an interesting fact....During the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905, volunteers from Montenegro were encouraged to fight in the Russian Army in Manchuria. However, Montenegro was not mentioned in the 1905 peace treaty in Portsmouth, and a technical state of war was presumed to exist between the two countries. In 2006, Japan made the gesture of recognising Montenegrin independence following its secession from Serbia and declared then that hostilities were over. 🎉🎉
You forgot that allegedly a Japanese samurai wanted to sword fight someone from the Russian army one on one and they didn't know who to send so they sent a Montenegrin guy and he won and killed the samurai
there were Albanian volunteers also in the russian turkish war thats why queen Catherine gave Albanians lands in karakurt in ukraine and today you have an albanian minority in ukraine
@@speeddemon8977 Absolutely. They still live in Ukraine... and refuse to speak Ukrainian. Only Russian and Albanian. There is a long clip here made by a crew from Kosovo.
A Montenegrin here. Well done, sir! :) Of course, there is more to say but in general it's all inline for a introductory video. The conclusion is perfect - it's just a matter of time.
@mitchyoung93 we have large population of muslims boskians and albanians who settled here running away from persecution,because we are mostly chill about nationality or religion
Original term was 'Srpska Sparta' (Serbian Sparta) because Montenegro actually used to be literally Serbian state in history. After WW2 and communist revolution Serbian country eventually dissolved and emerged a brand new Montenegrin nation. wiki/Kingdom_of_Montenegro wiki/Petrović-Njegoš wiki/Gorski Vijenac Also saying Russia invaded Montenegro is totally deluded because Montenegro actually wants Russia. Since the beginning of modern Montenegrin state their leaders always relied on Russia and admired Russia and Tsar. Read any Montenegrin history book. Edit: even during communist period Montenegro supported Stalin and Soviet Union, and not Tito. They always supported Russia in any form so it's totally delusional to say Russia invaded Montenegro lol. They just want them. Russians have been on Montenegrin coast for 20 years at minimum.
@@matija5134 Montenegro has Serb minority but it can never be said we're all Serbs. Montenegro is a separate country from both Serbia and Russia. And yes, the reason we were considered a Serb state for many centuries is because our rulers were Serbs themselves. And to remind you that no Montenegrin wants Russia; if we wanted them we wouldn't impose sanctions. Neće crnogorci Rusiju oće Srbi. Pričaj u svoje ime burazeru, nemoj ove strance da manipulišeš.
And the term "Serbian Sparta' was used by Serb extremists who lived in Montenegro and wanted desperately to keep Serbian influence (along with Russian) here when we were switching to the west world. So you using that term kinda tells a lot about from where you come.
A Montenegrin here. A very well made video from the perspectives of both education and a clear unbiased approach to the historical events and relations. I've subscribed and am now looking forward to checking out more from your repertoire of content. Keep up the great work friend.
I went this year, honestly found it to be too hectic and too many tourists, and this was in May! Sadly it's no longer a hidden spot and it doesn't have the infrastructure for the tourism now coming through there. I was glad we chose to stay further round the bay and only did a day trip there, we didn't even stay for dinner.
@InquisitorThomas The Montenegrin city is the third installment we never got. Never seen this this many NPCs in a single town, although I have to say they were giving me funny looks whenever I asked them for a side quest to farm some XP.
Kotor's neighbourhood is nice, but the traffic jams on the roads are a plague. When I was there, the tunnel to Kotor was jammed, with no information about what happened, so we finally turned back (in the tunnel) and took the mountain road. That was off season, I prefer not to imagine how it looks like during high season.
@@Serendip98 yeah traffic was awful in Kotor, but there's literally nothing they can do with how steep the mountains etc are. Only solution is to remove cars as much as possible. We took a bus back in the afternoon and was stuck in Kotor for probably 20-30 minutes before actually getting moving.
The EU was celebrated when it was first created after the cold war after decades of fear and tension, and what comes up in the moment like politics and frustrations shouldn't make you forget the peace it brought and has kept, it took another war on the continent to refresh everyone's memory on that
The eec didn't bring peace. NATO did. The eu actually supported the coup against the democratically elected government of Ukraine, in an attempt to incorporate Ukraine into the eu sphere before fully absorbing it. The eu is nothing but an anti democratic, expansionist empire, that directly contributed the main reason for Putin to Invade Ukraine in 2014... Own it. That's on you and your beloved eu!
It’s crazy to think about that now it’s unthinkable for France Germany and Britain to be enemies, while only less then a century ago they were. We’ve come very far for such a short time.
The Montenegrin's mythos of them being the Spartans of the Balkans isn't without merit. Even though the Ottomans had a larger and better trained and equipped military, the Montenegrins almost always defeated Ottoman incursions into their territory.
@@MarkoJurisic-mc5ve that has nothing to do with mountains, Montenegro has same mountains as Bosnia or Albania and i didnt helped them, and when you are at war it was with swords and one agents other, but the people are fighter and god at organization of them self
@@bijelimedved2983 I have a suspicion that this has something to do with the legend of their being lazy. Free, unenslaved men. living in their mountains and not being forced to work to make Ottoman masters rich, will have looked lazy to Turkish slave-masters.
@@bijelimedved2983Albania held off the invasion for like 30 years, won a bunch of battles too..no1 fought the Ottomans like Scanderbeg, the Albanian King.
Your series of videos are amazingly good! Thanks for producing such high quality informative videos! As an interested person in Central and Eastern Europe, I became addicted to your productions! Congratulations!
It's a really nice country and we enjoyed it. Herceg-Novi was where we stayed and preferred it to when we went to Kotor for a day. Depending on where you're staying, if you have the opportunity to hop over the border to Bosnia (like Trebinje) or Tirana in Albania you won't regret it. The region is amazing and we found the people of Bosnia and Albania to be a bit warmer than Montenegro.
Nobody can go to the Balkan Swiss without feeling the independent spirit of its people, learning from its plurial history and admiring the breathtaking beauty of its landscapes ! So it was for me and my friends.
That is right breda, we are the lion of europe, we will exile all americans and pfizer enforcers and leave our politicians to perform a gender surgery before church themselves!
@@nnsnumbersandnotesunlimite7368 nope you didn't get what i meant. Like Belgium was invaded by third parties(Germany and France) who were at war. Where do you see the offense and why should i waste my time online, offending people and nations?
@@fotoz2363 I speak exactly their language and that is not an issue, the issue is when you stop at a random restaurant by the road and they make you pay 1 or 2€ to use a shitty toilet, or when you sit beside the beach and they charge you like a michelin star restaurant for some trash. Many more examples from 7 or 8 times ive been there. Overall mentality of the people is leeching out as much as they can from tourists. Its not all bad, there are good people everywhere in the world.
@@frog382 I replied to you with long comment, but Y-tube deleted it, don't feel like rewriting again, anyway you must know it well, since you have been there 7-8 times already and can speak the language. Where do you prefer to spend your summer holidays?
As a Scottish person I hope to one day join Montenegro as an independent member state of the European Union. Good fortune to you my brothers and sisters
@@blowbert9126 It is very boring to live here any more . People don't understand what Republic is meaning and there is to much offensive statement from all countries that surrounds us because we are small and peacefull country . I don't know what is with young generation of today ! Looking forward to a great territories and great kingdoms to be back !
great video! would be awesome if you did a similar deep dive into Cyprus, specifically Limassol, that's seen an insane influx of Russians who are actively gentrifying and squeezing out locals due to increased rent
Should have known better before, when giving passoprts and still keeping the money in accounts, and now complaining.... Oh Gosh Cyprus is a huge laundry, no complaining now, you also are the ones who caused all this happening, that was great back then when keeping those money, and now its becoming a problem... Ridiculous
I went to Ulcinj back in July 2022 and on some days I had the time of my life; Montenegro hasn't been ruined by mass tourism yet. We (some of the hotel guests and I) went to the Bojana river which forms the boundary with Albania and had a fish lunch in a house on stilts. We had a swim in the river and also a few days later in Lake Skadar; we also visited the Kotor inlets which are like the fjords in Norway minus the cold weather. We visited Skhoder and saw that every other car (pretty much) is a Mercedes. And your RUclips video was an education. I talked to Natasha, one of the guides, about the highway to nowhere that put Montenegro in a debt trap with the Chinese; she was all distraught about China's bait and rob initiative. It is true you have a beautiful country. Danny_zelko
There are Albanian city’s like Ulcinj Tivar Kotor Plava and Gucia…🇦🇱🇦🇱 look at the Illyrian kingdom history …yougoslave is created afer the slave invasion at 6th centery… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illyrian_kingdom
Something I found very interesting is that according to Wikipedia more Ukrainians have fled to Russia than Germany and Poland combined, they also apparently give Ukrainian refugees money for houses. Anyways great video! Love the quality.
@@Motofanable (what is very strange is that half of the time i search up the number of refugees, wikipedia says 2.8m, the other half it says 900k, but many other sources, like Ukrainians living in Russia say 2.8 million)
A very important thing to keep in mind is that modern day Ottoman empire, though more civilized on the surface is just as dangerous if not more so than a Russia that arrives to reconquer old lands. When drawing closer to the West don't forget that Turkey is not a part of the West and you need to be wary of any connections to them
We have no interest in taking land that is not even inhabited by Turks and without any geopolitical incentive either but sure go ahead with your fear lingering The Ottoman Empire died in 1922 but your fears of it remain ever since 1299
@@ekn_38 Have you noticed that Erdogan is cut from the same cloth as Putin? Why exactly is Turkey occupying parts of Syria at this very moment and has bitten off increasingly large chunks on Northern Syria since 2016? Even though it has been condemned by every member of UN security council?
Russian emperor in Berlin congress said to western European countries if you don't want recognise the indipendence of Montenegro you will have to send your armies to the battlefield, they became indipendent by influence and pressure of Russia
Pretty insightful, balanced and well documented piece. I don't exactly agree on every point, but it's a good video. Svaka cast, my friend! We might actually have the same "Russian beach playground" as a hometown, by the way. Maybe we will meet somewhere on the Rivjera or in Stari Grad, some day! God bless Montenegro and all the Slavic countries.
19:43 Montenegrans are tall because of the karst landscape they live on, just like Serbs and Bosnians. The limestone contains certain minerals which feeds their ancestor's growth. Though I dont know why Albanians are so short and stocky
They must get a lot of kidney stones too then. I live in the SE US, lots of limestone here. Not a lot of tall ones here but we have a lot of kidney stones.
People in Podgorica are so handsome and tall . I didn't know that it is from limestone ! Real Albanians are like Maltese people . I was very surprised .
I went in May and didn't find it to be particularly Russian, overwhelmingly Serbian tourists with Russian and other major European countries being on similar levels. We did meet one waiter who was Russian and very much against the war and couldn't go back. I can see why you would be tempted to go here if you're Russian and able to get in, it's a nice little country even if far from perfect and its people generally less polite than some of its neighbours
We were in Podgorica in April and its the only place in Europe where I've seen "Z" Russia graffiti, big letters and on a prominent street too. I know this isn't indicative of anything, but it was there the whole time we were there and wasn't removed. I did also see pro Ukraine graffiti too, and I knows not necessarily indicative of anything. I believe it currently has a lot of Russian and Ukrainian people staying there
@@jascu4251 We were staying around the Kotor bay, which is an overwhelmingly Serbian tourist destination. Surprising lack of English. I've been to quite a few countries and areas in the Balkans and the city we stayed (Herceg Novi) had by far the least English being spoken, even a few restaurants didn't have English menus etc. We do plan to try Podgorica at some point, so will bear that in mind. Though hopefully by the time we go, this whole situation would be over.
@@Wozza365 Podgorica definitely isn't a tourist destination, though thats not necessarily a negative! We found the feel to be very different to, say, Sarajevo, where English is spoken to a high level despite the fact it doesn't really have tourists at all. Unfortunately, I don't see this whole situation ending any time soon, although its still very difficult to predict how it will unfold from here on out
@@jascu4251 thanks for the info, our host in Montenegro recommended it for close access to Skadar/Shkoder lake. Skopje was really high English levels as well, we were really surprised given it doesn't have much ties to the English world. Our taxi driver from the airport was practically fluent and everyone else after that spoke really well. It's strange that Montenegro is behind in English despite its coastline being a big tourist destination for Western Europeans in recent years. But tbh for a beach holiday I'd probably go to Albania, found the people in Tirana far more polite and friendly, even those that didn't speak English
Thank you for taking the time to put your sources of footage in the description of the video. As a visually impaired creator who just spent t20 minutes failing to get through CAPTCHA to send you an email.. that helps, a lot. I am making something about Latvia and am struggling to find footage of Riga and a specific historical period. Thanks a million.
The Romanian Principalities were never part of the Ottoman Empire,moreover România was a safe haven for the Serbian,Bulgarian,Greek and Albanian Revolutionary Committees !
You forgot one thing. We slavs are proud to be slavs, Russians/Ukrainians escaping their countries into other Slavic countries is not the same as escaping to Germany, Austria... We can understand each other to an extent, have similar/same music, same customs, same foods mostly. +You will not be looked at as a foreigner, same can't be said for non Slavic speaking countries. (I live in Germany and the moment I speak Slavic to a slav it's a "ooo, one of us moment" and the moment I don't know how to speak German it's a "aaah, it's one of them" moment.). Majority of people will welcome brothers from the north. Even tho politics don't align, that's not what makes a person a Slav.
Great video! The same exact thing is happening in Serbia, especially Belgrade, in some neighborhoods you hear more Russian than you do Serbian, and prices have skyrocketed.
I am not pro Russian but I live in Belgrade and not sure what this statement has to do with similarity with Montenegro situation. Hearing more Russian than native (Serbian language) is a very common thing in big cities. Have you been in NY or LA? They all have parts of the town where you can hardly hear local accent or language. You also have parts however small, they speak Russian too. Also Ukrainian, Chinese, Spanish, Polish etc. And the prices skyrocketed after the covid crises and financial crash in late 2018 which happened in the whole EU just the same. Noting to do with area of the Belgrade speaking Russian only. But here are some things never mention it this very compressed history of Montenegro especially in their modern history: during and after the wars during the breakup of former Yugoslavia West applied heavy sanctions on Yugoslavia while Montenegro was still part of it. So economy went bad in Montenegro (and Serbia and Macedonia) not because less influence of Russia to that region. A breakup from Yugoslavia was not because of the political climate change but pure economical. Montenegro main income was tourism and main income in foreign currency especially in $$$ and DM for the whole Yugoslavia. Sanctions from the west changed this so the prices went south in big steps. In those days Russian oligarchs who were ruling the Russia at the time, saw Montenegro as a perfect place for the holidays. When they came with bags full of money and saw the unspoiled beauty of Montenegro coast and saw the prices, they decided to come back again but not only to enjoy their holidays but to buy off and invest into their own piece of paradise in Montenegro coast. They flooded the Montenegro. Ask anyone on Montenegro´s coast line about this and you will get their own story Russians were buying everything and anything in Montenegro in those days. Also another reason Russians were on spending spree in Montenegro was changes in Russia in late 90s. Since 1999 when Putin came to power he was confronting his oligarchs who were in real power in Russia before him, and as he was winning they had to move their wealth and their businesses elsware and Montenegro was a perfect place. Very close to western Europe yet no restriction for Russian businesses like in western countries. Fun fact: since November 1999 Montenegro declared a dual currency valid in their country. Dinars (Serbian or former Yugoslav currency) and Deutsche mark. There was no EU formed yet so no Euro currency yet. When on 1st of January 2001 it was estimated sufficient amount of Deutsche marks were in circulation, the country decided to take this currency as a sole legal tender from then on. Later in March 2002 after € was born they just switched to € as their legal currency. I remember holidaying in Budva in those years prices in Deutsche marks were higher than the rest of the region and their excuse was the rates of Dinars and Deutsche mark. But at the time when they switched from DM to € the conversion ratio was 2:1. After the change most of the shops removed the DM nomination in front of the price tags and replaced them with € but left the prices the same, so overnight the prices in Montenegro doubled. Yet this did not stop Russians throwing their money at them. But then influence from EU and NATO and also with happenings in neighbouring Serbia scared off those Russians and suddenly they left just as fast as they came. After Montenegro joined NATO with debatable legitimacy there was no more room for Russian oligarch there. What they left behind is huge investments and unfinished business behind. What is worst, as they (Russians) had such enormous buying power they built their properties without proper infrastructure development plans also using their money to corrupt local authorities to allow them to do as they please. Someone said here how Montenegro is untouched nature by tourist. If you had been in pre war 1990s or before in Herceg Novi, Kotor, Budva, Petrovac and all the way to Sutomore (Bar was always a big port rather than attractive tourist place), then you would see how crowded these places are today and NOT untouched by tourists. I think Budva is worst off of all other places as it lost its original charm where Old Town was a main attraction and centre of tourist interest while today it is a place of monster hotels with emphasis on night clubs for youngster generation and rich parents. Not only there is hard to find the parking space but also traffic is collapsing every season. Problems with water supply and sewage discharge every year all result of this unplanned infrastructure built in those years during the "first" Russian tourist invasion. Try to get in and out of Budva by car at the peak of season. The only less spoiled places are inland, but not many of them near the coast line as this video mentioned, they are mostly Rocky with mountains. You have to go to Žabljak to really find unspoiled places. So this "invasion" of Russians since the Ukrainian war is actually a second wave of Russians and first wave of Ukrainian refugees. And when I say Ukrainian refugees I dont mean those who left their homes and running away from the shells and bullets, but those who are moving their properties and wealth from their country and war. And for Russians, since the war started in Ukraine and as it gets longer and longer Russians are getting back to their "old" properties and investments even the Montenegro is now part of the NATO. Thigs are so complex in Montenegro that any generalisation is just showing ignorance of the situation in the region.
@@beograd07 sta mi pises eseje. nemam ja problema sa rusima u bgu al ne mozes da kazes da skok u cenama nije zbog rusa. na vracaru dorcolu i starom gradu nema vise gde da se zivi. ne mozes da pijes kafu ispod 500din a o restoranima necu ni da pocnem.
A lot of russians have been in Montenegro many years ago, they invested and brought money. What is the problem now? Western propaganda. Greetings from montenegro
For me, whose relative 200 years ago was writer of first history of Montenegro and personal secretary of Njegos, founder of modern Montenegro - Montenegro is part of united Serbia, since we are same people, same race, same language... and same people should have same country. I know some foreigners, like this speaker, stress division, but sorry, foreigners will not be asked anything in our land.
@@wisehippo3072 It depedns what you see as Serbia. If you accept globalist Deep State borders, then it might look as you think. But actually it is not true because most of my ancestors were not from current Serbia but from Dinaric region (Bosnia, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik region, Old Herzegovina (viz. 1/3 of modern Montenegro)). And we are natives there before any identity such as Montengro, Croatia, Albania... was even invented. But foreign empires support those loyal identities, while Serbian identity means independent, united Balkan for their own people. Thats the point
@@gewisserjemand if World is against Evil and xolonization then north African immigranta of E1b1b should be returned from Kosovo and Albania to their home in north Africa. Otherwise, evil colonisation will prevail
@@xELITExKILLAx He "literally" never said the word "unanimously" you clown. There weren't 46 members in Parliament, there were 81. He specifically said the opposition protested the vote. So the other 35 probably walked out. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
I agree, Montenegro should welcome immigration of foreigners, including Russians, which can bring more human capital and skills to the country. I wish my country, Sweden, would be more open to young Russian (and Ukrainian and Belarusian) immigrants with skills.
I did it! I did it! Not with my hands, but with something else. Just for Sweden. ;-) I am Russian. My parents immigrated to Europe eons ago. Than I married and we immigrated to United States - eons ago. Than we immigrated back, to EU. With three kids. They are of Russian origin - but with American and EU passport. Two of my kids live in Sweden, as engineers. One of them working on his PhD. And because they have EU passports as well, they are not immigrants. Now I am working to get my Russian citizenship back. So they will be Russians. One of them is in a very serious relationship with a girl from Sweden. Hopefully one day there could be even better news... regarding population increase. The only way to actively, but peacefully combat illegal immigration, ROFL.
@@GeoPerspective Montenegrins are not a nation. They are a tribe because they have no national consciousness, but they are aware that they are more different and more special. They are Serbs when it is opportune, conjunctural. If they don't get a director's post in Serbia, they will become fierce Ustasha (Sekula Drljevic). They were Yugoslavs when they liberated Serbia from Serbs "kulaks and class enemies" after WW2 (Milovan Djilas, Jovo Kapicic...) for the sake of slaughter for Serb-devouer Josip Broz Tito. Around 300000 Serbs were killed without having their day in court. Until recently, there were three hundred million of them (together with the Russians) because they wanted Russian investments. Than they became Montenegrins when they figured out that it is now conjunctural, and that they can milk the EU and NATO that way. What more can one say about the guys who call their country Monte Negro in Latin? The day when they freed Serbia from the "brotherly embrace" should be celebrated as Liberation Day.
Comment to the comment in this video: in Ukraine there are also living Russians, I think everybody should know it, as it was the reason for the present war - so if you see a Ukrainian number plate it does not mean the driver is really Ukrainian. It could be the car of his company which was established in Ukraine, it could also be that simply it is a Russian living in Ukraine and having Ukrainian passport. Judgements - "rich Ukrainians" / "poor Russians" by judging car number plates is totally wrong and leads to wrong conclusions.
Ukrainian with a Lexus could be poorer than a Russian with Opel. Ukrainian could be forced to sell his house under the real value and run away by buying the fanciest car he can afford (and putting aside some cash to bribe the border guards). Russian could be forced to buy a bad car because the used car market in Russia is now lopsided: new cars coming from China and registering them in Europe could be a challenge. And of course the opposite is true: Ukrainian with a Lexus could be an IT specialist, Russian with an old Opel a blue collar upper lower class. And finally: both Russian and Ukrainian somehow converted their money into Euro and bought a car locally in Serbia or Montenegro because than they save on insurance and have no headache with authorities (Czech cops may be less forgiving to Ukrainians, German cops in northern Germany could attempt to confiscate cars with Russian plates. Who needs extra headache?)
Montenegro, right! Why I didn't think about this beautiful place? Yes, I am another russian looking for escape, but I was thinking more about Turkey or Romania - I work online so I was looking for something close to europe but not as expensive as Germany. Great and informal vid tnx a lot!
Ok I recommend you going to south coastal Montenegro. Even we in the north go there. Also Russians and pro-russian serb politicians usually all live there. Though you will find more beautiful land and people of clearer mind here in the north.
Literally not a single bullet was sent to Serbia during the Yu wars. Only volunteers who came against Kremlin wishes, including the law against participation in Yu wars, and Kosovo war. And there was no political support either, only some people, such as foreign minister at the time, Primakov, were strongly opposed to bombing, so they didn't give them UNSC clearance, but that's it. Russia supported arms embargo in the UN, later very cruel sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro, as for their role in the amputation of Kosovo, Chernomirdin's role was more shameful that of western aggressors who actually did the bombing. These are all facts known by most people in Russia. I don't know where did you get the idea that some arms were flowing from Kremlin to Belgrade. They sold S-300 to Zagreb during the war in Croatia and Bosnia. No aid to Belgrade, quite the contrary. Not that we needed it. And they sent one mechanised division to capture Slatina airport in Pristina after the war ended, but that didn't help Serbian cause one bit. NATO expelled entire non-Albanian population in 7 days.
there has been ZERO transparency of information in Russia since Putin first acquired power when Yeltsin stepped down.. He then enlisted the nationalist under Zhirinovsky to slowly take over the Duma etc.. They then rewrote every bit of the western style constitution Gorbachev tried to give them, using Medvedev as a poorly hidden proxy to allow Putin to become president for life. The Muscovite legacy of domination, conquest, oppression lives on worse than ever. At this point Nicholas II looks positively mild. I am fully aware it was Peter the Great who forced everyone under death threat to start calling Muscovy "Rossiya" to strip the historic validity of it away from the Ukrainians, where it began.
Great video. And you are one of few people who accurately said "Serbian language" for the language spoken in Montenegro (and not "Montenegrin language" which is a joke and no one here takes it seriously)
You don't live in Montenegro and don't teach us the name of our language. There are several languages in official use, and one of them is the Montenegrin language!
@@Michelasdissapointmentandanger That is not true!!! You don't know anything about people in Montenegro! There are several nations. You're a foreigner and you have no right to interfere in our affairs, stay a Eurovision fan, that suits you better.
well, as far as I know, it is still officially serbo-croatian and has 4 varieties - serbian, croatian, bosnian and montenegrin they are all pretty much the same language with tiny differences, so it is kinda joke to treat them all as a separate language when they are basically just dialects - it's like if german language was called austrian and swiss language in different countries it is spoken in
@@ComradePopov Of course it is the same language, with minor or major variations. And so it is until we need a translator. But if we, as members of the small Balkan Montenegrin nation, want to call that language Montenegrin within our country, I don't see why that would bother anyone. If Croats can do it, Bosniaks? Why is it being denied to us Montenegrins? After all, you can deny as much as you want, the Montenegrin language was given an international code by the Committee of the Library of Congress from Washington on December 8, 2017 so that all this discussion does not make any sense and shows signs of disrespect towards Montenegrins.
My friend, you may not realize it, but you are using an incorrect term referring to Crna Gora joining NATO: the term you want to use is "accession" , not "ascension". Ascension refers to rising up vertically (see ascension of Jesus Christ as example). Accession refers to joining something, being permitted to join, etc.
We all know the real reason Montenegro wanted Independence - Europesma/Europjesma! Jokes aside, as a Serb from Serbia, I spent months in Herceg Novi, been there dozens of times, it feels like a third home to me, and I feel happy looking how bright the future of Montenegro looks like. At the same time, I feel a bit sad because Serbia could be in the same position, but Kosovo baggage is too heavy.
As a Russian opposing putin, I want to wish the best to Montenegrin integration to the west! You'll get it soon, I can see the real love to freedom and Liberal values of Montenegro people here in Serbia!
What is the future of Russia without Putin? it will eventually happen. Will it become like Serbia, mostly used for resources? Or like Afghanistan, Venezuela, Puerto Rico or something like Turkey or Yugoslavia?
@@mikiandfriends1820no it will continue on its current course as a great power destroying the western centric eco system of the world and building a new one.
Great video 😊 my wife and I will visit beautiful Montenegro this August. Can’t wait! Happy we’ll see Montenegro at NATO summit in Vilnius 😊 Best wishes from Lithuania!
King Nicholas’ fifth daughter married Crown Prince Victor Emmanuel of Savoy, and was the second queen of Italy from 1900 to 1946. Italians have a fond memory of her, contrary to her husband. President Sergio Mattarella remembered her during the centenary celebrations of our victory in WWI. She was a great queen, and a mother to our nation🇲🇪🇮🇹
you know I always preferred the Galleria Umberto over the Galleria VIttorio Emmanuele >grin>. I visited Milano and was treated very rudely if anyone learned I was merely stationed in Naples, not even an actual Napoletano. That didnt help my opinion of that area >.< #LogicFail
You might find yourself embarrassed at your analysis here, if Russia decisively conquers Ukraine, has no economic setbacks in the future- unlike the West- and has Hungary and Serbia join it in close alliance. Then Serbia will secure Republika Srpska, and Russian and Chinese influence on Montenegro may lead it firmly into the Russian sphere. Perhaps you will humbly realize that you’re still a foreigner in a land you don’t actually understand.
Maybe he doesn't understand, but I can tell you one thing. While there are national Montenegrins and minority peoples, the Russian influence in Montenegro cannot be the main one.
Todays Montenegro doesn't have much in common with the history that you presented. The Yugoslavian melting pot left this country bleak in terms of "nationality". After collapse, people were mostly poor and aggressive - it is similar to what happened in many countries (i.e. Russia). But they found work, mostly in Germany, as low paid temporary factory workers, or settled there to escape relative poverty at home country. Only this money and foreign investment increasing revenue from tourism, allowed to renovate their depleted homes, improve their towns and villages drive better cars, etc. Now they let Russian (money) in, despite Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions, etc. They don't give a sh...it, and this is their very common, shallow attitude.
I just don't understand why some countries joins NATO, this is a military alliance against Russia, so if you hate Russia and live nearby sharing a common border, then I can understand, but why Montenegro, Macedonia, Portugal and others are members of NATO? We don't have a common border, and I doubt that Russia in the near future could threaten those countries, it just doesn't make any sense to me. EU - make sense, they are gonna give a lot of many, but NATO only take your money.
- Appeasing the US - Believing into securing their border against others, like Macedonia, Serbia (Macedonia, CG, Albania). - Buying the way out, pardoning himself for the past crimes (Djukanovic, CG). - Bulgaria is in NATO (see Macedonia), so Macedonia has to be (see Bulgaria, Greece). The result is a somewhat dysfunctional thing. From superficial point of view of an American "Joe Average" NATO looks convincing and is a source of warm + cozy feeling. He is happy to sacrifice some tax Dollars. After all, he wasn't in Europe yet. Only once in Canada. Sure, the Russian bears are all over Portugal to steal more vodka for Lenin, who wears ushanka. And the hawk$$ / neocon$$ / neolib$$ have their "pork". Money makes the world go round...
I don't understand the "Croatia" part of the video at 19:26... Croatia is already in the European Union and aligned with the West, just like Slovenia. Why is it grouped with the non-EU members on that map?
Where do you get the data of 95 thousand Ukrainian refugees? Every Montenegrin source I can find shows the number close to 7 thousand. A lot of people passed through the country. But the refugees only get like 40 euros a month here, so unless they are well-off, they'd be looking for a country that offers better social support. The locals are not worried at all. They are glad they can get away with increased rent.
this is what I was referring to, about 8k applied for temporary protection which is in line with your numbers: www.unhcr.org/see/15403-a-year-of-the-conflict-in-ukraine-montenegro-continues-to-stand-with-the-people-forced-to-flee-by-extending-temporary-protection-until-march-2024.html
As someone from russia, I can say, that its not unlikely to meet a resonable person from here. But, when you meet *unresonable* ones.. boy, that is an experience I don't wish anyone to experience.
@@bijelimedved2983 Russia is a threat to the free World. Not only it's leaders but the society in general. I know there are good people also, but as a whole they have an imperialistic thinking and a despise of human rights. Montenegro wil be much better in the EU.
There are certainly no 95,000 Ukrainians that moved to Montenegro so it is better not to throw around unfounded figures. It is more likely that 10,000 - 13,000 Ukrainians moved there and these are high worth individuals that prefer not to live in an EU country for various reasons. As for Russians the number of incomers in the past year and 4 months is around 70,000. Montenegro is not a cheap country and it is quite boring for 6 months in a year (when 80% of shops and restaurants are closed for lack of tourists) so it is less attractive to those who wish to permanently reside than to holidaymakers.
Montenegro is not a cheap country compared to the neighbor countries of the region, like Croatia or Italy. It is cheap compared to more developed European countries, like UK, Switzerland or Norway. If you was bored in Winter, you probably lived in a small coastal town or village. Even on the coast, in larger towns (Herceg Novi, Kotor, Tivat, etc.) most shops and restaurants work all year.
@@soonts Croatia is insanely expensive in some tourist spots (i.e Dubrovnik). In the coastal towns you mentioned the winters are very quiet. Most restaurants may be open but only for two hours during lunch (if at all. Many only operate for dinner) and three hours during the evening. Don't get me wrong, Montenegro is beautiful but unless you are someone who is writing a book or starting a new religion ☯️ and in need of a lot of peace and quiet for meditation the best time to visit is mid April to mid October.
@@taboulefattouch4744 Coastal towns are different. What you're saying is IMO plausible for Budva, Petrovac, Perast, or coastal villages. Tivat has less tourists in Summer because fewer beaches in the immediate vicinity (most tourists only visit Tivat airport), more people in Winter partially because Porto Montenegro.
Essentially I take this video as a clickbait. Nowhere did you explain the claim of Russian invasion of Montenegro in the aftermath of Ukraine war. Look again at the title of the video and what you talked about for 20 minutes. You talked about Montenegrin history, geography and culture. As a Montenegrin myself I can tell you it's nice that you decided to make some videos about us, but when you make them try not to lie for likes and subscribes.
Napoleon army and generals were first time defeated in ther life in Montenegro in 1807 in Boka bey, Napoleon sed that he will turn Montenegro in to Motne rosso, meaning he would kill so meny people the the black mountain would be red.
The difference between Russian and Ukrainian cars: the Ukrainians tend to "invest" their money in the cars because the future value of the property is unpredictable. Down the street we have Ukrainian family. They first appeared with a rather sorry car. I have my 10 year old US car for sale, I wrote a small note and placed it on their window. They "disappeared" in few weeks... and re-appeared with a car better, than my which is for sale. I have no idea, do they own that house or just renting and I never seen them in person to ask. The property in RU is a completely different thing. But recently we tend to look more towards northern Serbia than Montenegro because the property costs much less, EU is very close - and who lives there has to wait only three years for the citizenship. There is one thing what you missed because you are not familiar with small details: "Green Card" insurance. The Russian and Belarus insurance is not valid anymore, so for many is better to buy cars in Montenegro or Serbia with local plates. The Serbian border-line insurance is second-most expensive in Europe (the clear leader is Hungary). The cheap Polish insurance won't work because it is valid only in EU and not in Serbia or Montenegro. On the other hand the Ukrainian-issued "Green Card" insurance is formally valid in both Serbia and Montenegro (and in EU). But I won't rely on that piece of paper... If something goes wrong, Ukrainian third-party coverage outside of the country is probably not worth the paper it was printed on.
It's simple Real Estate in Montenegro will skyrocket due to wealthy Russians and Ukrainians moving in (same thing happened to London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles and other places after the breaking of the Berlin Wall)... it's amazing for the country's economy, however not so much for the local population as pretty soon they will be forced to move out due to the increase in price for the living expense...
Many thanks! On my side I have three home countries, so we are just on vacation. We traveled all the Yugoslavia since 1978 and always the best experience. Even in areas which aren't Slavonic. My biggest complaint: I can't use a car with American or Russian plates because Serbian borderline insurance is ridiculously expensive: over 1000 Euro / year. So if I have to drive that car I have to drive only via Croatia.
Hello, i really liked your video! I would like to add my 2 cents about demografic boom that happened during past year. I my brother works in hotel that should be renovated but because of that law in Budva that construction jobs must be postponed for september it was reopened in not great shape. Last year it was 35 euro for 1 night for a ok room with a view a sea, and as of right now its 85 e per night per person. AND they are fully booked until the end of August! The whole Budva is filled RUS, UA, TR and BY plates, there are so many cars now that we have ran out of new plates during April because registration office has had work to the roof. If you find parking space in Budva might as well go play a lottery. Sure we might have sharp incline from economical perspective but this situation doesn't plan out properly it might destabilise coutry in demografic sence.
Montenegrins are not Serbians, they do share common history but just for 88 years, from annexation in 1918 until regaining independence in 2006. Please check your facts or restrain from making this kind of statements as discredits your other vise good work.
One more thing: getting a second citizenship in Serbia or Montenegro is a very smart move (for Russians, Belorussians and Ukrainians). The last country I would try is precisely Germany or Austria (where second citizenship is prohibited). The path for these three (Russians, Belorussians, Ukrainians) in either Serbia or Montenegro is largely the same and very easy even for lower middle class. Except that Belorussian and Ukrainian citizenship is quite bad (for different reasons). Both have an easy short-cut to Russian citizenship and after acquiring Montenegrin or Serbian citizenship in addition to Russian, their Belorussian or Ukrainian citizenship is just a burden. Most people who have no property in Ukraine will renounce it.
Wrong term, it is Serbian Sparta because it is a state with serbian people. Now some are trying to divide us, propaganda. Before nobody was in the delusion that they are separate peoples.
As a Montenegrin, a citizen of Budva I can say that theres about 45.000 Russians living in our country, as well as some 20.000 Ukrainians. Here in Budva they really get along very well. They have some sort of gatherings where they discuss this war in a civilized manner, and all in all Russians and Ukrainians so far have been nothing but very loyal to Montenegrin state. Yes they have a lot of their companies moving here because of the low taxes, plus the climate is good. However most of them after couple of years living here, choose to go back to their respective countries because after some time Montenegro because utterly and incredibly boring. The Russian and Montenegrin Govts. have had very good relations until 2016 when allegedly Russia planned to assassinate our PM via Serbia which failed and resulted in Montenegro BANNING all the flights from Russia, all the imports/exports to and from that country. The relations today are even worse, however we see some relatively smaller number of Russians arriving in MNE via Istanbul for a summer vacation. In year 2022 they accounted for only 30.000 arrivals from 400.000 back in 2019 which was a record year. As for the Russian state, they always wanted to have good relations with us but the problem for us Montenegrin was also that our PM took a very Russophobic stance even prior to the attempted coup d'etat in 2016 which is very unfortunate. It will take us most likely this entire decade to mend our relations before we get back to pre 2016/2019 number of arrivals. As of today, the most numerous guests are Serbs from Serbia, Republic of Srpska, Serbs from Germany. They now account for more than 550.000 arrivals so far and all records have been broken. As for the Ukrainians, most of them actually crave to get back to their country and I don't blame them. It is incredibly tough for them...
I worked for a while in Silicon Valley. Had few job interviews (as job seeker) with potential Ukrainian or Belorussian colleagues. Every interview went well, except one with a guy from Belarus. But he could not get along with everyone else in the company (Russians, Ukrainians, Americans). He was not short of being some sort of psychopath. Other than that - Ukrainians and Belorussians are the best colleagues. Worst colleagues were Hungarians: kings and queens of back-stabbing. I am originally from Moscow.
an interesting fact....During the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905, volunteers from Montenegro were encouraged to fight in the Russian Army in Manchuria. However, Montenegro was not mentioned in the 1905 peace treaty in Portsmouth, and a technical state of war was presumed to exist between the two countries. In 2006, Japan made the gesture of recognising Montenegrin independence following its secession from Serbia and declared then that hostilities were over. 🎉🎉
You forgot that allegedly a Japanese samurai wanted to sword fight someone from the Russian army one on one and they didn't know who to send so they sent a Montenegrin guy and he won and killed the samurai
How can technicalities be so brilliant and stupid at the same time ?
there were Albanian volunteers also in the russian turkish war thats why queen Catherine gave Albanians lands in karakurt in ukraine and today you have an albanian minority in ukraine
We will Never forgive the Japanese !
As far as my grampa is concerned - it's still ON
@@speeddemon8977 Absolutely. They still live in Ukraine... and refuse to speak Ukrainian. Only Russian and Albanian. There is a long clip here made by a crew from Kosovo.
A Montenegrin here. Well done, sir! :) Of course, there is more to say but in general it's all inline for a introductory video. The conclusion is perfect - it's just a matter of time.
You have a Muslim name so are unlikely typical
@@mitchyoung93 20% is quite typical
@mitchyoung93 we have large population of muslims boskians and albanians who settled here running away from persecution,because we are mostly chill about nationality or religion
@@thundergod4242There is 15% of Albanians and Bosniaks and 37% of Serbs 😂so they aint even close to Serbs 😂😂😂
@@mensurhamzic519915% of muslims and almost 40% of Serbs 😂😂😂
"Spartans of the balkans"
The Spartans WERE on the balkans 😭😭
LITERALLY
Reminds me of that meme "China is the Japan of Asia"
Original term was 'Srpska Sparta' (Serbian Sparta) because Montenegro actually used to be literally Serbian state in history. After WW2 and communist revolution Serbian country eventually dissolved and emerged a brand new Montenegrin nation.
wiki/Kingdom_of_Montenegro
wiki/Petrović-Njegoš
wiki/Gorski Vijenac
Also saying Russia invaded Montenegro is totally deluded because Montenegro actually wants Russia. Since the beginning of modern Montenegrin state their leaders always relied on Russia and admired Russia and Tsar. Read any Montenegrin history book.
Edit: even during communist period Montenegro supported Stalin and Soviet Union, and not Tito. They always supported Russia in any form so it's totally delusional to say Russia invaded Montenegro lol. They just want them. Russians have been on Montenegrin coast for 20 years at minimum.
"Berlin, the Paris of Europe."
@@matija5134
Montenegro has Serb minority but it can never be said we're all Serbs. Montenegro is a separate country from both Serbia and Russia. And yes, the reason we were considered a Serb state for many centuries is because our rulers were Serbs themselves. And to remind you that no Montenegrin wants Russia; if we wanted them we wouldn't impose sanctions.
Neće crnogorci Rusiju oće Srbi. Pričaj u svoje ime burazeru, nemoj ove strance da manipulišeš.
And the term "Serbian Sparta' was used by Serb extremists who lived in Montenegro and wanted desperately to keep Serbian influence (along with Russian) here when we were switching to the west world. So you using that term kinda tells a lot about from where you come.
A Montenegrin here. A very well made video from the perspectives of both education and a clear unbiased approach to the historical events and relations. I've subscribed and am now looking forward to checking out more from your repertoire of content. Keep up the great work friend.
What does it mean montenegrin😅😅😅.
Imaš li ti Krsnu Slavu.Samo Srbi od svih Pravoslavnih Hrišćana imaju Krsnu Slavu.Ako nisi Pravoslavac,izvini.
Thank you :)
@@63Vaso Montenegrin = Crnogorac ili crnogorski jezik. Nijesam vjeran pa nemam dobro znanje o slavama :).
@@thenoob6638on je englez. prica eng pa nemoze razumit scae crnogorac
I went to Kotor back in 2015. What a stunning place and natural environment!
I personally prefer Kotor 2.
I went this year, honestly found it to be too hectic and too many tourists, and this was in May! Sadly it's no longer a hidden spot and it doesn't have the infrastructure for the tourism now coming through there. I was glad we chose to stay further round the bay and only did a day trip there, we didn't even stay for dinner.
@InquisitorThomas The Montenegrin city is the third installment we never got. Never seen this this many NPCs in a single town, although I have to say they were giving me funny looks whenever I asked them for a side quest to farm some XP.
Kotor's neighbourhood is nice, but the traffic jams on the roads are a plague. When I was there, the tunnel to Kotor was jammed, with no information about what happened, so we finally turned back (in the tunnel) and took the mountain road. That was off season, I prefer not to imagine how it looks like during high season.
@@Serendip98 yeah traffic was awful in Kotor, but there's literally nothing they can do with how steep the mountains etc are. Only solution is to remove cars as much as possible. We took a bus back in the afternoon and was stuck in Kotor for probably 20-30 minutes before actually getting moving.
Great video about Montenegro! You adressed the topic very well . Love from Montenegro 🇲🇪❤
The EU was celebrated when it was first created after the cold war after decades of fear and tension, and what comes up in the moment like politics and frustrations shouldn't make you forget the peace it brought and has kept, it took another war on the continent to refresh everyone's memory on that
The eec didn't bring peace. NATO did. The eu actually supported the coup against the democratically elected government of Ukraine, in an attempt to incorporate Ukraine into the eu sphere before fully absorbing it. The eu is nothing but an anti democratic, expansionist empire, that directly contributed the main reason for Putin to Invade Ukraine in 2014... Own it. That's on you and your beloved eu!
Es mejor que abran los ojos
Porque estamos cada día peor
"La paz que trajo y que ha mantenido"
It’s crazy to think about that now it’s unthinkable for France Germany and Britain to be enemies, while only less then a century ago they were. We’ve come very far for such a short time.
The EC created peace in Europe, the EU is now destroying its constituent nations.
@@beepboopbeeppwell the real enemy was the Soviet Union AKA Russia, even general Patton said so
Beautiful country and very hospitable people. I hope it isn't ruined.
with russians going there it's just a matter of time time before it turns into a shithole.
By what exactly?
WE love russians
Montenegro people has Russia in hearts
The Montenegrin's mythos of them being the Spartans of the Balkans isn't without merit. Even though the Ottomans had a larger and better trained and equipped military, the Montenegrins almost always defeated Ottoman incursions into their territory.
yes but with the help of geography, Montenegro is mountainous.
@@MarkoJurisic-mc5ve that has nothing to do with mountains, Montenegro has same mountains as Bosnia or Albania and i didnt helped them, and when you are at war it was with swords and one agents other, but the people are fighter and god at organization of them self
@@bijelimedved2983 I have a suspicion that this has something to do with the legend of their being lazy. Free, unenslaved men. living in their mountains and not being forced to work to make Ottoman masters rich, will have looked lazy to Turkish slave-masters.
@@bijelimedved2983Albania held off the invasion for like 30 years, won a bunch of battles too..no1 fought the Ottomans like Scanderbeg, the Albanian King.
Better trained is mith. Montenegrians lived to kill and fight turks were commoners
Your series of videos are amazingly good! Thanks for producing such high quality informative videos! As an interested person in Central and Eastern Europe, I became addicted to your productions! Congratulations!
thank you! 😃
visited this wonderful country 3 times i am fond of history and culture, the people are so nice
Great video about Montenegro! Very interesting facts about history and cultural connection with Russians. Also, the production quality is amazing :)
They used to say Mother Russia so how can they be against?!
Really interesting thanks for this. I’m flying to Montenegro tomorrow for work and I’m excited to experience the country.
It's a really nice country and we enjoyed it. Herceg-Novi was where we stayed and preferred it to when we went to Kotor for a day. Depending on where you're staying, if you have the opportunity to hop over the border to Bosnia (like Trebinje) or Tirana in Albania you won't regret it. The region is amazing and we found the people of Bosnia and Albania to be a bit warmer than Montenegro.
Nobody can go to the Balkan Swiss without feeling the independent spirit of its people, learning from its plurial history and admiring the breathtaking beauty of its landscapes !
So it was for me and my friends.
That is right breda, we are the lion of europe, we will exile all americans and pfizer enforcers and leave our politicians to perform a gender surgery before church themselves!
Balkan Swiss lol. Nowhere NEAR this level.
Balkan swiss is Slovenia, Montenegro is more like belgium of the balkans 😂
@@shinkirou3026Your intend of despising Belgium makes no difference to Montenegro, nor Belgium.
@@nnsnumbersandnotesunlimite7368 nope you didn't get what i meant. Like Belgium was invaded by third parties(Germany and France) who were at war.
Where do you see the offense and why should i waste my time online, offending people and nations?
Montenegro 🇲🇪 is one of my favorite places.
same here
For scenery... Awesome... For people... No.
@@frog382 I like the people too, I'm from Slovakia and speak basic language, so that might be why...
@@fotoz2363 I speak exactly their language and that is not an issue, the issue is when you stop at a random restaurant by the road and they make you pay 1 or 2€ to use a shitty toilet, or when you sit beside the beach and they charge you like a michelin star restaurant for some trash. Many more examples from 7 or 8 times ive been there. Overall mentality of the people is leeching out as much as they can from tourists. Its not all bad, there are good people everywhere in the world.
@@frog382 I replied to you with long comment, but Y-tube deleted it, don't feel like rewriting again, anyway you must know it well, since you have been there 7-8 times already and can speak the language. Where do you prefer to spend your summer holidays?
Neat video - from a Montenegrin 🇲🇪
I can't believe you have so few subscribers. The information and production quality of this was just insane!
As a Scottish person I hope to one day join Montenegro as an independent member state of the European Union. Good fortune to you my brothers and sisters
There is no such thing as an 'independent' European Union country.
@@mitchyoung93 what it's called English Exceptialist..
I wish
N. Macedonia too.
Hoping the end is near .
Because Bulgaria is ready for War .
@@voskreglavincevska7080im sure N Macedonia will join the EU in the foreseeable future.
@@blowbert9126
It is very boring to live here any more .
People don't understand what Republic is meaning and there is to much offensive statement from all countries that surrounds us because we are small and peacefull country .
I don't know what is with young generation of today !
Looking forward to a great territories and great kingdoms to be back !
great video! would be awesome if you did a similar deep dive into Cyprus, specifically Limassol, that's seen an insane influx of Russians who are actively gentrifying and squeezing out locals due to increased rent
literally same happening here, in Georgia
Should have known better before, when giving passoprts and still keeping the money in accounts, and now complaining.... Oh Gosh Cyprus is a huge laundry, no complaining now, you also are the ones who caused all this happening, that was great back then when keeping those money, and now its becoming a problem... Ridiculous
@@obscureentity3421 same thing happening in Turkey too. especially cities like Antalya, Alanya
Awsome content. Ty
I went to Ulcinj back in July 2022 and on some days I had the time of my life; Montenegro hasn't been ruined by mass tourism yet. We (some of the hotel guests and I) went to the Bojana river which forms the boundary with Albania and had a fish lunch in a house on stilts. We had a swim in the river and also a few days later in Lake Skadar; we also visited the Kotor inlets which are like the fjords in Norway minus the cold weather. We visited Skhoder and saw that every other car (pretty much) is a Mercedes. And your RUclips video was an education. I talked to Natasha, one of the guides, about the highway to nowhere that put Montenegro in a debt trap with the Chinese; she was all distraught about China's bait and rob initiative. It is true you have a beautiful country.
Danny_zelko
There are Albanian city’s like Ulcinj Tivar Kotor Plava and Gucia…🇦🇱🇦🇱 look at the Illyrian kingdom history …yougoslave is created afer the slave invasion at 6th centery…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illyrian_kingdom
Really Montenegro abd Albania shouldnt be ruined by tourism, they are lands of untouched beauty..
this tiny country with a population of two ljubljanas still has more coast than us.... remember trieste? 😭😭😭😭
wasnt tristle majority italian?
Trieste is Italy
I would be more mad about Bosnian coastline...
@@matthewbarabas3052 It was originally mainly Slovene. Many Triestans have Slovene names and Italian surnames, or vice versa
@@utqiagvik1991 Be happy with what you got.
Something I found very interesting is that according to Wikipedia more Ukrainians have fled to Russia than Germany and Poland combined, they also apparently give Ukrainian refugees money for houses. Anyways great video! Love the quality.
Actually no, Poland alone has more Ukrainian refugees than Russia, with Germany combine that would be almost 2x more refugees.
Source, wikipedia 😅
@@Motofanable ruclips.net/video/7rhKfsEgKaA/видео.html
www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/europe/ukrainians-russia-far-east-intl-cmd/index.html#:~:text=The%20United%20Nations%20estimates%20more,made%20it%20back%20to%20Ukraine.
@@Motofanable (what is very strange is that half of the time i search up the number of refugees, wikipedia says 2.8m, the other half it says 900k, but many other sources, like Ukrainians living in Russia say 2.8 million)
7-9 millions of Ukrainian are gone to Russia
@@MotofanableWikipedia is an extremely biased NATO-adjacent source
A very important thing to keep in mind is that modern day Ottoman empire, though more civilized on the surface is just as dangerous if not more so than a Russia that arrives to reconquer old lands.
When drawing closer to the West don't forget that Turkey is not a part of the West and you need to be wary of any connections to them
Greek genocide, Armenian genocide...
Dinosaur genocide Elephant Genocide Alien Genocide
We have no interest in taking land that is not even inhabited by Turks and without any geopolitical incentive either but sure go ahead with your fear lingering
The Ottoman Empire died in 1922 but your fears of it remain ever since 1299
@@ekn_38 Have you noticed that Erdogan is cut from the same cloth as Putin?
Why exactly is Turkey occupying parts of Syria at this very moment and has bitten off increasingly large chunks on Northern Syria since 2016?
Even though it has been condemned by every member of UN security council?
@ekn_3852 Why are u still occupying what should be Kurdistan?
NGL after seeing these scenes of Montenegro I want to visit it now, looks like a gorgeous place
Russian emperor in Berlin congress said to western European countries if you don't want recognise the indipendence of Montenegro you will have to send your armies to the battlefield, they became indipendent by influence and pressure of Russia
Pretty insightful, balanced and well documented piece. I don't exactly agree on every point, but it's a good video. Svaka cast, my friend!
We might actually have the same "Russian beach playground" as a hometown, by the way. Maybe we will meet somewhere on the Rivjera or in Stari Grad, some day!
God bless Montenegro and all the Slavic countries.
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Montenegrans are tall because of the karst landscape they live on, just like Serbs and Bosnians. The limestone contains certain minerals which feeds their ancestor's growth. Though I dont know why Albanians are so short and stocky
Maybe Albanian mothers didn't pick up the Montenegrin custom of "You eat those rocks if you wanna grow tall, young man!"?
Albanians in Kosovo are tall. It’s Albanians from Albania that are short.
@@yarpen26 haha, but what i meant was that those minerals trickle into the crops, and so most balkan people grow so tall
They must get a lot of kidney stones too then. I live in the SE US, lots of limestone here. Not a lot of tall ones here but we have a lot of kidney stones.
People in Podgorica are so handsome and tall .
I didn't know that it is from limestone !
Real Albanians are like Maltese people .
I was very surprised .
I went in May and didn't find it to be particularly Russian, overwhelmingly Serbian tourists with Russian and other major European countries being on similar levels. We did meet one waiter who was Russian and very much against the war and couldn't go back.
I can see why you would be tempted to go here if you're Russian and able to get in, it's a nice little country even if far from perfect and its people generally less polite than some of its neighbours
We were in Podgorica in April and its the only place in Europe where I've seen "Z" Russia graffiti, big letters and on a prominent street too. I know this isn't indicative of anything, but it was there the whole time we were there and wasn't removed.
I did also see pro Ukraine graffiti too, and I knows not necessarily indicative of anything. I believe it currently has a lot of Russian and Ukrainian people staying there
@@jascu4251 We were staying around the Kotor bay, which is an overwhelmingly Serbian tourist destination. Surprising lack of English. I've been to quite a few countries and areas in the Balkans and the city we stayed (Herceg Novi) had by far the least English being spoken, even a few restaurants didn't have English menus etc.
We do plan to try Podgorica at some point, so will bear that in mind. Though hopefully by the time we go, this whole situation would be over.
@@Wozza365 Podgorica definitely isn't a tourist destination, though thats not necessarily a negative!
We found the feel to be very different to, say, Sarajevo, where English is spoken to a high level despite the fact it doesn't really have tourists at all.
Unfortunately, I don't see this whole situation ending any time soon, although its still very difficult to predict how it will unfold from here on out
@@jascu4251 thanks for the info, our host in Montenegro recommended it for close access to Skadar/Shkoder lake. Skopje was really high English levels as well, we were really surprised given it doesn't have much ties to the English world. Our taxi driver from the airport was practically fluent and everyone else after that spoke really well.
It's strange that Montenegro is behind in English despite its coastline being a big tourist destination for Western Europeans in recent years. But tbh for a beach holiday I'd probably go to Albania, found the people in Tirana far more polite and friendly, even those that didn't speak English
@@Wozza365 Interesting, did you go into Shkoder itself? (the city), and would you recommend as a base?
Thank you for taking the time to put your sources of footage in the description of the video. As a visually impaired creator who just spent t20 minutes failing to get through CAPTCHA to send you an email.. that helps, a lot. I am making something about Latvia and am struggling to find footage of Riga and a specific historical period. Thanks a million.
super kanal jarane, samo naprijed
Great video 🎉😊
Really like your way of telling stories. Keep it up!
Thanks 🙏
This narrator is in direct competition to Brothers Grim.
Many good people from Russia move to Montenegro after Putin started a war in Ukraine.
What's interesting about your video is your positive attitude...
Wish all the best to Montenegro!
The Romanian Principalities were never part of the Ottoman Empire,moreover România was a safe haven for the Serbian,Bulgarian,Greek and Albanian Revolutionary Committees !
Rumenia was part of Otomans work a lognt time.
Except Wallachia, and everything south of the Carpathians...
This is my next holiday. Best Spomeniks in the region.
You forgot one thing. We slavs are proud to be slavs, Russians/Ukrainians escaping their countries into other Slavic countries is not the same as escaping to Germany, Austria... We can understand each other to an extent, have similar/same music, same customs, same foods mostly. +You will not be looked at as a foreigner, same can't be said for non Slavic speaking countries. (I live in Germany and the moment I speak Slavic to a slav it's a "ooo, one of us moment" and the moment I don't know how to speak German it's a "aaah, it's one of them" moment.). Majority of people will welcome brothers from the north. Even tho politics don't align, that's not what makes a person a Slav.
"Spartans of the Balkans"...and here I thought the most Spartan people on the Balkan Penninsula, which includes Greece...were the ACTUAL Spartans.
Lol me too😂
Actual term was Serbian sparta
You're aware that all Spartan warriors were homosexuals, right?
@@ValkarinNS
Did you know that the red blood cells don't have anything inside pretty much, they just carry oxygen.
That’s why spartan were iliro Albanian
Great video! The same exact thing is happening in Serbia, especially Belgrade, in some neighborhoods you hear more Russian than you do Serbian, and prices have skyrocketed.
I am not pro Russian but I live in Belgrade and not sure what this statement has to do with similarity with Montenegro situation. Hearing more Russian than native (Serbian language) is a very common thing in big cities. Have you been in NY or LA? They all have parts of the town where you can hardly hear local accent or language. You also have parts however small, they speak Russian too. Also Ukrainian, Chinese, Spanish, Polish etc. And the prices skyrocketed after the covid crises and financial crash in late 2018 which happened in the whole EU just the same. Noting to do with area of the Belgrade speaking Russian only.
But here are some things never mention it this very compressed history of Montenegro especially in their modern history: during and after the wars during the breakup of former Yugoslavia West applied heavy sanctions on Yugoslavia while Montenegro was still part of it. So economy went bad in Montenegro (and Serbia and Macedonia) not because less influence of Russia to that region. A breakup from Yugoslavia was not because of the political climate change but pure economical. Montenegro main income was tourism and main income in foreign currency especially in $$$ and DM for the whole Yugoslavia. Sanctions from the west changed this so the prices went south in big steps. In those days Russian oligarchs who were ruling the Russia at the time, saw Montenegro as a perfect place for the holidays. When they came with bags full of money and saw the unspoiled beauty of Montenegro coast and saw the prices, they decided to come back again but not only to enjoy their holidays but to buy off and invest into their own piece of paradise in Montenegro coast. They flooded the Montenegro. Ask anyone on Montenegro´s coast line about this and you will get their own story Russians were buying everything and anything in Montenegro in those days.
Also another reason Russians were on spending spree in Montenegro was changes in Russia in late 90s. Since 1999 when Putin came to power he was confronting his oligarchs who were in real power in Russia before him, and as he was winning they had to move their wealth and their businesses elsware and Montenegro was a perfect place. Very close to western Europe yet no restriction for Russian businesses like in western countries.
Fun fact: since November 1999 Montenegro declared a dual currency valid in their country. Dinars (Serbian or former Yugoslav currency) and Deutsche mark. There was no EU formed yet so no Euro currency yet. When on 1st of January 2001 it was estimated sufficient amount of Deutsche marks were in circulation, the country decided to take this currency as a sole legal tender from then on. Later in March 2002 after € was born they just switched to € as their legal currency. I remember holidaying in Budva in those years prices in Deutsche marks were higher than the rest of the region and their excuse was the rates of Dinars and Deutsche mark. But at the time when they switched from DM to € the conversion ratio was 2:1. After the change most of the shops removed the DM nomination in front of the price tags and replaced them with € but left the prices the same, so overnight the prices in Montenegro doubled. Yet this did not stop Russians throwing their money at them.
But then influence from EU and NATO and also with happenings in neighbouring Serbia scared off those Russians and suddenly they left just as fast as they came. After Montenegro joined NATO with debatable legitimacy there was no more room for Russian oligarch there. What they left behind is huge investments and unfinished business behind. What is worst, as they (Russians) had such enormous buying power they built their properties without proper infrastructure development plans also using their money to corrupt local authorities to allow them to do as they please. Someone said here how Montenegro is untouched nature by tourist. If you had been in pre war 1990s or before in Herceg Novi, Kotor, Budva, Petrovac and all the way to Sutomore (Bar was always a big port rather than attractive tourist place), then you would see how crowded these places are today and NOT untouched by tourists. I think Budva is worst off of all other places as it lost its original charm where Old Town was a main attraction and centre of tourist interest while today it is a place of monster hotels with emphasis on night clubs for youngster generation and rich parents. Not only there is hard to find the parking space but also traffic is collapsing every season. Problems with water supply and sewage discharge every year all result of this unplanned infrastructure built in those years during the "first" Russian tourist invasion. Try to get in and out of Budva by car at the peak of season. The only less spoiled places are inland, but not many of them near the coast line as this video mentioned, they are mostly Rocky with mountains. You have to go to Žabljak to really find unspoiled places.
So this "invasion" of Russians since the Ukrainian war is actually a second wave of Russians and first wave of Ukrainian refugees. And when I say Ukrainian refugees I dont mean those who left their homes and running away from the shells and bullets, but those who are moving their properties and wealth from their country and war. And for Russians, since the war started in Ukraine and as it gets longer and longer Russians are getting back to their "old" properties and investments even the Montenegro is now part of the NATO. Thigs are so complex in Montenegro that any generalisation is just showing ignorance of the situation in the region.
@@beograd07 Hvala puno na pojašnjenju. Ja sam rus :)
@@beograd07 sta mi pises eseje. nemam ja problema sa rusima u bgu al ne mozes da kazes da skok u cenama nije zbog rusa. na vracaru dorcolu i starom gradu nema vise gde da se zivi. ne mozes da pijes kafu ispod 500din a o restoranima necu ni da pocnem.
Dude the quality, watching this in 4k 60fps is so nice
Glad someone enjoys the 4k :D
A lot of russians have been in Montenegro many years ago, they invested and brought money. What is the problem now? Western propaganda.
Greetings from montenegro
For me, whose relative 200 years ago was writer of first history of Montenegro and personal secretary of Njegos, founder of modern Montenegro - Montenegro is part of united Serbia, since we are same people, same race, same language... and same people should have same country. I know some foreigners, like this speaker, stress division, but sorry, foreigners will not be asked anything in our land.
Something tells me that someone who goes by alexandartheserb might be slightly biased in favor of serbia. 🤔
@@wisehippo3072 It depedns what you see as Serbia. If you accept globalist Deep State borders, then it might look as you think. But actually it is not true because most of my ancestors were not from current Serbia but from Dinaric region (Bosnia, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik region, Old Herzegovina (viz. 1/3 of modern Montenegro)). And we are natives there before any identity such as Montengro, Croatia, Albania... was even invented. But foreign empires support those loyal identities, while Serbian identity means independent, united Balkan for their own people. Thats the point
Kosovo should then also unite with Albania
@@gewisserjemand if World is against Evil and xolonization then north African immigranta of E1b1b should be returned from Kosovo and Albania to their home in north Africa. Otherwise, evil colonisation will prevail
Been there three times, twice in 2016, once in 2017. Loved it. Wanted to buy a small apartment there. But I didn't. So, now everything is overpriced
Excellent documentary. Congrats to you and to Montenegro who have ploughed a long but narrow furrow to establish their place in the world.
Good video 💪
So basically Montengro, joined NATO against the will of the people. That doesn't sound like a "voluntary" alliance to me.
He literally said their parliament voted unanimously to join nato. You know, the jobs that the people voted on to represent them?
@@xELITExKILLAx This is the beauty of representational democracy, you don't have to be democratic.
@@xELITExKILLAx Good job, you managed to get to the root of the problem. Politicians did what they wanted on their own.
@@xELITExKILLAx He "literally" never said the word "unanimously" you clown. There weren't 46 members in Parliament, there were 81. He specifically said the opposition protested the vote. So the other 35 probably walked out. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Not really, Montenegrins are ok with cooperating with NATO as long as they can have their independence
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I agree, Montenegro should welcome immigration of foreigners, including Russians, which can bring more human capital and skills to the country. I wish my country, Sweden, would be more open to young Russian (and Ukrainian and Belarusian) immigrants with skills.
I did it! I did it! Not with my hands, but with something else. Just for Sweden. ;-)
I am Russian. My parents immigrated to Europe eons ago. Than I married and we immigrated to United States - eons ago.
Than we immigrated back, to EU. With three kids. They are of Russian origin - but with American and EU passport.
Two of my kids live in Sweden, as engineers. One of them working on his PhD. And because they have EU passports as well, they are not immigrants.
Now I am working to get my Russian citizenship back. So they will be Russians. One of them is in a very serious relationship with a girl from Sweden.
Hopefully one day there could be even better news... regarding population increase. The only way to actively, but peacefully combat illegal immigration, ROFL.
Well made informative video.
Exceptionally well written perspective.
Thank you kindly!
@@GeoPerspective Montenegrins are not a nation. They are a tribe because they have no national consciousness, but they are aware that they are more different and more special. They are Serbs when it is opportune, conjunctural. If they don't get a director's post in Serbia, they will become fierce Ustasha (Sekula Drljevic). They were Yugoslavs when they liberated Serbia from Serbs "kulaks and class enemies" after WW2 (Milovan Djilas, Jovo Kapicic...) for the sake of slaughter for Serb-devouer Josip Broz Tito. Around 300000 Serbs were killed without having their day in court. Until recently, there were three hundred million of them (together with the Russians) because they wanted Russian investments. Than they became Montenegrins when they figured out that it is now conjunctural, and that they can milk the EU and NATO that way. What more can one say about the guys who call their country Monte Negro in Latin? The day when they freed Serbia from the "brotherly embrace" should be celebrated as Liberation Day.
Comment to the comment in this video: in Ukraine there are also living Russians, I think everybody should know it, as it was the reason for the present war - so if you see a Ukrainian number plate it does not mean the driver is really Ukrainian. It could be the car of his company which was established in Ukraine, it could also be that simply it is a Russian living in Ukraine and having Ukrainian passport.
Judgements - "rich Ukrainians" / "poor Russians" by judging car number plates is totally wrong and leads to wrong conclusions.
In the video the reference is to citizenship, not ethnicity. So, an Ukrainian passport holder counts as an Ukrainian.
What do you mean "real Ukrainian"? Pole, Lithuanian or other Baltic/Balkan ethnicity?
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Ukrainian with a Lexus could be poorer than a Russian with Opel. Ukrainian could be forced to sell his house under the real value and run away by buying the fanciest car he can afford (and putting aside some cash to bribe the border guards). Russian could be forced to buy a bad car because the used car market in Russia is now lopsided: new cars coming from China and registering them in Europe could be a challenge.
And of course the opposite is true: Ukrainian with a Lexus could be an IT specialist, Russian with an old Opel a blue collar upper lower class.
And finally: both Russian and Ukrainian somehow converted their money into Euro and bought a car locally in Serbia or Montenegro because than they save on insurance and have no headache with authorities (Czech cops may be less forgiving to Ukrainians, German cops in northern Germany could attempt to confiscate cars with Russian plates. Who needs extra headache?)
Montenegro, right! Why I didn't think about this beautiful place? Yes, I am another russian looking for escape, but I was thinking more about Turkey or Romania - I work online so I was looking for something close to europe but not as expensive as Germany. Great and informal vid tnx a lot!
Ok I recommend you going to south coastal Montenegro. Even we in the north go there. Also Russians and pro-russian serb politicians usually all live there. Though you will find more beautiful land and people of clearer mind here in the north.
Serbia is full of Russians and with regular flights between Moscow and Belgrade very easy if you can get out
Montenegro is not cheap. Albania and rural Serbia are cheaper
Montenegro is beautiful..try Serbia too...Kotor in Montenegro is my favorite
If you ever wanna come to Montenegro, you're always welcome! 🇲🇪❤️🇷🇺❤️🇺🇦
Literally not a single bullet was sent to Serbia during the Yu wars. Only volunteers who came against Kremlin wishes, including the law against participation in Yu wars, and Kosovo war. And there was no political support either, only some people, such as foreign minister at the time, Primakov, were strongly opposed to bombing, so they didn't give them UNSC clearance, but that's it. Russia supported arms embargo in the UN, later very cruel sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro, as for their role in the amputation of Kosovo, Chernomirdin's role was more shameful that of western aggressors who actually did the bombing.
These are all facts known by most people in Russia. I don't know where did you get the idea that some arms were flowing from Kremlin to Belgrade. They sold S-300 to Zagreb during the war in Croatia and Bosnia. No aid to Belgrade, quite the contrary. Not that we needed it. And they sent one mechanised division to capture Slatina airport in Pristina after the war ended, but that didn't help Serbian cause one bit. NATO expelled entire non-Albanian population in 7 days.
there has been ZERO transparency of information in Russia since Putin first acquired power when Yeltsin stepped down.. He then enlisted the nationalist under Zhirinovsky to slowly take over the Duma etc.. They then rewrote every bit of the western style constitution Gorbachev tried to give them, using Medvedev as a poorly hidden proxy to allow Putin to become president for life. The Muscovite legacy of domination, conquest, oppression lives on worse than ever. At this point Nicholas II looks positively mild. I am fully aware it was Peter the Great who forced everyone under death threat to start calling Muscovy "Rossiya" to strip the historic validity of it away from the Ukrainians, where it began.
Hey Geo Perspective's logo looks really familiar, wait a second... I know where I've seen that before!
Great video. And you are one of few people who accurately said "Serbian language" for the language spoken in Montenegro (and not "Montenegrin language" which is a joke and no one here takes it seriously)
You don't live in Montenegro and don't teach us the name of our language. There are several languages in official use, and one of them is the Montenegrin language!
@@walker2943 Montenegrin is a copied Serbian language that was invented for political reasons.
@@Michelasdissapointmentandanger That is not true!!! You don't know anything about people in Montenegro! There are several nations. You're a foreigner and you have no right to interfere in our affairs, stay a Eurovision fan, that suits you better.
well, as far as I know, it is still officially serbo-croatian and has 4 varieties - serbian, croatian, bosnian and montenegrin
they are all pretty much the same language with tiny differences, so it is kinda joke to treat them all as a separate language when they are basically just dialects - it's like if german language was called austrian and swiss language in different countries it is spoken in
@@ComradePopov
Of course it is the same language, with minor or major variations. And so it is until we need a translator. But if we, as members of the small Balkan Montenegrin nation, want to call that language Montenegrin within our country, I don't see why that would bother anyone. If Croats can do it, Bosniaks? Why is it being denied to us Montenegrins? After all, you can deny as much as you want, the Montenegrin language was given an international code by the Committee of the Library of Congress from Washington on December 8, 2017 so that all this discussion does not make any sense and shows signs of disrespect towards Montenegrins.
Nikola was not First king, nor his dynasty was first Kingdom,
Vojislavljevići Were first, all the was back during Duklja
As somebody said about the Balkanoids "they never forget and never learn". Silly people.
I’m Bosnian and I love Crna Gora
My friend, you may not realize it, but you are using an incorrect term referring to Crna Gora joining NATO: the term you want to use is "accession" , not "ascension". Ascension refers to rising up vertically (see ascension of Jesus Christ as example). Accession refers to joining something, being permitted to join, etc.
It is not true about military help of Russia during 90s. Where do you get this?
We all know the real reason Montenegro wanted Independence - Europesma/Europjesma!
Jokes aside, as a Serb from Serbia, I spent months in Herceg Novi, been there dozens of times, it feels like a third home to me, and I feel happy looking how bright the future of Montenegro looks like. At the same time, I feel a bit sad because Serbia could be in the same position, but Kosovo baggage is too heavy.
The brutal/bitter legacy of Slobodan Milsoevic (and his Bosnian cronies Mladic/Karadzic) will poison the area for many decades to come sadly.
To su vam oni što su bombardirali Dubrovnik!
Great video - I just want to state that the Spartans of the Balkans are the Spartans.
Welcome Montenegro to the civilized World.
Живјела Црна Гора!❤👑🇲🇪
Crna Gora!!!🇲🇪❤️
As a Russian opposing putin, I want to wish the best to Montenegrin integration to the west! You'll get it soon, I can see the real love to freedom and Liberal values of Montenegro people here in Serbia!
What is the future of Russia without Putin? it will eventually happen.
Will it become like Serbia, mostly used for resources? Or like Afghanistan, Venezuela, Puerto Rico or something like Turkey or Yugoslavia?
@@mikiandfriends1820no it will continue on its current course as a great power destroying the western centric eco system of the world and building a new one.
Great video 😊 my wife and I will visit beautiful Montenegro this August. Can’t wait! Happy we’ll see Montenegro at NATO summit in Vilnius 😊 Best wishes from Lithuania!
King Nicholas’ fifth daughter married Crown Prince Victor Emmanuel of Savoy, and was the second queen of Italy from 1900 to 1946. Italians have a fond memory of her, contrary to her husband. President Sergio Mattarella remembered her during the centenary celebrations of our victory in WWI. She was a great queen, and a mother to our nation🇲🇪🇮🇹
you know I always preferred the Galleria Umberto over the Galleria VIttorio Emmanuele >grin>. I visited Milano and was treated very rudely if anyone learned I was merely stationed in Naples, not even an actual Napoletano. That didnt help my opinion of that area >.< #LogicFail
You might find yourself embarrassed at your analysis here, if Russia decisively conquers Ukraine, has no economic setbacks in the future- unlike the West- and has Hungary and Serbia join it in close alliance. Then Serbia will secure Republika Srpska, and Russian and Chinese influence on Montenegro may lead it firmly into the Russian sphere. Perhaps you will humbly realize that you’re still a foreigner in a land you don’t actually understand.
Maybe he doesn't understand, but I can tell you one thing. While there are national Montenegrins and minority peoples, the Russian influence in Montenegro cannot be the main one.
The three-day special operation to the sun beds
Todays Montenegro doesn't have much in common with the history that you presented. The Yugoslavian melting pot left this country bleak in terms of "nationality". After collapse, people were mostly poor and aggressive - it is similar to what happened in many countries (i.e. Russia). But they found work, mostly in Germany, as low paid temporary factory workers, or settled there to escape relative poverty at home country. Only this money and foreign investment increasing revenue from tourism, allowed to renovate their depleted homes, improve their towns and villages drive better cars, etc. Now they let Russian (money) in, despite Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions, etc. They don't give a sh...it, and this is their very common, shallow attitude.
I just don't understand why some countries joins NATO, this is a military alliance against Russia, so if you hate Russia and live nearby sharing a common border, then I can understand, but why Montenegro, Macedonia, Portugal and others are members of NATO? We don't have a common border, and I doubt that Russia in the near future could threaten those countries, it just doesn't make any sense to me. EU - make sense, they are gonna give a lot of many, but NATO only take your money.
- Appeasing the US
- Believing into securing their border against others, like Macedonia, Serbia (Macedonia, CG, Albania).
- Buying the way out, pardoning himself for the past crimes (Djukanovic, CG).
- Bulgaria is in NATO (see Macedonia), so Macedonia has to be (see Bulgaria, Greece).
The result is a somewhat dysfunctional thing.
From superficial point of view of an American "Joe Average" NATO looks convincing and is a source of warm + cozy feeling. He is happy to sacrifice some tax Dollars.
After all, he wasn't in Europe yet. Only once in Canada. Sure, the Russian bears are all over Portugal to steal more vodka for Lenin, who wears ushanka.
And the hawk$$ / neocon$$ / neolib$$ have their "pork".
Money makes the world go round...
I don't understand the "Croatia" part of the video at 19:26... Croatia is already in the European Union and aligned with the West, just like Slovenia. Why is it grouped with the non-EU members on that map?
At a *wild* guess, I would say that the maker of this video has been living in Dublin. (Just listen to that accent....) :D Great stuff!
Yup, I think the same😃
Where do you get the data of 95 thousand Ukrainian refugees? Every Montenegrin source I can find shows the number close to 7 thousand. A lot of people passed through the country. But the refugees only get like 40 euros a month here, so unless they are well-off, they'd be looking for a country that offers better social support. The locals are not worried at all. They are glad they can get away with increased rent.
this is what I was referring to, about 8k applied for temporary protection which is in line with your numbers: www.unhcr.org/see/15403-a-year-of-the-conflict-in-ukraine-montenegro-continues-to-stand-with-the-people-forced-to-flee-by-extending-temporary-protection-until-march-2024.html
@@GeoPerspective the information in the video is misleading then
As someone from russia, I can say, that its not unlikely to meet a resonable person from here. But, when you meet *unresonable* ones.. boy, that is an experience I don't wish anyone to experience.
Russia??? No thanks
Why, i am form Montenegro and interested in your answers
@@bijelimedved2983 Russia is a threat to the free World. Not only it's leaders but the society in general. I know there are good people also, but as a whole they have an imperialistic thinking and a despise of human rights. Montenegro wil be much better in the EU.
There are certainly no 95,000 Ukrainians that moved to Montenegro so it is better not to throw around unfounded figures.
It is more likely that 10,000 - 13,000 Ukrainians moved there and these are high worth individuals that prefer not to live in an EU country for various reasons.
As for Russians the number of incomers in the past year and 4 months is around 70,000.
Montenegro is not a cheap country and it is quite boring for 6 months in a year (when 80% of shops and restaurants are closed for lack of tourists) so it is less attractive to those who wish to permanently reside than to holidaymakers.
Montenegro is not a cheap country compared to the neighbor countries of the region, like Croatia or Italy. It is cheap compared to more developed European countries, like UK, Switzerland or Norway.
If you was bored in Winter, you probably lived in a small coastal town or village. Even on the coast, in larger towns (Herceg Novi, Kotor, Tivat, etc.) most shops and restaurants work all year.
@@soonts
Croatia is insanely expensive in some tourist spots (i.e Dubrovnik).
In the coastal towns you mentioned the winters are very quiet.
Most restaurants may be open but only for two hours during lunch (if at all. Many only operate for dinner) and three hours during the evening.
Don't get me wrong, Montenegro is beautiful but unless you are someone who is writing a book or starting a new religion ☯️ and in need of a lot of peace and quiet for meditation the best time to visit is mid April to mid October.
@@taboulefattouch4744 Coastal towns are different. What you're saying is IMO plausible for Budva, Petrovac, Perast, or coastal villages. Tivat has less tourists in Summer because fewer beaches in the immediate vicinity (most tourists only visit Tivat airport), more people in Winter partially because Porto Montenegro.
Essentially I take this video as a clickbait. Nowhere did you explain the claim of Russian invasion of Montenegro in the aftermath of Ukraine war. Look again at the title of the video and what you talked about for 20 minutes. You talked about Montenegrin history, geography and culture.
As a Montenegrin myself I can tell you it's nice that you decided to make some videos about us, but when you make them try not to lie for likes and subscribes.
I confess, your correct
Napoleon army and generals were first time defeated in ther life in Montenegro in 1807 in Boka bey, Napoleon sed that he will turn Montenegro in to Motne rosso, meaning he would kill so meny people the the black mountain would be red.
Say, mr Geo Perspective, are you familiar with YTer Dinaric Wolf? I remembere seeing some great vids from him about the area
Great place! Hope more Russians come to visit it
The difference between Russian and Ukrainian cars: the Ukrainians tend to "invest" their money in the cars because the future value of the property is unpredictable.
Down the street we have Ukrainian family. They first appeared with a rather sorry car. I have my 10 year old US car for sale, I wrote a small note and placed it on their window.
They "disappeared" in few weeks... and re-appeared with a car better, than my which is for sale.
I have no idea, do they own that house or just renting and I never seen them in person to ask.
The property in RU is a completely different thing. But recently we tend to look more towards northern Serbia than Montenegro because the property costs much less, EU is very close - and who lives there has to wait only three years for the citizenship.
There is one thing what you missed because you are not familiar with small details: "Green Card" insurance. The Russian and Belarus insurance is not valid anymore, so for many is better to buy cars in Montenegro or Serbia with local plates. The Serbian border-line insurance is second-most expensive in Europe (the clear leader is Hungary). The cheap Polish insurance won't work because it is valid only in EU and not in Serbia or Montenegro. On the other hand the Ukrainian-issued "Green Card" insurance is formally valid in both Serbia and Montenegro (and in EU).
But I won't rely on that piece of paper... If something goes wrong, Ukrainian third-party coverage outside of the country is probably not worth the paper it was printed on.
It's simple Real Estate in Montenegro will skyrocket due to wealthy Russians and Ukrainians moving in (same thing happened to London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles and other places after the breaking of the Berlin Wall)... it's amazing for the country's economy, however not so much for the local population as pretty soon they will be forced to move out due to the increase in price for the living expense...
One room apartments used to be rented for 150/200 euros, now you can barely find anything below 400/500
But how well do they get on in the Eurovision Song Contest? - the ultimate test of European cultural presence?
as a person from Montenegro, Russians and Ukrainians here are our brothers not "invaders" 🇲🇪❤️🇷🇺🇺🇦
Spasiba my friend, love form 🇷🇺❤🇲🇪🇺🇦
Many thanks! On my side I have three home countries, so we are just on vacation.
We traveled all the Yugoslavia since 1978 and always the best experience. Even in areas which aren't Slavonic.
My biggest complaint: I can't use a car with American or Russian plates because Serbian borderline insurance is ridiculously expensive: over 1000 Euro / year.
So if I have to drive that car I have to drive only via Croatia.
Bocca is the biggist fjord in Europe
Hello, i really liked your video! I would like to add my 2 cents about demografic boom that happened during past year.
I my brother works in hotel that should be renovated but because of that law in Budva that construction jobs must be postponed for september it was reopened in not great shape. Last year it was 35 euro for 1 night for a ok room with a view a sea, and as of right now its 85 e per night per person. AND they are fully booked until the end of August! The whole Budva is filled RUS, UA, TR and BY plates, there are so many cars now that we have ran out of new plates during April because registration office has had work to the roof. If you find parking space in Budva might as well go play a lottery. Sure we might have sharp incline from economical perspective but this situation doesn't plan out properly it might destabilise coutry in demografic sence.
Narrator :Irish raised with eastern European parents judging by your accent?
bingo
@@GeoPerspective Great video! Was in Kotor last year and thought to myself one way or another this place won't stay a hidden gem for long
Very interesting.
Are you based in Budva, these days?
at the moment
Montenegrins are not Serbians, they do share common history but just for 88 years, from annexation in 1918 until regaining independence in 2006.
Please check your facts or restrain from making this kind of statements as discredits your other vise good work.
Where can I find the map on 8:15?
4:37 "Spartans of the Balkans"... but Sparta was in the Balkans
@PhocasEnjoyer ... that is part of the Balkans
One more thing: getting a second citizenship in Serbia or Montenegro is a very smart move (for Russians, Belorussians and Ukrainians).
The last country I would try is precisely Germany or Austria (where second citizenship is prohibited).
The path for these three (Russians, Belorussians, Ukrainians) in either Serbia or Montenegro is largely the same and very easy even for lower middle class.
Except that Belorussian and Ukrainian citizenship is quite bad (for different reasons). Both have an easy short-cut to Russian citizenship and after acquiring Montenegrin or Serbian citizenship in addition to Russian, their Belorussian or Ukrainian citizenship is just a burden. Most people who have no property in Ukraine will renounce it.
Isn't Sparta, the Sparta of the Balkans rather than Montenegro?
Wrong term, it is Serbian Sparta because it is a state with serbian people. Now some are trying to divide us, propaganda. Before nobody was in the delusion that they are separate peoples.
@@karamakate9 could be.
@@HeavyLefty Montenegro is a civil state and Serbian nationalists with the help of Russia want to convert it.
The name Montenegro was first and was mentioned way back in 1042 by the pope and the Vatican.
As a Montenegrin, a citizen of Budva I can say that theres about 45.000 Russians living in our country, as well as some 20.000 Ukrainians. Here in Budva they really get along very well. They have some sort of gatherings where they discuss this war in a civilized manner, and all in all Russians and Ukrainians so far have been nothing but very loyal to Montenegrin state.
Yes they have a lot of their companies moving here because of the low taxes, plus the climate is good. However most of them after couple of years living here, choose to go back to their respective countries because after some time Montenegro because utterly and incredibly boring.
The Russian and Montenegrin Govts. have had very good relations until 2016 when allegedly Russia planned to assassinate our PM via Serbia which failed and resulted in Montenegro BANNING all the flights from Russia, all the imports/exports to and from that country. The relations today are even worse, however we see some relatively smaller number of Russians arriving in MNE via Istanbul for a summer vacation.
In year 2022 they accounted for only 30.000 arrivals from 400.000 back in 2019 which was a record year.
As for the Russian state, they always wanted to have good relations with us but the problem for us Montenegrin was also that our PM took a very Russophobic stance even prior to the attempted coup d'etat in 2016 which is very unfortunate.
It will take us most likely this entire decade to mend our relations before we get back to pre 2016/2019 number of arrivals.
As of today, the most numerous guests are Serbs from Serbia, Republic of Srpska, Serbs from Germany. They now account for more than 550.000 arrivals so far and all records have been broken.
As for the Ukrainians, most of them actually crave to get back to their country and I don't blame them. It is incredibly tough for them...
I worked for a while in Silicon Valley. Had few job interviews (as job seeker) with potential Ukrainian or Belorussian colleagues. Every interview went well, except one with a guy from Belarus. But he could not get along with everyone else in the company (Russians, Ukrainians, Americans). He was not short of being some sort of psychopath.
Other than that - Ukrainians and Belorussians are the best colleagues. Worst colleagues were Hungarians: kings and queens of back-stabbing.
I am originally from Moscow.
@@GeorgeGy Yea Hungarians have this inferiority complex because they're surrounded by Slavs. Even Romanians are Slavs who have been romanized.
This video is the exact reason why we have tensions, Montenegrins (Serbs)love Serbs and Russians.
Misleading title.
fair