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Besides looking better and sounding better, I hope you're feeling better. Thanks for pointing out misinformation derived from mistranslation (which can lead to catastrophic consequences)
@@VladVexlerChat I understand your approach, but I think that for people that don't speak any Russian it will not make a difference, they will not understand the word regardless of the pronounciation, while for those that do know Russian it makes it more confusing when it's pronounced with an English accent
I am from the Baltics and even though i was a child i still remember when soviet union suddenly collapsed. We listened to the radio and just could not believe it. The day before even it seemed utterly impossible that this behemoth could just collapse like that and so quickly. So as unlikely it would seem I am kinda hoping history will repeat it this time and one day i can wake up and this nightmare will be over. Lots of love to you and all the Ukrainian boys.
There is a misconception about the reality of collapsing Soviet Union. First, the Union went bankrupt due to huge corruption and stealing government money, introduced by Breshnew, spread by the years all over and tickling down.Gorbatshev realized that this is a devastating threat, together with diminishing revenues of oil sales and bleeded out all other Warshaw Pact countries by Russia. But then the top corrupted officials had a plan to end up Gorbatshevs Perestroika and Glasnost just by ending Soviet Union, so they may carry on their stealing.
I wasn't even alive, but I can imagine the "mood" when listening to Кончится лето/Summer is ending by KINO. What an event it must've been, especially in the Baltic countries. You guys basically got the ball rolling, after which the Russians made every possible mistake. Must've been a scary and uncertain moment when the 1991 august coup happened. Glad it ended the way it did, even though Yeltsin put Russia on the wrong path... again.
The issue is it took 70 years to collapse. The Russian regime will almost certainly collapse at some point but its anyones guess as to when it will happen.
@@hasselnttper3730: Yeltsin really needed a lot of help from the West (particularly from the US) to put Russia on the right path. For example, the US could have provided millions of daily food rations to keep the Soviet population fed until they got their new commercial economy running, and money to keep the education and medical systems running. The Western European countries should have helped with organising local government and anti-corruption measures. Without help, it was perhaps inevitable that Russia would become as corrupt as South Africa and fall back into authoritarianism.
It makes sense that Gerasimov is ''the top guy'' because he is the top scapegoat. There always needs to be someone between putler and failure or judgement. putler can never be responsible or to blame for the ills of ruzzia.
Gerasimov has no way to be called “Verkhovny” as it’s translated not “top guy” but “Supreme” and he has nothing like that in any of his titles. He’s the head of the general staff but not supreme (commander) of anything. Basically the only guy who may be called “Verkhovny” in Russia these days is Putin.
I totally get your frustration, man. I instantly knew what Solovyov meant when he said that, but when I saw that translation, I went, "Oh man...that's going to cause some misinterpretation of what he actually meant..." I just didn't know it would get out of hand this badly. And the worst part is, it's self-induced! We did it to ourselves this time. 😩
Nah, I think he is more informed than us, and Putin speaks with his mouth. Gerasimov's days were counted when Shoigu was dumped. Putin should have listened to Prigo, but Prigo was too impatient. Putin can remain top dog, if he culls all factions.
Solovyov would never be stupid enough to oppose Putin when his entire job is to keep him free from any kind of blame. It would mean immediate defenestration. It obviously had to be something else.
Negative feedback is inferior to positive feedback, and I can sense a bit of frustration in your passionate statements, but I also agree with them. We need neither gamification of Ukraine nor its fetishization as theater. Equally, we do not want to get too academic about the war. It must be grounded in the humanity of those immediately effected and the consequences on our collective lives.
Russian here. As much as I would like for Solovyev to say those words, he actually said "stavka glavnkomanduyushego", and not "OTstavka glavnkomanduyushego". The difference is that "OTstavka" translates as resignation, while stavka roughly translates as headquarters, that was the name of the main executive body in the USSR during WW2 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stavka_of_the_Supreme_High_Command ), and what he says next kinda proves hes talking bout some drastic WW2 style decisions, and not about resignation of Putin or even Gerasimov, unfortunately
Thank you for caring enough about us to be this honest and direct in your communication even when it might not be welcomed or appreciated by many. ❤ Your insights and perspectives, delivered with blunt and direct honesty, has previously sobered me up to be more realistic in my own outlook on this terrible situation, and i appreciate it even if it wasn't and isn't very comfortable. 👍
Vlad, it was not that clear who Solovyov meant, judging by the startled reaction of the other participants in that "discussion". A couple of them froze for an instant - because they are scared to death of Putin, not of Gerasimov. Yes, you are right, Solovyov meant Gerasimov but those two propagandists were not so sure for two or three horrifying seconds. And this is the darkly funny side of the story.
I know. It's crazy. I'm not sure how to put it into words but it's just contrary to the foundations of reality. Solovyov is Putin's animal. He's not just going to turn on him in some random throw away comment on his show. Of course, that's not what he meant lol
It's instructive of how ignorant the average Westerner (even pro-Ukraine, sadly) is; this highlights some things we need to improve on as a society frankly
It's possible the misunderstanding occurred elsewhere. If Solovyov used the phrase 'supreme commander-in-chief', that should only mean Putin, but he may have not been referring to him. Another possibility is that he just said 'commander-in-chief' and people jumped to the wrong conclusion. I haven't been able to hear the original audio.
@@quasimaven-i9h I lay the fault with the US media, which is shaping their understanding. And the US news media is the most ignorant and delusional of all. They’re stuck in this paradigm of treating Russia like it’s the USSR and its government isn’t just a bunch of thugs in suits. They think it’s a juggernaut and treat “government” statements as if they’re credible.
Thanks you for the clarification. It's interesting that Solovyov did not mention Gerasimov specifically as to the call for resignation. Why would he be afraid to call him out specifically? Certainly, reference to the military "top guy" can only mean Gerasimov. And Solovyov has never been shy about exactly who he is talking about. Interesting.
Vlad, your clarifications are much needed in this fast paced, non-stop world we find ourselves in. So happy to find you healthy enough to enlighten us with your knowledge. Stay healthy and keep us on our journey together resulting in greater understanding only you can provide, much-loved from your beautiful community in Indiana, US.
Yes, he's not suicidal. He would only call for the resignation of Putin if he knew something like a coup was definitely going to happen within 24 hours. Don't think for a second that Solovyov won't turn like a leaf in the wind when the Putin regime is finally over. He'll do anything to save his own skin at that point and to be able to say he was on the correct side after all.
I heard this and my pessimism is exactly why I clicked on this video. Vlad has the ability to cut through a lot of spin and get closer to a truth. Thanks Vlad.
Thank you. You're right. I want to hear the truth, preferably the whole truth if available, and nothing but the truth. Speculation can be tolerated if explicitly addressed as such.
On effective engagement: something I consistently struggle with is dealing effectively with waterfalls ("the Gish Gallop"), in which the untruths come at such a high volume that they overwhelm my DESIRE to engage. I recognize that waterfall is DESIGNED to elicit just such a response; you either spend way more energy responding to each untruth individually than the purveyor of untruth did (while giving each untruth if not credibility, at least oxygen by responding to it at all AND ceding the narrative), or you shut down and the purveyor of untruth gets the last word. I watched Nebenzya do this during his riposte at yesterday's meeting of the UN Security Council, and I watched myself respond in my usual way. What might be an effective strategy for dealing with this?
Your Ethics and explanation and expertise are are very much appreciated. I saw all those headlines of Putin's demise and dismissed them as false positives and wishful thinking. You call it as it is. I'm praying for your good health and end of pain. We need you!!
Solovyov isn't marching through Rostov anytime soon, which is what actually got Prigozhin killed. He is literally Putin's ventriloquist sock puppet. If he says something unexpected, it's to measure public's reactions on possible future developments.
I saw that floating around the internet but these days I always wait until I get some solid confirmation from more reliable sources. In the case of Russia, that means I don't even trust the mainstream media that much. I wait for comments from Vlad Vexler and/or Konstantin Samoilov.
Totally spot on Vlad, so very, very succincty expressed. (Not always your skill that comes to the fore. 😶) Slava Ukraini. Keep well, Vlad. My very best wishes.
Nuances of language. I was on a Russian train once (In Hungary!) And the sign said either that it was forbidden to use the toilet in the station, or that it was impossible. I suspect that the meanings were intended to be synonymous. Hearing Putin referred to as "Supreme Leader" is telling.
Hi, you referenced Canada ! Whhhhhhhhaaaaa !! So cool, we do figure geopolitically after all ( joke ) thank you Vlad for making sense of Kant for me. My heart is with Ukraine.
Thanks for the clarity here. I saw this translation but when it's from a channel dedicated to show the worst of any particular side, I'm always skeptical when I can't translate things for myself. If Solovyov was calling for Putins resignation that would've been a huge deal.
Thank you for a little clarity in the murk. A usually credible TH-camr stated emphatically the first translation yesterday. So often, it's in the nuance, isn't it? 🕊
Vlad, look up Nixon's interview from the early-mid 90's where he talks about Russia. He is very sharp and predicts russias current situation 20-30 years before its time
Hello Vlad. A striped shirt? You'll start a fashion trend! Thank you for this message. I try to have a very varied selection of news sources so I am not caught in a trap/echo chamber. I am watching the American election. I am watching what is happening in South America. Same with Africa and Asia etc. The problem, I feel, with statements coming out of Russia is that their are layers to the language that is so often used. Most political speech is seldom absolutely straightforward if it is via a government source. This applies double to the Kremlin.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your occasional zingers at the foibles of the West! A few days ago it was the security blanket (read: rose-colored blindfold) that is Netflix and today it's Frappuccinos in Vancover! My parochial experience compels my bias to recognize such rife farcical thinking within my own surroundings (America), with no awareness if there are such ignorant and self-satisfied cultures elsewhere on the globe; perhaps it's yet another example of late-stage American exceptionalism, or just a congenital weakness in the human species, once they've reached a certain level of comfort and security. (someone should update Maslov to include a healthy dash of the Peter Principle!) I admire your work to prepare minds for the next decade or two of critically needed critical thinking, and I agree that such capacity is the first line of defense against the "Meanies", as well as a Press that is fully complicit in their deceptions. I am grateful for your more philosophical approach to present day dangers and solutions, rather than the terrain in which I usually find myself, ranging from H.L. Mencken to George Carlin. Keep up the GREAT WORK!!!
"Thanks for tolerating this potentially condescending message." Vlad, we need more messages like that. Someone needs to tell us and you are one of the only ones who does it
Spot on as usual. If only one day I could return to the beautiful Vancouver and have a Horlics atop the CN Tower. I loved the English version of Russian btw. свобода это рай All the best Love from Cumbria X
this makes more sense than what the western press is saying. btw, why is lavrov still allowed to go to New York? I do not understand this. This crap has to stop. The West has to say "BASTA" to this nonsense.
@@tailsorange2872 and why does beeden allow a war criminal to go to his country? I am appalled by the weakness of the West. Remember when "we" defeated nazism? exactly. that wasnt us! thats the fucking point. It was NOT us. It was people from the 30s and 40s, when human brain was not yet reduced to mosh by present day propaganda. My grandfather fought the nazis, to basically have a Europe which is scared by its own shadow. frog that!
Why would he be relieved of going there? he's a top guy in the country's diplomatic branch, which is foreign ministry affairs. Fun fact - he wants to get off Putin's administration train for a decade now - he asks his boss to have him resigned every year since 2014, gets rejected every time. The irony is that he would totally resign himself, but he just can't. lol.
In fact he proposed to create "stavka", the commander in chief's war room, like ones that were created during existential wars of the past, but since the word was following the "a" sound of the previous word "nuzhna stavka verkhovnogo" (war room of Supreme commander in chief is needed) it could be misheard as "nuzhna otstavka verkhovnogo" (resignation of Supreme commander in chief is needed). "Verkhovnogo" (supreme's) is the short for supreme commander in chief, first word of the name of the job. This word shows exactly that no other than the president is addressed. Anyways, it's meaningless casual propaganda by itself, but what's relevant is that people got triggered by alternative intepretation, this is peculiar.
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Ps. I deliberate pronounce the Russian words "Verkhovny" and "Glavnokomanduyeshy" with an English accent for clarity.
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Besides looking better and sounding better, I hope you're feeling better. Thanks for pointing out misinformation derived from mistranslation (which can lead to catastrophic consequences)
the mispronunciation had me very confused/slightly worried that severe congestion or dry mouth had ruined your ability to speak clearly
@@rachelatwood9555 it can be annoying when people just say it fast in a foreign language as you can’t follow along
@@VladVexlerChat I understand your approach, but I think that for people that don't speak any Russian it will not make a difference, they will not understand the word regardless of the pronounciation, while for those that do know Russian it makes it more confusing when it's pronounced with an English accent
@@igorbednarski8048 thank you!
I am from the Baltics and even though i was a child i still remember when soviet union suddenly collapsed. We listened to the radio and just could not believe it. The day before even it seemed utterly impossible that this behemoth could just collapse like that and so quickly. So as unlikely it would seem I am kinda hoping history will repeat it this time and one day i can wake up and this nightmare will be over. Lots of love to you and all the Ukrainian boys.
There is a misconception about the reality of collapsing Soviet Union. First, the Union went bankrupt due to huge corruption and stealing government money, introduced by Breshnew, spread by the years all over and tickling down.Gorbatshev realized that this is a devastating threat, together with diminishing revenues of oil sales and bleeded out all other Warshaw Pact countries by Russia. But then the top corrupted officials had a plan to end up Gorbatshevs Perestroika and Glasnost just by ending Soviet Union, so they may carry on their stealing.
I wasn't even alive, but I can imagine the "mood" when listening to Кончится лето/Summer is ending by KINO. What an event it must've been, especially in the Baltic countries. You guys basically got the ball rolling, after which the Russians made every possible mistake. Must've been a scary and uncertain moment when the 1991 august coup happened. Glad it ended the way it did, even though Yeltsin put Russia on the wrong path... again.
@@hasselnttper3730and tsoy was killed in baltics
The issue is it took 70 years to collapse. The Russian regime will almost certainly collapse at some point but its anyones guess as to when it will happen.
@@hasselnttper3730: Yeltsin really needed a lot of help from the West (particularly from the US) to put Russia on the right path. For example, the US could have provided millions of daily food rations to keep the Soviet population fed until they got their new commercial economy running, and money to keep the education and medical systems running. The Western European countries should have helped with organising local government and anti-corruption measures.
Without help, it was perhaps inevitable that Russia would become as corrupt as South Africa and fall back into authoritarianism.
It makes sense that Gerasimov is ''the top guy'' because he is the top scapegoat. There always needs to be someone between putler and failure or judgement. putler can never be responsible or to blame for the ills of ruzzia.
Gerasimov has no way to be called “Verkhovny” as it’s translated not “top guy” but “Supreme” and he has nothing like that in any of his titles. He’s the head of the general staff but not supreme (commander) of anything. Basically the only guy who may be called “Verkhovny” in Russia these days is Putin.
I hope you’re feeling better Vlad ❤️
Doing my best! Thank you!
@@VladVexlerChat It's all we who have health issues can do.
I totally get your frustration, man. I instantly knew what Solovyov meant when he said that, but when I saw that translation, I went, "Oh man...that's going to cause some misinterpretation of what he actually meant..." I just didn't know it would get out of hand this badly. And the worst part is, it's self-induced! We did it to ourselves this time. 😩
@@williamyoung9401 Languages are hard. That's why native and highly trained speakers are important for correcting mistakes like this.
To be on the safe(r) side, Solovyov may want to drink coffee instead of tea for a while :D
And avoid apartments with balconies, or flying a private jet
Nah, I think he is more informed than us, and Putin speaks with his mouth. Gerasimov's days were counted when Shoigu was dumped. Putin should have listened to Prigo, but Prigo was too impatient. Putin can remain top dog, if he culls all factions.
I dont know... heard coffee is bad for the heart
@@MoonThuli 100%
@@TheBiggreenpigPutin is currently relying on the FSB to cull the military. How would he cull the FSB?
'Thanks for tolerating this potentially condescending message.' Vlad's commentary is always brutally honest, even when it comes to himself.
Thank you neighbor. ✌️
You're looking much better vlad. I wish you nothing but health. We're glad to have you here in the UK! A hidden treasure for sure
He has a recent clip after a longer video showing the truth of hes condition. 😢
Very grateful to you!
Solovyov would never be stupid enough to oppose Putin when his entire job is to keep him free from any kind of blame. It would mean immediate defenestration. It obviously had to be something else.
Ooh a big word there mate
I love that word. And It's rare to see it used without a joking or hyperbolic slant.
Defenestration…great word!
A delightfully precise way of describing equipment free flying lessons…
That answered the question that sprang to my mind. Thank you Vlad.
Negative feedback is inferior to positive feedback, and I can sense a bit of frustration in your passionate statements, but I also agree with them. We need neither gamification of Ukraine nor its fetishization as theater. Equally, we do not want to get too academic about the war. It must be grounded in the humanity of those immediately effected and the consequences on our collective lives.
It's called "mirroring." Hearing what we want to hear.
Thank you dearest Vlad.
Thank you Vlad for explaining, all the best, J
Many thanks for the clarification!
May God restore your health. Great report.
@@stevenandrews7180 thank you so much
Russian here. As much as I would like for Solovyev to say those words, he actually said "stavka glavnkomanduyushego", and not "OTstavka glavnkomanduyushego".
The difference is that "OTstavka" translates as resignation, while stavka roughly translates as headquarters, that was the name of the main executive body in the USSR during WW2 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stavka_of_the_Supreme_High_Command ), and what he says next kinda proves hes talking bout some drastic WW2 style decisions, and not about resignation of Putin or even Gerasimov, unfortunately
Thank you, Vlad, and all the best for your health. Lots of love to you and to the beautiful community.
🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦
Thanks for keeping our perspective. ❤
Blunt honesty. Thank you.
Let me guess: no.
Hello from Vancouver! I was having Turkish coffee tho! Lots of love!
Thank you for caring enough about us to be this honest and direct in your communication even when it might not be welcomed or appreciated by many. ❤
Your insights and perspectives, delivered with blunt and direct honesty, has previously sobered me up to be more realistic in my own outlook on this terrible situation, and i appreciate it even if it wasn't and isn't very comfortable. 👍
Vlad, it was not that clear who Solovyov meant, judging by the startled reaction of the other participants in that "discussion". A couple of them froze for an instant - because they are scared to death of Putin, not of Gerasimov. Yes, you are right, Solovyov meant Gerasimov but those two propagandists were not so sure for two or three horrifying seconds. And this is the darkly funny side of the story.
He’s wrong Soloviev could not apply that term “Verkhovny” to Gerasimov under any circumstances. I tell you as a native speaker.
Why
Pretty risky to be even the slightest bit unclear with a statement like that 😳
Rockstar young man.. wishing you good health 😎
It’s embarrassing anyone paying attention to 🇷🇺 media throughout this war believed Solovyov would ever actually be calling for his resignation.
I know. It's crazy. I'm not sure how to put it into words but it's just contrary to the foundations of reality. Solovyov is Putin's animal. He's not just going to turn on him in some random throw away comment on his show. Of course, that's not what he meant lol
It's instructive of how ignorant the average Westerner (even pro-Ukraine, sadly) is; this highlights some things we need to improve on as a society frankly
It's possible the misunderstanding occurred elsewhere. If Solovyov used the phrase 'supreme commander-in-chief', that should only mean Putin, but he may have not been referring to him. Another possibility is that he just said 'commander-in-chief' and people jumped to the wrong conclusion. I haven't been able to hear the original audio.
@@Katoshi_Takagumi But they should know, regardless of phrasing, he would never do that the moment they see a post claiming he had.
@@quasimaven-i9h I lay the fault with the US media, which is shaping their understanding. And the US news media is the most ignorant and delusional of all. They’re stuck in this paradigm of treating Russia like it’s the USSR and its government isn’t just a bunch of thugs in suits. They think it’s a juggernaut and treat “government” statements as if they’re credible.
The important question is: Does Putin think he means him?😂
Thanks you for the clarification. It's interesting that Solovyov did not mention Gerasimov specifically as to the call for resignation. Why would he be afraid to call him out specifically? Certainly, reference to the military "top guy" can only mean Gerasimov. And Solovyov has never been shy about exactly who he is talking about. Interesting.
Vlad, your clarifications are much needed in this fast paced, non-stop world we find ourselves in. So happy to find you healthy enough to enlighten us with your knowledge.
Stay healthy and keep us on our journey together resulting in greater understanding only you can provide, much-loved from your beautiful community in Indiana, US.
Thanks. I appreciate your clarification.
Thank you for clearyfing this.
Gerasimov, don't gaslight!!!
Thoughtful, thanks for you're conscientious inflorming.
Thank you so much for shedding some knowledgeable light on this.
Thank you for clarifying.
Thank you .Sane, sober,sincere.Scintillating even!!! I Subscribe and like(very much!)
It would have been an unusual public display of suicidality if he meant Putin.
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And even the fact that people misunderstood that he meant Gerassimov, could still get him a ticket to fly "Prigoshin Class"...
suicidality? WTF is that word?
@@EvoraGT430 I asked Google, Google can't be wrong.
Yes, he's not suicidal. He would only call for the resignation of Putin if he knew something like a coup was definitely going to happen within 24 hours. Don't think for a second that Solovyov won't turn like a leaf in the wind when the Putin regime is finally over. He'll do anything to save his own skin at that point and to be able to say he was on the correct side after all.
Thank you for the more detailed, translation.
Well put 👍
Only needed the first 30 seconds. Thanks for answering the question.
I am Ukrainian, living in Kyiv. Just want to say thank you for your wisdom and insights.
That is a message people need to hear. Followed!
On the ball.
As always.
Thank you.
@@troelsandersen9654 thank you!
Very interesting! We have to think all the way through to get the job done...🙌🙏
I heard this and my pessimism is exactly why I clicked on this video. Vlad has the ability to cut through a lot of spin and get closer to a truth. Thanks Vlad.
Betteridge's law of headlines: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
Vlad, watching you in a one way we do our epistemic work! You’re a valued resource for those of us who know how little we know about this conflict .
That's interesting, and good to clarify thanks.
Thank you Vlad ❤
Wise words, thank you Vlad ❤
Thank you. You're right.
I want to hear the truth, preferably the whole truth if available, and nothing but the truth.
Speculation can be tolerated if explicitly addressed as such.
Thank you
Thank you for clarification, dear Vlad makes sense
Thank you Vlad, for this relevant video - waking up, creating awareness and responsability is very important ended
This is one of your most concise and best videos ever
This was a good one, Vlad. You might one want to explain "epistemic" for us one day🙂
On effective engagement: something I consistently struggle with is dealing effectively with waterfalls ("the Gish Gallop"), in which the untruths come at such a high volume that they overwhelm my DESIRE to engage. I recognize that waterfall is DESIGNED to elicit just such a response; you either spend way more energy responding to each untruth individually than the purveyor of untruth did (while giving each untruth if not credibility, at least oxygen by responding to it at all AND ceding the narrative), or you shut down and the purveyor of untruth gets the last word. I watched Nebenzya do this during his riposte at yesterday's meeting of the UN Security Council, and I watched myself respond in my usual way. What might be an effective strategy for dealing with this?
Your Ethics and explanation and expertise are are very much appreciated. I saw all those headlines of Putin's demise and dismissed them as false positives and wishful thinking. You call it as it is. I'm praying for your good health and end of pain. We need you!!
Well said!
Thanks
However a very truthful message and puts us on our guard that theirs much more to be done, for those who are willing to listen
Your right again
Take care
Calling for Gerasimov to be removed is where Prigozhin started... Just saying.
Solovyov isn't marching through Rostov anytime soon, which is what actually got Prigozhin killed. He is literally Putin's ventriloquist sock puppet. If he says something unexpected, it's to measure public's reactions on possible future developments.
Thank you, Vlad, for injecting a sorely needed reality check into our discourse. I hope you're well, and wish you a great day!
I saw that floating around the internet but these days I always wait until I get some solid confirmation from more reliable sources. In the case of Russia, that means I don't even trust the mainstream media that much. I wait for comments from Vlad Vexler and/or Konstantin Samoilov.
Vlad. Thanks for this clarification.
Was a great analysis. Really needed these days 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
“Thank you for tolerating this potentially condescending message” - I love it!👍🏾
I knew you'd get it right!
It brings a smile to my face to think of Solovyov seeing the West interpreting him as threatening putin
Thanks for untying this. From the moment I first found out about it, I figured it was a mistranslation, deliberate misinterpretation, or similar.
Totally spot on Vlad, so very, very succincty expressed. (Not always your skill that comes to the fore. 😶)
Slava Ukraini.
Keep well, Vlad. My very best wishes.
Good catch with the terms for various political/ military kremlin officials.
He’s wrong. It’s not “top guy” it’s literally Supreme [commander] and Gerasimov is not supreme anything by his title.
Nuances of language. I was on a Russian train once (In Hungary!) And the sign said either that it was forbidden to use the toilet in the station, or that it was impossible. I suspect that the meanings were intended to be synonymous. Hearing Putin referred to as "Supreme Leader" is telling.
Knowing the language is a very useful skill. I don't know Russian so I wouldn't have known the error.
The basics of the language aren't terribly difficult to learn. I've had fun with it.
There’s no error, Soloviev would never call Gerasimov “Verkhovny”.
Why?
@@petermaunsell4575 because this is how Russian govt titles work. There are no “Verkhovny” titles now except the one Putin hold
A very important message that needs to be implemented in relation to all civically related content we consume.
Hi, you referenced Canada ! Whhhhhhhhaaaaa !! So cool, we do figure geopolitically after all ( joke ) thank you Vlad for making sense of Kant for me. My heart is with Ukraine.
Thank you . lt much claer now,
cheers
Thanks for the clarity here. I saw this translation but when it's from a channel dedicated to show the worst of any particular side, I'm always skeptical when I can't translate things for myself. If Solovyov was calling for Putins resignation that would've been a huge deal.
Thank you for a little clarity in the murk. A usually credible TH-camr stated emphatically the first translation yesterday. So often, it's in the nuance, isn't it? 🕊
Nice to see you better! Re. content: please, don't get reproachful. We're doing our best.
Logic. Works
🙏👏👍🇺🇦💪🤞
Vlad, look up Nixon's interview from the early-mid 90's where he talks about Russia. He is very sharp and predicts russias current situation 20-30 years before its time
Bruh how did you get so good at offering unique insights and different perspectives?
Hello Vlad. A striped shirt? You'll start a fashion trend!
Thank you for this message. I try to have a very varied selection of news sources so I am not caught in a trap/echo chamber. I am watching the American election. I am watching what is happening in South America. Same with Africa and Asia etc. The problem, I feel, with statements coming out of Russia is that their are layers to the language that is so often used. Most political speech is seldom absolutely straightforward if it is via a government source. This applies double to the Kremlin.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your occasional zingers at the foibles of the West! A few days ago it was the security blanket (read: rose-colored blindfold) that is Netflix and today it's Frappuccinos in Vancover!
My parochial experience compels my bias to recognize such rife farcical thinking within my own surroundings (America), with no awareness if there are such ignorant and self-satisfied cultures elsewhere on the globe; perhaps it's yet another example of late-stage American exceptionalism, or just a congenital weakness in the human species, once they've reached a certain level of comfort and security. (someone should update Maslov to include a healthy dash of the Peter Principle!)
I admire your work to prepare minds for the next decade or two of critically needed critical thinking, and I agree that such capacity is the first line of defense against the "Meanies", as well as a Press that is fully complicit in their deceptions.
I am grateful for your more philosophical approach to present day dangers and solutions, rather than the terrain in which I usually find myself, ranging from H.L. Mencken to George Carlin.
Keep up the GREAT WORK!!!
You so carefully prepare the context that I keep forgetting that there is a barbed hook at the end of the line🤭
"Thanks for tolerating this potentially condescending message." Vlad, we need more messages like that. Someone needs to tell us and you are one of the only ones who does it
Effectiveness matters 💪
Vlad, pope you are feeling better. Stay Safe. Stay Strong. Never Give Up. Slava Ukraini. Heroyam Slava. 💙💛
Spot on as usual.
If only one day I could return to the beautiful Vancouver and have a Horlics atop the CN Tower.
I loved the English version of Russian btw.
свобода это рай
All the best
Love from Cumbria
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Oh. now it makes much more sense. Sigh.
I wish to be an oat milk frappuccino drinker from vancouver who doesn’t engage in fruitless dialogue
this makes more sense than what the western press is saying. btw, why is lavrov still allowed to go to New York? I do not understand this. This crap has to stop. The West has to say "BASTA" to this nonsense.
Because he was heading to the UN - which is physically located in NEW YORK.
@@tailsorange2872 and why does beeden allow a war criminal to go to his country? I am appalled by the weakness of the West. Remember when "we" defeated nazism? exactly. that wasnt us! thats the fucking point. It was NOT us. It was people from the 30s and 40s, when human brain was not yet reduced to mosh by present day propaganda. My grandfather fought the nazis, to basically have a Europe which is scared by its own shadow. frog that!
The U.N is even for dictators... it's international ground, he has the right, his country is a permanent member of the most important U.N. body...
As an Russian, i confirm...
Why would he be relieved of going there? he's a top guy in the country's diplomatic branch, which is foreign ministry affairs. Fun fact - he wants to get off Putin's administration train for a decade now - he asks his boss to have him resigned every year since 2014, gets rejected every time. The irony is that he would totally resign himself, but he just can't. lol.
No he didn’t.
The subtitle, in English, even said, "supreme commander-in-chief" so I wonder if it was translated like that in order to stir the pot.
The subtitles are added by the YT channel's staff in the West, not by RT.
It’s translated correctly
In fact he proposed to create "stavka", the commander in chief's war room, like ones that were created during existential wars of the past, but since the word was following the "a" sound of the previous word "nuzhna stavka verkhovnogo" (war room of Supreme commander in chief is needed) it could be misheard as "nuzhna otstavka verkhovnogo" (resignation of Supreme commander in chief is needed). "Verkhovnogo" (supreme's) is the short for supreme commander in chief, first word of the name of the job. This word shows exactly that no other than the president is addressed. Anyways, it's meaningless casual propaganda by itself, but what's relevant is that people got triggered by alternative intepretation, this is peculiar.
I figured as much
lol i am literally drinking an oatmilk latte as i watch. good stuff - i made it myself from beans i roasted at home.
Vlad, we NEED you to talk about Zelensky's UN speech. Thank you.