The Road To Karabakh 🇦🇲

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  • Опубликовано: 6 янв 2021
  • 🇦🇲 The Nagorno-Karabakh region which had been quiet for the last decade recently boiled over again when Azerbaijan mounted an attack which led to it conquering much of the territory it had lost in the previous war. I flew into a bitterly cold Yerevan in early January with the intention of heading down to the capital Stepanakert to see what was happening there since the war. Would I make it or not?

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  • @baldandbankrupt
    @baldandbankrupt  3 года назад +332

    Don't forget to check out my other channel for smaller adventures that usually end in crushing disappointment. Here: ruclips.net/channel/UCB2GbNXOsy3VBksSD58NvhQ

  • @montanelas6716
    @montanelas6716 3 года назад +5332

    '' Im not a spy '' sound's like something that a spy woud say

  • @PescaraProductions
    @PescaraProductions 3 года назад +4780

    3 Guys in a 60's Moskovich that barely starts going off to fight a war sounds like a movie plot

  • @230jjordan
    @230jjordan 3 года назад +7318

    I liked that ending - stopped at the border, feeding the dogs, the men going to war....it was all kind of emotional.

  • @AbdiGetachew
    @AbdiGetachew 3 года назад +3350

    "Don't joke about being a spy to a border agent". Lesson of the day.

    • @Snibble
      @Snibble 3 года назад +313

      It also reminds me of one time when I drove to Serbia. I was with my cousin. It was just after the war ended. He had a serbian girlfriend, now his wife. We had to wait 2 hours at the border. So far so good... except we are Dutch.. So I was a little nervous. But then my cousin starts freaking out. I smoked weed at the time and he suddenly got the idea that I might have some (forgotten) weed in the car.... he starts searching the car frantically. I assured him there was nothing in the car and I didn't take anything with me. But wasn't quite able to convince him.Luckily I WAS able to convince him to sit back in his chair and stfu! It was a good thing I was driving because if they asked him ANYTHING we would have been fucked! (it would at least have added 1 hour of travel time)
      And then I drove to Austria another time.. This time I had 10 grams of weed on me and got pulled over at the border.They took my passport inside and told me to park in front of a reflective window. I sat there, opened the window a bit to smoke a cigarette, wink wink notch notch notch and smelled some fresh mountain air.. and had enough time to think about what I was doing. I promised myself there and then to NEVER DO ANYTHING STUPID LIKE THAT ever again. And I didn't. They let me go without a search.

    • @Snibble
      @Snibble 3 года назад +197

      Damn.. lockdown is really getting to me... writing this for a possible audience of 2 people lol

    • @Snibble
      @Snibble 3 года назад +81

      I am going to copy it to the main, maybe someone finds it entertaining.... I can't .. well fuck my lonely me. Going to watch "the men waiting to die / Indiana death row inmates" now to cheer me up a bit again, since it got recommended.

    • @tudormarginean5687
      @tudormarginean5687 3 года назад +59

      @@Snibble honestly this was so interesting to read, maybe the serbians would've taken you somewhere secret and they probably would've bought some from you if you had it on you 😂😂

    • @Snibble
      @Snibble 3 года назад +27

      ​@@tudormarginean5687 lol thanks man, I have the feeling they would have booked me in and then have a party for free. Serbs are not to be messed around with.

  • @user-hw2fi4nz8u
    @user-hw2fi4nz8u 3 года назад +3369

    The ending can literally be a part of an Oscar winning movie.

    • @alexmoise7948
      @alexmoise7948 3 года назад +35

      Very good observation.. Well done

    • @DaringMood
      @DaringMood 3 года назад +13

      So poignant.

    • @freakdustsk7397
      @freakdustsk7397 3 года назад +487

      Cant be. Oscar movies nowdays need woman protagonist that is LGBTQ+ and black. But in order way, the ending was sad and beautiful ať the same time.

    • @johnc3403
      @johnc3403 3 года назад +123

      Yeah, it was jaw-droppingly poignant. I wonder how those men are now... the futility of war sickens me.

    • @jimmyebbs7386
      @jimmyebbs7386 3 года назад +48

      @@freakdustsk7397 shaddaaahp trumpian snowflake

  • @RockMedved
    @RockMedved 3 года назад +2739

    Damn, that ending really hits different. Feeding cute doggos followed immediately by seeing off random armenian lads as they go off to fight while saying "the fuck do we need this war for?"... Completely unstaged yet poetic as fuck

    • @RockMedved
      @RockMedved 3 года назад +197

      @@dantherman4202 ...as it was belting out this beautifully somber Armenian tune. It just gets better the more you rewatch it

    • @anttam117
      @anttam117 3 года назад +113

      @@dantherman4202 Yeah, it does look like something out of a movie. This was a very sad episode.

    • @yeboyariontwitch4217
      @yeboyariontwitch4217 3 года назад +37

      Ive watched that one clip a good 10 times today

    • @morganmacdonald5305
      @morganmacdonald5305 3 года назад +5

      Totally. Follow those dudes, Bald!

    • @sparklesparklesparkle6318
      @sparklesparklesparkle6318 3 года назад +10

      yeah it was super kino.

  • @MrDeeNicee
    @MrDeeNicee 3 года назад +3743

    Bald I hope you realize just how special that moment you captured at the end really is.

  • @luduvugla
    @luduvugla 3 года назад +1912

    The homeless guy living in the abandoned building next to lake:
    " The sink moved by itself, no one's gonna believe me "

  • @YK-yj6gk
    @YK-yj6gk 3 года назад +2631

    That ending looked like a movie.. what they said, the music, the way the car started up, the car door, the scenery... beautiful and sad

  • @TheBub26
    @TheBub26 3 года назад +3381

    mr bald always has some eggs with him. his chernobyl adventures have supplied him with dozens of dozens of non perishable eggs

    • @chemskiesukvol.2covid19isbs
      @chemskiesukvol.2covid19isbs 3 года назад +286

      They also glow in the dark and can charge three phones at once with correct travel socket lol

    • @Matt_from_Florida
      @Matt_from_Florida 3 года назад +101

      Truth: *Before modern times the hard-boiled egg was the go-to choice of the traveler.* Packed with high-protein calories, self-contained. Think about it.

    • @RomTheVacuumedSpider
      @RomTheVacuumedSpider 3 года назад +23

      They also make keeping his signature baldness easy, no clippers and razors required!

    • @FGuilt
      @FGuilt 3 года назад +3

      🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @westjapartyside
      @westjapartyside 3 года назад +47

      i hope the old babushka is still alive and well.. i think if she survived chernobyl and eats those eggs on the daily she must nearly be invincible!

  • @J91201
    @J91201 3 года назад +2604

    That ending was so sad and is probably one of the greatest endings I've ever seen, just a guy with a camera has done so much more than big powerful media houses haven't been and never will be able to do

  • @matteoj226
    @matteoj226 3 года назад +600

    After watching Bald, it's almost impossible to go back to normal television. We dont want music, intros, strange camera angles. We just want to see reality - and Bald gives us the realist human (and dog) footage we have ever seen.
    Truly amazing.

  • @bendiesel9132
    @bendiesel9132 3 года назад +735

    How powerful was that ending. From signing off by feeding the pups to blokes heading to war. Unreal.

    • @flamboyant9004
      @flamboyant9004 3 года назад +27

      The war ended 2 months ago, these 3 jerks are just playing on camera

    • @garodetachdjian8064
      @garodetachdjian8064 3 года назад +169

      @@flamboyant9004 There are skirmishes happening all around. They aren't acting hard, in fact it sounds like they don't even want to go.

    • @benhamilton278
      @benhamilton278 3 года назад +47

      @@flamboyant9004 read the description the vid was made in January

    • @bogjesrbin484
      @bogjesrbin484 3 года назад +29

      @@flamboyant9004 Jerks are the ones who had started the war

    • @shutup2751
      @shutup2751 3 года назад +5

      they we're russian peacekeepers the russian flag was visible on their vehicles

  • @harrisoncourtneyfilm00
    @harrisoncourtneyfilm00 3 года назад +3678

    Bald: "Im not a spy"
    Guard: " *sounds like something a spy would say* "

    • @FGuilt
      @FGuilt 3 года назад +123

      The balls on this guy

    • @hunterl1574
      @hunterl1574 3 года назад +349

      “Im not a spy” proceeds to cover hidden camera

    • @slure_
      @slure_ 3 года назад +28

      a spy wouldnt say that because then they would have a suspect on him 🧠

    • @TrondOleJensen
      @TrondOleJensen 3 года назад +75

      I bet he has a MI6 badge somewhere 😉

    • @MrCooper83
      @MrCooper83 3 года назад +18

      Yeah, its like you are in the mental institute and you are keep shouting that `IM NOR CRAZY`...

  • @AbrahamLincoln4
    @AbrahamLincoln4 3 года назад +1901

    "I have 0 faith in French cars"
    - Bald from England

  • @atos94
    @atos94 3 года назад +1102

    Final minutes are just incredible. I dont think Iv felt this in my 26 years of life until now. Survival of both man and animal in their most natural form within the same habitat. Just raw, no edits,effects or scripts. Im genuinely lost for words.

  • @mike2656
    @mike2656 3 года назад +979

    That ending was like a scene from a movie.

    • @vasak_
      @vasak_ 3 года назад +42

      Sad world we live in, unstaged and 100 percent true 😔

    • @victor-536
      @victor-536 3 года назад +39

      Epic scene

    • @tehdusto
      @tehdusto 3 года назад +13

      The ending scene was intense. Blin.

    • @mgabriel650
      @mgabriel650 3 года назад +8

      Do you think that reality was inspired from movies or movies from reality ?

    • @user-yr2in5il6x
      @user-yr2in5il6x 3 года назад +3

      @@mgabriel650 of course the reality is original and inspiring the movies

  • @loveyourneighbor9354
    @loveyourneighbor9354 3 года назад +738

    True story......British man, "I'm not a spy" as he hides his camera. That will work.

    • @charlesmcgill2974
      @charlesmcgill2974 3 года назад +53

      Persuasion 100

    • @andysimkin5200
      @andysimkin5200 3 года назад +31

      These aren't the droids you're looking for....

    • @nigelboyle3526
      @nigelboyle3526 3 года назад +43

      We've been expecting you. Mr. Bald.

    • @kstreet7438
      @kstreet7438 3 года назад +1

      You gotta wonder how many times it's been said and it actually worked.

  • @TheLILboy2012
    @TheLILboy2012 3 года назад +528

    The last scene can easily get nominated for an award or smthing..

  • @DMBhs
    @DMBhs 3 года назад +1320

    Let's all take a moment to appreciate the fact that Bald is putting his ass on the line in these terriorities to inform and entertain us!

    • @privateprivate1707
      @privateprivate1707 3 года назад +24

      really!! It looks like a very dangerous place to be!!

  • @draori2348
    @draori2348 3 года назад +1773

    The ending was something else. Driving back to feed the stray dogs and meeting a few soldiers out of nowhere--- ranting about how fucked up things are that they have to fight a war, all while in a quest to explore everything soviet. The rawness of everything just fits in together perfectly. This might just be one of my favorite videos you put out along with your vlog in Mauritania!

    • @BALLETBULLET
      @BALLETBULLET 3 года назад +9

      Well said. And I agree completely.

    • @followedtodeath5850
      @followedtodeath5850 3 года назад +5

      Agreed

    • @nakkadu
      @nakkadu 3 года назад +6

      Yes this is Bald back to his RUclips roots.

    • @aishi0119
      @aishi0119 3 года назад +2

      Couldn’t agree more

    • @zootsoot2006
      @zootsoot2006 3 года назад +48

      The Christian Armenians seem to understand why he's looking after the dogs. Can't imagine he'd get the same reaction over the border for some reason.

  • @dkz1302
    @dkz1302 3 года назад +842

    “Alright brother, we are going off to fight”
    That is a historical artifact. It hits hard. Very sad that it’s still something you can hear in 2020/21.

    • @dazmalski
      @dazmalski 3 года назад +101

      Most Western ppl don't get this in our cosy worlds. It's difficult to comprehend. Our people's first world problems are more about the latest phone, app, or how to look good. It's pretty pathetic, and I fear for our resilience. Good luck man.

    • @bruh._.1591
      @bruh._.1591 3 года назад +69

      Unfortunately this has been the reality for Armenians for as long as they have existed. A pure fight for survival.

    • @FlameG102
      @FlameG102 3 года назад +45

      @@dazmalski the first world has it's own problems.
      And most of them are self inflicted. The west are victims of their own success. It really is a shame that more people don't realize how we squander that success

    • @ytcensorship1401
      @ytcensorship1401 3 года назад +54

      the west is distracted with artificial problems like covid and blm

    • @artemis9715
      @artemis9715 3 года назад +18

      @@ytcensorship1401 What else goes there? A stagnating economy and declining birthrate gets boring after a while so they create divide for the powerful to gain more control.

  • @simiannociceptin9491
    @simiannociceptin9491 3 года назад +268

    Much love from Yerevan.. The reality is bitter but I do have hopes for future of our two nations (Armenia and Azerbaijan) to find a way to live in peace..

  • @0SneakyLink0
    @0SneakyLink0 3 года назад +731

    *Fun fact: Mr Bald never ask you to buy his merch*

  • @RahulTheKey
    @RahulTheKey 3 года назад +718

    I'm so happy u went to feed those doggies! You're an angel mr.bald!

    • @christophersonawane
      @christophersonawane 3 года назад +38

      Loved those dogs and puppies...wonder how they survive the cold without food & shelter. Sad

    • @alyagyzmova9252
      @alyagyzmova9252 3 года назад +1

      Exactly my thoughts

    • @leps69
      @leps69 3 года назад +19

      @@christophersonawane they dont.

    • @Fanaz10
      @Fanaz10 3 года назад +9

      @@christophersonawane that statue or something had people living in it, so probably they take care of doggos

    • @alfonsklapa3353
      @alfonsklapa3353 3 года назад +3

      yea a shame they wont survive the winter :( i actual feel bad for them now wish i could fly over and take them in my home.

  • @Orbit_Revolver
    @Orbit_Revolver 3 года назад +1048

    This is why bald is awesome. Doesnt clickbait you, gives you a history lesson and helps animals out. Even in a war zone lol.

    • @jonozambrotta6048
      @jonozambrotta6048 3 года назад +3

      Yeah no clickbait check out Philly in the Philippines and he click back everything and if you say anything to him he'll block you

    • @altairibn-laahad6887
      @altairibn-laahad6887 3 года назад +6

      he didnt say much about history, almost nothing actually.

    • @ltr1745
      @ltr1745 3 года назад +12

      @@altairibn-laahad6887 That's bullshit.Most ot the time he explains the history of the countries he goes.Specially about the Soviet Union.

    • @ando2251
      @ando2251 3 года назад +14

      @@ltr1745 He may be Turkish. Which means he is basically denying what Mr. Bald said...

    • @bronctobreakfast377
      @bronctobreakfast377 3 года назад +4

      Bald only gives you a small piece of history. History by Wikipedia.

  • @geraldmccarty8630
    @geraldmccarty8630 3 года назад +535

    He's in a war zone and he cares for helpless animals pretty cool

  • @danield5671
    @danield5671 3 года назад +419

    Last piece was the most powerful part of any of his videos. Once in a lifetime capture mr bald

  • @bologna1400
    @bologna1400 3 года назад +726

    That last scene is actually an amazing historical artifact. Also, gutting and sad.

    • @zainmumtaz8156
      @zainmumtaz8156 3 года назад +7

      Thought the same

    • @zainmumtaz8156
      @zainmumtaz8156 3 года назад +20

      Bald and bankrupt documenting and preserving history

    • @kam2894
      @kam2894 3 года назад +4

      which part? i had to skip every part with dogs because they made me too sad

    • @mehhh7656
      @mehhh7656 3 года назад

      Made me tear up for them

    • @TheFizzyGenie
      @TheFizzyGenie 3 года назад +1

      @@kam2894 he gave them food :)

  • @noelphilips
    @noelphilips 3 года назад +11267

    That ending. Wow.

    • @lewbear6738
      @lewbear6738 3 года назад +543

      yeah it was pretty surreal

    • @jsrrox
      @jsrrox 3 года назад +342

      Felt like a Wes Anderson film

    • @jacobhopkins3441
      @jacobhopkins3441 3 года назад +126

      Noel Phillips on a Bald and Bankrupt video!!! The two of you need to do a colab on ex soviet airports or soviet planes.

    • @ColinH1973
      @ColinH1973 3 года назад +67

      Certainly a little ruff.

    • @perperson199
      @perperson199 3 года назад +460

      Bald is always real. But this felt more real than anything showed yet

  • @Livnglrg
    @Livnglrg 3 года назад +302

    You don’t know how good you have it until you see men driving off to war in their own country....

  • @sk8erboy551
    @sk8erboy551 3 года назад +656

    I hope those armenian soldiers are ok. You can hear it in their voice the frustration of having to live like that, and not being at peace.

  • @undergroundlace1686
    @undergroundlace1686 3 года назад +422

    The last 2 minutes was like an actual film 😱

    • @bjm4905
      @bjm4905 3 года назад +4

      best part of this video. Could be a flashback scene in a movie

  • @TheStunnedHD
    @TheStunnedHD 3 года назад +236

    I was utterly satisfied when he brought back food and beds for the pups

  • @RaExpIn
    @RaExpIn 3 года назад +262

    Knowing that the end might turn out be the last footage of these guys alive made me sad and scared the sh*** out of me...

  • @ST-tq3lm
    @ST-tq3lm 2 года назад +99

    Да будет мир между нашими странами. Давайте вместе сделаем Кавказ раем, война не радует мир Давай жить в мире Привет из Азербайджана в Армению ......
    🕊❤🇦🇿🇦🇲❤🕊

  • @cliffordwilson8070
    @cliffordwilson8070 3 года назад +1458

    The last scene was disturbing and profoundly sad. It's a entirely different world out there...

    • @budyeddi5814
      @budyeddi5814 3 года назад +91

      Puts "shithole" America into a different perspective

    • @z1lla4
      @z1lla4 3 года назад +105

      @@budyeddi5814 even after trumptards stormed the capitol it's nothing compared to this kind of reality

    • @benderrodriguez5425
      @benderrodriguez5425 3 года назад +87

      @@z1lla4 hypocrite much?

    • @FoodRecipes108
      @FoodRecipes108 3 года назад +2

      Must be peaceful

    • @killercaos123
      @killercaos123 3 года назад +30

      War makes decent men do stupid and destructive things.

  • @Rakka5
    @Rakka5 3 года назад +836

    He actually went back for the goddamn puppies.
    Why is this man not the leader of our people?

    • @user-ju8qg9dx9x
      @user-ju8qg9dx9x 3 года назад +24

      the world has evolved into making the worst of society our leaders

    • @charlesmcgill2974
      @charlesmcgill2974 3 года назад +8

      Man will rekindle the Soviet Union bring peace and order to all

    • @Richiesrant
      @Richiesrant 3 года назад +9

      Unfortunately that is exactly why he is not the leader of your people.

    • @daviddonadze221
      @daviddonadze221 3 года назад

      lol

    • @cjay2
      @cjay2 3 года назад +2

      Because we've never had leaders, only rulers.

  • @fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044
    @fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044 Год назад +25

    If there were Nobel Prizes for RUclips channels, this channel would be the only deserving one. Extraordinary journeys. Thank you for sharing, Mr. Bald.

  • @ruisless795
    @ruisless795 3 года назад +239

    What a strong episode this was, that ending with the soldiers was heartbreaking. Thanks for travelling around and showing humanity Mr Bald.

  • @abdirahmanmahdi9458
    @abdirahmanmahdi9458 3 года назад +545

    Man really said "I'm not a spy" to the border police, that's like saying the "bomb" word on an airplane

    • @MrVIPLIMO
      @MrVIPLIMO 3 года назад +4

      Silly person. That was THE CODE word to a fellow spy. 🎖📸📸📡😂😂😂

    • @chriss790
      @chriss790 3 года назад +4

      It's not that dumb I would have thought. Which spy would ever use that line? lmao

    • @shaunjohnwood
      @shaunjohnwood 3 года назад +11

      My Ex wife, as a teen, was on a trip to Cuba and when asked about the 'twist up lip balm" in her pocket by landing customs/border officers, said the word 'balm', obviously mistaken for 'bomb' and was pulled from her family, they were all separated and interrogated for a few hours...

    • @mrk45
      @mrk45 3 года назад +25

      I think the Azerbaijani stamp in his passport didn't help matters either.

    • @VisibilityFoggy
      @VisibilityFoggy 3 года назад +10

      @@mrk45 - 100%. The same occurs in the Middle East if you happen to have an Israeli stamp in your passport, though the recent peace deals will cut down on restrictions of movement. At one time, if you were doing business in both Tel Aviv and Dubai, you'd have a problem on your hands.

  • @Vstavayteludirusskiey
    @Vstavayteludirusskiey 3 года назад +521

    The end is philosophical.
    Human fighting for land, animal searching for food and shelter.

    • @33mavboy
      @33mavboy 3 года назад +8

      Yes these days and age stuff is literally surfacing for us to witness, be prepared for whats next

    • @raphaelabreu6757
      @raphaelabreu6757 3 года назад +1

      true

    • @Lion7ism
      @Lion7ism 3 года назад +1

      @@33mavboy what is next? 33

    • @banchka2086
      @banchka2086 3 года назад +32

      Armenians are fighting for their homes and livelihood, not just "land".

    • @infamousrj8999
      @infamousrj8999 3 года назад +2

      Poetic

  • @WarriorRazor
    @WarriorRazor 3 года назад +600

    Most dangerous part about this video is driving a Renault.

  • @DamageMonste
    @DamageMonste 3 года назад +114

    At 7:55 he meant that nobody is taking their wealth and land in the afterworld after they die, so there is little point in fighting over it

  • @alanmumford8806
    @alanmumford8806 3 года назад +292

    Here I am, a grown man in his sixties, as soon as you said 'there's one more thing that we need to do' I knew what was coming and the eyes misted over. You soft-hearted legend.

  • @ExpertAssass1n
    @ExpertAssass1n 3 года назад +701

    The duality of man at the ending is astonishing

    • @nicolaslanglais
      @nicolaslanglais 3 года назад +167

      The scene was so unreal. "We're goin to fight." Enters an old AF lada-looking car that barely starts. As a Westerner, this is a million km from my reality.

    • @isse6790
      @isse6790 3 года назад +8

      @@nicolaslanglais They're not going to fight, war ended months ago.

    • @androzo24
      @androzo24 3 года назад +42

      @@isse6790 read the description, he did this video at the beginning of January..

    • @northernlights9890
      @northernlights9890 3 года назад +47

      @@bigchap5794 This is not old footage, it's January 2021, we see one of the Russians peacekeepers checkpoint in this video which were deployed in November.

    • @Fmagic99
      @Fmagic99 3 года назад +2

      @@bigchap5794 He literally said the opposite in the video buddy

  • @hfxz
    @hfxz 3 года назад +246

    "when two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers most"

  • @griffinmccann9000
    @griffinmccann9000 3 года назад +706

    I work in the film business. Your ability to narrate and edit a story is far better than most of the over produced garbage on network television. Your content is golden.

    • @rambosakuna2320
      @rambosakuna2320 3 года назад +41

      @Alisha reily Atleast he earn not like you who only spread hate when there's already so much in this world

    • @aaryanshrestha9111
      @aaryanshrestha9111 3 года назад +18

      @Alisha reily why r u getting so butthurt 😒

    • @gd9655
      @gd9655 3 года назад +19

      @Alisha reily you're just jealous because you didn't get any hardboiled eggs today

    • @davidbilla8063
      @davidbilla8063 3 года назад

      @Alisha reily Quranvirus

    • @locopoco4761
      @locopoco4761 3 года назад +7

      @Alisha reily I hope English is not your first language because you definitely wouldn't have PhD if you are from a country that speaks English with that kind of grammar.

  • @filipbenkovic9551
    @filipbenkovic9551 3 года назад +293

    Ending gave me absolute chills. Just 3 lads, probably locals, trying to live peacefully, going off to war because of stupidity caused by politics in the past and quite possibly this might be the last footage of them ever again. In few seconds they shown the destruction, desperation and sadness war can cause. This video was something else. I probably watched the last part on repeat like 10 times. I was speechless when I saw it for the first time.

    • @dazmalski
      @dazmalski 3 года назад +12

      Yeah this is chilling. Literally.

  • @karellascari4141
    @karellascari4141 Год назад +26

    I'm a 25 y/o that's been Reading about Armenia for almost half of my life and I've never feel so emotional, but those last minutes made me feel sad and hopeless about peace between both countries. Anyway, your videos are awesome, greetings.

  • @laikanbarth
    @laikanbarth 2 года назад +20

    That ending had me crying like a baby!!! Thank you so much for doing that. I don’t want to give the ending away in the comments. I subscribed yesterday but this made me want to subscribe again. I’ve been binging all your videos. Thank you so much for your kindness. You are a good man 🙏🏻.

  • @Kumachanchan
    @Kumachanchan 3 года назад +3205

    Brother I'm a HUGE FAN living here in NYC watching your travels. NO ONE, not even NAT GEO, has shown us this part of the world. Fearless, friendly and always entertaining! Be safe!

    • @AbrahamLincoln4
      @AbrahamLincoln4 3 года назад +122

      Nat geo needs to stop documenting North Korea for a moment and come to Syria, or Armenia

  • @100Kakdela
    @100Kakdela 3 года назад +249

    The moment when you came back for puppies is the most heart-warming moment on this channel.

  • @meevil33
    @meevil33 3 года назад +61

    Mr. Bald, please never stop making videos. This is pure art in it's best way. If I may choose between Netflix, Television, going to the cinema or your videos I definitely sit back, relax and I'll watch all your episodes over and over again. The Soviet parts are definitely the best of the best! Lots of respect for this humble, real human being!
    Greetings from The Netherlands

  • @tyd8854
    @tyd8854 3 года назад +32

    The ending of this video is absolutely incredible. Especially for the contrast between Bald's humanity in returning to feed the dogs vs the soldiers going forlorn into war with their neighbors. Stunning!

  • @nicknack6042
    @nicknack6042 3 года назад +514

    "I'm not a spy" ah yes, very convincing. Let him through! lol

    • @nigonkouk1770
      @nigonkouk1770 3 года назад +27

      LoL I knew he was going to say that, and that's probably what made them deny him'

    • @kaiimms5357
      @kaiimms5357 3 года назад +1

      @@nigonkouk1770 I was thinking that and maybe they saw the camera

    • @archimedes2261
      @archimedes2261 3 года назад +3

      Not much to spy on in a warzone is there 😄

  • @buddieali
    @buddieali 3 года назад +642

    The 3 puppies evolved into 3 fighters.

    • @CoyotePark
      @CoyotePark 3 года назад +6

      ahahah Underrated comment xD Laughed so hard :D

    • @MegaSockenschuss
      @MegaSockenschuss 3 года назад +22

      I feel the poor lads in the Moskvich, but that's a really good one! :D

    • @YashKMusic
      @YashKMusic 3 года назад +2

      😂

    • @karencolb2566
      @karencolb2566 3 года назад +34

      It was the Chernobyl eggs. 😄

    • @messagriemille5761
      @messagriemille5761 3 года назад

      Best comment of 2021 !

  • @WestOzCards
    @WestOzCards 2 года назад +21

    I've watched almost all the videos on this channel. You're a legend Ben and you have built a place in many people's hearts through your video escapes and compassionate deeds like giving hope to stray animals. I wish you safety in all your journeys mate, from Ben in Australia.

  • @killersdww
    @killersdww 3 года назад +519

    Bald is a fucking savage. Best channel ever. Show us more, love from Romania.

  • @ArvinYorro
    @ArvinYorro 3 года назад +603

    Bald: "I'm not a spy"
    Guard: "Understandable have a nice day"

    • @milkstuff2870
      @milkstuff2870 3 года назад

      @@rowdybme4584 im surprised that he haa not been shot at or even hurt

  • @adamsymborski1520
    @adamsymborski1520 3 года назад +229

    Mr Bald. World traveller, vlogger, friend of kittens and puppies, and now war correspondent. You sir are living my dream.

  • @EjepGO
    @EjepGO 3 года назад +116

    As a Brazilian, I had no idea this was going on. All I hear about is Covid on the news. Why don't they show this on the news??

  • @Felix-vs8cv
    @Felix-vs8cv 3 года назад +13

    The ending left me without words. It caputred the emotions of a ex ussr country at war so precisly in just a couple of seconds of screentime. Ive never seen such powerful pictures in any professionaly made documentary. Outstanding job Mr. Bald. Incredible.

  • @alfaced95
    @alfaced95 3 года назад +110

    ✔ Old soviet buildings
    ✔ Soviet sink
    ✔ Awesome landscapes and photography
    ✔ Bald going to the edge, talking with soldiers
    ✔ Great chat with locals
    ✔ Going back to feed the doggos ❤
    ✔ Epic last scene
    Simply one of your best videos, Mr. Bald. Thank you.

  • @VikingPreparedness
    @VikingPreparedness 3 года назад +9838

    Very cool to care for dogs

    • @reggie1166
      @reggie1166 3 года назад +217

      sadly just prolonging the inevitable unless someone takes them in :(

    • @More_Row
      @More_Row 3 года назад +620

      @@reggie1166 whatever. At least they got to feel some love from humans for a day.

    • @Mr1237
      @Mr1237 3 года назад +86

      In those countries sadly dogs etc are seen as inferior animals and they don't care about them...

    • @DEVINdevdev
      @DEVINdevdev 3 года назад +190

      @@reggie1166 don't be so negative, i'm thinking there must be some people feeding them that's why they stay there, and Armenia should not be cold for long so maybe when it gets warmer it's no big thing for them, they can find food etc. of course it's not best life living on the streets but better live like this than not live at all.

    • @rafaelazizyan6819
      @rafaelazizyan6819 3 года назад +373

      @@Mr1237 that’s not true, Armenians are not Muslim we love dogs. We just have a stray problem like Russia does.

  • @TheUser0
    @TheUser0 3 года назад +11

    I love how you provide a historical explanation about what is going on around and how it got there. It adds SO MUCH to the videos. Great job interviewing the people without taking any side. This is more informative than any news channel.
    Keep up the good work. Thank you.

  • @artandani6840
    @artandani6840 3 года назад +23

    I was born in Sevan the year the Soviet Union crashed. We call them the "starving years." I wish you spent a little more time there exploring because there was an abandoned amusement park behind our building with a ferris wheel and rollercoaster. There's also this beautiful ancient church overlooking the lake on a hill where my parents got married. I hope to return there one day.

  • @ism3r3tl3n
    @ism3r3tl3n 3 года назад +95

    The 3 dudes in the last minutes that gave me the chills.

  • @AtzeHHouse
    @AtzeHHouse 3 года назад +358

    That ending was quite something. Truly shows what a weird place our world can be

    • @MrFrostedtips
      @MrFrostedtips 3 года назад +110

      The innocence of the dogs in contrast to the harshness of life and events there, the simple frustrations echoed by the men condemned to go to war as they hop into their beat up, beautiful car, yellow, set against that gorgeous blue sky. Incredible. Really incredible. Bravo Bald.

    • @eddiem5997
      @eddiem5997 3 года назад +1

      👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @jakobbecker6435
      @jakobbecker6435 3 года назад +9

      @@MrFrostedtips you sound like my English teacher Lol but definitely true

    • @vangestelwijnen
      @vangestelwijnen 3 года назад +12

      @@MrFrostedtips That was, indeed, a wonderful scene. Cute dogs, snow, blue skies and three camouflaged men, not wearing the right camouflage, in a prehistoric Moskvitch 412, if I am correct.

    • @ipr0907
      @ipr0907 3 года назад

      Really sad...

  • @siaband
    @siaband 3 года назад +62

    We Kurds are with You Armenia! Stay strong! This man is a legend! Good man helps street dogs!

  • @skylers_a_bum
    @skylers_a_bum 3 года назад +74

    So much respect for bald, he goes on these little trips all by himself to enjoy the history of the old Soviet provinces, while also acting as a lowkey journalist and showing us the true nature of the people that live in these places and what’s going on in their lives. We forget how large this world really is, this man is going out of his way to document the people and places of small villages that will never be seen. Absolute legend, keep doing what you’re doing man, I love you’re videos.

  • @brendanduffy2367
    @brendanduffy2367 3 года назад +284

    I've said it before and I'll say it again, this guy has got balls like church bells, God bless the Armenian people.

  • @definitelynotatroll246
    @definitelynotatroll246 3 года назад +3377

    This is the type of stuff that needs to be on RUclips’s featured page, not James Charles and all those other clones who are making our youth dumber

    • @I_Am_ThatGuy
      @I_Am_ThatGuy 3 года назад +173

      If only everyone would expose themselves to the many cultures within our world, especially the youth

  • @adrienrassat1965
    @adrienrassat1965 3 года назад +80

    This is more powerful that any documentary I've seen on TV. And it's only one man.

  • @Cocksmoker87
    @Cocksmoker87 3 года назад +30

    This is proper human journalism, Bald. Keep trying to do these things.. Of course, we want the not so tense stuff.
    Good job guy!

  • @abdirahmanmahdi9458
    @abdirahmanmahdi9458 3 года назад +344

    When he went back to the dogs to feed them, i didn't expect that at all! That was fkn wholesome

    • @jimcool300
      @jimcool300 3 года назад +12

      The minute I saw the puppys , I thought he ain't going no where till them bells are full .

    • @edlawrence5059
      @edlawrence5059 3 года назад +9

      He's a good guy in my book.

    • @beatnik6806
      @beatnik6806 3 года назад

      @ryan Yup he is a good dude. I used to feed and give water to street puppy and a kitten in my Greece holiday, on my last day there, both were gone when I checked at morning, day and evening. Felt really sad, I left big pile of cat and dog food there, hopefully they never came to eat it and was rescued, not dead-

    • @jimcool300
      @jimcool300 3 года назад

      Bellys

    • @scotoftheanarchic.7903
      @scotoftheanarchic.7903 3 года назад

      That's a very fitting and great word.. Wholesome. I like it

  • @linkinparksushi
    @linkinparksushi 3 года назад +411

    Goddamn the ending was powerful, felt like a scene from a film, except it was real life

    • @Gree33Productions
      @Gree33Productions 3 года назад +4

      Absolutely so

    • @ShaneMcBryde
      @ShaneMcBryde 3 года назад +3

      Agreed

    • @Agnieszka122
      @Agnieszka122 3 года назад +8

      Left me speechless...

    • @darrencraig8654
      @darrencraig8654 3 года назад +4

      I've never heard words like that before very powerful 😢

    • @enec0
      @enec0 3 года назад +17

      "Why the fuck do they need to start a war with us, for fuck's sake" that made me so sad :(

  • @lexer9472
    @lexer9472 3 года назад +485

    That ending really had me thinking what life really is about

    • @harm991
      @harm991 3 года назад +11

      Perhaps wars are useful to prevent 'idiocracy' ?
      If only we could create a sustainable society, and people would listen, not multiply like rabbits...

    • @hahhahahhahaah5200
      @hahhahahhahaah5200 3 года назад +5

      FR!!!! Just wow, I really have it so much better than I think

    • @polarbarrrs
      @polarbarrrs 3 года назад +50

      A beautiful yet bittersweet ending. I guess it goes to show Life is just about existing. There really isn't any meaning other than to live. Everybody's life circumstance is so vastly different depending on location, family, nationality, income etc. Not many things make sense. We should just utilize what we have and enjoy the present moment as much as we can. God bless

    • @OLIVIA-yi4tl
      @OLIVIA-yi4tl 3 года назад

      same here

    • @markusdead96
      @markusdead96 3 года назад +11

      @@polarbarrrs You're right. Take care of the time you have, guys. Don't take it for granted.

  • @surushh8992
    @surushh8992 3 года назад +431

    I can't believe he actually drove all the way back to feed the dogs. You truly are built different Bald. Also, much love to Armenia, stay strong friends.

    • @raffi5743
      @raffi5743 3 года назад +21

      The dogs were on the way back. No other route post war.

    • @surushh8992
      @surushh8992 3 года назад +22

      @@raffi5743 How dare you take this moment away from me. Some information are meant to be kept to yourself.

    • @raffi5743
      @raffi5743 3 года назад +7

      @@surushh8992 massive aologies

    • @europeansovietunion7372
      @europeansovietunion7372 3 года назад +9

      He heartlessly abandoned the soviet sink though...

    • @TheKnowledgeGateway498
      @TheKnowledgeGateway498 3 года назад

      @@europeansovietunion7372 You mean commod? Sink was given its due respect .

  • @hy8606
    @hy8606 3 года назад +46

    Song name in end is Zinvori erg by Ardaki Dumikyan

  • @Medicaldoorway
    @Medicaldoorway 3 года назад +131

    Most content creators get lazy over time and simply produce content for the sake of content. Mr Bald is a different class of creator. Every video gets us to the real people on the ground and their unedited perspectives on the immediate environment around them. When I was a child, discovery channel actually taught us things and I remember being hooked on the Globe Trekker series. Bald on his own has outdone all of the multimillion dollar stations that have flushed their principles down the toilet. He gets us where we want to be, to learn and be informed about history and current events. The videos get better every time and we have been introduced to a range of characters that would be otherwise unknown to us. I am half-way through his book and would recommend everyone who watches these videos to take time to buy and read it. Who is up for a road trip to Ratus?

  • @KoBronJordan
    @KoBronJordan 3 года назад +263

    The puppy in the beanie was probably the cutest thing I've seen.

  • @Jack-ns9sz
    @Jack-ns9sz 3 года назад +533

    I thought he was going to sneak the three little puppies back home in his underpants, like that little fidel cat in Cuba.

    • @sarahgirard1405
      @sarahgirard1405 3 года назад +19

      Yeah, I was hoping he would take them with him too.

    • @user-bw3fl7fj9w
      @user-bw3fl7fj9w 3 года назад +31

      I thought he had them in the trunk of the car, when he had those young ladies.. nevertheless, he didn't disappoint...I had a feeling he'd go back and take them food..I hope the missing ones are ok.

    • @shihtzu291
      @shihtzu291 3 года назад +6

      Fidel the cat well what can I say? He was one lucky cat to be smuggled out off Cuba in that girls bra one lucky cat indeed! Anyway on another note loving you're content as usual my English friend Mr Bald and may luck be on you're side when it comes to finding some amazing Soviet artifacts! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍

    • @westinger34
      @westinger34 3 года назад +12

      if alinchik was there for sure he would've had to!

    • @farouqomaro598
      @farouqomaro598 3 года назад

      Me too 😅

  • @lorialiyugaskelterlabennet8219
    @lorialiyugaskelterlabennet8219 3 года назад +6

    Im so glad I came across this channel. I cant stop watching, this is the one of most exciting, real channels on RUclips.

  • @Ultimatephysiquept
    @Ultimatephysiquept 3 года назад +115

    That ending was emotional. Wasn’t expecting to have goose bumps

  • @corenko
    @corenko 3 года назад +461

    Everyone's in the quarantine right now and my mans holding a white pigeon in the mountains in Armenia.

    • @maxhenkner7149
      @maxhenkner7149 3 года назад +30

      The only ones in quarantine are western europeans. The rest of the world has long moved on from Covid and has only very little restrictions

    • @Vincent-jq7bq
      @Vincent-jq7bq 3 года назад +5

      lol im not in quarantine fk that

    • @mabeSc
      @mabeSc 3 года назад +14

      @@maxhenkner7149 Unfortunately , it is a hard hitting reality. As someone living in Western Europe I see a better future in China than I would here. I don't give a shit about not being able to talk badly about the government and all of this "western free speech" bullshit , half of the people don't even fucking vote and the elections are decided just by the money the party holds.

    • @striker51ful
      @striker51ful 3 года назад +30

      @@mabeScah yes, authoretarian goverments are so nice to its citizens.

    • @notmyrealnameify
      @notmyrealnameify 3 года назад +9

      @@mabeSc Your free to go whenever you want. Follow your dreams. I like my freedom but to each his own. China certainly has its advantages.

  • @sirpgh9380
    @sirpgh9380 3 года назад +421

    21:20 "I'm not a spy" he says as he tries to hide his camera 😂

    • @naj_z
      @naj_z 3 года назад +21

      And you make yourself even more suspicious when you say “ no just a tourist you know. Not a spy or anything hehehe”

    • @juststeve5542
      @juststeve5542 3 года назад +15

      "Ah, but that's exactly what a spy would say, now get out of the car" (sound of AK-47 cocking).

    • @TurtleSergio42
      @TurtleSergio42 3 года назад +1

      @@naj_z it's not about what you speak, but how you speak it. Bald got that covered, so no problemo

  • @RalphGuest
    @RalphGuest 2 года назад +7

    Going back up to the pass to take care of those dogs was AWESOME! Thank you so much. That was like the time you went back, and almost got lost trying, to help that sweet little babushka in Chernobyl. You forever won my respect and admiration for you.

  • @poochyboi
    @poochyboi 3 года назад +3

    Such an amazing channel. Just watched to the end. You Sir, are a good man what you did for those dogs and the ending with the 3 soldiers was just perfect.

  • @redajoker5
    @redajoker5 3 года назад +421

    That ending was probably one of the most saddest things i've seen...

    • @MediCali951
      @MediCali951 3 года назад +87

      And we got people here in America fighting over skin color and a piece of cloth that gos over your face. These people have real problems

    • @Alex-lg9zb
      @Alex-lg9zb 3 года назад +21

      @@MediCali951 Very true, privileged life breeds privileged problems I guess.

    • @timurermolenko2013
      @timurermolenko2013 3 года назад

      @@MediCali951 yeah, the question is not how to achieve something but how to divide what we already have

    • @lovekidthewiz153
      @lovekidthewiz153 3 года назад +1

      I regret watching this video now

    • @vatoloco6536
      @vatoloco6536 3 года назад +4

      @@MediCali951 or fighting over a chicken sandwich from Popeyes

  • @Vis80842
    @Vis80842 3 года назад +371

    "i'm not a spy, i'm just an ex-intelligence officer with an infatuation for post soviet bus stops" would've been much more of a defusing answer. Also i have to say, the sheer quality of the content you put out is astounding, it's raw yet warm, personable, informative and unbiased wherever you go, better than any documentary or piece of journalism i've ever seen. I believe it's the human factor that makes it so incredibly sharp.

    • @deewhitney8025
      @deewhitney8025 3 года назад +8

      couldn’t have said it better myself

    • @clevername8832
      @clevername8832 3 года назад +6

      Lol unbiased until he sees something of Soviet origin... 🤣😉

    • @hisoka8800
      @hisoka8800 3 года назад +6

      Is Ben an ex intelligence officer?

    • @jeestudent6758
      @jeestudent6758 3 года назад +3

      @@hisoka8800 maybe

    • @alexandergustafsson2280
      @alexandergustafsson2280 3 года назад +2

      Ex intelligence officer?? is he rlly?

  • @hayagtie
    @hayagtie 3 года назад +215

    As an armenian: thank you for this video♥️

  • @beatsbykhanflict881
    @beatsbykhanflict881 3 года назад +29

    Thanks for capturing all these moments, especially that ending my god. The world needs to see these kinds of videos.

  • @janjuricek953
    @janjuricek953 3 года назад +261

    How can this ending be so good. This may have been the best 30 seconds on RUclips I've ever seen

    • @sendydowneyjr
      @sendydowneyjr 3 года назад +26

      Right?! Dude, it was like a scene in a movie. I can't get over it.

    • @juliaradski
      @juliaradski 3 года назад +7

      That’s Armenia for you. Real amazing passionate people.

    • @rosenscharf
      @rosenscharf 3 года назад +1

      Poetic, isn't it?

  • @hafizrulvengeance91
    @hafizrulvengeance91 3 года назад +235

    The last part really hurts in the feels.
    The puppies part and the armies's comments on the war along with the song in their car.
    Im felt sorry for them. Make peace not war. :(

    • @user-vi4or8ns8j
      @user-vi4or8ns8j 3 года назад +68

      That shot displayed the tragedy of the situation in such a perfect way it could have been straight from a movie. The (to my ears) sad music, the falling apart Lada with it's number plate stuck behind the front mirror... Just three human souls stuck in a war they wish had never started. Hope they are doing well.

    • @Jeovany-tj1hj
      @Jeovany-tj1hj 3 года назад +6

      💪🏽💪🏽🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲

    • @ytcensorship1401
      @ytcensorship1401 3 года назад +4

      @@user-vi4or8ns8j yeah they don't need movies over there they're living in one

    • @SeaBananers
      @SeaBananers 3 года назад +6

      And they have no interest in the war, they're fighting the governments war and losing loved ones along the way.

  • @anuruddhajayamaha7743
    @anuruddhajayamaha7743 2 года назад +2

    Dear Sir. I am from Sri Lanka. You are very rich in your heart. Not bankrupt. It is very touching the way you fed those puppies and the other dogs. Very often we too feed stray animals in our country on regular basis. Very nice of you to have helped them returned to the same place having travelled back. Good luck. 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏❤

  • @TheRipperxX9
    @TheRipperxX9 3 года назад +3

    This whole video is a gem, but that ending is a cinematic marvel. Could be straight out of a movie. Unique content, as always, the best RUclipsr/vlogger out there and there’s not even competition. Thank you once again, BaB.

  • @Automatedresponsebot5
    @Automatedresponsebot5 3 года назад +420

    Holy shit bald. This might be one of the greatest you’ve put out

    • @markclayton626
      @markclayton626 3 года назад +19

      I agree, I’ve seen them all, this man has a heart of a lion, the wit of the best, he’s a natural to this and should be on Netflix

    • @pedropimentel5627
      @pedropimentel5627 3 года назад +2

      Agreed! The ending was brilliant~!

    • @user-hw2fi4nz8u
      @user-hw2fi4nz8u 3 года назад +2

      Agree ! This is the best one !

    • @DogZy9
      @DogZy9 3 года назад +4

      @@markclayton626 why netflix? He has all the freedom here, 2.5M subscribers and the cash is flowing, no need to sign any T&C for a company like netflix.
      I believe more and more as the time passes, that being on netflix is just a shallow perspective term for making it in life, rather than being unanimously the best option.

    • @markclayton626
      @markclayton626 3 года назад

      @@DogZy9 bigger audience, bigger bucks.

  • @boydknox4843
    @boydknox4843 3 года назад +134

    Final 2 minutes of this needs to be up for some kind of award

    • @shivamsinha642
      @shivamsinha642 3 года назад +1

      truer words have never been spoken.