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]

🇧🇷🤗💐

[@minime7375]

For some reason it reminded me of a Viking raid rather than an Arctic expedition☺️

[@moru5500]

It's pretty f'n disgusting to watch this with the tone you present it with, when knowing that the soviet union nuked the crap out of Kazakhstan as a test site. With the radiation and the dust impacting around 1,5 million people in the country and the effects of it still being present to this day.

[@BH6242KCh]

"Our full potential is on the other side of comfort." - Eli

[@123hunden123]

Thank you Eli from Russia.i really love your videos from Russia. It is a big country with a very special history .wish you the best from Norway.

[@cda30326]

"Our full potential is on the other side of comfort." I love that! Another wonderful video, Eli. Don't stop showing us the real Russia.

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you! Will do!

[@paolodenis5898]

​@ElifromRussia No more Ukrainian genicide ! All Russians are morally responsible for the imperialist war of invasion of Ukraine, accomplices of Putin's murderous regime. No more lies ! There is so much hypocrisy... Elina Bakunova, false naivete paid by the Kremlin, is a soft propagandist of the regime and RT1's modus operandi... STOP PROPAGANDA ( In memory of Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaja )

[@mortenchristiansen4331]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@paolodenis5898]

​@ElifromRussia Russia is going down... and is going down hard ! WHO WANTS TO VISIT RUSSIA RIGHT NOW, WHO WANTS TO GO THERE AS A TOURIST... STOP PROPAGANDA ! Any macroeconomic indicator and the value of the ruble tell us that the country is collapsing day by day, despite Kremlin's lies and false narrative. NO MORE PROPAGANDA ! What are you waiting for, Russians? NO MORE WAR GO HOME THE FUTURE WILL BE PAINFUL ! ( In memory of Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaja )

[@paolodenis5898]

​@@ElifromRussiaNO MORE RUSSIAN NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL ! NO MORE GENOCIDE IN UKRAINE ! NO MORE WAR ! NO MORE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY ! ELINA BAKUNOVA KREMLIN PROPAGANDIST: WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PUTIN AND HIS IMPERIALIST WAR OF OPPRESSION AND INVASION ? HOW MUCH DO THEY PAY YOU TO DO PROPAGANDA ? Answer this simple question, if you have a conscience and ethical and moral priinciples NO MORE HYPOCRISY ! ( In memory of Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaja )

[@holyfreak86]

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?

[@mortenchristiansen4331]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@pacivalmuller9333]

@@mortenchristiansen4331 as part of Russia, so they visit such nice places without visas.

[@Aleksadr-c9x]

Ты прав на Чукотке как на марсе что показывают по телевизору и другие места в Арктике одни камни как будто на луне, страшно и красиво

[@kevinronald4137]

Stunning beauty of northern Russia, your vlogs are so educational.

[@ulisirius9027]

👌💯

[@De5O54]

@Kevin - 👍

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you very much!

[@mortenchristiansen4331]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@joesaba386]

@@mortenchristiansen4331 🤣🤣🤣😅🤡

[@dangor751]

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

[@ПанфиловаВиктория]

😮‍💨😤😠😡

[@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!

[@TurboSnailAviator]

..and agressors invading and killing their neighbours..

[@memento01]

@@TurboSnailAviatorэх дура, дура дурой 🤦🏻‍♂️🙈

[@MsSaintifik]

@TurboSnailAviator wud you stop copy pasting, give it a rest already. Or better - learn history and geopolitics not by tik tok)

[@BillSikes.]

​@@TurboSnailAviator Thanks for sharing but please leave the commenting to the more intelligent members of the community. Thanks 🙏

[@sharijones113]

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

[@yoonasmsk5286]

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

[@wadeem5329]

is this Kerala language? letters look super cool

[@PepeLepew-rm9ft]

West had same folly with bikini atoll, strangely it may be a new nuclear power that is next use it.

[@De5O54]

@yoonasmsk5286 - തികച്ചും ഒരു യാത്ര

[@yoonasmsk5286]

@@wadeem5329 yes.india.,kerala.

[@ludenunes6606]

As a kid, I loved looking at mapa. I remember cominhg across these long, seemingly unknown islands in the Artic Ocean and asking myself what kind of place would that be, how'd it look and what kind of people would live there. Thanks for helping to settle this onld questions of my old self!

[@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

[@stuartbrown1677]

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

[@rleddy1]

"sometimes we have to sacrifice external well-being and stability because our full potential is on the other side of comfort." I really needed to hear that. Thank you. Well said.

[@vosilerg]

As much as I agree with that statement, this has been the convenient excuse for sending men to fight in wars that women are not forced to fight. In our current world where women's sense of entitlement to anything afforded to either sex, I refuse to support the pervasive old ideology of male expendability and treating women as royalty.

[@noelbowerman1562]

Without you Eli ,we would never able to see such remarkable places. Thank you ❤

[@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.

[@SPLITSLEEVE]

18:50 "because our full potential is on the other side of comfort". Truth has been spoken.

[@waynemclaughlin96]

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

[@lukaspetranov5340]

Another awesome production from Eli! Much love from lithuania

[@ПанфиловаВиктория]

Does your government know about it? In your country is it against law?

[@Priyantochakma19]

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

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@MikeTrainormusic]

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

[@laurentpontin5595]

Tu es ma superwoman Russe 😍encore une superbe aventure ✌️✌️✌️

[@Ha36ykBbI]

To be precise, she is not Russian, she is Bashkir

[@Aherz-yd4gs]

Fantastik and magical country you have!

[@deanmckeague1195]

Hi Eli love your videos. From Alberta here.

[@ИринаЧерная-ю6в]

You know, Eli, during the Second World War (the Great Patriotic War), expeditions of schoolchildren aged 14-17 were sent from Arkhangelsk to Novaya Zemlya. They had to get seal meat and fat there, collect bird eggs, bird meat, fishing, and so on. Books have been written about this in the USSR, and a film was made (it's called "Summer Walk to the Sea"). One of the books was written by Nikolai Vurdov, a member of the first such expedition. Of course, he is not a writer, so his book is more a historical testimony than a literary work. The other one, it's called "Two steps from the war", its author Vadim Frolov, I liked it a little more from the point of view of literature. Only boys participated in the first expedition of schoolchildren to Novaya Zemlya in 1942, but the following year girls also went on the expedition. And one of them was Olga, my grandmother's younger sister.

[@mortenchristiansen4331]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@12123188]

​@@mortenchristiansen4331 bot comment. I'm sure your mother is proud now😂

[@Spaceman719]

Damn!! Russia kids are well hard 💪

[@Ismaelpedobotana]

@@mortenchristiansen4331 Slava Sovietskiy Soyuz!! USSR!!

[@guystephenson5794]

@@ИринаЧерная-ю6в That is a fascinating connection with the not-too-distant past. I hope your great aunt was able to tell you all about her experiences there.

[@michaeldique]

Exciting to get to see this place up close like this! Greetings from your neighbor country, Norway!

[@JmJmmmmm]

The way you produce your videoa is truly world class. Keep uphe good work!

[@chrisosullivan6965]

Best travel youtuber...no question...

[@barbarap6992]

This was the best video you have ever done, Eli! Your skills are getting better and better in terms of camera work, background music, etc. You make me want to be young again so I could go on adventures like these. What a marvelous experience!

[@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.

[@cilibalint3169]

Once again, this is not Russia. This is another colony occupied and ruined by Russia.

[@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 ❤

[@De5O54]

@brianarnoldsmeiring7225 - very much agree. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🫖

[@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!

[@TheDayAfter1984]

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

[@railroad_of_oregon]

I also love the Duran ,

[@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!

[@DanielCraciun-n4f]

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

[@GuillaumeGratacos]

congratulation for the autenticity of this trip it is fantastic love from a french friend guillaume

[@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.

[@sandor7594]

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

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you liked it!

[@Pulsar19-e8e]

@@ElifromRussia Isn't it dangerous to be there on this island New Earth after all those atomic bomb explosions? There must be a lot of radiation there!

[@Javaman92]

I always find myself in awe when I watch your videos. I have realized a love for all the people of the world. Thank you from New York, upstate NY that is!

[@Hemstrought]

“Our full potential is on the other side of comfort.” 👍

[@elninokodak9995]

Those types of videos are GOLD!. Thanks for showing us such a remote places that no one would ever do :)

[@wadeem5329]

As a Belarusian who is very into Russia's polar territories and who really enjoyed Murmansk, it was surprising to know that Novaya Zemlya is possible to visit!

[@SaltyDog69]

Eli is the best! I think she has taken us on every mode of transportation, different cultures, different countries, eco tours and the list keeps growing. Well done!

[@ARKILUISS]

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

[@dejanunic]

fantastic video, as time passes your channel becomes more and more interesting, very interesting content, I am amazed how brave you are and how ready you are to push the boundaries. this is getting serious..........

[@yaninacostecalde615]

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

[@ElifromRussia]

My pleasure 😊

[@richardcrana4751]

You took us on a wonderful adventure Thank you

[@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 🤍

[@buists]

What harsh conditions you endure, but fascinating places you bring to us. Great photography, very interesting narrative. Incredibly tough living north of the Artic Circle. Yet life is found there too. People, dogs, polar bears, birds, ?muskrat. Looked like some Canadian geese were invading the skies above. The Tsar bomb...wow. Another amazing video.

[@bmwman63]

Very cool! I had a Russian barber here in Phoenix, AZ that served on those TU-95 bombers. Our NATO designation for them were "Bears". The USSR flew them out of Vladivostok and used them to keep track of the U.S. fleet movements in the Pacific. We called the area "Bear Alley". I asked him, as he was gliding a straight razor carefully across my neck, "Did we ever piss you guys off?" His answer? "You would know by now." Thanks for making the video Eli. The drone footage was fantastic!

[@КонстантинНикифоров-н2б]

😂👍

[@SureNuf]

Eli you are producing excellent videos, these are really very professional, with a well thought out narrative, great music, the sound levels are perfect, scripting and story is wonderful, glad to be a subscriber and always looking forward to your next video!! Hope your "sister" will appear again also, very fun to watch you two together :)

[@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. 🇮🇪 ❤ 🇷🇺

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@writtenwordsschoolofenglish]

You certainly put passion before comfort on this trip! Thank you for taking us with you to this amazing place!

[@Adragain]

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

[@Tetsujin-28]

Talking about securing one of the structures ,then I heard the voice over and I was sitting back for more content and the video ended! God I love this channel.

[@mestengo22]

Fascinating video beautiful landscape tkx Eli! ❤️

[@TraceyD-vg3vv]

Fascinating! And the quality of this video is excellent. Thank you for sharing your amazing travels, Eli!

[@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!

[@MsSaintifik]

Such an amazing boy! The one living with his dad! So pretty and optimistic! May the world brings him and his father joy and strength!

[@vivekkaushik9508]

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

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@moru5500]

@@ElifromRussia Next make a video about what the soviet union did to Kazakhstan, with their nuclear tests.

[@mik823]

​@@moru5500why don't you make one about what the British did to Maralinga in South Australia with their nuclear test's?

[@mik823]

​@@moru5500you can also make one about all uranium depleted bomb's dropped on Yugoslavia including the Serbian territory of Kosovo by NATO. Ask the victims and their families how they feel about cancer? You can add the French to that list in the south pacific and you may as well make one about the nuclear bomb's dropped on Japan by the US....

[@johnleebold8894]

Nice one Eli .. wow great artic adventure .. keep on trucking .. ❤ John Perth Australia .. Stay Cool haha

[@soundsoflife9549]

This is so interesting!-You did such a good job putting this together. Thanks (From Australia).

[@triins4253]

Fantastic choice of destination! It is a place I will never be able to visit most probably, so great to travel with you virtually. Beautiful words at the end about people whose full potential is somewhere out of comfort zone.

[@ArthurGraham-t8e]

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

[@js70371]

Excellent production Eli - can’t wait for the next installment in this series of videos about the Russian Arctic!! 🇷🇺🙏

[@RogerMillerInVA]

Thank you from my heart, Eli. All of your vids are special ❤, but this one was incredible.

[@b-man8498]

Wow, Eli. What a fantastic voyage. Appreciation for these modern day explorers and your drive to share your experiences and this knowledge. ❤

[@charlesfolk921]

Another wonderful video. We constantly learn from your productions. Thank you from Arizona, USA

[@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

[@judykarey8150]

Wow, Amazing trip Eli !! So Beautiful, yet very Dangerous. Thank you so very much.

[@nadasijakov4102]

Thanks Eli for excellent video. Good job like always.Much love from Canada❤️🇨🇦

[@ericsolnitzky795]

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

[@ElifromRussia]

Thanks for watching!

[@aegotu]

I've been self-studying Russian for 47 days straight. Hopefully, I can continue to improve in the coming years. While I'm not sure if I'll ever have the chance to visit Russia in this short lifetime, your KZbin channel has been a lifesaver. Thank you Eli for sharing your passion! Stay healthy and keep up the great work. Best wishes from Indonesia with love.

[@tuaniskandar9621]

It looks really impressive enjoying your exploration in this video, Eli. Even though it's almost winter, the beauty of the crashing waves of the waters is still visible. 👍👍

[@De5O54]

Neighbour, this was in summer.

[@muratartvin9868]

Already said, but I'll repeat: Our full potential is on the other side of comfort. Sounds like a poet. Bravo

[@normanquednau]

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

[@portchgate]

Nice and informative video, Interesting to watch

[@skyedog24]

Everybody looks forward to your new adventures thank you 💞

[@alvarvillalongamarch3894]

Kind of tricky sailing around ice floats with such a small sailing boat.The crew really knows it's business.

[@kirtanadhiya6321]

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

[@De5O54]

@kirtanadhiya6321 - my hat would have stayed on the entire time, i may have worn 2 on the odd day. That place up there is awesome, As are the locals and the worker crew.

[@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.

[@soundsoflife9549]

@@jackieow You mean like Melissa Caddick?😄 What a joke! We don't have mafia (unless you mean the CFMEU!😆) You obviously don't live here, maybe you could visit and appreciate some of our vast bushland! John has made a very good comment. Thank you John.

[@jackieow]

@@soundsoflife9549 If you knew anything about the Australian mafia, you would know about the shark captured from the wide open sea and placed in a public oceanarium for paid customers to come see the sea animals. The next day, it regurgitated a human hand. It was so fresh they were able to take fingerprints, and track the guy as a victim of his mafia "buddies." Life can be harsh, especially if you are unaware of your surroundings. So you might benefit from learning what goes on in Australia. Just because you live there today doesn't mean you will be alive there tomorrow. After all, just like the United States, Australia was founded as a dumping off abandonment zone for unwanted British convicts. That's where the national genetics comes from.

[@jackieow]

@@soundsoflife9549 Try asking Simon Nellist what the sharks are like around Sydney.

[@jackieow]

To get an idea, check with Simon Nellist regarding the conditions around Sydney.

[@kevingrimbeek2106]

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

[@Alexeiiii]

Very interesting video Eli and how brave to go into that icy water 🌊🌊 In 1596 a Dutch ship stranded in Nova Zembla and stayed all winter in a self built hut from their broken ship ... The hut is still there I heard. You are fantastic !!

[@ymmv99]

That wasn't in 1956, but in 1596 of course. Willem Barentsz led three failed Dutch expeditions to find a Northeast passage to India along the North Pole. During his third expedition he discovered Spitsbergen and Bear Island, but his ship stranded in the arctic ice and he got stuck on Novaya Zemlya (or Nova Zembla as he called it) for almost a year. The Barents Sea is named after him.

[@hugomitre9096]

Eli!!! Amazing video! 👏🤩✌🏻🫶

[@paultonkawright2179]

stay safe Eli xxx from the UK

[@Romualdomgn84]

Thank you, Eli. Hard to imagine myself bathing in icy water! Keep up doing this great work.

[@ОлегМеньшенин-с6л]

Куда только, наша Эля ,незаберется,однако☝️👏👍!

[@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.

[@De5O54]

I noticed the cooker too. When Eli was driving the boat, she was actually stirring the dinner around that was cooking, not lost as the captain thought. *[skilled lady]*

[@bulldogbryant5909]

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

[@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.

[@MCD-pn9ri]

Beautiful video. And yes, our potential as humans lies on the other side of comfort. Well done Eli.

[@giulianointini97]

Wonderful Novaya Zemlya❤captain Eli

[@salvatoredigiacomo8836]

Veramente lei si supera di video in video. Magnifica! Stupenda! Nonché ricolma di bellezza in tutto ciò che fa.

[@coacoa289]

Thanks so much Eli for letting me tag along with you and your travel companions..My experience in Northern waters is very limited..again my Thanks..Fair winds and following seas to ya

[@ScruffyNomad]

Thank you for taking us to where few have been, Eli. ❤

[@teena4rl211]

Beautiful landscapes and wonderful soundtrack. Thank you, Eli.

[@norm5785]

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

[@ElifromRussia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@beb5816]

Thank you Eli for another of your most professional and entertaining videos. I have seen many of your productions and have always been impressed with your photography and editing. Thank you again Eli...from Australia.

[@ThirstyTunaTaco]

Nova Zembla is a huge thing in history class here in the netherlands cause of the stranded Dutch discoverers. i even live in the Willem Barentzstreet here.. lol

[@JohnSmith-fo5cx]

Another great video. Thank you for this. Your video quality is top notch.

[@ma32851]

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