Degradation of Russia's energy: from the triumph of GOELRO to systemic failures

Why are tariffs rising and blackouts occurring in Russia today, if we are the heirs to the world's greatest energy system? Boris Martsinkevich reveals the forgotten history of Russian energy, beginning with the brilliant inventions of Tsarist Russia, which Siemens and Edison appropriated. You will learn how the legendary GOELRO plan was truly created, which made it possible to transmit energy over thousands of kilometers, and why the Soviet system was the most reliable and affordable in the world. Learn more in the new video. 00:00 GOELRO plan: Why is it being talked about again? 01:08 Modern energy strategies: chaos instead of plan? 01:56 Blackouts in Russia: Is the Ministry of Energy failing to cope? 02:31 Lost Traditions: What It Was Like in Tsarist Russia 03:24 The real story of GOELRO: where it all began 04:45 The Mir Unified Energy System: A Soviet Megaproject 05:32 Unimplemented projects of the USSR: what we lost 08:06 The First Electric Tram: A Stolen Russian Invention Edison vs. Lodygin: The War for the Light Bulb 10:22 "Brain Drain": The Genius Who Changed the World's Energy Industry 11:50 "Russian Light": How Yablochkov's Candle Conquered the World 14:43 Secrets of Kronstadt: Military and Russian Inventors 16:27 IRTO: the main scientific center of the Russian Empire 21:34 Lachinov's Formula: How to Transmit Energy Over a Distance 24:22 War of the Currents: Tesla, Edison, and the Russian Connection 24:57 Final: The team that will create the GOELRO plan