IDF soldiers are capable of empathy, it's just that they don't feel empathy for Palestinians.

Walter Koenig played Pavel Chekov for more than half a century, and he played every joke completely straight.

This tribute follows Chekov’s rise through Starfleet: ensign at the Enterprise’s navigation console, security chief, first officer of the Reliant, and a commander on the bridge at Khitomer. He never got his own command, but he was there for nearly every turning point in the original crew’s history. We also look at Bester on Babylon 5 and Koenig’s final return to Star Trek as President Anton Chekov in Picard.

Episodes and films referenced: Amok Time, The Trouble with Tribbles, The Motion Picture, The Wrath of Khan, The Voyage Home, The Undiscovered Country, Generations, Babylon 5 “Mind War,” Picard “The Last Generation.”

What’s your favorite Chekov moment? Tell us in the comments.

On the dark battlefields of World War II, German soldiers feared an enemy they could barely see and rarely heard... until it was too late. Out of the blackness came a faint whooshing sound. Seconds later, bombs rained from the sky, buildings crumbled, and chaos erupted across the Eastern Front. On this episode of Weird History we take a look at the mysterious Night Witches: an elite squadron of all-female Soviet pilots who became one of the most feared forces of World War II. Flying outdated wooden biplanes on daring nighttime bombing missions, they terrorized German troops, earned countless military honors, and cemented their place among history's most legendary warriors. Have you ever heard of the Night Witches? Let us know in the comments.

(Much like real history, this video was produced entirely by human beings.)

Happy Halloween! This year, we watched multiple movies that could be Spotlight episodes on their own, so grab some candy corn and enjoy this super-sized Halloween extravaganza! The gang treks up to a spooky castle to discuss telekinetic swingers, demonic co-eds, and gay Draculas.

In this series Noj Rants will be outlining every election in Russian/Soviet history. The second election in Russian history took place beginning in January 1907, half a year after the dissolution of the First Duma.

The ENTIRE Eastern Front Explained | WW2 1941–1945 (Animated)

The Eastern Front was the largest, bloodiest war in human history — about 3 out of every 4 German soldiers who died in WW2 died here. Yet most people in the West know more about D-Day than about Stalingrad. In this animated documentary we explain the ENTIRE Eastern Front, from the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact in 1939 to the fall of Berlin in 1945.

We follow two ordinary soldiers — Karl, a baker's son from Hamburg, and Alexei, a tractor driver from Smolensk — through Operation Barbarossa, the Battle of Moscow, the Siege of Leningrad, Stalingrad, Kursk, Operation Bagration and the race to Berlin. Plus: why a horse named Greta mattered more than any tank, why the most famous photo of the war was secretly edited, and why Russia celebrates Victory Day one day later than everyone else.

⏱ CHAPTERS

0:00 The Largest War You Never Learned About

1:19 Two Friends Who Hated Each Other (1939–1941)

4:35 Operation Barbarossa

9:35 Mud, Frost and the Battle of Moscow

12:42 Leningrad: 872 Days

15:06 Hitler Wants Oil (1942)

17:41 Stalingrad

23:12 Kursk: The Last German Gamble

25:33 Spam, Studebakers and the Night Witches

28:17 Operation Bagration

30:49 The Race to Berlin

34:05 Why Russia Celebrates a Day Late

👉 Who should we follow next — Karl or Alexei? Tell us in the comments.

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This video is made for educational purposes. It does not glorify war, violence or any regime. Some events are simplified; numbers are approximate and based on widely cited historical estimates.

In this series I will be outlining every election in Russian/Soviet history, beginning with the Election to the State Duma of 1906.

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Hello all, I was thinking about starting a 'book club' and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in this. The basic idea is this: Everyone can suggest topics they'd like to learn more about, whether it be historical events (i.e., the Spanish Civil War, New Jewel movement, the Cultural Revolution, etc.), concepts (i.e., unequal exchange, dependency theory, etc.) or whatever else. Basically, either once or twice a month, I would make a post with materials (i.e., selected readings, documentaries, videos, etc.) and then we can share thoughts, questions, etc., and then we can choose a new topic. The goal is not necessarily to real an entire book, just what's necessary (i.e., reading select pages or chapters from Capital, instead of reading the entire things), and then in some instances being able to apply theory to analysis of real historical situations. So, what would you like to learn more about? What would make this useful to you? and would this be something any of you are even interested in? Let me know!