🇧🇾 Wanting to escape Minsk for a bit I took a short trip to a provincial town in Belarus called Bobruisk in search of some of the nation's Soviet past. It didn't take long to find it...
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@baldandbankrupt5 жыл бұрын
Part Two of this journey is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKS5mXhqhtNqsJo
@jackmarly5 жыл бұрын
what is the name of the hotel?
@lordbeerusza5 жыл бұрын
Keep doing these types of videos
@Generisimo5 жыл бұрын
DO TRANSISTIA!
@LogitechXibanga5 жыл бұрын
1:16 so the ticket office its called Kaca xaxaxa
@MrUlesus5 жыл бұрын
If you ever go to ex Soviet country of Kirgizia ,please go to Issyk Kul lake and Soviet time sanatorium called Goluboi Issyk Kul.Theres a lot to have a look at around the lake as well.Soviet spirit with local flavour.
@QueenJaneway4 жыл бұрын
imagine being a regular belarusian guy seeing an englishman sitting whispering about soviet at the local bar lol
@davken264 жыл бұрын
quietly leaves the room, goes for a phone booth and calls the FSB.
@CrazyLeiFeng4 жыл бұрын
@@davken26 In Belarus it is still called KGB. Why should they change the ol' good name?
@Constructor113 жыл бұрын
@@CrazyLeiFeng old Soviet name
@kanethompson7083 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@polskiivan3 жыл бұрын
@@neyte7313 you should check upload time of the video - it was 2 years ago, so it wasn't the toughest time yet ;)
@TheZagiello3 жыл бұрын
I love when normal people travel and upload their videos to youtube. No script, No managers , No big media bullshit . It can't be better than this.
@ShaareiZoharDaas3 жыл бұрын
Amen he makes me want to do it too🙏
@friedrice693 жыл бұрын
YES. Bald is so genuine too.
@Mirrodin823 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more. "Pro" documentaries suck
@akjir3 жыл бұрын
"Normal" is an interesting adjective for Mr. Bald.
@obsequiae3 жыл бұрын
No advertisement of expensive hotels or anything
@anseltan0142 жыл бұрын
I must've seen this video at least fifty times or more but I always keep coming back. Something about the rainy atmosphere, the Cafe New Century, catching the train into Bobruisk, exploring the Soviet architecture, and the hotel & restaurant at the end... it's such a typical Bald video but something about it is just so comforting.
@baldandbankrupt2 жыл бұрын
It’s also the first ever really soviet video. Before that I was thinking nobody would be interested in all the Soviet architecture and places that I was. My channel was all about India mostly. But I thought I’d do a film I wanted to make and see what happened…and well here we are a couple years later and I’m known as ‘the Soviet guy’ on KZbin. Have a good day and thanks for the comment.
@anseltan0142 жыл бұрын
@@baldandbankrupt And good thing you did! Your work has been a huge inspiration to me and I can't thank you enough. Have a wonderful day, Mr Bald!
@Qwertyuiopclub2 жыл бұрын
Thanks BaldBen I was looking over year ago for anything Russian and Eastern Europe and here I am …. Your subscriber. Thanks again I be learnt by you so much and wish I could live cook breathe etc the history and good hearted ness of some of your aqauantances
@NostalgicMem0ries2 жыл бұрын
@@baldandbankrupt never stop doing soviet countries videos, so many countries so much to see, you could travel russia for years. just do longer videos and show more , i bet you experience way more than you show :) we both rural areas and big cities are interesting, transnistria and belarus are closest to ussr times, visit it more, each city has its story and aura
@ns73532 жыл бұрын
@Diane M globalist go starve some children
@mikebailey95662 жыл бұрын
Just found this wonderful series and am binge watching them all. Content like this is what makes youtube so great.
@braydenshanga26544 жыл бұрын
Some person: breathes next to him Bald: Soviet breath
@danb76014 жыл бұрын
Godamn that's funny
@user-sr6pi5lp3q3 жыл бұрын
С перегаром?
@beardeadgoat30273 жыл бұрын
lmao
@firstchannel96813 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@matthewdowd46863 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@justinstergar67575 жыл бұрын
Who else here is on a bald and bankrupt binge session?
@honestabe51535 жыл бұрын
Me
@theblade91115 жыл бұрын
Me
@pritamkumarbaruah33355 жыл бұрын
Me as well😄😄
@stuartsmith66585 жыл бұрын
And me 😂🤣😋🥴🥴🤮🤮😴
@jamesturner46835 жыл бұрын
Me haha. They addictive
@joshua520lv3 жыл бұрын
I’m an American and my wife is Belarusian from Minsk. We try to go back to Minsk every year. Beautiful city, very friendly people.
@xoxocrist20583 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this video a year ago and was like 'why is this guy so obsessed with soviet stuff?' Me now: hmm, soviet sink.
@sylvester58043 жыл бұрын
hahaha
@PGlll3 жыл бұрын
What’s the appeal??
@marvin26783 жыл бұрын
@@PGlll its so different from us
@captainLoknar3 жыл бұрын
I like how he addressed it in this video. He usually just goes with it and we can't really tell if it's cynical
@davidb50563 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@jimnielsen66674 жыл бұрын
You have the curiosity of a child. I admire that.
@leonchal4 жыл бұрын
That and a winning smile are why people don’t just snatch his camera away and shout “undercover foreign reporter!”
@IntenseVLT4 жыл бұрын
Thats a great way of explaining it!
@ThePapagasho4 жыл бұрын
"Wow soviet curiosity" :P
@instantapp32424 жыл бұрын
Stolt Dansker I interesting perspective
@kiskebear5 жыл бұрын
Mr Bald - I stumbled upon your videos by pure chance - and they are by far, some of the best I've seen on YT. Keep up the great work!
@ernstgottschalk80235 жыл бұрын
same
@CasiodorusRex5 жыл бұрын
I agree. I turned off all my KZbin recommendations and am starting to find some good KZbinrs. This guy is great.
@victorgarcia-ok5fc5 жыл бұрын
@@CasiodorusRex How can I do that? I'm tired of watching wannabe bloggers and want to find more channels like this one
@stevenirvine6665 жыл бұрын
@@victorgarcia-ok5fc just google how to turn off youtube recommendations,its not too hard ;)
@itsmenoname22475 жыл бұрын
same here. Greets from The Netherlands.
@MenzoKorver2 жыл бұрын
"My big regret in my life is that I never saw the Sovjet Union". I totally agree on that one. I went to the region Moscow several times and also visited the countries at the Baltic Sea. I love it there. Your episodes make my smile. I recognize the passion and pleasure I experienced in my travels at the time. The people there are so different from what I see here and read in the media. I would love to travel again with someone like you in the former USSR. You inspire me!
@a.d.5478 Жыл бұрын
😂
@joseespinosa39953 жыл бұрын
Other people may look at those places and say they are boring and dead, but bold's attitude and good spirit makes them come to life.
@Vagabund48310 ай бұрын
Беларусь очень красивая и спокойная страна, совсем не мертвая)
@flaviog.719225 күн бұрын
There is beauty for sure...
@LeeNTien5 жыл бұрын
How to spot a foreigner, even if they speak very passable Russian - they say Hello to everyone and even smile. =]
@matthewm25285 жыл бұрын
I got in trouble for smiling a lot until someone told me it was weird.
@brianm28815 жыл бұрын
@@matthewm2528 I read that Russians are wary of smiling strangers, but Bald is a smiling stranger and people don't seem that wary of him at all.
@juststeve55425 жыл бұрын
How to spot an English foreigner even when they speak very passable Russian, they say thank you to everyone!
@scottwhitley33925 жыл бұрын
That’s why Eastern European’s are considered rude and miserable in the UK
@Somnivers5 жыл бұрын
@@scottwhitley3392 Miserable yes, the communist era was miserable in the 80's , we still pay for it and have a lot to catch up with.But rude might be because UK and other civilized countries are getting less educated people and more workers looking for low payed jobs that most people don't want, also lots of beggars and criminals.Immigration laws should be harder on people that don't plan to integrate,either an honest triage or close borders.
@Pique405 жыл бұрын
Me: Ordinary, wooden chairs Bald: Soviet chairs
@ruinnaimperii46864 жыл бұрын
Pero S Soviet Orgasm intensifies.
@alicewong99354 жыл бұрын
Same lol, it’s just a chair, calm down lol 😂
@mattywanders4 жыл бұрын
That made me laugh! :-)
@wind6804 жыл бұрын
Me: old fashioned deco Bald: 1970 Soviet union deco
@alicewong99354 жыл бұрын
Good Krypollo haha 😂
@zeaux_cxt Жыл бұрын
I'm from Bobruisk, that was an AMAZING video to discover. Brings back good memories, thanks a lot!
@user-sr6pi5lp3q4 ай бұрын
В бабруйск, животное!
@itsallaboutpeople96413 жыл бұрын
Others: Train Ticket Bald: Soviet Ticket
@kevincarter76333 жыл бұрын
As an american. Your videos have taught me more about the former soviet republic than I ever was taught in school. Thanks. Great videos
@masada28283 жыл бұрын
A picture is a 1000 words.
@JosiahK5553 жыл бұрын
Read the gulag archipelago, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. It will tell you all about what happened there.
@MargaritaMagdalena3 жыл бұрын
@@JosiahK555 😂😂😂
@thersworks3 жыл бұрын
I concur
@user-sr6pi5lp3q3 жыл бұрын
Just curious, what have you learned? Some propaganda as toxic as soviet antiamerican?
@kennethwong5804 жыл бұрын
the way he travels is how i want to but never had the balls to.
@ehonda78314 жыл бұрын
@Jerzy Wolwowicz great stories, thank you!
@pollofrito30004 жыл бұрын
@Jerzy Wolwowicz I think we'd get along well. I'm 54 and my story is somewhat similar. I've been in two hurricanes, a typhoon, a couple of tropical storms and an 8.2 earthquake. I've lived in 5 countries and visited 86 on 5 continents. This COVID shit will limit my summer plans, but as you well know, the addiction never leaves.
@Premevv4 жыл бұрын
@Jerzy Wolwowicz Panie Jerzy, jestem pod wielkim wrażeniem pana historii, dużo zdrówka życzę!
@pollofrito30004 жыл бұрын
@mabbohabb I've lived abroad, so that helps. Seasonal employment helps too as I have summers off. The key is to be frugal. My house and cars aren't fancy and I have no expensive vices other than travel. In the past 20 years, 80% of travel has been with a family.
@theangryaustralian76244 жыл бұрын
I've been to Mandurah, Perth, Geraldton, Perth, Perth Lockup, Fremantle
@ro78792 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. This takes me back. I was lucky enough in the 1980s to travel several times through eastern Europe before the iron curtain came down. I always felt safe and the people were friendly, even though I'm an English speaker (Canada) and only know a few words of German, which was enough to get by on. I miss those days.
@93theproducer475 ай бұрын
I can’t stop watching your videos man. They are so interesting and addicting 💪🏼💪🏼
@Sn3per14 жыл бұрын
13:40 “look at this soviet table” Shop keeper: “but I bought this a week ago what :(“
@DMWBN33 жыл бұрын
Cosa Nostra £1 for every time Bald says SOVIET & we could have fed the entire population of Moscow three times over & twice on a Sunday. Seeing notifications from this dude makes lockdown almost worth it.
@maxbryson94193 жыл бұрын
It’ll be a 100 years from now and his grandson will be saying “this is a soviet space ship and the soviet area of Mars”
@DMWBN33 жыл бұрын
Anton you got too much time on your hands
@ValWasTakenWasTaken3 жыл бұрын
@Anton Guys like Anton be ruinin jokes with reality checks like its the soviet economy lol
@ulture3 жыл бұрын
@Anton everyone is being rude to you but I thought it was a good comment
@cheetobandito32355 жыл бұрын
Man something about these vlogs just make me feel comfortable and happy.
@brendencsw43695 жыл бұрын
Same here, almost therapeutic
@acspeter74 жыл бұрын
I feel the same. I am from Hungary. I can find so many things familiar here. Hungary joined the EU, but the daily life of the ordinary people are so similar to the people in Russia, or Belarus.. I think. The difference is that we can work in the EU in awful and exhausting jobs and of course, we are not welcome there, look at Brexit or at home in multinacionational companies for peanuts. Our politicians are the winners. They can steal more... 🤔 There is the money from EU for them.
@mvl68274 жыл бұрын
Renáta Szabó Try live in Russia if you love it so much, and feel at home there. Greetings from the UK, we feel very relieved after Brexit and the end of parasitic “guests”
@sephkurai4 жыл бұрын
@@mvl6827 I think you should live on the moon away from all people
@dutchdettweiler4 жыл бұрын
@@mvl6827 england is more foreigners than english, what are you talking about? lol Rather be in eastern europe where i dont have to say sorry or be around people who dont understand me
@williamcooper24153 жыл бұрын
I think I could really enjoy living in one of these countries. I really like how everything is spread out and requires walking, biking, etc., to get to your destination. There, it is designed for safely walking to and fro; not so in many places in America. Although there seems that much of these locations are low energy, laid back; which seems to encourage socializing and friendship building. Here, where I reside, we work and work and work.
@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied Жыл бұрын
Good God, you may need your head checked, sir.
@tigran21972 жыл бұрын
After two years I watch this Video again and I must say that the trips to Belarus was the best in Balds channel.
@Liakhim-ee3kx Жыл бұрын
I think Indian trip coolest
@flaviog.719225 күн бұрын
I agree, Belarus all day, love these videos
@StanislavIvashkevich5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing our country to the world!) It's very interesting to watch your videos! You're great man :)
@blackvulcan1005 жыл бұрын
I would love to visit,but maybe not in the winter !
@stevelampley25915 жыл бұрын
Stanislav Ivashkevich I would take a summer vacation here. This city appeals to me.
@arehly67025 жыл бұрын
Your country is beautiful! :)
@sadcholo31185 жыл бұрын
Beautiful country greetings from Mexico
@danielarias90475 жыл бұрын
What season is the best to visit your country. And what places do you recommend to visit ?
@thomasmiller60584 жыл бұрын
He's really into this Soviet thing.
@TheNegants4 жыл бұрын
Soviet That..Soviet This !! Love em !
@temporarymomentary4 жыл бұрын
That's why I'm here. I love his passion.
@Red_Lion20004 жыл бұрын
Our guy.
@emilyandabigail4 жыл бұрын
His ex wife is Ukrainian
@rhaivaen4 жыл бұрын
A bit to much so....
@_spda3 жыл бұрын
Чёрт, какой душевный мужик
@user-qu2sc3go6d3 жыл бұрын
И шутки крутые)
@peter0103 Жыл бұрын
oh that's so recognisable. I've been to Russia quite some times, but the small time capsules from the Soviet Union remain the most fascinating places to visit. And at these times I always regret that I never visited the Soviet Union itself. Thank you so much for your videos, I recognise a lot of places you visited, but you also manage to show places I'd never thought of visiting. Makes me want to go to Russia or Belarus again and just go and visit a random city/village that I pinpoint on a map.
@gordonlawrence47495 жыл бұрын
That hotel restaurant was more 1970's than the 1970's.
@M0M0F2P0Ms5 жыл бұрын
I thought "The Shining" :)
@aabidamn3 жыл бұрын
It looks like a Chernobyl restaurant the day after the nuclear explosion.
@chole975 жыл бұрын
u have this weird superpower of making even the most banal things interesting! love ur videos, please don’t stop making them💗
@LionsGateCorp5 жыл бұрын
Truth!
@rachard5 жыл бұрын
yep
@bigounce20485 жыл бұрын
In Ukraine everything is covered in GRAPHITE
@galvanizedcorpse5 жыл бұрын
jeez get a life
@forestdenizen64974 жыл бұрын
@@MrMajsterixx some like it because we like the style, ambience, culture already. Another reason, which few will admit, is that to many westerns born in the 60s and 70s, these places and peoples remind us of something that still existed when we were children, but which has been permanently destroyed in our own countries. No need to spell it out.
@lowkeylowkey10003 жыл бұрын
The old soviet locations are not far off from the working towns of america and canada. It seems funny to look in that bar and think to myself "looks just like a local pizza parlor 1 town over lol"
@mathematicalcowboy31663 жыл бұрын
That’s because a lot of it is new (built in the 20th century). WWII carved up a lot of Eastern Europe and the Soviets had to rebuild
@thestarseeker81962 жыл бұрын
They remind me a lot of certain places in Massachusetts, and when he’s taking a long Russian trip it definitely gives me vibes like certain parts of the U.S. Midwest.
@cakecwkecake747926 күн бұрын
@@thestarseeker8196from fall river and I can say the same lmao
@erikarneberg112 жыл бұрын
I think I’ve figured this out… it’s cheaper for him to travel through the former Soviet republics (trains, rooms, meals) than it would be to stay at home! ; )
@Sniperboy5551 Жыл бұрын
It’s true, that’s why I want to go backpacking in Russia before I go backpacking across Europe. I won’t be broke by the end of it…
@user-zg6sl9oo6d Жыл бұрын
😃😃😃
@kevinpritchard62605 жыл бұрын
Mr Bald this channel has become truly international and I'm loving it so thankful you have taken us all along
@svetlanapil80894 жыл бұрын
What I like about Belarus that there are no advertisement billboards anywhere to be seen. Billboards create so much visual clutter that it's really tiring to look at. Belarus looks clean and minimalistic.
@elmarnigmatullin44903 жыл бұрын
Because there are no business ran, cause the regime do not allow them to do so🤣
@Aimodesign3 жыл бұрын
@@elmarnigmatullin4490 это единый архитектурный стиль: уникальность в единообразии.
@jonpgh3 жыл бұрын
it's called urban chaos
@kimchi27803 жыл бұрын
I disagree about billboards. I love the neon signs in a lot of former Republics. In Bishkek in the city center its full of neon lights and signs and it gives it a certain charm.
@marko75523 жыл бұрын
@@kimchi2780 at some point, billboards and public advertisement make every place look the same, and it loses it's uniqueness and originality. sadly, in the future, every place (and people) in the world will look the same.
@ThezRto Жыл бұрын
Only recently did I bump into this guy… and gosh I love him. How much respect and kindness does he show to everyone, regardless of their age, nationality or whatever. Keep it up dude, we are many back home who are as fascinated by this former world which is the USSR as you are, and who watch these videos. Cheers from Spain :)
@samanthavanrooyen44052 жыл бұрын
love your journeys and discoveries ... so much to learn !! really amazing content !!
@georgiqg3 жыл бұрын
This guy has used the word "soviet" more times than a Russian history teacher! Nice video.
@grammatikerfanatiker3 жыл бұрын
As a mater of semantics I’d say to many people he actually is one.
@stuartb36092 жыл бұрын
Opportunity missed at the ‘ticket cabins’…..Me left waiting holding my breath. First fail from B&B I’ve noted. 😁
@oblivionzzzmike5 жыл бұрын
He's like a kid discovering his fantasy in real life. Beautiful!
@beeverywhere90035 жыл бұрын
travel makes me child i am 55 i took such trains in russia and ukrainia
@tomas.871111 ай бұрын
Even travelling alone, B&B is more interesting and amusing than 99% of all the other travel KZbinrs. This Englishman is perceptive and charismatic.
@cartoonsandcannabis2 жыл бұрын
Bald lost in a train station is better than any “influencer” video cheers you escape from Kyiv video was the most intense Respect ✊🏼
@irish85384 жыл бұрын
His clips especially those ex - USSR countries are more interesting to watch than NetFlix. Never seen a KZbinr who is so fanatic to Soviet stuffs.. hope I had known your videos before I visited Georgia country.
@iansteel14475 жыл бұрын
I am from London and went to Moscow in 1975, and your film brought back many memories. One thing there were not as many shops back then.
@user-cz1zl9ig7m9 ай бұрын
Just love the time capsules that you visit and step into - super fascinating, interesting and highly educational
@2vintage683 жыл бұрын
Everything is as clean as a whistle everywhere he goes. Also no crowds.
@chyzhylia3 жыл бұрын
The crowd is killed by government.... Power structure is working well over there....
@Brave_Lion3 жыл бұрын
More than 3 people cannot gather in Belarus. After 2020, families walking in the park sometimes began to be arrested. If you decide to meet with friends and there will be more than 3 people, there is a high probability that you will be imprisoned for 15-30 days. Or you may be fined several average monthly wages. On some of them, criminal cases are brought up and imprisoned for several years. Yes. Just meeting friends can end up in jail. Many detainees are also severely beaten. Some are raped or maimed. But the streets are clean, quiet and spacious. Cool...
@Brave_Lion3 жыл бұрын
@Filippo Sacchetti YES, I'M HERE! On March 25, random people were arrested throughout the city. One, three, five - no difference. The policeman didn't like you - you're under arrest! The stars in the sky are unsuccessful - you are under arrest!
@Brave_Lion3 жыл бұрын
@@henrijs1733 Most likely, nothing will happen to you if you don’t wear red and white clothes, don’t clap, don’t make any signs. I think there won't be any big street protests for the next 2 weeks. Now the streets are generally calm. Just don't join groups of people with red and white.
@Brave_Lion3 жыл бұрын
@@henrijs1733 The white-red-white flag is the historical national flag of Belarus. The police now consider him a symbol of protests. The dictator is trying to ban him, discredit him. He really HATE him. The police will definitely arrest people with this flag if they see it. There were cases of arrests for red pants and a white jacket, for red and white pastille. They will definitely be arrested for two ribbons: red and white (one person was beaten to death, yes, because of the ribbons). But in general you will be safe, just don't join the groups of protesters and don't use a combination of white-red.
@africadreamin4 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant travel series, makes you want to pack your bags and just go.
@ashsg41984 жыл бұрын
Go!!!
@darrenparkinson45762 жыл бұрын
I sort of think,if you don't speak Russian,you're screwed.
@charlottebarlow2265 жыл бұрын
I have never been interested in exploration videos before but this guy is so passionate and gets excited even over the little things :D I love watching your videos! Only discovered your channel today but I have subscribed of course!
@hiheloByby69025 жыл бұрын
Congrats.. U got soviet subscriber..Mr. Bald and bankrupt
@RanjanKumar-cs2yg5 жыл бұрын
Look a SOVIET chick..😁
@mindpowerhub50335 жыл бұрын
Me too! I just watched a millionaire couple who sold everything and bought a yacht and decided to sail from atlantic oceans all the way to the islands in the Pacific. A channel that is about sailing around the world. Then suddenly YT recommended this amazing channel! Its so unique! I really liked his kind of content because he is describing every places he is visiting! I love it!
@mindpowerhub50335 жыл бұрын
*place
@linac9969 Жыл бұрын
@@mindpowerhub5033 Whats the KZbin channel please?
@coryphillips17833 жыл бұрын
You do an excellent job and deserve a medal for filming so good while dealing with people who think it's weird.
@Samantha-pn4zk Жыл бұрын
I know the cyrillic alphabet, but all of my first year Russian is out the window. Languages are so difficult for me, but I need to suffer through it because I absolutely hate not being able to communicate when I travel. I love wandering solo and being able to talk to locals because those are the most enlightening experiences.
@clockworkpotato3 жыл бұрын
I am from Belarus and the way you described that made me smile all the way. Thank you!
@od14014 жыл бұрын
I gotta hand it to Belarus everything inside is really clean. It's not horrible and mouldy and dirty, it's clearly kept it in good condition - the cafes, stations, hotel. Really respect that care and attention.
@aname56953 жыл бұрын
this is result of slave labour of those who are the least paid in the country
@christophedenisleet30073 жыл бұрын
@@aname5695 nice
@khekhecorona3 жыл бұрын
Really, Belarus is cleaner than Russia, and we haven't too much criminal scum here, only fucking cops and authoritative government
@aname56953 жыл бұрын
@@christophedenisleet3007 I know what I am talking about. I live here all my life
@hornycykaboy12933 жыл бұрын
i fell in love with the train conductor girl that opens the door for you
@Kedar7523 жыл бұрын
Username checks out
@seanoneill84093 жыл бұрын
Simp
@ACogloc3 жыл бұрын
She's exactly trad girl.
@jongant49372 жыл бұрын
Goes like a train? Sorry.
@mindelo232 жыл бұрын
You down bad, you suffering.
@szili762 жыл бұрын
Thank you Benjamin for all your videos, all the hard work, all the inconvenience you must go through in order for us to share your experience. You give me so so much with your videos, I wish i could be free like you, heck i wish i could be half as free as you but life is different for me. But i will never give up hope! Never! One day, may it be for a few hours before my death but, i will be free!
@calebtsedzik62223 жыл бұрын
I've been living near this hotel (literally 200 m from it) for 26 years at this point... ...yet it took me a bald British youtuber to actually see it from the inside. 🤭
@Icureditwithmybrain3 жыл бұрын
Ive lived that close to a restaurant in my area for 36 years that ive never been to lol
@WCGwkf3 жыл бұрын
There are a lot of things locals don't bother with everywhere. I haven't visited some of the main nature tourist attractions of my city, like going to the top (driving or hiking) of "America's mountain"
@monfoxtrot31233 жыл бұрын
Was the hotel once a hospital or a school? Judging by the inside I'm betting on hospital. :)
@steveglen33543 жыл бұрын
I have never been to a beach. The beach is like 200km away from my home
@tortugatech2 жыл бұрын
@@monfoxtrot3123 probably not, hospitals dont have balcony's in eastern europe, idk abot western hospitals
@vincentvega43905 жыл бұрын
searched so long to find travel vlogs in english about east europe and russia. so happy to have found your channel. thanks a lot for your videos!
@stephenoshaughnessy22794 ай бұрын
I live in California. I'm old enough to remember that you could have seen restaurant décor like that in the 1960s. In more rural settings. But in the US, the service is always prompt.
@andrew_spicy Жыл бұрын
I am from Belarus and moved to California a year ago. It is very funny and interesting for me to watch the reaction of Americans to my hometown. I have lived here for 22 years, my life has passed here. Hope you enjoying your trip to Belarus 😂🇧🇾
@MegaChemicus Жыл бұрын
Он же ж брит, неужели не слышно по его инглишу? Тебе твой тоже не мешало бы подкачать немного
@rickmorgan1441 Жыл бұрын
why choose america? its good choice?
@pahomstreams Жыл бұрын
@@rickmorgan1441because of Snoop Dogg and NWA
@lwingyi15003 жыл бұрын
Hello mate. I am doctor from Myanmar & i like your self-made show around the world. I can see other countries.peoples.cultures & politics. I watch your videos every night after my clinic job. I love your show brother. ♥♥♥
@kathyscoppettuolo71683 жыл бұрын
Wish you and Myanmar safety and an end to the troubles.
@moisesperez46054 жыл бұрын
I just started watching your videos, I am visually impaired, I like the way you describe things on your videos, for people that myself that are blind, I definitely like that back in time, luck, keep it up with your videos.
@johnmaki68213 жыл бұрын
Much respect, love from the USA
@nadz9933 жыл бұрын
I hope bald reads this and carries on! Hope you are well 😊
@Shreyaasreyli3 жыл бұрын
how do you comment on this video?
@moisesperez46053 жыл бұрын
@@Shreyaasreyli well the way you can write and read on platforms like this is computers, you download software called jaws reader, and that is for people that are visually impaired, to use on a computer. Most all new modern iPhones have some type of screen reader, and it enables you to write as well.
@Shreyaasreyli3 жыл бұрын
@@moisesperez4605 Wow that's amazing. Btw why did you go blind? Sorry for the questions
@amazoniatravel44883 жыл бұрын
Занимательно, как парень в восторге от советских штук )))
@PronatorTendon3 жыл бұрын
I never look to common media pieces about other nations to form my opinions. I'm looking for what it's actually like to be in these cities and towns. The window into real life makes me glad I found this channel
@pyromorph65402 жыл бұрын
Hello Rgoiatog teidoi!
@MargaritaMagdalena3 жыл бұрын
**gets mugged on the street** "Soviet muggers giving me Soviet kicks on a Soviet pavement"
@jonwight50183 жыл бұрын
Very funny!
@eduardotomas26763 жыл бұрын
Forgot the «innit»
@lyubomirblazhev10143 жыл бұрын
Хахаххахаа
@kimchi27803 жыл бұрын
Now he has a Soviet concussion.
@vitossitar29503 жыл бұрын
You can't get mugged there - it's a socialist country. In a neoliberal paradise like Cape town, Nairobi, Johannesburg the chance to get mugged is 100%. Tykhanovskaya is dying for handing over the country to some big muggers.
@cianfox87505 жыл бұрын
Sees Tesla driving down the street Bald: This is so 1970’s Soviet Union
@Ab_someone5 жыл бұрын
😁
@andrewkoster8095 жыл бұрын
That was a Mercedes p sure
@mikehunt46074 жыл бұрын
Soviet Bum Sex!
@maksimreshetnev84884 жыл бұрын
@noshrinkage White kid? :/
@Eli-94 жыл бұрын
Darius Kang. Still Soviet
@InstabilerStoff2 жыл бұрын
I love the old soviet aestetics and time capsules!
@Nik4yu2 жыл бұрын
Mr. Bald is the best among all youtubers. His videos are so pure and genuine. I learnt little russian as well from him.. Long live Bald and thanks for such a "pure joy" on KZbin... who else agree?
@chris49ford4 жыл бұрын
3:04 reminds me of Kruschev's excitement of eating at IBM's cafeteria on his visit to the U.S. in 1959. He was so fascinated with their setup he ordered similar cafeterias to be made in Soviet factories when he returned home. From his memoirs: "The management and the employees both ate there in the lunchroom. Like everyone else, we picked up our utensils and went to the window where they give out the meals, they put our food on our plates, and we went back to whatever table we chose, and once we had eaten that dish we could repeat the procedure and get another dish. It was a democratic arrangement. I think the management was deliberately trying to make a demonstration of democracy, and I admit that I liked it very much. In my speeches later on [back in the USSR] I promoted and encouraged this kind of food service for our factories: there was nothing superfluous anywhere in the operation. The surface of the tables in the lunchroom was plastic. All you had to do was wipe it with a damp cloth and the table was clean."
@aab40653 жыл бұрын
I like this man 1. He has a great and comfy camera angle so I feel like I'm also physically in the places he shows. 2. He tends to choose kind of hidden and unwellknown places which is great. 3. His accent is easy to understand. 4. He keeps his manner and ettiquette in wherever he is. Keep it up!
@Sniperboy5551 Жыл бұрын
Unwellknown aka unknown? Lol
@aab4065 Жыл бұрын
@@Sniperboy5551 go shoot your balls Sniperboy😚
@donnadouglas56803 жыл бұрын
I think you're a reincarnated Russian. You are so happy around Russian people, and land.
@purplepinaepple Жыл бұрын
It's not russian, it's belarusian
@MrGeoffreoso2 жыл бұрын
Bril Baldy ! Enjoying your travel logs very much.Very educational. Keep them coming.
@zooldoo4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I love how you look at places like the bus station and hotel restaurant in such detail - these are places most travel vloggers would ignore completely. As someone fascinated by how real people lived during Soviet times I find these videos totally engrossing. Thank you.
@hawkkim19745 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's because of the weather there but everything looks kinda orderly, clean, calm but depressed.
@Reddylion5 жыл бұрын
Exactly weather plays major role... clean, calm depressed.
@roshlouis87675 жыл бұрын
This is how the weather is in the UK. No sun, cloudy and chilly.
@MykolaSternenkoDroneBoyHoleMan5 жыл бұрын
It's winter
@okt36675 жыл бұрын
No , cuz they know how to control population boom.
@harrykuheim61075 жыл бұрын
That's what Communism does to people....Socialism is just "Commie Lite" style Government...nearly just as bad....USA...Trump 2020
@migselv168968 ай бұрын
This is Classic Bald. Just him alone, in some former Soviet republic traveling to the provinces. I love it!
@hatbpto51803 жыл бұрын
Was in the Soviet Union in the early 1980's Moscow, Leningrad, Yerevan. It was really something.
@abracababada22485 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely superb. I don't know why i'm so fascinated about USSR...this channel is just perfect for me, greetings from Italy!
@khekhecorona3 жыл бұрын
Кто из Беларуси смотрит этот видос??
@fvzetea7343 жыл бұрын
Ютуб рекомендации никогда не перестанут удивлять
@Ruthenien3 жыл бұрын
Я. ЖЫВЕ БЕЛАРУСЬ :)
@fvzetea7343 жыл бұрын
@@Ruthenien жыве!
@awakenedmind65193 жыл бұрын
@@Ruthenien ты ещё живёшь в Беларуси?
@novikaustanislau9303 жыл бұрын
I am
@fitzpatrickgf10 ай бұрын
I'm so fascinated and love the old stuff because I'm meek and humble and happy it still exist. I do not understand why some people don't appreciate it and want the new modern designs. As long as you do preventive maintenance, keep it clean and in good working condition, 60 years later, it doesn't cost you anything and makes life very affordable! Thanks for free trip! ✌️ 😊
@flohmaker329211 ай бұрын
what a start for an incredible series of soviet culture. glad i came back here. thanks bald, for entertaining me for nearly 5 years.
@joycehaines343 жыл бұрын
Learn languages when you are young an your options are so much more fun in adulthood. Babushkas from America’s advice.
@liveleaky75713 жыл бұрын
thank you babushka
@lauti96553 жыл бұрын
Спасибо тебя, дорогая Бабушка)
@ajinkyagauns22803 жыл бұрын
U are a cute babuska 😁
@CookieeeKiddo3 жыл бұрын
Yep, im 12 and I've started learning russian so one day i can visit russia😊
@0skie3 жыл бұрын
Is there a typo or is there a version of English i've never heard of
@ZappedCard5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Mr Bald's adventures are non stop! 😊
@2007zera3 жыл бұрын
I have been watching your blogs for a wile now & have enjoyed them very much, It was the way I liked to travel & getting to know people & their languages, Keep up the good work
@aussiebloke512 жыл бұрын
Love the feel of the place you give. Typical of Russian/Soviet hotels and bus stations etc to have lots of light fittings and chandeliers but not turned on so you are wandering around in the half-light.
@KatyaKaulitzWasHere5 жыл бұрын
Love watching your Belarus videos. I am originally from there (now live in nyc) and haven’t been there in about 10 years now, not many people on KZbin go there and film it so it’s cool to be able to see my country through your videos.
@baldandbankrupt5 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! It's full of awesome people here)
@Nifava5 жыл бұрын
Look, a soviet sidewalk. Look, a soviet traffic light. Look, a soviet sky. Look, i'm inhaling soviet air. P.S: The videos are actually very interesting.
@hamsterbacke59625 жыл бұрын
@@thisispersia9021 Look a soviet commentor comment under a soviet comment
@PavelIsp5 жыл бұрын
Seize the means of comment production!
@Nifava5 жыл бұрын
@@PavelIsp So be it.
@svenkaan68645 жыл бұрын
Yee too much Sovjet haha. I live in Holland but we got same building style at 70-80, also in US they have
@msbull1005 жыл бұрын
Look i am eating soviet grechka, kotlet, and kompot )))
@parvinparvin3444 Жыл бұрын
Soviet Union history fascinates me, glad you are there to showcase
@jonnylaw293611 күн бұрын
I love the level of detail in the appreciation of the time & the culture - it is truly beautiful to see
@im44854 жыл бұрын
once you go past the barrier of fear you can actually enjoy life...
@santap.32574 жыл бұрын
This is so true. Life changing!
@EA-ck4so4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@misterxyz59584 жыл бұрын
But how, it's not so simple, is it?
@jerkingofwar4 жыл бұрын
Or get screw over because false bravery
@geoffwilliams60724 жыл бұрын
Luck is real , some people have it. Clearly bald does. Not just anyone could successfully do this, no matter how brave
@chipchipperson1015 жыл бұрын
I took a shot every time he said Soviet and now I'm Russian.
@eamh20025 жыл бұрын
A guy in 1940's took a shot everytime someone said Soviet but thats another story :)
@Pr_Oygen5 жыл бұрын
Welcome комрад!
@cwasonts47005 жыл бұрын
eamh2002 nice one
@handletruth5 жыл бұрын
I should do too 😂
@galvanizedcorpse5 жыл бұрын
nah you're not, we don't promote homosexuality here
@g0o0r2 жыл бұрын
Dunno why but I like falling asleep at night especially to these videos in deep Belarus, they feel cosy somehow
@pon4ick273 жыл бұрын
I love your raw presentation style. Very authentic. Thumbs up.
@andrewmoses26745 жыл бұрын
EVEN THOUGH THINGS ARE VERY MUCH LIKE IN THE SOVIET ERA, THEY ARE CLEAN, WELL KEPT & MAINTAINED.
@Kuhoochandra5 жыл бұрын
Because there are literally ne people there. No dust, no bustle. How will it get dirty? Unless you not clean it regularly. It is easier to regulate things when they are such less in number. Since i live in india, i think this is the problem, so many people, bustle, dust, this that everything in little places cz less space per person. It has to get dirty. You cannot control the number of people there here are too many. But this was fun to watch.
@scimatarpictures5 жыл бұрын
Kuhoo Not Kuhu and unfortunately, a massive population of people + uncontrolled urbanisation = more waste everywhere
@FreemanFDC4 жыл бұрын
this so-called "СТАБИЛЬНОСТЬ" for us
@JoeBlow-fp5ng4 жыл бұрын
Translations: "Soviet chair" = chair "Soviet table" = table "Soviet bus station" = bus station Etc.
I love your channel! I live my dreams of traveling the world thru your videos! Keep up the great work!
@sparkdog442 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool architecture. Those 70's colors are making a comeback.
@Peter-MH5 жыл бұрын
All looks super clean and tidy, no graffiti and generally things seem well maintained! Kind of surprised really!
@DaBossIsHere5 жыл бұрын
Minsk is ranked 3rd cleanest city in the world behind Singapore and Tokyo, and it's #1 of European continent. Other large cities in Belarus (I also visited Grodno and Brest so far) also are very clean.
@bigman4895 жыл бұрын
Kris Roberts Yeah the Uk is fucked.
@felixb65 жыл бұрын
DaBossIsHere It’s because there are so few people in Minsk compared to other big European cities. The cities Bald visits are always far emptier than anywhere in Western Europe, so there’s always less to clean.
@Nielsspeler4 жыл бұрын
@Kris Roberts lmao are you saying foreign people make places dirty? Like citizens of a country don't drag dirt around? Fucking racist.
@djprojectus4 жыл бұрын
@OAT351 Bulshit!
@mgsee5 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! One of the main TV channels should give you your own travel show. You are far more engaging than Portillo and even Michael Palin can't quite match your ability to engage with the people you meet with your gentle, humourous personality and your genuine interest in the people and the places you visit.
@baldandbankrupt5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael. Yeah I didn't rate Portillo either as a travel presenter.
@koettfaers5 жыл бұрын
No need. In these days you can produce your own stuff and upload it on any plattform youd like. On your own terms, staying true to yourself. This channel is extremely calming, interesting and honest. A TVshow out of this would be molded into this fast paced annyoing loud overhyped fake crap that is broadcasted daily. No thank you, watching this on KZbin is perfectly fine as is
@djbp742 жыл бұрын
Bro this is such a cool vid looking forward to watching part 2
@keeperofthecheese3 жыл бұрын
Huh, this was really interesting, thanks for making it dude, really enjoyed :)
@Miklosrobi5 жыл бұрын
I am shocked from how good those trains looked , they are old but we'll maintened . Good vids btw . Keep up the good work.
@thomasm57145 жыл бұрын
If you are fascinated by the Soviet Union, I highly recommend a visit to Tiraspol in Transnistria. It's about as close as you can get to time travel back to the USSR. Кстати, спасибо Вам большое за очень интересное видео про Беларусь!
@ballagh5 жыл бұрын
Tomas O Maonaigh , true. Only "country" to still use the hammer and sickle on their flag. A video from Transnistria could be fascinating.
@tylerdowd7 ай бұрын
love coming back and watching these old BOLD videos