How Old Believers live today? | The Volga region, Russia

[@ElifromRussia]

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[@geografiainfinitului]

Too bad that you didn't have a chance to see Romania before it was destroyed by the occident! We had this villages were people lived like the old-believers, and they were very orthodox too.

[@TopperPenquin]

Cats 😅 The locals would lure Granny out of the house so they could remove a few thousand stray cats

[@jackieow]

@@geografiainfinitului Old Romanians are probably the only people to preserve bread by baking big loaves to black charcoal on the outside at 500 degrees Fahrenheit. The surviving interior is totally healthy and edible and sterile like canned food, while the outer shell of burnt charcoal keeps the contents isolated and moisturized for potential years of shelf storage.

[@ulisirius9027]

🎉💯

[@Aladdinonthebeats]

visit morocco

[@kepa2097]

When Eli askes her: "do you have a good life?", and she answers: "i endured like Jesus Christ", she reminds me of my grandmother. Hello from Serbia!

[@mortenchristiansen4331]

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[@gravygraves5112]

That's what I thought! My great grandma passed a saying along to my grandma and mom that they'd hit us with any time we complained about a chore or work. "It's good for you, it makes you think about God!"

[@trabouliste1037]

Really? All women I met from Siberia were atheists.

[@gravygraves5112]

@@trabouliste1037 Siberia and Serbia are two very different places.

[@trabouliste1037]

@@gravygraves5112 sorry, I misread

[@QRose75]

This lady is incredible! I wish every country would embrace their elders like this! Bless her and thank you!

[@tjohanne]

Russia doesn't embrace elders at all! Look at their pensions!!

[@hereandthere6001]

I love the old Babushkas and how they live. These are people who have had generations of very hard times and still have and yet rise above it all. The Russian culture has always interested me since I visited during perestroika in 87. love from australia.

[@KR72534]

Russia embraces its elderly by letting them live in sheds without running water. I don’t think much of her descendants either Think before you talk.

[@ВеснаКрасна-и7с]

@@tjohanne эта женщина очень возрастная. Я уверена, у нее приличная пенсия

[@galeparker1067]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 What?? 😂😂😂​@@tjohanne

[@lizycole8999]

"How am I an old granny? I am full of energy!" Reminds me of my own late grandmother. ❤

[@mujaku]

The energy of the divine is eternal. The energy of the flesh does not last long.

[@stevefugatt7075]

This is a beautiful, Christian woman......The entire world could learn so many lessons from her. Thank you for this video! 🙏

[@De5O54]

This video is too brilliant for words. I have watched it several times. Entirely unique.

[@salskars6637]

I couldn't help remembering an 1887 painting by, Vasily Surikov, titled, The Exiling of Boyarina Morozova or The Boyarynya Morozova, which depicts her defiantly holding up two fingers as she is carted away. Awesome video with a beautiful Old Believer.

[@troiscarottes]

Cooking lessons, for a start. Yes, let's start with the cooking! ☺

[@janostrajer7390]

A magyar vidék pár évtizede hasonló volt. Vigyázzatok nehogy betörjön hozzátok is a nyugati wooke mert akkor ennek az életnek vége!

[@christking85]

A lot except the blind following of tradition instead of listening and following what Christ and the Bible actually teaches. Better than how most people live now days but still following man instead of what Christ taught.

[@DanielLiebert-i1p]

"How can I be an old granny, I'm full of energy!" (she made my day)

[@strictlynorton]

Eli, you are fast becoming a cultural ambassador for Russia. You have a distinct video style and a documentarians eye for detail. Your country is blessed by your hard work. Love from Hastings UK.

[@ElifromRussia]

Wow, thank you!

[@paolodenis5898]

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[@Wilhelm_J]

​@@ElifromRussia❤❤

[@danielhutchinson6604]

Many of the Humans on this Planet do indulge in the urge to Wander. Eli does provide some interesting views of the areas She visits. Her fellow Wanders do tend to appreciate the views provided on the channel She presents.....

[@paolodenis5898]

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[@TheMullygrub]

I'm an Australian who once had the pleasure of spending a week in such a home in a small, rural area of Russia. The warmth, generosity and comfort is something l will never forget. I could easily have stayed much, much longer. I still can see snd hear the young village boy leading the cattle up the valley each morning and back in the evening. Something l'd gladly assist with if my dream of a longer stay comes about. Big love Eli from Australia and to all the Babas who fed me so well.

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you for sharing:)

[@marinalalik9938]

❤❤❤

[@trex3139]

I´m Slovak and I find babushka s pronunciation very clear and more easy to understand than standard Russian pronunciation, even if they say the same things. I find her in fact speaking the way my grandmother spoke.

[@veronivhbr5244]

Jestem z Polski i dokładnie się zgadzam z Tobą!

[@trex3139]

@@veronivhbr5244 Sme vsetci z jedneho korena:)

[@V3G4N01]

Это и есть стандартное русское произношение, просто она старая и говорит с трудом.

[@beoliusz]

Many of old believers were from polish heritage

[@OlgaKobzeva-py3or]

@@beoliusz 🤣It's your fantasy. Old believers are a branch of the Russian Orthodox church, not an ethnicity. Poles could hardly ever convert to the Russian Orthodoxy from Catholicism.

[@nemanja9851]

Because of this people, God keeps us alive, because of their warm prays

[@ave5720]

I adore this type of Russia. With a beautiful orthodox culture 🩶🕊️☦️

[@tjohanne]

Sad thing is that this culture is periodically eradicated by stuff like communism, Stalin, KGB, Putin, etc. The current patriarch of the church is even a former FSB agent, driving around in luxury cars.

[@debbieramsey8933]

Only adore God, Father, Son & Holy Ghost!

[@GM-jd7ex]

@@The-Monotheistsamo jednog xrista Isusa

[@ave5720]

@@The-Monotheist Ибо три свидетельствуют на небе: Отец, Слово и Святой Дух; и Сии три суть едино 1-е послание Иоанна 5:7 They Are not gods, They Are GOD.

[@wendelltroyer]

I prefer Ukraine

[@shawnawiddoes-kb2xc]

I'm a crying American right now. How precious to see this old woman living so humbly. Thank you for sharing. People should take more time to learn from our christian elders of every nationality.

[@RusGirlVlog]

you're right

[@jeremyr7147]

It's sad how Americans are brainwashed about Russia. It hurts my heart & angers me.. I've been on about Russia since 2005 & it's only gotten worse in the brainwashed masses.

[@tsandell]

Same here! My beloved aunt will turn 104(!) on August 20th. I loved hearing about the old traditions. Eli, your beautiful work gives me hope that our nations can someday live in peace and harmony with each other. ❤️🕊️☮️

[@Aristos_Achaion]

The old lady looks humble and strong, alright, but with all her fortitude she couldn't resist giving Eli a nice smooch. She doesn't need to explain herself, though; heck, I understand only too well...!

[@DJohnN]

“I’m a crying American” lol get a grip

[@TheUlengovs]

Не знала, что в Центральной России остались еще остались староверы. Благодарю за прекрасный выпуск. Очень интересно наблюдать за твоими путешествиями.

[@izsormova6286]

Это рядом с Керженцем.Река Керженец была путём по которому уходили в глухие леса раскольники, кто-то оставался здесь в скитах, кто-то шёл дальше.На Урале и я слышал, а ещё даже в Сибири, во многих местах старообрядцев до сих пор называют кержаками, по этому месту.Множество староообрядцев вышло именно отсюда.Кстати , хохломская роспись тоже появилась здесь.Осевшие на Керженце раскольники иконописцы, стали применять технологию написания икон,для украшения посуды

[@MaxTiburano]

В Самаре даже есть староверы, лично знаком. И это совсем не деревня, а город-миллионник.

[@ЕвгенийЛапшин-д2ъ]

Я живу в Восточном Подмосковье в Егорьевске, который был, да и остался ещё местом, где сохранилось староверчество. Когда-то местность к северу от Егорьевска называлась Гуслицкая волость. Дремучие леса и непроходимые болота укрывали староверов от московских властей. Здесь никогда не было "крепостничества", крестьяне занимались ремёслами и отходным промыслом. Поэтому отсюда вышло много купцов и промышленников, а город стал одним из центров текстильной промышленности. В городе находится старообрядческая церковь и один из лучших музеев подмосковья., где возрождается аутентичная старообрядческая роспись.

[@antontarantey3500]

@@MaxTiburano Не только в Самаре - Сызрань была историческим центром старообрядческой иконописи, даже со своей особой школой. В Самарском художественном музее, кстати, в основном сызранские иконы. На юге области немало исторически-старообрядческих сёл, множество из них, правда, административно с советского времени относятся к Саратовской области (как г.Балаково, ещё один центр поволжского староверия, да ещё и со знаменитым храмом, ныне переданным РПЦ, как и хвалынский храм). Обшаровка до революции - крупный центр старообрядческой хлеботорговли.

[@airis3333]

how are you still able to use KZbin? i though ruzzia has made it illegal to use this? or are you using VPN and cheating your government?

[@AnnaK-bf2wq]

Спасибо за ваше видео! Моя прабабушка тоже старообрядка, но они не безпоповцы. Всю жизнь молилась, никогда не роптала, не сплетничала, никого не осуждала. Про все свои беды говорила:"Так Богу угодно! "У бабушки тоже было много выражений и поговорок. Это клад нашей культуры!

[@OliveraK]

Живи били, сестре и браћо Руси!

[@mortenchristiansen4331]

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[@dreamtphd]

You're giving us so much info about Russia that we never have known if not of you. Thank you very much, Eli.

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you!

[@MaximusAugustusOrthodox]

As a Russian-Orthodox Christian from Germany I absolutely love this video ❤ thanks for your content 🇷🇺☦️

[@paulbehrend8819]

Baba Nastya is the embodiment of all that is good about humanity. Her faith, rooted in ancient beliefs which have transcended so many troublesome events over the centuries, keeps her mentally and physically strong as she goes about her life day to day, one scrumptious baked treat at a time... she needs no radio nor television to fill the ambient space around her, it is her ancient spiritual songs and poems, recalled from memory and set to the cadence of lovingly baking breadsweats for her neighbors, prepared in an oven that will never need a milliliter of gas nor a kilowatt of electricity, only routine maintenance such as sweeping clean the chimney. In times like these, when all too often differences are that which divides humanity, and worse, it is the strength of character of the baba Nastyas of the world to whom we ought look for reassurance, resilience, fortitude in times of trouble, and overall well-being. Excellent video, Eli. You are a world embassador who makes national borders melt away, we all sit at baba Nastya's table and learn with you. Thank you to you, and to baba Nastya. Спасибо.🙏

[@LadyDH]

It seems to me she is living a wonderful and blessed life. So beautiful! Thank you for sharing that, Eli.

[@turkson1]

Well said @paul. BTW Eli is the most Irish-looking Russian I've ever seen. Love her attitude. Also love the Russian sense of humor.

[@danielrutschman4618]

I think you missed the subtle point of the video. It's about how old traditions can coexist in harmony with modernity. If you watch the video again and look closely, you will see that although Baba Nastya's rustic little home has a wood burning oven and orthodox religious iconography, it also has electric lights, a satellite dish, a television, a telephone, and a refrigerator.

[@denisl2760]

@@turkson1 there's a few gingers in Russia, just like any white country

[@Skatejock21]

troublesome events... the country will not recover from the USSR. It was more than troublesome.

[@jamesnowasassen7447]

Vinaka vakalevu . thank you in Fijian language. I love Russia through your videos. I would love you to visit my country ..Fiji Islands

[@ranojutro426]

Babuska used old Russian language that so,so similar with Serbian i can understand 99% Just amazing we are brothers and sisters.

[@Dimon_82]

Russians Russian Russian Russian is strange, she speaks Russian before the revolutionary time, that's what they said in Russia 100 years ago, all Russians understand her, and not Russians either, who speak Russian, do not understand, Serbs, Poles, Bulgarians, but we communicate through each other in English, why is that?

[@markusbg8]

Its not. I m Serbian and i dindnt understood her

[@l.w.paradis2108]

I understood the poem.

[@alexdro4389]

Она говорит на обычном русском языке.

[@alexbarker4847]

I’m English and learning a little Croatian, I found I could understand a little of what she was saying and in fact, found the way she talks clearer than some younger people

[@irinashapovalova2494]

Господи, даже я заплакала... родилась в г.Семёнов.Моя бабушка и все родственники староверы... спасибо милая тебе.

[@askakwas8028]

I'm Polish but I absolutely love your channel. This video made me miss my great-grandmother so much. She lived very similarly to the sweet babushka you showed here. Thank you for your videos

[@MK-tx3wi]

Que Babushka simpática!!!. Amei conhecer uma rússa raiz, original!!!!. Deus abençoe o grandíssimo povo russo!!!!. Amo esse povo!!!!!!.

[@Richard_H_U]

Hi Eli The remoteness of the village, the simplicity of the ways of the Old Believers and the utterance "I only live for you" by the granny followed by the loving peck on your cheek are all so surreal, so simply innocent but so deep at the same time! Lovely! Thanks

[@ElifromRussia]

Thanks for sharing!

[@dusanmrdak97]

Eli, you are best! Greetings form bratskiye slavic Chernogoriya. 🇲🇪🇷🇺

[@d.k.barker9465]

God Bless the Grandma and yourself. I'm an old man from Texas, now 82. She reminds me of my Grandmother. She was born in 1875. I lived with her for a while when I was about 12. She lived a very simple life and was a person of great enduring faith in God. She ss a refuge from the American Civil War where after the war the Yankees, carpet baggers and scalawags stole everything and could not be considered as human beings they were so vile. My grandmother lived to be 98 and lived on the farm by herself until she was 96. Her husband, my Grandfather died when he was only 36 yo. My Mother was only 3 yo. Yet she took on the farm and raised her 5 kids by herself. She was the happiest person I ever knew. Thank you for your website. It brings up so many good memories. The way your folks live is much like my family lived when I was young. And faith was the founding principle that knitted us and the community together.

[@11111614]

👍

[@fluffyunicorn57]

Dude, the Civil War was 150 years ago, I'd hope you'd have a little more historical objectivity by now. The reconstruction advocates were doing what they could to provide rights and human dignity to emancipated slaves, which white Southerners aggressively fought against. That's not to say there weren't abuses and issues on both sides, just that it comes across as almost comedic to call Northerners "vile" as a blanket statement while not extending a single bad word to the literal slaveholders.

[@WorldPie]

"...and faith was the founding principle that knitted us and the community together" so very well expressed sir!!! Thank you for sharing your story. May your passed loved ones rest in peace and may you have beautiful days ahead.

[@namedrop721]

@@fluffyunicorn57 the northerners did terrible things in the name of redress while wearing clothes made from slave cotton and on pensions paid by slave profits--where is your nuance? Oh right because you don’t actually know any history. And don’t come for me, I’m just Native watching you people act like babies. It’s my land anyway and y’all can’t behave

[@Dimon_82]

​@@fluffyunicorn57Why do you address an old man as "dude" in the USA, there is no respect for elders left?

[@BITTERTRUTH09]

whatever i just watch left me all warm and fuzzy! i loved that old lady she was like my grandma!!

[@jamiewatkins5870]

Brilliantly said 👍reminds me of my grandmother to ❤

[@MrJulek53]

They are the most happy people Their lives are the constant prayer and worship of God .

[@olekscap4620]

Размотало видео что-то, даже прослезился чутка. Спасибо большое.

[@ElifromRussia]

🤍

[@Russian.spy1]

И я плакала ❤

[@tanyavasilyeva8363]

Бабусенька, долгих лет тебе жизни!!!

[@amitpadgaonkar8830]

I am an Orthodox Hindu and this sweet old lady is so much like old Indian ladies who kept faith and spiritual practice. Always remembering the Lord and seeing Him everywhere and in everything. What an incredible life they have led.

[@ИринаЗахарова-е5й]

Здравствуйте.от православных России

[@ratronald]

wait what? what are you?

[@israilcbraylov195]

Do you know that the only truth is Jesus Christ? Turn from idols and accept the truth, the only truth, Jesus Christ

[@amitpadgaonkar8830]

@@israilcbraylov195 according your book, which probably you have read with a very narrow mind...Yes, I am aware

[@israilcbraylov195]

@amitpadgaonkar8830 I am a former Muslim, I studied religion for more than 4 years, I have your religious books in my house, I have Torah and Koran, Buddhist books, Hindu books, Islamic books, other religious books, and I can tell you that the only truth was Jesus Christ, religions do not save people, religions rule people. he changes his appearance, but Jesus changes his heart and saves a person, in Christianity, when people die, they are with God in heaven, there are no animals, in Christianity, people are not divided into classes, but your religion consists of mythology, you put aside the truth of God and perish with the devil's fabrication philosophy, sister, I am sorry for being so harsh but I can't stand by and watch people die, just go to a protestant church, read the bible and meet the God who made you, may the Lord show you the truth

[@jamieredman8606]

OMG what a sweet old lady.. i love speaking to elderly people, they have so much knowledge, and love to share with younger people.

[@ElifromRussia]

I totally agree!

[@jamieredman8606]

Thank you, for what you do. I've learned so much about the cultures of Russia.. Such a rich, beautiful country

[@SvetlanaVoikova]

👍

[@robertcgage]

She is adorable, a real national treasure. Chef kiss!

[@aleksandrskuznecovs9019]

Я старовер. Живу 20 лет не дома. Как же эта бабушка напомнила мне мою❤ Бабушка Феодора вставала в 4 утра,и готовила сырники, каждое утро! Помню запах и звон посуды ❤ А на обед суп Крупень❤скучаю очень ❤

[@olegbuzun6504]

Какое прекрасное видео! А мы из Нижегородской области, живем в Нижнем Новгороде и в предках у нас были и есть старообрядцы или староверы с севера нашей области. Из Семенова, Городца, Шахуньи.

[@monsieurlepresident8835]

Those are sects.

[@DIABLO-z4t]

Да и в одной такой деревеньке я купил домик народ там коренной добрейший души люди однажды ночью на газели после дождя застряли там да очень сильно , газель почасовая ,мучались долго толкали, но тчетно , а платить то прийдется ? Но на счастье вдруг дружно по выходили мужики кто бревно нес кто доски кто что через пять минут машину вытолкали мы ее выгрузили и отправили !!! Но суть не в этом я как городской тюфяк все меряю бутылкой что и предложил мужикам меня грубо обласкали а потом соседка объяснила там на помощь не принято что либо предлагать помощь у них первостепенное!!! И они уже знают что я с женой купил там домик !!!

[@Cook-hb2nf]

I wish I had a grandmother to spend time with! She is such an adorable blessing!

[@Marlon044]

The old babushka reminds me of my departed grandmother from Poland, how I miss her, I hope to see her one day in the hereafter. Bless her and her village.

[@fringeflix]

I absolutely love Old Believers. I am Russian Orthodox in the United States. There is a large community of Old Believers here, mainly in Alaska for historical reasons, prairie Canada, and also Pennsylvania for some reason. The city of Sitka, Alaska used to be called Novoarkhangelsk, and there are still Russian signs. In Erie, PA, there is a large Old Believer church, perhaps one of the largest in the Northeast. Small communities also exist in places like Saskatchewan and Alberta, where Old Believers have assimilated generally into Canadian and American lifestyle, but still retain traditonal and rustic lives at home, not too dissimilar to their Russian counterparts. They have a wonderful culture and I wish them well in growing their faith. ☦️

[@jackieow]

They also tend to use Cyrillic for gravestones up through the present.

[@scottsuttan2123]

Alaska was Russian back in the day as was part of San Fransisco ....mmm a whole naval base was Russian on the west coast of america😮😊

[@aLadNamedNathan]

There's an Old Believer community in Oregon, as well.

[@danielhutchinson6604]

@@goldreserve Russia has historic roots that Vikings established. The USA has a similar congregation of Norske heritage Citizens who share those beliefs. The similarities that reveal out common heritage, also uncover facts that were not popular in Mid 1950's US Politics.

[@a.r.4707]

​@@jackieowBut they don't even have any other alphabets besides the Cyrillic in Russia. All Slavic Orthodoxes use the Cyrillic script.

[@goldmaple5290]

Elina Bakunova what can I say ! Another awesome video. Your the best in making compelling videos that let's us explore Russia and how people live everyday. Thank you.

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you! 😃

[@marijanmajetic5772]

​@@ElifromRussiayou are government bot.You sold your soul.Sad.

[@markrobertson6664]

After 70 years of brutal godless Bolshevism, these Christians have persevered in the sacred traditions of Russia’s Church fathers. May God bless these Old Believers!

[@Vadim_Sulimov]

Причем тут "большевизм"? Опять вам коммунисты в штаны насрали? Церковный раскол произошел в 17 веке, когда никаких большевиков еще и близко не было

[@BerigVintrange]

Very captivating and endearing! Such faith and perpetual hope. We are all God's children. From the U.S. Berig

[@aleksandarnikolovski8865]

Прекрасна господова песна. Браво и за двајцата

[@MI_Prepper]

Grandmas like that make the BEST food!

[@ElifromRussia]

It was SO AMAZINGLY delicious!! 🤤🤤

[@zaklinakovace6792]

​@@ElifromRussiaGod bless you Eli for your work ❤

[@kingedward3126]

She reminds me so much of my grandmother, so sweet and kind. Russian folks seem as though they would always welcome you in and feed you no matter who you are or where you come from. Such a good example for everyone to learn. Thank you Eli

[@Nasteno4ika]

Да, особенно бабушки! Уйти от бабушки голодным невозможно 😁

[@anastasiya256]

Unless you’re a homeless person on the street, then 🏃‍♂️💨

[@slavi7191]

Serb Bosnian here. I love my fellow Russian brothers and sisters in Christ. Slava rodu i slava Bogu našem. ☦️

[@ВладимирТомашевский]

Аминь, брат!

[@organicgardener1112]

Јевреји су вас појели. И вас и Русију.

[@manuke944]

Croat Bosnian here. I feel vibes of this video are same in our country in Christian old houses, I just love it. I pray that Bosnia and all Slavic countries never lose its Christianity❤

[@olbe147]

So much humility in this grandmother. She is a true Christian.

[@mortenchristiansen4331]

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[@gianwcs6077]

Thank you so much for an insight into your wonderful country that is so diverse & rich in culture.👍

[@bobgoodall1603]

You are perfect for interviewing and observing old ladies, you wait to be asked to help with chores, as often it's the only way older people can show their worth, and possibly more importantly their independence. It can be very tempting to take over a task while you help, but it lessens them in their eyes, best to be the dull helper who is there to learn. Great little film.

[@kaspermarrink]

Listen carefully to what she says! With the Elders the old language or dialect will disappear! And use it, cherish it! Its a living cultural heritage! I like it a lot! 😄

[@danielhutchinson6604]

Indigenous Tribes in North America are struggling to find students, to preserve the languages of the Tribes of North America.

[@i_am_the_arm]

She speaks standard russian with very minor differences. A lot of the dialects died even before she was born, and soviet unification killed the rest. There is nothing to preserve unfortunately, unifications did their jobs and now almost everyone speak the same (there are few exceptions, but this is not one of them)

[@yelenashishkina8804]

@@i_am_the_arm soviet unification is best what happened to the language. Look at UK or USA. Same people do not understand each over even though they speak one language.

[@LancesArmorStriking]

​@@i_am_the_arm Do you know of any exceptions? Besides the southern dialects (which have some similarity to Ukrainian) and the northern dialects (which are rooted in old Novgorodian tradition), I don't know of any Russian dialects left.

[@learning7140]

@@i_am_the_arm Not only Soviet unification; all nations that started practicing compulsory education/widespread literacy and created their own state (for example, in states that were created after the fall of the Austrian-Hungarian and Ottoman Empire) killed their dialects because they standardised the official language in written text. The same is happening now, in the time of the USA Empire, when one country after another replaces its own non-Latin alphabet with the English alphabet and incorporates the English language in all aspects of daily life in order to create the "global citizen" of the first global Empire.

[@sarahconnor8189]

How precious this lady is..

[@ariston5433]

I am an American but my grandparents were from Minsk and emigrated to the USA but kept many customs and many recipes going strong even though they left eastern Europe. I am proud of my Slavic Heritage👍🏻💕 Thank you for sharing.🥰

[@Ирина-б6о4ы]

Где ваше наследие? Русский язык? 😮😮😮

[@stuartwray6175]

I love the bit at the end when you're both eating the food you've made together. 😊 🎉

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you 😋

[@Mark1JT]

What a wonderful Babushka.

[@brkibbe9097]

This is very similar to Serbian Orthodoxy. God gives She to live long on this earth. Glory to God.🇷🇸

[@peter_oso]

Well... They believe that just making sign of the cross diffently makes others antichryst. I don't think it is similar to the core beliefs of Christianity. I respect people of different faith but acknowledge their historical role of weakening Orthodox Church in Russia, thus making it vulnerable and dependent on secular authorities. Nothing good came of that as we see even today.

[@brkibbe9097]

@@peter_oso i said there are some similar things. But other way difretn in all.

[@SilvioDante-qg7dc]

As a South Asian propaganda against Russia is busted here.This is beautiful 😊.

[@susanlacy5225]

​@@peter_osoYou've not read the Holy Bible then.

[@goodday126]

I realized, she prays when she's cooking, when she's alone.

[@friendlhi]

she is such a good example of the deep Russian soul - wonderful lady and truthful earth standing life - and your earrings are lovely🌻

[@johnfisher247]

God bless the Old Believers who wrongly suffered persecution and even death brought on then by the the Moscow Patriarchy. I am a traditional Latin Rite Catholic and we also face persecutions as we adhere to the ancient liturgical books and Sacraments. The present Pope of Rome persecutes us and the clergy when all we do is hold to the ancient forms and customs. May we draw strength from you who suffered so much and I keep you in our prayers!

[@tatyanakol]

Roman Catholics also persecuted Orthodox Christians.

[@briandelaney9710]

Old Believers were murdered for their practices. How many Traditionalists has Pope Francis had killed ?!

[@fluffyunicorn57]

Definitely not comparable to persecution on Old Believers though.

[@tatyanakol]

@@fluffyunicorn57 really?! Like Catholic Croatians killing thousands of Orthodox Christian Serbs, or Catholics in America killing Orthodox Christian Aleuts like Peter the Aleuts. There are towns in Russia where old believers live and survived. That wasn’t the case during wars between Catholics and Protestants

[@fluffyunicorn57]

​@@tatyanakol Reread my comment and the original comment. I was saying that persecution on Latin Rite Catholics, a denomination that has only existed since the 1960s, is nothing compared to persecution on Old Believers. Your reply was about Orthodox Christians, something neither of us mentioned. Latin mass is practiced by a small minority of Catholics, mostly in the US, who have faced little discrimination other than, maybe, some degree of censorship from the Pope (which has had no effect on their ability to congregate and practice their religion).

[@icarusflies9670]

This babushka reminds me of my grandmother so much .... Although, lmao, I'm not russian, I'm north african

[@richardwatterstan]

God bless you! ✝️

[@11111614]

Простые люди везде одинаковы

[@sumanbiswas3406]

Love and hug to super cute babuskha. With her energy level, she is definitely not old.

[@alexracoon4513]

Thank you for showing Russia to the world. My love to your country

[@thedroidish]

Unfortunately my country has list it's d@mned mind??!!

[@ZoitsaKassianou-d7d]

Συγκινουμαι πολυ βλεποντας το εικονοστασι και τις αγιες εικονες και τα κερακια.Μου θυμιζει το σπιτι μου το πατρικο στο χωριο.Ειδα την εικονα του Αγιου Σεραφειμ του Σαρωφ.Αυτον τον Αγιο τον αγαπουμε πολυ στην Ελλαδα και τον Αγιο Λουκα επισκοπο Κριμαιας τον ιατρο.Ειμαι απο Ελλαδα.Χαιρετω τους πνευματικους μας αδελφους ορθοδοξους χριστιανους.Με πολλη αγαπη.Κουραγιο ο Κυριος και η γλυκια μας Παναγια να σας σκεπαζει

[@Beepinsqueekin]

I want to hug babuska and listen endlessly to her stories!

[@WORKOUTSOLUTIONS]

ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ ❤✝ БОГ С НАМИ ПРОТИВ ЗЛА И ИСКУШЕНИЙ ✝🙏⛪🕊

[@monsieurlepresident8835]

Hristos does not exist. Your orthodox pravoslavia is the reason Russia is shrinking and loosing power. You need a system like in the USSR and a man like Stalin to grow big again.

[@martinwarner1178]

Peace be unto you.

[@jeabo0adhd]

Amen.

[@IIZCHAOS]

As an orthodox chrisitian here in the UK this is great to see. I hope to 1 day come on pilgrimage to russia.

[@waynemclaughlin96]

The old Russian Babushka is an amazing old woman. ❤ God lover her 🙏 She may be an old woman but she has never forgotten the recipe of an old Russian traditional dish. 5 children 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Wow ! 😮 I wonder if her children know the old Russian dialect too ? The old believers sounds perfect for this small Russian village in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District in Russia 🇷🇺 Imagine holding on to your Russian Orthodox Christian ☦️ beliefs for so many years ? Even at a time when the Russian Orthodox Churches ⛪️ were banned and locked down the Russian Orthodox Christians never lost faith in what they believe in. That very old wooden Russian Orthodox Church in that village looks so very old. Thank you Eli From Russia 🇷🇺 🙏 ❤️ for doing this video. No Westerners as myself from Canada never get to see what life in the old Russian villages in Russia. All we see mostly is Moscow and St. Petersburg. When the old Babushka woman kissed you on your cheek Eli, it brought a smile 😃 to my face because you could of just as easily be one of her grandchildren.

[@wendyleonenko8962]

I am Russian Orthodox by conversion after marrying my husband 23 years ago. Every year I learn something new about the faith. I was presented an Old Believers prayer book (one side old Russian, the other side English). Many times I prayed the Canon for the Sick for my daughter and others. Thank you for your video Eli. Best wishes.

[@nadezdatretiakova4142]

Какая бабушка хорошая 👍 На мою похожа 👍 Только моей уже нет 😢

[@1AstritIsm]

Endless amount of highly concentrated humanity in Baba Nastya! People like her keep this world in existence! Thank you Eli for doing a smashing job!

[@joergbcat3675]

Thank you to bring me to this place,it is like 150 years ago

[@ElifromRussia]

I know right!

[@yavorlazarov6551]

I loved this video. The nature is unbelievably beautiful, so are the people living there - beautiful in spirit. Much love from brotherly Bulgaria.

[@lawrencecataldo7397]

Dear Eli and Russian Friends, I enjoy your videos and have learned so much about Russia and her people through them. My children (23 and 26 yrs old) have been taught by me all their lives to love and appreciate all people(s) for the beautiful things they bring to the world and our lives, especially through their unique cultures. My son, Louis, studied music and history in college and together we have learned a great deal about Russia's incredible history, from the days of the Rus, through the Czars and all that followed, with a particular interest in the unbelievable defense of the nation during WWII, as we call it here in the United States. The Russian films, "Stalingrad" and "Come and See" are terribly sad but the truth is often so. I watched your video about the city of beautiful women, lol, and I really appreciated the questions and answers from the people. One thing I would like to share with your Russian family and friends is that I hope that the young people do not trade in their beautiful heritage and traditions for our Western materialism which I imagine seems attractive to many. Americans are mostly very nice and decent people, and have no grudges against the Russian people. The situation with the war in Ukraine beings out many feelings but unfortunately, most are not very well informed on facts because they are hard to get second and third hand. As we say here, there are two sides to every story. I choose to care about everyone in between these issues. It's fine, even fun, to be a little bit Western as long as it doesn't supplant the foundations of your Russian heritage and identity. I would lament that taking place. BTW, I love the sharing of the foods and drinks. They look delicious and very healthy. I don't know about the drink that tastes like bread, lol. There are many Russiand Ukrainian people moving to my small city in the Midwestern United States: Springfield, Missouri. All very nice, friendly people. My family welcomes all people. It must be very hard to leave behind country and family so they need friendly people to greet them. Peace be with you and all of Russia. - Larry Cataldo

[@yannjamin]

LOve it , thank you babushka Nastya! plein d'amour de France

[@iamnot1]

❤❤❤ Watching this beautiful, generous babushka WARMS my heart and soul ❤❤❤ She's Salt of the Earth ❤

[@jelenapetrovic5876]

Just amazing.Pozdrav iz Srbije, volimo te Ela.

[@seraiahdaniella3755]

Babushka is adorable. I never met any of my grandparents so I didn't get to experience anything like this. Your video made my gert feel warm and fuzzy. 😊Thank you for sharing ❤

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@billythebeard6055]

It's very lovely. I do enjoy this opportunity to learn about old Russian culture. Hello from southern California!

[@MariannaRóża]

Piękna kultura,przepiękne miejsce,cudowna przyroda.😃♥️

[@nikos.1111]

Ochen Interestniy Eli! Thank you so much. Your videos are becoming a cultural archive for us wanting to know more about Russia. Keep up the great work. With love from Greece 🇬🇷

[@ElifromRussia]

Thanks! 😉

[@curtvona4891]

I learn so much from your Videos. Thank you, Eli. ❤

[@ElifromRussia]

You are so welcome!

[@curtvona4891]

@@ElifromRussia 👍

[@salad7776]

I am learning from this channel what indifference to the suffering of others, apathy, hypocrisy and propaganda is, and you?

[@sonofburma]

@@salad7776I am learning the same... This channel normalizes Russian hypocrisy, and also sugarcoats a brutal nature of the Russian state. I applaud people like Roman who stands up for what is righteous. This channel... could be on the payroll of Kremlin.

[@inveritategloria]

Babushka... ♥ Old Slavonic church books... Oh my heart.

[@MoniqueangeliqueLumpkin]

Z Where can we buy them? Спасибо еli, I AM FRANCOAMERICAINE, MULTILINGUAL and speak basic russian, hope to visit russian FEDERATION soon❤

[@MoniqueangeliqueLumpkin]

How old is this nice babuska? she looks good.

[@Proslopski]

Slavic, yes.

[@mason5048]

I grew up in a community of old believers in Oregon.. They've worked hard, kept there heads down and traditions alive.. From nothing they own some of the most productive farms in America..

[@СергейТурутин-ч6г]

Вы вышли из общины ? Вы русский ? Ваши предки переехали во время революции ?

[@BabyBugBug]

God bless this lovely woman. This is what humanity looks like and frankly I am ashamed our society is moving away from this.

[@mncharlie8455]

My mother's family settled in the Volga region at the invitation of Catherine the Great. They were German's, but I believe the life styles were very similar. Hard working, very religious, strong family ties, and my grandmother sang a lot. When guests visited then, the host family entertained with song and or musical instruments. This video gives me some idea of what life may have been for them. My grandparents immigrated to the U.S. in 1912. Lost contact with their family after the Revolution. Kitchens were main gathering areas. Advice from my grandmother, "If your kitchen is clean, your whole house looks clean." A big lightning ball of St. Elmo's Fire raced through the house during a severe storm when she was small. It affected her greatly. My grandmother never slept during a thunderstorm. You could hear her singing hymns, knitting in her room until the storm was over.

[@AncientOneFamily.]

Same as my family!

[@mncharlie8455]

@@AncientOneFamily. Grandparents sent money back to great-grandparents to help them. Were told to stop because the mail was being opened and money stolen. Stalin feared the settlements would help the invading Nazis, loaded them onto cattle cars, and sent them to Siberia. I had two great uncles who served in the Russian army, but that didn't matter. If you want to know more: KZbin search this documentary. (A Light In The Darkness (1983) | Full Movie)

[@marietheresa7866]

​@AdrianRak-p9v 💪☦️👌🙏

[@marietheresa7866]

​@AdrianRak-p9v 🙏☦️🙏☦️

[@unhingedreality9518]

When Catherine left Germany to marry the Czar, her father was afraid she'd be lonely. He sent several thousand citizens to go with her. They settled along the Volga in the Czarista. My father's mother's family were Volga River Germans. Some of the Germans longed for home and attempted to migrate home. My paternal grandmother's parents made it to western Poland. In the mid 1800's they came to America. I am proud of my Russian blood. (11% according to the DNA test I took.)

[@natasaperun3242]

Слава Богу 🙏🏻 Поздрав из Србије 🇷🇸♥️

[@RusGirlVlog]

❤❤❤

[@BozheTsaryaKhrani]

kosovo je srbija

[@Proslopski]

​@@BozheTsaryaKhrani jeste, tako je bre.

[@Мирослав-ш8у]

Ели преслатка си баш као и твоје емисије.Позззз из Београда ❤🇷🇸

[@rickywhitehands]

Wow, she is beautiful, special.... a great video!! From USA with love 😊

[@User-kb6ro]

No words needed. We should all live like this. And the world would be a better place. With love, from Germany to Russia ❤

[@lukaszstepien1772]

Babushka❤ greetings from Poland 🇵🇱

[@midnightchannel111]

I am almost 70. The old, exquisite Othodox churches in Russia were exposed, abandoned and beginning to fall down when I was in high school. Like the church (remnant) shown here, beautiful wooden structures with paint wore off, open to the elements rain and snow, heat and cold, slowly deteriorating. I hope if there are any even left at this point, I hope Russia will begin to restore them, if only as a a memory if their history. Think the fm, Dr. Zhivago, but even more beautiful... Thank you for giving us even just a tiny glimpse.

[@Frank-Lee-Speeking]

Lenin and Stalin despised the church and did everything they could to undermine it because it was a threat to their power. They expropriated many churches, turning them into community centers, libraries, and even barns for livestock. They destroyed others, including the largest church in Christendom, but that church has been rebuilt exactly as it was now.

[@GManzi673]

My word. Watching the Babushka Old Believer was somewhat humbling. I don't really know what to say. I just get the feeling that if I was in her presence I would feel respect and aura that I would never forget. Extraordinary, as much as watching some of the beautiful sights of Russia! I'm British, and I see it as such a tragedy that we have in a way been sheltered from the Russian civilization and what it represents. Ironically, I think the last few years have opened the window to 'The Russian Soul' to many many people around the world. Watching your videos over time, it almost seems like you have opened new windows too! Its amazing what we can miss on our own doorstep. As small as an Island, I some from, there is so much that we don't appreciate or even know about at home either. Superb Video.. Thanks!

[@KatieAndCatsChannel]

❤❤❤ with love from Russia

[@olekscap4620]

❤

[@stevekindler]

So sweet Eli..! i wept. Thank you!

[@gregoryzoebisch7792]

What a wonderful lady she is! I love her deep devotion to Christ. She helps here neighbors and is funny too!

[@adrianelittle3759]

I’m Slovak … my babička was much like this lovely woman. She lived in a village with no plumbing, no electricity … there was a grocery truck ( like the one in this video ) that came once a week and sold staples the farmers couldn’t grow themselves. She was a deeply devout Christian woman. She’ been gone some 40 years now, but she lives on in my memories. The elderly had an astonishing ability to memorize text. An elderly friend ( 98yrs ) from Church could recite a poem 100 pages long. I thought of her while listening to babushka reciting her poem. Thanks for this post Elina.

[@rdds7038]

Thank thanks thanks. This video with that wonderful granny has touched my soul.

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@stayhungry1503]

this is one thing i love about russian girls that they seem to care more about the old ones

[@pavel5939]

Same here in China. I’m in Shenzhen and I’d been living in China for 3 years until 2018. Very unfortunately it’s the western world which got lost in complete madness and has no more respect for the elderly, for the tradition, for their own roots. When they talk about “culture”, inclusion and so far it’s just a bunch of BS. Pure insanity. Eli’s videos are really beautiful and inspirational. She must have a good team supporting her channel, anyway she’s surely s great Ambassador not just for her Country but also for a more respectful and legitimate culture. By the way, she definitely has a great talent.

[@melissachaney7871]

Hol' up, y'all, let's not over-generalize: We respect & take care of our elders in the Southern USA and in the Midwest, too! God blesses those who are "upright in heart" and in their conduct--no matter where in the world they might live 🙏

[@IgsorZar]

@@melissachaney7871 I've heard that Latinos in the USA have a lot of respect for elders.And by the way, they don't like all these LGBT, Transformers and other nonsense.Latinos in the United States will soon be a third of the population.

[@ionutsfetcu4550]

What comment can I even make.she’s a strong beautiful human.our present world doesn’t create strong humans any longer.the world belongs to humans like her.strong beautiful humans.

[@Directionanti-ecumenism]

Aste este Rusia adevarata - Rusia alba, este cel mai frumos clip al tau, extraordinar de emotionant. Candoarea cu care bunica spunea poezia in timp de franta paine mi-a amintit de viata mea la tara, am fost crescut pana la 7 ani la tara, de o strabunica nascuta in anul 1899. Minunat clip.

[@althovio]

I miss my old babuska grandmother's so much. This brought me to tears. I miss the old villages in Hungary.

[@markbrown7981]

This was beautiful, Eli. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. God bless the beautiful heart of baba Nastya.

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you so much!

[@gcorriveau6864]

Wow - a wonderful study in the contrast between "the right religious practices - and the horrible things humans do with all that! - vs. - the glory of a simple life, well-lived! "I bake and give it away!" Wow..Thanks for posting this. Much 'food for thought.'

[@EmL-kg5gn]

Yes you said this so well!! We’re so lucky to witness a little of her life

[@billwinship3734]

Seeing this lovely old lady, so full of love and vitality transported me back to my childhood when I went to stay on my Uncle and Aunt's farm where they lived a simple but wholesome life, even her honest hard-working hands were identical to my great aunties. So many happy memories. Thank you Eli for transporting me back to a very happy time.

[@twowheelsrider7972]

"Baba Nastya" reminds me of my grandmother. She even took care of me up to when I was in forth grade in school. She's 96 years old now and although I'm 50 she still wants to take care of me like she did when I was a child. Watching your video brought me some dearest childhood memories of the time spent with her. Thank you for this. Greetings from Romania !