ranks 1st, 1st, 1st and 4th in oil, natural gas, natural gas liquid and coal production in the world, respectively. Within agriculture, the U.S. is the third largest producer (behind China and India) and by the far the biggest agriculture products exporter. My point is, that for modern economies, resource extraction, even a nation that produces as much natural resource related wealth as the U.S., is relatively unimportant. So for wealthy, modern nations, buying natural resources is far cheaper and easier than taking them by force since they amount to a small portion of economic activity. A couple of fun points of comparison within the U.S. economy are that the hotel and restaurant industry is slightly bigger than all of resource extraction and entertainment is significantly larger. Source for the U.S. GDP info: www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/gdp1q23_3rd.pdf. Scroll down to table 14.
Except that the US, or US companies and entities, did try to gain control of or at least profit from Russian resources and industry in the 90s. And you don't think Blackrock is trying to set up an 'investment fund' for Ukraine out of the goodness of its heart, do you?
If the last few years of Covid and now this war should have taught us is that resources and physical industry matter far beyond what their contribution to alleged GDP shows. You can't eat episodes of the Kardashians. You can't drive your car to work on the fumes from a Netflicks series. Instagram didn't help us get personal protective equipment to 'front line' workers during the pandemic, though it did provide entertainment in the form of dancing nurses. We are all paying permanent higher prices now because of the disruption caused by this war and it will be interesting to see if the breakdown of the 'grain deal' will set off another milder bout of 'resource' inflation.
They easily forgot that not long time ago they had to buy grain from USA and their economy was bankrupt. Only access to the western markets and technology save them .
Thanks my man, some new info for me
I always am baffled by the many people that think the US is after that. It's kind of comical to have such a naive and uinformed take! The US clearly doesn't need to take these resources by force, it's absolutely absurd. Aside form that there are many nations on this planet that we can get many of the resources Russia has instead of getting them from Russia. We don't need Russia, barely any advanced nation does. But Russia apparently needs the rest of the world - in spite of Putin's endless nonsensical rhetoric!
The TLDR - we don't need Russia in the least. Right now we REALLY do NOT need Russia, but it'd be better if we could be friends and allied instead of this idiotic geopolitical nonsense - which again, Russia isn't even a competitor. They're not going to magically turn back into the Soviet Union and compete with the United States as a super power. It just will not and cannot happen. Hell, at this point Russia is absolutely not going to take the respective countries that were in the Soviet Union back, and even then the Soviet Union wasn't able to compete - which was evident in the end. But even if we look at peak 60s, 70s, and 80s cold war - conventionally speaking Russia could project forces like the US. The US could project AND deliver vastly more capable forces. It's notable that many of the systems that are being fielded in Ukraine right now against Soviet equipment was available in the 80s - in vastly larger quantity. The Soviet Union not really being a true peer, but still edging in as a super power - would definitely mean Russia at 1/2 the population and a paltry percent of the wealth of the Soviet Union and an even smaller percent capability of the Soviet military - it's just not up to snuff at all.
Which sadly for Russia they're proving just how bad their military is right now.
Excellent comment btw - it's some solid stats there! 🤘🏻
Really great comment, dude. Very informative and quite interesting. Thanks!
I find the ‘resources’ response fascinating. They simply have to have been exposed to this idea repeatedly in many ways. I’d expect less knowledgeable and educated people to parrot what they’ve seen on state television, but those 2 guys were generally knowledgeable about Lend Lease (less so about major food aid 2 or 3 times - the ‘business’ woman was interesting), but the guy with the backpack reached back in his head and formulated the instinctive response about ‘resources’! Incredible. It’s a if Russia is the only country on earth with enormous natural resources - its truly bizarre to many viewers that he - or any of them for that matter - would even believe such a thing. By the way, he didn’t seem to know that Russia selling its oil at major discounts (lower than the $60 cap, I believe) to China and especially India, isn’t a good thing for Russia. Prior to the invasion, Russia’s oil and gas and trees were sold in the marketplace at market prices. He didn’t comprehend who the loser was/is.
I don’t think most of them really understand how differently their relationship with government is from those who live in mature democracies. It is very, very different and it shows repeatedly in these videos.
Not only that, but it's fascinating because Russia was selling those resources to us cheap anyway, in increasing amounts, so why would this create jealousy? It doesn't stand up to the smallest amount of scrutiny, but it's an easy world view to fall back on to explain anything that doesn't make sense to them I guess.
And on your last point, I agree, they are strongly depoliticized. With their lack of understanding of geopolitics on a fundamental level, their feeling of helplessness of politics in their own country, and falling back on world views without really questioning themselves on why they believe such things.
They are the frog in the pot. Trading their freedom to food and obeying semigod leader will lead to Kim-esque society.
In the sixties North Korea was better off than south.. then they stopped evolving.
Russia has little more than america, but America exploits more gas and oil than Russia. US, Canada, and Australia have more resources than other countries together. Singapore and Hong Kong, Taiwan does not have any resources, but highest GDP per capita in the world, even Singapore has a higher per capita than US. Look at Japan. They don't have oil and gas, but the most developed country in the world in Tech and many other fields
Blows my mind to think Russians think Americans want to steal their natural resources. News flash, America is also huge and loaded with plenty of natural resources. We buy foreign oil due to enviromental concerns not because we dont have any. We have plenty of timber and minerals. What we hopefully wont have too many of is blind followers. For the most part Americans are naturally critical and distrusting of government, which is a good thing because it keeps them in check. Americans will protest almost anything and have no fear of jail time as long as it is peaceful. We have not forgotten how to think for ourselves.
And Russia wants Ukraine’s resources. They are unconsciously giving away their own motivations by stating their fear. They are afraid the world will take what they want to steal.
I think you deserve some journalistic awards, amazing courage.
My aunt was an American who worked in Russia after the iron curtain fell. She was part of a team helping Russians who had cranial-facial deformities. She did it to help show that Americans were not enemies. I was raised to believe that Russia was a threat until the USSR collapsed. After that, Americans mobilized to send food and resources to help stabilize Russia. It worked, and both countries felt a sigh of relief. And so it went until the annexation of Crimea, and then the invasion of Ukraine. All Russia has done is proved that NATO is still needed to halt their aggression. Regardless, most Americans have no issue with Russians.
This did not start with the annexation of Crimea... smh... They've been doing this shit for decades. Putin blew up an apartment building, blamed it on Chechens, and turned Grozny into rubble. That was in 99'. Does Russia invading Georgia ring a bell? The country... There's a country called Georgia. That was 2008. Honestly I'm surprised as well as Putin that the west cared so much about his invasion into Ukraine. Although I'm sure if he succeeded in taking Kyiv not much would have been done.
It's like Russian prostitutes. you stop giving money, you are the enemy. I lived there for 13 years as a student. I have only one question. I did not understand actually whats the Russians really want in their life? The guy said America helped and has some interests. what the interests did not tell about that. This is typical of Russians.
We didn't send food and resources to Russia after the Soviet Union dissolved. Quite the opposite, we sent a bunch of 'experts' to help them 'privatize' their industries and with the help of pet Oligarchs -- in the true sense of the word--basically looted Russia.
Putin has not done Russia any favours. I can’t help but wonder what would have been possible if he hadn’t changed the rules so he could stay in power.
You are absolutely right in what you are describing here! And it‘s the same for us Europeans here as well I guess although we are not „an ocean away“ from those aggressors in Russia.
It was russian aggression again, same as they have done in so many other locations before, in order trying to gain power and influence over a certain part of Europe (and the world in the long run). It was Russia’s aggression again this time breaking a period of over 70 years of peace in Europe! And this is not acceptable in any way and must be fought by all means!
Danill, I really enjoy your "bonus" questions. "I wonder what they (Americans) could dictate to us that would be so special?" These sort of open ended questions make the person actually try to think for themselves instead of just repeating something they heard on TV or elsewhere.
Dictate what? Maybe your politicians want an alibi to justify an invasion in Ukraine...
Absolutely! That’s what makes these interviews relevant otherwise we would just get the same propaganda empty words repeated over and over and all the videos would end up being the same. Nice job
And then he replied "dictate trade" Danill replied "they don't trade with us"
He says "because NATO aren't on our borders" He must have forgotten about Finland becoming a NATO member🤦♂️
Also, his "having NATO on Russian borders is against international law" is absolute rubbish. There's no such law or agreement and is repeating Russian propaganda.
@@DStead2239 not only finland, baltic states too, it's ironic how they push this propaganda of "ukraine part of nato" when every other country around them is getting nato membership..... even faster each time russia attacks/invades its neighbors.. btw i heard that khazakistan is buying a lot of weapons from turkey.... in khazhakistan the russian minority is the biggest and they live in the northern part..... would be interesting to see how the future unfold there, considering that khazakhistan is getting more distant from russia and closer to china....
@@DStead2239 Extending your points, by "international law" I assume he means something passed by the UN; how would that even come about with USA, UK & France all being permanent members of the Security Council with veto power?
Also, why would NATO want a base in Crimea in the first place (without Ukraine already being a member of NATO)? It would be a logistics nightmare to supply or defend in a conflict, up there by itself, Russia would have a ~land connection but NATO would have to supply by air or across the Black Sea (basically a Russian lake), especially when nearby Turkey is already a member state with numerous NATO bases, a clear line of defense across the Black Sea coast and control of the Bosporus straits.
First time on this station and heartened to see other of my country men here. I was beginning to think everybody was buying the legacy media narrative. Mr. Orain you are an exemplar of what patriotism looks like with the courage of a lion. My God keep you safe.
Wait…did they imply America doesn’t have oil, gas and trees? The US is a larger producer of oil and gas then Russia…not sure on trees but US lumber and paper production is substantial.
"AMERICA WANTS RUSSIAN LUMBER" - EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT
If the U.S. had to steal another nation's oil, gas, snow, and trees because we'd finally run out, invading Canada would be more convenient than invading Russia. Said no U.S. military planner ever, even though it's factually true.
@@johanswede8200I hope you're being sarcastic. The USA has many forests and trees. We don't live on the damn moon.
@@Navybrat64 I am Swedish. 95% trees here. Of course I'm being sarcastic😆
Homework: Research the difference between oil production and oil reserves
As an American, I can and have had an influential impact on my government representatives up to the president. We trust that the best ideas and people lead our country when we elect them. Democracy will never be perfect and is hard work, but at least common sense seems to prevail. It also creates a solid foundation for the strongest economy.
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I mean… theoretically at least. As someone said (and I’m paraphrasing here)… Democracy isn’t perfect, but it’s the best system anyone has gone up with to date. That being said, there’s always room for improvement. Our current t political climate in the U.S. can best be summed up as “sh*t sandwich” (to quote the movie Spinal Tap). The hyper polarization/culture wars are ridiculous. I don’t expect everyone to hold hands and magically get along, but I do expect civility out of ejected officials (and also from our neighbors). I wish the rest of the general populace demanded the same and gave any politician who can’t live up to that incredibly low bar the boot.
Did you have a say on the Iraq war?
@@jasonswitzer1748there's also the catch about representative democracy vs direct democracy. In direct democracy, people decide directly. In representative democracy, someone elected (even if on false promises) decides for them, usually leading to disappointment. There's also the semi-direct democracy in Switzerland, where people frequently have a say through referendums.
@@undogmatic yep
My great grandpa (an American from Virginia) was part of the lend-lease effort to arm and equip the Soviets in their fight against the Nazis. They’d take the equipment up through Persia (then a U.S. ally) by boat and after onward to the USSR by rail. That’s mostly what he spent his entire time in the Navy doing during WWII.
I just saw a video a few days ago of crates being broken open somewhere assuming in southern Ukraine. What was coming out of them was Thompson sub machine guns, and Mosin Nagant 91/30s for the most part. So I guess they are running so low on AKs they are bringing out lend lease .45 sub guns and Mosin Nagants.
Long before the war ended, the Russians were already using the weapons provided by the land lease to fight american troops in eastern Europe to benefit from their new providential situation. A situation self-justified by their real sacrifice. But a complete treason to their engagment and the help that was provided. No wonders the West learned that helping the Russians has consequences, and the reason why sadly, the west will need to be reassured before anything is possible. Should we carry on providing the Russians weapons to shoot themselves in the feet.
Yes, that was in the salt mines under soledar near to Bahkmut. That was the objective of wagner, to get the weapons.
The unfortunate aspect of that program was the fact Roosevelt helped to engineer World War 2.
Back Door to War (Charles Callan Tansill).
Roosevelt Conspired to Start World War II in Europe (CODOH).
Communist Infiltration Of America Was Not A ‘Conspiracy Theory’ (Renegade Tribune).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Crypto-Communist Government: Key figures in US Politics from 1933 to 1945 (Thuletide Wordpress).
@@Channel-sp3fp hmm, so bot channels are running out of plausible user names to spread former communist propaganda? Thankfully, it was plain that it was the allied settlement of reparations that sowed the seeds of bitterness that aklowed hitler to rise.
In fact it was worse than even bitterness. The germans were not repentant and the atrocities being perpretrated by them even then, e.g., sterilising the children of peacekeepers (mixed race children) atc, was a prelude to this. That is why I say that russia needs to be comprehensively dismantled / defeated on the battlefield. They need to realise that what they've been doing was wrong, just as the germans did, or the risk of a nuclear pearl harbour equivalent rises.
Daniil, your videos keep getting better and better. It is better when you are on camera also to see your interaction to the people you interview. Keep up the good work!👍👍👍
it is also more dangerous for him though. I love for him to poke people more to make them think more critical, but at the same time I do not wish for harm to come his way because who knows what russian officials will do if they want to get rid of him making people think for themselves...
I truly love to see the people and the backgrounds and the beauty of the architecture. Please give us more of that.
And don't get arrested! You're the guy who asks the RF citizens the best questions...
I love your channel and I think that you have balls the size of basketballs, to do this type of work in such a place and at such a risk to yourself. Thank you. This is historical information and you will be remembered for it.
Is that why he wears a pilot's jacket? He's ready to take off and jet it to Latvia at any moment! 😉
That's just a joke (kind of), but I really do appreciate the risks he has taken during this whole war to get those perspectives of regular Russian citizens out to us.
It may not be accurate to suggest that the person in question is taking any serious risks. Their actions mainly involve stirring up negativity towards Russian citizens.
Why would the Russian government oppose this? It could actually be beneficial for them. Under current policies, if a Russian decides to leave their country, they might face hostility from Westerners.
So, these actions might discourage Russians from leaving, supporting the government's interests. Therefore, rather than putting this person at risk, their actions may be promoting a narrative that aligns with the government's goals. This shows the intricate relationship between individual behavior, public response, and broader politics.
Iot has a point. However, the fact that this person is anonymous kind of undermines the arguments....
@@Sir.NotRealIk Oh, darling, are we seriously still stuck on this trivial notion? That the obscurity of the speaker belittles the merit of the argument? How quaintly shortsighted of you. Perhaps it's high time you broaden your intellectual horizons, as it appears they've been shockingly limited thus far.
Anonymity, my dear, is an irrelevance. It doesn't mean the argument presented is any less valid. A point stands on its own merit, independent of its proponent. Don't tell me you've been so intellectually lazy as to disregard an argument simply based on the identity, or lack thereof, of its originator? It's quite disheartening to see such a low level of analytical thinking.
If you truly have the capacity to engage in a meaningful discourse, as I'm generously assuming you do, then by all means, challenge the argument itself. Pick it apart, expose its weaknesses, invalidate it with logic and reason if you can. After all, isn't that the purpose of a debate?
I implore you, rise above this mundane mindset. Elevate your thinking and stop squandering your focus on irrelevancies. It is, quite frankly, beneath you - or at least, I dearly hope it is.
Danil, my American uncle, who was OSS(precursor to CIA) in WWII, fluent in both Russian and German, worked behind German lines during war; in 1990’s met a Moskva woman with a tiny grocery business in Moscow; they became BF/GF? and he invested in her business too, buying a distribution truck and equipment; he would come and go to Moscow from US; She died and when he came to pay respects, his visa was denied and could never get access to Russia or his funds ever again; woman’s son paid someone to keep him away; uncle is dead now too.
Despite his awareness of corruption, he believed Russia could be a better place through trade and investment, and he believed in the Russian people.
He was terribly disappointed after America (and he) was helping Russia transition via programs and lots of dollars.
American taxpayers paid to help but Putin chose a corrupt path for his nation.
So much corruption, but only the everyday Russian can stop it, if they are brave enough to acknowledge it and force change.
Taxpayers have no choice but to pay for whatever the government wants to do with it.
powerful story; thanks.
you regret the time of Gorbatchev and Eltsine when russians olligarchs could be easily corrupted by USA , unfortunatly for you Putin stop this and start working for russians people and not for you; when americans start helping others countries, you need to send first bodies bags for the victims of freedom
Ok bud. Sum brownies for ur dude at the end there
@@eefjuh5533I write actual letters to my congressional Representatives whom I’ve voted for and sometimes have met them at town halls and I generally, though not always, agree on the way they represent my values and spending priorities.
If yours don’t respond to your needs, vote them out.
Wow Daniil, Your Questions in response to some of those arguments was brave, coherent and intellectually well thought out and so quick too. Kudos Sir, Kudos!
Really? I disagree. There was a lot of propaganda presented by the responders.
I understand russian enough to watch their TV and can tell you that what they said was copy of what is presented by propagandists such as Soloviev, Sakbeeva or Simonian.
One of the things I find really interesting about the 1420 interviews is that pretty much every Russian says that the people of the West, whether that be of the US, the UK, or any other Western country, are separate from their governments and therefore not to blame for their government's decisions. This shows how deeply depoliticised the Russians are. They genuinely seem to think there is no connection between a government and its people. It's also disturbingly clear how this mindset feeds into their sincere belief that the atrocities happening in Ukraine are absolutely nothing to do with them. If it's not on their own to-do list, it's not their problem. Just buy a latte and get on with their day while innocent civilians are murdered in Ukraine. They didn't send the bombs, so how could they possibly be blamed? Absolutely chilling mindset.
When all this is over, the majority of the Russian people are in for a very rude awakening. There is no way things will go back to the way they were before until the Russian people take responsibility for their role in the rise of their thuggish, fascist government. And maybe they won't do that. In which case, Russia could be isolated for decades.
well, they are Not responsible. At least the ones who didnt actively suporte the war war arent.
Indeed, stunning that they think that this kind of thinking will exempt them from guilt. Pure nazism: "Ich habe es nicht gewusst" syndrom. Only now we are all witnesses that they do know!
@@alyssondasilva4484They support the structure that allows the war to happen. If all Russians said “enough!” Putin would fall.
Many in the "West" are oblivious to how depoliticized they actually are. Not *quite* as bad as Russia, but still...
People on average have almost zero input to political parties or who is presented as the party choice for a given election, then the vast majority have very little input to actual day-to-day input to politics save, perhaps, on a very local level for a small number of people.
@@dw620 You are right.
Thanks!
Love the extended questioning--has really raised the level of your interviews.
It's wonderful to see you challenging their mindset in this way, but do be careful.
Thanks.😊 this is a really excellent video. Well done
So many people die or suffer in the war. So many people lost everything. And then there is Misha crying because he can't use Visa and MasterCard
It's as though Russian bankers can't figure out how to set up domestic versions of Visa and MC...
Every day when I open my eyes, the first thought that comes to my mind is "How am I gonna get my hand on some of those sweet sweet russian ressources ?"
Finally the truth comes out :-)
Yo dawg, I know this guy from the Urals that can hook me up with 96% pure Russian Resources. Let me know if you want in, shite is dope.
Yes we are all jealous
Lol. Dark humor or much needed in dark times.
RuZZia sells its resources, countries buy resources--It is called world trade. RuZZia steals Ukrainian resources it is called Special Military Operation.
This kid is very courageous. I wonder how much longer he will be able to keep this up.
Props to him thou!
You are the bravest young man, you and your crew. Bless you for what you do and thankyou all for your awesome insights. Keep up the good works your efforts do more good than you may realize.
First time on this station. This man has balls os steel!!!
Young man, that was INCREDIBLE! Seriously... I watched this video in awe. Thank you!
Brilliant work as always Daniil !
Quite a bit of good chat. Your open manner put people at ease, it appeared.
I think it is pretty much hopeless. It makes sense - narcissistic beliefs and behaviors are among the hardest to change. Blaming other people for your misfortunes, not admitting guilt, thinking that if you do something bad, you have a good reason, but if anybody else tries it, they are bad, thinking everybody is out there to get you even though you are innocent (more paranoid thinking), thinking you are the best, and you should be able to do and demand whatever you want. Disgusting.
And the more you watch 1420, the deeper that feeling gets.
@drdf7500 You literally described american gvt way of thinking. Good job. Regards
It is no suprise for Russia's neighbours.
@@jovanapetrovic5351 USA isnot annexing it neighbours while Russia keeps doing it with every stupid excuse possible (Nato expansion is bs excuse to annex Ukraine and Putin does not want Ukraine to exist).
Part of the truth is that we have some kind of the same behaviour as well. And in many cases show not much more self reflection. You can often observe this in comments under 1420s videos.
We are privileged to live in a better system than these guys, but it makes us not better people. We're just privileged by chance, because our mother gave birth to us at another place. The arrogance of some commentators is ridiculous, because many of them, although both in a free country, still just reproduce unreflected propaganda. They have all the freedom in the world and still believe, the US is doing good stuff just for the good of people. Sure, that's what the government would tell people in television, but where is the difference to old babushkas claiming that Putin saves Ukrainian children?
Ask them if it's OK to block Ukraine grain exports and create famine.
I know what the russians will say: they are not to blame, America and NATO are to blame for everything
U have not studied this conflict
Well done Daniil! So interesting that you found so many English speakers. You make people think. Even those who sound so positive in their views will probably go away questioning themselves in some measure. Very well done.
Very flash part of Moscow.
Regardless of the caveat I'm about to mention, I think this kind of interviewing is incredibly important. We sometimes assume we all kind of 'know' how the general public feels, but a few years or decades down the line it'll be VERY interesting for people to look back and see snapshots of public opinion like this. The only caveat is that the ones who reply to questions in English and happen to live specifically in an affluent urban setting will naturally be a kind of self-selection bias that is at least SOMEwhat sympathetic towards the west. Again, I'm really glad to see what your average Russian thinks, even if we're getting a small selection of people who will be more inclined towards a specific urban demographic who choose to stop and answer his questions.
Our friend in the white hat seems to have forgotten the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Russia did not go INTO the WW2 era with clean hands. You're doing a great job, Danil, and we do appreciate those Russians who are still clearly in touch with reality, and have a sense of who their real enemies are. The USA would be Russia's dearest friend if they'd just abandon the aggression and efforts to rebuild their old empire, now free. As it is, Russia still controls 1/6 of the earth's land mass. For about 145 to 165 million people, and dropping fast. That's 2x the population of France, a vastly smaller country. Exactly how big a "zone of security" does a population that size need? Russians shouldn't expect ANY country to sit still for their outdated and irrational expansionism.
The Kremlin has NEVER had a democratic leader in its entire history. As an EMPIRE it never will. The people did NOT choose Putler--he was INSTALLED like every leader in the Kremlin!
As long as the Muscovian Empire (now called the RuZZian Federation) continues to exist as an EMPIRE, neither its people, nor its captured nations will be free. Its neighbours and now with a shrinking world even its more distant neighbours will constantly be threatened by the barbarism of the imperialistic and fascistic (new term is Rascist) of the Kremlin DICtators!
Molotov-Ribbentrop came after 'peace in our time' deals the West made with Hitler.
As for expansionism...look at a map and look where US bases are and look at 'color revolutions'. Fact is when the West/US doesn't get what they want...like in the Ukraine in 2014, they destabilize places. Russia doesn't want to go back to the 1990s.
Russia's population actually increased last year.
It looks that they are hooked on these resources try to expand and think they can monopolies the prices playing with the market to gain more benefit. So any other countries that might compete with them and they have resources they will become their enemy if they can't control them. So they attacked Ukraine.
Russia would be the USA's dearest friend if it would let them have their way just like during Yeltsin's era when the West came in and Russia became dirt poor. Wonder why Yeltsin was the West's darling while Putin is their worst nightmare?
Our Friend with a weird picture forgot about the Munich Agreement. Look no side was and isn't good, bot America and Russia do very questionable things, you just might not want to believe that.
Daniil you’re such a highly sharp , quick, intelligent person.I hope you survive this ‘special operation’ because you’re an extremely talented man capable of extraordinary feats. You should have a high position in leading your country. Really.
Here's figures on American (no British, Canadian or others included) lend-lease summed up based on newer, post-Soviet research. The percentage figures refer to the percentage of the total of that category wielded by the USSR during the GPW:
Aviation fuel: 2,586,000 tons, or 57.8%, of which 97% had an octane level of 99 or higher. By contrast, domestic production of high-octane fuel made up a tiny fraction of total production. On the eve of Barbarossa the USSR had enough of the 78 octane B-78 aviation fuel, the best they could produce, to meet only 4% of its requirements. From August 1941 to September 1945 lend-lease gasoline exceeded Soviet production proper by 1.4 times, although if taking into account octane levels it exceeds Soviet production many times.
Automobile fuel: 242,300 tons, or 2.8%, although again, this was high-octane fuel, so the real percentage is higher.
Motor vehicles: c. 510,284, of which at least 460,000 were trucks and light transports, of which 24,902 were light trucks and 351,715 medium trucks supplied by the US. US supplied trucks alone contributed 897,964 tons of lifting capacity, over 2.5 times the 354,780 ton lifting capacity of the 197,100 trucks the USSR produced during WW2, the latter which was comprised mostly of 1.5t commercial models. Altogether lend-lease trucks exceeded Soviet production more than twice over, and that's not including light transports. Included in the motor vehicles are also 32,300 motorcycles, which exceeded Soviet production by 1.2 times (27,816 motorcycles).
Railroad: 622,100 tons of rails, 56.6% of Soviet production. If excluding narrow gauge rails not supplied by lend-lease, American deliveries comprise 83.3% of the total volume of Soviet production. production. If excluding production during the second half of 1945, accepting it as being equal to at least half of yearly production (actually, considerably more than half the annual production of rails occurred in the second half of 1945 because of the curtailment of purely military production), then lend-lease in rails made up 92.7% of the overall volume of Soviet rail production.
Locomotives: Lend-lease delivered 1,900 locomotives and 66 diesel-electric locomotives. Soviet production of locomotives in 1941-45 was 798. Probably most of the 706 produced in 1941 were produced before the war and the 8 in 1945 after the war but let's be generous and presume half of those were produced during the war, thus the number is 441. The USSR produced 1 diesel-electric locomotive in 1941, don't know if before or during the war. Thus lend-lease exceeded Soviet production of regular and electric-diesel locomotives by over 4.3 times and 26 times respectively.
Railway wagons: Lend-lease delivered 11,075 railway wagons, whilst the USSR produced between 1942 and 1945 only 1,087 wagons. The USSR did produce 33,096 wagons in 1941, but judging by the sharp decline these were probably produced mostly pre-war. Likely we are looking at lend-lease providing some 8-10 times the volume of Soviet wartime production here.
Explosives and copper: 348,100 tons of explosive materials supplied by lend-lease, 53% of Soviet production (c. 600,000 tons). Soviet production of non-ferrous metals from 1941 to 1945 remain a secret (one can only wonder why), but it is estimated that 470,000 tons of copper were produced from mid-1941 to the end of the war in 1945. US lend-lease supplied the USSR with 359,600 short tons of copper ore and 52,100 short tons of electrolyctic and refined copper. These equivalate to about 387,600 tons of ore, or 82.5% of Soviet wartime production. Additionally 956,700 miles of field telephone cable, 2,100 miles of sea cable and 1,100 miles of underwater cable were delivered, which helped alleviate the Russian copper shortage. Moreover, lend-lease provided the USSR with 35,800 radio stations, 5,899 radio receivers and 348 radars, which satisfied the basic requirements of the Red Army.
OP knows his stuff and has done his research. Thank you for laying it all out in a easy to read format. It helps the rest of us get a true grasp of how much the Americans contributed to WW2. The Europeans have shown they are truly grateful to the Americans and sticking side by side with the Americans. Now if only the Russians could show the same gratitude, they wouldn't be in the sh*thole they placed themselves in.
at least the Soviets put all of that material to good use. Between June 22, 1941 and February 1, 1945 the Germans suffered 6,225,000 killed, wounded, missing, and captured on the East Front.
@@preshlock Most of which were civilians, of course, not military personnel.
@@pacmanc8103 absolutely not. 6,225,000 were official Wehrmacht and Waffen SS casualty figures.
@@tdawg5742 There is a general consensus among every historian that evem if the U.S havent provided any aid the soviets would still win the war but with more casualties. So while the lend lease mattered , the societs couldve atill won without it but with more casualties. And its well known fact
I can tell Danill is losing patience, but is ever the great interviewer. So much to be said but will leave it at a sincere hope for peace between all countries. May cool heads prevail.
true, it looked to me like that aswell. Very sarcastic demeanor from him which I havent seen before. But some of those responses... you can only take that with a laugh, otherwise you loose your mind lol.
@@MrSheduur How may times can you hear "they want our resources"?
Yes, you have a lot of it. The US has the second largest proven natural resources and is self-sufficient in oil. And we were already buying Russian resources cheap while out bidding Indians and China when we wanted it.
Lol, from Chile....
Where did you gain your worldview from, and are you sure you are not heavily influenced by propaganda???
@@recoil53 Russians tend to clamp up the entire West as a part of the US, as if though we were a single nation. Europeans don't have that much energy resources and we screwed up by putting all the eggs in the same basket, therefore they think we are only supporting Ukraine only in order to 'steal' oil and gas from Russia somehow.
"Killing people is not the good way", this dude explained in one sentence why America put up economic sanctions. He should tell it to the Visa/Mastercard guy.
The irony in your statement lies in the unintended consequences of the Mastercard/Visa ban. This sanction, while seemingly aimed at Russia as a whole, didn't affect Russians living in their homeland at all - the systems were still fully functional even after the sanctions. Instead, it primarily impacted Russians who were abroad, many of whom are critics of the regime.
So, paradoxically, these sanctions may have inadvertently supported the Russian government by making life harder for its overseas dissenters. This highlights the often complex and unpredictable outcomes of international sanctions.
@@IoT_ I am sure it is exactly what they want. This war is way too profitable to the West. So have to make sure Russian government stays for as long as possible. I mean, 100% of said government are either citizens of western counties, or at lest their families are.
Killing people is not the good way, mean while on Libya “we came, we saw, he died” - Hillary Clinton referring to Qaddafi as she laughed.
@@IoT_Western payment systems were blocked in general which makes it harder for Russia to import goods from abroad and also tourists can't support the Russian economy by spending money there.
Those who decide to leave will anyway take as much cash with them as possible.
@@flopunkt3665 What kind of goods from abroad? Netflix subscription? The products are still sold using parallel import from other countries, the people who had left the country before the war started had to return and got to the prison if the opposed to the government. All of your points are significantly irrelevant.
Thanks, I really like the new style of asking people to rationalise their replies... it's quite interesting to go a layer or two deeper into why they hold the opinions they do.
On the 'they want our resources' reply we hear so much, it would be good to ask them why the 'West' was happily paying for those resources for decades, but now they aren't buying. Where are they getting them from now?!
Dont they know US, Norway, UK and others have loads of oil and gas, and if US wanted to take over a country for oil wouldn't it be easier for them to invade Venezuela, or Ecuador or the other huge oil reserves in South America, or West Africa? Why take on the 'World's 2nd Army', just for some oil? 🙂
Canada and Scandinavia have loads of trees too... why would 'Nato' be so jealous of Russia for having things they already have?
Finally, the claim that NATO wanted to put a base in Ukraine... the guy said it it 'broke international law'... what law? What international laws should countries respect? Are there any Russia hasn't respected? 😂
Thanks for what you do. I'm sure in the future these interviews will be studied. 🥇
I LOVE this video, Daniil. Thank you from America 🥰
I love it when you conduct the interviews, Daniil, you are fun to watch.
EXCELLENT INTERVIEWS AS ALWAYS!! In all fairness, the US was terrified by Communism and went overboard sometimes which added to the animosity between the countries. On the other hand, the Allies should have never let Russia de facto take over all of Eastern Europe etc. It has directly led to why where we are today...
Heh, way to describe it as "overboard"
You are totally right about Eastern Europe. That was a huge blow to countries already brutalized by Germans and russians.
How would you have stopped Russia taking over Eastern Europe after ww2?
@freefall9832 We agreed to it at post war talks in Yalta. The truth of the matter was that everyone was exhausted and it was a War the US didn't want anyway. So, Western Europe pretty much agreed to look the other way as the Russians gave false promises...as always... Had we stood firmer, Russia USSR may have caved as well. Soldiers were essentially walking home on foot...they were exhausted as well.
@marissaalonzo7997 Russians don't honor agreements, only military strength.
This is pure gold. Danil you are making videos for history.
The resources things is so weird to me because while it might make some sense for Europe to be dependent on Russian gas and oil the US is long independent in both and is now a net exporter of oil and gas. I do know that Russia has many rare earths that we could use but we even have our own supplies of those we just don't want to mine them because of the environmental costs. The US doesn't really need anything from Russia
Well for starters, the F-35 is made using Russian titanium.
@@eliasziad7864 Titanium can be found other places. Russia isn't even a top 5 source of titanium. 4 top suppliers are American allies
The US oil reserves are significantly smaller than both Russia's and Saudi Arabia's
8:35 'no NATO bases near Russian borders'....wtf man...Baltics/Turkey/Finland all have NATO bases exactly on your borders...and nobody is attacking you. Those bases are their to defend their right to their own border sovereignty!! If those bases were not there, Russia would march right in like Ukraine/Georgia and attempt to take them back to what Russia feels is still the old 'Soviet Union'. If this this an international studies institute, then they'd best hire some new and more knowledgeable professors.
And Russia/USSR has had multiple military bases near the Finnish border for decades and has increased their size over the past 30 years. And that to them is perfectly fine. How blind can people be. Of course the neighboring countries have to react to this age old threat.
@@kobbetop you know what's funny? Borders with NATO are basically unguarded now, they've moved most of the tech and personel to Ukraine. Because they KNOW that NATO wouldn't attack them. Finland border is a great example of that.
Nato expansion is only bs excuse for Putin
Per Daniil in the video, it was filmed in area of Moscow International Business Center, not at some international studies institute.
@@PUARockstar Yes, the bases haven’t been this empty for decades. The whole thing about Nato being a threat to Russia is complete and utter bs.
I'm really happy about the subject matter you brought up. Especially lend lease and the food situation.
Daniil. I really liked how you dismantled Farid's point simply by asking questions.
Good to see you, Daniil. I loved hownyou explained the reasons for American and European businesses pulling out of Russia. Your content never disappoints, high quality every time.
Cara, você é muito corajoso.
Diria mais, é um ato de heroísmo !
Parabéns e boa sorte.
You are reading my mind with the question about lend-lease during the 2nd WW. Very similar situation to helping Ukraine now.
Even the ones calling babushka's brainwashed are brainwashed and will say anything to avoid taking responsibility for their own country's actions.
yeah, at this point it seems, all this "it happens"-talk is just to deflect any responsibility
@@ARKAEOPTREX Russians for majority are guilty for their silence... atleast Americans try to end the corruptions and do
you cant complain about Russia's dictatorship and propaganda, while also saying that the average Russian is responsible for this.
@@sirius6738 of course you can. Every Russian citizen is responsible for their government, while those who answer like everyone in this video are directly complicit in the government's actions.
@@mromagnoli How are they responsible when they did not choose it, or even know why it is bad?
Daniil, Thank you for these posts, as they are very informative and help us see the individuals rather than the vague 'Russian'. By the way, you are extraordinarily well-informed and very skillful at interviewing. I enjoy your videos very much - they give food for thought.
Daniil your questions are amazing, they really make people think.
It’s interesting because we (the US) produce a massive amount of natural gas and oil…we also have an insane number of trees lol. I live in the Pacific Northwest which is basically just pure trees haha.
Love these interviews! Much love from America.
Dont forget Canada. Canada is a country almost completely made of forrests
@@WhatsDaveUpTo And has one of the largest oil reserves of any country.
"Everybody wants the Russian trees!!!!"
@@johanswede8200 It's a cost economic analysis. Timber can be very costly if there is no waterways to transport it and low wages in supply chain.
Russia has both, thus it's somewhat lucrative business as long as Russians are on 300$ monthly wages.
@@janchovanec8624 It is a joke!!!
You don't invade a country for trees. You just buy them...
Great video! Love from America.
Thank you for what you do! It gives me GREAT HOPE ! ❤ from Alaska
Actually the results of what he does makes me despair!
Do you know that vatniks dream for you to become "russia again"?
Daniil you are brilliant, almost everyone didn´t know how to answer when you question them on their answers . I´m a little pesimistic about russian people but what is the reality, what percentage of russians know what is really happening ? You could be much more aggressive but you let them think by themselves on how wrong they are, and that is the best way. Greetings from Chile.
Sadly you cannot change the thinking of 140 million people one at a time.
My be 5-10% understand what's happening for real
If that's bad, imagine what it's like trying to talk sense with the MAGA cult.
@@bobbyd6680 Nothing compared to try to bring facts an reality to the woke crowd.
what is the important question about lend-lease in World War II at a time when the United States is inciting and supplying the enemy of the Russian Federation, killing thousands of soldiers by the hands of Ukrainians
I like your style Daniil.....many thanks for your effort along with that of your team members ....your work is very valuable and much appreciated 👍...you are a class act bud 👍 👏
Best to you all from Maine USA
P.S. .. not your enemy ...but fellow human being that wishes to see positive progress among all peoples into the 21st century . ....not trench warfare from the beginning of the 20th century brought back
Also I have been working ( over five years now)on a project in America for the sake of the upcoming generation not just here but around the world which includes you and your peer group in Russis
Would very much like to meet you some day
Cheers ✌
7:15 - As over the past 9 years, as ukrainian I have been tired of hearing this nonsense about "NATO bases in Crimea." In the Ukrainian Constitution, until 2015, one of the first articles was proclaimed that Ukraine is an extra-block state. To change the constitution, 66+% of the vote in parliament is necessary. We have never even approached these percentages, because in parliament the pro-Russian faction has always been one of the largest.
Only when the Russians were treacherously invaded Crimea in 2014, we exclude this article from the Constitution.
Russians constantly come up with what is not, and on this empty basis they do what they want.
VIVA UKRAINE!!!
Nato at Russia's borders is bs excuse for Putin, it was not a reason to invade Ukraine. Putin simply wants Ukraine. It is about his ego and sick legacy.
It's interesting see their perspective and them being confident in it despite the rest of the world knowing different
Ikr @14:30 his friends in Ukraine are changing their stance on the war and now they want to be part of Ruzzia? Srsly? I've not seen that bit of propaganda. Nobody's stopping them from packing their bags and btfo back to Ruzzia, then. Every time I see *actual Ukrainians* talking, they're close to tears and full of hate. I watched one of these Q&As done in Ukraine, and the question was: "If you had a Ruzzian here right now, and you could talk, what would you say?" The consensus was *"We're waaay past talking. We don't want to talk to the orcs. We just want to kill them."*
That’s funny and very ironic.
Unfortunately most people *everywhere* in the world have either poor and/or highly biased knowledge of geopolitics and history.
Education, education, education...
Funnily enough, "the rest of the world" eats its' own paid propaganda. I would be confident too...Russia is fighting some left-over Hitlerites with knock-off lend-lease weapons using convicts with shovels. And winning.
I think the business woman was spot on. She knows whats up.
I watch these videos pretty often, this batch of interviewees seem much more knowledgeable that usual. I see some recognition of nuance that is not typical.
Well.done again Daniil. You have such a good way of asking questions and ask in a very good humoured style.
I have been watching ur videos for 2yrs now and 90% of the time when people oppose Ukraine, Europe, USA or the whole collective west, they always have the same stupid arguments. The most infuriating one is the argument where people say that NATO was trying to plant a base in Ukraine or Baltic countries, even though NATO had been effectively reducing militarization and EU countries were spending less and less on military budgets…..
Iraq, Syria, Kosovo, etc.
And no, there has been no long term reduction in US (the one that really matters) or NATO defense spending. There was a bit during the 1990s but that was reversed before 2000, i.e. before Putin even came to power.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States#/media/File:U.S_-_China_-_Russia,_Military_Spending.svg
@@mitchyoung93 - Yeah? Well, now we can put bases in Finland and Sweden. Congratulations, Europe really was demilitarizing to dedicate more of its economy to the well-fare of its people, but now, thanks to Putin, that trend has been thoroughly reversed.
What a master strategist!
@mitchyoung93 Russia has Georgia Syria, etc . It has been more aggressive than NATO .
@@mitchyoung93 Puton terrorist shill boy. Are you in fact posting from the Muscovite Empire?
Because they repeat their state media propaganda. And russia has the biggest, the most influentian propaganda machine in the world. Yes, even compared to superpowers. China is bigger locally, but russia is also manages to completely ban all uncontrolled media and have an echochamber inside.
This was the best one this far. Thank you.
Danill is such a great journalist! Thank you for all that you do. It figures that the musician, Alexander (the very last interviewee), was the cool one. Music is the international language of harmony. Another great video.
For reference, I've lived in the USand in Canada for 40 years, and not once have I heard anyone - ever - talk about stealing Russian resources.
because they want to steal it, ofc they not going to talk about it lound and openly. It's a secret plan.
Because all they do is listen to propaganda The United States is the second largest oil and gas producer in the world. And I believe we're Number one in exporting gas and oil I'm not too knowledgeable on our northern brothers resources. But I'm pretty sure they have large oil deposits And metal deposits. They act like us Americans and Canadians. Get together in coffee shops and talk about how we can steal Russian resources.😂😂😂
How often did you hear talk about stealing Iraqi, Afghan, Syrian or Libyan resources before it happened?
@@HaugenGjelle lol, we got a bunch of LT debt. Zilch other than that.
@@HaugenGjelle Please list what the US got out of Afghanistan, Syria, or Libya.
U have guts to do this! Very brave
From a Brit here in the UK one of the nations sending supplies to help Russia during WW2. I even knew years ago some who travelled on the nightmare Artic convoys one work colleague surviving three ships he was on sunk. As the subject is the Americans, from the USA alone during WW2 looking at the list. The Americans sent to help Russia 17.5 million tons of military equipment and industrial supplies. That included 400,000 jeeps and trucks. 14,000 aircraft. 8,000 tractors.
... and do not expect russians to say thanks - all you'll hear are complaints that Americans joined in the war too late!
@@0013dancer Because lend-lease only made up 4% of Russian war production. Didnt really change much. Russians are more appreciative of American help during Russian famine 1921-22 where Americans saved the lives of millions of Russians through the hoover program.
Now compare this to Soviet production. The Soviets produced more than 200 million tons worth of equipment and industrial supplies. The Soviets already had 1.2 million trucks in stock and produced hundreds of thousands more during the war, the Soviets also produced 126k aircraft during the war, most of which were of higher quality than the lend-lease aircraft. lol, the Soviets had 50,000 tractors already in stock when the war began. The British received 3 times more lend-lease supplies than the Soviets. So if anything, Americans saved the British while the lend-lease made up 4% of Soviet wartime production and 2.5% of the economy.
@@eliasziad7864 Those soviet millions of tones might have been only in the Communist Party imagination. Communists were heavily inflating their reports. There was (and there is now in Russia) a HUGE discrepancy between documents and reality.
@@eliasziad7864 it was 4 percent but on that time hi tech for soviets like radios what have incalculable battle value in war + help come in first years of war ...Zhukow himself said soviets fall if not american help
Russian people need to understand/hear they will be perceived the same way the "silent majority"of Germans was after the WW2. For a long time. This comparison may help them to understand current state of things.
EXACTLY! 🇺🇦🇺🇸
I agree, one of the biggest shakes of my childhood was the picture when we show to the Germans what they did during the war and how shocked they were. This "silent majority" I mean. I think my compatriots will have the same shock when they will realize it.
Their grandfathers put an end to German/ nazi aspirations , so your pov doesn't wash .
and what about UK being silent when naxis walked into Poland
Unfortunately, this will only happen once the war is over and after the Russian defeat. They won't listen now, just like the Germans during the WWII.
Or Americans during Iraq
Dani, the way you are interviewing is brillant ❤ I love it ❤ Greetings from Austria ❤
I'm impressed that they are doing this in English. NATO was not against USSR, it was only there to protect against USSR attack of NATO members. Geez, a comment about resources that actually made sense. Yes, before the invasion we wanted to buy those resources, and of course we wanted the best prices we could get on them. If Russia didn't want to sell them at that price they obviously had the right to set a price and see if people would buy it at that price point. All countries buy and sell resources including Russia, it is just what countries do. One problem, China and India are buying at much lower prices than Europe was, which is obviously very bad for Russia. It is not just the seller that sets the price, unless you have to have something and cannot purchase it elsewhere. Contrary to Russian belief, those same resources exist elsewhere. HE REMEMBERS LEND LEASE! Thank you, a Russian that actually knows his history. I commend him.
"The Germans had a very strong army". Yes, unfortunately they very much did. There was absolutely nothing terrible about the nukes dropped on Japan, the Japanese were going to fight to the last man standing and America was having none of that shit...who in their right fucking mind would? Again, JAPAN ATTACKED US, UNPROVOKED. You pull that crap, you get what you get. You can't walk up and break someone's nose out of the blue and bitch when they destroy your knee with a kick or break your arm or even gouge an eye to protect themselves. Sorry, but you attack, you take what you get, pure and simple, that is just pure common sense. That is precisely why people usually refrain from attacking others when they get angry. I offer the Japanese NO apologies for that, and if we hadn't done it MILLIONS more Americans AND Japanese would have died. At the time, as horrible as it was, it was exactly the right answer. It's amazing that the Japanese and Germans are both staunch allies, isn't it? That happened because we (the West) treated them well after the war, learning from the mistakes made after WWI that were largely conducive to WWII, unfortunately. Fuck with the US and you are going to get fucked up, big time, pure and simple.
The US wasn't your enemy, not at all...we didn't care. You MADE US your enemy, at least indirectly, when you attacked Ukraine, Remember that knee kick I was talking about earlier...it is coming if you don't leave Ukraine. That is also that simple. It's not a threat, we don't need to make threats, it's just a fact of life. We have not threatened Russia in any way during this entire invasion. IN FACT, we have restricted the Ukrainians from using Western weapons on Russian soil. I think we should absolutely let the Ukrainians attack Russians on Russian soil. I think that restriction is utter bullshit. The Ukrainians are making their own weapons now, though, and they can do what they want to with those. I'm sure they will be coming to a factory or base near you soon. You are just lucky they don't target civilians, like you do. OH, hell no, this blame is the West, zero percent, Russia 100%...don't even try to pull that 50/50 garbage here. WE DIDN'T ATTACK, YOU DID!
Ukraine was not even close to joining NATO, and in fact, even AFTER they were attacked in 2014 and a large part of their country was stolen the public support for that was way under 50%. Now that you've attacked nationwide, it's closer to 90%. Russia has caused more NATO expansion with this attack in a couple of years than would have occurred in the next decade or too. That's on your high heeled leader. He is screwing you guys up good.
If a lot of Russians in Ukraine want to leave Ukraine, guess what, I'll bet they will give you a free ride to the border and a send off from the tip of their boot. I get so tired of hearing that, too. Want to leave Russians, then fucking leave! The Ukrainians DAMN SURE do not want Russian sympathizers there, if the reverse were true Russia would be killing them. Again, you are lucky that at least the Ukrainians do not act like animals, unlike some other country that I could mention right now is in Ukraine.
You guys think so weirdly. The point of sanctions is not to make Russians angry, it is to cut Russia's ability to wage war against Ukraine. WTH? It is a strategic tool, nothing more, and again, you begged for it, by attacking your neighbor for literally no reason other than nation building, AGAIN. You guys know as well as I do that Putin has been talking and writing about that for decades...openly.
The lend lease was beneficial for both Russia and America, nobody is arguing that that I know of. We were both fighting the Germans, at that time, because after Russia climbed into bed with the Nazis to gain Poland and some other countries and Hitler stabbed Russia in the back (go figure, who didn't see that coming? Oh, right, the Russians...karma is sometimes a real thing, isn't it?) we needed Russia to push from the other side, or it would have taken longer and cost more lives. And given that it was a European war that America didn't start and in fact wanted nothing to do with, AGAIN, a million lost was a million too many, frankly. Can you guys really not see why we get tired of this rot?
I don’t normally like to read long comments but your responses to these interviewees well said.. nailed it!
- I agree, 100%
Amen! That is the best reply I have ever read!!!
Ank you for this,100% Agree
It was long but covered all the topics. Well said thank you.
Even small people can change a country if they work together 🙏
Sure, tell that to North Koreans.
@angleofshadow9818 If they worked together they could nothing is impossible with enough concerted effort, but it takes everyone. Not just one or two and it usually takes a leader who is willing to make themselves a target to inspire people.
@@jamiebeard8142 I'm too old to believe in fairy tales, and privileged enough to read what ever I want. History and archaeology are my favorite subjects and history loves to repeat itself.
There is only one way out of totalitarianism, and it is external.
@angleofshadow9818 I'm 50 and it makes me sad that your well of hope has run dry I wish you well 🙏
@@angleofshadow9818 But when you know history you know about all the revoloutions that happened in the past. Sure they mostly were really brutal and bloody, but it is possible. And in a country with a working democratic system the people together decide who is to govern the state. But of course the majority is needed for that.
Brilliant video, and even better is your bright and sympathic manner of asking questions. Keep on your important work, Daniil!! It helps a lot to stay on the right path 🙏👍
whenever you bring up how America helped Russia during WW2, like the lend-lease they always bring up, "Well Russia lost more men than they did!" as if losing more men is something to be smug about... they should be questioning their higher up's incompetence that they lost so many men in the first place instead of praising them how much men they sent to their deaths
It's meant to say they did all the work while the USA sat comfortably at home, they aren't smug about losing a lot of people.
It is true that countless Soviet casualties were caused by the complete disregard and carelessness of their commanders. Still those enormous battles resulted in massive losses for the Germans. As of February 1, 1945 8/10 German killed, wounded, missing, and captured in the war had occurred on the Eastern Front. The Soviets took on by far the vast bulk of the German Army and Waffen SS.
Something was right in WW2 when the countries that started it had biggest casualties.
Da capo!
@@EroUsagiSama USA sat comfortably at home because they didn't start that war. Russians did when they signed the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact
Interestingly, I've experienced many Brits and French who also loudly complain about the numbers they lost compared to relatively few Americans who waited out the war and entered in only when it appeared the Allies were prevailing.
I have been watching your interviews since almost the beginning. It is like reading a really good book. I hope you will actually write that book some day!
First and foremost, big THANK YOU and huge respect for what have you been doing. Well done, I love your channel.
Today's question was quite hard one for many. Perhaps next time you can ask what people in Russia think about the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that opened the door for Hitler to start WWII. And how it matches with the Great Patriotic War story (in case you have asked that already, I apologize). Wish you all the best and stay safe please!
Your questions have become more provocative and complex which I appreciate. You could see the gears turning while they understood mid sentence that there was a situation with their response. The default seems to be blaming NATO bases. That is the golden parachute out of any gridlocked question. "Oh well NATO bases"
Well they're not wrong. Look at the borders of Russia from 1991 to date vs the borders of NATO from 1991 to date. It's clear who's expanding like a cancer, upsetting the balance of power and peace in Europe.
Next time a vatnik says "they want our resources" please ask them "what else in Russia would anyone want?"
They want the resources that RuZZia SELLS. And RuZZia wants the resources of the rest of the world that it BUYS.
That is called world TRADE. The problem is that RuZZia wants to STEAL the resources AND territory of its neighbours and commits horrendous crimes to carry this out!
The thing is the vast majority of Russians are not seeing the benefits of those resources. Outside of Moscow and Saint Petersburg the infrastructure is extremely poor..
@@vgshwk
That is because it is the Muscovian Empire----Outside of Moscow/Petersburg and its environs---the rest of the lands and people are Muscovy's COLONIES. All of the resources of its captive nations are sucked into Muscovy!
@@vgshwk No, it really isn't. There's all kinds of videos of second and third tier Russian cities and they are generally fine. Of course in remote Siberia there are some places lacking infrastructure, just as there are in Alaska and Hawaii or even New Mexico, West Texas, the Central Valley in California. And of course there are bad places in every 'normal' city...I can shoot a video of places a mile from my nice suburban town on the West Coast of the USA that would make the place look like a third world dump.
@pjdu5yifutd
Space in the head?
This guy is very courageous, he is truly walking on thin ice 😬 I hope he stays safe.
Danil, you have such immense patience. I'm really shocked how you can listen to this and not manage to scream at some point. There is so much madness in Russia.
It's not really madness, but a phenomenon in which more knowledgeable and wiser people, can manipulate the way less knowledgeable and less wise people think. This happens everywhere, and for literally all people. From the rural farmer in sub-saharan Africa, to the wealthiest and oldest families in New York, London, Paris, and elsewhere.
@tomorrowneverdies567 I think it's madness to see proof of the opposite of your argument, to acknowledge the proof and to still believe your argument.
@@christos.5302 I completely understand what you mean of course, but I believe that technically, psychologists do not classify the behavior that you just described as "madness".
By the way I can tell you I was myself like this when I was young.
@@tomorrowneverdies567 clinical madness and social madness
@@tomorrowneverdies567 Technically? Wow.
Your interviews give us the wish to be there talking to these guys and developing the topic further in a free and friendly exchange. Thanks! You do a great job 👏 👏👏
You're a star for making these videos
Just want to say, I enjoy your videos! Good to see what the people in Russia have to say. It is still a guess what they actually think though... keep up the good work 👏 I think you (and your team) have a bright future ahead of you!
We have a say here in Canada( in the east). "A pig is a pig, no matter what you do to help him, he still will be a pig".
Animals, not excluding the pig much more grateful than the Russians. At first russian accept your help, and then, having recovered, they begin to build their "greatness" again and again, at best, the arrogantly glancing at you. You saw them at the time of their weakness - and this is an unforgivable humiliation for them.
Put lipstick on a pig and it's still a pig.
Talking ruzzians and its still a pig
When i was a child back in the 90's i remember there being donation drives where people would donate clothes to send to Russia.. This was right after a local norwegian economic depression that hit in the late 80s early 90s (jappetiden) but people still gave
Even though real altruism is giving without a motive it kinda makes me sad knowing people gave and the people who recieved the clothes probably never learned where they came from and probably believe that it was given by the Russian state
In Australia, we small people can affect the decisions of our government, because we can and do vote them out if we don't agree with their decisions and performance.. 😊😊
Good for you. I am sure you must have an extraordinary life because of that
@@andrejjessen7215 Not necessarily extraordinary, but it certainly sucks way less living in Australia than living in e.g. Russia.
It's amazing how often people want to reject the idea of someone helping another person for that person's sake, as though all motivations are self-interested. "It's just business. They want something for themselves" etc.
She was not talking about people but about governments. And she was 100% right.
@thecurious698 for it to be really 100% true, you'd have to include the cases when the helping country's interest is just improving the relationship with the other country. And once that's included you can no longer say "it's just cold-hearted business".
To think that there's always a behind-the-curtain agreement is to ignore the reality and be uneducated about the world around you.
The proaganda is doing its dirty work
@@genrikmuradyan9967 It depends on why the country want to improve its relation with the other one, it could be just to get better trade agreements, extend its sphere of influence...
@@sirius6738you're dammed if you do and dammed if you don't.
Good interviews! Nice to see that some people get confused by Daniil when he dismantles their odd logic.
6:10 Instead of Russia objecting to nuclear weapons on Japan, they declared war the next day after Hiroshima. They knew the war was over, and they could claim some of the spoils with barely firing a shot. They benefited as much or more than anyone else from those weapons, that they're now so righteously condemning the US for using.
+1000
@@svetlindichev That was their own government that threw them into the guns of the Germans. Nothing to do with Japan
Best interviews yet. Thanks Danill. I do laugh at the guy born in Ukraine. To what Russian parents? Ukraine was Ukrainian for hundreds of years. We are a people just like Russian are a people but Ukrainians will NEVER be ruled by Russia again. FO Putin and all who think like you. ✌️
That young man at the end there is a brave soul. I wish all the best to him and his family.
Danil is wearing sunglasses so they can't see his eyes roll to the back of his head every time they answer 😂
Cute American 🥺😂🤠
I would love to see a channel doing this the other way around. Asking Americans and Europeans about russia etc.
Thank for this! You are laying the groundwork for peace in the future.
1:50 having a t-shirt saying "rise against" but also saying "we (russians) should not disagree to our government". oh my ... i wish these people could visit a fully democratic country to be able to see what democrazy truely means and that everyone can have a voice.
Great interviews Daniil, you reveal the true nature of Russia through its people, the bit that we can all relate to regardless of the external politics.
@cm-qt9ir He does no such thing, the variety of reaction he gets is the interesting aspect for most viewers, even if not for you.
@cm-qt9ir You are missing my point which I thought was positive recognising the difficulties Russian people currently face and that ordinary Russians are like everywhere else, a mixture of common humanity. So what questions would you like to ask of the many and varied Russian people that you feel are not being asked?
Daniil deserves some kind of journalism award. The divide is definitely evident with one of the interviews because Americans do believe one person can make a change, in government and in greater society the amount of cynicism and the Russian culture is just ingrained almost in their DNA. They can't believe that a society or people would do good because it's the right thing.
I dont understand why russians think they are the pnly country with resources. The US has lots of resources, as does canada and europe and australia. There are lots more countries that sell their resources to the west as well
Largest natural gas producer - USA. About a third more than Russia.
Largest oil producer - USA. Russia is third, behind Saudi Arabia.
@@dw620 Russian oil reserves are way larger than the US. Learn the difference between production and reserves
@@sanepillow59 Who was talking about reserves? Russia is way behind even Canada on that list.
@@dw620 Canada isn't the US. And I'm the one educating you on reserves because you think that productio means something. A country can be the biggest oil producer and have 10 years of reserves. No one gives a f. Reserves are everything.
@@sanepillow59 You think too highly of yourself "educating" other people about things that weren't being discussed in the first place which the target of your "educating" already knows about.
Antarctica and Greenland have pretty good reserves, too... so, yeah, production is kinda important because it's actually what brings money in and keeps the lights on.
Your timeframe for "reserves" is arbitrary, anyhow, because eventually reserves ARE used up. Come back in 1,000 years?
The US is a net exporter of oil and gas. BTW, Brent crude oil is from the North Sea. Russia may be rich in natural resources, but so are many western countries: the US, Australia and Canada for example. What the world needs is Ukrainian wheat, which Russia is actively trying to block. That wheat lowers the world price of wheat and that means poor African people don't starve because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The US and UK did not lend or lease food, armaments and many other items to Russia during WW2, they gave it to Russia free of charge. This was one year after Russia was in an aggressive pact with Nazi Germany, which included the joint invasion of Poland in 1939. The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact/treaty included the Secret Protocol, which defined the borders of Soviet and German spheres of influence across Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland. The rumoured existence of the Secret Protocol was proven only when it was made public during the Nuremberg Trials after the end of WW2. The woman who said the lend-lease was just a business deal has a very unusual way looking at total freebies.
The US gave the USSR lots of manufacturing capabilities in the old days.
thank you for these videos! they are really important. please take care...
I'm so glad you raised these points.
That business woman's response to American humanitarian aid to Russia as "it's all business" sounded to me like one of those thought-stopping clichés used to shut down a conversation.
Well sure, it's all "business" in the same way all diplomacy and outreach is "business" - you give something to get something.
But that "something" you get for giving humanitarian aid may be future cooperation or friendship, but it may also just be so that one party doesn't starve!
You could call literally all humanitarian aid a "business transaction". Even churches might want the people they help to join their church or believe in their god or go live a decent life.
What does she suppose we wanted out of providing Russia with humanitarian aid? Did we get it?
excepts governments are not humanitarian organizations or churches. That something may have been public opinion for elections at home
@@sirius6738 does it change the purpose of humanitarian aid tho? The ideas may have been more utilitarian, but humanitarian aid is humanitarian aid. There were no strings attached.
The Lend-Lease Act
was a policy that allowed the United States to supply military equipment, food, and other supplies to Allied nations
during World War II. The act was signed into law on March 11, 1941 and ended on September 20, 1945.
The United States supplied the Soviet Union with $11.3 billion worth of supplies, which is equivalent to $180 billion in today's currency. The supplies included:
Food, including Spam, corn oil, dehydrated potatoes
, vegetables, fruits, vitamins, and soy meal
Military equipment, including:
More than 1.5 million blankets
15 million pairs of army boots
107,000 tons of cotton
2.7 million tons of petroleum products
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed “vital to the defense of the United States”. The supplies were given free of charge and were to be used until returned or destroyed. In practice, most equipment was destroyed, although some hardware was returned after the war.
The Lend-Lease Act was critical in helping the Soviets withstand the Nazi onslaught. By the end of 1942, the Nazi advance into the Soviet Union had stalled. It was finally reversed at the battle of Stalingrad in 1943.
@@b6yg because the US and Britain wouldn't have defeated Germany in a million years without Soviet help
@@sanepillow59 why do you think US couldn't defeat Germany Solo?