Curated Video
When Russia Sold Alaska
In 1959, the United States officially welcomed Alaska into the family as the 49th state. But did you know that 100 years earlier, Alaska was actually part of Russian America?
Hip Hughes History
Russian Invasion: The Situation with Crimea and Russia Explained
With armed separatists taking over airports in Crimea and Russian helicopters seemingly on their way, HipHughes explains what's going on in the growing tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
The March of Time
Russian education
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Epic History TV
Napoleonic Wars: Friedland 1807
In 1807 Napoleon waged a grim winter campaign through the Polish winter, trying to force a decisive victory that would end the war against Russia and Prussia. It was a campaign that lead to two brutal battles, Eylau and Friedland, after...
Curated Video
Fastest Female to Circumnavigate the World by Bike
Jenny Graham holds the Guinness World Records title for being the fastest woman to circumnavigate the world by bike. In this video, she shares her journey, challenges, and experiences, highlighting her love for endurance cycling and the...
TLDR News
How COVID & Brexit Fuelled Calls for an Independent Scotland - TLDR News
Following the chaos of Brexit and COVID, calls for Scottish independence are at an all time high. In fact the average of all 2020 polls shows a majority of Scotts support independence, only increasing in recent weeks. In this video we...
TLDR News
Will Russia's Navalny Poisoning Force Merkel to Cancel Nord Stream: 1230km Pipeline at Risk - TLDR
Nord Stream 2 the 1230 kilometre natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany is currently in jeopardy. Despite being 94% completed many are pressuring Merkel to abandon the project following Russia's poisoning of Alexei Navalny. In...
Next Animation Studio
Scientists search for life in Antarctica's subglacial lakes
Scientists are drilling into Antartica's ice sheets to study and hopefully find life in subglacial lakes that have been cut off from the atmosphere for millions of year. More than 300 such lakes, buried beneath two to three miles of ice,...
Ancient Lights Media
Russia: Interior Regions
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of the interior regions of Russia.
Next Animation Studio
E.U. refugee crisis ‘part of Russia’s plan to invade Ukraine’
Ukraine’s intelligence chief says Moscow created a refugee crisis in Poland to make it harder for Europe to fight back.
Next Animation Studio
China makes major progress with missile silos that could hold nuclear weapons
The scale and speed of construction at possible missile silo fields in China suggests its government is putting significant resources into developing its nuclear capabilities
Weird History
The Woman Who Tricked People Into Thinking She Was Anastasia
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia was Czar Nicholas II's youngest daughter and a member of the Russian Imperial Romanov family. The family was placed under house arrest during the Bolshevik Revolution, and Anastasia was...
The Economist
Who will win the World Cup?
The Economist has scoured historical data ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Russia. We have analysed dozens of factors that contribute to a national side's success. But can we predict the winner?
Financial Times
What is a special counsel?
Sam Fleming explains the role played by former director of the FBI, Robert Mueller, as special counsel investigating the alleged collusion between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia.
The Economist
Putin's Russia and the ghost of the Romanovs
One hundred years ago today Russia's royal family was murdered by the country's Marxist revolutionaries. Vladimir Putin has positioned himself a new kind of tsar, but what does this anniversary mean for the president?
Boulder Creek International
The Frontier Ukraine: Volunteering to Fight in Ukraine
WARNING: This video contains footage some viewers may find distressing. The Frontier Ukraine part 1/7: This video is about a group of individuals who decided to travel to Ukraine to witness the Euromaidan Revolution and ended up...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Ukraine & the Future of Europe: Financial crisis insights
What shocks affected the Ukraine? Why should the IMF step in to help stabilize the Ukraine? Ukraine & the Future of Europe, Part 3
Next Animation Studio
Japan upping military spending
Japan is set to increase military spending over the next five years to deter threats from China and Russia.
60 Second Histories
Mary Seacole; the end of the war
In the final clip of this series Mary describes what happened to her when the Crimea War ended in 1856 and she returned to London.
Next Animation Studio
Out-of-control Russian rocket falling to Earth
Russia’s largest heavy-lift rocket in decades, the Angara A5, failed to fire in space and now the behemoth is falling back to Earth.
TLDR News
2020 in 20 Minutes: Everything You Forgot or Missed from 2020 - TLDR News
The year you want to forget, retold in 20 minutes. Every news story you forgot or missed from 2020, as told by the TLDR News Team. 00:00 Introduction 00:22 January 02:38: February 04:17 March 06:07 April 07:29 May 08:48 June 10:11 July...
TLDR News
The Russia Report Explained: Did Russia Hack the Brexit Referendum? - TLDR News
On Tuesday (21 July) the UK government finally published the Russia Report, a long-awaited document which outlined how Russia had impacted and meddled in British politics. In this video, we outline the report's findings, specifically how...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
What Pop Culture Got Wrong. Catherine the Great
Overview of moviemakers' taking creative license with the facts in films about Catherine the Great.
Jabzy
Irish Troops Abroad - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Irish Troops Abroad