Typical Russian Apartment Tour | Our Home in Provincial city of Engels 

How much was / is gas in 80s , 90s and today ?

Feels like Call of Duty map! 😄

That is the picture of warm and happy family life. I hope it includes babushka too becouse home with babushka is precious. All the best!

How much would the apartment in Engels, shown in this video, cost to buy right now?

I guess 2,5 - 3 million RUB

Silly moral relativism.

That is such a beautiful thing to read.

Thank you man, from Russia.

mainly white Christian kinda shared euro history makes more sense to try and work with them compared to Saudis or half the other lunatics us wheels and deals with

Wish our governments didn't suck.

The conflict is not between the people. It's between the evil idiots in governments .

Slava Ukrainie !

He is now showing you slams, these blocks of flats are extremely old now , 35 years ago they looked differently.Also yards and playgrounds looked differently 35 years ago. The guy is earning his wage.

Russians are socialists. If you do not fight socialism - you're as cancerouse as they are.

Russia has tons of amazing cities and places (not only those prominent and opulent centres of globalisation - Moscow and St Petersburg). ⬇️ *Sochi* - called Russian Florida, Russian Switzerland and Russian Riviera, *Yalta* and all of *Crimea* - tons of beaches, resorts and Russian history, where outstanding Russian author Anton Chekhov wrote his world-famous literature, *Krasnodar* with its mild climate and Mediterranean vibe, with its fantastic “Galitsky Park”, one of the most amazing parks in the world, *Kazan* - opulent and prosperous Russian city, *Ufa* - another gorgeous Russian city, *Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk, Irkutsk* - modern Siberian metropolises, *Kaliningrad* - in the centre of Europe preserving German, Soviet and Russian heritage, *Yekaterinburg* - the capital of the Urals, another highly urbanised Russian city, *Samara and Nizhny Novgorod* - beautiful Russian cities on the Volga River, *Tyumen* - clean and nice Russian city in Siberia, *Vladivostok* - located on the Pacific Ocean, often called Russian San-Fransisco etc. etc. I can go on and on. Not to mention, Russia has the breathtaking *“Golden Ring”* popular tourist route where Russia once started out as a country, with numerous 1000+ year old cathedrals and monasteries. *Stalingrad* (now Volgograd) - the legendary city in which the most important and game changing battle of WW2 happened with its astounding WW2 heritage. *Grozny* - fantastic city in the Caucasus. *Siberia* - often called “the most precious gem in the Russian imperial crown” and “the lungs of the planet” with its fantastic taiga and wilderness, with numerous national parks. *Altai* - in the heart of Asia with terrific lakes and mountains, *Karelia* - with fascinating Scandinavian landscapes, *lake Baikal* - the deepest lake in the world with unforgettable nature, *Kamchatka* - in the Far East with its incredible volcanoes and so on and so forth. I’ve touched upon like 20% of Russia. 💁🏻‍♂️

Until you gotta go pee real bad, the toilet is clogged(right to the very top) and you can't get your piece of sht plunger to fix the clog.

@@nignamedmutt7270How would the toilet being in the same room as the sink and tub make that situation better? Separate toilets is the norm here in Japan. Never had an issue. My in-laws even had a dedicated urinal room for men in their old house. Liked that idea.

​@@nignamedmutt7270 I've no idea what you're talking about.

@@nignamedmutt7270 How they kept apartment plumbing working under a communist dictatorship: 5 years in Gulug for clogged toilet. Outcome: ZERO clogged toilets in USSR.

I do all my ablutions in the bath.

Why did you leave then?

what are you implying?

@@evantheorthodox740 He wanted to know why you left considering you found your love, married and mentioned that you loved it there.

How can you love it a move out.. sounds sketchy 😅

@@wizzohizzo I live in the Lord Jesus Christ, and experience this joy everywhere I go,,, but this joy doesn't confine a person to one place, and one can experience it everyone one goes.

Wonderfully spoken.

♥️

What country have you raised her in?

That's an awesome story. I'm sure yiur daughter will be forever grateful. Kids are definitely a gift.

@@jackhammer5683 maybe russia

What are the prices of a flat like that one.

@@anitamccoy8107 Hello, I don't know how much such an apartment costs in Moscow (this is a very expensive place compared to the rest of the country), but in another part of Russia the price is about 40 thousand dollars. The salary in such cities is about 500 dollars a month, not a week !!! I myself lived the first 30 years of my life in such an apartment. I have been living in the USA for the last 5 years and I am happy. But sometimes with nostalgia I remember the time I lived in my homeland.

The problem is the politicians of this world.

Yes, indeed. In past decades we regular people in the U.S. and in Russia were cut off from one another, but now with Internet and RU-vid, we can get to know one another. Very happy about this! 😀

I’m typing this while Wearing a Russian made ushanka here in Chicago 😊

But still better. Tito at least gave the apartments more space, this is just shocking. Its like they still live in the Stalin era, especially the outside area where kids should play and wtf was with the garbage disposal thing. That thing hasnt been cleaned since ww2. Very shocking.

In Czech Rep. its also similar :D. The same feeling like at my grandmas house. Even the furtniture is similar.

​@@ExileLBLW Polsce również... Starsi ludzie mieszkają w takich mieszkaniach... Właśnie Babcie i Dziadkowie. Niektórych nie stać na zmiany, ale większość tych zmian nie chce. Są przyzwyczajeni do swoich mieszkań i nie chcą żadnych zmian.... Pozdrawiam.

@@grazynamarciniak3164 lol, I understand every word even though I never learn Polish :D. Podobné jazyky. Pozdravuju.

@@ExileLBL 🌷

Probably because Russia controlled East Germany.

Kauffman and broads ..it s better..

Hallo, Blutsbruder. Und ich wurde in Sibirien geboren, wo meine Deutsche Vorfahren davor 1932 enteignet und viele verhungert sind und die anderen 1937 hin verschleppt und Männer 1938 erschossen wurden. So, dont be so nostalgic.

Wow! Honestly speaking I’m surprised to hear that. But the good point is that we all have much more in common than politics are trying to make us believe

@@youtubeprofile9495 Mein Uropa kam nie wieder nach Hause von dort. :(

Amen!

The humanity of people who in the majority support genocide of another nation?

it is shit

Not a terrible purchase.

I was one of those encyclopedia salespeople in late 70s in midwest US. I quit (3 mos later) after I realized the company focused its sales on low income households that would most likely default on the payments so it could sue the customers. One of my worse gigs...

Several brands. Compton made a great set.

Funk and Wagnall was another brand. Our's were a rich dark green and smaller in length and width than World Book but a little thicker. I enjoyed reading a lot so my noggin was full of useless trivia for many years.

Yep. this died in the 2000s with the growth of online encyclopedias. Encyclopedia Britannica was the other option by the 1980s and was more expensive.

Up here in porthuron Michigan!!!!! Just wanted to say hi neighbor😊

@@hellotrump2024 What's up in Port Huron?

Just getting ready for some fall fishing at the river. Hoping to survive the cold winter they are predicting!!

His English is better because he actually studied it in school.

I'm a southerner and most yankees can't even understand what I'm saying half the damn time, It's comparable to a language barrier.

Having playgrounds, community areas, shops etc. in a walkable distance is actually the norm in all of Europe and many other parts of the world. It's rather a uniquely american thing to have sprawling suburbs with only single homes and no public spaces within the immediate vicinity. America is designed around cars, while most older countries/cities are designed around foot traffick. I live in a large german city, in a turn of the century building with 5 floors, on the lowest is a shop, the upper four floors are divided into 8 apartments, mostly rented to students, but also families. Everything i need, including my campus, workplace, supermarkets, restaurants, doctors and a big park, are all within a 15 minutes walk. Maybe it's just because i grew up that way, but i prefer it like this. I love not needing a car for anything really. Most young people don't even own one.

This is the true for old buildings. Modern apartment houses often has smaller public places but with playgrounds for children, recreating zones, etc, ofc it's depending for each project the cheaper ones often are built without permissions on sites for individual houses, without any public areas and then trough the lawcourt got all needed agreements and documents(yes such things possible by law due to "why deconstructing the ready building?" but you could take a clue how control departments do their job while it is not a complete yet but thanksfully it's not that common practice for most), parkings, etc. But this public areas will be the same size or even smaller than USSR buildings due to costs of land and also keep in mind that in the big cities most apartment building are pretty high and could contain 500-1000 flatrooms easily. So I'd say apartment building from the video lacks restoration, modernization and care to be alot more shiny but this is the problem for the almost all of such objects in Russia.

Greetings from California. I enjoyed your video. Your English is quite good, and your daughter is very cute. It's too bad that the politicians have to spend so much time and effort, trying to convince us that we, here in the U.S. are so different than the Russian people. From the flavor and delivery of your video, it seems that they are wrong. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

@@davidmorris8319 I mean it’s not like this only In America however if you do some digging you will find Australia, many places in the UK and Canada are car-reliant which is fine because it would take too many resources to change and undo that. Some flaws cannot be fixed. You can try though but it most likely not work the way you want it to. I fully accept that and I’m fine with it.

I’m an American who moved to a Siberian village 9 months ago honestly it feels like 1990s america here best way I can describe

Love from Tennessee as well. I'm in Marion county. What part if u don't mind? Blessings!

@@boondocks8002 Kimball!

@@thescarletandgrey2505 wow! I'm in Whitwell. My son lives is jasper blessings!

You wouldn't happen to live in jasper highlands would you? We are real estate appraisers and we appraise a lot homes out there. There are people from all over the world that live out there and I noticed 'ontario' in your name. That a beautiful place out there. If you get a chance visit 'fall creek falls state park' in van Buren county, it's beautiful as well. Blessings!

@@boondocks8002 I was born & raised in Ontario, CA. Moved here after meeting my now wife on a train in Colorado. Have loved it here ever since. Sorry no I don’t live in the Highlands. Have a daughter in Whitwell. Cheers

Nice apartment

People think American apartments are fancy. Not necessarily

True

Russia has tons of amazing cities and places (not only those prominent and opulent centres of globalisation - Moscow and St Petersburg). ⬇️ *Sochi* - called Russian Florida, Russian Switzerland and Russian Riviera, *Yalta* and all of *Crimea* - tons of beaches, resorts and Russian history, where outstanding Russian author Anton Chekhov wrote his world-famous literature, *Krasnodar* with its mild climate and Mediterranean vibe, with its fantastic “Galitsky Park”, one of the most amazing parks in the world, *Kazan* - opulent and prosperous Russian city, *Ufa* - another gorgeous Russian city, *Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk, Irkutsk* - modern Siberian metropolises, *Kaliningrad* - in the centre of Europe preserving German, Soviet and Russian heritage, *Yekaterinburg* - the capital of the Urals, another highly urbanised Russian city, *Samara and Nizhny Novgorod* - beautiful Russian cities on the Volga River, *Tyumen* - clean and nice Russian city in Siberia, *Vladivostok* - located on the Pacific Ocean, often called Russian San-Fransisco etc. etc. I can go on and on. Not to mention, Russia has the breathtaking *“Golden Ring”* popular tourist route where Russia once started out as a country, with numerous 1000+ year old cathedrals and monasteries. *Stalingrad* (now Volgograd) - the legendary city in which the most important and game changing battle of WW2 happened with its astounding WW2 heritage. *Grozny* - fantastic city in the Caucasus. *Siberia* - often called “the most precious gem in the Russian imperial crown” and “the lungs of the planet” with its fantastic taiga and wilderness, with numerous national parks. *Altai* - in the heart of Asia with terrific lakes and mountains, *Karelia* - with fascinating Scandinavian landscapes, *lake Baikal* - the deepest lake in the world with unforgettable nature, *Kamchatka* - in the Far East with its incredible volcanoes and so on and so forth. I’ve touched upon like 20% of Russia. 💁🏻‍♂️

Interesting. I would call such table a "folding table" since I don't really have a word for them, atleast before I read this comment.

I grew up with one and have one as well. Growing up, our dinning room was so tiny it was the only table that would fit with only one leaf opened and we ate in shifts... that was in the '50s. The one I have was made in the 30s or 40s and has a cupboard door with a little drawer above it on both ends. The cupboard is one long space accessible from each end, while the little drawers above are each separate drawers. Some of these drop leaf tables (50s? 60s?) were built to store 2 little folding chairs inside the little cupboards. I love these little tables; so practical for small spaces!

I’m in Portland too! Have one as well

I have one my great grandparents acquired in the 19th Century when they got married.

I’m from the Chicago area, and I remember them as folding leaf tables. Interesting

Thank god youre housed americans are not so lucky. But they do have big beautiful churches.

Russia has tons of amazing cities and places (not only those prominent and opulent centres of globalisation - Moscow and St Petersburg). ⬇️ *Sochi* - called Russian Florida, Russian Switzerland and Russian Riviera, *Yalta* and all of *Crimea* - tons of beaches, resorts and Russian history, where outstanding Russian author Anton Chekhov wrote his world-famous literature, *Krasnodar* with its mild climate and Mediterranean vibe, with its fantastic “Galitsky Park”, one of the most amazing parks in the world, *Kazan* - opulent and prosperous Russian city, *Ufa* - another gorgeous Russian city, *Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk, Irkutsk* - modern Siberian metropolises, *Kaliningrad* - in the centre of Europe preserving German, Soviet and Russian heritage, *Yekaterinburg* - the capital of the Urals, another highly urbanised Russian city, *Samara and Nizhny Novgorod* - beautiful Russian cities on the Volga River, *Tyumen* - clean and nice Russian city in Siberia, *Vladivostok* - located on the Pacific Ocean, often called Russian San-Fransisco etc. etc. I can go on and on. Not to mention, Russia has the breathtaking *“Golden Ring”* popular tourist route where Russia once started out as a country, with numerous 1000+ year old cathedrals and monasteries. *Stalingrad* (now Volgograd) - the legendary city in which the most important and game changing battle of WW2 happened with its astounding WW2 heritage. *Grozny* - fantastic city in the Caucasus. *Siberia* - often called “the most precious gem in the Russian imperial crown” and “the lungs of the planet” with its fantastic taiga and wilderness, with numerous national parks. *Altai* - in the heart of Asia with terrific lakes and mountains, *Karelia* - with fascinating Scandinavian landscapes, *lake Baikal* - the deepest lake in the world with unforgettable nature, *Kamchatka* - in the Far East with its incredible volcanoes and so on and so forth. I’ve touched upon like 20% of Russia. 💁🏻‍♂️

Russia has tons of amazing cities and places (not only those prominent and opulent centres of globalisation - Moscow and St Petersburg). ⬇️ *Sochi* - called Russian Florida, Russian Switzerland and Russian Riviera, *Yalta* and all of *Crimea* - tons of beaches, resorts and Russian history, where outstanding Russian author Anton Chekhov wrote his world-famous literature, *Krasnodar* with its mild climate and Mediterranean vibe, with its fantastic “Galitsky Park”, one of the most amazing parks in the world, *Kazan* - opulent and prosperous Russian city, *Ufa* - another gorgeous Russian city, *Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk, Irkutsk* - modern Siberian metropolises, *Kaliningrad* - in the centre of Europe preserving German, Soviet and Russian heritage, *Yekaterinburg* - the capital of the Urals, another highly urbanised Russian city, *Samara and Nizhny Novgorod* - beautiful Russian cities on the Volga River, *Tyumen* - clean and nice Russian city in Siberia, *Vladivostok* - located on the Pacific Ocean, often called Russian San-Fransisco etc. etc. I can go on and on. Not to mention, Russia has the breathtaking *“Golden Ring”* popular tourist route where Russia once started out as a country, with numerous 1000+ year old cathedrals and monasteries. *Stalingrad* (now Volgograd) - the legendary city in which the most important and game changing battle of WW2 happened with its astounding WW2 heritage. *Grozny* - fantastic city in the Caucasus. *Siberia* - often called “the most precious gem in the Russian imperial crown” and “the lungs of the planet” with its fantastic taiga and wilderness, with numerous national parks. *Altai* - in the heart of Asia with terrific lakes and mountains, *Karelia* - with fascinating Scandinavian landscapes, *lake Baikal* - the deepest lake in the world with unforgettable nature, *Kamchatka* - in the Far East with its incredible volcanoes and so on and so forth. I’ve touched upon like 20% of Russia. 💁🏻‍♂️

De unde esti din Romania?

@@biancahotca3244 Călărași

Hahah, până și masa aceea e comună și la noi, sau calendarul de pe perete...

da...arata la fel ca la mine in Bucuresti prin 2000! de pe atunci au mai evoluat un pic! mobila este diferita dar si zugraveala!

At least I'm not the only one that still uses a wall calendar....lol

Me too. Pennsylvania. Had my sisters encyclopedias. They were 12 and 16 years older than me.

Same in England too (Encylopedia)

Wow, interesting view point

No doubt Russia and US have so many things in common. Americans, for example, can hardly see the time they´re gonna treat themselves with all glories and the joy of communism.

Just to add since I have apartment in NY, Russian apartment buildings from USSR are like 5 star hotels in comparison to New York buildings. Starting from construction material where Russians use reinforced concrete or bricks while USA uses paper walls or dry walls or wood for the floors. New York apartments are very noisy while Russians are not because they are made of solid materials. Another thing is 90% or Russian apartments are not rentals because they are paid off (no mortgage) while in New York 90% of apartments are rentals. BIG DIFFERENCES.

I AM SURE THAT THE POOR IN RUSSIA LIVES FAR BETTER THAN IN THE USA!

@@petcaiibeckford6969 they do not have homless. So what do you think about it and yes poor in Russia live far better than uSA

@@christenw.1726 you are freak

пусть думаю что вся россия такая...))))))))))))))) а когда приедут офигеют. скажут что их обманули...

@@ingridknocking-off-time3585 i'm genuinely happy for you))

DA STRANA KONTRASTOV DAZE V AFRIKE TAKOVA UZASA NEVIDEL

@@ddddd175 не преувеличивайте И в самой крутой стране есть трущобы

Illinois in the house! (New Lenox/Joliet)

exactly, I was raised in Slovakia, looks very similar inside, however playgrounds looks much better.

Poland is another country not very many people know much about. Like in this video if we can all share even a small part of our memories we might find out that we are not so different and that could make a real and good much needed change in this world.

I used to live in Aurora/ Naperville area. Now Florida. It used to be affordable, i dont think so much anymore. My family roots are Poland. I wish to go there ine day. My dad was born in Poland.

Soviet education was awesome. Incentive to create a consumer economy...not so important lol

WA State, nice place to live. You're daughter is a sweetheart. Thanks for sharing. Got gas heat and appliances in 79. Much cheaper than electric. ♥️👍♥️

Did you visit Slovenia as well?

@@stefanic88 I did! Such a fun country. I was Ljubljana for 4 days (2 weeks before the pandemic began) and made a day-trip out to Lake Bled.

I grew up in Siberia. I can tell you Russians are barbars.

HHHHOOOTTTT POTATOOO

Аналогично. Нэйтив инглиш спикеров иногда трудно понять, а тут все понятно 😂

those people are so strange ....to me anyone can imposter me in canada anyone can do it and will be given the most money

by the way mr i ran around same way with me mateys ....and fell off the roof and broke a leg playn jus sayn dude thats kina ugly buddies i had and was smooching them up too mmmhhhmmmm 😋

i was smooching him right up mmmhhmmm good good lil marie

I know what you mean. I grew up in a house that was only 960 square feet (edit: on the ground floor; it had an unfinished attic and a basement.) It had two bedrooms, one bath, living room, kitchen, and a walk-through dining room. Today it's called a "starter home," but everyone on our block raised families of four or more in them. We had so much less---and were so much happier.

@@Gail1Marie I live in a so-called starter home in the US, but I've realized that this size is close to the average European house. Their forever homes (I think that's the term to use) generally have 3-4 bedrooms with 900-1200 sq ft. That's my understanding. Only the US, Australia, and maybe New Zealand and Canada have this obsession with living in mausoleums.

It's pretentious for many. Most of us grew up in small apartments or homes no matter which country we're from. A lot of boomers want to complain mostly to show off how much bigger their current house is, but they're all alone, 1-2 lonely people in a giant house where their own children refuse to visit because they're too busy paying off their own gigantic mortgage. Many millennials and zoomers were raised in cookie cutter monstrous suburban homes. They can't see how depressing it is to be raised segregated from everything, nothing exciting within walking distance, in a home that is far from unique, glued to their screens. It's another way of looking at this situation.

@@IntrospectiveHousewife My parents paid off their mortgage in 10 years. I found their mortgage "passbook" when I was cleaning out the house; their 1941 mortgage was $48 a month but because my dad was in manufacturing in WWII and worked overtime, they paid $56 a month. I live in a 1,550-square-foot house myself (3 bedrooms, 2 baths). and paid it off in 13 years. I took a side job teaching community college and used those earnings to make an additional payment to the principal every month. (Important: to the PRINCIPAL, not just an additional payment on the mortgage.) I've owned my house free and clear for 14 years, and it's a wonderful feeling.

@@Gail1Marie You're a boomer who had it easy, paid less than $70k for a home, and pulled the ladder up behind you. That's your 'wonderful feeling'. The new generations work harder than yours ever did.

Same here in Poland. It’s sad not every country could develop the same way.

Most Soviet block countries had similar homes, it was "standard" back then.

komunisti tak vyřesily tehda bytovou krizi :P

@@stoklasajiri2426 - But at least it solved the problem giving people affordable housing. In the US currently apartment rents are between $2000-4000/month, it's crazy!

@@BillAnt I’m from the U.S. Midwest near Chicago and our rents are under $1000 (suburban). American kids have so much to be grateful for,, but many of them are too wrapped up in selfish actions. This is a great view of how it is in most other countries. Not worse/better, just different. The US has so much wealth in the hands of a few. So much could be done to make housing more affordable and neighborhoods safer.

I love it ! Space saver. I have guest once in a while. No need to display / have a huge space dedicated for " dining room" 365 days/ year. Thank you IKEA for NORDEN !

Yes, as another person here as well mentioned, “folding table”, I guess that’s the right name) thanks :)

I’m calling ours a table transformer from now on.

Decepticon lol

Gate leg is what it's called.

We have the same table at home. Greetings! 🇧🇬

Gotele îs also pretty common în România and I am sure IT îs common even în russia and all od eastern Europe

@@dastanjan320 oh I didn't know that! I assumed it wasn't common anywhere else bc in UK they don't do it at all, in fact I think they consider it ugly haha

Thanks for enriching my vocabulary:) and for the “daughter” part ☺️

@@Zangieff no problem and thank you again I was looking for a video on russian apt. So this was perfect 👍

You’re welcome 👍

Kid is cute as a button! What is her name, and wifey's?

If you ever get a chance to travel out to Russia do it. I’m an American who came to live to Russia 9 months ago it’s absolutely beautiful Saint Petersburg is amazing

@the stranger Texans are a lot like Russians... they value Morales and value freedom. IM an American living in russia like I said its like 1990s America here free and real.. and honest. My personal opinion

Берёте вдвоём столик и тыгыдык тыгыдык в зал. И на палец ноги 😂

Your family makes these place a better world….thanks for serving!

Hello from Togliatti ! :)

This gentleman speaks English much better than most Americans in nyc

It was everywhere the same. Lol. Like inne Germany, Poland, Czech, Romania as well..etc

Oh take a look at this one then! In the beginning. Life Under Sanctions in Provincial Russia ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lpTRlY1eKVU.html

Thank you ☺️

yeah , the best part is , that they used to give them for free

When I lived in St-Petersburg gas equipment was checkes yearly. They came in, checked the date badge on the rubber hose connecting the stove to the pipe and measured the level of gas in the air. It's better to be safe than sorry. I was told that I shouldn't have let them it, that thay would beg for bribes after finding some unexisting malfunctions. But nothing like that was there.

It is not Russian. It is a Soviet era eye sore that still exists.

😊

We were lucky. No encyclopedia set, but, pass 2 houses to the corner, cross, pass one house, next bldg was the library.🤗

What are today's standards? I agree about peculiar looking 70-80s style, but since not long ago visual design has packed its belongings and left for another planet.