Russia's ‘New Land’ : Inside of the Only Soviet Nuclear Test Land

[@ElifromRussia]

This was a big expedition. I spent almost the entire first month of this summer in the Arctic, and half a month at sea on an expedition to Novaya Zemlya. Enjoy the episode! Thank you for making this trip possible👇🏻 📌rusarc.com/ - tours and expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica. Join adventures of a lifetime with RUSARC 📍 More videos from Russia’s Far North: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYKZqHiqlJx6fpY - Who are the Nenets people? | Life in the Extreme North of Russia kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6W4mZKAhbFma6M - Heading to Russia’s Extreme North Beyond the Arctic Circle | Murmansk region

[@ArbabNauman]

@@ElifromRussia 🇷🇺 🤝 🇵🇰

[@neycleber1570]

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[@AJGeeTV]

Another fantastic video... Thanks 😀 I'm a Brit who has travelled extensively in Russia, but only to where roads take me as I use a bicycle to get around. Russia never ceases to amaze me. Wonderful nature - great people.

[@ElifromRussia]

Wow that’s amazing, safe travels!

[@mikekeefe9330]

Without Eli I would have no idea what life in and around Russia was like. Eli provides valuable information for those of us who don't know.

[@PriyantoChakma]

Hi eli you're one of the best youtuber you make very interesting videos and make inspiration of travel

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@stuartbrown1677]

Oh my goodness This is the best yet ; I really really enjoyed this Eli …. Very well done Stuart in Ireland ❤☘️

[@sven.b.schreiber]

Hi Eli, glad to see new content from you! I always enjoy your podcasts, no matter if it's about landscape, culture, or language. Please keep on publishing, you've got big fans around the world (in my case, Germany/Bulgaria).

[@ElifromRussia]

Thanks for sharing!

[@yoonasmsk5286]

ലോകത്തിൻറെ മറ്റൊരു വശത്തുനിന്നും ഈ വീഡിയോ കാണുമ്പോൾ വളരെ അത്ഭുതമായി തോന്നുന്നു🎉 വീഡിയോ നല്ല നിലവാരം പുലർത്തുന്നുണ്ട്🎉 ഒരുപാട് നന്ദിയുണ്ട്🎉 ഒരു ഇന്ത്യക്കാരൻ

[@holyfreak8]

What a landscape! It must feel like going to another planet!

[@ElifromRussia]

Yes it was !

[@ruth.greening]

​@@ElifromRussiaIs there a second video on this gorgeous location?

[@sharijones113]

What amazing footage! I did not want it to end! I'm from Mississippi, USA.... I'm so intrigued with your videos!

[@vivekkaushik9508]

Mesmerising. I felt like I was watching a beautiful documentary Eli. Beautifully done. ❤

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@demetriusvolkodav4923]

Ruizhinkaya Elinochka, you are quite an amazing storyteller, and your filming and editing skills are just as impressive, ala BBC documentary. You never fail to impress and take me away with your cinematography, interviews and discussions, as well as adding the food factor in each and every documentary. Molodetz and keep up the great work!

[@johnlampe6785]

Thanks Eli for another fascinating, informative and visually stunning video! So interesting to hear from your fellow travellers and a little of their life and work. So too of the locals that you met. Former nuclear testing sites at the Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia, and Maralinga,South Australia are still restricted sites and indigenous people among others still cannot go there. The wildlife in the arctic at Novaya Zemlya is beautiful though the polar bear is fearsome and dangerous! It reminds me of the fearsome white pointer shark inhabiting Western Australian marine waters! Stay safe and keep well, John Lampe, sunny Perth, Western Australia.

[@jackieow]

Australian sharks are one of the biggest reasons Australian mafia victims are seldom found.

[@phosph0lipid69]

wow perfect timing. ive been very interested in learning about this place lately but theres barely any vids on it. cant wait to watch this.

[@lukaspetranov5340]

Another awesome production from Eli! Much love from lithuania

[@TheDayAfter1984]

Another amazing video Eli, thanks for sharing your beautiful country to us.

[@kirtanadhiya6321]

Thanks a lot for providing us with that perspective regardless of the surrounding environment Hats off

[@brianarnoldsmeiring7225]

Thank you Eli. This is one of the best documentaries that I have seen in a very long time. Your video and editing is top class!! Regards from Cape Town ❤

[@stevenmuha3596]

Another quality production with informative and wise commentary. Thank you Eli for bringing us these life lessons and adventures.

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@deanmckeague1195]

Hi Eli love your videos. From Alberta here.

[@Adragain]

Love your videos. Especially those from the far North! Cheers from The Netherlands!

[@yaninacostecalde615]

I would love to see all these places. Thank you for showing us your huge and beautiful country

[@ElifromRussia]

My pleasure 😊

[@stuartofblyth]

Another winner video. I remember as a teenager the TV reports of the Soviet nuclear tests on Novaya Zemlaya, including the "Tsar Bomba".

[@jackieow]

Khrushchev did it purely to scare Kennedy, since weapons that bulky are too difficult to deliver under war conditions and too easy to spot coming on radar. Originally Khrushchev wanted a 100 megaton bomb, but the scientists told him it would do too much damage and create too much radioactive fallout. Even in the "baby" version, it was so huge the crew taking off with it knew there was a fifty percent chance it would kill them. It was dropped via parachute so there would be a delay time to hopefully fly away, but even then it concussed the plane so severely that when the blast wave hit the plane was knocked out of the sky and fell a thousand feet before the pilot could regain control. If you notice the plane taking off with the Tsar Bomba, it doesn't even fit inside so is left protruding. The designation "Tsar Bomba" is an American wording and is not what the Russian inventors called it. The called it Ivan or Vanya or AN602. Similarly the Americans called the first Soviet atomic bomb "Uncle Joe" but that wasn't the Russian name.

[@chrisosullivan6965]

Best travel youtuber...no question...

[@Finn-FrenchGaming]

Thank you! I have wanted to see a video of this area for a long time.

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@frigusodium6557]

Воу, Эли, ты и до Новой земли добралась! Класс! Видео крутое, в конце еще и резюме с философской ноткой :) Реквестирую вторую серию с этой экспедиции!

[@ElifromRussia]

Спасибо большое 🤍

[@larsgustafsson1712]

Coffee instead of tea, that might be the first time in all of the episodes i have seen :)

[@JM-vh7oc]

Amazing adventures. Thanks for taking u salong.

[@Nish_18]

As usual, Eli bringing us the most amazing content!😍

[@harrydecker8731]

Your courageouos adventures never cease to amaze me, Eli. I continued to be impressed by the quality of your videos, the choice of music, and how well you interact with people no matter where you go.

[@waynemclaughlin96]

Thank you, Eli, for taking us on this adventure with you to the Arctic region of Russia 🇷🇺 Canada 🇨🇦 😊

[@chozhann379]

Fantastic effort to reach the site and my best wishes to Eli !

[@ElifromRussia]

Many thanks!

[@sandor7594]

Eli! Very much thanks for this video! It's a fantastic report of Novaja Zemlya!

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you liked it!

[@andreacalautti2698]

Amazing video, Thanks Eli! Greetings from Italy!

[@ElifromRussia]

Grazie mille 🤍

[@ibrahimdihum9127]

Absolutely beautiful video Thank you Eli

[@johnburke5384]

As is usual with an Eli video, you have gone out of your way to record something amazing ! Thank you Eli best wishes from London Xx

[@giulianointini97]

Wonderful Novaya Zemlya❤captain Eli

[@robertblakeley7873]

I love these videos. It’s like going there yourself.

[@norm5785]

What an adventure to have ben part of. Wonderful information on the area

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ericsolnitzky795]

Super interesting video! Thanks for sharing! Hugs and kisses from Minnesota😘

[@ElifromRussia]

Thanks for watching!

[@freddyubaquiduenas3348]

The artic islands, interesting places. Thanks for the video Ely, there are more artic islands unexplored, The Artic Russia is so huge, from Kola until Kamchatka

[@ElifromRussia]

You are right! Thank you

[@NickSharpx]

I've always been super intrigued by novaya zemlya for its remote location. Can't wait to finish watching this in full later!

[@ElifromRussia]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@jackieow]

If you want remote, wait until she does Komsomolets Island.

[@MikeTrainormusic]

I love these videos, and this channel. I'm fascinated learning about Russia

[@ArthurGraham-t8e]

Eli, I fully agree with your philosophic comment at the end. Wonderful!

[@nikospitr]

woot, i was waiting for this travel !!!!!

[@TheVigilant109]

Thanks for taking us on a wonderful adventure

[@kevingrimbeek2106]

Hi Eli, I have watched every one of your videos and this is Your Best! Take Care. 🤗

[@eldoradowoodcrafthobbies3888]

I agree with everything you say, wonderful adventure Ely .

[@ulisirius9027]

Really great video and documentation! I think it's a very great countryside!

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you very much!

[@johng963]

Another very interesting video.. I enjoy going to places i never knew existed as seen thru your eyes. Thank you.

[@joergbcat3675]

Hi Eli! This are the places I want to see with you together,thank you😍

[@dangor751]

Great video ! Hope for more ) Greetings from Poland!!!

[@nrnar]

Polar bears are magnificent animals. Please protect them.

[@jackieow]

They are evolved from the toughest of all the previous bears, the grizzlies. They fight and fight and don't give up.

[@achime.6645]

Super interesting! I was wondering how the land now appears even I unerstand you were not att ground zero! An amazing trip!😍👍👏💪

[@normanquednau]

Yey! I look forward to the 2nd part of your expedition😊

[@amanda_ksmo]

❤ 🎉 Thank You, Eli! Спасибо!

[@theman1412]

Nice boat tour 😊

[@cardiomommychassy]

Really good. Thank you ❤❤❤

[@jeddej7884]

Another wonderful and beautiful video Eli. You bring the amazing natural beauty, the multitudes of cultures and languages of Russia to the world. You're the best ambassador. Thanks always from Colorado USA

[@ElifromRussia]

My pleasure!!

[@unromanoarecareanaveragero8275]

Hey, Eli! If you wanna visit more of the Arctic, you can visit the cities of Norilsk, Dudinka and Talnakh located in the Krasnoyarsk Krai, as well as the Wrangel island located in the Chukotka Autonomous Region.

[@Tejaye777]

I always wanted to see how this long skinny Island sticking off Russia's north coast look.

[@shalitharukmal8268]

another fantastic video 🥰🥰🥰 🇷🇺❤️🇱🇰 from Sri Lanka

[@jamesfohare]

G-day Eli my friend that last sentence you spoke was very true it's not until we find in hardship do we get to know our true selves.The rouged beauty of the is I suspect what keeps people going back the isolation of not being able to the echos of modern life it used to be like that here in certain places you could sit in the middle of a paddock and listen to the silence serine. take care my friend Pascba much love 🌹☘🍋xx:) ❤👍

[@engasaadadnan8450]

Coming from Ibn Hatota Channel ❤

[@allennorfad2649]

Wow Eli i envy you traveling. A beautiful girl could reach such remote places.

[@ARKILUISS]

I love that you are crazy enough to make this travels Eli, so AMAZING!!

[@Autonomy0]

"OUR FULL POTENTIAL IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF COMFORT." So true. This is one I am going to remember. We know it intuitively but inertia (natural laziness!) often seduces us into losing sight of this profound truth. Thank you for articulating this reality of life in words. It will now be easier to not lose sight of it.

[@theslamdancekid]

Hey Eli. It'd be great to see what it's like on a Russian icebreaker from your perspective. Keep up the great videos.

[@jackieow]

There used to be a nuclear powered icebreaker that is now retired. You can find youtube videos about it today if you are interested in past versions. It was built to be huge and luxurious, with giant conference rooms inside.

[@ma32851]

I was three months old when Czar Bomba was detonated, and I've always wondered about where it happened. Great episode as always!

[@aquacommelina]

The most challenging thing for me when watching your videos is how sad it is that the American government says such bad things about Russia and the Russian people. I have a great love for the Russian people. There's so many good people in Russia. My heart is that someday we will all get along. Thank you for sharing with all of us. Blessings to you and your family!!!

[@DanielCraciun-n4f]

Such a great video, how Eli succeeds every time to do! ❤

[@bedehamilton7699]

Another great video Eli. very interesting and well made. I want to know more about this place and the work these scientists are doing.

[@novicetrapper]

Hello Eli, you've outdone yourself this time, really enjoyed this, I enjoy all of your content but this one was exceptional, you are a credit to your country, congratulations and well done. 🇮🇪 ❤ 🇷🇺

[@dazztee]

great video as always look forward to the next

[@davidriley7997]

What a fantastic journey. Thank you for sharing. So interesting

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tanwei1931]

Eli you were allowed to visit the area you are a VIP !!! ...I like the self-levelling cooking stove and the food looked good... and thanks for showing us more about Russia.

[@yourgopnikcomrade]

Thanks for the map, helps one understand where you are travelling on this vaaast land. ❤👍

[@emilybegrow1215]

I’ve never been this early to one of your videos!!!

[@keithshedron4351]

Very good video. You are a definite adventurer!

[@whocanmakeyourwholeweek7272]

Once again great video, such a brave woman. Is there a part 2?

[@Renslick]

Элина, ты большая молодец, просто восхищаюсь тобой, продолжай в том же духе!🤗

[@ElifromRussia]

Спасибо 🙏🏻

[@fatihumarkarim6408]

The best eli as always.....

[@kenfoster7388]

Wonderful video!!

[@sudhakargorijala8922]

Information super

[@wanderlust0120]

That self stabilizing stove looks really nice!

[@rusmoscow1971]

11:19 - Браво! 💪💪💪

[@jamshah6112]

Great well effort

[@davepollock9362]

Excellent video! I love learning about Russia from you. Keep up the great work you do! Thank you

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you very much!

[@winconfig]

If you are interested, there is a version of the song I hear, around the 3:30 mark. There is a Brazilian version using the exact rhythm and beat. The version I am referencing is also a remark of a vocals-only song, by the band Barbatuqes - Biana.

[@Crusader1984]

Excellent video

[@1view995]

Who loves to roam frozen lands ?

[@VladimirStevanoviclennon33]

Love you, greetings from Serbia!

[@texas_concern4133]

Awesome!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@Hz14]

Thank Eli ❤❤❤

[@bulldogbryant5909]

Well, that’s one way of freshening up in the morning 11:12

[@psd4fan]

Definitely one of your best videos.

[@jackieow]

Good to have your own geiger counter and survey meter. Anytime international politics goes hot. Geiger counters measure small amounts of radiation, survey meters measure big deadly amounts of radiation.

[@hrep14]

Just so happens, I actually watched an old Soviet documentary on the "Tzar Bonb" test (with subtitles) a few weeks ago here on YT.

[@scottsuttan2123]

ha of course Eli has to dip in cold water spot n lucky puppy gets tummy rub , so cool fat tummy bears n to walk a historic place 😊 awesome girl ❤ thanks for sharing

[@vinodtavildar]

Wow Eli what an adventure🤩, how lucky you are, your next adventure may be from mars🚀🔴😊

[@jackieow]

10:01 The native Indians of North America believed the same type of thing. When their hunt brought down an animal like a deer or caribou, the first thing they would do was have a ceremony thanking the spirit of the animal that it had sacrificed its life to provide them with nourishment that permitted their life.