Lake Baikal, Russia's Freshwater Jewel

[@Brit4627]

Beautiful place, been there several times, and never tire of it. In summer it's warm (hot) but cold water and in Winter bitterly cold, but stunningly beautiful at all time. (wife originates from Irkutsk, so we visit regularly)

[@SureshKumar-kg7zz]

This lake is really great.

[@jokevisser7770]

A wonderful place to live in.

[@romanbogomolov3935]

The pearl of Siberia - lake Baikal

[@Ava_Orchid]

I find it somewhat refreshing that the Deputy Environmental Minister spoke so freely about the pollution going into the amazing Lake Baikal. I feel that if it was in my area they would be trying to spin doctor it into the plant being good for the lake lol. I never knew there were fresh water seals and so many endemic species there makes this lake a wonder!

[@muhshekels]

Did they ever close the plant?

[@HRMOKeefe]

You're right, Australian production, guess those guys down under are better at their Russian translation skills than I am...really enjoyed this, esp the part about it not being as deep as thought, (This video of another?) its in our text books at 10,000 feet deep 3,000+ m

[@gatheringleaves]

Lake Baikal is a very beautiful lake!

[@castillianwagon500]

Your comment about other fresh water seals is most interesting.

[@svetlanaprekrasnaya]

i was born there. my native place. I've been there for 2 weeks last month. love Baikal, love Sibiria, my heart is still there. don't forget Russia extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe. There are app. 160 ethnic nationalities. Some of them looks like chinees, mongolian... but they could be buryat, chukchi, khakas... It's the same like russian and polish or serbian, we look a like, we are the slavs but we are different.

[@mitzipaigemclemore9282]

Have you been recently? It’s 2024 and I’m in Texas. 😊

[@svetlanaprekrasnaya]

@mitzipaigemclemore9282 Wow, that comment is 15 years old! Omg! The last time I visited my homeland was a year ago, in November 2023. BTW, this November 2024, I was in Texas 😁

[@alecsawyer773]

Not the only one who's mostly interested in the freshwater sponges?

[@speedcrayzy]

this is my favorite lake of the world. I want to visit someday by Trans-Siberian Railway

[@sheepmakewool]

I would love to visit this lake.

[@zoonligt]

I don't understand the other reactions or they don't understand the video, I think so. Good luck for your mission and the Baikal lake!

[@movitmovit]

this was an excellent vid thanks so much.

[@movitmovit]

for example, the town that is mentioned, ulan ude , has many mongolian migrant workers. some of them stay, as has been happening for centuries. it's a multi-ethnic area and yes, there are of course sometimes interracial marriages. there are also chinese workers, and koreans in the far east.

[@DB1207]

My comment below here is of course a reply to people like 100percentcrunk. But youtube placed it on the wrong place. I've been in Canada and it's a beautiful country with frienly people.

[@FloridaRaider]

please take care of the lake. Sad to see it ruined.

[@bilstew]

All natures children thank goodness...

[@mecidlo]

nice lake

[@LuisVidrioTipsyConsejos]

@max7studio me, too... Russia is an amazing country!

[@Bradc19]

fish eyes fishing pole looks crazy

[@ce7857]

Magnificent place! So sad even this remote lake is being poisoned by corrupt humanity.

[@afnan1354]

And I thought the videos in 2007 were uploaded only in 240p

[@castillianwagon500]

You are thinking of the Ariel Sea and they still have some of that.

[@movitmovit]

@foresthill107 you told me that the US census claims that there are "2.95 mln" russians in the USA, not 750,000. but why are we even arguing about the exact numbers? "slava svagoru" was writing about how the usa had many nationalities and was using all of his favorite ethnic slurs. i simply pointed out to him that there are also many russians in the usa. after that, he was completely silent.

[@yoshi2560]

man why cant they just leave this lake alone, they have factories on every other body of water, but this one is so special, if russia really cared about the lake they would shut down that mill

[@movitmovit]

@VoiajorBRAZILIA they are well distributed though with sizable representations in many major cities in the coastal states (california, washington state, etc...)

[@johnvonshepard9373]

How saltier is it?

[@bilstew]

agree about the translation bits but to me the english commentator has an australian accent so maybe the video came from an Australian source or even New Zealand source ?

[@zoonligt]

so, be carefully with Baikal lake

[@VoiajorBRAZILIA]

@movitmovit thanks for the information, buddy.

[@kontrapunkti]

Baikal seal is not the worlds only freshwater seal

[@soyhim]

@soyhim and they are also: Check out seal shoes in siberian stores... :-\

[@VoiajorBRAZILIA]

@movitmovit most Russians who live in States are found mostly in...?

[@talkto20john]

that plant has been closed now i think. good news

[@KuntaKinteToby]

That has nothing to do with the geography of the planet which has not changed significantly since humans have existed, period.

[@movitmovit]

@VoiajorBRAZILIA ...mostly found in new york and florida.

[@BenVanCamp]

@tecanta77 Part of Russia is IN Asia.

[@movitmovit]

@foresthill107 i think that for some reason you are in denial that so many russians love the usa and want to live there. i don't know why. perhaps you're insecure in your identity or something... so keep on telling people how young you think they are and name calling because that's a really good way to show how mature and adult you are.

[@helenachita]

Yeah , but it's Asia , you want it or not . After the Ural Mountains it's Asia .

[@movitmovit]

because many russian people have asian heritage. look where the country is located!

[@secretray97]

It was mongolian lake but russia took it and its called Baigali lake now its Baikal we want our lake

[@NorthernMaggot]

@rickhxc what polluted? just like all the rest of the worlds lakes, rivers, streams, and ocean’s.

[@MGLomerta]

lol baikal was land of Mongols. Later russia took it. Baikal means nature in mongolian language. therefore, Buryats are one of the biggest ethnic of the Mongols.

[@movitmovit]

make sure to put w w w at the beginning

[@Scrat335]

For sure. I was in Ulan Udi and I saw the most stunning woman yet. Asian features, tall, long black hair and almond shaped eyes. They were that light blue. Drop dead gorgeous. She caught me staring and gave me a dirty look. Probably thought I was a pervert, I couldn't help it though.

[@scpmr]

Because they are not 'russkies'. Ask them 'Are you Russian'? They would answer you: no, I'm buryat or I'm evenk or chukcha. They have their own languages (not Russian). In Russia, the word 'Russian' means ethnicity, and not citizenship.

[@LuxuryBarrage]

@SonarMan52 IKR

[@movitmovit]

@foresthill107 there are both russians and jews... and russian jews.

[@soyhim]

@t239 The seals are like: Hey, you can find a hunting tour and kill some of us! (its real)

[@movitmovit]

@foresthill107 ok, ok, you've tired me out. there are 700 000 russians in america and not one more.

[@Sonic3nKnuckles]

Russia's general arrogance and snubbing of their neighbors is the main reason why Europa and Asia are considered two different continents. THEY ARE THE SAME CONTINENT, which should be renamed EURASIA.

[@BenVanCamp]

@tecanta77 Sorry, some other guy already said that.

[@Khaosispower]

Or like the Stalin era when they actually drained an entire lake DRY. Now it's just a desert with boats in the middle of NOWHERE! D:

[@movitmovit]

@SlavaSvarogu lots of russians in the USA too. millions.

[@max7studio]

I love Russia!

[@KostyaT]

I am ashamed that Putin is supporting the reopening of his friend's Oleg Deripaska's paper/cellulose mill. It is doing an unprecedented amount of damage to this unique place. And nothing is done about it, except for Putin's witty excuses.

[@Ghostlyinktattoos]

& now its dying 😢

[@movitmovit]

@movitmovit ...and why is this such a big issue for you? are you embarrased that so many russians love the usa? :)

[@HRMOKeefe]

odd a British documentary wouldnt translate the long interviews, better get working on my Russian, although I think I can tell what they were saying. Why do USA and Russia still have atomic missiles aimed at each other? Russia actually increasing nukes now... The Great Game on again?

[@coalbanks]

Propaganda! Why do people object to traditional subsistence hunts but never picket their local slaughterhouse?

[@jacintomesazanon]

Lago BAIKAL LA JOYA DE SIBERIA

[@movitmovit]

@SlavaSvarogu pushkin's grandfather was african. do you hate him too?

[@phyllisdevries546]

I would so love to go to Russia and Siberia to experience is beautiful wonderful thing I currently live in Alaska and have all my life I'm sure it's just like Alaska only without fucking Trump probably Paradise

[@rickhxc]

in soviet russia lakes are... oh wait..

[@666pispa]

1980

[@deep89n]

bornovalov hahaha!!!10?just look 4:50,min 20 years...

[@shivprasadyadav7438]

Mumbai ka haal Mausam Ka

[@VORON113]

В жопу ЦБК

[@draugtroll]

I wouldn't recommend non-aryans going there...

[@B_uttcrumbs]

russia is in asia.

[@boonseow8338]

This part of the world is not Siberia, it's the Mongol Tungusic world. Today's Buryat and Mongolia were part of China's Qing Dynasty. Russians then occupied these areas but return to China, the Russian only allowed Mongolia to be independent and not Buryat. Why Buryat is not because of Lake Baikal.

[@andrewlove3686]

Oldest genes for european blonde hair are found by lake baiklal 16k years old. Mongoloids need to be pushed back to the yellow river they've already fucked up all of central Asia.

[@Ckross11]

Durrrrr...most of Russia is in Asia. Many, many Russians are also "Asian looking."

[@naturelilacgold9016]

Ckross11 human races

[@sighberian5463]

I lived and grew up on the southern shore of Baikal, and I didn't see any Asian people at all, but hey you probably know better.

[@guxueying]

belonged to Chinese two hundred years ago

[@johnvonshepard9373]

"Mongol"