50 Hours Inside the Most Radioactive Place on Earth

[@YesTheory]

As you can see, we decided to not add any sponsors or plugs on this story so we could focus on the story-telling and visual experience. But making a video of this complexity without sponsor is definitely not easy, the support from Seek Discomfort is largely how we're able to create stories like this one. It took us several months get the edit to this place and a few days of filming. I'm super proud of how the video came out and hope you enjoy it. Watch it on a TV for full experience :) See you next week - Thomas

[@amaliesrensen341]

It's an amazing story! I really enjoy this new serie, but for a person who dosen't have english as their first language, i would love some more subtiltels for a better understanding

[@BigChuck10241]

You guys are the best

[@OreOmod]

ok

[@caffienevaccine]

They mean sponsorships guys- like cuts that aren’t ads. Part of the video sponsors.

[@revenger211]

@@metallicak5 Recently, KZbin implemented a new policy that they'll be putting ads on videos even if they're not monestised. So KZbin made money off their video, while they didn't.

[@HorrorSkunx]

The fact that we get free documentaries on KZbin by Yes Theory is truly a gift.

[@jackson_vantage3552]

check out someone named Shiey😉

[@s1mple890]

@@jackson_vantage3552 he's just a damn freakin dud3 I just love him👍🏼

[@gabbcrunchy6327]

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[@imAntoin]

Y'all get it for free?? I been paying this whole damn time

[@aritrasen4118]

Imagine they start charging

[@kwaitefuni9152]

"She's insistent on feeding us." It's safe to say that grandmas of all cultures are the same. They love cooking a meal for others. Very wholesome.

[@Redcoat6650]

except mine

[@muhammadzamzam9915]

@SAIYKOO ooof

[@Relax0kay]

All the babushka’s yes, not perse all the grandma’s

[@daylights7323]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYnPmoCveqtsi5I

[@roshi2296]

Not mine. My grandma has a shit attitude, hating almost all of her grandsons and daughters.

[@EpicDonutDudeMemes]

Its so surreal to see that everything was used and all of a sudden abandoned

[@zickseealt]

sad times

[@Cugzayhulls]

It was such a normal life before

[@MrDrifterdevin]

Looks like Detroit....

[@machobossotron5369]

It’s not like they are very late to coming here also subbotted channel???

[@gabbcrunchy6327]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZCxpKibfbylnNk

[@Randomiised]

I hope grandma is keeping safe during these trying times :'(

[@diy_naga]

😭

[@caspergarcia804]

Oh damn

[@smithk2012]

Yeah

[@Stoffies123]

@@ukrainiangrandma4887 you posted this the same day your channel was created..

[@bbyeilishsh7524]

Russian soldiers came in and held the remaining people living there hostage:(

[@adogamerntg8060]

- "Why did you return to the village?" - "Motherland" Babushkas don't mess around

[@danielmladenow222]

"rodina"

[@syphon1351]

I regretfully know where that pfp is from.

[@Algoe1]

@@syphon1351 i think we all do

[@kdcounseling]

She actually said family - rodina means family 😀

[@gustavs8455]

best comment I've seen so far

[@tom-fp2fv]

Can we just take a minute to appreciate how warm and genuine these people are. Real people not a selfish bones in their bodies.

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

And editing is top notch too

[@tomhappening]

@@DyslexicMitochondria Omg Hi bro!! i watch your channeI. Love your videosss

[@babearoo]

After binge watching your channel for the past week I have learned 2 things: humanity is resilient and hope is the best medicine for the soul. Everywhere you go that from the outside just seems desolate and depressing, you find people with overwhelming amounts of optimism and kindness. Your channel shows the light that lives in humans all over the world. Thank you for filming your experiences around the world and showing the beauty and likeness in humans everywhere❤

[@Kore_YT]

Grandmothers are the greatest people on this planet. No.2 goes to members of Yes Theory

[@mayacarrothers8766]

Bummer both of mine are dead :-/

[@moistcu]

my grandma is dead 😭

[@arijit1809]

@@mayacarrothers8766 same :c

[@tabithaedwards1205]

The only grandma I have left doesn't give shit about me lmaoo

[@portraitofablueavatar114]

Mines a bummer

[@BigBeauBrown]

YO! whoever edited this... BRA FREAKING VO!

[@trailnationat5850]

There are credits at the end.

[@nothingnothing7789]

Thanks man

[@AnthonyGruba]

Also, the camera/drone guy did an AMAZING job

[@locke430]

My guy if you want to watch a authentic good Chernobyl show, just watch the Chernobyl show on HBO.

[@nothingnothing7789]

@@locke430 appreciate it

[@ericcartman2984]

My Dad was one of the bus drivers that was evacuating the city of Pripyat. Two years later I was born I remember my medical history book had this radioactive symbol on it. During the summers growing up I would get state paid camping vacations.

[@RazPerignon]

That’s crazy, Russian Cartman.

[@silverfang6455]

Your dad was brave soul, Rip 🙏

[@danigonzalez4299]

@@RazPerignon Ukranian Cartman.

[@williambarney2874]

Thanks for sharing, very interesting.

[@sierraayanna4334]

Can you explain the radioactive symbol?

[@katya6426]

Ukrainian here, When my dad was young he was a radiation firefighter in ukraine. When the disaster happened, he was on leave but the rest of his team responded to the crisis. They all passed away. That timing is the reason he survived and i can write this today.

[@lordctg1091]

"She wants you to drink the whole bottle and eat all the food- -but it's impossible."

[@Mrbooze042]

That's what you call a wholesome person XD

[@xera2595]

@@Mrbooze042 or a russian grandma

[@PavelowB99]

Xera *Ukrainian grandma

[@TheMasteryPursuit]

These episodes are MOVIES!! Editors need a raise, holy crap!

[@Bubbyyyy]

totes

[@dorian_tihi5869]

facts!!

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ died for your ssiiinnsss please turn to him the kingdom of heaven is at hand

[@gurleenkaur4155]

Okay, I am sorry but what the fuck. The cinematography, stories told, even the mere idea are INSANE like you guys should make literal movies!!!!

[@julianfrederick9082]

Have you ever seen a Hitchcock film, or Lynch, or Herzog, or Powell and Pressburger, or Altman, or Bergman, or Tarkovsky, or Malick? Or any great masterpiece of cinema? These videos are not movie quality.

[@siddarth1346]

@@julianfrederick9082 ī don’t see where it was ever mentioned that you have to be a cinematic masterpiece of a director, to be allowed to make movies?

[@julianfrederick9082]

@@siddarth1346 It wasn’t, and I didn’t mention that either. Anyone can try to make movies just like any other art, but if this video is any indication of the quality of film these people would make then the person I replied to shouldn’t be encouraging them to try to make a serious movie.

[@danielpassapera1514]

@@julianfrederick9082 Julian, we don’t live in the 50’s anymore buddy. This can be and should be considered a documentary. The industry has changed and will keep changing. Stop living in the past ✌🏼

[@albertiljevic3972]

agree

[@RampedVisuals]

I flew to Chernobyl in November just because of this video and it was such a eye opening experience. I am extremely grateful that i made the decision to go see it. It hurts even more now to see what’s happening there, when you met all the kind people. Hoping this will end soon.

[@jonnajinton]

Thank you for this incredible video!! So interesting and so well made! 👏🏼

[@YesTheory]

Thank you Jonna!! Hope Northern Swedish summer is treating you well 💫🙏

[@andrewrao635]

@@YesTheory my music teacher is from Chernobyl. She emigrated only a few years before the incident

[@shelby255]

amogus

[@hudssntao]

Love your videos!!

[@shelby255]

@@hudssntao thx

[@luciarainbows1514]

I love how happy the old woman is to have people over it wardens my heart

[@clara4738]

Babushka's happy 😀

[@auri2773]

@@clara4738 all yours babushka

[@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm8]

How wouldn’t she be happy?

[@user-ec6ue8jy7p]

Warms* I’m sorry but W a r d e n s

[@chezboi8843]

@@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm8 I mean she could be very lonely out there

[@crazyli0n70]

She's 88 years old, amazing how she can live alone in such an environment.

[@rolandogonzalez1360]

Built different

[@bakedstreetyt]

maybe you can get positive effects from radiation lol

[@DmitryKiktenko]

It's a piece of virgin nature there. There are woods clean of plastic, wildlife is rich and diverse. It is quiet - no mass trafic any near you can hear. Sometimes travelers come to talk and even maybe help. There is kinda local community of workers, ecologists, stalkers, etc. They're helping each other.

[@TheWeldfather]

Hard times create strong men(or woman in her case).

[@joykemprai]

God bless her

[@TaraGriffith97]

Here after the announcement that the city of Chernobyl is now under attack. My heart is hurting for those in this video that are now under attack. I seriously can’t stop thinking of them.

[@diy_naga]

😭

[@wanterbaik]

Im pretty sure the grandma is ok. Shes cooking both russian and ukranian solders some potatos as we speak. I bet the soldiers are laughing together while listening to the grandma stories

[@ihatechemistryyy]

@@wanterbaik I really hope she is …

[@22ninja1]

Sometimes it isn't always the case just recently in Bucha 300 civilians or more were killed by Russian troops and there could be more in neighboring suburbs near Kyiv more civilian deaths committed by retreating Russian military already leaving the Kyiv region leaving behind bodies and slaughter of innocent people who didn't want war. I hope the old lady is okay since she survived all the hardships throughout Ukraine's history.

[@memerax8880]

thankfully not many people live near chernobyl

[@healthfitbarbell9081]

I literally loved that grandma hospitality, and she was so adorable ,We have only one planet and we only know each other... live like her ,and learn to love like her...

[@v0id168]

U mean babushka

[@mauricewijnen3516]

Live like her? I would personally rather locate myself in a less-radioactive environment

[@healthfitbarbell9081]

@@v0id168 yup

[@VegitoBlueYT]

@@mauricewijnen3516 who cares

[@noname-fp3kh]

Classic grandma they are always trying to feed you🤣🧓

[@AnlStarDestroyer]

The creepiest part of it is how untouched most of it seems. Normally after a place is abandoned, it would be totally looted and picked over. Here though it’s as if they everyone got up and left just yesterday, you could even see what the kids were studying the day they left

[@cavillsicon]

i was literally thinking the same! it was so overwhelming to realize that when you sit on those chairs in front of the books you’re repeating something that happened several years ago by people who evacuated or even died!

[@David_Liu93]

Well, if to be honest that place is almost totally looted. If you check some other videos you will see that the apartments in Prypyat are empty, no heating radiators no TVs or fridges, all the metal stuff was stolen during the 90s by the locals around the zone. And yea, sure stuff like desks or posters on the walls are still there, cuz they had no value. It's scary to think about the hundreds if not thousands of car parts, cables and radiators that were radioactive yet stolen and sold to other people who had no idea where they come from. But that place truly is one of a kind, and it's a shame I lived in Ukraine for so many years and haven't had a chance to go there

[@alexa5993]

@@David_Liu93 i thought they were destroyed bc they were radiactive, did they actually get stolen by people? and when did they open pripyat to the public again?

[@terminationshock1356]

It has been looted and most of the items, although original have been posed over the years on the furniture by photographers. I was inside less "picture worthy" buildings there and they are completely empty. Believe me, without taking away anything from the tragedy, this and most documentaries overdramatize and make it seem like an exclusive place difficult to get to. In reality you would normally see a bunch of other large groups of tourists roaming around. They just went in the dead of winter when normally tourist don't in the Kiev area.

[@cavillsicon]

@@terminationshock1356 ah makes sense

[@AuthenTech]

My favorites parts were the really cool FPV drone shots and editing/soundtrack is amazing

[@kobrapromotions]

dude check out rotor riot then.... in pripyat

[@svgejmes4089]

That's your favorite part? What about all the knowledge you just learned from this video? Lmao you like the drone shots? 😂😂😂

[@yashverma8278]

@@svgejmes4089 he likes drone shots as simple as that, stop being a smartass.

[@p2pnest]

Yeah soundtrack is similar to zed's music from one strange Rock Series by National geographic

[@SLPpanthers42]

Yeah honestly the soundtrack deserves a lot of praise, whoever was behind that made this video! Very underrated

[@elektrischtree]

This has to feel surreal for Thomas right now, considering Russia just took over Chernobyl. Wishing safety for those in Chernobyl and the rest of Ukraine. 💔

[@tymofiikarpenko685]

Chernobyl Ukrainian

[@moj_voh_smuratniej_tvoego]

@@bobuccman1424 What is wrong? Chernobyl is controlled by Ukraine, everything is safe there.

[@acreativename7999]

The idiots dug in the most radioactive soil on the site...

[@Its_Ninjarider]

@@moj_voh_smuratniej_tvoego yea now again. But during the ogoing war russians had control for it over a small period

[@joebenson528]

@@Its_Ninjarider And now it's controlled by Aidar Battalion a group of criminals who worship the "German" guy from the 1900s.

[@Katgirl30]

As a Ukrainian, I really appreciate how you approached Chernobyl with respect and curiosity. It’s amazing to see how the city looks today, and acknowledge the role of this disaster in the country’s history. The cinematography and story of the video was simply amazing, well done to everyone involved. дякую! З найкращими побажаннями! Ps. That baba (babushka) is a true representative of the Ukrainian spirit, and hearing her story made me so happy - she reminds me of my grandma :)

[@xXxBurnerable]

Me too! 🥲 Even though we're from romania, still a babushka at heart 😄 lovely video, truely amazed by them

[@francisabordo22]

@Umbah umbah pls stop

[@alsgaming4831]

Same

[@BgAltair]

Babushkas are amazingly pure souls, I love them so much

[@nikunjbansal99]

Yes well documented.

[@motonol_409]

Why is not anyone talking about the guide? So lovely and heart warming person, and the babushka too... ❤️

[@dimitarSlavov_]

“I may drink too much vodka at times but it’s fine”😂💀

[@lanf6188]

I started glowing when I drank too much vodka 🗿

[@KarinaMilne]

Misha will be doing my tour as my guide when I go!

[@forg0tten]

I can only imagine how EERIE the sound of the drone echoing around the silent city felt.

[@TrillBelichick]

February 24 2022 I’m thinking and praying for these beautiful souls. I hope they were able to get out before it was taken over. 🙏🏾

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ died for your ssiiinnsss please turn to him the kingdom of heaven is at hand

[@avdiiseni1175]

I honestly felt very bad for the grandma. She felt so happy when she finally saw someone

[@Shirumoon]

Yes! How does she even deal with all that loneliness?

[@Sebbir]

@Vaibhav P A money doesn’t make you less lonely

[@WayneTwitch]

@@Shirumoon Shes Russian

[@acidfall123]

Grandma?! Shes only 33. The radiation sets in quick.

[@avdiiseni1175]

@@acidfall123 no way

[@ashutoshanand9968]

As someone who’s so much into scoring and sound design, I just want to say that please give your editor a massive raise because damn.

[@queenwamy]

I think i remember them saying they edit themselves or they edit also get some help.

[@leroytan]

“Fifty thousand people used to live..” Anyone else got the Modern Warfare chills when he said that?

[@Max-yp1iw]

hahahaha

[@chino8646]

Hell yeah!!!

[@2polartv319]

yes 10000% percent

[@haydnvankirk7367]

The place is spot on every time I see the pool and amusement park and all the places from the game it’s cool

[@rainiersierra1532]

yeesirrr

[@Fishyface2424]

I am so sad at what is happening in Ukraine ...brought me back to this video. my heart and prayers go out to all the locals. this is heartbreaking....

[@thomaspollard1263]

Thomas is one of my biggest role models for real. He does not mess around, straight up hard work, some insane journalistic work. U can tell he loves what he does by these videos. Most of the time hes smiling and just emerging himself into other people's world. This man truly has his priorities right guiding his life to success.

[@dandylion2837]

His voice and his philosophical comments are good, though a little too short and sometimes not deep enough for me, but that’s just me and I don’t represent the average audience, so I suppose he’s the best

[@FTBLETSAS]

Amazing work and the fpv footage is crazy

[@tospori9652]

Ευτυχη μου το δικο σου ηταν καλυτερο

[@Merawoo3]

💯

[@panos_sami]

❤

[@andriytaranishyn1361]

Oh yeah. As a matter of fact, when I saw the name of the person responsible for drone footage, everything fell into place. Nazar Dorosh is an incredible guy, and he does crazy stuff with his drones. if you want to be amazed, look up dorosh.raw on Instagram

[@dimitristrovias8132]

Ευτύχη κάντε ένα collab ρε

[@badpiggies988]

I hope the locals in this video are okay, the mere possibility of anything bad having happened to these wonderful people makes my heart crumble 🥺

[@ihatechemistryyy]

Ik I been crying like the grandma is such an angel ♥️♥️♥️

[@Cato-bp6dx]

"Fifty thousand people used to live here" That's not a ghost town, that's a whole ghost city.

[@emmagrace4705]

so sad we’ve ruined earth so badly, made parts uninhabitable

[@Cato-bp6dx]

@@emmagrace4705 if we can't live there we don't destroy it more than it is, animals can live there.

[@aty1238]

@@emmagrace4705 wym "we" i didnt do it :)

[@YouTubePublisherorPlatform]

Except with no ghosts. Hardly any people died during the meltdown and Grand Central Station has more ambient radiation than that city.

[@michelleabraham8264]

@@Cato-bp6dx animals cannot inhabit the place it’s toxic for them as well.

[@SgtCodeRed]

When their guided cracked “Yeah I start glowing at night when I drink too much Vodka but it’s fine” when talking about his 20,000 radiation unit reading, I lost it.

[@yash3758]

He is a true Russian MAN

[@gexus777]

My father leaved in Pripyat with his family at the time, fortunately he was away when the explosion happened. It is a strange feeling for him to know that his home is still there probably with their belongings and he'll never go there again. However, this resulted in him, my grandparents and my aunts moving to Crimea, where he met my mother, whose family was relocated there after Leninokan earthquake in Armenia. It's just crazy how they met each other both being victims of disasters. 🤯

[@Beautyforashes613_]

Just proves how bad situations can lead to great outcomes.

[@xyrendeocampo4069]

The ending was surprisingly wholesome.

[@Fspoke_]

one was natural and one was nuclear

[@jasonforrest9833]

His apartment is probably in ruins like the rest of the apartments their.

[@ricamarizsantos8067]

This is what i love about yes theory, when they explore places they don't do it on a surface level, they talk to people and bring light to their experiences and beliefs. I've been binge watching their videos since i discovered their channel two weeks ago. I can't believe I'm watching it for free, i feel like i should pay for it because it is THAT GOOD.

[@TheDarkzHD]

Its fascinating to me that everything that we see here, is exactly as it has been for the past 35 years. Pretty much everything is in the same state as people left if in that chaos in 1986.. This town is like a time machine..

[@LUNE.44]

thats what people think. in reality, most of the stuff that was there has been taken, and lots of the things that are there are brought by photographers. but yeah, there will be a few things there that havent moved for 35 years

[@Pariah-vc2bz]

@@LUNE.44 See, I was curious when they showed the school because, I know if I went, I would have taken a book or two, or SOMETHING. But then I finally realized that it would all be contaminated and I do not know how to store radioactive materials.

[@SpunkyGo0se]

I think you mean time capsule

[@betonkevero6823]

"She's insisting on feeding us." What a truly East-European grandma experience!

[@zuzu6864]

A true Slav grandma.

[@crptic9925]

This may be far fetched but her body may have adapted to the long period of time she’s been exposed to the radiation and it might be why she has lived so long

[@emelinawarsing6292]

Literally, hearing her say “I can’t leave I plant my potatoes here.” Was hilarious, reminds me of my baba 😂

[@soplop1561]

Reminds me of my baba. She still chases me with bowls of soup to this day

[@crptic9925]

@@soplop1561 my baba would make me the best crem caramel, and her banicha *Chefs kiss*🤌

[@UltimatelyEverything]

What a sweet old lady she is i hope she's still doing good

[@nicolaasbeets142]

“Yeah I start glowing at night when I drink too much wodka... but that’s fine”😂😂😂😂😭😭😭

[@elemento489]

Yeah Looll

[@aura9173]

"50,000 people used to live here. Now it's a ghost town." Real ones know

[@aryan_01]

I was looking for this comment.

[@aura9173]

@@aryan_01 I wouldn’t miss a chance to reference COD4 lol

[@Bekiri7]

When Thomas started saying 50,000 people i was waiting for him to finish that quote haha

[@barunlaishram7931]

Throwback to the good old days

[@aryan_01]

@@Bekiri7 exactly

[@clinsen8576]

In case anyone wonders what's the secret place where Misha measured 20.000 microsieverts per hour - it's inside of the basement located at chernobyl's hospital. The reason of why there is such high radiation is because firefighters were transported to that hospital after extinguishing the fire and they were asked to take off all of their radiated clothes and throw it into the basement. No one tells tourists about that place since it's extremely dangerous to be there without a special outfit, and if anyone attempts to go there unprepared - you can only wish that person good luck, since it would be the only thing which can save your life at that point.

[@xander6467]

Thanks

[@TinyScorpion44]

Nah, you won't die from exposure like that, just not a good place to hang around for more than a couple minutes.

[@ElevateByRK]

Could also be the red forest

[@FBWUniverseMode]

@@TinyScorpion44what? Do you understand radiation? Nuclear physics, effects it has on biological entities or just molecules?

[@ludo6550]

Definitely not true, it is not a good place to stay for more than a few minutes but you'll not die just by going there. If you're seeking for immediate effects on your health, then you would need to be exposed to 1Gray(1000mSv). In what you're saying, we're only at 20mSv/hrs, negative long terms effects can rarely happens if you're exposed to more than a 100mSv/YEARS. In conclusion, no you will not die instantly, but yes you should not stay for more than a few minutes.

[@erikroutson9306]

Top notch cinematography! This really captures the feel of the zone, and the resilience of the land and the people. The level of effort those first responders is nothing short of heroic.

[@dougb27]

“I started glowing at night but it’s fine”😂😂 the way he said it made it just that much better.

[@Nando.M1]

Only when he drinks too much vodka 😂

[@LukasInTaiwan]

Unbelievable! Been hearing stories about this my entire life. But never really understood. Thank you guys!

[@Z.hwr.77]

u can watch the show chernobyl by hbo to understand exactly what happened.

[@gurraking]

Har du inte sett rmm

[@adrianb5140]

@@Z.hwr.77 really good show as well, sadly only 5 episodes

[@Z.hwr.77]

@@adrianb5140 ikr

[@leetnor4887]

Have you guys never played call ofduty

[@jinellemvrrison]

It's like a zombie apocalypse. Everything is just left there, I'd genuinely be terrified

[@CBNBTweaks44]

The buildings are also perfectly built like if it were from a zombie movie

[@Adamscheeley1]

@@CBNBTweaks44 this would be a good cod map

[@mitsuri7267]

@@Adamscheeley1 It sorta looks like Verrückt in a way

[@cv507]

cöke lite. khölätt ?

[@jackmaddocks4451]

you would be scared because it is the WORST nuclear disaster

[@man_of_culture6625]

Talking to a liquidator is such an honor having talked to one myself out of sheer luck they have amazing story’s and it’s a shame many people don’t know what happened in Chernobyl

[@Dasha-pv1xk]

as a Ukranian seeing this babushka say "motherland" just made me bawl. we left Ukraine 21 years ago but my grandma to this day speaks about the motherland.

[@arjunachu4139]

come back your country needs you

[@Nicky_Savage]

Bruh,same.

[@lisa0926]

@@arjunachu4139 this aged poorly 💀

[@raygun1414]

@@lisa0926 LMFAO I SHOULDN'T BE LAUGHING STOPPPP

[@vitia2285]

hello, fellow Ukrainian, I live in Ukraine right now

[@TheMaskedChef7]

" I started glowing at night and i dghrink too much vodka but am fine " - This man is not only brave as hell but witty and hilarious. One of the most interesting facts about this channel that you guys have the best company in your travels like it's all meant to be.

[@ahmaado]

fr lol

[@Cadollan]

Drinking actually helps reduce the effects of radiation. A few years ago I read about one of the doctors treating people from Hiroshima (in Hiroshima) after the bomb fell. He said he was so overwhelmed by all the human suffering, that the only way he could cope and operate on radiation and burn victims was by being continuously drunk. He is one of the few people still alive and healthy at the time I read this and much of it was attributed to the amount of sake he consumed that day.

[@gameshowsandhosts]

@@Cadollan oh man, that sounds so interesting. if you have any articles about that, is it alright if you send some over?? stuff like this always intrigues me

[@guerillagorilla4423]

@@Cadollan You can heal radiation with vodka in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R games

[@guerillagorilla4423]

@@gameshowsandhosts Google exists

[@AcidGlow]

Loving these travel videos to interesting parts of the world. 🧐🌎

[@DEADENDTM_]

Search up Shiey on youtube, you’d love his content! He’s made two videos about exploring Chernobyl illegally. Very cool POV

[@daylights7323]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYnPmoCveqtsi5I

[@Thunder-dp7du]

@@DEADENDTM_ I love the way he stay their is impressive

[@gammatheprotobean1541]

This video is absolutely heartbreaking. Knowing how many families, how many generations lived there at one point, how many hopes and dreams that once were

[@taraslepetiukha2806]

I m Ukrainian and haven’t been home for 2 years. It is really heartwarming to see at least some part of my country on Yes Theory, even though it is such a sad part of our story.

[@jims7318]

I feel bad for your because it’s said Russia might invade Ukraine. And the U.S won’t do anything to help one of its best allies from war soooooo. Good luck for your homeland

[@vibe_musix3662]

Im not sure what to say since my father is Ukrainian and mother Russian. If they do go to war, no matter who wins or loses it’s going to take a hit on my family.

[@kotyayv]

Just what I was thinking

[@WarPicturesEntertainment]

@@jims7318 Oh man, your comment shows how bad informed US average people are about what is going on in the world..

[@WarPicturesEntertainment]

@@vibe_musix3662 I don't know where you have been, but the war in Eastern Ukraine is going on already for more than 7 years. Thousands of people have died on each side and the brotherkilling continues day by day.

[@mehoymenoy8841]

That moment when you talked about "What could have been" was real. Regardless of the geopolitical circumstances and views of the people that lived there, at the end of the day, they were people. Mostly young with families that just wanted to make a living for themselves and their loved ones and that was taken away from them, I am sure most of them were moved elsewhere to still have good lives, but that feeling of leaving behind a life you made to start anew somewhere else through no fault of your own had to be traumatizing.

[@oblique4748]

That grandma is so pure hearted reminds me of my late grandma. I can’t even imagine the circumstances and difficulties she had been through her whole life, even then she is treating us all of these guys like they are family members and being altruistic. May be they are right old generations were built different.

[@LabMotorsports]

right there with you brother, they are truly saints

[@SV90527]

12:35 I hope the woman is safe now after all that is happening in Ukraine, especially Russia capturing the Chernobyl area.

[@samaliia5531]

Yes🥲🇺🇦

[@tracysmith245]

@@samaliia5531 so sad what is happening their now

[@vanessaruiz4705]

well, if that's what you think it's happening.

[@HiSpeedz]

Can we just appreciate Cory's amazing cinematography? I love when he is able to come on these adventures, the videos turn out so beautiful!

[@shadowterr0r273]

And them recreating shots from original footage to what it is now. Beautifully made.

[@mayaparamita2254]

Yup. I'm very impressed when he can navigate the drone getting though the broken window circling the pool and up the high diving place. Smooth. In one shot.

[@taidah4193]

@@mayaparamita2254 those shots were not done by him, the drone shots were done by a different cinematographer from Ukraine I believe;)

[@daylights7323]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYnPmoCveqtsi5I

[@itsradiohead]

istg i'd die for that tour guide, he's such a kindred sweatheart and he's cheeky

[@SpunkyGo0se]

Thank you Stalin, very cool

[@axeldewater9491]

breeky

[@alessandropelizza7603]

@@axeldewater9491 palchik vykin

[@ivory231]

Cheeki breeki iv danke

[@maryremijoseph7618]

Those books left open in the school is something really unnerving and unsettling

[@thecreeper-em5up]

They probably set tht up for footage, might be wrong but im sure wind over the past few years even strong winds would close them or move them or lift a table or something especially the way it was close to windows and wide windows creating a tunnel just saying

[@jeanbon7068]

The baboucha was the nicest part of the video, even if all the rest is still interestring and show how a "'simple" factory can make horror and deathes.

[@Shiv091]

These documentaries are better then the ones you have to pay for on NETFLIX.

[@IngVivas]

You speak the truth my friend. These are way better

[@godlike634]

Some dude on TikTok retardidly put his Netflix account and password, after showing his messages, I’ve been using the account for a while

[@ERICSAW]

@@godlike634 lmao

[@ERICSAW]

Can you tell me the acc and pass

[@baseddepartment6606]

@@ERICSAW 😂😂 hey me too

[@paulaandrea3612]

I love the fact that you are not just a tourist in the place but you are really taking the time to talk with people who live history just so you can understand what is really going on. Thank you for taking us on that journey as well :)

[@WarPicturesEntertainment]

Then you definately have to check out the chernobyl videos of "Bald and Bankrupt". This video seems like Disneyland Tour in comparison what Bald does. :D

[@achmadraihan5917]

@@WarPicturesEntertainment Hahaha yeah, that guy is so cool

[@mmatkovsky]

Hey, I’m Ukrainian who visited Chernobyl exclusion zone a few times. I really glad that you decided to share this story, because many people only know minor details. This is a crisis that didn’t once happen. It is a crisis that is happening now. We need to care for our planet in order to make it safe for us and our future children

[@sonyachna442]

Я бажаю, щоб більше людей були як ви 🥺

[@ayatiam7856]

The video is such an eye opening and outstanding example, it was skillfully filmed and edited. Chernobyl is one the most unforgettable incidents in human history, it only reminds us how everything around us is fragile and how despite massive destruction, there might be a chance to begin from zero.

[@emkiukas8004]

YOOOO the camera shots,the music,the stories feels like im watching a movie

[@Mantv_77]

@Ailsa Ni I approve this comment.

[@gimhanikuruppu7358]

I too got the same feeling...

[@trentalkek]

I'd be interested in knowing the radiation readings of the food she offered and the vodka she made...

[@justinwoodward3413]

Probably the exact same as the regular environmental levels.

[@LUNE.44]

its not like the food was produced inside the zone or before/during the main spread of radiation. the food is probably from the store in one of the villages, and that itself gets their foods imported from other places, most likely Kiev

[@sherwood999]

@@LUNE.44 I do believe there was a points in the video that she mention that she grew potatoes, and drank water from her well. I would think it depends on how close she is to the radiation source, but I would bet that there is some radiation.

[@missbizy]

@@LUNE.44 they literally said right before that she eats the food she grows and drinks the well water and that she made the vodka from potatoes she grew. And the environmental radiation is still dangerously high. Why do you think you don't hear birds? They won't live there.

[@Jawsomest]

@@missbizy partly correct, Alot of animals were slaughtered to prevent radiation spread, especially flying ones.

[@AndTheBeatGoez]

The story of Chernobyl still scares the shit outa me till this day.

[@callummaunder4401]

I think it does that to everyone

[@dandylion2837]

What about the story of Fukushima???

[@angie23]

Yooo same, like whenever I go to watch anything about Chernobyl I take it off immediately

[@Niko-vh8jh]

Why? It’s impossible for this to happen today. All the remaining RMBK reactors have been fixed and an explosion like this isn’t possible in the west.

[@Niko-vh8jh]

@@dandylion2837 It’s never gonna happen again so it doesn’t scare me.

[@MusicSpeaksWhatWordsCantSay]

Praying for Misha and his family and everyone else in this video and all the people of Ukraine 🙏💞

[@sinbadeatinamcrib5960]

This is quickly becoming a much higher quality replacement to VICE.

[@pixieluvv]

vice is too focused on their own political agenda and too biased

[@daylights7323]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYnPmoCveqtsi5I

[@Nicholas-ze5vv]

California: This Rice Crispy treat may cause birth defects. Lady who lives in Chernobyl: I am 132 years old

[@michaelbenoit248]

Yeah, lol. If the radiation won’t kill her old age will.

[@dinostudios6579]

Haha prop 65 go brrrrrrrrr.

[@Spideyisdagoat]

As a Californian, why do you got to joke about us? We are just some stoners trying to make our way in the is world.

[@Nicholas-ze5vv]

@@Spideyisdagoat It's a joke about Californian laws, not the people. Don't get me started on them, lol.

[@joerepoman1]

@@Spideyisdagoat a bunch of stoners? That explains a lot. You guys must be high for voting for the politicians that your state has infected D.C. with.🙄

[@AToySoldierx]

This was too high quality for KZbin. You guys need a Netflix show

[@gabriellamacciocca3228]

second this!!!

[@dolcydina5198]

The drone shots gave me goosebumps.... Overwhelming and eerie at the same time. And grandma is a real sweetheart! I just paused trying to predict the reaction when she offered food. Anyways great documentary- thank you!

[@bobstringer9809]

The moonshine is probably the cure that has kept her alive over the years

[@parsarezf2861]

Lmao 😂👍🏻

[@lilianab8007]

And this comment is not even a joke, lots of old people in eastern Europe "disinfect" their bodies this way.

[@tiredallthetime1636]

I love everyone they talked to in this documentary, especially the babushka she is an angel

[@TimeBucks]

Amazing work

[@Yevgeniy-UA]

Evey time I hear that phone call to fire department about explosion at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, it always gives me chills... Perhaps the scariest phone call of the 20th century

[@jakefryer6169]

Yes Theory feels like a tv show or a documentary with how high quality and in depth they go with every video. I enjoy watching every Sunday and cant wait to see what happens next

[@MsRaquelD]

I love that grandmother! :) She makes me think of my Costa Rican grandmother who lived till 102 years, passing last year due to Covid. She would not let you leave without eating! :) God bless xoxo

[@aadiedits573]

Rip 🥲

[@Sparty-pi3jq]

Its amazing, Grandmas are the same all over the world and I love it so much. We fled after the fall of communism and my grandmother stayed in her home in Vladivostok. You never ever left her home hungry either!.

[@madinaamanova6716]

Can you imagine, they were said to leave their homes for just three days and actually they never came back:(

[@bajafilth143]

Reminds me of our 2 week quarantine

[@jasonvargas7564]

@@bajafilth143 stfu, it's nothing like quarantine. You still have your homes, your lives, your health. The people of Pripyat don't have any of that. Not their homes, their clothes, their money, their valuables. Nothing.

[@K3T1]

@@jasonvargas7564 "you still have your homes" Well, not everyone. Many don't have the home and business anymore.

[@jasonvargas7564]

@@K3T1 business is different from home. And it's still incredibly fallacious to compare a NUCLEAR FALLOUT to a measly quarantine. Most people were able to work from home, and have shifted entirely to working from home, saving time and money on useless commute to their physical offices. Schools resumed online with Zoom. And more importantly, we're getting back on track to the way things were before the pandemic. Millions of people are getting vaccinated. Businesses are opening. Restaurants have opened back up. School is resuming in person again. Gatherings, festivities, weddings are happening again. ....you do realize that NONE of that, is happening again in Pripyat, right?

[@daylights7323]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYnPmoCveqtsi5I

[@neoreoscar27]

The introductory drone sequence is just amazing! Everything about this is top notch, really. The people were especially fascinating, as always, but it’s wonderful you bring so much of the world to our eyes and hearts. ❤

[@PolishAmericanMom]

I remember Chernobyl like it happened yesterday, I was 11 years old and lived in southern Poland at that time. When the news broke out our parents were encouraged to take all their children to their local school to take liquid iodine to prevent radiation damage. But only children were allowed to take it because there was not enough iodine to go around. I was horrified that my parents would die and leave my sister and me as orphans. I remember my mom did not allow us to go anywhere for two weeks and we were not allowed to open the doors or windows.

[@tejas5331]

That's so sad. How are your parents now?

[@annacreber7210]

I hope you and your family were okay

[@PolishAmericanMom]

​@@tejas5331 They are totally okay, I guess we were far enough away in Southern Poland that it did not effect us negatively.

[@PolishAmericanMom]

@@annacreber7210 Thank you. We are totally okay, I guess we were far enough away in Southern Poland that it did not effect us negatively.

[@tejas5331]

@@PolishAmericanMom glad to know that they are fine....

[@seebeesass185]

That ferris-wheel, the abandoned swimming pool, and the overall vibe brings back CoD4: MW memories.

[@ColtonJlifts]

@Theodoros Vasilopoulos yea that’s what the pool in wz is based off it’s in many other games . It’s sort of infamous in modern/ Cold War games

[@DiPDAP9330]

VERRRRRRRDANSKKKKKKKKKK!!!

[@averysheer8761]

Exactly what I was thinking it’s crazy how detailed that game was

[@gabhoule]

I was like : "I've been there!" Haha!

[@alexbob5209]

@Theodoros Vasilopoulos yesss!!

[@notalithiumbarbiedoll3535]

While what happened in Chernobyl was such a tragedy, I admit that I’m kinda fascinated by how nature found a way to take back the land, an interesting look into what earth would look like if ppl all of a sudden went extinct

[@boomwizardyt7228]

Exactly!

[@Greydon_Jones_Volleyball]

I agree, I find it very interesting to learn about the event and its liquidation. An interesting aspect is that they plan to have reactor 4 dismantled by 2065

[@Fspoke_]

@@Greydon_Jones_Volleyball so thats why cyberpunk 2077 looks so good

[@jordancrocker939]

it probably wouldnt look this way if they didnt do such a good job on clean up.

[@andrewreynolds912]

​​@@Fspoke_irl, well don't want to have cyberpunk because America, my country's a dys'topia and capitalism is the cause and its getting worse for the newer generations like me Gen z made me become a socialist because of that but I'm not a communist haha

[@aktrip3295]

With whats going on right now, (Russia seized Chernobyl) i cant stop thinking about that old lady…😞

[@justinbeard3279]

Textbooks just sitting on school desks.. wow. That part hit me hard

[@tiffariff]

It really shows how sudden they all had to evacuate. It hit me too. It's like when I have to suddenly sit down my work to go do something or break up a cat fight but then never returned.

[@calebgleadow9475]

My family was from Chernobyl and this a extremely emotional video for me, It’s sad seeing what happened to my home

[@squishywaifu2643]

I’m so sorry, it’s so different for people like myself where we see videos like these and it feels so otherworldly and surreal. But many are so closely tied to these stories and it’s much more of a personal story. God bless 🙏🏼

[@calebgleadow9475]

@@squishywaifu2643 🙏

[@Dont_Tread_on_Me448]

Well , everything happens for the best brother...god bless , take care : )

[@srishtirajput8891]

More power to you brother take care of yourself love from india 🇮🇳

[@DYNER0]

This place is the closest thing to time travelling we will get. For now.

[@eddie_1137]

How?

[@Krizefugl]

@@eddie_1137 because a moment of history is seemingly frozen in time until it all falls apart and nothing but rubble will be left.

[@eddie_1137]

@@Krizefugl oh wow that is very true

[@LeanyG11]

I am truly interested in soviet history and this might be the closest we will ever get to that era. Might as well visit that place someday, hell even have some shots with lovely babushka.

[@Sofia-lc6bu]

Omg yes that’s true

[@Juankisp]

Incredibly cool, compelling and interesting video. I watched the HBO miniseries and been looking for real footage of Chernobyl. This has been the most amazing one. Huge congrats, excellent video.

[@isaacknecht974]

its very rare to find someone who will welcome you into their home and treat you as their own children

[@Isomoar]

It's not, the media has just convinced you to be afraid of your neighbor & vice versa. Go out & talk to them you'll find you have a lot more in common that you'd think.

[@raven6955]

@@Isomoar ive only seen that in western countries

[@unknown2812]

Not in Russia mate

[@cutessa8350]

@@unknown2812 It’s in Ukraine

[@gagaringagarinovic2600]

go to any slavic country and you will be proved wrong :)

[@VegitoBlueYT]

*"50,000 people used to live here, now its a ghost town"* The Line which starts The Actual COD everyone knows

[@VegitoBlueYT]

btw dude just said he measured 20 000

[@thawbaanfield7607]

The first thing I thought abt

[@_dvamondgaming_793]

I remember playing it when it came out beautiful game

[@thisisaloadofbarnacles7729]

i was looking for this comment

[@simpy3651]

thats because it was in Chernobyl

[@charlietoombs7591]

"She wants you to finish the bottle and all the food she puts on the table for you.. but it is impossible" LOL

[@huntinggeckos7065]

As a Philly sports fan, I like the tour rocking the Philadelphia Union beanie

[@emelinawarsing6292]

As a Russian, hearing her say “I plant my potatoes here I can’t leave.” Was the most Eastern European thing I’ve ever heard😂😂

[@janevi4412]

господи какая жиза

[@GH0--001]

@@janevi4412 you look cute xD sorry but i dont know russian or ukrainian…

[@janevi4412]

@@GH0--001 thank you! welp I know english so no problem x)

[@Forestclan2.0]

@@janevi4412 yay a fellow russian

[@TecnoNerd]

@@janevi4412 Privet! I’m looking for someone to teach me Russian

[@MissesWitch]

"So she's insisting on feeding us" That's how you know you've got a real grandma there!

[@joejoeffrey1212]

It would be so interesting to conduct studies on the people living there, and why they don't suffer from radiation.

[@harrylewin3180]

They probably do suffer from radiation, a lot of it has just shifted to low levels so exposure is low. They will definitely have some upcoming health issues.

[@NeuroDude64]

That’s what I was wondering!!!

[@kyle.sheppard1]

Is it possible that their bodies grew a tolerance to the higher radiation levels and now that they have been there so long they don’t show symptoms?

[@kbain5200]

@@kyle.sheppard1 yes I feel like thats what happened

[@vsn_x_vsn6808]

@@kyle.sheppard1 nahh u can’t be immune to radiation, it only gets worse the more time u r exposed

[@mihnainud115]

I'm from Estonia and have had allways related to post soviet cultures etc, but this is how real normal people are in Russia and other post soviet countries are. Very friendly, allways polite, energized so on. Felt good after watching this video, loved the tourist guide's energy and everything else about this video. (no ads.. amazing). Keep doing what you do guys :)

[@Cahmillah]

There’s a Chernobyl series on HBO Max and they did so good on it, it freaked me out seeing the babushka they visited knowing hbo based a character right off of her in the show

[@stanleypomogiti8633]

As a Russian I’d say HBO made a GREAT job recreating the ambiance of Soviet Union. Sometimes during watching this series I even forgot it was American series. Amazing job

[@miguelvillanueva3383]

Which character from the show is based off her? Sorry it's been awhile since I watched it

[@Cahmillah]

@@miguelvillanueva3383 maybe based wasnt the right word, but there was a character of a babushka refusing to leave her house when they all got evacuated

[@lightcreeper3137]

@@miguelvillanueva3383 the grandma milking the cow

[@abrahamrodriguezpineda1848]

@@Cahmillah ahhh that’s right, it was the character with the cows and the Soviet soldier ended up executing her

[@Ericliaoo]

Yes Theory needs to have a series with Netflix!

[@ArchieStiglitz]

Why? We got it right here for free

[@danlebich]

No cuz big tech media will control their motives for every video and it would be this genuine

[@danlebich]

Wouldn't be*

[@Ericliaoo]

@@ArchieStiglitz just so even more people can enjoy their content!

[@Ericliaoo]

@@danlebich ahh true, i didn't think about that