# How One Defection Exposed the Soviet Union's Biggest Lie: YouTube Video Stats

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@darkdocsskies/videos/YmAimkXikWI/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

## Key stats

- Channel: [Dark Skies](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@darkdocsskies/)
- Published: 2026-06-11
- Format: Long-form, 23:12
- Total views: 1,533,812
- Views per hour: 450
- Likes: 13,610
- Comments: 1,180
- Engagement rate: 1.0%
- [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmAimkXikWI)

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