Russian TYPICAL Shopping Mall After 2 Year of Sanctions

[@TravellingwithRussell]

I decided to come back to this mall, first because I haven't been there in over 1 year my self. And secondly, in my original videos so many people said "come back after 1 year or 2 years" to show everyone what its going to look like. The place will be closed down, all the shops will be abandoned. Although IKEA was a big part of this mall and drawing people to the mall, its still doing ok. If you want to comment more on this video or others on my channel, why not join me on Telegram: t.me/travellingwithrussell perhaps you would like to help out and contribute to the channel, or even jsut buy me lunch somewhere: 💳 (Russian Bank Deposit) Sberbank: [phone] 💳 (Set up for Everyone) www.donationalerts.com/r/travelwithrusell

[@KamBar2020]

FIRST Comment on ya Comment 💯🥇

[@travel2world775]

If start business there how can tranfser money coz sancation there

[@thiebaude]

Beautiful mall Russell

[@alexleibovici4834]

"The French hypermarket chain Auchan has decided to leave the Russian market... _Le Figaro_ writes that Auchan has found two potential buyers for its Russian business... As _Le Figaro_ notes, Auchan now has to agree on a deal with the Russian authorities and avoid the fate of other foreign companies, such as Danone and Carlsberg, whose assets in Russia were effectively nationalized"

[@soulofnature6537]

🤩🤩Thank god at least Russia is smart don't have shopomania like in usa none stop shopping daily or eat fast food 10 times a day with coca cola waste of money waste of health

[@radiotien]

No money…. No buyers😏 it has collapsed

[@Stesiv]

Don't worry, most often there are too many people in shopping centres, the video shows a shopping centre with a bad location

[@guyspearing4608]

@@Stesiv We're not worrying!

[@CoffeeAndPaul]

​@@Stesiv, yeah, that location is Russia.

[@SilentioMortus]

@@CoffeeAndPaul chauvinistic, westernized woke-npc is already starting to speak for the whole country without even watching the video. Classic 🙃

[@bigpumpkin22]

@@Stesiv That bad location is Russia lol

[@random2829]

"Mega Mall" is a good name for it. That mall is HUGE! Thank you for showing what it looks like now.

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

@@random2829 If you are interested, there is an even bigger Mall in Moscow, of which there is an available video.

[@ercanbanka5377]

huge and empty

[@nntflow7058]

I noticed that, this particular configuration of mall is quite common in eastern europe. Mostly large 1 story Outlets like configuration.

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

@@random2829 It appears, my initial comment has been deleted, by Alphabet Inc's army of AI Censors.

[@krisradjpaul278]

The car park is empty the shops are empty the mall is empty, 21% bank rate inflation 27% the economy is doing well 😂

[@carlosfernandes2698]

how beautiful it is to see empty shops. obviously everything is fine in russia😂😂😂

[@Stesiv]

Don't worry, most often there are too many people in shopping centres, the video shows a shopping centre with a bad location

[@farnthboy]

@@Stesiv Yep - that bad location is Ruzzia.

[@Stesiv]

@ 😂

[@Kay-gi5xf]

You can also put a positive spin on it.​@@Stesiv

[@mikestrenja2966]

Going as planned

[@briwire138]

If I was a Russian, I would be questioning why we aren't the richest country on earth. It's the largest, has unlimited timber and other natural resources, med-like climate, arctic and everything in between. We could grow everything we need. Have a thriving tourist industry in our cities, and beach resorts further south within a few hours flight from Central/Eastern Europe. All we have to do is not attack anyone. No one is looking to invade us. What are we doing wrong.

[@guyspearing4608]

The leaders are pocketing all the wealth from natural resources that should be going towards the people to have schools, hospitals, roads, better pensions etc.

[@pshh-pshh]

I am uncomfortable reminding you that our economy only became a market economy 30 years ago, people only learned about capitalism, we did not have the money to build and develop a business. Of course, we are not China, but in these 30 years we have been able to do something. From one of the poorest countries in the world, we have become a country that easily survives under the largest sanctions, develops and, according to the forecasts of the World Bank, everything will be fine.

[@guyspearing4608]

@@pshh-pshh No it won't, it's going down the drain.

[@CoffeeAndPaul]

Well, permafrost & deserts don't sustain agriculture well, & half of Russia is permafrost or desert. Also, stealing from yourselves is too easy to do. You have laws but the people at the top ignore them. That sets a social climate. Whatever the leaders do is what regular folks feel OK doing. Logistics is also a huge problem for you. Your Country is just too damned big. Transporting stuff such long distances adds costs that go straight to consumers.

[@ptick16]

@@pshh-pshh - You were partially correct. Russia only developed into close to being a first world country because investment of companies from the west, and ONLY because of that. Western governments allowed that in the hopes that Russian leaders could learn that imperialistic thinking should be a thing of the past, and look how good every can have it if we all just work together. But, the leaders of Russia thought that the economic might that we, the west, built for them empowered them to attack smaller nations. Now, the future of the Russian Federation is very bleak indeed. It looks as if the Russian Federation may break up into smaller nations, just as the USSR did in the 1990s. If that doesn't happen, the standards of living there will still revert to those of the middle 1900s or worse. It's a shame, really. Russia cannot seem to rid herself of corrupt warmongering leaders.

[@Peter-lb8pv]

Almost deserted. And interest rates in Russia at 20%to 21%. Still doing okay?

[@-TheOracle-]

Look on the bright side,, if you have rubles, you will receive 16 percent return. Then again that savings only affects a very small amount of wealthy citizens as the average hard working Russian only makes 8 to 15 US dollars a day. Butter alone will cost you a many hours to afford.

[@arnoldstang7997]

How do you know what is going on in Russia. Maybe you are watching fake news too much.

[@guyspearing4608]

@@-TheOracle- Inflation is up to 27% according to independent observers.

[@-TheOracle-]

Sadly, I think that number is their reality. The US has seen a slow increase of 20 percent since 2016. Even before then, we saw a 10 percent increase starting in 2014. Could Putin possibly be running out of money to prop up his economy? Could the US be running out of tax money to keep propping up the stock markets? We shall see if the tyrants in control can sustain a global melt down.

[@AlBarzUK]

@@-TheOracle- 20% interest rate in the USA was in 1980 For the past few years it averages 5.4%

[@stevenolive671]

It shows the state of Russia, no people there. All Western Shopping centres have much more people, no matter the time.

[@Игорьсуздальский]

Another culture, no? We don't like big malls too much, we prefer smaller shops. Also, this is good, but not the most popular for sure, it's far from center etc

[@Sergei_Gusakov]

As if you have any first-hand idea about the "state of Russia".

[@stevenolive671]

@@Sergei_Gusakov In

[@sicr7373]

At 21% interest rate in Russia is it any wonder?

[@RQC7RU]

We shop either online or near our home. There are several hundreds of shopping malls in Moscow Such remoted shopping malls are popular only during weekends It's quite obvious

[@NicolasValentinScotland]

21 % inflation is the sanction , we love Russia about to disintegrate 😂 loving this channel 😂

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Thanks for somewhat positive comment.

[@krisradjpaul278]

@@TravellingwithRussellHow is that a positive comment?

[@louisethomson820]

Not many people in the shops? Looks rather deserted. I wonder how much longer they can stay open.

[@anastasiaabramova3203]

this shopping center is not in a very convenient location. 15 years ago I went there often, but each time it took a lot of time, because there are traffic jams on the Moscow Ring Road, plus I had to change two buses and there is no metro near the shopping center. Now there are a lot of shopping centers, for example, the Columbus shopping center (you can look at the map), there are always a lot of people there, because it is conveniently located and there are always a lot of people, especially on weekends. It's not about sanctions, but about location. And now online orders are very popular, when everything is delivered literally to the next house. Therefore, many people simply place orders by phone

[@Мариямария2222]

Он работает 15 лет

[@anastasiaabramova3203]

@@Мариямария2222 Мега теплый стан в 2002 была открыта, как бы больше 15 лет он работает

[@Мариямария2222]

@anastasiaabramova3203 тем более

[@SamsonOhsem]

Cool Russian Mall very suitable for those who love a quiet shopping experience! Who else loves visiting malls like this?

[@ABC2345eee]

Is more fan in a cemetery.

[@keeziwalks]

Not the Russians apperently 😉

[@guyspearing4608]

Yeah, VERY quiet shopping experience.

[@KR72534]

The Russians have a saying: Moscow is not Russia and Russia is not Moscow. By the way, Russia has 9% inflation and 20% interest rates.

[@2mek99]

9% inflation 🤣

[@guyspearing4608]

27% inflation according to independent analysts.

[@KR72534]

@ would you be good enough to provide me with your sources?

[@pshh-pshh]

@@guyspearing4608 kiyv independent of course.

[@guyspearing4608]

@@pshh-pshh Yes, Kyiv independent but QUOTING a recognized verifiable authority in the world of economics. You think Kyiv's reference to the Henke team analysis is wrong? Fine. Check it out yourself from other sources about him.

[@Lanvn6868]

Наш слоняра

[@niroms]

Он давно уже наш =3

[@DariaTimurovich]

А вы, ребята, на фронт! Бегом!

[@russvet]

​@@DariaTimurovichкому надо, все уже на сво. Несколько моих родственников повторно подписали контракты.

[@zzrider805]

@@russvet Good for them, they'll get rich!

[@guyspearing4608]

@@russvet So they are ready for the next life then

[@marietheresa7866]

ThanQ so much Russell. Very informative video. Keep posting .

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Thank you. There is always going to be a new video on the way.

[@ivanscaramelli4559]

The stuff is there and the people are missing, the parking lot is completely empty... the shops are empty and even the supermarket will have 2 or 3 checkouts open at most, I don't expect it to last long

[@Мариямария2222]

Этот тц работает 15 лет

[@wolf6543211]

Still plenty of people wandering around that can be sent to the front line, that's now in Russia.

[@Игорьсуздальский]

What?

[@Мариямария2222]

А ты чего сидишь в интернете?

[@stevenobrien3722]

Hello Russell and thank you for your video. what a lot of people don’t realize is that shopping malls should really look no different because they are not sanctioned. Consumer goods are not sanctioned. Food items are not sanctioned. So one would expect the stores to still be full.

[@texanplayer7651]

They may not be sanctionned, but foreign suppliers still want their money to be dollars or euros. The result is that many prices are similar to what you would find in Berlin, but remember that people in Berlin earn much more than the average moscovite.

[@craigyjp]

Nice to see Ukrainian colours, even if it is IKEA, still sticking it to the Russians

[@Мариямария2222]

А что эти цвета только Украине принадлежат?

[@kennixox262]

Oh well. Putin's little adventure is not going so well.

[@Мариямария2222]

Хватит чушь молоть

[@susanholmes1244]

Just the same as malls over here,US, some of our shopping centers are dead because of the lousy economy and people using Amazon.

[@ellidano]

в России это называется Ozon - и он тоже популярен. Думаю лет через 5-10 торговые центры вымрут как динозавры.

[@camo6344]

Has it started get cold in Russia now

[@guyspearing4608]

The economy is not lousy in America.

[@susanholmes1244]

@@guyspearing4608 I guess you don’t pay rent, buy gas or groceries.

[@АделинаРехтина]

​@@susanholmes1244, скорее всего, он вообще никогда не бывал в Америке, и ориентируется на романтические комедии 90х годов))

[@mroconnell1775]

You should have shown us the butter, ...... The stuff that people steal most !

[@liberty_and_justice67]

Empty parking lot. Sales staff outnumber customers. Where are the customers ?😂

[@soundsoflife9549]

Thanks Russell. This looks likes a typical mall could in Australia except I've never seen one of those funny robots!

[@TravellingwithRussell]

The automated robot was very interesting. I was unsure if to include it or not in the video.

[@evelynfakira5612]

A Mall in Australia has customers

[@sugasuga4164]

Very nice as always Russel

[@coderider3022]

Please do something on finance such as mortgages, loans and bank accounts. The 21% interest rate must be impacting everyday life. Appreciate Moscow is richest demographic and life goes on as normal but outside what’s it like ?

[@pshh-pshh]

We have had very profitable mortgages for almost a decade, sponsored by the state. Now this program has been curtailed (People are so used to investing in real estate that they have overheated this market), and of course because of the conflict. I literally live in a small town on the outskirts of Russia. Do you know how the interest rate affects me? My money is in a bank account at 20%. The standard of living has not changed much. Prices have gone up, but my salary has also been raised.

[@user-gh6kr3jm3i]

"Conflict"? Is that what you call it now. Not even "special conflict"?

[@NataosLife]

Hi, Russell ! Congratulations on your TV interview🎉 My mom was watching tv at the kitchen and i came and say 😮 This is Russell ! I watch his channel on youtube ❤

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Ahhh, wow. Someone just posted in my Telegram chat the same thing. I wasn't sure when it was going to air?

[@s99994]

And what did mom answer?

[@jorgeluiscapiello414]

Sanctions are not working... interest rate at 21%, rampant inflation and more than 100 rubles per dollar 😂😂😂

[@Мариямария2222]

И ? Картошка стоит 40 центов за 1 кг

[@jorgeluiscapiello414]

@Мариямария2222 English pls, don't understand regional languages

[@slickx1339]

You should interview some of the people in the mall why they think its empty. So then this would be more believable

[@trojanthedog]

Hi from Brisbane. I am amazed at the amount of English in various signs.

[@yagi3925]

Yeah. They hate the West... except when they buy Western goods.

[@drewpainter1384]

Thanks lets talk about the 21 percent intrest rate and the doller to rubal price no wonder the shelfs are full😂

[@Мариямария2222]

И? Мне за вклад в банке дают 21% годовых

[@klaus-peterbulowius5394]

If you compare prices in Russia and the US to argument that the sanctions don't affect Russia, you have to compare the average wages too. And they are five times higher in the US. So Jim Bean costs 100$ for an average russian.

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

@@klaus-peterbulowius5394 I believe, the "average" Russian will drink Vodka !

[@ifbakirov1529]

Получаю 200000руб. -я среднестатистический россиянин, комунальные, газ,,электричество 5000 , питание 30000руб., но есть зарплата и жены 60000(по удаление работа), живу в Уфе.Какие 100$??? 😂

[@АделинаРехтина]

​@@ifbakirov1529, ах, какой Вы жестокий! Люди радуются так чисто, так невинно!... а Вы их прям серпом по тому, что ещё осталось от того, чем их Бог одарил😢

[@AVanDamme]

It would be better to compare prices two years ago and now - this is where you can see the effect of sanctions very well. you can still buy everything, but now the price is significantly higher

[@TravellingwithRussell]

I wouldn't say there "Significantly higher" prices have gone up, but they have all over the world as well. Russia is luck to have a local of local production, and also can only get thing from the neighboring CIS countries or China.

[@АНДРЕЙ3500]

Цены во всём мире выросли! Санкции тут не причём!

[@Lea_Kaderova]

Where you live arent prices significantly higher than 2 years ago?

[@guyspearing4608]

@@Lea_Kaderova Nope!

[@torbenlarsen331]

The central bank of Russia raised the interest rate to 21 %. Tha abyss is waiting Russia.

[@hg6996]

This is what I was also thinking watching the video.

[@АлександрРомадин-ю7ж]

Ага, помечтай! Дурак ведь думкою богатеет...

[@72stones43]

How big are their cemeteries?

[@guyspearing4608]

Very

[@Мариямария2222]

Меньше, чем на Украине

[@anonNemo]

doesn't matter if its a weekend or a weekday. sanction or no sanction this does not generate any revenue. the only purpose of having a store in a mall is to get more foot traffic. but as it seems this does not have any traffic at all.

[@sergeypopov8279]

Привет, Рассел! Ты не планируешь поехать посмотреть на саммит БРИКС?😅

[@petejay1409]

Well, if anyone were, they were advised to bring dollars and euros only since no one accepted anything less, least of all rubles... in Russia. Get it? So much for your new world reserve currency😅

[@sergeypopov8279]

@@petejay1409 Что за чушь ты несешь?

[@petejay1409]

@@sergeypopov8279 Sure, sure we know, everything is fine in Russia... just like in 1916, 1931, 1989, 1997...🤭

[@АделинаРехтина]

@@petejay1409, всё-то вы знаете, везде-то вы были(с.)

[@petejay1409]

@@АделинаРехтина I kinda understand that you Russians lie to foreigners. I just can't wrap my head around the fact how lying to yourselves is gonna improve the life of an average Russian citizen or your country as a whole...Sweeping problems under the rug helps only your enemies, but if you prefer living in a pressure cooker, so be it...

[@jstanovic]

Is this a mall.....or a ghost town?

[@АделинаРехтина]

Это торговый центр утром во вторник. В Москве мало безработных и почти нет бездомных - некому бродить по торговому центру в это время.

[@martinkasper197]

Butter in Russia now has to be locked up...🤣🤣🤣🤣 As with Caviar..🤓

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Did you see my recent video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpyYlIFjl5t0obs

[@jharekcarnelian]

Pure nonsense. As Russell points out, he's done a video about that. My wife comes from far outside Moscow, and you can wander around all day in supermarkets in her home city and find various brands of butter on sale. Caviar is generally put in security cages in most places, considering its cost, so the comparison is fallacious.

[@buddyholy731]

It's same like in Berlín 1943. Full shops 😂

[@evghenigordienco7915]

...did your grandmother tell you?

[@igroman5930]

Опять русские танки идут на запад

[@АНДРЕЙ3500]

домандишся ! триколор будет над рейхстагом висеть!

[@SOCIAL_MEDIA_CREEPS]

​@@igroman5930Oh! Another Lend-Lease agreement with the USA? I didn't notice at all.

[@martinkasper197]

​@АНДРЕЙ3500 You mean 🇩🇪? 🤡🤣🤣

[@melanieanddavideccles895]

Wait - in your original 2 year ago video, did you go to the mall on a Tuesday afternoon? Because that , at least, would be a data point.

[@EbliZ]

No matter how big the mall is, it's empty? Yeah those sanctions...

[@hg6996]

Almost no customers. Kind of spooky.

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

I saw a Stockman depot store in Helsinki. Many many years ago. 🇫🇮 .😊😊😊

[@mikaellindroos1594]

Stockman is from Finland

[@clarkmadrosen1780]

@mikaellindroos1594 thank you

[@desmondgroves6998]

So if the country is doing so well . Why the value of the Ruble fallen to over 100 to 1 Ruble. Why are interest rates now 21% . Why are loan defaults at their highest ever.

[@Trevor_Austin]

Parking there must be a nightmare. Where do you park? Even though Mega looks deserted the businesses within are definitely booming. That’s because millions of people are shopping there every week. They just don’t go shopping during on Tuesday afternoons. You see, things have never been better. We know this because Putin and his lackies are telling us so. They are saying that ever since Russia has been sanctioned by the west, its economy has never been stronger, of course.

[@ABa-os6wm]

In Russia you don't need a parking, because you got no car.

[@jesseferdinandpasco1661]

Wow! a Potemkin mall. All goods and no buyers.

[@bigpumpkin22]

Its a shopping mall museum

[@garywatson3075]

This looks like an amazing shopping Mall! I'm loving your travels around Russia, do keep them up👍

[@chrislaarman7532]

Thank you! I'm in the Netherlands, and I know Russian stores only from Siberian Freedom and associated KZbin channels. Regardless of politics, I wish everybody on Earth to be happy - including the ability to buy things and enjoy them. However, I wouldn't fancy visiting a place like Mega. Too big, with connotations of "unwieldy", "expensive" and "impractical". I'd rather browse some webpages and maybe (occasionally) check a store before ordering, then wait for the delivery van (from that store). Nor could I imagine hiring space in such a mall for a business. Plus the staff to man it. A friend of mine compares shopping with visiting (contemporary) museums. I can see it that way. Then I could join on a visit to such a shopping mall. But not to enjoy myself. Here in the Netherlands, we don't have shops this size (to my knowledge, that is). The concept of a single big store just outside a city has been tried here some forty years ago (Maxis, at Muiden near Amsterdam), but it didn't succeed. It has been converted to a mall of smaller shops, but there's no need to go there (except maybe topping up your car at the gas station). - But then, the entire Netherlands has nearly 18 million inhabitants, just over the Moscow region number. Once again it strikes me, how many shops in Russia seem to target prospects by having more or less English-inspired names in Latin characters.

[@christinepeterson4306]

Excellent video. I enjoyed that. I love walking around these Russian malls. I miss Malls especially since they aren’t very popular anymore

[@KamBar2020]

FIRST Comment 🥇 After Russell 💯

[@alisskalife4744]

This was IKEA before ;) but it was shout down , my family live not far from this area , thanks for showing it:)

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Your welcome. )) I am about 45 minutes from there by car.

[@Dark_knight1980]

Awesome Russel great info thanks for sharing, always the truth about a country that doesn't seem to be struggling is pretty hard to believe through fake media obviously you have to look for yourself and thank you for doing that 👍

[@jerrylee4485]

you watched and listened the same clip? the mall is empty and Russia is on the way down

[@michaelsmith-ev5mg]

You do know that inflation is 19% don’t you

[@XennialTV]

lol nobody is shopping because they can't afford anything. In Russia a pack of 250g cherry tomatoes costs £1.42 but in the UK they're only £0.83 for the same thing. Also as of the most recent data: In the UK, the average annual salary is around £33,000-£35,000. In Russia, the average annual salary is around £8,000-£10,000 So British wages are generally around 3-4 times higher than Russian wages on average. Let's see that in another perspective, by purchasing power when a Russian person buys 1 pack of cherry tomatoes I can buy about 6 packs. That's 6 to 1, hello! Do you now comprehend the scale of the problem in Russia?

[@AKawalski]

@@XennialTVtell them about wage differentials, the 20% interest rate and pre Putina ruble inflation rate. I see you quoted wages 😅

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

@@jerrylee4485 I believe, the video was recorded in an afternoon. Like almost everywhere else in the world, people are at work. Currently in Russia, unemployment is very low. A recent IMF report has stated "The Russian economy could grow up to 4.2% during 2024" At the beginning of 2024, The IMF forecast The Russian economy will continue to grow from 2.5% to 3.6% through 2024" A recent article in The Hindustan Times amended the percentage increase to 3.8%. The World Bank reported, "The Russian economy is on an upward trajectory" Could you give me, the percentage rate of growth across The Eurozone ?

[@АринаС-ы8ж]

Отличное видео❤

[@pantyukovk]

пора уже не магазины, а предприятия и заводы изнутри показывать

[@Григорий-Старцев-97]

Китайские), хотя у нас поезда производят, зерно тоже

[@iVital88]

Я был на заводе Сибур в Тобольске и буквально ОХРЕНЕЛ от масштабов и технологий. Чувствовал себя как в лаборатории Тони Старка. Кругом роботы... Очень круто, я даже не ожидал что у нас введены такие технологии!

[@Григорий-Старцев-97]

@@iVital88 если ты там увидел роботов, не значит что они наши, многое импортируется, сначала из Евросоюза, а сейчас и из Китая, но нужно развивать именно своё, фермы строить, фабрики с одеждой, электронику опять же, станки свои создавать, автомобили, а у нас логика такая, если трудности появились с импортом из Евросоюза, будем импортировать из Китая

[@russvet]

​@@Григорий-Старцев-97сразу видно, что чел от заводов максимально далек 😂

[@isavana33]

@@Григорий-Старцев-97 ты мне б... объясни, почему только в России все должно быть российское?? с какого х....????

[@johnfitzgerald2426]

Where's all the people ?

[@terjeandreassen6146]

At the front, No they have gotten help for the special operation, just hiding? Maybe

[@АделинаРехтина]

Люди на работе. Во вторник утром у нас принято работать.

[@kralikkral5560]

...he watched the speeches of Mussolini and Hitler too long and has a similar dramatic in his gestures ;-)

[@Hugomagoogo1203]

Moscow as always.. looking great. I have been to this mall a few times . Lots of nice shops thanks for sharing Russell ❤️🇷🇺

[@TravellingwithRussell]

The mall is very nice. Very spacious as well.

[@Hugomagoogo1203]

@@TravellingwithRussell yes lots of choice, lots of space, clean, modern. Whats not to like ❤️🇷🇺❤️

[@sicr7373]

Looking great?....No mention of the 10 story fountain of human waste which erupted the other day in Moscow , a metophor for Russia if ever there was one.

[@Hugomagoogo1203]

@@sicr7373 been to Moscow? Probably not. Spend time like a sad individual on you tube , scrolling through channels you have no interest in in order to post negativity on... yes. And im guessing its probably the only thing you got going on in your life. Sad really when you think about it.

[@martinkasper197]

​@@Hugomagoogo1203Going to Russia? I'm not that mad and stupid...🤣🤣🤣

[@UKVeteran2024]

21% interest rate 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AridersLifeYT]

Thanks for sharing.

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Thanks for watching!

[@beatrizdanger9806]

Hoy el FMI ha dicho que Rusia es ya la 4ta economía del mundo. Dejó atrás a Japón y los países de Europa. ❤

[@Oomph6006]

Top 15 countries by GDP in 2024 United States: $25.43 trillion China: $14.72 trillion Japan: $4.25 trillion Germany: $3.85 trillion India: $3.41 trillion United Kingdom: $2.67 trillion France: $2.63 trillion Russia: $2.24 trillion Canada: $2.16 trillion Italy: $2.04 trillion Brazil: $1.92 trillion Australia: $1.69 trillion South Korea: $1.67 trillion Mexico: $1.46 trillion Spain: $1.41 trillion

[@Григорий-Старцев-97]

He forgot to state that the Central Bank of the Russian Federation has been subordinate to him since the collapse of the USSR, the Central Bank, according to the Russian Constitution, does not have the right to promote the growth of the Russian economy, but it has the right to promote the growth of the economies of Western countries, because of this, Putin's words about Russia's sovereignty create doubts in me, the Central Bank of Russia is trying as much as possible to slow down the development of the Russian economy, and Russian politicians are doing nothing about it

[@kerr6204]

​@@Oomph6006The information he gave are new, read the reports of the IMF TODAY or YESTERDAY, I don't remember when the IMF published the report. Russia actually fourth as he wrote. Japan in actually BEHIND Russia. Love it or not, but it's a fact actually.

[@fredmuromov8236]

​@@Oomph6006ВВП для обычных граждан ничего не значит, для всех нас важнее ППС,- Паритет Покупательской Спомобности.😊

[@Alx_T.]

​@@Oomph6006 According to the IMF, Russia has been the 4th Economy in the world in terms of PPP since 2021, when Russia overtook Japan. It is necessary to calculate the economy by PPP, and not by nominal figures. Calculating the country's economy in nominal figures does not mean anything, for example, in the United States, income from prostitutes is taken into account in GDP. Imagine, you got a haircut at a barbershop in the USA for $ 30, and in Russia for $ 10. At face value, the United States writes itself $30 of GDP and Russia 10, although they performed exactly the same actions. The same thing happens if tomatoes are grown in the USA for $ 5 per kilogram, and in Russia for a $ 1,5 per kilogram. Therefore, it is necessary to count by PPP.

[@oldowleye3161]

Loool… there is nobody there !… they opened it just for you ?…😂

[@leseize26]

And as soon as you leave the cities people live in the mud, without gas, with impassable roads, people in rags, livind in hovels.

[@TravellingwithRussell]

I am 50 km away. I really do wonder what CNN episode your watching to see these types of things.

[@Мариямария2222]

Так живут американцы. Россияне живут хорошо

[@leseize26]

@@Мариямария2222 in your dreams !

[@nick066hu]

The single buyer makes a large revenue for that shopping mall: buys some 'furniture dots' 🤣

[@TravellingwithRussell]

I spent about 45 minutes looking for them as well. Even the staff in the store didn't know where they were.

[@vladokos9158]

Pozdrav iz Srbije i Beograda braćo draga🇷🇸❤️🇷🇺🇷🇸❤️🇷🇺🇷🇸❤️🇷🇺SLAVA VELIKOJ I MOĆNOJ RUSIJI!!!

[@Gen86-n7o]

Приветствую братскую Сербию 👋🤝

[@Jenny-dg6ld]

❤❤❤

[@ElenaN1273]

🤝❤

[@Седыеяйца-ь4м]

My first love is Russia, my second love is Serbia❤

[@andreytolmachev1435]

Спасибо. А почему на латинице?

[@likenoone-uu9ee]

The interest rate in Russia is currently 21% and rising, and inflation probably higher. I live in a country nearby Russia... Rate 3,3% with prognosis of reaching 2% within 2025. Government just present gigantic plan for infrastructure to stimulate the economy, create jobs and make life more comfortable for our inhabitants. Russia spends 40% of the budget on warfare which Russia pays for with high inflation-money - which creates nothing - just misary and future costs. ...and Russell continuously shows half filled average shopping centres... Somehow it makes the audiance happy to see western brands in tye shelves - as a "victory"? (Think of the insane cost to get them?) When peace is negotiated, do you really think that there are any western companies interested to invest in Russia with the insane risk of loosing it all when the president goes bananas even more? We get along with our lives just fine without Russia. The small cooperation we had in the energy sector is sadly degraded and will stay in the margin for many decades to come... ...but keep on feeling proud for your shopping centres for now. I'm glad that something can melt a frozen heart...

[@Obsidion.ZX77]

Yeah jo (i am really sorprise to see so many people doing shopping,waoo is really busy q😏😏😏😏

[@SophiaTurner-b1w]

Thank you for your hard work and diligence. Your videos are true art.🍖⛏🤍

[@MrRamSwe]

Bankruptcy next?

[@АделинаРехтина]

...всё дальше и дальше))

[@MarkHill-v9e]

I’ve never seen a large shopping centre so empty? Was it closing when you visited

[@lavie8681]

Нет, это он снимал в рабочее время. У нас нет столько эмигрантов, как в Америке или в Европе, которые гуляют в рабочее время по магазинам😢

[@MarkHill-v9e]

@ ну, по крайней мере, переезд десятков тысяч северокорейцев в Россию может помочь рушащейся экономике

[@Мариямария2222]

​@@MarkHill-v9eпокажите мне этих.корейцев. или это очередное враньё

[@SteveAumann]

That mall is big and going broke.

[@jacekboczarski6698]

Tell us about collapsing new apartments market in Russia. Sales dropped around 60-70% currently !!!

[@ulisirius9027]

❤👌💯Great video again! High quality!

[@IANNICHOLSON-u4x]

Awsome to see how BUISNESS IS DOING COME BACK IN ANOTHER YEAR If the place is still open!

[@michaelvanallen6400]

*You have to bear in mind that the AVERAGE PENSION in Russia in 2024 is only € 240 = 258 US-$ and the average SALARY is 670 € = 720 US $!* General inflation in Russia rose very significantly to around 9% in the second half of 2024. *The central bank has therefore raised the key interest rate to an incredible 21%!* This in turn is a disaster for investments, which are falling sharply. The decline in newly started construction projects is over 50%!

[@ZBot-bq7yr]

👍👍Thanks for the video

[@scottmcgowan4813]

Stayed to the deep end Russell...very interesting as always.

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Thanks for getting wet. ))) Glad you found it interesting.

[@Mike-m7q]

True that there are no supermarkets in the UK as big as this one.

[@dmitrylaskin695]

There are 14 Mega shopping malls in Russia, 3 of them im Moscow. In September 2023, Gazprombank bought them from Ingka Centers. The estimated value of the assets was about $2.85 billion.

[@Dazzxp]

You forgot Metro centre? Westfield London!?

[@Mike-m7q]

@@Dazzxp That one and selection of goods is much smaller than in Moscow

[@georgesantos-jt6me]

WHAT THE POINT IF PEOPLE HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY ANYTHING THE PLACE LOOKS LIKE A DESERT, COMPLETELY EMPTY .

[@ДмитрийТвердохлебов-щ2л]

​@@georgesantos-jt6meу Россиян денег и возможностей больше чем у любого европейца.

[@largezo7567]

I am fairly certain that the "Russian Stockmann" is a case of the parent company leaving and the local partner continuing the business under a different name, just like with McDonald's. Although the "fake Stockmann" looked just like the "real" one on the inside

[@AliusScitmelius]

Stockmann's trademark was licensed to a local operator as early as 2019, and they have the right to use it until 2028. The original Stockmann has not operated in Russia since 2019.

[@Northwood1991]

Thank you so much for your insightful report. I worked in Moscow from 2015 to 2020 when Covid arrived. Although I am in touch with my friends in Russia, we are very careful about what we talk about and so many of my curiosities have been answered by this video Rather than having to ask them. Certainly the mall looks very similar to how it looked when I would go there. I imagine a IKEA substitute will come along pretty shortly. Interesting to see how the international brands have been re-incorporated into secondary stores. Did you have any insight on how they manage to acquire these products. I do know from my friends that there is much concern and suspicion about the legitimacy of the products from Levi jeans to Apple computers. Even when I was there, they would pay me to bring products from the US that were available in Russia for a similar price, only because they knew they would be authentic.

[@rogercude1459]

That supermarket kinda looked deserted 😂

[@tigersilberhannes9153]

Ja, helpdesks are dead where i live as well, in the middle of germany. I never used them myslef but i liked the look of it and it gave the guards and cleaners a place to chat, and its nice someone with the admin on qucikdial is there in case of events and accidents.

[@lalala1261]

After the video from Crocus, I expected Russell to show the Тvoydom hypermarket ))

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

If that Mall was in a free market it would have closed down two years ago, along with the rest of them. Good luck with your current inflation.

[@klinker321]

Sorry, but here is nothing typically "russian" in Moscow... Tcheliabinsk would be a better place to see "typical russian things"

[@НатальяАалто]

Иногда лучше жевать, чем говорить.

[@PollyDollyBabe]

Ahhh Zara. All familiar now. Just different names. We understand. As we know, the Middle East .

[@Мариямария2222]

Что за типичные русские штучки?

[@adrianstevens656]

Wow! Thanks for revisiting the old IKEA and shopping center, Russell 😊

[@ralphhardie7492]

Putin shill 😂😂😂😂 Don't come back 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@iancook7109]

Yep an unaustralian turncoat

[@barryking5993]

The warehouses that they had all the stuff in will soon be empty and you’ll be dreamless

[@littleowlbooks8514]

Here we go !!!!!

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Thanks for watching.

[@viniciobaccini2258]

Chi è cosa mantiene in piedi questo "palco/teatrino?

[@2000tot]

Thank you. The entire NYC has only one mall smaller size.The NYC doesn’t want Walmart end etc. just not to kill retail

[@alisskalife4744]

Anta is very well known in China I live in China and I can say the quality of this Anta brand as high as any other popular sport shop

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Thanks for pointing it out. I have seen this same brand in a few different malls now here in Moscow.

[@RRRR0707]

Besides anta and lining, what other Chinese sports brands are popular and considered high-quality in China?

[@alisskalife4744]

@@RRRR0707 Peak ,Alen Botun ,Warrior and so on

[@user-hg7pi7fj8f]

The video from 22:27 to 22:41 is a great summary for the current economy.

[@klezper]

Where are the customers?

[@TravellingwithRussell]

There in there. Keep in mind, with in a 26km radius of the mall there are 300 others.

[@rikshaw1375]

Good movie scene for zoombie apocalypse

[@bryanreinholdt1234]

It always makes me laugh but the re:Store name in the US is what is commonly known as a second hand building materials run by a charity group. 😊

[@brianmaloney-cc2kt]

SABOO is probably derived from the French word SABOT meaning clog (wooden).

[@martinkasper197]

or Sabotage...🤣

[@damirzanne]

Looks great compared to many collapsing malls in US … I think time of huge shopping malls is over , more and more people just shop on line … plus economy sucks , people are cutting back on fancy stuff

[@jstanovic]

Economy sucks? Don't buy the Trump BS! Everyone is know is doing well. The stock market is hitting new record highs! My retirement accounts are doing great!

[@AK-so4rl]

Теперь вы можете видеть, насколько мудро было со стороны этих признанных международным правом стран вооружиться перед лицом этого агрессора Путина. Петр Великий и Екатерина Великая привели Россию в Европу, а Малый Путин отбросил Россию назад в Азию - какая жалость!

[@eddi5190]

a handful of people in the mall and more then half empty shops ..perfect:)

[@Мариямария2222]

Рабочий день. Люди на работе