How Did Russia Conquer Siberia? 2/2

It's 1612. After the Time of Troubles, the colonization of Siberia starts afresh. The Russians expand along the rivers of Siberia in the Taiga belt. Sable and black fox are the most desired by fur trappers. The Siberian fur trade accounts for 20% of the state's budget. In 1639 Cossacks reach the Pacific, and a century later Vitus Bering crosses over to Alaska.Russia's border with China is established by the Treaty of Narchinsk, and Siberia irrevocably becomes part of Russia.

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0:00 How Siberia Was Won
3:23 Flora, Fauna and Geography
4:55 Farther East
7:09 Siberia in Russian Hands

#Siberia #Russia #History

[vladimirlenin]

In Chinese the slang for russian are 毛子 which mean fur or hair people.
Either due to fur trade, their body hair or the fur cloth they wear

[matteobonazzi]

The reference of bald and bankrupt made me laugh so hard!
As always great work man.

[jij]

It is a very good video. There is an error on the map regarding Early Russia-China borders though. What is shown is the contemporary border which mostly came about after the treaty of Aigun in the 1800s.

[otter]

My teacher gave me credit for knowing what transubstantiation meant thank you for learning me this in the video about the reformation!

[ZillyWhale]

It's interesting how similar and how different the Siberian conquest was to the European settlement of Canada and and the American Midwest in order to acquire beaver pelts.

[emmettdoylemusic]

The importance of river transport to this is a really interesting counter-point to Dugin's claims that western power is water based while Eurasian/Russian power is land based. Trade and empire are always, especially in the premodern era, based in water routes.

[colinbarthelemy]

Finished up Portuguese empires lectures earlier today, thank you brother for all the time and work put into teaching us. Don't quit, props from Colorado

[litlpunch]

Love the siberian series, nicely explained

[Psyxic_Crimes]

The Russian Colonization of Sibiria is like the Bizzaro version of the American Colonization of the West.
The Cossacks are like the Cowboys, and even the powerful indigenous force of the Chinese, is like the Mexican Empire which America faced.

[danteslemagnifique]

1 minute of silence for our furry friends ;(

[gj]

Ostrog. That’s a new info for me thanks. That sounds like a nice new unique building for the Russian civ in a game!

[SgtAndrewM]

Love the bald and bankrupt reference 😁

[stas]

This channel should have way more views than it has. Very well made and informative videos, love your voice and narration style.

Most YouTube videos on Russian history cover Imperial period and Bolshevik Revolution while Moscow Tsardom is generally overlooked. Would be great if you’d cover some more of this period like the Time of Troubles that is mentioned here.

[chrisedrev]

Always impressed with your productions. Much love <3

[hashimbokhamseen]

you cover interesting and obscure topics in a great way love your channel i love the history of early European colonial times for better or worse.

[Muscovy]

This was a great and concise video. I love that you point out that Siberia is in fact a colony and basically the longest lasting one at this point in history. Probably due to Russia’s mostly libertarian attitude to the natives.

[edcwseferg]

Great videos mate, really interesting. I'd love to know more about the tatar interactions with Russia in future.

[celdur]

Its a crime this is not a longer series! Subscribed!

[AGS]

6:16 Oh NO! A mistake! Your map shows the border after the Convention of Peking (1860). Outer Manchuria (the coastline) was chinese until then.

(Well, techincaly all of China was manschurian at the time, put that would go to far.)

[craigcollings]

Brilliant. Brief but insightful as always.