Every Mad Russian Tsar Explained in 14 minute

Every mad Russian tsar, explained: in March 1801 Emperor Paul I was killed by his own officers inside the brand new castle he had built to keep himself safe. For a century, Russia's guards regiments decided who sat on the throne — and some of the rulers they chose were strange beyond belief. This animated military history follows the private armies of the Russian crown, from Ivan the Terrible's black-robed oprichniki to the streltsy, Peter the Great's guards regiments and the era of palace coups, and asks one question: how did the soldiers sworn to protect the tsar become his most dangerous enemies? Ivan the Terrible and the oprichniki — the massacre of Novgorod — the Streltsy uprising of 1682 and the boy Peter on the palace steps — Peter the Great, the streltsy executions and the beard tax — Empress Anna and the Ice Palace wedding of 1740 — Ivan VI, the emperor in a cradle — Peter III and the rat court martial — Catherine's coup of 1762 — Paul I, the watch parades and the night in Mikhailovsky Castle. Chapters: 0:00 An emperor killed in his own castle 1:03 Ivan the Terrible and the men in black 2:11 The streltsy and the boy on the steps 3:10 Why you are still here 4:01 Peter the Great and the streltsy 5:27 The era of palace coups 5:53 Empress Anna and the ice palace 7:15 Ivan VI, the emperor in a cradle 8:14 Peter III and the toy soldiers 9:57 Paul and the castle that failed 12:07 The men who guard the throne Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica and standard histories of Russia (Isabel de Madariaga, "Ivan the Terrible"; Lindsey Hughes, "Russia in the Age of Peter the Great"; Simon Dixon, "Catherine the Great"); the memoirs of Catherine II for the story of Peter III's rat, presented in the video as her account, not proven fact; figures for the 1698 Streltsy revolt (about 1,182 executed) and for Anna's Ice Palace (about 33 feet high and 80 feet long) from contemporary accounts. Death tolls for Novgorod and the details of Peter III's and Paul I's deaths are disputed and presented as such. #RussianHistory #militaryhistory #SketchyWarfare #RussianTsars #IvanTheTerrible #PeterTheGreat #Oprichnina #Streltsy #IcePalace #PaulI #HistoryExplained #AnimatedHistory #Romanov #CatherineTheGreat #History