Fixing Russia's Borders (& Making It Smaller)
General Knowledge
Aug 20, 2025 17:00
Create an account to hide videos, mark them watched, or save them to Don't Miss.
Create an account to hide videos, mark them watched, or save them to Don't Miss.
Create an account to hide videos, mark them watched, or save them to Don't Miss.
Chapters
Step confidently into daily life with the waterproof, ultra-light Vessi Sneakers. Covered with a 1-year warranty and 30-day worry-free returns. Get 15% off your first pair at https:vessi.com/GK at checkout!
In this video I imagine a completely hypothetical scenario: what if Russia suddenly decided to be the “nice guy” of geopolitics and actually fixed all of its borders? From returning disputed territories like Crimea and South-East Ukraine, to redrawing its borders with Finland, the Baltic States, Georgia, and even Japan over the Kuril Islands - I walk through what Russia would look like if it gave up land, settled its disputes, and even allowed some of its Republics to become independent countries. We start with the exclave of Kaliningrad, explore Russia’s historic borders with Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, look at the wars in Ukraine and Georgia (Abkhazia & South Ossetia), and cover the long-running Kuril Islands / Northern Territories dispute with Japan. Then I’ll move inside Russia itself, breaking down how its many republics and autonomous regions could become new independent nations - places like Chechnya, Dagestan, Tuva, Tatarstan, and Sakha/Yakutia.
TIMESTAMPS:
❤️ Become a member on Patreon & get your name in the credits + exclusive content! https://www.patreon.com/generalknowledge
Stay up to date on more content from me:
🎶 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@general.knowledge.yt
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/GKonYoutube
🖼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genknowledge/
▶ Join the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/f4neAVWZfF
▶ Business Contact: [email protected]
#GeneralKnowledge
Education
#geography now
#general knowledge
#geography by geoff
#knowledgia
#fun with flags
#general knowledge quiz
#history quiz
#caspian report
#geography quiz
#flags quiz
#johnny harris
#what if russia broke up
#fixing russia's borders
#russia break up
#why does russia own siberia
#soviet union
#russian empire
#russian conquest of siberia
#russian japan dispute
#russia territorial disputes
#ukraine
#crimea
#why does russia own kaliningrad
#why isn't kaliningrad polish
#karelia
#putin