American Ice Hockey Player Becomes Russian: Brennan Menell on Citizenship, Girlfriend, and Sanctions
Vložit
- čas přidán 11. 06. 2024
- 🇺🇸 🏒🇷🇺 Brennan Menell is an American ice hockey player who has just received his Russian citizenship. He has a professional contract with HC Dynamo Moscow @HCDynamoMoscow and plays as a defenseman in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Brennan was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and had a stint with the Minnesota Wild. In 2022, he came to Russia for the first time, and in 2023, he became a Russian citizen 🇷🇺📄✅
"I want to get my family out here to show them Russia," he says. "I think Moscow is probably one of the top cities in the world!"
Brennan and our crew took a walk around Moscow, we visited Vkusno i Tochka 🍔 and Stars Coffee ☕ (Russian replacements for McDonald's and Starbucks), and were guests at Brennan’s apartment in Moscow! We talked about sanctions, customs and traditions, patriotism, Russian women, Brennan’s girlfriend, traditional food, music, people in general, his teammates, the best and worst things about Russia, the differences between KHL and NHL, and of course the elephant in the room, the differences between Russia and the U.S.
Watch the video 🎥 like ❤️ and subscribe 🔔 to Russian Code to stay updated!
00:00 Meet Brennan Menell
01:27 "Russia was a mystery to me"
02:54 Minnesota Wild to Dynamo Moscow
04:00 Brennan’s apartment in Moscow
05:05 Russian citizenship: "It’s signed by Putin"
06:43 Brennan’s family's attitude towards Russia
07:44 First time in Russia
08:23 Russian Vkusno i Tochka VS McDonald's
08:49 Russian Stars Coffee VS Starbucks
09:51 Sanctions: the best part
10:15 Sanctions: the worst part
10:35 What I like about Moscow
11:18 The start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
11:57 People, customs & stereotypes
13:56 Being American in the Russian ice hockey League
14:46 About the Canadians
15:31 What do teammates think about Brennan?
16:32 Learning Russian... swear words
17:51 "I don’t like traditional Russian food"
20:01 Russian patriotism
21:24 The differences between KHL & NHL
22:22 My Girlfriend & Russian women
23:40 Russian music I do like
24:38 Future plans
_Доступны русские субтитры_
Feel free to comment 👇and Subscribe 🔔 to Russian Code for more exciting stories!
00:00 Meet Brennan Menell
01:27 "Russia was a mystery to me"
02:54 Minnesota Wild to Dynamo Moscow
04:00 Brennan’s apartment in Moscow
05:05 Russian citizenship: "It’s signed by Putin"
06:43 Brennan’s family's attitude towards Russia
07:44 First time in Russia
08:23 Russian Vkusno i Tochka VS McDonald's
08:49 Russian Stars Coffee VS Starbucks
09:51 Sanctions: the best part
10:15 Sanctions: the worst part
10:35 What I like about Moscow
11:18 The start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
11:57 People, customs & stereotypes
13:56 Being American in the Russian ice hockey League
14:46 About the Canadians
15:31 What do teammates think about Brennan?
16:32 Learning Russian... swear words
17:51 "I don’t like traditional Russian food"
20:01 Russian patriotism
21:24 The differences between KHL & NHL
22:22 My Girlfriend & Russian women
23:40 Russian music I do like
24:38 Future plans
Its heart warming to read of Americans living happily in Russia. I wish Brennan all the best.
Dear, you will be surprised how many americans live in Russia.
@@anatoligraour1038а желающих приехать в Россиию на пмж еще больше и этот поток растет, т.к. мы научились противостоять антироссийской пропаганде. В работу подключилось много наших блогеров, показывая всю правду о России. Приятно, что в Россию приезжают адекватные иностранцы и что важно, они становятся более патриотичными по отношению к России, чем некоторые наши соотечественники. Это радует!🙂
But that can't leave. Some are fleeing via Finland. @@anatoligraour1038
@@anatoligraour1038 its not than many in comparison to russians living in america.
@@kulttuuriguru1400 It will change very fast, trust me.
22:57 Russian women are like us here in the American South - feminine, like to cook, bake, traditional roles, dress up and are Christian.- for the most part, anyway. We are unfortunately getting the woke Yankee influence down here!... Love to Russia & GOD Bless Russia and President Putin from Alabama, USA ❤️ 💚 🙏🏻☦️✨️✝️
You do realize that, for example, Ukrainian women have much of the same values. Putin whom you praise so much is murdering them and their families by the thousands. The "traditional values" is a nice sham that they use to attract red state Americans, a distraction from the war and genocide. The entire Russian Orthodox structure is run by an ex-KGB kleptocrat who rides around in luxury yachts and cars and sleeps around with escort girls. So much for "Christian values".
🙂👍👏👏👏🤝⚘
As a Russia woman living in America, I agree. I noticed my views matched with the Southern belles
They aren't Christian mostly though... or rather consider themselves Christian without being especially devoted to Christianity. It's just in America traditions usually mean Christianity, it's different in Russia because we had that long Soviet period when people didn't care about Christianity or religion overall. That's why New Year is by far the most popular holiday in Russia and Christmass is... well, pretty niche. But Soviet people had very traditional views at family and women role in society despite being atheists. And homosexuality was a crime in USSR, and feminism just didn't exist. Nowadays it's pretty much the same. Of course homosexuality isn't a crime anymore but the LGBT movement is totaly outlawed.
❤
He speaks Russian when ordering a coffee and they respond in English ..... but don't let them get away with it. Keep speaking Russian! :D
That's happened to me in France, mainly. But *if I don't try to speak French* then they don't know a word of English either!))
yep happened to me in Netherlands too... I always made an effort to speak Dutch, but they would just switch to english lol
Sim, isso acontece comigo na Rússia, eu falo russo e alguns me respondem em inglês, o pior que nem sei inglês, falo apenas russo, português e espanhol
@@YaTeo ахахаха 😆😆
Because he got opportunity for free English language practice 😂 buyer wants improve Russian , seller wants improve English
Looks like seller won in this battle 😂😂
Настоящий американский парень из телевизора- простой, работящий, уважающий страну. Респект родителям за воспитание
Настоящие парни в окопах воюют в Украине? Нет?
Настоящие парни-это те, кто за страну на любом фронте!
С каких пор мажоры стали работягами?
@user-zx9cf6xb4q
Бедолага, да у тебя комплексы
Ничего в следующей жизни все наладиться, а пока крепись!)
People in Minnesota are decent, hard working, down to earth traditional family values, not like the Woke California or NY state. That's going downhill fast 😂😂😂
Ive been to Vladivostok sereral times, what i love about Russia is the people. They are very friendly and hospitable, generous also. The Chinese is also the same , lovely people. ❤️🇷🇺🇨🇳
oh, greetings from Vladivostok!
祝您西伯利亞健康！RU❤CN
Привет из Владивостока, мой город ❤. Очень красивый, две эпохи сошлись в архитектуре города. Владивосток последний оплот белой императорской армии ❤ В центре города имперские дворы где жили китайцы, там же осталось здание первого казино, хозяйка заведения была китаянка, история города просто потрясающая ( да и в целом история России)
Надеюсь тебе понравился город...
@@user-ud8lq4ox1uпривет Владику из Питера! Невероятные красоты у вас с Приморье! Мечтаю увидеть Стеклянный пляж! И сопки!
Not Chinese . Chinese can’t be compared to Russia . Chinese are money minded .
I'm from NY & my best friend growing up was Russian. His parents were very wealthy & I can't tell you how unbelievably generous & caring they were, literally treated me like their own son, took me on trips to Moscow & St. Tropez, I could go on and on. I always defend Russians when people say anything bad about them bc it's simply untrue. Russians aren't the friendliest people at first blush but when they warm up to you, be prepared bc you've now been adopted into another family. 😂😂😂❤❤❤
все верно, мы такие =)
Спасибо брат, с любовью из России 🙏❤
@@brons666 Пожалуйста, брат, знай, что большинство американцев любят русских и не верят чуши нашего правительства об Украине.
Так и есть! Я иногда сама удивляюсь насколько я готова принять чужого человека в свою семью. Это менталитет.
Yeah it’s true , I lived in Russia for 5 years , now living in North America , and I love and I’ll always love Russia, at first , you gonna think that they don’t laugh but after you use to know them, you’ll understand how kind they are and welcoming , обожаю Россию, и уверен что скоро приеду.
I am American. I used to coach one of Russia’s top tennis players and have worked with many Russian players over the years. Great people and hard workers. People of Russia, we Americans truly have zero problems with Russia. It’s always the politicians causing all of our problems. Not the people.
You’re 100% right
💯 correct!
💯🎯 🤝
You forgot to mention Putin. That is a problem.
@@rogergagnon5584yes you're right. He's a big problem for nazis and nazi lovers 😂😂 but don't worry! He isn't alone! There are millions of us standing with him 🎉
I moved to Russia from England and have a better quality of life as I show in my videos
Поделитесь ссылкой на ваши видео
@@MsOlenka777 www.youtube.com/@englishmaninrussia/videos
I hope you are also sent to special operation and like it there.
Well done! Good luck and kindness in all your endeavors! Show the real Russia to your fellow citizens. And let more normal good people come to Russia. Good luck and kindness to all normal people!
You are about as English as a freaking Penguin.
Continues with this conservative Christian lidesheap! We will send our child to study in Russia.
From Brazil. (Italian christian descendants)
I thought Brasil are more conservative than Russia? What happen to Christianity there?
This will be your best investment.
Так и вы тоже приезжайте, вам здесь очень понравится.
@@well9179o Brasil está em crescente declínio. Todas as agendas ocidentais já estão implantadas no Brasil. Rússia é muito mais conservadora sem dúvidas. Sou brasileiro que já vive a 6 anos na Rússia
Don't forget that in ze Mother Russia we have a lot of Muslim, native population, plus a lot of Buddhists, Shamans, Jewish. I'm Avaro-Jewish ( Avars r Muslims, and ashkenazi jewish background). So, if u coming to Russia learn to respect ALL - otherwise we r not that politically correct here and will give the kiss with our punch👊👊👊. We r all proud people in unity and it will stay this way, God Willing, Inshallah 🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲
Russia is last hope for humanity, in every way!
This is true. 🇧🇷
💯
Welcome! Мы рады всем хорошим людям❤
@@coracora161 hola! RU ❤❤BR boa saúde siberiana para você!
👍👍👍exactly 🙏🇬🇷❤🇷🇺
Good to see someone becoming Russian
Man you should be sooo happy that you live in Russia now. It is so beautiful architecture and people. You are living in a museum
You are in the right place, Brennan!
God bless you.
I love this channel. The stories are great. They show different people living their lives in different environment, but they are all so comfortable in Russia.
Thanks for your warm feedback! ❤
Greetings from California. I was raised with traditional moral values and discipline as a Russian Christian Orthodox. I loved being with my family, inviting close friends for BBQ, playing games, and taking trips with my family and sometimes with close friends. As a Russian woman, I love being feminine and preparing food that the family enjoys and many other things. Our youngest son loved to cook since he was 8 years old. Now he's the chef at his own home😊. He also does many other things around his house. I taught him well.
It's always a new experience when our friends and we get together. Lots of fun laughing and joking around.
God Bless Russia and Pres. Putin. 💖❤🙏☦🙏 LOVE- LOVE to Russia. Peace to all. 😘❤❤❤
"На заре" даже американца зацепило))) обалденный хит! ❤
Оригинал вне конкуренции!❤
@@EgorAfonin да, да, я именно о нём 👋
У меня всегда муражки по телу от этой обалденной песни
Best news. This is outstanding. As a fellow US Citizen, I plan to join you later this year.
Приезжай🤝
Добро пожаловать
Wow, really best news!
Отличная идея😊😃👍
❤👍👍👍👍👍
В поддержку нашего американского россиянина. 👍❤❤❤
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💪💪💪💪💪🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺 Привет, я от канала WALK & TALK!!!! Всех благ и процветания каналу!!! Русскому американцу респект!!!! 🥰
Замечательный канал
Я тоже.
за что?
Me too❤
Я тоже оттуда перешёл
Brennan found his true homeland! Fantastic country for fantastic people!
Не болельщик Динамо, но с удовольствием посмотрел ролик. Хороший, воспитанный, трудолюбивый парень, удачи ему!
Hi Brennan, congratulation, wish you all the best from Slovakia... I love Russia and Russians ❤💖
Отличный парень, желаю ему чтобы у него всё получилось в игре и в личной жизни.
Wow I grew up in Burnsville Mn. Played hockey too. Long time ago 58 now. I would love to visit Moscow someday! Good luck to your career!
ur welcome ❤
Добро пожаловать в Россию.....♥️🇷🇺♥️🌲🐻🐿️🌲🕊️♥️🌾👍🌲
Visit Moscow on this life tour, normal weekend evening czcams.com/users/liveIfjMBG0kJe8?si=DkLLqOuwOAkob4QM
Приезжайте! Добро пожаловать!
В Санкт-Петербург приезжайте тоже.Это восторг души😊
Спокойный рассудительный парень, желаю ему удачи в спортивной карьере и личной жизни. Да и вообще посмотрела с удовольствием, очень профессионально сделано видео♥️
Thank you!
Удачи тебе парень, и пусть мечты сбываются❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Замечательное интервью, и парень классный! Пусть у него всё сложится круто в России! 👍👍👍
Thanks!
WALK & TALK передает привет,и добро пожаловать в великую Россию!❤❤🙌🙌
Дааа Walk and Talk передаёт привет 😊😊
Russia 🇷🇺 is going to be the best country in the world. Western countries are going downhill. Wish you all the best ❤🇨🇦🇨🇿
The new North Korea..enjoy your dictatorship!
❤
Это точно! Россия идет в правильном направлении, наше будущее будет еще лучше.
Russia will be the new north korea..Putin is a dictator..
I would say Russia and China. They’ll lead the world in near future .
Wishing you good luck and prosperity. ❤❤
Рады что этот парень живет в России, желаю ему только добра. Спасибо ему за игру)))
I love how the guy at Starbucks switched to English to Brennon. Showing respect to the customer and his mother language. Won't see that in America. The moment you speak Spanish, they'll start scolding at you 😂 totally different mentality in terms of respecting other cultures and religions!
English is simply the tourist universal language. Any major city around the world will cater to tourists and hire servers who speak English. Now if a Bashkir, Karelian, Chechen, or any other Russian citizen of a different ethnicity tried ordering a coffee in their native ethnic language, I bet 100% the barista will not respond in their language. Even though Russia claims they are multi-ethnic and "respect" all peoples. I'm not even talking about Spanish, German, Ukrainian, or any other foreign language.
@ pavelvodov Karel people are literally a couple dozen thousands of individuals, mostly residing up North on the Karel peninsula. Bashkir and Chechen and 140 other ethnicities that exist and thrive in Russia (given that their population size grows) mostly reside in the respective Republics - constituent entities within the Russian Federation. So, their languages are ethnic minorities languages, and people in other regions (incl in a Moscow coffee shop) cannot be expected to know them at all. Russian is the universal language of communication in Russia, but within all the respective Republics their native language or languages are taught in school within the common curriculum, literature in such languages is studied and supported, state services offered are bilingual (with mandatory registries/translation in Russian so they can be included in the unified Federal registry), and people generally speak whichever language they prefer. So, why put quotation marks on the “respect”?! You are either uninformed or being ignorant and on the defensive, for no reason whatsoever
@@KM-yw4xv спасибо за ответ ! Не хотела писать ничего тому "мужчине" ,но рада что Вы это сделали))
@@KM-yw4xv Рахим итэгез =)
Это сервис! Это правильно, всё для людей.
Доброго здоровья тебе Россиянин и успехов в спорте. Московская область приветствует тебя и конечно подписка. 🤝🤝🤝🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺♥️♥️♥️
Welcome, Brennan ❤
Приятный и довольно скромный молодой человек😊 спасибо за интервью.
Thank you!
Они там наверное думают их сына взяли в плен и заставляют играть за Динамо
😂😂😂 yeah
😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍
🤣🤣🤣🥰🥰🥰
😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉
Peace and health to you and your family. From SIberia.
I'd love to move there. I've visited the country quite a few times, the big cities, and many small towns and hamlets. My Dad was a civil engineer, and took me with him sometimes when he'd travel. Norway, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, China, French Guiana, and Canada. The country that stood out culturally, traditionally, geographically, and demographically was Russia. From the Hermitage, the Bolshoi, and St Basils, to the very remote Yamal peninsula or the area in and around Vladivostok and Nakhodka, it's an amazing and HUGE place!
From walk&talk channel! Comment to promote the video
Thanks for your feedback! 🔥
Привет от Walk & Talk!
Brennan Menell, приглашай в Россию маму и отца!
❤
I bet you are the only guy in Moscow who ordered an ice coffee during winter haha
Ну, мы зимой холодный кофе не пьём, но мороженое едим)).
Are you kidding me?! Iced coffee is nothing. Russians eat ice cream outside when it’s -30C. Lol!
В Якутии вообще молодёжь бегает магазин и обратно в общагу в шортах!! На улице на минуточку -40 😮 лично видела. Ошалела.😮
@@ykononova это правда. У нас было -51° и я спокойно на улице ела мороженое)
I see a lot of myself in Mr. Menell. I am moving to Saint Petersburg in June, and I relate to this man so much.
Russia has my vote and Putin, law and order traditional value patriotism, so called West is in a decay mode
Yes,it is! Everybody knows that. So what?
❤
Very warm welcome from Russia Saint Petersburg 🤍🙏🏻 we appreciate your support thank you
Hahaha, you russian trolls are so funny.
@@evaskjerd so Urr-raaa!
Great interview! Thanks!
Now that I'm watching matches with Dynamo, I'll be watching Brennan! Hockey will be much more interesting!
All the best Brennan!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoy it
СуперИнтервью! Получил удовольствие! Позитивный парень! Продолжайте работать братья, в этом направлении!!! Удачи!!!👍
❤🙌
Мы так рады видеть у нас новых, неравнодушных искренних граждан, гостей, друзей! Смотрите сами, смотрите своими глазами.
I am a 64 year old veteran of the US Air Force during the Cold War, retired from work and still play hockey in Detroit. I think about moving to Russia all the time. Thanks for this great story! “Klassno!”
Detroit Red Wings! The Russian Five! Larionov and Fyodorov are top coaches now!
@@Student65482 we were blessed to have those guys play parts of their careers here in Detroit. I was a fan and student of Russian hockey back in the early 70s.
@@odysseusthesojourner4401That’s very cool!
@@odysseusthesojourner4401 you can follow playoff in Russia now. Fyodorov and Larionov are fighting for Gagarin cup
kudos to him
Удачи Бренан !
What a legend! All the best to a Brennan ❤
Очень приятный парень. Мы здесь всегда рады хорошим людям. Надеюсь здесь он обретет счастье и любовь.
Love my Russian brothers! Hope my son plays in Russian🇷🇺🫡🏒
Pozdrav iz Srbije 🇷🇸
Бреннан Менелл, Патрик Ланкастер, Джеф Монсон красавчики, мужчины, и у всех жёны русские красавицы. Удачи!
Про Кевина Владимировича Джонсона забыл?
Все женаты ?😊
I vote: NO POLITICS IN SPORTS! It's a Man's job(-and Women's in female sports obviously).
If "no politics in sports" then tell Russians to stop bombing and destroying football fields, ice rinks, and other sports facilities around Ukraine, forcing thousands of Ukrainian athletes, many of them kids, to have to go abroad and find where to train and play. Until then, NO RUSSIA in any international sporting events.
I could feel the incredible modesty in his personality, respect
Красавец!!!!!!!!!
friendship is always better than hating others. That will really get us further
congrats to comrade Menell
Желаем тебе найти своё счастье!!!
однозначно парню успехов в спорте и жизни
Всем привет. Зашёл от канала walk & talk
Нас много тут 😂
Привет от Walk & Talk. Я думаю благодаря тому, что запад стремительно несётся не понятно куда, все адекватные люди будут стремится в Россию!
Увидела это видео с переводом на канале Walk&Talk.
Добро пожаловать Бреннен!
В России действительно замечательно, не только в Москве, но и во многих других городах. Классно, что нам не кажется, и даже иностранцы это подтверждают.
Удачи тебе, Бреннан.
Warm regards from Walk & Talk!!❤
Thank you! 🙌
Желаю счастья русскому американцу!❤
What a sweet story, only spread love and kindness. Thank you!
Thanks for your warm feedback!
Brennan, good luck in life and great success in your hockey career.
The guy seems like a gentleman.Also very humble.I agree that American and Russian mentality are very different in many ways but of course as humans we have basic general similarities.Also most Americans who study Russian even after 10 years they still sounds like toddlers vs studying English after few years you can be almost fluent. It’s a very hard language to learn and I’m proud to to know fluently.
Россия 🇷🇺 Мы Сила когда вместе 🫡
Good luck, man!
На заре- супер мега песня. Обожаю её уже давным давно.
My guy played ice hockey in high school. Maybe we will catch a game in 2025💕
Добро пожаловать
I've attended countless minor league hockey games where we can afford to sit at center ice in the first row with the boards one foot from our faces!
Удачи, старичок!
Напоминает немного Вика Уальда. Тоже отличный парень!
Бреннан приятный и добросердечный парень! Удачи ему в России! 💗 На канале walk&talk узнала о вашем видео! Это очень крутое видео, сделанное на высоком профессиональном уровне!! 👍👍👍 Подписка!
Thank you so much!
Ну шо вам казати друзi, це дiло добре!
Дуже добре)
He shoots..... He SCORES!!!!!!! And he really did.
Как бывший спортсмен, я искренне желаю парню долгой успешной спортивной карьеры, и долгой счастливой жизни по окончанию спортивной карьеры!
Seeing some babybots in pain here. How are farmers in EU doing?
Рада познакомиться с новым адекватным иностранцем, полюбившим нашу страну.❤️ 27 номер мое любимое число. День моего рождения.😊
@RussianCode ... Your videos are always such a feel good remedy after watching bad news all day about the world especially involving Russia. Just watching one of these wonderful stories motivates me and makes me feel good about Russia all over again. Especially in the aftermath of this terrible tragedy in Moscow. Thank you @RussianCode ! 🙏❤🇷🇺. #MOSCOWSTRONG 💪
Привет 🤝 я с канала WALK &TALK. Посмотрела ролик про тебя. Круто 👍, нам нужны такие люди в России. Успехов тебе и любви❤
Be happy in Russia Brennan Menell 👍💪
You will be absolutely fine in Russia...Kindness and commitment mean a lot especially with your girlfriends parents. Great country and wonderful people, what's not to like?
Привет.. рад видеть .. всем радости и добра..) Зашёл от канала walk & talk..
Nice one.
Добрый молодец из Америки и девушка красивая. Добра и счастья❤❤❤
Привет от
WALK & TALK - Прекрасно что показываете правду!!!!
Thank you! ❤
Отличный парень! Успехов ему!
Красавчик. Низкий поклон и большое спасибо за добрые слова, отношение и за характер. Жалко не удержали мы парня в Минске :) Даже не знаю за какое Динамо болеть начинать послезавтра, но надеюсь это будет крутое дерби и наши минчане просто так не сдадутся. ALL THE BEST WISHES AND GOOD LUCK PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY, BREN!!!
❤рад за парня 👍🏻таких всегда рады видеть 👍🏻
The land of conservatives
More like traditionalists. There are plenty of socialists there too.
The land to Christian’s conservatives!
Normal people!
From 🇧🇷🤝🇷🇺 ✝️
@@GitanaRusa2012Putin is seeing what socialists are doing in the west. The liberals that saying they fight for socialism in west.
The woke left. Just give a look and see they working.
@@coracora161 except for navalnyatas, they refuse hard to evacuate home to Ukraini.
Земля здавомыслящих людей.
Привет с канала Walk&talk.
Спасибо за работу❤
Thanks! ❤
Вот таким новым гражданам,мы рады ❤. Добро пожаловать в семью.
Добрые христиане,с традиционными семейными ценностями, трудолюбивые - мигрируйте в Россию ❤
There's nothing wrong with this. It's good to see stuff like this. I like the Russian people. I hope to visit one day.
You want to be killed for disagreeing with them?