Why Smolensk is important for Russia? | Staying with a local family & exploring the city

I came to the historic town Smolensk. Let's see how locals live here, what they eat, and what the lifestyle in Smolensk is like. We will also teach you some useful Russian words along the way :)
📌bit.ly/travelvocabularyrus - download the guide '50 phrases for traveling in Russia'. For every phrase we have also recorded an audio so that you learn the pronunciation as well
📌elinabakunova.com/russianclub - Russian Speaking Club where you can practice the Russian language. Join us from any level ;)
/ alenatrp - Alena's channel :)
Time codes:
0:00 Blogger #1 in Smolensk
1:09 Calling a taxi
2:25 Super Russian thing - carpet on the wall
3:23 Vocabulary of directions
5:00 Problem of local reindeer statue
5:51 History of Smolensk
6:13 Main landmark of Smolensk - Fortress
7:48 Lunch time! Going to a local cafe with Russian cuisine
9:59 Vocabulary in the shop
11:18 Harsh Russian humor
12:28 Breakfast vocabulary
13:46 Vocabulary for marriage
15:11 Main Smolensk's attraction - Eternal Puddle
18:26 WW2 museum in Smolensk
19:29 Smolensk museum of USSR
20:39 Hiding a matryoshka doll!
21:06 Indian students in Smolensk!
24:36 Special gift from Alyona!
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[@fdoguerrasanles]

I have widowed recently and tragically so I have fallen into terrible depression. Watching your videos is a true therapy for the soul.. They really bring me back to life, is a real wonder. Thanks you so much for being here.

[@user-ok5zl8nc6c]

Да утешит Вас Господь!😢 Будьте благословенны, мир Вам!❤

[@greyjay9202]

Westerners can have a very distorted view of life in Russia. Videos like this, help to break through the clutter of misinformation, and give us a more complete picture of life in the Russian Federation. Thank you, Eli, for your wonderful videos.

[@TCOliveira2481]

I love watching these videos about Russian culture. When I visited Russia, I was suprised with a lot of fancy, good restaurants and cafés. Always with good food and delicious desserts! Time to come back, now with my daughter who loves Masha and the bear :)

[@tukituki7680]

💖🧸👍😸

[@alexche5614]

Всё бы ничего, если б всё наше культурное наследие Смоленска берегли и держали в сохранности... А то на крепостную стену больно смотреть да и на здания конца 19в...(

[@MrShket-hk1ed]

В этих зданиях торчи сидят

[@user-pi6fe4gi4t]

Какая у нас красивая страна! Но совершенно заброшены исторические памятники! У Смоленска такая история! Там должно быть много музеев.

[@aldoushuxleysghost]

@@user-pi6fe4gi4t Russia has come so far in just 30 years. Everything is so clean and beautiful. Love and greetings from United States

[@akshayjadhav5001]

I am from India and i love to visit Russia one day. The diverse land with the glimpses of the past history and of course the soviet and pre soviet architecture. ❤️from Indian state of Maharashtra 🇮🇳

[@VVojtas10]

Soviet architecture 🤣🤣🤣

[@-omg123]

I am from Sri Lanka and studied in Smolensk state medical academy 10 years ago. Studied for 6years and Had a great time there. Was really happy to see you travelling to such provincial towns on Russia and give ur viewers the taste of true Russia outside big cities. Ruski dvor was my favourite restaurant, we use to eat a lot of blini so sirom there and hope u enjoyed the food. We use to roam a lot along the dnepr, krepostnaya Stena and ryadovka, even when it was freezing subzero cold in winter. Want to visit the city again but due to time constraints i am unable to visit. I would love to have one of ur postcards from Smolensk if it's possible. Again thanks for ur blog, feeling nostalgic. Smolensk good geroi.

[@user-lh6ur6hb9j]

приезжай к нам назад в гости, я живу в Смоленске всю жизнь

[@user-wr2uf2ns6c]

Напишите ваш адрес и я постараюсь выслать вам сувениры из Смоленска, можно по вашему желанию.

[@sandeepatheekshana1471]

Yee broo next month I planned to go Smolensk state university for Russian language course what you think it's good or bad can I easy to find small job for cover my living cost

[@sandeepatheekshana1471]

@@user-lh6ur6hb9j can I connect you after coming to Smolensk?

[@stickman7921]

больно тебя ждут тут в смоленске

[@ShaneBowers33]

I have been fascinated with Russian culture and love watching every episode of yours. You are an absolutely genuine and incredible person doing this and very good at it, please never stop.

[@bob1784free]

Great tour. We in the west should not forget the sacrifices the Russian people made to defeat the Germans during WW2. So nice to see your beautiful city.

[@VVojtas10]

Lol. If they made a step back, they got shot in the head. The so called "liberators" raped every woman on their path. Soviet occupation during WW2 was worse even than German on Polish areas.

[@szymonrucinski7529]

sfu

[@jeffforbess6802]

We also should remember that if Stalin and communism hadn’t weakened the CCCP (starvation, destroying the Kulaks in the Ukraine, arresting millions…) in the decades prior, Hitler would have never attacked.

[@Shurikova666]

@@jeffforbess6802 When modern people start talking about communists and Stalin, they noticeably turn into idiots. 1840, 1873, 1880, 1883, 1891. These are the years of mass famine in Russia. And where were Stalin and the Communists here? Europeans forget that Russia has a very poor climate for growing bread, and the population is very dispersed. A German peasant can harvest two crops a year. And the Russian peasant is forced to stay at home in winter and not work in the field... However, it doesn't matter to the Internet-corrupted idiots and I'm wasting my time....)))

[@Shurikova666]

Thank you. And we still need to clarify. why Smolensk is important for Russia. Historically, Smolensk was an advanced fortress that protected Moscow from invasions from the West. This was also the case in World War II - the defense of Smolensk thwarted Hitler's plans to defeat the Red Army in four months. One German general said: "We wanted to swallow Moscow bread, but we almost choked on the Smolensk humpback."

[@drevildog1]

This was an amazing post. You 2 ladies are the best ambassadors of Russia. The more I watch, the more get the urge to visit Russia. Спасибо

[@tasse0599]

What are you talking about? Andrew carried the video, what a beast, man

[@dominicozuna2976]

I’m from Arizona, I like to learn about different cities in Russia and Soviet history. Thank you for your channel! I always enjoy your educational videos

[@georgeorwell4931]

Love these tours! Always learning the history and some Russian. Andrew is a star!

[@tobymayhew1437]

Я изучаю русский язык в Кембридже и в следующем году я собираюсь прожить в Москве 5 месяцев! Я люблю все твои видео и мне не терпится познакомить с городом и с людьми! ☺️

[@user-ti6xm4rz4f]

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[@bomb245]

Русский- сложный язык для изучения, вы молодец

[@user-rb6nb4kk7h]

Будем рады вашему визиту.

[@govorianya]

Желаю хорошо провести время и познакомиться со страной, её обычаями и культурой, насладиться архитектурой (в России много интересных мест, это я как историк пишу). Попробуйте блюда русской кухни, страна многонациональная, так что и выбор блюд большой😉 И, конечно, желаю встретить друзей здесь! Добро пожаловать!

[@user-pi6fe4gi4t]

Как хорошо вы знаете русский язык, грамотно написали. Добро пожаловать в Россию!

[@keith2515]

I am happy to see Alona and Eli together doing videos. They have such good vibes! Alona is an AWESOME Russian teacher and did great teaching our group! 👍

[@wolfgangfinke8649]

When I want to relax I look your videos. I love how you present the people of the places you visit. It feels for me like a personal encounter.

[@stevegandalf4739]

Спасибо большое from England. You really know how to inform, educate and entertain your audience.

[@jeroen1158]

Thanks for showing us around the city of Smolensk. I had a great time watching it. Thanks for packing in all of this useful vocabulary as well!

[@terrytartu]

My gosh! My mother had one of those washing machines when I was a child in the late 1950's right up to the mid 1960's. It did not break down as often as the newer models that replaced it through the years. She tried to get an old model from a store that sold antiques and such machines, but them man told her that the model she had all those years ago is rarely given up. People keep them as stand-by machines as the newer models will inevitably break down.

[@alexandermenzies9954]

Alyona's smile is so lovely and instantly ready; she is a lot of fun and a great member of the 'team'.

[@ShiranVyasa]

I love the architecture of Smolensk. It has a nice cozy feel to it and the people seem laid back. Barsik was the star of this video.

[@ashimkumarchatterjee9092]

Thanks Devoska ❤ u took me 32years back my memories stay safe at Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺 USSR Sometime March 1989 to July 1994.

[@peterescalante1207]

I don't know if I will ever have the opportunity to visit your country in person but your videos are like having family there showing me around. It seems like such a lovely country and lovely people. Thank you and God bless!

[@user-wu9xq3dl4m]

Спасибо! Это мой город! Так неожиданно и приятно видеть его вашим взглядом. Спасибо и людям в коменнтариях потому что любят Россию.)

[@Quiquerez1808]

I can't wait to visit Russia again. I lived there when I was in elementary school and was last here 13 years ago, but sometimes when I watch these videos it seems like yesterday. I really hope that soon I can take a month to visit all the beautiful places and my old street where I lived in Moscow.

[@bobgoodall1603]

My mother's first washing machine 1958? was quite similar to the machine in the museum. It had an "agitator" at the bottom which moved the clothes clockwise then anticlockwise every few seconds and "wringer" to squeeze the clothes dry. The next one was also a vertical machine, but it had spin drier. Before that I think it was a scrubbing board and huge fore arms🙂....and never argue with a woman with eight children with clean clothes.

[@trevaperes5343]

Another awesome video Eli and your friend Alona. Thank you. There are many here in Australia who love Russia, including me.

[@rudobohl5116]

Thank you again for your videos 🙏 love to watch them! You make Russia's culture visual in its great diversity! 💗 Lots of love from Holland

[@Rockfire71]

Thank you for this Smolensk tour. Showing us the city and meanwhile learning viewers some Russian. Nice to see the cooperation with Alonya.

[@juliansisneros6897]

Hi Eli from Albuquerque NM USA I appreciate the knowledge I get from your videos especially the history of Russia, and it's cities and towns, thank you for your informative videos I really enjoy following you 👍😉👍😉

[@Scrat335]

I have been to Smolenck many times. It's my favorite city in Russia. The deer in the park is a European Red Deer, rare nowadays but coming back these last few years. I met a girl busking with her friends on Lenin street one day in May. She had a beautiful voice and the next day she and her friend took me on a tour of the city. I bought them lunch and we had a great time. My wife loved the city too and the restaurant in the park is a really nice one but a little pricey. The city has a great history. It has bad roads all over though.

[@gkschick6804]

Great video and introduction to Smolensk, a city I had no knowledge of before now. You and Alina complement one another very well. Your pleasant outlook on life is infectious! Would like to make it to that museum some day. Most westerners like me have little knowledge of what happened on the eastern front during WW2 compared to what we know about the western front where our countries participated. Like many countries, Russia paid a huge price. 25M deaths is simply Incredible. Thank you for helping to bridge the gap between Russia and the west. There are many stereotypes that need to be put to rest and your videos are a big help with that.

[@user-ne9rx8xi9y]

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[@gkschick6804]

@@user-ne9rx8xi9y Спасибо!

[@mbayatab4326]

Just to correct you: it was the whole Soviet Union made of 15 republics (including Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Central Asia and South Caucasus) that lost 25-27 mln lives during WWII

[@user-wu9xq3dl4m]

Спасибо, приятно слышать от вас такие теплые слова!

[@gkschick6804]

@@user-wu9xq3dl4m Не стоит благодарности!

[@AlterMann57]

Eli, I love the videos you make with Elina. I love her ability to teach Russian words, and her pronunciation is perfect. This was a great video, spasiba bolshoi!

[@SyifaAdriana]

What a helpful video to teach Russian phrases, Eli! I am planning to start learning Russian in 2022 and will be joining into your courses hopefully. Congrats on your channel's growth! Excellent progress you must be proud of yourself ❤️🙏

[@mhirst16]

Great video Eli and Alena! Smolensk looks like a great place to visit...lots of incredible history there. Your videos always inspire me to head to the Wikipedia page to learn more about the regions you travel to!

[@richardtennant2237]

Hello Elina & and also to your Friend - Greetings from Florida. Great video and very interesting to see some sites around Smolensk. It is 80° F. here, but with a lot of rain - so we may also have a 5-Star puddle in our neighborhood! Wishing you both a Happy New Year.

[@kuldeepchoudhary7153]

your video content, cinematography, and stories all are superb 👏 👌

[@borisj4054]

Russia looks so nice now. It was a rough difficult place for tourists in the Nineties. An adventure and why I went there and spent almost a year.

[@patriciafinelli1656]

It's so interesting to know different peoples and cultures! Keep on doing the good work! Thanks Eli, Aliona and Andrey for this lovely tour! Hugs from Brazil! 🇧🇷

[@harrydecker8731]

Another terrific video! How you add music works very well. Such interesting history there. Love the reindeer statues. The humor about the puddle is truly funny! When you interview people, that really adds a nice human touch to your videos. It's interesting to see many foreigners visit and live in and go to school in Russia, and to get their opinions. Please explain how one jumps off that old tower.

[@BulletDiscipline]

✌been watching Russian Blogs the past several years especially the last 6 months you do great videos shots out to the whole Eli channel crew 👏 👍

[@daskelvesug]

Родился в 80ти километрах от Смоленска, после школы уже 15 лет живу в Смоленске и первый раз услышал слово "лапуны" 😅

[@user-eu7nj5vc3q]

Наверное, это ленивые вареники

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

How cute and a little bit shy is Andrew! Thank you very much for this awesome video as usual, which focuses on the beauty of this city and on the Russian language. You are really nice and very skilled.

[@RennieNightcart]

Thank you, Eli, for this wonderful glimpse of Smolensk with your equally brilliant and beautiful friend Alena ! Being older now, (from Gulag USA?!) I will never see your wonderful Russia in 3-D but these wonderful and informative videos are the next best thing.

[@westernwanderer8397]

Funny, some people do not know about those old dial telephones. I remember we had one when I was a kid. I think I would really enjoy that military museum.

[@user-ex6bk2rl8r]

Смоленск, красивый город и богатый историей России!!!)

[@MrShket-hk1ed]

Ничего уже в нем красивого нет, почти все разрушено, а что не разрушено скоро таким будет

[@gregblake2635]

I just discovered your Channel,and I am learning ALOT about Russia. You do such a great job of explaining things. In the USA their is much negativity towards Russia, created by politicians because it fits their agenda. Too many people just believe what’s told to them, and do not find out for themselves. I see many similarities between life in Russia and the USA. Russian people seem a lot more accepting of people from different countries and backgrounds than Americans do. Based on your videos, I would visit Smolensk and your hometown of Perm. Learning Russian would be a challenge though. Thank you for doing these videos, your giving us a much needed education on Russia. Sincerely, Greg.

[@user-ti6xm4rz4f]

💖💖💖🌹🌹🌹

[@marinazw1775]

Спасибо Вам за Вашу непредвзятость и интерес к России. 😊🤗

[@govorianya]

It's nice that people are interested in Russia, despite prejudice👍 Smolensk is a small town with a huge history. Welcome

[@spenmac]

I believe I have watched this video about 4-5 times now. The laughing and giggling is a joy to watch and hear and shows some types of humour are universal. But poor Andrew lol, he took it like a gentleman though :-) Fav word "достопримечательности"

[@elausraliano]

Great tour, thank you so much! I'd love to visit Smolensk one day, my dream is to do a trip on the Trans-Siberian and then travel to other parts of Russia, such as Smolensk, Kazan, St Petersburg and the Crimean peninsula. There are so many places to visit, it would be hard to decide. Also I'd like to go to Volgograd and the Kursk area, specially Prokhorovka, to pay my respects to the fallen.

[@tukituki7680]

по трансибу нада ехать в компании .. и бухать 7 дней ..😸..а то скучно в поезде трястись ,ну можно спать межбу городами ..если вы конечно не поедете на спец поезде для туристов 😼

[@user-ti6xm4rz4f]

вы молодец👍👍👍

[@elausraliano]

@@tukituki7680 Слышал, что по пути лучше сделать несколько остановок. Байкал, Екатеринбург и др.

[@akelaaussie]

very entertaining video💖😍 God bless u and your family. Thank you for making us happy and smiling... Keep rising and shining... sending lots of Love and care 💕from Sydney, Australia.

[@DespaceMan]

What a treat an Eli video with her friend Alena, wonderful stuff ladies loving the content & historic tours of Smolensk ❄🥶🥶❄❄ If we don't see a new post before the new year, Happy New year in advance 🥳🎉🎉

[@trevmacc]

great seeing a nice historical town like Smolensk and being able to learn some basic words that would be helpful there touring the town,love the humor with the statues ,thanks for sharing it with us have a safe and happy new year on your travels

[@jrnjacobsen8331]

I learned about Smolensk at The Battle of Borodino from Lev Tolstoj "War and Peace" and NaziGerman attack. Poor people who have suffered here during history.

[@UCR2eBQ]

Eli, thanks so much for sharing the beauty of Russia and its people in 2021. It's been a great trip and looking forward to more in 2022. Happy New Year and Merry Christmas :))

[@alro1957]

Thanks for taking us around Smolensk. Great city great food. And thanks to Alena for keeping company. and the gift. Happy holidays!

[@haloknight1]

It is always great watching your videos! I enjoy learning about the many different places in Russia and the culture

[@hollyeberle2470]

Thank you so much for this one! I don't comment on KZbin much but this was neat. My grandfather's uncle died at the battle of Yelnya near Smolensk in August 1941 during Operation Barbarossa. His body is still in Russia, allegedly buried in Filatki according to the Killed in Action card. It was SO cool to see you at the museum, even though my family was fighting for the wrong side (I myself am an American since my grandfather immigrated to the USA from Germany in 1960). Maybe someday I'll have to stop by....

[@tmac2b]

Great vid! I thought Alena brought a really good dynamic. What a personality!! The teacher always teaching!! You guys need to travel more together. Fun!

[@stewartrogerson1369]

Yes, I would love to visit Smolensk, love to do a roadtrip if that ever becomes possible, not far from Belarus!

[@y077er]

I love watching your video's, you ladies bring beauty to any part of Russia you visit.

[@user-jo6dz8bo7j]

Девочки, большое спасибо за это видео! Очень интересно, но жаль, что вы не показали Собор внутри, так как внутренние убранство Успенского Кафедрального Собора Смоленска - это, без преувеличения, главная достопримечательность нашего города. Придётся вам ещё раз приехать))) Хоть я и коренной смолянин, но про название блюда, которое вы откушивали в Русском дворе, я раньше не слышал. Успехов вам! С Новым Годом! Привет из Смоленска!

[@MrWiking58]

Да, многое осталось за кадром. Количество вузов на число жителей города. Это недоработки принимающей стороны. Из достопримечательностей - пара музеев и олень

[@svetlanam1890]

И надо бы показать сейчас наш Русский двор он зимой великолепен сейчас пойду снимать специально

[@user-dm6xz6pm2z]

значение посещения различных памятников и достопримечательностей города слишком преувеличено в туризме! Люди приезжают отдохнуть и увидеть другую или такую же жизнь людей а не бегать голопом за тюканным жизнью экскурсоводом который из кожи лезет указать всем как он много знает ненужного для счастливой жизни

[@peterhalloumis9291]

Eli, I wish I could hit a million likes for your videos. They are always interesting, informative and entertaining.

[@amielaberilla1299]

🤗I'm enjoying listening how Andrew's react to in every response of your query. Thank you Eli for such a beautiful content! Happy New year to you and to your family. Happy Holidays too! 🎄🎀

[@shngain100]

2 of my friends did medicine from Ukraine and I know plenty of Indians who go to Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Belarus for their doctors dream. If my family was richer, I would have too chosen that route when I was 18. Anyway, your videos are very enriching and educational. Spassibo Bolshoi Eli.

[@AsitdyaDsr]

Interesting. How much it will cost to do medicine in Russia , generally ..

[@user-xf2gg9hy1r]

Красивые люди из Индии.. )) Хорошая прогулка.. Спасибо 🙏💕

[@michaels3474]

Hi Eli or as you are now known as #1Blogger! I see that I would have to learn Russian letters first, some words I can guess but others I have no clue. The phrases will be a good help to start. Thank you for the tour. Yes, I would visit Smolensk if I had the chance...

[@christiangeber1750]

Снова вот такое чудесное видео из твоей родной страны- спасибо тебе и Алёне огромное за этот забавный и одновременно содержательный тур по Смоленску! Очень понравилось и снова и снова радуюсь твоих путешествий. Тоже и Алёна очень симпатичная и красивая. Оставайтесь здоровы пожалуйста и уже вам и своей семье С НОВЫМ ГОДОМ!

[@anaburgos2002]

Eli, your video is very nice, well done and your English is perfect. Your country is amaizing, thank you for sharing!

[@alkberg2140]

I love the language lesson, Alena. Andrew was fun to watch- he made me smile.

[@hershellacey9405]

When Eli smiles I smile.

[@marcelocortez3312]

I'm falling in love with Russian cities with these videos. I always liked russian and even I tried to learn russian many years ago. Nowadays I still like Russia and I will keep trying learning a bit of russian, even though I'm from far away (El Salvador). I definitely would love to live in Russia.

[@nivaexplorer]

Thanks for bringing another glimpse of Russia and Russian society! :)

[@davids_blog1]

I love how you teach living Russian

[@mymessymidlifecrisis]

I love your videos. I have been watching all of your past videos. I just found your channel about a month ago. Im so glad that I did. I love seeing all the beautiful places in your country.

[@rolandocastaneda4429]

I am so happy watching another video of Russia and Russian culture. I can't stress enough how important it is to open our hearts to reach out and discover what is beyond our borders. I would be willing to visit Smolensk if I had a guide or friend. Elina or Alyona if I come will show me around again? Thank you!

[@nadapetersen7851]

I liked very much when you walk the streets and see things and explain in russian what you see. It is very usefull in learning russian. Please make some videos in that way where you speak mostly russian with english titels and some important words on screen.

[@oliverfisher4773]

Great video, very useful for Russian learners! Здравствуйте с австралия :)

[@goognamgoognw6637]

Eli and Alyona are my Russian friends online and i am very happy to watch your beautiful videos. These are the best videos from a foreign country presented by people from that country. Your are hospitable and interesting. Love to Russia with its beautiful architecture and food traditions. Thank you Alyona for the colorful guide of useful sentences.

[@cmmwiebe]

Absolutely delightful! And informative! And a great invitation to visit!

[@navinasimoes]

Thank you so much 🙏❤ You brought back my childhood memories during my stay in the upland

[@gurpreetsingh-zg3km]

I like Russian girls

[@elreyjeje]

Очень интересно! I hope one day I can visit Smolensk! As always, great video :)

[@snappymcburpy7629]

Andrew makes me laugh at his reactions. Great video again.

[@fecat93]

I think he likes hanging around the attractive adult female.

[@pelerinonline2191]

Wow , i didnt knew that the Romanian language has so many words from the russian language. Words like : semafor - traffic light, ceai - tea , smantana - sour cream, tort - cake , nevasta - bride , buchet - bunch (... of flowers), vesnic - eternal , and i think also paca-paca in russian, pa-pa in romanian meaning bye-bye

[@k1k13004]

Yep. Romanian is the most slavic romance language :)

[@sallylambert7552]

My neighbor is Hungarian/Romanian. Very interesting. She was also born in 1946.

[@olegpetrov2617]

@@sallylambert7552 I guess you liked Elvis, Frank and Roy.

[@sallylambert7552]

@@olegpetrov2617 Yes and the Beatles! You know Elvis was censored on Ed Sullivan show and not allowed to show his vibrating hips! Because boys were starting to grow there hair long my father said my brothers would just grow up to be juvenile delinquents.

[@olegpetrov2617]

@@sallylambert7552 oh yeah, long hair was belivied as a symbol of protest and old people didn't like it. So interesting. I'm from other generation and my music mainly is from the 80s but nevertheless l have a few cds with Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Sinatra (including Nancy). It's always nice to listen to something old.

[@Emebaregesi]

Did i enjoy this video or what 😍. I would love to visit Smolensk and being from Bosnia and Herzegovina i wouldn't have too much problems communicating with locals. I send my 💌 to Russia.

[@johnbenson2919]

I really enjoy learning about Russia from your videos, all I previously knew about Russia was from military history so it is good to get a deeper understanding of Russian people and lifestyles. Although the highlight of this video must go to the Eternal Puddle, I am still smiling about that.

[@frankeichel1604]

Lovely city,, wonderful video. All the best in 2022, Eli!

[@keithmorfett671]

Happy New Year Eli, keep up the great content.🇬🇧

[@williams9859]

Спасибо большое! The one thing that amazes me is your editing skills! I think editing is 10x harder than me trying to learn Russian (which has been hard)!

[@RicardoVelozo]

Great job! Interesting to hear that Russian is somewhat like Sanscrit. Because I am learning Russian and do find it similar to Portuguese as well! Structure wise that is. We have about the same verb conjugations, but we don't change the substantives like in Russian.

[@AsitdyaDsr]

Russian and Slavic languages belongs to are Indo-European group. Sanskrit is the most ancient one and one of the origin of this group some say.

[@RicardoVelozo]

@@AsitdyaDsr great! Any theory about the structural similarities with Portuguese. The italic romance trunk is somewhat close to the Slavic trunk

[@AsitdyaDsr]

@@RicardoVelozo No idea about that . But interring topic to look up/google ::)

[@AmandaAlexandra47]

“I have Andrew” the cutest! 🤣✌🏼🌸💞

[@stevesmith194327]

I really liked this tour!! It made me hungry to watch you present the foods, especially the pancakes and cottage filled crepes!! Someone should start a fast food Russian restaurant chain like McDonald's and open locations in Europe and America!! I think it would be very successful!!

[@user-wr2uf2ns6c]

Stephen, блюда русской кухни нельзя проглатывать на ходу, как бигмаки. Их надо вкушать , смаковать, получать от еды не только насыщение, но и удовольствие от самого процесса !

[@philchapman1939]

Eli is Awesome! I am 71 and studied Russia since 1962.. Putin is great, he saved & modernized Russia bringing back Orthodox Christianity and Family Values of Father, Mother & Child! I love your tour of Russian Cities!! Best wishes Beautiful brilliant Eli from Russia! From old Phil in Stillwater Oklahoma USA.. :)

[@tukituki7680]

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[@user-ti6xm4rz4f]

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[@davidholden4543]

Пивет эли-先生 и альона-先生. Both of your are natural teachers and I absoluely appreciate the content of your videos. I always learn something new about Russia or the Russian language. С новым годом 2022!

[@frankmuller6791]

Thanks for the wonderful video, you are such great people.

[@marklittlehale5756]

Enjoyed the video, I have learned so much about Russia from watching. Keep up the wonderful work, maybe someday I'll get to visit!

[@MsBole123]

I love watching your video's Eli. Russia is definitely on my bucket list. Happy holidays to you and your family as well.

[@michelledesjadon1476]

I absolutely LOVE your videos!!! They are so interesting and informative!! I learn a lot and I'm very entertained by them. Thank you so much for sharing all of them!! I'm a fan for life🥰

[@RetosSpace]

Wow ,what an awesome city,when I get out of lockdown ,I'll definitely visit this city and other Russian cities,greetings from Cape Town South Africa,banging channel with solid content!! Spasiba

[@thomastroub4563]

This was a lot of fun to watch. I follow a few other channels about Russia, and I appreciate all of them very much. Great job, Eli! 😃

[@aizawl2007]

It's interesting to learn about places I'm not familiar with. Beautiful narration!

[@kirks386]

I have been to Moscow twice in the 90's I will always find Russia fascinating! Thank You

[@tanmay5664]

Thank you so much Eli. M coming for medical studies in Smolensk.. Thankyou for sharing such a lovely video...