Worst Rulers in the History of Russia

Russia has had its share of infamous leaders - after all, one of them was literally named Ivan the Terrible? But who was the worst of the worst - both for the world at large, and the people they ruled over? Find out where Vladimir Putin ranks on Russia's worst leaders list in today's epic new video!


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[saIvador]

The worst rulers in history have to be those weird bendy ones that always break

[bobthegoat]

Fun fact: While many condemn the USSR for placing nukes on Cuba, many forget that the US had nukes even closer to the USSR in Turkey, before any nukes were put on Cuba.
Something often left out.
This is NOT a pro-Russia comment! The invasion of Ukraine is despicable.

[nenenindonu]

Ironically most of the famous Russian Dynasties and Rulers were of non-Slavic ethnic origins ; the Rurikids were Nordic Varangians, Romanovs Germans, Lenin a Chuvash, Stalin a Georgian, ...

[Newdivide]

Update: the last soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev has recently passed away aged 91

[xYT]

2:15 He didn't order his soldiers to fire at them, His soldiers did it without him even ordering to fire.

[bangle]

Didn’t the USA place their missiles first prompting Khrushchev to put his missiles in Cuba?

[luyandzabavukiledlamini]

You're leaving out the important part about why the USSR wanted to place nuclear missiles when the United States put their own in Turkey really close to their border!So course Khrushchev responded

[mayanksingh]

Nobody:
Literally nobody,
Joseph Stalin: Tsar Alexander made it all the way to Paris.

[TetsuShima]

Germany: *Invades the Soviet Union*
Stalin: "Do not worry, guys. I will deal with this myself..." *Writes Adolf's name in his black list* "Done. Arrest him like the rest, boys!"

[jkent]

Worst rulers in Russian history:

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[thesilentnormie]

infograpgh is really capitalizing on the whole Russia thing huh

[ChairmanMeow]

Stalin was about a bad a human being as is possible. It's almost unbelievable that this all really happened.

[weethypop]

Not so fun fact, Gorbachev died today which is literally only three days after this video was posted…

[Robot_]

Can you do worst rulers in history of USA?

[untouchablex]

Not bad rulers. They were "special substandard autocrats."

[sirrickthend]

Still can't believe, we traded the Merchant of Death, for a basketball player.

[mechanicism]

Russia during WW2
-We have more men than you have bullets... lol...

[TihetrisWeathersby]

From the Tsars to the Soviet Union to Putin, These Russians can't catch a break

[criticaltheories]

About Stalin, imagine being able to save your own son from a German prison camp and then not doing it and your son dies.

[akshatsharma]

make another on best ones and also one on best modern post ww2 political leaders