UDMURT - RUSSIA'S PEOPLE OF THE MEADOW | The Udmurt Republic

In this video I'm talking about the place where I was born - the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Disclaimer: I'm not Udmurt :) I was born in this region and find the Udmurt culture fascinating. That's why I've decided to film this video!
Udmurtia by Udmurts - the indigenous people of this region who speak Udmurt language and have a rich culture and history. I've noticed that there are almost no videos on youtube on this topic and thought that this information is worth sharing :)
I'll be talking about these 5 things:
0:00 - Intro
01:10 - Udmurt people
03:02 - Udmurt gods
06:47 - Udmurt nature
08:19 - Udmurt food
11:06 - Udmurt music
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Parts of the video were taken at the ethnographic museum Ludorvay - ludorvay.ru
► Photos
Photos by Tartakovsky S., Kravchuk V., Egorov M. taken from a book called Folk Arts And Crafts In Udmurtia published in 1988 in the USSR
| About me |
My name is Elena. I'm currently living in Izhevsk, a small city somewhere in the middle of Russia. Here on my KZbin channel I share videos about life in my country. From street food in Russian provincial towns and unusual places to visit here to some cool facts about Russian history, culture, lifestyle and mentality :)

[@user-pc5up8px4w]

О, привет из Ижевска) Наткнулась абсолютно случайно на это видео в рекомендациях 👀

[@elenastravels]

Привет, Ижевск! :)

[@elenastravels]

@igor petrov да, родилась в Ижевске)

[@elenastravels]

@igor petrov сейчас пока в Ижевске) Но вообще в Спб

[@elenastravels]

@igor petrov Да, я преподаю английский :) Спасибо!

[@user-ks5iu8jl5f]

Привет, я тоже,

[@rominangoyev5374]

Не ожидал увидеть видео про родную республику на английском, спасибо вам за то, что знакомите иностранцев с нашим краем)

[@elenastravels]

Да, мне кажется, иностранцы должны знать про Удмуртию :)

[@andreyk8081]

@@elenastravels зачем им это ??!! Я живу в Удмуртии и мне пофиг на неё, а уж про иностранцев вАще молчу .

[@mehennek]

@@elenastravels hello ,would it be possible to know what is the coldest place in this region , the city ?

[@Capcarap333]

Udmurts don’t live in Russia but in Udmurt Republic in Russian Federation

[@rominangoyev5374]

@@Capcarap333 Russia is short for Russian Federation

[@lioudmilaibraeva5316]

I was born-the city Sarapul and I'm 100% Udmurt beauty.

[@elenalena691]

И русская😚

[@paulduffitt7338]

I am so interested to learn about Udmurt Republic. I live in mid Wales, part of the UK and speak Welsh which is a tiny language compared to English which dominates everything. Be proud of Udmurtia

[@elenastravels]

Wow that's interesting! I'm glad this topic is interesting for you, too :)

[@mrobocop1666]

Respect for keeping the language of ancient Bretons alive. From the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

[@CarloRossi54523]

Welsh is an important language with an ancient and important literature, please preserve it.

[@richroylance4630]

From the high plains of the USA...Udmurt looks wonderful !

[@elenastravels]

I'm happy that you think so :)

[@YosefMontanez1987]

I'm from New England, USA.😊 But I love Russia so much.❤❤❤❤

[@krisztiancsoma3321]

Greetings from Budapest (Hungary), I wish to visit once in to Udmurtia! Brotherhood!

[@XZoli-fq7br]

Én is megnézném ha nem lenne ilyen rohadt messze, bár nem sok rokonság van köztünk.

[@CB6028]

My wife was born in Izhevsk and I have been to Udmurtia many times. It is a beautiful and friendly place whose landscape reminds me very much of Wisconsin or Minnesota in the United States. Thank you for this interesting video.

[@elenastravels]

That's really cool! You're welcome :)

[@stevendugalin8425]

I am a Hungarian living in Canada and was happy to learn that I was related to the Udmurt people. I wonder if there are some words and expressions still shared by our peoples. It was a long time ago that we went our separate ways, but it is possible. Thank you Elena for sharing your experiences with the world. May God Bless you and Keep you safe!

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much, Steven :) There may be similar expressions in those languages... I'm not an expert in this unfortunately

[@vladodobleja748]

Greetings from Romania neighbour,I wish you all the best!

[@sasharemez7459]

Russians are a mix of Hungarians and fins genetics shows

[@markuslappalainen6847]

I would be interested of different names of bear in udmurtian and hungarian language as well… it seems that bear was so sacred creature that us finnish at least avoided to say his name aloud. Thus many euphemisms were used. Even russians call bear as honey eater and original slavic name could be close to arktos.

[@alpovratia6488]

@@markuslappalainen6847 FYI names for bear in Finnish: karhu (common n), mesikämmen ("honey palm", endearment n), otso (secret/sacred n).

[@AlterMann57]

Elena, I have always wanted to visit Russia, and I love hiking in nature. Udmurt looks like a great place to visit, and the people look very kind. I also love the music they were playing. Thank you so much for this information!

[@elenastravels]

Hey, James! Thank you :) I'm really glad to hear you think so! The nature here is really beautiful indeed.

[@ziber2323]

привет из Кизнера) приятно видеть, что в удмуртии появился качественный блогер на англ языке. продолжай, не забрасывай это дело, отлично получается)

[@elenastravels]

Спасибо большое :)

[@adioulline]

На родину в Кизнер, как говорится

[@jaan59]

All the best to our Udmurt brothers and sisters from Estonia!

[@elenastravels]

:)

[@valleravintoloitsija6555]

В 1940 году, после присоединения Эстонии к СССР, эстонские войска были включены в состав Красной Армии. Их решили разбавить советскими воинами и выбрали для этого удмуртов, как этнически близкий народ. Среди солдат из Удмуртии, присланных для этого в Эстонию, был и мой дедушка.

[@nolanjames3908]

All the best to you as well!!

[@user-kl5ro7wr3d]

Удмуртий язык относится к Финно-угорскоц группе

[@mjv8883]

эстонцы охотно служили фашистам и были очень жестокие. Эстонскими гитлеровцами убито и сожжено много белорусских деревень.

[@juligrlee556]

I am amazed at the beauty of the Udmurt anthem. It is so beautiful and soothing.

[@nativewriter7454]

Hello from Sakha Republic, fellow indigenous Siberians 👋🏽❄️

[@elenastravels]

Hello! Siberia is amazing

[@MehdiAlbayrak]

Hi Sakha brothers!

[@YosefMontanez1987]

Privet.❤❤❤😊

[@ulyana9190]

Круто!Всем привет из Ижевска!

[@elenastravels]

Привет :)

[@XZoli-fq7br]

Neked is! Üdv Magyarországról!

[@carlonchoperu9550]

Greetings from Lima - Perú. I have been watching KZbin videos from the Transiberian Railway and the cities and natural beauties on its was/route . Today I watched a video from a finno-ugric people in the frontier of Russia and Estonia called setos. Then I found your video about Udmurtia and found it wonderful. Your English pronunciation is very clear for a person like me whose mother tongue is Spanish. I learned reading and writing not in Spanish but in German at the Swiss School in Lima. Vowels in German and Spanish sound the same way every time. When I learned English I found that grammar was very simple but not fonetic because vowels sound very different all the time. In your case I was able to understand 95% of your speech. Thank You very much and Congratulations. Your video is fantastic

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@Lucky301182]

Finally I am able to show my friends from abroad the place I live in :) Thanks!

[@elenastravels]

Cool, I'm glad to help! :)

[@zsoltfenyvesi1423]

What a nice sort of people! Very kind, hospitable and amusing u are. 😃 Many greetings from Hungary! 🇭🇺 God bless you!

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! Have you heard about these people before? :)

[@zsoltfenyvesi1423]

@@elenastravels Hi! Well, not really. A little bit I know better Tsuvashia and Tatarstan. But it is above question worth visiting. Are u from Russia originally?

[@elenastravels]

@@zsoltfenyvesi1423 cool! Yes, I'm from Izhevsk, Russia

[@zsoltfenyvesi1423]

@@elenastravels Yes. The capital of Udmurtia! I meant, you were also borne there or coming from other place of Russia?

[@elenastravels]

@@zsoltfenyvesi1423 I was born in Izhevsk

[@basedhun872]

love from Hungary udmurt brethren

[@elenastravels]

:)

[@jejaimetan2055]

I am thankful that more and more blogger is talking about Russia. I have never heard of Udmurt before. Very informative and deliciously beautiful.

[@elenastravels]

Happy to hear that! Thank you :)

[@MikeBalls]

Thank you for the video! I had an opportunity to live with a family in Норья. The people and the experience will never be forgotten! Such welcoming and warm people. I love Udmurtia!

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! Wow, how did you end up there? I agree, the Udmurt people I've met so far are extremely friendly and also very creative and talented :)

[@MikeBalls]

@@elenastravels we were part of a cultural exchange program where 9 students from Nor'ya came and lived with 9 students' families for a month in the U.S. and then the U.S students lived with the Russian students' families for a month in Nor'ya. It was awesome because they came during the 2002 Olympics. We were able to go to various events together. They were able to meet with Andrei Kirilenko, who is from Izhevzk :) Nor'ya is such an amazing place! I was there in February so it was cold. I would love to return in the Spring or early summer months to visit again.

[@nullnull1981]

Hi from India. Very simple but extremely likable presentation done to show Udmurtia. Russia is always surprise. Sometimes lack of development is good so that things stay as they are. Being Indian liked the Pagan culture shown. One day will visit to see your region. Thank you and finally The children are adorable. Good Luck

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much! :)

[@radovanradivojevic6997]

веома занимљиво, поздрав из србије.

[@tatyanamoiseeva2919]

Удачи вашему каналу, Елена!!! Приезжайте к нам в Завьялово (рядом с Ижевском), мы с коллегами работаем в доме ремёсел и можем показать, как удмурты ткали и до сих пор ткут на старинных станках, делают посуду из бересты и много чего ещё)))

[@elenastravels]

Спасибо большое, Татьяна! Ох, это интересно! Приеду :)

[@XZoli-fq7br]

Azt én is megnézném! Kár hogy ilyen messze laktok! Üdvözlet Magyarországról.

[@fey4357]

Hello from Canada! I am really enjoying your channel, particularly your videos showing the Udmurt nature and the people’s relationship to it. What a beautiful place and people!

[@elenastravels]

Hey! Thank you very much! :) Canadian nature is also extremely beautiful

[@brendanshea1919]

Привет from the States! I love to learn about other cultures and Udmurtia is new to me. Thank you for making this!

[@elenastravels]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@YosefMontanez1987]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@sep27061985]

pagan redheads? I'm sold! no really, great video. never heard anything about this region before. you have a really good voice and way of story telling. will check out your other videos now :) greetings from north rhine-westfalia, germany

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! :)

[@Stanislav352]

Калашников автомат от туда,Чайковский ,Надежда Дурова.

[@yuramihailov3426]

Молодец! Спасибо!

[@elenastravels]

In this video I'm talking about the place where I was born - the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Disclaimer: I'm not Udmurt :) I was born in this region and find the Udmurt culture fascinating. That's why I've decided to film this video! ❤️

[@taasmr4203]

Are people of Udmurt Russians or they speak a different ethnic language? What religions do people follow in Udmurt? Where do Russian speaking Russians live in the Russian Federation?

[@mjv8883]

​​​@@taasmr4203столько вопросов у вас? 😅 Нет, удмурты это не русские. Как могут быть удмурты русскими если русские это название национальности, удмурты не были бы удмуртами если бы назывались русскими. 😅 Люди, граждане, живущие в России называются (rossiyane), то есть все национальности страны и русские это rossiyane, не russian. "Russian" это название русской национальности, не все народов. Однако на английском вы называете граждан России "russian " это не правильно, русские это одна из многих национальностей России. Удмурты даже не славяне, они финно-угры. Язык удмуртов со стороны чем-то похож на финский , но фины его не поймут. Однако язык относится к фино-угорским и с финским одинаковая грамматика и логика языка. Финно- угорские народы сильно разобщились когда-то, разбежались кто куда, поэтому такие трудности. Родиной всех финно-угров считается урал и зауралье. Когда-то пришли тюрские народы (татары и башкиры) и вытеснили удмуртов на север и насильственно зататарили. Удмуры из самой удмуртской республики православные христиане, но есть например удмурты которые живут в Башкирии, они до сих пор язычники, в деревнях конечно.

[@belizove]

Вау, очень круто, что есть видео про Удмуртию на английском

[@theconflictinukraine5119]

У тебя отлично получается снимать такие ролики. Очень интересно и информативно. Я хоть и сам живу в Ижевске, но много нового узнал)

[@elenastravels]

Спасибо! :)

[@kim-pu3xt]

Недавно начала интересоваться своим народом, и нашла много интересного и вдруг наткнулась на Вас. Спасибо большое за видео 💖

[@elenastravels]

:)

[@ivandurchov602]

Greetings from Bulgaria! Nice video that warms my soul keeping your culture and traditions alive and untouched from globalism.

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! :)

[@louyachty9037]

You can say their culture already was affected by globalization, ( Slavic expansion)

[@Andrei-ev7du]

@@louyachty9037I not see nothing slavic in their tradition, even slavic peoples are total diferent from region to region and etnic grup to etnic grup

[@mjv8883]

​​​@@louyachty9037бред, на культуру удмуртов очень повлияли тюрские народы (татары и башкиры) Можно сказать они зататарили их и при чем очень сильно. Многие удмурты выглядят как татары. Украшения из монет это от татар, очень много татрских слов позаимствовано. А фигню про славянизацию ты от русофобов прочитал. Ну если судить Внешне то славяне с фино-угорами конечно схожи, чем чернявые тюркские народы.ъ

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Hey! 🌍 Thanks for sharing about Udmurt Republic. Your video was awesome, and I'm really into the culture and history. It's cool to see the connection to nature and the effort to keep the Udmurt language alive. The music is a vibe! Keep it up, Elena! 🌺🎶

[@elenastravels]

🤗🤗🤗

[@tuomaskinnunen5882]

Great video! I'm currently trying to reach a conversational level in my Russian studies to visit the old Finno-Ugric areas and learn more about their nature spirituality, which is having a revival here in Finland as well. Greets from Suomi!

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! :) I didn't know about this fact connected to Finland! What exactly do you mean by a Finnish revival of nature spirituality?

[@tuomaskinnunen5882]

​@@elenastravels Since 2013 there is an official religion called 'Karhun kansa' (People of the Bear) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karhun_kansa ). In that community, as well as in the lives of individuals who are not officially a part of it, there are influences of both the more recent tietäjä tradition (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiet%C3%A4j%C3%A4 ) and shamanic traditions (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_paganism#Shamanism ) that came before it. There is growing interest in more recent international neo traditions as well. Within the indigenous Sami community in Lapland there is also interest in their original shamanic faith (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_shamanism ), though so far this is the most visible in the area of Norway, which also has the highest Sami population.

[@nikokapanen82]

@@tuomaskinnunen5882 Niin kuin Raamatussa profetoitiin että ihmiset eivät kauan pysy valossa (Evankeliumissa) ja lopuksi palaavat takaisin pimeyteen (pakana-jumaliinsa), niin nyt näyttää näin tapahtuvan.

[@eedragonr6293]

@@nikokapanen82 true. This coin style hat and folk outfit is inspired by the Orthodox Byzantine Empire. But as long as it is not of 24 K gold it is only a weak copy.

[@dimulaidari3714]

Pieces (Finno-Ugric) Of Samoyed Branch That Part Of Altaic Language Familiy Tree.

[@khecke]

Thank you, that I learned about the Udmurt Republic of Russia, even in my old age.

[@elenastravels]

You're welcome :)

[@tomiholma436]

Greetings to my Udmurt brothers and sisters from Finland!

[@silverkinjal]

A gentle a kind soul . It’s nice to see a positive happy video on Russia today . Thanks God

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much! I am glad that you've enjoyed watching my video :)

[@user-cs6yd8dc8d]

I love the traditional life and nature...of Udmurt ! Very interesting ! Thanks Elena !

[@elenastravels]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@s.8186]

Блин я родилась в Ижевске, но уже много лет живу в Германии. От твоего видео теперь так соскучилась по родине 😄

[@elenastravels]

Значит, возможно, пришло время навестить Родину :D Рада, что видео понравилось! :)

[@aur485]

нефиг делать на чужбине

[@danbaghoi4132]

@@aur485 вы шовинист.

[@AzUniverzumUraesParancsoloja]

Fellow brother Hungarian here! Much love to you and your people from Hungary! 🇭🇺❤️

[@skylon27]

It's very interesting discover Hungarian-Finnish-Estonian language groups in Russia (I have hungarian descendants), I wish to visit this region someday :)

[@skylon27]

@@KateeAngel very interesting, I didn't know about it :)

[@user-tn2wz1dx1k]

Как же здорово увидеть видео про свою маленькую родину на английском языке. Особенно приятно читать восхищенные комментарии иностранцев. Всех ждём в Удмуртии!

[@kelvindavis172]

I never knew Udmurtia was such an interesting place! I have always wanted to go to Russia, and I would love to visit some of the Uralic republics there (particularly Mordovia and Mari El) or Yakutia. I'll definitely be adding Udmurtia to that list. 🙂

[@capridapri5310]

Thank you so much for this excellent video, Elena - I had not heard of Udmurtia and you have presented it so well :-) I have watched a few Udmurt music videos too now and like what I hear! I am starting to plan a long trip across Russia from next March (2022) and your videos will help enormously. Loved the 2 little girls with you in the cafe - they were so funny! :-)

[@elenastravels]

Aww thank you! Glad it was helpful! :) You should definitely visit Udmurtia during your time here :)

[@aaryansoni747]

Привет! Я из Ижевска, родом из Индии, но приехал сюда около 10 лет назад и решил сделать Удмуртию мой домом. Hi! I am from Izhevsk, originally from India, but came here some 10 years ago and decided to make Udmurtia my home.

[@tonygomes6306]

Beautiful... God bless the Udmurt people...everyone looks very friendly...I.loved those kids Thank you....Best wishes

[@elenastravels]

Thanks so much, Tony!

[@tonygomes6306]

@@elenastravels Elena, you look gentle, lovely, and beautiful; by age I could be your grandfather, and I wish you the very best for your life and your family and close friends....God bless you all.

[@elenastravels]

@@tonygomes6306 Thank you so much, Tony! I wish you the very best, too!

[@RussianPlus]

Hello from the Urals! Never been to Udmurtia! you're just across the 'mountains' from us:) if you can call these hills mountains :) that was a nice introduction!

[@elenastravels]

Hey! Thank you :) Where in the Ural do you come from?

[@mehmetkurtkaya3106]

Hello i also watch Russian Plus

[@Felix-bj1pe]

@@elenastravels He's from Yekaterinburg. He also has a channel for foreigners about Russia Greetings from Orenburg

[@thomasprince4992]

guess i should follow both of you , i see you RussianPlus on many vlogs ..

[@user-oz5ed4uy7e]

Всем привет из удмуртии

[@user-gq7re2tu1i]

Спасибо, за видео! Про Удмуртию почти ничего не рассказывают !

[@elenastravels]

Пожалуйста! Я тоже так думаю, поэтому сняла это видео :)

[@AlexandraSevostyanova]

Елена, спасибо, замечательные зарисовки о жизни республики! Очень интересно послушать и посмотреть!

[@elenastravels]

Спасибо, Александра! Рада, что видео понравилось :)

[@mehmetkurtkaya3106]

Thank you for showing us Udmurtia and culture. İ am interested in ancient languages and culture. So the sectiin where you showed sculptures of the gods was particularly good. The history of Finno Ugric languages go back to Lake Baikal and even beyond the latest research shows.

[@elenastravels]

Thank you for your comment! I'm glad the video was interesting for you :)

[@adambarfi]

Well done. Thank you for your personal insight. Very interesting. Greetings from Japan

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! :)

[@user-en7ry8yj9n]

Спасибо за видео! Я удмуртка, живу в Екатеринбурге. Свободно говорю на родном языке .

[@ibapa888]

Great video! I've never heard of Udmurtia before. Thanks for sharing.

[@elenastravels]

Thanks for watching!

[@mab3900]

I am fascinated by Russia's cultural diversity

[@elenastravels]

Yes, Russia is a big multinational country :)

[@Geotrekker56]

Thank you! I like to see village architecture and artifacts along with folk music.

[@iridiumscribe4915]

What a beautiful region of Russia. I never knew about the Udmurt Republic until now. I found this channel when Yeah Russia mentioned you in her stories. I would love to know more about this culture. The nature of this republic really captured me the most. Thank you for sharing this and I really look forward to watching more videos you put out in the future. )

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much! I'm glad this topic is interesting for people. New videos coming soon :)

[@siren369xstar8]

Me as a Scandinavian i can tell you that both Russia & you look scandinavian✨

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! I'll take it as a compliment :)

[@Andrei-ev7du]

She look north est european, baltic, finnish, north ukrainian,belarussian,north west russian but yes north est europeans have similarities in look with skandinavians

[@siren369xstar8]

@@Andrei-ev7du yes, cause here in Scandinavia when we see ethnic Russians they look very often just like us! I am talking about ethnic Russians! not people from the caucasus & native Siberians.

[@Andrei-ev7du]

@@siren369xstar8 North est europeans not look so diferent from skandinavians, they are the closest in term of look to skandinavians, Faelid phenotype very popular in skandinavians is very similar to west baltid, majority of peoples confunde that phenotypes because are very similar, aslo skandinavian genes are the closest to north est european genes because they have same ancestors (north europeans) Tronder phenotype of skandinavians look like est nordid of balts ,belarussians, finnic peoples o north ukrainins aslo north west russians ,in north est europe exist aslo a phenotype named balto Tronder (Lana Frolova from north Ukraine is the best example of balto Tronder )

[@TheMountainBeyondTheWoods]

I'm Portuguese and currently living in the US, and I had never heard of this region before. Such a beautiful place, this was very interesting. I particularly liked to see they still preserve some of their old pagan culture.

[@elenastravels]

Oh wow! Glad too hear you liked the video :)

[@toddpronovost]

Cool video thanks. My T2B3 maternal haplogroup seems to come from Urmurtia.

[@nevg130]

ЕЛЕНА, СПАСИБО ЗА ПРЕКРАСНЫЙ МАТЕРИАЛ! БЛАГОДАРЯ ВАМ, МИР СТАЛ ИНТЕРЕСНЕЕ ЕЩЁ ДЛЯ КОГО-ТО НА НАШЕЙ ПЛАНЕТЕ. ПОСМОТРИТЕ, СКОЛЬКО СЛОВ БЛАГОДАРНОСТИ СО ВСЕХ УГОЛКОВ ЗЕМЛИ! И Я СПЕШУ ПОБЛАГОДАРИТЬ ВАС ЗА ПРЕКРАСНУЮ РАБОТУ, ЗА ТО ЧТО НЕ ДАЁТЕ ЗАБЫВАТЬ НАШИ КОРНИ И ОБЫЧАИ. ВЫ ОЧЕНЬ КРАСИВАЯ И У ВАС ТАКОЙ ПРИЯТНЫЙ ГОЛОС, ТАК МОЖНО И ВЛЮБИЛАСЬ)) ОДНОЗНАЧНО, ЛАЙК И ПОДПИСКА! А ЕЩЁ ХОЧЕТСЯ УЗНАТЬ КТО ВЫ, ГДЕ РОДИЛИСЬ, УЧИЛИСЬ, ЖИВЁТЕ И КАК ПРИШЛИ К ЭТОЙ ИДЕЕ.

[@elenastravels]

Спасибо большое, Евгений, за добрые слова :) У меня есть видео вопрос-ответ, там я отвечаю на вопросы :)

[@graphosxp]

Yeah Russia sent me here! Hello from the U.S. of A!

[@elenastravels]

Hey! Welcome to my channel :)

[@user-ij5sw7fd6x]

Hi!

[@jim7297]

Same here! Hello from Chicago. Good job with your video.

[@elenastravels]

@@jim7297 Hey! Thank you :)

[@rvarghese3062]

The lake and surrounding houses 🏘were really picturesque... Nice vlog.....

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! I love these landscapes, too

[@ba-gg6jo]

Absolutely fascinating, thank you for your insight and a window into your people.

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much! :)

[@johanvanbeek7138]

That village looked awesome!

[@elenastravels]

I like it too :)

[@guytero8812]

What an absolutely delightful young lady. And such cute and well behaved little ones. I just loved this video. Such a lovely little family. 👍🏼 👍🏼 👍🏼 You have just got another subscriber.

[@elenastravels]

Aww thank you so much :)

[@brispofan31]

Very fascinating. Russia and the former soviet union have such interesting people.

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! :)

[@mmmariis]

Thank you! You are super sweet and the video was very interesting! Greetings from Estonia! ☺️

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much! 😃

[@denzilfernando5417]

Appreciate the added contribution by the Udmurtian dwellers also the part played by your nieces, well done all of you, Enhanced the atmoasphere by such exotiic contributors, bravo all Denny Fernando UK

[@aheartbeatific]

This video is so beautiful and informative. Now I want to visit.

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! :) You should!

[@brcuriosidades]

From Brazil: Great video, explained very well the curiosities and historical aspects... and I love videos from people and cultures that are still alive and resisting ... my family for example came from Venice to Brazil a century ago, that time Venice region was an own country .. and even nowadays in Venice region people speak the Venetian language and desire the independence from Italy... well, the challenge is inviting young people to be part and avoid this culture disappearing.. I believe is still time for doing it... well ..congratulations for the video and the channel.. anything you need, you can call me..see you

[@DieterRahm1845]

Only if the peoples themselves want it. It's no use trying to keep alive cultures that are already dead because of central governments and international agencies central policies.

[@elenastravels]

Thank you for your comment, Gui! I haven't heard about Venetian language - very interesting. I think people should share those things and preserve their cultures. The more people are aware of this, the better. All the best to you :)

[@dmitrikomarov2484]

Удмуртия - родина Чайковского и автомата Калашникова. В Ижевске много филиалов IT компаний и важных военных производств. Удмурты - патологически неконфликтный, дружелюбный народ, а Ижевск в годы холодной войны входил в список городов, по которым НАТО планировало нанести ядерный удар в первую очередь.

[@dmitrikomarov2484]

Udmurtia is the birthplace of Tchaikovsky and the Kalashnikov assault rifle. There are many branches of IT companies and important military industries in Izhevsk. The Udmurts are a pathologically non-conflict, friendly people, and during the Cold War Izhevsk was on the list of cities where NATO planned to launch a nuclear strike in the first place.

[@eedragonr6293]

"non-conflict, friendly people" don't have "important military industries", do they? Or it's called hypocrisy.

[@aotearoaman8788]

всю жизнь живу в Ижевске и не сказал бы, что здесь неконфликтные люди

[@user-tn2wz1dx1k]

@@aotearoaman8788 тссс🤫

[@rominangoyev5374]

@@aotearoaman8788 потому что удмурты в основном в деревнях живут)

[@Avarua59]

Wow what an interesting video. Thank you for telling us about the Udmurt Republic.

[@elenastravels]

There are many more interesting things in my republic to show you! Stay tuned :) And I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@karikeskitalo851]

You look 100% Finnish. Relatives. Greetings from Finland.

[@elenastravels]

A few people have told me that actually :D Everyone in my family's Russian, but I'd like to take a DNA test one day to learn more about my ancestors :) I love Finland!

[@parchment543]

Elena Schlombs omg I thought you were udmurt this whole time😂. Your face has the exact same proportions of a Finn and most other urals as well. I’d love to see if you are actually mostly russian because a lot of Russians take dna tests and they find they have Baltic origins.

[@zsoltfenyvesi1423]

@@elenastravels Try this one. Maybe u are really close to the Finns! Anyway, yuo are so beautiful and a really kind girl: www.23andme.com/en-eu/stories/ Have a good luck! 🍀

[@mihanich]

@@parchment543 well actually it's not so easy to tell apart Slavic, Finnic and Baltic ancestry in central Russia. A lot of mixing.

[@YummYakitori]

@@elenastravels Many ethnic Russians do in fact have some Finno-Ugric / Uralic DNA admixture. Many Finno-Ugric / Uralic indigenous people for instance the Merya, Muroma, Meshcherya who live around Moscow region have been completely assimilated into the Russian ethnicity. Many others like the Veps are on the brink of complete assimilation as well. According to Y-DNA (paternal lineage) studies aside from typical Slavic paternal haplogroups such as R1a and I2, Haplogroup N is the second most common paternal haplogroup among ethnic Russians and it is also the paternal haplogroup of the Rurikids (Rurik, Yaroslav the Wise, Alexander Nevsky etc.) who founded ancient Kievan Rus'. Haplogroup N accounting for approx 20% Russian males (as high as 50% in Arkhangelsk), and found in extremely high percentages among Finno-Ugric / Uralic peoples (eg 60% of Finns, Komi, Mari, Karelians etc. 70-80% of Udmurts, Khanty, Mansi, 90-100% of Nenets and Nganasan). There is even a possibility that the name for Moscow city which is derived from Moskva River may have come from a Finno-Ugric / Uralic etymological origin which means "black water"

[@me_asme]

Brilliant video! What a beautiful and culture rich place, it's amazing

[@elenastravels]

Thank you :)

[@seahippies]

I wish I had found this video earlier. From Australia I send warm wishes and congratulate you on your perfect English. Blessings and good health and much happiness...You are beautiful

[@user-gz3qd3ec8c]

Великолепное видео, девочки такие непосредственные и милые. Побольше таких видеороликов

[@elenastravels]

Спасибо! Буду стараться :)

[@guaporc4476]

Thank you for educating us about the Udmurt region and its people. I would love to go there since all my life I've loved red hair 👩‍🦰

[@elenastravels]

You're welcome! You should visit Udmurtia one day then :)

[@guaporc4476]

@@elenastravels Only if you're my guide! In my dream 🛌

[@jorgemartins1893]

Hello from Brazil. Congratulations. Beautifull vídeo with beautiful people and landscapes. Perfect presentation.

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much! I'm happy that you enjoyed the video :) I want to dance on a carnival in Brazil one day!

[@jorgemartins1893]

@@elenastravels It will be a pleasure to have you here with us, to join the carnival season. I’m from the city of Salvador. We have the biggest carnival of Brazil.

[@elenastravels]

@@jorgemartins1893 That's exciting! I hope some time soon I'll be able to visit it :)

[@BlackRedBoy]

Встретил это видео в рекомендациях. Круто что оно мне попалось!^^ Привет из Ижевска ~

[@elenastravels]

Привет! Рада слышать :)

[@rahmv4877]

Just found this video, seeing the other side of Russia. Truly you have a diverse culture. I love seeing other culture it makes us more United in a way. Different but united in a sense 🙂

[@deec6535]

Lovely video with beautiful scenery and good information. I like the calming music that compliments the landscape.

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! Glad to hear that :)

[@emilianokelm1852]

Very informative video, thank you! Would love to see more of the nature of this region. Best regards from Brazil!

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much! :)

[@user-iv7cj7ws1l]

I have gained a real interest in the various cultures of the russian republic through travel videos such as these. Thank you for making them

[@elenastravels]

You're welcome 🤗

[@Dizzyish]

Wow this was so informative!!! Thanks for the effort put into this video.

[@elenastravels]

Thank you! :)

[@thelyricologist9568]

Your lovely voice is so calming, I got totally immersed in the climate of Udmurtia and I felt so blissful. :-)

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much :)

[@mikevallee3916]

@@elenastravels You are beautiful. I can't let my wife see This.

[@giomar89]

Thanks for making such terrific videos! Great work!

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much! I'm happy that you're enjoying them!

[@GoldenArrow297]

Thank you for showing such a beautiful part of your country.

[@elenastravels]

It's my pleasure

[@owl.fedorov]

Классно! Про Удмуртию на английском. Может к нам будет приезжать больше туристов 😊

[@elenastravels]

Спасибо! Возможно :D

[@miked9260]

Да ждите теперь гостей Андрей 😊😊😊😊

[@miked9260]

Ето мне? Где зло видно?

[@arnoldzilban8274]

Fabulous introduction to a very unique place and very unique historical people.

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much! I'm happy you found the video interesting :)

[@Greggspies]

There is a hunger to learn about Russia thanks for the vlog

[@elenastravels]

Thank you for watching :)

[@stevenaleshire7941]

Glad I stumbled on your channel. Really enjoyable.

[@elenastravels]

Thank you so much! :) Welcome to my channel!

[@murraykriner9425]

Find most of the folk traditions extremely interesting. The costumes are really beautiful, the music very invigorating, the food looks delicious, and the hand crafts; needlework, home construction, and woodcarvings so breathtaking and very powerful. Would definitely go and visit a lovely community like this one. Thank You.

[@elenastravels]

You're welcome! I like folk traditions, too! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@murraykriner9425]

@@elenastravels the whole experience was delightful, and the people so completely congenial. I wanted to adopt the whole group. Just make them Aunties, Cousin's and Uncle's. Truly I thought that.

[@liliansmeenge3297]

The little girl already speaking some English😍 also, this culture also reminded me of Austrian mountain inhabitants. I think all cultures are in some way connected. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@elenastravels]

Haha yeah cause she sees her aunt speaking English all the time! She tries to keep up :D Ah interesting! How are they similar? :)

[@liliansmeenge3297]

@@elenastravels The wooden houses and also the food looks similar

[@elenastravels]

@@liliansmeenge3297 interesting! I guess back in time here in the Udmurt Republic there was no such big variety of food. So, the dishes are very simple - bread, potatoes, grains... I imagine somewhere in Austrian mountains people used to have simple lives like that, too :)

[@liliansmeenge3297]

@@elenastravels exactly. Most regions were also quite poor. People lived from what nature gave them. In that light, maybe it does not have much to do with culture😛

[@elenastravels]

@@liliansmeenge3297 maybe.. I'm not an expert, just guessing :D

[@bernhardkuhn5676]

I love it! Almost like Scandinavia; the nature and the very attractive girl! 😍

[@elenastravels]

Haha thanks! Actually I love Scandinavia :)

[@user-jc9tz5ig7g]

Привет с Сарапула. Вы большая молодец

[@elenastravels]

спасибо :)

[@carlosreimer6344]

Very interesting video and place! Thank you for sharing your moments with us!

[@TigrashaFillipsovna]

Привет из Сарапула! Большое спасибо за хорошую работу, даже мне, коренному жителю Удмуртии, многие вещи которые ты рассказала, были интересны и удивительны.

[@elenastravels]

Очень рада слышать :) Спасибо!

[@lioudmilaibraeva5316]

My mom was born the village Tashevo, my father was born the village Old Monia. The grandfather land still there. The grandmother believed the God ''Unmar'.And I had a childhood like a fair tale.

[@elenastravels]

Wow that's amazing! I'd like to interview people like you to your grandmother some day :)

[@user-sj4rm5qi9j]

Inmar

[@yhadzayque3638]

I never heard anything about dz place until today, i just live watching blogs about not so famous place but with interesting culture and people, ill surely watch ur future videos elena, hello udmurtia from the Philippines ❤❤❤

[@elenastravels]

🤗

[@luctardif8444]

This video is extremely well done, congrats 👏. I like to see the tradition of northern country like mine 🇨🇦. Thanks Yeah Russia to send me here !

[@elenastravels]

thank you :) Glad to hear you liked the video! I'm soon gonna come to Canada! Can't wait to explore your country :)

[@luctardif8444]

@@elenastravels Hello Elena, Canada is very nice to visit but it is a large country (7000 km wide). It is a bit smaller and have less people than Russia (38 Million). The people in the province of Quebec speaks French and the capital Quebec city is very nice to see. The people in the other provinces speak most in English.

[@glacialmobbs7657]

@@elenastravels ,west is best in Canada, Vancouver and British Columbia is very inviting to Russian people.

[@ricois3]

Les montagnes de l'Oural me font penser aux Laurentides