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bald and bankrupt

bald and bankrupt

Күн бұрын

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@GathererThompson
@GathererThompson 4 жыл бұрын
"Two is enough." I'm impressed.
@etnamecul
@etnamecul 4 жыл бұрын
Like in a movie - "He is a man of culture. He is no enemy to his health" 😂
@davidholgate123
@davidholgate123 4 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!
@86madee
@86madee 4 жыл бұрын
That's characteristic feature of Soviet drinkers, they have excellent manners.
@craftpaint1644
@craftpaint1644 4 жыл бұрын
Leaving some for others.
@daniel-1976
@daniel-1976 4 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__
@_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. 😎👊🏼
@marekdurisin4009
@marekdurisin4009 4 жыл бұрын
Actually he is making - on the first sight - boring places - interesting.. Thats the real gift :)
@MANTARKAFA31
@MANTARKAFA31 4 жыл бұрын
So right i dont want to see paris or london show me mylisuu and norilsk
@_elan__
@_elan__ 4 жыл бұрын
@@MANTARKAFA31 YESSSSS
@thomashughes_teh
@thomashughes_teh 4 жыл бұрын
Ben is the "Rick Steves" of places that can now claim him as their first tourist.
@paulgimlik15969
@paulgimlik15969 4 жыл бұрын
So true!
@l.p.4119
@l.p.4119 4 жыл бұрын
You have a Gift, which is giving people a voice who have never been listened to
@pteeradukteel
@pteeradukteel 4 жыл бұрын
Nicely said, dude
@cripdogg
@cripdogg 4 жыл бұрын
100% true
@kaldiz
@kaldiz 4 жыл бұрын
And if EA ruled the world. Slavery would be the word.
@enec0
@enec0 4 жыл бұрын
this comment is amazing
@DuncYo
@DuncYo 4 жыл бұрын
you've honed right in on something there! perfect!
@znariznotsj6533
@znariznotsj6533 4 жыл бұрын
This is not just al vlog. This is journalism at a very high level.
@stonebrix168
@stonebrix168 4 жыл бұрын
Bald is one of the only true journalists left
@philiproseel3506
@philiproseel3506 4 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!
@Motorheadalx
@Motorheadalx 4 жыл бұрын
they even refuse 1 more bottle !
@williamstewart2066
@williamstewart2066 4 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?
@Chibeliver
@Chibeliver 4 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.
@williamstewart2066
@williamstewart2066 4 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...
@clouis906
@clouis906 4 жыл бұрын
​@010steveo America deserves everything that they have coming for them after what their government has done to the Latin and Slavic populations.
@RCCarDude
@RCCarDude 4 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.3267
@denizg.3267 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought :D hilarious
@dickmccarthy9496
@dickmccarthy9496 4 жыл бұрын
Bald takes us to all kind of adventures that we scarepants are afraid to go.
@59spadesofalife52
@59spadesofalife52 4 жыл бұрын
In a way we are experiencing what he is without the danger of course
@Edwins1984
@Edwins1984 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a bèta tester for Fallout game 🤣👌
@pem428
@pem428 4 жыл бұрын
Or just friendly people showing him around. Dehumanization is tastless.
@VEE3RDEYE
@VEE3RDEYE 4 жыл бұрын
You’re the most interesting History & Geography teacher I’ve ever had
@chethancarter10
@chethancarter10 4 жыл бұрын
Pervez
@AZdesign12
@AZdesign12 4 жыл бұрын
I agree 100 %
@MR_OYABUN1983
@MR_OYABUN1983 4 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
@goldcd
@goldcd 4 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.
@boriswesterlund4202
@boriswesterlund4202 4 жыл бұрын
He is also a better journalist than mainstream media.
@codboss7092
@codboss7092 4 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
@eavyeavy2864
@eavyeavy2864 4 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your tourist std
@BawlBag
@BawlBag 4 жыл бұрын
Bald is much less 'chad' than you realise..
@princedjll4912
@princedjll4912 4 жыл бұрын
@@BawlBag It was a joke stinky
@Crypt696
@Crypt696 4 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
@minicouples
@minicouples 4 жыл бұрын
The second option is so much more fun to watch
@writerbill1
@writerbill1 4 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.
@thecringesaltawardcompany1818
@thecringesaltawardcompany1818 4 жыл бұрын
Uzbekis
@hairy24
@hairy24 4 жыл бұрын
Barely anyone? The like to dislike ratio is about as good as it gets..
@chikuandchaploon2518
@chikuandchaploon2518 4 жыл бұрын
He is the best youtuber I think
@thomaslierzer5582
@thomaslierzer5582 4 жыл бұрын
Send them to the Gulags! THAT would be really SOVIET...!! :)
@awapuhi9
@awapuhi9 4 жыл бұрын
It is Ukranian trollbots, mostly. They work to remove humanity's positivity--paid for by the top 1%!
@Agben35
@Agben35 4 жыл бұрын
"What was, Was, and what's now, is now". Amen brutha.
@QED_
@QED_ 4 жыл бұрын
"It is what it is" . . .
@yetigriff
@yetigriff 4 жыл бұрын
@@QED_ I prefer the Russian version
@GauravPandeyIISc
@GauravPandeyIISc 4 жыл бұрын
@@yetigriff Yup. The russian version is definitely more poetic.
@robgoose
@robgoose 4 жыл бұрын
That was a pretty powerful moment.
@neontomo
@neontomo 4 жыл бұрын
a soviet sort of stoicism
@greggc48
@greggc48 4 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.
@baldandbankrupt
@baldandbankrupt 4 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.
@junkerjorg2
@junkerjorg2 4 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.
@paranormalhighway9222
@paranormalhighway9222 4 жыл бұрын
@@junkerjorg2 fancy graphics? fancy schmancey, yeah, mate, who needs it?
@fiedel
@fiedel 4 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.
@marktamparong8618
@marktamparong8618 4 жыл бұрын
He's a spy. kek
@dawnmagee3354
@dawnmagee3354 4 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!
@qwrhggnhmeut
@qwrhggnhmeut 4 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.
@iPostiPodiEatiYuri
@iPostiPodiEatiYuri 4 жыл бұрын
He was the only Russian in the video.
@cashox4
@cashox4 4 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.
@MrXelanadru
@MrXelanadru 4 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
@badgerpa9
@badgerpa9 4 жыл бұрын
He did not work in the mines and die of radiation poisoning like the locals had to.
@Snakeyb
@Snakeyb 4 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!
@Fx1240
@Fx1240 4 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!
@LiquidSens3
@LiquidSens3 4 жыл бұрын
Local: The germans built this fountain Bald: The germans basically built this town
@starseed8087
@starseed8087 4 жыл бұрын
Germans from the GDR (East Germany) I assume..
@daniltitov4780
@daniltitov4780 4 жыл бұрын
@@starseed8087 it was german pows after ww2. They were commonly used to rebuild soviet cities and towns.
@fiedel
@fiedel 4 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.
@leppavu
@leppavu 4 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...
@jere9915
@jere9915 4 жыл бұрын
soviets built this town
@madvova118
@madvova118 4 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.
@AndreiBerezin
@AndreiBerezin 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Just thank you.
@Maticccc
@Maticccc 4 жыл бұрын
They asked him to buy him drink as always lol
@darkshadow2341
@darkshadow2341 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah they didn't ask him for money. More straight and to the point just buy us some drink XD
@fenderOCG
@fenderOCG 4 жыл бұрын
A lot safer too
@madvova118
@madvova118 4 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.
@MrGooorgeous
@MrGooorgeous 4 жыл бұрын
Bald ...the best series anywhere on the media world right now....opening up new boundaries never seen before.👍
@twinspirationaj1266
@twinspirationaj1266 4 жыл бұрын
100%
@RebeccaG90
@RebeccaG90 4 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-yx1lm
@JM-yx1lm 4 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.
@dchurch3399
@dchurch3399 4 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 !!
@nicoledu
@nicoledu 4 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
@sl3678
@sl3678 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting! So now you live in Europe? Yes, it must be a kinda weird video for you
@nicoledu
@nicoledu 4 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)
@sl3678
@sl3678 4 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
@doublejacketjimmy391
@doublejacketjimmy391 4 жыл бұрын
Wow cool, I live in Kyrgyzstan. The world sure is small.
@poxer1
@poxer1 4 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!!!
@fishy3591
@fishy3591 4 жыл бұрын
15:04 start of monologue
@josephdehabsbourg-lorraine464
@josephdehabsbourg-lorraine464 4 жыл бұрын
Точно
@evan9536
@evan9536 4 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.
@sparklesparklesparkle6318
@sparklesparklesparkle6318 4 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.
@boatproductions9494
@boatproductions9494 4 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).
@sparklesparklesparkle6318
@sparklesparklesparkle6318 4 жыл бұрын
@@boatproductions9494 have you seen Vagrant Holiday yet?
@boatproductions9494
@boatproductions9494 4 жыл бұрын
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 Vaguely, do they explore former soviet union countries?
@sparklesparklesparkle6318
@sparklesparklesparkle6318 4 жыл бұрын
@@boatproductions9494 no but his content is way better than Balds. Not saying bald is bad, but bald is definitely not the best.
@kimkerdi9257
@kimkerdi9257 4 жыл бұрын
Oooh. Finally, my country! :) Greetings from Kyrgyzstan.
@kamil4151
@kamil4151 4 жыл бұрын
Words by usage frequency November: 1. Soviet 2. Derelict 3. Babushka Glad to see you back man! :)
@beezonaut
@beezonaut 4 жыл бұрын
"Life was different for the miners, than for the engineers" As a miner, I can confirm that's still true haha.
@UrAbsolutelyHonking
@UrAbsolutelyHonking 4 жыл бұрын
The only mining I do is on minecraft 🤩
@nadeem8989
@nadeem8989 4 жыл бұрын
Llk
@DajuOnYoutube
@DajuOnYoutube 4 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.
@seantaylor6438
@seantaylor6438 4 жыл бұрын
Shut up mate
@beezonaut
@beezonaut 4 жыл бұрын
@@seantaylor6438 hope things get better for you soon
@readmycomment3157
@readmycomment3157 4 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.
@cfriedel123
@cfriedel123 4 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.
@dannydurac5795
@dannydurac5795 4 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-s6j
@user-ek-s6j 4 жыл бұрын
В Средней Азии немцы были скорее сосланные из Поволжья в 1941, чем со времен Екатерины.
@fweenoe9501
@fweenoe9501 4 жыл бұрын
Arent the germans called "silent people" in Russia because they couldn't speak Russian?
@Tom3K_grabarzzzz
@Tom3K_grabarzzzz 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe they ware the war prisoners used to rebulid Soviet Union not all of them ware hold in the camps in Syberia
@dannydurac5795
@dannydurac5795 4 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-co9ii
@JDoe-co9ii 4 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.
@hej78102
@hej78102 4 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
@psiangel
@psiangel 4 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.
@BurtonOutdoors
@BurtonOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын
Agree 👏👏👏
@rdl4530
@rdl4530 4 жыл бұрын
@@psiangel perfect no background music or any kind of music would ruin the whole experience
@nathan21683
@nathan21683 4 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.
@yajushyajush
@yajushyajush 4 жыл бұрын
Such powerful words : "What was, was....What's now is now, how can you change it? "
@willyoustand86
@willyoustand86 4 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 😉
@yajushyajush
@yajushyajush 4 жыл бұрын
@@willyoustand86 bald should definitely visit sentinel island, the tribe in there has no contact with the outer world since 1000 years.
@DrewShah
@DrewShah 4 жыл бұрын
In this context, those words were so profound
@choosyduchess25
@choosyduchess25 4 жыл бұрын
it's very poetic, wrapped in a veal of disappointment. you can almost hear their helplessness.
@yajushyajush
@yajushyajush 4 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. 🤣
@chrisandlane
@chrisandlane 4 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.
@slimrosco
@slimrosco 4 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.
@mjdirectsydney
@mjdirectsydney 4 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
@doubledouble4176
@doubledouble4176 4 жыл бұрын
"It wouldn't be bad if Russia had us again. I'm serious." This is a great video. This is history.
@ub4079
@ub4079 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!! This is history!!!! With all the Lenin statues, and signs, etc. Only idiots are destroying their own history and statues...
@MiaogisTeas
@MiaogisTeas 4 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.
@damienholland8103
@damienholland8103 4 жыл бұрын
@@MiaogisTeas Well said.
@Statx94
@Statx94 4 жыл бұрын
@@ub4079 What about lenin and his gang that blew up churches and destroed imperial legacy?
@Khan-oz9dx
@Khan-oz9dx 4 жыл бұрын
@@ub4079 so Lenin and Stalin were idiots? they destroyed many statues, churches, etc
@mildbill2806
@mildbill2806 4 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.
@badgerpa9
@badgerpa9 4 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.
@bonafidedisappointment
@bonafidedisappointment 4 жыл бұрын
Seriously some of the best content on KZbin. It’s always absolutely riveting! Cheers from Omaha, Nebraska in the states!
@charlottethien3749
@charlottethien3749 4 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-ч2р
@Монолит-ч2р 4 жыл бұрын
The best house of culture is our very own palace of culture of the glorious Monolith. Slava Monolita you damn infused
@Монолит-ч2р
@Монолит-ч2р 4 жыл бұрын
Infidel
@ryanvargas4889
@ryanvargas4889 4 жыл бұрын
Bald puts the FUN in DEFUNCT!
@BricksIn
@BricksIn 4 жыл бұрын
The rubble and abuse was done by capitalists who stole all of the ressources and left the people to starve...
@Монолит-ч2р
@Монолит-ч2р 4 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
@kamil4151
@kamil4151 4 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!
@yosh921
@yosh921 4 жыл бұрын
How did what country make the Soviet Union kinda fall apart? can you explain that for me? 😅
@tommychoppa7564
@tommychoppa7564 4 жыл бұрын
What the hell did you even say? He just said that hes glad the country made it through the soviet collapse..
@yosh921
@yosh921 4 жыл бұрын
oups, missread that XD
@MrTeknics
@MrTeknics 4 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...
@janis7077
@janis7077 4 жыл бұрын
@@MrTeknics Kamil is a common polish name, I'm assuming he might be polish.
@j.a.entertainmenttv6128
@j.a.entertainmenttv6128 4 жыл бұрын
That is a beautiful place.
@Danish_niazi_4l
@Danish_niazi_4l 4 жыл бұрын
All of central asia is underrated
@SteveSmith-mp5fh
@SteveSmith-mp5fh 4 жыл бұрын
Looks like a dump to me.
@Brrrr241
@Brrrr241 4 жыл бұрын
Ikr!!!
@erturtemirbaev5207
@erturtemirbaev5207 4 жыл бұрын
Visit Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬🇰🇬
@erturtemirbaev5207
@erturtemirbaev5207 4 жыл бұрын
@@SteveSmith-mp5fh you are wrong. You should visit Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬🇰🇬🇰🇬
@matthewb3725
@matthewb3725 4 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.
@KunwarAnmol
@KunwarAnmol 4 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.
@djordjerasic7482
@djordjerasic7482 4 жыл бұрын
At furst he only asked fir one lol, and i dont think he was really expecting ben tk buy it
@KunwarAnmol
@KunwarAnmol 4 жыл бұрын
@@djordjerasic7482 lol yeah.
@patrickhoward6954
@patrickhoward6954 4 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
@paulgimlik15969
@paulgimlik15969 4 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t agree more! A true KZbin hero!
@judycolella5554
@judycolella5554 4 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.
@charlottethien3749
@charlottethien3749 4 жыл бұрын
I always say , thank you Mr Bald, so glad you are better !
@moesargi
@moesargi 4 жыл бұрын
great videos as always bro!
@BLVCKSCORP
@BLVCKSCORP 4 жыл бұрын
Hey, wassup Moe? Where u now?!
@sego6277
@sego6277 4 жыл бұрын
Wow your comment suprised me Moe
@sego6277
@sego6277 4 жыл бұрын
@@BLVCKSCORP he lives in Ottawa,Canada
@antonioprgomet5168
@antonioprgomet5168 4 жыл бұрын
Without you, I wouldn't even heard of places like these😁thank you Bald
@erturtemirbaev5207
@erturtemirbaev5207 4 жыл бұрын
Visit Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬🇰🇬
@Hey_its_Koda
@Hey_its_Koda 4 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.
@amanr6346
@amanr6346 4 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!! 👍😀
@leoguerra4516
@leoguerra4516 4 жыл бұрын
indeed, tough People
@QED_
@QED_ 4 жыл бұрын
@Nama R: I'm afraid that's because . . . all the others die off.
@Shafferhead
@Shafferhead 4 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
@sjurkvam6841
@sjurkvam6841 4 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!
@magpie3966
@magpie3966 4 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 ?
@sjurkvam6841
@sjurkvam6841 4 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!
@Mr4elobaka
@Mr4elobaka 4 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.
@doublejacketjimmy391
@doublejacketjimmy391 4 жыл бұрын
As a Kyrgyz I'm glad you liked it. Wishing you safe and great trip for a second time. :)
@magpie3966
@magpie3966 4 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.james1
@c.james1 4 жыл бұрын
What about the journey over the mountains?? I was looking forward to that journey! lol.
@Vlammenzee
@Vlammenzee 4 жыл бұрын
Same here, i hope he still shows that, would be a real shame if he leaves that out completely.
@comrade8397
@comrade8397 4 жыл бұрын
'And here is a man doing something with a stick'... incisive as ever... keep educating us all Bald. Be careful out there.
@shizWinkle
@shizWinkle 4 жыл бұрын
I'm basically here for the chemical formulations.
@comrade8397
@comrade8397 4 жыл бұрын
@@shizWinkle AMERICAN SPY!
@g.o.k.a8330
@g.o.k.a8330 4 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 )
@IudiciumInfernalum
@IudiciumInfernalum 4 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.
@centuryrox
@centuryrox 4 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-aire6843
@filtro-d-aire6843 4 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, 🎃👏🏼
@DCTravelerExperience
@DCTravelerExperience 4 жыл бұрын
His videos with Alinchik are not bad too 😉😀
@filtro-d-aire6843
@filtro-d-aire6843 4 жыл бұрын
@@DCTravelerExperience if Alinchik is Alina, yeah, it's true with that girl I liked them too, they had good chemistry, good vibes.
@1Br0cK
@1Br0cK 4 жыл бұрын
Bald this is some of your best work, you're killing it!!!
@elsimtu5326
@elsimtu5326 4 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.
@jiffijoff9780
@jiffijoff9780 4 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.
@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-up8vj
@Max-up8vj 4 жыл бұрын
honestly i wonder if he has to declare any of these stuff
@oldandfound1
@oldandfound1 4 жыл бұрын
Hysterically true.
@timbimjim514
@timbimjim514 4 жыл бұрын
Benjamin, these videos are fabulous. Thanks a lot for making them.
@florianleisering3470
@florianleisering3470 4 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.
@mickyarams
@mickyarams 4 жыл бұрын
Mr Bald has the second best British narrating voice after Sir David Attenborough.
@DCTravelerExperience
@DCTravelerExperience 4 жыл бұрын
As British as it can be .. love his accent. 👌🏻✌🏻
@SuperCompany007
@SuperCompany007 4 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.
@mamunmun1
@mamunmun1 4 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.
@xXWorldgamefunXx
@xXWorldgamefunXx 4 жыл бұрын
20 seconds in: *hears the word soviet* this is going to be a good video
@alinusgheiming
@alinusgheiming 4 жыл бұрын
hell yeah bro
@piyushsingh5392
@piyushsingh5392 4 жыл бұрын
Old Soviet😂
@kaycox5555
@kaycox5555 4 жыл бұрын
Learned lots....appreciate you taking me along on your travels. The people seem wonderful.
@patumthani
@patumthani 4 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.
@yankeefred01
@yankeefred01 4 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!!!
@Walkerrrr
@Walkerrrr 4 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.
@needfortweed8734
@needfortweed8734 4 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...
@Walkerrrr
@Walkerrrr 4 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.
@needfortweed8734
@needfortweed8734 4 жыл бұрын
@@Walkerrrr that is a good point...
@Walkerrrr
@Walkerrrr 4 жыл бұрын
@@needfortweed8734 Less thinking, more doing. I assume that's the Mr.Bald mindset :)
@needfortweed8734
@needfortweed8734 4 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...
@faustusTVR
@faustusTVR 4 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.
@normatwater7419
@normatwater7419 4 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.
@douglasmorgan9873
@douglasmorgan9873 4 жыл бұрын
The "some kinda instrument" on the floor was a broken piano.
@erik.schalk
@erik.schalk 4 жыл бұрын
It looks like a zither to me not a piano
@psiangel
@psiangel 4 жыл бұрын
@@erik.schalk that's definitely a broken piano
@evan9536
@evan9536 4 жыл бұрын
@watashi I didn’t know either. I thought it was perhaps a damaged harp haha
@baldandbankrupt
@baldandbankrupt 4 жыл бұрын
@@evan9536 That's exactly what I thought too tbh
@smoketheartist9501
@smoketheartist9501 4 жыл бұрын
@@baldandbankrupt ily ben
@Cma2506
@Cma2506 4 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😌
@allanallen1835
@allanallen1835 4 жыл бұрын
Watch a movie called Letter to Brezhnev 1980s movie has what your looking for.
@arsinclair
@arsinclair 4 жыл бұрын
And he is more than Bald
@Iamtheliquor
@Iamtheliquor 4 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.
@jonas9426
@jonas9426 4 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.
@TheVOLTER88
@TheVOLTER88 4 жыл бұрын
What was , was & what is now is now. Beautiful
@icu7992
@icu7992 4 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!
@morphyox6453
@morphyox6453 4 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.
@stevenspilsbury9801
@stevenspilsbury9801 4 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-hearted0000
@Kind-hearted0000 4 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.
@thecasualcaribou
@thecasualcaribou 4 жыл бұрын
This is why I want to learn Russian. Russians and people from former Soviet Union are so friendly
@yasenkrasen1581
@yasenkrasen1581 4 жыл бұрын
Well, get ready for the horror of Russian grammar and cases.
@AndreiBerezin
@AndreiBerezin 4 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
@hellopolly2691
@hellopolly2691 4 жыл бұрын
Including Putin?
@thecasualcaribou
@thecasualcaribou 4 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.
@thisismyname5657
@thisismyname5657 4 жыл бұрын
@@thecasualcaribou How do you go about learning a language?
@Necromantra
@Necromantra 4 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.
@logiic8835
@logiic8835 4 жыл бұрын
Why do you like
@marcelorodriguez4024
@marcelorodriguez4024 4 жыл бұрын
@@logiic8835 Cause they don't seem empty and vain like most of us nowdays
@Necromantra
@Necromantra 4 жыл бұрын
@@logiic8835 They love any company they get, so much interesting stories about the Soviet Union but no one to tell them to.
@logiic8835
@logiic8835 4 жыл бұрын
@@Necromantra oke
@ibayazitov
@ibayazitov 4 жыл бұрын
well, my favorite travel blogger is 70km near me.. what a small world ) im from Uzbekistan
@ibayazitov
@ibayazitov 4 жыл бұрын
@@ant6516 we dont have a soviet things to show ) almost all of them are destroyed
@inajumagazin1743
@inajumagazin1743 4 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!!
@radislavristeski3416
@radislavristeski3416 4 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-
@pho3nix- 4 жыл бұрын
I like these Soviet-era vids more than Mexico
@meganwatson3732
@meganwatson3732 4 жыл бұрын
Meh
@endosmokingtv3391
@endosmokingtv3391 4 жыл бұрын
No! These are great but the Mexico 🇲🇽 one's are way better.
@moneywolf2344
@moneywolf2344 4 жыл бұрын
True this 10 times more interesting
@emaruinedit
@emaruinedit 4 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
@choosyduchess25
@choosyduchess25 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite will always be when he's alone in the Soviet country.
@Remy.-
@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
@DDrew67
@DDrew67 4 жыл бұрын
So quick to judge....As the sun sets on the mighty empire I'll be left without a clue
@Lamesoeder
@Lamesoeder 4 жыл бұрын
A few years ago? Seems not very trustable your story as this channel is not that old...
@Remy.-
@Remy.- 4 жыл бұрын
@@Lamesoeder like i care if you believe my story xD
@akhilraaj
@akhilraaj 4 жыл бұрын
@@Lamesoeder yep in the beginning he mainly went around india
@choosyduchess25
@choosyduchess25 4 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.
@LisaLoves
@LisaLoves 4 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.
@inky4763
@inky4763 4 жыл бұрын
Best vid for a while. I think I needed a dose of Soviet
@genes.3285
@genes.3285 4 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-Kosicanka
@Martina-Kosicanka 4 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-rf8ic
@MyChannel-rf8ic 4 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_imtxsmoke
@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke 4 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best traveling vlog's I've come across on YT. Great work.
@artificiallift9110
@artificiallift9110 4 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
@Corkoth55
@Corkoth55 4 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.. 😕
@123bwlch
@123bwlch 4 жыл бұрын
But remember the area economy was based on suppling product for nukes, maybe not the best use of human endeavour !!
@constantine4529
@constantine4529 4 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.
@ALaughingMan
@ALaughingMan 4 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.
@joeinnc4539
@joeinnc4539 4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting how they were controlled so tightly!
@constantine4529
@constantine4529 4 жыл бұрын
@@ALaughingMan Nah, it was shit still
@constantine4529
@constantine4529 4 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.
@ALaughingMan
@ALaughingMan 4 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.
@jehadeid3264
@jehadeid3264 4 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_2
@Vidrohi_2 4 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
@mrprannayraj
@mrprannayraj 4 жыл бұрын
"Everyone Here is Nuts" is an Epic statement for people there.
@shawnkemp166
@shawnkemp166 4 жыл бұрын
Actually what he said is - everyone of us (at that bench) is sick aka hangover
@sl3678
@sl3678 4 жыл бұрын
@@shawnkemp166 +
@NostraFnDamus
@NostraFnDamus 4 жыл бұрын
He was going with "So it's goodnight from me... and it's goodnight from him" God bless The Two Ronnies
@zerKutt
@zerKutt 4 жыл бұрын
He did that cohesive...starting with "good morning" and ending it with "good night"...well done, sir!
@notmyrealnameify
@notmyrealnameify 4 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.
@MekoUnknown
@MekoUnknown 4 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!
@JusBlayze85
@JusBlayze85 4 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.
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