Greetings to all, today, I will tell and explain my point of view on such a slightly controversial topic as the history of the XVIII-XIX centuries.
I understand why many people approach the topic of events 200-300 years ago with great skepticism, but there are many facts. And in this article there will be only my subjective opinion, with which everyone may disagree. And now, to the topic itself!
Let's start with the fact that I do not believe that there was some highly developed civilization 200-300 years ago, and this is quite obvious, otherwise there would be many traces. But I believe that history was rewritten and everything in the world was still a little different.
Let me give you a fairly simple example. It would seem that the USSR existed quite recently, but many even now have a vague notion of a superpower that existed some 30 years ago.
Now imagine what will happen in 100 years, and in 200? I think the answer is obvious, few will know about the unification of many modern separate states in the past.
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I have approximately the same vision of the history of the 18th century. The maps of the 18th century looked a little different, at least these are Great Tartary and Iapan (modern Japan) - an island that I learned about recently.
Tartary is similar to many of the late USSR. The same association, judging by the maps, only of a much larger size. Initially, Tartary included part of Europe and part of Asia, and a significant part. In other words, the state was huge.
Just think, if you do not fantasize about a highly developed civilization, but simply about a huge united state 200-300 years ago, then everything looks and sounds mundane, but there is one BUT.
In addition, many facts speak of something that happened 200-300 years ago. What it could have been, whether it be natural disasters, volcanic winter or the consequences of the war - is unknown. But the fact is that there was something.
Didn't anyone wonder why our sailors discovered Antarctica only in 1820? After all, if you just think about it, some kind of contradictions to common sense begin in your head.
How a huge continent could have been discovered in 1820 if it existed for millions of years. And the funny thing is that I know at least 4-5 maps, created 500 years ago and earlier, where Antarctica is marked.
Why was Antarctica discovered in 1820, and before everyone knew about it? Why were almost all ancient “temples” and other structures opened in the 19th century? And it was not only Europeans, as many believe. In Asia, many huge structures were opened by the locals. Why were all the same many ancient structures abandoned, or even buried?
And such "why" can be asked for a very long time. I can formulate at least several dozen such questions regarding the history of the XVIII-XIX, and no historian in the world will give intelligible explanations.
And now, I will complete my thought and look at a relatively recent history. I believe that there was a huge state called Great Tartary, where it is possible that at one point civil wars began to take place.
By the way, this is also explained by the fact that on later maps "pieces of Asia" began to detach from Tartary, and then several Tartaries already existed.
It is also worth adding that civil wars are explained by battles, for example, Kulikovskaya.
Why does not a single historian say that in the drawings and images of the Kulikovo battle, everyone was in the same form. And all the warriors, on the one hand, on the other, are depicted of Slavic appearance, where did the Tatar-Mongols disappear, were they really watching from the side?
In general, what is the result? I believe that for quite a long time (several centuries) there was a state that, gradually developing, included other states, thereby creating a superpower called Great Tartary.
Then, judging by the maps, the peoples began to disconnect and the state was gradually disbanded. And the wars contributed to the "removal" of this part of the story.
Since you can see that any period with a war in history begins to change. I don’t know why, but it’s a fact. Another example from the Second World War.
The World War ended only 75 years ago (which is about 2-3 generations), but now many people have different ideas about the war. Not to mention the fact that different states have different history of the war, although there was one.
It is logical to assume that in 200 years, almost no one will know about World War II, or history will be drastically changed and all true details will be changed.
As I wrote recently in the comments, history has been rewritten, rewritten before our eyes and will be rewritten, and this is a fact. But why is difficult to answer, at least for me.
And yes, don’t think the 200-year gap is small, and declare that we all know it is not. For history, 200 years is a lot, since it is about 8-10 generations, during which everything will turn over and change several times.
I repeat, everything in this article is my subjective opinion, although I tried to explain everything in an accessible way and without any highly developed civilizations. That's all, thank you all for reading.
