Like in a movie - "He is a man of culture. He is no enemy to his health" 😂
@davidholgate1234 жыл бұрын
I've seen this a lot on Bald's and similar channels in this part of the World. They seem to be a lot more honest and humble than other similarly poor countries in other parts of the world!
@86madee4 жыл бұрын
That's characteristic feature of Soviet drinkers, they have excellent manners.
@craftpaint16444 жыл бұрын
Leaving some for others.
@daniel-19764 жыл бұрын
Gonna take current top comment to ask..... how did they all mess up so bad ? I am no expert but did Russia have a hand in that ? No deals unless with them, frightening other countries off helping........
@_elan__4 жыл бұрын
Bald, please never stop making these videos. We need cool videos like this on KZbin instead of people traveling to typical boring places. You’re the best. 😎👊🏼
@marekdurisin40094 жыл бұрын
Actually he is making - on the first sight - boring places - interesting.. Thats the real gift :)
@MANTARKAFA314 жыл бұрын
So right i dont want to see paris or london show me mylisuu and norilsk
@_elan__4 жыл бұрын
@@MANTARKAFA31 YESSSSS
@thomashughes_teh4 жыл бұрын
Ben is the "Rick Steves" of places that can now claim him as their first tourist.
@paulgimlik159694 жыл бұрын
So true!
@l.p.41194 жыл бұрын
You have a Gift, which is giving people a voice who have never been listened to
@pteeradukteel4 жыл бұрын
Nicely said, dude
@cripdogg4 жыл бұрын
100% true
@kaldiz4 жыл бұрын
And if EA ruled the world. Slavery would be the word.
@enec04 жыл бұрын
this comment is amazing
@DuncYo4 жыл бұрын
you've honed right in on something there! perfect!
@znariznotsj65334 жыл бұрын
This is not just al vlog. This is journalism at a very high level.
@stonebrix1684 жыл бұрын
Bald is one of the only true journalists left
@philiproseel35064 жыл бұрын
Drinking and socializing are all those guys have left in life. Buying them a little schnapps was the right thing to do if it made their day. Thanks for another great vlog!
@Motorheadalx4 жыл бұрын
they even refuse 1 more bottle !
@williamstewart20664 жыл бұрын
@010steveo how soon, do you think? As of right now supermarkets are stocked, car lots are continuously selling and the housing market (especially in rural areas) is absolutely booming!!! What are your indicators of a soon to come crash and living hand to mouth?
@Chibeliver4 жыл бұрын
Just me Think he may be referring to towns across rural America that are highly reliant on a single industry like coal or the ones that rely on truckers that could be phased-out by autonomous vehicles.
@williamstewart20664 жыл бұрын
@@Chibeliver that would make a lot of sense and has happened in the past, however i think people got a bit smarter and stopped putting all their eggs in one basket... many people in rural areas, not only have a 9-5 jobs, but also a side job as well as raising beef, pork or fowl on a industrial scale. So in our days they are a bit more secure and i would say their incomes are oftentimes safer than city or suburban area households. However those are just my thoughts and obviously i have no facts or statistics on that...
@clouis9064 жыл бұрын
@010steveo America deserves everything that they have coming for them after what their government has done to the Latin and Slavic populations.
@RCCarDude4 жыл бұрын
When Bald interacts with these people it seems like he's talking to NPCs that take him on side quests. It's weird and addictive to watch.
@denizg.32674 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought :D hilarious
@dickmccarthy94964 жыл бұрын
Bald takes us to all kind of adventures that we scarepants are afraid to go.
@59spadesofalife524 жыл бұрын
In a way we are experiencing what he is without the danger of course
@Edwins19844 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a bèta tester for Fallout game 🤣👌
@pem4284 жыл бұрын
Or just friendly people showing him around. Dehumanization is tastless.
@VEE3RDEYE4 жыл бұрын
You’re the most interesting History & Geography teacher I’ve ever had
@chethancarter104 жыл бұрын
Pervez
@AZdesign124 жыл бұрын
I agree 100 %
@MR_OYABUN19834 жыл бұрын
Because he was a librarian before so being a history teacher is natural for him and he loves the human history and shares it with us through his video blog
@goldcd4 жыл бұрын
Never thought of it like that, but completely agree. Just need a find a few more interesting people wandering the corners of the planet.
@boriswesterlund42024 жыл бұрын
He is also a better journalist than mainstream media.
@codboss70924 жыл бұрын
virgin tourist: visits roman ruins, goes to fancy restaurants, takes stupid selfies chad baldy: visits soviet cold war ruins, eats radioactive food, documents everything
@eavyeavy28644 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your tourist std
@BawlBag4 жыл бұрын
Bald is much less 'chad' than you realise..
@princedjll49124 жыл бұрын
@@BawlBag It was a joke stinky
@Crypt6964 жыл бұрын
Well most tourists go to have a vacation and relax. This is mr balds actual job. All of these outside kind of places exist in every nation in the world, they are just closed off unless you can speak the local language to actually get around/do anything/talk with the locals. If bald couldnt speak Russian, the best he could do would be farting around in Moscow
@minicouples4 жыл бұрын
The second option is so much more fun to watch
@writerbill14 жыл бұрын
Who thumbs down this video?! These are the BEST travel vlogs ever. I love seeing these real "off the beaten path" Soviet places.
@thecringesaltawardcompany18184 жыл бұрын
Uzbekis
@hairy244 жыл бұрын
Barely anyone? The like to dislike ratio is about as good as it gets..
@chikuandchaploon25184 жыл бұрын
He is the best youtuber I think
@thomaslierzer55824 жыл бұрын
Send them to the Gulags! THAT would be really SOVIET...!! :)
@awapuhi94 жыл бұрын
It is Ukranian trollbots, mostly. They work to remove humanity's positivity--paid for by the top 1%!
@Agben354 жыл бұрын
"What was, Was, and what's now, is now". Amen brutha.
@QED_4 жыл бұрын
"It is what it is" . . .
@yetigriff4 жыл бұрын
@@QED_ I prefer the Russian version
@GauravPandeyIISc4 жыл бұрын
@@yetigriff Yup. The russian version is definitely more poetic.
@robgoose4 жыл бұрын
That was a pretty powerful moment.
@neontomo4 жыл бұрын
a soviet sort of stoicism
@greggc484 жыл бұрын
Mate, you seriously have the most unique and interesting travel channel on KZbin. No sponsors, no product placement, no fancy editing or drone shots. Not a lot of people would know about those places or the life of the people in post-Soviet states without your videos. Amazing.
@baldandbankrupt4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Well truth be told I can barely work out how to use my iMovie editing program so I highly doubt there will ever be any fancy editing on here.
@junkerjorg24 жыл бұрын
@@baldandbankrupt And it's much better that way. iMovie forces you to stick with basics. And your editing is perfect mate. No one wants fancy graphics. Your videos are legendary, and don't get the recognition they deserve. I would use your videos as a way to teach video editing/production in college. You are showing a master class. The way you make subtitles clear, and accurate. No clutter. No cheesy effects. No cheesy transitions. No voiceover. Amazing presentation. Good speaking, perfect pacing. This is an absolute master class for anyone learning how to produce a video.
@paranormalhighway92224 жыл бұрын
@@junkerjorg2 fancy graphics? fancy schmancey, yeah, mate, who needs it?
@fiedel4 жыл бұрын
@@baldandbankrupt Please stay that way! The style is the perfect fit for the rough life most people you encounter have to endure and any form of "production value" would really just take away from the real quality of your films instead of adding to it. P.S. your blog seems to be down atm. Don't know if this is intended or not.
@marktamparong86184 жыл бұрын
He's a spy. kek
@dawnmagee33544 жыл бұрын
Thanks for keeping them coming Ben! I'm disabled and barely leave the house so it is wonderful to be able to explore with you! I've learned so much from your travels! You are always so respectful of the culture. The people you encounter don't have any problems speaking with you because you show such an honest interest in them, where and how they live!
@qwrhggnhmeut4 жыл бұрын
"What was, was, and what is now is now" was an oddly beautiful response, and such a good one. It must be so hard for people who lived most of their lives in the USSR to come to terms with what their country is like now. Kudos to that old masked man for having such a pragmatic view of things.
@iPostiPodiEatiYuri4 жыл бұрын
He was the only Russian in the video.
@cashox44 жыл бұрын
not sure its purely pragmatism - a little bit of defeatism in it too i reckon. They cannot change the way things have got.
@MrXelanadru4 жыл бұрын
I reckon it is almost pure defeatism. Way easier to live life in a place like that by not thinking you were and are part of the problem. I mean ... contaminated water was flowing there and I guess kids play with it or drink it ... and all you can say is "what is now is now". That's sad! Well ... corruption is thriving were people think like that. That's why Moldova and Ukraine are the way they are ... as most countries from the former USSR
@badgerpa94 жыл бұрын
He did not work in the mines and die of radiation poisoning like the locals had to.
@Snakeyb4 жыл бұрын
It's funny how its more interesting to see random beaten up towns in the middle of nowhere, than it would be to watch you going through massive cities with fancy hotels. I love seeing you stopping in the most basic of "hotels" and roughing it. Keep up the good work Bald!
@Fx12404 жыл бұрын
Definitely the most legit KZbinr there is out there. You only have content, no useless sh*t and that's awesome. I always had an interest for the former Soviet Union and this is just so nice to watch!
@LiquidSens34 жыл бұрын
Local: The germans built this fountain Bald: The germans basically built this town
@starseed80874 жыл бұрын
Germans from the GDR (East Germany) I assume..
@daniltitov47804 жыл бұрын
@@starseed8087 it was german pows after ww2. They were commonly used to rebuild soviet cities and towns.
@fiedel4 жыл бұрын
@@starseed8087 Yeah, for sure. I also remember some important pipeline that had to be built (Baikal-Amur-something), where construction workers from the GDR were sent to work on. So the statement that germans made contributions to soviet infrastructure is less bizarre then it might initially sound. Also, whole factories were taken from the GDR after the war and rebuilt in the USSSR as a form of war reparations, only after some time it must have dawned on the Politbüro that having an agricultural North-Korea-clone next to West Germany might not be the greatest advertising campaign for the wonderful future of communism. P.S. Ah, and as Danil pointed out, ofc POWs had to work on such projects before the times of mutual cooperation. My own grandfather spent 5 years in captivity there.
@leppavu4 жыл бұрын
@@starseed8087 Probably prisoners, actually. Some POWs were kept working for decades after the war, though this did start to ramp down after Kruschev. He could also mean Volga Germans or other ethnic Germans who had been in Russia for centuries but were internally exiled under Stalin. Specifically, most were sent to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and eastern Siberia. GDR advisors later on, maybe, but I am 99% sure the speaker meant POWs or exiles. I knew a German woman whose father was born/raised in Kyrgyzstan. There were more than you might expect. As it was part of a WW2 memorial, it would be fitting (and ironic) to force German soldiers to build a memorial to an 'Asiatic' soviet soldiers...
@jere99154 жыл бұрын
soviets built this town
@madvova1184 жыл бұрын
I really adore the ex Soviet people. Unlike his episode in Bolivia, nobody asks for money, they offer hospitality and talk, being ever so interested and grateful for whatever interesting moments life offers them.
@AndreiBerezin4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Just thank you.
@Maticccc4 жыл бұрын
They asked him to buy him drink as always lol
@darkshadow23414 жыл бұрын
Yeah they didn't ask him for money. More straight and to the point just buy us some drink XD
@fenderOCG4 жыл бұрын
A lot safer too
@madvova1184 жыл бұрын
@@Maticccc and if he said that he couldnt they would smile and wish him a good day in their country. Even if he bought them the drink, they invited him to sit with them and im sure they would indulge in drinking with him and make toasts in his name and wish him happy travelling. This isnt because he bought them something, their positivity and kind hearts would remain in either scenario.
@MrGooorgeous4 жыл бұрын
Bald ...the best series anywhere on the media world right now....opening up new boundaries never seen before.👍
@twinspirationaj12664 жыл бұрын
100%
@RebeccaG904 жыл бұрын
I love the bits in these Soviet videos where Bald buys the local old guys some drink and gets a history lesson. They've sat on those benches for decades and watched the world change around them. Fascinating to hear their perspective.
@JM-yx1lm4 жыл бұрын
Whats crazy is they have sat on that bench for years upon years and one day a man comes by and buys them a bottle out of nowhere.
@dchurch33994 жыл бұрын
This type of video is the reason I watch. The unknown, forgotten, unexplored areas are what we are interested in. And the fact that you can communicate with the locals and speak to them with respect and ask respectful questions ( with a bit of humour at times) is the reason for millions of subscribers. Don’t change !!
@nicoledu4 жыл бұрын
my parents and grandparents, who were engineers in the ussr had to move to maylisuu to work there! they told me a couple of things about this town and ive always been fascinated with it. i cant believe you traveled there, this made me very happy
@sl36784 жыл бұрын
Interesting! So now you live in Europe? Yes, it must be a kinda weird video for you
@nicoledu4 жыл бұрын
@@sl3678 yes, my grandma's ancestors were originally from germany and migrated to Russia during the reign of ekaterina. 20 years ago my family went back to Germany ( I was born in Germany as well)
@sl36784 жыл бұрын
@@nicoledu interesting fate and it's cool when people know history of their families even for 18 century, impressive. I know that in Russia there were many specialists from Germany since Ekaterina but before i met them only in books with classic literature, haha
@doublejacketjimmy3914 жыл бұрын
Wow cool, I live in Kyrgyzstan. The world sure is small.
@poxer14 жыл бұрын
15:04 This monologue describes perfectly what many people on the east side of the iron curtain feel. The more you travel, the more people you visit the better you understand the whole problem. At this point I think you are one of few people who get the whole picture perfectly. Thank you B&B!!!
@fishy35914 жыл бұрын
15:04 start of monologue
@josephdehabsbourg-lorraine4644 жыл бұрын
Точно
@evan95364 жыл бұрын
There will never be a better KZbin channel. I can’t thank you enough for all of these adventures. I have Slav roots but few family members in Canada with me or even alive to tell me what the time and quality of life was really like. Talking to all of these elders, Babuskas etc. has really showed me what life was like in former USSR.
@sparklesparklesparkle63184 жыл бұрын
Not true. Check out Vagrant Holiday and Surveillance Camera Man. They're the same guy just two different channels. Start with Vagrant Holiday I promise you will enjoy it if you enjoy B&B.
@boatproductions94944 жыл бұрын
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 You are very wrong unfortantely, Bald is one of the best KZbinr's in his field (exploring countries, mostly former soviet union countries).
@sparklesparklesparkle63184 жыл бұрын
@@boatproductions9494 have you seen Vagrant Holiday yet?
@boatproductions94944 жыл бұрын
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 Vaguely, do they explore former soviet union countries?
@sparklesparklesparkle63184 жыл бұрын
@@boatproductions9494 no but his content is way better than Balds. Not saying bald is bad, but bald is definitely not the best.
@kimkerdi92574 жыл бұрын
Oooh. Finally, my country! :) Greetings from Kyrgyzstan.
@kamil41514 жыл бұрын
Words by usage frequency November: 1. Soviet 2. Derelict 3. Babushka Glad to see you back man! :)
@beezonaut4 жыл бұрын
"Life was different for the miners, than for the engineers" As a miner, I can confirm that's still true haha.
@UrAbsolutelyHonking4 жыл бұрын
The only mining I do is on minecraft 🤩
@nadeem89894 жыл бұрын
Llk
@DajuOnYoutube4 жыл бұрын
Hmm, in a country with access to modern equipment/machinery? If so it's definitely better for miners than it used to be. I'd say that's probably still true even in most countries without those aforementioned machines because these days the world tend to be less accepting of people being used like work animals that barely is cared for in form of payment or an effort to keep them safe/alive. I mean in these videos alot of the people who lived in the Soviet union say things were better but I suspect alot of that was because if the leaders wanted something they got it done regardless of human expense. People didn't really have a choice if they wanted to move to some remote town to extract minerals from the ground, trees from the forests or if they put those togheter into buildings or upkeeping existing ones basically for free, or "for the motherland". A big difference now is that people have a choice and with that they tend to not do things if it isn't helping themselves out too.
@seantaylor64384 жыл бұрын
Shut up mate
@beezonaut4 жыл бұрын
@@seantaylor6438 hope things get better for you soon
@readmycomment31574 жыл бұрын
I love how open the people are, they are so happy to be heard and tell their story to a stranger from a far off land.
@cfriedel1234 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it's very sad to watch these videos, although I enjoy seeing the places you go. The people in a lot of these places deserve better. They're good people. Yet their leaders just take everything they can and let it all rot. America isn't at this point yet, but I could definitely imagine how it could be at this point some day.
@dannydurac57954 жыл бұрын
Back in the times of the USSR there were many german colonies in Kyrgystan/Soviet Union, because Catherine the Great invited them in the 18th century. Most of them fleed from religous prosecution, so the germans built their own villages in Kyrgystan/USSR. My parents are from Kyrgystan and lived in those villages too until they immigrated back to germany in 1990s after the collapse of the soviet union. I really enjoyed this videos from Kyrgystan, because i've never been there and could finally see something of the country my ancestors have lived for so long. Thanks so much, Bald. Keep up the good work!
@user-ek-s6j4 жыл бұрын
В Средней Азии немцы были скорее сосланные из Поволжья в 1941, чем со времен Екатерины.
@fweenoe95014 жыл бұрын
Arent the germans called "silent people" in Russia because they couldn't speak Russian?
@Tom3K_grabarzzzz4 жыл бұрын
Maybe they ware the war prisoners used to rebulid Soviet Union not all of them ware hold in the camps in Syberia
@dannydurac57954 жыл бұрын
@@fweenoe9501 Never heard of that before. But i think that most of them spoke russian,too. Every member of my family that lived in Russia speaks russian and german/flat-german.
@JDoe-co9ii4 жыл бұрын
@@fweenoe9501 not only in Russian, in other Slavic languages as well. The name was originally given to any foreign person but now is only used to refer to the German.
@hej781024 жыл бұрын
Dont know if its a critique against all the big film and documentary makers, or just massive praise to you ben, maybe a bit of both, but you're videos are just on a completely different level to any sort of travel or history thing I've seen made by larger scale productions. The authenticity, the just enough amount of history and fact combined with the humour, the real people and interactions. Just amazing, and I think that you're approach and genuine attitude towards the people and places you meet plays a big part in that. Thanks for all these videos
@psiangel4 жыл бұрын
Take note of no music, editing, etc. It's basically just raw video. That's what gives it the authenticity and makes it a million times better. Also unlike other people he goes to remote towns instead of popular cities giving an even larger sense of authenticity.
@BurtonOutdoors4 жыл бұрын
Agree 👏👏👏
@rdl45304 жыл бұрын
@@psiangel perfect no background music or any kind of music would ruin the whole experience
@nathan216834 жыл бұрын
Exactly, perfect as it is. I'm always anxious when he doesn't upload for a while, but it's worth the wait for the quality of his videos.
@yajushyajush4 жыл бұрын
Such powerful words : "What was, was....What's now is now, how can you change it? "
@willyoustand864 жыл бұрын
Agreed mate, one of the shortest but most insightful things I've heard in a while. Bald, please tour the Scottish Islands and Highland towns, if you can learn Spanish, even their gibberish is possible 😉
@yajushyajush4 жыл бұрын
@@willyoustand86 bald should definitely visit sentinel island, the tribe in there has no contact with the outer world since 1000 years.
@DrewShah4 жыл бұрын
In this context, those words were so profound
@choosyduchess254 жыл бұрын
it's very poetic, wrapped in a veal of disappointment. you can almost hear their helplessness.
@yajushyajush4 жыл бұрын
@Frankie Basile Indian government tried twice to have talks with them also Indian Gov. gave some animals some bucket and other things 30 years ago but the problem is they feel scared from the modern world and government don't allow even Indians to visit that island as a human from modern day world can infect them with diseases which they are not immune to and can vanish the tribes population completely, recently one missionary guy tried entering the island and they killed him....but I can assure you if Indian government ever allow me to go there I'll make a video for sure. 🤣
@chrisandlane4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for doing these documentaries. Stay safe and keep the camera rolling. From a little old town of Rembert, South Carolina, population 229, we send our thanks and our love.
@slimrosco4 жыл бұрын
The pure joy of those men’s faces when you bought them two bottles of booze was just amazing. Something so simple for you to do, yet you basically just made their month for them. You are a good man Ben. Thank you.
@mjdirectsydney4 жыл бұрын
Well said but Mr Bald has made them grateful for life.. Such great men.. Mr Bald is a champion of the soviet people of yesteryear
@doubledouble41764 жыл бұрын
"It wouldn't be bad if Russia had us again. I'm serious." This is a great video. This is history.
@ub40794 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!! This is history!!!! With all the Lenin statues, and signs, etc. Only idiots are destroying their own history and statues...
@MiaogisTeas4 жыл бұрын
@@ub4079 Yes but also "only idiots" are ignoring the massive injustices and crimes of the past and glorifying the oppression of others and pining for the old days when they had it easy because someone else had it hard.
@damienholland81034 жыл бұрын
@@MiaogisTeas Well said.
@Statx944 жыл бұрын
@@ub4079 What about lenin and his gang that blew up churches and destroed imperial legacy?
@Khan-oz9dx4 жыл бұрын
@@ub4079 so Lenin and Stalin were idiots? they destroyed many statues, churches, etc
@mildbill28064 жыл бұрын
Howdy from Texas....I surely get a real kick watching all your mighty fine peeks into hidden areas of this ol' world. You are a mighty great history teacher. You have taught us sooo much, more than any classroom could ever do.
@badgerpa94 жыл бұрын
Just remember the thousands that died in the mine and from radiation poisoning, while leaving behind piles of poison that will last for thousands of years.
@bonafidedisappointment4 жыл бұрын
Seriously some of the best content on KZbin. It’s always absolutely riveting! Cheers from Omaha, Nebraska in the states!
@charlottethien37494 жыл бұрын
Mr. Bald , I was delighted to see this new video. It was nice to see a “House of Culture”, still intact and showing it’s beauty . Even to see the two story house , showing the town had some nice things , even if for the specially imported workers . I wonder who it was that turned nice buildings, anything beautiful into rubble . Thank you for the historical and cultural discussion as you show us around. Things that we’d never see in a history book . Glad to see your recovery , and hopefully others around the globe will recover over time, as well . Many prayed for you . I hope you realize that ! Hope to see you soon . Stay well , safe, and healthy. Hello to Fidel and Alinck💕
@Монолит-ч2р4 жыл бұрын
The best house of culture is our very own palace of culture of the glorious Monolith. Slava Monolita you damn infused
@Монолит-ч2р4 жыл бұрын
Infidel
@ryanvargas48894 жыл бұрын
Bald puts the FUN in DEFUNCT!
@BricksIn4 жыл бұрын
The rubble and abuse was done by capitalists who stole all of the ressources and left the people to starve...
@Монолит-ч2р4 жыл бұрын
@@BricksIn Every system made by infidels is made for destruction, the Monolith is the only answer but you'll never get it infidel
@kamil41514 жыл бұрын
I have to comment one more time - this must have been the best documentary series (including yesterday's video) I have seen in a long time. Sad and beautiful, makes me appreciate being in the country that kind-of made it after Soviet Union fell apart. Thanks for these amazing videos!
@yosh9214 жыл бұрын
How did what country make the Soviet Union kinda fall apart? can you explain that for me? 😅
@tommychoppa75644 жыл бұрын
What the hell did you even say? He just said that hes glad the country made it through the soviet collapse..
@yosh9214 жыл бұрын
oups, missread that XD
@MrTeknics4 жыл бұрын
I could not figure out are you hungarian or not, but your name Szabó is a hungarian word means tailor in english. ...just wanted to mention this...
@janis70774 жыл бұрын
@@MrTeknics Kamil is a common polish name, I'm assuming he might be polish.
@j.a.entertainmenttv61284 жыл бұрын
That is a beautiful place.
@Danish_niazi_4l4 жыл бұрын
All of central asia is underrated
@SteveSmith-mp5fh4 жыл бұрын
Looks like a dump to me.
@Brrrr2414 жыл бұрын
Ikr!!!
@erturtemirbaev52074 жыл бұрын
Visit Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬🇰🇬
@erturtemirbaev52074 жыл бұрын
@@SteveSmith-mp5fh you are wrong. You should visit Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬🇰🇬🇰🇬
@matthewb37254 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe how some of the art and architecture from the USSR has held up even after years and years of neglect. Those murals are beautiful.
@KunwarAnmol4 жыл бұрын
9:20 that simplicity. He asked for only 2 that's enough. even after bald asked for 3 for them. Humanity remains. People with good heart.
@djordjerasic74824 жыл бұрын
At furst he only asked fir one lol, and i dont think he was really expecting ben tk buy it
@KunwarAnmol4 жыл бұрын
@@djordjerasic7482 lol yeah.
@patrickhoward69544 жыл бұрын
Damn, I don’t think people realise how informative and interesting Balds videos are, the insight he gives into these peoples lives whilst staying respectful is top class, he is the only KZbinr I watch every video of and never come away thinking ‘that could of been better’ keep up the work Bald! Safe travels
@paulgimlik159694 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t agree more! A true KZbin hero!
@judycolella55544 жыл бұрын
I started watching these amazing vlogs about a year ago, and ever since, I get a genuine "woo-hoo!" moment when I see the newest one pop up on my announcements. What a joy you are to those of us who just can't travel, and how fascinating the behind-the-tourist-scenes info and history are that you present to us! Stay safe - you're an international treasure.
@charlottethien37494 жыл бұрын
I always say , thank you Mr Bald, so glad you are better !
@moesargi4 жыл бұрын
great videos as always bro!
@BLVCKSCORP4 жыл бұрын
Hey, wassup Moe? Where u now?!
@sego62774 жыл бұрын
Wow your comment suprised me Moe
@sego62774 жыл бұрын
@@BLVCKSCORP he lives in Ottawa,Canada
@antonioprgomet51684 жыл бұрын
Without you, I wouldn't even heard of places like these😁thank you Bald
@erturtemirbaev52074 жыл бұрын
Visit Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬🇰🇬
@Hey_its_Koda4 жыл бұрын
Ben i like how you are so interactive with locals. They seem very open and voice their pride and thoughts on their country and neighborhood. Im really glad i found this channel. Its expanded my mind for sure.
@amanr63464 жыл бұрын
There is a profound stoicism amongst the people throughout these former Soviet republic’s, with a characteristic dry sense of humour! Amazing videos Bald!! 👍😀
@leoguerra45164 жыл бұрын
indeed, tough People
@QED_4 жыл бұрын
@Nama R: I'm afraid that's because . . . all the others die off.
@Shafferhead4 жыл бұрын
This channel is golden. Being a history nerd in love with the ussr Era and Eastern Europe. So much fascinating stuff from there
@sjurkvam68414 жыл бұрын
I spent a couple of days in Kyrgyzstan during my short trip to central asia. One of the friendliest and prettiest countries i've been in! The nature is breathtaking, absolutely stunning, and i'm from norway... All the people i met during my days there helped me in some way, they drove us, they fed us,they showed us their homes, and they proudly shared their traditions with us! I'm going back for sure!
@magpie39664 жыл бұрын
I have the same plan, want to travel to central Asia from Germany with a car. which vehicle do you use and how long does it take? And which countries du you cross ?
@sjurkvam68414 жыл бұрын
@@magpie3966 i don't know the roads there too well, but i guess you have to drive through a lot of russia! If you get to Omsk, you could pass through the altai mountsins down into Nursultsn, almaty and then Bishkek!
@Mr4elobaka4 жыл бұрын
@@magpie3966 It's better to use SUV, because the roads in the countryside in Central Asia, between the cities, are completely destroyed (even in many cities as well, as you can see from these videos). Even with a SUV you can easily ruin your suspension, so it's not an easy trip by a car. And it will take you a lot of time, driving with a max speed of 40 kmph. If you want to go all the way from Germany: Poland -> Ukraine or Belarus -> Russia -> Kazakhstan -> Kyrgyzstan. Last two countries have a lot of deserts and steppe.
@doublejacketjimmy3914 жыл бұрын
As a Kyrgyz I'm glad you liked it. Wishing you safe and great trip for a second time. :)
@magpie39664 жыл бұрын
@@Mr4elobaka Okay thank you for the informations. I have a Toyota Land Cruiser with Offroad suspension(Lift Kit) and other Offroad conversions so i think my car can keep the roads. Do you know if i need a visa in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?
@c.james14 жыл бұрын
What about the journey over the mountains?? I was looking forward to that journey! lol.
@Vlammenzee4 жыл бұрын
Same here, i hope he still shows that, would be a real shame if he leaves that out completely.
@comrade83974 жыл бұрын
'And here is a man doing something with a stick'... incisive as ever... keep educating us all Bald. Be careful out there.
@shizWinkle4 жыл бұрын
I'm basically here for the chemical formulations.
@comrade83974 жыл бұрын
@@shizWinkle AMERICAN SPY!
@g.o.k.a83304 жыл бұрын
No one else can get you hooked to seeing the old, off beat soviet places like Bald does. His interactions with locals, places all work like charm! You simple can't skip or fast forward Bald's Soviet videos. He is born to explore these places, he belongs to the old soviet places (& sinks, spoons as well..lolzz )
@IudiciumInfernalum4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it whenever you go into the history of these places. It's always so interesting, that and your interaction with the locals are my two favorite things about your channel. Keep up the good work, this is what travel vlogs are supposed to be.
@centuryrox4 жыл бұрын
Benjamin, I've learned more about the remote parts of the world from watching your videos than anything learned in a history class. Thank you for going out of your way to show the rest of the world to us. I've also come to the conclusion that people are generally good. It's only when they're influenced by governments and certain cultures that causes them to go off the rails.
@filtro-d-aire68434 жыл бұрын
I like so much this kind of your videos when you are alone, with a mix of history, dreams and a funny touch. I like more than any tv documentary ✨👍🏼 you are really making a good work!! Greetings from 🇪🇸 Spain, 🎃👏🏼
@DCTravelerExperience4 жыл бұрын
His videos with Alinchik are not bad too 😉😀
@filtro-d-aire68434 жыл бұрын
@@DCTravelerExperience if Alinchik is Alina, yeah, it's true with that girl I liked them too, they had good chemistry, good vibes.
@1Br0cK4 жыл бұрын
Bald this is some of your best work, you're killing it!!!
@elsimtu53264 жыл бұрын
My heart breaks for the people who remember how their town was, I can't even comprehend. They are such lovely, friendly people.
@jiffijoff97804 жыл бұрын
Man, its wonderful how you give us all the opportunity to see such remote and interesting places. I really appreciate the respectful way you reach out for the people and culture you're witnessing. Well done, thats indeed great content 👍 stay healthy man 🍻🙂🍀
@steven-k.4 жыл бұрын
Bald returning rental car: "I've just been to a uranium mine, so I may have irradiated the car." "Are you sure?" "Well, I have substantial experience with irradiating rental cars."
@Max-up8vj4 жыл бұрын
honestly i wonder if he has to declare any of these stuff
@oldandfound14 жыл бұрын
Hysterically true.
@timbimjim5144 жыл бұрын
Benjamin, these videos are fabulous. Thanks a lot for making them.
@florianleisering34704 жыл бұрын
Hey Bald, a lot of germans who lived in the wolga region got deported by stalin into Kyrgyzstan. Even today there are still some german communities left in the country, although most of them went back to russia or germany.
@mickyarams4 жыл бұрын
Mr Bald has the second best British narrating voice after Sir David Attenborough.
@DCTravelerExperience4 жыл бұрын
As British as it can be .. love his accent. 👌🏻✌🏻
@SuperCompany0074 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for showing us these people's stories. They deserve to have their voices heard after all they've went through.
@mamunmun14 жыл бұрын
What a gentleman.. Two is enough even you offer for three. Really like them. Thanks Ben for this vlog. I learnt a lots from your site, even we didnt visit there.
@xXWorldgamefunXx4 жыл бұрын
20 seconds in: *hears the word soviet* this is going to be a good video
@alinusgheiming4 жыл бұрын
hell yeah bro
@piyushsingh53924 жыл бұрын
Old Soviet😂
@kaycox55554 жыл бұрын
Learned lots....appreciate you taking me along on your travels. The people seem wonderful.
@patumthani4 жыл бұрын
I worked in Mailisuu for almost a year back in 2013, loved the people, beautifull country. I wonder if the Suffelyn brothers are still in charge.
@yankeefred014 жыл бұрын
Once again, Mr Bald ... you have just hit a home run with your video!! To put it plain & simple, I am ALWAYS totally enthralled by your videos!! It is such a marvel to see the fascinating places to where you travel, the wonderful, & sometimes frightening people that you meet, & the sometimes odd & strange situations in which you find yourself!! If there are any KZbin to which I will immediately jump when I see them, they are YOURS!! I only wish that I could travel, as do you!! THANK YOU for sharing your travels with us!!!
@Walkerrrr4 жыл бұрын
These videos just absolutely do it for me. They make me want to travel the unknown parts of the eastern world. Great video yet again Mr.Bald.
@needfortweed87344 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah! If I had known Russian, videos like this would probably prod me to go on adventures like Bald. But since I only know a little English and Norwegian, that would probably end very badly...
@Walkerrrr4 жыл бұрын
@@needfortweed8734 You have proper voice translators on your smartphone nowadays, also you have hands right? Imitating what you need or where you need to go, it's universal mate.
@needfortweed87344 жыл бұрын
@@Walkerrrr that is a good point...
@Walkerrrr4 жыл бұрын
@@needfortweed8734 Less thinking, more doing. I assume that's the Mr.Bald mindset :)
@needfortweed87344 жыл бұрын
@@Walkerrrr you might be right there, Michael. Though it will be much weirder to interact socially with folks if I have to ship out my cell phone everytime...
@faustusTVR4 жыл бұрын
Ben, one of your best yet. This really had me thinking about things. When the lady flicked on the lights in that theater, I thought is that the first westerner to walk in there? Perhaps not, but what works and scenarios have played out over the decades and come to naught but fading memories and mere hearsay amongst the old timers who still remain? Great stuff Ben, do keep it up.
@normatwater74194 жыл бұрын
Love your videos i have seen and learned so much of the world with you than i have been in my travels with the 24 years in the U.S. Navy Thanks from South Carolina USA.
@douglasmorgan98734 жыл бұрын
The "some kinda instrument" on the floor was a broken piano.
@erik.schalk4 жыл бұрын
It looks like a zither to me not a piano
@psiangel4 жыл бұрын
@@erik.schalk that's definitely a broken piano
@evan95364 жыл бұрын
@watashi I didn’t know either. I thought it was perhaps a damaged harp haha
@baldandbankrupt4 жыл бұрын
@@evan9536 That's exactly what I thought too tbh
@smoketheartist95014 жыл бұрын
@@baldandbankrupt ily ben
@Cma25064 жыл бұрын
As a person obsessed with anything soviet ,having done with every Russian War Series on star Media,Mars Media ..etc ,I was looking for whats next to quench my CCCP thirst.There comes Bald with his forever Soviet adventures.I am more than Glad😌
@allanallen18354 жыл бұрын
Watch a movie called Letter to Brezhnev 1980s movie has what your looking for.
@arsinclair4 жыл бұрын
And he is more than Bald
@Iamtheliquor4 жыл бұрын
allan allen the lead actress in that film (Alexandra pigg) lived across the road from me in Liverpool. Her dad taught me to drive.
@jonas94264 жыл бұрын
Nice quality interviews with the locals. Even environmental issues around Maylisuu are explained. Keep on the good work. Thanks a lot. I would like to hear more of it.
@TheVOLTER884 жыл бұрын
What was , was & what is now is now. Beautiful
@icu79924 жыл бұрын
Your contents are gold! You are showing places that have never been presented before and literally interviewing people, opening them up to speak about history and the past. These are the typical places that no one wants to visit and that's why I could watch you and listen to your educational stories all day! Please don't stop making these kinds of videos, you got famous because of these!
@morphyox64534 жыл бұрын
If I ever wished there was an extra LOVE button for videos, this would have been definitely the one time I would have LOVED a video on youtube.The pictures, the encounters, your words, they all seem to sum up all of the reasons I am always eagerly awaiting your next voyage. I love you.
@stevenspilsbury98014 жыл бұрын
It's unbelievable that in about 30 minutes I've learned more about the cold war on KZbin then I ever did at school. Hopefully Ben there are a 1000 more towns in the old USSR that you can visit for us.
@Kind-hearted00004 жыл бұрын
It's sad that there are so many forgotten cities , towns and people. You can tell it was once beautiful. Despite everything the citizens are nice and lovely people. I've fallen in love with all these places because of all your videos Mr. Bald. I'd love to visit some day. Thank you for sharing.
@thecasualcaribou4 жыл бұрын
This is why I want to learn Russian. Russians and people from former Soviet Union are so friendly
@yasenkrasen15814 жыл бұрын
Well, get ready for the horror of Russian grammar and cases.
@AndreiBerezin4 жыл бұрын
From what I've seen on the Internet, foreigners seem to get stuck on our word flexibility and excessive number of cases, aspects etc. But dont let it stop you, because as soon as you gain basic vocabulary, you can just binge watch Russian KZbin for hours, and it may serve you better than learning grammar rules. You just remember word forms for different situations. Plus it's the only way to learn the stress in each word, that is not reflected in the spelling in any way. Wish you luck
@hellopolly26914 жыл бұрын
Including Putin?
@thecasualcaribou4 жыл бұрын
@@AndreiBerezin I’ve already been studying Russian vocabulary. Me already learning 3 other non native languages to me, should give me a little help to learning Russian.
@thisismyname56574 жыл бұрын
@@thecasualcaribou How do you go about learning a language?
@Necromantra4 жыл бұрын
I like how these old Soviet men don't give such weak answers like "fine", "it's ok" when asked how life is in Maylisuu. They love explaining every bit and I love it too.
@logiic88354 жыл бұрын
Why do you like
@marcelorodriguez40244 жыл бұрын
@@logiic8835 Cause they don't seem empty and vain like most of us nowdays
@Necromantra4 жыл бұрын
@@logiic8835 They love any company they get, so much interesting stories about the Soviet Union but no one to tell them to.
@logiic88354 жыл бұрын
@@Necromantra oke
@ibayazitov4 жыл бұрын
well, my favorite travel blogger is 70km near me.. what a small world ) im from Uzbekistan
@ibayazitov4 жыл бұрын
@@ant6516 we dont have a soviet things to show ) almost all of them are destroyed
@inajumagazin17434 жыл бұрын
Bald, the Germans build stuff there, because they were prisioners of war and were send into the gulags to rebuild the soviet union. My own Grandfather told me he basiclly build the city of Karaganda in Sibiria. Love your Videos!!
@radislavristeski34164 жыл бұрын
"Well of course, what it was, was, what is now is now". 30 years of "freedom"... here's the result. Excellent Video!
@pho3nix-4 жыл бұрын
I like these Soviet-era vids more than Mexico
@meganwatson37324 жыл бұрын
Meh
@endosmokingtv33914 жыл бұрын
No! These are great but the Mexico 🇲🇽 one's are way better.
@moneywolf23444 жыл бұрын
True this 10 times more interesting
@emaruinedit4 жыл бұрын
Definitely agree, he has actual knowledge of the former USSR and the chats with the locals are priceless. The Mexico videos were pretty clueless daredevilry
@choosyduchess254 жыл бұрын
My favorite will always be when he's alone in the Soviet country.
@Remy.-4 жыл бұрын
Funny anekdote; A few years ago i was traveling in georgia by myself and when i told a fellow traveler my travel plans for east europe and told him im also learning russian, he asked me; ' Do you know bald and bankrupt? '. Whereupon i replied what the hell is a bald and bankrupt?. Then the kid told he it was a travel youtuber, and i thought jeez, that doensn't sound like my cup of tea. Only some years later i came across bald's youtube channel and needless to say im loving it to the core of my soul
@DDrew674 жыл бұрын
So quick to judge....As the sun sets on the mighty empire I'll be left without a clue
@Lamesoeder4 жыл бұрын
A few years ago? Seems not very trustable your story as this channel is not that old...
@Remy.-4 жыл бұрын
@@Lamesoeder like i care if you believe my story xD
@akhilraaj4 жыл бұрын
@@Lamesoeder yep in the beginning he mainly went around india
@choosyduchess254 жыл бұрын
@@Lamesoeder Well, OP said some years ago. Since Bald's channel is around 2-3 years old, I think it fits his story.
@LisaLoves4 жыл бұрын
The inebriated locals are hilarious! They seem such a warm people. Its a shame things have gone downhill for them. You're their buddy for life with that Schnapps. Without doubt the best travel show out there.
@inky47634 жыл бұрын
Best vid for a while. I think I needed a dose of Soviet
@genes.32854 жыл бұрын
Concerning the reference to Germans building in that city, it was probably German POWs after WW2. When I visited Volgograd in 2007, a local tour guide told me that the German POWs rebuilt much of the city, Stalingrad at that time. They were known for quality construction.
@Martina-Kosicanka4 жыл бұрын
I didn´t necessary have to be POWs. In Soviet Union there lived couple million of Germans, whose ancestors came to Russia in the 18th century, as Catharine the Great was the tsaritsa. They even had their own autonomous Soviet republic with Engels as a capitol, prior to German attack of the Soviet Union in 1941. After that, they were deported to Siberia and to central Asia (predominantly Kasachstan, but Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan as well)
@MyChannel-rf8ic4 жыл бұрын
Dear B&B -- i have watched and enjoyed so many of your videos but i found this one particularly fascinating. You truly deserve the title of journalist and historian. Your genuine interest in this subject shines through -- i think that's why all the people you encounter are so receptive. Thanks for sharing your travels...looking forward to future videos.
@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke4 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best traveling vlog's I've come across on YT. Great work.
@artificiallift91104 жыл бұрын
Looks like it would've been such a beautiful town in the past: nice buildings, tree-lined streets, picturesque scenery; and now all in ruins
@Corkoth554 жыл бұрын
A lot of the (rural parts of) post-soviet countries that Mr. Bald shows us gives me that feeling. I bet they were so well kept back in the day. I'd love to time travel just to see those villages thriving. Or at least looking lot better than now.. 😕
@123bwlch4 жыл бұрын
But remember the area economy was based on suppling product for nukes, maybe not the best use of human endeavour !!
@constantine45294 жыл бұрын
There were different kinds of "closed" towns, for example my hometown Nikolayev, was the one of the biggest military wharfs in the USSR, and no foreigners were allowed in, but it was to open for the Soviet citizens. Others like Sevastopol for example were open only to people who were registered there. These towns were well supplied, so you could rarely see the lack of goods (or deficit), since they were put into the highest supply categories.
@ALaughingMan4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment comrade. People love to knock the USSR but it was a lot better than it is made out to be. I have a few friends from Kazakhstan to Siberia and inbetween, and all of them but one (my Ukrainian friend) fled after the collapse and wish to return to the USSR, life was better then they say. My Ukrainian friend, no he hates the USSR hahaha but Ive never met a Ukrainian who diddnt.
@joeinnc45394 жыл бұрын
Very interesting how they were controlled so tightly!
@constantine45294 жыл бұрын
@@ALaughingMan Nah, it was shit still
@constantine45294 жыл бұрын
@@joeinnc4539 the checkpoints, plus as I mentioned above since the "closed" towns were supplied better, many people wanted to live there, so that was the main reason for "closing", and my hometown wasn't "closed" for the Soviet citizens mainly because the large workforce was required.
@ALaughingMan4 жыл бұрын
@@constantine4529 Fair enough, everyone has a diffrent memory of it yeah, and thats all it is now. Memories. One of my friends from Siberia cried when he told me his story. He was educated within the USSR, he knows a lot about gas and how to get it (I work as a chef out on gas fields) and learnt all about it in the USSR. Anyway, he left mabey 5 or so years after the collapse. He said before, everyone had what the needed, jobs, education, happy little communities. They diddnt have massive ammounts of goods to select from, but they had money and the basics that were needed. And rent was only 5% of their income. Elderly were looked after free of charge, and children so the parents could work. Anyway, after the collapse, they lost everything, went into a sort of mini depression, got kicked out of their homes or rents drastically increased to between 40%-60% of their income. It was horrible he tells me, they went from a comfortable life under communism to one of poverty under capitalism.
@jehadeid32644 жыл бұрын
It's always a real treat to watch Benjamin's videos and the kindness he shows towards people. From the lens of his camera, one easily captures the real deal with the places he visits, and here again it's been proven that at the end of the day, people are people. However it's very sad to notice the dilapidated state of this country and as Benjamin correctly said, another country that lost a good opportunity at independence. From the depth of my heart I wish the people of Kyrgyzstan the very best.
@Vidrohi_24 жыл бұрын
I'm not normally the kind of person whose heart melts when they see cute little kids but the little one at [12:51] ... such an angel
@mrprannayraj4 жыл бұрын
"Everyone Here is Nuts" is an Epic statement for people there.
@shawnkemp1664 жыл бұрын
Actually what he said is - everyone of us (at that bench) is sick aka hangover
@sl36784 жыл бұрын
@@shawnkemp166 +
@NostraFnDamus4 жыл бұрын
He was going with "So it's goodnight from me... and it's goodnight from him" God bless The Two Ronnies
@zerKutt4 жыл бұрын
He did that cohesive...starting with "good morning" and ending it with "good night"...well done, sir!
@notmyrealnameify4 жыл бұрын
I notice I enjoy your video's more now that I'm mostly locked in myself. It doesn't compare but it kinda feels like I'm walking there with you. Feels a tiny bit like I'm exploring on a vacation. Thanks a lot for the video.
@MekoUnknown4 жыл бұрын
I just love watching this dudes natural interactions with the locals. No scripts, no setups, its all dynamic and natural. Bald has social skills!
@JusBlayze854 жыл бұрын
I love your videos bald. The interactions with the locals to the bits of history, you wouldn't know unless you talked to the people there, are priceless.