Azerbaijan's Soviet Scam Town EXPOSED

[@ElifromRussia]

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[@MarianLuca-rz5kk]

Daragaya gaspadina Bakunova, you are the best tatarska krasavitsa🌷.

[@UncleSam-7.62]

Relax, Keep calm and ♥️ a Redhead. 😍♥️

[@ciarandoyle4349]

@@MarianLuca-rz5kk KZbin offers "Translate to English" but I won't use it. I'll just guess: "Dear Miss Bakunova, you are the best, beautiful Tatar girl". I agree - slažem se.

[@MarianLuca-rz5kk]

@@ciarandoyle4349 Hello Ciaran. You guessed closely 🙂. I guess you are Irish (?). Excuse me for asking, is Ciaran male or female? And stands for which English name?

[@سلامكيفك-ز9خ]

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[@trevordodd2019]

I am English and my wife is Lezginka and we live in Baku. Azerbaijan is an amazing country and truly multicultural in the best possible way.

[@warior-4]

Lezgins and other nationalities living in Azerbaijan are our brothers and sisters. Greetings from Germany.

[@AnnaWhite-e4l]

Bullshit.

[@trevordodd2019]

@@AnnaWhite-e4l would you care to explain ?

[@AnnaWhite-e4l]

@@trevordodd2019 What about hatred towards Armenians, anti Armenian propaganda, pardoned killer Ramil Safarov and restrictions for Armenians to travel. Pogroms in Baku and Sumgait? If you have balls, buy a t shirt “ I am Armenian” and go for a walk in Baku.

[@ne_univayte_pazani]

Сагърай лезгияр

[@mehmetburhanakincilar2814]

Greetings from Turkish people to brother Azerbaijan

[@Dan-e8h3j]

Thanks brother 🇦🇿🇹🇷

[@VikingService2024]

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[@dina2567-k2h]

Leave my country.

[@dina2567-k2h]

Ölkemden d3folun

[@salihsamiracar]

Türkiye'den Azerbaycan'a ve kardeşlerimize selamlar. Seviyoruz sizi ❤

[@SiriusStar-nc5pe]

Bu pisligin acendasini anlayamamissin yazik. Turkler umurunda bile degil. Bu pislik sadece soviet union fikrini dunyaya yaymaya calisiyor.

[@turkiye-pv8rl]

​@@SiriusStar-nc5pe sen kimsin ? Ve ne demek istiyorsun?

[@lordofvurgun187]

Thanks for visiting Azerbaijan, I hope you had a great stay, Eli)

[@De5O54]

👍

[@gretakannmi373]

Eli, there is no other like you being entertaining, teaching, having fun with people, being contemplative, investigating and making stunning videos as well 🤗

[@JB-eg1tb]

Love the wild party after your naftalan oil bath : ) 14:39. Hopefully I can make it to Azerbaijan one day. In the meantime, I appreciate your time and efforts in sharing this beautiful country

[@davidstacey1449]

My partner grew up in the Soviet Union and emigrated to the UK in 1997. We enjoy watching your informative, professional and entertaining videos together.

[@MaryJones-fs4wf]

nothing is professional about her videos - an amateur with a limited knowledge of history and poor English skills. Often her interpretation of "things" is not only inaccurate and misleading, it is tactless.

[@yengidemir]

my partner grew up in the same village as me and he ended up scamming me, lots of money flows in business you know

[@aggggg12]

@@yengidemirwtf how is that relevant? 😂

[@davidstacey1449]

@@aggggg12 I think they posted it in the wrong part of the thread.

[@yengidemir]

@ just wanted to say that she should say "sexual partner", not "partner"

[@eminhoazeri]

Great content! ( hello from Amarillo, Texas)! From Ganja, Azerbaijan originally.

[@andrealozar7013]

А как туда попал брат??

[@skyedog24]

I came here to learn some Russian years ago and I stayed for the documentaries that we kept urging her to make thank you Miss Ellie you have gone above and beyond what we could have expected. Once again this channel should win an award I said this for years now. Let's go ☺️

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you for your support and kindest words 🙏🏻

[@MaryJones-fs4wf]

not so fast. take everything she says or makes a conclusion about with a grain of salt. she has a long way to go. she needs to master English, study Soviet and world history and learn how to conduct an interview properly. She is clueless that she often inadvertenly offends people by asking inappropriate questions.

[@Putin-man]

@@MaryJones-fs4wf You sound jelly Mary, yes you do...

[@whitenoise4537]

@@MaryJones-fs4wf She did say sensible when she meant sensitive, but we knew what she meant. Overall she speaks English very well. And sometimes it's good for people to be offended. If they don't like her questions, they don't have to answer them.

[@crisv.2117]

@@MaryJones-fs4wfyou are low key bitter yikes

[@ercanylmaz967]

Türkiye and Azerbaijan are brothers forever!

[@gcorriveau6864]

I love to "meet' people from all over the world - through your channel. Thanks!

[@edmundmiller70]

Ditto that

[@GoodFella-xw8yx]

Yes it is very nice to learn about different cultures and traditions

[@burakoz50]

Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪 Azerbaijan is my second home as a Turkish I’ve blood from both countries 🇹🇷🇦🇿

[@norwacheese4566]

Sweden has become such a terrible place....! I have never visited Azerbaijan....! Greetings from Norway!

[@VikingService2024]

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[@thesenate8268]

@@dina2567-k2h memati maske taksan bile o sıfat belli oluyo mk

[@OneManBanned-MarcTaylor]

You have such a great spirit Eli. Another fantastic video😁🌄

[@jackieow]

9:00 One of the few places the United States that ever had a true collective farm system was in the Amana colonies of Iowa County, Iowa going back to the middle of the 1800's. It was based on religious refugees protesting the Protestants in Germany and chafing under the resultant oppression. This "Inspirationalist" group, acting like the Amish and Mennonites, migrated to the United States but found the first settlement in New York wasn't large enough. So they moved west and prospered in the wide open spaces of the Iowa frontier. They had a communal system of working and eating, and developed their own flour mill and wool mill. Religious idealism held them together for the better part of a century, but hard times and social modernization did them in. It wasn't leaders going corrupt, it was seeing modern towns and reading modern newspapers and hearing modern radio that created a sense of the outside world they wanted to know by motor car, and the economic stress of the Great Depression was the last straw toward dissolving the collective system. Traces of the old ways remain, with seven tourist towns specializing in craft work like furniture and custom wool garments, and restaurants based on the old communal dining system.

[@GoodFella-xw8yx]

You are greedy Capitalists😀

[@Alex-xl7yf]

Мои предки покинули Германию и поселились в Поволжье и создали большую колонию 2 Милона там были меннониты амиши и и протестантская группа им удалось сохранить такой стиль жизни до начала второй мировой войны но приближения немецких войск к Волге колонию выслали с мест поселения и большинство утратили этот образ жизни и сейчас все живём в Германии после развала СССР все в Германии а также перед в революцией много покинули Россию и уехали в США основной поток пришелся на 1913, а Группа жила в России с 1760 г до начала второй мировой с примерно таким образом жизни.

[@jackieow]

@@Alex-xl7yf The Amish and Mennonites in Iowa have a more peaceful stable existence, so they just remain comfortable generation after generation. We don't have invading armies in the middle of North America. Амиши и меннониты в Айове ведут более мирное стабильное существование, поэтому они просто остаются комфортно из поколения в поколение. У нас нет вторгшихся армий в центре Северной Америки.

[@AnarNewyork]

I have been the both 2 places you are right but amishs living like 500 years ago but Ivanovka still modern

[@Peter.R.M.]

That was so interesting Eli and its easy to tell from your reaction that the Bath was a totally unexpected pleasure, after you got in. I will try drinking tea with jam instead of sugar.

[@edmundmiller70]

I like my tea without sugar, but in great variety, including my special field tea.

[@ИгорьСмирнов-и3г]

I am an Azerbaijani, and I like to drink tea with pear and raspberry jam.

[@bradbradshaw-i4n]

young lady i just want to say your videos are very good. i enjoy them very much. you show places i would like to go but at my age it will never happen. you are so young and have a very interesting life. keep up the good work. a big fan from FLORIDA, USA.

[@douglaslillifield2917]

Eli......so great to watch you. Especially your humor and honesty are so refreshing. I wish (and they are all to come true this year for an Aries) many many more Miles added to your Smile.

[@PeppieP]

This was wonderful. I have learned so much from your channel. Thank Eli for your sacrifices - even the oil Bath - poor you.

[@tunapavlus8107]

The only channel that can make even the sponsor part watchable 😄

[@atillahanartagan2248]

Eli Regards from London, good see you in Azerbaijan!!

[@patohaxx]

1:16 - That's how my grandparents drink coffee in Sweden 👌

[@S_mmdv]

Hej till sverige då😂 jag viste inte att det var något svenskar gjorde, kul att få veta.

[@EricCofield]

You have by far and away the most interesting and informative travel/culture KZbin channel. I am quite impressed. Well done!

[@peterdyke196]

Thanks, another most interesting podcast. 🌹

[@KyleWessels-c8z]

This is another fascinating episode. You're awesome, Eli. Watching from Oregon, I always learn something new from your journeys. Places that I've read about, but will never see.

[@tommyburton9986]

Thank you, great learning about Azerbajian life and food

[@harrydecker8731]

Another terrific video! Always enjoyable and educational.

[@judykarey8150]

Thank you Eli, I hope you took time in the oil to actually relax. Yes, Azerbaijan looks very appealing.

[@GertjanZwiggelaar-mo4tz]

Eli, you are one of the very best travel vloggers on KZbin. I really appreciate your interactions with the local people who show us what a good vibe you are. Big hug coming to you from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Thank you for all the hard work you do for us.

[@peterfarrell66]

Great work as usual! We viewers get to see parts of the world we know so little about. And you drinking tea during the sanitorium’s rave was priceless! 😄

[@ayseaasli]

Eli, thank you so much for informative and fun videos! As a Turkish from Türkiye, I have lots of interest in both Azerbaijan’s Turkish side and Soviet side. It was very amazing to watch. Keep up the good work 🤍🇹🇷🇦🇿

[@dina2567-k2h]

????? W t f? What do you mean Azerbaijani Turkish side???? There is no Turks in Azerbaijan, come to the ground, you become annoying. There are little turkIC people, the rest are indigenous Caucasian Albanians and Manneans. Ölkemden defolun

[@dina2567-k2h]

There is no Turkish in Azerbaijan, come to the ground uneducated villager.

[@dina2567-k2h]

there is NO Turkish side in Azerbaijan. Educate yourself and improve your English. Perhaps then you’ll have a chance to understand the difference between Turkish and Turkic.

[@Khacmaz_edits]

​@@dina2567-k2h shut up armenian troll

[@gate7clamp]

It’s pretty fascinating how each culture has their own way of consuming tea

[@oliverunger565]

World is beautiful ❤

[@PeterKertesz2013]

That tapestry over the headboard is amazing!

[@xadrikxaulxu]

Good to see new video Eli.

[@user-xs8vr5yr4z]

As an Azerbaijani who have lived in the EU and UK for the last 25 years, I can say that not many people know about Azerbaijan in the EU and UK. People always ask me where Azerbaijan is, I explain to them it is a Caucasian country between Russia and Turkey. I don't blame them, Azerbaijan is a very small country with a small population. Hope people from the EU and UK will watch your video. They will have an idea about the country and people. Thank you for sharing

[@Khacmaz_edits]

But in EU, most of people know about armenia because of their anti-turk gay diaspora

[@АндрейСолигорский]

Ну не сказал бы что прям маленькая страна. Такая, средненькая.

[@sezar2856]

Великобритания первая прибежала в 90 годы в Азербайджан подписать нефтяной контракт. Маргарет Тетчер. Хорошо бы британцам знать хотя бы где они обогащаются

[@GregoryBamber]

Beautiful as always Eli and a good video.

[@peterhowells7309]

Greetings from Scotland! Thank you Eli - your videos are always informative and interesting! You take us places we may never get to see ourselves. Fascinating! ----- Привет из Шотландии! Спасибо тебе, Эли, - твои видео всегда информативны и интересны! Ты показываешь нам места, которые мы, возможно, никогда не увидим сами. Увлекательно!

[@genenorman9356]

Hello from Portland, Oregon. Thank you for making these wonderful and informative videos.

[@rdds7038]

I have been only in Baku 3 times. And I liked it a lot. Very interesting to learn more about some other locations over there. Thanks Eli. Happy and healthy 2025🎉❤

[@edwardtaylor5918]

I have to admit, I don't watch this channel very much, but this particular video was most interesting. Still didn't get where the SCAM town comes in. I'll have to check out more of your videos, but this one was very interesting and kept my attention.

[@patrickbeerens7320]

Eli , you are amazing , și relax , good english , friendly , nice videos of place se people from west can not go so easy , keep going strong Eli

[@ranojutro426]

Thank you Eli. Amazing video like always. Eastern countries, people are amazing. Everything is so natural, normal just the way it is and should be. No Hollywood b.s. Love from Serbian. We might have less in money but we have a soul and hart, love ❤

[@ZdislavaKratochvílová]

❤

[@chrisokresz5666]

I enjoy your videos so much Eli. I learn a lot about different ethnic groups and their traditions

[@leonardholland9604]

Possibly one of the best KZbinrs in the world, thank you for another of your informative and entertaining videos

[@ElifromRussia]

Wow, thanks!

[@thesuperNina]

The cut from 'let's go completely wild' to the clip of the bar gave me my will to live back. Incredible. Love your vids, Eli!

[@garym-uc3pp]

Love watching Eli and her videos of different cultures of Russia....if I wasn't so old I would like to visit all the different people of Russia with Eli as my tour guide..

[@valentinahuber5739]

Thanks for this. I used to live here years ago. I had the opportunity to travel all over the country. It's so culturally diverse with its Molokan Christians, Mountain Jews, Zoroastrians, Muslims and so many different languages. I met people in the Talish mountains who still thought Azerbaijan was part of the Soviet Union (this was in the early 2000s). While not officially a kolkov, I remember meeting the Meshketians (Central Azerbaijan) whose farming community seemed just like a collective farm. You've only had a tiny taste of this country. There is so much more to see, mud volcanoes, tea plantations, fire coming out of holes in the mountain!

[@user-xs8vr5yr4z]

Yes, you are right! I also come from diverse family background. We have in my family Azerbaijani Turks, Ashkinazi Jewish, Russians (my uncle is married to a local Azerbaijani Russian, which makes my cousins half Russian), Armenians (my father's uncle married to an Azerbaijani Armenian, which makes his cousins half Armenian). If you travel from one part of Azerbaijan to another like from the north to the south of the county, they do not understand each other's local languages. This is how diverse this small county is. But we all and each from different ethnic background are proud to be an Azerbaijani. I have never had any discrimination in Azerbaijan being from diverse background. It is model of multiculturalism, ethnic diversity and coexistence of different religions in one small country. Everybody is respected. it comes from bottom (population) to government (up) and viice-versa from up to bottom, which makes the belief of multiculturalism and tolerance very strong in Azerbaijan.

[@kerimovanezrin]

9:01 Collective farms weren't effective, and he's Russian, so he says that because his people didn't face discrimination during that time but muslims in Azerbaijan under Soviet rule faced many challenges due to their background, with many dying from starvation and poverty

[@mashfish23]

Great video - again! Makes me want to visit all these countries! 🤩

[@alexandregianetti9031]

Spent two years in 97-98 working on offshore platform. The beginning of thé open of the country to westerners. Still used russian alphabet at that time. Had a wonderfull time in baku.

[@giovafra61]

Great Eli! Your reports are always very interesting. Avanti così!

[@ElifromRussia]

Grazie 🙏🏻

[@brianhoran6858]

I love your videos. Peace!

[@kosgke]

Great episode Eli. Greetings and thank you.

[@mark950-d7d]

In the 1800s Americans would use crude petroleum as a medicine or tonic. Taking a petroleum bath maybe a tradition in Azerbaijan but that smell of zapravochnaya stantsiya is an indication of all of the chemicals in that mixture. OMG I hope and pray that you were not harmed.

[@aggggg12]

There’s a common belief about the discovery of Naftalan medicinal oil. According to legend, centuries ago, a group of Silk Road merchants passing through Naftalan faced an unusual event. One of their camels became severely ill, prompting the owner to leave the animal in a pool of oil, expecting it to die. However, when the merchant returned, he was astonished to find the camel not only alive but revitalized.

[@ibrahimdihum9127]

Thank you Eli for the lovely video You are doing very good job

[@brianarnoldsmeiring7225]

Thank you kindly Eli for this extremely interesting and well made video.!! Well done! Regards from Cape Town ❤

[@fred993a]

Thank you Eli, for another incredible travel video!

[@dustynduncan8757]

You are inspiring. I wish I could travel with you! Your videos are actually good, some travel channels are boring!😂

[@S_mmdv]

My beautiful country🇦🇿❤ first time coming across your channel. I thank you for making this video🙏🏼

[@kuzminkoba2722]

Great stuff as always ..❤

[@aggggg12]

Actually the proverb goes "It's not the one who reads a lot knows a lot, but the one who travels a lot"

[@elchasai]

Eli I am impressed, you do not shy away from going deep enough to praise what should be praised and criticise what should be criticised. When I watch this I have a renewal of faith in young Russia, and the Russia that will be here in the future.

[@zgazdag1]

It is not the only one... There is also Naftlan resort in Croatia in Ivanic Grad... Yes, Naftalan is very rare type of oil, but it is not unique... There are very good results with patients suffering from psoriasis...

[@edmundmiller70]

Thanks for sharing that. My favorite oil is Olive and vinaigrette

[@VladislavBabbitt]

Very lovely video! 🙂 Many Thanks!

[@Felix_Effex]

Eli, good to see you in the new year. wow that bath was strange and I would love rose jam. What I really noticed was the very beautiful and huge rug on the wall at the beginning of the video! The best rugs are there!

[@diyg5854]

❤ your video's Eli. Keep on posting those video's also in 2025. Greatings from the Netherlands. 😊

[@petersmith799]

I'm always following yours shows ❤❤❤

[@MN1k0lay]

I am very glad that you visited to Azerbaijan, I am from Turkey. But I fell Azerbaijan is my home, my life. Anyway we are same People, so it is normal. Yes, we have some differents, In any case, these differences make Azerbaijan feel like the place where I have to be.❤AZ❤️RU❤Türkiye

[@danieliordache1734]

Love Turkey from Romania

[@AlexanderTch]

What are the differences between Turkey and Azerbaijan? Languages are the same, aren't they?

[@MN1k0lay]

@@AlexanderTch Azerbaijani Turks have been under both Russian and Persian influence, we have been under more European and Arab influence, our languages, our race, our origins are the same, we just have some cultural differences that have formed over time. In fact, when the states were first established they were identical but Azerbaijan has always been more intellectual and unfortunately people in Turkey have gone and are going in a very wrong way. Yes, from the outside it looks like Turkey is better than Azerbaijan but it is not. Both states have problems, but Azerbaijan's problems can be solved more easily. Unfortunately the Turks have ruined Turkey, it could have been a very good country but we could not achieve the principles of Ataturk. We regressed over time.

[@ruslangurbanov1482]

@@MN1k0lay There's no such nation called Azerbaijani Turks. This is an invention of Stalin. We are Azerbaijanis. Learn to say the nation's name correctly.

[@MN1k0lay]

@@ruslangurbanov1482 Are you kidding me, did you read the books backwards? Stalin said Azeri and secondly, Azeri is another nation and Azerbaijanis are another nation.

[@ionutsfetcu4550]

Another amazing adventure.thank you

[@Javaman92]

I would not soak my body in anything that smelled like a gas station! I can imagine that oil being bad for you instead of good. Love your videos Eli, stay safe and onward to the next adventure.

[@ilkinmustafayev]

Well, it’s not. So you are wrong 😂

[@Javaman92]

@@ilkinmustafayev I did look to see if I could find anything that definitely said that this was a dangerous thing to do. I didn't find anything solid that said so. I admit being surprised. However I did find a few mentions that made me question the practice. But nothing that said, don't do this!

[@regatta2k]

You are the best, Eli !!

[@rayclark9643]

You have a very adventurous spirit Eli...I think that I would have personally skipped that oil bath myself...how did you even get that stuff off afterwards?😋

[@tecora7419]

I love your videos always full of great information. I always feel I have learned something new about your country. Or the country you are at...Thank you for sharing

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@Skyhawk98]

That looked fun! If you like spa resorts, the next time you visit Kazakhstan, there is Тау Дастархан - Комплекс Семейного Отдыха. It is near Almaty and is known for its many different international Banyas. A must visit on the road to Big Almaty Lake.

[@KR-ev5lj]

It's very interesting, thanks for sharing.

[@ce.ca.4566]

Türk Atasözü": Çok gezen çok bilir."Çok gezen kişi, gezdiği yerlerde değişik şeyler görür, öğrenir. Eskiden bildiklerinin üstüne yeni bilgiler ekler.

[@hollydavid69]

Your almost at 1 millions subs!

[@jackieow]

It will happen this year.

[@terrytartu]

Wonderful video, brilliantly presented.

[@jackieow]

10:04 Sensitive, not sensible. Sensitive is what is delicate to feel or understand or discuss and might upset people. For example, that is a sensitive subject so I don't want to get into trouble bringing it up. Sensible is what makes sense as an idea or something to discuss. For instance, the sensible thing to do is not discuss corruption because it is a sensitive topic that might upset some people and get me thrown in jail. You could also say "Don't let the sheets of the bedding touch my foot because I dropped a big hammer on my foot so it is still sore and sensitive to the slightest touch or weight." Or, some people are sensitive to cold water and can't stand to go swimming in it. So the sensible thing for them to do is stay away and not freeze.

[@earlysundays9544]

@ jackieow is very sensitive to this portion of the video. For instance, the sensible thing to do is not Cry about a little situation...

[@johnb7046]

@@earlysundays9544 This helps non native speakers, he is helping. Stop with the negativity.

[@rogink]

I'm sure Eli knows the right word, but just slipped up. In fact she might be using it in the old sense. Jane Austen uses the word 'sensible' for when a character is aware of another's feelings.

[@earlysundays9544]

@@johnb7046 "For instance, the sensible thing to do is not Cry about a little situation..."

[@earlysundays9544]

@@rogink "For instance, the sensible thing to do is not Cry about a little situation..."

[@fenecrusader]

i love watching your videos eli

[@SailingTeamTallyHo]

I showed this video to my mother in law and tears came to her eyes as she described her memories of the sanatori

[@sammayet9002]

Spectacular, interesting and very helpful ❤❤🎉🎉🎉 thank you 😂😂😂 enjoy 😊😊

[@mth4849]

Eli, I would be honored to hold the camera for all your future oil and spa baths.

[@Stranger_Back_in_future]

Добро пожаловать на мою родину! 🇦🇿 Видеоролик классный! 👍

[@Hecilo]

And I told recently a co-intern who is from Azerbaijan that I have not really an idea how to picture Aserbaidchan outside of Baku. Thank you for filling this gap!

[@davidpickett6272]

Azerbaijan is the right way to write

[@Hecilo]

@@davidpickett6272 sorry, it was in my language

[@antonkanu]

Thank you for your very real and unbias videos

[@victororlov2508]

Эли! Ты реально Умница!! Обожаю Тебя!! ❤

[@jamesmurphy6535]

Another great video Eli. 🤘💪💪💪👊💥👏👏👏You are the best thing to come out of Russia in these dark timed. Thank you. I share your videos so the world can see how cool and nice normal ordinary Russians are. Placebo 🤗😘🫠

[@keithshedron4351]

Your videos are wonderful! Journey well.

[@the1ghost764]

Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia are on my list.

[@ce.ca.4566]

Elena !Thank for vıdeo!

[@michaelmccreedy8240]

Hello again beautiful. Love your posts, and I look forward to your next one.

[@leof9571]

Thanks for share this video.

[@Ctrl_Del_0]

To add to the saying in the end, Traveling is living. Azerbaijan is on my list to visit. But first Russia.This year it will be Russia, three months of finding out if I can actually live among the beautiful Russian people. I mean live.... Get old.... Help further building the country, leaving my woke motherland behind and never look back.

[@nocomment4047]

That's interesting that it's referred to a 'sanitorium' and not a spa. In English the word sanitorium is mostly only used to refer to hospitals where patients of long term illnesses are recovering, I would love to try the oil bath though, what an experience! The party afterwards looked pretty wild though, not sure if I can handle it 🤣

[@supernova808]

Etymologically, "sanitorium" just means a place for promoting health, whereas "spa" has specific associations to mineral-water springs. In the USSR, it was very common for people to stay at "sanitoriums" for their vacations - they were/are like health resorts, with a structured program of treatments, activities, etc, and many did not necessarily have any mineral-water springs. The concept of "spa" also has some bourgeoise connotations because of the elite, luxury reputation of many Western "spas", whereas "sanitorium" was seen as a simpler, more proletariat and pragmatic concept.

[@FloridaPete1948]

Very interesting, especially the oil bath. How do you remove the oil from your skin?

[@FloridaPete1948]

@@edmundmiller70 🤣🤣🤣

[@uthinkaboutthat]

I’m imagining another bath, this time in Dawn.

[@williamlipsett5593]

Thank you Eli , this was great 🌹🌹

[@POLISHAMERICANLEGIONS]

There are very profitable Kolchoz in Belarus and Czechoslovakia

[@AlexanderTch]

Czechia and Slovaka have kolkhozes now?!

[@АНДРЕЙ3500]

Чехословакия больше не существует! Чувак ты на Марсе живёшь?🤭🤷🤣🤦

[@ericsolnitzky795]

Hey Eli! As always, a very interesting and exotic video. How do you get the oil off your body? A degreaser solution? lol thanks for sharing. I live vicariously through your adventures. Hugs and kisses from Minnesota😘

[@kitsune34343]

Yes, I also wanted to know how she got all that gunk off; it wouldn't wash off with water.

[@rogink]

I think the idea is for some of it to be absorbed like moisturiser.