The last guy says that mobilisation is easy, yet he is near to tears thinking about the three times he was involved in conflicts/wars. Ask the families and friends of the thousands of Russian soldiers killed in the wars if it´s easy. I believe they have a different story to tell...
He seems really broken like some soldiers after they get back from war, suffering from PTSD, trapped in their mind and needing someone to talk to about what happened, what they saw, what they had to do, etc. He seems traumatized by something that either happened to him or that he was forced to do. He seems like he might be in denial and trying to justify (in his own mind) what he was forced to do.
He is either trying to hint to people how hard it was without getting in trouble or trying to lie to himself in hopes that he believes his own lies. I don't think he is really trying to trick others into going.
the 2014/2017 is completly different thing to what's happening right now. Especially looking at his reaction right now, he would have completly different opinion on current events and mobilization... unless this was because he was scared to not be taken in again if he spoke against it
First he said he went twice, in 2014 and 2017. Then he changed it to three times. I don’t think his experience of war is anything near what it is now. He has both his legs. As it is now, he would not get home intact during this war. He would be armless or legless or dead. That’s the only way unless you run. He has had 5 years to “take his sauna” and go back if that’s what he intended. And one other thing- Russia says it didn’t get involved until 2022. This man just made Putin a liar.
@@vert2552 2014 was exactly like now. The devestation was just as bad and just like now the Russians needed to be driven back. The Ukrainians were only stopped because of some stupid Western leaders forced them into accepting the Minsk Agreement, so they could cash in on their own deals with the Russians. What is going on now is because we didn't support Ukraine enough then. If anything, this is an unnecessary war, that should have been solved in 2014.
They're old people in rural villages. They've never seen this interview content on media. I'd probably ask some informations before answering about potential personal data to strangers.
Exception are those who actually know sb within some gov't agency and lash out at Daniil for obvious brainrot reasons. I think that last guy didn't himself believe a word he was saying, he's been probably putting on a show parroting propaganda once he realized he's getting published, he was obviously hiding in order not to get drafted I think.
Country people are used to living a much more simple life than city people. So if they have enough food, basic services like electricity and gas, and a warm house then they are happy. That's fine, nothing wrong with that simple life if they are happy with it. It was very nice of that woman to invite us all into her home, thank you! Спасибо!
But they're not in New York City living in a closet (apartment) for 4000$ a month, breathing in more smog than actual oxygen, the true meaning of peak civilianization. 😆
it is good if you consciously choose such a life. These people simply do not have a choice, they live "well", because they have never lived better. And their parents did not live better. And their grandfathers did not live better.
@@yeontatayeontata580 It's the stress of not having the amenities or necessities available. Many Russian villages don't even have stores selling foods to them. Another thing is who's fixing the broken things? I know at least in New York City, there are people and young and strong foreign ones who will be quite willing to help us fix broken things if they can join our American society. I'm not saying that a few tens of thousands of new migrants' arrivals in a few months is a good thing in the short term. New York isn't set up to be a gigantic shelter for migrants, especially since Texas and Florida have dumped busloads of migrants into New York. It takes time to get people settled.
@@yeontatayeontata580 "Russian cities and towns live better than villages." - depends on one's definition of "better". Younger people dream of the city life and going to night clubs. I did! But as one gets older they want some peace and quiet, not hearing neighbors parties or loud car stereos. Its that way in the US and I'm sure its the same in Moscow or SPB. They are all pensioners in the video and they are happy. I understand it although those villages might be a bit too remote even for me. Once a week someone brings groceries? Could be too much isolation. Peace to all!
That last guy is clearly damaged by his war experience but tried to put on a brave face supporting the war. It's easier for him to believe that everything he experienced was necessary. Imagining having to accept that all the death and gory he experienced was all for nothing, it'll likely break him.
And the time he was there was not even close to what is happening now. I cant remember there being any big clashes during the years he mentioned. Now its a meat grinder.
@@Alari24 2014 was when it kicked off, there was certainly intense fighting. However officially the Russians were never there in 2014, according to Kreml it was all Seperatists from Donetsk and Luhansk and they denied being a fighting faction. All Russian soldiers there were "private individuals without government order". Obviously this is all BS but I'd like to know if they gave up denying their involvement now or if the guy could get in trouble for what he said.
@@39mdg92 interesting isn't it, seems like there was a recruitment drive around rural Russia to bring in fighters into the conflict. We can assume that's how he was able to rebuild the family home as it all looks quite new, multiple tvs and modern appliances etc he was clearly in shock at recalling his memories of war and did as any soldier would and towed the line on joining the army - although you could tell that inside he didn't see any point to it all, other than as a means to get money.
Watching that last guy was heartbreaking. Deep in his heart he definitely knows that something is wrong with the whole picture he tries to advocate for. But he just never knew anything else what could help him escape from that weird mindset. This is why education and freedom of media is essential.
it felt like when he talked about the two times 2014/2017 in Ukraine ? i mean, no russian soldiers have been to ukraine before 2022, at least that's what putin and ruski claim.... anyway, at that time it felt he remembered bad things... for sure he didn't want to tell them to who's filming him, also he tried to say what ruski want to hear and that is "getting drafted for war".... but in the last part he also said "tell them, that i'm just a village guy, i was there already"..... It's clear that he knows what happenes there and he knows that he doesn't wish to go back to that hell... you can see it from his expressions after he tells to not be afraid....
@@perfectmazda3538 Since 2014 Ukraine waged war againts separatist republucs of DNR and LNR. Many russians joined conflict as volunteers on the side of separatists. He never said he is a soldier
Daniil and Team 1420. Your documenting of people's lives and how they feel on the various issues is a great thing you are doing, not only for your country but for the wider international community. If all goes well into the future for you, I am sure that your team will make a great contribution in history, sociology and the world and hopefully in your own country. I am very impressed by your insights and courage. May God's protection keep you safe and well.
@@cathjj840 absolutely not! He was not well prepared at all. He got an interesting guy at the end, but that copy paste question he asked anyone obviously doesnt fit here. Instead he should have dug deaper and asked about 2014- there were supposedly no russian troups there? and why it was so tough? he could have made a lot out of the interview. And why he didnt cut out an open call for cruelties and joining the killings? 🤔
@@sillybilly8028 Being poor in the US sucks. Being poor in Russia sucks, possibly even more. Both countries should be ashamed of how they treat their people. No amount of wars will distract people forever from the fact that they live in squalor and their children and grandchildren will too.
American here. I've lived most of my adult life in a rural area of California, America, which was so remote that I drove 45 minutes on a dirt road to go into town once a week to buy groceries and supplies. I didn't have much money but I didn't feel poor. So I think I understand these villages a little. There is some poverty in these Russian villages in terms of some older residents not having enough food or heat. But mostly the rest look like they are getting along ok. Their homes are not fancy, but they have all the usual appliances: tv, fridge, oven, hot water, etc. The main problems seem to be lack of access to jobs and medical care, social isolation, and no opportunities for young people. We have the same problems here in rural parts of America.
The interview just not show the actual difference, you have to imagine it by yourself further)) E.g. those people can't afford to buy car, so if you drove 45 minutes to the town, they're just going on foot for several hours in cold winter. Most have refrigerator like 30-40 years old, washing clothes with bare hands A lot of villages in Russia actually don't have gas, so they use cold water all the time. And so on. Yes, they used to such live, so they think it's enough, but only because they can't afford to travel somewhere else. Most of them perhaps even didn't see a sea in their lives, because it is too expensive for them to travel and spend a week in some places near the sea. Only the last person have not a bad salary, but only because he is a contract soldier. It's actually another blowing mind fact, that man was in Ukraine in 2014, and Russian goverment is still denying that there were russian soldiers in 2014
Been isolated in a rural town in central Louisiana the same way my entire life. No clue what I'm supposed to do to escape it and experience the world but here's hoping.
@@koreyardoin3695 I realize this isn’t much to offer, but you can try to get a remote (online) job to start. Seems like you have access to a computer and internet. Save up until you can afford to travel or move out of the area to somewhere you prefer and continue to build on your job experience from there. Don’t stay stagnant in an entry level position if you can help it and apply for positions even above what you may think you’re qualified for. Getting yourself into a company that pays for you to get a professional designation or license is definitely a way you can start. I took a financial, customer service position to start that allowed me to get my Series 7 financial license. Once I received that license, plenty of other, better paying job opportunities opened up from there. Many of the opportunities at that point are also remote jobs that will allow you to travel. Moral of the story is that you have to start somewhere, but keep building upon it.
You need to finish side quest to be able to talk to this guy. I think you should go to water tower for more clues. After that you can come back and take "Water problem" quest.
@suzannefarrington4143fr, helping the old guy fix his water and then interviewing after would be a crazy interesting video to me. Just taking on the world's random side quests.
Its so sad to see such brutal poverty while Russia has the most resources in the world. Russia won't share its wealth with rural folks but expects them to die for their stupid wars.
I like this channel, and I'd love to see Russia get completely booted out of everywhere they've invaded, but I see worse living conditions here in California. By some measures. I work at a hotel. There are lots of homeless people living around it, and almost all of the workers don't have their own place. They're shacked up with 2 or many more so they can afford rent. I don't know how they're doing it, but some families are getting money to stay at hotels. They're clearly on some sort of assistance, but not doing anything to better their situation. Taking full advantage of the hotel amenities, wrecking things, stealing hotel property. End rant
The people that invited you into their homes were very good to do so. The second house really looked quite nice to me. The first certainly looked very modest, but a loved and cozy home nonetheless. The fact that the returned veteran supported the “operation” is very understandable. As people only know what they are told. Thank you for this video.
I'll be honest. I've seen worse poverty here in the USA. I've experienced it. But I'd rather be poor and free. I never have to worry about what might happen to me if I say the wrong thing to a young man with a video camera.
Good job! Agreed, I've been homeless too . But got lucky to find a way out with support. Including the hope and opportunity that life can be better! Without that HOPE for joy, what is there?!
It is simple. Just try to poke randomly in google maps in 20-30 places in Russia and in the USA. And compare the standard of living. And then you will understand that poverty in Russia is ubiquitous.
@@aredditor4272 i think he suffers from what many soldiers who has been in actions suffers from. Young men need to understand that either they die in Ukraine or comes home as invalid most probably both mentally and physically. There is 100% no upside of being a soldier in a war. The minute you go to war, your life is ruined forever.
Really? Those people invited a stranger into their home and treated him in a polite and on the whole friendly way. I detected no hint of dislike, let alone any hostility or threat. The man answered his questions civilly, rather thoughtfully and in the spirit with which they were asked. I don't get what was sinister. Is it that they weren't hipsters?
It's unbelievable how welcoming these people are, absolute no one in my country would let you in their house that easily and just for the reason to see how they live
@@larsvaahlmar1784 yes that is true in some places I have been, its just interesting to see a new face, they would have your company an entire week if they could. AND they are often much nicer than people in cities, albeit sometimes more old-fashioned an hard beliefs.
That's what I was thinking too. I live in Canada and I'm free to speak my mind about anything, but...if some stranger came nosing around my house with a camera asking for a tour and an interview, I'd be suspecting some kind of scam and not give them the time of day.
It kinda reminds me of growing up in rural Nova Scotia in the early 1970s. It was not as bad as this , but I can almost smell the run down damp coldness of it.
These videos are eye-opening to me. As an American, I had no idea how rural Russians lived. I subscribed to vasa in the hay. But any money I give goes to Ukraine first. I will support him by watching, upvoting and commenting.
There are millions - possibly tens of millions - of Americans living in worse poverty, crime ridden ghettos, homeless, dilapidated houses, etc. Tell people working 60+ hours/week to live in a city shoe box they're "better off" than the babushka with cheap gas, electric + a decent sauna in her decent-sized house.
@@dw620 what in the living heck are you talking about? Perhaps in Appalachia there’re some communities of similar poverty, but outside of the south and Appalachia very few towns are anything like this. I grew up in a little village surrounded by potato and beat farms and none of the homes in my village nor any of the surrounding towns were anywhere near as sad and dilapidated as these homes.
@@dw620 It is true. I've been Iucky enough to have traveIIed aII over the US and there are a Iot of parts that are as shocking as any third worId country I have visited. The difference between them and these guys is the American Iiving in bad conditions knows they are poor and wants change, they do not support Ieaders who keep them in the dirt.
Thanks for showing us these village residents. They are doing pretty well considering but they try not to think about the war and the future because they can’t do anything about it. Also, thanks for showing Sergei’s work (Vasya inn the Hay) . He is an incredible guy who does so much with him and a camera guy. I subscribe and support his channel. You are brave guys, be safe, please. ❤️🇨🇦
poverty is a relative concept once you have a roof over your head with heating systems and something to eat, especially if there is no one to envy near you
I don't nor did not believe Russian people where evil just that the president they have now are leading them down the wrong path . I really feel sorry that on both sides soldiers are dying fir something that not needed to happen. Russia has so much to offer the world I the way of tourism I for would love to explore of the beaten track . A good friend of mine ride his motorbike all the way from England to Russia and was warmly welcomed by everyone he meet.
I believe we all are like plasticine, moldable into any shape. Circumstances, how we are raised and treated as young has much to do with it, but there is potential for the worst in all of us. So I believe you, I don't think most of these simple and hard working people are bad. To be rally bad you need to have the means, power and money. One poor bad person can't do much except kill a few, but presidents, religious leaders and CEOs can kill thousands.
@@vytcrexyj tell me, do those people, especially babushkas, look evil? They just live simple lives. It would be the same, if I said, that Americans are evil for massacres of indians or Japanese for imperialism and atrocities in Manchuria or Czechs for Hussite wars. Can you see?
Big fan of "Vashya in the hay" as well, thanks for shouting him out. He deserves a medal and government funding. One of the most humble and compassionate human that I've come across. Also R.I.P. Dima
It’s curious how despite the crazy world and difficult times we all find ourselves in, some people somehow managed to remain pure to the point of not only invite but also letting a stranger into their homes 😧
I keep thinking of all the amazing things the Russian Government could have built or provided to their citizens (especially in rural less developed areas) with all the billions of rubles they have chosen to spend instead on destroying another country. Use money to create happiness for your own people, not misery for everyone! 🌈
It's not even the money that they spent on weapons that you would need to divert, it's the billions stolen to private foreign accounts etc that would solve a lot of the problems.
Russia has the potential to be a giant version of Norway but instead it is a gas station ran by mafia and the people are not able to do anything about it.
Лол, когда у нас было такое правительство, которое делала все для народа, вы для начала организовали нам интервенцию из 16 стран, а потом максимально давили санкциями, пока не до давили в 91.
Just think of the billions of dollars the the USA has given to Ukraine, just think what it could have done if the USA would have invested in the USA and the American people. Think of all the misery that the USA has caused all over the world.
I think it is hard to call these people poor. They live good by their standards and happy with what they have. Not everyone need a new car, a modern smartphone and a 70'' OLED TV to be happy. This video just show to me, that one should appreciate what they have and don't chase material based happiness.
But they're not in New York City living in a closet (apartment) for 4000$ a month, breathing in more smog than actual oxygen, the true meaning of peak civilianization. 😆
I agree with you. Many people also say they live past reality and are oblivious to the world. But on the other hand, you can also say that they live their own lives and are probably less dependent than people in the big city who live in their own bubbles.
These houses are in much better condition, and much cleaner, than I've seen on other channels. (A stark contrast with Vasya in the Hay!) The people are also less paranoid about talking to Daniil and I was shocked that they let him into their homes! Doesn't it seem that the last man is deeply troubled? Perhaps by his military service in the past. A fascinating episode.
I get so strong 1980 DDR vibes from this. The interior of the rooms which seems to be from 40 years ago. Everything quite orderly but extremely humble. The way the man at 14:00 is talking. Careful what he says as if he knows that Staatssicherheit is listening.
Do you also have permafrost there, polar nights - 60 Celsius and 11 time zones and an area of 17,000,000 + square kilometers? the problem of these villages is their remoteness from cities and the lack of full-fledged work in these villages, these places are very sparsely populated, there are villages where 30 people live, there are where 2000 or 5000 live, and at the same time they are mostly pensioners, therefore, in the understanding of a good life in the village, such a pensioner perceives the usual benefits, light, heating, water, products from the garden, personal household, the opportunity to buy fruits and other missing products, as well as the presence of minimal household appliances in the form of a washing machine, refrigerator, microwave, stove, oven, kettle and similar things that are in every house in the city, in fact, these are people who do not work and live on money from the state and these money are enough only for food and clothes and things necessary in everyday life, those who breed animals, are engaged in forests, and the like. people can have a substantial income, but as a rule, it is already difficult for pensioners and they do not do this, they only keep animals for themselves in order to eat environmentally friendly solid products
@@ЗлойБро-п6с Canada has a lower population density than Russia, yet achieves a higher standard of living and the geography/weather is very similar. Size has nothing to do with that.
But indeed! In Italy there are many places lost in the middle of nowhere, but they all maintain a civilized something, here you never get the idea of being in the middle of wild nature, even in villages with few inhabitants, destined to depopulate over the course of the time.
Honestly I did not see poverty in this video, just humble people with very different life expectations. I just watched a representation of my country in the 80's rural areas.
I'm so glad to read someone with the same opinion as I have. They have plenty to eat, electric, the house is clean. Nobody looks starved. I went to Russia about 10 years ago. Sure, in some places the decor is not modern, but it is adequate. The standard of food is better than we have here, with our stupid microwave meals. I would not like the lack of running water in some places, because I have medical problems and need to bathe daily. But that would be the only inconvenience. I would be happy to live like that if that one problem could be fixed. Younger people need a busier social life, that is what probably takes them off to apartments in cities.
If it's a choice of a decent-sized house with cheap gas and electricity, sauna, etc., vs. paying to rent a squalid appartment in a crime-ridden ghetto, I know which I'm going for!
I agree. Wealth is a relative concept. I have far more than them but I don't feel wealthy because most of my friends earn more than me. (I don't feel poor either, but I do worry about losing my job) Who is to say what wealthy really is? Most of these old people are content, no one bothers them, they have a peaceful life.
There are rural communities like this all over the United States. I'd be interested to see inside more homes in general to be able to compare and contrast lifestyles. It reminds me very much of the Appalachian and Ozark regions here honestly. I think rural "poverty" like this exists in all developed nations. I think the old ladies' houses were beautiful!
You're right, Shawn. Where I grew up in rural Wyoming, you would find lots of people and communities that differ very little from what we see here. Just as Moscow and St. Petersburg aren't representative of all of Russia, NYC, D.C. and L.A. don't represent the bulk of life in the USA either.
I was wondering the same. Instead, almost all the comments are calling the people in the video ignorant. Makes me wonder who is really ignorant. If you go to any farming area in North America, the scenes are just like this. There are even Amish communities who do not use electricity etc. too. If someone were to visit such a community and make a video, it would obviously be skewed.
as a european, when I first saw the poverty in the US I can't even begin to express how shocked I was. the russian poverty I always knew about because we share a border with them, but the american poverty was just shocking. I mean, we have poverty here too, but it's drastically different. if you lose EVERYTHING here, you still get a nice apartment, the same exact free healthcare as a billionaire, and you can go get your PhD for free if you like. it's just shockingly different.
@@babstra55 you must be Finnish. State so instead of making it sound like free housing, free higher education and good healthcare is available in all of Europe. It is not like that and Americans don't need any more people telling them that they're such victims while they live in one of the most privileged countries in the world, as do you.
Russification almost killed these kind of enslaved nations' languages. Same shit in Belorus which became Moskow's puppet. Ukraine is bigger so we managed to save our language and are actively restoring its usage. Russian aggression is very helpful in this way. More and more people do not want to be viewed as Russians in fear Russians will decide to save them by indiscriminate bombings
@@bachristus Greetings from Lithuania. I am glad we managed to maintain our language and develop identity somewhat better. Barely anyone from my generation speak Russian, they chose German/French languages as their secondary. Let's hope for a speedy derussification of various different ethnic regions of RU.
Wow- this one was so interesting. To have one's own home and farm in some ways seems like a dream, but so harsh and lonely. I found the people you interviewed here to have dignity and gentleness--unlike many of the rural people in some of your other interviews.
The communal farms in Russia are owned by large scale companies. Those people in the video don't have their own farms! Only a small plot of land next to their house. You can call that a homestead, perhaps.
Maybe they're remote enough from anything, so they're less toxic. But there's a "telescreen" in every other home apparently, so.... Hitler handed out free radios so poor ppl would easily listen to the propaganda everyday via radio reception. Seems to be some small economy thing going on there w the milk vendors and stuff too, so maybe ppl could sustain themselves a little.
@@xy6845 There are no telescreens; those are old TVs of the sort people had BEFORE we invited Alexa, computers which track everything you do, etc., into our houses... ; )
@@xy6845 Two people said there was no work paying enough to live. So no young people who have to go elsewhere. The ones there are mostly old pensioners, who seem to be getting their pensions of an amount sufficient to live decently.
Well done. This time the answers are more sincere than usual. I tend to believe, that the old people in the deep Russia do live in similar way, like my grand-grand mother used to, roughly 80 years ago in remote central european village. She also would be satisfied by very rudimentary appliances, sanitation and so on. Actually this is my takeaway. This truly feels like life of my grand-grand mother.
You know, I always feel sorry for these people. I am myself from Eastern Europe, it doesn't really matter from where. I didn't have a **very** bad life in my country, but I also couldn't get from one to two - for example, I could not afford my own home. I have moved to a Western European country. I've been living here for 12 years now. I work just as hard, as I did in my own country, but.... here I have my own house (another 8 years, and it'll be completely mine - in my country, I could never repay the bank loan in 20yrs...). I get a brand new car every 3 years (it's like a package that you need to subscribe to), this year I got an E Class Mercedes. So does my wife. She is driving a BMW 3. Our child gets everything that a child of his age deserves/wants. We have two holidays every year. And you know what? We're both simple workers. I work in a factory as a installer/repairman and she works in a warehouse, so no fancy jobs. Typical 8hrs/day job. I worked 12-14hrs 6 days a week in my own country, and I couldn't get 10% of what I have here. Anbd people, including some of my own family even, they don't understand what is it like to be treated fair at work, because they have never experienced the life I live in Western Europe. They can not even imagine, because all they can relate to is their own miserable jobs, where they are being underpaid and mistreated all the time. And I honestly feel sorry for them, for they are missing out on so many things in life...
@@dys1525 net worth is a measure of what? I have one life. I have to do the things I enjoy/wish or dream about while this one life lasts. Since I can afford it, why not, if that is what I like? I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't do drugs. I spend all that money on those new cars. And I still have enough left to have decent enough savings and enough to spare so that I can even afford to donate to charities regularly to help those in need.
@@dys1525 What mistake are you talking about, my friend? I live the same life like every other middle class people do. So again, what mistake are you talking about? What status symbol? Whatever I buy, I buy it to enjoy it,to use it for what it should be. I couldn't care less about what other people think or what they don't...
I have been a fan of Vasya in the Hay for long time.. Sergi Is such a great guy.. I have watcher every video he had done.. I have cried with some of them..
@@kristiant96 I know what you mean. We are so used to unsavory motives that when a really good human being does good just because, we cannot help but find it weird and suspicious. It says a lot about ourselves.
you didn't realise that was a RPG quest "go to the water works to fix the water pump?" you refused the quest so he said "go back where you came from" and so the dialogue options ended, should've taken the quest!
Bless you for sharing Vasya in the Hay. I've been a long time subscriber and most episodes bring me to tears emotionally some happy some sad. He and his crew have my utmost respect as creators but mostly for sharing kindness to everyone. You also gained my subscription. your interviews should be shared to all the sheepeoples in the West who are pushing for more overreach by our governments
They deserve far better, yes, but what I'm seeing (cheap gas, electricity, saunas, etc.) would be considered luxury to 80-90% of the population in Africa, India, etc. And they apparently don't have to worry that people randomly entering their houses are carrying guns and/or looking to rob them!
@vinceturner3863 - Whilst I hope the Russians get their arses handed to them in Ukraine, I felt genuinely sorry for the young bloke who said he's been 'there' in 2014 and 2017 (he seemed confused as to whether that constituted 2 or 3 times) but in any event, he said it's not good and it's better not to think about it. He was clearly affected. But then, he's telling people to sign up and it's not scary...? I just don't understand the Russian mentality...
@@davidearea242 Trauma. Generational trauma and conditioning to follow authority. Counter-artistic and intelectual sentiments have been punished and driven out for the bigger part of Russia's history in the last 150 years
These places look actually nice. They’re very simple but I would not say poor. People seem to go by okay. The last guy was in Ukraine in 2014 and 2017: it may have been easy back then (though his face expression was told a very different story from his words…) Now it is much much harder and scarier. And dangerous. He’ll find out if he goes back to Ukraine again.
Если Вы поедете на войну по мобилизации, то Вы там не будете тусить и таскать всякую хрень. Вас кинут в какое-нибудь поле, чтобы узнать, откуда начнут стрелять и где "враг". На Вас им насрать. Тот чел не знает, о чем говорит
Вы чего не видите что он там насмотрелся и что на самом деле думает? Он из себя выдавливает "в целом, поддержку СВО" - через слёзы. И поедет опять из-за бедности. Никаких 80 тыщ он не зарабатывает.
@Lynette Agueda he says that volonteers would train and arm conscripts meaning that he hopes that conscripts would reinforce these battalions. But of course this is not what happens irl.
I am deeply frightened of the part starting from 11:30 and until the end. You managed to encounter the essence of zombification in Russia - a fine specimen of Lyonia.
Hello Daniil, I recognized Sergei's voice, but it is a rather a shock to see him in your stream. you have a different style of postprocessing of vidjos. Very good collab. Sergei is a very good person from the heart so he is able to approach and to speak with people. Tears in eyes of two time's war operation draftee really show what is left of a human once you need to take a weapon in your hand and forced to use it against people that obviously did no harm to you. there is no pride of harming people
i think there is nothing bad to live simple, we also chase a more minimalist lifestyle in the western world. The problem is some kind of degradation of society. lack of personal views, bigotry that is evident from many of those rural Russia's interviews... Minimalism is a great way to live but must come from an internal journey.
It should be a choice, not an imposition. But it should also come with access to all the things that make an internal journey rewarding, education, health and security.
The babushka with a decent-sized house and good looking sauna, cheap gas and electricity probably "lives better" than millions of wage slaves in Western countries working 60+ hours/week to rent (not own) a shoe box sized appartment in a noisy, crime-ridden city.
These people live simple because they have no other choice and don't know any better. Choosing to live simple and being forced to is two totally different things. He's smiling and happy because he makes $1,200 PER MONTH. That is absolutely NOTHING. That's even under the poverty line where I live....and he's smiling like he's rich yet he's living with nanny in a retirement village.
Watching these videos reminds me of people from rural areas of my region in North-Western Italy. Despite being a heavily industrialised region, rural people born up until the 1920s used to live like these babushkas, in a small house with a vegetable garden. Now almost all of these people have passed away, maybe there are still people living like that in southern Italy. There are villages that lost all the youth, and ended up empty. Now you can buy those houses for 10-50k Euros, sold by the heirs who live in the town. If they are in a pleasant place you can make a B&B, but the rural lifestyle and minority languages die out very quickly and very easily.
Outhouse is a outhouse. It's not a big deal. You get what you get, that's the lifestyle they choose. Obviously, it's inconvenient, but bite the bullet. At least, inside the main house, it's warm and cozy.
It’s great that people in this video are happy. But like you said, there are people in much worse situations. And how are people of working age supposed to deal with the limited career possibilities? Leave for towns and cities? People have brought up here have brought up young people moving to cities for the social life, but not as many people have mentioned the opportunities to do something for a living that helps you to create a fulfilling future for yourself.
I wish we had that snow. Kinda jealous right now. And thanks to the woman showing you around in her house. Last time I saw a house with a sauna was 35 years ago in an acquaintance's house in Luxembourg. The entire village has a lot of fresh paint, windows, materials. The last guy felt like he's had more war impressions than anyone should live with, but is convinced it has to be this way. Mobilization also doesn't work like they tell on TV. Many had to buy their own equipment, some only received 1 proper shooting training and many ended up on the first front line in no time so the contracti were free for other tasks.
The cottage at about 9:25 is actually pretty cute, I like the interior paneling, and it looks to be pretty well done. Nice sauna, I'll bet that comes in VERY handy there. Even the brickwork looked good. The exterior brickwork on the other house was well done, too, so it's obvious they have somebody in town or that comes to town that can build, just not much money to build much. The one house that the young guy rebuilt himself, with the log inner wall was quite nice, for that area. It's pretty obvious when people are saying what they think they have to, because the way he said it wasn't matching what he said.
Not being funny, and certainly not supporting the war, but those wooden houses with all the woodwork around doors and windows, those are beautiful! I wouldn't mind living in such a house. One does not really need much to live a rich life (certainly not some other country's territory).
@don Oh yeah, no doubt about that. I've lived in a 200 year old farm house before (here in the Netherlands), and I loved it. Such houses have a lot of character. Currently I'm residing in a concrete box (flat) in the city. It's my house, but there's half a bazillion of these that look exactly the same lol
i LOVE your graphics and typeset. You have a fresh but simple style of flying in text and graphics. The colors WORK so don't change them for awhile! Good job 1420!
I have also been following Vasya in the hay for a while and thought he does an exceptional job helping people who are in a terrible situation. You people from 1420 do the same, just in a slightly different way. By illuminating the attitudes of both young and older people towards life in Russia, you provide an important insight into the division that prevails in that society. When it comes down to it, they are in many ways just like us in the West. Same wishes and hopes for the future - everything that matters in this life. Thanks for a good video!
@@mariaschonfeld8177 btw, did you know that Vasya in the Hay specialises in recycling the old videos that the blogger already showed 2-3 years ago ( and collected money for) on his main Russian channel existing since 2018 and having over 2 mln Russian speaking subscribers?)))
@@halkak7967 no, I didn't know that in fact. It's interesting. I will check it out. 😊👍 Nonetheless, if he continues to help poor people until today then nothing wrong in recycling for a new audience.
@@halkak7967 would you mind sharing the name or link to the Russian channel of Vasyas Russian account? I did bit googling for his name as well. But none of the Russian speaking channels I found belongs to Vasya in the Hay.
@@mariaschonfeld8177 right, it's probably ok to show one's old content to the new audience) However, I personally had a nasty feeling when Sergei started showing that tragic Grandma Lida story in December like it was happening right there and then and like she was still alive, while I knew that it dated back to January, 2020 and poor granny had been dead since late January or early February((( it was awful to read people's comments begging Sergei to save the babushka, who, in fact, was no more(
You can’t miss what you don’t have. These people are content with what they have and don’t miss all the advancements from the major cities. Great interview as always, these Videos are fantastic
That's definitely true. On tv they're being told the global west is like Sodom and Gomorrha, everyone's living in sin there. Like in Iran basically, same sh*t all day. They don't tell them that there's health & education standards, wealth & prosperity there, they make it seem like it's like the favelas in Rio from Helsinki to Auckland, and that ure fine w ur hatchet and samovar if ure well-off. You don't need no drinking water supply, just don't eat yellow snow! And the people believe it because they haven't been shown anything else since 1920 or before probably. And that's not even a stretch.
But they're not in New York City living in a closet (apartment) for 4000$ a month, breathing in more smog than actual oxygen, the true meaning of peak civilianization. 😆
I think you could almost do an hour just talking to the last guy, even with him saying about not be worried about mobilization you could see that what happened had a major effect on him, and fighting against Ukraine now will be a lot harder than it was in 2014 and 2017. It was nice to see a rural video where people we polite and accommodating. They were all fairly satisfied with what they have but I am sure if a little money was spent on the village it would improve things.
In my city Edmonton Canada there are thousands of people living under tarps and tents in -15 to -35 Celsius. We need people like you guy's to expose the horrible conditions for people and inequality in my country also. Thanks for the great videos.
@@melindacadarette3447 In Russia, on average, each resident owns two properties. Almost everyone has a holiday apartment in the countryside. The state provides them with free healthcare, education, heating and other things. Not to mention that they retire people very quickly, sometimes they give a pension without working years just so that you have an income. Even in European villages, there are traveling stores, for old people or if you happen to run out of something and you don't have to go to the store. The problem in Russia is alcoholism in the villages.
A decent-sized house (as opposed to huge rent for a city shoebox in a big Western city), satellite TV, a nice looking sauna, etc., isn't really that little.
я бы не сказал что прям глубинный, посмотри ролики с других концов мира, где живут в разы хуже чем эти старушки которым принципе большего и не нужно (хоть и считаю что они заслуживают лучшей жизни)
@@captlazer5509 He sure wasn't acting nice, but you have to understand that he was reacting like this because he was stressed out about his water pump not working
Daniil, these people have always lived in poverty and oppression. They still do and don't even know it. It's admirable and important to live simply and self-sustaining, however, they don't know they live on crumbs. They don't know anything about other sources. they only know and want to hear what is being said on state media. So, how could they know better? To them, the country leader will always be right and will support those they know on state media.
@@pmf598 Paul, I live in the US. I am not a senior citizen. I am not living on a pension. I've never lived in Russia, especially in rural Russia. If you have and you do well there, then fine. I guess the sanctions don't mean a thing to them, do they? So, they still don't know the difference between another type of life, do they? Maybe living in rural Russia is better than the USA and western Europe?
I think I’ve commented about it before, but check out “dollar street”. It’s a project to show living standards across the world across various income levels. They do it by taking photos of a specified list of everyday objects representing various parts of living. It can help give people a picture of where they are economically and is generally very fascinating.
GREAT episode. One of your best. Even if people did not say, what we (westerners) would like to hear. But the last guy is the typical Russian behavior I know: There's a public ME and a private ME. The public ME asks for the mobiks to come and not be afraid. The private ME looked, in view of his expieriences in UKR (2 or 3 times? What now), rather not so enthusiastic about his stay in UKR. But the way he treated the guests: Very welcoming. "Come in! Have a seat!" (to some "idiot" who comes from the big city with a camera - they can tell IMMEDIATELY by how you are dressed/behaving) and I am sure he also offered some tea. And a nice house. I have seen WAYYYYYYYYYYYY worse places in the country side that were sties! Also the lady on the street was very welcoming. And I liked it also that you showed that Russia consists of more than just Russians. Here: Chuvashs. THANK you.
@@cohonasking24 sure volunteer. A guy with no education whatsoever went there to volunteer and do what? I can't believe there are adults so naive in this world.
My grandpa was chuvash too, coming from small chuvash village. He was born in 1937, and when he was ~18 y.o. he came to Moscow and was able to enter one of the best and most famous universities in Russia - Moscow State University. He didn't pay a single coin for this. After graduating from university, he began working as a lawyer. After marrying my grandmother he received an apartment from the state in the Moscow region, and a few years after the birth of my mom - an apartment in the center of Moscow and a small piece of land and country house in a village in the Moscow region. Largely for this reason, older people miss the USSR - life was easier, there were social guarantees from the state, people were provided with free education, work and place to live.
"Largely for this reason, older people miss the USSR [..] people were provided with free education, work and place to live." I am not denying any of the experience of your grandpa. If he feels USSR worked out for him, then it did, and his nostalgia is understandable. But the exact same system didn't work for most people in the USSR, and that's why the people got rid of the USSR. You are projecting your grandpa's experience, as if it would be everyone's experience, when in reality he was, partially by luck, in a privileged minority of people for whom the system worked, mostly by oppressing the rest of the people. It's understandable that the privileged soviet minority is nostalgic, but most people who lived under USSR feel that their lives were stolen for the benefit of the soviet elite, and I'm not even getting much into the actual physical things that were forcefully taken away from many people by the soviet army, for the soviet elite.
@@nydydn USSR would never collapsed if it would not bankrupt! And experience of his grandpa was a very common thing all over the USSR! "It's understandable that the privileged soviet minority is nostalgic" sorry dude, but it is definitely not a minority it is an absolute majority. The society was way more fair than any other democratic society. And in truth late USSR was not so oppression as many people right now trying to show it. In truth nobody in Russia wants restore the USSR, but there are a lot of facts that confirmed that there were a lot of magnificent solutions for a lot of things that modern society don't even understand how to handle!
How much I wish I could visit these people and show them images, videos and statistics about how well Russia could be doing with the correct people in charge. It pains me to see humans basically abandoned by the people who they "elected".
They don't need any statistics or some videos with "truth". They need help. But your point about the correct people in correct place is good. However, right now, the best we can do is help them with food, money or a place to live.
In truth, they have lived this way for centuries and they don't want your help. They have electric there. I don't doubt that some don't have running water, but they will have a well or somewhere else to get it. This varies of course. They nearly all have a banya. Their washing habits are different to ours. People don't sweat as much in the cold anyway. Even in the most basic accommodation they wash their hands often. Even in a chum in Mongolia they do that. What is poverty depends on your point of view.
Don't worry, he's got loads of support for his main Russian channel Vasya na Sene ( Вася на сене) with over 2mln mostly Russian subscribers)) not so sure the clone Sergei created in March 2022 (Vasya in the Hay) will ever come close to those results😉
That last guy, Lyonia, seemed traumatized. A broken man. 💔 Maybe the answers he gave had been beaten into him. The way he humbly kept repeating the same things about not being scared of mobilization and him being just a simple village guy, that sounded like a forced confession under duress. Hopefully, he can move on from his experiences, without using alcohol to numb himself.
I don't mind Lionya hanging himself or committing other kind of suicide. Actually, I even prefer it that way. Better see him hanging rather than coming to my homeland, don't you think? In 2014 he had a choice not to come, but he didn't mind earning bloody money for the renovation of his house. Destroyung Ukrainian houses to make his house better.
You never know, it's equally probable that he might have been one of the people committing atrocities and that's why he is afraid to speak out. He might have been forced to, but you don't know it. Maybe he was there, because they promised him a lot of money and that's why he is living well now? You can't just assume he is a good person
@@PavltheRobot actually funny that he says to have been there when ruski and putim claimed that no russian soldier has ever been on ukranian soil or fought against ukranians before 2022..... i mean, like the dude and maybe a lot other like him are a living example of rushist lies ?
@UCBCbI2fC2JlQy-egBsDNiLA I speak Russian, and I was residing in Siberia ( Irkutsk) . I can understand the " Tone of Voice " and I do not have that impression. Also, my wife that is Russian has the same perception as me. But yes, I agree with you that he is traumatized.
Watch how people live in remote villages in Russia:
www.youtube.com/@vasyainthehay/videos
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Please more rural Russia videos these are the best
I would pay $150 a night to Air BnB in this village. I'm not kidding, and if it wasn't for Putin I'm certain I wouldn't be alone on this.
The last guy says that mobilisation is easy, yet he is near to tears thinking about the three times he was involved in conflicts/wars. Ask the families and friends of the thousands of Russian soldiers killed in the wars if it´s easy. I believe they have a different story to tell...
He seems really broken like some soldiers after they get back from war, suffering from PTSD, trapped in their mind and needing someone to talk to about what happened, what they saw, what they had to do, etc. He seems traumatized by something that either happened to him or that he was forced to do. He seems like he might be in denial and trying to justify (in his own mind) what he was forced to do.
He is either trying to hint to people how hard it was without getting in trouble or trying to lie to himself in hopes that he believes his own lies. I don't think he is really trying to trick others into going.
the 2014/2017 is completly different thing to what's happening right now. Especially looking at his reaction right now, he would have completly different opinion on current events and mobilization... unless this was because he was scared to not be taken in again if he spoke against it
First he said he went twice, in 2014 and 2017. Then he changed it to three times.
I don’t think his experience of war is anything near what it is now. He has both his legs. As it is now, he would not get home intact during this war. He would be armless or legless or dead. That’s the only way unless you run.
He has had 5 years to “take his sauna” and go back if that’s what he intended.
And one other thing- Russia says it didn’t get involved until 2022. This man just made Putin a liar.
@@vert2552 2014 was exactly like now. The devestation was just as bad and just like now the Russians needed to be driven back. The Ukrainians were only stopped because of some stupid Western leaders forced them into accepting the Minsk Agreement, so they could cash in on their own deals with the Russians. What is going on now is because we didn't support Ukraine enough then. If anything, this is an unnecessary war, that should have been solved in 2014.
Half the time people are terrified that you are from the government
i saw just old widows ...bad picture of russia
While the other half are terrified that he isn't from the government.
Good interview information 👍
They're old people in rural villages. They've never seen this interview content on media. I'd probably ask some informations before answering about potential personal data to strangers.
Exception are those who actually know sb within some gov't agency and lash out at Daniil for obvious brainrot reasons. I think that last guy didn't himself believe a word he was saying, he's been probably putting on a show parroting propaganda once he realized he's getting published, he was obviously hiding in order not to get drafted I think.
Country people are used to living a much more simple life than city people. So if they have enough food, basic services like electricity and gas, and a warm house then they are happy. That's fine, nothing wrong with that simple life if they are happy with it. It was very nice of that woman to invite us all into her home, thank you! Спасибо!
But they're not in New York City living in a closet (apartment) for 4000$ a month, breathing in more smog than actual oxygen, the true meaning of peak civilianization. 😆
it is good if you consciously choose such a life. These people simply do not have a choice, they live "well", because they have never lived better. And their parents did not live better. And their grandfathers did not live better.
@@yeontatayeontata580 It's the stress of not having the amenities or necessities available. Many Russian villages don't even have stores selling foods to them.
Another thing is who's fixing the broken things? I know at least in New York City, there are people and young and strong foreign ones who will be quite willing to help us fix broken things if they can join our American society.
I'm not saying that a few tens of thousands of new migrants' arrivals in a few months is a good thing in the short term. New York isn't set up to be a gigantic shelter for migrants, especially since Texas and Florida have dumped busloads of migrants into New York. It takes time to get people settled.
@@dopecat15 I agree with you.
@@yeontatayeontata580 "Russian cities and towns live better than villages." - depends on one's definition of "better". Younger people dream of the city life and going to night clubs. I did! But as one gets older they want some peace and quiet, not hearing neighbors parties or loud car stereos. Its that way in the US and I'm sure its the same in Moscow or SPB. They are all pensioners in the video and they are happy. I understand it although those villages might be a bit too remote even for me. Once a week someone brings groceries? Could be too much isolation. Peace to all!
That last guy is clearly damaged by his war experience but tried to put on a brave face supporting the war. It's easier for him to believe that everything he experienced was necessary. Imagining having to accept that all the death and gory he experienced was all for nothing, it'll likely break him.
And the time he was there was not even close to what is happening now. I cant remember there being any big clashes during the years he mentioned. Now its a meat grinder.
@@Alari24 2014 was when it kicked off, there was certainly intense fighting. However officially the Russians were never there in 2014, according to Kreml it was all Seperatists from Donetsk and Luhansk and they denied being a fighting faction. All Russian soldiers there were "private individuals without government order".
Obviously this is all BS but I'd like to know if they gave up denying their involvement now or if the guy could get in trouble for what he said.
@@39mdg92 interesting isn't it, seems like there was a recruitment drive around rural Russia to bring in fighters into the conflict. We can assume that's how he was able to rebuild the family home as it all looks quite new, multiple tvs and modern appliances etc
he was clearly in shock at recalling his memories of war and did as any soldier would and towed the line on joining the army - although you could tell that inside he didn't see any point to it all, other than as a means to get money.
Interesting, isn't it that he admitted to serving there in 2014 - when the Russian government denies their regular forces were ever there, then.
Indeed, his expression was telling
Watching that last guy was heartbreaking. Deep in his heart he definitely knows that something is wrong with the whole picture he tries to advocate for. But he just never knew anything else what could help him escape from that weird mindset. This is why education and freedom of media is essential.
To me he seemed very apologetic, as if before he has been talking about the situation in a certain way and now he‘s afraid to be interrogated.
@@tomassakalauskas2856 What Russian Empire?
it felt like when he talked about the two times 2014/2017 in Ukraine ? i mean, no russian soldiers have been to ukraine before 2022, at least that's what putin and ruski claim.... anyway, at that time it felt he remembered bad things... for sure he didn't want to tell them to who's filming him, also he tried to say what ruski want to hear and that is "getting drafted for war".... but in the last part he also said "tell them, that i'm just a village guy, i was there already".....
It's clear that he knows what happenes there and he knows that he doesn't wish to go back to that hell... you can see it from his expressions after he tells to not be afraid....
@@perfectmazda3538 Since 2014 Ukraine waged war againts separatist republucs of DNR and LNR. Many russians joined conflict as volunteers on the side of separatists. He never said he is a soldier
@@МатвейКим-з9ф the Russian empire that thinks it's ok to take land by force from weaker neighbours.
Dude really just skipped the side quest of helping that old guy solve his water issue
Ahaha, true
Help grandpa with the water god damn
Daniil and Team 1420. Your documenting of people's lives and how they feel on the various issues is a great thing you are doing, not only for your country but for the wider international community. If all goes well into the future for you, I am sure that your team will make a great contribution in history, sociology and the world and hopefully in your own country. I am very impressed by your insights and courage. May God's protection keep you safe and well.
Great interviewing skills. Setting out a fact and posing simple questions, then just listen.
@@cathjj840 absolutely not! He was not well prepared at all. He got an interesting guy at the end, but that copy paste question he asked anyone obviously doesnt fit here. Instead he should have dug deaper and asked about 2014- there were supposedly no russian troups there? and why it was so tough? he could have made a lot out of the interview. And why he didnt cut out an open call for cruelties and joining the killings? 🤔
It's heartbreaking watching these people settle for so much less than such a resource rich country can, and should provide.
Have you been to the United States lately?
@@sillybilly8028 Being poor in the US sucks. Being poor in Russia sucks, possibly even more. Both countries should be ashamed of how they treat their people. No amount of wars will distract people forever from the fact that they live in squalor and their children and grandchildren will too.
@@sillybilly8028 Being poor in either country sucks
@@zefft.f4010 You need to look at data, about average income, average quality of life, access to services, etc. etc. to compare two countries.
@@sillybilly8028 there is one reason why Russian live much less than Americans and almost 10 years less than Europeans.
American here. I've lived most of my adult life in a rural area of California, America, which was so remote that I drove 45 minutes on a dirt road to go into town once a week to buy groceries and supplies. I didn't have much money but I didn't feel poor. So I think I understand these villages a little. There is some poverty in these Russian villages in terms of some older residents not having enough food or heat. But mostly the rest look like they are getting along ok. Their homes are not fancy, but they have all the usual appliances: tv, fridge, oven, hot water, etc. The main problems seem to be lack of access to jobs and medical care, social isolation, and no opportunities for young people. We have the same problems here in rural parts of America.
Yep, many parts of the southeastern USA is much like the place in the vid and the people are much the same, too.
The interview just not show the actual difference, you have to imagine it by yourself further))
E.g. those people can't afford to buy car, so if you drove 45 minutes to the town, they're just going on foot for several hours in cold winter.
Most have refrigerator like 30-40 years old, washing clothes with bare hands
A lot of villages in Russia actually don't have gas, so they use cold water all the time. And so on.
Yes, they used to such live, so they think it's enough, but only because they can't afford to travel somewhere else. Most of them perhaps even didn't see a sea in their lives, because it is too expensive for them to travel and spend a week in some places near the sea.
Only the last person have not a bad salary, but only because he is a contract soldier.
It's actually another blowing mind fact, that man was in Ukraine in 2014, and Russian goverment is still denying that there were russian soldiers in 2014
Been isolated in a rural town in central Louisiana the same way my entire life. No clue what I'm supposed to do to escape it and experience the world but here's hoping.
@@ДмитроВасильєв-ц8о Dmitro Vasilyev, thank you for showing what the real situation is.
@@koreyardoin3695 I realize this isn’t much to offer, but you can try to get a remote (online) job to start. Seems like you have access to a computer and internet. Save up until you can afford to travel or move out of the area to somewhere you prefer and continue to build on your job experience from there. Don’t stay stagnant in an entry level position if you can help it and apply for positions even above what you may think you’re qualified for. Getting yourself into a company that pays for you to get a professional designation or license is definitely a way you can start. I took a financial, customer service position to start that allowed me to get my Series 7 financial license. Once I received that license, plenty of other, better paying job opportunities opened up from there. Many of the opportunities at that point are also remote jobs that will allow you to travel.
Moral of the story is that you have to start somewhere, but keep building upon it.
You need to finish side quest to be able to talk to this guy. I think you should go to water tower for more clues. After that you can come back and take "Water problem" quest.
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@suzannefarrington4143fr, helping the old guy fix his water and then interviewing after would be a crazy interesting video to me. Just taking on the world's random side quests.
brain rot. stop playing video games and read a book
Its so sad to see such brutal poverty while Russia has the most resources in the world. Russia won't share its wealth with rural folks but expects them to die for their stupid wars.
I like this channel, and I'd love to see Russia get completely booted out of everywhere they've invaded, but I see worse living conditions here in California. By some measures.
I work at a hotel. There are lots of homeless people living around it, and almost all of the workers don't have their own place. They're shacked up with 2 or many more so they can afford rent.
I don't know how they're doing it, but some families are getting money to stay at hotels. They're clearly on some sort of assistance, but not doing anything to better their situation. Taking full advantage of the hotel amenities, wrecking things, stealing hotel property.
End rant
Well said !
Moscow and St Petersburg only gets the resources
Russia doesn't have the most resources.
US, the number one oil producing nation on Earth.
@@TheBandit7613 a lot of the oil is stolen from other counties lol
Love these videos. Thank you for sharing from America! ❤🇺🇸🇺🇸
Immense effort to seek interviewees on almost empty village covered in heavy snow. Take care, 1420 team! You guys are amazing.
I don't think it was empty... that's the sad thing.
Would you be outside in those conditions??
@@streaming5332 thats just snow lol
Everyone seems so paranoid, such an dystopia we are witnessing.
KGB!
it's not paranoia if they killed your neighbours
They're at war, what do you expect?
Not so long ago they would have ended in to a prison based on what they say. And they don't know when those times will be there again!
That's one of the effects of not having free and fair elections. All the best regards to you 🙏 Slava Ukrayini 🇺🇦👍
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The people that invited you into their homes were very good to do so. The second house really looked quite nice to me. The first certainly looked very modest, but a loved and cozy home nonetheless.
The fact that the returned veteran supported the “operation” is very understandable. As people only know what they are told.
Thank you for this video.
Last dude is like : Don't be afraid of mobilization, its easy. Then starts crying and say I'm back from there it was enough for me.
Could it be he is giving an answer that won't get him in trouble with the government if they view it?
He clearly is concerned he may be talking to officials.
He seems to live well comparatively
It's enough for him because he made a lot of money "volunteering" and he literally said that he will go again.
He loves his country. Cleary he wants people to fight for russia.
I'll be honest. I've seen worse poverty here in the USA. I've experienced it. But I'd rather be poor and free. I never have to worry about what might happen to me if I say the wrong thing to a young man with a video camera.
Good job! Agreed, I've been homeless too . But got lucky to find a way out with support. Including the hope and opportunity that life can be better! Without that HOPE for joy, what is there?!
It is simple. Just try to poke randomly in google maps in 20-30 places in Russia and in the USA. And compare the standard of living. And then you will understand that poverty in Russia is ubiquitous.
@@Jon_Borjomi True--that's an important difference.
@@Sentrme I you were homeless in that village you wouldn't be able to survive a day in winter.
People need to grow balls and stand up to crazy leaders, if not ....they'll suffer.
First time hear chuvash language. Thanks for that! And greetings from polish fans!
That last encounter felt really sinister. 1420 are brave people!
I think that guy was drunk, and possibly hiding from going back to Ukraine. Perhaps never even been there.
@@aredditor4272 i think he suffers from what many soldiers who has been in actions suffers from. Young men need to understand that either they die in Ukraine or comes home as invalid most probably both mentally and physically. There is 100% no upside of being a soldier in a war. The minute you go to war, your life is ruined forever.
Really? Those people invited a stranger into their home and treated him in a polite and on the whole friendly way. I detected no hint of dislike, let alone any hostility or threat. The man answered his questions civilly, rather thoughtfully and in the spirit with which they were asked. I don't get what was sinister. Is it that they weren't hipsters?
@@dixonpinfold2582 I totally agree with you!
@@dixonpinfold2582 I hope you're not LGBT or BLM. Brainwashed dude.
It's unbelievable how welcoming these people are,
absolute no one in my country would let you in their house that easily and just for the reason to see how they live
This often the situation in remote villages. People don't have it easy and some enjoy the company of outsiders.
@@larsvaahlmar1784 yes that is true in some places I have been, its just interesting to see a new face, they would have your company an entire week if they could. AND they are often much nicer than people in cities, albeit sometimes more old-fashioned an hard beliefs.
That's what I was thinking too. I live in Canada and I'm free to speak my mind about anything, but...if some stranger came nosing around my house with a camera asking for a tour and an interview, I'd be suspecting some kind of scam and not give them the time of day.
@@user-userconnected They've got nothing to steal?
Well you just cant see, when people dont lket them in. Daniil has told to one of the babushkas, that many didnt want to answer.
The cold and the loneliness of the villages you visit just freaks me out , makes me feel so very privileged to live in southern Europe.
Thing is, even Eastern Europe isn't hat bad as shown in the video. No running water?
That's closer to India.
It kinda reminds me of growing up in rural Nova Scotia in the early 1970s. It was not as bad as this , but I can almost smell the run down damp coldness of it.
it can be cozy and romantic to live in a snowy village. but not when youre so poor you can barely afford heat.
Bu tlook at those houses! Many of those have great very old wood carvings! Long ago, there was a prosperous village and people who did have a future.
Me too ! From Athens !
These videos are eye-opening to me. As an American, I had no idea how rural Russians lived. I subscribed to vasa in the hay. But any money I give goes to Ukraine first. I will support him by watching, upvoting and commenting.
These are really sweet old people though.
They don't know how poor they are.
There are millions - possibly tens of millions - of Americans living in worse poverty, crime ridden ghettos, homeless, dilapidated houses, etc.
Tell people working 60+ hours/week to live in a city shoe box they're "better off" than the babushka with cheap gas, electric + a decent sauna in her decent-sized house.
@@dw620 what in the living heck are you talking about? Perhaps in Appalachia there’re some communities of similar poverty, but outside of the south and Appalachia very few towns are anything like this. I grew up in a little village surrounded by potato and beat farms and none of the homes in my village nor any of the surrounding towns were anywhere near as sad and dilapidated as these homes.
San Francisco comes to mind or L.A not to talk about numerous trailer parks or Indian reservations the poverty in America is staggering.
@@dw620 It is true. I've been Iucky enough to have traveIIed aII over the US and there are a Iot of parts that are as shocking as any third worId country I have visited. The difference between them and these guys is the American Iiving in bad conditions knows they are poor and wants change, they do not support Ieaders who keep them in the dirt.
Thanks for showing us these village residents. They are doing pretty well considering but they try not to think about the war and the future because they can’t do anything about it. Also, thanks for showing Sergei’s work (Vasya inn the Hay) . He is an incredible guy who does so much with him and a camera guy. I subscribe and support his channel. You are brave guys, be safe, please. ❤️🇨🇦
Oh dear, that‘s so sad to watch. Daniil and team, please make sure you‘re safe in the days and weeks to come - the signs aren‘t good.
poverty is a relative concept once you have a roof over your head with heating systems and something to eat, especially if there is no one to envy near you
true , there are many in the west would swap their hectic " affluency " for their simple rural life in a heartbeat
We live in excess in the west . We gave away our rights to immigrants who rule us.
@@wackadakka3134 That's also why "primitive life" channels are such a success.
@@wackadakka3134 true, but not in a state where you could be "mobilized", ie lose your life for nothing
I am Chuvash. I immigrated to the US 18 years ago. These people are simple hard working people. They are not evil.
It was before 24.02.2022... look what these kind people made to Ukraine...
I don't nor did not believe Russian people where evil just that the president they have now are leading them down the wrong path . I really feel sorry that on both sides soldiers are dying fir something that not needed to happen. Russia has so much to offer the world I the way of tourism I for would love to explore of the beaten track . A good friend of mine ride his motorbike all the way from England to Russia and was warmly welcomed by everyone he meet.
I believe we all are like plasticine, moldable into any shape. Circumstances, how we are raised and treated as young has much to do with it, but there is potential for the worst in all of us. So I believe you, I don't think most of these simple and hard working people are bad. To be rally bad you need to have the means, power and money. One poor bad person can't do much except kill a few, but presidents, religious leaders and CEOs can kill thousands.
@@vytcrexyj tell me, do those people, especially babushkas, look evil? They just live simple lives.
It would be the same, if I said, that Americans are evil for massacres of indians or Japanese for imperialism and atrocities in Manchuria or Czechs for Hussite wars.
Can you see?
No one thinks they are evil. They live in a country with an evil culture and leadership in Moscow.
Big fan of "Vashya in the hay" as well, thanks for shouting him out.
He deserves a medal and government funding. One of the most humble and compassionate human that I've come across.
Also R.I.P. Dima
I know I have hard time watching because it painful to have this happen we have same violence here in America
I think that one day, Sergei will be nominated for sainthood! May Dima rest in peace!
All the best to these people who kindly allowed us to see inside their homes and lives!
It’s curious how despite the crazy world and difficult times we all find ourselves in, some people somehow managed to remain pure to the point of not only invite but also letting a stranger into their homes 😧
their lives havent changed
I keep thinking of all the amazing things the Russian Government could have built or provided to their citizens (especially in rural less developed areas) with all the billions of rubles they have chosen to spend instead on destroying another country. Use money to create happiness for your own people, not misery for everyone! 🌈
It's not even the money that they spent on weapons that you would need to divert, it's the billions stolen to private foreign accounts etc that would solve a lot of the problems.
Russia has the potential to be a giant version of Norway but instead it is a gas station ran by mafia and the people are not able to do anything about it.
Лол, когда у нас было такое правительство, которое делала все для народа, вы для начала организовали нам интервенцию из 16 стран, а потом максимально давили санкциями, пока не до давили в 91.
gotta buy your 5th Superyacht first, to trump the other oligarch who you dont like!
Just think of the billions of dollars the the USA has given to Ukraine, just think what it could have done if the USA would have invested in the USA and the American people. Think of all the misery that the USA has caused all over the world.
I think it is hard to call these people poor. They live good by their standards and happy with what they have. Not everyone need a new car, a modern smartphone and a 70'' OLED TV to be happy.
This video just show to me, that one should appreciate what they have and don't chase material based happiness.
But they're not in New York City living in a closet (apartment) for 4000$ a month, breathing in more smog than actual oxygen, the true meaning of peak civilianization. 😆
@@dopecat15 stupid observation.
I agree with you. Many people also say they live past reality and are oblivious to the world. But on the other hand, you can also say that they live their own lives and are probably less dependent than people in the big city who live in their own bubbles.
Just running water?
@@wessexdruid7598 They have running water, heating, and electricity. Didn't you watch the video?
These houses are in much better condition, and much cleaner, than I've seen on other channels. (A stark contrast with Vasya in the Hay!) The people are also less paranoid about talking to Daniil and I was shocked that they let him into their homes! Doesn't it seem that the last man is deeply troubled? Perhaps by his military service in the past. A fascinating episode.
I get so strong 1980 DDR vibes from this.
The interior of the rooms which seems to be from 40 years ago.
Everything quite orderly but extremely humble.
The way the man at 14:00 is talking.
Careful what he says as if he knows that Staatssicherheit is listening.
These interviews are just great! Yet it's so sad to see how brainwashed they all are. I would love to take one of them to see my village in Italy.
My favorite country to go,love youre food and the people!👍
Do you also have permafrost there, polar nights - 60 Celsius and 11 time zones and an area of 17,000,000 + square kilometers? the problem of these villages is their remoteness from cities and the lack of full-fledged work in these villages, these places are very sparsely populated, there are villages where 30 people live, there are where 2000 or 5000 live, and at the same time they are mostly pensioners, therefore, in the understanding of a good life in the village, such a pensioner perceives the usual benefits, light, heating, water, products from the garden, personal household, the opportunity to buy fruits and other missing products, as well as the presence of minimal household appliances in the form of a washing machine, refrigerator, microwave, stove, oven, kettle and similar things that are in every house in the city, in fact, these are people who do not work and live on money from the state and these money are enough only for food and clothes and things necessary in everyday life, those who breed animals, are engaged in forests, and the like. people can have a substantial income, but as a rule, it is already difficult for pensioners and they do not do this, they only keep animals for themselves in order to eat environmentally friendly solid products
@@ЗлойБро-п6с well ruski have enough resources like they claim to make up for the vastness, but putin prefers using it in moscow for the oligarchs....
@@ЗлойБро-п6с Canada has a lower population density than Russia, yet achieves a higher standard of living and the geography/weather is very similar.
Size has nothing to do with that.
But indeed! In Italy there are many places lost in the middle of nowhere, but they all maintain a civilized something, here you never get the idea of being in the middle of wild nature, even in villages with few inhabitants, destined to depopulate over the course of the time.
Honestly I did not see poverty in this video, just humble people with very different life expectations. I just watched a representation of my country in the 80's rural areas.
I'm so glad to read someone with the same opinion as I have. They have plenty to eat, electric, the house is clean. Nobody looks starved. I went to Russia about 10 years ago. Sure, in some places the decor is not modern, but it is adequate. The standard of food is better than we have here, with our stupid microwave meals. I would not like the lack of running water in some places, because I have medical problems and need to bathe daily. But that would be the only inconvenience. I would be happy to live like that if that one problem could be fixed.
Younger people need a busier social life, that is what probably takes them off to apartments in cities.
If it's a choice of a decent-sized house with cheap gas and electricity, sauna, etc., vs. paying to rent a squalid appartment in a crime-ridden ghetto, I know which I'm going for!
Those who think these villages are in poverty are delusional. These houses are mansions in comparison to apartments in my nearest city (Toronto)
I agree. Wealth is a relative concept. I have far more than them but I don't feel wealthy because most of my friends earn more than me. (I don't feel poor either, but I do worry about losing my job)
Who is to say what wealthy really is?
Most of these old people are content, no one bothers them, they have a peaceful life.
There are literally billions of people on the planet worse off than what we just saw.
There are rural communities like this all over the United States. I'd be interested to see inside more homes in general to be able to compare and contrast lifestyles. It reminds me very much of the Appalachian and Ozark regions here honestly. I think rural "poverty" like this exists in all developed nations. I think the old ladies' houses were beautiful!
You're right, Shawn. Where I grew up in rural Wyoming, you would find lots of people and communities that differ very little from what we see here. Just as Moscow and St. Petersburg aren't representative of all of Russia, NYC, D.C. and L.A. don't represent the bulk of life in the USA either.
I was wondering the same. Instead, almost all the comments are calling the people in the video ignorant. Makes me wonder who is really ignorant. If you go to any farming area in North America, the scenes are just like this. There are even Amish communities who do not use electricity etc. too. If someone were to visit such a community and make a video, it would obviously be skewed.
as a european, when I first saw the poverty in the US I can't even begin to express how shocked I was. the russian poverty I always knew about because we share a border with them, but the american poverty was just shocking. I mean, we have poverty here too, but it's drastically different. if you lose EVERYTHING here, you still get a nice apartment, the same exact free healthcare as a billionaire, and you can go get your PhD for free if you like. it's just shockingly different.
@@babstra55 you must be Finnish. State so instead of making it sound like free housing, free higher education and good healthcare is available in all of Europe. It is not like that and Americans don't need any more people telling them that they're such victims while they live in one of the most privileged countries in the world, as do you.
I was there 2 times: In *2014* and *2017* - Oops! Someone's let the cat out of the bag!
Yup, not that it wasnt already out.
And then suddenly it was 3 times, or not at all lol
Yes, so suddenly it was 3 times, and then he thought, I better advertise it or I will be forced to go back a 4th time!
Unbelievably awesome to hear Chuvash language and that people speak it! Way to go!
Russification almost killed these kind of enslaved nations' languages. Same shit in Belorus which became Moskow's puppet. Ukraine is bigger so we managed to save our language and are actively restoring its usage. Russian aggression is very helpful in this way. More and more people do not want to be viewed as Russians in fear Russians will decide to save them by indiscriminate bombings
@@bachristus Greetings from Lithuania. I am glad we managed to maintain our language and develop identity somewhat better. Barely anyone from my generation speak Russian, they chose German/French languages as their secondary.
Let's hope for a speedy derussification of various different ethnic regions of RU.
@@bachristus ты так говоришь про плохих русских, поработивших другие народы, как быдто Россия - единственная страна с многонациональным составом.
I follow Sergei and hes one of the best humans i ever witnessed. He doesnt judge anyone, the things he did to Dima was amazing. RIP Dima
who’s dima
How do you know Dime is dead? Someone told you "This is Dima". And later "Dime is dead".
@@oyuk4618 Dima was a poor Russian guy from a rural village that Sergei helped out. Unfortunately Dima died recently.
Dima was my favourite
I couldn't understand why Dima died.
Wow- this one was so interesting. To have one's own home and farm in some ways seems like a dream, but so harsh and lonely. I found the people you interviewed here to have dignity and gentleness--unlike many of the rural people in some of your other interviews.
The communal farms in Russia are owned by large scale companies. Those people in the video don't have their own farms! Only a small plot of land next to their house. You can call that a homestead, perhaps.
Maybe they're remote enough from anything, so they're less toxic. But there's a "telescreen" in every other home apparently, so.... Hitler handed out free radios so poor ppl would easily listen to the propaganda everyday via radio reception. Seems to be some small economy thing going on there w the milk vendors and stuff too, so maybe ppl could sustain themselves a little.
@@xy6845 There are no telescreens; those are old TVs of the sort people had BEFORE we invited Alexa, computers which track everything you do, etc., into our houses... ; )
@@xy6845 Two people said there was no work paying enough to live. So no young people who have to go elsewhere. The ones there are mostly old pensioners, who seem to be getting their pensions of an amount sufficient to live decently.
Well done. This time the answers are more sincere than usual. I tend to believe, that the old people in the deep Russia do live in similar way, like my grand-grand mother used to, roughly 80 years ago in remote central european village. She also would be satisfied by very rudimentary appliances, sanitation and so on. Actually this is my takeaway. This truly feels like life of my grand-grand mother.
i cant explain how interesting your videos are to me ... greets from germany :)
Thanks!
You know, I always feel sorry for these people. I am myself from Eastern Europe, it doesn't really matter from where.
I didn't have a **very** bad life in my country, but I also couldn't get from one to two - for example, I could not afford my own home. I have moved to a Western European country. I've been living here for 12 years now. I work just as hard, as I did in my own country, but.... here I have my own house (another 8 years, and it'll be completely mine - in my country, I could never repay the bank loan in 20yrs...). I get a brand new car every 3 years (it's like a package that you need to subscribe to), this year I got an E Class Mercedes. So does my wife. She is driving a BMW 3. Our child gets everything that a child of his age deserves/wants. We have two holidays every year. And you know what? We're both simple workers. I work in a factory as a installer/repairman and she works in a warehouse, so no fancy jobs. Typical 8hrs/day job. I worked 12-14hrs 6 days a week in my own country, and I couldn't get 10% of what I have here.
Anbd people, including some of my own family even, they don't understand what is it like to be treated fair at work, because they have never experienced the life I live in Western Europe. They can not even imagine, because all they can relate to is their own miserable jobs, where they are being underpaid and mistreated all the time. And I honestly feel sorry for them, for they are missing out on so many things in life...
Eh?! What country do you work in??!! In no country except for maybe Switzerland can normal workers afford all that.
@@accesscrimea I live in Norway.
I'm from Iran. I understand you.
@@dys1525 net worth is a measure of what?
I have one life. I have to do the things I enjoy/wish or dream about while this one life lasts. Since I can afford it, why not, if that is what I like? I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't do drugs. I spend all that money on those new cars. And I still have enough left to have decent enough savings and enough to spare so that I can even afford to donate to charities regularly to help those in need.
@@dys1525 What mistake are you talking about, my friend? I live the same life like every other middle class people do. So again, what mistake are you talking about? What status symbol? Whatever I buy, I buy it to enjoy it,to use it for what it should be. I couldn't care less about what other people think or what they don't...
I have been a fan of Vasya in the Hay for long time.. Sergi Is such a great guy.. I have watcher every video he had done.. I have cried with some of them..
He does good things but there is something about him that i don't like, only time will tell.
He is the best of humanity on You Tube.
@@kristiant96 I know what you mean. We are so used to unsavory motives that when a really good human being does good just because, we cannot help but find it weird and suspicious. It says a lot about ourselves.
Indeed Sergi does some amazing stuff 👏 The last guy in your video was a little scary though, I'll have a rest & a sauna the be back! 🇬🇧
To be fair if you go to someone's door and say "I have questions" the correct response is "go away!"
Yes I did that the other day ,didn't even open the door
you didn't realise that was a RPG quest "go to the water works to fix the water pump?" you refused the quest so he said "go back where you came from" and so the dialogue options ended, should've taken the quest!
Bless you for sharing Vasya in the Hay. I've been a long time subscriber and most episodes bring me to tears emotionally some happy some sad. He and his crew have my utmost respect as creators but mostly for sharing kindness to everyone. You also gained my subscription. your interviews should be shared to all the sheepeoples in the West who are pushing for more overreach by our governments
It's heartbreaking to see these decent hard-working people who deserve better from their leaders.
They deserve far better, yes, but what I'm seeing (cheap gas, electricity, saunas, etc.) would be considered luxury to 80-90% of the population in Africa, India, etc.
And they apparently don't have to worry that people randomly entering their houses are carrying guns and/or looking to rob them!
@@dw620 But they're not in New York City living in a closet (apartment) for 4000$ a month, the true meaning of peak civilianization. 😆
@vinceturner3863 - Whilst I hope the Russians get their arses handed to them in Ukraine, I felt genuinely sorry for the young bloke who said he's been 'there' in 2014 and 2017 (he seemed confused as to whether that constituted 2 or 3 times) but in any event, he said it's not good and it's better not to think about it. He was clearly affected. But then, he's telling people to sign up and it's not scary...?
I just don't understand the Russian mentality...
@@davidearea242 Trauma. Generational trauma and conditioning to follow authority. Counter-artistic and intelectual sentiments have been punished and driven out for the bigger part of Russia's history in the last 150 years
We all deserve shelter politics 😂😆😂 the government need to be held accountable for allowing criminal treatment of it's citizens.
These places look actually nice. They’re very simple but I would not say poor. People seem to go by okay. The last guy was in Ukraine in 2014 and 2017: it may have been easy back then (though his face expression was told a very different story from his words…) Now it is much much harder and scarier. And dangerous. He’ll find out if he goes back to Ukraine again.
This is not only good journalism, it's excellent filmmaking.
Если Вы поедете на войну по мобилизации, то Вы там не будете тусить и таскать всякую хрень. Вас кинут в какое-нибудь поле, чтобы узнать, откуда начнут стрелять и где "враг". На Вас им насрать. Тот чел не знает, о чем говорит
Тот чел дважды там был, но не знает о чем говорит.) а ты знаешь, ага ага
@@АнатолийМеглицкий Он был там в 2014 и 2017. Я думаю, он не знает как там сейчас
он просто понимает что его заставят туда поехать, если все умные соскочат... поэтому умоляет не боятся, типо идити парни, там легко и весело 😁😁😁
Вы чего не видите что он там насмотрелся и что на самом деле думает? Он из себя выдавливает "в целом, поддержку СВО" - через слёзы. И поедет опять из-за бедности. Никаких 80 тыщ он не зарабатывает.
@Lynette Agueda he says that volonteers would train and arm conscripts meaning that he hopes that conscripts would reinforce these battalions. But of course this is not what happens irl.
I am deeply frightened of the part starting from 11:30 and until the end. You managed to encounter the essence of zombification in Russia - a fine specimen of Lyonia.
Hello Daniil, I recognized Sergei's voice, but it is a rather a shock to see him in your stream. you have a different style of postprocessing of vidjos. Very good collab. Sergei is a very good person from the heart so he is able to approach and to speak with people. Tears in eyes of two time's war operation draftee really show what is left of a human once you need to take a weapon in your hand and forced to use it against people that obviously did no harm to you.
there is no pride of harming people
It's not a collab it's called a paid promotional, basically a commercial. Daniil explicitly says that.
@@elenacuskina dear elena, not sure about the way daniil - sergei conduct their collab, so you may enlighten us more
i think there is nothing bad to live simple, we also chase a more minimalist lifestyle in the western world. The problem is some kind of degradation of society. lack of personal views, bigotry that is evident from many of those rural Russia's interviews... Minimalism is a great way to live but must come from an internal journey.
I agree my guy.
This would allow less resources spending per person.
Also more housing for homeless.
It should be a choice, not an imposition. But it should also come with access to all the things that make an internal journey rewarding, education, health and security.
Excellent insight
The babushka with a decent-sized house and good looking sauna, cheap gas and electricity probably "lives better" than millions of wage slaves in Western countries working 60+ hours/week to rent (not own) a shoe box sized appartment in a noisy, crime-ridden city.
These people live simple because they have no other choice and don't know any better. Choosing to live simple and being forced to is two totally different things. He's smiling and happy because he makes $1,200 PER MONTH. That is absolutely NOTHING. That's even under the poverty line where I live....and he's smiling like he's rich yet he's living with nanny in a retirement village.
I'm amazed by the ornaments on these houses. Lovely tradition!
Me too.
Watching these videos reminds me of people from rural areas of my region in North-Western Italy. Despite being a heavily industrialised region, rural people born up until the 1920s used to live like these babushkas, in a small house with a vegetable garden.
Now almost all of these people have passed away, maybe there are still people living like that in southern Italy. There are villages that lost all the youth, and ended up empty. Now you can buy those houses for 10-50k Euros, sold by the heirs who live in the town. If they are in a pleasant place you can make a B&B, but the rural lifestyle and minority languages die out very quickly and very easily.
You have no idea what it is like in minus 15 degrees!!
It's not a really poor life, but only a quiet, simple rural life.
Ask them to show you the toiIet. They wiII aII take you outside. Theres the simpIe Iife you choose and the one that is forced upon you.
Outhouse is a outhouse. It's not a big deal. You get what you get, that's the lifestyle they choose. Obviously, it's inconvenient, but bite the bullet. At least, inside the main house, it's warm and cozy.
Yeah, these people have it pretty good. Seems like a proper village, jot an abandoned one. However, it's not like this everywhere
It’s great that people in this video are happy. But like you said, there are people in much worse situations. And how are people of working age supposed to deal with the limited career possibilities? Leave for towns and cities? People have brought up here have brought up young people moving to cities for the social life, but not as many people have mentioned the opportunities to do something for a living that helps you to create a fulfilling future for yourself.
I would NOT want to live there!!!!! 😲
I wish we had that snow. Kinda jealous right now. And thanks to the woman showing you around in her house. Last time I saw a house with a sauna was 35 years ago in an acquaintance's house in Luxembourg. The entire village has a lot of fresh paint, windows, materials. The last guy felt like he's had more war impressions than anyone should live with, but is convinced it has to be this way. Mobilization also doesn't work like they tell on TV. Many had to buy their own equipment, some only received 1 proper shooting training and many ended up on the first front line in no time so the contracti were free for other tasks.
My malamute would've loved it, too! : ) : )
The cottage at about 9:25 is actually pretty cute, I like the interior paneling, and it looks to be pretty well done. Nice sauna, I'll bet that comes in VERY handy there. Even the brickwork looked good. The exterior brickwork on the other house was well done, too, so it's obvious they have somebody in town or that comes to town that can build, just not much money to build much. The one house that the young guy rebuilt himself, with the log inner wall was quite nice, for that area. It's pretty obvious when people are saying what they think they have to, because the way he said it wasn't matching what he said.
Not being funny, and certainly not supporting the war, but those wooden houses with all the woodwork around doors and windows, those are beautiful! I wouldn't mind living in such a house. One does not really need much to live a rich life (certainly not some other country's territory).
@don Oh yeah, no doubt about that. I've lived in a 200 year old farm house before (here in the Netherlands), and I loved it. Such houses have a lot of character. Currently I'm residing in a concrete box (flat) in the city. It's my house, but there's half a bazillion of these that look exactly the same lol
i LOVE your graphics and typeset. You have a fresh but simple style of flying in text and graphics. The colors WORK so don't change them for awhile! Good job 1420!
I have also been following Vasya in the hay for a while and thought he does an exceptional job helping people who are in a terrible situation. You people from 1420 do the same, just in a slightly different way. By illuminating the attitudes of both young and older people towards life in Russia, you provide an important insight into the division that prevails in that society. When it comes down to it, they are in many ways just like us in the West. Same wishes and hopes for the future - everything that matters in this life. Thanks for a good video!
I follow Vasya as well! Pray those guys and more keep going. 🙏😊
@@mariaschonfeld8177 btw, did you know that Vasya in the Hay specialises in recycling the old videos that the blogger already showed 2-3 years ago ( and collected money for) on his main Russian channel existing since 2018 and having over 2 mln Russian speaking subscribers?)))
@@halkak7967 no, I didn't know that in fact. It's interesting. I will check it out. 😊👍 Nonetheless, if he continues to help poor people until today then nothing wrong in recycling for a new audience.
@@halkak7967 would you mind sharing the name or link to the Russian channel of Vasyas Russian account? I did bit googling for his name as well. But none of the Russian speaking channels I found belongs to Vasya in the Hay.
@@mariaschonfeld8177 right, it's probably ok to show one's old content to the new audience) However, I personally had a nasty feeling when Sergei started showing that tragic Grandma Lida story in December like it was happening right there and then and like she was still alive, while I knew that it dated back to January, 2020 and poor granny had been dead since late January or early February((( it was awful to read people's comments begging Sergei to save the babushka, who, in fact, was no more(
You can’t miss what you don’t have. These people are content with what they have and don’t miss all the advancements from the major cities.
Great interview as always, these Videos are fantastic
Content?
@@KGohBoy content, and the fact that they have what they need to survive not anymore
That's definitely true. On tv they're being told the global west is like Sodom and Gomorrha, everyone's living in sin there. Like in Iran basically, same sh*t all day. They don't tell them that there's health & education standards, wealth & prosperity there, they make it seem like it's like the favelas in Rio from Helsinki to Auckland, and that ure fine w ur hatchet and samovar if ure well-off. You don't need no drinking water supply, just don't eat yellow snow!
And the people believe it because they haven't been shown anything else since 1920 or before probably. And that's not even a stretch.
But they're not in New York City living in a closet (apartment) for 4000$ a month, breathing in more smog than actual oxygen, the true meaning of peak civilianization. 😆
Really cool interviews; the last family who welcomed you inside reflect the kind heart the people living in villages have 👍👍
Thank you, Daniil, for introducing us to VASYA IN THE HAY.
I've watched alot of vasya in the hay
I think you could almost do an hour just talking to the last guy, even with him saying about not be worried about mobilization you could see that what happened had a major effect on him, and fighting against Ukraine now will be a lot harder than it was in 2014 and 2017.
It was nice to see a rural video where people we polite and accommodating. They were all fairly satisfied with what they have but I am sure if a little money was spent on the village it would improve things.
Thank you for the effort in making this video, this one was especially interesting. Take care❤
I love "Vasya in the Hay". Thankyou for promoting his channel. Please go watch it everyone. 😻😻👍
In my city Edmonton Canada there are thousands of people living under tarps and tents in -15 to -35 Celsius. We need people like you guy's to expose the horrible conditions for people and inequality in my country also. Thanks for the great videos.
Those people are all hooked on drugs.
Get to it then! All you need is a phone, a car and a day off.
stop doing drugs starts working, not that hard.
Lack of affordable housing is also an issue but they still seem better off than many of the folk this video channel interviews regularly.
@@melindacadarette3447 In Russia, on average, each resident owns two properties. Almost everyone has a holiday apartment in the countryside. The state provides them with free healthcare, education, heating and other things. Not to mention that they retire people very quickly, sometimes they give a pension without working years just so that you have an income. Even in European villages, there are traveling stores, for old people or if you happen to run out of something and you don't have to go to the store. The problem in Russia is alcoholism in the villages.
I personally think you can go to any country and find many communities living in poverty not just rural but in towns and cities. Sad but true.
The granny home was very clean and she was very kind even with having so little.
A decent-sized house (as opposed to huge rent for a city shoebox in a big Western city), satellite TV, a nice looking sauna, etc., isn't really that little.
Это глубинный народ, отдельная цивилизация которая вообще не имеет представления как живут другие страны)
So when sent at war, they don't know what they are fighting, right ?
за всех не говори
я бы не сказал что прям глубинный, посмотри ролики с других концов мира, где живут в разы хуже чем эти старушки которым принципе большего и не нужно (хоть и считаю что они заслуживают лучшей жизни)
@@varvik4992старушкам нужно путешествовать по миру, а не прозябать жизнь в глуши
@@varvik4992 Да-да😂🙈🤡 ведь в России настолько мало возможностей по обеспечению народа, практически один уровень с Зимбабве, да?
Vasha in the hay is a wonderful channel! Enjoy your content as well
I love these elderly people. They seem genuinely content. Really, you do not need more materials for being content.
Most of these old Russian people were sweet. Yes, poor. But they don't know how poor they are. as long as they have heat and food, they're OK.
First guy was an asshole and didn't have water. Yeah sweet.
@@captlazer5509 He sure wasn't acting nice, but you have to understand that he was reacting like this because he was stressed out about his water pump not working
Greetings from Poland bro
A lot of care went into the building of those modest homes and fences. Thanks for the insights. I got more from the visuals than the dialog.
Daniil, these people have always lived in poverty and oppression. They still do and don't even know it. It's admirable and important to live simply and self-sustaining, however, they don't know they live on crumbs. They don't know anything about other sources. they only know and want to hear what is being said on state media. So, how could they know better? To them, the country leader will always be right and will support those they know on state media.
Living on crumbs , that guy is on $1200 a month , thats good money .
@@pmf598 Hey, if that's what they are getting, that's fine. As long as they can afford the cost of living then that's fine. I don't live there.
@@lewistasso8866 I live in UK , $1200 is £980 . . . . . . my salary is £875 monthly , the Russian guy doing ok , certainly not crumbs .
@@pmf598 Paul, I live in the US. I am not a senior citizen. I am not living on a pension. I've never lived in Russia, especially in rural Russia. If you have and you do well there, then fine. I guess the sanctions don't mean a thing to them, do they? So, they still don't know the difference between another type of life, do they? Maybe living in rural Russia is better than the USA and western Europe?
@@lewistasso8866 No , never been in Russia except once in airport transit . I live in Britain , the United Kingdom.
Hungry for 2 day but super happy💪💪
I think I’ve commented about it before, but check out “dollar street”. It’s a project to show living standards across the world across various income levels. They do it by taking photos of a specified list of everyday objects representing various parts of living.
It can help give people a picture of where they are economically and is generally very fascinating.
GREAT episode. One of your best. Even if people did not say, what we (westerners) would like to hear. But the last guy is the typical Russian behavior I know: There's a public ME and a private ME. The public ME asks for the mobiks to come and not be afraid. The private ME looked, in view of his expieriences in UKR (2 or 3 times? What now), rather not so enthusiastic about his stay in UKR. But the way he treated the guests: Very welcoming. "Come in! Have a seat!" (to some "idiot" who comes from the big city with a camera - they can tell IMMEDIATELY by how you are dressed/behaving) and I am sure he also offered some tea. And a nice house. I have seen WAYYYYYYYYYYYY worse places in the country side that were sties! Also the lady on the street was very welcoming. And I liked it also that you showed that Russia consists of more than just Russians. Here: Chuvashs. THANK you.
Regarding the last guy, his 4th time participating in the "Special Operation" will probably be his last.
2014 and 2017. Odd isn't it. Considering Russia claims it was not involved in any conflict there up until 2022
@@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304 Do you know the meaning of word "volunteer"?
@@cohonasking24 The Russian army was still there
@@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304 He was one of the "Little green men".
@@cohonasking24 sure volunteer. A guy with no education whatsoever went there to volunteer and do what? I can't believe there are adults so naive in this world.
My grandpa was chuvash too, coming from small chuvash village. He was born in 1937, and when he was ~18 y.o. he came to Moscow and was able to enter one of the best and most famous universities in Russia - Moscow State University. He didn't pay a single coin for this. After graduating from university, he began working as a lawyer. After marrying my grandmother he received an apartment from the state in the Moscow region, and a few years after the birth of my mom - an apartment in the center of Moscow and a small piece of land and country house in a village in the Moscow region. Largely for this reason, older people miss the USSR - life was easier, there were social guarantees from the state, people were provided with free education, work and place to live.
Tht was the same in Roumania in regime of Ceaușescu and the social security was in a great level
"Largely for this reason, older people miss the USSR [..] people were provided with free education, work and place to live."
I am not denying any of the experience of your grandpa. If he feels USSR worked out for him, then it did, and his nostalgia is understandable. But the exact same system didn't work for most people in the USSR, and that's why the people got rid of the USSR. You are projecting your grandpa's experience, as if it would be everyone's experience, when in reality he was, partially by luck, in a privileged minority of people for whom the system worked, mostly by oppressing the rest of the people. It's understandable that the privileged soviet minority is nostalgic, but most people who lived under USSR feel that their lives were stolen for the benefit of the soviet elite, and I'm not even getting much into the actual physical things that were forcefully taken away from many people by the soviet army, for the soviet elite.
@@nydydn USSR would never collapsed if it would not bankrupt! And experience of his grandpa was a very common thing all over the USSR!
"It's understandable that the privileged soviet minority is nostalgic" sorry dude, but it is definitely not a minority it is an absolute majority. The society was way more fair than any other democratic society. And in truth late USSR was not so oppression as many people right now trying to show it. In truth nobody in Russia wants restore the USSR, but there are a lot of facts that confirmed that there were a lot of magnificent solutions for a lot of things that modern society don't even understand how to handle!
@@timurmirzadganov311"nobody in Russia wants restore the USSR"
'nuff said
Команде 1420 респект. Отличная работа.
How much I wish I could visit these people and show them images, videos and statistics about how well Russia could be doing with the correct people in charge. It pains me to see humans basically abandoned by the people who they "elected".
They don't need any statistics or some videos with "truth". They need help. But your point about the correct people in correct place is good. However, right now, the best we can do is help them with food, money or a place to live.
In truth, they have lived this way for centuries and they don't want your help. They have electric there. I don't doubt that some don't have running water, but they will have a well or somewhere else to get it. This varies of course. They nearly all have a banya. Their washing habits are different to ours. People don't sweat as much in the cold anyway.
Even in the most basic accommodation they wash their hands often. Even in a chum in Mongolia they do that.
What is poverty depends on your point of view.
I love Vasya in tha Hay and I also love your channel!! ❤️
Thanks for promoting Sergei's channel , he deserve so much more support .
Don't worry, he's got loads of support for his main Russian channel Vasya na Sene ( Вася на сене) with over 2mln mostly Russian subscribers)) not so sure the clone Sergei created in March 2022 (Vasya in the Hay) will ever come close to those results😉
That last guy, Lyonia, seemed traumatized. A broken man. 💔 Maybe the answers he gave had been beaten into him.
The way he humbly kept repeating the same things about not being scared of mobilization and him being just a simple village guy, that sounded like a forced confession under duress. Hopefully, he can move on from his experiences, without using alcohol to numb himself.
I don't mind Lionya hanging himself or committing other kind of suicide. Actually, I even prefer it that way. Better see him hanging rather than coming to my homeland, don't you think? In 2014 he had a choice not to come, but he didn't mind earning bloody money for the renovation of his house. Destroyung Ukrainian houses to make his house better.
You never know, it's equally probable that he might have been one of the people committing atrocities and that's why he is afraid to speak out. He might have been forced to, but you don't know it. Maybe he was there, because they promised him a lot of money and that's why he is living well now? You can't just assume he is a good person
this is why open discussion is important. otherwise we are all stuck with our problems forever.
@@PavltheRobot actually funny that he says to have been there when ruski and putim claimed that no russian soldier has ever been on ukranian soil or fought against ukranians before 2022..... i mean, like the dude and maybe a lot other like him are a living example of rushist lies ?
@@perfectmazda3538 Yeah exactly, it seemed pretty sus on it's own.
Such cute little houses, the details on certain parts are really cool
"Need to take care of my water pump"...I felt that.
I am pleasantly surprised by how clean, well kept, and bucolic, everything looks.
thanks for sharing. I think you could ask more questions, be more open / nicer to the people that invite you / interview you
They have no Idea how well people live anywhere else
@@MrMajsterixx The problem is Russia.. along with China, North Korea etc.
My point is they are all basically brainwashed more than us in Europe.
None of them even has a car.
@@TheBandit7613 Why do you need a car in such a village? Gas station is prolly quite far. If they needed it, they could afford a car.
@@AntonPavlovich2000 problem is that with the money they get they would not even be able to maintain it nor buy it
@@PH0EN1XD I know quite a lot of russians having a car with less than 700$ a month income. Come from a little town, that's ok.
Sergei is truly an angel. Great channel.
Your village looks nice actually, the houses are new or at least painted. My village in Kursk region looks more depressive.
This guy is suffering...and he has a good heart..his body language and voice tone is a good reference to identify him as a good man.
He seems like he talked about his experiences and now he fears they’re here to get him.
„Tell them I am just a village guy“
@UCBCbI2fC2JlQy-egBsDNiLA I speak Russian, and I was residing in Siberia ( Irkutsk) . I can understand the " Tone of Voice " and I do not have that impression. Also, my wife that is Russian has the same perception as me.
But yes, I agree with you that he is traumatized.
@@WetterZuLaub Yes, is true.
How somebody who has volunteered twice to go to Ukraine and kill Ukrainians can have a good heart?
Yes, that was my impression too.
Such beautiful structures!
Probably the best video you've put out so far