Russians answer your random questions #2

[@noway2451]

"I couldve achieved more if i werent so lazy" I felt that one in my soul.

[@bliz85]

"What Russia lacks?" "I wish I could openly answer political questions." seems like avoiding the question, but actually it's a genius answer.

[@VadimKudim]

@AlienGirl Over 95% refuse to participate in polls regarding the Ukraine war

[@sesvitv]

@@Никита-в8у1я this is not true

[@dagothur8248]

@AlienGirl nonsense

[@mightyone3525]

@AlienGirl as russian i dont know what he's talking about.

[@vellesse223]

@@mightyone3525in Russia there are a lot of people arrested because of the words which oppose the war and you don't know it?

[@maleriewarren1495]

I love Ukraine and I love Russia - I hate the war. Thank you so much for these videos.

[@jjjj4503]

This is the way how we should all be👍. No hatered no racism. We are all human beings

[@emrxcaI]

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[@live_free_or_perish]

This channel gets about as close as you can get to what people are actually thinking without getting into trouble. Genius and well done.

[@franksemi_modular]

Stupid content with ignorant people

[@forphilme1]

Its propaganda. If this was real the owner of this channel would already 'be disapeared'.. Definision of fake news.

[@franksemi_modular]

@@forphilme1 I think you are right.

[@ignat520]

@Jason n Brandi taylor true

[@Nicolo47]

I'm italian and one of my biggest dream is visiting Russia, because i like the history, culture, art and language of your beautiful country since i was a kid. Sadly, now, is very hard go to Russia from here like also the majority of western-european countries because of the sanctions. I really hope all this bad situation will end soon and also i hope russian people will be happy again to host us in their homeland because we are not enemies. So much love from one of your subscriber from Italy! 🇮🇹❤🇷🇺

[@vigdisrename2537]

The feeling is mutual! I have been to Milano and I loved it!

[@rantlyy]

Give it a few months or years and you'll be able to visit again

[@ВладимирСтепанов-ь2ы]

We also love Italy and its culture very much!

[@happyramsey5668]

Same thing. I would like to see Italy

[@marceline_666]

Con le mani con le mani con le mani ciao ciao

[@charleshamilton9274]

As a 65-year-old American, I am always most fascinated and interested in the older Russians you interview. Of course I then compare their observations and opinions to my own. Their experiences with the collapse of the USSR, the resulting political and economic upheavals, and finally autocracy make for some hardy (and wise) folk. The fact they can smile, shrug, and keep going is a testament to the human spirit. I love this channel. 👍

[@itsgiag]

They could smile and do things on their own, they had freedom, the necessary freedom. I've spoken to a few that have come here to Panama and they've told me that their freedom was just the necessary. They could smile, there was nothing wrong with it, but people had to continue with their lives, maybe at a family dinner or with friends they laughed, but they didn't necessarily had to show emotion to everyone in the streets.

[@mrccc90]

God bless you, Charles.

[@miquelmarti6537]

Agreed, that's the most fascinating part of it. How is this possible? How can someone convince the others so hard that they do things they would normally never agree. It's like building an imaginary status-quo. There is a very good author that writes about the colonization process of the mind. Look for Dr. Ibrahim Frantz Fanon. He talks about the african decolonization process, but his findings can be applied to every metropoly-colony.

[@lisawithans-vx9lt]

- что иностранцы не понимают о России? - пельмени, наверное да

[@WCHvids]

Dude these videos are so damn interesting. I feel like Russia was becoming really popular from a Western POV. Bald and Bankrupt was a great example of this. Its a shame this war has gotten in the way of that progress. Thanks for making these videos, I really like to hear the thoughts and opinions from people in your country.

[@fgjjdgb3949]

It is very difficult to break down the barrier between these different worlds, because the barrier has been supported by both sides for many centuries. Nor would it be good to completely disregard the essence of one world or try to eradicate features. The complete victory of only one world over another here will be wrong. Here you need a cunning combination that will help the worlds understand the essence of each other.

[@jarivuorinen3878]

@@fgjjdgb3949 You are right that breaking the barrier is difficult and slow process. Even in West Germany it took one generation after ww2 before they started to understand and regret their country's dark past. But I disagree that Russians were always trapped in their own bubble. They actually had some years of democracy, freedom of press and access to unfiltered outside information when Soviet Union collapsed. What hindered that development was largely bad state of affairs for many many Russians, because those years were also times of great theft, rise of oligarchs and high crime rate. Common man was left with very little. I know that this matter is more nuanced but it's in short how I see it. Putin was great new leader because he brought at least some prosperity to Russians. He's liked president in Russia to this day for what he did after Yeltsin. Unfortunately Hitler had similar success story, he brought prosperity and was generally perceived as good leader.

[@fgjjdgb3949]

@@jarivuorinen3878 Lord, you have understood and interpreted everything correctly. I will only add that the entire Western world does not want to understand and study Russia. This is facilitated by centuries-old competition and conflict, it is easier for people to think about Russia as old clichés of propaganda, without delving into the essence of things and relying on the correctness of the Soviet ideology and the incorrectness of the Russian way of life, the result: Russian or tyrant or slave. The whole world knows about the United States and Europe from popular culture and no one knows how ordinary people outside moscow and St. Petersburg live and think about. No one is interested in "poor Russians", they can only be pitied or laughed at their incorrectness. This is what I see as a serious problem, the world of the West does not want to understand, it wants to win and remake it for itself.

[@SlpBeauty333]

@@fgjjdgb3949 I disagree, as an American, I would like to hear about what is going on in all of Russia, not just the major cities. I live in NYC and I'm a 50 year old math professor. My relatives on my mom's side live in the countryside where Trump is popular and the economy is horrible. I knew as a child that if I took my allowance money and spent it there, I would get more because of the difference in cost of living. One of my cousins had a house that cost $10,000. I have credit cards with higher limit! It's a really drastic difference in the US anyway. I'd like to see if it's the same in Russia. Learning is always good but then again, I'm a professor, of course I think education is good!

[@fgjjdgb3949]

@@SlpBeauty333There are not enough comments to describe everything that is happening here in all its diversity, and if you want to really know how our people live, then you will laugh to tears and cry at the same time. And yes, knowledge is power, I learned that as a medical student!

[@jarivuorinen3878]

The man at 5:59 says that foreigners don't understand banja and ice water jumping. We actually love that here in Finland, but there are few differences. Our version of banja is sauna, it has lower humidity and higher temperature usually. Hole in the ice is sometimes just for dipping yourself there, but many times it's big enough for multiple people to actually swim around. This is very popular in Finland. Some people drink, but novadays more people are sober when doing it though. Swimming in ice cold water while being drunk is risky business.

[@Afortunada77]

My Finnish friend swims in Baltic sea all year round. And sauna for sure. But not one after another.

[@therapist6328]

Canada too! Polar plunge!

[@Caitlin1928]

In the United States, polar plunges are popular (at least in the northern states), and people usually do it to raise money for charity.

[@hrotha]

It always struck me as kinda funny that such a basic word as 'avanto' (just the super common verrb 'avata' with a pretty common suffix attached) refers to something so specific. It's not even a compound with 'jää' or whatever. I remember thinking "holes in the ice must be a really big deal in Finland" when I learned it

[@jarivuorinen3878]

@@hrotha Haha, it's the culture we develop from our surroundings that shapes our language! :) avanto is very old word, stemming from Proto-Baltic-Finnic language, and maybe even older.

[@Avaldemon]

The first girl recommending Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground just blew my mind (because of the way she looks... My bad) I read that book in its original old Russian. It truly shows you that no other ppl that can suffer like the Russian people, and pull through it. I'd go even as far as saying that in Russia, suffering is an art form.

[@Afortunada77]

"Russian literature is based on sufferings. Either an author or a hero or a reader suffers. If all three suffer than it is a masterpiece of Russian literature"

[@ВладимирСтепанов-ь2ы]

Вся русская литература целиком построена на страданиях: страдает либо герой, либо автор, либо читатель.

[@ivanivanov1782]

@@ВладимирСтепанов-ь2ы в немецкой та же фигня.

[@btrswtluvltr]

@@KristofferMuhonen What an inhuman comment. Enjoy your 'war tourist on the internet' thrill from human suffering, it comes for the low low price of your soul and humanity.

[@grzegorzwieczorek3703]

take “Inhuman Land” by Józef Czapski

[@musictomyears870]

Language has always been a barrier. If we can all understand what each other are saying then there can be less fear and more chance to become familiar. Of course Russian people are warm and open. I hope one day I get chance to experience this first hand. Best wishes from a small man in UK

[@SlpBeauty333]

Yes I think you have a great point. When Russian gets translated, it tends to come across as harsh to an English speaker. The nuance is lost. Oddly, I'm thinking of a cast member on "90 Day Fiance" from Albania. He always says, "you understand" instead of "do you know what I mean", which is more like what he intended to say. So yeah language barrier is a big hindrance. Hell, we're considered "two countries separated by a common language"!

[@ehmha3641]

Ever wonderd why so many young ukrainians speak english and often some other language in addition and russians don't?! Easy, as you can control people better if they can't interact with people from other countries and can't really access other media ;)

[@lydiab6063]

I have been studying Russian for 20 years. The translator for this channel does a good job.

[@SlpBeauty333]

@@ehmha3641 Yes, learn English! I was so surprised when I was in Israel that people spoke such good English? It's partly because they're watching US TV shows and it's still in English for the audio and subtitled in Hebrew.

[@ehmha3641]

@@SlpBeauty333 in a lot of countries it's a cumpolsary subject in school and as for Isreal: Regarding the fact that they have sp many immigrants from all over the world, english is one of the most common languages for them to communicate as not everyone is fluent in hebrew ;)

[@NativeNYerChicHK]

The problem with questions like these is you can’t miss what you never had. So it’s hard to say if something else is better or worse when your life experience is limited to well, your own lived experiences, which inevitably creates your entire perception. The rest is really just dreaming.

[@sarfaraz.hosseini]

It's just about understanding their perceptions rather than an objective answer to the question.

[@teste-cp3tt]

"You can’t miss what you never had."... this is one of the best phrases I could also remember, how russians can miss freedom if they never had it? even to talk about a war and protesting could let them to a jail, this is not democracy, freedom and liberty of speech but they do not know that..

[@piked261]

@@teste-cp3tt off course they know do you think all Russians have been asleep for the last 20 years 😁

[@oo--7714]

@@piked261 dude most Russians do not speak English , they just consume Russian programs and most people outside Moscow and Saint Petersburg are poor and don’t have reliable internet

[@mirek1139]

@@teste-cp3tt But you can easily *regret* not having had or done it... like a missed opportunity to study abroad due to sanctions, to quote a young man's regret from another of 1420's vids...

[@SaberRiryi]

I like the guy that gave an entire opinion and then ended with, "I don't have an opinion on this" lol

[@mari_2463]

I have 2 random questions. Have you ever voted and if you do, do you feel like your vote matters? Do you ever discuss politics with your family and/or friends?

[@Afortunada77]

Nooo, our choices do not matter. Please find videos how bulletins are thrown into poll boxes and about other shennanigans. Yes, i discuss politics with very close family members and 1-2 friends, 1 is abroad in Europe

[@sungunner6244]

I voted since I became old enough. And no. It’s not “feeling”, I knew for sure my vote would be stolen every time (and often had confirmations later). I kept doing it because I just didn’t want to surrender. People tried to make difference even in these conditions, they volunteered to be observers and there was initiative called “smart voting” last time, which was actual strategy to defeat general party. It worked, we had legal results. Aaaand it was just zeroed by order from above. Second question - yes, sometimes I talk about politics with family and friends. But I also never do it with some of my friends, cuz don’t want to lose them forever.

[@Eroshenkova]

I voted, when I got passport, since that time I never voted and it's my personal opinion. I discuss politics with my family, friends. We have different thougts, so sometimes it's hard.

[@zhyzh]

I haven't voted, I haven't had a chance yet because of my age (I'm only 19). And everyone talks about politics and very often in fact

[@Ana-kt8qy]

I did vote, it doesn't matter, Putin just elects himself. Yep, they're the people I can talk to openly and no one ever voted for Putin😂

[@thatoneguywon4527]

Saying that we cannot understand their mentality is the same as they cannot understand our mentality. We are all just people in the end and are at the mercy of our governments and our media. I for one do not judge citizens of any country based upon the media, their government, movies or video clips. I feel like people all over the world share similarities and differences, not based on solely location, but rather experiences.

[@hungkieu666]

European are truly clueless cuz hostility. Russian have motivation to learn Europe/American culture but EU have no motivation to learn russian culture .

[@toma9976]

Of the 200ish countries in the world, 5 support Putin’s war. Three of these are Belarus, North Korea, Syria.

[@RedFatGingerInAsia]

Speaking as having lived abroad for 3 years in 3 different countries outside of the west, I do think that statement holds some validity. To give an example I was once teaching in Vietnam and my entire class was shocked that Vietnamese was not the 3 or 4th most spoken language in the world. There's that Chinese expression I think that sums it up well, "a frog in a well."

[@victoriaharti7631]

💯💯💯💯

[@justmyopinion2]

I have always wanted to visit Russia and I'm afraid that's not going to happen now. The people generally seem well educated and friendly. It's sad that the current situation is creating yet another barrier between countries and people. ☮

[@gebus5633]

Well "educated" by the system?

[@Orangevirus]

Visit russia, before russia visits you

[@nancycatania7763]

I also always wanted to go to Russia.. Perhaps take a ride on the Trans Siberian Railway!

[@justmyopinion2]

@@gebus5633, the young people are well-spoken however they achieved it.🙃

[@justmyopinion2]

@@Orangevirus, I am not sure that would be the same, eh?

[@isaiahvalle5931]

"And Quiet Flows the Don" is one of the best books I've ever read. And I read a lot.

[@SoB413]

Epic channel! Just discovered it this morning and loved every second! Trust me, not all people from the west dislike russians and your hospitable soul is known world wide🥳

[@nadamasdisponible]

3:20 the dude tells you whats going on in his home town which is the origin of this whole conflict.

[@Alex-wb3kv]

But it will go unnoticed since it contradicts the accepted narrative.

[@jasonstathem1808]

I was looking for this commentary. Almost noone noticed that the guy from Ukraine told it was Ukraine army shelling the center of ukraine city. Even the "asking guy" was not ready to hear that.

[@ethernalclassic3076]

inconvenient topic, it is better not to notice it and keep ignoring

[@vladislavorlov4100]

this is the case when a point rocket with the inscription "for children" in Russian fell. then Russia words that they did not have such missiles in service, which is also a lie. People from there have been subjected to propaganda for 8 years and are no different from Russians, so it is not surprising that he says so

[@ЖасминЛогвинова]

@@ethernalclassic3076 Why should it be ignored if it's true, and you turn a blind eye to the truth, and it's easier to believe a lie.It's sad

[@jag0937eb]

2:15 that guy is probably right, but he didn't mention the most similar feature, which is corruption of people, big and small. Both countries are corrupted from bottom to the top.

[@btrswtluvltr]

Maybe it was implied in a safe to say way.

[@LoveAndPeace2004]

that guy literally 60+. Are u americans really be calling retired and old people "guys" or "dudes"?

[@katsu8958]

@@LoveAndPeace2004 wdym 60+ he's probably around 35

[@btrswtluvltr]

@@LoveAndPeace2004 Ouch. As a guy in his late fourties I take bigger issue with you calling him 60+ and retired 😀. But yeah, we totally do.

[@jag0937eb]

@@LoveAndPeace2004 what do you want me to call him, a woman? Nonbinary person?

[@Bystander333]

4:09 was a really hard question, and the guy was surprisingly honest.

[@atdzsny]

I don't think it was hard for him. :) The question I did not understand is Chapter 13 6:42. (But I think grammatical mistakes should be corrected in other questions, too.)

[@olhaprots6228]

how is that a hard question? judging from the guy's answer, it's clear as day. and it's great that he is honest, but the question can only be hard for those that let themselves be conditioned into thinking what Kremlin wants them to think

[@quo5845]

@@olhaprots6228 it's hard question because in Russia it is forbidden by law to express such ideas, ideas of freedom and peace. That's all you need to know about Putin and his fucking regime. And you have to be brave enough to answer to this question honestly

[@plcmts17]

Thank you for all these videos! They are a great view into the opinions of everyday Russians. One aspect I have noticed is the attitude of either indifference or unwillingness to answer a question that could be considered troublesome due to legal issues. Which started me thinking about what Russians are really passionate about. I guess I would ask the question in this manner of "What is it about Russia that you love or are passionate about?" AND "Are there any things about the West that you love or are passionate about?" Thank you and keep up the great work.

[@eefjuh5533]

😅

[@fgjjdgb3949]

"Don't tell me about different ideologies, it's all nonsense! That's what I know best. A person wants to live and eat, because he wants to live as long as possible and eat as tasty as possible! Here is a universal ideology for all countries and nations on earth!" - a quote from one Russian film.

[@stasuamustdie]

I am Russian, and I love Russia for our nature, for our people, I am proud of great scientists and artists. I consider my city St. Petersburg to be the most beautiful in its architecture. I like our free medicine and education (for excellent students in institutes, too, for free). And I like the West for its pedantry, musical performers, the economic sphere, and in general it seems to me that you observe the laws more strictly than we do. We have a problem with this, the Russians do not want to comply with the laws until they are fined

[@belofost]

You will lose all your mood, motivation and friends if you dwell in politics here. I love Russia for our great culture, beautiful land and intelligent, wise people. All of the above is being defiled and degraded by our own goverment, it pains us all, my grandma, father(RIP) and friends are all sharing the same opinion...

[@pontuslind7736]

Damn this is some good questions! It feels like each question deserves an episode each. I want to hear more than one person answering each question.

[@ambulanza]

i love you fellas, you are showing that russian people are great (as i always thought they are). I still fondly remember my 2 tours there, 1979 and 1987. I wish i could come back soon. SLAVA RUSSIA, love from italy

[@Verezart]

The independent Solomon Islands wanted a Chinese military base, but for some reason Australia didn't like it very much and threatened to go to war. What about independent countries that have the right to enter into any unions?

[@ЕленаМальчикова-ш1п]

That is a very good question. And the answer would be "double standards at their finest". As they say in Russia " everybody is equal, body some are more equal"😑

[@emmalyckajacobsson590]

That book "Notes from the pit" written by Dostojevsky is the one that made most impact on me. I cried it through.

[@Chahlie]

Young Russian people- I am old and remember the unexpected visitors to Canada in the 80's/90's. You are most welcome to visit, and don't worry about luggage- just bring yourselves :) I can't help but think that history has gotten watered down and softened over time, or they wouldn't still be living there.

[@davidholmes2283]

The difference is there will be an opportunity relatively soon were the Ukranians can democratically vote Zelensky out of office. Russia does not have that opportunity with Putin. Well not for many years.

[@Matt-Kin]

Yanukovich wasn't democratically voted out of office, and nobody respected the Minsk agreement, 14 thousand russian speaking ukrainian civilians have been killed in the last 8 years and we remained silent about it also how are countries sovereing if they depend on EU leaders they don't even vote for and whose rules bypass what nations decide on a regional scale, same with NATO why should we european depend on uncle Sam who live thousands of kilometers abroad and don't face the same problems as we do. We dont live in democracies we're just on the side of those who made the rules for the rest of the world by having financial leverage, but we run out of ressources and we're spiritually void of any project for the future, so far there was enough so that most people would live well enough, but lately inequalities have increased so much, what happened to Russia can very well happen to us, in France we don't even have proper presidential election, Macron will be the president defacto, he refuses to debate because he'd have to justify is terrible mandate, he has been president for 5 years, before that he was a minister and before that a secretary of the state, Merkel had been in office for fifteen years, in Israel they Had Netanyaou for almsot as long as Putin etc...before judging we have a lot to do to improve ourselves.

[@SamianHQuazi]

Zelenskii is a Jewish figurehead puppet meant to show the liberal international façade for a far-right Russophobic regime in Kiev, which is buttressed by Praviy Sektor and Azov Batallion neoNazis and does the bidding of NATO and the West.

[@HomestarCrawler]

That's the super corrupt former Ukrainian president who had castles with gold toilets and Faberge eggs?😄 He wasn't democratically voted INTO office either, Russian clown 🤡

[@dragonrykr]

@@Matt-Kin 14 thousand, excuse me? That's the total amount of casualties in the War in Donbass. Out of those, roughly half are DNR and LNR, the other half are Ukrainians. It was anything but a one-sided conflict. Furthermore, merely 150 died in that conflict throughout 2021, the conflict was almost grounded to a halt... until the specoperation reignited everything.

[@marsnil]

Zelensky just made every other party ilegal...

[@k-isfor-kristina]

I propose a correction to some of the translations. At 5:36 dude says "дух" and the translation says "soul" but a more nuanced translation would be spirit, as in, the Russian spirit. It would be an interesting video idea to ask people what they personally define as the Russian spirit, what is it comprised of? My guess is a lot of people will answer art and culture, from music to literature to paintings, but I think a lot of westerners will assume that the Russian spirit is much about national pride, Soviet history and anti-west sentiments.

[@lucklocdog]

I realy like the russian youth, such cool and honest and well educatet persons. I'm just sorry that the russians have this government. Great videos, greetins from germany.

[@Zatochka-mg9mz]

such a generation, they drink, smoke and fuck each other, and if they don’t, then in prison, then the smartest Russian generation of teenagers fled Russia and continues to run (I won’t be an exception, well, I really love Poland) because they understand that there is no future here , well, or it will be necessary to change everything or leave and live a normal life. Those Russians who have left do not want to consider themselves as them and in every possible way are moving away from this, I do not want to be part of this non-party of idiots. which, by the way, is interesting, if a Russian is given a chance to leave, he will leave especially the younger generation.

[@kimcwhite6509]

I think the Russian people are beautiful! I really enjoy your videos. I'm from the US and have never traveled outside my country. I'm older and remember the USSR days. Russia has come a long way in all of these years. I wish we could all have peace.

[@alicepopovski6303]

No , same shit , different day .

[@ehmha3641]

"Has come a long way" uuuuh, are you watching fox news 24/7 or do you actually know what's happening?

[@ehmha3641]

@Alexey wonder why...maybe cause you can't stop to leave them alone and keep on threatening them...but yeah "you came a long way" as this fox news karen has quotet

[@it_ceasar]

how will they have peace if they constantly unleash wars in neighboring countries ...

[@KatyLiedToMe]

every time i watch these videos, i fall in love with ordinary Russians all over again

[@Bruhhhhhi7]

2:48, that is why russia started a special operation on Ukraine.

[@robertsweet5970]

Great video. Nice to hear what regular citizens think instead of just media and governments.

[@hellowinter3123]

"kindness of ppl""he means that fake smile on ppls face like in usa culture?Ppls in Russia grey,but every time ready to help u

[@loris3ai665]

I'm italian and when i've been to St. Petersburg they always listen to italian music, that was so beatiful

[@TWE_2000]

Could you ask them what they think of Finland possibly joining NATO. Putin has said that if Finland tries to join NATO there will be political and military consequences. I'd love to see the answers to questions like "should Russia invade Finland if it tries to join NATO?" or "would you support another special operation in Finland if they try to join NATO?"

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

Show me proof please, especially "military consequences", preferably in Russian, undabbed.

[@Afortunada77]

I follow many Finnish accounts with JRT and my good friend lives in Finland. I am 1000% against any invasion of Finland and think Finns are invincible. Because of sisu. Minä olen hyvä tyttö😀

[@Caitlin1928]

@@JamesSmith-ix5jd The Russian government did threaten both Finland and Sweden. At least that's what the reports said. This was back in February.

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

@@Caitlin1928 I know that they've threaten, but I'm pretty sure 'military' was not mentioned.

[@omgitsraining44]

I would LOVE to see them try to take Finland again. They will be killed to the last man lol. Russia aint got shit when it comes to Finns.

[@LunaMorixon]

I am very sad that I cannot find a similar channel in the western space. I would like to hear the opinion of ordinary citizens, who would also be interviewed daily on the questions I am interested in.

[@Mr_768]

Найди англ. игрока в какой-нибудь игре, подружись с ним, получи его дc, а потом задавай свои вопросы!

[@stlouisix3]

Smart answers by those to chaps. The one at the end wIth relatives in Ukraine and the one from Luhansk w/ relatives/many friends in Donetsk💯

[@okatzl369]

Thank you for asking the questions!! It's really interesting to get the answers- thank you if you answered in one of these videos! We don't hate Russian people. But we do wish for an end to this aggression. 😪 most people wish for peace and to a better future for us all.

[@denijara4715]

The war was provoked by the European government with its NATO incapacity in relations with Russia. The Latin-speaking population of the planet lives in a comfort zone under the pacifist slogan "people should live in peace", meaning "to be vegetables". And then a Nazi goat appeared, he walks and nibbles Ukrainian vegetables. Each of the vegetables does not worry until they start eating it. Russia is trying to grab the horns. In modern Russia, everything is the same, but there is a popular leader and an army with universal military duty, which instills the concept of "defender of the fatherland" in vegetables. Russian men are defenders of the Fatherland. The army helps a person to wake up - it is a way out of the comfort zone, a reason to think, to choose a life path. Ukraine has been anarchic for more than 20 years, the next government did not justify it... election commitments have not been fulfilled. Ukrainians are tired of the results of anarchy, but there is no one to believe. That is why many Ukrainians are impressed by what they do not have - European unity.

[@okatzl369]

@@denijara4715 at least we agree its a war. The invader, Russia, is responsible for the deaths that are happening now. They invaded. If they wanted, the Kremlin could have persued a diplomatic solution at the UN or tried to use intermediary countries to negotiate and to monitor the situation more closely. The failings of NATO are documented in the Western press too - mostly in the left-leaning or left publications (try The intercept or Jacobin Mag as well as others). However, it seems likely that this was a pretext. NaTO is defensive, not offensive. And the trolls and bots from Russia, as well as funding support European and North American far right parties (Orbán... is one of them but he is Russia-friendly so I guess Putin is ok with that ). So iI don't understand why Russia is so afraid of 2,000 people in Ukraine. It's obviously a problem but killing thousands of Russians and non-nazi Ukrainians is not the solution. Also, it's just an excuse. (Hi to the Male State) If Russia was so worried about the nazis why don't they support left wing candidates who were against NATO? Violence as an ideology is fine when you are a keyboard warrior... no hackers or troll farm members are gonna lose their lives. War and violence is terrible. For all involved. It's just sending young (mostly men) to kill other young (mostly men). The battle field makes them do terrible things, civilians are killed. Those who survive will have injuries to their bodies or soul. It's pointless in the end. But it is easier to send them if you are sitting in a Bunker or hq far away from it all, I guess. The failings of the international community are many. But no one takes the blame of the aggressors actions except the aggressor themselves.

[@willguggn2]

Some unfortunately do blame Russians - people who don't get that Russia isn't a liberal democracy with free speech.

[@willguggn2]

@@denijara4715 The Russian, Syrian and North Korean government approve of your anti-democracy pro-dictatorship message.

[@denijara4715]

@@willguggn2 we have not only a language barrier, but also a mental one. But I can understand you and you can't understand me, because Slavic thinking has several levels of perception. Here's an example for you. Only Chinese and Arabic languages are more difficult. This is a joke, try to understand: "A Russian and a foreign woman with their translator are traveling in the train compartment. The foreigner's shoes disappear, and she asks the translator to ask the Russian, if she misappropriated them by mistake. Translator: Вы позаимствовали туфли у леди?" Russian: Ну да, больно они мне нужны! Translator to Lady: She says she really needed them. Lady: Then tell her to pay the money. Translator: Тогда оплатите их. Russian: Здрасьте, я ваша тетя! T. to L.: The Russian says that she is your relative. L : Yes? Well, then let him pay half. T. to R.: Заплати хотя бы половину. Russian: А хрена ей не надо? T. to L.: The Russian said she would pay you with vegetables. If you want respect, read the sources, don't get carried away with watching dubious videos. www.osce.org/ ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Российско-украинский_кризис_(2021-2022)

[@GooglyMowgli]

Two books which perfectly describes “mysterious “ Russian soul it’s mumu and overcoat

[@na-kun2136]

Муму это единственная книга которая меня до сих пор заставляет плакать

[@GooglyMowgli]

А мне Акаки Акакиевича до смерти жалко

[@fgjjdgb3949]

Yes, but it's worth reading others as well.

[@GooglyMowgli]

@@fgjjdgb3949 Of course however I believe that those specific two books is good introduction because they are small powerful and expose several facets of the corner stone of the coveted Russian soul

[@SiggyMe]

Very interesting questions you pose which brings interesting answers. As usual I admire the Russians adeptness at getting their point across despite the difficulties. I think we could benefit from friendships with each other that would inform and enrich each others' lives. Thanks. Peace and be safe.

[@cookiebun1900]

3:55 "Would you realise, that you live under authoritarian regime?" Ironic.

[@Spanish_Patriot]

Another great video from 1420! It's very interesting to hear what Russians think on different topics, even if it's more and more difficult to get them to share their views.

[@markksantos]

2:49 feel so bad for this guy

[@bfhfbfhfhdnnnn]

Why you feel so bad?

[@iza9978]

fell so bad for this comment

[@Zatochka-mg9mz]

there are many like him, you can only pat on the shoulder as a sign of politeness and sadness.

[@Ника-м4ч1д]

Why?

[@fazedmazed]

@Vandole doesnt know what? He obviously knows a lot more than the others because he lived in Lugansk before and has some friends from around there. Why do foreigners think they know more than the ones that live in CIS. Is that a type of mental illness or just stupidity in its highest state?

[@kdmecosolutions]

for 20 years I have been visiting Russia (about every 3 years) and I want to tell people that read this that the people of Russia are some of the best, brightest and friendly people I have had the pleasure to meet. I dont think they know the truth of what is happening in Ukraine or what Putin is really like.

[@алексейф-с4о]

Мы знаем что происходит,а вам ваши СМИ все врут,делают фейки,видеомонтажи.приезжайте в гости,и вам каждый скажет что творится на Украине.Россия каждый день отправляет по 10-20грузовиков с гуманитарной помощью в мареуполя,Херсон,лнр,днр,и другие районы.под обстрелами наши солдаты выводять мирных из подвалов,которых при выходе обстреливают всу.около 15.000 человек уже находятся в бесопастности,и каждый из них может подтвердить мои слова.вам все врут,настраивают людей против России,разжигают ненависть.все репортеры стран НАТО,не едут в мареуполь,а освещают только ложь украины.посмотрите каналы "Россия 24","НТВ" если сможите понимать русский язык.и ваше мнение будет другим!!!

[@kdmecosolutions]

@@алексейф-с4о sorry you are wrong and being lied to, The russian government controles all your media and all the facts that you get, My friends tell me what is being said, and they are lies... My friends that are being fired at and bombed in Ukraine tell me the truth. If you believe what your media is saying then I feel sorry for you

[@kdmecosolutions]

@@Никита-в8у1я looks like better than you

[@НатальяАкулина-ь2ь]

А ты знаешь правду? Расскажи мне, дружелюбной русской, живущей на границе с Украиной, и имеющей там кучу друзей и родственников. А ты видать свечку в Украине держал. И Путина не смей трогать. Вы ничего о нём не знаете, и никогда его не поймёте

[@НатальяАкулина-ь2ь]

@@Никита-в8у1я ага... Такое ощущение, что они все держали свечку. Так хотят нас в чём - то просветить)))

[@RedFatGingerInAsia]

Thanks for this video. I loved how thoughtful the people were when answering the questions. Being able to bring that out of them is a amazing skill you seem to have.

[@jss61]

Thoughtfully? I thought it was more on the line of "hesitantly."

[@sleepingwarrior3380]

@@jss61 Being Russian, they respond quite calmly, thoughtfully and at ease. The mentality is still a little different.

[@Star_Kay]

I absolutely love how this set of questions do (or at some point will make) them think about situation. Great video!

[@nickandersonco]

These random question videos are epic. Thank you for them.

[@alfia6690]

Someone hasn't actually lived in Italy, lol. That's sweet though. I grew up in an Italian family, have lived both in Italy and in Russia. My guess is that guy's comments are aspirational. Let's hope!

[@christopherstein2024]

Yeah. Climate???

[@just4guitar558]

What’s truly evident, is that the PEOPLE of Russia still believe that those from the west are somehow different from them! “Different Mentality”….. as if we don’t care for our families, work hard or even enjoy life itself similarly. The younger folks with access and curiosity enough to search the internet, seem to have a much better perspective. Love of country, but more so…… love of people. Just as a lot of westerners have never explored the beauty of the Russian Federation….. the same is true for Russo’s. The question: “Would you know if you lived under Authoritarian Regime” was a perfect example of those few w/o knowledge.

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

They were trolling, but you couldn't feel it, which proves the point about mentality.

[@薔薇-k2m]

"Mentality" is literally an age old joke aimed at foreigners, and everyone outside keeps falling for it.

[@publicenemy9326]

here is one of the examples... you didn't even realize that they were joking about the authoritarian regime. As nikrut we are all different and it's not bad.

[@btrswtluvltr]

@@publicenemy9326 I think that is the big thing we miss on here. I think a lot of the sarcasm doesn't translate and so we miss a lot of what people are actually trying to convey. There was one where @1420 added that the girl was being sarcastic and I definitely couldn't read the sarcasm in her world or demeanor but he only did that one time. I think that is skewing our perceptions. s

[@publicenemy9326]

@@btrswtluvltr in fact, in all the videos where he asks something, there is a LOT of sarcasm, but it’s really hard to understand him because he’s not open, and even better, you need to live in our country for a while to fully understand this.

[@proisnotworkingtoday3579]

And not a single comment about the guy who told about 27 dead civilians in Donetsk, I understand...

[@TakerAMD]

Openness is The ability to listen, empathize, share something with another person, be open to that person and about hospitalility in direct . Russian people treat their guests as a part of their family and easily can share some secrets or story to you. Its not about open opinion In Public

[@mantaskatleris8261]

Treat their guests as family, treats their neighbours as enemies, that they have to invade. Really a nice country

[@bubblegum-dt5zb]

@@mantaskatleris8261 We are waiting for guests, dear.And then you can really talk about our beautiful country!

[@TakerAMD]

@@mantaskatleris8261 please do not pervert words I said to what's your perverted brain like more, OK? I talk about ordinary normal people not A country or government, spit your acid somewhere else

[@ehmha3641]

Lol yeah it's super friendly to constantly invade other countries for no reason. And how you empathize I mean we see it on a daily base and nothing has changed over the years,same war crimes as 77 years ago. We see how you treat people.

[@ehmha3641]

@@bubblegum-dt5zb why would any sane person would want to visit your country at this point?

[@Micro2Macr0]

Thanks as always man. Stay safe! Love from the USA.

[@gabrielerivolta8320]

Super interesting the fact that the two words culture and architecture ( cultura , architettura) sound exactly the same in Italian and Russian language.

[@Fanaz10]

these two words sound exactly or very similar in a lot of languages

[@gabrielerivolta8320]

@@Fanaz10 yeah I think probably because they derives from Latin

[@michaelpapenfus260]

I absolutely love this window into the thoughts and living conditions of real russians. What city was this particular video made in?

[@alexanderboll8028]

Russians sleepwalked into a fascist state. It's hard to break out now. These interviews show me it's nearly hopeless. It was hard to break out for the Germans in the 30s and 40s as well -- they did not manage it themselves.

[@Chahlie]

I think that over the past 30 years the sensible people got the heck out. The ones who are left are happy with the regime. 30 years isn't that long, and there must be people who remember.

[@jim7297]

Trump tried to be like his buddy Putin. Take the power and never give it back. He just is not as smart as Putin.

[@Afortunada77]

@@Chahlie no, we are not happy. And we notice what is going on.

[@JamesSmith-ix5jd]

If it means to take revenge on the west why not.

[@sungunner6244]

@@Afortunada77 I think, we noticed little too late. Clearly underestimated the degree of madness, you know

[@Thatsme849]

lol what version of italy has that guy visited

[@lodoova572]

Sicily probably

[@vigdisrename2537]

I'm Russian. was to Italy, and I absolutely LOVED it there! Felt like home kinda:D Very cosy place. For comparison, Paris didn't impress me as much

[@Afortunada77]

@@vigdisrename2537 do you think Opera Garnier is less beautiful than Bolshoi?🤣

[@Afortunada77]

I guess he compared Hermitage in StPt to Italian palaces. I cannot think of other more or less common architecture😀

[@robertmorin1493]

The North

[@shades2.183]

Name me any other country in Europe who is afraid of anwsering questions about anything may it be politics, government, police you name it, i'll tell you, no country in Europe. It says it all, It is even insane to me to see the state the Russians are in, a real tragedy, really sad. 140 million beautiful people living in a fishbowl

[@Ingvar-spb]

Turkey ?

[@sayger420]

Belarus?

[@shades2.183]

@@Ingvar-spb only a small part of Turky geographically is in Europe and it is not considered " Europe" by most Europeans, they want to be but in fact they are not. One of the exact reason they are not, is exactly because of Erdogan and his dictatorship. I also just waited for someone to make this goal post cheap shot you just did, transparent is what it is.

[@mrschiquitita6664]

Oh yeah? No one is afraid in Europe to answer questions about politics? Apparently you can go to jail in Germany if you openly support this military operation. In an interview like this people wouldn't be able to say they support Russia in this conflict. This is literally a prohibited opinion in many EU countries these days.

[@shades2.183]

@@sayger420 Belarus, take one moment to think that claim through, belarus identifies itself more or less as Russia, it has a puppet presidentsy who does everything papa putler tell it to do. They are under complete russian controle and has been more or less the last 70 years. Puten is chief in command, hencommands belarus's troops and has complete controle over resources, Belarus is a satalite. If Belarus moved toward Europe same would happen to Belarus as it happend tp Ukraine and Georgia

[@nevagerber2434]

Don't you know about those bombs, sending from Ukraine to Donetsk, really? And the fact that helicopters of the armed forces of Ukraine fired at oil depots in Belgorod (Russia) you don't know either?

[@Branik80]

There is no problem to find this reported in western news, which objectively says - it is unable to confirm the reason of explosion.. I just read it today. But there is a problem to find bombed city in ukraine and murdered civilians, and raped ukrainian women in russian news. It is all filtered out in RF. Like it never happen...

[@jasonstathem1808]

They dont even know that Donetsk is a ukrainian city.

[@АмирХабиров-ч4н]

@@jasonstathem1808 donetsk is an independent territory now

[@gregbearne2195]

It’s so cool that everyday Russian people chose Dostoyevsky when describing Russia. Britain has many great classic writers but I fear the vast majority of Brits have never read them.

[@loremipsum6162]

Yeah, I think most of them would recomend Harry bloody Potter. Maximum.

[@charlesrae3793]

I worked as a school librarian and one year we had a girl from Leningrad ( as was) who was at the school for 6 months. She really appreciated the literature we had, unlike a good majority of the Scottish pupils. Russians are generally better -read than most Brits. Julian Baggini once said the default position in the UK was philistinism, and I am inclined to agree with him.

[@АлександрЛаврентьев-д6т]

H. G. Wells rules

[@gregbearne2195]

@@charlesrae3793 That is fascinating to me. I have tried to return the favour but only got as far as Dostoevsky and Tolstoy so far. Britain, the land of philistines and pseudo-intellectuals 😅

[@Liquidchoir]

Depends on what books they’d be interested in, I’m quite partial to George Orwell. Tolstoy though! Especially Anna Karenina

[@TheMW2informer]

2:50 FINALLY someone mentions the travesty that happened in Donetsk!!!

[@luna_taro88]

Agree!! I have 2 close ppl from Donetsk and one from other part of DNR (forgot this village). They all say the same as this guy. If I wouldn't know those people, who I can complitely trust, I couldn't find the real truth in all that speaking horror about russian ppl. But I know them, they send me lots on photos and videos and tell what's really going on there. I'm really afraid for them and hope all of them will be safe as soon as possible

[@KJ-td5pi]

Everyone wants to hear from real people so much (and you hear it from a person who lived in Donbass and has a lot of friends in the city where that happened) but when they hear something different from what they want to hear they just pretend it’s not there or call the person “brainwashed”😶 Nothing new, works both ways too

[@thisandthat5774]

Interviewer: "What is something you think foreigners don't understand about Russia?" Man: "Dumplings" Interviewer: "I mean about the people.."

[@queenthatalwaysshouldvebee8760]

This channel is fascinating to me. So many opposing views by Russian citizens. It’s just like in America….the left and the right and the majority in-between somewhere. We are all alike to some degree on how we view our own separate governments.

[@buzuxi]

You mean you thought they had group think like the MSM tries to tell you? Lol. I used to think that until I visited and met people from these "unfree" countries, way more informed than westerners. In fact they know to punch through the one sided nonsense. There bullshit meter is better than ours.

[@aLL99931]

Believe me, there are not even half of the opinions there. People from the capital are usually completely different from people from the regions. And they have a different opinion. That's why I hate this channel so much, it just gives an absolutely erroneous opinion.

[@user-qr7bm6se2c]

@@aLL99931 ты думаешь опрос в каких-нибудь пердях с населением 500 человек будет более репрезентативным, чем опрос в Москве - крупнейшем мегаполисе Европы в целом и России в частности, агломерация которого составляет ДЕСЯТКИ МИЛЛИОНОВ человек, что гораздо больше большинства СТРАН мира?🙄

[@aLL99931]

@@user-qr7bm6se2c То есть у тебя две крайности: Москва и «перди» с населением в 500 человек? Ты, так скажем, типичный москвич, для которого за МКАДом жизни нет? Вот не надо спорить, что Москва и Петербург - самые либеральные города. И, возможно, Екатеринбург с Калининградом можно к ним добавить.

[@simonacechalova5746]

Thank you for another great video! Next time, can you please ask young men if they are ready to go to the army and join the conflict, and can you ask older women if they would be proud of their sons in case they were going to fight in the war? Or generally, can you ask people if they are ready to fight for the pride of Russia?

[@Lgstaev]

Many are ready in a defensive war ... As for various interventions, Russia has a professional army, with a very strict selection of people for service .

[@aparnaap6918]

Great videos. 🥳 Try to ask the Foreign students currently studying in the country about the latest happenings too. Just a thought! Would like to know that side of the story too! 🤔🤔

[@publicenemy9326]

so you yourself can find foreigners living in russia and find out how they feel and what they think.

[@aparnaap6918]

@@publicenemy9326 Excuse me but did I say anything that's not supposed to?

[@publicenemy9326]

@@aparnaap6918 this is just advice to you, there are a lot of foreign bloggers in Russia and they can tell you more about real life. Unless of course you are really interested in this

[@aparnaap6918]

@@publicenemy9326 Alright! I might look into it! 👍🏻

[@lexsdragon1554]

- Why don't they like Zelensky? - His politic is wrong - Why? - It is wrong Will there ever be a day when people will understand that "wrong" is not an argument

[@loremipsum6162]

Work both sides.

[@lexsdragon1554]

@@loremipsum6162 what do you mean?

[@pirangeloferretti3588]

On youtube there used to be a nice BBC documentary about Ukraine's nazis, not long ago. I wonder if it's still available. It doesn't justify Russia's military intervention, of course, but it might explain the complexity of the situation.

[@janentomenkafka]

@@pirangeloferretti3588 There's very few nazi's left. And they are only dangerous if you give them an motorised wheelchair ;-) As for neo-nazi's or other authoritarian groups/parties who adhere to nationalism, populism, anti-liberalism, anti-marxism and a good dose of racism/xenofobia... you'll find them in every country.

[@keithevans9544]

@@pirangeloferretti3588 it's still there,but when you look at the numbers ,it just confirms to me that it's being used as a excuse

[@micoaruno]

Greetings from Italy. From a buddhist Italian monk. Peace is not absence of wars, Peace is absence of desires.

[@arya4551]

True that

[@SkullTrail97775]

This was the best round of positivity I've seen yet ... thanks I needed this

[@mantaskatleris8261]

Where do you see the positivity?

[@SkullTrail97775]

​@@mantaskatleris8261 I see thoughtful questions that can be answered while letting them be humans with dreams...

[@loubliss7471]

If Russians can't speak their mind, have you thought about doing a series of short videos? where you ask Russians if they have a question. And get your subscribers to answer the questions then the Russians will get true answers and information that they want to know.

[@fgjjdgb3949]

It's brilliant!

[@Bambim8]

Hello, why are you saying that Putin is bad? He's literally ba- AAAAAAA Z z Z z Z

[@smurfepower992]

@@fgjjdgb3949 the old uno reverse. that be OP...

[@Oliver-zq7jk]

Ich finde deine Fragen runden und die der Zuschauer sehr bemerkenswert, tolle Arbeit und ein Einblick in die russische Seele, weiter so 👍

[@Phoenix1984DK]

I don't hate Russia or the Russian people - and when it comes to politicians, I dislike them all no matter the country. Politicians always screw over the people and voters.

[@LosT4088]

so good when you have one answer to everything:politicians. almost as if you don't even need to think

[@Phoenix1984DK]

@Dennis Wilson So I should also the people of the UK for Boris Johnson, or the Americans for Trump, especially since Trump might be reelected in 2024?

[@sammyttheg412]

the last dude in the hoody was super shallow. Ukraine is wrong. Why? because Zelensky he should leave. Why? Becauses he's shit. Why? because his policies are shit. Such as ? well hes a clown. Explain. Because of Ukraine's politics. Mans said absolutely not one word of substance. this is the perfect person for a dictator to govern. not one gram of critical thinking skills. He's still a young man and maybe the camera made him shy or something but that was embarrasing.

[@lukebruce5234]

That is not even what he said tard. The question was about his relatives. They simply don't like Zelensky.

[@Matt-Kin]

well Zelensky was listed in the Pandora papers, he stole millions of dollars, his sponsor is a corrupt ukrainian olligarch igor Kolomoïsky, he send his people to the meet grinder from his bunker, he didn't do much to stop nationalsit in his country who bombarded Donbass for years because he is in their pocket. Everyoen seem to forget that Ukrain was one of the most corrupt country before the war and also one of the poorest in Europe and not because of Russia.

[@Dralon98]

Still better than the avarege usa citizen

[@potatopotato7882]

He said what his relatives said, ofcourse he can't give better answer in the moment for other people and paraphrase them. When people talk long distance they usually don't debate stuff, they just say short stuff like this and move on.

[@danielelombardo8196]

Unlike SammyTV, a truly enightened legend that would never be ruled by any man, with an intellect so superior he can deeply gaze inside the soul of a guy just from a 3 minutes interview. Be like SammyTV

[@johnleonard7134]

I like these russians, well, most of them. Love from New Zealand.

[@EatPraySmoke]

Great video as usual

[@brucevair-turnbull8082]

To the last interviewee I'd say better a 'clown' in politics than a KGB toadie.

[@eefjuh5533]

Nothing can happen were a clown doesn't know about! Serious!

[@b2hibry]

I appreciate this channel. But it is painful to watch average citizens unable or unwilling to answer simple questions out of fear. I also see big differences in openness between the older population and the younger population. It would be cool to do a video of common questions Russians have about us in the West.

[@Лапша-ш5ж]

Zoomers/younger millenials speak english and boil in the same info space as you, so we're pretty much a part of the west. Older people watch tv and think the west hates Russia, so they hate back

[@Mr_768]

Почему вы живёте в собственных домах, а не в коммунальных квартирах?)

[@b2hibry]

@@Mr_768 Not all do. Much like Russia, we have "city life" and "rural life." Many in the city live in apartments and those that don't need to live in or near the city usually live in houses. Communal is not a strong American belief. We are very independent-minded. In fact, we are rapidly getting away from a community or village mindset. Sadly, we also waste a lot of wealth.

[@kuzyakl]

@@b2hibry коммунальная квартира - это не просто квартира. Это квартира, где живет несколько семей. Например трехкомнатная квартира. Там живет три семьи. У них общая кухня, ванная и туалет. Обычно такие квартиры в старых домах. В России раньше много людей так жили. Мой муж вырос в такой квартире. И это в Москве. Сейчас в Москве большинство таких домов уже расселили. Но в России таких квартир еще очень много. А еще погуглите "бараки".

[@kuzyakl]

@@b2hibry я думаю, это был горький юмор. У многих людей в России за пределами крупных мегаполисов до сих пор нет газа и туалета. Мы все это знаем. И знаем почему. У вас есть гетто. У нас гетто - целые города и села.

[@nashbeuh]

Love you dear Russians! You're not so different as you seem to think. Why to look for differences instead of similarities? Russia should be one with Europe. But not with Putin! It's time for a new era for Russia! A golden bridge between East and West.

[@aLL99931]

Why should we unite with Europe?

[@mihail7439]

Russia is superior to Europe

[@111Senya]

Комментарии к подобным видео порой лучше чем само видео! Притом и видео замечательное, спасибо авторам)

[@hpoplick1]

I loved Quiet Flows the Don, great book

[@jenniferperry6551]

I really find your videos interesting, keep them coming. But what I find frustrating is that as a Canadian, I can say whatever I like about my government, without fear of repercussions. I just get the sense that Russian ppl are either not engaged or holding back. I think they are not engaged becuz they feel their voice has no impact. And that’s sad.

[@publicenemy9326]

you can say anything about your government and that's fine, but the main thing here is that your words be heard and they do as you want. Canadians rallied over rising fuel prices? if so, have they achieved any results?

[@beyle000]

Just wanted to let you know that your interviews balance my views of Russia, your government and the Russian people in general, especially in these times.

[@MiddleEarthGirl75]

RANDOM QUESTION - "What do you know about Canada? Do you view it differently than the United States?" Keep up the great work! 🇨🇦

[@ochumel_chem]

As a person from Russia, I know that Canada is as cold as Russia, has convenient laws for emigrants, was also a colony of Britain as a huge part of the world, and that Canada has several official languages. Also I like Canadian flag, lol. About Canada and US: I feel that both are interesting countries with bright and not that bright moments in history, with wonderful people who can make mistakes, as all other people, but I don't know specialties of Canada's relations with the US, it eems that they have strong historical connections, but I better wouldn't tell about something that I have no clue about. I think that the countries are different in some points, of course, but I neither view Americans anyhow bad, nor Canadians

[@aLL99931]

We don't think about her.

[@poladelarosa8399]

ty, Daniil!

[@hallahiking2933]

Great insight! Thx for sharing!

[@dave.j2896]

I’d really like to know where some of these people get their info/news from. It’s like they’re living in a completely different reality.

[@FranciscusList]

Yes, they, probably, do, looking at that propaganda and censorship

[@dolmena]

When you go to a supermarket you may never ask yourself why you always buy certain things. You also don't ask yourself who put stuff there, who grow vegetables or fruit, and why. And... Let's think about news... Any difference?

[@lonsiah7672]

just like you are living in a different reality. kinda hilarious you think you're the one who gets correct information

[@nymphaea96]

The state TV.

[@Tokolos]

Same, and that's 100% their own doing.

[@Dosya1234]

A lot of trolls appeared on the channel from both sides. It's a pity. It was a good channel. Now, when you read the comments, as if bathed in shit.

[@michaelrupert1065]

I could not imagine being in a place where they are afraid to tell the truth or have no idea about how to take freedom.

[@eefjuh5533]

And yet you only gave this superficial response.

[@bootecoru4107]

Many people use self-censorship. The questions were ordinary . but yes people are scared and avoid political topics

[@michaelrupert1065]

@@eefjuh5533 You proved my point. You have no idea.

[@fgjjdgb3949]

Twitter?

[@eefjuh5533]

@@michaelrupert1065 you proved my point. Thank you for your in depth response.

[@toma9976]

I’ve travelled throughout the Americas, Caribbean, UK, and Europe. In addition I live in a very multicultural area with immigrant communities from Russia, the ME etc. I don’t find the Russian mentality much different from others. Almost everyone wants peace, prosperity, family, friends, access to education etc. what I do find different in cultures is peoples’ breadth in terms of understanding others. It seems that countries with a religious fundamentalists or autocratic bases tend to keep their people in dark, probably for their own purposes.

[@SOLIDToM77]

this must be one of the best channels on KZbin people don't know of

[@charlesspesock5749]

Russians and Americans are exactly the same. Some good, some bad but in America if we don't like the leadership we will say it. And change it.

[@shutessgaming4648]

True, but look at the history of countries, differents factors etc... Now u don t get 15 years for saying what you really thing, sooo....)) btw sorry for my english, i try without any translator

[@vigdisrename2537]

Interesting, I feel this strange bizarre pull to the US as well. I mean, if I had to choose between US and Eu, I would undoubtedly go with the US. Maybe it's some prior conflicts history, the size of the country, imperialistic policy of the government? I dunno, but I think the Americans are more honest and likable in general

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

I have yet to see a truck in Russia with a massive lift kit. 😄 Find me one! I know some Russians probably have them.

[@Jasmine-og8ek]

Sorry for my English. Yes, you have freedom of speech, but I don't see that anyone opposed the government when gasoline rose in price, as a result of sanctions. Since the government is thinking how to hit Russia more painfully, but does not think about its people.No one opposed the government when there was a war in Iraq, but everyone condemns ordinary Russian citizens

[@HohenEU]

@@Jasmine-og8ek many million eu citiziens went to demonstrate against iraq war 2003... just alone almost 1,5 million in london, 500.000 in berlin and 1 million in roma and many more. germans even blocked us military base.

[@vlcm3100]

When I first heard of Russian invasion of Ukraine I blamed Putin not the people of Russia.After listening to the Russian people and there views I believe now it is as nuch there fault as Putin mainly because of there indifference to the subject

[@christopherstein2024]

Hard to say. But freedom isn't free. Not for people and not for tyrants. Seems like while Russian people were being baited Putin was working hard for his own freedoms. Now all people in Russia pay the price for their ignorance while Ukrainians bleed.

[@willguggn2]

You do understand they live under totalitarian dictatorship and cannot speak freely in public as you probably can? When were you under threat of 15 years in Russian prison the last time you spoke out against government policy?

[@takeiteasyeh]

I appreciate the insight on the ground

[@nadamasdisponible]

And there you have it. Openness always wins. Just be free and people will tell you what is going on.

[@badrrharri]

Banya is Sauna just so u can understand what he was talking about

[@KentRoads]

Russia's 'openness' means 15 years prison for an opinion.

[@TillNikolesku]

Not for an opinion, but for fakes and disinformation.

[@starshipdriver8536]

@@TillNikolesku Like fck Putin and his illegal war in Ukraine, that would get you jailed. While fake disinformation is aired on Russia state media.

[@AquamarineNoir]

@@TillNikolesku сажают за свободу слова вообще-то

[@AquamarineNoir]

@@TillNikolesku для правительства правда это фейки

[@lodoova572]

@@TillNikolesku Like calling a war - war?

[@jennylynne4414]

Your videos, and others, help people understand the Russian mentality.

[@itsgiag]

The 12th question is the one who defines evrything. They have different mindsets than ours, they are different than us. That's the problem, you shouldn't try to Westernize everything, because because of that cultures are disappearing and people don't really know why they are/were like this or that, why are their national foods hiw they are, etc.

[@silviamuscas1216]

Thanks a lot for your videos, as usual!

[@axelarias2671]

1:51 In a way he gives an answer (=free speech). Brilliant!