I discovered Soviet heritage... in Hanoi, Vietnam

I'm back to Vietnam! I lived in the South of Vietnam for almost a year in 2020, and this time I'm back to explore the North of Vietnam and its capital. Vietnam is one of the few remaining communist countries in the world, so being here is like being back in the Soviet Union, and I was always curious about it!
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00:00 Let's look for some Soviet heritage in Vietnam
00:40 Cute school children in Ha Noi
01:43 One of the last communist countries in the world
02:51 Walking in random streets and meeting people
04:18 The King Lenin
05:26 My impression of the North of Vietnam
06:30 Pharmacies are another level here
07:57 Ho Chi Minh's body on the square
09:13 Different way of life in the capital
10:27 Communist buidings
14:52 History of the American (Vietnamese) war
18:35 From the second poorest country to...
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[@ElifromRussia]

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[@runrig97]

​@@futurebuilders101I hate Putler

[@minhleanh366]

I love Russia and Putin

[@runrig97]

@@minhleanh366 I love poutine ♥️

[@Shairony]

Shared on my twitter account

[@runrig97]

@@minhleanh366 why? For setting Russia's development back by 50 years or so?

[@sebbvell3426]

I wanna learn vietnamese so much, all my love to the Vietnamese people 🇻🇳 from Venezuela 🇻🇪

[@hanmingwang]

let me teach you and thankyou sm

[@moclan1779]

Xin chào người anh em Venezuela từ Hà Nội

[@nhattuyenphan9150]

We heard you have some problems when your country has been bullied by the U.S, that’s why we sent our agricultural engineers to help Venezuela. Love ❤️ Venezuela from Vietnam.

[@stalyniscool]

tysm, im a vietnamese :D

[@goldenapple2968]

@@nhattuyenphan9150 No one bullied and lied to Vietnamese people like communists of VN, Russia, and China!.

[@hoangantran949]

I’m Vietnamese, i have followed you for a long time. I’m so happy when see you come to my country. Hope you have a great time in Vietnam.

[@ElifromRussia]

Love your country 🇻🇳🙏🏻

[@margottago]

Wow, thank you for introducing us to Cong! What an incredible person, the way he spoke about the history and culture of his country in such detail was beautiful. I lived in Hanoi briefly when I was a teenager, and I hope to return to Vietnam soon because I have missed it a lot for the past 10 years, so when I make it back to Hanoi again I will definitely be trying to find him! Мельбурн скучает по тебе, Эли!

[@hahdanghongha7810]

welcome back you would realize Vietnam changed a lot what she showed in the clip is about a small part of the picture

[@bibekjung7404]

ALMIGHTY GOD KABIR is the father of all souls that JESUS, MOHAMMAD, GURU NANAK, VEDH was telling in BIBLE, QURAN, GURU GRANTHA SAHEB

[@JesinaCosmoPolLatina_fromGdyna]

It wasn't that detailed, but well told and very interesting!

[@JesinaCosmoPolLatina_fromGdyna]

Would tend to call him Viet Cong, but as he is from northern part of the country it wouldn't make that much sense..:-)

[@samsungtap4183]

Yes a history text book for children or people who know nothing and completely irrelevant. What she should have asked him, a very simple question "are the people from the South welcome in Hanoi" ?

[@snigdhachakraborty9622]

Love Vietnam and Russia from India 🇮🇳❤🇻🇳🇷🇺

[@charmingowloflavenderism]

Vietnam is a gem of a country! I went there from America (Everyone was so scared I would be killed because all the info we get is from the war) but everyone was extremely friendly! I would live there in a heartbeat.

[@TuNguyen-yx5ow]

welcome to united state, bunch of lies and propaganda

[@tuanpino1711]

Welcome to Vietnam 🇻🇳. Happy when seeing the kind words from u

[@giangg3238]

Time passed we only blame the governments and powers. We don’t applying it on peoples. We only judge on your personal, by what u do not where u come from.

[@curtvona4891]

Thank you Eli. I love the smiling faces of these children. I love your content.

[@user-tv4zs5vf3g]

越南是一个非常美丽的国家，越南人民也特别友善，特别真诚，小孩子也特别可爱

[@peterhelm6003]

Yes, I agree. Vietnamese are also very industrious.

[@HungPham-ki9wu]

我愛 赵丽颖

[@TheHangingGarden]

@@jlin3131What are you trying to imply.?

[@Tuananh1234]

Người dân Trung Quốc cũng rất thân thiện. Trừ các lãnh đạo nhà nước của họ. Tội nghiệp người dân Trung Quốc 🇨🇳,bị nhà nước cấm sử dụng 🚫mạng xã hội Quốc tế 🌏. Họ dùng mạng của nước họ nên đa số người dân không biết gì về thế giới bên ngoài.đài truyền thông nói sao thì họ tin vậy 😢😢😢

[@giangg3238]

中国人也是的。

[@sebbvell3426]

When he said "in here is called the American war" made realized that despite the Vietnam winning the war, they weren't the ones who started this war but the french and the American and they (the Vietnamese people) just were defending themselves against these foreign countries that wanted to control them.

[@NguyenDuong-nr6mi]

North Vietnam was supported by The Ussr but there aren’t any Soviet Soldier participated in Vietnam battlefield, but in the south lots of US, Australia, New Zealand soldiers died here. So that was a war against the US, not the civil war

[@Wandering_Weeb]

​@@NguyenDuong-nr6miyeah the mastermind behide South Vietnam is America so calling it the American war is not wrong

[@seattledreamer9901]

Communist propaganda: “librate the South” I’m a Vietnamese youth living in the South. I was not liberated. I was enslaved by VC. I lost my freedom since the fall of Saigon. I condemn Russia and China seeded and spread tyranny to VN. The bloody war ‘s for communist expansion. South Korea and Taiwan will certainly fail without the US support. Does the US colonize South Korea or Taiwan? Afghanistan failed in 1 week. South VN fought hopelessly in 3 years. Long live freedom and justice.

[@chrishottle4376]

That comment is so ignorant, 53,000 Americans did not die to control have nothing Vietnam. They died to stop the cancer which history will show is Commumism, your comments are devoid of facts and quite insulting. Somehow, I am not surprised. Don't let your alligator mouth overrule your hummingbird a#s.

[@escapetothemoon9069]

@@NguyenDuong-nr6mi but the North started the war, Us and the South only defended. 😂 communism is suck! Look at Cuba, Venezuela, China , North Korea

[@heinzgassner1057]

Again a real masterpiece. One of the best channels on YoTube. Please keep your compassionate style, building bridges, enjoying this beautiful diversity of our planet AND putting real people into the center. Wish you 10 million subscribers ❤❤❤

[@coldsharkride]

What a delightful young man, so obviously proud of his country, its history, and its progress. He fits nicely into my experience with all Vietnamese -- a happy, gracious, friendly people. His reciting of his country's history from the Vietnamese point of view was refreshing. Congrats on another great video, Eli.

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Wow! This video is really beautiful! How many things I have learnt from it that I did not know!Vietnamese people is so friendly and undoubtedely nice. Thank you very much Eli for this fantastic video.

[@markmathews6876]

Thanks Eli, I am Australian & I was struck in my visit by how friendly & forgiving the people of Hanoi are to a westerner like me, after all the troubles & terrible deeds done to them like agent orange & the incredible tonnage of bombing , these people truly are a generous lot

[@vuminh8272]

Cuộc sống này rất đẹp đẽ. Chúng ta không cần phải có sự thù hận ở trong cuộc đời mình! 💖

[@djwindkind]

when I was in Hanoi and asked, why there was no hate for the Americans, I was told because the French where so so so much worse. My respect for the viatnamese people knows no limit. They stood up against the biggest bullies in the world, first expelling the french, then repelling the americabs and at the end the chinese from the north. And I fell in love with the beauty of the land and see, the food, the coffee, the roads... 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@tuananhtranhuu]

We Vietnamese know that crime was done by Amercian government but not American and hostile to Wesrerner not help happilier We need peace, need friend not the resentment Of course, we not forget all the bad things in the past, will keep in mind to avoid it happen again The forgiveness do not waste time to mourn, it help to build up a strong nation that never in hurt again

[@markmathews6876]

@@djwindkind Absolutely

[@markmathews6876]

@@tuananhtranhuu thanks mate , my gratitude & best wishes

[@vympel3165]

Eli, welcome to our country. we always welcome you as a great friend. hope you have a nice trip in my country

[@MarkHansen1990]

Very true explanation of if history. What a great presentation. These honest truths is what the world needs. We here in America love the hard working Vietnamese and wish nothing but independence and success. Their success is all our success.

[@junefirst500]

Thank you Eli for interview the young man who talks about Vietnam History & their Hero!

[@donnguyen4722]

Eli, you have a very knowledgeable tour guy. He's honest and accurate in what VN is about, the past, the present, and the politics. Have a great time in VN I enjoy your youtube channel very much!

[@sails3538]

Yes... A very honest historical account. He needs to edit Wikipedia.

[@rogink]

I agree. It was interesting that Eli kept referring to the American war. He mentioned this and the better known in the west, Vietnam war.

[@goldmaple5290]

I love your videos Eli and look forward to more. You do such a wonderful job with them. Thank you so much for all your awesome videos.

[@Shining237]

I truly envy your job Eli ❤️ The Vietnamese 🇻🇳 People are so kind & heartwarming 💕🕊️

[@ThetrueIdiot6969]

many of them are greedy 💀

[@mattwillis3219]

This is one of the hardest videos I've had to watch about Vietnamese heritage, thankyou for your awesome work guys

[@riley124]

Superb video. Thanks Eli. Very informative. As ever your enthusiasm for cultural exploration shines through.

[@kittykatzcenteno7160]

👋

[@colinkelley6493]

When I was working for a high tech company in Silicon Valley, California (Sunnyvale) many of my best friends had been Vietnamese refugees from the American Vietnamese war. They are wonderful, smart, creative, nice, hard working, wonderful amazing, great people. I love Vietnam and the Vietnamese people.

[@stanislawkowal4657]

Hi Eli, brilliant vid , Vietnam has grown in strength and exporting lots of goods worldwide, such hard working people. As a piece of interest theres a large community of vietnamese in Poland. 🥰

[@willhamilton2467]

Hi Eli, You are a natural with people and with entertaing your viewers. Your utilization of the people around you is exceptional. Great video mate.

[@sergeypopov8279]

Vietnam! Wonderful country! Thanks from Russia! :)

[@ymwneriver5431]

Hey. Soviet heritage is live and well in red China. Today (July 1st) is the birth date of communist party of China and they are having a big celebration. Chinese dissidents often call those Chinese commies yellow Russians 黄俄

[@Tom-fo5ce]

All Russians should be ashamed of what they have let their country become. At some point, the people of Russia are going to have to take responsibility for themselves.

[@bn6942]

Imagine if Vietnam's no communist country. It's 10 times better

[@sergeypopov8279]

@@bn6942 Go to China, and then try to repeat your words!

[@bn6942]

@@sergeypopov8279 If China no communist will be 10 times better too

[@t650i2]

Cảm ơn Cong vì đã chia sẻ nhiều thông tin/lịch sử về Việt Nam. Chào từ Philippines. Thank you Cong fỏ sharing about the history of Viet Nam and greetings from the Philippines. ✌️🇵🇭🇻🇳

[@nguyennhunguyet6195]

philippines ? seriously

[@t650i2]

@@nguyennhunguyet6195 Yes, why?

[@n8tn808]

Eli, you captured such classic imagery and found a wonder new friend to show us around. Thank you!!!

[@harrydecker8731]

Eli, one never knows what to expect from you next! You're here, you're there, you're everywhere! Anyway, this was an enjoyoable and elightening video. I really love how you are spreading good will and understanding whereever you go. You left us hanging, however, when you showed us the egg coffee. How did it taste? You didn't say. I continue to point out to you travel vloggers that you need to talk about smells and tastes and even textures, since we can't experience those as viewers.

[@Javaman92]

WOW! Thank you once again for opening the eyes of the world to places and cultures that we only read about in the news, or from history. I was never a fan of the American war in Vietnam. Luckily I was too young to be drafted to go to war there. Such friendly people and those kids! They brought a smile to my face, happy free kids are the same all over the world.

[@rodwilkinson5682]

Thanks Eli,your content is the best.That vlog was one of the best I have seen,

[@thomascharlton8545]

Thanks Eli. Good presentation. As an American I wish the people of Vietnam happiness and prosperity.

[@ongnoi5300]

Xin cảm ơn bạn trẻ đến từ Mỹ

[@trungduong4040]

Thank you from Vietnam.

[@neilsmith4732]

I was fortunate to travel to Vietnam in January. A beautiful place with amazing food and people Can’t recommend enough

[@paulheydarian1281]

Yes, but the woke mob should stay away. The nonsense coalition who want to impose their indefensible ideologies on foreign cultures they don't understand.

[@kathleengriffin3616]

This was lovely - thanks Eli

[@larrymckay5219]

I absolutely love how you embrace your heritage! ❤❤❤

[@r.w.emersonii3501]

There are young Russian people who hate their heritage and know nothing about what life was like in the 1990s in Russia, when the country was under U.S. domination. Eli seems to have escaped this trend and has found a way to integrate past and present. No wonder she seems happy!

[@timofeegraaay8165]

Excellent video, I really enjoyed it. I have never known much about VN except my family member died there and one lost his left eye. I admire their courage and mourn the death but the war was a waste of human lives and destruction of a beautiful nation. Remember, the war in VN was overwhelmingly unpopular in the US but my family members had to go. One was Army and one Air Force. A horrific time. I hope the Vietnamese people can thrive and have peace as I do for all. Interesting thing about the weather, so many vets I know or have known often spoke of the heat. They seemed to always talk of the heat but almost never of the things they saw in combat.

[@trungduong4040]

You are right, thank you for sharing your story. From Vietnam, peace and prosperity are things most people here hope for. No more wars and tragic stories. About the heat, yes, it's kind of unbearable even for the local. The temperature may go up to 35 to 40 degrees C (or over 100 degrees F), but not only the heat but also the moisture in the air, which makes people feel way hotter than it really is.

[@sails3538]

A very open and honest history of VN. All the Vietnamese wanted was a free, independent country. Well done VN.

[@willmont8258]

They were free once the French left.

[@sails3538]

Lol... We have a comedian...

[@willmont8258]

@@sails3538 Who else tried to annex them other than the Japanese in WW2?

[@willmont8258]

@@sails3538 Their freedom ended when the communists took over all of the country in 1975. Then the whole country became another communist gulag state.

[@sails3538]

So the American troups on the ground forcing the VN people to use American laws... You do not consider this an occupation. And not allowing free elections in VN.

[@EnriqueDeQuesada101]

Eli: you got a one million dollars guide! He is excellent!

[@trongcongle3316]

Thank you so much Elina 🎉❤

[@granthanham9082]

Your vlogs are so interesting and insightful Eli. You have a gift.

[@jobeck6333]

Well done Eli for another informative and interesting video. The kids were adorable!

[@batessdd]

Great video Eli ! Vietnam seems worth a visit indeed.

[@hugomitre9096]

Wow! Thank you Eli for another beautiful video! Greetings from California!

[@Milos57]

Loved this video! What an intelligent young man. I found his tour interesting..

[@johnburke5384]

Eli, an amazing video and what a history lesson ...follow Eli and learn ! Keep safe girl Xx

[@rattylol]

Eli this was beautiful thank you. I hope Vietnam continues to grow and do well with all its wonderful people and shows America and the west that they are the poor ones. Best wishes to them.

[@r.w.emersonii3501]

The spiritual poverty of the AZWO -- the U.S.-bloc -- is horrendous. And the U.S. is now hopelessly polarized, with globalists controlling the military and the media and waging war against "we the people".

[@trungduong4040]

Thank you. Love you from Vietnam. All the best to you and your country as well

[@technobo06]

Knowledge is power and you have them both Eli, Just love your videos.....

[@christophermaer8880]

Good video Eli your English very good and my mum’s friend whose daughter visited Vietnam this year and loved every minute of it and the people are very friendly

[@oleeb]

Thank you Eli! You do a great job!

[@kevintaylor1928]

You do a very good job, Eli! It takes courage to travel by yourself around the world! Plus I enjoy your cute sense of humor!

[@vlogswithhrittika23]

Am want to reach the milestone of 1k or 2k ❤️

[@jjchac06]

Thank you Eli. Beautiful video.

[@bobcalvert7194]

Very good video. I enjoyed Cho's history lesson. And Eli looks incredibly cute today!❤❤❤

[@Scrat335]

Excellent effort Eli.

[@michaelmaloy7849]

As an American I have always wanted to visit Russia. I hope someday I will be able to. Love this channel and wish everyone here all the best in their life.❤❤

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

u r crazy

[@alexbayer2365]

@@JamesSmith-ix5jd what’s wrong with u? There’s a big difference Bentsen the politics and the people.

[@r.w.emersonii3501]

@@alexbayer2365 There's a strong parallel between Vietnam's 1979 "invasion" of Cambodia and Russia's 2022 "invasion" of "Ukraine". Both had the aim of stopping a genocide, and both were loudly condemned by the U.S. Establishment -- which has been invading and destroying other countries for the last 75 years. We Americans mistakenly assume that all governments are as destructive as our own.

[@Ice-Black-Coffee]

Why doesn't Biden loves Putin Emperor?

[@duychu8602]

​@@r.w.emersonii3501thứ khiến chúng ta khó chịu không hẳn là một gã hàng xóm ồn ào, mà là một gã hàng xóm nghe lời xúi giục của kẻ thù cố gây sự với chúng ta. Nato là tổ chức chống lại Nga, nhưng lại không ngừng bành trướng và mở rộng ảnh hưởng về phía Nga, nó là một sự khiêu khích để Nga hành động trước và lúc đó họ than vãn rằng họ là người bị hại và đó truyền thông kiểu phương Tây

[@verygoodvibes]

i like you alot eli. kong was cool too.. very nice video.

[@2269tah]

The Student for the last half of this video is totally AWESOME!!! He speaks English as good as anyone in America. He is SMART as HECK as well!!! It is the young people like him who are the future of the world so there can be world peace,

[@ElifromRussia]

True 🙏🏻🤍

[@2269tah]

@@ElifromRussia Please include YOURSELF in that grouping of young people who can change this world of ours into a BETTER , PEACEFUL and MORE PERFECT union. On behalf of my generation, and my parents generation (your grandparents age) we have gone messed up the world so badly for your generation and younger that I hope someday you all can forgive us.

[@westho7314]

You are quite right, Cong is very knowlegable, articulate and wise beyond his years ( especially by American's low standards), Many Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian refugees came to California during and after the war & settled in a very right wing place called Orange County California, (Near Disneyland of all places) The Vietnamese kids were amazing students, intuitive, adaptable, friendly and academically superior to most American students by far, Top of the class, fast learners and very hard workers, most Vietnamese kids i knew had jobs after school to help support their families as well as studying very hard day in and day out & weekends,, Some of the white washed American's in my home town in Orange County ( Close to what today is called Little Hanoi) were quite bigoted & racist, even jealous of these wonderful people's happiness & will to succeed and prevail despite the odds and discrimination made against them, The right wing's despicable behavior and treatment of these refugee people in those times was beyond horrible, just as lowbrow and luddite minded as anyone could be.. I am Thankful because i was drafted into military service during the draft turned "lotto" in 1972, i had protested and feared the war since 7th grade and when i turned 18 my ticket was chosen in the lotto,, but i did not run to Canada or elsewhere, i just stood up to them and told them the truth, that the war was illegal from the get go, and because it was a conflict and not an officially declared war, it was a conflict of my interest, personal freedom as an American and bviolated human rights of the people we were killing, so i choose not to fight ,,period, So after telling the draft board to literally F-Off at the recruitment office, i walked away & i never heard a word from the draft board or military again. At that time in '72 the war effort was waning fast, as anti war protests in the US were growing out of control, Kids were leaving the country, or overdosing on drugs, & going to jail to escape that fate of serving these warmongers & killers or committing suicide to avoid a life of war. All this became far too much for the conservative establishment to handle,, and in reality the US had already lost the war long before 1972, Something the proud and pathetic idiots just could not accept after spending so much money and American lives wasted over so many years to no avail & yet still being total losers to a 3rd world undeveloped country & the much dreaded cold war commies coming to get them (in their small and narrow minds). I love the Vietnamese people, Cambodians and Laotians & all asians in general, beautiful culture, happy resourceful people,( though i wish the Chinese would stop killing so many sharks just for their dorsal fins to make soup),, If only that segment of ignorant Americans could get past their bigoted & racist John Wayne man-man tough guy attitude & entitled hollywood mentality, Those Hollywood war heroes that many Americans still embrace and even worship as their idea of liberty and freedom and the American way is just totally ass backward BS..

[@mimat1427]

@@westho7314👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼standing up for your values is a great thing.

[@trungduong4040]

@@westho7314 your story is amazing.

[@asan1050]

Eli! that was really interesting, Thanks!

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad it was helpful!

[@swampking2514]

Very interesting video Eli. thank you for doing this. I was a senior in High School when the war in Vietnam ended and was very relieved that I did not have to go there. I heard that the Vietnamese coffee is delicious and would love to try it. I don't know how long you'll be staying there but would love to see more content.

[@Nish_18]

Didn't know this much details about Vietnam. Thank you Eli

[@vaughansamuelson6552]

Thank you for another illuminating video.

[@iandunwoodie5584]

congratulations eli ..... you are becoming a professional ....really!!

[@JaskoonerSingh]

Lots of countries in Asia, including India, have good memories and feelings of friendship to Russians due to the help of the Soviet Union against colonialism.

[@mracer8]

really? I know people in Japan, Korea and Malaysia just love Soviet Union! Russian is a different story!

[@draoi99]

Really? Anti-colonial? Even when they sent tanks into Czechoslovakia and invaded Afghanistan? Such hypocrisy.

[@peter8039]

​@@TanksBradleyDouble headed snake as they say?

[@barryfletcher7136]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_under_communist_regimes

[@jerryle379]

​@@draoi99same for the west claim to bring freedom and democracy but they action show different: so for some west is angel for some Soviet are

[@trussell8510]

One of your best! Thank you for this.

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you too!

[@jalalal-haddad7414]

Allways making amazing documentaries❤️💙

[@albertroundtree8546]

The reason why Russia was not condemned by the vast majority of the global south is the good memories we have of friendship with the old Soviet Union.

[@aerodicus]

?

[@trin873]

also bc they see it as a western and european/american issue that doesn’t concern them.also they economically depend more on russia like india and angola

[@rafaelgoncalvesdias7459]

Soviet union never colonized nor explored the global south, unlike the west. They do were internationalists, in the sense they wanted to kill countries nationalism. But the Liberalism is also anti nationalists and explore the poor counties in the name of Profit. Russia and China nowdays don't want us to adopt theyr government system unlike the west and USSR. They want us from the global south to be independent and free from the west. In a multi polar world

[@sanktionus]

Or because everyone knows, who destroyed and enslave the whole world? How many millions US + NATO killed in the last 20 years?

[@JesinaCosmoPolLatina_fromGdyna]

Indeed whole Eastern Bloc acted in a rather cooperating and non imperialistic way compared with the western countries like USA, France, GB and Germany. US-interventions to its economical advance are still a chosen method, exploitation of resources and holding countries in financial dependencies as well. The bigger part of the world hates the responsible authorities for this, but people in western countries tend to turn from these uncomfortable realities and possible will need a decade to realise, that western influence is on the downfall and that the USA are an unstable empire beyond it's zenith and already in decline.

[@WICKEDMAN85]

Brings back memories of my holiday in Ho Chi Minh City back in 2018! Never went North but now I see what Hanoi would of been if I had visited. Great job Eli! Looking Res as always!

[@rodmackinnon8497]

Very interesting . . . was most impressed by your guide, as usual your videos always brighten my day. Cheers and good health.

[@brentmorton9030]

That was awesome video and thank you are sharing with us I enjoyed watching it

[@guderian7795]

This is the kind of content that should be featured on Netflix as the quality is so excellent! Thank you Eli! Love from Canada!

[@honesty_-no9he]

Oh yeah NETFLIX with its Board of Directors full of CIA and US war criminals the same class of people who murdered 5 million Indochinese including over 3 million Vietnamese.

[@showky1670]

i thought you’ve decided to live and stay in Australia 🇦🇺… i’m happy to see another video for you in a different country .. you are amazing 😻 ❤️

[@joeylandry4933]

I’m sure their style of communism is heavily laced with free market economics. A good friend of mine who was in the United States military and stationed in Vietnam during the war went back there with his daughter and was very impressed with the friendly people and he even met a veteran of the Vietcong who fought against him around the same time he was there. War is so depressing when you know that as individuals we can get along but our governments and evil greedy men won’t allow us to.

[@vietle1479]

some vet. even setle down here for their retirement. BBC made some interviewed with them last year.

[@bertanelson8062]

Much pain & sorrow among USA vets for their conduct during the war led, finally, to a return here. Forgiveness & atonement led to some making a life here.

[@vietle1479]

@@tatyanasekarprijastina oh, very interesting to know that, I though after Sukarno failed Suharto destroyed all thing related to the revolution, communism...

[@laogia69]

As a South Vietnamese who lives abroad but I can tell you that Vietnamese people treat all their past enemies (Chinese, French, Japanese, and American) the same. We might trust some more than the others but no hatred.

[@linusmayden8465]

It's literally a mixed market Socialist model as laid out by their reforms. This perception Americans use to call it "free market," is false. It's a hybrid model still dominated by state owned enterprises and cooperatives.

[@DrifterB]

Thank you Eli for posting great content!! especially for Vietnam where I was just a small child escaping the war in the 70s. My parents and siblings were refugees from the war. Love your content !!

[@rupertbhenry3659]

Very good Eli keep up the work!!! 😎🌹🎥

[@mrcu8176]

Another great video !! We love watching you...have you ever thought about having a family reunion and introducing us to your entire family ! That would be an awesome video !!!

[@npislis6595]

Eli, I think it’s great that young Russians like you share your perspective on the legacy of the Soviet Union and its influences around the world. It’s quite educational! Thank you.

[@scottsuttan2123]

Great video... well done gotta love how you are so good at meeting regular people on a every day

[@pling120]

Thank you very much Eli for the nice information you have about Veitnam Good luck and God Bless You

[@blochspin]

I am so in love with Eli and her content. Thank you for being such a wonderful ambassador for Russia and her peoples!

[@user-ez3il1yy6i]

My Thoughts Exactly !!! 💯

[@the2ndcoming135]

@@user-ez3il1yy6i already know😅

[@guderian7795]

We are all in love with Eli. ❤

[@Tom-fo5ce]

All Russians should be ashamed of what they have let their country become. At some point, the people of Russia are going to have to take responsibility for themselves. Eli loves the dictator, thinks killing Ukrainians is a good thing and hates gay people. A disgrace to humanity.

[@guderian7795]

@@JesinaCosmoPolLatina_fromGdyna Sorry, that does not make a lot of sense. Are you using a translation program?

[@PhuocNguyen-bj2wg]

I can't wait to watch the next videos about Da Nang city and a corner of Viet Nam's countryside, Eli !

[@guinnessgodfather]

Good vid - have lived in Hanoi for 6 years and you hit the nail on the head :) Long live Vietnam!

[@alfredschmitz2926]

Very informative and fair. So good to see the smiling faces. I wish them a healthy and wise development. Never again cruelty and war from abroad ....

[@goognamgoognw6637]

Bravo for playing the Russian national anthem in your video. 👏👏 Red haired Eli is a sensation among Vietnamese kids.

[@kaffepojke]

Thank you Eli for an amazing tour of a country that I knew almost nothing about. I am from USA and although I did not fight in the Vietnamese war, I was the right age if I had been drafted. Thank you for the in depth look at Vietnam.

[@sammayet9002]

Interesting ❤❤thanks for the in depth info, really appreciate it 🎉🎉🎉

[@ronjohnson5070]

Another awesome video

[@goldmaple5290]

Vietnam was strongly influenced by the Soviet Union which provided them with lots of weapons and economic aid to fight against the Americans during the Vietnam War, which was a part of the Cold War.

[@victormarian7889]

you mean ... occupation ?!

[@vietle1479]

@@victormarian7889 CCCP was the big player in Vietnam War by training and funding North Vietnam to fight with American and later, they give a huge aid to rebuild the country. Viet Nam never denied they can win the war without the support of CCCP and China. But nothing kind of occupation, both CCCP and China never send troops herre, they send equipment and advisor but not troops.

[@sova3ful]

@@victormarian7889 yes, occupation. The U.S. occupied part of Vietnam and had 500,000 troops there at the time.

[@exeuropean]

Incredible how history gets whitewashed by Russia . My GF fled VN at age 11 because of the communists.

[@victormarian7889]

@@sova3ful ... just tryimg, and missing, to stop the sovietic occupation of that contry !

[@max.t.channel]

Каждое видео интересно смотреть, истории интересные, монтаж отличный. супер!

[@nativetexan7433]

Great video. Very well done.

[@michaelmartin8337]

Wonderful video Thanks for the Vietnamese history lesson Cong and Eli Cheers 👋😁

[@goldmaple5290]

Vietnamese food is awesome. My particular favourites are banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches) and pho (various types of Vietnamese soups with noodles)

[@philippneff6190]

Hello Cong, you are a very nice and smart guy. Best regards from Switzerland! A vietnamese smile is worth more than a handful of US$$.

[@divarachelenvy]

Thank you for this wonderful video on Vietnam.

[@frankoconnor7309]

Very nice job. I really enjoy your conversations with Tong hes would be a great tour guide and your a great tourist. Thank you

[@MrGgkirke]

One of the most educational travel vlogs well done Eli . I enjoyed your facial expressions when you are talking about the Soviet Union . Good interviews . I can see a future with you teaching college most likely outside of Russia .Keep going there is so much of the world to explore - Tartar princess !

[@user-tt9jx5ms1h]

...I enjoyed your facial expressions when you are talking about the Soviet Union... I DIDN'T. SHE BEHAVES LIKE A SILLY CHILD. ...I can see a future with you teaching college most likely outside of Russia ...LOL. Her English IS poor, her manners are poor, her questions a silly, she has zero knowledge in anything. She was modest and respectful in the early vlogs...NOW I FEEL EMBARRASSED FOR HER.

[@alanfox4914]

HI Eli from Russia. I was a little bit worried when I saw you on the scooter Eli. There doesn't seem to be any rules on using the road. Good to see that you stayed safe Eli. It never ceases to amaze me how people with the least give the most and are the friendliest people. Thanks again Eli for letting us come along on your adventures. 🥰🥰🥰

[@sandor7594]

On the roads? Are totally chaos overall.

[@nguyenxuanvu880]

@@sandor7594 haha, Bạn nhìn thì rất hỗn loạn vì ở VietNam có nhiều xe máy, nhưng vẫn có những quy tắc và luật khi di chuyển trên đường. khi bạn thích nghi được thì mõi thứ sẽ trơn tru như dòng nước. Và bằng chứng là Eli đã an toàn khi di chuyển và thích nghi được với điều đó.

[@retafmil]

Amazing video !!! . . . I loved it . . . Thanks so much !!!

[@tedquaker954]

Thank you..... thoroughly enjoyed his commentary.

[@tobystewart4403]

I liked Hanoi more than anywhere else in Vietnam. Yeah, it's dirty and very busy, but the people are friendly and interesting, and there is something unique about the place. Great video!

[@samsungtap4183]

Yes on a very superficial level Hanoi seems really good. The food is wonderful the girls are beautiful and all is good with the country but Vietnam is a country of ilusion and nothing really is as it seems but that ilusion is not your business so just enjoy !

[@manhkhang7732]

In Hanoi, if you walk around, maybe you can meet people who have lived or studied abroad in Russia (modern or even back in the Soviet day too) and they can speak fluent Russian. That would be more interesting indeed!

[@BETOETE]

nice trip to Vietnam Elie, that made appreciate it more, When i travel there I'd hire Cong as my guide.

[@whukriede]

Really proud of you, Eli!