The Road To Karabakh 🇦🇲

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  • čas přidán 6. 01. 2021
  • 🇦🇲 The Nagorno-Karabakh region which had been quiet for the last decade recently boiled over again when Azerbaijan mounted an attack which led to it conquering much of the territory it had lost in the previous war. I flew into a bitterly cold Yerevan in early January with the intention of heading down to the capital Stepanakert to see what was happening there since the war. Would I make it or not?

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  • @baldandbankrupt
    @baldandbankrupt  Před 3 lety +332

    Don't forget to check out my other channel for smaller adventures that usually end in crushing disappointment. Here: czcams.com/channels/B2GbNXOsy3VBksSD58NvhQ.html

  • @montanelas6716
    @montanelas6716 Před 3 lety +5324

    '' Im not a spy '' sound's like something that a spy woud say

  • @230jjordan
    @230jjordan Před 3 lety +7305

    I liked that ending - stopped at the border, feeding the dogs, the men going to war....it was all kind of emotional.

  • @PescaraProductions
    @PescaraProductions Před 3 lety +4771

    3 Guys in a 60's Moskovich that barely starts going off to fight a war sounds like a movie plot

  • @MrDeeNicee
    @MrDeeNicee Před 3 lety +3739

    Bald I hope you realize just how special that moment you captured at the end really is.

  • @user-hw2fi4nz8u
    @user-hw2fi4nz8u Před 3 lety +3354

    The ending can literally be a part of an Oscar winning movie.

    • @alexmoise7948
      @alexmoise7948 Před 3 lety +35

      Very good observation.. Well done

    • @DaringMood
      @DaringMood Před 3 lety +13

      So poignant.

    • @freakdustsk7397
      @freakdustsk7397 Před 3 lety +486

      Cant be. Oscar movies nowdays need woman protagonist that is LGBTQ+ and black. But in order way, the ending was sad and beautiful ať the same time.

    • @johnc3403
      @johnc3403 Před 3 lety +122

      Yeah, it was jaw-droppingly poignant. I wonder how those men are now... the futility of war sickens me.

    • @jimmyebbs7386
      @jimmyebbs7386 Před 3 lety +48

      @@freakdustsk7397 shaddaaahp trumpian snowflake

  • @YK-yj6gk
    @YK-yj6gk Před 3 lety +2623

    That ending looked like a movie.. what they said, the music, the way the car started up, the car door, the scenery... beautiful and sad

  • @AbdiGetachew
    @AbdiGetachew Před 3 lety +3348

    "Don't joke about being a spy to a border agent". Lesson of the day.

    • @Snibble
      @Snibble Před 3 lety +312

      It also reminds me of one time when I drove to Serbia. I was with my cousin. It was just after the war ended. He had a serbian girlfriend, now his wife. We had to wait 2 hours at the border. So far so good... except we are Dutch.. So I was a little nervous. But then my cousin starts freaking out. I smoked weed at the time and he suddenly got the idea that I might have some (forgotten) weed in the car.... he starts searching the car frantically. I assured him there was nothing in the car and I didn't take anything with me. But wasn't quite able to convince him.Luckily I WAS able to convince him to sit back in his chair and stfu! It was a good thing I was driving because if they asked him ANYTHING we would have been fucked! (it would at least have added 1 hour of travel time)
      And then I drove to Austria another time.. This time I had 10 grams of weed on me and got pulled over at the border.They took my passport inside and told me to park in front of a reflective window. I sat there, opened the window a bit to smoke a cigarette, wink wink notch notch notch and smelled some fresh mountain air.. and had enough time to think about what I was doing. I promised myself there and then to NEVER DO ANYTHING STUPID LIKE THAT ever again. And I didn't. They let me go without a search.

    • @Snibble
      @Snibble Před 3 lety +196

      Damn.. lockdown is really getting to me... writing this for a possible audience of 2 people lol

    • @Snibble
      @Snibble Před 3 lety +80

      I am going to copy it to the main, maybe someone finds it entertaining.... I can't .. well fuck my lonely me. Going to watch "the men waiting to die / Indiana death row inmates" now to cheer me up a bit again, since it got recommended.

    • @tudormarginean5687
      @tudormarginean5687 Před 3 lety +58

      @@Snibble honestly this was so interesting to read, maybe the serbians would've taken you somewhere secret and they probably would've bought some from you if you had it on you 😂😂

    • @Snibble
      @Snibble Před 3 lety +27

      ​@@tudormarginean5687 lol thanks man, I have the feeling they would have booked me in and then have a party for free. Serbs are not to be messed around with.

  • @luduvugla
    @luduvugla Před 3 lety +1910

    The homeless guy living in the abandoned building next to lake:
    " The sink moved by itself, no one's gonna believe me "

  • @noelphilips
    @noelphilips Před 3 lety +11265

    That ending. Wow.

    • @lewbear6738
      @lewbear6738 Před 3 lety +543

      yeah it was pretty surreal

    • @jsrrox
      @jsrrox Před 3 lety +343

      Felt like a Wes Anderson film

    • @jacobhopkins3441
      @jacobhopkins3441 Před 3 lety +126

      Noel Phillips on a Bald and Bankrupt video!!! The two of you need to do a colab on ex soviet airports or soviet planes.

    • @ColinH1973
      @ColinH1973 Před 3 lety +67

      Certainly a little ruff.

    • @perperson199
      @perperson199 Před 3 lety +461

      Bald is always real. But this felt more real than anything showed yet

  • @draori2348
    @draori2348 Před 3 lety +1771

    The ending was something else. Driving back to feed the stray dogs and meeting a few soldiers out of nowhere--- ranting about how fucked up things are that they have to fight a war, all while in a quest to explore everything soviet. The rawness of everything just fits in together perfectly. This might just be one of my favorite videos you put out along with your vlog in Mauritania!

    • @BALLETBULLET
      @BALLETBULLET Před 3 lety +9

      Well said. And I agree completely.

    • @followedtodeath5850
      @followedtodeath5850 Před 3 lety +5

      Agreed

    • @nakkadu
      @nakkadu Před 3 lety +6

      Yes this is Bald back to his CZcams roots.

    • @aishi0119
      @aishi0119 Před 3 lety +2

      Couldn’t agree more

    • @zootsoot2006
      @zootsoot2006 Před 3 lety +48

      The Christian Armenians seem to understand why he's looking after the dogs. Can't imagine he'd get the same reaction over the border for some reason.

  • @J91201
    @J91201 Před 3 lety +2604

    That ending was so sad and is probably one of the greatest endings I've ever seen, just a guy with a camera has done so much more than big powerful media houses haven't been and never will be able to do

  • @matteoj226
    @matteoj226 Před 3 lety +600

    After watching Bald, it's almost impossible to go back to normal television. We dont want music, intros, strange camera angles. We just want to see reality - and Bald gives us the realist human (and dog) footage we have ever seen.
    Truly amazing.

  • @TheBub26
    @TheBub26 Před 3 lety +3380

    mr bald always has some eggs with him. his chernobyl adventures have supplied him with dozens of dozens of non perishable eggs

    • @chemskiesukvol.2covid19isbs
      @chemskiesukvol.2covid19isbs Před 3 lety +286

      They also glow in the dark and can charge three phones at once with correct travel socket lol

    • @Matt_from_Florida
      @Matt_from_Florida Před 3 lety +101

      Truth: *Before modern times the hard-boiled egg was the go-to choice of the traveler.* Packed with high-protein calories, self-contained. Think about it.

    • @RomTheVacuumedSpider
      @RomTheVacuumedSpider Před 3 lety +23

      They also make keeping his signature baldness easy, no clippers and razors required!

    • @FGuilt
      @FGuilt Před 3 lety +3

      🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @westjapartyside
      @westjapartyside Před 3 lety +47

      i hope the old babushka is still alive and well.. i think if she survived chernobyl and eats those eggs on the daily she must nearly be invincible!

  • @RockMedved
    @RockMedved Před 3 lety +2736

    Damn, that ending really hits different. Feeding cute doggos followed immediately by seeing off random armenian lads as they go off to fight while saying "the fuck do we need this war for?"... Completely unstaged yet poetic as fuck

    • @RockMedved
      @RockMedved Před 3 lety +197

      @@dantherman4202 ...as it was belting out this beautifully somber Armenian tune. It just gets better the more you rewatch it

    • @anttam117
      @anttam117 Před 3 lety +113

      @@dantherman4202 Yeah, it does look like something out of a movie. This was a very sad episode.

    • @yeboyariontwitch4217
      @yeboyariontwitch4217 Před 3 lety +37

      Ive watched that one clip a good 10 times today

    • @morganmacdonald5305
      @morganmacdonald5305 Před 3 lety +5

      Totally. Follow those dudes, Bald!

    • @sparklesparklesparkle6318
      @sparklesparklesparkle6318 Před 3 lety +10

      yeah it was super kino.

  • @atos94
    @atos94 Před 3 lety +1102

    Final minutes are just incredible. I dont think Iv felt this in my 26 years of life until now. Survival of both man and animal in their most natural form within the same habitat. Just raw, no edits,effects or scripts. Im genuinely lost for words.

  • @AbrahamLincoln4
    @AbrahamLincoln4 Před 3 lety +1901

    "I have 0 faith in French cars"
    - Bald from England

  • @bendiesel9132
    @bendiesel9132 Před 3 lety +734

    How powerful was that ending. From signing off by feeding the pups to blokes heading to war. Unreal.

    • @flamboyant9004
      @flamboyant9004 Před 3 lety +27

      The war ended 2 months ago, these 3 jerks are just playing on camera

    • @garodetachdjian8064
      @garodetachdjian8064 Před 3 lety +169

      @@flamboyant9004 There are skirmishes happening all around. They aren't acting hard, in fact it sounds like they don't even want to go.

    • @benhamilton278
      @benhamilton278 Před 3 lety +47

      @@flamboyant9004 read the description the vid was made in January

    • @bogjesrbin484
      @bogjesrbin484 Před 3 lety +29

      @@flamboyant9004 Jerks are the ones who had started the war

    • @shutup2751
      @shutup2751 Před 3 lety +5

      they we're russian peacekeepers the russian flag was visible on their vehicles

  • @mike2656
    @mike2656 Před 3 lety +977

    That ending was like a scene from a movie.

    • @vasak_
      @vasak_ Před 3 lety +42

      Sad world we live in, unstaged and 100 percent true 😔

    • @victor-536
      @victor-536 Před 3 lety +39

      Epic scene

    • @tehdusto
      @tehdusto Před 3 lety +13

      The ending scene was intense. Blin.

    • @mgabriel650
      @mgabriel650 Před 3 lety +8

      Do you think that reality was inspired from movies or movies from reality ?

    • @user-yr2in5il6x
      @user-yr2in5il6x Před 3 lety +3

      @@mgabriel650 of course the reality is original and inspiring the movies

  • @TheLILboy2012
    @TheLILboy2012 Před 3 lety +527

    The last scene can easily get nominated for an award or smthing..

  • @DMBhs
    @DMBhs Před 3 lety +1322

    Let's all take a moment to appreciate the fact that Bald is putting his ass on the line in these terriorities to inform and entertain us!

  • @harrisoncourtneyfilm00
    @harrisoncourtneyfilm00 Před 3 lety +3675

    Bald: "Im not a spy"
    Guard: " *sounds like something a spy would say* "

    • @FGuilt
      @FGuilt Před 3 lety +123

      The balls on this guy

    • @hunterl1574
      @hunterl1574 Před 3 lety +349

      “Im not a spy” proceeds to cover hidden camera

    • @slure_
      @slure_ Před 3 lety +28

      a spy wouldnt say that because then they would have a suspect on him 🧠

    • @TrondOleJensen
      @TrondOleJensen Před 3 lety +75

      I bet he has a MI6 badge somewhere 😉

    • @MrCooper83
      @MrCooper83 Před 3 lety +18

      Yeah, its like you are in the mental institute and you are keep shouting that `IM NOR CRAZY`...

  • @Kumachanchan
    @Kumachanchan Před 3 lety +3208

    Brother I'm a HUGE FAN living here in NYC watching your travels. NO ONE, not even NAT GEO, has shown us this part of the world. Fearless, friendly and always entertaining! Be safe!

    • @AbrahamLincoln4
      @AbrahamLincoln4 Před 3 lety +123

      Nat geo needs to stop documenting North Korea for a moment and come to Syria, or Armenia

  • @simiannociceptin9491
    @simiannociceptin9491 Před 3 lety +268

    Much love from Yerevan.. The reality is bitter but I do have hopes for future of our two nations (Armenia and Azerbaijan) to find a way to live in peace..

  • @Livnglrg
    @Livnglrg Před 3 lety +303

    You don’t know how good you have it until you see men driving off to war in their own country....

  • @VikingPreparedness
    @VikingPreparedness Před 3 lety +9838

    Very cool to care for dogs

    • @reggie1166
      @reggie1166 Před 3 lety +217

      sadly just prolonging the inevitable unless someone takes them in :(

    • @More_Row
      @More_Row Před 3 lety +620

      @@reggie1166 whatever. At least they got to feel some love from humans for a day.

    • @Mr1237
      @Mr1237 Před 3 lety +86

      In those countries sadly dogs etc are seen as inferior animals and they don't care about them...

    • @DEVINdevdev
      @DEVINdevdev Před 3 lety +190

      @@reggie1166 don't be so negative, i'm thinking there must be some people feeding them that's why they stay there, and Armenia should not be cold for long so maybe when it gets warmer it's no big thing for them, they can find food etc. of course it's not best life living on the streets but better live like this than not live at all.

    • @rafaelazizyan6819
      @rafaelazizyan6819 Před 3 lety +373

      @@Mr1237 that’s not true, Armenians are not Muslim we love dogs. We just have a stray problem like Russia does.

  • @loveyourneighbor9354
    @loveyourneighbor9354 Před 3 lety +738

    True story......British man, "I'm not a spy" as he hides his camera. That will work.

  • @danield5671
    @danield5671 Před 3 lety +418

    Last piece was the most powerful part of any of his videos. Once in a lifetime capture mr bald

  • @geraldmccarty8630
    @geraldmccarty8630 Před 3 lety +537

    He's in a war zone and he cares for helpless animals pretty cool

  • @undergroundlace1686
    @undergroundlace1686 Před 3 lety +422

    The last 2 minutes was like an actual film 😱

    • @bjm4905
      @bjm4905 Před 3 lety +4

      best part of this video. Could be a flashback scene in a movie

  • @definitelynotatroll246
    @definitelynotatroll246 Před 3 lety +3379

    This is the type of stuff that needs to be on CZcams’s featured page, not James Charles and all those other clones who are making our youth dumber

    • @I_Am_ThatGuy
      @I_Am_ThatGuy Před 3 lety +173

      If only everyone would expose themselves to the many cultures within our world, especially the youth

  • @sk8erboy551
    @sk8erboy551 Před 3 lety +656

    I hope those armenian soldiers are ok. You can hear it in their voice the frustration of having to live like that, and not being at peace.

  • @hope-222
    @hope-222 Před 3 lety +731

    *Fun fact: Mr Bald never ask you to buy his merch*

  • @TheStunnedHD
    @TheStunnedHD Před 3 lety +236

    I was utterly satisfied when he brought back food and beds for the pups

  • @dkz1302
    @dkz1302 Před 3 lety +839

    “Alright brother, we are going off to fight”
    That is a historical artifact. It hits hard. Very sad that it’s still something you can hear in 2020/21.

    • @dazmalski
      @dazmalski Před 3 lety +101

      Most Western ppl don't get this in our cosy worlds. It's difficult to comprehend. Our people's first world problems are more about the latest phone, app, or how to look good. It's pretty pathetic, and I fear for our resilience. Good luck man.

    • @bruh._.1591
      @bruh._.1591 Před 3 lety +69

      Unfortunately this has been the reality for Armenians for as long as they have existed. A pure fight for survival.

    • @FlameG102
      @FlameG102 Před 3 lety +45

      @@dazmalski the first world has it's own problems.
      And most of them are self inflicted. The west are victims of their own success. It really is a shame that more people don't realize how we squander that success

    • @ytcensorship1401
      @ytcensorship1401 Před 3 lety +54

      the west is distracted with artificial problems like covid and blm

    • @artemis9715
      @artemis9715 Před 3 lety +18

      @@ytcensorship1401 What else goes there? A stagnating economy and declining birthrate gets boring after a while so they create divide for the powerful to gain more control.

  • @ruisless795
    @ruisless795 Před 3 lety +238

    What a strong episode this was, that ending with the soldiers was heartbreaking. Thanks for travelling around and showing humanity Mr Bald.

  • @RaExpIn
    @RaExpIn Před 3 lety +262

    Knowing that the end might turn out be the last footage of these guys alive made me sad and scared the sh*** out of me...

  • @bologna1400
    @bologna1400 Před 3 lety +725

    That last scene is actually an amazing historical artifact. Also, gutting and sad.

    • @zainmumtaz8156
      @zainmumtaz8156 Před 3 lety +7

      Thought the same

    • @zainmumtaz8156
      @zainmumtaz8156 Před 3 lety +20

      Bald and bankrupt documenting and preserving history

    • @kam2894
      @kam2894 Před 3 lety +4

      which part? i had to skip every part with dogs because they made me too sad

    • @mehhh7656
      @mehhh7656 Před 3 lety

      Made me tear up for them

    • @TheFizzyGenie
      @TheFizzyGenie Před 3 lety +1

      @@kam2894 he gave them food :)

  • @100Kakdela
    @100Kakdela Před 3 lety +249

    The moment when you came back for puppies is the most heart-warming moment on this channel.

  • @DamageMonste
    @DamageMonste Před 3 lety +115

    At 7:55 he meant that nobody is taking their wealth and land in the afterworld after they die, so there is little point in fighting over it

  • @fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044

    If there were Nobel Prizes for CZcams channels, this channel would be the only deserving one. Extraordinary journeys. Thank you for sharing, Mr. Bald.

  • @ExpertAssass1n
    @ExpertAssass1n Před 3 lety +701

    The duality of man at the ending is astonishing

    • @nicolaslanglais
      @nicolaslanglais Před 3 lety +167

      The scene was so unreal. "We're goin to fight." Enters an old AF lada-looking car that barely starts. As a Westerner, this is a million km from my reality.

    • @isse6790
      @isse6790 Před 3 lety +8

      @@nicolaslanglais They're not going to fight, war ended months ago.

    • @androzo24
      @androzo24 Před 3 lety +42

      @@isse6790 read the description, he did this video at the beginning of January..

    • @northernlights9890
      @northernlights9890 Před 3 lety +47

      @@bigchap5794 This is not old footage, it's January 2021, we see one of the Russians peacekeepers checkpoint in this video which were deployed in November.

    • @Fmagic99
      @Fmagic99 Před 3 lety +2

      @@bigchap5794 He literally said the opposite in the video buddy

  • @alanmumford8806
    @alanmumford8806 Před 3 lety +291

    Here I am, a grown man in his sixties, as soon as you said 'there's one more thing that we need to do' I knew what was coming and the eyes misted over. You soft-hearted legend.

  • @hfxz
    @hfxz Před 3 lety +246

    "when two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers most"

  • @WarriorRazor
    @WarriorRazor Před 3 lety +600

    Most dangerous part about this video is driving a Renault.

  • @Orbit_Revolver
    @Orbit_Revolver Před 3 lety +1048

    This is why bald is awesome. Doesnt clickbait you, gives you a history lesson and helps animals out. Even in a war zone lol.

    • @jonozambrotta6048
      @jonozambrotta6048 Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah no clickbait check out Philly in the Philippines and he click back everything and if you say anything to him he'll block you

    • @altairibn-laahad6887
      @altairibn-laahad6887 Před 3 lety +6

      he didnt say much about history, almost nothing actually.

    • @ltr1745
      @ltr1745 Před 3 lety +12

      @@altairibn-laahad6887 That's bullshit.Most ot the time he explains the history of the countries he goes.Specially about the Soviet Union.

    • @ando2251
      @ando2251 Před 3 lety +14

      @@ltr1745 He may be Turkish. Which means he is basically denying what Mr. Bald said...

    • @bronctobreakfast377
      @bronctobreakfast377 Před 3 lety +4

      Bald only gives you a small piece of history. History by Wikipedia.

  • @RahulTheKey
    @RahulTheKey Před 3 lety +717

    I'm so happy u went to feed those doggies! You're an angel mr.bald!

    • @christophersonawane
      @christophersonawane Před 3 lety +38

      Loved those dogs and puppies...wonder how they survive the cold without food & shelter. Sad

    • @alyagyzmova9252
      @alyagyzmova9252 Před 3 lety +1

      Exactly my thoughts

    • @leps69
      @leps69 Před 3 lety +19

      @@christophersonawane they dont.

    • @Fanaz10
      @Fanaz10 Před 3 lety +9

      @@christophersonawane that statue or something had people living in it, so probably they take care of doggos

    • @alfonsklapa3353
      @alfonsklapa3353 Před 3 lety +3

      yea a shame they wont survive the winter :( i actual feel bad for them now wish i could fly over and take them in my home.

  • @ST-tq3lm
    @ST-tq3lm Před 2 lety +98

    Да будет мир между нашими странами. Давайте вместе сделаем Кавказ раем, война не радует мир Давай жить в мире Привет из Азербайджана в Армению ......
    🕊❤🇦🇿🇦🇲❤🕊

  • @WestOzCards
    @WestOzCards Před 2 lety +21

    I've watched almost all the videos on this channel. You're a legend Ben and you have built a place in many people's hearts through your video escapes and compassionate deeds like giving hope to stray animals. I wish you safety in all your journeys mate, from Ben in Australia.

  • @griffinmccann9000
    @griffinmccann9000 Před 3 lety +705

    I work in the film business. Your ability to narrate and edit a story is far better than most of the over produced garbage on network television. Your content is golden.

    • @rambosakuna2320
      @rambosakuna2320 Před 3 lety +41

      @Alisha reily Atleast he earn not like you who only spread hate when there's already so much in this world

    • @aaryanshrestha9111
      @aaryanshrestha9111 Před 3 lety +18

      @Alisha reily why r u getting so butthurt 😒

    • @gd9655
      @gd9655 Před 3 lety +19

      @Alisha reily you're just jealous because you didn't get any hardboiled eggs today

    • @davidbilla8063
      @davidbilla8063 Před 3 lety

      @Alisha reily Quranvirus

    • @locopoco4761
      @locopoco4761 Před 3 lety +7

      @Alisha reily I hope English is not your first language because you definitely wouldn't have PhD if you are from a country that speaks English with that kind of grammar.

  • @cliffordwilson8070
    @cliffordwilson8070 Před 3 lety +1457

    The last scene was disturbing and profoundly sad. It's a entirely different world out there...

    • @budyeddi5814
      @budyeddi5814 Před 3 lety +91

      Puts "shithole" America into a different perspective

    • @z1lla4
      @z1lla4 Před 3 lety +105

      @@budyeddi5814 even after trumptards stormed the capitol it's nothing compared to this kind of reality

    • @benderrodriguez5425
      @benderrodriguez5425 Před 3 lety +87

      @@z1lla4 hypocrite much?

    • @FoodRecipes108
      @FoodRecipes108 Před 3 lety +2

      Must be peaceful

    • @killercaos123
      @killercaos123 Před 3 lety +30

      War makes decent men do stupid and destructive things.

  • @TheUser0
    @TheUser0 Před 3 lety +11

    I love how you provide a historical explanation about what is going on around and how it got there. It adds SO MUCH to the videos. Great job interviewing the people without taking any side. This is more informative than any news channel.
    Keep up the good work. Thank you.

  • @laikanbarth
    @laikanbarth Před 2 lety +20

    That ending had me crying like a baby!!! Thank you so much for doing that. I don’t want to give the ending away in the comments. I subscribed yesterday but this made me want to subscribe again. I’ve been binging all your videos. Thank you so much for your kindness. You are a good man 🙏🏻.

  • @AtzeHHouse
    @AtzeHHouse Před 3 lety +357

    That ending was quite something. Truly shows what a weird place our world can be

    • @MrFrostedtips
      @MrFrostedtips Před 3 lety +110

      The innocence of the dogs in contrast to the harshness of life and events there, the simple frustrations echoed by the men condemned to go to war as they hop into their beat up, beautiful car, yellow, set against that gorgeous blue sky. Incredible. Really incredible. Bravo Bald.

    • @eddiem5997
      @eddiem5997 Před 3 lety +1

      👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @jakobbecker6435
      @jakobbecker6435 Před 3 lety +9

      @@MrFrostedtips you sound like my English teacher Lol but definitely true

    • @vangestelwijnen
      @vangestelwijnen Před 3 lety +12

      @@MrFrostedtips That was, indeed, a wonderful scene. Cute dogs, snow, blue skies and three camouflaged men, not wearing the right camouflage, in a prehistoric Moskvitch 412, if I am correct.

    • @ipr0907
      @ipr0907 Před 3 lety

      Really sad...

  • @buddieali
    @buddieali Před 3 lety +642

    The 3 puppies evolved into 3 fighters.

  • @killersdww
    @killersdww Před 3 lety +519

    Bald is a fucking savage. Best channel ever. Show us more, love from Romania.

  • @karellascari4141
    @karellascari4141 Před rokem +26

    I'm a 25 y/o that's been Reading about Armenia for almost half of my life and I've never feel so emotional, but those last minutes made me feel sad and hopeless about peace between both countries. Anyway, your videos are awesome, greetings.

  • @filipbenkovic9551
    @filipbenkovic9551 Před 3 lety +292

    Ending gave me absolute chills. Just 3 lads, probably locals, trying to live peacefully, going off to war because of stupidity caused by politics in the past and quite possibly this might be the last footage of them ever again. In few seconds they shown the destruction, desperation and sadness war can cause. This video was something else. I probably watched the last part on repeat like 10 times. I was speechless when I saw it for the first time.

    • @dazmalski
      @dazmalski Před 3 lety +12

      Yeah this is chilling. Literally.

  • @ism3r3tl3n
    @ism3r3tl3n Před 3 lety +95

    The 3 dudes in the last minutes that gave me the chills.

  • @adrienrassat1965
    @adrienrassat1965 Před 3 lety +80

    This is more powerful that any documentary I've seen on TV. And it's only one man.

  • @tyd8854
    @tyd8854 Před 3 lety +32

    The ending of this video is absolutely incredible. Especially for the contrast between Bald's humanity in returning to feed the dogs vs the soldiers going forlorn into war with their neighbors. Stunning!

  • @adamsymborski1520
    @adamsymborski1520 Před 3 lety +229

    Mr Bald. World traveller, vlogger, friend of kittens and puppies, and now war correspondent. You sir are living my dream.

  • @abdirahmanmahdi9458
    @abdirahmanmahdi9458 Před 3 lety +545

    Man really said "I'm not a spy" to the border police, that's like saying the "bomb" word on an airplane

    • @MrVIPLIMO
      @MrVIPLIMO Před 3 lety +4

      Silly person. That was THE CODE word to a fellow spy. 🎖📸📸📡😂😂😂

    • @chriss790
      @chriss790 Před 3 lety +4

      It's not that dumb I would have thought. Which spy would ever use that line? lmao

    • @shaunjohnwood
      @shaunjohnwood Před 3 lety +11

      My Ex wife, as a teen, was on a trip to Cuba and when asked about the 'twist up lip balm" in her pocket by landing customs/border officers, said the word 'balm', obviously mistaken for 'bomb' and was pulled from her family, they were all separated and interrogated for a few hours...

    • @mrk45
      @mrk45 Před 3 lety +25

      I think the Azerbaijani stamp in his passport didn't help matters either.

    • @VisibilityFoggy
      @VisibilityFoggy Před 3 lety +10

      @@mrk45 - 100%. The same occurs in the Middle East if you happen to have an Israeli stamp in your passport, though the recent peace deals will cut down on restrictions of movement. At one time, if you were doing business in both Tel Aviv and Dubai, you'd have a problem on your hands.

  • @skylerdearborn7732
    @skylerdearborn7732 Před 3 lety +74

    So much respect for bald, he goes on these little trips all by himself to enjoy the history of the old Soviet provinces, while also acting as a lowkey journalist and showing us the true nature of the people that live in these places and what’s going on in their lives. We forget how large this world really is, this man is going out of his way to document the people and places of small villages that will never be seen. Absolute legend, keep doing what you’re doing man, I love you’re videos.

  • @EjepGO
    @EjepGO Před 3 lety +116

    As a Brazilian, I had no idea this was going on. All I hear about is Covid on the news. Why don't they show this on the news??

  • @linkinparksushi
    @linkinparksushi Před 3 lety +411

    Goddamn the ending was powerful, felt like a scene from a film, except it was real life

    • @Gree33Productions
      @Gree33Productions Před 3 lety +4

      Absolutely so

    • @ShaneMcBryde
      @ShaneMcBryde Před 3 lety +3

      Agreed

    • @Agnieszka122
      @Agnieszka122 Před 3 lety +8

      Left me speechless...

    • @darrencraig8654
      @darrencraig8654 Před 3 lety +4

      I've never heard words like that before very powerful 😢

    • @enec0
      @enec0 Před 3 lety +17

      "Why the fuck do they need to start a war with us, for fuck's sake" that made me so sad :(

  • @Vstavayteludirusskiey
    @Vstavayteludirusskiey Před 3 lety +522

    The end is philosophical.
    Human fighting for land, animal searching for food and shelter.

    • @33mavboy
      @33mavboy Před 3 lety +8

      Yes these days and age stuff is literally surfacing for us to witness, be prepared for whats next

    • @raphaelabreu6757
      @raphaelabreu6757 Před 3 lety +1

      true

    • @Lion7ism
      @Lion7ism Před 3 lety +1

      @@33mavboy what is next? 33

    • @banchka2086
      @banchka2086 Před 3 lety +32

      Armenians are fighting for their homes and livelihood, not just "land".

    • @infamousrj8999
      @infamousrj8999 Před 3 lety +2

      Poetic

  • @meevil33
    @meevil33 Před 3 lety +61

    Mr. Bald, please never stop making videos. This is pure art in it's best way. If I may choose between Netflix, Television, going to the cinema or your videos I definitely sit back, relax and I'll watch all your episodes over and over again. The Soviet parts are definitely the best of the best! Lots of respect for this humble, real human being!
    Greetings from The Netherlands

  • @siaband
    @siaband Před 3 lety +62

    We Kurds are with You Armenia! Stay strong! This man is a legend! Good man helps street dogs!

  • @KoBronJordan
    @KoBronJordan Před 3 lety +263

    The puppy in the beanie was probably the cutest thing I've seen.

  • @Rakka5
    @Rakka5 Před 3 lety +836

    He actually went back for the goddamn puppies.
    Why is this man not the leader of our people?

    • @user-ju8qg9dx9x
      @user-ju8qg9dx9x Před 3 lety +24

      the world has evolved into making the worst of society our leaders

    • @charlesmcgill2974
      @charlesmcgill2974 Před 3 lety +8

      Man will rekindle the Soviet Union bring peace and order to all

    • @Richiesrant
      @Richiesrant Před 3 lety +9

      Unfortunately that is exactly why he is not the leader of your people.

    • @daviddonadze221
      @daviddonadze221 Před 3 lety

      lol

    • @cjay2
      @cjay2 Před 3 lety +2

      Because we've never had leaders, only rulers.

  • @Cocksmoker87
    @Cocksmoker87 Před 3 lety +30

    This is proper human journalism, Bald. Keep trying to do these things.. Of course, we want the not so tense stuff.
    Good job guy!

  • @Felix-vs8cv
    @Felix-vs8cv Před 3 lety +13

    The ending left me without words. It caputred the emotions of a ex ussr country at war so precisly in just a couple of seconds of screentime. Ive never seen such powerful pictures in any professionaly made documentary. Outstanding job Mr. Bald. Incredible.

  • @ArvinYorro
    @ArvinYorro Před 3 lety +603

    Bald: "I'm not a spy"
    Guard: "Understandable have a nice day"

    • @milkstuff2870
      @milkstuff2870 Před 3 lety

      @@rowdybme4584 im surprised that he haa not been shot at or even hurt

  • @janjuricek953
    @janjuricek953 Před 3 lety +261

    How can this ending be so good. This may have been the best 30 seconds on CZcams I've ever seen

    • @sendydowneyjr
      @sendydowneyjr Před 3 lety +26

      Right?! Dude, it was like a scene in a movie. I can't get over it.

    • @juliaradski
      @juliaradski Před 3 lety +7

      That’s Armenia for you. Real amazing passionate people.

    • @rosenscharf
      @rosenscharf Před 3 lety +1

      Poetic, isn't it?

  • @lorialiyugaskelterlabennet8219

    Im so glad I came across this channel. I cant stop watching, this is the one of most exciting, real channels on CZcams.

  • @Ultimatephysiquept
    @Ultimatephysiquept Před 3 lety +115

    That ending was emotional. Wasn’t expecting to have goose bumps

  • @flodgey
    @flodgey Před 3 lety +148

    Those last scenes were a rollercoaster of emotions...

  • @Automatedresponsebot5
    @Automatedresponsebot5 Před 3 lety +420

    Holy shit bald. This might be one of the greatest you’ve put out

    • @markclayton626
      @markclayton626 Před 3 lety +19

      I agree, I’ve seen them all, this man has a heart of a lion, the wit of the best, he’s a natural to this and should be on Netflix

    • @pedropimentel5627
      @pedropimentel5627 Před 3 lety +2

      Agreed! The ending was brilliant~!

    • @user-hw2fi4nz8u
      @user-hw2fi4nz8u Před 3 lety +2

      Agree ! This is the best one !

    • @DogZy9
      @DogZy9 Před 3 lety +4

      @@markclayton626 why netflix? He has all the freedom here, 2.5M subscribers and the cash is flowing, no need to sign any T&C for a company like netflix.
      I believe more and more as the time passes, that being on netflix is just a shallow perspective term for making it in life, rather than being unanimously the best option.

    • @markclayton626
      @markclayton626 Před 3 lety

      @@DogZy9 bigger audience, bigger bucks.

  • @hayagtie
    @hayagtie Před 3 lety +215

    As an armenian: thank you for this video♥️

  • @nicknack6042
    @nicknack6042 Před 3 lety +514

    "I'm not a spy" ah yes, very convincing. Let him through! lol

    • @nigonkouk1770
      @nigonkouk1770 Před 3 lety +27

      LoL I knew he was going to say that, and that's probably what made them deny him'

    • @kaiimms5357
      @kaiimms5357 Před 3 lety +1

      @@nigonkouk1770 I was thinking that and maybe they saw the camera

    • @archimedes2261
      @archimedes2261 Před 3 lety +3

      Not much to spy on in a warzone is there 😄

  • @brendanduffy2367
    @brendanduffy2367 Před 3 lety +284

    I've said it before and I'll say it again, this guy has got balls like church bells, God bless the Armenian people.

  • @Medicaldoorway
    @Medicaldoorway Před 3 lety +131

    Most content creators get lazy over time and simply produce content for the sake of content. Mr Bald is a different class of creator. Every video gets us to the real people on the ground and their unedited perspectives on the immediate environment around them. When I was a child, discovery channel actually taught us things and I remember being hooked on the Globe Trekker series. Bald on his own has outdone all of the multimillion dollar stations that have flushed their principles down the toilet. He gets us where we want to be, to learn and be informed about history and current events. The videos get better every time and we have been introduced to a range of characters that would be otherwise unknown to us. I am half-way through his book and would recommend everyone who watches these videos to take time to buy and read it. Who is up for a road trip to Ratus?

  • @beatsbykhanflict881
    @beatsbykhanflict881 Před 3 lety +29

    Thanks for capturing all these moments, especially that ending my god. The world needs to see these kinds of videos.

  • @corenko
    @corenko Před 3 lety +461

    Everyone's in the quarantine right now and my mans holding a white pigeon in the mountains in Armenia.

    • @maxhenkner7149
      @maxhenkner7149 Před 3 lety +30

      The only ones in quarantine are western europeans. The rest of the world has long moved on from Covid and has only very little restrictions

    • @Vincent-jq7bq
      @Vincent-jq7bq Před 3 lety +5

      lol im not in quarantine fk that

    • @mabeSc
      @mabeSc Před 3 lety +14

      @@maxhenkner7149 Unfortunately , it is a hard hitting reality. As someone living in Western Europe I see a better future in China than I would here. I don't give a shit about not being able to talk badly about the government and all of this "western free speech" bullshit , half of the people don't even fucking vote and the elections are decided just by the money the party holds.

    • @striker51ful
      @striker51ful Před 3 lety +30

      @@mabeScah yes, authoretarian goverments are so nice to its citizens.

    • @notmyrealnameify
      @notmyrealnameify Před 3 lety +9

      @@mabeSc Your free to go whenever you want. Follow your dreams. I like my freedom but to each his own. China certainly has its advantages.

  • @lexer9472
    @lexer9472 Před 3 lety +485

    That ending really had me thinking what life really is about

    • @harm991
      @harm991 Před 3 lety +11

      Perhaps wars are useful to prevent 'idiocracy' ?
      If only we could create a sustainable society, and people would listen, not multiply like rabbits...

    • @hahhahahhahaah5200
      @hahhahahhahaah5200 Před 3 lety +5

      FR!!!! Just wow, I really have it so much better than I think

    • @polarbarrrs
      @polarbarrrs Před 3 lety +50

      A beautiful yet bittersweet ending. I guess it goes to show Life is just about existing. There really isn't any meaning other than to live. Everybody's life circumstance is so vastly different depending on location, family, nationality, income etc. Not many things make sense. We should just utilize what we have and enjoy the present moment as much as we can. God bless

    • @OLIVIA-yi4tl
      @OLIVIA-yi4tl Před 3 lety

      same here

    • @markusdead96
      @markusdead96 Před 3 lety +11

      @@polarbarrrs You're right. Take care of the time you have, guys. Don't take it for granted.

  • @artandani6840
    @artandani6840 Před 3 lety +23

    I was born in Sevan the year the Soviet Union crashed. We call them the "starving years." I wish you spent a little more time there exploring because there was an abandoned amusement park behind our building with a ferris wheel and rollercoaster. There's also this beautiful ancient church overlooking the lake on a hill where my parents got married. I hope to return there one day.

  • @TheRipperxX9
    @TheRipperxX9 Před 3 lety +3

    This whole video is a gem, but that ending is a cinematic marvel. Could be straight out of a movie. Unique content, as always, the best CZcamsr/vlogger out there and there’s not even competition. Thank you once again, BaB.

  • @03nile
    @03nile Před 3 lety +255

    The last 2 minutes of this video is what makes this a CZcams classic.... The very best I've seen... Kudos Mr. Bald!!!

  • @alfaced95
    @alfaced95 Před 3 lety +110

    ✔ Old soviet buildings
    ✔ Soviet sink
    ✔ Awesome landscapes and photography
    ✔ Bald going to the edge, talking with soldiers
    ✔ Great chat with locals
    ✔ Going back to feed the doggos ❤
    ✔ Epic last scene
    Simply one of your best videos, Mr. Bald. Thank you.

  • @48forks
    @48forks Před 3 lety +15

    bald, i've been watching you for close to 6 years and this is the best video you've ever made. keep up the good work.

  • @belogortsevmike2
    @belogortsevmike2 Před 7 měsíci +7

    Sad to see the conflict heating up again these days with simple people on the line, victims of someone's ambitions. The humanity's again going through turbulent times.
    Bald, I've watched this piece two years ago and now have re-watched it. Truly amazing and it's one of the best from you, thank you so much for showing us this and other parts of the world.

  • @abdirahmanmahdi9458
    @abdirahmanmahdi9458 Před 3 lety +344

    When he went back to the dogs to feed them, i didn't expect that at all! That was fkn wholesome

    • @jimcool300
      @jimcool300 Před 3 lety +12

      The minute I saw the puppys , I thought he ain't going no where till them bells are full .

    • @edlawrence5059
      @edlawrence5059 Před 3 lety +9

      He's a good guy in my book.

    • @beatnik6806
      @beatnik6806 Před 3 lety

      @ryan Yup he is a good dude. I used to feed and give water to street puppy and a kitten in my Greece holiday, on my last day there, both were gone when I checked at morning, day and evening. Felt really sad, I left big pile of cat and dog food there, hopefully they never came to eat it and was rescued, not dead-

    • @jimcool300
      @jimcool300 Před 3 lety

      Bellys

    • @scotoftheanarchic.7903
      @scotoftheanarchic.7903 Před 3 lety

      That's a very fitting and great word.. Wholesome. I like it

  • @Vis80842
    @Vis80842 Před 3 lety +371

    "i'm not a spy, i'm just an ex-intelligence officer with an infatuation for post soviet bus stops" would've been much more of a defusing answer. Also i have to say, the sheer quality of the content you put out is astounding, it's raw yet warm, personable, informative and unbiased wherever you go, better than any documentary or piece of journalism i've ever seen. I believe it's the human factor that makes it so incredibly sharp.

  • @lysol7204
    @lysol7204 Před 3 lety +12

    Took a break from the channel and WOW! Now you have 2.4 M Subscribers!
    Congrats you deserve it!

  • @sophiahadeshian9894
    @sophiahadeshian9894 Před 3 lety +125

    Thank you SO MUCH for shedding light on Armenia! We love & appreciate this. So many people are unaware of what is happening to our beautiful country. Duxov Hayastan!!

  • @sirpgh9380
    @sirpgh9380 Před 3 lety +421

    21:20 "I'm not a spy" he says as he tries to hide his camera 😂

    • @naj_z
      @naj_z Před 3 lety +21

      And you make yourself even more suspicious when you say “ no just a tourist you know. Not a spy or anything hehehe”

    • @juststeve5542
      @juststeve5542 Před 3 lety +15

      "Ah, but that's exactly what a spy would say, now get out of the car" (sound of AK-47 cocking).

    • @TurtleSergio42
      @TurtleSergio42 Před 3 lety +1

      @@naj_z it's not about what you speak, but how you speak it. Bald got that covered, so no problemo

  • @FTBLETSAS
    @FTBLETSAS Před 3 lety +3045

    You are a great guy producing amazing content! I loved the ending!

    • @dream_cruiser
      @dream_cruiser Před 3 lety +36

      Ευτυχηηηηη, τι ωραία να σε βλέπω εδώ. Χαιρετισμούς από Καρπενήσι! Να περνάτε καλα

    • @makisvagianos8824
      @makisvagianos8824 Před 3 lety +10

      Που σε ρε Ευτυχη

    • @FTBLETSAS
      @FTBLETSAS Před 3 lety +16

      @@dream_cruiser Γεια!! να σαι καλα. καλη χρονια!

    • @derfer9021
      @derfer9021 Před 3 lety

      Ωπα

    • @katakai7117
      @katakai7117 Před 3 lety +6

      Δεν περίμενα να σε δω εδώ Ευτύχη
      Και σε εσένα το ίδιο θα έλεγα

  • @joewallace5294
    @joewallace5294 Před 3 lety +3

    Probably your best video yet. The ending was amazing, and sad. Keep doing what you're doing!

  • @poochyboi
    @poochyboi Před 3 lety +3

    Such an amazing channel. Just watched to the end. You Sir, are a good man what you did for those dogs and the ending with the 3 soldiers was just perfect.