a simple day of my life in Russia 🇷🇺

[@NikiProshin]

Please don’t surprise that there’s snow in the video 😁 I filmed this in May, and decided to upload only this weekend. Practicing with day vlogs!

[@APlusRussian]

Nice! So, Niki, what are your friends' KZbin channels (3:27)? Got some links for us? 😉😉

[@NikiProshin]

@@APlusRussian Yulya's channel is impersonal, she's always behind the camera, so no reveal of her channel :)

[@johnpenley]

What!?? No bears smoking cigarettes while riding unicycles....my American stereotypes have been blown! 😅

[@justaguy6100]

I just want you to know, my friend. I already feel the Russian people are very little different from us in the West. I even understand the adoration of Putin in regards to how our own Mango Mussolini is idolized, but he certainly envied the degree to which Putin could "control with extreme prejudice" any dissident opinions. So my questions become, do you 1) envy the journalistic freedom that remains possible in the west, AND 2) feel that there are people in your country that are willing to follow a false narrative in favor or the reality?

[@justaguy6100]

BTW ACTUALLY adding the part where you videoed the car backing away, AND included the "I'm picking up my camera" was BOSS. I wish more creators would break that 4th wall.

[@arihahyar4409]

Thanks Niki. May you always be with friends and may Pyramid power always be with you.

[@NikiProshin]

Thanks Ari! Pyramid power is staying with us :D I don't know what made me build that thing though

[@andybbeck2043]

Super one niki seeing the real kind Russian people .That never wanted war .Great great channel

[@jimdavids6708]

Thank you Nikki you are such an excellent narrator on life in Russia. Thank you so much

[@ferrariguy8278]

Your "community" channel questions about views of this vid finally inspired me to go ahead and spend the time to watch. Glad I did. Every time I see the countryside of Russia, it always reminds me of some place I might see in the USA (although there's usually some modern-ish townsy place not far away). It's all so beautiful. I also miss the days when there was a group of friends that just randomly went somewhere. You've documented it - which means you'll have refreshable memories for a lifetime. Enjoy it. I suspect many Russian channels are building viewers based on current events, so the *personal* side on those channels will take longer to establish. Don't lose hope in it.

[@AA-hy6nb]

Same here :)

[@kathyforsyth7794]

Karelia is beautiful. I enjoyed watching your trip with your friends!

[@arcticradio]

Looks so much like my area of Finland. Lots of Finns used to visit Karelia but things have changed sadly. Looks like you had fun. Lets hope the madness of the world ends so we can both visit each others countries again…somehow though I don’t see that happening anytime soon 😕

[@tropicalpalmtree]

You can't visit because Finland is just another overseas territory of the US.

[@chasejoki3666]

im finish but american we have a sauna at our house how often do u sauna? i do 3 times a week or more

[@hismajestythefuehrer]

@@tropicalpalmtree bla bla bla

[@tropicalpalmtree]

@@hismajestythefuehrer Krauts are aswell.

[@pacifist9805]

@@chasejoki3666 One time a week is normal. If you have own sauna 1-3 is also normal. I go to sauna 3 times a week. Some go every day and they appear to be pretty normal. Maybe even more so because sauna is good for your heart and mind.

[@bruceatweed3140]

Thank you Niki for this fun video. I agree with you. Its essential to keep in touch with friends, explore and have fun. Your adventure was beautiful. Congratulations on your 1 thounsand + subscribers. Update on your friends car please.

[@INSIDERUSSIA]

Congratulations! Love medovik too! :)

[@grannykiminalaska]

That was really nice. Yes, we must be thankful that our lives are not as bad as others but we each have our own problems. It's perfectly OK to feel the way you do.

[@melanieyoung8881]

Great video Niki thank you, also loved the dessert shopping, looks so delicious

[@rivality100]

Oh Karelia. My grandmom is from there, but they fled to western Finland during the war. It would be nice to visit Karelia properly sometime. I mean Karelia on the Russian side. Nowadays, it seems to be just difficult

[@mavi79]

Our family roots are also from Karelia and they need it also flee from there during war 💙one day I hope I can visit there 🙏

[@apolakritzenow1923]

Dear Niki! Congratulations to a 100k subs, you deserve it. Thank you for showing us beautiful Russia. Stay sharp, be safe!

[@gint5414]

Enjoyed seeing your outing with friends x! Even though I am 70, I remember days like this at your age. Heck, me and my old friends still do similar outings here in Illinois!

[@rpaulwaddington1858]

Hello Niki. Also well into my 70's from down under I wish you and your friends my heart felt wishes for a peacefully and fulfilling future.

[@annetreacy2437]

I'm 52, these outings still seem like yesterday. Also from Illinois originally (Evanston). Hi 😊

[@mjul7003]

Hello Niki! I watched this video while on break at work. I work at a restaurant here in America that serves burgers and a kind of ice cream called "Custard", and it is very popular in some parts of America. The restaurant is called "Culvers". I really appreciate the honesty that you showed in this video, specifically when you talked about how you sometimes don't know what keeps you and your friends together. I'm sure you appreciate your friends just as much as I appreciate mine. It was nice to see this outdoor area you went to, even if I wasn't actually there. I used to go to places like that with my family when I was a kid, but I haven't went anywhere like that in a long time. I live close to Lake Michigan. I don't know how much you know about US Geography, but Lake Michigan is a massive lake that is northeast of Chicago and only an hour away from where I live. The people there love to go for walks or slow car rides along the coast of the lake. There are usually lots of boats, lots of people grilling, birds flying around, and sometimes there will be events like fundraisers or concerts. It's a very awesome and beautiful place to be. I enjoy visiting Lake Michigan. My break is ending, but there is still so much I'd like to say! Take care of yourself, Niki!

[@be6715]

Love the Culvers Kids Butterburger combo! Just enough to eat. Lake Michigan is known as an inland sea. :)

[@NikiProshin]

Now I know a bit more about US geography and ice cream! Hi Matthew, is that a popular combo of burgers+custard ice cream? I've never tried this kind of ice cream (or maybe I just didn't know that's custard, I don't know how to say this in Russian). The idea of a restaurant that serves burgers and ice cream is something untypical for me :)

[@mjul7003]

@@NikiProshin I think it is decently popular. I've seen other restaurants do the same thing in many different states around the country. The idea is that you have something like burgers and fries for your meal, and then you come back for custard as your dessert. You can get it at the same time as your food if you want to, but then you have to eat the custard before it melts. If it helps you at all, custard is made with different ingredients than normal ice cream. I know eggs are one of the different ingredients. Custard is also much smoother and creamier in texture than ice cream is, and it gets served fresh from a machine that we make it with. Maybe this will help you, if the Russian language does have a word for custard.

[@ferrariguy8278]

Ahhh Culvers... got to experience that up north in the 2000's where my GF introduced me to "custard" (high milk-fat ice cream.) It's only recently that some have opened in the South (USA).

[@paulgutiereziii4792]

It's nice to have a good support system amongst close friends. Nothing like an adventure to break away from the everyday life duties. Heck, I can't wait to do my rock crawling summer adventures myself.

[@OhDeerOregonTrail]

Beautiful, I enjoyed seeing you spend time with your friends and just enjoying each other. This is what life’s about.

[@ksflyer7661]

Good video, was nice meeting your friends, seeing what shopping is actually like in Russia, and seeing the country side/natural beauty.

[@susquahallasmiley3262]

This was lovely…. Activities of young people all the world over. Your friends are delightful.

[@williams9859]

I enjoyed watching this type of video. It’s a lot better than all the other creators that just put out videos about sanctions and war.

[@belenraa]

Thank you for sharing. I really enjoy seeing you and your friends spending time in nature similar to how I spend time with my friends, it is a good reminder that around the world we have much in common. ♥️ thank you for all your content.

[@PortsladeBySea]

Fascinating vlog. Great meeting your friends and together exploring Russia 🇷🇺

[@agyos]

Simply lovely! And, very nice to have a day free from major worries! Thank you!

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

Love the friends vlog! Don't worry about the views. Sometimes some of our best videos, don't get as much views somehow. those who appreciate it, appreciate it ❤️

[@jamesleibensperger6489]

Thanks Niki for sharing your time of rest , and healing with your friends!! What beautiful country area you have Niki, and may you enjoy the fellowship with your super friends! Lots of love, and prayers for peace!!! God bless !!

[@annafromrussia]

Good evening from Russia Siberia it’s 2.30 am here 🤗❤️

[@joeharby]

Novosibirsk?)

[@NikiProshin]

Please sleep :)

[@melindaunknown6411]

What’s the weather like there this time of year?

[@angrylionlion6109]

And what is today's number?

[@annafromrussia]

@@joeharby yes 👍🏻

[@lorraineengen]

This vlog made me so happy, got a tv show feeling when you showed your friends. Thank you for uploading.

[@phyllishershkowitz3806]

I enjoyed your trip to the country side with your friends. Was nice to see you with your friends having fun.

[@thepanda1980able]

Nice video. Great landscape in Karelia. Your friends are very beautiful.

[@gilauth6791]

Appreciate every moment of this video remind me of my youth in Quebec1960 If anything enjoy life with your friends As treasures are made in their company .Take care Enjoy Thanks

[@derrickcox7761]

Nature is very important, especially at times like this. The troubles will pass. Good friends you have.

[@lupo19fun]

That waterfall was nice.💯

[@pulentoman2083]

Niki, you are a citizen of the world. No doubt about it. I´m sure that I will see some of your future videoprograms in the Discovery Channel

[@_Sonia.S]

I loved this vlog! So much fun watching your friends they are so charming!🙏

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

Vlogs are my favorite type of video to watch bar none 💜

[@richs6205]

Enjoyed the nature trip. Nice to escape the news of the day for a bit of a break. Congratulations on 100k!

[@dianeandbrad529]

please more videos of this group!! yall are so funny and the editing and storyline is so cute!

[@floridastitcher1]

You have nice friends. Thanks for showing us a new part of Russia. It’s very pretty. Hope you had a great trip

[@angus2mac]

Great vid, my young friend, and very interesting to see a little of Karelia. I love kulich and everyone makes it a little different.

[@Нектоиной-д1д]

I was so surprised to learn you're from my hometown and moved to Saint Petersburg as well. So happy to see the success of omichey(especially love when we prove that it is possible to leave Omsk iykyk). Thank you for sharing Russian experiences with the rest of the world. Congrats on hitting 100K!

[@NikiProshin]

We two are the proof that it's possible to leave Omsk :D Thanks mate!

[@jobra7624]

@@NikiProshin I wonder why it would nit be possible 😛

[@bb5461]

Glad to see you and your friends are out in nature and enjoying each other's company, the area looks beautiful, but maybe a little cold. Thanks so much for your videos, just love learning more about you and your country, stay healthy and safe ❤️

[@Islandlifefornow]

Aw, she waited a whole year for that. Delicious looking meat on the stick. Btw, I ran into an Italian youtuber who sounds like you. I didn't realize how Russians and Italians can sound the same speaking English. Anyway, great location. Love the information. Keep it up! пока пока!

[@karenwallwork1849]

Great to see your friends and a day out for you all ~ very much enjoy catching up with you and seeing the countryside etc. Hope Roman's car okay?? Best wishes to you all.

[@jeffguevara5967]

Niki & friends. Beautiful video. Please stay safe & may God protect you all from harm.

[@OldCatDude]

Niki, this was a great vid. I loved that fast-flowing stream. I've seen foam like that over here in some of our streams. Keep these vids coming. We need some happiness in this world now.

[@alohadave13]

This was great! Really enjoyed it. And like many I suppose, I'm sorry that your part of the world is going through such turmoil. I appreciate how you try and contrast it with your neighbor in the south. Poka y Spaciba

[@DavidMCheney]

What a lovely holiday - thanks for sharing!

[@KatRenouf]

Great video! I would definitely like to see more of these added to your other content.

[@heathergilchrist5149]

Great video. The lake and forests are so peaceful and therapeutic. I really enjoyed looking at those scenes. Please show more walks through nature.

[@scisher3294]

LOL! You made me LITERALLY “laugh out loud” when @5:20 you showed how you run back to collect the camera. It adds some great levity and warmness to your videos. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us. I really liked seeing your whole group have a pleasant day together 😊

[@luke83rj]

Niki, here in Brazil there are a lot of russian youtubers now, most of them speaking portuguese and they are the best portuguese speakers among foreigners because the sounds of russian and portuguese are similar.

[@Nastiazik]

Wow, we wait 🔥

[@robertbrennan2268]

Congratulations Niki! Take care. Stay safe!

[@derzym3369]

I’m from Petrozavodsk and it’s fun too see you guys recognize us!

[@marymachado3732]

Thanks for sharing your honey cake, sounds like it's pretty good. So nice that you got to visit with your friends and get away from the city life. Nature sure has a super way of making everything peaceful, was great seeing all your friends also. Keep up your super videos, stay healthy and safe

[@robfritz841]

I love this vlog because you all seem to be having a fun time! 😄 I think it’s important to have a good time with friends who are troubled by the Specially Militant Opportunity. Having fun in public is the best ‘protest’ because if you only smile and say nothing about 🇷🇺 or 🇺🇦 you can not be detained or fined. ☮️ must look 🤩

[@Arcanero]

10:14 The speedometer of Roman's car is actually a music visualizer :D

[@lorainestjames4181]

Russia and the people are much like Canada and the people, lots of nature, long drives hiking and exploring and making food on an open fire. However Canada is changing bringing more security and servailance, logging practices have been stripping most old growth forests and beyond. .

[@bobhamrick8613]

Thank you for this wonderful day. We are so much the same. Believe it or not, but this is a typical trip for friends in America. Same actions and the same feelings. Humanity follows not borders

[@robertcharpentier6852]

You are a fantastic blogger and your presentation is brilliant in your very low key way. I admire you 100% for being able to keep a level head in your country. StocktonRob

[@suzikim7770]

I love learning about life in Russia from your videos, but I also love this kind of video!

[@lornebrock896]

Thank you to you and your friends for A fun filled day of adventure.

[@auburnkim1989]

I have no idea why I'm just seeing this one but it is very good. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@MH-jt3lx]

It's a cook out not a barbecue . A bbq is smoking meat for hours until done with a flavorful smoked bark on it and moist and tender inside.

[@Rosielovestommy]

Really enjoyed this video. Love your friends and you.

[@vintagegoldenage]

congratulations on 100k :)) you deserve it so much!!

[@tuomasmattinen2139]

KThannks for the video! Jeep doing them! They are quite ibfprmative. In Finnish, the river has two nimesi, Iijoki or Ihalanjoki. It is some 52 km long and hosts a a species of the salmonella familia. I found this info in the Finnish Wkipedia. The Russian Wikipedia also contains some info about the river. The landscape around Sordavala isvery beautiful and unique. I once visited the area on a trip to Petrozavodsk. Say hello to your friends! Sorry about the misprints. I am visually impaired and correcting would TaKe too much time

[@Thukrah]

Great video! Really enjoyed this style, looking forward to the next ones!

[@sallylambert7552]

So much fun! Good meeting your friends, i wish them all the best. Good to meet Lisa, so happy you have such good friends to have fun and destress. Its so important for you. Sausages are good for grilling. Oh the honey cake, i could taste it all the way to St Louis Mo. Lol You have such a sense of fun. I will goggle your friends channel. So young, full of energy! Spasibo! Paka! 😘

[@willzSi]

Hi Niki I love watching your channel on KZbin. Thank you for sharing all your videos I've never travel far away. Especially for Country Like Russia 🇷🇺 its really huge Country Mostly i travel back New Zealand 🇳🇿 and the Cook Islands 🇨🇰 visiting my friends and families. So hello from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 😀

[@lucindabutler1100]

Hi Nicki, thank you for sharing this video, I really enjoyed watching you all having a good time, it is worth creating memories. I love all of your videos, take care.

[@denni7173]

Please take more trips to Karelia! Love seeing it! 🇫🇮❤️

[@martinuhr6760]

Russia is such a beautiful country..."this special operation" doesn´t irritates me dreaming of catching a salmon in Kamtchatka in the future again...i hope one day i can visit your beautiful country again...flying this long way from Moscow to Petropawlowsk Kamtchatsky...my heart beats for this nature and people especially in Siberia....greetings from Germany!

[@stanleyromanowski9816]

Enjoyed your vlog and seeing your friends and parts of Russia other than the cities.

[@lbednaz]

What a great day with friends!

[@agnieszkasiekiera9803]

we need more videos like this

[@justindadswell8610]

Love his friends. Nastya has been a major source of inspiration for me. Seeing her go to a protest with like 20-30 others there in the early days. I've lost a few of the Russian youtubers I liked due to their stance on the military action in Ukraine. Niki, Dan, and Messi were my starter Russian youtubers. Niki is coming out as my favorite, not click bait; but also speaks his mind (much as he can).

[@schwaiger1309]

I really enjoyed this vlog. It might not have that many views, but besides all the serious topics and discussions, a little personality always is a welcome goodie for me 😊

[@philipbyron9627]

An interesting insight into your life and how much I feel we have in common as people of the world. The detail, preparation and presentation are excellent in terms of content and variety and your 100,000 confirm that. You are the future of your country. Thank you so much.

[@olivieryeung398]

Nice video , thanks for sharing moments in Russia . It's such a beautiful country

[@heraldocosta1469]

Congrats on hitting 100K! Greetings from Boston

[@sl_sabourin]

Great video. It was nice to see you just hanging out with friends

[@gloriaandrejcik9787]

Really fun video! Everyone needs their down time.

[@charlesmadison1384]

Years ago in the U. S. of A., it was common to say "Stop and smell the roses." You and your friends seem to have done that very well on that May day. Cheers to you and yours !!!

[@Todd.B]

I am one of the later subscribers who helped push you over that 100k mark. I did enjoy this vlog, looks like an awesome day out, it would be cool to have this occasionally mixed in with the normal format. So many good Russian youtubers, just not enough time in a day to follow them all.

[@NikiProshin]

Welcome to our tiny community, Todd :)

[@haddockman30]

Thanks Niki for the wonderful video. Great to meet your friends.

[@jackkokot6243]

for Me it is the best video You made, It get me back to My young (1960s In Poland) and is short Thank You

[@kerrywilliams3753]

From nowhere in the west coast, Oregon, of USA, life is not so different, except I think you have more delicious food. Its good to see your life this way. You are an emissary of world peace, many thanks.

[@zinnur_official_music]

Да, классный влог! Вы ребята очень современные и прогрессивные) Мне 20 лет, но я более скромный хоть и живу в Мурино)

[@julieA4751]

I live in germany but have finish relatives so it was funny to at least understand 1 word (joki = river) from a random sign in russia 😅

[@APlusRussian]

Enjoyed the Premiere! This was a perfect vid for it, IMHO, being 10 minutes long. Also, because it was recorded in May, it was nice to have you explain that in the live chat 😉 Thanks, and looking forward to more nature vlogs!! P.S. 0:07 - Is Tinkoff bank still a thing in Russia, considering what happened to the man himself? 🤔

[@NikiProshin]

It's still a thing but that is very different now. They've did some weird things last month

[@nicolastevenson189]

Thank you for other great video much love from Glasgow Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@LorraineinPNW]

Congratulations on the 100K subscribers! Looks like a fun, nature visit with your friends.

[@mariavandenbosch2723]

Congratulations! Such a fantastic achievement! Keep Going and take care!👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@christopherwebb7245]

Really professional filming and editing. Nice one! Don't like the look of all that foam pollution in the river though...

[@lewislindsey1946]

Niki, I think that you set out to make every day a good day! Good for you!

[@pattyfromfl]

I liked this video because I have only seen city life in Russia. It was nice to see the park. THEY foam IS from tannin in the bark of trees. It releases a brown color and makes foam in the water. Now you now!

[@margieskaggs3167]

Thanks Niki fun video on Sunday Night

[@lorincbarat7850]

Thank you for your sharing with us.

[@phylisingrassia296]

Congratulations on 100K subscribers! I enjoyed this vlog and seeing you and your friends have an enjoyable time together. Thanks for sharing!