🇧🇾 Wanting to escape Minsk for a bit I took a short trip to a provincial town in Belarus called Bobruisk in search of some of the nation's Soviet past. It didn't take long to find it...
If you ever go to ex Soviet country of Kirgizia ,please go to Issyk Kul lake and Soviet time sanatorium called Goluboi Issyk Kul.Theres a lot to have a look at around the lake as well.Soviet spirit with local flavour.
I must've seen this video at least fifty times or more but I always keep coming back. Something about the rainy atmosphere, the Cafe New Century, catching the train into Bobruisk, exploring the Soviet architecture, and the hotel & restaurant at the end... it's such a typical Bald video but something about it is just so comforting.
It’s also the first ever really soviet video. Before that I was thinking nobody would be interested in all the Soviet architecture and places that I was. My channel was all about India mostly. But I thought I’d do a film I wanted to make and see what happened…and well here we are a couple years later and I’m known as ‘the Soviet guy’ on RU-vid. Have a good day and thanks for the comment.
Thanks BaldBen I was looking over year ago for anything Russian and Eastern Europe and here I am …. Your subscriber. Thanks again I be learnt by you so much and wish I could live cook breathe etc the history and good hearted ness of some of your aqauantances
@@baldandbankrupt never stop doing soviet countries videos, so many countries so much to see, you could travel russia for years. just do longer videos and show more , i bet you experience way more than you show :) we both rural areas and big cities are interesting, transnistria and belarus are closest to ussr times, visit it more, each city has its story and aura
@Jerzy Wolwowicz I think we'd get along well. I'm 54 and my story is somewhat similar. I've been in two hurricanes, a typhoon, a couple of tropical storms and an 8.2 earthquake. I've lived in 5 countries and visited 86 on 5 continents. This COVID shit will limit my summer plans, but as you well know, the addiction never leaves.
@mabbohabb I've lived abroad, so that helps. Seasonal employment helps too as I have summers off. The key is to be frugal. My house and cars aren't fancy and I have no expensive vices other than travel. In the past 20 years, 80% of travel has been with a family.
Cosa Nostra £1 for every time Bald says SOVIET & we could have fed the entire population of Moscow three times over & twice on a Sunday. Seeing notifications from this dude makes lockdown almost worth it.
"My big regret in my life is that I never saw the Sovjet Union". I totally agree on that one. I went to the region Moscow several times and also visited the countries at the Baltic Sea. I love it there. Your episodes make my smile. I recognize the passion and pleasure I experienced in my travels at the time. The people there are so different from what I see here and read in the media. I would love to travel again with someone like you in the former USSR. You inspire me!
@@scottwhitley3392 Miserable yes, the communist era was miserable in the 80's , we still pay for it and have a lot to catch up with.But rude might be because UK and other civilized countries are getting less educated people and more workers looking for low payed jobs that most people don't want, also lots of beggars and criminals.Immigration laws should be harder on people that don't plan to integrate,either an honest triage or close borders.
I think I’ve figured this out… it’s cheaper for him to travel through the former Soviet republics (trains, rooms, meals) than it would be to stay at home! ; )
Fascinating. This takes me back. I was lucky enough in the 1980s to travel several times through eastern Europe before the iron curtain came down. I always felt safe and the people were friendly, even though I'm an English speaker (Canada) and only know a few words of German, which was enough to get by on. I miss those days.
I feel the same. I am from Hungary. I can find so many things familiar here. Hungary joined the EU, but the daily life of the ordinary people are so similar to the people in Russia, or Belarus.. I think. The difference is that we can work in the EU in awful and exhausting jobs and of course, we are not welcome there, look at Brexit or at home in multinacionational companies for peanuts. Our politicians are the winners. They can steal more... 🤔 There is the money from EU for them.
Renáta Szabó Try live in Russia if you love it so much, and feel at home there. Greetings from the UK, we feel very relieved after Brexit and the end of parasitic “guests”
@@mvl6827 england is more foreigners than english, what are you talking about? lol Rather be in eastern europe where i dont have to say sorry or be around people who dont understand me
I think I could really enjoy living in one of these countries. I really like how everything is spread out and requires walking, biking, etc., to get to your destination. There, it is designed for safely walking to and fro; not so in many places in America. Although there seems that much of these locations are low energy, laid back; which seems to encourage socializing and friendship building. Here, where I reside, we work and work and work.
....you mean, wide streets ....(everything is spread out") ? Wide streets built for May 1 or May 9 ....parades (military parades or communist party parades)......
The old soviet locations are not far off from the working towns of america and canada. It seems funny to look in that bar and think to myself "looks just like a local pizza parlor 1 town over lol"
They remind me a lot of certain places in Massachusetts, and when he’s taking a long Russian trip it definitely gives me vibes like certain parts of the U.S. Midwest.
What I like about Belarus that there are no advertisement billboards anywhere to be seen. Billboards create so much visual clutter that it's really tiring to look at. Belarus looks clean and minimalistic.
I disagree about billboards. I love the neon signs in a lot of former Republics. In Bishkek in the city center its full of neon lights and signs and it gives it a certain charm.
@@kimchi2780 at some point, billboards and public advertisement make every place look the same, and it loses it's uniqueness and originality. sadly, in the future, every place (and people) in the world will look the same.
I discovered this channel first week of lockdown. A year and now in final months of third lockdown. This channel is my wallpaper. I sleep with it on i have it on during the day. I can't emphasise just how much it has helped me. Rock on Bald and thank you
oh that's so recognisable. I've been to Russia quite some times, but the small time capsules from the Soviet Union remain the most fascinating places to visit. And at these times I always regret that I never visited the Soviet Union itself. Thank you so much for your videos, I recognise a lot of places you visited, but you also manage to show places I'd never thought of visiting. Makes me want to go to Russia or Belarus again and just go and visit a random city/village that I pinpoint on a map.
@@MrMajsterixx some like it because we like the style, ambience, culture already. Another reason, which few will admit, is that to many westerns born in the 60s and 70s, these places and peoples remind us of something that still existed when we were children, but which has been permanently destroyed in our own countries. No need to spell it out.
I know the cyrillic alphabet, but all of my first year Russian is out the window. Languages are so difficult for me, but I need to suffer through it because I absolutely hate not being able to communicate when I travel. I love wandering solo and being able to talk to locals because those are the most enlightening experiences.
You can't get mugged there - it's a socialist country. In a neoliberal paradise like Cape town, Nairobi, Johannesburg the chance to get mugged is 100%. Tykhanovskaya is dying for handing over the country to some big muggers.
Only recently did I bump into this guy… and gosh I love him. How much respect and kindness does he show to everyone, regardless of their age, nationality or whatever. Keep it up dude, we are many back home who are as fascinated by this former world which is the USSR as you are, and who watch these videos. Cheers from Spain :)
I've been living near this hotel (literally 200 m from it) for 26 years at this point... ...yet it took me a bald British youtuber to actually see it from the inside. 🤭
There are a lot of things locals don't bother with everywhere. I haven't visited some of the main nature tourist attractions of my city, like going to the top (driving or hiking) of "America's mountain"
I have never been interested in exploration videos before but this guy is so passionate and gets excited even over the little things :D I love watching your videos! Only discovered your channel today but I have subscribed of course!
Me too! I just watched a millionaire couple who sold everything and bought a yacht and decided to sail from atlantic oceans all the way to the islands in the Pacific. A channel that is about sailing around the world. Then suddenly YT recommended this amazing channel! Its so unique! I really liked his kind of content because he is describing every places he is visiting! I love it!
His clips especially those ex - USSR countries are more interesting to watch than NetFlix. Never seen a RU-vidr who is so fanatic to Soviet stuffs.. hope I had known your videos before I visited Georgia country.
I just started watching your videos, I am visually impaired, I like the way you describe things on your videos, for people that myself that are blind, I definitely like that back in time, luck, keep it up with your videos.
@@Shreyaasreyli well the way you can write and read on platforms like this is computers, you download software called jaws reader, and that is for people that are visually impaired, to use on a computer. Most all new modern iPhones have some type of screen reader, and it enables you to write as well.
I have been watching your blogs for a wile now & have enjoyed them very much, It was the way I liked to travel & getting to know people & their languages, Keep up the good work
More than 3 people cannot gather in Belarus. After 2020, families walking in the park sometimes began to be arrested. If you decide to meet with friends and there will be more than 3 people, there is a high probability that you will be imprisoned for 15-30 days. Or you may be fined several average monthly wages. On some of them, criminal cases are brought up and imprisoned for several years. Yes. Just meeting friends can end up in jail. Many detainees are also severely beaten. Some are raped or maimed. But the streets are clean, quiet and spacious. Cool...
@Filippo Sacchetti YES, I'M HERE! On March 25, random people were arrested throughout the city. One, three, five - no difference. The policeman didn't like you - you're under arrest! The stars in the sky are unsuccessful - you are under arrest!
@@henrijs1733 Most likely, nothing will happen to you if you don’t wear red and white clothes, don’t clap, don’t make any signs. I think there won't be any big street protests for the next 2 weeks. Now the streets are generally calm. Just don't join groups of people with red and white.
@@henrijs1733 The white-red-white flag is the historical national flag of Belarus. The police now consider him a symbol of protests. The dictator is trying to ban him, discredit him. He really HATE him. The police will definitely arrest people with this flag if they see it. There were cases of arrests for red pants and a white jacket, for red and white pastille. They will definitely be arrested for two ribbons: red and white (one person was beaten to death, yes, because of the ribbons). But in general you will be safe, just don't join the groups of protesters and don't use a combination of white-red.
I gotta hand it to Belarus everything inside is really clean. It's not horrible and mouldy and dirty, it's clearly kept it in good condition - the cafes, stations, hotel. Really respect that care and attention.
3:04 reminds me of Kruschev's excitement of eating at IBM's cafeteria on his visit to the U.S. in 1959. He was so fascinated with their setup he ordered similar cafeterias to be made in Soviet factories when he returned home. From his memoirs: "The management and the employees both ate there in the lunchroom. Like everyone else, we picked up our utensils and went to the window where they give out the meals, they put our food on our plates, and we went back to whatever table we chose, and once we had eaten that dish we could repeat the procedure and get another dish. It was a democratic arrangement. I think the management was deliberately trying to make a demonstration of democracy, and I admit that I liked it very much. In my speeches later on [back in the USSR] I promoted and encouraged this kind of food service for our factories: there was nothing superfluous anywhere in the operation. The surface of the tables in the lunchroom was plastic. All you had to do was wipe it with a damp cloth and the table was clean."
Hello mate. I am doctor from Myanmar & i like your self-made show around the world. I can see other countries.peoples.cultures & politics. I watch your videos every night after my clinic job. I love your show brother. ♥♥♥
I like this man 1. He has a great and comfy camera angle so I feel like I'm also physically in the places he shows. 2. He tends to choose kind of hidden and unwellknown places which is great. 3. His accent is easy to understand. 4. He keeps his manner and ettiquette in wherever he is. Keep it up!
Because there are literally ne people there. No dust, no bustle. How will it get dirty? Unless you not clean it regularly. It is easier to regulate things when they are such less in number. Since i live in india, i think this is the problem, so many people, bustle, dust, this that everything in little places cz less space per person. It has to get dirty. You cannot control the number of people there here are too many. But this was fun to watch.
Thank you Benjamin for all your videos, all the hard work, all the inconvenience you must go through in order for us to share your experience. You give me so so much with your videos, I wish i could be free like you, heck i wish i could be half as free as you but life is different for me. But i will never give up hope! Never! One day, may it be for a few hours before my death but, i will be free!
Mr. Bald is the best among all youtubers. His videos are so pure and genuine. I learnt little russian as well from him.. Long live Bald and thanks for such a "pure joy" on RU-vid... who else agree?
I never look to common media pieces about other nations to form my opinions. I'm looking for what it's actually like to be in these cities and towns. The window into real life makes me glad I found this channel
I’ve learned so much about the people, the Russian people, from watching this site! I was a Cold War American soldier Station in Europe and had a much different opinion of them back then! I was so wrong about these people. Irving.
Love watching your Belarus videos. I am originally from there (now live in nyc) and haven’t been there in about 10 years now, not many people on RU-vid go there and film it so it’s cool to be able to see my country through your videos.
Awesome video. I love how you look at places like the bus station and hotel restaurant in such detail - these are places most travel vloggers would ignore completely. As someone fascinated by how real people lived during Soviet times I find these videos totally engrossing. Thank you.
I never been out of California but man I sure do love watching your channel keep it up bro and that’s cool like I said you have a good heart for people you never forget what they do for you
Minsk is ranked 3rd cleanest city in the world behind Singapore and Tokyo, and it's #1 of European continent. Other large cities in Belarus (I also visited Grodno and Brest so far) also are very clean.
DaBossIsHere It’s because there are so few people in Minsk compared to other big European cities. The cities Bald visits are always far emptier than anywhere in Western Europe, so there’s always less to clean.
Mr Bald, you've now taken us with you from India to USSR. KEEP IN MIND! We would need more elaboration in English of whatever you speak in their language! I loved the video.
