As a Croatian who's language and grammar is quite similar to russian, English language is very easy for us to pick up and understand. Its very simple and grammar is not hard. Most European grammar and languages are difficult.
@@Ciaccona255 Our conjugations are super easy however English is difficult in other regards. But I know plenty of Russians who speak it well. The only thing that Slavic language speakers tend to mess up is use of definite and indefinite articles. A lot of the time the words “the” or “a/an” is missing from the sentences I hear, but otherwise they grab a hold of it quickly :)
@@JannaTravels I painted my apartment walls three bright colors red, yellow and blue in the kitchen, wall paper very like yours in the hall, white tiles with a dog tile every each five tiles across and down, and the bedroom with white, I like my flat, but it is in Novosibirsk. :)
I thought that was interesting too! Actually, we had a house where this could have been done under a large kitchen window in the cupboard directly below this window. Not a bad idea, but only in the cold Winter.
Hello! That's a nice place! Can you do a video showing the final result when finished?? That would be awesome to see. I like when you show us old houses and neighborhoods in Russia. Adventurous informative video for me being as I never have seen a Russian flat before. Thanks! 😊👋
Thanks for showing, but this building looks like it's about to collapse. They used to build them fast without worrying too much about the circumstances. One of these USSR buildings a few days ago.
@@tag.1835 basically after the second world war, hundreds of thousands of people were moving in from rural areas into the cities, The Soviet Government wasn't prepared to house all of these ppl suddenly moving in so in response to this they built these cheap buildings for residents to live in
@@danielkocjancic4911 автор показала квартиру простоявшую без хозяина не менее года и требующую капитального ремонта. В америке строят дома по технологии советских послевоенных бараков, и он стоят достаточно долго. Почему же построенное в СССР по вашим представлениям должно рухнуть само по себе ?!
@@danielkocjancic4911 about 20 million people were also homeless due to the destruction caused by the war so they basically had to mass produce apartments
Honestly not a bad apartment. I am sure it will look even better once its renovated a bit. As a single American man the size of it is perfect for an individual. I saw in one of your comments below you mentioned these were specifically given to individuals during the Soviet times. Given its size its perfect to accommodate one person maybe even a married couple but I would not want to raise a family in one. I am pretty sure the USSR had bigger apartments specifically for families.
эти квартиры в СССР люди получали практически безплатно.И только после получения оплачивали ЖК услуги .что составляло не более 15 рублей. Молодым специалистам (женатым и с ребёнком жильё предоставлялось вне очереди) За столичные города не знаю, а в в областных и районных так было.
Thanks, nice to see as I’ve always wanted to go to Russia! Your camera seems to bend perhaps you could use a different lense type. But I love this and looking forward to other videos about Russia!
...first of all thank you for sharing and speaking perfect English! I've no doubt those old Soviet apartments are as solid as a rock and offer so much potential for renovation. Thanks for showing us around... Best wishes to you 👌🧸
In the west, we heat up the living room with very expensive fossil fuels, then at 10.30 we all slope off to a freezing bedroom. In the USSR Kruschevka type buildings they have a bed in the heated room, so on bitterly cold nights the heat isn't wasted. It's economical, ecologically sensible and comfortable. I absolutely love Russian people, the Soviet era and their marvellous outlook on life.
Who’s we? I heat my entire 300m2 house with a geothermal heat pump. All the rooms are around 25°c in winter and cooled to 21°during summer. Every single room is the same temperature and has underfloor heating.
So much good, healthy, working systems that could be adopted especially by America but no, all the dumb people that think “communist bad” without even being educated on it. Buzzwords seem to hinder education or perhaps ignorant people are fond of adopting and use ing buzzwords.
@@elsagrace3893 Very true Elsa, there are a lot of people who would rather be fashionable than be sensible. It seems like manipulating the human mind is not difficult, particularly if you appeal to people's vanity.
Most people keep their house heated the same throughout all the rooms. Gas heating is most often used and the price is low now that gas has become plentiful. Electric heating is more expensive; I would not buy a house with electric heating. Geothermal heating is a more expensive system but is very economical to use.
Oh wow that was very interesting .. I live in New Zealand .. 90 % of people here live in unattached residential homes .. it's very very different here..you'd really like it .. thank you for sharing a little bit of your life .. and you speak great English 👍
I love these old soviet era apartments. Were they warm in the winter and comfortable in the summer. I come.from a family of 7. How many people would comfortably live there
They are really badly insulated. From the 2nd floor they are hot in the summer as hell and in the winter your fortune is not enough to keep them on 20celsius. (If the specific flat has individual gas heaters, called convectors.)
I haven't worked out quite why, but I seem to find EVERYTHING from the Soviet era would suit me down to the ground. I've tried the rich west, and just seen dissatisfied people, back-biting and scrambling for more and more money and possessions, bigger better cars, larger houses with more mod cons, and still they're not happy. Maybe Lenin wasn't entirely wrong.
Nice space. Definitely paint over the kitchen ceiling in light color. Remove that huge wardrobe, takes up too much usable space. Put a bed in corner with a fold screen to separate. You can do a lot with this cheaply. Probably already finished by the time I view this.
Wow! While you see "old" I see "antique accents"! Amazing entryway with the rock walls, and the mirrored closet when you first walk in is amazingly beautiful. Just needs a new coat of paint- affordable and uplifting. Thanks for sharing!
Maybe with a bit of sprucing up, this flat will look better. In this type of layout, I would imagine that clothes storage etc, will pose a problem. I think the large wardrobe in the living area needs a rethink. Maybe incorporate a unit that could house a TV etc, as well as other storage. Although in reality, all this costs money therefore easier said than done I suppose. Hopefully, when finished it may be less depressing for the next tenant. I can imagine the area outside is pretty in the summer though. Would like to see the finished job.
To be honest I've lived in worse here in the UK. How is it that I constantly watch videos on you tube in which people from other countries speak better English, are more articulate and literate than many English people I hear? Particularly the rabid jingoistic brextreemists.
Boy, I hope when they remodel, they don't replace that bathtub-it is fantastic! Look how deep and long it is! You could almost give a kid a swimming lesson in it. In the US in apartments, they usually just use a one piece 'insert' that comes with the sides and bottom all one, not a separate tub. It is usally made of some pre-fab materiel that is probably some kind of hard plastic-it doesn't really shine and is just weird. The tub is fairly short and not deep at all. It's a shame they are going to change the windows! They are great and even open nicely, with that nice wide shelf under that you can put knick-knacks or toaster or anything else on. I can't imagine what plastic windows means. In the kitchen, it looks very strange to just se one cabinet here and there just stuck up there! In the US, you would have wall to wall cabinets.
Very practical. It’s set up for people who live and are very focused with their attention. Not for people who shop and collect stuff. Not for stagnation and waste.
My friend grew up in a 2 room apartment with 6 people. There was no privacy. The walls were thin and you could hear the neighbors. At one point they lived in a apartment with a communal apartment. She now has a beautiful home in the USA, with plenty of privacy and a large yard.
@@bigouncer4029 The apartment is not 13 floors. These are Soviet era apartment's built under Nikita Khrushchev. Most of the complex's built by him were capped at 5 stories precisely because they built them without elevators.
I have to say a huge thank you to Khrushchev for providing free housing for millions of citizens. 80% of American housing consists of plywood. Housing which is built at Khrushchev of brick and concrete,there is Central heating .
The under the window cooler is a great idea. Are there guards to keep from getting burned if the heating tube gets touched? Personally I would just refinish the window instead of replacing with plastic/vinyl. Great Video. FYI: The town I live in is known as the "Refrigeration Capitol of the World"
Hi, plastic windows are very popular in Russia right now, wooden are too much trouble, it needs to repaint pretty much every year and in winter the wind blows through the holes in the frame, so we used to glue paper around the frames for winter time and take it off in late spring. Radiators usually are not too hot, you can not really burn yourself.
first time I hear about plastic windows _ that I haven't read this post of yours in a comment, I would correct you if it weren't for the plastic windows, but for the aluminum ones xD
Russia is a big country..... please tear these down....and build bigger living spaces...with yards..... and space between neighbors. I honestly felt like being trapped in that apartment. It's suffocating. Russians are capable of great things. Even great living spaces. Good luck 👍
I like the old wooden windows instead of the plastic. Plastic products are cheap and wood is a more original material and according to the pheng sui wood brings positive energy into the home.
You have a beautiful accent - its a bit different than from what I’ve heard of Russians who’ve learned from American English- I wondered if you learned in Australia or by Australians? Thanks for the great peek at history- would love to see more
If old people are living in this apartment, it means that the flat was free to them. They did not buy it, the Soviet government gave it to them. After the collapse of the USSR, all those who lived in the government-provided places, just privatized them for free. The price vary significantly depending on the location - region, city, town.... I can tell you Moscow prices - the apartment like on the video is about 33-35 sq.meters (a typical one-room flat in Russia: a separate kitchen, a small bathroom and an entrance hall, and a living room, with or without a balcony). Which is 250-380 sq.feet. The price for such a flat on the outskirts of Moscow is about 6,5 million rubles = 80-85.000 USD. In different regions such flats may cost twice less, app. 3-4 million rubles = 45.000 USD
I am wondering about married couples with children. Don't the parents have a bedroom separate from the children? Every culture has it's norms and if everyone is used to sleeping together then it wouldn't seem unusual. I (a single man) remember buying my first house in a mostly Spanish neighborhood in Northern California, USA. The house I bought was small because I had little money, but my Spanish neighbors had large multi-generational families in houses not much bigger than mine. They couldn't understand how only one person could live in a house, and I could not understand how people could live packed together so closely. It is all about what you grew up with and what is normal for the people in your life. Would love to see the apartment/house after the remodel. Thank you for your videos.
Hi, unfortunately I left before it was finished.... During USSR times this flat would be given to a single person or a couple, but if there is a child the flat would be a bit bigger. Usually there was a specific sm2 per person, and many single people ended up in a hostel or communal flats first... Also it was dependable on where you were working and what position - plant, institute.... worker or teacher... and where in the country south or north...
@@JannaTravels Thank you. This makes perfect sense. If I were not ancient, I would love to travel and to live in Russia and other countries with cultures different from mine. But alas, I am very old, so you allow me the opportunity to take these travels in my mind and heart even at my age. Again, thank you.
Yes, very true, but I never really asked anyone where they came from. Here, in America, Mexican-Americans often take offence at being labeled as Mexican-origin, so I chose to spare their feelings, though there are many Indian/Latin nations south of our boarder, so one really never knows the exact origin of anyone who has come here. It is always difficult to talk about racial or ethnic issues, a kind of no-go-zone, but when cultural differences affects lives and deaths, I think the topic needs to be addressed. Better to hurt feelings and save lives than protect feelings and allow more deaths.
I'm really not good at guessing build dates of Russian houses but this looks relatively old to me, especially the kitchen and the doors. Early 60s maybe?
Back in 1950s, it was a pretty decent home for the working class, but the living standards in western countries have improved a lot since then, making it looks a little shabby.
Considering that people paid little to no rent, that there was virtually no homelessness in the USSR even though around 40-60 percent of the infrastructure of the USSR was destroyed by Nazi Germany during WW2, this would not be bad at all.
depends on location, this one is close to the center but not walking distance, so would be about 10000 rubles or about $160 per month, the flat itself would cost around - $22000 (depends on dollar exchange, it is a bit high right now - 60-62 rub.)
When Russians speak English they speak it softly. I love hearing Slavic people speak English. They sound so formal but comfortable at the same time.
Polish is not that soft though. Not similar to Russian at all
@@justynak7297 I doesn't sound the same but it sounds nice nonetheless !
I agree. I think it’s something to do with the way they use their vocal chords when they speak English vs. Russian.
As a Croatian who's language and grammar is quite similar to russian, English language is very easy for us to pick up and understand. Its very simple and grammar is not hard. Most European grammar and languages are difficult.
@@Ciaccona255 Our conjugations are super easy however English is difficult in other regards. But I know plenty of Russians who speak it well. The only thing that Slavic language speakers tend to mess up is use of definite and indefinite articles. A lot of the time the words “the” or “a/an” is missing from the sentences I hear, but otherwise they grab a hold of it quickly :)
Wow, like stepping into a time capsule.
“Under Window Refrigerator” haha it really is as cold as they say in Russia in the winter.
yep :)
Jimmy Meeks only in winter
@@JannaTravels I painted my apartment walls three bright colors red, yellow and blue in the kitchen, wall paper very like yours in the hall, white tiles with a dog tile every each five tiles across and down, and the bedroom with white, I like my flat, but it is in Novosibirsk. :)
@@JannaTravels do you live in Russia or are you just passing through?
I thought that was interesting too! Actually, we had a house where this could have been done under a large kitchen window in the cupboard directly below this window. Not a bad idea, but only in the cold Winter.
Hello! That's a nice place! Can you do a video showing the final result when finished?? That would be awesome to see. I like when you show us old houses and neighborhoods in Russia. Adventurous informative video for me being as I never have seen a Russian flat before. Thanks! 😊👋
Hi, yes, I'll try to show it after remodeling with prices :)
Tyler Durdeb you’re gorgeous
Often wondered what a typical Russian flat is like. Great video.
Casio61 This is a Soviet style model. Newer Russian flats look a lot nicer.
v gaudy decor not to my liking
Reminds me of my grandma's highrise apartment in Lithuania :)
same. my grandma has lived in hers since 1984.
@@uton3e Oh cool, my grandma lived in the same one practically her whole life.
Same, i am Lithuanian
It's not bad considering that it was government subsidised housing and made available for people who needed them.
Better than 21st century living in the US (cars or tents)
@@UCLAfilm01 I m an anti-communist so I would not want to live in those countries.
Living in Australia with the stupid new houses we build make this Russian apartment look good. The Russian apartments actually have some character.
Exactly 👏
yeah but the quality of material is absolutely garbage and the exteriors have literally no character at all
Thanks for showing, but this building looks like it's about to collapse. They used to build them fast without worrying too much about the circumstances. One of these USSR buildings a few days ago.
these were built in the 50s and were only supposed to be a temporary solution, they weren't built to last
@@charlie891 can you provide some further reading i want to get informedabout this.
@@tag.1835 basically after the second world war, hundreds of thousands of people were moving in from rural areas into the cities, The Soviet Government wasn't prepared to house all of these ppl suddenly moving in so in response to this they built these cheap buildings for residents to live in
@@danielkocjancic4911 автор показала квартиру простоявшую без хозяина не менее года и требующую капитального ремонта. В америке строят дома по технологии советских послевоенных бараков, и он стоят достаточно долго. Почему же построенное в СССР по вашим представлениям должно рухнуть само по себе ?!
@@danielkocjancic4911 about 20 million people were also homeless due to the destruction caused by the war so they basically had to mass produce apartments
Wow Russia is like going back in time! I live in Alaska and we still have a little bit of Russian culture here! It looks like my moms old house
Well for an apartment in a 60 yo building it looks pretty nice. And as I know such apartments had been given to people for free in those times.
Honestly not a bad apartment. I am sure it will look even better once its renovated a bit. As a single American man the size of it is perfect for an individual. I saw in one of your comments below you mentioned these were specifically given to individuals during the Soviet times. Given its size its perfect to accommodate one person maybe even a married couple but I would not want to raise a family in one. I am pretty sure the USSR had bigger apartments specifically for families.
it is usually for 1 person yes, but often people would wait for few years before given a bigger apartment...
эти квартиры в СССР люди получали практически безплатно.И только после получения оплачивали ЖК услуги .что составляло не более 15 рублей. Молодым специалистам (женатым и с ребёнком жильё предоставлялось вне очереди) За столичные города не знаю, а в в областных и районных так было.
Love these kind of apartments! We also have them in the Netherlands but mostly 4 stories and a little bit more space but there al so cozy...
Yeah those dutch apartments are quite small too
Thanks, nice to see as I’ve always wanted to go to Russia! Your camera seems to bend perhaps you could use a different lense type. But I love this and looking forward to other videos about Russia!
You are welcome, and thank you!
Cool video. Looks so cozy in there
...first of all thank you for sharing and speaking perfect English! I've no doubt those old Soviet apartments are as solid as a rock and offer so much potential for renovation. Thanks for showing us around... Best wishes to you 👌🧸
You are very welcome and thank you so much! 🙂
Where external brickwork is shown (near the end of this video), it looks pretty shoddy.
In the west, we heat up the living room with very expensive fossil fuels, then at 10.30 we all slope off to a freezing bedroom. In the USSR Kruschevka type buildings they have a bed in the heated room, so on bitterly cold nights the heat isn't wasted. It's economical, ecologically sensible and comfortable. I absolutely love Russian people, the Soviet era and their marvellous outlook on life.
Who’s we? I heat my entire 300m2 house with a geothermal heat pump. All the rooms are around 25°c in winter and cooled to 21°during summer. Every single room is the same temperature and has underfloor heating.
So much good, healthy, working systems that could be adopted especially by America but no, all the dumb people that think “communist bad” without even being educated on it. Buzzwords seem to hinder education or perhaps ignorant people are fond of adopting and use ing buzzwords.
@@elsagrace3893 Very true Elsa, there are a lot of people who would rather be fashionable than be sensible. It seems like manipulating the human mind is not difficult, particularly if you appeal to people's vanity.
@@elsagrace3893 Communism is an anti-Christian, Godless system.
Most people keep their house heated the same throughout all the rooms. Gas heating is most often used and the price is low now that gas has become plentiful. Electric heating is more expensive; I would not buy a house with electric heating. Geothermal heating is a more expensive system but is very economical to use.
Oh wow that was very interesting .. I live in New Zealand .. 90 % of people here live in unattached residential homes .. it's very very different here..you'd really like it .. thank you for sharing a little bit of your life .. and you speak great English 👍
Thank you so much! I love New Zealand! 😍
@@JannaTravels you're welcome 😊
Reminds me of these older buildings back in beijing. They are pretty clean but they’re just not the prettiest and most spacious places ever
I love these old soviet era apartments. Were they warm in the winter and comfortable in the summer. I come.from a family of 7. How many people would comfortably live there
Probably not many... unless you like sleeping all in same room..
They are really badly insulated. From the 2nd floor they are hot in the summer as hell and in the winter your fortune is not enough to keep them on 20celsius. (If the specific flat has individual gas heaters, called convectors.)
Can't wait to see the newer version of this.
Es muy bonito escuchar una rusa hablando en otro idioma, todo suena muy suave. Así lo recuerdo cuando visité Rusia en el mundial de fultbol de 2018
I haven't worked out quite why, but I seem to find EVERYTHING from the Soviet era would suit me down to the ground. I've tried the rich west, and just seen dissatisfied people, back-biting and scrambling for more and more money and possessions, bigger better cars, larger houses with more mod cons, and still they're not happy. Maybe Lenin wasn't entirely wrong.
Communism is an anti-Christiam, Godless system!
@@jeanninegodwin2285 that’s the problem :(
Great Video - thankyou
I am so grateful I am American and live here in the US.
This is actually a lot nicer than the high rise I live in in Birmingham, UK lol
Amazing review many thanks, it's great if you make reviews for those Soviet high rise apartment from 70's and 80's
I love the windows..thank you for tour
I used to live in Krasnodar and I believe my aunt used to have an apartment like this I remember briefly what it looked like very similar.
Do not use plastic window frame, it will melt during fire, and unable to open.
....and it's an environmental hazard
Nice space. Definitely paint over the kitchen ceiling in light color. Remove that huge wardrobe, takes up too much usable space. Put a bed in corner with a fold screen to separate. You can do a lot with this cheaply. Probably already finished by the time I view this.
самая лёгкая работа, это давать советы !
Looks quite cozy tho
Wow! While you see "old" I see "antique accents"! Amazing entryway with the rock walls, and the mirrored closet when you first walk in is amazingly beautiful. Just needs a new coat of paint- affordable and uplifting. Thanks for sharing!
Maybe with a bit of sprucing up, this flat will look better. In this type of layout, I would imagine that clothes storage etc, will pose a problem. I think the large wardrobe in the living area needs a rethink. Maybe incorporate a unit that could house a TV etc, as well as other storage. Although in reality, all this costs money therefore easier said than done I suppose. Hopefully, when finished it may be less depressing for the next tenant. I can imagine the area outside is pretty in the summer though. Would like to see the finished job.
CUTE LITTLE FLAT JANNA.VERY NICE.
Omg that looks so depresing, i thought the ones in my country were terible but thats much worse
Actualy to me they look pretty good just make better insolation and fix the exterior and make them from better material like armed concrete.
no! not the windows! I miss having those style of windows!
So amazing, thank you for information
you are welcome :)
I dont mean to sound mean but the fridge is so small !! Everything is so small. In USA apartments have large fridge and lots of room .
I don't like that they don't really have separate bedroom and living room, and if you have children then adults and children sleep on same area.
In past times..for free..not so bad..when the trees bloom to leaf..a nice view from that balcony..
To be honest I've lived in worse here in the UK.
How is it that I constantly watch videos on you tube in which people from other countries speak better English, are more articulate and literate than many English people I hear? Particularly the rabid jingoistic brextreemists.
Hey I live here in California and when I saw this apartment it reminded me of a hotel that I stayed in the UK in 1980...lol
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Boy, I hope when they remodel, they don't replace that bathtub-it is fantastic! Look how deep and long it is! You could almost give a kid a swimming lesson in it. In the US in apartments, they usually just use a one piece 'insert' that comes with the sides and bottom all one, not a separate tub. It is usally made of some pre-fab materiel that is probably some kind of hard plastic-it doesn't really shine and is just weird. The tub is fairly short and not deep at all. It's a shame they are going to change the windows! They are great and even open nicely, with that nice wide shelf under that you can put knick-knacks or toaster or anything else on. I can't imagine what plastic windows means. In the kitchen, it looks very strange to just se one cabinet here and there just stuck up there! In the US, you would have wall to wall cabinets.
Thank you for sharing. So different from canada. I subscribed as I would love to see your finished results.
you are welcome! unfortunately I left before it was finished...
Nice little tour of the flat and nice to see you looking beautiful as always and hope you are doing well
thank you so much :)
I love your accent
Very practical. It’s set up for people who live and are very focused with their attention. Not for people who shop and collect stuff. Not for stagnation and waste.
My friend grew up in a 2 room apartment with 6 people. There was no privacy. The walls were thin and you could hear the neighbors. At one point they lived in a apartment with a communal apartment. She now has a beautiful home in the USA, with plenty of privacy and a large yard.
yep, I remember those days 😕
Beautiful. I could live happily there.
It's hard, because here's little salaries and the house is old
@@bigouncer4029 The apartment is not 13 floors. These are Soviet era apartment's built under Nikita Khrushchev. Most of the complex's built by him were capped at 5 stories precisely because they built them without elevators.
@@Theo_cracy The age of the home doesn't matter as long as it's in serviceable condition i suppose.
@@kroneyt1493 USSR houses was made for 15 - 25 years.
I have to say a huge thank you to Khrushchev for providing free housing for millions of citizens. 80% of American housing consists of plywood. Housing which is built at Khrushchev of brick and concrete,there is Central heating .
not big but cozy.
You're wonderful.
thanks :)
Russians love their wallpaper
Beautiful place I am from india
It's completely the same here in Slovenia in older houses🤣
very nice vlog
The under the window cooler is a great idea. Are there guards to keep from getting burned if the heating tube gets touched? Personally I would just refinish the window instead of replacing with plastic/vinyl. Great Video.
FYI: The town I live in is known as the "Refrigeration Capitol of the World"
Hi, plastic windows are very popular in Russia right now, wooden are too much trouble, it needs to repaint pretty much every year and in winter the wind blows through the holes in the frame, so we used to glue paper around the frames for winter time and take it off in late spring. Radiators usually are not too hot, you can not really burn yourself.
first time I hear about plastic windows _ that I haven't read this post of yours in a comment, I would correct you if it weren't for the plastic windows, but for the aluminum ones xD
Russia is a big country..... please tear these down....and build bigger living spaces...with yards..... and space between neighbors. I honestly felt like being trapped in that apartment. It's suffocating. Russians are capable of great things. Even great living spaces. Good luck 👍
Communism won’t allow that
they were made to house what would otherwise have been homeless people
@@hhholly Russia is not comunist anymore 🤦♂️since the 90s.
@@turquesaclara2583 Why can’t Russians ever get trolling and sarcasm 🤦🏼♀️
can you film again but with a normal lenses- thanks. this kind of lenses used to to be used in 1990s Skate movies
I am eager to see after renovation is complete
Cool!
I love that place
:)
I like the old wooden windows instead of the plastic. Plastic products are cheap and wood is a more original material and according to the pheng sui wood brings positive energy into the home.
I kinda prefer plastic windows. They are less likely to rot, maybe cheaper, and blocks outside noise a lot better
So what does the landlord do? Remodeling should be done by the landlord, not the renter
Gretings from Serbia!!!
@Funtime Bailey Zdarova Bratann
I don’t like the camera lens ,which distorts the image.
thank you for nice expalining
Oh my it doesn’t look like this should be able to be livable!
I can't believe the fridge is next to the stove!!!!.
yep :)
I live your presentation, but wow it would be very depressing living in that even after upgrade. Made me very grateful for what I have.
Same I would rather live inside of a tent under a bridge in america
@@crustyfapkin4349 серьёзно? И что же конкретно вам не нравится в этой квартире?
It looks like the apartment is having needs,it's not the best but they have the basic of it
I'm gonna get you for this camera lense you have.
Interesting.
I really enjoyed seeing this flat from Communist times. I’d love to see the makeover. Is there a follow up video.
THANKS JANNA LUV YA.
I worked with a Russian Lady Engineer in the USA. She was very beautiful, but she could yell and scream like crazy. Is this typical of Russian woman?
it depends on what you told her :))))
iwould not have one problem living there as long as the hot water never ran out
Yeah, about that... :)
You have a beautiful accent - its a bit different than from what I’ve heard of Russians who’ve learned from American English- I wondered if you learned in Australia or by Australians?
Thanks for the great peek at history- would love to see more
Thank you! 😃 I learned English from watching UK/US movies :)
i think im gonna have the same room when i go study in holand
Holland is totally different....you can't compare
Janna, I saw your vidoe on Darwin Australia!!!!!! COME to Melbourne next time!!!!!!! Come and VISIT mE!!!!!!!!!
May be one day :) I also visited Melbourne :)
Это ещё хороший пример. У нас квартиры намного хуже. Ни единой у других не видел чего-то хотя бы приблизительно похожей квартиры. Привет из Подольска.
Thats a relic, shame to update in a way! Does the bed fold out from the sofa?
Btw, the fisheye lens made me dizzy!
yes, it is a sofa-bed.
It’s making me dizzy looking at the curvature of the doors. Gorgeous but not practical? I’ve never seen anything like that. Alice in Wonderland.
I think Russian appartement is much better than the Chinese appartement even today. It looks very confortable and nice.
Помню, я жил в Хрущеве в городе Лендеграде в 70-х годах, ах, я вроде как скучаю по нему.
I think it is beautiful.
talk about a "Tiny House"..... the russians sure knew how to make them!
Excellent deals on Russian Flats
Cool.
Looking forward to Putin doing the tour of his new palace! Not bad for someone who just gets a presidential salary!
Perfect! I'd live in one of those! :3
This situation will become more and more common in the US as well
A bit old... but definitely charming and welcoming!
Amazing video , very interesting, and I just wonder what is the approximately price for this property?
thank you, the price is hard to tell, it is changing with $ exchange rate.
If old people are living in this apartment, it means that the flat was free to them. They did not buy it, the Soviet government gave it to them. After the collapse of the USSR, all those who lived in the government-provided places, just privatized them for free. The price vary significantly depending on the location - region, city, town.... I can tell you Moscow prices - the apartment like on the video is about 33-35 sq.meters (a typical one-room flat in Russia: a separate kitchen, a small bathroom and an entrance hall, and a living room, with or without a balcony). Which is 250-380 sq.feet. The price for such a flat on the outskirts of Moscow is about 6,5 million rubles = 80-85.000 USD. In different regions such flats may cost twice less, app. 3-4 million rubles = 45.000 USD
I am wondering about married couples with children. Don't the parents have a bedroom separate from the children? Every culture has it's norms and if everyone is used to sleeping together then it wouldn't seem unusual. I (a single man) remember buying my first house in a mostly Spanish neighborhood in Northern California, USA. The house I bought was small because I had little money, but my Spanish neighbors had large multi-generational families in houses not much bigger than mine. They couldn't understand how only one person could live in a house, and I could not understand how people could live packed together so closely. It is all about what you grew up with and what is normal for the people in your life. Would love to see the apartment/house after the remodel. Thank you for your videos.
Hi, unfortunately I left before it was finished.... During USSR times this flat would be given to a single person or a couple, but if there is a child the flat would be a bit bigger. Usually there was a specific sm2 per person, and many single people ended up in a hostel or communal flats first... Also it was dependable on where you were working and what position - plant, institute.... worker or teacher... and where in the country south or north...
@@JannaTravels Thank you. This makes perfect sense. If I were not ancient, I would love to travel and to live in Russia and other countries with cultures different from mine. But alas, I am very old, so you allow me the opportunity to take these travels in my mind and heart even at my age. Again, thank you.
T Thinker, you probably meant Mexican-American or Mexican neighborhoods/neighbors, not Spanish. Mexico and Spain are two different countries.
Yes, very true, but I never really asked anyone where they came from. Here, in America, Mexican-Americans often take offence at being labeled as Mexican-origin, so I chose to spare their feelings, though there are many Indian/Latin nations south of our boarder, so one really never knows the exact origin of anyone who has come here. It is always difficult to talk about racial or ethnic issues, a kind of no-go-zone, but when cultural differences affects lives and deaths, I think the topic needs to be addressed. Better to hurt feelings and save lives than protect feelings and allow more deaths.
I like it
I'm really not good at guessing build dates of Russian houses but this looks relatively old to me, especially the kitchen and the doors. Early 60s maybe?
I understand that all these apartments have wallpaper to cover up the cracks in the poor plastering job that was done when they were built.
Back in 1950s, it was a pretty decent home for the working class, but the living standards in western countries have improved a lot since then, making it looks a little shabby.
Considering that people paid little to no rent, that there was virtually no homelessness in the USSR even though around 40-60 percent of the infrastructure of the USSR was destroyed by Nazi Germany during WW2, this would not be bad at all.
With some money put into renovation, it wouldn't be considered a bad place, at least not in a major urban area.
How much cost an apartment like that? In case of rent, what is the rent prices?
depends on location, this one is close to the center but not walking distance, so would be about 10000 rubles or about $160 per month, the flat itself would cost around - $22000 (depends on dollar exchange, it is a bit high right now - 60-62 rub.)