The Man Who Saved the World

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This man is responsible for making one of the most important calls in history - the man who saved the world.

Check out the Russian documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rltr5GrjHJs&t=4685s

Thumbnail inspired by @penguinhistorymedia

Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HDT8ZoxicgT900KwpooMiTWBELmjZIJDSU5nSnDY1jc/edit?usp=sharing

Corrections:
2:40 Contrary to our map, the Caucasus states were also part of the USSR and Macedonia was part of Yugoslavia back then.
05:11 Gennadiy Osipovich was only a "major", not a "major general“.

Music list:

Epidemic Sounds:
Uranium - Lennon Hutton
Into the Fire - Alec Slayne
Oh Motherland - Sight of Wonders
Automatic City - Hampus Naeselius
Monarch of Fate - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
In Continuum - Dream Cave
Hawk Eye - Charles Holme
Zero Hour - Hampus Naeselius
The Stakeout - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Ghosting - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Let Them Try - Hampus Naeselius
Tarnishing Memories - Charles Holme
Devils On The Doorstep 1 - Fredrik Ekström
Those Moments - Hampus Naeselius

Artlist:
Lurking Danger - Kyle Preston
Don’t Look Back - DaniHaDani
Chasing Hotizons - Solis

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