Hey all, as usual all sources are in the description and on this pinned comment - as a bonus, there's also the uncut initial script of this video which has a bit more information if you'd like to take more of a dive into the topic. Sources: www.dropbox.com/s/mjt10oodeme31xs/Trans-Siberian%20Video%20Final.docx?dl=0
Hello! The video is awesome, however, I want to point, that overall tone, along with the ending has somewhat of an ideological subtext… Some of the key highlights, that I’ve seen: 1) Alexander the Third didn’t just enforce strict control because “tsar bad”. That’s because his father, Alexander the Liberator, was brutally assassinated, just several years after the reformations. Alexander the Third had plenty of reasons to be cautious about the government’s ability to control the state. 2) Witte wasn’t just the Machiavellian figure, who somehow manoeuvred himself into higher positions: the guy was the one of the most educated among the elites, his other policies were really successful, and he is remembered like the one of the most effective policy makers in Russian history. The crash of the royal train happened, because the train (26 wagons with 2 locomotives) did not suit the railways. Also it was going almost 45 mph, for royal family to be on time. Witte was really not in charge. 3) the state approach towards the construction of the line was selected not to show, that private projects are inferior: this was due to the absence of private railroad projects of this size. There was a task, totally impossible for all the Russian railroad investors, the cost was too high
@@IMPERIALYT Good video. But one thing struck me; Infrastructure typically needs maintenance which often comes at high cost in the long-run, often in multiples every 15 years. It would have been cool if you had some information about the cost of the TSR over the 100+ years it has existed...
I was aboard the Trans-Siberian, Moscow to Beijing, during the winter of 2011. This was part of a bigger trip that I did that year where I went from Poland to Vietnam by train. Definetly cruising through Siberia was the highlight of trip. Watching the snow blanketed dachas fuming through their lil chimneys and then the frozen and limitless expanse of Russia itself. We also crossed a big desert, wich I think it was the western tip of the Gobi desert, and it was a pretty cool contrast after days of only white. The best view though was watching the sun rise over a complety icy "Lake Baikal" chef kiss Anyway, let me tell you was felt pretty special to me; the most fascinating part about riding aboard the Trans-Siberian is watching the people, day by day, while you go to the east, as their facial factions turn progressively more Asian. It's subtle, but totally noticeable. Every day (remember it's a 7 day trip) you get to see the changes , untill you reach China of course. That's something you would never experience, or even think about it, on a 10 hour flight from Moscow to Beijing. The train was almost empty and I made some good friends aboard,, ohh men good times! The arrival to Beijing Central station was quite the schock ! First time in China for me and you are right in the middle of the city. Feel freee to ask any question .. I like reminiscing about it!
@@krollpeter yeah it is. You can either buy a ticket that will get you on board a direct train from Moscow to Beijing, or you can just take local train and hop from city to city and then adapt the route to your schedule, free time, hype to explore Siberia kinda thing. For me time was a important and I was more focused on arriving to Asia, the Transiberian was an exotic way to get there. but If I would do it again I would definetly stop a few nights in every stop and take a look at the surronding areas.
And don't forget that the railway isn't the only thing that were built as a part of this project. Entire city of Novonikolaevsk (now it's called Novosibirsk) was built just to provide railway bridge with necessary supplies and workers.
I don't know if it was meant as an easter egg, but the "accountant" guy we see at 04:06 is one of the lesser known but one of the greatest russian writers of all times - Dmitry Merezhkovsky. A truly deep thinker who deserved to take the Nobel Prize in literarature all ten times he'd been nominated... But that once again proves the Nobel committee missed more talents than it aknowledged
Nope, you just undecuated. I know Its hard for you low IQ people for whom noone provided proper education but, please, just try and imagine a situation, in which neutral Sweden nobel-prizes a rustard emigree which was not exactly liked by totalitarian rustard regime which was governing back then... Literally basic geopolitics. Plus history, of course. You literally just pointed out to how politicized those prizes were, without even knowing It... Hilarious :D
@@gelasson nah I'm just saying what it says near the pic. Apparently you're right, because I checked that person's bio and photos it is indeed him. Meaning that the author is mistaken.
What a beautiful, beautiful video. The script, pacing, narration, visual style, and artful craft are all superb, and worth of a content creator magnitudes larger in channel size. you are, in my mind, one of the most underrated creators on the platform. thank you for your videos.
Hello from Siberia! I am very glad that someone made a video about my Motherland. I didn't expect the English video to be the first on TH-cam covering this topic though there is no Russian video covering the Trans-Siberian Railway theme as good as this one! Thanks for your job! As a student who studies History I should say that the video is very accurate and intersting even for me. I want add that during soviet period there was BAM built in the area. It goes across China's border. USSR needed to build it due to the high-risk escalation with CPR that would lead to Vladivostok and Khabarovsk cut off from mainland. Also, one of the key reasons for the start of the Russo-Japanese War was that the Russian Empire wanted to control Manchuria with its railway, but Japan was to conquer it first. Russo-Japanese war led to First Russian revolution and the strengthening of communist and socialst movements in Russia. Paradoxically - the project, which was designed to unite the country, led to a revolution and further dissociation!
When you say that you are from Siberia, what does that mean? I mean, would you say that there is a Siberian Nationality mindset? If so, what territory would you say that encompasses? In Afghanistan for example, I found that most people referred to themselves as Pashtuns as opposed to calling themselves "Afghans" or "Pakistanis."
@@free_at_last8141 Well, due to some kind of political instability, when at first religion was the fundamental basis of your identity, then "Soviet people" came, and now - "multinational Russian people." I think people don't like all these changes in national identity and they just tend to choose geographic ones. Russians do not like to call themselves Russians, they prefer to assosiate themselves with the area or family heritage like "Siberian", "Northern", "Cossack", "Muscovite" and so on. I am Russian, but more often I call myself a Siberian. this is my mindset. There are many non-Russian nationalities in the country, they are prone to national identification such as "Tatar", "Yakut", "Dagestan" in other words based on language or their Republic.
@@free_at_last8141 this means that he is from Siberia, from a geographical region. There is no "Siberian mentality", in Russia people are almost all the same
@@free_at_last8141 people call themselves Siberian if they live in the Asian part of Russia, but mostly people still call themselves Russians or some other nationality
Its was not "unproductive", after all production is not measured merely by resources, connecting Far East with the Western Russia allowed for people to freely move through the whole country , which in itself increased productivity and mobility of the nation.
Enabling ppl to live and goods to flow sounds quite productive to me. Especially since the railway in question runs through the south, which is not that bad climatewise
Actually it was build because Russia has one of the biggest wheat growing regions in the world and previously they couldn’t export that wheat bc transportation cost too high. Before they could only export wheat grow in the Baltic’s
It seems pretty reasonable to me to build a railway connecting the east and west. It's good for travel, but also, logistics. Whenever people go into the frontier without any established support, it's difficult. I think it's easy to say it was about control or whatever, but it's really just about utilizing technology for all of the practical applications. I bet it's a really interesting route. It's very iconic and famous. I'm glad you made comparisons to the Panama canal, and showed the pictures of it's construction. It's a really fascinating project as well. Possibly more ambitious too honestly. But the railway is still really cool.
This completely misses the fact of the strategic location of Siberia, especially to Russia, as it provides access to the oceans and probably was the main reason for building the rail
With the T-S Railway finished a big number of troops could be moved to central and east Asian Russian territories and towards Iran, Afghanistan, China, Japan now within days, not within months as before. Since Russia and GB were imperialistic rivals in Asia this meant an enormous threat to GB. She therefore supported Japan against R. which led to the Russo-Japanese war of 1904 and to the Revolution of 1905 in Russia.
The transport of people and cargo over land by rail is more economical than across oceans by ship, in cost and in time. This is a key strategic and economic issue, as well as access to the resources of the interior. Ocean access is surely a strategic consideration, as well, though Russia’s only reliably warm water port is in Crimea. They were inspired by the example of the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States, and the Hamiltonian methods of its financing and construction.
This railway connecting economic center of Siberia - cities Novosibisrk, Kemerovo, Krasnoyrsk with western part of Russia. This railway very important in terms of economic. Novosibirsk is even third lagest city in Russia
It is important to understand that Novosibirsk and Kemerovo were established after the construction. And Kemerovo became a notable city also after. So the railway made those cities possible in the first place.
@@LoisoPondohva Same as American transcontinental railway, his claims how Western America was a populated and pleasant area are so IaughabIe. Equally biased and cIueIess propaganda video.
How do trains travel on this track? Do they all have to go in the same direction during certain times or days? I'm wondering how a single track is utilized so they don't run into eachother.
@@hotbam37 trains have an interval of about 5 minutes. in my area, the track was modernized by building a third one In our federal district, there is also the Baikal-Amur Mainline parallel to the Trans-Siberian Railway (it is mostly single-track). this helps to unload the base
Yeah, it's way too much western tv for the creator of the vid, I guess. The material is pretty decent overall but anti russian sentiment shows. The railroad is literally the only reliable road connecting Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk and Vladivostok with Moscow and with each other. It's sure not empty ambitions, it's vital for the region otherwise isolated in the middle of nowhere.
@@Levon_RnD especially during WWII. The Trans-Siberian Railway made it possible to literally move whole tank factories and other factories out the German's reach in Siberia and transport the finished tanks and equipment back west. It would have much more difficult for the Soviet Union to fight the war without it, especially once Russia declared war on Japan.
I've just discovered this channel, and have been delighted by every video I've seen so far. The captivating visuals and easy-to-follow, yet incredibly interesting writing and narration are surely a winning combination. Thank you for the effort you put in, and I hope to see more good stuff soon.
the construction was difficult, but not in vain, sailing by ship from Odessa to Vladivostok also ended with many victims. And the railway saved Russia during the war with the Germans. And I can get to Europe by train)
Dude, this video is so gorgeous. The visuals are so pleasing to look at and the colour choice ideal for a topic that often times is this grim. It's almost distracting for me. Fantastic job! Must have taken ages
Amazing video, one of the most beautiful produced on this platform! No only is it incredible artistically but also in quality of information provided. Honestly this video makes me mad due to how few views it has and your lack of subscribers as the quality of videos you put out deserve so much more and I’m so sorry it hasn’t :(
Sergie Witte reccomended that the young, inexperienced Nicholas ll, heir to the Russian throne, a heartbeat away from complete Autocrat of all of Russia should get some experience with managing the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Alexander III, Nicholas' father said "He is too immature. His mind is boyish and pleasure seeking." By this point Nicholas was well into his 20s and yet he was not being given any responsibilities for fear that he might mess something up.
This is a really well done video as always. I enjoy how you explained the history of this railroad in depth. Some textbooks, or at least mine, do not really have much information about this railroad rather than just a mention. So, I was really intrigued to hear about this railroad project. Thank you for sharing this information and I am looking forward to your next video.
One thing to mention, railroads were THE hot thing of the late 1800s-early 1900s. All of Europe and America were laying tracks like crazy. Had the Czars not been laying tracks, they'd definitely have looked backward and behind the times. Just to keep up their pride internationally they HAD to build this railroad or one like it.
Of course, and it's not about pride, it's about basic economical development and infrastructure. I laughed when this cIown said they built the railway for 'aUtOcRaCy'! Another bs TH-cam video made by clueIess muppets for clueIess muppets....
I took this train in October 1970 from London to Yokohama on my first visit to Japan. Flew the middle section so it only took seven days rather than 14. Leaving Nakhodka (for some reason Vladivostok was not used) our vessel had a side-to-side collision with a large fishing boat, which the crew disguised with paint in Yokohama. This was shortly before the budget flights came on stream, in time for my next visit in December 2002. Went for six months, stayed for 20 years. Jack, the Japan Alps Brit
This was an amazing video, just a correction, Poland at this time was controlled by Russia, it wasn't an independent state, especially with the modern boarders as you show it
"Earthen huts" does not mean "wooden huts", it literally means "huts made of earth" or "zemlyanka" in Russian, a quite common mode of living if there is nothing better to turn to at the time
There is also an abandoned railway megaproject, called the transpolar railway, that was supposed to connect Norilsk with the main railroad system. It was finished at around 60% when the works on this project were stopped. The railway is just left to rot there.
Beautifully made video. But as I understand, your idea is that Siberia and Far East should not be part of Russia, the railway is not needed since its just "gigantomania project of autocrat". This raleway was essential for connecting country together and for development of far territories. Witte and the Csars thought about economic development of Russia, about protection of it's borders, and not just maintaining their own power. You focusing too much about personal ambitions of people in power, misunderstanding their true motivation and intentions.
I rode the trans-siberian in 2018 after the World Cup. It was a dream experience. I experienced Kazan, Boris Yeltzin home, Ikaterinbeg, Euro-Asian border, Ulaanbaatar. Fascinating. It took me 19 days including stop over. Should repeat it within 5yrs. Not sure if I share do Vladivostok or Beijing.
The largest megaproject in history is the interstate highway system in the USA. Taking 62 years, costing $500-bil (2020 dollars) covering 78,000km of a minimum 4 lane divided roadway unobstructed 3 feet depth solid road surface
Genuinely impressive visuals - you put quite a few commercial motion graphics artists to shame, and all the more impressive given it's free content. Thanks for creating!
I really commend you for having done a great job citing your sources in the description. Im trying to only listen to youtubers that do this... and its difficult to find interesting content that does source. Thanks for being honest, credible, and for not cheating the system.
Hahaha, literally every word he said is total bs. Terrible bias, factual errors, IaughabIe claims and total cIuelessness in general. Made by cIueIess muppets for cIueIess muppets.
This is an amazing video with documentary levels of quality! I am so surprised you don't have at least 200k subscribers yet! Definetly earned one from me
Incredible video. These videos would be great for education settings also. Easy to follow and indepth for the time you spend on them. Quality production, wonderful visuals. Awesome as always
The sentiments here about the railway remind me of the railway megaproject built in China that, essentially, ferries an entire population across the country. It's very difficult to measure that sort of economic, social, political, and military advantage until something (like a war) comes along. The US interstate took about 20 years to be built and was primarily framed as a convenient way for airplanes and convoys to navigate a embattled nation. There was even going to be a toll fee for using it to justify the cost. Now it's a crucial bloodline between the East and West coasts. I think it's paramount that we, as westerners, should be careful of casting any socialist or imperialist idea as "vain" or "unnecessary" just because it costs a lot in taxpayer money, and doesn't immediately make money on the first day. Investments require patience, faith, sacrifice, and risk - something that is normally heralded by the general population when done by a billionaire, but lauded if done by a politician.
The Canadian railway was funded by the govt giving 25 million acres to the company CPR. They would build a station just outside of town then sell the land around the station to make a profit. They also gave land away to anyone willing to farm it, which created more settlers and product to transport, ie more revenue once the line was built. Not sure if the taxpayers paid anything. The cash loans provided to the CPR were all paid back in full and ahead of time.
I swear if you upload this in russian you will get so much more views, because most russian people already know the historical background behind the railway construction and would be very interested. We don't get so much details in russian schools about these things. Thank you for this video!
Absolutely brilliant quality, though I do think you went somewhat light on details of the construction itself. Still, much room to grow and I can't be the only one to see a glittering future for this channel
One critique: I know the term "Tsar" is common to use, but the title was only used during the Russian tsardom, 1547-1721. With the proclamation of the Russian Empire by Peter the Great, the imperial title also changed to that of Emperor (Imperator).
It was still in use up to the end of the Russian Empire. The terms Tsar and Emperor were interchangeable, even though Tsar sounded a little old-fashioned it was still in use
Absolutely fabulous video. I always appreciate when westerners manage to maintain an unbiased, clear view of Russian history. I thought I knew quite a bit about the trans Siberian - I rode it as a young man when "the USSR" was what we called the nation we now refer to as Russia - but I still learned quite a bit from this video. Also, your graphics are absolutely top notch, I'll be sharing your videos around. You really deserve a bigger audience, I'm very lucky TH-cam recommended your channel.
@15:17 I realize that you had a lot of ground to cover in one video. But one thing you left out that seriously impacted Russia and helped lead to the revolution was the building of the line through Chinese Manchuria. It was taken by Japan as an attempt to seize Chinese Manchuria for Russia and led to the Russo-Japanese War of 1904. The losses Russia suffered at the hands of the Japanese, combined with the drag that the material and labor was having on the Soviet economy and way of life helped fuel the discontent made only worst by World War I.
The costly and harsh reality of building ambitious railways. Compared to simply clicking at one province/tile and dragging the line onto another, like in HOI4.
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Hey all, as usual all sources are in the description and on this pinned comment - as a bonus, there's also the uncut initial script of this video which has a bit more information if you'd like to take more of a dive into the topic. Sources: www.dropbox.com/s/mjt10oodeme31xs/Trans-Siberian%20Video%20Final.docx?dl=0
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Where did you get the map of Russia like that, where it shows mountains and topography at the start of the video ?😊
@@quentinblake485 It's a plane with a displacement map applied to it, I got the height data from tangrams.github.io/heightmapper/
Hello!
The video is awesome, however, I want to point, that overall tone, along with the ending has somewhat of an ideological subtext…
Some of the key highlights, that I’ve seen:
1) Alexander the Third didn’t just enforce strict control because “tsar bad”. That’s because his father, Alexander the Liberator, was brutally assassinated, just several years after the reformations. Alexander the Third had plenty of reasons to be cautious about the government’s ability to control the state.
2) Witte wasn’t just the Machiavellian figure, who somehow manoeuvred himself into higher positions: the guy was the one of the most educated among the elites, his other policies were really successful, and he is remembered like the one of the most effective policy makers in Russian history. The crash of the royal train happened, because the train (26 wagons with 2 locomotives) did not suit the railways. Also it was going almost 45 mph, for royal family to be on time. Witte was really not in charge.
3) the state approach towards the construction of the line was selected not to show, that private projects are inferior: this was due to the absence of private railroad projects of this size. There was a task, totally impossible for all the Russian railroad investors, the cost was too high
@@IMPERIALYT Good video. But one thing struck me; Infrastructure typically needs maintenance which often comes at high cost in the long-run, often in multiples every 15 years. It would have been cool if you had some information about the cost of the TSR over the 100+ years it has existed...
I was aboard the Trans-Siberian, Moscow to Beijing, during the winter of 2011. This was part of a bigger trip that I did that year where I went from Poland to Vietnam by train. Definetly cruising through Siberia was the highlight of trip. Watching the snow blanketed dachas fuming through their lil chimneys and then the frozen and limitless expanse of Russia itself. We also crossed a big desert, wich I think it was the western tip of the Gobi desert, and it was a pretty cool contrast after days of only white. The best view though was watching the sun rise over a complety icy "Lake Baikal" chef kiss
Anyway, let me tell you was felt pretty special to me; the most fascinating part about riding aboard the Trans-Siberian is watching the people, day by day, while you go to the east, as their facial factions turn progressively more Asian. It's subtle, but totally noticeable. Every day (remember it's a 7 day trip) you get to see the changes , untill you reach China of course. That's something you would never experience, or even think about it, on a 10 hour flight from Moscow to Beijing.
The train was almost empty and I made some good friends aboard,, ohh men good times!
The arrival to Beijing Central station was quite the schock ! First time in China for me and you are right in the middle of the city.
Feel freee to ask any question .. I like reminiscing about it!
How long did it took for you to reach Beijing?
@@shianeruu4359 hey, it was 7 nights aboard but there are longer routes that could possibly take longer!
Is it possible to hop on off the train, if you want to stay somewhere for a few days?
@@krollpeter yeah it is. You can either buy a ticket that will get you on board a direct train from Moscow to Beijing, or you can just take local train and hop from city to city and then adapt the route to your schedule, free time, hype to explore Siberia kinda thing. For me time was a important and I was more focused on arriving to Asia, the Transiberian was an exotic way to get there. but If I would do it again I would definetly stop a few nights in every stop and take a look at the surronding areas.
@@fedecano7362 thx from Poland man I wish get visa and visit Rusia one day soon
And don't forget that the railway isn't the only thing that were built as a part of this project. Entire city of Novonikolaevsk (now it's called Novosibirsk) was built just to provide railway bridge with necessary supplies and workers.
Funny that you mentioned that, I was born there!
And today it's the third biggest city
I swear bro, it’s been like one second in and I’m already here wondering why you don’t have a million subscribers
People can't subscribe to a channel they don't know about
channel is too new
That’s because the difference is quality between these kind of creators are slim
Agreed
You’re a truzzo
It's unreal how good your editing and presentation skills are, the animations feel practically artistic
I don't know if it was meant as an easter egg, but the "accountant" guy we see at 04:06 is one of the lesser known but one of the greatest russian writers of all times - Dmitry Merezhkovsky. A truly deep thinker who deserved to take the Nobel Prize in literarature all ten times he'd been nominated... But that once again proves the Nobel committee missed more talents than it aknowledged
Nope, you just undecuated. I know Its hard for you low IQ people for whom noone provided proper education but, please, just try and imagine a situation, in which neutral Sweden nobel-prizes a rustard emigree which was not exactly liked by totalitarian rustard regime which was governing back then... Literally basic geopolitics. Plus history, of course.
You literally just pointed out to how politicized those prizes were, without even knowing It... Hilarious :D
it says it's Sergei Belyaev.
@@kaslepnev1945 It does. Your point being?
@@gelasson nah I'm just saying what it says near the pic. Apparently you're right, because I checked that person's bio and photos it is indeed him. Meaning that the author is mistaken.
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What a beautiful, beautiful video. The script, pacing, narration, visual style, and artful craft are all superb, and worth of a content creator magnitudes larger in channel size. you are, in my mind, one of the most underrated creators on the platform. thank you for your videos.
I love cp
yep, but half of that video just good NATO propaganda,
@@abitoftruth8670 How so?
What a cringe, cringe video. Terrible bias, factual errors, IaughabIe claims and total cIuelessness in general. Made by muppets for muppets.
Hello from Siberia! I am very glad that someone made a video about my Motherland. I didn't expect the English video to be the first on TH-cam covering this topic though there is no Russian video covering the Trans-Siberian Railway theme as good as this one! Thanks for your job! As a student who studies History I should say that the video is very accurate and intersting even for me. I want add that during soviet period there was BAM built in the area. It goes across China's border. USSR needed to build it due to the high-risk escalation with CPR that would lead to Vladivostok and Khabarovsk cut off from mainland. Also, one of the key reasons for the start of the Russo-Japanese War was that the Russian Empire wanted to control Manchuria with its railway, but Japan was to conquer it first. Russo-Japanese war led to First Russian revolution and the strengthening of communist and socialst movements in Russia. Paradoxically - the project, which was designed to unite the country, led to a revolution and further dissociation!
You would think Russia was big enough to the elites at some point.
When you say that you are from Siberia, what does that mean? I mean, would you say that there is a Siberian Nationality mindset? If so, what territory would you say that encompasses? In Afghanistan for example, I found that most people referred to themselves as Pashtuns as opposed to calling themselves "Afghans" or "Pakistanis."
@@free_at_last8141 Well, due to some kind of political instability, when at first religion was the fundamental basis of your identity, then "Soviet people" came, and now - "multinational Russian people." I think people don't like all these changes in national identity and they just tend to choose geographic ones. Russians do not like to call themselves Russians, they prefer to assosiate themselves with the area or family heritage like "Siberian", "Northern", "Cossack", "Muscovite" and so on. I am Russian, but more often I call myself a Siberian. this is my mindset. There are many non-Russian nationalities in the country, they are prone to national identification such as "Tatar", "Yakut", "Dagestan" in other words based on language or their Republic.
@@free_at_last8141 this means that he is from Siberia, from a geographical region. There is no "Siberian mentality", in Russia people are almost all the same
@@free_at_last8141 people call themselves Siberian if they live in the Asian part of Russia, but mostly people still call themselves Russians or some other nationality
Its was not "unproductive", after all production is not measured merely by resources, connecting Far East with the Western Russia allowed for people to freely move through the whole country , which in itself increased productivity and mobility of the nation.
Enabling ppl to live and goods to flow sounds quite productive to me. Especially since the railway in question runs through the south, which is not that bad climatewise
@@benismannis still Siberia -40°c in train is normal😂
Except it didn't. Siberia is still an uninhabitable wasteland.
So...unproductive, then.
@@yusokrazee depends on what you consider as a wasteland. It has vastly more cities than it had before the rail was build.
Actually it was build because Russia has one of the biggest wheat growing regions in the world and previously they couldn’t export that wheat bc transportation cost too high. Before they could only export wheat grow in the Baltic’s
It seems pretty reasonable to me to build a railway connecting the east and west. It's good for travel, but also, logistics. Whenever people go into the frontier without any established support, it's difficult. I think it's easy to say it was about control or whatever, but it's really just about utilizing technology for all of the practical applications. I bet it's a really interesting route. It's very iconic and famous.
I'm glad you made comparisons to the Panama canal, and showed the pictures of it's construction. It's a really fascinating project as well. Possibly more ambitious too honestly. But the railway is still really cool.
This completely misses the fact of the strategic location of Siberia, especially to Russia, as it provides access to the oceans and probably was the main reason for building the rail
With the T-S Railway finished a big number of troops could be moved to central and east Asian Russian territories and towards Iran, Afghanistan, China, Japan now within days, not within months as before.
Since Russia and GB were imperialistic rivals in Asia this meant an enormous threat to GB. She therefore supported Japan against R. which led to the Russo-Japanese war of 1904 and to the Revolution of 1905 in Russia.
The transport of people and cargo over land by rail is more economical than across oceans by ship, in cost and in time. This is a key strategic and economic issue, as well as access to the resources of the interior. Ocean access is surely a strategic consideration, as well, though Russia’s only reliably warm water port is in Crimea. They were inspired by the example of the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States, and the Hamiltonian methods of its financing and construction.
This railway connecting economic center of Siberia - cities Novosibisrk, Kemerovo, Krasnoyrsk with western part of Russia. This railway very important in terms of economic. Novosibirsk is even third lagest city in Russia
It is important to understand that Novosibirsk and Kemerovo were established after the construction. And Kemerovo became a notable city also after.
So the railway made those cities possible in the first place.
Russia's third largest city was founded just to build a railway
@@LoisoPondohva Same as American transcontinental railway, his claims how Western America was a populated and pleasant area are so IaughabIe. Equally biased and cIueIess propaganda video.
I live a 10-minute walk from the Trans-Siberian Railway, trains just run every five minutes, I like to watch them
How do trains travel on this track? Do they all have to go in the same direction during certain times or days? I'm wondering how a single track is utilized so they don't run into eachother.
@@hotbam37 trains have an interval of about 5 minutes. in my area, the track was modernized by building a third one
In our federal district, there is also the Baikal-Amur Mainline parallel to the Trans-Siberian Railway (it is mostly single-track). this helps to unload the base
@@hotbam37do you have trains in your country?
@@hotbam37 my god you are stupid...
@@hotbam37 it is not single track. Most of the way was modernized and electrified during Soviet times.
I wouldn't say that the railway was mostly an ambitious autocratic megaproject. It actually had a great economical impact later.
Yeah, it's way too much western tv for the creator of the vid, I guess. The material is pretty decent overall but anti russian sentiment shows.
The railroad is literally the only reliable road connecting Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk and Vladivostok with Moscow and with each other. It's sure not empty ambitions, it's vital for the region otherwise isolated in the middle of nowhere.
@@Levon_RnD especially during WWII. The Trans-Siberian Railway made it possible to literally move whole tank factories and other factories out the German's reach in Siberia and transport the finished tanks and equipment back west. It would have much more difficult for the Soviet Union to fight the war without it, especially once Russia declared war on Japan.
On the subject Nordsteam and crimean bridge are great infrastructure projects regardless of the obvious.
@@survivingworldsteam Tsarist and soviet Siberian railroads was 2 different thing if you didnt know
@@IvanIvanov-px9vj The Trans-Siberian was the same railroad. It's still the same railroad.
I've just discovered this channel, and have been delighted by every video I've seen so far. The captivating visuals and easy-to-follow, yet incredibly interesting writing and narration are surely a winning combination. Thank you for the effort you put in, and I hope to see more good stuff soon.
the construction was difficult, but not in vain, sailing by ship from Odessa to Vladivostok also ended with many victims. And the railway saved Russia during the war with the Germans. And I can get to Europe by train)
This deserves much more. Especially the animations are excellently made, but everything is just so well done
How did I miss this coming out?? WOW! What an astonishing video, as usual. Witte is one fascinating figure indeed.
Most underrated channel on TH-cam. Keep it up and I'm sure your well deserved recognition is coming soon!
It still baffles me how you dont have more subs. Love what you do!
Dude, this video is so gorgeous. The visuals are so pleasing to look at and the colour choice ideal for a topic that often times is this grim. It's almost distracting for me. Fantastic job! Must have taken ages
Amazing video, one of the most beautiful produced on this platform! No only is it incredible artistically but also in quality of information provided. Honestly this video makes me mad due to how few views it has and your lack of subscribers as the quality of videos you put out deserve so much more and I’m so sorry it hasn’t :(
thank you very much for providing captions! they do not go unappreciated :)
Sergie Witte reccomended that the young, inexperienced Nicholas ll, heir to the Russian throne, a heartbeat away from complete Autocrat of all of Russia should get some experience with managing the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Alexander III, Nicholas' father said "He is too immature. His mind is boyish and pleasure seeking."
By this point Nicholas was well into his 20s and yet he was not being given any responsibilities for fear that he might mess something up.
Turns out, he *did* mess something up. The entirety of Russia.
Офигеть. Я сначала думал, что это канал иметь более миллиона подписчиков. А оказывается меньше 30 тысяч. Желаю тебе удачи, с продвижением канала :)
Русофобский говноед будет иметь успех у американских свиней.
This is a really well done video as always. I enjoy how you explained the history of this railroad in depth. Some textbooks, or at least mine, do not really have much information about this railroad rather than just a mention. So, I was really intrigued to hear about this railroad project.
Thank you for sharing this information and I am looking forward to your next video.
Lol. No it's not. Terrible bias, factual errors, IaughabIe claims and total cIuelessness in general.
One thing to mention, railroads were THE hot thing of the late 1800s-early 1900s. All of Europe and America were laying tracks like crazy. Had the Czars not been laying tracks, they'd definitely have looked backward and behind the times. Just to keep up their pride internationally they HAD to build this railroad or one like it.
And today we have ATVs, cyclists, hikers and people on horseback following the right of way of the now abandoned and dismantled railways.
Of course, and it's not about pride, it's about basic economical development and infrastructure.
I laughed when this cIown said they built the railway for 'aUtOcRaCy'! Another bs TH-cam video made by clueIess muppets for clueIess muppets....
Because the need for those are gone but Trans Siberian railway is as important as ever for Russia.
I took this train in October 1970 from London to Yokohama on my first visit to Japan. Flew the middle section so it only took seven days rather than 14. Leaving Nakhodka (for some reason Vladivostok was not used) our vessel had a side-to-side collision with a large fishing boat, which the crew disguised with paint in Yokohama. This was shortly before the budget flights came on stream, in time for my next visit in December 2002. Went for six months, stayed for 20 years.
Jack, the Japan Alps Brit
Vladivostok was a closed city at that time.
This was an amazing video, just a correction, Poland at this time was controlled by Russia, it wasn't an independent state, especially with the modern boarders as you show it
"Earthen huts" does not mean "wooden huts", it literally means "huts made of earth" or "zemlyanka" in Russian, a quite common mode of living if there is nothing better to turn to at the time
Not only are your narratives well-scripted, your editing and visuals are some of the best I've seen - keep it up.
Came here from Battle Order's community post and damn I've never been happier to read a TH-cam community post, this is superb.
Please make a second, longer video on this topic! The Trans-Siberian is so interesting.
One of the best videos I have seen on YT. First rate graphics, narration, unfolding and story. thank you. Subscribed.
I really hope your next video is about what you spoke about in the ending, the railways place in history and today! Great vid!
10:30 that's not the map of russian occupied Poland, but of modern 3rd Republic
thanks for pointing that out, will add to the corrections in the source document
@@IMPERIALYT thanks
There is also an abandoned railway megaproject, called the transpolar railway, that was supposed to connect Norilsk with the main railroad system. It was finished at around 60% when the works on this project were stopped. The railway is just left to rot there.
this is honestly better quality than a lot of professional studio videos, i'm amazed by the depths of your research
This was really well made. I watch a lot of youtube videos and lose interest quickly, but this really kept me interested.
Beautifully made video. But as I understand, your idea is that Siberia and Far East should not be part of Russia, the railway is not needed since its just "gigantomania project of autocrat". This raleway was essential for connecting country together and for development of far territories. Witte and the Csars thought about economic development of Russia, about protection of it's borders, and not just maintaining their own power. You focusing too much about personal ambitions of people in power, misunderstanding their true motivation and intentions.
I rode the trans-siberian in 2018 after the World Cup. It was a dream experience.
I experienced Kazan, Boris Yeltzin home, Ikaterinbeg, Euro-Asian border, Ulaanbaatar.
Fascinating. It took me 19 days including stop over.
Should repeat it within 5yrs. Not sure if I share do Vladivostok or Beijing.
Ekaterinburg you mean?
The largest megaproject in history is the interstate highway system in the USA. Taking 62 years, costing $500-bil (2020 dollars) covering 78,000km of a minimum 4 lane divided roadway unobstructed 3 feet depth solid road surface
Genuinely impressive visuals - you put quite a few commercial motion graphics artists to shame, and all the more impressive given it's free content. Thanks for creating!
I really commend you for having done a great job citing your sources in the description. Im trying to only listen to youtubers that do this... and its difficult to find interesting content that does source. Thanks for being honest, credible, and for not cheating the system.
14:00 “…Indeed, hazardous working conditions…” Pause and imagine the unimaginable.
Really love the presentation, the animation. Hoping to see more of your videos.
You are such an amazing channel. You’ll hit 100k soon. Thanks for all the great work!
Wow it's 10pm iam in bed and I just found this TH-cam channel the fact that you only have 20k is insane because your production quality is insane.
Once again, a very beautiful and well-researched video! Thanks!
Hahaha, literally every word he said is total bs. Terrible bias, factual errors, IaughabIe claims and total cIuelessness in general. Made by cIueIess muppets for cIueIess muppets.
This is an amazing video with documentary levels of quality! I am so surprised you don't have at least 200k subscribers yet! Definetly earned one from me
I'm amazed by the level of production these videos have
Fantastic video. Writing, editing, thumbnail, pacing, all amazing
Wow, love your vids, super glad you enjoyed it!
Found this Morning, Subscribed in
Incredible video. These videos would be great for education settings also. Easy to follow and indepth for the time you spend on them. Quality production, wonderful visuals. Awesome as always
The 3d imagery is incredible for immersion. Production quality is off the charts.
The sentiments here about the railway remind me of the railway megaproject built in China that, essentially, ferries an entire population across the country. It's very difficult to measure that sort of economic, social, political, and military advantage until something (like a war) comes along. The US interstate took about 20 years to be built and was primarily framed as a convenient way for airplanes and convoys to navigate a embattled nation. There was even going to be a toll fee for using it to justify the cost. Now it's a crucial bloodline between the East and West coasts.
I think it's paramount that we, as westerners, should be careful of casting any socialist or imperialist idea as "vain" or "unnecessary" just because it costs a lot in taxpayer money, and doesn't immediately make money on the first day. Investments require patience, faith, sacrifice, and risk - something that is normally heralded by the general population when done by a billionaire, but lauded if done by a politician.
Whenever I start one of your videos I just know I'm going to finish it
Great I love the animations, the including of sources etc., history channels should always present sources as they make as many claims as a book.
Great video! Kept me hooked the whole time, and awesome visuals.
This was really refreshing, like seeing this kind of video for the first time
Great video, thanks for the information you provided.
Really enjoyed this video! Loved the animation and story telling.
The Canadian railway was funded by the govt giving 25 million acres to the company CPR. They would build a station just outside of town then sell the land around the station to make a profit. They also gave land away to anyone willing to farm it, which created more settlers and product to transport, ie more revenue once the line was built. Not sure if the taxpayers paid anything. The cash loans provided to the CPR were all paid back in full and ahead of time.
Another excellent video!! Commenting for the algorithm so you can get the views/subs you deserve 👏
in all school textbooks transsiberian railway worlds longest route message is there
I swear if you upload this in russian you will get so much more views, because most russian people already know the historical background behind the railway construction and would be very interested. We don't get so much details in russian schools about these things. Thank you for this video!
Amazing work as always
Absolutely brilliant quality, though I do think you went somewhat light on details of the construction itself. Still, much room to grow and I can't be the only one to see a glittering future for this channel
One critique: I know the term "Tsar" is common to use, but the title was only used during the Russian tsardom, 1547-1721. With the proclamation of the Russian Empire by Peter the Great, the imperial title also changed to that of Emperor (Imperator).
It was still in use up to the end of the Russian Empire. The terms Tsar and Emperor were interchangeable, even though Tsar sounded a little old-fashioned it was still in use
A video on the Czech Foreign Legion’s Control of the railway during the civil war would be interesting
Agree.
It was because of them coming back to west Russia from east that made the soviets panic and kill the tzar.
I think.
It is unbelievable to me you don’t have more subscribers, this video was insanely well produced
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Absolutely fabulous video. I always appreciate when westerners manage to maintain an unbiased, clear view of Russian history. I thought I knew quite a bit about the trans Siberian - I rode it as a young man when "the USSR" was what we called the nation we now refer to as Russia - but I still learned quite a bit from this video. Also, your graphics are absolutely top notch, I'll be sharing your videos around. You really deserve a bigger audience, I'm very lucky TH-cam recommended your channel.
Awesome video. Very interesting and beautiful animations. Keep it up!
I love the information and more importantly the presentation
just got into your channel tonight and dang these are well made videos. at first listen i thought you had a million+ sub base
great video as always, keep up the work!
Amazing work. You deserve way more views and subs. Keep up the good work. Cant wait what else you have in stock.
Superb video, informative & beautiful.
I take issue though with symbolizing Poland in its post-1945 shape (at 10:28).
It was supposed to start at Moscow. Why does it start at Volgograd according to this map in the beginning?
I'm sorry, this video states that it starts at Samara
Amazing video as always! Could this be the start of a Trans Siberian Railway series perhaps?
Man this video is great. I dont usualy comment, but this deserves it for the algorythm so that more people get to know you!!
Best well researched TH-cam historical channel
Great video but have you considered adding 20 billion vertices to your models?
Great story telling and visual composition skills👍
Only 23.4k subs?
This is criminally illegal to be this good
Criminally illegal as opposed to just illegal?
This video is simply incredible. I love it🤩
Your channel is fucking incredible! Keep going. There’s a huge market for quality video essays and trust me you will blow up.
absolutely incredible content man
Your channel is going to blow up like a rocket - the quality is incredible!
Tremendous digital animation and production. It was a joy to watch. I teach geography and this video was a very informative source to show my class.
@15:17 I realize that you had a lot of ground to cover in one video. But one thing you left out that seriously impacted Russia and helped lead to the revolution was the building of the line through Chinese Manchuria. It was taken by Japan as an attempt to seize Chinese Manchuria for Russia and led to the Russo-Japanese War of 1904. The losses Russia suffered at the hands of the Japanese, combined with the drag that the material and labor was having on the Soviet economy and way of life helped fuel the discontent made only worst by World War I.
I like the animations.
The maps could be better, if you use more some different (complementary) colours this would help and look clear.
I have such a passion for this style of video aesthetics, a real secret-agent vibe that I love
The costly and harsh reality of building ambitious railways.
Compared to simply clicking at one province/tile and dragging the line onto another, like in HOI4.
please talk about the czechoslovak legion if you do ever make a continuation on this topic
It’s the polar express
Awesome video, but I would’ve liked to see some actual modern footage of the railway included.
This is made extremely well, I have no doubt in my mind if you are consistent with this quality of videos your channel will continue growing.
Hidden gem! Nice graphics too.
Subscribed!
Thank you for providing sources. I haven't looked at them yet, but in providing them you answered my single biggest question. Beautifully done.