How “foreign agents” influenced Russia - from Rurik to Putin

Name: How “foreign agents” influenced Russia - from Rurik to Putin
Uploaded: 2024-09-25T00:00:00
Description: In Russia, almost every week the Ministry of Justice declares completely different people to be “foreign agents”: politicians, journalists, writers, musicians,

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In Russia, almost every week the Ministry of Justice declares completely different people to be “foreign agents”: politicians, journalists, writers, musicians, historians and activists. The status of a “foreign agent” in Russia is a “civil execution” and a constant threat of criminal proceedings. In this way, the state makes it clear that it is against any attempt at foreign influence in politics and, more broadly, in culture. But is culture, and indeed politics, possible in isolation? The whole of Russian history suggests the opposite. Let's imagine who the modern Russian authorities would declare to be a “foreign agent” among the personalities of our history and culture? I have collected these people in one video, meet the “foreign agents” of the past: from Rurik to Putin. Thanks to L.O. and Yu.S. for help in creating the video, comments and pointing out my mistakes. 00:00 What does it mean to be a “foreign agent” in Russia 01:45 Why Rus' is a haven for “foreign agents” 04:43 Alexander Nevsky and Peter the Great - “foreign agents”? 08:52 Why Pushkin would be recognized as a “foreign agent” 12:33 From Herzen and Chaadaev to Turgenev and Dostoevsky 18:50 What would they do with Leo Tolstoy? 20:40 Lenin and the Bolsheviks - foreign agents/extremists/terrorists 23:34 About Stalin’s anti-Westernism 27:02 The peak of the fight against everything Western during the Stalinist USSR 30:30 The “Thaw” period: how “foreign influence” came again 33:09 Who was a “foreign agent” during the thaw and stagnation 36:32 Why there should be no “foreign agents” in Russia Exclusive paid telegram channel: <a href="https://t.me/tribute/app?startapp=s9jK" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://t.me/tribute/app?startapp=s9jK</a> Subscribe to Patreon (non-Russian cards): <a href="https://patreon.com/kolezev" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://patreon.com/kolezev</a> Subscribe to Boosty (Russian cards): <a href="https://boosty.to/kolezev" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://boosty.to/kolezev</a> Donate via PayPal: kolezev.inbox@gmail.com “Weekly Kolezev” newsletter: <a href="https://kolezev.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://kolezev.substack.com</a> Support with crypto: ZCash: t1NYJhjS8PTjrR8VQ5YnScVTo9StpuTKXSa USDT TRC20: TZEq5aNnu1jdgd85FTBzyyfJCqvBMX1HAG USDT ERC20: 0x92b467a0564bf96eac3eea16589841cef45fbf9a BTC: 1Mu9oGTkwdhNN7DPQ4CPXkfRA2m5UVdm7C Dash: Xhu5ZFVoXkL2AeEfmKu3sKSgDTVZa6NyDJ TON: EQBI0RRjwFE7QjN_RKj68mGc59G6z_ZpAGk5tPS_uQDWM3HQ For advertising questions: adkolezev@gmail.com And follow me on social networks: Telegram channel: <a href="https://t.me/kolezev" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://t.me/kolezev</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/kolezev" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/kolezev</a> Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/kolezev" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://instagram.com/kolezev</a> Help: who am I? My name is Dmitry Kolezev, I am a journalist by training, former editor-in-chief of Znak.com and Republic publications. Founder and owner of the publication ItsMyCity.Ru (Ekaterinburg). Author of the telegram channel “Kolezev” and creator of this YouTube channel. I have lived in Yekaterinburg all my life, now I am outside the Russian Federation. In Russia he was declared a foreign agent and wanted in a criminal case for publications about the war in Ukraine.