Old Russian House. Real History

[@RussianPlus]

Hey friends. Aunt Galya is turning 70 years old on October, 16! One of my subscribers from India said he's ready to send Aunt Galya a few boxes of Indian tea once he heard her story about Indian tea:) I thought it would be a great idea if she received some presents/letters for her birthday. That would really make her happy. It's going to be a surprise! I think she has no clue how many people around the world are watching her. So if you want to send her a letter with birthday wishes or a package with a present, her address is Postal/zip code: 641905, Country :Russia, Region: Kurganskaya oblast, Town: s. Dolgovskoe, Street : ul. Zvezdnaya, House Number :5 TO: Baturina Galina, so it should look like this: Address: 641905, Russia, Kurganskaya oblast, s. Dolgovskoe, ul. Zvezdnaya,5 To: Baturina Galina

[@muhammadali3155]

OMG.. If I were watching this video a fortnight ago I would have certainly send some gifts to her😥.. Send my wishes to her.. Many Many happy returns of the day... From Wayanad, Kerala, India .. I will send homemade coffee powder and local tea powders to her Inshaallah😍

[@coyotedust]

I just saw this but I'm going to write to her and send her a gift.

[@PaulV.]

The video cannot fully convey the atmosphere in such houses. The sounds of creaky floor under your feet and birds outside, the smell of a wooden house mixed with the smell of cut grass, the gentle warm of a burning stove, some tiny particles sparkling in sun rays that come through a window... I use to visit such may be a bit modernized houses in Russian countryside when I was a child. And I still remember some meals there with fresh milk and newly baked bread, home made forest berries jams with a hot tea etc as some of the most charming memories of my childhood. Thank you for bringing back those memories!

[@mariansmith7694]

Your memories are sweet and add much. Thank you.

[@mariansmith7694]

I love the small chapel. Perhaps people had to find ways to worship during old days.

[@mariansmith7694]

I think your Aunt added much to story. So interesting. Thank you.

[@mariansmith7694]

Life could be hard in such a cold region. Russian People found interesting ways to live and stay warm. They made pretty things with lots of color.

[@nancyhobson9710]

In the six weeks school holidays at the end of the year here in Australia, us children used to visit my great grandmothers house, and it was built late 1800s, and the smell of wooden house you mention, the creamy floors, cups of tea and they made gooseberry jam. Its was so much like your experience. They were farmers from England when came here about 1840

[@RussianPlus]

Hey! Interesting tour of a REAL Russian house built in the 1920s. No major renovations. Just the real deal. They started organizing tours recently. But they're so far from everything so tourists are hard to find. I made some mistakes in the subtitles because it takes hours to write them. spelled mirrors as mirrows:) For my Aunt it's no tour it's real life. She knew everything of course and we had great fun! Hope you guys enjoy

[@andrewadam7663]

Very informative vlog..love the Russian summer outlooks.

[@mhs2936]

🌷💙🌴

[@rickwagner9032]

Another great video ! You're aunt is a treasure. Thank you for the subtitles. I am actually learning Russian without much effort. I just read the words and match them up to what is being said. Thank you again for making these videos.

[@owand5017]

@@rickwagner9032 The duolingo (app) also is a great help for me, especially with the cyrilic writing.

[@Steve25g]

your translations are very much appreciated... actually, for now, I'm sorry, not everything is translated... aren't there any easy translating programs you can use for speach to english ?

[@carlopton]

Fascinating. When I was a boy in eastern Kentucky we had a farm up in a "holler", a small valley named Doe Creek off of the Kentucky River valley. I was the oldest boy and one of my jobs was to churn the butter in a large brown ceramic churn that had a wood top with a hole thru it for the pounder. What the man called a pounder he was holding. My sister was two years younger and she did not have the strength to keep at the job. The kerosene lanterns, we had those exact same type as well. Like your Aunt Galya said, very safe. They are also called Hurricane Lanterns. The cast iron Irons for clothing my Mom and Aunt used at my grandparents farm further back in the hills. They and we only had wood and coal to burn, no electricity at all. We kept milk and preserved food in a cellar dug into the the hillside and walled with rough stone. We had a building that is called a smoke house or salt house. It was where we preserved meat from the slaughter of the hogs or cattle that we kept for ourselves. We hung everything from rafters on special hooks to keep rats from fouling our food. Hot in the summer, and cold in the winter. My sister and I would sleep together when it was very cold under many quilts and coats. One of my jobs was to dump the pot(what you pee in at night) the following morning. I remember one extremely cold winter morning that I tried to cheat and just dump it out the back door. But it was frozen solid and came out as a big round mass that just rolled across the yard. My Dad saw and I got a whupping with a willow switch. This was in the 1960's thru the early 1970's. Then our father was able to move us to a house on the outskirts of Berea. For the first time we had indoor water. We had an indoor toilet. We had a gas console heater in the front of the house, and we had a real kitchen with a refrigerator and gas range and a sink with water faucets. It was great! I just thought to add this, almost forgot. We had a mule named Ruth. I learned to ride on Ruth. But usually Ruth pulled the Sledge, the plow, and wood from up on the mountain. Ruth was a good mule.

[@sharonfarris1282]

Thank you Ad Hoc for sharing your memories. It's important for us to keep them alive.

[@lawrencemitchell5983]

Having your Aunt there made it even more intersting....and at least on the video, the tour guide was kinda rollin with it. Hard to argue with someone whose lived it. All the use of space and utensils, tools etc.. speak to Human ingenuity, this is the Russian variety. The decor and structures look different but some of the same things you can find when touring older Appalachian homesites. I don't care about misspelled words, I doubt most viewers do, I appreciate you doing the subtitles...that is a lot of work for sure.....there is no subtitle fairy folks. Thanks.

[@RussianPlus]

I agree for my aunt it was like going back in time to her younger days

[@deepanagaraj8764]

I too loved the aunt!!

[@radicaacimovic9188]

Very nice Russian village. Pozdrav iz Krusevca. Serbia

[@AnontheGOAT]

Radica Acimovic bog je srpski! Serbia strong.

[@addaddjamel9228]

Yes very Nice

[@johnstrauch2112]

It is sad to lose the old ways. I would here in Texas, USA never be able to have a view into these things without youtube presenters such as yourself. Much luck to you. Yours is my favorite from Rusland channel.

[@Steve25g]

does remember me, to the farm of my great grandmother, guess, live IS/was the same all over the world

[@juandalton9172]

@@Steve25g Dear RussinManPlus, 10 Nov. 2019. Same here in Australia. Young generation on "want", not "need" big houses. 3 bathrooms with einsuits, 3 car garage and so on. Cheerio from 83yo Australian. ========================================

[@ladybearbaiter]

If only more people realized how important to it is to preserve their cultures.

[@maneuschwander6394]

Very interesting! I would have loved to see the rugs and linens - They look beautiful from a distance!

[@musk4mars116]

This is my favorite video of yours so far. Interesting subject and nice to hear all the Russian being spoken. My family left Russia in the early 1900’s and were living in Los Angeles with a large Russian community in the 1920s in an area called Russian Flats.

[@liubovnow7998]

Do you know the history of those time? To understand Russia you have to learn about some grand historical events and what made Russia to stand out on its own, what has made people to be what they has made people to be what they are. How would you cope when social certainties break down - God is abolished, individuality despised, fear, distrust and inhumanity take power? Would resurrection rise from degradation, and humility bring comfort to the soul? Just over 100 years ago, the Russian Revolution started - man replaced God and the world began to change. My homeland convulsed by civil war, WW2, - countless people with family uprooted and destroyed, were lost, overwhelmed, lost all support, essential pillars...

[@justforfux]

@@liubovnow7998 I am aware of the facts but will never be able understand or feel what it must have been like. I have read books and seen movies that tell about those times, but will never understand the depth of what the ordinary people must have gone through at the different times.

[@liubovnow7998]

@@justforfux Hi there, it's good to know that you are aware of dark times of history in Russia. Sure, you would not understand the reality of ordinary people of those times. No one would, it could not be understand via words. If you are interested in russian culture you can visit my facebook page "Russia - destined to live here". See you there!

[@colefam206]

Your Aunt is wonderful! She knows how to use all of the supplies, we have an old farmhouse in our town with some of the same items...however lacking the beautiful colourful rugs and hand made tapestries! Just beautiful! Thank you for sharing! One of the items I found most interesting was the poker for picking up the pots!

[@mariansmith7694]

Life there changed quickly it seems. It's TRUE for my country too. The old ways fell away as modern convenience became available. Thank you, this video was very interesting.

[@gvnair3970]

Yup I love Russia it's amazing how civilized and modern Russian were in 1920 Russia India best friend and Brother

[@16trupoed]

" how civilized and modern Russian were in 1920" ahaha)) you should be glad that youre not lived in Russia in 1920s. Modern India is heaven compared to that

[@gvnair3970]

@@16trupoed modern India well not that developed but I love Russia I would visit Russia soon

[@gvnair3970]

@@16trupoed have u seen India have u visited here

[@gvnair3970]

@@16trupoed can you guide me how best can I schedule my trip to Russia can you help me with

[@didierdenice7456]

Fun to watch and instructive ! Very well filmed as well. Thanks for sharing this :-)

[@gvnair3970]

Your Aunt so cute and your sister so gorgeous infact all of your family so blessed love you guys lots of love from India really loved the church and all the antique used then in 1920

[@jayniemiller5458]

Sorry, I made a mistake. It was your aunt. Happy birthday to her soon. Yeah! 70

[@deeringkendrick8388]

This was fascinating. The aunt stole my heart. She could have done the tour. She knew everything.

[@nikoladjuric6924]

Nice job. I’m glad I found your channel. Привет от Серба от Ванкувере, Канаде.

[@forrestgump1379]

The bench outside was where oral texting took place.

[@ColKorn1965]

My girlfriend's family's dacha was built in 1917. It's a comfortable place even though it does not have indoor plumbing. Doesn't bother me...

[@RussianMermaid]

Всю жизнь мечтала поспать на печи, но даже в деревне, откуда родом половина моей семьи, таких домов уже не сохранилось 😔 А вот эти подушечки ярусами я ещё отлично помню из детства 😀 Вообще, потрясающий домик, настоящая живая история!

[@addaddjamel9228]

Ï m proud of you

[@RussianMermaid]

@@addaddjamel9228 😊

[@spiceynanasim9256]

I still love the colorful wall sheets, curtains and containers. I've always loved how colorful Russian things are, even the outside of some houses. When I was a kid. We had decorative, thick rugs hanging on our walls like that. Helped keep the house warm while decorating it at the same time.

[@carrols.hawkins7770]

This video was wonderful. A part of the world and of history I never thought I'd see. Thank you. 😊

[@donaldmyers2891]

I loved it, my ancestors came from Czechoslovakia, and I imagine their lives were no different than those depicted on your blog! I felt at home looking at it.

[@michealcurrie8272]

Beautiful organic houses. Very healthy place to live. Owners are friendly and accommodating. Many antiquated farm tools and equipment. Wonderful to see, a time gone by.

[@gvnair3970]

I'm obsessed with Russia will visit you guys soon

[@Antoniobanderos11]

Come friend, we will be glad to see you in Russia)))

[@gvnair3970]

@@Antoniobanderos11 sure where are you located in Russia can you please send me your details like address mobile number place so that we can meet up 😊 my email address is [e-mail]

[@svetlanikolova7673]

Me too. I want to move there in tje country away from craziness next to sweet people liKe this.

[@erichkaufmann5284]

I’m obsessed with America, I plan to visit LA and buy weed legally.

[@lindamcdermott2205]

Your little chapel for prayer is lovely! What a nice family!

[@toddbonin6926]

Thanks for taking the time to create this video. It was very enjoyable and educational. Cheers from Louisiana in the States.

[@lynlandham3779]

Very interesting! Thanks

[@arnoldaltjr.2099]

Very good. A nice glimpse of a great culture. I am 79 years old and once in awhile visit my old rural farm neighborhood. Todays technology offers so many things I never dreamed of as a kid. I would not want to go back to living as we did then but I do miss some of the past.

[@jasonpetersharpe]

I really enjoyed this! Thanks 🙏🏽

[@mariansmith7694]

That type fence has been used for many, many years in many parts of world.

[@addaddjamel9228]

Yes

[@larrysherk]

Beautifully done, astounding and evocative history!

[@caroltenge5147]

I have been watching all your videos, but this one, I just fell in love with. Dont know why, but its just a really good one. Keep em coming.

[@shirleyharrison2580]

Really enjoyed watching this. I love rugs,spreads, table cloths ect..there were some beautiful ones in this video. Thanks for sharing this.

[@roseculp2924]

Wonderful video, thank you so so much.

[@zhannagrace]

thank you very much for showing this house, it is the best such one that I have seen, very evocative, australia

[@radhakrishanan5265]

Lots of love from India😘💝❤

[@darshna-shah]

All of your videos are very good and authentic. We love your videos.

[@frankscarborough1428]

Thoroughly enjoyed seeing this house and yard. My grandmother churned butter as well. Your aunt is fun and has lived this so she's good at explaining it.

[@lapajing4788]

I like too much your all video . Thanks brother . Too much love for all russian people from india . I love too much russia ))

[@richardgithens1960]

I enjoyed it. Very interesting. It would help to use a larger font for the translation. It's especially difficult when the background colors are light.

[@texlahomagirl9809]

I always enjoy your videos. Спасибо большое. 😊

[@richerthanyou5434]

Отличные видео, согласен!

[@soarornor]

Loved this. Wow. Thanks for sharing.

[@jayniemiller5458]

Slava, thank you for bringing Russia into our American living rms. I love the country living and the simplicity of life. We have it made in our generation but have to appreciate our beginnings. Your sister looks like your mom and you look like your dad. Your grandma reminds me of mine. Enjoy your videos learning about Russian culture and seeing the beautiful country side. We are all thesame in God's eyes, rich or poor. Thanks.

[@tobiastranetellefsen4203]

Loved the carpet on the wall with the dears. 😍😍

[@luisromanlegionaire]

That particular scene with the deers can be found all over Europe, its more old school but for some reason it was very very popular. May have some links to some old Roman Mosaics, who knows.

[@tobiastranetellefsen4203]

@@luisromanlegionaire Wall carpets are also very comon in old tradiotional houses and cabins here in Norway. But the wall carpets here look a bit different with a style called "åklemønster" wich means that there are usually either stripes or quadratic looking patterns on them. A bit less detailed than the slavic style carpets and the well known persian carpets but still mesmerizing to look at.

[@luisromanlegionaire]

@@tobiastranetellefsen4203 Agree wall carpets are cool and since they were made of wool also made for great insulation in winter time.

[@shortyclips9337]

It's like you take us back to 1920's , with all those tools and the house is built to last a lifetime ! ❤❤❤

[@stevesmith194327]

Wonderful history!!!

[@catibree1]

a very interesting video... I was happy I found it... thank you.

[@Bentcypress]

Wonderful video. Thanks. It reminds me of home (long ago and very far away).

[@liubovnow7998]

Good to hear from you! Home is where your heart is. Come visit your home.

[@thomasmaloney843]

I grew up with grandparents and great uncles and aunts in a farm community. A lot of the items shown were similar to items they had or had fallen into disuse. Our houses and barns were a lot larger and usually situated on 100 acres of land. A lot more domestic animals as well.

[@russianbrat4649]

Thank you for your video. Good luck with your chanel!

[@jamalhamzah1141]

sO HUMBLE. and friendly people around you, especially aunty Galya. nice video

[@williamreeder3660]

This was a wonderful video.... the inside of the home seemed very welcoming ,

[@missmerrily4830]

Oh wow, what a lovely video. I learned so much. The tiny chapel is stunning and was such a surprise.

[@hollyholyan4254]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

[@russellrobinson505]

Awesome tour! Thanks for sharing this with the boy in Arkansas!

[@charleskiezulas1814]

This video reminded me of the great Soviet movie "Quiet Flows the Don". Тихий Дон. I can see Grigori and his family in that room not far from the fire eating bread and warm milk. I enjoy your country videos the best. The filming is excellent. Can you please let us know what camera you are using?

[@justforfux]

Russian movies are the best !

[@marlinknable3543]

Thank you! thank you! thank you! what an awesome video. keep up the good work!

[@larrysherk]

Fascinating tour! I have read about the old Isba, and this is more luxurious, but with many of the same values. I am surprised at the amount of cast iron. Where were the foundries, I wonder.

[@liubovnow7998]

Yes, indeed.

[@rudolfkasanpawiro644]

Valuable documentary. Very interresting!

[@chalice3571]

I love your video-story telling. It is warm and cozy. Something our children should be exposed to more often... to give to them hope for a better future, in real down to earth things... maybe a going back to beginning can be good... God bless you from Indiana USA

[@nadeemshoaib4589]

Wow this is a very beautiful Russian village... I like so much Russia... Him of peoples

[@widjoh]

This was really a wonderful video, and your aunt also added a lot to it... This house, in some way also reminded me about my grandparents, and their house, and their small farm back in the 60's. While watching this video, I also felt the great hospitality from Russian people. During my visits to Russia, there is a lot to comment, and to admire, but the best thing is the great people I've met.

[@sangha7300]

I am your fan from Cambodia, Love you

[@stephengibson4823]

This isn't history. This is now! I often visited my partners home village; 180 kms from her home in the city of Perm. He great aunt's house had plumbed water but she still brought crystal clear water from the river to bathe in. At 80 she still left many younger ones in her wake with her strength and stamina. Both my partner and her aunt passed away recently; I miss them and the times that this video reminded me of, Thank you.

[@wardrm5598]

This kind of living is almost identical to how poorer people lived in 1920s America also. I love the simple beauty and style of these old Russian homes. Please preserve this history and knowledge. We never know when we might need it again. Best wishes!

[@liubovnow7998]

Honestly, America never has known such times as Russia did. It's better you learn about some grand historical events and what made Russia to stand out on its own, what has made people to be what they were. Just over 100 years ago, the Russian Revolution started - man replaced God and the world began to change. How would you cope when social certainties break down - God is abolished, individuality despised, fear, distrust and inhumanity take power? Would resurrection rise from degradation, and humility bring comfort to the soul? After the revolution my homeland convulsed by civil war, than awful hunger, house-to-house searches, repressions, WW2, - countless people with family uprooted and destroyed, were lost, overwhelmed, abandoned, and had to survive on their own. They lost all support, all the essential pillars.

[@wardrm5598]

@@liubovnow7998 I have read about the revolution and the fallout that occurred during and afterwards. It is true, when man tries to remove God from his life it creates hardship, pain and despair. America had a similar event to what Russia experienced during the revolution. It is known as the American Civil War. This war brought political and social changes to America. It was bloody, brutal and very violent. Families were torn apart. Many experience hunger, starvation, torture ect. America is always changing politically and socially. Many believe another civil war could happen if things don't change.

[@liubovnow7998]

@@wardrm5598 Well done for learning the historical events. I'm aware of civil war in America, this is the only war that the USA had on its territory, but Russia has many wars...starting from the ancient times.

[@wardrm5598]

@@liubovnow7998 To be fair, Russia is a much older country. It is natural for Russia to have had more wars. Also, America has had at least 4 wars on it's own territory. 1. The American Revolutionary War. 2. The War of 1812. 3.The American Civil War. 4. World War II. World War 2 Battles on American territory include: Pearl Harbour (Hawaii) and Battle of the Aleutian Islands (Alaska).

[@deepakbanikworld]

Very good video loving watching it very much! Much love to Aunt Galya ! God bless her!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@farshednewaz620]

I love to watch your videos. Rural life attracts me a lot. Russian rural life is somewhat similar to Bangladeshi rural life. Most of Bangladeshi people love Russia and Putin. ✌✌

[@johnconnor2001]

Happy birthday Aunt Galya from Darrel in Australia. You should make your own video about historical Russian things that not many of the young ones know today e.g. favourite recipes, old Russian songs and other bits and pieces. Anyway love your channel

[@shnzrwn2468]

Beautiful.

[@НадеждаБородина-щ4й]

Бабуля у вас красавица. Спасибо за видео.

[@liubagallucci5275]

I loved your video. My mother was from Tula north of Moscow.. She went to Brazil around 1924. Liuba

[@bestwishes123]

You probably meant South of Moscow

[@2jorgeafonso]

Lindo! Parabéns! (Portugal)

[@jamesconnor4686]

Very interesting. Thanks and God bless 🙏😉

[@vinayaks7495]

Thanks Russian Plus for uploading this video , please visit India . Do you like the song Jimmy Jimmy aaja.

[@cynicalsuka2463]

Watching this video 100 years from now will be very interesting. Dont know how people would react

[@svetlanikolova7673]

There will be no 100 years . 15- 20.Tops with lots of casualties in the billions. Agenda 21 will be in full effect in 2030.

[@canadude2010]

Very interesting.... and in a shtf situation I may need that millstone to make flour.

[@svetlanikolova7673]

SHTF IS COMMING. Stock up on everything now. Move out as remote as possible. My people are ready to leave and warning others to leave the west ASAP

[@YSLRD]

Like now?

[@svetlanikolova7673]

@@YSLRD no like 6 months ago

[@nadeemshoaib4589]

I love so much Russia

[@theresawalker4219]

I am an American. This house is Russian history-prominent. This house has to be protected.

[@yurilemming4130]

My grandfather hand built same house & 6 outbuildings before 1920, the house logs were flattened & varnished inside & out & the outbuildings were left as round logs, built from our own birch forest beside the clearing. We had spinning wheel & loom to make fabric from hemp & wool. Modern utensils such as butter churn & buckets were Swedish.

[@Dragoon77]

Great video! greetings from South America!

[@susanandrew5240]

Like the fence, very economical and attractive,, just go out and gather some willows and some hard work and there you go !

[@monsieurmike2072]

I may take a trip in 2020...thru the city and provinces. Just a month backpacking..hopefully it goes well. It will be my first time in Russia and Ukraine. I quite enjoyed this upload. Thx mate..😎🤟⚡. Looks so peaceful and beautiful. Just the simple life. I can see myself just living in a place like this..chickens...ducks..garden..etc. ..rather than the hustle and bustle here in NYC...Peace brother ✌

[@fma2279]

Beautiful and the tapestry is truly stunning 💜

[@glasslinger]

Very good! There are places in remote areas of the USA that are very much the same! I didn't see the bathroom? Wiring for electricity? Was this a "setup" kept this way to show tourists?

[@legambaz]

This has been an absolute treat for me. What a wonderful thing that this is preserved for people to see and appreciate what it's like back in the days. Where may I know this house is located exactly? At 6:36, the container made out of tree truck is supposed to be for cabbage or sauerkraut?

[@marcocobra185]

Greetings from Brazil !!!!👋👍🇧🇷

[@EternallyGod]

Some areas of the world still use that sort of thing, even more primitive actually since they just dont have certain things.

[@DomesticatedGoth]

It is fascinating to see this house. The carved wood around the windows is really beautiful. The small doors remind me of old Scottish Highland cottages - kept small to keep the warm in. Our winters used to be cold, but not as cold as a Russian winter! I still hang buckets up - partly just because it makes the ceiling into extra storage, and partly so mice can't raid them (although the cat keeps the mice away). The sled looks awesome - probably better for snow than many cars!

[@calebwong1751]

😊☺great video. Thank you

[@speshul7525]

Very interesting

[@evolutionangel1]

Enjoyed it very much!

[@cecilialayer459]

Vielen Dank für dieses Video. Sehr informative.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@gowriigadhaa4787]

Today watching ur videos for the first time.expecting more videos.love ur aunt.convey her regards from kerala,india

[@WRXMSK]

This house makes me remember the house of my grandparents located in the outskirts of a small town in the south of Ryazan region...

[@liubovnow7998]

Ye, these kind of houses are still stand, they are our live monuments of those very challenging times in Russia when people had to survive by having such household, farms...

[@WRXMSK]

@@liubovnow7998 I wouldn't say they "had" to survive. They just lived their lives. From their point of view, it was a decent life, from ours - a stone age ;) no internet, no social media, and you have to wash all the kitchenware yourself. It depends on the point of view. I wouldn't judge the past from today's point view. And definitely would try to avoid complaints on "our hard soviet past". It wasn't just as hard as they think in the west. Solzhenitsin isn't the source of the absolute truth.

[@nancyhobson9710]

The little chapel was beautiful. The old lady has a sense of humour.

[@RussianPlus]

She's a sweet lady. True.

[@latitude1904]

I was shocked at seeing the velvet wall covering at 11:41. It brought back a super early memory for me. It was so familiar thay i am sure my U.S. family must have had it on our wall when i was little, too.

[@humbertosepulveda7125]

Loved it. Very educative. Is this house a museum?

[@brianarndt1128]

I want to visit Russia one day. It looks beautiful.

[@flowerfiend12]

It was so interesting to see! I wish that all of the conversations had been transcribed into English subtitles though because there seemed to be many explanations and conversations that English viewers missed out on.