I have widowed recently and tragically so I have fallen into terrible depression. Watching your videos is a true therapy for the soul.. They really bring me back to life, is a real wonder. Thanks you so much for being here.
Westerners can have a very distorted view of life in Russia. Videos like this, help to break through the clutter of misinformation, and give us a more complete picture of life in the Russian Federation. Thank you, Eli, for your wonderful videos.
Всё бы ничего, если б всё наше культурное наследие Смоленска берегли и держали в сохранности... А то на крепостную стену больно смотреть да и на здания конца 19в...(
I love watching these videos about Russian culture. When I visited Russia, I was suprised with a lot of fancy, good restaurants and cafés. Always with good food and delicious desserts! Time to come back, now with my daughter who loves Masha and the bear :)
I have been fascinated with Russian culture and love watching every episode of yours. You are an absolutely genuine and incredible person doing this and very good at it, please never stop.
I am from Sri Lanka and studied in Smolensk state medical academy 10 years ago. Studied for 6years and Had a great time there. Was really happy to see you travelling to such provincial towns on Russia and give ur viewers the taste of true Russia outside big cities. Ruski dvor was my favourite restaurant, we use to eat a lot of blini so sirom there and hope u enjoyed the food. We use to roam a lot along the dnepr, krepostnaya Stena and ryadovka, even when it was freezing subzero cold in winter. Want to visit the city again but due to time constraints i am unable to visit. I would love to have one of ur postcards from Smolensk if it's possible. Again thanks for ur blog, feeling nostalgic. Smolensk good geroi.
Yee broo next month I planned to go Smolensk state university for Russian language course what you think it's good or bad can I easy to find small job for cover my living cost
I am from India and i love to visit Russia one day. The diverse land with the glimpses of the past history and of course the soviet and pre soviet architecture. ❤️from Indian state of Maharashtra 🇮🇳
I am happy to see Alona and Eli together doing videos. They have such good vibes! Alona is an AWESOME Russian teacher and did great teaching our group! 👍
I’m from Arizona, I like to learn about different cities in Russia and Soviet history. Thank you for your channel! I always enjoy your educational videos
Я изучаю русский язык в Кембридже и в следующем году я собираюсь прожить в Москве 5 месяцев! Я люблю все твои видео и мне не терпится познакомить с городом и с людьми! ☺️
Желаю хорошо провести время и познакомиться со страной, её обычаями и культурой, насладиться архитектурой (в России много интересных мест, это я как историк пишу). Попробуйте блюда русской кухни, страна многонациональная, так что и выбор блюд большой😉 И, конечно, желаю встретить друзей здесь! Добро пожаловать!
My gosh! My mother had one of those washing machines when I was a child in the late 1950's right up to the mid 1960's. It did not break down as often as the newer models that replaced it through the years. She tried to get an old model from a store that sold antiques and such machines, but them man told her that the model she had all those years ago is rarely given up. People keep them as stand-by machines as the newer models will inevitably break down.
I'm falling in love with Russian cities with these videos. I always liked russian and even I tried to learn russian many years ago. Nowadays I still like Russia and I will keep trying learning a bit of russian, even though I'm from far away (El Salvador). I definitely would love to live in Russia.
How cute and a little bit shy is Andrew! Thank you very much for this awesome video as usual, which focuses on the beauty of this city and on the Russian language. You are really nice and very skilled.
I don't know if I will ever have the opportunity to visit your country in person but your videos are like having family there showing me around. It seems like such a lovely country and lovely people. Thank you and God bless!
Eli, I love the videos you make with Elina. I love her ability to teach Russian words, and her pronunciation is perfect. This was a great video, spasiba bolshoi!
I have been to Smolenck many times. It's my favorite city in Russia. The deer in the park is a European Red Deer, rare nowadays but coming back these last few years. I met a girl busking with her friends on Lenin street one day in May. She had a beautiful voice and the next day she and her friend took me on a tour of the city. I bought them lunch and we had a great time. My wife loved the city too and the restaurant in the park is a really nice one but a little pricey. The city has a great history. It has bad roads all over though.
I can't wait to visit Russia again. I lived there when I was in elementary school and was last here 13 years ago, but sometimes when I watch these videos it seems like yesterday. I really hope that soon I can take a month to visit all the beautiful places and my old street where I lived in Moscow.
Hi Eli from Albuquerque NM USA I appreciate the knowledge I get from your videos especially the history of Russia, and it's cities and towns, thank you for your informative videos I really enjoy following you 👍😉👍😉
Great tour. We in the west should not forget the sacrifices the Russian people made to defeat the Germans during WW2. So nice to see your beautiful city.
Lol. If they made a step back, they got shot in the head. The so called "liberators" raped every woman on their path. Soviet occupation during WW2 was worse even than German on Polish areas.
We also should remember that if Stalin and communism hadn’t weakened the CCCP (starvation, destroying the Kulaks in the Ukraine, arresting millions…) in the decades prior, Hitler would have never attacked.
Yes, however worth remembering that Russian also served murderous regime at that time. They conveniently omit cooperation with Nazi Germany 1939-1941, partitioning of Poland and Baltics before war started and enslaving of nations in Central and Eastern Europe for the next 50 years until thankfully USSR collapsed. Defeat of Germans in 1945 in USSR sphere of influence didn't mean freedom. It was just change to less murderous autocratic system. I hope at some point they would be able to deal with broader historical picture and not cherry pick "people sacrifices". Growing popularity of Stalin and Lenin unfortunately shows a different direction.
@bartw5454 Defeat of Germany is it consequences why slavics, jews and other "incorrect" nationality live still. You should read "the nord Ost plan". Hitler planed to kill 80% of USSR's population. And..who is the next? French, Englishmen? It's more important in comparison to you subjective vision. And others points it is lyrics... Can you imagine world with principle of one aryan nation? You wouldn't have been able to write this message if Germany had won😢 Me too..
Eli and Alyona are my Russian friends online and i am very happy to watch your beautiful videos. These are the best videos from a foreign country presented by people from that country. Your are hospitable and interesting. Love to Russia with its beautiful architecture and food traditions. Thank you Alyona for the colorful guide of useful sentences.
I liked very much when you walk the streets and see things and explain in russian what you see. It is very usefull in learning russian. Please make some videos in that way where you speak mostly russian with english titels and some important words on screen.
I believe I have watched this video about 4-5 times now. The laughing and giggling is a joy to watch and hear and shows some types of humour are universal. But poor Andrew lol, he took it like a gentleman though :-) Fav word "достопримечательности"
Thank you, Eli, for this wonderful glimpse of Smolensk with your equally brilliant and beautiful friend Alena ! Being older now, (from Gulag USA?!) I will never see your wonderful Russia in 3-D but these wonderful and informative videos are the next best thing.
It's so interesting to know different peoples and cultures! Keep on doing the good work! Thanks Eli, Aliona and Andrey for this lovely tour! Hugs from Brazil! 🇧🇷
What a treat an Eli video with her friend Alena, wonderful stuff ladies loving the content & historic tours of Smolensk ❄🥶🥶❄❄ If we don't see a new post before the new year, Happy New year in advance 🥳🎉🎉
Very good Video… love all of them. It is great to learn the different regions, as we know very little about Russia in Australia. Your videos are a breath of fresh air.
Hello Elina & and also to your Friend - Greetings from Florida. Great video and very interesting to see some sites around Smolensk. It is 80° F. here, but with a lot of rain - so we may also have a 5-Star puddle in our neighborhood! Wishing you both a Happy New Year.
very entertaining video💖😍 God bless u and your family. Thank you for making us happy and smiling... Keep rising and shining... sending lots of Love and care 💕from Sydney, Australia.
What a helpful video to teach Russian phrases, Eli! I am planning to start learning Russian in 2022 and will be joining into your courses hopefully. Congrats on your channel's growth! Excellent progress you must be proud of yourself ❤️🙏
My mother's first washing machine 1958? was quite similar to the machine in the museum. It had an "agitator" at the bottom which moved the clothes clockwise then anticlockwise every few seconds and "wringer" to squeeze the clothes dry. The next one was also a vertical machine, but it had spin drier. Before that I think it was a scrubbing board and huge fore arms🙂....and never argue with a woman with eight children with clean clothes.
Great video Eli and Alena! Smolensk looks like a great place to visit...lots of incredible history there. Your videos always inspire me to head to the Wikipedia page to learn more about the regions you travel to!
I am so happy watching another video of Russia and Russian culture. I can't stress enough how important it is to open our hearts to reach out and discover what is beyond our borders. I would be willing to visit Smolensk if I had a guide or friend. Elina or Alyona if I come will show me around again? Thank you!
Funny, some people do not know about those old dial telephones. I remember we had one when I was a kid. I think I would really enjoy that military museum.
Great vid! I thought Alena brought a really good dynamic. What a personality!! The teacher always teaching!! You guys need to travel more together. Fun!
I just discovered your Channel,and I am learning ALOT about Russia. You do such a great job of explaining things. In the USA their is much negativity towards Russia, created by politicians because it fits their agenda. Too many people just believe what’s told to them, and do not find out for themselves. I see many similarities between life in Russia and the USA. Russian people seem a lot more accepting of people from different countries and backgrounds than Americans do. Based on your videos, I would visit Smolensk and your hometown of Perm. Learning Russian would be a challenge though. Thank you for doing these videos, your giving us a much needed education on Russia. Sincerely, Greg.
Thank you so much for this one! I don't comment on RUclips much but this was neat. My grandfather's uncle died at the battle of Yelnya near Smolensk in August 1941 during Operation Barbarossa. His body is still in Russia, allegedly buried in Filatki according to the Killed in Action card. It was SO cool to see you at the museum, even though my family was fighting for the wrong side (I myself am an American since my grandfather immigrated to the USA from Germany in 1960). Maybe someday I'll have to stop by....
Not just anyone can present in front of the camera lens while simultaneously drawing in the viewers as if they are welcome. Both of you do it admirably, so naturally. If I ever make it to Smolensk on one of my trips, I'm heading straight for that cafe as first order of business❣
Eli, thanks so much for sharing the beauty of Russia and its people in 2021. It's been a great trip and looking forward to more in 2022. Happy New Year and Merry Christmas :))
Great video and introduction to Smolensk, a city I had no knowledge of before now. You and Alina complement one another very well. Your pleasant outlook on life is infectious! Would like to make it to that museum some day. Most westerners like me have little knowledge of what happened on the eastern front during WW2 compared to what we know about the western front where our countries participated. Like many countries, Russia paid a huge price. 25M deaths is simply Incredible. Thank you for helping to bridge the gap between Russia and the west. There are many stereotypes that need to be put to rest and your videos are a big help with that.
Just to correct you: it was the whole Soviet Union made of 15 republics (including Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Central Asia and South Caucasus) that lost 25-27 mln lives during WWII
I really enjoy learning about Russia from your videos, all I previously knew about Russia was from military history so it is good to get a deeper understanding of Russian people and lifestyles. Although the highlight of this video must go to the Eternal Puddle, I am still smiling about that.
Another terrific video! How you add music works very well. Such interesting history there. Love the reindeer statues. The humor about the puddle is truly funny! When you interview people, that really adds a nice human touch to your videos. It's interesting to see many foreigners visit and live in and go to school in Russia, and to get their opinions. Please explain how one jumps off that old tower.
great seeing a nice historical town like Smolensk and being able to learn some basic words that would be helpful there touring the town,love the humor with the statues ,thanks for sharing it with us have a safe and happy new year on your travels
Снова вот такое чудесное видео из твоей родной страны- спасибо тебе и Алёне огромное за этот забавный и одновременно содержательный тур по Смоленску! Очень понравилось и снова и снова радуюсь твоих путешествий. Тоже и Алёна очень симпатичная и красивая. Оставайтесь здоровы пожалуйста и уже вам и своей семье С НОВЫМ ГОДОМ!
🤗I'm enjoying listening how Andrew's react to in every response of your query. Thank you Eli for such a beautiful content! Happy New year to you and to your family. Happy Holidays too! 🎄🎀
Nice video. Lets hope 2022 is better than this year. Smolensk has featured a lot in history as various marauding armies have passed through on their way to Moscow.
I've just discovered these videos. I wish they could become a series on the main media channels. I was in Smolensk in 1984, and in Kaliningrad in 1997. A huge difference between the USSR and Russia! I love your presentation style, and I'm amazed how you keep your nerve when that woman is obliterated by a shotgun just on your left at 16.27!
This is the 2nd time i got a glimpse of Smolensk. Elina and Alena are so beautiful. This time i am learning Russian phrases. Maybe later on fulltime study of the Russian language. Elina thank you for this well edited video.
I love your videos. I have been watching all of your past videos. I just found your channel about a month ago. Im so glad that I did. I love seeing all the beautiful places in your country.
Hi Eli or as you are now known as #1Blogger! I see that I would have to learn Russian letters first, some words I can guess but others I have no clue. The phrases will be a good help to start. Thank you for the tour. Yes, I would visit Smolensk if I had the chance...
I absolutely LOVE your videos!!! They are so interesting and informative!! I learn a lot and I'm very entertained by them. Thank you so much for sharing all of them!! I'm a fan for life🥰
Девочки, большое спасибо за это видео! Очень интересно, но жаль, что вы не показали Собор внутри, так как внутренние убранство Успенского Кафедрального Собора Смоленска - это, без преувеличения, главная достопримечательность нашего города. Придётся вам ещё раз приехать))) Хоть я и коренной смолянин, но про название блюда, которое вы откушивали в Русском дворе, я раньше не слышал. Успехов вам! С Новым Годом! Привет из Смоленска!
Да, многое осталось за кадром. Количество вузов на число жителей города. Это недоработки принимающей стороны. Из достопримечательностей - пара музеев и олень
значение посещения различных памятников и достопримечательностей города слишком преувеличено в туризме! Люди приезжают отдохнуть и увидеть другую или такую же жизнь людей а не бегать голопом за тюканным жизнью экскурсоводом который из кожи лезет указать всем как он много знает ненужного для счастливой жизни
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I have widowed recently and tragically so I have fallen into terrible depression. Watching your videos is a true therapy for the soul.. They really bring me back to life, is a real wonder. Thanks you so much for being here.
Да утешит Вас Господь!😢 Будьте благословенны, мир Вам!❤
Hope you are having better days now ❤
Держитесь! Надо жить!!!!
Westerners can have a very distorted view of life in Russia. Videos like this, help to break
through the clutter of misinformation, and give us a more complete picture of life in the Russian Federation. Thank you, Eli, for your wonderful videos.
Всё бы ничего, если б всё наше культурное наследие Смоленска берегли и держали в сохранности... А то на крепостную стену больно смотреть да и на здания конца 19в...(
В этих зданиях торчи сидят
Какая у нас красивая страна! Но совершенно заброшены исторические памятники! У Смоленска такая история! Там должно быть много музеев.
@@МаринаШалина-п2ы Russia has come so far in just 30 years. Everything is so clean and beautiful. Love and greetings from United States
My grandpa was from Smolensk and he’s last name was Shlimovitch ,
Best regards from USA
I love watching these videos about Russian culture. When I visited Russia, I was suprised with a lot of fancy, good restaurants and cafés. Always with good food and delicious desserts! Time to come back, now with my daughter who loves Masha and the bear :)
💖🧸👍😸
I have been fascinated with Russian culture and love watching every episode of yours. You are an absolutely genuine and incredible person doing this and very good at it, please never stop.
I am from Sri Lanka and studied in Smolensk state medical academy 10 years ago. Studied for 6years and Had a great time there. Was really happy to see you travelling to such provincial towns on Russia and give ur viewers the taste of true Russia outside big cities. Ruski dvor was my favourite restaurant, we use to eat a lot of blini so sirom there and hope u enjoyed the food. We use to roam a lot along the dnepr, krepostnaya Stena and ryadovka, even when it was freezing subzero cold in winter. Want to visit the city again but due to time constraints i am unable to visit. I would love to have one of ur postcards from Smolensk if it's possible. Again thanks for ur blog, feeling nostalgic. Smolensk good geroi.
приезжай к нам назад в гости, я живу в Смоленске всю жизнь
Напишите ваш адрес и я постараюсь выслать вам сувениры из Смоленска, можно по вашему желанию.
Yee broo next month I planned to go Smolensk state university for Russian language course what you think it's good or bad can I easy to find small job for cover my living cost
@@сергейстаровойтов-з8л can I connect you after coming to Smolensk?
больно тебя ждут тут в смоленске
I am from India and i love to visit Russia one day. The diverse land with the glimpses of the past history and of course the soviet and pre soviet architecture. ❤️from Indian state of Maharashtra 🇮🇳
Soviet architecture 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks Devoska ❤ u took me 32years back my memories stay safe at Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺 USSR Sometime March 1989 to July 1994.
I am happy to see Alona and Eli together doing videos. They have such good vibes! Alona is an AWESOME Russian teacher and did great teaching our group! 👍
I’m from Arizona, I like to learn about different cities in Russia and Soviet history. Thank you for your channel! I always enjoy your educational videos
When I want to relax I look your videos. I love how you present the people of the places you visit. It feels for me like a personal encounter.
This was an amazing post. You 2 ladies are the best ambassadors of Russia. The more I watch, the more get the urge to visit Russia. Спасибо
What are you talking about? Andrew carried the video, what a beast, man
Спасибо большое from England. You really know how to inform, educate and entertain your audience.
Alyona's smile is so lovely and instantly ready; she is a lot of fun and a great member of the 'team'.
Love these tours! Always learning the history and some Russian. Andrew is a star!
Я изучаю русский язык в Кембридже и в следующем году я собираюсь прожить в Москве 5 месяцев! Я люблю все твои видео и мне не терпится познакомить с городом и с людьми! ☺️
🌹🌹🌹
Русский- сложный язык для изучения, вы молодец
Будем рады вашему визиту.
Желаю хорошо провести время и познакомиться со страной, её обычаями и культурой, насладиться архитектурой (в России много интересных мест, это я как историк пишу). Попробуйте блюда русской кухни, страна многонациональная, так что и выбор блюд большой😉
И, конечно, желаю встретить друзей здесь! Добро пожаловать!
Как хорошо вы знаете русский язык, грамотно написали. Добро пожаловать в Россию!
Спасибо! Это мой город! Так неожиданно и приятно видеть его вашим взглядом. Спасибо и людям в коменнтариях потому что любят Россию.)
Another awesome video Eli and your friend Alona. Thank you. There are many here in Australia who love Russia, including me.
Thanks for showing us around the city of Smolensk. I had a great time watching it. Thanks for packing in all of this useful vocabulary as well!
Happy New Year Eli, keep up the great content.🇬🇧
Thank you again for your videos 🙏 love to watch them! You make Russia's culture visual in its great diversity! 💗 Lots of love from Holland
I love the architecture of Smolensk. It has a nice cozy feel to it and the people seem laid back. Barsik was the star of this video.
Eli, your video is very nice, well done and your English is perfect. Your country is amaizing, thank you for sharing!
My gosh! My mother had one of those washing machines when I was a child in the late 1950's right up to the mid 1960's. It did not break down as often as the newer models that replaced it through the years. She tried to get an old model from a store that sold antiques and such machines, but them man told her that the model she had all those years ago is rarely given up. People keep them as stand-by machines as the newer models will inevitably break down.
I'm falling in love with Russian cities with these videos. I always liked russian and even I tried to learn russian many years ago. Nowadays I still like Russia and I will keep trying learning a bit of russian, even though I'm from far away (El Salvador). I definitely would love to live in Russia.
Man, it’s too cold. Except June to September the cold is unbearable
How cute and a little bit shy is Andrew! Thank you very much for this awesome video as usual, which focuses on the beauty of this city and on the Russian language. You are really nice and very skilled.
✌been watching Russian Blogs the past several years especially the last 6 months you do great videos shots out to the whole Eli channel crew 👏 👍
I don't know if I will ever have the opportunity to visit your country in person but your videos are like having family there showing me around. It seems like such a lovely country and lovely people. Thank you and God bless!
Eli, I love the videos you make with Elina. I love her ability to teach Russian words, and her pronunciation is perfect. This was a great video, spasiba bolshoi!
I have been to Smolenck many times. It's my favorite city in Russia. The deer in the park is a European Red Deer, rare nowadays but coming back these last few years. I met a girl busking with her friends on Lenin street one day in May. She had a beautiful voice and the next day she and her friend took me on a tour of the city. I bought them lunch and we had a great time. My wife loved the city too and the restaurant in the park is a really nice one but a little pricey. The city has a great history. It has bad roads all over though.
Thank you for this Smolensk tour. Showing us the city and meanwhile learning viewers some Russian. Nice to see the cooperation with Alonya.
I can't wait to visit Russia again. I lived there when I was in elementary school and was last here 13 years ago, but sometimes when I watch these videos it seems like yesterday. I really hope that soon I can take a month to visit all the beautiful places and my old street where I lived in Moscow.
Hi Eli from Albuquerque NM USA I appreciate the knowledge I get from your videos especially the history of Russia, and it's cities and towns, thank you for your informative videos I really enjoy following you 👍😉👍😉
Great tour. We in the west should not forget the sacrifices the Russian people made to defeat the Germans during WW2. So nice to see your beautiful city.
Lol. If they made a step back, they got shot in the head. The so called "liberators" raped every woman on their path. Soviet occupation during WW2 was worse even than German on Polish areas.
sfu
We also should remember that if Stalin and communism hadn’t weakened the CCCP (starvation, destroying the Kulaks in the Ukraine, arresting millions…) in the decades prior, Hitler would have never attacked.
Yes, however worth remembering that Russian also served murderous regime at that time. They conveniently omit cooperation with Nazi Germany 1939-1941, partitioning of Poland and Baltics before war started and enslaving of nations in Central and Eastern Europe for the next 50 years until thankfully USSR collapsed. Defeat of Germans in 1945 in USSR sphere of influence didn't mean freedom. It was just change to less murderous autocratic system. I hope at some point they would be able to deal with broader historical picture and not cherry pick "people sacrifices". Growing popularity of Stalin and Lenin unfortunately shows a different direction.
@bartw5454 Defeat of Germany is it consequences why slavics, jews and other "incorrect" nationality live still. You should read "the nord Ost plan". Hitler planed to kill 80% of USSR's population. And..who is the next? French, Englishmen?
It's more important in comparison to you subjective vision. And others points it is lyrics...
Can you imagine world with principle of one aryan nation? You wouldn't have been able to write this message if Germany had won😢 Me too..
Eli and Alyona are my Russian friends online and i am very happy to watch your beautiful videos. These are the best videos from a foreign country presented by people from that country. Your are hospitable and interesting. Love to Russia with its beautiful architecture and food traditions. Thank you Alyona for the colorful guide of useful sentences.
I liked very much when you walk the streets and see things and explain in russian what you see. It is very usefull in learning russian. Please make some videos in that way where you speak mostly russian with english titels and some important words on screen.
I believe I have watched this video about 4-5 times now. The laughing and giggling is a joy to watch and hear and shows some types of humour are universal. But poor Andrew lol, he took it like a gentleman though :-) Fav word "достопримечательности"
Thank you, Eli, for this wonderful glimpse of Smolensk with your equally brilliant and beautiful friend Alena ! Being older now, (from Gulag USA?!) I will never see your wonderful Russia in 3-D but these wonderful and informative videos are the next best thing.
It's so interesting to know different peoples and cultures! Keep on doing the good work! Thanks Eli, Aliona and Andrey for this lovely tour! Hugs from Brazil! 🇧🇷
What a treat an Eli video with her friend Alena, wonderful stuff ladies loving the content & historic tours of Smolensk ❄🥶🥶❄❄
If we don't see a new post before the new year, Happy New year in advance 🥳🎉🎉
Very good Video… love all of them. It is great to learn the different regions, as we know very little about Russia in Australia. Your videos are a breath of fresh air.
Hello Elina & and also to your Friend - Greetings from Florida. Great video and very interesting to see some sites around Smolensk. It is 80° F.
here, but with a lot of rain - so we may also have a 5-Star puddle in our neighborhood! Wishing you both a Happy New Year.
very entertaining video💖😍 God bless u and your family. Thank you for making us happy and smiling... Keep rising and shining... sending lots of Love and care 💕from Sydney, Australia.
What a helpful video to teach Russian phrases, Eli! I am planning to start learning Russian in 2022 and will be joining into your courses hopefully. Congrats on your channel's growth! Excellent progress you must be proud of yourself ❤️🙏
Andrew did a great job!
It is always great watching your videos! I enjoy learning about the many different places in Russia and the culture
I love watching your video's, you ladies bring beauty to any part of Russia you visit.
My mother's first washing machine 1958? was quite similar to the machine in the museum. It had an "agitator" at the bottom which moved the clothes clockwise then anticlockwise every few seconds and "wringer" to squeeze the clothes dry. The next one was also a vertical machine, but it had spin drier. Before that I think it was a scrubbing board and huge fore arms🙂....and never argue with a woman with eight children with clean clothes.
Great video Eli and Alena! Smolensk looks like a great place to visit...lots of incredible history there. Your videos always inspire me to head to the Wikipedia page to learn more about the regions you travel to!
your video content, cinematography, and stories all are superb 👏 👌
Russia looks so nice now. It was a rough difficult place for tourists in the Nineties. An adventure and why I went there and spent almost a year.
I am so happy watching another video of Russia and Russian culture. I can't stress enough how important it is to open our hearts to reach out and discover what is beyond our borders. I would be willing to visit Smolensk if I had a guide or friend. Elina or Alyona if I come will show me around again? Thank you!
Funny, some people do not know about those old dial telephones. I remember we had one when I was a kid. I think I would really enjoy that military museum.
Great vid! I thought Alena brought a really good dynamic. What a personality!! The teacher always teaching!! You guys need to travel more together. Fun!
Thank you so much Eli. M coming for medical studies in Smolensk.. Thankyou for sharing such a lovely video...
I just discovered your Channel,and I am learning ALOT about Russia. You do such a great job of explaining things. In the USA their is much negativity towards Russia, created by politicians because it fits their agenda. Too many people just believe what’s told to them, and do not find out for themselves. I see many similarities between life in Russia and the USA. Russian people seem a lot more accepting of people from different countries and backgrounds than Americans do. Based on your videos, I would visit Smolensk and your hometown of Perm. Learning Russian would be a challenge though. Thank you for doing these videos, your giving us a much needed education on Russia.
Sincerely,
Greg.
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Спасибо Вам за Вашу непредвзятость и интерес к России. 😊🤗
It's nice that people are interested in Russia, despite prejudice👍
Smolensk is a small town with a huge history. Welcome
I have been to Moscow twice in the 90's I will always find Russia fascinating! Thank You
Thank you so much for this one! I don't comment on RUclips much but this was neat.
My grandfather's uncle died at the battle of Yelnya near Smolensk in August 1941 during Operation Barbarossa. His body is still in Russia, allegedly buried in Filatki according to the Killed in Action card. It was SO cool to see you at the museum, even though my family was fighting for the wrong side (I myself am an American since my grandfather immigrated to the USA from Germany in 1960). Maybe someday I'll have to stop by....
Not just anyone can present in front of the camera lens while simultaneously drawing in the viewers as if they are welcome. Both of you do it admirably, so naturally. If I ever make it to Smolensk on one of my trips, I'm heading straight for that cafe as first order of business❣
This was a lot of fun to watch. I follow a few other channels about Russia, and I appreciate all of them very much. Great job, Eli! 😃
Eli, thanks so much for sharing the beauty of Russia and its people in 2021. It's been a great trip and looking forward to more in 2022. Happy New Year and Merry Christmas :))
I love how you teach living Russian
thank you Alyona for the Special gift
Eli, I wish I could hit a million likes for your videos. They are always interesting, informative and entertaining.
Eli, Thank you for your adventurous spirit and willingness to show us around. Russia is so beautiful! Thank you.
Great video, very useful for Russian learners! Здравствуйте с австралия :)
Great video and introduction to Smolensk, a city I had no knowledge of before now. You and Alina complement one another very well. Your pleasant outlook on life is infectious! Would like to make it to that museum some day. Most westerners like me have little knowledge of what happened on the eastern front during WW2 compared to what we know about the western front where our countries participated. Like many countries, Russia paid a huge price. 25M deaths is simply Incredible. Thank you for helping to bridge the gap between Russia and the west. There are many stereotypes that need to be put to rest and your videos are a big help with that.
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@@ИмперияДобра-е9с Спасибо!
Just to correct you: it was the whole Soviet Union made of 15 republics (including Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Central Asia and South Caucasus) that lost 25-27 mln lives during WWII
Спасибо, приятно слышать от вас такие теплые слова!
@@КириллКухаренко-щ4н Не стоит благодарности!
Thanks for bringing another glimpse of Russia and Russian society! :)
I really enjoy learning about Russia from your videos, all I previously knew about Russia was from military history so it is good to get a deeper understanding of Russian people and lifestyles. Although the highlight of this video must go to the Eternal Puddle, I am still smiling about that.
Красивые люди из Индии.. )) Хорошая прогулка.. Спасибо 🙏💕
Thank you so much 🙏❤
You brought back my childhood memories during my stay in the upland
I like Russian girls
Thanks for taking us around Smolensk. Great city great food. And thanks to Alena for keeping company. and the gift. Happy holidays!
Another terrific video! How you add music works very well. Such interesting history there. Love the reindeer statues. The humor about the puddle is truly funny! When you interview people, that really adds a nice human touch to your videos. It's interesting to see many foreigners visit and live in and go to school in Russia, and to get their opinions. Please explain how one jumps off that old tower.
Lovely city,, wonderful video. All the best in 2022, Eli!
great seeing a nice historical town like Smolensk and being able to learn some basic words that would be helpful there touring the town,love the humor with the statues ,thanks for sharing it with us have a safe and happy new year on your travels
Снова вот такое чудесное видео из твоей родной страны- спасибо тебе и Алёне огромное за этот забавный и одновременно содержательный тур по Смоленску! Очень понравилось и снова и снова радуюсь твоих путешествий. Тоже и Алёна очень симпатичная и красивая. Оставайтесь здоровы пожалуйста и уже вам и своей семье С НОВЫМ ГОДОМ!
Very interesting, amazing, educating and entertaining video Eli, as usual
🤗I'm enjoying listening how Andrew's react to in every response of your query. Thank you Eli for such a beautiful content! Happy New year to you and to your family. Happy Holidays too! 🎄🎀
Nice video.
Lets hope 2022 is better than this year.
Smolensk has featured a lot in history as various marauding armies have passed through on their way to Moscow.
Great video! Thank you!
Love the language lessons! ❤
I've just discovered these videos. I wish they could become a series on the main media channels. I was in Smolensk in 1984, and in Kaliningrad in 1997. A huge difference between the USSR and Russia! I love your presentation style, and I'm amazed how you keep your nerve when that woman is obliterated by a shotgun just on your left at 16.27!
Yes, I would love to visit Smolensk, love to do a roadtrip if that ever becomes possible, not far from Belarus!
This is the 2nd time i got a glimpse of Smolensk. Elina and Alena are so beautiful. This time i am learning Russian phrases. Maybe later on fulltime study of the Russian language. Elina thank you for this well edited video.
I love your videos. I have been watching all of your past videos. I just found your channel about a month ago. Im so glad that I did. I love seeing all the beautiful places in your country.
Really enjoying the views from this city. The culture is fascinating.
I love watching your video's Eli. Russia is definitely on my bucket list. Happy holidays to you and your family as well.
Nice to know more about new places, cities and towns.
Hi Eli or as you are now known as #1Blogger! I see that I would have to learn Russian letters first, some words I can guess but others I have no clue. The phrases will be a good help to start. Thank you for the tour. Yes, I would visit Smolensk if I had the chance...
I absolutely LOVE your videos!!! They are so interesting and informative!! I learn a lot and I'm very entertained by them. Thank you so much for sharing all of them!! I'm a fan for life🥰
Девочки, большое спасибо за это видео! Очень интересно, но жаль, что вы не показали Собор внутри, так как внутренние убранство Успенского Кафедрального Собора Смоленска - это, без преувеличения, главная достопримечательность нашего города. Придётся вам ещё раз приехать))) Хоть я и коренной смолянин, но про название блюда, которое вы откушивали в Русском дворе, я раньше не слышал. Успехов вам! С Новым Годом! Привет из Смоленска!
Да, многое осталось за кадром. Количество вузов на число жителей города. Это недоработки принимающей стороны. Из достопримечательностей - пара музеев и олень
И надо бы показать сейчас наш Русский двор он зимой великолепен сейчас пойду снимать специально
значение посещения различных памятников и достопримечательностей города слишком преувеличено в туризме! Люди приезжают отдохнуть и увидеть другую или такую же жизнь людей а не бегать голопом за тюканным жизнью экскурсоводом который из кожи лезет указать всем как он много знает ненужного для счастливой жизни
Elina and Aliona are the best. Too good 👍
I love the language lesson, Alena. Andrew was fun to watch- he made me smile.
When Eli smiles I smile.
I enjoy your videos. Been learning russian language on youtube, you and alyona help add some more to my notebook. Spasiba!
Enjoyed the video, I have learned so much about Russia from watching. Keep up the wonderful work, maybe someday I'll get to visit!
Thanks for the wonderful video, you are such great people.
I shortly visited Smolenk in August 1978 during my car trip to USSR. Вы очень милые девушки. С новым годом!
I'm going to have my granddaughter start watching this channel, she will learn so much...