Comments by "buddermonger2000" (@buddermonger2000) on "Explaining Russian Civilization" video.

@alexer52 Because the mongols are important in establishing the Russian legal and governmental that we see today. I looked into it and it really was insane how much of it was built from the mongols. He did mention Orthodoxy which became the heart of Russian civilization, but none of the byzantine legal traditions survived and the Norse legal traditions were all killed by Moscow.
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@azamatbagatov7161 First off: The part of the Mongol empire that ruled Russia, the Golden Horde, were actually a settled people who developed and thus did have governing institutions. Not to mention that the Mongol style of governance was to be listened to or die. Now, onto the list: Moscow being the capital of Russia (capital of the Tsardom of Russia, originally the Muscovite Tsardom) , the elimination of the veche system and democratic culture of the Rus, the flourishing of Orthodox Christianity (which existed because the Golden Horde allowed it), The census and tax collection system, centralization of power and rise of Russian autocracy, the Russian Tsars (started by the "Grand Prince" title granted by the Mongols), the destruction of Kiev as a center of power and splitting of the Rus, Mestnichestvo hierarchy, 15% of Boyar families, postal road network, increase in capital punishment (used to only be used on slaves), use of torture as a criminal procedure, certain punishments introduced such as beheading for alleged traitors and branding of thieves, and also the fiscal system and military organization, since that last part was required to fight the mongols. In a story, much like Korea and Vietnam, the Russians we know today took cultural forms from the mongols in order to fight them off.
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@АлександрДаминин Yeah I believe the "boggy" he means is the infamous "Rasputitsa" mud that comes in Russian spring and autumn. Very VERY difficult to pass through. Native to Ukraine and western Russia but I can see that easily extending east
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@whitemakesright2177 Well to be fair, I know the same feeling like when he did the "What would happen if America invaded Iran?" video, and I know a lot about the technology and tactics he talks about, and he got completely roasted in the comments of that video since he really doesn't know what he's talking about, so i understand the feeling. Though personally, I do actually know a bit about this topic, and I feel it's generally correct as a rule from what I know.
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@Erowens98 I don't know if he outright denies relativity, but he also has no idea what the fuck he's talking about in that field. Arguably should probably try to, if not pick a lane to stick to then pick some to outright ignore. I remember him saying he doesn't know much about science, which is obvious, but my favorite stupid thing he says is "Science has confirmed that existence is tied to observability" which is probably derived from particle study where we can know where an electron might be and where it's going, but not where it is unless we change where it's going. The reason for this of course is that we can only observe these particles by hitting them with other particles. It's a limit of technology and our perception. Basic object permanence says it's still there. I'm going to guess he got that from the book "The Eye of Shiva" which he has taken a bit too much as gospel.
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@azamatbagatov7161 So, in the interest of my time as I need to get going, but I'll forget I'll keep this short: French absolutism only came in the 16th to 17th centuries, and also failed. Northern Russia, which wasn't under Horde control, was crushed by Moscow who was. The Grand Prince title was granted in I believe 1389, by the Horde Khan himself, and was in fact because they were the Horde Tax collector and greatest collaborator. The throwing off of the Mongol Yoke came 2 years after the destruction of Novgorod. While I'm aware the title of Tsar is Bulgarian in origin, the Russian idea and effect, its worship by Russians and control over its nobles, was driven by the mongol example.
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