Tiny soviet apartment? My Russian dorm tour and news about leaving Russia

[@beachbum77979]

Alena, it's really good to hear from you again. I'm sure that I'm not the only one who has missed you. Your dorm looks tiny but if it suits your purpose and is comfortable, it's perfect, for now. I look forward to seeing your new adventures. Please stay safe. Much love from Texas, USA.

[@beachbum77979]

P,S. I just read the description. Thanks for the history lesson too.

[@miguelmorales4005]

Thanks for the update :D

[@ariavril5434]

Same! I’ve been wondering how she’s doing too! It’s a relief to finally see her face again!

[@beachbum77979]

@@ariavril5434 It's a relief indeed. I hope she can update us again soon.

[@ariavril5434]

@@beachbum77979 me too! I think I know where she is heading so I’m thinking we will be getting updates from her and possibly updates about her via other KZbinr’s. 😃

[@richardlong3745]

I'm really relieved by the ending comments for your own personnel safety reasons, I'm sure it's tough leaving so much behind but sometimes leaving is a much better option than staying put. Good luck in personnel growth journey and don't leave us all hanging to long before updating us on next landing spot.

[@WyrdBlogger01]

That was one of the most charming videos I have seen an a while.

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

Nice to see you again Alena, and best wishes for the future from Massachusetts! 😊😊👍👍

[@vysheslavuzumati1269]

This is bringing back memories of the day my Russian language partner showed me their dorm that looked exactly like this. I honestly thought they had it good because it was a place of their own something I did not have at the time.

[@katem2411]

Thanks for showing us your apartment - I'm glad that you got out and you're safe with Natasha. Sending you positive vibes that you are able to make a good life far away from the tyranny.

[@peterharrer3261]

Such a droll presentation. The pizza story with the babushka was a little gem. Best wishes in your travels. May you soon be reunited with friends and supporters.

[@spacemanspiff3052]

I was so happy to see you in Natasha’s recent video enjoying Christmas in Tablisi. I hope 2023 brings you new opportunities and great success. Rock on!

[@MrFlazz99]

Good luck in your new destination Alena. Dry humour is the best.

[@jerramygipson6560]

Can't wait to see where you end up next! Happy Travels!

[@aussiewelsh]

Glad to hear you're leaving Russia. Can't wait to see what you do next... Maybe make a coffee or something Also, when you're settled can we get a tour of your new place?

[@uzeela]

Thanks for the tour! Best wishes in your travels.. Your English is awesome!🛤🚆✈

[@81OH4Z4RD]

Decent looking little pad. The pizza story was great, I can almost hear that angry babushka laying into the poor delivery guy :) Fingers crossed for a video with Natasha in the near future. Safe travels Alena

[@Mr20gormenghast]

Thanks for sharing, Alena...

[@nordicson2835]

Have a safe journey to your new home. I wish you well ,seeing your posts make me happy..

[@grinsiklinsiknallgower60]

All the best at your new destination ! Would be nice to see some of your new artworks in your next few upcoming videos once possible ! :) Щастливо ! 😘

[@sheilaedquist9552]

Lovely to watch your entertaining video😊. Safe journey to your next destination.!

[@rorystorm4284]

So great to hear from you, Alena! Glad you're OK and planning for the future!

[@marveldcextinctionwrestler7773]

Glad you’re back!

[@authormikemontie250]

Love your sense of humor. I am amazed at how well you speak English. Glad to hear from you again. Best of luck!

[@Stevethelightingguy]

You always make me laugh! Can't wait to hear about the next adventure!

[@letterbox203]

Khabarovsk is just the right size for a city. It is large enough to have cafes, museums, and the arts and also can still grow in population without getting overcrowded. Thank you for taking us inside a Soviet-styled apartment.

[@grinsiklinsiknallgower60]

Sooo happy to watch another video from you, Alena (means you are doing fine I assume ;) ) !

[@mikep.9371]

Wishing you the best future Alena. Take care 'n enjoy being young. Time goes by too fast.

[@ShadowW0lf1]

Honestly, your apartment looks pretty cozy. It always intrigues me how others live in the rest of the world. So thanks for sharing and good luck on leaving Russia and hope everything works out for you.

[@liamneslind5708]

this literally cost like 150 USD to live in. Not everyone in russia lives in tiny soviet apartments.

[@planetaryengineer]

To be honest, it is not so much the country itself that is to blame as these people, they are Russians, pigs🐽, where they cannot be settled everywhere will be the same. I myself live in this country, but my place is very clean, beautiful and tidy. Cleanly not where they clean, cleanly where they do not litter.

[@nicolarobinson3140]

@@liamneslind5708exactly!! Is this meant to be indicative of all Russian life?! There’s plenty of people who live quite comfortably and happy in Russia, and plenty of alternative sites that follow foreign nationals who have made Russia their home!! There’s residual problems if course from Soviet times but this is often exploited to paint Russia in a wholly negative, depressant light , as though most countries don’t have their own societal and political issues regardless of where you go!! I suspect if this isn’t a fifth columnist account, many would be drawn to it to inform their Russia-phobic tendencies!! Now I think I’ll head straight over to those other pages for a bit of balance….😅🤷🏻‍♀️

[@AlexKarasev]

@@nicolarobinson3140 very observant. I grew up in the USSR and now live in the US. Let me tell you, in my travels I've seen plenty of disadvantaged places in the US that don't even measure up to that old Soviet life - and once you add crime and drugs into the picture, that supposedly horrid Soviet & Russian life Alena dreads in her trembling voice, would be as remote to them as some advanced species on an alien planet. I really wish I could buy Alena a ticket & have her spend a few nights in Camden, NJ. See how she likes it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qau1l4CnYsRpZ5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ6amYivjbuemdU kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3XVfoGsgbaXoq8

[@AlexKarasev]

Many Russians sure looove to complain. This pre-dates modern Russia or the USSR even - Russian poet Pushkin writes about this national self-loathing trait back in the early 1800's. In New York it's common to find a Russian emigrant with a couple of doctorate degrees from the old country (for neither of which he had to pay a dime) who speaks of his homeland poorer than his fellow emigrant from say Mozambique, who got hardly anything but malaria from his motherland.

[@joeshmooo5327]

Happy to see another video, I missed you and your videos

[@calebanderson6205]

Wow! Loved the apartment tour! You're right-your going to look back at this and laugh. Wishing you the very best move-out of Russia- keep us updated on your adventures!

[@porterbrass]

Alena, 😂😂I am “laughing my ass out” watching this video! Seriously though, you are a joy to watch. I love your cutting sense of humor in a challenging situation. Your dorm apartment looks nice despite the wallpaper😅. God bless and protect you in your travels. Let your light shine! ❤️NY

[@sargonofakad]

Quite interesting -- you made a very small living space into a comfortable and unique home for yourself. Nevertheless, I am happy that you are moving on and have decided to leave your present situation for a better one. Good to hear from you, Alena.

[@robote7679]

Good luck and safe travels on your move. I realize that you have an independent point of view and hope whereever you settle will be more conducive and supportive of you and your views.

[@d0lvl0]

Wow, such a beautiful apartment you lived in. I absolutely love the way you ended this video. Best of luck to you in your future outside of Russia, and I hope you find beauty and gentleness in this world!

[@TheBooban]

This girl sounds like a spoiled brat.

[@vell2994]

Beautiful?

[@kevinkingmaker7395]

We missed you, Alena! Don't ever go away again.

[@bobd7307]

It's private and clean. So it's a nice little place. I love the "weird yellow colour" on the couch !

[@chrisspain]

All the best where ever you go. I hope you will continue bringing these very unique videos. Maybe you find a way to get a bit less depressed. The exit was brilliant.

[@paulayala4816]

It is good to see you posting again. Your dorm apartment (or is it the other way around) is small, but not as small as some Japanese accomodations or cage living in Hong Kong.... OMG those are small. Glad to hear you will only be here for a bit and that you can make a future outside of Russia.

[@joninosaka]

I enjoy your sardonic sense of humor. You'll have plenty of opportunity to share it with the citizens of the whatever country you will find yourself next and I'm sure they'll appreciate it as much as I do.

[@peace4myheart]

Glad to hear from you again. It's been awhile. Glad you are safe and well. Anyway, I can't wait to see what great new adventures you will take in the next chapter of your life. Please keep us up to date. Until then, stay warm.

[@ericsolnitzky795]

I'm excited to hear where you are going next. Love and support. Be safe. 😘

[@purrsephone2904]

It's nice to see you again, and I look forward to more videos. 💙

[@ts4143]

Your english is really good and natural. You also have a great voice, like Natasha.

[@christee2908]

Do you actually realize how good you are at your movies? You tell how you live, how you survive, how you enjoy the simple things in life. I don't know any other YT'er who does it as honestly as you do. Your videos are a breath of fresh air to watch.

[@pablodelsegundo9502]

Tatiana Haina does the same but from Ghana. It IS great to see people like her and Alena share their experiences.

[@dennisfitzgerald8486]

good luck on your next adventure Alena.

[@mabelfunclub9984]

YES! Finally! Hope to see you outside of Russia soon :)

[@alexandermonro6768]

Good to see you again, Alena! You have exactly the same model of washing machine as I do! Glad you're getting out of Russia. Looking forward to seeing the video tour of your new home. Stay safe!

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

So glad to hear from you again. Lots of love from Belgium ❤ 🌈

[@w.neuman]

Looks Cozy ALena !

[@APlusRussian]

Kinda glad I watched all the way to the end, or I would have missed the BIG news - looking forward to updates 🍿 The apartment is a weird mix of Soviet + Modern, and your Granny story backs that up 👵 Pretty cozy though; I can't say I didn't live in a place just like this at one point 🤪

[@makeyyyy7890]

I told you she was a KGB agent. Getting intelligent on western people's through KZbinr

[@barjamlin7962]

I am so happy to hear from you. I have been concerned about how you are doing since Natasha moved. You’re new flat looks comfortable. Keep posting!!

[@shortaybrown]

Yay! A Depressed Russian vid ! That’s a cool quirky relaxing apartment. Im glad you’re OK and you’re not arrested by KGB in Siberian work camp prison. Are you going to the country of Georgia like Natasha? Where ever you go you’re beautiful English language skills will make life easy for you. Make a travel video when you fly out of Russia and get to you’re new country. Best of luck!

[@lindaltsteele1313]

Good for you Hope you will be happy in your new location 😊

[@sobrcelt]

2:30 Alena: Sippin' espresso, listening to Taylor Swift. Communal apartment babushka: sippin' kvass, listening to Kino. Best of both worlds. 🙂 I'm so glad you're alright! Please at least check in periodically with us with a little community post or something saying that you're still alive, still depressed, etc. 😅 Much love from America! 🤗

All the best Alena and good luck to you . Im looking forward to seeing your next video

[@MikeOxlong-]

OMG! Look at all those appliances!! Especially that nice and new looking LG washing machine... Where’d they all come from?!? 😂 Nice to see you again Alena! It’s too bad you don’t share your awesome dry humour and wittiness with us more often, but I understand that you’ve probably been busy. Didn’t think you’d be leaving so soon, but I’m happy for you! Hope you’re happy and excited about the future too (even with all the unknowns, since they’re the most fun part)!! Maybe try to drop by every once in a while to say hello while on your journey, that is of course if you can find the time to “edit a video”... 🙊 Take care and safe travels!

[@sfv6]

😅😂

[@dennistokarsky1176]

Good luck! Looking forward to next upload.

[@paulobrien9572]

Alena this brings me back to college and the third floor walkup in a brownstone on Beacon Street in Boston. Myself and 3 friends shared a "four bedroom" apt with rooms not much larger than yours but with a shared bathroom. Glad you're exiting Russia as I have said before with your talents I believe you will have no problem prospering in this next stage of your life. Don't be such a stranger I miss that sense of humor of yours 💚💚

[@andrewsobieski395]

Great video. Thanks for showing. Have a safe journey!

[@alandickerson3379]

Thank you for sharing your apartment! And, very good luck on your adventures when you leave Russia. Have a good week!!

[@1ouncebird]

It is wonderful to see you again Alena. Thanks for the tour of your apartment. Best wishes on your move to a new country. Looking forward to finding out where you have gone.

[@ChrisPelletier73]

Your apartment looks really nice but can’t wait to see upload from a different country. Safe travels☮️

[@evegreenification]

Glad to see you again. Love your videos. Good luck in your endeavors.

[@markmuller7962]

I love your videos it's funny and interesting in the same time 😄

[@SS-qo4xe]

Good to hear from you again. You and Natasha are both so laconic and ironic. Must be something in the water in Khabarovsk. Good luck on your upcoming travel. I am guessing you are already gone.

[@blancacordero3998]

I loved this video, even if it was bitter sweet, because you gave us a glimpse into your home. It was more personal. Will you be reuniting with your friend Natasha? Also, will you still be making videos from your new home? Please say you will. I really hope this is NOT your last. Good luck and take care on this new stage in life. May you find happiness and may you continue to create and succeed in life!

[@wardtroetschel3362]

I loved the shirt😂So glad that you’re getting out of Russia! 🎉 😅Never quit fighting for the world that you want to live in!! Death or success are the two options. In my life I’ve chosen to fight and I have succeeded. Life is not easy, but few things worth having come easily. You have yourself and you are intelligent, combine intelligence with understanding and you will be happy 🎉😃. Remember in life often it is not where you are, but who you are with that brings joy 🤩!!! I was one of your first dozen or so subscribers and I am proud of you 👏

[@johnhoskins7126]

I like it Alena! :) Smaller places are more cozy and homey. It's great to have privacy and your own space. Good luck in your travels and future endeavors. Much love and respect from Tennessee, USA.

[@dj-jn7qs]

Love your personality. Cracks me up every time

[@TheShmekler]

5:58 "I just don't want to know if it's true or not." lol Be safe in leaving the country. We are all pulling for you!!!! Love the editing as always, you may have a knack as a film editor in your future fellow Pisces!

[@galactic_spectator6409]

Whenever i feel depressed i watch Alena's videos. And afterwards, i feel even more depressed.

[@flipflopzg]

Good to get a video from you... That place actually looks very functional. In any case, all the best on your travels and hope to hear from you once you've settled. Btw, the shared appartment thing sounds similar to a WG (Wohngemeinschaft) in Germany, which is the usual way of life for students...

[@OneRogueGuru]

Thank you for sharing videos with your experiences ... it is a unique time and place you are witnessing - Best wishes of success, and please be safe. - from New Mexico, USA

[@demolitionman5003]

I'm glad to hear you will be leaving Russia soon. You were lucky to have such amenities in your apartment it looked very nice compared to some other ones I've seen in Russia LOL. Be safe and Much love from Illinois!!

[@greendale634]

Looking forward to the next update :)

[@Ultra-Violet]

Cool video Alena 👍🏻 interesting to see your apartment there, looks pretty good to me. You're leaving eventually, good for you 🙂 Nice to see you again, look forward to the next 💜 P.S you're so funny, your humour is great.

[@igordrm]

You have, and will, so much to enjoy! Keep going! It will be very cool to see you smiling more often!

[@Brandon-ik3ym]

Hi Alena. I really enjoyed watching the video. I like how chill it was. I feel like you could make a video about washing dishes in the bathroom sink and it would still be interesting😂👍. I’m glad to hear that you’re getting out of Russia(I’ve been worried about your safety). I’m looking forward to seeing where you are going(maybe you’ll meet up with Natasha again?🤞). Thank You for this video and I can’t wait to see you again in the next one❤️. P.S. I’ve noticed on your other videos that you mostly reply to comments that were posted recently after the video was released. I suspect that you might not check the comments often after a certain period of time has elapsed. You should go back and check more often! There are some really cool people posting comments that don’t get any acknowledgment from you.

[@butchshadwell3613]

I enjoy your videos Alena. Your English is amazing, and you edit your videos well. Thanks.

[@joeschmeaux]

I'm so glad you're leaving Russia! I was worried you had been detained or otherwise silenced. So seeing this vlog is a big relief! I'm sorry you have to leave, but it's definitely for the best right now. I hope you're going to be with people you know -- perhaps we'll soon see more videos with you and Natasha? :-) Anyway, be safe and try not to be too depressed. Life gets better as you get older. I think this situation will improve sooner than later. I'm looking forward to more of your compelling videos!

[@C.Chandler_May]

"Here's my couch, it has a really weird yellow color".. Good to see a video from you again. Cheers Alena!

[@piercehaugh1583]

that was adorable! Babushkas keeping the buildings secure since the time of Lenin! hahaha Are you going to be moving to where Natasha is or not? If you'd rather not say i understand. I loved the whole here is some flowers and here is a geomettry class! that one i almost choked on my drink! Cant wait for more videos!

[@houndlover870]

Glad to see you again and glad you are safe. Nice to see you again.

[@D_isco_D_ancer]

When I studied in Edinburgh The apartment that I lived the two years of my career was very similar. As a student one spend all the Tim out so basically what you need is something to crash on daily basis. I made friends with bigger places and went to theirs apartments all the time to hang out.

[@liamneslind5708]

yeah except youd pay x5 the amount in Edinburgh

[@nutyyyy]

Edinburgh is very expensive. I'm from Edinburgh but I wouldn't dream of living anywhere near the city centre but further out it's more affordable (barely)

[@liamneslind5708]

@@nutyyyy Yeah. better to move else where like russia, get rich , then buy a vacation home in a place like Edinburgh youll never get ahead, youll be stuck in limbo living in Edinburough

[@coffeeprincess25]

Your apartment interior is so cute and it has ALL the amenities…washing machine, built-in drying racks, induction plate, multiple wardrobes/closets…much nicer than some nyc apartments at least as far as the interior is concerned.

[@jcben]

I really can picture the бабушка chasing the poor pizza delivery guy 😂 I hope you've found a confortable appartement out of Russia

[@AddieDirectsTV]

Don’t mess with the Babushkas. Lol. Seriously…everyone loved mine (srsly Ukrainian/Russian) but uh just don’t get on her bad side.

[@phibian00]

love the realness of this, the ethos of frank first-person reporting, using available tools.

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

Alena, I'm hoping you held off releasing this video until you were safely out of russia, and I can now stop worrying about your safety. I'm EXTREMELY pleased that you got out, and think you'll have GREAT opportunities for a bright future. I'm wishing you a good life, and look forward to following your adventures. Slava Ukraine!

[@Spaceman719]

Wow really? There’s a lot worse places to live in overseas countries! She might just get a shock that the west isn’t as rosy as she thinks it is. You really need to travel to get an idea what countries are really like and I’ve traveled to many places USA, South America, around Europe, China, Mongolia and Russia! And Russia, and Russia would be one of those on my favourites list! Don’t believe all western media what they say and experience it for yourself.

[@wilhelmpfusch3699]

@@Spaceman719 Iam from east german. Born in the 80ths, but i know from my old folks all the storys of people beliving in the "golden west" and how reality turned out. Who where later kind of shoked, that it wasnt like the TV Commercials who made it over the iron curtain. Think alone of the pepper spray in the video. If you think you are safe here as a women in germany today at anytime, you missed some information about certain folks with a specific culture.

[@Spaceman719]

@@wilhelmpfusch3699 yes it would be very scary travelling as a woman alone overseas I must imagine!

[@SvetlanaVoikova]

@@Spaceman719 👍💯💯💯

[@papagigo1]

Thank you for sharing , it's interesting to see for sure. Stay safe !

[@okieoiogh8235]

She's so beautiful and funny. I love her!

[@Needacreate]

Intriguingly-instructive armchair travel about Soviet-era-and-beyond housing and a slice of your life, Alena. Glad you seem to have finally been able to arrange a way of leaving Russia, although it's never easy to leave the country you grew up in. Do take care on your dangerous travels, though. Wish you Godspeed here from Germany.

[@YoungGandalf2325]

It's a nice cozy apartment with everything but the kitchen sink...literally.

[@1ouncebird]

Hah-Hah! Nice one, Mithrandir.

[@evanovakova7748]

love ur backpack, looks really straight indeed

[@lemal0432]

I'm Australian, I cannot imagine how you have coped with the insanity, you have been forced to live through. You're a brave intelligent girl, I hope you live a wonderful life🦘🦘🦘

[@SelfReflective]

Please know you're so appreciated! Stay strong!

[@KlMl]

Are you coming to Finland?

[@panathenaea]

Thanks for sharing! Hope you love wherever you're moving to next

[@kabardinka1]

Удачи в ваших путешествиях!

[@MrKiraBR]

Finally another video...I love you! Thanks!

[@paulgallagher6544]

This is a very common way to share accomadation in Ireland. Usually 3 or 4 people share a house. There is one room with its own bathroom ocassionally two, then a small double and then a box room which is very small and fits a single bed. The kitchen has one shared fridge freezer which is hard. Sometimes there is two. There's a sitting room with a tv, dinning room attached to kitchen. Houses that are new are warm, older ones are cold. Most people don't accept students so they live in less nice houses often. Rents vary from 300 a month to 550 unless in Dublin then it's more . Dublin has students sometimes three in a room. It's fair bad. Good look with the move.

[@annakurenkova374]

Hey Paul! Greetings from Amsterdam!

[@pablodelsegundo9502]

I think most countries outside of North America have bedsit type places like this, though Alena's is pretty lux in comparison to most.

[@gangoffour6690]

Do leprechauns get a discount ?

[@paulgallagher6544]

@@gangoffour6690 You bang them on the head and steal their lucky charms.

[@jugaloking69dope58]

here in NA there is so much fear of strangers its deafening! and rent is so much. bachelor suite is going for 1800$ here in Vancouver Canada. everyone is going for max income, no one wants to help anyone no more

[@Mauirunner]

Thanks for sharing your world. We have two volcanos going off where we live. Glad to hear you are moving out.

[@tonys1636]

That would be described as a Studio Apartment, a step up from a Bedsit, one room for living, sleeping and cooking and a bathroom (Bedsits don't have their own bathroom). It would cost over £1000 p.m. in many places in the UK. £1500+ p.m. in London.

[@daviddowsett1658]

I know prices have gone up, but a £1000 pm for a non-London accommodation is a bit extreme for this size, I would average this in non-London UK based area (inc NI, Scotland and the North) at about £500-£600 pm with bill covered

[@shirleyboy8859]

The apartment is just like you Alena.... Small but Perfectly formed.... :-) I worked for a long time as a Truck driver, so I am used to living in small spaces... As Long as I was dry and warm I was Happy.... Bless you Dear Lady.... :-))