The North Ossetia is not what you expect! | Vladikavkaz & remote villages

[@ElifromRussia]

Thank you guys for watching! 📌elinabakunova.com/russianclub - Russian Speaking Club where you can practice the Russian language. Join us from any level ;) 📍 another video from the North Caucasus: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX-ngJt5o66Eqqs - The Hidden gem of the North Caucasus : Karachay-Cherkess republic

[@abdillahihollandis7481]

Hi Eli , nice to see you again . In the region of Caucus . South Ossetia is a wonderful land . Where the people are Russian , separated from GEORGIA .

[@annb9029]

Do the couple ever take vows in a church or in front of a priest or magistrate or sign a contract for marriage ? How is the wedding validated ?

[@brengineer3336]

See if Mexico embassy move consulate to Tijuana for Americans to bypass sanctions and travel. IE your artic travel thing.

[@Riftvalley12]

Salam, ur welcome 😍

[@Riftvalley12]

@@MalxaAza Elle is also pretty 💐

[@stephanpopp6210]

I've heard of the Ossetian language by a colleague, who is doing linguistics. Ossetian is the last survivor of the Scythian languages, which once were spoken in the steppe from Hungary to China. So thank you so much for introducing me to the people!

[@Æfsænti]

Some facts Rivers: • Don is a large river in the European part of Russia, flowing into the Sea of ​​Azov. • The Don is a river in England on which the cities of Sheffield and Doncaster stand. • The Don is a river in Scotland on which the city of Aberdeen stands. • Don is a river in France, a tributary of the Vilaine. • The Don is a river in Canada on which the city of Toronto stands. DON from the Ossetian language WATER. In Ossetia itself and in the Caucasus as a whole, there are many rivers in the name of which there is a DON part.

[@frostflower5555]

Don, Dnieper, Danube, Donets, Dniester.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

the alanians are the last remaining old iranian people left in europe the old ancestors of persia and farsi language is its child of ossetian language these peoples settled in persia and created the biggest empire known to man and were rivals of roman empire but a diffrent system of empire than romans being hands off and respecting other cultures and giving jews their first temple by cyrus the great

[@frostflower5555]

@@Houthiandtheblowfish I think they were the Slavs who were mixed with the Persians.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

@@frostflower5555 there are some accounts that say scythianians and iranians were at at the steppes and iranian pantheon gods were found or iranian amzonian women

[@anahidpower]

Ossetians are authentic and ancient Iranians. Greetings to the people of Ossetia and to you from Iran.

[@Perparim-gp1ef]

Iranian wer is from india

[@anahidpower]

No - it never was Ancient India is not the current India. Ancient India was in the south of Iran and the Khuzestan region of Iran, and present-day India had other names in the past, when about 2500 years ago, Iranians included present-day India as part of their satrap because its people and climate were similar to ancient Iran's India, hence the name "India". We Iranians put it on this satrap. Still in Khuzestan of Iran or ancient and early India, about 40 villages and towns start with the name of India, but you don't see anything like this in present-day India, no city or village has the name of India or a combination of these names. (In archaeology, we have an important topic called toponymy) It is interesting that the British later (around the 17th century) colonized what is now India, and when they went to the American continent, they called the natives of America Indians because they looked like the Indians of the subcontinent, which we now call the country of India. It is interesting to name cities in America where natives gather, names like Indiana, Indianapolis, etc. We Iranians gave this name to other peoples of the world who were similar to our Indians 2-3 thousand years ago. More than 80% of the world's countries names have their roots in Iranian languege. And that they say that Indo-European or Indo-Iranian languages mistakenly come to their minds as New India and they all blindly imitate each other. With the new scientific findings and evidence in sociology and archeology, it should be proved to the world that India was once a province of Great Iran and now it is part of present-day Iran. And these were the people who introduced the science of geometry and chess to the people of the world, not the people of the current Indian subcontinent, which bears the name of the ancient Indian province of Iran, Khuzestan province of iran.@@Perparim-gp1ef

[@teovu5557]

@@anahidpower pashtuns are also scythian origin. Modern pashtuns tribes have scythian names like Sakzai(sakas),Esapzai(aspasioi),afghan(ashvakan)Abdali(hepthali) sarbani(Sarbani/serboi) and sarmastani(sarmatians).

[@anahidpower]

yes all are saka@@teovu5557

[@anahidpower]

yes @@teovu5557

[@donidifio6391]

I am from the USA and I am looking for an apartment there now to stay for a while! I really can't wait to get to experience the Ossetian culture first hand!

[@Æfsænti]

Welcome

[@Miniboss1-2]

Ну и как побывали там?😅

[@INGUSCHIMAMAEBISILA]

Надеюсь что вы у нас сейчас?

[@светланабелова-в9х]

It's nice to hear that people are interested in our culture, because good relationships start if you know good things about other nations and their culture. So , you are welcome!

[@mortenchristiansen4331]

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[@astaj6183]

I love Vladikavkaz. It is a small town. Not tour place. But I stayed there 4days. I miss the mountain view and the street so much. You can find a yummy ice cream store in the street.maybe near Imperial hotel. Good people live there. It has been 5years already. Thanks a lot for showing the city. Greetings from South Korea. ❤

[@irarin9314]

우리 도시를 방문해 주셔서 너무 너무 감사합니다. 저는 오세티아 사람이는데 지금 한국어를 대학교에 공부해요.다시 오세요❤항상 기다리세요

[@astaj6183]

@@irarin9314 안녕하세요. 한국어를 정말 잘 하시네요. 이맘때에 갔었는데, 맘이 편해지는 곳이었어요. 꼭 다시 가고 싶어요. Спасибо 😀

[@MrsPeachylol]

now it is tour place. Streets are full of tourists all the time. everything changed after covid )

[@ТомикМомик]

А вы знаете ,что осетины подло прибрали к своим рукам тот самый Владикавказ?Устроив геноцид ингушскому народу и прогнав их тз своих домов в 1992 году 30 октября ?

[@balanar4o]

Я из Болгарии, болгар. Мы братские народы, наша история так переплетена, и сейчас, когда я смотрю это видео об Осетии, я со слезами на глазах и так хочу приехать в гости к вам в страну!

[@HoVietKa]

Ждем вас❤❤❤

[@ирристон]

А в чем проблема приехать?

[@ГеоргийАбаев-к9м]

Приезжай брат не пожалеешь... На Шипке много осетин полегло за независимость Болгарии.

[@СосланбекСабанов]

Приезжай. Не пожалеешь! Отдохнёшь с душой... Только вещи бери сразу на 2 размера больше, кушать придется много, так что придется немного набрать веса тут 😅

[@ОльгаВавулинская]

Ждём Вас ❤

[@IranLur]

Love the Ironi language. Lur from Iran. Love Ossetian people! They are our Iranic brothers & sisters! The true descendants of the Scythians ❤

[@markoldys]

Persian and Osetian are linguistic cousins =))

[@martius3434]

The word Ironi certainly means Irani, which refers to Iran, right?

[@markoldys]

@@martius3434 iron is the proper word, we're not saying ironi. Irattae is the self name of the people. Oseti is the Georgian name for them. And yes, Persian and Iron are linguistic cousins but very far removed.

[@IranLur]

@@martius3434 Yes, Iron is the same etymology as Iran.

[@amukherjee9514]

​@@IranLurit can be also argued that the word "Iran" Iteself has come from the word "Aryan". Please stop claiming every culture in the world like the Turks and Arabs.

[@CraigAnderson-h2h]

As an American I must say that Russia is far different, more diverse and fascinating, than I expected. Also, you do a great job in your presentations. You are truly an ambassador for your country in the best way! This a beautiful place, maybe I can move there..?

[@malena6830]

Сможете❤

[@thelyphonus3484]

expat america. this is the channel of an American who lives in Russia with a Russian wife and 4 sons

[@АннаАнна-р4г1ф]

Welcome)) Be sure that you will be well received ❤

[@momcilojabucilo9320]

It’s far better for “white” people to live in russia then America cause Russia doesn’t have white guilt,there is no some Africans telling you you are racist all the time and ppl are actually very proud and masculinity is embraced whereas in USA they call it toxic masculinity

[@ЭрикДзиц]

Гость Посланик Бога! У Нас так считают

[@emanuelepisu]

Hi Eli, I'm Italian and I have no problem at all saying that ossetian cheese is better than Italians, all the world is different and every culture has to be discovered, there is no better or worse, we're just humans living in different environment! Greetings from Italy!

[@Art-ut1jp]

Привет Италии 😂вы должны знать про Осетин? Так как их предки Аланы Сарматы сражались за Рим !!! Почитайте на досуге 😂

[@waxxunity2537]

Cheers from Russia my friend. As Russian i can say we are really in love with Italian cheese. Now its more expensive but its not critical. Parmigiano forever!))

[@emanuelepisu]

@@waxxunity2537 You should try Gorgonzola so 😉

[@Iron-Stone]

@@Art-ut1jp ну и вместе с вандалами сожгли его в 455 году, надоел очень

[@Art-ut1jp]

Большой привет Италии 🤚🤝ваш народ очень многое перенял у Алан Сармат!!! То бишь у Предков Осетин 🤝у вас на колонах Колизея выбиты воины Сарматы !!!! Мира вам и добра 😂

[@asdvet1918]

У меня друзья в Северной Осетии живут, привет им большой из Казани!!✋😊

[@JaysonSuriaga-tl9nm]

All of remote area of Russia amazed me, very interesting!!!! ❤ From phillipines

[@e.h274]

Люблю Осетию! Салам Алейкум из Азербайджана! В Осетии одна из сильнейших школ Борьбы и Осетинский народ очень начитаный.

[@Iron-Stone]

Взаимно, ждем когда Эльхам откроет границы) кутабов очень хочется

[@ГеоргийАбаев-к9м]

И ваш тренер сборной Азербайджана по вольной тоже осетин, Хетаег Гозюмов.

[@angyb4647]

Dear Eli, my name is Angie, I am from Canada and I want to thank you on behalf of myself and my husband for sharing your wonderful travels with us. It is a wonderful time for us to walk with you in the beautiful places of your tours. We admire your relaxed way of introducing us to the history and customs of each place. We are impressed by how beautiful Russia is, its population is so diverse, with such special and beautiful customs, and at the same time they are proud to be part of great Russia. You are a beautiful and very talented person. We wish you continued success in this wonderful mission you have chosen in life.

[@alexandremisurini2435]

Vladkavskas. Cidade linda,povo maravilhoso.Ja estive ai por varias vezes. Voltarei logo.Saudacoes do Brasil.

[@heitor23]

eu sou brasileiro tbm, tenho bastante vontade de conhecer Vladikavkaz e outras cidades das repúblicas norte-caucasianas, como Makhachkala e Grozny

[@TheStarcruiser]

Another incredible place! Good water even the tap water, & beautiful swans. I was surprised to see black swans like we have her in Australia. And the Ossetian pies look delicious! It's good to see people in modern times keeping their unique cultures alive💜🌻

[@ALVARA80ify]

When I come to Ossetia for a week, I get better by 5 kilograms)) The pies are simply gorgeous and the cuisine is divine)

[@ghostkavkaz]

I am a Russian living abroad and I first knew of Ossetia because of Miyagi and эндшпиль music. Now I really want to visit there. What a beautiful country.

[@INGUSCHIMAMAEBISILA]

Единственное место на Кавказе, где русские чувствуют себя лучше☝️ чем дома, это Алания ❤🤝 Ждем тебя в гости брат🤝

[@Yana-l8m]

Так приезжайте, "Если любите мечтать"😊

[@ghostkavkaz]

@@INGUSCHIMAMAEBISILA Скоро я буду слушать, как мои горы зовут меня домой. Спасибо брат.

[@INGUSCHIMAMAEBISILA]

@@ghostkavkaz Буду рад встретить тебя Брат🤝

[@karieglaza4854]

Ага особенно когда с номерами 26 региона въезжаешь и тебя разводят гаишники 😅👍

[@stevenjames1138]

Would be cool to visit North Ossetia someday. Those Ossetian pies look delicious!

[@ЛеонидФёдоров-о3б]

А на вкус они ещё в 10 раз вкуснее чем на вид! И это цифра иногда даже приуменьшение реальности!

[@АпельсинЖёлтый]

Осетинский пирог считается прородителем итальянской пиццы так, как часть алан-предков осетин ушла на запад и образовала многие западные страны! До сих пор во многих западных странах сохранились аланские слова, например считается, что король Артур был осетином и рыцари круглого стола привнесли культуру осетин в Англию. Лондон в переводе с осетинского дословно переводится, как стоячая вода. И ещё в продолжение о пироге, я Вас уверяю, что он в миллион раз вкуснее пиццы, она даже не стреляет осетинскому пирогу.....

[@elibrod9981]

You can find some in NYC, if you are in US

[@rthib1960]

Eli, you are a wonderful ambassador for your culture and your gift of joy in introducing the amazing cultures of Russia is a gift to us all. Thank you so much!!!!

[@ketougulava9489]

Russia took those republics by force and occupation, its not part of Russian culture its completely different

[@rthib1960]

Never-the-less, it is still a beautiful culture and Eli did a wonderful job showing it to us. Cheers from New Hampshire USA @@ketougulava9489

[@sabina_94]

@@ketougulava9489да, к сожалению это правда

[@АпельсинЖёлтый]

​@@ketougulava9489 Это земли Америки у исконных жителей-индейцев , вы взяли силой!!! Не забывайте это!!!

[@karlwalther]

​@@ketougulava9489Texas, New-Mexico, Hawaii its not part of North American culture. And not part of US government.

[@isprikitikburkabush6200]

I was always curious about Ossetian people because they're the only natives in Russian Caucasus that practices Christianity. Thank you for showing us the beauty in this unknown part of the world

[@BETOETE]

not against any religion but good Ossetia is Christian!

[@АпельсинЖёлтый]

Хочу, Вам сказать, что аланы--далёкие предки осетин создали многие западные государства. Осетинский язык изучают в Гарварде и других институтах, как аланский... Часть алан осела на Кавказе, а другая часть их перебралась на Запад. До сих пор на Западе сохранились и осетинские--аланские названия и слова.

[@shoorakhamis3904]

They are an iranian people

[@ГермаенГабуты]

Не иранский, а ираноязычный...

[@BETOETE]

@@shoorakhamis3904 that's right!

[@sarahlongstaff5101]

It’s so beautiful! Eli, you should have your own travel show. I am absolutely loving learning about all the cultures in Russia!

[@rafffie0]

I would love this, as long as it stays as authentic as it is now. I love her style of filming and documenting and editing, it feels so down to earth and you can see she is not trying to exploit for views but rather wants to learn

[@zelenicaljubljanica5410]

she does have her own travel show - you are watching it!

[@frederickmoller]

@@zelenicaljubljanica5410 and my favourite one, she's the best in my opinion!

[@caralhoguy]

Such marvelous mountains they have! A very interesting and unique people. Have known and read some things about their culture since 2021. Greetings from Australia

[@Art-ut1jp]

Привет из Алании 🤚😂

[@caralhoguy]

@@Art-ut1jp Арфæ, как говорится по-осетински 👋👍

[@SnowTheJamMan]

Pozdrav Eli, otkrio sam tvoj kanal nedavno i jako mi se sviđaju tvoji videi. Pokazuješ lepotu svoje države na jedan fantastičan način. Raznovrsnost i kultura Rusije je neverovatna i drago mi je što, pogotovo sada, pokazuješ da je Rusija i dalje mesto puno ljubavi i lepote. Pozdrav iz Srbije.

[@Iron_61]

А я мечтаю побывать в Сербии, особенно в деревне Эмира Кустурицы.😊

[@Iron_61]

Когда, в 1999 году, Америка бомбила Белград, я написал это стихотворение. Белый город, светлый город Београд, Над тобою тучи чёрные висят, Это Клинтон, это дьявол во плоти, Не желает, чтоб садам твоим цвести. Сколько горя, сколько крови, сколько слёз, На Балканы из Америки принёс, Белый город, светлый город Београд, Над тобою тучи чёрные висят. Над Дунаем загорается заря, В Югославию опять пришла война, Но не слышен, в Белом Доме, детский плач, И топор занёс над сербами палач. Сколько горя, сколько крови, сколько слёз, На Балканы из Америки принёс, Белый город, светлый город Београд, Над тобою тучи чёрные висят. Только вера в справедливость не умрёт, И весна на нашу землю вновь придёт, В мирном небе снова звёзды загорят, Белый город, светлый город Београд.

[@HK-pp9ig]

@@Iron_61 Белград действительно красивый город. Однако США и НАТО не разрушили Югославию; Югославия была искусственной федерацией, другие народы не хотели жить под властью Сербии. Сербская армия и Милошевич вырезали других людей из Хорватии, Боснии и Косово. Свободный мир должен был остановить этнические чистки. Бомбы сбрасывались в основном на военные объекты, а те бомбы, которые сбрасывались на заводы или электростанции, были графитовыми бомбами, которые вызывали короткие замыкания, а не убивали людей. Франция пришла в Россию и убила много русских в 1800-х годах, но вы не злитесь на Францию, вы с ней хорошие друзья. Сербия в конечном итоге отойдет от своей нынешней позиции и найдет дружественный путь с другими европейскими странами.

[@johndewey6358]

This packed video is as tasty as Ossetian pies packed with that special cheese. Ossetia you are on my bucket list, thanks to Eli.🎉 I do not finds a lot of information like books and articles about Ossetian in English. Hopefully, the North Ossetia and South Ossetia can be united soon.

[@INGUSCHIMAMAEBISILA]

❤❤❤

[@jeandeboishault6380]

As a French, I have no stereotypes about Ossetia. Once again Eli, your video is superb with very beautiful images. We discover a lot about lesser-known people and regions of Russia. Thousand thanks for these videos ! Keep it up !

[@Art-ut1jp]

Вы французы точно должны знать кто такие Осетины! Осетины это те же Аланы 🤗от которых у вас во Франции осталось не мало названий!!!

[@jeandeboishault6380]

@@Art-ut1jp Здраво. Не говорим руски, а само мало српски. Остало на енглеском... I just heard something about a city called Allain (not so far from Nancy in eastern France), whose name is probably from Alani people. I know that there is a hamlet in Limousin region called "Sermadiras" : this name, according to linguists, comes from the Sarmatians. So, it would be very interesting if you could give more information about this ! Благодарю ;-)

[@markoldys]

@@Art-ut1jp это локальные легенды, если уж на то пошло, да и Аланы миграцию произвели в 13 веке, очень много воды утекло

[@4udovishche]

​​@@jeandeboishault6380французское имя Allain, и английское Alan происходят от алан. Они селились на территории Франции и чтобы не забывать свои корни давали своим детям такое имя. Потом, со временем это имя переняли все французы. Во Франции и севере Италии имеются аланские топонимы населённых пунктов, в которых они в древности селились.

[@INGUSCHIMAMAEBISILA]

Документальный фильм Темины Туаевой посмотрите Аланы дорога на Запад

[@JanHellman]

Thank you for doing these clips. Me and my wife has travelled all over Russia on our motorcycles. We basically have Magadan and Vladivostok left to see. We did visit Vladikavkaz/North Ossetia on our way down to Georgia and then on around the Black Sea but spent too little time in North Ossetia. Time to get back for another visit I think. Just love Russia. Fantastic country to travel in. Next year I will probably do the Golden Ring with a friend. 🙏

[@billiondollardan]

Vladikavkaz seems so clean and prosperous. I'd love to visit

[@billiondollardan]

US. I just think it looks nice there

[@sergiobagrationi1020]

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[@ЭрикДзиц]

​@@billiondollardanпусть не кажется

[@88arakvita]

So beautiful ancient land. Beautiful Vladykavkas a city where my beloved friend Raisa native to Volgograd lived , decades ago in her memory I say greetings from Minneapolis 💝 Minnesota. I have a post card with the mosque on the river . So beautiful. Good memories comes to my mind remembering her . ❤❤

[@opensamentododia4499]

I had a very limited view of Russia because of the Western media. But in reality, Russia is surprising. Russia's ethnic diversity is impressive. Russia has more than 100 languages ​​and more than 50 ethnic groups. This is beautiful!

[@sallyrickerson9139]

Same here. I am from USA and very limited exposure of the diversity and beauty of Russia.

[@andrejaga3003]

193 peoples, 277 languages

[@ericastier1646]

Western media is basically Jerusalem/Holywood/NY media ... it's not western demographics centered.

[@walterrwrush]

That's because Russia invaded them

[@milanmitic2429]

Поздрав из Србије Осетинском народу волим вашу културу.Надам се да ћу посетити Владивкавказ једног дана.

[@Безника-ч1п]

Во время балканских войн и агрессии запада против Сербии,в составе российских добровольцев сражавшихся за Сербию был осетинский боец Альберт Андиев. Он потерял глаз на этой войне. После войны он остался жить в Сербии и женился на сербке. К сожалению не пережил коронавирус

[@SH-jg5zq]

@@Безника-ч1пthank you! ❤️

[@umarevloev4585]

Владикавказ это бюро ингушетии

[@Безника-ч1п]

​@@umarevloev4585 это точно. Если что надо,едут во Владикавказ. Например все больницы и поликлиники(и не только) полны ингушами. Даже в обычных,маленьких стомотологических кабинетах. Своё ничего не создали,приходится ездить в другие места. А что создали,уровень такой,что лучше бы не создавали

[@umarevloev4585]

@@Безника-ч1п едут потому что они у себя дома

[@lapreghierasemplice]

I went to Belsan in 2009. I was guest of a group of families that suffered from the attack to School n.°1 in September 2004. People of Beslan and Vladikavkaz. Even today, in 2023, I still remember the human warmth and kindness of all the people I met. People with a great heart, who had to face an enormous tragedy. A big hug to Tamaz, Kleb, and all old friends there. ❤

[@jackieow]

What was the motive of the attackers? Why did they act so crazy?

[@lapreghierasemplice]

I could answer with geo political reasons (who were the terrorists? Who was the real leader behind them... did West play a role? which were the economic strategies about destabilize a critical region as Caucaso....) but I prefer to say that man has always a monster inside himself, and this weakness is used by big leaders to create sufference, war, poverty, etc. As long as there is war the big money will flow in bleeding pockets, and innocents die. In Caucaso such as in all other parts of the world. What we can do is to think with our mind and not with newspapers owned by economics tycoon (both american than russian) and promote tolerance and forgiveness starting from our near families and friends.

[@jackieow]

Thinking sweet thoughts doesn't solve the problem. If people don't understand history from historical examples, they are ignorant and doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. Which is a good reason to learn from history. If you obscure the history you are assisting evil, since as you point out it is inborn in the first place. @@lapreghierasemplice

[@markoldys]

@@jackieow none of them were osetians tho

[@jackieow]

Labels aren't important. The thought process is what counts.@@markoldys

[@zhopenpopen]

Спасибо за прекрасное видео про нашу чудесную республику Осетия!

[@Gracegraceful7]

Blessings from God to Ossetia -Alania forever!🙏🙏🙏💓💐

[@hugomitre9096]

What a wonderful and fascinating journey to this North Caucus land of Alania! Thank you for sharing this beautiful video! Good job!!! Greetings from California! 🤩✌🏻🫶

[@АпельсинЖёлтый]

Вы правы называя Осетию Аланией. Аланы--предки осетин. Мы гордимся этим!!!

[@INGUSCHIMAMAEBISILA]

🤝❤❤❤

[@Ahmed_Reza_Mehrdad]

As an Iranian, Ossetia & Dagestan are my favourite republics within Russia due to their linguistic, cultural & historical ties. (Ossetian & Caucasian Tat are Iranian languages official in these 2 republics) 🇮🇷❤️🇷🇺

[@frostflower5555]

What a beautiful tradition, that the older relatives of the groom go to the bride's house to ask for her hand.

[@pilot60-287]

it makes sense - all of them take responsibility for young family and their future children

[@j.waarsailer6474]

The more you show us the more fascinating Russia becomes! Thanks for sharing.

[@blumpkinspicelatte4580]

Should have focused a segment on the wrestling there since some of the best Olympic freestyle wrestler have come out of North Ossetia like Arsen Fadsaev, Khadartsev Makharbek, Dzhambolat Tedeyev and Gatsalov Khadzhimurat. just to name a few.

[@khunmikeon858]

Eli, I absolutely adore your videos about Russia and the diversity of Russian culture and history. Your story telling is so natural and wonderful and your skill with music and video is exceptional. Please keep them coming. Thank you from an Irishman in Thailand. 🇮🇪💚🇷🇺

[@АпельсинЖёлтый]

А, Вы знаете, что ирландцы прямые родственники осетинам. Ирландия это ИрАландия. Осетинские предки-- аланы создали Ирландию и многие западные государства...

[@Art-ut1jp]

​@@АпельсинЖёлтыйему стыдно наверное признать это 🤔

[@Art-ut1jp]

​@@АпельсинЖёлтыйдаже название бел Фаст !!!

[@billstarr9396]

Hi Eli from the USA. I thoroughly enjoy your videos, I feel that they are well made and quite informative. It is absolutely fascinating to see the many cultures within Russia.

[@GregoryBamber]

Thank you Eli. I loved this video. It shows tradition and family are still very important, something that is lacking in many western countries. I am moving to Russia to be with my beautiful wife next year for this reason.

[@williamFlat]

Eli, frankly speaking, you are exploring lands which are terra incognita to many people. You deserve an Oscar.

[@thespectre717]

Much love to you Eli, thanks to your travel videos I have learned so much, so I thank you 🙏 much love from me all the way in the Uk 🇬🇧

[@cristobalvalladares973]

I'm a Honduran living in the US. I can't get enough of this. Russia, the steppe and caucuses fascinate me. How different from my own and yet oddly similar. I especially like her coverage of Yakutia. There has to be a convection between the Siberians and the latin American indians. I'm no expert, but we have to come from them.

[@rafffie0]

yes, I've noticed many similarities between Siberians, indigenous and ethnic groups of Russia, and indigenous peoples in North and South America. I will try to research this myself as well but it would be so cool If Eli would also make a video about this.

[@jackieow]

The Siberian migration to North America happened 11,000 years ago and before, when there was an ice age. The Bering Sea between eastern Asia and Alaska was connected, so people could simply walk over to North America on the land bridge created by lowered seas, and lots of ice and snow. Oleg Balanovsky and Valery Ilyinsky have established that the earliest of these migrations happened 23,000 years ago. A lot of the people came from the Altai region (west of Mongolia) as discerned by DNA tracing analysis, and when they were passing through Siberia they could be called Siberians. Also the Polynesians sailed from the islands of southeast Asia eastward. Their learned old people had the sky, stars, and horizon memorized. This was very complicated to do because the paths of the stars change throughout the year. So instead of telling direction by 360 degrees around the compass, they had memorized, for different times of year, the stars and their rising and setting places on the horizon. All that was their version of degrees of navigation direction along the horizon. Once a person got old and experienced enough to do that, he could be the navigator for large canoes and take his tribesmen on journeys for hundreds and then thousands of miles across the Pacific. But you had to know the exact angle to get from one little island to another. If you were off by a few degrees remembering where a particular star rises and sets this time of year, sayonara and you don't get a second chance unless you can catch enough fish. But even then you might die of thirst if you can't find the proper island and come ashore for fresh water. Not a lot of plastic bottles in those days, and your canoe can carry only so much for what has to be island hopping centuries ago. Even New Zealand wasn't inhabited until the early 1300's even though aborigines discovered Australia over 50,000 years ago. The difference is that Australia was easier to find and reach due to all the interconnecting little islands. New Zealand was a much bigger leap literally and mentally. Ancient travellers headed more directly eastward. Centuries ago, the Polynesians definitely got as far east as Easter Island, and it became the only original Polynesian society to develop a system of writing. They undoubtedly went further to the east and landed on the coast of South America. But with the Incas and related tribes already established the Polynesians didn't stand a chance other than a little bit of one-to-one breeding activity before angered warriors killed off the invaders. The Araucanos for example were so fierce even the Spaniards never conquered them, and even in modern times they kill occasional interlopers who violate their territory. It took until the later 1800's for the Chileans to push them onto reservations. Jivaros in the Amazon are real-life headhunters who actually cut off and preserve as trophies the shrunken heads of their enemies, or claim to have quit doing so recently. On the other hand, many of the natives in Central America look exactly like modern Vietnamese, so the ancient tribes of Central America (being smaller and less organized) were more of an opportunity for settlement from Polynesia to mix in with the people who had come earlier from the north. Some of the Polynesians became simply Siberians and Yakutians and Chukchians who headed south instead of north, ending up in Honduras and nearby regions.

[@JJAAAACCKK]

Good post@@jackieow

[@Alejojojo6]

Not a lot, Yakutians and North American indians indeed but Mexican, Central American and South American Indians have very little to do culturally if at all with Yakutians even if they might share distant DNA relations. But so do Spanish and Russians and that doesnt mean they are close culturally.

[@Alejojojo6]

@@rafffie0 All indigenous peoples have similarities because they all have a similar way of life. If you go to Old Vikings, Celts, or Sami you'll see their way of live is very similar to those of Inuits or North American Indians because they were, lived in very similar fashion, yet culturally they still are different in a sense.

[@AFMKI_]

I love this channel and learning about life and culture in Russia never knew it was such a diverse country with such fascinating people, keep up the good work!!!

[@Gord.10]

Я живу в Оренбурге,на границе с Казахстаном.В нашем регионе проживаю:мардвинцы,татары,казахи,узбеки,азербайджанцы,армяне,китайцы,корейцы,цыгане,русские,украинцы.И все мы живет дружно.👍

[@anaqueiroz652]

It's always amazing to travel with you, Eli. In Russia!

[@capietame5345]

The ministry of tourism should pay you for your tremendous work 🌟

[@frostflower5555]

@@SuperNova-im3ro bla bla bla

[@elibrod9981]

@@SuperNova-im3roИди воюй лыцарь.. нех, в Польше отсиживаться

[@momcilojabucilo9320]

Tell America to stop supporting Israel in genocide against Palestinians you hypocrites

[@fieldofsky3632]

…and become a dollar slave to a pyramid company; independence is virtue!

[@volkerhartnegg8211]

maybe they do ;-)

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Hello Eli! So many brides in this video, you'll be the next!! Aside from joking this country is really beautiful and its landscapes are amazing. Nice people, good food (I should compare their cheese with ours to say which is better), historical sites....A great video. Thank you very much and take care.

[@Jesina_comradina]

Her last husband is said to have died in the prime of his youth at the age of 80.😰😩😢 Now she has to do something to keep her head above water because she's experiencing an investment backlog. I, for example, would be out of the question because I am A too poor and B too young to build up a fortune quickly enough! The best I can do is make myself useful in an unpaid internship and then not even get a very good assessment. Do you even know how exhausting forging documents can be, Эли can certainly sing songs about it when "correcting" some wills. The film "The Counterfeiters or Die Fälscher" provides inspiration. Not even the FSB can do that as well as in this film, as far as I DO NOT know!😅😁😉

[@jackieow]

What you don't know you can maybe figure out from Das Leben der Anderen.@@Jesina_comradina

[@klwthe3rd]

I love when Eli covers these very controversal areas in Russia. In the West all we ever hear about is terror and kidnappings but as we all know this is NOT true. This region of the Caucasius are my favorite on her channel. If i was to move to Russia, this is where i would live for sure! BTW..shout out to her girlfriend who gave her exclusive access to that amazing wedding. She was a tremendious wealth of knowledge in regards to North Ossetia's history/culture.

[@Jesina_comradina]

For me it would be a quite difficult decision, were I would like to live. Kamschatka, Caucasus, Perm region, Krim or Lake Baykal are some of my favourite regions.

[@minime7375]

Some Russian media, youtubers included, reinforce this opinion on criminality and a place being dangerous. For example I saw recently Perm being classed as one of the worst places in Russia but if I’m not mistaken that’s Eli’s home and it seems very normal in her videos.

[@tomS729]

Looking up the weather it has a daily mean of about -1 degree Celsius in winter which makes it far more pleasant to live than a lot of Russian areas where you have to deal with something like -10. It also seems to get a decent amount of rain which also makes a place more livable in my opinion.

[@markpribyshchuk4918]

Chechnya is literally run by a war lord who runs concentration camps for gay people don’t let white washing full you

[@Jesina_comradina]

@@tomS729 I got that point, for instance because I live in a climate, that has the of you described condition. It is of course more convenient than continental climate for most of the people, but continental climate has it's advantages too. But it's also a matter of taste.

[@Terence.1]

I really love the traditions and meaning, the communal nature and importance given to the wedding. Being hidden away in such beautiful nature, with people you love, who needs more than that? Stay hidden as long as possible! Lovely strong warm people. Great video from the greatest videographer. You're always a pro, and always beautiful 🎉 Good Morning wherever you are!

[@MaryJones-fs4wf]

Eli, show us more of Ossetia, if you're still there. I want to know more about their wonder water.

[@БасиеваИда]

Да,наша вода,самая вкусная. Везде она чистая,ну а в горах,самая чистейшая.👍

[@MaryJones-fs4wf]

@@БасиеваИда Lucky you 🍀

[@jackieow]

Like the old Russian proverb says, "Every pirate loves the smell of his own farts." The guy was born and raised there, so of course he loves the water. Humans are hard-wired to have territorial loves and affinities that go to where they originated. Not just their water, but their culture, dances, language, food, religion, weather, vegetation, and daily habits. People with happy childhoods tend to like to return to them, and doing so is in our genes. Like salmon returning to their ancestral spawning grounds from hundreds of miles away in the ocean. If he had been born and raised somewhere else, that is the water he would love. Now his water may be better than the water where you or I live, but that doesn't make his personal life water better than the next guy's. It's just a jingoistic chauvinistic attitude that is hard-wired into people's way of thinking, and it leads in extreme cases to the philosophy of "I am better than you" and the extensions that gave the world Nazis and similar types. He isn't that haughty, but such attitudes put people on that spectrum and can lead to the "my way is best" syndrome. Which leads to wars and lesser misfortunes. Education on the other hand, including travel with an open mind, tends to train people to be more open, more tolerant, and less inclined toward getting a fixation on "my way is best because it's my way." He has mountain stream water. Good. There are lots of mountain stream waters, and many of them are probably as good if not better. And in all of them, just in case, it pays to be on the lookout for pestilences like Giardia and amoebic dysentery. Even in higher mountains such as the Himalayas. Remember all those little crypt houses in the cemetery necropolis, where people died of cholera? Cholera gets spread in the water, and habitually is one of the problems in Ossetia and even higher places like Nepal. It may look good, and it may taste good, and it may smell good. But that is not a guarantee that the water will actually be good and not kill you with a devastating organism like the cholera bacteria. Further, a person can be habituated to their own wonderful water but get dysentery if they travel. And vice versa. A girl I knew in college went to India and got horrible dysentery, then her intestines learned to tolerate the local amoebas and all was well. But she was switched over, so when she came back to the United States a year later she got horrible United States dysentery that her system had forgotten to resist. When I went to South America I warned one of my friends to be careful about the water. The know-it-all's attitude was: "I'm from here, so I have nothing to worry about." Yeah, and she sat on the porcelain throne for 8-10 hours a day for the first week because she thought she was immune. She didn't recognize she had habituated to United States amoebas while losing her resistance to South American amoebas. And it kind of complicated getting ready for her own wedding ceremony. She was lucky it wasn't cholera, which can easily be fatal due to losing 5 gallons a day of diarrhea fluids and the sodium and potassium that leaves dissolved in the 5 gallons. Another one to watch out for is typhoid fever, especially on local fruits and vegetables. A little soaking in dilute Clorox with a spot of detergent (to break water surface tension) is good insurance against Montezuma's Revenge anywhere in the world. I didn't get into trouble in Latin America probably because I had zero raw water exposure the first day, a drop the second day, then partial teaspoons and then a tablespoon until I could handle the local water just fine after a week of playing careful. Travel entails certain precautions or else you may have to pay an unpleasant price. With intestinal maladies and a thousand other things.

[@MaryJones-fs4wf]

@@jackieow the old Russian proverb? are you sure?

[@jackieow]

I first saw it in print over 50 years ago. And that's tame compared to other Russian jokes.@@MaryJones-fs4wf

[@ИраУльяновская-н4ж]

У меня мама из Владикавказа, но после университета уехала. Мы родились уже далеко от Осетии. Очень жалею, что не записали рецепт осетинского домашнего пива. У нас бабушка его варила в большом котле на огне. Помню только были зажареные корочки хлеба и хмель сушёный. В детстве думала, что это какое-то колдовство 😂

[@Зарема-з1с]

Ютуб вам в помощь о пиве осетинск

[@ХаххонДзигло-ф7в]

Пива.. Алутон месяц гатовят в Алании. Настоящая пива.. Алутон. 😂

[@ИраУльяновская-н4ж]

@@ХаххонДзигло-ф7в, мы с сестрой не знаем языка, к сожалению, запомню 😉

[@Iron_61]

Когда граф Павел Потемкин в 1785 году стал генерал-губернатором Кавказского наместничества, он прислал светлейшему графу Григорию Потемкину бутылки с алутоном - осетинским пивом (осет. бæгæны). Светлейшему напиток понравился настолько, что он решил варить его в Санкт-Петербурге. Из Осетии доставили ингредиенты и мастеров, но те не смогли сварить такой же вкусный напиток. Не хватало какого-то ингредиента. Рецепт алутона восходит по мнению специалистов к I веку нашей эры и исходят из аланской среды Алутон как три пирога обязательно присутствует на каждом осетинском застолье. Считается, что настоящий алутон можно приготовить только из талой воды. Поэтому, и не получилось у Потёмкина сварить такой же вкусный алутон как в Осетии. Также, все попытки сделать алутон в промышленных объемах не имеют успеха (заводской бывает похож на перебродивший квас). Это связано с тем, что алутон варят в каждом осетинском селении по своей рецептуре и только во время общинных мероприятий. Поэтому, как и настоящий плов алутон можно приготовить только в домашних условиях (на воздухе, чтобы он дышал при варке) и при обязательном участии человека (лучше женщины) - его рук и души.

[@ИраУльяновская-н4ж]

@@Iron_61, интересная история, не знала. Бабушка тоже варила на открытом огне на воздухе. Мы были совсем маленькими, любили спускаться по огромным земляным ступеням в погреб под домом. Там висели какие-то веники сушеной травы, был и этот огромный металлический котёл.Пиво сама пробовала, помню, очень вкусное. Но уже моя мама и тёти этим не занимались. А вода во Владикавказе до 90-х даже проточная очень чистая была, голубая. Правда потом почему-то испортилась, стала как везде.

[@aliochafonseca5973]

Thank you Eli for this amazing documentary and my warm greetings to Ossetië.❤

[@hrep14]

A short but packed video, showing the vibrancy, beauty and traditional culture of the place. Thanks for another eye opening upload.

[@georgianasstudio]

I totally understand the water of home! I love fresh, untreated water here in Australia. Clean water is incredible. So under rated, especially when so many people in the world don't have clean water.

[@ЛюдмилаАйдарова-о2л]

You have no idea what a pleasure it is to drink tap water. When you don't need a filter. It's so nice. In Vladikavkaz, the water is one of the most delicious and clean.

[@bobbylee9727]

wonderful video: history, nature, tradition/customs, dancing, music, girls...and the food...i love seeing the food.

[@leedensmore5970]

Hi Eli! Lee here in Atlantic City New Jersey. I enjoyed this adventure as I have been enjoying many of your treks to places I never have known about. Those pies looked so delicious! That whole area looks so healthy and calm and peaceful! Thanks for continuing your adventures and sharing them with us outsiders! I'm glad you are well again! Be careful and safe!

[@rajnikantprasad7781]

ELI ❤YOU. I LIKE ALL YOUR EPISODES. IM INDIAN. I ❤ RUSSIANS VERY MUCH.

[@mrcu8176]

I just don't understand why you don't have well over a million subscribers !!!!???? You are so professional and talented !!!! I love your videos and look forward each week to watching them !

[@jackieow]

Stay tuned. She'll be there soon enough.

[@jwmulligan1]

This is now my favorite video that you have produced!

[@игорьроманов-н2г]

эля круто смотреть твои видео штудировать английский и любоваться профессионализмом и рыжим обаянием🤩

[@曾幼芬]

Eli's videos are fantastic that brought me some knowledge and imagination about Russia

[@technobo06]

Thank you for another beautiful tour of your experience in North Ossetia, always loved your videos.

[@feel_the_walk]

As an American, I love discovering USSR❤ I am currently in Uzbekistan, I film Walking video tours for KZbin just for free. It is my passion!

[@oldbagira2192]

The USSR no longer exists for 30 years

[@Astronurd]

There no longer is a USSR.

[@ИринаЗахарова-е5й]

Если вы ещё думаете что мы СССР то вы ошибаетесь.это большая ошибка западной пропаганды

[@mbdtsmo]

Such a heartwarming channel. Thanks!

[@SalmanKhan-vp9js]

The view the scenery the nature the culture all are same to same like my countryside we have same snow capping mountain greenery and beautiful places in northern Pakistan 😍❤️

[@alaskabarb8089]

The little “tomb village” was beautiful. Too bad everyone has to be dead to be a resident.😎 The roofs were fascinating. Little horizontal layers of slate. Mountains, beautiful lakes, rivers and Ossetian pies! Thanks you for the tour ❤

[@harrydecker8731]

One reason why I like your videos so much is you take us to new places and show us beautiful views and history and culture and customs and cuisine that many of us did not know existed. Thank you for your passion and talent and hard work. So sad about that cholera epidemic and those tombs. By the way, Eli, the letter O in the word tomb is prononced like the letters OO in the word moon. You pronounced it like the letter O in the word comb. Yes, the English language is crazy. We Americans have to learn its idiosyncrasies too!

[@Jesina_comradina]

Thanks, pronounced tomb also in a wrong way as it should rhyme on the word comb...😱😉

[@jackieow]

No, Harry Decker is right. English is irregular as to spelling and pronunciation, and there is no predictability unlike other languages with a more logical spelling tradition and practice. In Russian there is the name Gyorgi. In English the same name is George. If you pronounce the English version letter by letter, you can tell English used to pronounce George as its original form "Gyorgi" even though today we say "Jorj." It's obvious English has changed from the spelling but Russian has stayed constant for his one word. Today knight and night are pronounced the same. But centuries ago the hard k was pronounced for knight. This is why people who long ago acquired the family name of Knight sometimes spell it KenKnight, to emphasize the correct original version.

[@frederickmoller]

But I knew off the bat what she was saying, and I'm no linguist, just an old Canadian retired hard rock miner.

[@jackieow]

Totally right. Nobody needed to make an issue of it in the first place.@@frederickmoller

[@harrydecker8731]

@@frederickmoller I know. But since Eli teaches English as well as Russian, I correct her once in a while. A few years ago I pointed out to her that she was saying "pogrom" when she meant to say "program." Big difference.

[@robertmontgomery3892]

Love to Eli from Jackson California

[@zezeandjr4110]

Thank you for this wonderful expose of Ossetia, its people, traditions and culture, I love it.

[@MAZ501]

I love this Caucasus series❤

[@professorgraves2926]

So wonderful to see this, especially the wedding. Your wedding, Elina, will be with the luckiest man in the world.

[@jfv65]

Wonderful traditions! Beautiful mountain scenery.

[@teena4rl211]

Wonderful! I love the episodes set in the Caucasus. Thank you Eli!

[@stansiyomana1239]

Thank you for yet another great video. I am Burundian (East Africa), I attended Friendship University in Moscow (1971-1977). In 1976, I spent a few months at Kholst lead-zinc mine in North Ossetia (collecting field material for my thesis. I still have some photos and a copy of my thesis).

[@francescocursio4523]

Hi Eli! In Ossetia and generally in the Caucasus you can see and hear customs and traditions that deeply touch the soul. Seeing these people celebrating in these ancient customs, it seems like they want to celebrate the grandeur of the looming natural landscapes that are around. We feel in marriage that the union is very sacred and must be celebrated in the best possible way. However, the part of the bride who must not only remain aloof but also standing and still is less pleasant. I know that Caucasian cuisine is very good, in fact, that dish you showed us is one of many. The city of the dead intrigues me a lot as well as being a fascinating archaeological site. Thank you for showing us and introducing us to wonderful new realities that deserve to be visited. Greetings and a hug.

[@Qeenzm]

Уффф… я выдохнула, когда наконец-то на 17.30 минуте показали кусочек настоящих осетинских танцев. 😊

[@carolinelvsewe]

What a beautiful village! Thank you Eli😊

[@gregbromberg5427]

This was incredibly fascinating. The marriage ceremony still has me with questions. The sadness of the bride is something that is culturally shocking. Great job, as always, Eli with regards to the cinematography.

[@sarahlongstaff5101]

Yeah, the marriage tradition is a bit creepy. Hopefully with KZbin and the Internet, they'll move into the 21st century.

[@ДмитрийАлександров-щ1я]

@@sarahlongstaff5101 Они и так в 21 веке, только они в своём нормальном 21 веке, а не в вашем «цивилизованном» (безумном) 21 веке.

[@klwthe3rd]

@@sarahlongstaff5101 See that's the problem. As outsiders you're not supposed to interject other marriage/culture onto others. They love their ceremonies just the way they are. If it's creepy to you, then don't say anything. This is why everyone hates westerners around the globe.

[@angell.n.7610]

Please don't judge something or someone you do not know anything about!!! You are mistakenly taken the modesty of the bride for sadness! IN NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA THE BRIDE MUST SHOW MODESTY WHEN SHE MEETS ELDERS - WOMAN OR MAN! Looking straight to the eyes of elderly people REGARDED as very rude in our culture! That's why she must look down not to offend anyone around! But it doesn't mean she is not happy! Our girls marry only the man they WANT TO MARRY! Nobody can force them! That is absolutely IMPOSSIBLE IN OSSETIA! BY FORCING SOMEBODY TO MARRY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE AND WILL GET YOU IN PRISON! ☝️

[@dilbyjones]

Interesting comment.

[@jakeg3733]

This is fascinating. We're looking at the descendents of the Alans, a tribe of Indo-Iranian steppe nomads from late antiquity. By extension that means the people who, several thousand years earlier, took the middle east by storm (with horses and chariots) and brought a language related to this one to Persia and the surrounding areas. Iranians may look closer to Arabs in appearance but linguistically they have more in common with Europeans, which is just incredibly ironic considering world events right now

[@teovu5557]

Tajiks and pamiri people look no different from Europeans. Only Persians look middle eastern due to Arab invasion. Other Iranic groups retain there ancient looks

[@IranLur]

Iranic not Indo Iranian. Alans are after the split and the emergence of the Iranic peoples. And I am Lur from Iran and look nothing arab.

[@jakeg3733]

@@IranLur You are misunderstanding me, and I get that. Actually, that's my entire point, the original "Iranic" people looked nothing like modern Persians, but mixing after taking over gradually changed the dominant phenotype. Here's the timeline _from what modern archeology understands_ 1. Indo Europeans emerge somewhere on the steppes in Eastern Europe; probably the Pontic-Caspian steppe around 6000BC-4000BC. Exactly when & where is up for debate still 2. Their first migration leads them to conquer large sections of Anatolia not long after, bringing their language to the middle east for the first time. Again, they mix with the locals and their children begin to take on those physical traits. 3. Later, they push into Europe and all but wipe out the indigenous population there; the Basques are _possibly_ the only remnant, except for DNA in modern populations particularly mitochondrial 4. Around this time there is another migration to what is now Iran. The Medes for example, who eventually brought down the Neo-Assyrian Empire 5. For the region you are referring to we're talking about late antiquity. A tribe called the Alans, which is their word for "Aryans". They war with everyone from the Romans to the Turks (who gave them hell), but ultimately settled in Ossetia and their descendants remain there today. This is what I was talking about I left some things out because this is already a long freaking post. The Aryan migration to the Indian subcontinent for example, which brought Sanskrit. Anyway, you're free to dispute if you'd like but the data is all there from centuries of archeology, linguistics, and genetic studies. Yes, there are even people with light hair and eyes in places like Afghanistan _because_ of these migrations and interbreeding with the local, conquered population by the new elite class of invaders

[@IranLur]

@@jakeg3733 The Iranic people whose identity was formed in Western Central Asia originally mixed with the BMAC population of the area. The BMAC population was primarily composed of Iranian Neolithic and Anatolian Farmer DNA.The average Modern Iranian DNA consists of: 40-60% Iranian Chalcolithic Ancestry (Neolithic Iranian & Anatolian Farmer DNA) 20-30% Sintashta Andronovo Ancestry (Aryan-Steppe DNA) 10% Caucasian Ancestry (Caucausian Hunter-Gatherer DNA) 0-10% Natufian Ancestry (Semetic DNA) We are primarily of the same admixture as those from South-Western Central Asia that began migrating into Iran.

[@jakeg3733]

@@IranLur Awesome, thanks for giving the exact numbers. That's very, very interesting but it makes sense and is representative of many modern populations, Europeans included. A small group of invaders may replace the original language and culture but the indigenous population will live on through the DNA they transmitted. I am actually really surprised that you don't have any Turkic DNA, or at least not a statistically significant proportion of it considering the events of 1000-1900AD. Likewise for the small amount of Semitic DNA. Endogamous practices I suppose? The Parsis in India have managed to largely preserve their ancient Persian genetics, language, culture, and religion by essentially doing what the Jews did in medieval Europe (although in the latter's case there is significant amount of _extremely_ ancient 15k year old southern European mtDNA in modern populations, probably from the male migrants from the Levant taking local wives upon arriving in Europe) The only relatively homogenous populations are probably in places like Saudi Arabia and Yemen where I'd bet Semitic DNA dominates, although I'd have to check the data on that Anyway, I appreciate your response with actual hard data. It's interesting stuff I want to dig through again, particularly the data on the Neolithic populations in that region. I have a lot of burning questions regarding exactly who they were and how they tied into the birth of urban civilization, Sumeria and the Harrapan civilizations in particular because my understanding is that those two cultures likely originated from the original neolithic populations (pre-Semitic) that had been in the region for millennia. I'm not buying the Dravidian hypothesis

[@kurthummitzsch9948]

Thank you for this glimpse into everyday life in the far north. Very interesting to learn about their traditional customs. Great videos.

[@Qeenzm]

Это не Крайний Север, а Кавказ, который находится на юге России.😊

[@ИринаЗахарова-е5й]

Это юг России😊

[@CactusTwo]

Now I understand why I love your trips. You are very good ethnographer. That's my profession! You have a quality about it. You give you a time to hear the people. Greeting from Chile.✌🇨🇱🇷🇺

[@ajaygond9399]

Love you all Russians ✍️🙏❤🤗💐🌹

[@peregrination3643]

I guess you can say that some people in the West see weddings as being about the bride. My mom has described weddings as being about the parents (her experience). And Ossettian weddings are about the community--everyone else gets an excuse to have fun, and that seems to be more the point. The bride and groom are symbols for the day.

[@Kookingwithkuscha]

Greetings from your Iranic family in Iran! ❤❤

[@ralphlohmann8549]

Thank you again for briniging us all regions of russia beyond stereotypes to us! Thank you!

[@davidgreen7392]

Many of you video in the past, and this one, brings tears to my eye's. I so much want to experience this -- with my other half. If possible, I fully intend to sail here. I have had a 13/14m boat - I would prefer NOT to fly - and hope to acquire another. Visiting Russia is high, if not at the top of my aspirations.

[@esterherschkovich6499]

I love there dancing ❤Always interesting videos❤

[@Nikjagring311]

Здравствуйте, Элли, пожалуйста, покажите нам деревни вашей страны, которые мы хотели увидеть. Я очень люблю русскую культуру, красивых людей и прекрасную страну, с любовью из Индии. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Jesina_comradina]

Я тоже! 🙂

[@Art-ut1jp]

Приветствую вас!!! Это Осетины их предки Аланы Сарматы Скифы!!! Короче это и есть Аланы Сарматы Скифы 👈

[@16-mag]

Love to see the other part of Russia. A huge and diverse country with a lot of nationality and cultures. From european part, asian part, siberia to the far east and then here in north caucasus, very well coverage. Thanks to you Eli and greetings from Indonesia.

[@boomie54]

Elina, you are without a doubt samaya krasavaya woman on you tube!

[@jorgezanafriavasconez9315]

What a beautiful place and people! Thank you, Eli, for sharing this with us.

[@stuartofblyth]

Amazing, and incredibly moving. Thank you, Eli.

[@ALVARA80ify]

Люблю нашу Осетию , приезжаю в гости и чувствую себя , как дома ! Владикавказ сильно изменился даже за последние 5 лет 👍И это очень безопасная республика , со спокойным укладом жизни , только в святых местах нельзя гулять в шортах , это традиция и уважение к культуре . Девочки купаются в горячих источниках в шортах и футболках . Еда вкусная , люди спокойные и доброжелательные , пейзажи потрясающие !

[@fluctuatio]

Лайк,как душево, я даже расплакалась

[@TheRaymooney]

I really admire your work / creativity, a breath of fresh air. We never get any pictures in the UK of Russian provinces or regions. Very many thanks for your modest personal eye as you travel.

[@abdillahihollandis7481]

❤❤Hi Eli , nice to see you again . The Caucus region of Russia .

[@BeautifulIndiaa]

Nice video I liked it thanks for sharing

[@davidsartin5708]

That was cool and very interesting. Thank you, Ms. Eli.

[@mikey291145]

Love your videos. Thank you for sharing your country, it is beautiful.

[@Parnall71]

I'd love to try north- ossetian pies of course and I'm sure they are delicious. Hi from italy! P.S. - we know, we have one of the most interesting cuisine of the World but other people eat good stuff too (not americans or brits though, they don't).

[@Zika05]

Вы не представляете как это вкусно - осетинские пироги❤Вам бы точно понравилось 👏Приезжайте к нам🤝❤️

[@Parnall71]

😍😍😍