Gannibal - African Son of Peter the Great of Russia

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In our new animated historical documentary, we will talk about Abram Gannibal, who started his life in Cameroon, was sold to the Ottoman court as a slave and then became a step-son of the Russian Emperor Peter the Great and an indispensable member of the Russian empire.
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@KingsandGenerals 4 жыл бұрын

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@mrmarmellow563 4 жыл бұрын

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@ajithsidhu7183 4 жыл бұрын

Pls do one on saraghri and the sikh empire

@ajithsidhu7183 4 жыл бұрын

Also how wat tatics varied on region wtc china

@ajithsidhu7183 4 жыл бұрын

Or etc greek warfare pre and post hellenic

@MiguelLopez-yc2rh 4 жыл бұрын

Please, do a video of the great voyage of the Glorioso, the famous spanish ship.

@ThatSpecificIndividual 4 жыл бұрын

*Gannibal gets sent somewhere* Gannibal: I am fortifying this position.

@kumanon9466 4 жыл бұрын

There needs to be a general Gannibal in a strategy game. Arrives, immideately builds a fortress with +100 to defence :)

@kristofevarsson6903 4 жыл бұрын

The best offense is a good defense.

@reximingan9420 4 жыл бұрын

My Emperor. He Made You Proud. And My Primarch DORN is Proud.

@kristofevarsson6903 4 жыл бұрын

@@kumanon9466 Would be the perfect random event fire for Russia in EU4.

@Blackknight1212 4 жыл бұрын

Theres a settlement that needs your help.

@kuafer3687 4 жыл бұрын

Russian here. Thank you for this! We learn about Abram Petrovich in schools but the foriegn narrative is always so fascinating. Good work!

@bugzyhardrada3168 3 жыл бұрын

@Tincho yes, you are very disgusting.... must be hereditary.....

@katchibediako7036 3 жыл бұрын

I learned today that this man existed. Thank you for this, 'fasho'. America would never teach such... Too much empowerment.

@randalllawkin 3 жыл бұрын

@@katchibediako7036 facts

@maceyong2440 3 жыл бұрын

He was from Cameroon

@darkone9172 3 жыл бұрын

@@katchibediako7036 Probably because it's nothing to do with American history as Gannibal lived in Russia. I assume most countries don't teach much about other countries history if it has nothing to do with their own country or doesn't follow the major world defining events of history.

@Lukeclout 4 жыл бұрын

Another crucial contribution of Gannibal is not mentioned The recruitment and enlistment of Generalismmo Alexander Vasiliyevich Suvorov into the Russian military. The young Suvorov was frail and weak, and taunted by his father (A Russian General) and family friends (Russian nobility, military officers) that a military career was not cut out for the young lad. One day the young Suvorovs intense arguments with his father who refused to let him enlist brought him the attention of Gannibal who lived nearby. After conversing and finding an affinity with the young Suvorov, Gannibal convinced Suvorov senior and thus begins the career of one of Russia’s and indeed the Worlds greatest Captains of War Suvorov went on to fight 70 battles and win all of them, the latter battles were fought against the French Army just prior to Napoleons reign.

@JavedKhan-hp5su 4 жыл бұрын

Wow....thanks for the additional info

@rockyblacksmith 4 жыл бұрын

Minor correction; Suvorov didn't win all of his battles, but he was never defeated. Which is still an insane record to have. The fact that Gannibal, a fascinating character in his own right, is also linked to Suvorov, arguably the best military commander in history, is just about as cool as it gets.

@johnnyd6953 4 жыл бұрын

@@rockyblacksmith "that Gannibal, a fascinating character in his own right, is also linked to Suvorov, arguably the best military commander in history," and also fathered Pushkin, and was himself brought over because of Tolstoy Honestly it sounds like an anime

@808_rafa 4 жыл бұрын

70 battles?! Bro we need a video on this chap. ASAP, please. @kingsandgenerals

@Shineynsparkles 4 жыл бұрын

Yeassss I read about this a long time ago ... :)

@Oxtocoatl13 3 жыл бұрын

Man this guy was insanely well traveled. Not many men in his time can claim to have lived in Sub-Saharan Africa, the depths of Siberia and two imperial courts and Paris.

@paullivingston4416 3 жыл бұрын

When you dig a little bit deeper you will find out that blacks is already there and Europe before the Moors came the Moors came to Europe to Enlighten the black Christians that lost a way to provide services to the black sultan which is white gold which is white women white was slaves all the way to the the Ottoman Empire got whooped it you just have to dig a little bit deeper it don't accept the hijack and deception like one of for instance that Queen Charlotte when the only black queen in Europe mostly all the Queens in Europe was black I have proof so don't go for the hijack

@prodigywifey1300 3 жыл бұрын

@@paullivingston4416 can u send me the proof please I would love to read about it

@ytgfy 3 жыл бұрын

St.Petersburg isn't in the Siberia

@Oxtocoatl13 3 жыл бұрын

@@ytgfy i know but the dude was also sent to Siberia for a while, at least according to the video.

@arturhashmi6281 2 жыл бұрын

@@Marc_Masters lol, he meant place, whats the difference is it black or yellow?

@HeroHoundoom 4 жыл бұрын

What a bizarre and incredible life this man had. Just tells you that the possibilities of life are somewhat endless.

@kumanon9466 4 жыл бұрын

Only in Russia :)

@oliverhardman3513 4 жыл бұрын

back then, yes. In the 21st century, never.

@backlashtoignorance7371 4 жыл бұрын

Also give a new look at the question of Nature or Nurture of a persons abilities and life works

@chazzwozzio 4 жыл бұрын

Id watch a tv series on him

@roymurphy4328 4 жыл бұрын

I wish Hollywood would get more into history like this versus doing remakes.

@alexmitchell400 4 жыл бұрын

They would probably ruin the story. But yes it would be epic. Ever wonder why we can get a good pic abou the revolution or civil war? Pretty sad

@infantjones 4 жыл бұрын

If they made a film about Gannibal, the typical crowd would cry about it being forced diversity

@kaletovhangar 4 жыл бұрын

There is actually a Soviet movie about him.Arab of Peter the great.

@forbesupnxlous8681 4 жыл бұрын

They don't want Black Men or Ethnic men to be empowered, it's not their narrative

@thecandlemaker1329 4 жыл бұрын

Oh no, I don't want this incredible story to be destroyed by Hollywood and their political agendas. Please keep it secret from them!

@pistolhero1973 4 жыл бұрын

In France, we have the same kind of family : lord Pailleté was the French father of général Dumas (a mulato, born from his black concubine). Dumas served alongside, and under Napoléon Bonaparte. Then Dumas had a son : Alexandre Dumas, who wrote The Three Musketeers ("les trois mousquetaires"). Alexandre Dumas's son, also named Alexandre (in french, we say "Dumas-father" and "Dumas-son" to distinguish them), was a famous writer too. =)

@Veyrxi 3 жыл бұрын

In Russia there was a joke (tho some people believed it was true), that Pushkin was not killed, but run out to France and became Alexandre Duma.

@diamond_dog627 3 жыл бұрын

I recently read "The Black Count". It was so chocked full of historical information about General Dumas, France and Haiti. Very good book to read about his life.

@marloyorkrodriguez9975 3 жыл бұрын

Veyrxi funny how a joke can have historical fact in it.

@joseavila1279 3 жыл бұрын

Who gives a shit

@bigdurk4115 3 жыл бұрын

@@joseavila1279 stfu

@meb3280 3 жыл бұрын

Eritrean here... Statue of Alexander pushkin was myfavourite square in Asmara - Eritrea, back in my home city.

@wargriffin5 4 жыл бұрын

*The African Son of Peter the Great* Peter: "Marta...I swear this isn't what it looks like...."

@rockyblacksmith 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't have been surprised if he actually fathered a black child, given that Peter was notorious for sleeping around, and made no attempt at concealing it.

@NewGuy2534 4 жыл бұрын

Knowing Peter’s appetites, I wouldn’t put it past him.

@maryamkim1281 4 жыл бұрын

@@rockyblacksmith how can his child be "black" if one parent is white?

@rockyblacksmith 4 жыл бұрын

@@maryamkim1281 To a purely white society, even a mixed race child would appear black.

@davidthomas7897 4 жыл бұрын

Wow instead honoring the acheivements of this great man, or even dare to be inspired you all make trifling and incredibly stupid comments. Congradulations on missing the point of this important piece of history.

@Caniewaak 4 жыл бұрын

"Indeed, spending these formative years amongst Kings and Generals made Abram a fierce admirer of science and military engineering." Oh you!

@Wolfeson28 4 жыл бұрын

Roll credits!

@btgoc888 4 жыл бұрын

No pun intended 😁

@marrqi7wini54 4 жыл бұрын

8:19 Yep, this channel has fame throughout history.

@Caniewaak 4 жыл бұрын

@Aaron Sochaczweski Swinging from trees is really fun. Have you never done it? That's pretty sad bro.

@riannavelasquez7240 4 жыл бұрын

Aaron Sochaczweski swinging from trees lol we taught y’all hygiene and so much more. By the time white people stumbled off the Caucasus mountain we had already built empires don’t fool yourself

@maximkind5447 Жыл бұрын

You forgot an important addendum to Gabbila’s story - his neighbor son was sickly but wanted to join the military. Gannibal encouraged and helped him. That boy became the most celebrated general in Czarist Russia - Generalisimo Suvorov (who also trained General Kutuzov, my ancestor, who defeated Napoleon’s Russian campaign)

@marcusgarvey7588 4 ай бұрын

Yes. I know about that story

@hichdima 3 жыл бұрын

Russia be like: spies on Turkey, fights with Sweden, fortifies against China and uses a single dude to do all the job :D

@MaxGogleMogle 3 жыл бұрын

Yep.... That's why his grandson was a genius too.

@juliusangawa802 3 жыл бұрын

Russia was and is surrounded by enemies since they were tribal until now.

@MaxGogleMogle 3 жыл бұрын

@@juliusangawa802 Really? Where are you from?

@DVXDemetrivs 3 жыл бұрын

@@MaxGogleMogle I don't know where that dude comes from, but I can say that he is right, our history before the first proto-statehood of Rus was acquired essentially began with the fact that we had to migrate to the northeast from central Europe due to the invasion of the Huns and then have constant conflicts with all our neighbors

@txorimorea3869 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot his work to defeat Prussia. Those coastal fortifications and channels were vital to keep supplies flowing into the front.

@user-jh4kp9lz4b 4 жыл бұрын

So, the ancestor of Tolstoy bought/stole the ancestor of Pushkin! What a twist in the Russian literature!

@AnhTrieu90 4 жыл бұрын

So I guess Pyotr Tolstoy was the actual Father of Russian literature.

@Neverdyingpride 4 жыл бұрын

the greatest russian autor is african

@BifronsCandle 4 жыл бұрын

@Alex F It all comes down to societal views, as race is constructed depending on the culture. You can't really compare 19th-Century Russian views on race to American views. Hypo-descent was (and still is, to a degree) huge in Anglo-America, particularly where slavery was rampant, and having just a "bit" of African descent would designate you as part of the black underclass. Even racially-mixed people who looked white were still labelled and discriminated against in the South. In Southern Laws all the way up to the 1960s, Pushkin would be considered an Octoroon/negro and be treated as such. Also a fun fact: Homer Plessy of Plessy v Fergusson fame was just as black as Pushkin.

@jerraethomas2378 4 жыл бұрын

@@BifronsCandle except for colonal French Louisiana where mix race people was considered another race.. as a matter of fact the one drop rule was created after slavery! During slavery it really dint exist. That's why many people say that black confederates exist, of course they was mulatos who did not see themselves as "black".. krazy huh?? Lol

@ngomaibinda 4 жыл бұрын

Kujo's Vision That’s the stupidest comment I’ve read today. I’m black like you and my blackness comes from the fact that my ancestors came from AFRICA. You can deny being African all you want but if you have any noticeable amount of melanin in your skin, it comes from Africa. But you can and should keep deluding yourself like that, us African-Americans do not need another self-hating person in our midst.

@EndOfSmallSanctuary97 4 жыл бұрын

Not surprising that Peter elevated an African to such heights, considering he himself married a literal random peasant woman despite basically everyone in Russia being against it. The guy did whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted.

@ulrichkalber9039 4 жыл бұрын

literal random? as in choosing his wife by Chance?

@GarlicReturns 4 жыл бұрын

Even removing teeth because he was an amateur dentist.

@Sopel429 4 жыл бұрын

@@ulrichkalber9039 Random as in not selected from nobles/arranged for political benefit.

@barbiquearea 4 жыл бұрын

@@Sopel429 Sounds like what Edward IV did.

@EndOfSmallSanctuary97 4 жыл бұрын

@abuaimen28 Except he was actually competent and hard-working and intelligent

@ivosakwenjimereke334 3 жыл бұрын

This shows that knowledge is the most essential tool to survive and thrive anywhere no matter who and where you are from.

@davyroger3773 3 жыл бұрын

And ingenuity!

@jameslorenz3718 3 жыл бұрын

@@REgamesplayer extreme success is a mixture of hard work and luck. You have to put yourself in a position where you can get lucky and become successful. Hannibal worked hard his whole life and he also got extremely lucky simultaneously.

@jameslorenz3718 3 жыл бұрын

@@REgamesplayer Bill gates started with a garage. Gannibal started with less than nothing and got lucky while working hard simultaneously. Napoleon wouldn't have been half the legend if he had just chosen to use his inheritance to rot in bars and brothels and go on prodigal sprees. Almost all people who are born as lucky as Napoleon are now forgotten. Again, I am not saying no luck is involved, but that there is an equal or larger measure of hard work.

@jameslorenz3718 3 жыл бұрын

@@REgamesplayer I am pretty sure we agree. It requires both luck and skill. Without all those opportunities they probably wouldn't be where they are, but at the same time, if you gave me all the opportunities Napoleon had I wouldn't become Napoleon. Extreme success is when hard work meets opportunity. Gannibal could have just not payed attention and not chosen to learn and maybe he would have just gone back to being a slave boy. In other words we agree. It requires hard work combined with the opportunity of which you speak.

@miner8379 2 ай бұрын

Not in the southern states of the USA in the 18-19th century

@StKozlovsky 4 жыл бұрын

6:16 The "imposing red walls of the Kremlin" were probably not red at that time, because from the 1680s until the end of the 19 century the walls were painted white, although some towers remained red.

@199512Lars 4 жыл бұрын

Gannibal turns fireworks into military weapons: *"You know I'm something of a scientist myself."*

@firstconsul7286 4 жыл бұрын

Congreve: Can I copy your answers?

@biliminsrlar5752 4 жыл бұрын

Mehmet the Conquerer: *Not bad kid.*

@samuelademeso9041 4 жыл бұрын

Katuysa: daddy is that you?

@samuelademeso9041 4 жыл бұрын

@Heyward Shepherd could be

@riz3310 4 жыл бұрын

Heyward Shepherd no ideas are original. They are all recombinations, remixes, and iterations on top of iterations.

@Liquidsback 4 жыл бұрын

I thought this would be about that Russian killer who ate people, Gannibal Lectorvich. I'm still impressed that this was covered though.

@drobgyn5615 4 жыл бұрын

Why do so many Russians eat people?

@knukkaboom4491 4 жыл бұрын

@@drobgyn5615 because Russian "people" are actually bears

@Gala-yp8nx 4 жыл бұрын

knukka boom Riding Unicycles.

@hobo8420 4 жыл бұрын

@@ComradeHellas BASED

@DampZombieNugget 4 жыл бұрын

Actually went on to search for Gannibal Lectorvich. That one really took me for a while.

@tyrolwowtyrolwow1380 3 жыл бұрын

We learned about this man at school in Russia, mainly because he was the great-grandfather of Alexandr Pushkin (the father of the modern Russian language and literature). But I never knew the details of his life. Thank you very much for the fascinating video! 👍

@theshamelesskid2950 4 жыл бұрын

For me the coolest thing is how closely Tolstoy and Pushkin are connected

@ammm-wq2mz 4 жыл бұрын

No wonder, the entire aristocracy was repeatedly related. Pushkin's great-grandmother on the father's side and Leo Tolstoy's great-great-grandmother on the mother's side were sisters. Pushkin's maternal grandmother also had the surname Pushkin in her maiden name. etc. You can find many more family ties.

@NYCfrankie 4 жыл бұрын

This was fascinating I'd heard of gannibal but knew very little of him nothing better than learning new history

@elihoward8868 4 жыл бұрын

As a fan of history, I'd never heard of Gannibal. I am glad to say I thoroughly enjoyed this video, and learned about someone completely new to me which was an absolute delight. I look forward to more videos highlighting ingenious individuals from history.

@deanfirnatine7814 4 жыл бұрын

Funny they left him out of the miniseries on Peter the Great, kind of big leaving out his de facto adopted son.

@lukang72 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed fact is more amazing than fiction!

@chelebelle2223 4 жыл бұрын

Me three, Eli Howard, meee three! 😊

@bryon5284 4 жыл бұрын

Toussaint's L'Ouverture is another one

@ladybug1246 4 жыл бұрын

@@AmericaFirstRifleman this is not true, if you were russian or from anywhere in former Soviet Union your would know about Hannibal (Peter's one) because he was and hope still is a part of SU (Russian) history curriculum. alex pushkin is the most loved russian poet who did not look like slav at all but always been and will be russian.

@deiongoldsmith515 4 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie i wanna see a netflix series based on Gannibals life or at least a movie it's an interesting story much like yasuke the black samurai this is really cool to learn about!

@sodinc 4 жыл бұрын

there is a soviet film about his marriage

@kpimkpim349 4 жыл бұрын

People will flood rotten tomato with 'sWjS are trying to make history PeEcCee' and insist it never happened.

@beninwarrior4579 4 жыл бұрын

@@kpimkpim349 Unfortunately I agree with you, but it's worth the risk in my opinion.

@aidansumner8364 4 жыл бұрын

@@kpimkpim349 Not if it actually historically happened. Most people complain because Netflix has an irresistable urge to make everything diverse, even where it doesn't make sense. It's really just cringey and people are starting to get sick of it.

@kpimkpim349 4 жыл бұрын

@@aidansumner8364 eh. I really don't think we talking about a research enthusiastic group. We're in still the aftermath of the riots about a black roman soldier in a documentary, despite that character being based on a real black roman soldier stationed in britain. I do agree that Netflix' fake 'open mindedness' is annoying, but there's a pretty strong 'black people were invented in 1983' wing of the internet that wouldn't compute this or care to research.

@enrueshe 4 жыл бұрын

"Petrovich" is not a nickname. It is a patronymic.

@5anjuro 4 жыл бұрын

A patronymic can be a nickname. Especially Petrovich, it sounds comical to the Russian ear, and is often used singularly like a nickname.

@doctor_death4239 3 жыл бұрын

@@5anjuro , Nah Petr was a godfather of Gannibal, and many documents tell us that they had that kind of relationship. You know father-son

@peterlee277 3 жыл бұрын

Well this is a Russian way of naming. It usually indicates your father. For example. Peter's son could be Ivan Petrovich and his son could be Vladimir Ivanovich. Peter the great was his god-father thus it would be logical that he has the middle name Petrovich.

@peterlee277 3 жыл бұрын

@Peter Langley I am not an expert either, but I would say it can be viewed that way. Although the Norse way of doing it affects your last name, but the Russian naming system lets you keep your family name because -vich or -vna part is a middle name.

@vasa_kot 3 жыл бұрын

@@5anjuro нет, несёшь хуйню

@thabomuso6254 4 жыл бұрын

This is the third story so far on kings and Generals depicting a black person who rose to historical prominence far away from Africa. I have so far not found no other historically devoted youtube channel present even one such a character. K&G is also excellent otherwise, but this adds some extra flavor. Keep up the good work guys and I hope to see more of this!

@evankilmer7389 4 жыл бұрын

Thabo Muso what are the other ones? Just curious so I can watch them in the future.

@caioflavio6734 4 жыл бұрын

@@evankilmer7389 Yasuke,afro-samurai

@MrSafior 4 жыл бұрын

@Gotthatgoin4me It's called history.

@MrSafior 4 жыл бұрын

@@evankilmer7389 The second is Malik Hambar.

@MrSafior 4 жыл бұрын

@nathan smith No it's called history, you racist nimrod!

@emilpall2621 4 жыл бұрын

Can we just appreciate the amount of effort they put into these videos for a minute?

@KingsandGenerals 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :-)

@do-it-nita4real 4 жыл бұрын

Respect to all those content creators who inform educate entertain and engage, will defo, share discuss and respect the info with my children 👌🏾

@xxxenaaa1993 4 жыл бұрын

No . I, for one can not .

@RukiaBlackBlazer 4 жыл бұрын

Yes we can and shared too. THANKS.! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

@shakazuluzulu9151 4 жыл бұрын

I remember when every body was laughing at me when i shared the story of alexander pushkins ancestry Thank you ..

@hodana7546 3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Shaku Bangu Shay. Read that book as a child.

@radziwill7193 3 жыл бұрын

But Pushkin was not a direct descendant of Hanibal. He is the son of Hanibal's daughter. Moreover, Pushkin was a racist and pan-Slavist.

@merkebnoah8805 3 жыл бұрын

@Salvatore Scafati do you want See our writing system, the media blinded your eyes, ፊደላትና ክትሪኦ ክትማሃር ተደሊኻ ሕተ ዓይኒ ኾሎዎ ዘይርኢ እዝኒ ኾሎዎ ዘይሰምዕ ኣይትኹን

@merkebnoah8805 3 жыл бұрын

@Salvatore Scafati , please read the book of Enoch you will learn so many the book of enoch is the oldest book in the world Enoch is the seventh grandson of Adam, the book translated from my mother language to English and other many languages find it and learn don't be ignorant

@januarysson5633 3 жыл бұрын

@@radziwill7193 How does that not make him a direct descendant unless his daughter was adopted?

@VituKhonje 4 жыл бұрын

Yasuke, Malik Ambar, Gannibal - as a black, African-born, man now living in the US, it's incredible how I never heard about these great men until I subscribed to your channel. Even thinking about it, plenty of young black kids can acquire so much pride and inspiration from hearing these stories rather than just looking up to rappers, dancers and athletes. Great content, once again. Please keep it coming.

@Borderose 4 жыл бұрын

Add Thomas-Alexandre "The Black Devil" Dumas and Joseph Bologne, "The Chevalier de Saint-Georges" to your list of people to read about in the future. ^_^ The former was a military man of such caliber he made Napoleon look like an insecure fool, and the latter was basically what would happen if Mozart was as much a virtuoso in kicking ass with a sword as he was with a violin. (In fact, Mozart's music might have been partly influenced by his.)

@captainmacmillan1752 4 жыл бұрын

I find these kind of stories on this channel particularly interesting: An African playing an important role in Russian politics of the 18th century, an English or African Samurai or Greek states in modern day Afghanistan and India. Things that you rarely hear about and that sound too ridiculous to believe once you hear them.

@cocean158 4 жыл бұрын

It's only ridiculous if you've been taught a history that didn't include people of color and is told from the vantage point of people who have a lot to hide in order to maintain a false status of genetic superiority.

@michaelmccuin1157 4 жыл бұрын

They are. LIES bro

@unamed2516 4 жыл бұрын

Michael McCuin This guy isn’t a lie.

@kingamo1588 4 жыл бұрын

The african moors have been in Europe for a very long time they brought stone masonry in Europe, they where the ones who built the majority of the castles in Europe

@kingamo1588 4 жыл бұрын

@Nope Wait these where the muslim, there where many moors who where christian and where indigenous europeans prove by the many coat of arms of european family where you can find moors head on them

@neutralfellow9736 4 жыл бұрын

He did not have several wives... but two; one was an arranged marriage which was broken after his wife gave birth to a white child(adultery) the other was a happy marriage with 10 kids

@timvanrijn8239 4 жыл бұрын

As the russians say 10 children good for pensioen.

@YiGzit 4 жыл бұрын

@@timvanrijn8239 ah yes pensioen, dikke bmw

@karansjet3823 4 жыл бұрын

@@YiGzit plus platbeeld teeveetje maar dan krom, niet omdat het moet

@ricardoguanipa8275 4 жыл бұрын

A white kid, lol I called the Reversed Bamboozled

@ahamedihamiyun5927 4 жыл бұрын

@@georgebaggy 😂😂😂

@benlewis5312 2 жыл бұрын

Apparently Peter the Great was an awesome father. His daughter Elizabeth was equally as badass as Gannibal

@RotgerValdes 2 жыл бұрын

But he had failed with his son.

@MuantanamoMobile Жыл бұрын

@@RotgerValdes Son was spoilt...can't put it all on Peter.

@illegalimmigrantintheus854 4 жыл бұрын

Damn it am a Cameroonian 🇨🇲. Love ❤️ I don't know how I came across this content . KZfaq suggested. Respect from the tikar people of Cameroon 🇨🇲

@LeDingueDeJeuxVideos 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you stick around to these vids then!

@Tobbs96 4 жыл бұрын

What a truly extraordinary man; I can hardly believe I had never even heard of him before. This is exactly the sort of awesome content I am subscribed for!

@nikolamilacic1085 4 жыл бұрын

Just imagine if he was in Murica instead Russia at same time...

@tyroneemail 4 жыл бұрын

@@nikolamilacic1085 He would likely have not reached the same prominence in the US

@grahamgreene4141 4 жыл бұрын

Because you are probably a racist.

@Muhammad-sx7wr 4 жыл бұрын

The city of Algiers in Algeria had about a million white slaves at one point owned by north African black Berbers. From as far afield as Britain and I've even heard that they have made forays into Newfoundland, in Canada. Slavery was not only a black phenomenon.

@Muhammad-sx7wr 4 жыл бұрын

@Knee Grow Well they were quite a bit darker at one point. Nearly 800 years of ruling Spain; will do that. Can't keep people apart.

@Big_E_Soul_Fragment 4 жыл бұрын

Afro-Samurai, meet Afro-Slav.

@dragoninthewest1 4 жыл бұрын

Afro-Rus

@janpolak7013 4 жыл бұрын

Slafrican

@Perkelenaattori 4 жыл бұрын

There was also an Caribbean-Bonapartist named Thomas-Alexandre Dumas but the French were always enlightened like that. He was also the father of Alexandre Dumas of the Three Musketeer & Count of Monte Cristo fame.

@Skadi609 4 жыл бұрын

@Knee Grow You're sadly mistaken. Neither Yasuke or Gannibal claimed to be kings 😕. Some memes are just ridiculous....

@charlesspeaksthetruth4334 4 жыл бұрын

@@Skadi609 ignore the troll

@TheGhostbuster1989 4 жыл бұрын

That moment when Kings and Generals make such high quality videos to rival anything on the web.

@LaughableSynonyms 4 жыл бұрын

I cannot Express how grateful and astounded I am of Kings and Generals. I am a learned man but I've never heard of this guy. I love how they always bring to light the most unfamiliar a d unknown stories. Thank you so much.

@robinledesma2683 4 жыл бұрын

Considering that there are stories like this that exist in history. I don't understand why Hollywood has to force diversity in historical movies and series even though no such diversity existed in that time period.

@Ghost-vi8qm 4 жыл бұрын

The BBC does it lots more

@timvanrijn8239 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly this I am still bitter the bbc made greek achilies, black in there troy series But they completly forget/ignore a ethiopian army is the war.

@exelenttee 4 жыл бұрын

Lack of talant and brain is main reason.

@Bluehawk2008 4 жыл бұрын

The Soviets made a movie about Gannibal - he was played by a white guy in blackface. The make-up is so unconvincing too that you'd just think he was a Russian with a dark tan.

@aaronlewis735 4 жыл бұрын

For real like all ancient cultures talk about blacks and the continent and never in bad ways only if it was wars.

@napoleonibonaparte7198 4 жыл бұрын

“Around the World in Decades”

@superjelo 4 жыл бұрын

im nigerian but i was born in russia and this gives me great pride.

@video-hit 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, if you speak and think in russian, then you are russian

@colorodogoodss1177 3 жыл бұрын

No pride at all God is going to ruin Russia

@nomady4023 3 жыл бұрын

@@video-hit if only more people were like you

@BR0984 3 жыл бұрын

Go back to Nigeria then. You don't belong in Russia or anywhere except for Nigeria. And I'm not telling you this, because you're African. I tell this to everyone regardless of skin color

@BR0984 3 жыл бұрын

Vasya Rogov no. A duck raised among geese will never be a goose

@drago939393 4 жыл бұрын

What an awesome story and fascinating life. Dude could have lived a cushy life in Paris - but yet his story was really just beginning. The fact that he not only survived in but *thrived* in a small Siberian town is so impressive... And yeah, dude could have gone back to Paris then for sure - but stayed in Russia and was rewarded 2 years later with returning to Moscow. Props to Peter the Great, what an eye for talent! This definitely deserves to be a movie... A historical epic/drama filled with just about everything, a chance for multiple talented actors to play Gannibal throughout his life, a chance for an S-tier actor play a career-defining role as Peter the Great... Would be a box-office hit for sure and would be fair, honest and sincere story to inspire black (and other) people around the world - not some forced diversity or racist bullcrap.

@dimmiheev2542 3 жыл бұрын

only the role of Peter the great requires a Russian actor. the rest of the actors are of any nationality.

@denisten2052 3 жыл бұрын

There is a soviet movie about him - The tale of how Tsar Peter the Arab married (Сказ про то, как царь Пётр арапа женил). Sorry maybe it's wrong English translate

@GlareBoxTV 3 жыл бұрын

Giancarlo Esposito would be a great choice to play Gannibal

@mnstark3342 Жыл бұрын

i agree with you, im black

@spannito1893 11 ай бұрын

Why would it inspire black people? Do we need to be slaves that made it in Europe before we can be considered an inspiration?

@Big_E_Soul_Fragment 4 жыл бұрын

8:16 "indeed, spending these formative years amongst *kings and generals* " I see what you guys did there.

@MPHJackson7 4 жыл бұрын

The animator saw what they did, too

@ivantamayoromero1668 4 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment

@collinsagyeman6131 4 жыл бұрын

I have been searching for you

@sunofshangoihate45thihated85 4 жыл бұрын

The 225677th Fragment of the Man-Emperor of Mankind I’m slow enlightenment me

@vilerose7871 2 жыл бұрын

gem as comments go.

@Africanknight88 4 жыл бұрын

Impressive and very heartening to see how given how humble the beginnings. With the right opportunity, and keen spirited state of mind. Gannibal lived a Novel life. Great video K&G. 👍🏾👍🏾

@marloyorkrodriguez9975 4 жыл бұрын

He lived quite a life so full of suffering and yet was blessed in the end

@ben.patrick 4 жыл бұрын

This guy just became my favorite historical figure of all time. What a badass. Thanks to Kings and Generals for sharing his story!

@snowfrosty1 3 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Vieson Stop with the lie and exaggeration. He was a great figure that I think deserves according respect and acknowledgement, doubt your actual “favorite of all time” tbh bud.

@sirsunman7826 2 жыл бұрын

@@snowfrosty1 its an opinion mate might not be your favorite or mine but abram is his favorite figure

@enhancedutility266 2 жыл бұрын

His son was just as good

@kevinverehrergottes6306 4 жыл бұрын

i find it amazing that pushkin who is considered to be one of the greatest poets and novelist has a striking ressemblance to Alexandre Dumas in France in terms of career and ancestry. Alexandre Dumas, son of a mix General(considered to be one of the greatest general with Bonaparte) was one the best novelist and poets in France and had a son also called Alexandre Dumas who was as brilliant as the father

@user-uj6pc7bc5t 3 жыл бұрын

Did Alexandre Dumas liked to kill husbands of womans which he seduced?

@nikolaynovichkov166 3 жыл бұрын

There is even a ridiculous conspiracy theory that Pushkin WAS in fact Dumas, i.e. he faked his death in the duel, escaped Russia for France, assumed the identity of a half-African French guy of about the same age, and kept on writing novels in French (as a Russian aristocrat of the time, of course Pushkin spoke French at a native level). This is a joke, of course; I don't think even people who had invented it, believed in it seriously. But the facial semblance of the two authors is striking, and the first Dumas' novels started to appear not long after Pushkin died, so who knows…

@whoareyou7399 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-uj6pc7bc5twhat is that nonsense you’re talking here

@Borderose 2 жыл бұрын

Alexandre Dumas was brilliant. As a writer. His father, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, was a military marvel carved like an old Roman hero. They were both great. Just for different reasons. The Black Count's life reads like a lot like the stories his son pens.

@Borderose 2 жыл бұрын

@@whoareyou7399 Pushkin. Liked to duel the husbands of the women he seduced. All the time. It's not controversy. It's just a fact. He was kind of an asshole. Great writer, Father of the Modern Russian Language, but kind of a douche.

@kirayamato1706 4 жыл бұрын

Apparently, Gannibal also recognised Alexander Suvorov's talents. Never knew he had such an incredible and astounding life story himself. Glad I subscribed to this channel. 😀

@090giver090 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Abram was the man who convinced Suvorov's father to let sickly young Alexander to enroll to military service.

@22vx 4 жыл бұрын

Great work K&G - love this one!

@lukezuzga6460 4 жыл бұрын

Me too. Great for Black History month, even it's my opinion that it's all our History and I personally don't like that.

@SimplySage854 4 жыл бұрын

I just finished reading “The stolen Prince” it was a great read about Gannibal, He is an inspiration. Thanks for posting this video about Him....

@user-zw2ee2sp7d 3 жыл бұрын

Every elementary school student in the USSR knew this. They studied history there, and all the other Sciences, too.

@MsStorm351 4 жыл бұрын

I already knew about Pushkin ancestry but was surprised to hear this narration of his ancestor. Thank you 🙏🏽.

@MS-pu4js 4 жыл бұрын

@abuaimen28 No one with a drop of noble or bourgeoise blood in their veins would make it into the soviet ranks. Most of them were either systematically killed or they fled the country. Zhukov came from a family of peasants.

@gfarkas123 4 жыл бұрын

Feliks Dzierżyński, russian: Феликс Эдмундович Дзержинский , founder of the Cheka, nobleman and polishman. Who kills whom? Konstantyn Rokossovsky, nobleman and polishman. Marshal of the CCCP. Stalin once said: "I have no Suvorov, but Rokossovsky is my Bagration". They did not fled the country, they built and formed it.

@gfarkas123 4 жыл бұрын

@Somali Kid yes, see below.

@matchlockashigaru9755 4 жыл бұрын

I read this as Hannibal and was thoroughly confused for the first few minutes

@Taistelukalkkuna 4 жыл бұрын

In theory it could be. Russians have some difficulty spelling "H". #NotAll , but for example Hitler is Gitler, Mannerheim Mannergeim.

@nwerner3654 4 жыл бұрын

Jesus no, "Ганниба́л" literally means Hannibal, there is just no letter 'h' in Russian so it sounds different. And yes, he picked his name after Hannibal Barca of Carthage

@Chikanuk 4 жыл бұрын

@@nwerner3654 Then why the letter "Х" exist in russian? Here is simple explanation - sometimes in translation from eng to rus H swap to G - Hannibal to Gannibal, Harry to Garry.

@nwerner3654 4 жыл бұрын

@@Chikanuk yes, but the letter х is not literally an equivalent to h which is why some names are transliterated with an г, no?

@Chikanuk 4 жыл бұрын

@@nwerner3654 Х is lietarlly an equivalent to H. Well, its a softer sound, but still the same. I can say Harry without any problem - Харри. Also Hodor from GoT translated like Ходор, without switch from H to G. So its not even consistent thing, lol. Why its translated this way? - Its very old and very stupid tradition. Also, things like this exist everywhere, not just in english-russian, in russian-english translation too.

@Shteno 3 жыл бұрын

Now... If this guy doesn't deserve an epic film about his life, I really do't know what other African does?!

@Elias-dj1ge 3 жыл бұрын

"How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor" made in the USSR.

@Shteno 2 жыл бұрын

@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh Because, in today's world, when there are sooo few people reading, learning... making a popular film about someone, is the best way of reaching to the masses. And he is one person who should be known to as many people as possible. And even regardless of that, he had such an interesting and unique life, it simply "screams" to be shown visually!

@Zenbassador 4 жыл бұрын

There is a statue of Alexander Pushkin in Eritrea.

@meb3280 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah... that was my favourite square

@axumitedessalegn3549 3 жыл бұрын

The ertirieans say he is from there but he is actually most likely Cameroon. The habeshas were not taken as slaves during the Islamic slave trade. They bought and sold slaves

@Saucytom 3 жыл бұрын

@@axumitedessalegn3549 yes they were search up malik ambar and he was kidnapped not sold so...

@axumitedessalegn3549 3 жыл бұрын

@@Saucytom yea that is looking more like fiction

@Giagantus 3 жыл бұрын

@@axumitedessalegn3549 Habesha were taken as slaves, in fact during th 1800 Turkish nobility would rate slave women and among them were habesha/ethopia. PLenty of slaves were taken from there to parts of Europe and Asia.

@Artur_M. 4 жыл бұрын

If you start running out of these stories of historical figures of African descent in unexpected places you could look up Polish nobleman and general Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski "Murzynek". Also, regarding the XVIII century military engineers with interesting lives and careers, you could probably make a whole series about Tadeusz Kościuszko (like the ones about Tecumseh or Cochrane). Interestingly Kościuszko's story also has some little-known elements linking it with the "Black History", like his abolitionist views and the issue of his unrealized last will, the person of Agrippa Hull who served under him during the American Revolution or his butler Jean Lapierre (the aforementioned Jabłonowski was also his subordinate).

@stormbringer2840 4 жыл бұрын

What about thomas alexandre Dumas the French black count ?

@dr.vikyll7466 4 жыл бұрын

@Sue Martino Are you OK?

@Artur_M. 4 жыл бұрын

@@stormbringer2840 Oh yes, Dumas absolutely deserves a video. Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Joseph Bologne) would be cool too, even if covering him would be a bit of departure from the military theme. I'm gonna be honest, just have a bit of bias and I'm looking for connections with Polish history everywhere. I'm in particular a fanboy of Kościuszko, so I mention him wherever I can. ;)

@stormbringer2840 4 жыл бұрын

@@Artur_M. It's ok Im the same with the french history .

@chadtep7571 4 жыл бұрын

Toussaint Louverture

@hgkghkhgkgh8378 4 жыл бұрын

If you inspect history closely you will notice a pattern of rulers employing gifted foreigners such as Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, Gannibal Petrovich, Eugene of Savoy, Yasuke, Harald Hardrada, El Cid, etc.. In my opinion there are 3 reasons for this: 1. These people were all talented leaders. A good ruler always appoint the most talented personal. 2. These people were not members of the established aristocratic families. They didn't "inherit" centuries old feuds. They didn't resort to nepotism. 3. They owed everything they had to the ruler who elevated them into position, so their loyalties were guranteed. (ofc some of them betrayed their masters)

@kevinverehrergottes6306 4 жыл бұрын

very interesting fact.

@RakibAhmed66 4 жыл бұрын

Qutubuddin Aibak , Ist Delhi sultan was a black slave

@LoveYah1 4 жыл бұрын

After everything black people did for non-blacks, y'all ancestors still betrayed my people in the most inhumane ways, and hide our history culture/identity/language etc. because your ancestors wanted to be seen as superior. Every nation that greedily reap from my ancestors, shall be reaped by the most High God as well. My people destroyed themselves, and are still destroying themselves and bloodlines to be liked by other nations on this earth. My ancestors and people were taught to build for others, give, be nice, but to turn our backs on our own. This was caused by the degradation of my people's minds for generation after generation. We can read now, but many still choose not to obtain knowledge about themselves and look to the Wicked media for their false identity/culture.. Sad smh

@peacheskong2245 4 жыл бұрын

Even in reading the BIble, you see this as well that captive Jews/Hebrews would be placed among the highest officials and serve their new king. Yet for the commoners it may not be the same way they looked at the captives, they might still see them as the slaves and the ones captured by THEIR military.

@alkyd85 3 жыл бұрын

Yet it was only Gannibal who was elevated to the high ranks of nobility and military. Others remained servants.

@Elias-dj1ge 3 жыл бұрын

Petrovich is not a nickname, it's a part of a name - patronymic. Peasants weren't Hannibal's slaves because Russia didn't have slavery. Slaves were things in the western law, the peasants were a dependant class of people.

@Gadget-Walkmen 2 жыл бұрын

yeah that's why he said "serfs" and mentioned it was "kind of like slavery".

@MuantanamoMobile Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen Also he treated his serfs way better, and gave them more rights on his estate, making him just basically a land lord. His attitude towards the serfs was unusual for that time. In 1743, leasing part of the village of Ragola to Joachim von Tieren, he included clauses in the contract prohibiting corporal punishment of serfs and an increase in the established norms of corvée; when von Thieren violates these clauses, Gannibal terminates the contract in court.

@Gadget-Walkmen Жыл бұрын

@@MuantanamoMobile If that's true that's fantastic to know. Being kind and nice gives you a positive reputation throughout time and where you're at when you treat the right people kindly!

@MuantanamoMobile Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen The russkie wiki about him is far more detailed than the English version. Just toss it in google translate that's what I did. Google his name "Ганнибал, Абрам Петрович" and then translate the wiki. His son Ivan Abramovich Gannibal (Ганнибал, Иван Абрамович) was also a bad ass and earned a similar rank to his, also got to be Commander-in-Chief of the Black Sea Fleet. The Meshkov fellow also got his just desserts...tragic end for him and his family, hoist on his own petard. If only he was made of even a grain of what Gannibal was...he could have survived.

@Gadget-Walkmen Жыл бұрын

@@MuantanamoMobile yeah sure.

@TheTyjah 2 жыл бұрын

What an incredible story, thank you for bringing it to us! Love the illustrations by the way.

@sherlocksmuuug6692 4 жыл бұрын

Peter the Great: "Hey bro, can I copy your answers on the birth certificate?" Hamilcar Barca: "Sure, but change it just enough that nobody gets suspicious." Peter the Great:

@17Watman 4 жыл бұрын

This needs to be made into a movie

@Arseniy_from_Mordor 4 жыл бұрын

17Watman there is a movie: « How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor, 1976 » ( Сказ про то, как царь Петр арапа женил) based on a Puskhin novel though, not history. It is pretty good, you should watch.

@michaelmccuin1157 4 жыл бұрын

Why it is a Lie ?

@dargondude2375 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTeodorsoldierabvb how is it forced?

@mdidris4414 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTeodorsoldierabvb haha, you sound so jealous and insecure. You see white faces in black films all the time. White people have always white washed history, the greatest example of this is making Jesus and Moses white Europeans when they clearly weren't.

@beninwarrior4579 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTeodorsoldierabvb You haven't read the illiad have you? Also the wich, lotr, witcher, etc... Are modern works of fantasy. They have ghouls and elves for christ sake. They aren't meant to be historically or demographically accurate. Where on earth can you find ghouls and elves?

@elxaime 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. I cannot begin to comprehend how strong Gannibal had to be to not only overcome all these circumstances, but to excel. Someone should make a movie of his life!

@hardtruth7581 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very impressed and learned about a Great man who beat the odds and became a legend in a foreign country, that later became his home. Much respect and keep up the great work.

@alejandrovaldez6458 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen a lot of amazing stories on this channel, but this is the first I’ve actually been in awe of. Really incredible, almost unbelievable and in the end inspiring

@oakoakoak2219 4 жыл бұрын

You should make a video about Rama the 5th voyage to Europe. The first Asian monarch to visit Europe. This diplomatic stunt is very interesting

@dr.vikyll7466 4 жыл бұрын

@Amber Hoke "Knee Grow" is a racist who denies history of non-"whites" and his name is meant to be pronounced "negro". He is in every comment thread.

@chadtep7571 4 жыл бұрын

@Knee Grow calm down. Its not the end of the world.

@michaelmccuin1157 4 жыл бұрын

Asia is were All Whites come from.

@FF-io8gy 4 жыл бұрын

Michael McCuin Africa is where everyone comes from

@goroch_thegreen 2 жыл бұрын

As Russian I hope that one day somebody will make film about this great man. There is no need to make historically white characters black (as now most movie makes do) when we have real outstanding historical figures like Abram Petrovich. If you want to represent people of color take THEIR stories.

@madamx6656 2 жыл бұрын

Слышь, придурок недоученый! А фильм "Как царь Пётр арапа женил" тебя чем не устроил? Или ты, как и положен, современному представителю тупой молодёжи понятия про этот фильм не имел? Хипстер и репер недоделанный!

@goroch_thegreen 2 жыл бұрын

@@madamx6656 там черного играет чел разрисованный, такое совоеменная, цензура не пропускает, лол

@raymondrembert6870 2 жыл бұрын

What movies make historically white characters black?

@goroch_thegreen 2 жыл бұрын

@@raymondrembert6870 as example in "the Great" Orlov and Rostov, in "Anne Boleyn" Anne Boleyn

@madamx6656 2 жыл бұрын

@@goroch_thegreen а мне пох чего западная цензура не допускает. Мы-Россия, у нас всё по-другому.

@eprst45 4 жыл бұрын

Вы проделали большую работу! Что ж это было круто! Спасибо вам....

@paulkoulikov 4 жыл бұрын

I believe you've got an anachronism at 6:21: Moscow Kremlin wasn't always red, it was white at the time which is confirmed by paintings from this period. Upd: The fortress on the image at 11:30 is of another fortress built a century later. You've got an image of an Alexander Fortress, the other fortress which Gannibal wight've worked on is called Kronshlot. I'm not a historian, it just felt off. Really interesting episode though!

@Overlord734 4 жыл бұрын

Red Kremlin had been built during the reign of Ivan's the Terrible granddad.

@paulkoulikov 4 жыл бұрын

@@Overlord734 Most fotresses in Russia were build with bricks and painted white. I'm not a historian and I don't have evidence of Kremlin being white at this time, but usually it's considered being white, like it's presented on the painting "Morning of the Execution of Streltsy" where it has this washed out look with a hint of red brick underneath.

@Overlord734 4 жыл бұрын

@@paulkoulikov no, white Kremlin was a different fortress, built of white (gray) stone. It lasted from XIV to XV century. Ivan III invited Renaissance Italian architects to reconstruct a fortress and they build red Kremlin. If you look at the Kremlin walls, they look similar to the walls of Italian fortresses of the period.

@paulkoulikov 4 жыл бұрын

Teo Danko You’re right that’s how it was built. At least in 19th century it was white, and that’s the time when we get most of our pictures of it from. So it’s assumed that for the most it’s history it was white like other brick fortresses. Another thing that adds to confusion is that word “Red” also meant “pretty” in those times.

@TiberiiGrakh 4 жыл бұрын

@@Overlord734 Moscow Kremlin was white before lol dont argue its 100% proven 1 million times

@allenhunt9732 4 жыл бұрын

Kings and Generals continues to astound me with the diversity of history you cover. A true tribute to human history in all it's grief, jubilation, victories and defeats. Cheers to you!

@chadtep7571 4 жыл бұрын

There are two out of like 100 but much better than most channels. I can't complain because K&G does a fantastic job.

@Gadget-Walkmen 2 жыл бұрын

@@chadtep7571 uhhhh what? There are “two out of 100” of what? What?! What are you talking about?

@stephendean2896 4 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I love about this channel Learning of those great people in history that I have never heard of

@the.andrey.x 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, guys, very glad that you're covering this less known chapter of history.

@Daruliable 4 жыл бұрын

You guys did it again! This story it's amazing, great job K&G's, always turning history so dope!

@Artur_M. 4 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for you to cover this story and it turned out as awesome as I hoped it would.

@FrshJurassicPrnceYA Жыл бұрын

The nation of Russia gifted Eritrea with a statue of Pushkin himself. To them at least, Gannibal was from Eritrea.

@mizushogun 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU, I requested this way back. I appreciate this so much 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@noway8973 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Love how king and generals drag unknown people from the darkness of history. Love your videos !

@GarlicReturns 4 жыл бұрын

Black Russian isn't just a Cocktail.

@nialcc 4 жыл бұрын

But white Russian is.

@lostplanet1931 4 жыл бұрын

@@nialcc white Russian is a monarchist Russian

@nialcc 4 жыл бұрын

@@lostplanet1931 - Here you go, dumbass. A White Russian is a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur and cream served with ice in an Old Fashioned glass. Often milk or half and half will be used as an alternative to cream. Main alcohol: Vodka, Coffee liqueur Ingredients: 2/3 oz (2 parts) Coffee liqueur, 1 2/3 oz (5 parts) Vodka, 1 oz (3 parts) Fresh cream Preparation: Pour coffee liqueur and vodka into an Old Fashioned glass filled with ice. Float fresh cream on top and stir slowly. Served: On the rocks; poured over ice Drinkware: Old Fashioned glass Now STFU.

@lostplanet1931 4 жыл бұрын

@@nialccDon't Tell me what to do woman, how do you call me dumbass, if you just missed the whole point, and there is both white and black Russian cocktail?

@nialcc 4 жыл бұрын

@@lostplanet1931 - The OP comment was "Black Russian isn't just a cocktail." My sarcasm was that a 'white Russian' is. Except we know white people can be Russian. Therefore I continued the joke by putting up the recipe for a White Russian cocktail. That's why you're a dumbass, dumbass.

@TheReddances 4 жыл бұрын

I read a biography of him years ago. What a terrific story, i thought and instantly: it's of no surprise, whatsoever, that I had never been informed by the education system or popular entertainment about such a magnificent Black man, who achieved of much and contributed to modern - and ROYAL - European history!

@wingzero7316 4 жыл бұрын

Its Russian history and I sure in russian history class he is learned about in school. There isnt enough time to teach everything in school and history class in north America spends more time on western europe and north American history. Majority of people in US and Canada have a western european ancestry. White people numbers are going down and both nations, and western europe are becoming more diverse, in the future i hope they cover more peoples history. Only things which could save white people are radical life extension and reverse aging in the future, and artificial wombs. I am white.

@TheReddances 4 жыл бұрын

@@wingzero7316 Thanks for the reply. I wonder, though, if he is learned about even in Russia, if I am honest. I live in Europe, did Russian at University (USSR) and only heard about him by stumbling on that book about him in a local community library - it wasn't even written till 20 years after my graduation! I wonder how many remarkable, even quite heroic stories that aid the progress of societies such as this we have not heard of. Much has not made mainstream histories and should be told to inspire people, going forward. Diversity makes societies stronger because there are more creative ideas; his life (one of how MANY...) shows that! White people who have enjoyed soaring influence worldwide (let's not discuss that here!) but I wish more would embrace the inevitable greater diversity you point towards more willingly. I mean, is it likely another tribe/race will invade with massive numbers and far superior technology hell bent on wiping them out? Naaaaaahhhh! (Sorry, couldn't resist.)

@wingzero7316 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheReddances Learn about the silk road. No one race, nationality and religion is responsible for all of humanity achievements. People influenced eachother and built upon eachother innovations. The sahara desert was a land barrior in the bronze age greatly slowing down to the kinds of trading and influencing going on in many parts of Eurasia and North Africa at the time. Muslims in mideval times greatly expanded the trade routes into sub sahara africa. Learn about Mesopatamia and other Fertile Cresent civilizations which were the first ones in the world located in the Middle East. The Silk Road is another good one to learn and many good books on the subject. Also china has had strong civilizations like the Han Dynesty and a tone of others throughout its history. Islamic Golden Age is also good to know about. The renaissance, scientific revolution and industrial revolution are also good to. Another major component of the rise of western europe as a global power hundreds of years. Was colonialism and slavery. All made europes economy grow larger than any other at the time period to keep in mind. Many factors led to the rise of Western Europes.

@TheReddances 4 жыл бұрын

@@wingzero7316 Indeed. It takes a world to make a world.

@TheReddances 3 жыл бұрын

@@Molya I assume that you live/lived/were educated there/about there more thoroughly than me. If so, thank you for the information. :)

@tatendadune171 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. It's refreshing to hear world history from a non-American perspective. So refreshing.

@crackfloor 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this, this is history we need to promote more. Love your channel even more now

@IndeeshMukhopadhyay 4 жыл бұрын

I love these tales of obscure characters who defied all odds

@Addi_Teacha509 4 жыл бұрын

Its not obscure at all, the information is there but i guess when they dont teach this people don't know to look for it

@umarscamartistjohnson1784 3 жыл бұрын

As a American I’ve never heard of him... thank you for making this video

@ingvarz7468 Жыл бұрын

Because of Rusophobia

@traqueliacooper5132 3 жыл бұрын

Why did my history teacher never mention any of these incredible history. Well presented & thank u 4 taking time & sharing. Be blessed.

@IKRA-bs3be 3 жыл бұрын

Cause the history you learning in school not a History, World History, or History of Society Evolution. It's actually "History of your country" and "Historical world dates and people names which you could hear later anyway", just opinion of government or Propaganda. You literally must not know anything about world that doesn't support you country government point of view. Same for your teacher: "Not allowed to know". Lessons should make you proud of your country and being a part of your society not a kosmopolite. Or how would they rule you if other countries wouldn't be a far mysterious, barbarian enemies. The same thing happens in any country. For example we in Russia didn't learn every single USA presidnet, how many dynasties were in China, who was certain premiere in UK at a time, or idk even what else i shouldn't know. Literature that you read in scholl, science etc. aren't the same. Every country have position "We are leaders! We are powerfull! We are good! And we must rule the world!" kinda. )

@steviepigford1912 3 жыл бұрын

They were not taught this

@MrMaximkozin 4 жыл бұрын

I had no idea his accomplishments were so incredible, great episode

@frankincensemerchant1284 4 жыл бұрын

Once again another homerun for Kings & Generals. Great work as always.

@joshuaaudiedepositario3041 4 жыл бұрын

I've been really fascinated on the research you guys are doing. Great job!

@dukeofgloucester9366 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, you guys are the best! I'm a professional actor and lover of history; and my dream is to be in period dramas one day. Being black, it's hard to find roles in the periods of history that I love the most. So illuminating us on such stories like this gives me so much hope for the future, and one day I'd love to produce movies on people like Gannibal, Yasuke, or Malik Ambar. And I've been reading the book Black Duke which talks about an African General under Napoleon named Alexandre Dumas, the Grandfather of the man who wrote the Three Musketeers. He would an amazing topic for another of your documentaries. Again thank you, and keep doing what you're doing!

@otgunz 4 жыл бұрын

Hope you reach your professional dreams soon my friend, thanks for watching! We are amazed by history of mankind and glad we could inspire people via our videos! I myself a nonwesterner dude, so happy I am a part of this multietnicity, multicultural, multireligious team under this awesome channel! Take care and goodluck!

@dukeofgloucester9366 4 жыл бұрын

@@otgunz Thank you, I very much appreciate your response and your kind words! God bless man, and keep up the good work in keeping history alive!

@dukeofgloucester9366 4 жыл бұрын

@Admire Kashiri You're absolutely correct, if we want something to be seen we need to create it. Good luck buddy, hope to see your works out there some day! Maybe I'll be the actor when your story is made into a film ;) You never know how life might work out!

@kuafer3687 4 жыл бұрын

Good luck to you, man!

@dalemoore368 2 жыл бұрын

You have much to be proud of and have an enormous plethora of black kings and queens of Europe. They were all black. Dont let them play that slave narrative of all blacks coming from slavery. We ruled Europe for 40,000 years. They are still to this day whitewashing the paintings of our black nobility in Europe, Rome, etc.... Kudos to the Black Russians who are proud of their black ancestry

@michaelhowell2326 4 жыл бұрын

This is some pretty nifty history. I had never heard of this tidbit. Reminds of the Black Samurai's story.

@Human12208 4 жыл бұрын

Yasuke

@samuelademeso9041 4 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the African Indian king who was a pain in the ass to the mughal conquest of southern India

@Borderose 4 жыл бұрын

Nobunaga and Peter were very similar in character: --They both had bratpacks when they were kids composed of other children from varying ranks of society from nobility to peasantry. Those kids also followed them as adults as their comrades-in-arms. Nobunaga dressed like a bandit, hung out and drank and wrestled with peasants; Peter dressed like a common sailor, hung out and drunk with shipwrights and builders. (I also love that one of the things he requested from his mother as a gift was a lot of rope, because he and his friends were trying to build a toy navy on a lake and they ran out of rope.) -Both were innovators with a deep fascination for the West and its wealth of knowledge and technology. -Both were known to be impatient, impulsive, and very eccentric. Neither had patience for long-drawn out ceremony, and little respect for traditions that they thought got in the way of what they saw as progress--they also promoted people in their employ based on ability instead of birthright, both of which pissed off other nobles. They could also both be extremely brutal to their foes...although given their positions it's somewhat understandable. -

@denniscleary7580 4 жыл бұрын

This popped up when I was watching one of your documentaries, absolutely love your guys work 👍

@nzappazapp1264 4 жыл бұрын

I truly appreciate all the work you guys do! Love these hidden stories in History. Keep em come'n!

@alexanderb5726 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible, I've never heard of this account before, in all my historical research involving Tsar Peter, though I've mostly read on his military ventures and mainly on the Great Northern War as a Swede myself, so maybe it isn't all too strange this has bypassed me. I can't believe this hasn't become a film or series yet!

@leanderfoster8450 4 жыл бұрын

I immensely love these types of stories... absolutely fascinating. Please keep them coming

@Depipro 4 жыл бұрын

Small correction: the Selenginsk indicated in the video, close to Lake Baikal, is the modern town, founded in 1961. Gannibal's Selenginsk is located just over 100 km south of that and is nowadays called Novoselenginsk, oddly enough.

@Gam_Tales 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏾 as an African I’ve never heard of Him.. You guys are great

@adldy8618 4 жыл бұрын

everybody heard of him and especially his famous nephew Alexander Puskin great russian poet

@ammm-wq2mz 4 жыл бұрын

@@adldy8618 great-grandson

@lex4422 4 жыл бұрын

You never fail to amaze us with such in-depth details of history!

@Strrroke 4 жыл бұрын

“Traditionally xenophobic Russian nobility” And who wasn’t xenophobic in the 18th century?

@CarlosLopez-wb2qn 4 жыл бұрын

The russkies where even more xenophobic than most during that time.

@Strrroke 4 жыл бұрын

Carlos Lopez your source? Personal prejudice it seems

@hornysanders6244 4 жыл бұрын

That doesnt take away the fact that some places were more xenophobic than others.

@Jared2556 4 жыл бұрын

@x no, it is an irrational fear. Russian fears of Mongols, Byzantine fears of Turks, etc. is not xenophobic by definition

@Strrroke 4 жыл бұрын

Cromwellian Protectorate Republican so it’s more xenophobic than massacring millions in Americas? Surely Russians were the ones standing behind these atrocities

@salamkahsay3453 4 жыл бұрын

The Turks(ottoman empire) were in Eritrea my grandmother used to tell us that they used to steal kids. Abram Hannibal was stolen from Eritrea at age 8 yrs with his sister after the ottoman got defeated by local Eritrean chief & they are orthodox Christian faith.His sister died during the journey. He was a genius kid who spoke many languages & was gifted to Peter the great. Peter the great raised him as his son & became his Godfather after he got him baptized at age 9. This documentary completely ignored the truth historical location of Abraham's birth place. The statue of Alexander Pushkin the great grandson of Abraham Hannibal was given to his ancestral home Eritrea, Africa by the Russian government.

@kevinverehrergottes6306 4 жыл бұрын

when was it given , because historians have tried to really locate his birth place for decades and it comes that it was in present day North Cameroon, i guess that the russian governement did it gift, if its true , without many evidences

@Iamwierdopapi 4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinverehrergottes6306 lol there is a statue in the capital city of eritrea . Even russans nows about that .the russian embassy always helped his family .

@stupidbeats1257 4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinverehrergottes6306 he was from a villiage in Eritrea called lagon (lagwen)

@forceforgood4669 4 жыл бұрын

See my post in the thread for more details.

@kevinverehrergottes6306 4 жыл бұрын

@@stupidbeats1257The Affirmation of Gannibal originating from the North of Cameroon was published by Russia's most prestigious Scientifical Revue "Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Tome 65, n°12, p. 1094-1101. The assertion of Hannibal originating from Ethiopia was brought by Anoutchin who based it from 2 theories: the racist theories in that time and the German biography of Gannibal written by his son in law , Rotkirkh, after Gannibals death. But neither did Gannibal's Son nor Poushkin ever admitted it to be the case. *Many philological studies have been done by russian researchers upon the the Name Logone and the only place in Africa with the clear Name Logone is in the Northern part of Cameroon (even this KZfaq video admits it). *It should be noted that from the end of the 19th century up till the 1980's , they(Russians) were still opposing *Ethiopians* with *Negroes*. But Poushkin has never ceased to claim his *Negro* origin. In addition to it , the portraits attributed to Gannibal are not his but if Meller Zakomelski as proven by Nathalia Télétova.

@mahgorstark7793 2 жыл бұрын

That was absolutely worth 18minutes of my life....I had no idea I'm so...happy I listened to this

@mrandrews3616 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing. I've never heard of this man before today but his story was incredible. Thank you for this video.

@kringe700 4 жыл бұрын

Okay, now I understand why the Ethiopeans in Wars of Liberty had a tie and weapons from Russia.

@Vitalis94 4 жыл бұрын

@@command_unit7792 They do not follow the same Orthodox faith. Ethiopians are Miaphysites, non-Chalcedonians.

@Vitalis94 4 жыл бұрын

@@command_unit7792 Wait, what? They split up from the main church some 1500 years ago, yet its somehow artificial, and you even compare it to what Russians did?

@Pantsinabucket 4 жыл бұрын

@@Vitalis94 Russians don't give a fuck that Ethiopian "Orthodox" is part of the same group that Armenian "Orthodox" is. The name Orthodox is on there, and Russia is deemed protector of all Orthodox Christian nations. It's the justification they used for the Crimean War, numerous Balkan conflicts, and their takeover of Armenia.

@aaronlewis735 4 жыл бұрын

Remember the narrator said that he wasnt from Ethiopian nobility.

@aaronlewis735 4 жыл бұрын

@Pecu Alex true also because Ethiopia was a very talked about country empire in the olden times of man. From the beginning of time through greek,Roman etc cultures until the 19th century for sure.

@sidneyfreespirit7279 4 жыл бұрын

For a long time Africa has been written off as having no important historyof its own,...........I'm glad that this channel has been able to give us a glimpse of the historical geopolitics of Africa. I'm requesting that you cover "Samouri Toure" of the Madinka......he's a great African general who's war with the French colonisers earned him the nickname " The Napoleon of the Sudan"

@mykey49 9 ай бұрын

The richest empire in medieval times was Mali and especially during the rule of Mansa Musa. Europeans considered the capital Timbuktu as a wealthy eldorado.