Visaginas: Lithuania's Nuclear Town 🇱🇹

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  • Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2021
  • 🇱🇹 Since Lithuania gained it's independence in 1991 it has removed as much of its Soviet past as it possibly could unlike in other post-Soviet republics where there are constant reminders of the USSR around every corner. However in the north of the country lies the town of Visaginas where I was told I could find the last remaining Soviet mosaic ( kind of ). Join me as I head north to see how life is in Visaginas which was built to house the workers from the nearby atomic power station and maybe meet some babushkas on the way.
    Check out @JohnnyFD's channel here: / johnnyfd

Комментарии • 8 тыс.

  • @akmuobate
    @akmuobate 2 года назад +7191

    Haha my mother was just telling me how she rode the Visaginas train the other day and there were two foreigners on the train filming and not wearing their masks properly :D and now I spot her in your video.

    • @bigazzun3472
      @bigazzun3472 2 года назад +32

      Oba nice

    • @samvinterbergreads
      @samvinterbergreads 2 года назад +585

      Pretty bad style not to put masks on like everyone else has to.

    • @smokeyfgg
      @smokeyfgg 2 года назад +507

      @@samvinterbergreads masks are damaging and not needed. Suprised these superior eastern people adhere to these rules to be honest.

    • @dissgusting
      @dissgusting 2 года назад +779

      @@smokeyfgg damaging? lmao, /r/hermancainaward

    • @JasonP6339
      @JasonP6339 2 года назад +273

      @@dissgusting yes damaging..... Humans certainly aren't meant to breathe through fucking cloth/paper all the time

  • @JohnnyFD
    @JohnnyFD 2 года назад +4224

    It’s been another fun journey! Shout out to Lithuania 🇱🇹

    • @koyajap8284
      @koyajap8284 2 года назад +33

      Miss you, johnny!! No homo

    • @wasimakram-hh9ug
      @wasimakram-hh9ug 2 года назад +9

      Hello johny

    • @Blubkeks100
      @Blubkeks100 2 года назад +14

      Good to see you guys once again, checking it out hehe🔥🔥

    • @Jpillnja
      @Jpillnja 2 года назад +18

      Johnny we all know you guys didn't randomly meet on that train.. lol

    • @HollywoodMarine0351
      @HollywoodMarine0351 2 года назад +8

      The Fur Hat You Bought With Alina!

  • @gushale3306
    @gushale3306 2 года назад +850

    Hello mate. .loving your work
    I'm the English man in question, I met my wife in Brighton 16 years ago and retired to Visaginas 3 years ago. Next time you're in the area look me up. ...best wishes

    • @camelairlines133
      @camelairlines133 2 года назад +52

      Wow!!!

    • @Marcus.Halberstram
      @Marcus.Halberstram 2 года назад +85

      Did you move for that sweet sweet Soviet mosaic above the wine store or did you move because it sounds like vaginas?

    • @guruprabhu_39915
      @guruprabhu_39915 2 года назад +63

      You will have a peaceful retired life there better and cheaper than UK 🇬🇧

  • @r2d2b3c4
    @r2d2b3c4 2 года назад +428

    Watching you since 2018, and suddenly you visit my hometown! I am shocked! Absolutely surreal to see you visit the places where I spent my childhood! Nice to see my old soviet town still standing

  • @sstrielka
    @sstrielka 2 года назад +1230

    There's is Grūto park in Lithuania, where they leave old soviet monuments and other relics to rot. Cheers from Lithuania

    • @sepid129
      @sepid129 2 года назад +94

      I think it's exactly what bald would like to see! Gotta get this comment up so he maybe could still visit that place :)

    • @lightdark00
      @lightdark00 2 года назад +28

      Good on them to not destroy the history like some places. It's funny seeing the big Lenin statue with the various busts on the ground around it.

    • @Innominato21
      @Innominato21 2 года назад +20

      Grutas and also Druskininkai. He would see the difference between Visaginas and modern towns

    • @knitler2930
      @knitler2930 2 года назад +10

      Yes he should visit it

    • @WolfyOfHonor
      @WolfyOfHonor 2 года назад +17

      Bald need to see this comment.

  • @hermanlukianov
    @hermanlukianov 2 года назад +310

    12:38 I like how Bald finds a content. Just turn behind, ask babushka "you probably remember this place in soviet times?" and she answer like she was waiting for this question for the whole life

    • @Prain86
      @Prain86 2 года назад +11

      Yes. Soviet babushkas are like that.

    • @PervyiKanal27
      @PervyiKanal27 2 года назад +42

      Babushka's in this area very lonely and it is big pleasure to speak with somebody

    • @ursodermatt8809
      @ursodermatt8809 2 года назад +3

      well i suppose they truly live in the past

    • @AlbatrossDude
      @AlbatrossDude 2 года назад

      Exactly

    • @lorenzopacho936
      @lorenzopacho936 2 года назад +1

      Even the babushka at 17:05!

  • @simonniqoog
    @simonniqoog 2 года назад +70

    This video made me book a flight to Lithuania and now I am here in Vilnius, no regrets

  • @mynamehappy
    @mynamehappy 2 года назад +111

    What a pleasant little town. There's no litter on the ground and not much blight despite some of the aging bits. Its nice to see that despite the lack of people there is still life, the coffee shop kiosk, the toy store, the ladies selling vegetables, and that lovely little library. Lithuania really does seem to have fared better than many of the other countries in the former Soviet Bloc.

  • @sarahmichan.
    @sarahmichan. 2 года назад +636

    Bald, you should go to “Grūto parkas” in Lithuania. All the soviet sculptures are there!

    • @barteatmyshorts8252
      @barteatmyshorts8252 2 года назад +52

      @@danielroydrawe because you ar not

    • @aoo3437
      @aoo3437 2 года назад +5

      @@barteatmyshorts8252 😲😲😂🤣

    • @18legend19
      @18legend19 2 года назад +4

      It’s all thanks to Stalin long live the Soviet’s and communists

    • @mp1335
      @mp1335 2 года назад +4

      Yup. 9th fort would be another great choice

    • @tomasgabrilevicius2719
      @tomasgabrilevicius2719 2 года назад +14

      @@danielroydrawe Lithuania is not easter it is north europe

  • @draco0101lt
    @draco0101lt 2 года назад +649

    Ben, you've been in Lithuania and haven't visited old Soviet museum Grūto parkas near city Druskininkai? This museum has it all from soviet times - statues of Lenin, Stalin and others, guns, books, flags, luna park, portraits etc. You must visit it and check it out!!!

    • @karolisfuca3681
      @karolisfuca3681 2 года назад +29

      It's too mainstream for Bald.

    • @vardaspavarde6846
      @vardaspavarde6846 2 года назад +15

      thats exacly what I wanted to suggest if you still in Lithuania, for you looking for soviet things if you ain't gonna visit this " Gruto Parkas" you miss out

    • @vytautasjacunskas1133
      @vytautasjacunskas1133 2 года назад +14

      I’ve send him this place as suggestion on IG when he added question what to see in Lithuania, mentioned Grutas, Nuclear Bunker in Plateliai, Visaginas and few more places, but not sure if he saw. And maybe it is a bit too mainstream for him :D

    • @avideos6466
      @avideos6466 2 года назад +3

      It's main place to visit if looking for soviet stuff!!!!!

    • @sharong8511
      @sharong8511 2 года назад +11

      @@vytautasjacunskas1133
      Even if he chooses not to go to the places you suggested that is really kind of you to let him know.

  • @MakeMonroe
    @MakeMonroe 2 года назад +33

    I don't know why but somehow you and Johnny fit so well together. Even though I love watching your videos but seeing you guys together is like magic on screen. Johnny is a best possible sidekick for you. Your Robin or Watson.

  • @torstenwow
    @torstenwow 2 года назад +31

    "Johnny?!?!" Such bad acting, I love it! 🤣

  • @nedreich
    @nedreich 2 года назад +842

    As a Lithuanian, this puts a smile on my face.

  • @K3BABB
    @K3BABB 2 года назад +1293

    Finally Lithuania!! Been here for 2 years waiting for this day 😂❤

    • @tomaspavarde694
      @tomaspavarde694 2 года назад +17

      Same here hahaha

    • @Jack_Dab
      @Jack_Dab 2 года назад +12

      Haha yeah same, glad to see he started in Vilnius.

    • @Anonymous-ss6ur
      @Anonymous-ss6ur 2 года назад +6

      What drives you to lithuania if you are not from there originally? Just curious :)

    • @davidrobinson4012
      @davidrobinson4012 2 года назад +2

      @@Anonymous-ss6ur Labas!

    • @KayKapone1
      @KayKapone1 2 года назад

      Same

  • @ColonelHoffman
    @ColonelHoffman 2 года назад +10

    this is the 3rd video I've watched and yet each one I watch is awe and curiosity whilst smiling through it all
    you never have anything bad to say about the places you visit regardless of how run down they look which makes me rethink our own country or England with its rundown towns
    you strike any conversation with random people and you make these videos so fascinating
    definitely tempting to learn new languages

  • @szili76
    @szili76 2 года назад +191

    I can’t really express how your videos make me feel, how much i appritiate all the work you put in them because english is not my first language.
    Simply put, you are truly an amazing charismatic person (everything i wish i could be) and i can’t thank you enough for sharing your adventures with us. They really brighten up my life!

    • @baldandbankrupt
      @baldandbankrupt  2 года назад +116

      What a nice message. Good luck in the future and achieving everything you want 👍

    • @blagoevski336
      @blagoevski336 2 года назад +1

      @@baldandbankrupt hi

  • @100vidma
    @100vidma 2 года назад +266

    You must go to "Gruto" park in Lithuania, there are all of Soviet times statues.

    • @xEroxSennin
      @xEroxSennin 2 года назад +3

      Yep, wanted to say that too

    • @rezonanc
      @rezonanc 2 года назад +10

      Couldn’t agree more. it’s like pr0n of various soviet stuff

    • @thegoat6848
      @thegoat6848 2 года назад +2

      In druskinikai?

    • @rezonanc
      @rezonanc 2 года назад

      @@thegoat6848 yes!

    • @domasdomisi5918
      @domasdomisi5918 2 года назад +2

      Even today a last statue was removed from city centre Cvirka

  • @cjherbert
    @cjherbert 2 года назад +677

    Ignalina nuclear power plant was used extensively for location filming during the production of HBO's Chernobyl due to its similarity to the stricken plant. It's become something of a tourist attraction in recent years. I would love to visit.

    • @lightdark00
      @lightdark00 2 года назад +60

      @Lucky 13 Let's go Brandon!

    • @cjherbert
      @cjherbert 2 года назад +29

      @Lucky 13 Please don't bring him into this. Let's keep our minds on higher things, such as the sterile beauty of RBMK control rooms.

    • @jeeeyjey
      @jeeeyjey 2 года назад +15

      its not only similar, its actually the exact same design (apart from the chimney)

    • @Francesco-cj3oi
      @Francesco-cj3oi 2 года назад +3

      5k people still out of a job for no reason at all though

    • @kerstas10
      @kerstas10 2 года назад +6

      @@Francesco-cj3oi there is a few jobs left in a plant. It's imposible to close down nuclear plant fully and leave it abandoned. Need constant maintenance.

  • @123scotyboy
    @123scotyboy 2 года назад +11

    Great video mate 👌🏻 I hope you never give this up, doing these videos, love them ❤️💙

  • @Soundbrigade
    @Soundbrigade 2 года назад +325

    We once had a teacher in history and he came from Lithuania. He was one of our best teachers and he often told us that “when the Soviets came, my father took his rifle and took off into the forest …”.
    Hopefully a friend and I will go there in Spring and make the way up to Estonia.

    • @Redstripe921
      @Redstripe921 2 года назад +28

      He killed himself or joined the resistance ?

    • @eyesforthewise
      @eyesforthewise 2 года назад +28

      @@Redstripe921 lmao what a cliffhanger

    • @Larry-nd7gv
      @Larry-nd7gv 2 года назад +9

      Sounds like the coolest guy ever

  • @nicolasgoldring7128
    @nicolasgoldring7128 2 года назад +371

    Of the 15 Post-Soviet countries that there are, he has so far managed to visit 11 of them:
    🇪🇪 Estonia
    🇱🇹 Lithuania
    🇧🇾 Belarus
    🇺🇦 Ukraine
    🇲🇩 Moldova
    🇬🇪 Georgia
    🇦🇲 Armenia
    🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
    🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
    🇷🇺 Russia
    He has four former Soviet republics left to visit:
    🇱🇻 Latvia
    🇹🇯 Tajikistan
    🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

    • @patryklodygo6281
      @patryklodygo6281 2 года назад +16

      Poland , czech,romania?

    • @dmitryderevitsky9212
      @dmitryderevitsky9212 2 года назад +87

      @@patryklodygo6281 they were under Soviet influence, but not the part of USSR. As those 15 above.

    • @jizzus4842
      @jizzus4842 2 года назад +13

      @@patryklodygo6281 w czechach był ale polska czechy i rumunia to nie byle państa sowieckie tylko ''satelickie''

    • @bryanrobsonssocks6366
      @bryanrobsonssocks6366 2 года назад +83

      Whilst not a separate country, Ben should visit the enclave Kaliningrad. Really interesting history.

    • @adrianelias2365
      @adrianelias2365 2 года назад +18

      Hope he ends his channel visiting North Korea. Not soviet, but it is Communist.

  • @Kjellman_
    @Kjellman_ 2 года назад +359

    A Swede watching an English man and an Mongolian-American exploring Lithuania. That's what's beautiful about the world in 2021. Great vid Bald.

  • @werq_lol
    @werq_lol 2 года назад +6

    Nice to see bigger youtubers visiting my country! the nature here is amazing:)

  • @LithR
    @LithR Год назад +7

    I've been watchcing your videos for a while now and I love them. However, this video TOPS all the rest because VISAGINAS is the city where i was born, raised and went to nursery. You have no idea how amazing I felt when I saw the name "Visaginas" in one of your videos! Thank you for visiting my home city!

  • @povilasdapsys7765
    @povilasdapsys7765 2 года назад +920

    16:33 The thing you read actually translates into: "While I was young, I gave birth to a dead baby and barely survived myself!" Couldn't have picked a better book

  • @marcellustenberge5870
    @marcellustenberge5870 2 года назад +127

    Bald: ".....it's all pretty Sovjet."
    ...Babushka passing by carrying a Lidl grocery bag...

  • @cigaretkaratatui3396
    @cigaretkaratatui3396 2 года назад +23

    I've never expected that you will visit Lithuania. I have been watching you for 2 years now and you finnaly visited my country. That made my day.

  • @johnnylee7669
    @johnnylee7669 2 года назад +2

    Love the content and the comedic moments. You got me in the beginning on the train lol. Keep up the good work.

  • @thegunslinger1363
    @thegunslinger1363 2 года назад +607

    Since you've been to Estonia and now Lithuania. You'll have to do Latvia next. And Lithuania looks like a beautiful country. I would love to vist someday

    • @dioclescissoid
      @dioclescissoid 2 года назад +56

      He should go to Daugavpils on 9th may for some true soviet experience :D.

    • @dag5421
      @dag5421 2 года назад +5

      Nebus Latvija😕

    • @wizkhalife1
      @wizkhalife1 2 года назад +9

      Yeah Daugavpils will give you a taste of union 😄 Or if you only do capital, than go wonder around on Maskavas Street or Purvciems on evening for some new experiences 😂

    • @Z1LVA
      @Z1LVA 2 года назад +1

      It is :)

    • @HEKVT
      @HEKVT 2 года назад +2

      @@dioclescissoid He should indeed, so much interesting stuff there.

  • @wpgladiator
    @wpgladiator 2 года назад +144

    Oho ponas plikius pagaliau Lietuvoje! Labai smagu! I always thought when you'll visit Lithuania 😀

    • @MindaugasJocionis
      @MindaugasJocionis 2 года назад +4

      Man taippat buvo idomu, vis aplink vazinejo :)

    • @TomasV1337
      @TomasV1337 2 года назад +2

      Galetu aplankyti ir kitus miestus, bet ten sovietu atributikos nebera, netinktu jo kontentui :)

    • @MindaugasLT-
      @MindaugasLT- 2 года назад

      same

    • @Envojus
      @Envojus 2 года назад +1

      Porą žodžių teks praleisti, nes jis uždraudžia juos šiame kanale. Galėjo niekados neatvažiuoti. Siūlau pasidomėti internete pvz. svetainėje kur prasideda nuo R ir baigiasi T. Jis tiesiogine ta žodžio prasme prievartautojas yra, ir bendrai - labai, labai sutrikusi asmenybė. Bobos, nepilnametės, viskas. Jo Helovyno video su Romanu net galima pamatyti, kaip tikroji persona išlindo kai pripiso.

    • @landxxx1
      @landxxx1 2 года назад +2

      @@Envojus šūdus kalbi:)

  • @krisleehyatt
    @krisleehyatt 2 года назад +1

    My 2 fave RUclipsrs! Keep doing more videos with Johnny!

  • @johnjankowiak3335
    @johnjankowiak3335 2 года назад +7

    Don,t leave us bro. I love the vids. Youre gonna break my heart when you stop!

  • @MrVafflis
    @MrVafflis 2 года назад +301

    Let's GOOOOO! Was waiting for him to come to LITHUANIA immediately after ESTONIA. One year later he's here!!

    • @vstt1
      @vstt1 2 года назад +3

      YEAH ME TOO

  • @janekslv
    @janekslv 2 года назад +33

    Greetings to broliukas Lithuanians! 🇱🇹 🇱🇻

  • @Domazsakalauskas
    @Domazsakalauskas 2 года назад +63

    As a Puerto rican Lithuanian who lives here in Klaipeda, I never thought you'd visit Lithuania since it's anti Russia and especially anti communist. However, I'm glad that you finally did tho! And prašom!

  • @TheHeraldOfChange
    @TheHeraldOfChange 2 года назад +8

    Thanks for your videos, I really appreciate the microcosm snapshots of daily life in different parts of the world that they portray. Really, really, interesting.

  • @TechBlock
    @TechBlock 2 года назад +1601

    Finally you've come to Lithuania!! :D

    • @Milvidaz
      @Milvidaz 2 года назад +12

      Really, i already thought it will never happen :D

    • @carlosgaspar8447
      @carlosgaspar8447 2 года назад +2

      dovydas says hello from florida.

    • @deividasleimontas2804
      @deividasleimontas2804 2 года назад +1

      @@carlosgaspar8447 Tai palauk čia tu kur groji su elektrine gitara amerikoje? 😄

    • @Rellziuq
      @Rellziuq 2 года назад +4

      Kinda hoped he wouldn’t

    • @BIMMERBOII
      @BIMMERBOII 2 года назад +2

      @@carlosgaspar8447 Džiugas from Florida :)

  • @mangoshake
    @mangoshake 2 года назад +193

    The comedic timing of the crow when Bald was orating is impeccable.

    • @JabberJack69
      @JabberJack69 2 года назад +6

      *reads in posh British accent*

  • @Lyubog997
    @Lyubog997 2 года назад +3

    Man, these videos are amazing.

  • @mirthbaron1525
    @mirthbaron1525 2 года назад +3

    Highly enjoyable you viisting these off the beaten track plces and been able to speak in native tongue to the locals adds another dimension.

  • @Domciskas
    @Domciskas 2 года назад +502

    As a lithuanian, I've been waiting for this for years. It feels surreal seeing places I know in your video. It makes me appreciate what we have here in Lithuania much more. Oh and you could also visit Grūto parkas if you want to see more soviet relics, collected from all over Lithuania.

    • @thomashassall96
      @thomashassall96 2 года назад +9

      I was there in September and brought back a Stalin coffee mug and soviet shot glass 😂

    • @moodazz1
      @moodazz1 2 года назад +8

      Yes, thats the most soviet thing in post Soviet countries for sure

    • @Jckgs
      @Jckgs 2 года назад +5

      Yes, you would enjoy Grūto parkss

    • @thomashassall96
      @thomashassall96 2 года назад +4

      @@moodazz1 Fascinating place and the best thing of all is the mayors house in the middle of the park! What a legend 🇱🇹 ✌🏻

    • @paperKat
      @paperKat 2 года назад +12

      And can I ask why is that? Why do we need to see it through a RUclips channel to appreciate what we have?
      My guess is we are still in that typical Eastern European inferior complex....
      We need the goggles of an ill informed westerner, with sofisticated beer tastebuds to come over and spit our beer on our street and make generalisations on our history and culture, so we can appreciate it?
      I never been following these lads, and only here as someone who did, sent it to me recognising my home town.
      And do you know what??? Going on this video about Visaginas, my advice is UNSUBSCRIBE If you don't want to fall down the RUclips hole and form a your options based around a lazy blogging lifestyle of these characters making good buck out us fools...

  • @kheldaur2107
    @kheldaur2107 2 года назад +253

    I'd love to visit Lithuania some day, cheers from Finland to every Lithuaian.

    • @tiktokslavversion8022
      @tiktokslavversion8022 2 года назад +4

      Its very happy to know instead of him just visiting some other abonended building he visited the most russian poppulated and soviet town in whole Lithuania

    • @JohSno
      @JohSno 2 года назад +10

      Sure, come over, we will get the sauna going. And later in the winter, we'll be coming over to Soumi land for some Aurora borealis ;)

    • @iAgentLu
      @iAgentLu 2 года назад

      cheers

    • @aleksrum1
      @aleksrum1 2 года назад

      @@tiktokslavversion8022 no point, very boring 😂

    • @mistahwayne1
      @mistahwayne1 2 года назад +1

      I'd love to visit Finland

  • @markbrowne181
    @markbrowne181 2 года назад +1

    How did I miss this ? Fantastic content as usual .

  • @robertburns7637
    @robertburns7637 2 года назад +16

    Love this! I am flying to Lithuania next week to walk from Latvia to Poland, 300 miles across the beautiful Lithuanian landscapes!

  • @Trashste
    @Trashste 2 года назад +123

    The partizan music put a massive smile on my face, as a Lithuanian, I dont know what else you need on a Friday.

    • @CHEVYbarracuda1
      @CHEVYbarracuda1 2 года назад +4

      New shiey upload from the balkans

    • @Matt-js2il
      @Matt-js2il 2 года назад +2

      Man ir :D

    • @mariuskalvinskas3123
      @mariuskalvinskas3123 2 года назад +1

      indeed

    • @xwyploszx
      @xwyploszx 2 года назад

      @trashste
      Can u share the name of the song from 04:00 ?

    • @Trashste
      @Trashste 2 года назад +4

      @@xwyploszx ofc i can "miške prie laužo" sang by Ugniavijas

  • @Daniel96ftw
    @Daniel96ftw 2 года назад +303

    In these dark times, this guy is about the only thing that makes me happy. It's as if you're travelling and conversing with a good friend.

    • @ovsaturnus7160
      @ovsaturnus7160 2 года назад +10

      I somewhat feel thesame. Bald's uploads put a smile on my face.

    • @dreadlock360
      @dreadlock360 2 года назад +3

      @@ovsaturnus7160 Every week escape the dreary slog of the (y)UK through this man.

    • @ohjajohh
      @ohjajohh 2 года назад +1

      @@klm20079 Zeker

    • @777jones
      @777jones 2 года назад +3

      Bald is a reminder to be alive and enjoy your life every day!! We will all be dead someday!!

    • @christspatriot
      @christspatriot 2 года назад +2

      Jesus loves you.

  • @morguetheunholy
    @morguetheunholy 2 года назад

    Right on more vid's!! thank you!

  • @jimproud3116
    @jimproud3116 2 года назад

    Thanks. I always enjoy your excursions and your explanations.

  • @mkm1015
    @mkm1015 2 года назад +313

    I'm not prepared for the moment when this channel stops providing us with this unique content that keeps me sane, fills me with positivity & joy while I wait for my heart surgery.

    • @NamaDoodoo
      @NamaDoodoo 2 года назад +20

      All the best with your heart surgery mate

    • @tatratrading
      @tatratrading 2 года назад +6

      Wish you health and all the best. Fingers crossed.

    • @bigjilms
      @bigjilms 2 года назад +5

      Best of luck with your surgery, I know you'll be just fine! Much love x

    • @Roberto_MR
      @Roberto_MR 2 года назад +2

      Wish you the best on that surgery

    • @timothypugh2429
      @timothypugh2429 2 года назад +2

      Prayers for you and your health. I love this channel too, but there’s a lot of positivity and joy to be found. Have faith and don’t give up!!

  • @billcoffey6921
    @billcoffey6921 2 года назад +424

    I loved this video! My mother was pushed out of Kaunus, Lithuania in Feb. 1941, grew up in Germany, came to America in 1957, and lived the American dream. No one from her family ever went back to Lithuania, I'd love to visit there one day, your video did so much to open my eyes to the way it is there today. Thank you so much for this video!

  • @HarrysHappenings
    @HarrysHappenings 2 года назад +13

    I am so inspired by your channel I bought the same Sony cam and I am doing more A WALK IN... videos around my historic city of Norwich. Your natural approach is exactly how I like to film too. So pleased I found your channel

  • @MrJdiddy328
    @MrJdiddy328 Год назад +1

    These two work so well together. Very entertaining! I hope to see more of johnny in the future.

  • @MrTonyb208
    @MrTonyb208 2 года назад +123

    Would like to see you in “east” Germany. Could be some cool Soviet relics to find there

    • @martinturm4247
      @martinturm4247 2 года назад +1

      I hope not. I hope we destroyed everything.

    • @CJ-fs1zr
      @CJ-fs1zr 2 года назад

      That’s destroying history would you support destroying colonial era statues in Africa or old presidents off the US because off past aggressions

  • @danawilkinson4183
    @danawilkinson4183 2 года назад +315

    I have to admit, having Johnny show up on the train put a smile on my face!

    • @BjornCopperside
      @BjornCopperside 2 года назад +4

      At first I was like, of all the places he could sit, he sits shoulder to shoulder to someone.
      But that was only short and ended in a surprise.

    • @gotworc
      @gotworc 2 года назад +1

      @@BjornCopperside same hahaha

  • @robertlalor8090
    @robertlalor8090 2 года назад

    Johnny is so your brother from another mother!!! Another great one. Thanks

  • @DwayneMuffin
    @DwayneMuffin 2 года назад +1

    Ace mate love this, watching in Ibiza

  • @HolyEnchanta
    @HolyEnchanta 2 года назад +113

    Lithuania is not so well-known internationally... but it is one of my favourite countries! I still cannot forget how good the Zeppelins are!

  • @tylertaylor470
    @tylertaylor470 2 года назад +91

    I love how eager the people are to tell you about the places past and their own

  • @maniac1239
    @maniac1239 2 года назад +6

    I never want these videos to end, could watch this all day everyday

  • @meistarkus
    @meistarkus 2 года назад

    Gotta love Johnny Khan! You guys are great!

  • @OleMisss
    @OleMisss 2 года назад +158

    You’re the greatest channel to ever grace youtube. Thank you for taking us on your journey Mr. Bald.

    • @Muscleman8562
      @Muscleman8562 2 года назад +5

      I just ate crayons in a video 💪🔥

    • @OleMisss
      @OleMisss 2 года назад

      @@threadie 😂

  • @agnegaizauskaite9096
    @agnegaizauskaite9096 2 года назад +48

    Omg it's so surreal to actually see you in Lithuania! Hope you liked it here ♥️🇱🇹

  • @karenjordan5731
    @karenjordan5731 Год назад +1

    I learn so much history from your videos. Thank you for going places so wonderful 👍

  • @JoeMama-xx6cz
    @JoeMama-xx6cz 2 года назад +1

    the intro w Johnny 10/10 mate cheers!

  • @ulusguy
    @ulusguy 2 года назад +74

    18:49 Lithuanians were the first to officially give the middle finger up to Moscow and kick over the first domino that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. No wonder they have erased that stain on their history.

  • @Chris-km9ki
    @Chris-km9ki 2 года назад +60

    I had a trip around the baltics this summer and lithuania stood out to me. Incredible place

    • @Unknowngfyjoh
      @Unknowngfyjoh 2 года назад

      Yea it's so clean. I bet you could drink from the river flowing through Vilnius.

    • @Oho159
      @Oho159 2 года назад +9

      @@Unknowngfyjoh no dont do that

  • @phillycat26
    @phillycat26 2 года назад +1

    yes!!! good to see you! love your book choice too

  • @filthINC
    @filthINC 2 года назад +19

    Bald is so outgoing and social I don't even go out anymore. Watching him is enough

  • @andrewsouthgate6962
    @andrewsouthgate6962 2 года назад +316

    I went to VIsaginas in circa 2005 (may have been 2006 - cannot remember exactly, I have old school print photos somewhere). I actually made it inside the Ignalina power plant, at the time it was still running but there were consultants everywhere who were managing the decommission process. Managed to get in with a few friends by the method of er, simply walking in. We got as far as the canteen - everything was Soviet and had the hammer and sickle on, even the chairs at the canteen had the stamp - anyway, eventually we were spotted by an official, guns were pointed and we were told to leave. We were then followed by what I assume were some sort of secret police as we visited Visaginas afterwards. They even stayed on our tail for a bit on the drive back to Vilnius. It was a strange day to say the least!

  • @XRONIKA
    @XRONIKA 2 года назад +141

    13:00 Holy shit! This is insane. I was born in Krasnoyarsk-26. Also closed city. And Krasnoyarsk-45 is like a neighboring city for me. This is so weird to see some person from those places.
    Her city is now called Zelenogorsk and my hometown is called Zheleznogorsk.
    And funny thing - all those cities looks almost exactly the same as Visaginas.

    • @thepinusnigra
      @thepinusnigra 2 года назад +2

      Hi from the first Zelenogorsk that lies next to St. Petersburg.

    • @kebman
      @kebman 2 года назад +1

      It's a different dimension. But all the people are the same§!11

  • @PRSRic
    @PRSRic Год назад +1

    Hilarious video awesome duo, the vr and vape had me cracking up
    You and Jonny remind me of myself and my best friend. I Just need to travel more!!

  • @andydufresne299
    @andydufresne299 2 года назад

    You guys are hilarious! Thank you for the video. Safe journey. Peace.

  • @drewspc6549
    @drewspc6549 2 года назад +45

    Omg i've been waiting for this day for so long hahaha, Greetings from Lithuania!

    • @Santu2409
      @Santu2409 2 года назад

      How do you cope with all the restrictions ?

    • @grobuonis2773
      @grobuonis2773 2 года назад +2

      @@Santu2409 By ignoring that one Russian troll on Twitter (the what's his name, globoco?) who is spreading unsubstantiated rumours about us. Lithuanians are 100% in agreement that it's a psy op and the guy doesn't speak any Lithuanian.

  • @lukaskelevisius8910
    @lukaskelevisius8910 2 года назад +157

    As a lithuanian myself, I’ve never been to Visaginas, therefore I found such concept of view towards the town quite interesting

    • @paperKat
      @paperKat 2 года назад +7

      Please come and see it with your own eyes and make your own opinion:)))!! It's really not such gloom and doom and it has a lot more to offer in both history and atmosphere. It's a lot more subtle and might not pay off in terms of soviet fascination as much, (especially that you are Lithuanian yourself) . Many parts of Lithuanian towns look very similar, but we got the pine trees growing through the towns fabric, so that's quite special.

    • @SirRidealot
      @SirRidealot 2 года назад +2

      Pretty much any place will look gloomy on a rainy day in November.

    • @user-jr8lm5jy4u
      @user-jr8lm5jy4u 2 года назад +1

      Так Литва же маленькая, что Вам мешает побывать в Висагинас?

    • @lukaskelevisius8910
      @lukaskelevisius8910 2 года назад +4

      @@user-jr8lm5jy4u čiut čiut porusski panimaem

    • @user-jr8lm5jy4u
      @user-jr8lm5jy4u 2 года назад +1

      @@lukaskelevisius8910 po4emy vi ne bili v Visaginas?

  • @pisampasteto7457
    @pisampasteto7457 2 года назад

    Love from lithuania its amazing to see your favorite youtuber who visited my country

  • @girlintherain1
    @girlintherain1 2 года назад +6

    This is one if your all time best videos Ben! How about visiting other nuclear towns or closed cities 🤔? X x

  • @Putkutans
    @Putkutans 2 года назад +56

    Wow... Writing on the train door in Lithuanian and Latvian! Broliukas! 🇱🇻🇱🇹

  • @TodayFreedom
    @TodayFreedom 2 года назад +272

    I love that Johnny thinks “IPA” is a Lithuanian brand name beer 😂😂😂😂

    • @francoisbyvoet
      @francoisbyvoet 2 года назад

      Lithuanians are crazy about the current "craft beer" movement... so he is perhaps anyway right not easy to read the small letters to se if it is a local production

    • @rokasas7185
      @rokasas7185 2 года назад +30

      Anyway IPA tastes like shit

    • @Seashelly2000
      @Seashelly2000 2 года назад +17

      I cracked up when he called it an "EEPAH".

    • @sparklesparklesparkle6318
      @sparklesparklesparkle6318 2 года назад +7

      @@rokasas7185 Listen when you become addicted to drinking beer, you need to have a RANGE of beers. I have IPAs, lagars, caffinated beers, sweet fruity beers, a whole seperate fridge with 400 cans of miller lite and natural lite, seltzers, porters, crafts, ales. Then you gotta have vodka and redbull on hand I love drinking my one vodka and redbull a day. I probably drink 2 IPAs a day. Then about 9 cans of light beer a day. So I don't drink a lot.

    • @jedgar63
      @jedgar63 2 года назад

      @@sparklesparklesparkle6318 It's like drinking vodka, but not rum, whiskey, or brandy. Boring!

  • @daniilhoward3840
    @daniilhoward3840 Год назад +5

    I was born in visaginas and a orphan in the city. My mom worked in the power plant before she passed. Very cool to see you visiting

  • @lilymay4328
    @lilymay4328 2 года назад +159

    Thank you, Thank you for showing the real authentic Lithuania. My Grandad was born and raised in Lithuania before he fled with his family during WW2 - I've never been to Lithuania myself so seeing these little villages just like the one my Grandad was raised it's so special and beautiful.

  • @Anthony-df4bs
    @Anthony-df4bs 2 года назад +198

    Johnny and Ben are perfect together. Ben is impressed by anything and everything and Johnny doesn't give a shit about any of it lol.

  • @froggywam
    @froggywam 2 года назад +177

    Love how he goes to a Lithuanian border town during this Belarus border issue. NEVER CHANGE BALD!

    • @hippiemuslim
      @hippiemuslim 2 года назад +2

      Probably in the next video

    • @smothdude
      @smothdude 2 года назад +6

      @@georgevieira6686 Agent Bald on duty

  • @vincentamato6572
    @vincentamato6572 2 года назад +4

    Some thoughts, moy brat. I have earlier expressed how valuable your work has been to me. In my conscious life as well as in my dreams, in the period following viewing of your videos, I often have the sensation of actually having been in the locales you have visited. It is a real gift. It is not about your politics--which if anything seem vague and unformed--so much as it is about your honest appraisals of what you observe and your apparent respect for aspects of the soviet experience and the people who lived it. One more point. Again, with all due respect for your friends and any loneliness you may feel in the course of your journeys, the truth is you are at your best when you work alone. A challenge, I know. With gratitude for your efforts and in the hope that you will continue, I wish you all the best.

  • @keithmiddleton6844
    @keithmiddleton6844 2 года назад +2

    Well done Baldy, great to see your Old mate John.
    Safe travels, Keith - Australia.

  • @Watcher_sun
    @Watcher_sun 2 года назад +92

    12:57 Oh, what a twist! I was also born in Krasnoyarsk 45, which is now called Zelenogorsk - a closed city due to the fact that there is an Electrochemical Plant where they are engaged in the production of low-enriched uranium for the manufacture of fuel for reactors of nuclear power plants.
    I really like your videos Ben, keep filming!)

    • @skipper2460
      @skipper2460 2 года назад +9

      lol all i can think of when i read zelenogorsk is DayZ

    • @tomanders1
      @tomanders1 2 года назад +2

      @@skipper2460 I literally got gassed there tonight. Had to run for my life

    • @XRONIKA
      @XRONIKA 2 года назад +4

      Привет городу-соседу из Красноярска-26, который сейчас Железногорск. Осталось собрать народ из Подгорного и вся тусовка будет тут.
      Забавно, как похожи между собой все эти города, но Висагинас сейчас больше похож на белорусский город. Советское наследие и чистота. В то время как в Железногорске, например, очень грязно (люди мусорят). Хотя архитектура интересная, да. Даже ходили слухи, что Железногорск спроектировал архитектор Санкт-Петербурга.

    • @Watcher_sun
      @Watcher_sun 2 года назад +1

      @@XRONIKA И Вам привет) У меня родственники живут в Железногорске, бывал там) Архитектура действительно необычная, как и сам план города и дорог. А на счёт того что мусорят, это да, печально(

    • @NoFunNoMoshNoCoreNoTrends
      @NoFunNoMoshNoCoreNoTrends 2 года назад

      DAYZ

  • @marek0101
    @marek0101 2 года назад +65

    What make your channel interesting is the unpredictability. One day you're in Russia the other in Czechia. When I thought Alinchik was gone, you bring her back. And now you're in Lithuania. One thing is for sure, no matter where you end up, your videos are always interesting to watch. Keep it up and cheers from Canada.

  • @markreed2576
    @markreed2576 2 года назад +30

    I’m impressed with the cleanliness of these particular cities. No trash, cigarette butts, overflowing garbage cans etc. Very well done with your narration also.

  • @blackyung3
    @blackyung3 2 года назад

    oh i remmember how i commented on your post that you should go in Lithuania and you now here ! Love this

  • @FutherGaming
    @FutherGaming 2 года назад +425

    I'm so glad you have visited Lithuania, it means a lot to us Lithuanians to shine more light on the country and a bit of history!

    • @liquidsquid101
      @liquidsquid101 2 года назад +3

      Vilnius is a lovely old city. Really worth a visit for an extended weekend! I won't bother to mention the girls as that would be to stereotypical

    • @Rellziuq
      @Rellziuq 2 года назад +8

      Not by him

    • @Hephasto
      @Hephasto 2 года назад +1

      It means nothing to you Lithuanians

    • @yorka274
      @yorka274 2 года назад +7

      @@Hephasto yes it does

  • @Amory98
    @Amory98 2 года назад +189

    As an Indian, where there are a thousand people within 5 yards of you, all kinds of noises from laughing to burping being on the more bearable side of the scale, and the sun constantly frying you out of your wits; my heart was racing with love for Visaginas. Overcast, cold, wet stoned pathways, solitariness, dark woods. This is the stuff of dreams for someone like me! Had I the means I'd settle in Visaginas in a heartbeat and never regret it! ❤️

    • @manas1936
      @manas1936 2 года назад +22

      As an indian, i completely agree with u..Man, our cities have more population than European countries

    • @juanitacarrollyoung2979
      @juanitacarrollyoung2979 2 года назад +18

      I adore this comment, and I hope you live your dream.

    • @ashxsh
      @ashxsh 2 года назад +3

      Couldn't agree more. This had been my experience too, especially watching his video on Moldova, and other small towns he visited in Russia and former USSR. The contrast of India and these places is mind boggling.

    • @fgoogleinthea7475
      @fgoogleinthea7475 2 года назад +4

      Never start a sentence with "as a...".

    • @kunal25roy
      @kunal25roy 2 года назад +1

      @@one317 I guess you have forgotten your colonial days..

  • @reincatsburg4668
    @reincatsburg4668 2 года назад

    The best channel i saw in a long time.

  • @The_PaleHorseman
    @The_PaleHorseman 2 года назад

    I seen you were saying the channel was going to come to an end, I'm gonna hate it because I've enjoyed all the episodes and getting to meet people!

  • @FlorianHamburg21
    @FlorianHamburg21 2 года назад +105

    Fun Fact: The Bus you drove from the Station to the Town is an old one from my Hometown Hamburg in Germany. You can still see it's old Unit Number 8261 on the side.

    • @MM-kz9pd
      @MM-kz9pd 2 года назад +5

      So they send old German buses to Lithuania

    • @FlorianHamburg21
      @FlorianHamburg21 2 года назад +10

      @@MM-kz9pd Not only there. Seen Photos from Ukrania, Greece, Russia (Perm f.e.), Kazakhstan and so on

    • @Blubkeks100
      @Blubkeks100 2 года назад

      Lol jz wo du's sagst

    • @angryfinnishfarmer
      @angryfinnishfarmer 2 года назад +6

      The train looks exactly the same kind we had before in Finland

    • @ireallyshouldntbehereltd7814
      @ireallyshouldntbehereltd7814 2 года назад +2

      This is THE most German comment on RUclips I have ever read. Well done 😂

  • @TodayFreedom
    @TodayFreedom 2 года назад +159

    Watched this yesterday and I thought “If this channel ever ends it’ll be the saddest day for RUclips”. Every episode is a mini-documentary full of madness and fun. By far the greatest channel on this site.

  • @marjorietangon5620
    @marjorietangon5620 2 года назад

    Aight Johnny's back, its gonna be fun!!!

  • @thekungify
    @thekungify 2 года назад

    Awesome as always.

  • @rutay3739
    @rutay3739 2 года назад +28

    Just to be more specific: 86 % of the population in Lithuania are Lithuanians, 5,7 %, - Polish, Russians - only 4, 5 %. (mostly around Visaginas where they arrived in modern times already).

  • @MrRageMW3
    @MrRageMW3 2 года назад +51

    I was born in Visaginas, lived there for 10 years then moved to Norway at the age of 10. My Father used to work as Security Guard at the Nuclear Power Plant. He is from Belarus and was Lieutenant in USSR Army. Have Friends of my living there, they've said after power plant got shut down the electrical bill went up by like 400%
    Having so much Fun Watching your "Soviet" videos especially of Belarus and Lithuania keep up the awesome work! :D

    • @wyqtor
      @wyqtor 2 года назад +3

      What a disaster that must have been, closing down the NPP without at least giving Lithuania time and a huge loan to build a new, safe one in its place.

    • @mantasmasiulis285
      @mantasmasiulis285 2 года назад +3

      @@wyqtor There was a referendum ten years ago and people said no to the new nuclear power plant.

  • @chetankhandelwal9398
    @chetankhandelwal9398 2 года назад

    Jonney is just great add on to your videos...hope to see him in your future videos as well.