@@JordanHarbingerShow Hi, *I was standing in line to pay for some groceries & picked my iPhone up to pay, as I’m doing this I see that my dear friend Konstantin* being the actual thumbnail of your latest pod episode, *this made me so happy to see that I exclaimed a spontaneously & loudly YES for all to hear & I got the biggest smile on my face, I still have the smile on!* *Knowing that yours & Konstantin’s paths finally have crossed is lovely! just great! *I look forward listening to this particular episode as soon as I possibly can! For now I felt the urge to just acknowledge how great this is, & to say my heartfelt thanks! 🙏 Respectfully, Grace 🩰
I’m a frequent viewer if his and he has my utmost respect. Takes balls to do what he’s done and is continuing to do. Very dangerous being an outspoken critique of Putin!
I am Polish, I am 56 years old, my parents were born in the areas that today belong to Ukraine, and after the war were taken over by Russia, I was born in a place from where the Germans were expelled after the war, unfortunately it was possible thanks to President Roosevelt's fascination with Stalin, ( Churchill always knew and told his colleagues that Stalin was a criminal and a murderer.) I am afraid that Americans will never be able to understand the mentality of the Russians, because even we Poles have a huge problem with it, but we know the history and we know that in everything he does, Putin follows Stalin's example, he has been using Stalinist methods of government since 1999, and he has no regard for human life, just as Stalin strives for World War III. It's high time the world rubbed its eyes and saw what was really happening. Even in Poland, for 8 years we had a government of people who, as it turns out today, had and still have suspicious connections with Russia, contacts and Russian money. Europe is now rubbing its eyes and starting to see what is really happening. Putin is a psychopath, we have a wonderful journalist in Poland - Krystyna Kurczab Redlich, who wrote several books about Russia, because she lived in Russia for 9 years, but above all, she wrote a great biography of Putin, after reading it, you finally understand who the world is dealing with.
Yes , I am Latvian and was born in 1977 when Latvia was under Russians and it was so called Soviet Union. It was horrible time, poverty and isolation. I now live in united kingdom 🇬🇧 for over 20 years and I have been in United States 🇺🇸 couple of times. Americans and English don’t get Russian mentality, only those nationalities that have been occupied or invaded. My heart breaks for Ukraine 🇺🇦 today!
Yes , I am Latvian and was born in 1977 when Latvia was under Russians and it was so called Soviet Union. It was horrible time, poverty and isolation. I now live in united kingdom 🇬🇧 for over 20 years and I have been in United States 🇺🇸 couple of times. Americans and English don’t get Russian mentality, only those nationalities that have been occupied or invaded. My heart breaks for Ukraine 🇺🇦 today!
yes, u totally got it! Many of us americans DO know all about this, but not enough of us know (it's a very limited educational 'average' level here, unfortunately, but even the educated still are not grokking (grasping) the reality. Many of us are very familiar w/ how the conservative parties in PL and HU were compromised by russian interests.
What he shared about the KGB taking over businesses I have a friend that experienced that when she was young. Their family owned a very successful business and they came in and took it. The father tried to fight it and was killed thrusting them into poverty. The daughter made her way to the US eventually. The daughter’s drive to success was for one reason only, to help her family that was still there. She was super smart and fiercely driven to success.
@@SCOTTEDM Yes. I had 3 friends who had their businesses stolen when Mao took over. They all ended up in HK & the US. Robert Ho hid on a merchant ship, jumped off, and swam miles to get to Hong Kong After Nixon they were given priority to trade from what used 2b their own businesses..
It's the same thing the Nazis did to Jewish businesses and others who crossed swords with them. The Russians are not wrong in calling their President "Putler".
When Konstantin says that "great colors everywhere" was one of his first impression of America, I think he means it literally. I visited east Berlin in 1984, and my first very strong impression was that it was all gray, no colors anywhere (and nobody was smiling).
@@fs5775Americans can do whatever they want they didn’t make you adopt a failure of an economic system that basically locked the soviet union 60 years behind its western counterparts until the 90s.
Speak for urself. 80% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Can't even afford money to save. We have people living in tents en mass. Massive homeless problem. So don't say we all live so well. We don't. We SHOULD BE. But we don't even have Healthcare 😂😂. I'll never understand why Americans don't want Healthcare for themselves and are somehow ok with their government not caring about their health 😂😂. It's insane. Life in America should be good but it's hell for a good portion of the population because of corruption and crime.
@@AmericanMight Sounds like you need a year or two in Russia and then report back. You need to listen to this guy speak and check your privilege. ALL Americans need to.
@@AmericanMightMost Americans living paycheck to paycheck having 200 channels of cable tv, living in a nice home or apartment with electricity and indoor plumbing, eating out all the time etc… You don’t have a clue what REAL struggle is. Move to Russia and you’ll find out what it is. You live like a king compared to the average Russian. And the corruption and crime in America seems like a joke compared to Moscow.
So absorbing from start to finish, so much to chuckle about and then the worrying conclusion. Keep safe Konstantin, we look for your feeds every day. They are absolutely vital to the West understanding more about Russia and Putin.
Jordan, I have heard much of what Knostantin has said here in his own RU-vid streams. But you are to be thanked for helping his messages find a wider audience. I am certain Americans are decent & fair-minded people, for whom Freedom is #1. Appreciated today's stream! Thanks from 🇨🇦
La libertà è al primo posto delle vostre persecuzioni, ovunque faccia capolino voi andate a calpestarla, parli della libertà di andare in giro armati? SONO ITALIANO e sogno di essere libero dalla Nato e da voi, sei pronto a difendere la mia libertà? No! Ti interessa solo la tua.👋🧟♂️
I’ve been following Konstantin since the Invasion. Thank you for this excellent, insightful interview. I learned much more about him and what a good, true Russian man he is 💙💛
When I was in college, I was excited at the prospect of open and democratic elections in Russia. I was excited at the idea that after decades of cold war tension, Russia could take it's place in among the other nations of Europe as a cooperating equal instead of as a rival or as a conqueror, but Putin was not happy with that. Putin didn't want a Russia to be a democracy, he wanted it to be a kingdom. And today, in the age of the internet and cellphones hundreds of thousands of young men are dying for Putin's feudal dreams.
Well west and usa is a bit naive. I like it but look at Slovakia. Its somehow in the people. 30 years and we are back in darkness. MAFIA is ruling our country. People loved they didnt have responsibility. Freedom is harder. And even if you understand that its hard , because our minds are wired differently. Its not fault of Russians in essence. They are product. Russia has had strong military. These dumbasses had too much influence and Putin could in his will to stay in power made the deal with them. We ve seen it during gorbatschov there was military purge. I dont think Putin likes it wery much but he is responsible.
Thank you for interviewing Konstantin. He is doing a great job telling the truth about Russia. If you can help him, please do so. He deserves it very much.
He tells his opinion, not the truth. There are thousands of channels on Y o u t u be from people living in Russia therefore telling from first hand experience how is.
@@Paroles_et_Musique He still have a lifetime of knowledge and that can be worth more then a young person doing phone work. Dont get me wrong both are importent. But i wouldent say what he says is not true.. We also dont know how mutch inside he have with Russian friends.
@@Paroles_et_Musique I am very certain that russia has thousands of youtuibe channels where people say what the russian gouvernments want them to say, yes.
I think Konstantin is good, but he's getting more and more long-winded and says in an hour what could actually be said in ten minutes. He could also say that he needs the comments on YT to earn more money and not because he's so interested in the comments.
Stai attento ai tuoi beni, quelli ti smontano anche il tetto per portarselo a casa loro😂il segnale che devi fare attenzione è quando vedi un tir parcheggiato non lontano da casa tua, tutto ci fanno entrare anche la tua automobile, compaiono in tanti dal nulla e fanno velocissimo, il tempo che vai a fare shopping😂 o di una messa😢pensaci meglio
Kostantin è pur sempre un kazako e i legami tra loro sono oblighi ti ruberebbe tutto anche se non vuole lui stesso lo vorranno i suoi fratelli Kazaki, garantito quando meno te lo aspetti. Non conoscono la riconoscenza
Why don't you if your so concerned or are you just another virtue signaling oh look at me how nice Iam git. Go on take him in stop passing him on to others
Good stuff! I started watching Konstantin about a month before the invasion. I can tell you all he is a good man.. So I've been watching Russia/Ukraine war through his lens so to speak. The changes in him have been astonishing. I do worry about him and his family's safety.
I traveled to the Soviet Union, IE Russia & Ukraine, back in '71 as part of a student tour as part of my learning the Russian language. People were just people & I had a great time. I had such high hopes for Russia after '91, then the criminals took over. Putin hasn't done much to improve the lives of the common folk over how things were back in the Soviet days. This is going to take generations to fix. Надейся на лучшее, готовься к худшему. 😢
@@Paroles_et_Musique 'comes from' having been apparently so piss-poor before, that, when combined with only knowing a hierarchical abusive social system and culture, that's what they are apparently grateful for. But as knowldge increases, about how economics and anti-corruption works, they will realize they are literally vassals and serfs, literally!
I watch Konstantin regularly; glad to see him on here - he’s a legitimately good man who provides a valuable alternative Russian world view. Hopefully he finds a safe place to bring his family.
Heck I get swarmed by Russian bots when I make normal comments about the war in Ukraine, I say that is a BADGE OF HONOR. the more I tell the truth , the more they get angry and want to hide it.
Russia is spending something like 1.9 billion dollars a year on propaganda & a sophisticated bot system that uses Ai to attack comments. So keep up the good work, their cowardly comments are contributing to the collapse of the Russia economy.
Funny, I was about to say almost the same thing. I get swarmed by NAFO bots and trans ideology child groomers when I make normal comments about the war in Ukraine. The more I tell the truth about NATO war pigs, the more the NAFO simpletons go into full fascistic rage mode.
Thank you for highlighting Konstantin. He is an extraordinary, beautiful and wise human being. I'm a Patreon supporter of his channel and know most of the story he told you, but you did a great job of drawing him out and filling in details he hadn't shared on his own channel before. Very compelling. Good job! . . .Konstantin is so articulate and charming and exudes honesty, something that in my long experience (since 2 weeks in USSR in 1968) with Russians is unusual. I thank him as a human being struggling with my feelings for helping counter my fear and loathing and hatred of Russians and all things Russian in general. He does a great service to the world community as a whole. Slava Ukraini! Slava Konstantin!
I love Konstantin. He is a great conversationalist. A very interesting person.❤ Please move back to the US for ur safety. We Americans can write to our representatives for you. Just say the word.
I definitely think Konstantin should get US or European citizenship. I think Europe would suit him better. Just because they have a jibe that better fits with him, since Europeans aren't as insular as Americans.
He’s tried. He says it takes years (10+) to apply legally. If you have any way to help him and his fam, I’d say he’d LOVE to find a way to move over to the USA Perhaps you could contact your Senator, fingers crossed there’s some solution for Konstantin Cheers from an Aussie, good luck over there 👍
WHATEVER CAN BE DONE TO HELP THIS FAMILY RELOCATE WOULD BE TIME WELL SPENT. HE IS HONEST, INTELLIGENT, CARING AND WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET FOR ANY DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!!💕🇨🇦
@INSIDERUSSIA THANK YOU KONSTANTIN! Your hard work is always evident... It is always correct and easy to understand. It was wonderful hearing more of your story today.Thank you!!! 💚
Konstantin has been through so much stuff and still is going through stuff. It is unfortunate that he and others like him are people without a country. I appreciate his videos and the way that he keeps us updated on the way things are going inside of Russia. He helps us understand what is going on inside of Russia. Thank you again
same time those russians outside russia who are left over soviet union in other countries and vote putler will never want to go russia, eventhough they claim how good russia is.
If US has military bases in the US, why do they need more bases all around the world, including the Russian border? Russia doesn't need NATO next to it.
@@vladimirivanov5782Keep it up, Russian bot 😅 The more comments under the video, the better the algorithm treats it, meaning better reach and more cash for RU-vid and its content creators 😘
God bless you! What a wonderful interview! I am Ukrainian, 2nd generation American. I've been to Ukraine 5 times, and my heart will always be there. I am waiting for the day this disastrous war is over, hopefully I can return again. I hope your life is great where you are. If not you will always be welcome here in America. You have an invitation! I am so blessed to have listened to this interview. Слава Україні !!
He's a very pleasant man, but quite Naive to the true US and NATO agenda against eastern europe, Belarus, and especially his native country, its territory, its vast vast natural resources, its independent banking system, its independent telecommunications systems, and its large and modern tactical and strategic nuclear arsenal.
McDonald’s was a mind explosion for us in Ireland too in 1978. I remember being a passenger in my friend’s mum’s car back then driving 180km to Dublin to sample a Big Mac! Won’t cross their door today.
in '84 I worked at a salmon cannery on the Seward Peninsula in Alaska. You'd work like 16 hours a day, so they ran food service and it was actually pretty good food, for just I think $2 a meal. One day to show their "appreciation" they sent out to Anchorage for McDonalds and bought everybody Big Macs and fries. Everybody we were all like "yeah great but I'd rather have the money this cost..."
People never smile in the shop. I remember in Moscow airport I went to the counter to pay and a staff looked at me angrily and said "we are on a break, go away" and blew cigarette smoke in my face. In my whole life it was the worst service I ever experienced in my life. It is no surprise russian economy is so bad. They dont know how to provide service
Was the man standing behind the counter smoking a cigarette? I think you're hallucinating. I have traveled enough in Europe to state clearly that in Russia the service is 100% better, I see a lot of people here like to make things up.
@@saint2867 no halucination. It was in Moscow. They were actually smoking in the airport. It was a long time ago. I never went back to Moscow, I don't ever want to have to go there again. Imagine that's the kind of rude first impression Russian locals made. Disgusting. I didn't make anything up. Are you offended by the truth perhaps? Oh dear , when you learn the real truth about Russia you will be shocked
It was such a shame Putin doing what he done to Ukraine when Russia and the rest of the world were getting on very well and now he's destroyed everything he touches .😢😢
@@julieotter712If Trump invaded Canada or Mexico-and I wouldn’t put it past him, that might be comparable. Trump is absolutely horrible, but Putin’s even worse.
Yes, Putin is such a villain for not wanting to tolerate for more than 8 years a regime of notzees junta and anti-goverment to his country. You best never tell those words to anyone from Donbass, they'll dissasemble you like a lego figurine for such mockery of those they lost.
So good to see Konstatine on more podcasts. To comunicarte and come to (hopefully) to common ground there must be understanding and he gives us this possibility. I watch insiderussia (2
*Great video.❤ I really work so hard to engage myself in someway of earning more income and stop depending on the government. My family are happy once again and can now afford anything for my family even with my Retirement. With a step of $70k and $27k weekly returns has been life changing, after so much struggles.*
My outlook on money changed when I realized someone making $200K can retire broke & someone making $80K can retire a millionaire. With the current market movement.
I think some Russians are suffering from cognitive dissonance, this is not just a Russian affliction. I worry about you Konstantin, I pray for your safety
Can you explain why you are worried for Konstantin? He seems totally fine and I have gone for quite similar experience and I can’t see nothing wrong with Konstantin
@@Ernestsgirl1 He got the life experience, a decent command of the language, and capital (without it any migrant would think of their bread-and-butter issues, instead of making an enemy of the government the passport of which he holds. You bet it can vex you even if you are abroad). On top of that this video was watched by 168k westerners, considerable amount of which may help him get settled somewhere. No need to worry about him. He made it in his life. As a snot nosed gen z Russian living in a provincial industrial city of some 500k people, I daresay you have to go to GREATEST lengths to be in the position of this man. If you despise the prospect of being paid in blood money for *working in the military industry complex/or signing a contract with the military* then it's kinda hard to save up to move on to another country. There are of course those who live in the capital, but I can't vouch for the Muscovites' experience. And still the overlooked majority is the one that lives in the cities like mine. You have to be a hero to voice your opinion in Russia. Like Navalny was. It's way easier to take the moral high ground when there is no sword of Damocles near you, which is what the long arm of the Russian law is.
@isimportantwhatever I agree with you. You've pointed out things that I hadn't pondered over. I still felt that way momentarily while watching the upload
it has been 15 months since Italy impounded the Scheherazade, a $700mn superyacht OWNED BY Vladimir Putin. Why is Italy paying millions to do maintenance on this superyacht?
The impounded craft are being maintained because there is a court process being perused so they can be sold & the money donated to Ukraine for rebuilding.
There is zero evidence that Putin owns the yacht. Once again, people start inventing things to fit their reality, like Putin being one of the wealthiest people on earth, yet he isn't even in the first 1000 on Forbes, which is the reference on the matter.
Yeah if I couldn’t seize, sell and donate the money to Ukraine, it would mysteriously sink. One could say the yacht also had a “fall out of a window accident”.
One honest Russian in the big wide world. Thank you Konstantin. The territory of Ukraine belongs to Ukraine. Peace to the people of Ukraine. God bless Ukraine.
I was already a fan of Konstantin. Now I love him even more. I think that if Konstantin can make a logical case that he is being targeted by Russian agents, and that his u-tube business is considered a significant threat to Russian goals -- just as he did to you in this interview -- he might be able to qualify for for political asylum in NATO countries including USA, UK, Canada, etc. Maybe he should start reaching out to diplomats and embassies. Also keeping detailed records of contacts with FSB and threats, etc. It sounds like things are escalating and that pattern might fit into the criteria of a country. And remember, political changes affect requirements for migration, even for humanitarian reasons. One country might reject all Russians one year, but accept some the next year.
yah I remember when hackers crash Joe blogs economic channel which was also very critical of the Russian economy and the war. Yah he was very technical about how the Russian economy was crashing and the Russian gov used hackers to crash his youtube channel . Yep that is a good sign he is telling the truth, and so is Konstantin big fan of his channel.
Always great to here from Konstantin. In 1992 during russias economic collapse the west sent them millions of pounds of food and medicine. We screwed up and missed a golden opportunity. We should have sent psychiatrists, millions of them.
I was there and once i received a killo of dry milk in school and a bible from US. And there was never any shortage of milk in Russia.. The so called donation was just another scam of American taxpayers by US government.
It appears that you didn't learn much, since UK was kicked out from China. If you did learn something you'd make valid point. Like when you're occupied by UK or any other Western COLONIAL Leaches you cannot progress. But when you kick out foreign colonizer then you can develop your country the way you want. That's what Communists did in China, so as in USSR/Soviet Union. But Soviet Union/USSR SUPOSEDLY collapsed. Not collapsed..👉..Its overthrown by CIA. Country don't collopse country get overthrown as many did by CIA. Now Western dis-functional capitalists/Leaches governments are trying to overthrow Chinese people socialist government that's for the people by the people. What happened to USSR will Never happen to China. WESTERN capitalism will collopse because the world people will throw out Western colonial Leaches then LEACHES will have no one to suck the blood that's how Western fake democracies will collopse. Vampires/Leaches cannot live without blood. Have you Western zombies got those facts finaly. Or zombies are still watching Hollywood movies??👎😜😝😖
This man is a voice of reason, during a war that has no reason. This man and his family need safe passage to the U.S. I really hope someone can help them. Another great show Jordan. 👍
Hi, *I was standing in line to pay for some groceries & picked my iPhone up to pay, as I’m doing this I see that my dear friend Konstantin* being the actual thumbnail of your latest pod episode, *this made me so happy to see that I exclaimed a spontaneously & loudly YES for all to hear & I got the biggest smile on my face, I still have the smile on!* *Knowing that yours & Konstantin’s paths finally have crossed is lovely! just great! *I look forward listening to this particular episode as soon as I possibly can! For now I felt the urge to just acknowledge how great this is, & to say my heartfelt thanks! 🙏 Respectfully, Grace 🩰
Grace - it was the same on me; i get alerts, too, if something new coming from Konstantin and thanks to firefox browser it send a notice to me. I was also very surprised and very happy when I saw that Konstantin has a new conversation partner!
Americans have a reputation for smiling at strangers as our national traditions and languages were so different and to show we weren’t a danger to them we would smile.
I remember living in Guangzhou , China back in 1994-1995 when they were just transitioning from a communist to capitalist economy I was walking down a street beside the white swan 5 star hotel and saw a row of Mercedes benzes with PLA military plates and all of them were right hand drive while China was left hand drive. I was later told all those cars were stolen from Hong Kong and shipped to Mainland China by boat haha.
Drove one of those but we had the steering wheel put on the left and a new dashboard. 280 SEL it was. Great car. Central Military Commission number plate, no cop would ever stop me.
@@fairandbalanced65 yep not surprised. its a open secret in Hong Kong many cars in Guangzhou in the 90s were stolen in Hong KOng by Hong Kong criminal gangs and sold to rich people in Guangzhou shenzhen.
The economy of Russia is relying on the war . Manufacturers have switched production to making armaments. They have lost their customers to other countries. The Kremlin is paying with the Reserve Fund. There's 300 billion dollars of Russian investment frozen abroad. Wages are high and there are price rises. The interest rate has gone up to 18% and it could be 20% soon. In Rostov the farmers are mentioning a decrease in harvest of 38%7 i
The economical growth was similar in 2021, so saying is now relying on war doesn't make much sense. They lost EU as customers but got Asia and India, which is several billions. The 300 billions "frozen" abroad is simply theft, is totally illegal and will hurt Occident more than Russia as no one will ever put money in. Yes, prices are higher in Russia since the war, but they are much higher in EU, so who is losing first? I live in France btw. In all, everybody tells the story he wants to say, but skipping important details which will nuance or even invalidate the preachers.
@@GloriaHoulihan now everything is ok all western clown nations. What s tragedian you are. You people are still thinking that you are the world. It is not so. You are sanctioning Russian oil and gas, lecturing China and India not to do it, but high moral counties (pretension only), secretly buying the same Russian gas. Such is your western standard.
@@Paroles_et_Musique economic growth is how much money goes around how quick. If you produce a lot of ammunition you blow up and not sell to other countries then you are burning money. Your economy grows, yes, but it totally fucks your country. Not very hard to understand. Putin painted himself into an corner, if he wins in Ukraine and can pillage it he comes out with with luck with two black eyes, if he looses in Ukraine he is dead. In the long run russia is screwed, imploding population numbers, tons of dead men, longterm economic ties severed, crumbling infrastrukture and the people who are needed to maintain it are fertilizer in ukraine. Oh and tons of convicts who got an crashcourse in ukraine on how to kill who run around free in russia now, very good at killing, very good at not getting killed with PTSD as special sauce. Sucks to be russian in russia for the next 30 years
@@Paroles_et_Musique Man Russia is poor as fuck, France is one of the best countries on the world, go to anywhere in the world and you will see how almost all countries are poor and live in misery.
If economic growth in Russia is the same as in 2021, this actually shows the economy is doing poorly. Making tanks and missiles creates GDP growth on paper even though it's not sustainable growth. So a smaller proportion of the economy is now dedicated to building schools, roads, research, etc. The non war economy could be in a recession. Evidence that Russia is doing great would be low inflation and much higher GDP growth than normal @@Paroles_et_Musique
I live alongside many people from China, which has many analogous features to the Soviet Union, but their outlook towards the West is very very different than Mr. Samoilov's. They are not at all in awe of the West, but rather often criticize it and compare it unfavorably to China, all the while moving their wealth and their families over here. I think understanding this difference could be key to helping navigate the geopolitical situation of the coming years.
I lived in China two years, this view is correct. They greatly dislike western social values (individualism, gay pride, etc) and see USA as a violent chaotic place but know the money is in US so they follow the money.
I remember the story about McDonalds opening the restaurant in Moscow. The managers had to teach farmers about growing lettuce that would stay crispy on hamburger sandwiches or something like that. I think they also showed them what particular potatoes to grow to make french fries.
Alan, I agree with everything you have to say but I have a very grave doubt that things will turn out the right way. Every morning I ride with two people that think this person is basically the savior who will solve all of our problems. With one of them I have at least got to see that this person is no savior and doesn't have our best interests at heart. He still likes this person because to him, immigration is the most serious problem. The fact that people are fighting to get here and by extension Europe obviously shows that the West is still the best option when it comes to being able to provide a good, respectable life for you and your loved ones. Joel
Doesn't Konstantin blow your mind? I've been watching Inside Russia since last year sometime, because I wanted to know what was going on in there, and he's an economist with contacts that fled Russia, and still has contacts in Russia -
Great interview…. I’ve been subscribed to his podcast since before the invasion… never so relieved to see the photo of Constantine on The outbound plane…. I watch EVERY DAY…. so proud of what unity he’s bringing in Tashkent with the Breakfast Club…. One day I hope to meet him!
First time I've seen this show, and that's because I follow Konstantin. But I really enjoyed this interview, and I Subbed because it looks like you have a lot of great content. I look forward to seeing more of your show. Thanks.
The band Scorpions are from Germany. In 1990, when I was thirteen years old, I saved up my allowance for two weeks to buy the album "Gorky Park" ( Парк Горького ). The Berlin wall had fallen, and the East and West Germany was history. I was stoked. It was a huge event. Freedom at last !
I was at McDonald’s in Moscow in 1993. It was quite impressive (I am an American). It was huge and the service was faster than in America and the counter had 4 or 5 places to order.
Also remember first McDonalds in Estonia, it came early 90s and was built in central oldtown into nice building. Went to eat there as a kid with grandmother and it was amazing experience
Cosa inventi, ogni casa in Unione Sovietica costruita dallo stato era dotata di bagni fino a due per appartamenti più grandi di 54mtq e lavatrici almeno 1 per condominio, regolamenti statai. Gratis per tutti, piccole certo, tu sai niente.
How about returning democracy to Russia? I visited Moscow, Novgorod & St Petersburg in 2003 and we enjoyed meeting the people. Trump is trying to do to the US what Putin did to Russia but we won't let him.
Please explain your opion in how you think Trump is trying to do what Putin did to Russia. Imo you lack an understanding of how the different branches of the US government work to come to such a conclusion, but I want to hear your perspective.
@@wills9732 Well he's latest speech was kind of cryptic.. `(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him this November, "in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna have to vote."
USA has a very strong system of anti dictator balance. Constitution, 2 house of congress, independent press, limitation on president term, independence of states and local laws in those states. I am Russian, Israeli, American
Putin was just reelected while Zelensky canceled all elections, banned all opposition parties, and has members of the media arrested and imprisoned for speaking out against him and his policies. And don't forget that Zelensky's legal term as president expired several months ago.
@@Philip-hv2kc Depending on the language used, there are different names for it. In Germany it was called "UDSSR" "Union Der Sozialistischen Sowiet Republiken" Translated into English, this looks like this: "Union of Socialist Soviet Republics" -> USSR. "CCCP" is a short term; the abbreviation in Cyrillic script “СССР” corresponds to “SSSR” in Latin letters and stands for Russian "Союз Советских Социалистических Республик", Latinized "Soyuz Sowetskich Sozialistitscheskich Respublik".
Mc Donalds is kind of a happy place. We used to take our kids when they were little because they could eat quick and then play in the play area while we leisurely drank our coffee.
Hey, do u NOTE this, Russia a country where people smile LESS, there is nothing to smile for, WHAT KIND OF A PLACE IS THIS??? That's why we have people with the heart as Putin's!!!
That was the first thing I noticed when I visited the USSR in 1968: Nobody smiled and they looked at you suspiciously if you did so and were friendly. Weird.
Konstantin is full of wisdom and his dialogue is always intriguing but now I am beginning to put the pieces of the puzzle of your talented logic! You were a exchange student for a year in the USA and that broadened how well your deep understanding and made you very well rounded in your perception of Russia and the mindset that accompanies their regime. I fear for you that you are on FSBs radar and you should take contingency steps to safeguard you and yours. True respect my friend!
I can dig the McDonald's bit lol I loved Mickey D's growing up, but not anymore - but my grandkids! Ask them what they want? Chicken McNugget Happy Meal every single time 🤣😆- it's a phase 🤷🏼♀️ Konstantin has a photo of himself going to McDonald's right before they left Russia - I can't remember what it's called now, but it's a poor imitation of the original, if you can imagine that..
also I remember I was in a 5 star hotel in Guangzhou China in 94-95, I went to the business center and I saw most of the occupants in the hotel business center were Chinese males, and a lone white American, I sat down and talked to the american in fluent english(Im from the Philippines) but I look Chinese. while doing that , all the Chinese males stopped what they were doing and looked at me shocked. I was later told the Chinese males were rich party officials who were there just to look good and pretend to read english newspapers. even though they cant understand english,.
Hey filipino, 1) kindly ** DON'T ** wrongfully misuse about "looking chinese". You are a filipino, just be clear that you are a pinoy. 2) You were fortunate to have been to China back in the 90's - it was during a period of time where the Americans are doing their best to be in partnership with the Chinese. 3) The fact that you were in that hotel - you were most likely sponsored and be given a chance arrive in China, you cannot possibly have went there by yourself without a sponsor purpose.
@@worldview2888 hey what ever your are, and yah i really look chinese since I am Chinese Filipino , I was never sponsored I went there myself using my own money and lived there, you can do that, I dont know from what planet or alternate dimension are you from but people can go in and out of China in the 90s if you have the money and the visa to do so. heck hookers in guangzhou were cheap loved taking my USD. and HKD, the Chinese yuan was shit.
@@worldview2888 really, I remember when I was in China my Canadian passport got me lots of pussy. yah since they wanted to immigrate out of China. and go to a western China, heck they would even immigrate out if you had a Filipino passport China was that bad.
@@worldview2888 as for 'WRONGFULLY" misuse looking Chinese, I do look Chinese so I never misued anything. so get back to reality will you. your ignorance amuses me
