Eating In A Soviet Restaurant

[@Aquelll]

Helsinki, Finland also has a Soviet themed bar called Kafe Moskva. 30 minutes before closing they start playing speeches of Breznev to get people out.

[@ImranAli-qj4ir]

Lmao sounds interesting 😂

[@Aquelll]

@@ImranAli-qj4ir It is a brainchild of movie director Aki Kaurismäki. He wanted to start a bar nobody wants to go to so that he can be at peace with his friend. Which I think is the most Finnish line of thought I have heard in a while. They promise yesterdays sandwiches, bad service and stale beer. Not surprisingly the bar has become extremely popular. :D

[@DenEz_TV]

Haha lol

[@mariekatherine5238]

🤣🤣🤣

[@acid823]

hahahahahha with an ictus like voice?

[@bleachguy64]

Imagine all the waitresses talking in the back. "Yeah this crazy English guy just took off one of the decorations from the wall and started wearing it

[@aguy6641]

Have a skinned English guy greeting you at the door as well

[@garrydolley]

They aren't necessarily decorations, but sometimes are for guests to go outside for a smoke, or whatever, when it's cold. I wore one in a Ukrainian restaurant in Moscow. Fun times 😆

[@LongIslandicedteaaa]

I was hoping it wasn't one of the guest's

[@Detectivecyclone]

Bro its like thoese restaurant where like in the mexican food place for an example people can wear the mexican hat and eat its called burrowing

[@bleachguy64]

@@Detectivecyclone I have never taken a sombrero off a wall at a Mexican restaurant and put it on my head You are weird also

[@Mikuz]

I went to a Soviet Restaurant in Las Vegas "Red Square." The prices were not very Soviet

[@koro741]

Well when Las Vegas will be soviet then will we discuss about prices

[@elena79rus]

@inside outside upside downside True. That's because it's not located in the USSR, but in the capitalist USA.

[@A_longer_eel]

The irony...

[@nikolayskvotsov3868]

Salaries and level of life in USA are also not soviet.

[@elena79rus]

@inside outside upside downside I think you need to learn to read. I never said that USSR exists now, and you only confirmed what I said about USA. P.S. I was born and raised in the USSR, and I was there when it fell apart, so I think I know better than you when it ceased existing.

[@MeeloshNS]

I like how he takes the camera throughout, no shame whatsoever, as if he is taking the viewer for a tour.

[@ethanjahnz8539]

Miloš Ristić and it leaves him more room to be respected

[@robtyman4281]

I love how all the waiters and waitresses don't take objection to him filming at all. The irony is that you're probably more likely to be told to stop filming in a British restaurant.

[@craigbiggam2111]

Isn't that the whole point of this?! I wouldn't be surprised if inbetween the cuts we don't see him talking to owners and workers and people of him saying CAN I FILM MA YOUTUBR SHOW HERE AM FAE ENGLAAND. Jesus Christ just watch it and go have an anxiety attack when he climbs up the old crane !

[@stevenwebb3634]

It's a Soviet camera

[@robtyman4281]

@@stevenwebb3634 Yes! lol

[@katden220]

Man sitting at a table: “Some crazy English guy is wearing my jacket!”

[@JadeJenn12]

Me; oooo look a beautiful cloud Bald; a *SOVIET* cloud

[@captainredan5339]

A soviet floor

[@TillTheLightTakesUs]

Oh look yet another fucking soviet joke.

[@minecraftminer59mineboymin38]

cringy comment

[@grahamdrummond7367]

What a soviet comment

[@ridikerous]

The cloud would have to be red.

[@bertik8814]

He said "Soviet" 32 times in whole video .. What a legend

[@yetigriff]

He is trying to cut down

[@romans9729]

@@yetigriff i actually laughed out loud

[@alessandra-tn4xt]

he averages about 2.66 soviets per minute

[@mr1dul460]

Bruh, why do we have the same pfp? Lmao

[@krileym]

"Soviet snail" from another video was the funniest one for me

[@vitothepizzaguy7475]

peoples coats bald: Soviet Jacket,lets try

[@updidi]

This coat is called "bushlat"(pea coat) This is the military winter clothing of the USSR

[@captainredan5339]

@@updidi is it always cold in Russia?

[@updidi]

@@captainredan5339 Of course not. It's just that winter in Russia is colder than in Europe, for example, and lasts a little longer.

[@captainredan5339]

@@updidi oh ok thanks, so that means I won't always have to wear a coat everywhere I go?

[@kj134]

Captain Foxy lll geography isn’t your favorite thing is it?

[@Joonaskaa]

The green color still gives me flashbacks to my childhood.... everything was that color... every wall in my kindergarten was that color, the doctors office, dentist, my grandfathers office. weird times

[@soniaelenaki]

very 70s colour....

[@mackipacki2528]

The entire outside of my grandmas house was that colour

[@JohnSmith-nj9qo]

See the interesting thing is that jacket wasn't part of the exhibit, he just stole some dude's coat and put it on.

[@montycobra]

Those are Soviet military coats called "shinel".

[@yarikcreates6992]

I just love how this dude is so positive about everything so nice and still doesn't give a fuck what others think bout him, can casually film and not get anxiety from that. Cheers

[@baldandbankrupt]

Well....the anxiety never goes away completely )

[@zulfikarkhorakiwala4764]

@@baldandbankrupt Hey Benjamin, come to PUNE in India and be my honored guest in my humble home. You will cherish this friendship and hospitality for the rest of your life. I really like you. Thank you. Zuli M.Khorakiwala.

[@montycobra]

Yep, with tonnes of charisma. Pleasure to watch, though he gets lots of history wrong :-)

[@Maniaquele]

I am a Russian citizen living in the States and visiting places that I never got to visit through your eyes. Your Russian is incredible! If only people knew how hard it is to learn Russian while having English as your first language. Keep up with great videos! Also, thank you for eating food and describing how it tastes. I miss it so much. The Russians don't understand what they have until they don't.

[@johnd9357]

I found it pretty easy to learn Russian. The alphabet is phonetic so the word always sounds how it looks, that makes it easier in my opinion. I learned to speak and read Russian literally from 2 iPhone apps.

[@deusvult1995]

@@johnd9357 which apps?

[@johnd9357]

Deus Vult “RusAlphabet” “Russian” and “Drops”

[@Maniaquele]

@John D good for you, buddy! I know that DuoLingo is also a major app that can help learn most spoken languages too. Have you visited the “bear” land and got to practice the language with native speakers?

[@NathanLJustice]

I had to take Russian language class in middle school. Failed miserably. I'm always impressed with people who can speak both.

[@ZXCVbcc]

The word "Дело" on 2.59 does not mean "business", in english it's translate something like lawsuit. The entire style of the menu is made to looks like an law court document folder.

[@rustamkafarov6044]

I'd translate it as "case". I think it's kind of black humour to have a menu looks a NKVD case. I hope you know what NKVD is. It is how KGB was called during Stalin time. MGB, NKVD, KGB - all the same.

[@melfarus]

@@rustamkafarov6044 Jeez. The word "delo" is from "deloproizvodstvo", which means paper work. Lawsuit my ass 😄

[@seimolddickhead5552]

@@melfarus in bulgarian Дело is exactly lawsuit or a case

[@TheNimshew]

Of course. "You have been served". Sure makes it easy for your average process server. The defendant comes to you.

[@verheugen4]

делo - delo means work. work = business

[@hoplophobic]

"Here's your fish." "Is it... S O V I E T fish?"

[@judyh.1192]

Better not.

[@savagescooters3040]

Only found him recently. Very interesting guy. The videos are brilliant. Great to watch during covid lockdown. The videos make you feel like you are there.

[@norsemanbushcrafting1621]

Hahah 6:37 i was expecting someone to get pissed from grabbing their coat

[@baldandbankrupt]

Well would have made for a more interesting video no doubt.

[@grandadan]

LOL

[@FerdinandMadsen]

norseman bushcrafting Not only he wears it. But fucking eats w/ it. Savage. Should have left w/ it too

[@user-rf4qf5uf2i]

norseman bushcrafting LOL same

[@jburgett45]

If BAB had done that in US or UK an alarm would’ve gone off! LOL

[@motivate-today]

"Cheap, as you can see", then you don't show the prices clearly!!! Soviet style information....ha ha

[@jjc4232]

Lol.. 😂 😂 Better then having to read the fine print to find out that you are really fucked over.

[@ulovil]

2:56 ДЕЛО also means CASE (criminal, political, civil), so it is decorate as a title of oficial soviet doc from police or kgb

[@funghoul9124]

i'm from philadelphia and since im 43 and havent been this far around the world i've been binge watching these videos and lovin it.....thank you for being the fearless lunatic you are. your just proving how we really are all profoundly the same in mostly all parts of the world........

[@gmedina911]

Hey I’m from Philly too, what part are you from?

[@funghoul9124]

@@gmedina911 south.....near goretti....10th and macclellan..900 block...i live in the suburbs now

[@guruprabhu_39915]

I am an Indian living for work in Pittsburgh and here people won’t wanna visit philly they say… scared of philly gangs…

[@kenszymkowiak6437]

Head up to Richmond Street and Allegheny Ave. Plenty of Eastern European restaurants and to-go shops. My family lived there for the first couple generations. Then I left for Hawaii and Westward. Even enjoyed a week or so in the Soviet Far East.

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

@@guruprabhu_39915 A desi in Pittsburgh! Wow!

[@diegomitchell8743]

Normal people: Learned that touching stuff in a restaurang is a no-no Bald: Hold my Kvass

[@CucumberpatchAddict]

hold my kvass while i gently caress granpa Lenin's cheek

[@jayman3294]

You picked a great place to travel to. Love the history and views you give us.

[@RotneybotOfficial]

11:58 - German POW escaping Gulag

[@Nasher1805]

Omg I'm dying of laughter Underrated comment

[@CS-nq9sq]

"i'm out of the soviet union" :D

[@Adam-ko6dx]

😂😂😂

[@smowl2679]

"That was fun!"

don´t believe the german POW added "that was fun" ;)

[@BoostedDan]

I love how he vocally describes exactly what his eyes are on lol 😂 “here’s a waitress in her.. outfit “

[@krisptaco]

Two things (of the many) that I've learned from watching your vlogs... 1. The things we (in the US) were taught in school about the USSR were heavily propagandized and grossly inaccurate. 2. The Russian people are far more warm and charming than I was ever aware of, and that goes back to the first point. One of the greatest harms caused by the Cold War was all of the lies and propaganda on both sides. I hope the Rus-Ukr war ends soon and all of the sanctions and other nonsense are lifted. We gain more through understanding and dialogue than from division, hatred and ostracizing those with whom we disagree.

[@vespermartini2556]

I hope it ends also, would like to visit both countries.

[@elche2522]

Wow and you needed this long to figure it out 😂

[@elche2522]

I mean all shit about "red scarce" is still going strong in US and UK thanks to Hoover and like-minded peaople

[@Geezuse]

Year later war is still going strong

[@Yegorific]

Solyanka is a pre-soviet type of soup. Features pickled and brine-fermented vegetables, often using up last year's winter preserves. Every household has it's own version. Kvas is a home-made "small beer" made from bread or occasionally flour. Alcohol content is usually 1% or less. Often served to children in place of lemonade, or used in soups. It tastes slightly of bread, fruit, and ranges from sweet to refreshingly tart, depending on the tastes of the brewer.

[@Popaholic]

6:02 “Old Soviet Camera” (Young Waitress walks past) “soviet waitress”. LOL 😂

[@spectralv709]

China Tech lol she wasn’t even alive in Soviet days

[@simonescelsa]

I have a weak spot for Soviet waitresses...

[@allos4888]

Laughed the heck out with that😂😂😊

[@floxy20]

Pure nostalgia. Nothing wrong with that as long as we recognize it for what it is. I was happiest when I was 12 years old but wouldn't want to go back to being 12 years old.

[@ngoldis]

Your Russian is exceptionally good. Nice accent!

[@baldandbankrupt]

Really?? When I hear myself speaking Russian on film I think it sounds terrible )) Thanks for the confidence boost!

[@danielsdvj7255]

@@baldandbankrupt it sounds really lovely, especially when you say something like "молодой человек", "спасибо Вам", etc. Like you are from old Russian intelligentsia and returned from exile back to motherland :)

[@vedantkulkarni6971]

Bald: Whips out an electron microscope *here's some Soviet Oxygen*

[@jimmyz2098]

This guy makes the most interesting videos! I mean... this stuff is priceless. I'm becoming addicted to these vids. I am very interested in this part of the World. So mysterious to me growing up here in the States. But I am interested, and I do not think I'll ever be able to get over there. But this makes me think a lot about it. The people and places look amazing - in their own great way. I know it's not all roses. But the same is true of most parts of the World.

[@Margulo]

Bald, one of these days I'll grab a camera, go to London (or Brighton) and walk around commenting: "check out this ROYAL house", "a ROYAL bus stop", "a Royal Post Office"... (well, it is, isn't it?) etc etc :)

[@dmd8552]

If you're actually a fan of architecture and design that would be an interesting experience, though there may be too much to see since every crown organization seems to be 'royal'

[@badgerresistance4322]

😂

[@Jin-1337]

I think the better word would be "British" or "English" and see how many people you pissed off 🤣

[@flutistnotflautist4740]

If my grandfather hadn't miraculously escaped a gulag, I never would have been born. Crazy to think about. Damn. I need to do something better with my life.

[@myteksp]

Yeah... having grandfather escaping gulag is pretty much like being trangender these days. Very fancy and gives you a lot of oppression points

[@flutistnotflautist4740]

@@myteksp What. 😆

[@darek4488]

@@myteksp You're an idiot

[@sapphire74-74]

Aleksandra Miglowiec I'm sure your pops is proud you even exist. Be happy 😘

[@aur485]

Yes, it's good when criminals escape from prisons...

[@maryyjanee247]

The waitresses outfits are AMAZING! LOL

[@neckabuser]

It is school outfit that girls in USSR were obliged to wear up to mid 90's

[@TheBarser]

@@neckabuser There was no USSR in the mid 90's though.

[@neckabuser]

@@TheBarserlets say in former Soviet republics, mostly Ukraine, Belarus and Russia

[@MrDudeInTheSuit]

@@neckabuser LOL, absolutely noone wear this outfit in 90's even in early 90's

[@neckabuser]

@@MrDudeInTheSuit I am sorry, but no. Girls wore that uniform in school. I'm stating it as person who was born in 1991 in Belarus, my elementary school years were the 90's and I can assure that girls wore that uniform, some might have even wore it in the 2000's.

[@yomother82]

Americans do a similar thing here in how they stylize most diners in 50’s decor.

[@guydreamr]

Excellent observation. Didn't fully realize that before and I'm American.

[@Beachgirl1]

@@williamwilliam5066 Yawn. Another alcoholic limey vomiting amusing absurdities. 😂😂 Just do what all of you little soyboys do: Get completely drunk then vomit and pass out in the streets.🤣

[@OGPatriot03]

@@williamwilliam5066 One wonders what you call "taste", then we can say your boos mean nothing because we'd have seen what makes you cheer...

[@henrikmonkee]

That's in USA, the rest usually go for regional themes, Argentina goes for traditional Italian and Brazil goes very modern, so no not the whole America goes dor the 50's.

[@theamphetamine3933]

1:39 ive heard that after ww2 soviet union had a lot of green colour paint for tanks so they decided to use them for painting corridors an stuff

[@megatarzan4763]

did i just find the best youruber ever?

[@baldandbankrupt]

Highly unlikely ) Happy new year

[@sxlency5190]

Lol

[@omerberketurhan]

yes you did my friend

[@olafd.8657]

Soviet

[@marius1004]

Bloody brilliant video mate. Soviet era nostalgia is right up my alley. SUBSCRIBED

[@Abcd-hi5fq]

I have seen almost all videos of your in couple of weeks, 1. Loved Russia. 2. Soviet part is always interesting. 3. Simple and clear videos. 4. Any Time visiting India, you need any help or anything else, I will definitely help. 5. Nice Englishman, keep posting more such videos. Regards

[@raywiliamjohnsonsdad]

You have written this comment like you are answering an exam question haha!! but I agree with you, this is a great youtube channel.

[@18utkb]

@@raywiliamjohnsonsdad 🤣🤣🤣

[@mayukhmukherjee1611]

His ancestors killed ours I think we owe a revenge

[@Cian._.]

@@mayukhmukherjee1611 He had nothing to do with that.

[@guyyadunkno]

Its actually hilarious watching the older videos compared to the new ones, hes come along way

[@psiangel]

6:40 did you really just put someone else's jacket on and wear it while eating

[@carlosmontoya6894]

Our* jacket

[@nerdiloo9863]

I thought the same but it can't be for 2 reasons: 1. the weather outside wasn't winter 2. all the coast are the same So it must be part of the motif. But I'm sure the biz would rather folks not fiddle with the rare memorabilia (like the record player) so Baldy should be a bit more aware'.

[@AntPet999]

😂😂😂

[@nikolayskvotsov3868]

Not it does not belong to people, it is just a decoration. No one wear this clothes nowdays, that is from civil war times.

[@sander7165]

@@nikolayskvotsov3868 it is not :it is a soviet cold war greatcoat.

[@mooph_]

10:05 Lukashenko isn't particularly popular among belarusians even among the elderly Belarusians are mostly apolitical since we don't have any real influence on the government unfortunately

[@darek4488]

You have influence, you are just not organized against it.

[@AntPet999]

What about now?

[@alexg8637]

But you don't even live in Belarus.

[@pupirikin]

What do you think now? Ëба!

[@yegordoush8307]

Wife`s relatives are belarussian. They voted for Lukashenko. You are wrong saying that older generations dont like him. They like stability and he brings stability. Its younger generations that want a change, that rebel against the current regime.

[@berlinocelot]

Drink a shot of водка everytime our man says 'soviet'

[@chiangkaishrek5123]

Death is imminent

[@sergeantbigmac]

@@nn-ro1lv He did a video on an old Soviet Hotel where he said Soviet 55 times lol. Someone in the comments also counted.

[@001fitaro]

@@sergeantbigmac Me: a bicycle Bald: a Soviet bicycle.

[@pippalicious9505]

Tried it....it didn't end well 🤣🤮

[@SimoExMachina2]

My friend, not even Russians are up to that challenge.

[@sonyastone6318]

Loving his unscripted documentary style. ❤ A happy discovery. He makes me feel like I am there .

[@TomWatsonB1]

This video set the groundwork for dozens of "Soviet"videos to come. Who would have known when it was released what it would lead to? Ben's decision to make this series of videos changed his life, you'd have to imagine.

[@lst9701]

Hey bnb! Ive discovered your channel recently, and cant stop watching. I would love seeing more foods that arent common in the us!

[@HaohmaruHL]

The menu said Дело, meant "case" not "business". It mimics the cases which were opened on a person back in ussr by KGB and such.

[@MrYurayan]

correct

[@Obiterarbiter]

The moment he put on the jacket he became bane

[@petert9110]

Wears his Soviet sailors stripped shirt to the "Soviet-themed restaurant"

[@mikhailv67tv]

The striped Tee shirts are pre Revolution. They look great very Russian

[@marcussprague1080]

I love the middle eastern "theme", it's from a movie called White Sun of the Desert. It's a great film!

[@KowboyUSA]

There's a Russian village hid way up in the mountains near here where every family has been traumatized by the loss of numerous family members to the torture, mass murder, gulags, etc of the Soviet times. The elders are survivors who managed to escape to here. Seriously damaged, but wonderful people. Needless to say, they don't reminisce fondly about those days.

[@mollyscullyscully80]

@Серая Сова ГОВОРИТ You're fucking insane if you think the sanctions are a good thing for Russia, especially long-term

[@grundgesetzart.1463]

before being "traumatized", these Chechens and others fought alongside the nazis. Please tell the entire story and not just the part you like. Thanks.

[@tomasjimenez8196]

Interesting perspective

[@Anna-jr8gu]

I really love your videos! Thanks for sharing! Hugs from Italy & Serbia

[@lndsyvghnbubert]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos. You so enjoy and appreciate everything and everyone you encounter (from what I’ve see so far). I appreciate your positivity and enthusiasm and your interest in going off the beaten path to see reality. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ettan2007]

Man, this channel is a gem.

[@jangelnar5624]

ettan2007 It indeed is

[@rcair123]

I sadly will never go adventurizing I have the worlds worst stomach. I would spent 100% of my time in a Soviet bathroom wishing I had more Soviet toilet paper. So I live vicariously through Ben's adventurizing, thank you Bald.

[@nunosilva2096]

I must tell you, I really did love your series of the Soviets. Because I really did not know much of the WW2. I just wanted to say respect bro. I speak lots of polish language and I heard you speaking Russian I understood some because some words are similar and I did really felt the agony of the people who survived the WW2 and the collapse of USSR. Every time I meet old people here in Poland I hear over and over again about that time which makes me fell sometimes we take life for granted. But only when you are this side of the world, you can recognize and understand what many people will never know. Respect Bro.

[@Fazz321]

It's not "buisness" it's "case". It's stylized as a pack of documments from some KGB agency.

[@timothybakaushin7182]

Oh, common! This is stylized as a standard case file. That is the most ordinary thing that was available in every stationary store. Do you believe KGB had a special one?

[@Fazz321]

@@timothybakaushin7182 Well I considered the context of the place.

[@midnightkitty8172]

That restaurant is amazing~! What a collection they have in there~! It's like a museum and restaurant together in one.

[@midwestmike613]

He tried on the jackets would have been funny if they were other patrons and he was just some crazy guy putting on others people jackets. You and Harold make some very interesting travel videos I enjoy seeing the least traveled areas of locations I most likely will never see in person. For that I thank you!

[@hemantbharti4992]

So nice

[@ddandrews6472]

Man, watching your videos means having an international education(with entertainment) at the comfort of my home and laptop.

[@schnode8367]

“Brutal, blocky and grey” sounds like England.

[@OriginalBongoliath]

@@williamwilliam5066 Why do people like you assume everyone who makes fun of a country is American?? Butthurt much??

[@Beachgirl1]

@@OriginalBongoliath The Euros obsession with the US is absolutely hilarious and, to be honest, psychotic.

[@Sanket.vjadhav]

@@williamwilliam5066 because you replied to that comment genius that's what replies are supposed to be.

[@Sanket.vjadhav]

@@williamwilliam5066 ahh yes, you're also going to now assume that English is everyone's first language and that they are fluent in it.

[@Sanket.vjadhav]

@@williamwilliam5066 damn you win sir, I'm stupid pardon me.

[@josephm5792]

Baldy picks up ‘Soviet’ telephone “hello is that Conrad Stalin” pmsl

[@terranrepublic7023]

I'm sure the Soviets didn't eat in a room with 9000 lenin heads around them This is just a theme park to keep the old commie fans happy.

[@oleshka2588]

Terran Republic You ar right. The waitress is dressed like a pioneer (soviet pupil) and the real outfit of a soviet waitress is different.

[@nikolayskvotsov3868]

ahaha true

[@ВасилисаИванова-т9э]

Sure. He was like something holly for soviet times

[@cijoykjose]

You are a feudalists..

[@viemarirunoa]

No one asked you haha

[@sandyhughes4891]

My father was in the gulag . He said that was harsh life but happy one because people care for each other- work sleep drink and singing mostly drunk go to sleep . And that life was for nine years

[@diferg]

Hope everything went well

[@rustyyunusoff3470]

Sure, let's go back there!

[@andij605]

as an officer or what? you cannot be serious.

[@scowell]

Collective farm is not the gulag... no drink in gulag. Does he talk about the clothes roaster? Did he work at a sharaska? Read some Solzhenitsyn.

[@allwrighty100]

I read The Gulag Archipelago and didn't realise it could be a happy life, are you sure?

[@ralfgroh5967]

As a Soviet/ russo-- phile, I got a great kick watching a tour of a retro Soviet restaurant. Thx! Yeah!

[@drdata1967]

I can’t believe I just sat through that and didn’t get to see the “Soviet “ food at the “Soviet “restaurant with the “Soviet “waitresses

[@gabriellechung356]

Love the video, the history lesson and explanation why many people miss being part of the Soviet Union. Kudos to you for giving us this unbiased glimpse into this region. We are uninformed in the west. The people appear warm and friendly.

[@holgerlunter9984]

Soljanka is the best hangover soup ever. we make it weekly even in Estonia ;)

[@arthurc1971]

The russian people seem very friendly. I’m glad I found your channel.

[@michaelellard4664]

I have watched these videos for 2 hours. Bloody brilliant.

[@nickoli1353]

after watching this i can tell mr.benjamin study everything about Soviet stuff,people,structure,culture, and food. love this mr.

[@mindelo23]

Wild waitress appears Bald: Soviet waitress!

[@omuleanu]

about the color, they usually use paint that they have the most (white) and add some green/blue to it, so you end up with lime green

[@Kasiah_]

"I don't think Gordon Ramsay would be impressesd by this" 😂😂

[@veritas41photo]

Hilarious how Bald and Bankrupt hits every noun with the "Soviet" adjective. It really is funny!

[@churn_diesel]

That ensemble you’re wearing is remarkable for you. 25% of the reason your KZbin channel is such a success.

[@DanielLopez-up6os]

What i've noticed is that the sense of better times, under the USSR, is mostly a sentiment in central Asia with fewer resources and that were very isolated from the west etc. but say the baltic countries, the sentiment is very different, since people knew what they were missing so resented it then and now, and now that they have those things they feel atleast better in those parts.

[@Qrtuop]

Yeah they are much poorer and have no jobs, but they are so much happier. Ridiculous

[@murder_inc4681]

We used to have a Soviet type restaurant here in Pakistan. It was called the "Cafe Commune" had lots of decorations of the USSR and pictures of leaders as well. However the prices were anything but Communist XD

[@chrissessions6108]

6:14 "I like it..." Understatement of the century! This restaurant was designed specifically for Ben's Soviet taste.

[@themagicminstrels476]

That jacket is pure class on you Bald! Hope you're doing well and are staying safe!

[@captainamerica7300]

mr. bald is very cool for documenting all these videos for people who do not get the chance to venture out into these regions that otherwise we would know nothing about it is very good cultural learning experience to see how the other parts of the world function and the progress that has evolved after such decades of degradation and horrific hardship that these people have endured . just remember they are people just like you and me and most of them do not have it as comfortable as we americans have it ,thats the way i see it. dont take it for granted it could happen to america .

[@William.H.Bonney]

I get a craving for vodka when I watch your former Soviet Union videos 😂

[@focused4841]

Me too and i dont like vodka

[@royalwatch67]

Who’s also reading the comments while listening to Ben who’s giving an entire history class presentation? Have fun to y’all!

[@montycobra]

Not that much history. History-wise there's a lot of Goebbels' propaganda, which was internalized bu the West.

[@marktrenfield]

There’s actually a very similarly themed restaurant in Ramsgate in the U.K. (CCCP Restaurant) and it’s absolutely superb!

[@aceorion]

Really enjoyed the explanations and the perspective presented, which probably not many of us know. To many videos like this!

[@carlapires7732]

Your tactful sense of humor would almost make us forget what it must have been like living in those times...It has fallen a few decades ago but one can still feel the heavy weight it still has on its people. A great lesson on citizenship & cultural awareness.

[@barastyr344]

1:38 They believed that this color helps people calm down. They even painted plane cockpits with that

[@guydreamr]

If it was Aeroflot, probably the whole interior was green as a forest.

[@vincentjhon133]

Looking handsome in Russian Jacket.

[@donharrus9994]

The inside of their fighter jets r painted that green

[@JasonB2025]

I think it has something to do with the Soviet research on psychology.

[@theyoutubeguy1]

@SANKU No. Its so when they fly upside down they have a bit of camouflage.

[@NathanChisholm041]

aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/16434/why-are-russian-cockpit-panels-painted-in-turquoise

[@theyoutubeguy1]

@SANKU I was talking about the cockpit too lol

[@GM_-]

Military hardware in pastel shades, coz war should be soothing?

[@Sensets]

I think what I love most about his videos is that he kept the theme so simple the old ones like this don't feel dated.

[@dannydoc9464]

Atlast now I know what is soviet bicycle... you always make me smile and laughing without sound. You're my favorate professor in YT traveller.

[@meteor8076]

You look like a КГБ agent in that coat and sunglasses :D

[@costa2k1]

Het

[@yzmey42113]

No the sunglasses makes him look less KGB. He looked like a double agent )))

[@vvp_rus]

No, he doesn't

[@hellopolly2691]

I thought that Bald might walk out in the coat.

[@СлаваСветлова-о1ш]

In Soviet times, such a room could be a warehouse for sweepers ' brooms, but not a restaurant.

[@montycobra]

Lol, that's right! A Soviet restaurant would be a separate fancy, often multi-storey building.

[@zbuzzrascle]

I really like you always tell us how much you pay for your meals etc please keep it up

[@bkbk4003]

yes, we want to hear about how much he paid for it, but he doesn't want to show us the food or eating of it...really great clickbait but at least we know how much he paid for it -.-

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

I am enjoying that you are enjoying. It is great and amazing that you have associated with the local community. Bravo.

[@LanadelReysins]

Did this man just say epic without a lick or irony in the first ten seconds of the video? Subbed

[@eldonnparks8059]

So many wearing stripped shirts. Putin doesn't wear a shirt. He goes bare chested.

[@chisoxfan708]

You are PUTIN me on!

[@nermor]

Its Belarus not Russia. Our president is Lukashenko not Putin. But yeah we speak the same language as Russians do, and you can wear everything you want to.

[@huhuhuhuhuhmomomomo3599]

It is not russia it is belarus and the president is lukosheko

[@mariekatherine5238]

Yes, I've seen a few clips...I think he should work on tightening up his abs a bit more or wear a tank top. Sometimes showing less is better. I’m referring to the pics of Putin standing in a river where he (allegedly) caught a huge fish!

[@indycoon]

It's better to avoid wearing stripped shirts on August 2 in ex-USSR, because it's a holiday for strong military men who wear them as uniform ))

[@shitking1818]

nobody: bald: lemme steal this random man's jacket

[@Wowmusicable]

I wish you could have shown the food a bit longer and told us more in detail what it was. That salad didn't look like a salad, would have been nice seeing you eating it and telling us what was in it.

[@xxrazaxx]

That information bit with nostalgia and interlude of culture and the tangent that forms the dichotomy was literally romantic (romanticism). Especially in this day and age-that kind of information is pertinent in order to learn the culture.

[@ishan1983]

1:57 is comedy gold.. "Soviet architecture is brutal, blocky and grey.. Not really" ...and then he zooms into a row of large, brutal, blocky, grey buildings 🤣🤣🤣😂 I just wet myself laughing 😅😂