Were the Russian Old Believers justified in their schism?
fff, where is Constantine when you need her.
>>1366293
Old Believers practice original Russian Orthodoxy as it used to be for centuries, so I guess. Prior to Nikon's church reforms Russian Orthodoxy had been extremely different from what its neighbors practiced. Said reforms modernized Russian practices and brought them to be more in line with how Ukrainian clergy of the time worked. Hell, plenty of Russian Orthodox higher-ups like Theophan Prokopovich or Stefan Yavorsky had Kyiv Mohyla Academy education.
>the "schismatics" were actually more Orthodox all along
This seems like a huge deal with tons of serious implications. Why isn't it discussed more?
>le rus were vikings xD meme
>Rurik was finnish
>no archeological evidence for any fucking Norse activity in Russia
>even the viking theory itself makes no sense because apparently only the ruling class was Norse to begin with so that still makes Rus Slavs with some Norse thrown in
in other words Byzantium BTFO'd ruskies not vikings
B-but muh Primary Chronicle!
There are a few varangian-slav settlements in Russia because of the trade routes they formed with Greece, such a Gnezdovo. As for Rurik in Lagoda and Novgorod, well, I don't know.
You're right though, the origins of the rurikid dynasty are shrouded in myth. Has anyone here read the Primary Chronicle?
>>1366280
What are you talking about, the sagas are full of stories of Scandinavian viking kings and nobles spending time with their cousins, aunts etc. in Rus
>>1366436
The sagas also mention a witch who had an army of monsters and raised people from the dead, a king who lived for hundreds of years and that berserkers could actually shapeshift into a fucking bear.
It's the archeologic finds that matter not some fairy tales Ivan.
Does it make any sense for an anarchist to endorse monarchism?
>>1366196
No, never. Not once. An anarchist that endorses monarchism is not an anarchist.
>>1366210
/thread
If they're some sort of accelerationist I guess maybe.
But accelerationism is retarded.
Are Sorbs just meme slavs?
>>1366051
>meme slavs
What do you mean by this?
Does anyone even speak Sorbian or is it a dead language?
Is their borders about as meaningful as those of Sapmi or do they actually make up a majority anywhere in most of it?
Who had the biggest balls in the history of the world?
You just /thread'd your own thread OP
>>1366011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki
caitlyn jenner
so brave
Was the Sicilian Expedition the biggest idiocy in history?
>>1365800
It doesn't even compare to Barbarossa.
Calling off the main nigger Alcibiades was the mistake.
The biggest idiocy in history was the battle of the thames 2016. Remain fleet was absolute destroyed by admiral Farage's flotilla.
What's the deal with Reddit Bad Philosophy? If someone says murder is good, they laugh at them. If someone says murder is bad, they laugh at them. They laugh at anyone who says that morality is invented.
Are they just trying to claim a monopoly over the ability to make unfalsifiable statements?
This isn't reddit.
>they dont think morality is invented
Source?
>they dont think morality is invented
Source?
/his/
What's your favorite Military Order?
Knights Hospitaller, just because of the way they held out against the T*rk at Rhodes, and then fucked Suleiman at Malta
>>1365457
Fuck them and all the rest of the fundie nut jobs.
Non nobis, Domine, sed nomine tuo da gloriam.
What does /his/ think of the idea that life is nothing but a preperation for death? Where do we find this belief historically?
>>1365449
Ancient Egypt, Christianity and Islam
>>1365449
religion
So after Napoleon I's fall, this is moer or less what happened to France:
>Bourbons restored, Ancien Regime put back into place
>They're unpopular
>July Revolution, Louis-Philippe (a side-branch Bourbon) takes the throne
>Makes some liberal reforms while maintaining the monarchy
>Somehow the people are upset and revolt once more
>Second Republic
>Lol j/k Napoleon III
>Also makes some liberal reforms while maintaining the monarchy
>Somehow everyone (except some Parisian Republicans) loves him
What the actual fuck? What did Napoleon III do so differently compared to Louis-Philippe? Especially considering he was pretty authoritarian in his early stages, to the point where we could call early Napoleon III a regression compared to late Louis-Philippe.
>>1365366
Louis-Philippe is correctly described as the "bourgeois king" because his policies were largely in the interest of the new elite that emerged along with the Industrial Revolution. He even failed to deliver the voting right to everyone.
Napoleon III, aside from his flashy family name, had a program that reached out to the proles - peasants and workers and aimed to improve their lot. In general - helping all those whom the Industrial Revolution was fucking in the ass. He was thus quite popular and would certainly establish the Bonaparte dynasty for good if he wasn't outmaneuvered by Bismarck.
>>1365366
Napoleon III rused everyone with his authoritarian rule, it allowed him to get liberal reforms through with popular support after letting his ministers get the flak for the authoritarian stages. It also taught them a lesson about the shortcoming of authoritarian rule, and thus got them out of the way too.
So basically, he got the liberals on his side, he showed the conservatives that excessive authority would backfire against them, and he was left with the matter of socialists and republicans, whom he kept under control via some social reforms and quality propaganda.
And it worked, right up to the end. He even managed to set up a working colonial regime in Algeria.(until the 3rd Republic got rid of his colonial decrees and the place went to shit).
In my opinion the world would have been a better place if the German emperors had acted a bit more like Napoleon the third.
What was this guys problem?
>>1365299
Probably narcissism, possibly comorbid with psychopathy.
>>1365299
He just wanted to make Mongolia great again
Aristocratic upbringing plus slight build plus racism plus mystical pretensions.
>"dude desert fox lmao"
>loses against WW1-tier British tactics
Rommel is overrated as fuck
>>1365001
Uh, what? Rommel only started losing when the British adopted modern tactics. Crusader was a serious armor and air based operation, and the 1st El Alamein was a draw, it was the second battle where he got crushed, and that again focused on Monty accurately predicting where Rommel would make his armored break and concentrating anti-tank guns there.
Have you studied the North African theater? Like, at all?
>>1365001
He was also outnumbered like, 3 to 1, and half of his forces were shitty Italians. He was so strapped for firepower that he had to modify his anti-aircraft cannons so that they could fire at tanks.
>>1365001
>"Dude rommel sucks."
>being this unaware that the Germans only devoted a handful of divisions because it was just a sideshow campaign compared to the Eastern Front, while to the British this was the only place they could concentrate their Europe based army at.
hi /his/, what are some good war documentaries I should watch? I'd like some about WW1, WW2, or the Vietnam war, but I'm open to pretty much anything as long as it's good.
>>1364995
Ken Burns Civil war
>>1364995
The World at War series is really good. It's an older British made series from the79's, but they have interviews with so many amazing generals and politicians who are dead now. Curtis Lemay, Admiral Donitz, and Albert Speer to name a few. It's kinda long though, like 22 episodes, each an hour long. Totally worth if though if you have the time.
>>1365073
This for WWII
Watch pic related for the Great War.
Guys remember that one time when 300 Spartans forgot their armor and fought persian mutants led by BDSM enthusiast?
>complaining about a capeshit movie not being accurate
yo das autistic breh
>>1364960
>Spartans are superheroes
>breh
I certainly see one autist.
>>1364960
Filmakers are autistic
If you could offer a piece of advice to anyone throughout history, who would it be and what would you say?
To:Varus
Don't trust Arminius, he is a dirty german that want's to see our destruction.
Sincerely anon.
dont drust venishuns x-DDDDd
t. future
Stop Yakub