História Pública

Ian Neves, who goes by the username História Pública online, is a communist activist, historian, streamer, YouTuber and agitator in Brazil. He's one of the most proeminent figures of communism online, along with História Cabeluda, Jones Manoel and João Carvalho, as well as a member of the "Soberana", a group of marxists focused on promoting the brazilian communist revolution. He quickly rose to popularity amidst a turbulent political year in the context of the 2022 brazilian presidential elections, and has become known for his very in-depth and well research video essays of various topics relating to the marxist theory — although he's still a polarizing figure among many right-wingers and even "moderate" leftists.
His content is usually recorded first on Twitch as he defends his essays live. Eventually, the stream is edited and posted on his channel on YouTube.
==Personal life==
Not much is known about Ian's life, except that he's married, worked as a teacher before and has a History degree from the University of São Paulo (USP). https://www.escavador.com/sobre/277270684/ian-ferreira-neves-camargo
==Career==
Ian got his History degree from the University of São Paulo and soon started to work as a teacher on state schools. Eventually, however, the pandemic started, forcing him to work from home. As a way to cultivate his passion for teaching, as well as marxist theory, Ian started streaming and created his YouTube channel. It quickly gained attention in 2022, when political tensions were rising in Brazil and the demand for this type of content was on the rise. 
He has become a disliked figure among those who disagree with his views, but also has a lot of prestige with marxists-leninists and leftists in general.
==Content==
On his main channel, História Pública, Ian prefers to post more elaborate and well produced videos. It is essentially an essay channel, in which Ian discusses various topics relevant to the marxist theory and communism. In the channel's main series, "Por que odiamos?" (Why do we hate?), more specifically, he explains the reasons that led to controversial political figures being disliked by a good portion of the population with facts and history. Other videos are more diverse, usually debating revolutions (socialist or not), and communist topics in general.
His secondary channel, Cortes do História Pública, is dedicated to shorter videos. Here, he presents news, opinions, and reactions taken from his Twitch channels. Since it is more active than his first channel, it gathered even more views than the first one. Despite this, Ian tries to remain active on both accounts, since his essays were what made him known in the first place.
==Controversies==
Ian has strong opinions on trotskyist theorists, as they disagree on many points. This has led to some animosity between Soberana (not just Neves), and those who follow Trotsky's takes on marxism. Ian even made a video to try and refute many common trotskyist claims. Neves has also been doxxed by haters in the past after being featured in the podcast "À Deriva". Many of the leaked data was false, however, as he said in video later.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71tVx9nMTSg
Most notably, he has been attacked by right-wing movement MBL (Movimento Brasil Livre; Free Brazil Movement), who posted numerous videos trying to make fun of Ian's mental health issues (at the time, it was believed he suffered from Burnout; that information has not been confirmed), claiming that a true, strong revolutionary shouldn't be affected by such issues. Monark, an ex-youtuber and former member of the Flow Podcast, made similar remarks. They were all addressed in Ian's response, "RESPOSTA AO MONARK, ARTHUR DO VAL E RENAN SANTOS".
He has also dealt with inappropriate comments from Jovem Pan political commentator Tiago Pavinatto who, in an attempt to disprove Ian's communist position, tried to point out a "contradiction", as Ian defended communist experiences but was, supposedly, homosexual at the same time. According to Pavinatto, the very same countries Ian stood for were known for executing LGBTQIA+ people. Both accusations were disproved in the video "FUI PARAR NA JOVEM PAN": Ian was, in fact, not homosexual, and there was no proof to support Tiago's claim that these countries really executed gay people. 
Ian also deleted a video talking about the criminal faction PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital). He supposedly did so because it had incorrect/ambiguous info that he didn't want to spread; however, it has also been debated that the real reason behind the deletion was the danger of depicting such factions publicly on YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO050l3tu2w
==Quotes==
* "Fala português, alienígena filho da puta".
* "Ora, ora, se não são as consequências das minhas próprias atitudes?"
* "Quero me drogar" (a citation from a short clip of Romeu Zema, brazilian politician).
==Gallery==
Historiapublicabanner.jpg|The channel's banner depicting (from left to right): Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong and, most importantly, a capybara.
Soberanacomunistalogo.jpg|The logo of Soberana, a group comprised of marxist-leninist militants. 
==References==
Category:Brazilian YouTubers
Category:Educational YouTubers
Category:Reaction YouTubers
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:News YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2020