Typical Russian Apartment Tour | Our Cozy 38m2 Home

Russia is full of Soviet Apartments and the majority of families still live in these. However, the balance changes, old houses get demolished and the new ones are built. More and more families, more likely in big cities now, but in small towns as well, gradually move to the flats with different from Soviet times standards and make such apartments more typical nowadays.
Typical Soviet Apartment Tour (I mentioned in the beginning):
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How Sanctions Actually Affected Russians (including presentation of premises I showed in the end):
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Russia is full of Soviet Apartments and the majority of families still live in these. However, the balance changes, old houses get demolished and the new ones are built. More and more families, more likely in big cities now, but in small towns as well, gradually move to the flats with different from Soviet times standards and make such apartments more typical nowadays. Typical Soviet Apartment Tour (I mentioned in the beginning): kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5K1hml_npWsrZI How Sanctions Actually Affected Russians (including presentation of premises I showed in the end): kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHTKZqd8lN2ihtU If you feel it, you can support the channel through SuperThanks in the comment section or by joining: www.patreon.com/zangieff Thanks!

[@tonywestvirginia]

Wishing You and your family well from West Virginia, U.S.A.!

[@Zangieff]

@@tonywestvirginia thanks 😊

[@EBZ-bx7zc]

Can you maybe do a video about the mobilization and how it works??? Are people chosen through a lottery system like in America or is it different?

[@Andre-ks7oc]

@zangieff how are you and your family, currently save from mobilisation?

[@thomasprince4992]

bringing back Sunday vlogs ?

[@PaulV.]

Trust me, the most informative thing from this video is that a typical Russian guy working on some ordinary job can support a family of 4 all by himself and own two properties in modern apartment buildings with total size of almost 2000 sq.ft.

[@dtschuor459]

First of all, it’s 1500 square feet. 25% difference between your estimate and what he actually said. Secondly, how do you know that his wife doesn’t also bring in some income? Thirdly, if the US supported parents with quality affordable childcare, many of us could afford a decent standard of living with less financial distress. On my income as a teacher (after 12 years) I could support myself and two children and a modest home of comparable size. Although, I could not afford that AND childcare. My job included very good health insurance, and paid leave when necessary. That was a good union job. Not every American of modest means could afford this… Also, I lived in a medium sized Midwestern town and was gifted a modest but dependable automobile. Those conditions are not the case for all working families. Life there is no more glorious or easy than it is here.

[@PaulV.]

@@dtschuor459 Russia: Health insurance - free for everyone (paid by the government) Childcare - free for everyone (same) Paid leave - 28 days for any worker set by law (some have more). P.S. He has told that his wife is not working for 4 years already and taking care of their children. AND he lives in a capital city.

[@dtschuor459]

@@PaulV. Right. I hadn’t watched to the end before I replied. Wife is on “maternity leave” for 4 years. From that I deduce, she worked before and plans to return to work after. Your notes were exactly my point. More American families with”ordinary jobs” could afford to live at this level with some of the benefits that this Russian family receives. He also discusses some of the financial maneuvering that allowed him to purchase the second property and kept it within his means. We should also acknowledge, the 1500 square foot apartment is currently not habitable. It has no appliances and apparently no working fixtures such as a bathroom. I wasn’t clear on what utilities have been Insta , but it was purchased without water, gas, or electric installed. Essentially, the same as buying a framed structure with no utilities…simply a shell. They are slowly creating a functioning apartment from that. This is not dissimilar to many young families in the US, except that health care is not so easily attained in the US, most workers do not receive 28 days/year of leave, and very few employers provide any appreciable sort of maternity or family leave, despite Federal protections attempting to make that available. Post secondary education would not be privately financed either, so the enormous strain of obtaining and financing advanced education is also a significant advantage over life in this “Land of the Free.” 🤔

[@PaulV.]

@@dtschuor459 Agree

[@dtschuor459]

@The Book Companion Well, thanks for your concern? Glad you felt the need to let me know. Count me informed 🙏

[@DAV_72-75]

Michigan USA - Thank you for the invitation into your home It is very nice, your little ones are so cute best wishes to you and your family.

[@Zangieff]

Thank you so much!

[@clueless5843]

Living on the other side of the world it was wonderful to see how my Russian cousins live. All the best to you and your family.

[@Zangieff]

Thanks!

[@chirperg6210]

Hi Zangieff my mate from Russia. Thanks for inviting me into your home. Your co-presenter/s were very professional and well behaved. I wish you and your family well and hope that you will soon be able to move into your new appartment. Bye for now ... your 'OLD' mate Dave from the UK. Take care.

[@Zangieff]

Thanks again:) "very professional and well behaved"? haha especially the one sleeping throughtout the whole video

[@Holisticbrit]

Your face when your poor little girl ran into the wall in the kitchen tour 😂😂 that was adorable. Thank you for this amazing video! You should start a go fund me to help build your new home!

[@DIARRHEA]

Thank you Zangieff, my husband and I have enjoyed your content very much. We're from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada and we love to have a view into the day to day lives of other people all over the world. I'm excited for you and your family to move into your larger apartment and I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like once finished! This video and your grocery shopping video really shows how similar our lives can be despite living on opposite sides of the planet. Thanks again, we are keeping you and your family in our thoughts.

[@Zangieff]

Thanks, both of you 😊

[@andrewjc7288]

I just saw this comment I live in New Zealand but grew up in Comox on VI. I agree the video with the self checkouts at the super markets look just like NZ even the exact same brands of pasta.

[@CRapt]

It's amazing how some people can organize so beautifully their lives and be happy. Nice video.

[@manolexing68]

I bought​ my first​ real estate piece in Bangkok, a small condominium​ studio, partitioned into bedroom and livingroom for 630K Baht (~23K USD in 1995). I understand​ living in small spaces. I had a balcony that housed an aircon, stove, and washing machine. It was small, but very comfortable. I like how you partitioned​ your apartment into many usable rooms despite its size. Well done!!! BTW, your daughters are so cute. I'm sure they are the joy for their dad just like my own 7 year old. Swasdee krup!!!

[@lisab2303]

Thank you Zangieff for giving a tour and allowing us into your home. It is very cozy and lovely. Not much different than many apartments in urban cities around the world. Also congratulations on your growing channel. I started watching when you only had around 15000 subscribers. Really enjoying the content you have been creating.

[@Zangieff]

Thank you, Lisa :)

[@victorialbm5757]

Where are you? 😔

[@topkulmenggan4384]

Your aprtment is totally same as my home when I born in 1996 China, i even doubt them are from one constructin drawings.

[@EyesonEnforcement911]

Zangieff, just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy you and watching your videos. You seem like a very genuine, real and loving person and I'm sure your family is super lucky to have you as the man of the house. I wish you nothing but the very best! Hopefully things become better and brighter in the future.

[@Zangieff]

Thank you!😊

[@kevinbarrett5396]

Thank you for the video, stay safe my friend

[@Zangieff]

Thank you, I will)

[@aprilcook1856]

Nice home! You and your wife have done a great job of organizing your belongings and making use of the space you have. Exciting to see that you have the opportunity of making a place that suits your needs even better. Just would like to say that I really appreciate you giving us a better idea of what daily life for a young family in Russia looks like. My 12 year old son and I have very much enjoyed watching your videos. Thanks again for doing what you do! We wish you well 😊

[@lynnbailie8734]

You’re a sweetie. I love the video with you Nikki and Constantine grocery shopping. That one made us all smile. Please post more often? Stay safe. We pray you’ll be safe and be able to stay with your family. Thank you for letting us tour your home. Love to you and your family from the United States.

[@rogerbea6381]

Nikki & Konstantin have already fled Russia.

[@lisagarrison25315]

Thank you for the tour of your apartment. You and your wife have done a wonderful job of finding storage solutions for your family. It's a very cozy space. Best of wishes to you, your wife and beautiful children.

[@juliacastellari6871]

Your kids are so cute 🥰 god bless them! I adore your videos!

[@susanmazza2807]

I just stumbled on your channel and found humans being human and trying to live their best life, God Bless and thanks for sharing I’m very curious about Russia. Good luck on the new flat.

[@zizi_strizi001]

I saw the video about your wife's mother's apartment first, and I thought young people are living like this. But your own apartment looks the same like ours in Austria. I'm happy for you about the new one. I hope you and your family can move in soon. Greetings from Austria 👋

[@Zangieff]

Thanks 😊 yep, that’s how it is, times change, apartments too

[@evegreenification]

This is a really nice apartment with efficient, intelligently done storage. Thanks for the tour. Hope your family is well.

[@sws-vlogs]

Nice, I use to live in Russian made Apartments during the 80's in Afghanistan. Very Strong Building!

[@rosemaryhowes8047]

Thank you for letting me into your home, its so beautifully organised and it gives me a bit of a push to do the same 👏🌹🇬🇧

[@jcben]

Thank you for this apartment tour. Take care of yourself 🙏

[@Zangieff]

Thanks, Jean-Claude :)

[@JacqueStrode]

Adorable kids. I love your videos keep them coming. Colorado loves to see you !!

[@karenbartlett1307]

Beautiful little girls and you seem like a very good dad. Nice apartment, you have organized it very well.

[@Sky-pt6lc]

It amazes me the amount of stuff we have. Growing up in the USA more than 50+ years ago. Not sure about everyone but we didn’t have lots of stuff. We only bought what we needed. I miss those days.🤓

[@chandraalapati6557]

Hi Zangieff, it is very informative. Your content is very apolitical and talks around daily life in Russia. I really enjoy your videos!!

[@Zangieff]

Thanks!:)

[@chirperg6210]

Thanks!

[@Zangieff]

Thank you!😊

[@danadelaplante6797]

Really enjoying this channel. So interesting to see Russia. Was really impressed with their shopping malls and grocery stores. Cute cozy home for sure there. From Canada.

[@neilmutter50]

Really enjoy your content, and in the current situation it just reminds me that all us humans have so much more in common than division. We all love our children, we all want to prosper and live in peace and security. Higher powers seek to divide us for nefarious reasons, but the majority understand that we are one people. Thank you for your informative insight into life in Russia.

[@Carolina-nn6ye]

I hope you and your family are safe. Niki left today. Konstantin left yesterday. I hope you made it out. I'll pray for your safety! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@patticampana9458]

What a nice video. Your children are lovely! A nice apartment. Walk in closet would be hard to find in urban apartments. Bless you and your family ✌️

[@jaygothard7797]

You have beautiful children. Thank you for the tour. It blows me away how much you are able to do with so little space.

[@twickAttack]

Stay safe, mate, don't go if drafted, take care of your family.

[@strawberryhaze8836]

it's either jail or drafted. better to move out of the country.

[@twickAttack]

@@strawberryhaze8836 Hope he figures it out, he's a nice guy

[@olekscap4620]

@@strawberryhaze8836 🤡

[@susim4503]

Thank you. It is always nice to know how people in other countries actually live.

[@anna-lenamaier6499]

Hey Zangieff, thank you for your Videos :) I really hope you and your family stay Safe since we hear about all the things going on in Russia 😥 All the best from Germany for you and your sweet family🍀💕

[@MarshaMarsha885]

So gracious to invite us into your lovely home. An so spacious! Greetings from Ohio USA

[@LetsDance1244]

Lovely cozy home! Greetings from Serbia! :)

[@Natashanjka]

Serbia ❤❤❤

[@annrogers8129]

Hello from USA, A very nice place and very well kept up. You have two beautiful little angels and your kitty cat is precious! ❤❤

[@hardbrocklife]

Daughters are a couple of cuties! He gives me engaged father vibes. More kids need that, in every country.

[@charismahornum-fries691]

It actually looks a lot like the second home I lived in, in Copenhagen Denmark. I loved the coziness/hygge of it. You’ve made your home so nice.

[@brinjoness3386]

Hygge 👍the only Danish word I know. I read a bbc article about it 7 or more years ago. I think I follow the doctrine. ♥️🇦🇺

[@australianpatriot]

this is not hygge though

[@kurtkesslinger7917]

Very interesting to see your two apartments. As an American I bought a 130 m² new build in St. Petersburg in 2002 two blocks away from the gulf of Finland nice area.It looked exactly like the one you are working on and we as you had to do everything from new windows new doors plumbing etc. etc. it was only a shell and most interior walls were torn down and reconstructed properly, self leveling cement for the entire apt floors.A lot of work but it came out beautiful.. I believe we paid 40,000 US for the apartment, we also bought it when the building was just beginning construction so the price was less. we were able to pay cash so no mortgage, I remember they were very high at the time. unfortunately due to health reasons I had to move back to the US in 2008 but we were able to sell the apartment very quickly and for an amazing profit 😃brings back good memories, except for OVIR and form 9 🤣😂🤣

[@bethroesch2156]

You have a really lovely home. Modern apartments are a lot nicer than the old Soviet buildings. I love the kitchen and a balcony, small or large, is always nice. You have a really nice life and you know what?? It's not that much different than the average kind of middle US family life.

[@Parawingdelta2]

The new apartment will be great for the girls to have their own rooms (and for you and your wife too) when they get a bit older.

[@OsbornIOW]

Thank you for showing us around your home. I am impressed at the amount of storage and all done thoughtfully.

[@nitaihammari6994]

Wow and thank you Zangief! We actually just finished similar remodeling of a small condo in Manila, just 30 square meters. Good job!

[@NydiaLC]

It is very interesting to see life in different countries, thank you for all this info. I truly believe this is the way to understand other people and bridge the differences. Wish you all the best. 12- 15 s. meters is the common room in my country too.

[@claudefilion7055]

Greetings from Ottawa, Canada, Zangieff. You have a beautiful family, and apartment. Thanks for sharing. Claude

[@sunshiny_days.]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful family, and your nice home with us. Blessings from the USA 🇺🇸😊

[@luvbunny1237]

You are adorable and so is your family.

[@mueckenhoeffer]

Thank you for the tour of your home! You make very good use of the space you have. For comparison (although I am over 60 years old), my childhood house in USA was about 97 sq/m and 7 people lived in it. So not every American has a mansion. To compare to New York City, NY, USA, similar size apartment would cost at least RUB 46,250,000. Less if you wanted to live outside city and commute to work.

[@DVD927]

Right. Our home is approx 1300 square feet. Had 6 people here but the “kids” are gradually moving out

[@tancreddehauteville764]

In the UK 97sq/m IS a mansion!!

[@user-wb1cl6dq5d]

Живу в России наш дом 256 кв/м и у нас это у нас норма город дагестан

[@coffeecake8098]

Hi Zangieff! Thank you for your sight seeing tour. You are so nice, a lovely daddy sharing very private areas of your life with us. Your appartment is really small for you and your family and your cat, and I could imagine it's very warm during summer... And your children need their own rooms for sleeping, playing etc. But it's cozy and very orderly and in some points more modern than my home. Me and my family are living in a town in Rhine-Main Area, ca. 20 km south of Frankfurt. I, end of 40s now, spent my whole life here, my husband moved here. In the last years prices for houses, flats had been exploding, especially in the metropolitan areas. And it is very difficult to find a flat, at countryside it's easier and flats are cheaper. But at countryside sometimes the complete infrastructure is not good, so people prefer to live and work in the metropolitan areas. What is a typical german home? I don't know. I think it's depending on people who are living there, are they young or old, modern or a bit old-fashioned, some like tchotchkes, modern technical IT equipment 😱 Our home is a mixture of old-fashioned and modern touches, we don't replace furniture, other interior, electrical equipment (e.g. fridge, washing machine) because they are "old-fashioned", we are unpretentious in this points. 💞 from Frankfurt 🇩🇪

[@McRocket]

SO great that your wife (and you) is actually raising your children. Instead of just tossing them into a daycare with strangers. And you are supporting them...allowing her to do that. Fantastic! I wish more mothers/fathers did that here in North America. ☮

[@zudopowa]

Great Video tour. Funny how everyone’s homes look similar thanks to IKEA. I reckon I own half of the same furniture Zangief. Your home looks great. 🇬🇧🇷🇺🇸🇪

[@MyFriendlyPup]

Dehumanizing of interiors.

[@mimmiblu6138]

That is something which everybody notices when they visit both my city flat and my holiday home: we hardly have any IKEA furniture. Much of the furniture has been either inherited or hand made by us, since it is difficult to fit furniture into a medieval house with vaulted ceilings! Making the forniture was a lot of fun! As for our city flat we've mainly either made it ourselves or bought it from local producers because it was cheaper . So it is quite different and personal and we enjoy it.

[@marioimori]

I loved the videos. I was a little worried - a family with 2 kids in a 38m2 apartment. The new one must represent a big spatial relief for you guys! Thanks for sharing!

[@PaleoCon2008]

Thank you. We lived in Russia for several years. We had a three room apartment in one of the 9-storey apartment buildings. I have wondered what newer apartments looked like.

[@luculliana]

You are wonderful people. I pray that God will bless and protect you.

[@MsCripplex]

Thanks for the explanation of your living space and how things are different depending on what you’re living in. Your children are beautiful and it’s not odd that you have your little one’s in bed with you, whatever works for you, be safe!

[@firetom911]

Thank you for this very interesting tour. Watched the previous video from the older Russian Appartements as well and it was very interesting as well. Great to see how responsible you guys are with the storage of the chemicals in your household, that's awesome. I wish you and your little family all the best of luck, Tom from Vienna /Austria

[@RackiePromotions]

Glad to know you're doing well. Hope to see the finished apartment in the future. Recently found your channel from the Soviet Union style apartment. Feels very nostalgic as I am from the former SU. Hello from Estonia, wishing you all the best.

[@49ers_4ver]

Lucky you can afford. Roof over your head- your daughter is very cute. God bless you and your family brother.. all the best

[@MagicalCreationsDisneyArt]

Wonderful tour Zangieff. Your apartment looks very nice with you utilizing all the space very efficiently. Your children are very cute, especially the little girl running around. Great you are refurbishing the other apartment. High mortgage rates. Full watch. Amazing video.

[@jasyny]

Thank you so much for sharing! You have adorable children❤️🤗

[@Zangieff]

Thank you 😊

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

It is weird... 38m2 is extremely small. I have lived in a 50m2 and it was too small for me but when you show the space, it doesn't appear so small. The kitchen is indeed nice. I see you and me think the same, the place for the cat's litter box is in the bathroom. I have heard a lot of people say I am weird for doing that and that it should be in the kitchen... I found that surreal. The last thing I would want In a kitchen would be a litter box

[@birgitlucci9419]

the whole appartment has around 100 qm, see 10.10 . I was wondering...😅 and found it

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

@@birgitlucci9419 ah?

[@sallylambert7552]

Yes litter box belongs in bathroom if at all possible. I had a cat actually start to use the toilet i think after realizing what i was doing then he started doing. So funny when you have to wait for the cat to finish so then it is my turn. And no he never flushed but he did make actions like he would like to cover it up. So i had to wait because i didnt want to discourage him....

[@brinjoness3386]

I live in 36 square metres. I only wish for a garden. The suburb, 1 km away from me, next door (peppermint Grove, west Australia) have an average salary of 360 000 usd a year, so rent is high around here.

[@sallylambert7552]

@@brinjoness3386 Well maybe have house plants and shelves. Its amazing how people adapt and keep organized.

[@rn87mom94]

Nikki is gone now too. 🙏🤗

[@sslerlin]

Wow! Very small! My son and I live in a 2400 square foot home on 1 acre of land...it's really more space than we need but I can't imagine living in 400 square feet. Thank you for sharing

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Thank you very much for this beautiful tour of your nice flat. Even though it is not too big, it looks really cozy and confortable. Thank you for sharing.

[@beatrixaltenberg5135]

Your home is indeed cozy and very beautiful, modern and warm! I can spot some Ikea! I myself live in a house resembling your soviet apartments, but here in central Europe and unfortunately without a balcony. I always am curious how people's houses look like. Thank you! Also, sweet babies! The moment when your daughter walked into the door though made me laugh, because memories of my own!

[@Dowlphin]

I personally would prefer the kitchen smaller and the bathroom bigger. A small sink like that would bother me. Feels cramped, AND water splash missing the sink is likely. I'd probably actually prefer few and big rooms, but I'd be single, so that might explain that. It's nice when you can sit on a couch and watch TV or such and have the kitchen with food right next to it, and then you fold a table aside and have a little free space for physical exercise like yoga or such. Smart storage management is great, especially when stuff is mostly hidden in style.

[@houndlover870]

I definitely should not complain about my 3,000 sq ft home. Looking forward to seeing your new apartment finished. I'm sure it will look great!

[@jimjotka2187]

Yes I also have a large house and I feel kind of guilty living here by myself

[@rebeccadelbridge2998]

Beautiful, comfortable and well organised and maintained home. Your family should be very proud.

[@carriehanifen3434]

Doesn’t sound too bad, at least you can afford to work on the second place, slower than you like, but can still do it. Good luck on new home , maybe you can make enough on KZbin to get done faster. See you next time.

[@Szpielmann]

You just reminded me that after everything that goes on in the world we are all people and have the same concerns, habits and responsibilities. I hope we all were at some point in the situation that everyone in the house sleept in one bed leaving others empty

[@gran3241]

Enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing your home.

[@ryanlevsey]

Appreciate you making this vid

[@TheSujitKDas]

Beautiful video. Your children are very sweet. Good luck brother. Thank you and keep safe.

[@perfectlycorrupt420]

Great insight into everyday life. I'm always amazed at the similarities and differences when I visit the living quarters of someone from another country. I remember my first time experiencing a Baltic house as a kid, I was so confused why they insisted on everyone wearing slippers in the house? Also no junk food? Lol I love it. Thank you for sharing your home with us 💜

[@Xpurple]

That's pretty awesome. Thank you!

[@cherylrobinson517]

This is an excellent presentation😊. Thank you, newly subscribed.

[@BarbaraC02]

Thanks for sharing your home with us. We enjoyed the video.

[@lawrencesmith5263]

Thank You for your videos. They are very interesting because they show us regular people in Russia are just like us. Remodeling their homes, shopping at grocery stores and just trying to live their lives. I hope you and your family were able to get out of Russia safely in time. I also hope you and all people can go back to their homes sooner rather than later. And I hope your homes you worked hard to remodel are there in one peace when you get back. Stay safe. God Bless!

[@johnpcunninghamdavis43]

enjoyed your information on both your apartments, wishing you continued success.

[@rebeccawilliamson4606]

Thank you! So much good information. Beautiful family.

[@kathrynbaker8215]

Great content! Very informative.

[@drthomason7043]

Thanks for the video, hope you and your family are safe

[@chrishope380]

What a beautiful home you have to share with your beautiful family!

[@ronken8104]

Thank you for showing us. It is so interesting to watch. I curious for more videos.

[@susanamijangos3542]

Braaaaavoooo!!! It's a wonderful video sharing your family space. Thank you. Wishing you all the best from Mexico.

[@scottsuttan2123]

Well behaved little ones... when you can make your place bigger kids will like it when older

[@jeffbrandenburg8672]

Beautiful home and family. Thank you for sharing!

[@TigerTank237]

I just love ur channel, keep up the goodwork man. from Brunei!

[@leticiaramirez7668]

Nice place,thanks for sharing your story

[@MR-tn5kv]

Thanks for sharing - bless you all!

[@amsolomon]

This was really interesting, thank you! Your apartment is very nice and you obviously know how to organize!

[@KimClark61]

Nice home you are building. Can't wait to see it finished.

[@marilyneves8856]

Thank you for this very interesting tour of your lovely apartment. Best wishes to you and your family.

[@jimengfer3905]

That is a nice flat and pretty well kempt. I am excited to see the other flat when you get it finished. Thanks for sharing.

[@pamelabuhr4542]

Very nice, I am glad to hear the apartment have more space. Like the storage.

[@fraudebs8786]

Lovely apartment Zangieff. Thank You for inviting us in xx

[@rafaelarturo111]

Thank you for the tour! And greetings from Wellington, New Zealand.

[@ggreg2258]

Thanks much. Helps me understand living conditions in a country I know little about.