A walk in the worst neighborhoods of Moscow

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  • čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
  • Let's go to the districts of the Russian capital that you won't find in any travel advisor. We will visit criminal, polluted or dirty neighborhoods that are surprisingly located not very far from the Kremlin of Moscow. Let me know in the comments whether you were surprised to see this and if there are neighborhoods like that in your city as well.
    Time codes:
    0:00 What does Moscow hide from tourists?
    1:33 Golyanovo District - creepy abandoned warehouses near new buildings
    5:46 Izmailovo District - the birthplace of Peter the Great
    7:42 The huge former central stadium of Stalin in Izmailovo District
    9:21 Stalin's bunker - now it's a museum
    9:53 Inside the stadium - a home for immigrants
    10:36 Interview with an immigrant. How's work in the capital?
    14:16 Kapotnya District - polluted air and an oil plant
    16:16 Biriouliovo Zapadnoe - huge thermal power plant inside the city
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  • @markriffey8899
    @markriffey8899 Před rokem +28

    6_30 - That homeless encampment looks 1000x better than the way I see people live in Seattle and San Francisco.

    • @skazki_na-noch
      @skazki_na-noch Před dnem

      Они не бездомные. У них там барбекю за 400$. Скорее всего они там работают сторожами.

  • @mountainpeakcloud8442
    @mountainpeakcloud8442 Před 2 lety +395

    Moscow: “look at this dangerous, depressing, scary neighborhood”. Detroit: “hold my beer”.

    • @leahflower9924
      @leahflower9924 Před rokem +5

      Rust belt

    • @natianatia351
      @natianatia351 Před rokem +14

      Bad comparison. Whole Russia consists of Ghettos, but in USA it’s only a small part of the country where you might find some

    • @mountainpeakcloud8442
      @mountainpeakcloud8442 Před rokem

      @@natianatia351 You're joke right? Every US city has large "ghettos".

    • @natianatia351
      @natianatia351 Před rokem +9

      @@mountainpeakcloud8442 I have been to US and rarely saw any ghettoes. Russia is a country of Ghettos, full of it.

    • @lucatoni4509
      @lucatoni4509 Před rokem +23

      @@natianatia351 hah, i can't imagine part of city which not controlled by russian police. In US police not control 1/3 of typic city, poors areas of megapolices usually

  • @heatherfeather9951
    @heatherfeather9951 Před 2 lety +69

    I feel so sad for the man from Kyrgyzstan. You can see that he is a hard-working sincere man who just wants a better life for his family and he has to make such sacrifices.

    • @UltraTotenkopf
      @UltraTotenkopf Před 11 měsíci +1

      *Dude... a person from Kyrgyzstan can go home and build a better life for his family there, in 1991 all the former republics of the USSR decided to live separately, after that, in almost all republics of the USSR, the oppression of Russians on ethnic and religious grounds began, and when all the Russians left these republics, it turned out that there were no doctors, teachers and people of other intellectual professions left in the republics of Central Asia, respectively, poorly educated peasants found themselves in a situation that there was no one to treat them, teach their children, and so on, and then they decided that they can go to the Russians, whom they killed, took away their housing and expelled them from their countries, and after that you think that the Russians should feel compassion for them, I repeat once again, let them go home, we do not expect them in Russia!*

    • @kimmogensen4888
      @kimmogensen4888 Před 8 dny +1

      Most migrants are hard working people but most humans will get suspicious unless they get to know the person, in Denmark we have many migrants, and those who show they are just hard working people who want to help their family members is for the most part accepted into the culture, in Denmark Eastern European people are considered hard work people which is in danish culture considered very positive, protestants in Denmark are very tolerant unless you don’t work hard is I a extreme part of our culture but if you work hardest you will be appreciated and given a good salary, people don’t care if you are a different skin color, as long as you speak the language and work hard. But working harder, not many hours but efficient work is imported.

  • @grantchallinor5263
    @grantchallinor5263 Před 2 lety +356

    Honestly Eli, having spent much of the last decade in Moscow, it compares very well to most major European and American cities. Being from the UK, I can categorically say that Moscow is much, much cleaner than UK cities like London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. There are also no areas of Moscow (day or night) that I've ever felt not safe when visiting.
    Every major city has abandoned warehouses, office buildings and goods yards.
    If you really want a shock visit the downtown areas of US cities like Detroit, St.Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore and so on..... You would be shocked! Even in the centre of Los Angeles you can turn off into a side street and be in the ghetto after just a few 100 metres.
    Of course, Moscow has its problems (like everywhere) but, honestly it's not such a bad place. You also rarely see the social problems (related to race or different religious beliefs) that you see in the US and Europe (I'm not saying they don't exist in Moscow) but in Russia people seem more tolerant and respectful to others living in their neighbourhood.
    I have an apartment about 10km from the centre of Moscow and the streets and pavements are kept just as clean as the centre. Sometimes, in the summer months, children leave their toys outside during the night and they still seem to be there the next morning! You wouldn't do that in many other countrys' cities...

    • @user-cn4dn1sl4l
      @user-cn4dn1sl4l Před 2 lety +33

      Спасибо Вам за взвешенный и правдивый комментарий.

    • @patriotvostok8184
      @patriotvostok8184 Před 2 lety +66

      Sadly young Russians, specially from Moscow thing everything it's perfect in the West.
      Thanks to internet propaganda mainly and films.

    • @harveyli368
      @harveyli368 Před 2 lety +12

      And what do you think are the causes of these societal problems in the UK or the US?

    • @grantchallinor5263
      @grantchallinor5263 Před 2 lety +44

      @@harveyli368 Harvey, I do not know and cannot claim to be an expert on sociology, but I can give you some observations.
      I've spent much of the last 10 years in Russia and for the last 7 years have lived in a modern housing complex about 10km south-east of the centre of Moscow. In my building there is a huge cross-section of people: first-time buyers, first-time renters, single young people, families, elderly retired people living off their state pension and so on. On my floor of the building there is a businessman and his family in one apartment, a large Russian family in another, a policeman and his family have one apartment, there's also an elderly retired couple, and next to them a young couple who have their 1st child.... A couple of my neighbours have a chauffeur-driven Bentley or Mercedes S class that picks them up each morning.....
      But everyone lives together as neighbours in the same building.... Everyone respects each other and is considerate to their neighbours. Yes, the man living in the building who works on the platform of the Moscow Metro each day doesn't earn as much as the man who is met outside the building each morning by his driver with his Bentley - but it's a very healthy situation (I think) that (outwardly) very different people can all live together. Complete strangers (who must live in adjacent buildings) will say "Good morning" to you on the street (just out of friendliness)... If that happened in London, the first thing you'd do (sadly) is probably put your hand on your wallet - in case someone was going to try and steal it...!
      If you go and live in another country (I think) you should adapt to that country's culture, its people's values, and their way of life..... Not so in the UK, and this, I think, is the route of many problems. The state system has changed so much in the UK that many people now feel (with some justification and evidence) that immigrants arriving into the country have more legal rights and access to things like social housing, than they do.... Muslim faith schools have been caught (countless times) in the UK teaching their students that Christians and other non-Muslims in the country are their enemies and less than human.... The social fabric of the UK is a mess, and the UK's identity (as a country) has almost gone.....
      In the US, the problems are far, far worse than the UK, or perhaps any other "developed" country. Plenty of countries allow their citizens fairly free access to weapons: Russia, Switzerland, Israel, the US, and so on. But, in only one country in the world, does someone (on a regular basis - once or twice a month....!) walk into a school, college, university, church, cinema or other public place and start killing their fellow citizens. It's a difficult situation to solve (the way any other normal country would) because (firstly) the right of citizens to bear arm is enshrined in the US constitution, and (secondly) all major politicians (even presidents) in the US are/have been funded by the companies making these weapons as well as the Gun Lobby and organisations like the NRA...... It's complete madness....
      I wouldn't pretend that Russia is some sort of eutopia (far from it - Russia has its own particular problems) you don't see unicorns prancing through the parks of Moscow....) There is racism in Russia and social problems too, but people try to live together and respect each other.

    • @maxsonthonax1020
      @maxsonthonax1020 Před 2 lety +5

      I should move.

  • @coloradomountain
    @coloradomountain Před 2 lety +230

    Just 10km from downtown Denver is an oil refinery and every so often, the company is fined for spewing pollution. These worst neighborhoods of Moscow are just abandoned, it is not like gangsters packed with guns hanging out on the street selling drugs on broad daylight. Those people who live in the stadium seem to be decent working class people.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety +7

      Yet another remarkable video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so normally to Eli. She has obtained success really fast, I cannot not be a little envious of her, though the high quality of her videos are far above mine as well as above many youtubers. I have actually been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click Eli's video, prior to you understood just how impressive she is?

    • @peppigue
      @peppigue Před 2 lety +15

      @@SamsRussianAdventures quit spamming

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety +11

      @@peppigue I’m sorry if I offended you somehow. Part of growing a youtube channel is commenting and chatting with people, unless you are lucky enough for the algorithm to pick you up. For most of us that is not the case, so we spend a couple of hours each day leaving comments to connect with our target audience.

    • @railfanningpoints2.045
      @railfanningpoints2.045 Před 2 lety +11

      The oil refinery is only thing that isn't a shit hole in Denver.

    • @cherryvaleleatherock6900
      @cherryvaleleatherock6900 Před 2 lety +6

      @@SamsRussianAdventures - I'm happy to answer your question. I'm a senior citizen and have seen many things in my day. I have always been interested in Russia, because for my generation, it has a mystique that has made me curious about it. After seeing the movie, "Dr. Zhivago" (smile), the scenery was so beautiful, I just had to learn more about it. The Internet has given me the opportunity to go around the world. I would not be able to do that myself, so I seek my adventure via the "ether". I enjoy this type of travelling very much. I will watch your channel as well. Best of luck to you !!! 9-)

  • @rezamoharami9413
    @rezamoharami9413 Před 2 lety +97

    But seems to me, even the worst neighborhoods of Moscow look cool to hang out in. Also I guess with this speed of development and construction in Moscow, they definitely have some plans for those areas. Cool video! Thanks Eli!
    I also watch Zen Studio's walking videos, they're really good!

    • @skazki_na-noch
      @skazki_na-noch Před dnem

      Вы посмотрите на Эли, она радуется, гуляя по этим районам. Не такие уж они и плохие. Измайлово и Гольяново, где стадион и заброшенные склады, прямо сейчас застраиваются новым жильём. Через 5 лет это место будет не узнать.

  • @robertzabick1030
    @robertzabick1030 Před rokem +7

    If this is the worst part of Moscow, you don't want to ever visit Detroit (or any large city in the USA).

  • @maxsonthonax1020
    @maxsonthonax1020 Před 2 lety +89

    I'm 5 minutes in & I'm already finding it hilarious how profoundly middle-class Eli must be, to be shocked by the state of some random abandoned warehouse! 😃 I could WALK from my flat in inner Brisbane (Australia) to a warehouse looking exactly like this & feel completely indifferent to it.

  • @alvinpaul7
    @alvinpaul7 Před 2 lety +368

    I just realized Eli has all 3 colours of the Russian Flag: white skin, blue eyes and red hair. Perfect representative of Russia 😂

    • @abdulshakirkhan1651
      @abdulshakirkhan1651 Před 2 lety +13

      @@ElifromRussia Can you make a video on areas in Russia where red hair color is common and of where silver hair colour is common and other body features e.g eye colour etc...seems a very nice video to watch.

    • @rodhelms3008
      @rodhelms3008 Před 2 lety +7

      She looks good the flag dont

    • @kasperkjrsgaard1447
      @kasperkjrsgaard1447 Před 2 lety +11

      Russia have a fine flag.
      Most countries does have fine looking flags. It’s only parts of their history that’s grim.
      You know; civil wars, racism, slavery.

    • @hirdbarding3399
      @hirdbarding3399 Před 2 lety +8

      @@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Russia: Yeah, been there, did all that.

    • @yastyman
      @yastyman Před 2 lety +2

      @@hirdbarding3399 besides racism.

  • @nidhishukla1
    @nidhishukla1 Před 2 lety +309

    There are similar areas in all major cities of the world. One side is beautiful and touristy, other side is crowded and polluted with undocumented immigrants also as part of the crowd. I hope the electrician guy is able to live with his family. I could see the loneliness in his eyes, but he still works hard and hopes for a better future. 🙏

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety +1

      Yet one more impressive video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has received success very fast, I can't help be a bit jealous of her, though the quality of her videos are far over mine and above most youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click Eli's video clip, prior to you understanding exactly how outstanding she is?

    • @cornucopia8591
      @cornucopia8591 Před 2 lety

      No no no. Let her hate her own country - enjoy the mystery of post-soviet soul)))

    • @ericb4127
      @ericb4127 Před 2 lety +3

      @Sub if you are against Antifa and BLM you can say thing about the world in general

    • @dominicjohnson310
      @dominicjohnson310 Před 2 lety +4

      @Sub if you are against Antifa and BLM the media has lied to you about the so called dangerous neighborhoods in America, if they're so bad why are rich white people safely moving there? Bro the media has lied to everyone about everyone, even your mindset is indoctrinated by media/entertainment.

    • @josesalazar8434
      @josesalazar8434 Před 2 lety +1

      @@dominicjohnson310 Even I heard the Lia's word "creepe" describing an abandoned warehouse....which It sound to me, like a, "no proper word"....and also.....her description of the electrician home.... which I saw....was very clean and orderly....may be because she was impressed by the place.....or because english is not her native languaje....which is also my case.....I appreciate very much her work.....it helps me no to have stereotipes.......

  • @gijsschubert7901
    @gijsschubert7901 Před 2 lety +44

    Eli, this is wonderful. I was deeply touched by the interview of the electrician Sinalev from Kyrgyzstan starting at 10:00, who lives in poor conditions, and have his dream to move his family to Moscow and by an apartment there.... It is very moving. You have a very sincere and honest way of interview all kinds of people. You have a talent for this!
    P.S. I live in Moscow since early this year and I love this wonderful peaceful city of 12 mln people.

    • @davehall44
      @davehall44 Před 2 lety

      More affordable in Moscow region.

    • @user-zy1vp2sw9c
      @user-zy1vp2sw9c Před 2 dny

      Actually, his conditions were not that bad. There are zillions of people in the world who live in a thousand times more awful conditions.

  • @williamowen6828
    @williamowen6828 Před dnem +1

    This channel is what I love about youtube. Next best thing to actually visiting. No varnish, no sentimentality. Just what the place is actually like. Brilliant.

  • @yakoshibanakushetka2924
    @yakoshibanakushetka2924 Před 2 lety +163

    Power plants 🌿 running on natural gas (methane) are not dangerous to citizens that live nearby. And the big chimneys you film actually emit steam (water vapors). Greeting from Bulgaria!❤️❤️❤️ It's similar here. You wouldn't be able to have central heating if the plant is far away from the city. The water will cool down before it reaches you and you'll need more energy to pump it.

    • @motorvating
      @motorvating Před 2 lety +3

      Did you really say that LOL???? The methane runs turbines which makes electricity, which is used to heat houses. The other method is to use gas in boilers inside a house to heat them. You really made my day, not laughed so hard for a long time lol.

    • @bilonggrisimmeri
      @bilonggrisimmeri Před 2 lety +4

      Let me explain: fuel such as gas or coal is used to heat water to steam, which drives a turbine which is connected to an alternator, which generates electricity. When the steam condenses back into water, it can be used to heat apartments or provide domestic hot water. In the video, those Cooling Towers contain hot water pipes which are being cooled by cold water running down over them. This is pretty wasteful and being phased out, considering Global Warming and Carbon Dioxide. Communism and Capitalism liked big projects, and screw the planet; however, district heating or combined-heat-and-power are good, when done to the highest ecological standards.

    • @igorurbanek8217
      @igorurbanek8217 Před 2 lety +3

      That's right , thous are Cooling towers , for power plant / gas, nuclear / for central heating that doesn't make sense. Environmentalist shows this vapor often like pollution, counting on uselessness yang's.

    • @jugaloking69dope58
      @jugaloking69dope58 Před 2 lety +2

      every house here in na have they're own water heater but it cost 1000 $ Canadian 48gallon

    • @thelloydersvk5068
      @thelloydersvk5068 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@igorurbanek8217 Burning of natural gas releases emissions, but nuclear fission not.

  • @brysonboehl6590
    @brysonboehl6590 Před 2 lety +77

    I work in the oil refineries in Southern United States. There are MANY of these plants in downtown or suburban areas. I love your history lesson of the stadium and Stalins' bunker. Very interesting stuff!

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety +2

      Yet one more remarkable video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so normally to Eli. She has actually obtained success extremely quickly, I can not help be a bit envious of her, though the top quality of her videos are far above mine and above the majority of youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and also the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video clip, before you understood how incredible she is?

    • @J.C.thatsme
      @J.C.thatsme Před 2 lety +3

      @@SamsRussianAdventures Oh come on Sam, she's a beautiful Russian redhead, speaks excellent English with a sexy Russian accent, and you can tell she's very intelligent. Honestly, if I saw a thumbnail of her or you, as a male I'm going to click on hers first. But actually I've been watching a lot of your videos too, many are just as interesting to me. As an old person who grew up during the Cold War seeing modern day Russia and how similar in some ways it seems to be to life in the US in the sixties and seventies is fascinating. I especially enjoy hearing conversations between vloggers and everyday Russians. But you are right, it seems as though CZcams has some secret formula when it decides who will be the next "overnight" success story.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety +2

      @@J.C.thatsme thank you for your feedback. One thing that I have noticed is the type of people who follow this channel. Everyone I speak to here are genuinely nice. They offer me honest and genuine advice and info, as compared to other channels who’s viewers just say rude and childish things. She has attracted an audience that is similar to herself.

    • @rubenmycox
      @rubenmycox Před 2 lety +6

      Southern? Come to California if you wanna see what disaster looks like 😂

    • @brysonboehl6590
      @brysonboehl6590 Před 2 lety

      @@SamsRussianAdventures I am subscribed to a few tubers discussing different cultures and travel. I enjoy learning about different people and places, especially Russia. Eli's channel popped up and I added it to my list. Her channel is one of my favorites regardless that she is easy on the eyes. It is very well done, entertaining, and informative. Cheers!

  • @ranellnikora48
    @ranellnikora48 Před 2 lety +27

    Honestly, I'm pleasantly surprised at how liveable even the worst neighborhoods appear to be. I've felt more unsafe in train stations in Brisbane, or traveling through northern France. Granted we were there in 2017 when the attacks were happening so they were a bit on edge. But this is way cleaner than some of the streets right next to major tourist spots in Rome. Moscow might be on my visit list now.

    • @Jjuris
      @Jjuris Před 4 měsíci

      Travel outside Moscow and you will see the real Russia. France outside the big cities looks much better than Russia outside the big cities.

  • @arkman8109
    @arkman8109 Před rokem +14

    After watching the electrician's take on his place, that's actually a fairly clean place with eight men living in a barracks type setting.
    That is a very nice view from the window compared to other places in the world.
    The plants within the city limits is common all over the world.
    Plants usually start out outside of cities and then business move closer to the plants and workers move closer to be near their work.
    Before you know it it's a community and part of the city.
    You are very young so it's not surprising you are confused about this sort of area.

  • @SeanRankin2
    @SeanRankin2 Před 2 lety +161

    For the most part the worst neighbourhoods didn't look too bad or unsafe. A bit more run down than some of the "rougher" parts of Sydney but nothing that looked like a "no-go" zone.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety +3

      Yet an additional remarkable video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has actually received success really quick, I can not help but be a little envious of her, though the quality of her videos are far above mine and above most youtubers. I have actually been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and also the youtube algorithm has not ben as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, before you recognized exactly how impressive she is?

    • @SeanRankin2
      @SeanRankin2 Před 2 lety +2

      @@SamsRussianAdventures I've been following her channel for a number of weeks now. I became familiar with Eli through the RussianPlus CZcams channel

    • @gurpreetsingh-zg3km
      @gurpreetsingh-zg3km Před 2 lety

      @@SeanRankin2 ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿੱਥੋਂ ?

    • @maxsonthonax1020
      @maxsonthonax1020 Před 2 lety

      @@SamsRussianAdventures Greetz 👋

    • @nashnash3644
      @nashnash3644 Před 2 lety

      @@gurpreetsingh-zg3km 😂😂

  • @bkucinschi
    @bkucinschi Před 2 lety +208

    Comparing Detroit to Moscow... I think Moscow's worst neighborhoods are safer than Detroit. Just the fact that you went there with an unarmed kid as your "bodyguard" shows you didn't feel threatened.
    Urban blight is common in lots of US cities...
    I love the areas and towns around Detroit, but not the city itself. The only good side is the tourist area (Greektown, Cobo Center, Renaisance, Opera House, Tigers stadium) but don't drift away from that.

    • @ericastier1646
      @ericastier1646 Před 2 lety +31

      It is true and it's the same for almost every american cities with a large proportion of people of non-European descend, not just detroit. On the north East coast all the cities have crime areas. Even cops avoid going there. If you go there you will find trouble, body guard or not. And it's tragic you cannot call a cat a cat and point at the root of the problem because it is instrumentalized by liberals for political agenda.
      Russia is nowhere near unsafe as usa, Eli. melting pots are far more unsafe than homogeneous populations. Just look at the safest country, Japan they're homogeneous and they make sure to stay that way.
      The issue is mixing civilizations must happen naturally and very slowly over many centuries otherwise there is mayhem and crime. And some civilization should never have been mixed, they bring problem in every country you find them.

    • @ghosthdel3098
      @ghosthdel3098 Před 2 lety

      USA IS GREAT! WHY YOU TELLING LIES?

    • @mateusz7036
      @mateusz7036 Před 2 lety +12

      @Jake Johansson Hellow.. São Paulo in Brazil is more worst than any of that cities in America!! Well, i think Moscow is much better than Detroit and better than New York to live. The life quality is better and more safe.
      São Paulo, as others brazillians metropolis, is very unsafe to live, so in this way i could prefer, without doubt, Detroit or New York to live!!

    • @carlos.gomez2023
      @carlos.gomez2023 Před 2 lety +4

      @@ghosthdel3098 czcams.com/video/qXRPHeU0KA8/video.html

    • @MrMaziar58
      @MrMaziar58 Před 2 lety +1

      Agreed 💯 %

  • @jerrywright3280
    @jerrywright3280 Před rokem +52

    Eli, I think that you have lived a very sheltered life. There are areas in the big cities in the US that are not only poor, but your life is at risk if you decide to walk around and take videos of the people. The reason why people live around industrial areas is because the industries were built first and people moved next to the industries to be closer to work. Good video.

  • @ivancolledge5549
    @ivancolledge5549 Před rokem +14

    Hi Eli , love your videos, I'm from far north of Australia so it's so interesting seeing your amazing country. Having traveled a lit of the world and nearly all Australia, you will find much worse in nearly all cities, our major cities like Sydney and Melbourne have bueatiful places rich and middle class and industrial and poor regions along with homeless and high crime regions.
    Even my hometown is built around a huge mine , we have lots of polluted water and air , people living in broken houses and lots of drugs and alcohol problems.
    Australia is projected as a rich country, but we also have many people below the poverty line and corruption in our government.
    America has major issues also , the grass always seems greener on the other side but I think Russia is developing into one of the best places to be economically and socially, hopefully we will have peace again later this year and Russians may start to understand they have a awesome future compared to the west.😊

  • @sisyphusvasilias3943
    @sisyphusvasilias3943 Před 2 lety +86

    Makes sense that the cooling towers for the cities heating network is in the city. It would be hugely inefficient and environmentally irresponsible to place it outside and waste gas pumping steam into the city. I guess they use gas to create the steam but those towers are harmless, they only put out water vapour.

    • @juansuponatime517
      @juansuponatime517 Před 2 lety +8

      👍

    • @MrSarkardip
      @MrSarkardip Před 2 lety +14

      It's cheap and make sound engineering sense to have water heating system close to consumption points. Those towers are non polluting and emit water vapour. As regards the oil refinery, everywhere there will be housing estate close to such industrial centres. The point is to have sufficient pollution control measures at the plant meeting local environmental guidelines

    • @dmitrii336
      @dmitrii336 Před 11 měsíci

      These systems are very efficient as they produce electricity and useful heat. In most power stations around the world heat is a waste.

    • @skazki_na-noch
      @skazki_na-noch Před dnem

      Так и есть. Газ для создания пара.

    • @skazki_na-noch
      @skazki_na-noch Před dnem

      @@dmitrii336 да, в Москве во всех домах после 1970 года есть центральное холодное и горячее водоснабжение. Централизованное отопление есть во всех домах, даже 1700-х годов.

  • @APlusRussian
    @APlusRussian Před 2 lety +15

    Wow, the contrasts... 😲 Thanks for this different look, Ms. Eli 💚💖

  • @MichaelVLang
    @MichaelVLang Před 2 lety +2

    This is a fantastic and enlightening video Eli, thank you for producing it. Moscow has always fascinated me. It's more colorful than I pictured. :)

  • @terrytripp1119
    @terrytripp1119 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Unique, uncensored! Love your videos, Eli!

  • @sisyphusvasilias3943
    @sisyphusvasilias3943 Před 2 lety +202

    The most impressive thing about this video is how easy you were able to travel around such a massive city of 12 million in a single day. The Moscow transit system must be incredible. Moscow w is so huge, I can't relate to it. It's not even a city as most people understand a city. Moscow would be a middle to large COUNTRY by itself. There are have a dozen nations in the EU that are smaller than Moscow just in land size.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety +28

      Moscow's population is more like 20 million though.

    • @alqaeda7040
      @alqaeda7040 Před 2 lety +5

      Moscow is like the brain for Russia,if it collapses the whole country would go down too

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety +15

      @@alqaeda7040 thankfully it’s not going to collapse

    • @risbolensky3921
      @risbolensky3921 Před 2 lety +18

      @@alqaeda7040 Ok Bin Laden

    • @nickreyes3604
      @nickreyes3604 Před 2 lety +3

      @@SamsRussianAdventures he said if it collapses

  • @Jesse-B
    @Jesse-B Před 2 lety +65

    Russia remains a "scary place" in the minds of many westerners, so it's very nice to see an inside view from you, thanks Eli, I enjoyed it.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety +7

      It's crazy though. Not the fault of the people, but the Governments and the media who portray it as a scary place.

    • @godofredoguevaraalanya5328
      @godofredoguevaraalanya5328 Před 2 lety

      @@SamsRussianAdventures czcams.com/video/nXu3K5AkvcM/video.html&ab_channel=Arielosky

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      @@godofredoguevaraalanya5328 don’t understand Spanish

    • @zhangzhehanphtvwelcomeback7778
      @zhangzhehanphtvwelcomeback7778 Před 2 lety

      🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭and now because of the ukraine&russia.

    • @t-bird8978
      @t-bird8978 Před 2 lety +1

      This is Moscow not real Russia. Go to some city like Omsk or Murmansk and you will see that the minds of those westerners are right

  • @robshahidi6880
    @robshahidi6880 Před měsícem

    Privat. What a contrast! Thank you for sharing. Patseloui.❤❤❤

  • @gumpbubba4276
    @gumpbubba4276 Před 8 měsíci

    USA here, Newnan, Georgia (that's 40 miles from Atlanta, Georgia): I have been watching your CZcams videos for years. I am very, very impressed with your command of the English language. I can only imagine sitting down at a coffee shop one morning with you and talking to you for hours and hours about Russia and all the places you have lived in the world and all the places you have visited. Keep it up, I have enjoyed every one of your videos no matter what they are about. Keep up the good work.

  • @gabriellagirardi4741
    @gabriellagirardi4741 Před 2 lety +48

    Also in Italy we have some abandoned areas where desperate people like homeless, illegal immigrants, drug addicts, drug dealers are to be found. It's very sad to see such unhealty places, but unfortunately they are plenty. Great video

    • @gabriellagirardi4741
      @gabriellagirardi4741 Před 2 lety +1

      I firmly hope the electrician could find a suitable accomodation for him and his family

    • @gabriellagirardi4741
      @gabriellagirardi4741 Před 2 lety

      @Jake Johansson yes, that's true

    • @saulsayago7171
      @saulsayago7171 Před 2 lety

      I rememberd when i used to work in Cruise ship company..not easy to leave but have to do it !!.

    • @kozmickarmakoala3526
      @kozmickarmakoala3526 Před 2 lety +3

      Italy was not like that in the 80's but when I returned to Lombardia in 2006...what dumps for African immigrants.😵 Baci da NYC .✈✈🗽🗽

    • @pewpew9193
      @pewpew9193 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kozmickarmakoala3526 This is why the people clamoring for more "diversity" are the ones that threaten the saftey of our cities.
      I hate cities, so it dosen't really impact me, but I still don't like it.

  • @thegreendestiny3025
    @thegreendestiny3025 Před 2 lety +76

    Those are not neighborhoods, Eli. They’re abandoned facilities. When we say neighborhood, we’re talking about living communities. Those you showed are not. 😂

    • @MrSarkardip
      @MrSarkardip Před 2 lety +7

      Abandoned facilities and bad, shabby neighbourhood housing poor and destitute communities are two different things. Most likely these places are not yet developed due to legal complications and ownership issues. Most likely they would be demolished in coming years and replaced with something more productive

    • @demil3618
      @demil3618 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ElifromRussia Agree. What you showed is the vicinity between abandoned parts of the city and those where people are living.
      English has a weird use of calling almost everything a „community“. Elsewhere people talk about parts of a city or quarters. Communities and neighbourhoods refer to people rather than geography in my understanding. So what we saw was how mixed neighbourhoods and non-neighbourhoods / areas are.

    • @skazki_na-noch
      @skazki_na-noch Před dnem

      @@MrSarkardip Вы правы. Они заброшены, потому-что арендаторов выселили перед сносом и подготовкой к застройке. высотные дома, что она показала, это первая очередь застройки территории, которую закончили в прошлом году. Через 5-10 лет это место будет не узнать.

  • @johnmccann7750
    @johnmccann7750 Před rokem +3

    This isn't just a Russian thing, I live in central Scotland and 3Km from my house is an ethylene cracking plant. Also if you have a look at Grangemouth there is a huge petrochemical complex and oil refineries which are one half of the town. then at Rosyth there are the decommissioned hulls of 6 nuclear submarines right on the edge of town. Also on the west coast the Royal navy base keeps British naval nuclear submarines (because apparently it's too dangerous to have them close to populated areas in England, Scottish people are expendable, I can't wait for our independence).
    England likes to make money but keep the nasty dirty stuff away from where the rich people live.

  • @michael-allenoverby1498
    @michael-allenoverby1498 Před 2 lety +1

    thanks, Eli the advisory of Moscow is excellent information

  • @jcben
    @jcben Před 2 lety +9

    Behind the shiny districts Moscow is like anywhere else
    Thanks Eli

  • @MrTannerreed
    @MrTannerreed Před 2 lety +38

    Now do a video like this in USA’s largest cities and you’ll see heroin junkies walking around all over the place like zombies…

    • @haydonditchburn2194
      @haydonditchburn2194 Před 2 lety +9

      And streets full of homeless junkies living in makeshift tents..!!

    • @freedomm323
      @freedomm323 Před 2 lety +1

      IKR Russia looks like the Land of opportunity for Entrepreneurs looking for affordable spaces....just need to learn Russian and the other 4-5 languages they speak ... daunting task for us linguistically weak Americans

    • @t-bird8978
      @t-bird8978 Před 2 lety

      The average american city still is better and safer than the average russian city

    • @cooldudecs
      @cooldudecs Před 2 lety

      @@t-bird8978 lol, Chicago ?

    • @t-bird8978
      @t-bird8978 Před 2 lety

      @@cooldudecs lol, Murmansk?

  • @pulentoman2083
    @pulentoman2083 Před 2 lety +2

    Wonderful! thank you for sharing this different place in Moscow, it was very interesting. Thanks a lot!!

  • @TheDebzMurray
    @TheDebzMurray Před rokem

    Thank you for sharing, I recently came across your channel by chance. It’s a real eye opener for someone who’s a keen traveler to show me places I would probably never go myself. Ps: the abandoned warehouses are creepy AF.

  • @beckyontour7417
    @beckyontour7417 Před 2 lety +27

    What always blows my mind is how massive the new houses are.
    The contrats are interesting to see. It does remind me a little bit of Detroit, Mi USA.
    I love that you put in historical facts too.

    • @jessie6835
      @jessie6835 Před 2 lety +3

      The urban blight and crime rates, are much worse in places like Detroit and Baltimore!

  • @alexaryer1764
    @alexaryer1764 Před 2 lety +10

    A great video! I'll admit I was a bit surprised because I used to live in the Golyanovo district and I never felt unsafe there, or that it was particularly bad when compared to other neighborhoods. I suppose it is quite far from the center though, which can make it feel less safe. But in general I thought this video was great, and it's nice to see someone sharing the less touristic places in the city and showing what life is really life.

  • @aaronhow1932
    @aaronhow1932 Před 2 lety

    Very fascinating Eli! :) I was also surprized about the factories being that close to residential areas!

  • @nevillebartos2858
    @nevillebartos2858 Před 2 lety +4

    Hi Eli, Melbourne Australia has an oil refinery right in the middle of a residential area, in the inner Western suburbs. It's odd, but nobody really notices it anymore and it's highly regulated.

  • @darellnewsome4459
    @darellnewsome4459 Před 2 lety +23

    Loved this video! Yes here in Florida USA you can find the same kind of areas in our bigger cities and it's the same in most of the larger cities in the US. There are pretty much such contrasts in

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      Yet one more outstanding video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has actually gotten success really quick, I can't assist be a bit jealous of her, though the top quality of her videos are far over mine and also over most youtubers. I have actually been blogging regarding Russia for over 4 years and the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, prior to you recognising exactly how fantastic she is?

    • @Amidat
      @Amidat Před 2 lety +1

      Personally I think the bad areas of US cities are worse than these..

    • @patriotvostok8184
      @patriotvostok8184 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Amidat Sadly some Russians, specially liberals from Moscow think in the West everything it's perfect, thanks to internet propaganda and filma mainly.

  • @davidgibson9405
    @davidgibson9405 Před 2 lety +33

    The graffiti artist who painted the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" artwork was quite talented. You may have just made his artwork famous.

  • @nvkotian7539
    @nvkotian7539 Před 2 lety

    Eli is great. Great narratives. Great information. Unambiguous details.

  • @emmaschipper6339
    @emmaschipper6339 Před 9 měsíci

    Great topic! Love honesty. 🥰😘

  • @elreyjeje
    @elreyjeje Před 2 lety +10

    Your videos are fantastic, I love the whole production behind them. Greetings from Mexico!

  • @Ducanralf
    @Ducanralf Před 2 lety +9

    Cool, my kind of videos, loving your natural vlogs Eli.Keep the ball rolling 🔥

  • @_Aradia11_
    @_Aradia11_ Před rokem +5

    I love Moscow and Russia...and I love to hear you speak Russian ❤ lots of love from Florence

  • @r_a_
    @r_a_ Před 4 měsíci

    10:36Ms Bakunova I can't explain how much in awe and impressed I am. It is heartening to see how you talked so well with common people in such locations. I'm starstruck.

  • @HHH22229
    @HHH22229 Před 2 lety +37

    Moscow definitely is a lot different from Detroit. I live near Detroit and it still has a lot of industry. It also has its share of abandoned factories and houses. Once Detroit was once filled with immigrants from Europe. Many were classified as being “Russian” as Ukraine, Lithuania and parts of Poland were Russian lands and were not separate countries. My grandparents were classified as being “Russian” grandpa said he was Polish/German and grandma said Lithuanian. Their immigration papers said they were “Russian”.

    • @user-ec5oc6pu6g
      @user-ec5oc6pu6g Před 2 lety

      Detroit has housing cost of 500-1000 bucks per house. The neighborhood is so bad the government will probably pay people to live there to increase property value of houses around.

    • @HHH22229
      @HHH22229 Před 2 lety +1

      @@user-ec5oc6pu6g I’m sure it does… one must also consider why Detroit is an abandoned city. I can tell you loss of industry is a factor. The ugly part is simply said by saying you can’t force people to accept others they consider inferior to themselves. This isn’t just a Detroit or American problem, it’s worldwide. I’m sure you can find it in Russia too.

    • @user-ec5oc6pu6g
      @user-ec5oc6pu6g Před 2 lety +1

      @@HHH22229 I challenge you to find a city in Russia that has had something similar to "white flight" as in Detroit. If you ask Russians, their depopulation problems are people from Eastern part moving to more populous Western parts of Russia. And young moving out of small villages into larger cities. The race problem is in reverse, people from poor former USSR republics, flooding major Russian cities.

    • @HHH22229
      @HHH22229 Před 2 lety +2

      @@user-ec5oc6pu6g I really appreciate your response, it sheds light on Russia for myself. Technically, I’m 1/2 Russian far as country of origin. My grandparents were from Czarist Russia. Although they never considered themselves as being “Russian.” The borders back then moved all over the place as you know. On a personal note, American is a soulless country… my grandparents lived in a small town in Michigan where English wasn’t the main language spoken. They kept their traditions, culture and I learned a lot from them. Unfortunately, what I learned isn’t really compatible with American culture (if American culture is anything but greed and extremism) so I watch videos from Eli and other Russian CZcamsrs.

    • @user-ec5oc6pu6g
      @user-ec5oc6pu6g Před 2 lety +1

      @@HHH22229 In Russia there is talk to start work to repatriate lots of people who left long ago through incrntives to move back. Maybe it will happen but there has to be a huge economic depression in the western world for people to leave on mass same way as when they once left Russia. Who knows, we definitely live in interesting times where anything is possible.

  • @Tenkai917
    @Tenkai917 Před 2 lety +19

    That's actually not so bad, at least compared to some of the really scary places I've seen. Lots of places near my home look very similar. Here we call it "urban blight."

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      Yet one more fantastic video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has obtained success really quickly, I can not help be a little jealous of her, though the high quality of her videos are far above mine as well as above many youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and also the youtube algorithm has not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, prior to you understood just how fantastic she is?

    • @Tenkai917
      @Tenkai917 Před 2 lety +2

      @@SamsRussianAdventures Eli looks very similar my ex-wife...
      ...if my ex wife were more intelligent, multilingual, and 15kg lighter. 🤣

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      @@Tenkai917 🤣🤣🤣👍👍

  • @oceejekwam6829
    @oceejekwam6829 Před rokem

    This is really interesting, thanks for showing us around the "rough ends" of your city.

  • @don20190
    @don20190 Před rokem +1

    I so love your videos. You do a great job. Thank you for showing me the places, the people and their viewpoints, architecture, and cultures. I know you spend allot of money and time doing this. You are the best!

  • @michaeljohnson_ok
    @michaeljohnson_ok Před 2 lety +10

    Yes, there are factories in cities all over America, with houses right outside them. I lived outside the fence of one refinery in California. Now I drive by other refineries directly in cities in Utah. The copper mine in Utah founded towns on their properties for the workers. The abandoned areas you've shown look very nice in comparison to some I've seen. You don't normally go there unless you have to. Even if you are in much larger groups than two people.

  • @InfinittraksMusicGroup
    @InfinittraksMusicGroup Před 2 lety +4

    Great video Eli showing another part of Moscow every country on planet earth have a place that is luxurious and not so luxury great details on Moscow ✨👏🏽👍🏽

  • @tanjiro9589
    @tanjiro9589 Před 2 lety

    You're really great at showing unknown places thanks 👍

  • @antonia4722
    @antonia4722 Před 2 lety

    Hi Eli! Its really interesting to see Moscow from the perspective of ordinary life. We only ever get to see the tourist view. Thanks for making these videos. You now have a new subscriber :o) xx

  • @ghlscitel6714
    @ghlscitel6714 Před 2 lety +2

    I am fascinated. Eli presented these areas in such a charming way that you still have the feeling there is sunshine everywhere. Eli is just great.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      Yet another remarkable video from Eli. Blogging has come so normally to Eli. She has actually obtained success very quickly, I can not help be a little envious of her, though the high quality of her videos are far above mine and over most youtubers. I have actually been blogging about Russia for over 4 years and the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, prior to you understood how amazing she is?

    • @ghlscitel6714
      @ghlscitel6714 Před 2 lety +1

      @@SamsRussianAdventures Well, this video of her's cought my attention czcams.com/video/k_OVjlB5mJU/video.html
      From my westeuropean perspective Russia is fascinating and scary at the same time. It was interesting to be eintroduced into the subject and Eli showed such a heart warming charm that I returned to her videos since then. Maybe I fell in love with her.
      No algorithm can compete.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      @@ghlscitel6714 thank you so much for your feedback. I will watch the video now. God bless.

  • @Edwinbraun20
    @Edwinbraun20 Před 2 lety +70

    Actually I’m quite impressed that the worst parts of the city look as good as that. I expected Moscow’s worst areas to be much much worse.
    I visited Moscow like 15 years ago with my class trip but of course I never made it to special areas. Except when I passed by train coz I came from Estonia.
    We have worst looking areas in Estonia to be honest. Maybe now it’s more pretty also in Estonia coz I haven’t been there for so many years. I basically abandoned Estonia and moved to Taiwan…
    Moscow looks quite nice even in the hard areas in my opinion.
    Our countries were used to look like complete dumps after the collapse of the union but now I feel like even in comparison with some American cities … I realize our places have became quite nice.
    In Russia, my biggest problem is a Russian kopnik. Those guys always come to look for trouble when they get drunk. If we could get rid of all the aggressive kopniks in east Europe, east Europe would be wonderful.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety +4

      Yet another outstanding video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so normally to Eli. She has actually received success really fast, I can not assist be a bit jealous of her, though the high quality of her videos are far over mine as well as above a lot of youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video clip, before you recognized exactly how remarkable she is?

    • @brysonboehl6590
      @brysonboehl6590 Před 2 lety

      Edwin Braun What is a kopnik?

    • @Edwinbraun20
      @Edwinbraun20 Před 2 lety

      @@brysonboehl6590 kopnik is a guy who’s drunk and looking for fight with random people on the street

    • @brysonboehl6590
      @brysonboehl6590 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Edwinbraun20 So there is a word for them LOL. Here we just call them assholes LOL

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety +6

      @@brysonboehl6590 it’s a phenomenon of the 90’s. Russian’s dressed in Adidas tracksuits, squatting on the floor, eating sesame seeds and drinking beer!

  • @billboardprint
    @billboardprint Před 5 měsíci +6

    If those are bad neighborhoods, than you do not have bad neighborhoods

  • @scottbecker3485
    @scottbecker3485 Před 2 lety

    Highlight of the video: the interview! Very interesting, and compassionately done.

  • @mazerguru3891
    @mazerguru3891 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you Eli, your videos are entertaining and educational. I live in the USA and do not get information about what life is like in Russia. Good work and keep it up... subscribed.

  • @zaptabby
    @zaptabby Před 2 lety +9

    Great video. Love places like this. There are lots of places like this in the UK, hidden away from tourists too 👍

    • @zaptabby
      @zaptabby Před 2 lety +3

      @@ElifromRussia Absolutely, I can only comment from my experience and how many industrial cities, such as Sheffield is still recuperating from the decimation of the steel industry in the 1980s.

  • @MegaGholamreza
    @MegaGholamreza Před 2 lety +1

    Hi Eli. Thank you for such informative and fascinating videos from different parts of Russia. It shows me that your people are just ordinary human beings like everyone else. I am a retired grandfather who has lived in the UK for over 51 years. As a grandfather, I think you would believe me to say that you are lovely.

  • @SalimKhan-dm2oq
    @SalimKhan-dm2oq Před 2 lety

    So exiting Eli your presentation
    Well done

  • @jamesrobinson6382
    @jamesrobinson6382 Před 2 lety +14

    I visited Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2018. I saw the best parts of the area as I was a tourist. I did wonder where the water heating systems were located. I assumed there were many of them scattered around inside the city. Had no idea they were so huge. All cities have areas both good and bad. Hopefully in time the deserted buildings will be re-purposed.

  • @ItsTristan1st
    @ItsTristan1st Před 2 lety +9

    The factories were probably built on the outskirts but the city grew past them.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      Yet one more incredible video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has obtained success really quickly, I can not help be a bit jealous of her, though the high quality of her videos are much over mine and also over many youtubers. I have actually been blogging about Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click Eli's video, before you recognised just how outstanding she is?

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      @@juneilasantos Hi Tristan, thanks for the reply and the insight!

    • @user-pm8ys8hs6q
      @user-pm8ys8hs6q Před 2 lety

      Yes

  • @IzzyOnTheMove
    @IzzyOnTheMove Před 2 lety +9

    So interesting 💜There is also an oil refinery at the West side of my hometown, Lévis, Québec, Canada. There are people living across the street. So it's not that uncommon, even in Western, "developed" countries. 🇨🇦

  • @hzubovi1
    @hzubovi1 Před 7 měsíci

    Thank You for showing us this side as well

  • @mohabatkhanmalak1161
    @mohabatkhanmalak1161 Před 2 lety +13

    That oil refinery must have been a Soviet era planning decades ago, so they placed it on the fringe of the then smaller Moscow. It also depends on the prevailing wind direction in the city and what gases the plant lets off. The other hot water plant is fine in its location, as it provides the hot water for the city - the shorter the pipes the less heat loss.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      Yet an additional remarkable video from Eli. Vlogging has come so naturally to Eli. She has actually obtained success very quickly, I can't help but be a little envious of her, though the quality of her videos are much above mine and also above a lot of youtubers. I have actually been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, before you understood just how remarkable she is?

  • @ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239

    Geography and people-wise, there's not alot of difference between Russia and America. Most of both populations just want to live, love, be happy and with friends and family and good food and good music and chill. I used to work with a group of Russians and had a Russian boss(all were from Moscow and one from Vladivostok). Most Russians I've been around were pretty chill!

    • @GlowingPie
      @GlowingPie Před 2 lety +4

      Hey, I'm from Vladivostok!😁

    • @ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239
      @ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239 Před 2 lety +1

      @@GlowingPie cool! What's it like there? I hear it's well kept and western, kinda like Moscow and St. Petersburg.

    • @GlowingPie
      @GlowingPie Před 2 lety +3

      @@ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239
      Actually our city is very beautiful, authentic and unusual but infrastructure is so-so. I can't even compare Moscow and St Petersburg with Vladivostok. Too big difference.
      Vladivostok is more Asian city. First of all, Vladivostok is situated in Asia🤣
      There are many Chinese, Korean and Indian people. Koreans even organize own celebrations and festivals.
      Of course, I see many disadvantages in our city since I'm living here. However, I really love Vladivostok.

    • @ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239
      @ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239 Před 2 lety

      @@GlowingPie one of my old coworkers from there, Ludmilla, says there's a large population of Koreans there, since it's like 25 miles away from North Korea.

    • @juneryan6368
      @juneryan6368 Před 2 lety

      This how most. Of the cities look in the USA. Run by Democrats

  • @stoneskipper7625
    @stoneskipper7625 Před 2 lety

    I really like seeing this true variety and reality. Fantastic vlog!
    Stoneskipper, Redding, California.

  • @jeffsea6490
    @jeffsea6490 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for sharing this Interesting content. Super Beautiful Eli 👍💙

  • @Zangieff
    @Zangieff Před 2 lety +4

    Wow. Really great. I mean the video itself. With every new one I see more dedication and professionalism. Great job 👍 not commenting the places you’re showing, cause yeah, I know how it can be here 😂

  • @liliansouza4092
    @liliansouza4092 Před 2 lety +8

    I think it's very similar to another big cities. I was able to see this kind of neighboorhood in New York when I lived there and also in other places that I visited like Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and even in Paris. Usualy big cities atrack a lot of people looking for more opportunities and better jobs. Sometimes they didn't find it and then have to strugle to survirve there. A lot of places at these cities had grown without a plan and that made the urban development very caotic.The governaments usualy think first about the taxes and jobs and last about where the industries would be and how they would afect the environment and people's health. It's a shame, but it have happened in a lot of cities of rich countries as well as the developing ones.

  • @marcusross8751
    @marcusross8751 Před 11 měsíci

    Your videos are always very interesting... and a lot easier than actually being there!

  • @retafmil
    @retafmil Před rokem

    Another Outstanding Video! Not nearly as bad as I suspected. Different country, different weaknesses. Thought the Centralized Water was weird though. Team approach to taking photos was excellent. As always, love your presentation! -Carey from Michigan, USA.

  • @66otnt
    @66otnt Před 2 lety +2

    THANK YOU SO MUCH ELI FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GIVE AN OPEN AND FRANK DESCRIPTION OF THE OTHER MOSCOW, THE MOSCOW THAT WE NEVER GET SHOWN !!!
    I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR HONESTY, AND HARD WORK AND DEVOTION, TO SHOW US YOUR COUNTRY !!!
    PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT AUSTRALIA HAS IT'S OWN DARK AREAS, THAT IT'S NOT ALL THAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT, HOWEVER, JUST LIKE YOU I LOVE MY COUNTRY, DESPITE THESE FAILINGS !!!
    OH, AND FOR THE RECORD ELI, YOU ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANY BEAUTIFUL RUSSIAN WOMEN WE ARE BLESSED TO MEET !!!
    THANK YOU !!!

  • @chuckkottke
    @chuckkottke Před 2 lety +3

    Houston has refineries and neighborhoods in close proximity as well. Nah, I wasn't surprised to see the gritty side of Moscow, every city has them, and remembering the history of Magnitogorsk, I guessed planning mistakes for residential and industrial sites existed just like here in the US. Thanks for the tour Eli, I did enjoy seeing Moscow from all sides for a change!😉🌞⛏️🌄💦

  • @misskitty2133
    @misskitty2133 Před rokem +1

    Thanks soooo much for the informative tour

  • @HubAndre
    @HubAndre Před 2 lety

    Hello Eli, very interesting to watch ! My compliments about your editing and the way you present your footage, very professional and elegant. In Holland where I live, huge polluting factories right next to a residential area where people actually "live and breathe" (btw beautiful soundtrack of progressive rockband Journey) is just unthinkable. However in history for example there were factories right in the heart of a village called "Veenendaal" not far away where I live. I remember a factory where I believe paint or spray canisters were manufactured and there still is a pharmaceutical plant right in the centre. Holland has extremely strict environnement rules for polluting plants nowadays. A plant in the centre of a village or city is not common here. Most industrial plants are located on special industry areas at least a couple of miles away from residential areas. Cheers ! Andre

  • @Feeling877
    @Feeling877 Před rokem +10

    When I did graduation, I had an immense desire to go to Russia for film education but could not. I cried much when the USSR terminated into several independent states.I love Russia from the core of my heart.

  • @tonygSDWR
    @tonygSDWR Před 2 lety +3

    I guess I had a different take on Russia's neighborhoods. I didn't expect to see luxury homes/apts./buildings, nothing really surprised me in this video. It was definitely interesting and I enjoyed hearing the story from the the electrician, I think the people are the best part of the videos. I think Eli is very nice too.

  • @davidduffy2046
    @davidduffy2046 Před 2 lety +1

    Eli, Your topic selection is interesting

  • @davidbrown5628
    @davidbrown5628 Před rokem

    I love how respectful this video was 🤗

  • @elizabethmorton4904
    @elizabethmorton4904 Před 2 lety +2

    In eastern Montreal there is a region of oil refineries, and very nearby huge apartment buildings that house those who work there. The air is horrible, as in the same district in Moscow. I was very shocked to drive past that area when we first moved to Montreal - it was a real revelation.

  • @keith2515
    @keith2515 Před 2 lety +20

    Thanks Eli! If you went to bad districts in many US cities, you find drug addicts injecting themselves in the open, prostitutes, and dozens murdered!!! 💀 It keeps getting worse.

    • @silllykitten329
      @silllykitten329 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Well, if there were safe injection sites, legalized and safe prostitution, and more work on community support, those things would lessen. 🤷🏻‍♀️ but people can’t wrap their heads around harm reduction, they’d rather label everyone inferior and ignore the issue.

  • @toriidawdy8456
    @toriidawdy8456 Před 2 lety

    A pleasing video. Our humble narrator shows us parts of Moscow in a sincere manner. I wish there were parts of Dallas I would feel comfortable to show

  • @bulbhunter8648
    @bulbhunter8648 Před 2 lety +1

    I love watching stuff like this. It's great to see how life is like in other parts of the world. I really found it interesting at 13:48. It looks like there is an after market car modding culture there too. I guess that is why there were random sports cars in the stadium area.

  • @olecanole8596
    @olecanole8596 Před 2 lety +6

    Thank you Eli for the information about Moscow. I live in Denver, Colorado, USA. We have an oil refinery here as well. The smell is very bad, but there are no houses close by to it. I must say, you are very pretty, and I enjoy your films of Russia.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      Hi, I'm researching for my channel regarding life in Russia and is 4 years old and also I have about 200 videos yet the algorithm hasn't loved me thus far as it did Eli. Can you help me? Can you look at channel and see what you don't like because I very much want to improve. just about everyone who found my videos leave overwhelming comments about how much they love my videos

    • @olecanole8596
      @olecanole8596 Před 2 lety

      @@SamsRussianAdventures Your videos are bland and boring. There are two reasons I watch CZcams videos. One is for instructions and the second is for entertainment. Your video on mushroom hunting in the forest failed on both categories. Entertainment value is multiplied many times by attractive girls, multiplied again when scantily clothed. While Katya is very pretty, you gave her no camera time. You failed again in the instructional category by offering no useful information about mushroom hunting. You declared some to be 'bad' and threw them away with no explanation of why. I would suggest you turn to other sources of income for making a living. You just don't have the instincts for film making.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      @@olecanole8596 hi, thanks for the feedback. First of all youtube for me is a hobby. I have my own business. Did you not learn anything from the mushroom hunting? The mushrooms i through away because the person told me that they are old and therefore hold the water. Did you not read the subtitles?

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      @@olecanole8596 I also gave lots of information on mushroom hunting. I’m so confused how you missed it all. Perhaps the subtitles were not working for you? Which language did you watch it in.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      @@olecanole8596 also, which of the other videos did you watch. Thanks for your time. God bless.

  • @MrTannerreed
    @MrTannerreed Před 2 lety +4

    I live in USA. I think ghettos in USA are scarier then in Moscow.

  • @shareurtube
    @shareurtube Před rokem +2

    Eli you need to research Houston Texas that has some of the largest refineries in the World. It is normal for citizens along the Gulf Coast of Texas of have a Refinery close to their home. Most people work at these plants and are thankful for their existence. What shocked me is how similar Moscow is to the Untied States but if you want to visit slums go to Houston or even Philadelphia. It would make that area you show in your video look good.

  • @DoktorKouts
    @DoktorKouts Před 2 lety

    Your videos are great, Eli! I remember the summer shut-offs of hot water back in Soviet Estonia. Boil water, mix with cold, then you could wash yourself. Somewhat a hassle, but we got used to it.

  • @AntonKramer
    @AntonKramer Před 2 lety +2

    You can find these kinds of areas all over the world.
    I also think that Moscow in particular is doing well compared to other Russian cities.
    In cities such as Murmansk, Chelyabinsk or Novosibirsk, the contrasts between good and bad neighbourhoods are likely to be much greater.
    As always another fun episode of Eli from Russia! and I always look forward to your next adventure.
    but maybe next time as a Gopnik "Малая" you should put on an Adidas tracksuit when you go to the slums :)

  • @stephenskinner3851
    @stephenskinner3851 Před 2 lety +3

    Those 'plants' are only producing steam as they are cooling towers. The two smaller chimneys may be producing some smoke from burning gas so quite clean.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      Yet another incredible video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to her. She has actually acquired success really quickly, I can not help be a little jealous of her, though the high quality of her videos are much above mine and also above a lot of youtuber's. I have been blogging regarding Russia for over 4 years but the youtube algorithm has actually not been as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, prior to you knowing how amazing she is?

    • @stephenskinner3851
      @stephenskinner3851 Před 2 lety +1

      @@SamsRussianAdventures Her videos are really very interesting and show Russia well, so it's good to see her perspective.

    • @SamsRussianAdventures
      @SamsRussianAdventures Před 2 lety

      @@stephenskinner3851 Which other Russian bloggers do you watch?

  • @brucebeattie4851
    @brucebeattie4851 Před rokem +1

    Hi Eli, love your videos. As you have asked for industrial sites in cities, take a look at Hamilton, Ontario in Canada. It's definitely the low point of any drive down the highway to Niagara Falls.

  • @patriot03062
    @patriot03062 Před 2 lety

    Another fine Video Thanks Eli

  • @fredrickroll06
    @fredrickroll06 Před 2 lety +2

    I found your video quite depressing - but also quite exciting! I had read about the dark side of New York, but I didn't see it in reality until I was almost 16, and only for a fraction of a second, from a passing train. I was really shocked - it changed my opinion of the U.S. completely. When I was 23, I saw the dark side of Chicago somewhat more thoroughly. There are of course neighborhoods in almost all big cities in the U.S. with high crime rates. Cities in Brazil are highly heterogeneous, and in some industrial districts of Germany as well. I think the stadium you showed was erected as a counterpart to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. I would like to know how much of what you have shown was already like that under socialism, and how much has become that way since the fall of the Soviet Union.

    • @bobguy7572
      @bobguy7572 Před rokem

      If you want more go to China but still Russia is Russia Love it 👍

  • @franklinblunt69
    @franklinblunt69 Před rokem +3

    An abandoned factory amid an industrial area & an stadium used during Olympics? Unfortunately, plenty places much worse happening around USA, along either coast, people nomads residing on streets & under cities or else. Beside past riots & current known catastrophes, especially consider the numerous brownfields ridden with contaminants, hazardous materials & toxins never resolved persist & permeate .... Also, in other nations, many of those Olympic venues notorious for abandonment & disuse while imposing debt & avoid responsibility, but that's a considerate use for shelter & residence. Good luck reunite with his family & attaining your dreams!

  • @nopoohfan7112
    @nopoohfan7112 Před 2 lety

    Good to see you making a video. Thank you