Inside The Belarus Chernobyl Zone 🇧🇾
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- Опубликовано: 17 мар 2019
- 🇧🇾 So many vloggers have made the trip to Pripyat to make Chernobyl films that it has become an embarrassing cliche. So I decided to enter the real unexplored Chernobyl zone instead. The one across the border in Belarus. No tour guides here. Just me and my knife ready to face whatever came my way. Join me on a solo journey across the Zone...
“I don’t wanna touch anything.”
*drinks out of radioactive tin can.*
And also dirty can, full of bacterias. Thats completely not normal.
Vodka desinfects it all
Shoulda drank outta the bottle dude
@@CroPrepper radiation killed off any bacteria
hahaha I thought the same
That 92 year old woman fed a complete stranger out of a near-empty fridge and would rather stand and chat than leave him out in the cold.
What a sweetie.
They were doing it to germans during ww2.
@@zavtradnem well they kinda had to. If they didnt then they would most likely get killed. Very often people from poor countries are very open and welcoming as you can see from balds videos (:
empty fridge but rich hearted lady
@@zavtradnem yeah right
Hope he gave her some money
No matter where you go, there’s always a grandmother ready to feed you.
Babushka
Yes! ❤️ Grandmas.
amen
❤️❤️❤️
My brother’s girlfriend is Russian/Ukrainian, and the few times I ate with them I left 3 pounds heavier lol
Wow... those people had NOTHING in their refrigerator, yet they offered you all the food they had. They are amazing people... much new respect and understanding for the people of Belarus and the Zone.
Amazing people, have nothing, yet they offer all they have. So glad I found this channel, breaks all the stereotypes the media wants you to believe. Best of luck B&B
That's normal in so many nations ,in every Slavic nation especially
This is true of people every where when they have little they will share with strangers. Humanity
It’s definitely a Slav thing. Some of the friendliest people in the world!
Imagine being alive for 50 or so years and you spent half of it sitting outside your house watching the empty roads day in, day out, then one day a random english guy walks by and brings you a drink like it’s a normal thing. What a legend you are, Benjamin! What a legend.
It's great he got to do this and we discovered such great characters too. Babushka is great and all of them.
@@brunfist I think it's all quite unlikely.
@@brunfist it was my new favorite RUclips channel. I guess it was too good to be true. The 6bucks bj seems like the worst I've find. Is there anything worse he have done?
brunfist I would suggest that people just enjoy the channel. What he’s alleged done in the past and the rest of the online tittle tattle is none of our business. My advice would be either watch and enjoy. Or don’t, but no need for the mud slinging IMHO
Aileen exactly. Thanks for those kind words.
"Then eat child,eat"
Universal grandma language
Yess🥰❤
@James Tudor ikr
I read that wrong
but she said it in russian lol how can that be a universal language
Traduzir em português Brasil?
The empty refrigerator , the aged mother and son, the misery of their lives, the experiences, the silence, the nothingness. It put so many things into perspective. This was nothing short of masterpiece of a video. My sincere love to that grandma. Hope she is okay! Thanks Ben.
"These graves haven't been visited for decades, probably."
Has a drink to show some respect.
You Sir, are an absolutly man of honor!
I've watched a lot of his vids now and would say that he is a good man. However, that doesn't mean he is right about everything or above doing something for dramatic effect. If the graves haven't been visited for decades the tin can would have been very rusted and under decades of fallen and decomposed leaves. It was on top of the ground, on top of the leaves, on top of the snow, not even a tiny bit rusted and very clean except for a few large particles. There was also some kid of yellowish green liquid or oil or something still in it which means it was very freshly opened. It was also opened with a knife. I don't know if he bought the can or found it or ate what was inside it but I think he opened it.
@@bobkozalov8821 tin does not rust good sir
@@lucsolberg8466 Metal cans rust.
@@bobkozalov8821 tin doesn’t contain iron which is needed in order to rust.
@@Fresh-iq2wl Cans that contain food don't have tin in them since tin is expensive and all metal cans that contain food rust. At least in North America. Maybe the Russians make their can food containers out of tin for some reason, I don't know.
Regardless, the can wasn't there very long since it was on top of the leaves and snow and wasn't dirty.
“Eat child, eat”. Mothers are mothers, no matter where you go in the world. Excellent vid Mr Bald!
Yeah, typical Belarussian babushka:)
I was going to say, she could be Italian, or Jewish, or Ukrainian, or Greek. Makes no difference. EAT! EAT!
Infact that haircut is a very nice one :relax its a joke
Yeah that old lady was beautiful, bless
@@doggonemess1 yea i think maybe she was from Greece ...lol
Refrigerator is empty but yet they still have something to offer to a stranger, completely different culture, culture that will be forgotten soon.
Why do you think it'll be forgotten? This tradition is pretty strong. No visitor of a Russian (or of any culture of post-Soviet territory I guess) house has ever escaped it unfed. I mean, even if you're not really hungry you'll have to lay your arguments why you don't want to eat. As a Russian I joke about it a lot, but it's true. Even if the family lives in some other country this is the tradition that they usually keep with them. A beginning of a standard conversation is "Привет. Как дела? Есть будешь?" (Hi, how are you? Are you gonna eat?) when you haven't even taken your shoes off yet. And it doesn't matter if the family is rich or have nothing, they'll always share what they have even if it's something really simple.
Upd. btw I've seen this in some other cultures as well, Brazil, for example.
In Scotland too. We'll feed you till you burst 🤣 :)
@@KG-gg8rl good to know) have yet to visit that place. Just not that sheep stomach thing please 😅
@@anastasiafalcon4637 Old people here in Bulgaria say similar thing "Have you eaten yet?" and if you respond "Yes", they say "Okay, you can eat without bread then." :D
Unless your English
The generosity of the Babuska and her son is overwhelming!
(Empty fridge) but shares what bare minimum they have, real Christian and country like. ♥️ The wealthy never have enough and take and fight others for even more.
@@Joseywales414 they 1) are most likely not christian and 2) you can be nice without being christian and “country like” 🤣🤣
@@brinadavis7393 Why would you assume they aren't christian? Because of the USSR? You don't know anything. And she literally does the sign of the cross in the other video
@@brinadavis7393 Russians and countries around it are actually VERY CHRISTIAN. And religious. So most likely you are wrong and they are VERY Christian.
Edit : In fact I just watched the sequel to this episode - the are VERY RELIGIOUS Christians.
But hey, nice to make assumptions right? :)
@@deadnan4207 They are definetly christians. They have many orthodox icons put on the walls.
*See a stranger living in the woods
*Him:* _I have vodka_
*The stranger:* _omfg im in_
No one could resist vodka when it comes to a bald man that speaks English and Russian
@@smokingtoilet7977 as a canadian i can relate
😂
let's get it
I'm afraid to touch things: touches everything, drinks from random tin.
I just got to this bit. Drinking out of a random tin o.o
so you are new here?
@@galesx95 no ill drink radiated water and is delicious
His Vodka killed all the viruses from that tin.
@@Mikachu-bd1gh yes
Bald and Bankrupt, coming from someone that studies VFX and is all about fancy imagery, I BEG YOU DO NOT CHANGE THE TYPE OF CONTENT YOU DELIVER! Keep it raw, unedited. No cinematic bars, no fancy music, no anything. Your interaction with people, the moments of silence, the shaky shots and the natural feeling that this vlog offers makes it simply unique. Keep it like that sir, and don't get killed!
Dear god, you are so right, I haven't realized until now.
I so agree with everything you said
yeah, especially the last part- dont get killed plz
Ungureanu Serban totally out of subject but i didn’t expect to find people studying animation in the comments of Cernobîl videos but wow you’re a dneg intern 😂 and yeah a lot of vloggers dont really deliver anything interesting in heavily edited videos that are 40 min long compared to this guy
@@anadanieladov6708 That's actually both funny and true. BnB's success It's a quite accurate proof of the fact that while the packaging may make something feel nicer, appealing, etc. , the quality of the content remains what people like to see. Nice to see you here as well ahaha.
This is better journalism than 99.9% of “journalists”
Not really, this is more similar to a travel program.
The legendary hospitality of the Slavs. I had a Russian friend when I was in college, if you’re ever invited to his house, you’re getting fed. If he has a pack of semki and half a bottle of vodka left, you’re getting all of it.
I really want to learn the russian language now
@@Blackadder75 yea man it's good idea. but russian is difficult and it's real pain in ass
"I don't want to touch anything"
*Proceeds to touch literally everything*
when i saw him drink out of that tuna can , i just thought he got atleast +10 rads
I'll expect Bald to grow radioactive hair after drinking from that can.
Brhahaha 😂 😆
@@peteholmes1652 that's exactly what i tought.
Marte lol and also drink from an irradiated tin can!
* totally abandoned building in a radiated zone near Belarus *
* totally random English lad *
“ mind if I come in?”
That would be so fucking confusing for a few seconds XD
Eder Ribeiro common Sunday in Belarus xD
Welcome to most places in the world. Lol.
Belarus is fucking awesome. lol
Oddly enough, and ironically enough, English is about as close as you're ever going to get to a Lingua Franca these days. The only places that they DON'T speak lots of English these days is in Spain, France, maybe Italy. Everywhere else in Europe they adopted English as the common tongue. Strange, but true!
That wonderful gentleman and his dear mother are the personification of humanity.
That old lady was awesome. It's like she suddenly activated midway through.
remember she was 91 at the time of the video. 91!!! she survived hitler, stalin, USSR, Chernobyl and the collapse of the empire. a true superwoman
She reminds me of my great grandma who was born in 1926. She passed in 2016 though but they're very similar, my great grandma was Ukrainian but lived in Siberia before moving back to Ukraine. Was always very caring, and always telling because she lost most of her hearing by that age.
"Then eat , child, eat." pure motherly love. Thank you for giving them some money!
Slavic grandmothers are always so wholesome
Would be great if he could collect some money for them through his channel. 👍
to be honest there isnt a whole lot they could spend money on in the middle of a nuclear wasteland
@@jakeloudfoot1341
They do buy food in the nearest shop where they go, be it the nearest village or town. If they got electricity and use any gas, they have to pay bills too.
Golden words.
It’s sad how often Slavic people are portrayed as unfriendly, dangerous, and horrible people in general - it is so untrue in most cases and Mr. Bald, God bless you man - as a Russian/Ukrainian person, it really is uplifting that someone is exposing the truth - the actual real truth about the true nature of people and their kind character
I agree. My goal over the next two years is to change that stereotype as much as possible
Thank you so much Mr. Bald - Мы славяне вас поддерживаем 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺👍🤝🙌
Simoko does PUBG It makes me *=+@# offended when people always try to make other people look bad...the people I have met are really nice. 😊 😊 😉 😉
Actually belorussian are really not the same with russian, ukrainian and polish. Culture is very close, but mentality is significally different.
Belorussian are softer and non-conflict but we often have not enough determination and self-confidence. Because 1-2 generation ago we all were village-citizen, so many still have limited thinking and people have to go abroad to realize their talents
Yeah in reality it's complete opposite.
5:10 The writing under the picture says: "I look forward to seeing you"
*That is too dark and sad... Damn!!!!*
Nooooo😭
Cursive writing partly covered with a frame says "Lena! I miss you so much! [covered] and me [covered] you! And little underneath there is "No one give you back for me"
@@ekaterina836 that is sad☹️
Damn.
Смотрю и плачу. Слёзы накатываются на глаза. Англичанин пришел к ним, они такие душевные...
Он русский
Despite poverty and living in an irradiated area, she is 92 years old and still mentally sharp and able bodied. Must have great genes.
She’s just worked hard all her life; it ain’t purely the genes. People that physically work hard all their lives are usually more nimble than our average office plankton, and, considering that it’s either death or survival by hard work (especially!) in the Chernobyl zone it’s an adaptation of sorts.
Good genes with years of radioactive induced upgrades, she can may be fly, and has lazer shooting eyes
@@armandamuntean3292 I wonder if she is still alive today...
did you ever consider that maybe the radiation made her super strong
Yes and more importantly good heart as pure as new born baby .
His reaction when you told him you had a bottle of alchohol, priceless 👌
How can one get through life, while living there...
Lost hope, broken dreams, loneliness, cold... nothing will happen, nothing will ever change.. no money.. no tv..
Just waiting for the journey to end.
I understand old people that drink all day, and smoke alot.
It helps them get by another day, without losing their minds.
Life it's hard for some people, while others complain because they got a wrong color car as a gift.
@@dan_6915 you told it just like it is
@@dan_6915 he has a tv tho. probably even has a phone with internet access.
@@dan_6915 Generally makes me happy to be living.
@@Detlevboi i can tell u he does not have internet
they looked so happy to see someone else
Sitting behind the screen, i felt the sadness in that graveyard : (
Thanks for having a drink with them and honoring their beautiful souls, whoever they were.
Empty fridge, but heart full of love!
"Eat my child, dip it well"
❤
Eat, my child or Eat my child?
Yes what a great heart!
Sometimes people in this kind of countries are the most generous. I've travelled to some countries of Eastern Europe, and the people were mostly friendly and helpful.
@Ted Bundy good thing bald didn't her son. She already lost 3/10
You are showing us unbelievable pieces of current history which otherwise goes un noticed. No other RUclipser or TV channels will show such stuff, such scenes of harrowing misery .... thanks Bald for bringing us face to face with such touching content.
bunty sharma watch Praeities Zvalgas channel
Absolutely agree no school teaches you this
Check out the RUclipsr: Super Sus when they go to Chernobyl. That's an interesting 3 part adventure. It's really cool too just like this one
Man... our sons.... their sons... will they have the chance to see the world like this w theirs eyes ? This type of videos should be safe for future generations i mean... really ! 👏
Well, he doesn't have to fear to lose his hair from the RAD
It amazes me how people living in the middle of nowhere are so open to meeting strangers and in first-world countries where we are supposed to know better, we dislike everything different and close the door to visitors. I just hope they have a happy life, it warms my heart to see people so welcoming.
When he handed the guy the money, it broke me up. It was the most sincere form of giving I've seen in a while and to someone so deserving. There is a real feeling of decency and humanity in these videos which is inspiring. Even though it's for show it's all genuine and sincere. Well done Ben.
It's customary to give a "little money" in Russia and many of its former satellite states and countries. It's like giving a tip at restaurants in the west.
@@BillAntGiving money in this context is not customary, it is purely out of sheer generosity. Don't cloud what was a nice gesture.
It's normal thing and in the ex-Yu.
Igor was like a child on Christmas morning when he heard you had a drink 🥃. Just priceless.
Until his last day on earth, he’ll talk about the day a bald Englishman appeared out of nowhere like an extra terrestrial being with a bottle of vodka.. I just love these videos. 13:28
John McMahon I had to watch that scene play out several times just to really get it to sink in.. ff-ing awe-some!!!
Igor's speech was colorful as well. He literally said "I am f*cking dying here (without alcohol)."
In another video he went back to see Igor’s mom and found out his name wasn’t even Igor 😂
I saw his face light up too, and it made me light up. But I never imagined it in the perspective you pitch. I just imagine him telling that story sometime all giggitty and happy. hahaha Awesome,
Sadly, he has no one to share this story
They don’t have much, but they are so generous. They share all they get. Wonderful people.
Because they know its hard if you have less then enough to make ends meat, everytime they meet a traveler or other poor person they just share what they can spare and keep them company until one of them has to go. I wish that every one was like that (not poor but humble and welcoming ofcourse XD) People looked at me funny because i was picking out shards of broken glass around a area where i walk my dog and kids play bear footed, even when i broke some ice on the sidewalk so that no one would slip and break their neck, they asked me why i did it and when i answered they looked at me like i was some alien from another universe and what they said made me want to just move into the mountains and dissappear from society... They said "But it doesn't bother you, why do it then?" I just said nothing while looking baffled and i just said "Fuck it" and walked home...
RetardedGayness you right we need more people humble and share with ever they have for the guests.
I've been to very remote places on Earth and always the poorest of people are the most generous!
@@OneEyeGoating Its actually sad that people who for example need food are most likely to share when people who have a ton of food are the most greedy, its like they say: The more one has, The more one wants...
@@OneEyeGoating um camarada português a ver os videos do Mr bald! grande abraço
This video was beautiful. You honoured the memory of those that died and offered companionship to those who probably needed it most. Thank you for taking us on your adventures Benjamin.
If only everyone was so generous as that mother and son were
Poor people usually are generous, because they know what it feels like to go without.
So true bless them
The part when that mom said eat child eat , really touched my heart ❤️
Dude, I have to tell you that every sinle slavic old lady speaks like that to everyone younger than them. I can tell you that from experience
@@Lilly-xj6pp aren't all grandmothers like that? It's the same in England
Me too, brother.
This reminds me so much of my own Oma in Germany. She turned 94 last week. Poor her whole life, her father was a farmer before the war and during. Her husband fought in the war, and came back as a POW in Canada, and worked in a factory for the rest of his life. She won't let you go unfed, and would sooner forgo her own food to make sure others are fed. The history you touch from just interacting with these people is amazing.
Yeah, my mother in law is Hungarian and she's been stuffing me for years. Even when we go out to dinner she's trying to hand out half the stuff on her plate to anybody younger than her, telling them they need to eat more.
But when she tells her life story it kind of starts to make sense. During the war she was a young girl in Budapest they were on the verge of starvation as the Russians and Nazis fought for the city. She told me about the time it was the cold of winter when her and her sister found a dead horse mostly frozen, lying in the street. They ran home to tell their father who rushed back to with a saw, only to find a huge crowd of people already around the animal and tearing it apart for sustenance. It was chaos and the family did not get any of the animal to eat.
This video needs to be nominated for some kind of an award ... The comments have covered it all , but the most touching was that yes their Refrigerator was empty, but yet they offered something for this Visitor to eat , and genuinely enjoyed his company & showed him their modest home ... These people are of a Generation and strength we will never see again. Truly salt of the earth. God Bless them and keep them for many more years .
Jeff from Jersey it’s sad to see people like this live in extreme poverty. She, a 92 year old woman, said that she still has to plant potatoes. It is inferred that she spend her whole life working very hard, and still does when she is old and frail
Jeff from Jersey it does have great content!
@@angrychicken2874 since you can work ,you are alive. It was a rule. They don't know how to NOT plant potato. My granny is the same.
Jeff from Jersey well said, thank you bro
Yeah, perhaps the Pulitzer prize
crazy how this is the one video I found your channel from in primary school. I am now in highschool, and guess what! I want to be a historian / traveler as a profession from your influential videos!
Hope you get to be one! Don't forget to bring a camera with you.
Nuclear reaction Zone: DO NOT ENTER
Bald British guy: Oh crikey, I'll enter
"Eat Child, Eat.." The mantra of grandmas the world over
she sounds exaclty like my grandma
@Scout Dawson - Travel Vlogger make friends with elderly ppl. You WILL get fed
grandmother in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, gave birth to 10 children and lived to 92 years
and counting :)
92th like YEET
Vodka is magical
They literally said the exclusion zone stops a few meters from their house lol
I think what they were saying is that they were told there was no radioactive pollution but also ‘it’s bad to go over there’. Silly government.
Your video was randomly pushed to me by RUclips, I can’t stop watching all yours, you brought us the world in a different angle, what a documentary for the victims of the Chernobyl, much appreciated.
the 'drink in their honour' made me subscribe, youre the kind of guy i like
did u notice that people living in most inhospitable conditions and poor living conditions are the most welcoming and hospitable people in the world like they have little but still ready to offer something to a traveler or help someone out but its very opposite in the cities it makes me kinda sad thinking of it
Be sad for the people living in cities, empty lives based on worthless pieces of paper.
Would much rather live in the zone of alienation. I read that you can get a house here for a few hundred Euros...
Unfortunately, unlike Western countries, Ukraine and Belarus enforce immigration laws and if your property cost less than 150k Euro then you only have the right to stay for a year.
I'm sure that I'm not alone here. Many Western men are disillusioned with materialism anv would rather live with a known risk (radiation) and the freedom to keep all the fruits of your labour (for yourself and to share with friends) than the constant risks that progressivism brings, working to pay taxes which will be used against you etc.
It's like how the homeless or how soldiers look after each other.
@Marq LOECSTA that's because the poorest people understand hardship and thus want to help. A lot of rich people only know being rich and not having to struggle.
@ora et labora If your only reason for doing good is your believe in god you're a moron.
@ora et labora Actually most people who believe in any god will have biased view toward heretic and heathen tho. I'm from Vietnam, one of the country where majority of population aren't follow any religion, yet we often considered to be friendly and hospitable to foreigners.
10:00pm: "Going to sleep early today!"
2:02am: watching a bald dude walking into Chernobyl zone... lol
thats me lol
Hehe lol
3:03 am for me
Thought this was just me hahahaha
try 5 am
2 years later and I’m still watching this video. Your videos are awesome
everyone always talks about pripyat and the rest of the ukranian zone, while ignoring the drastic, long-term impacts that the explosion had on belarus. it's really cool seeing this and getting more insight. thanks for making this :]
nothing in the fridge, but still giving...wow...lovely people...
That's the socialist spirit.
@@HoanTraker11 No this is the village spirit. It's like this all over Eastern Europe.
@@cipndale
No that's the socialist spirit, it's like that all over Eastern Europe
@@HoanTraker11 No it's not. My grand fathers had this tradition long before communism entered in Eastern Europe. And btw what socialist spirit you are talking about? It was full blown communism there.
Ciprian Popa just don’t bother.. he’s a brainwashed liberal.. can’t change they’re mind and see the truth..
"Mum don't swear ", I am still laughing , love it all Bald .
Humble people sharing what they have with a terrific fellow , love it , so authentic .
Yeah. Best on RUclips!
This is how people lived hundreads of years ago.
Honesty and kindness.
I have read a story about a russian family living in a remote area back in the day. Someone found them. They didn't know it was a war.
Just life things.
@@dan_6915 excellent , can't get enough .
It is absolutely amazing how much more one gets by just knowing the languages, something very underestimated in all our education systems. Learn more languages, and you just get to know so much more.
Hey Bald, you gotta go back and see how Koyla is doing. Poor guy, hopefully hes still alive.
Well babushka was when he revisited
he did. have you seen the video yet?
kolya is ok now.. he had his own youtube channel 'kolya the story teller'
Started crYing after seeing this fridge so empty and they still give some food to a stranger
Awesome people
Watch it's part 2,you'll have tears of joy. Baldie is love ❤️
I was just thinking the same .. There are still Good people who are sharing even if they have little..God Bless Them ...
Because of communism 😎
Zachery yes comrade its our fridge
Maybe the fridge would be empty because it’s cold enough outside they don’t need to keep stuff in it, but you’re right about the sharing part.
You’re not merely just a vlogger, hell you yourself wouldn’t want to be called by that title.. you’re a modern day storyteller, a filmmaker. This is amazing Mr. B&B
Absolutely
My grandparents arrived in the US from Slovenia and landed in the Great Depression. Dad said that "hobos" would leave a chalk mark over the porch of sympathetic families. It was never erased. Everybody who needed one was given a nice blood sausage sandwich and a glass of bootlegged wine. Grandpa lost an eye working on the Denver and Rio Grand RR, and was compensated by losing his job.
I am proud to be from peasant stock.
All slavic grandmas are the same😍I love them
you're probably the first guest they ever had.. in forever!
Ikr
You're God damn right 😂
So true😢😢they must feel delighted to receive a guest.
I agree Misses Witch
Could of gone wrong. No police to help out there. I'm happy it went well
5:12 The writing on the wall says: "Lena (name), I miss you so much, I wait for our meeting. I don't need anyone besides you"
Евгений how do you know
@@hibai8617 I can read russian
Poor man was waiting for his lover to comeback, while she actually flew away with her sugar daddy after the explosion, jk, I hope they met afterwards
Someone lost his wive and was waiting for their reunion in heaven.
@@leconseiller-7191 not funny...
I’ve always like how respectful you are. Thank you for making these, I’ve learned a lot from your journeys. Hopefully more to come.
I just started seeing your videos in the recent past, but I must say with this video you have won so many hearts. Please keep up the good deed.
It takes real balls to go to such places n meet people and these people have no other go rather than staying in their self houses. For government it’s just matter of few lives but for people like the lady and that man it is their whole lifetime. I could see the joy in that guy’s face when u said I have a bottle n we can share and that motherly love of the granny. It just brings us back n says.... this was where you were born n you end being back there. Thanks for this video mate. We love you 👌
Says I don't want to touch any trees
Drinks from a god knows how many years old tin can 💀💀
Siddharth Pandey I was thinking the same thing !
yup lol
Came to the comments just to see if someone said that. Like wtf. 😂😭
me too@@alannahbanana
Siddharth Pandey Exactly 😁😁 Mr. Bald has balls of steel 💀 💀
91 years old and 10 children
she is a HERO
IN USSR THEY LITERARY BEEN GIVING OUT MEDALS "MOTHER HEROINE"
And lived through WW2 and Chernobyl incident and still alive. A hero indeed.
@aadmike27 OH NOES! All but one of them left.
@@nyrization Yep, 10 kids got the woman a medal in Soviet times. Not sure what it was called. Probably the order of the stretchmark or something.
My great grandmother had 15 kids in the American rural south. Between 1925-1950. Those people were a whole other breed.
holy crap these videos are amazing bald it was so nice of you to meet those folks and you could tell how happy they were for a visitor they had barely much in their home please continue to help people like that out whenever you can.
Man, going back to these videos , puts into perspective the length of you’re journey , my own journey and that of everyone , Godspeed , I feel like you are an old friend , thanks again for giving back so much , working so hard at just being you .
Isn't amazing how footage like this makes you self-reflect, how good I have , how my problems are superficial... Really love the content without dramatic music effects and faked scenarios.
@TaZeR *he types on his internet accessed device* If their life looks that great... I’m sure there are plenty homeless people living in shanty’s who’re willing to trade places with you.
That's the good thing about Bald and Bankrupt. He shows what a country really is in it's core. Not like the others who eat in fine dining and drone shots a tourist place. Ofcourse even though he shows the inner part of a country you appreciate it more.
Love the way that money was handed to the old dude at the end "Here,
take this and buy something". A gesture made casually and without fuss, but with
respect. Mr Bald, you're a class act.
I like how he gave the money right at the very end, it showed how genuine they were and their opinion wasn't exaggerated by money. They're very generous giving people even when they have very little to give compared to most of us.
@sorry for my stupid comments It's the gesture more than anything.
@sorry for my stupid comments
Wtf are you talking about?Bacon, sex?! Wth
@@HollowBonezz Stuff that makes you happy. But for some reason people believe is bad for them.
People having no trouble getting by. They've lived long lives. Happy in their own way... "BUT THEY POOOOOOOOR OHHH THEY LIVE IN SUCH POVERTY LET ME GIVE YOU MONEY!" People don't value what isn't earned. So forget about it. Leave them in peace.
All your videos are incredible. I can’t get over how inspiring your approach to life is.
OMG! What absolutely lovely people. I really hope they are both okay during this strange time. I love the fact that they have very little but still shared it and fed you. Such beautiful people. Love the channel and much respect. Stay safe 😷
They maybe poor in life but they are so rich in heart .. amazing channel bald amazing real content the real deal
Cheers brother
@@baldandbankrupt AYE
Yes, I would have to agree. Informative and entertaining in equal measure 👍🏻
Having that drink with those forgotten souls was the coolest thing I've seen
Amen
A ussr can
A radiated can too probably
He’ll probably get cancer from it now though.. the place is riddled with radiation.. he’s crazy if you ask me.
@@LaurenceReeves AND...he's died. GOT your wish.
OMG I love this so much! ❤ I have Belarussian ancestry; my 2x great grandparents from Minsk immigrated to the U.S. in 1912. I want to learn Russian to help with research, as I'm currently at a wall 😥 Watching this put such a huge smile on my face!
Lucky people. This saved them from revolution and wars
Русский изучить не трудно)
were your ancestors russian jews who evacuated to save themselves from pogroms?
@@lollolich2399 Russian jews from Belarus? Okay...
@@aname5695 At the time Belarus hadn’t existed yet, it just was Russian empire, so yeah Russian Jews
So very enlightening and sad, this firsthand account. Thank you for your kindness to those less fortunate you meet in your travels.
This is what I call a traveller. There are so many people on RUclips calling themselves 'traveller' and they only go where tourists go. It is a shame. You can't know about a country or its culture if you go to the most known places. You have to meet with people from villages and hear about their stories like you do. Your contents Mr. Bald are pure gold. There were so many things that I didn't know about India and Belarus. Thank you. Respects from Turkey...
Thanks brother )
@@anatolfrombelarus7940 Exactly! If you go to a village in the heart of Anatolia you can feel the mixed culture of Turkey because you are going to compare the culture to the western side of Turkey and you are going to suprise how different they are from each other. It is a wonderful thing to have in Turkey.
Sounds like something a child would say lol. Your not a real man because you don't hunt lions. Your not a cook because you don't boil lobster.
See how ridiculous it sounds?
r/gatekeeping
Anyone that travels is a traveler you fucking idiot. You don’t need to go explore wastelands to be considered one. It’s expensive to travel. Why the fuck would anyone go there rather than go see castles or Australia. Use your head donut
5:15 on the wall
"I wait for meeting you again", "I believe my friend" 😢
Levios Brattie 5:10 Леночка мне очень тебя не хватает
@@tatyana137 очень грустно :(
😥😥😥
😭😭😭😭😭
Oh gosh 😭
Bald your videos often make me cry, they are so touching and heartbreaking, seeing how such lovely and kind people live, but this one really had such a strong impact, I just hope the babushka and her son are alive and well more than anything
Your videos move me, so many things to touch the heart. Thank you for these great insights into little-known, amazing places
I was wondering why he carried around vodka, then I realized he is in Eastern Europe and that is how you make friends!!
lol
only in the country side.
It might also be so he can indure more of what he was gonna see, i was also feeling a bit sad on how the houses were empty and when he found that shoe, i'd need a fucking drink after that aswell. AND I DONT EVEN DRINK
Cigarettes or vodka are how you win the locals over :D
vodka also helps against radiation
@@somechubbycunttm2845 yeah man i was getting fairly sad and i dont usually so i was like wtf man this shit sad because if you know the context of what these people have dealt with for years it hits hard
The best content on youtube 2019 by far. Absolutely.
I would say in all of RUclips's years.
seriously, this guy's channel is miles better than anyone else's.
Other than Trump's rallies, it is.
Filatuss Definitely interesting.
I disliked it coz I find him annoy
honestly it brings me joy to see that people like this still exist in this world, humble an willing to take a traveller in. they shared what they have with as you did with them. god bless
Randomly walking around in the middle of no where meeting the nicest people,,,These videos are gold....
And I complain about my life. I feel ashamed when I watch some of these.
me too
Well it sucks being you...obviously.
Funny, you feel sorry for the people who are free, while you live as a consumer wage slave.
Well the saying goes, the best slave thinks he is free.
well said i agree
Well said
How to make friends in slavic country:
1-Have some vodka on you at all time
2-Bonus effect if you also carry shot glasses
We also learned with bald that the same applies to Bolivia, just swap the vodka with coca leaves.
you never need the glasses. 100% they will have them. in another video some local town drunk even conjured glasses OUT OF A TREE. yes for real. he had glasses stuck in a tree.
extra points if you have Soviet Shot Glasses
Bald, you take me everywhere without me having to actually go. Amazing life you live. Love it!!!
That was a very sweet, bittersweet even, record of life in the Belorussian irradiated zone. What decent people, they'd share their last bit with a total stranger. Excellent videos...
Igor The Remainer! He made me cry, a mixture of sadness and delight. So pleased you met him.
Can you imagine. You don't EVER forget people like that you meet in life.
Yeah.
That's too much emotion. :(
I don't know how this guy can travel to these places.
I will get depressed.
How can we help us? How can we help them?
This life is too much sometimes.
It’s usually the poorest people that want to give you all they’ve got!
It is amazing isn't it? Did you see the inside of the fridge? Almost nothing in it but they were willing to share....to think we Americans were mortal enemies and were taught to hate these people. So glad those days are gone. They are the salt of the earth, as we say.
The poorest give most cause they know whats it like to have nothing
@@MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy whew not gone yet, tons of people i know think im batshit for wanting to follow in balds footsteps and travel former soviet countries. id garuntee id be safer there than wandering flint, mi anytime. plus nobody in flint would ever invite me into their home, unless maybe its a trap house lol
@@zeppelinboys You would be safer during the daylight hours and with a video recorder. Everywhere has all types of crime, you can't guarantee you would be safer wandering any large city anywhere.
I found your channel interesting the European cycle paths.
Hi. I have been following your videos for a while but unfortunately not long enough. I really love the work you do and the adventures you are taking to educate the world about places a lot of people don't know even exist. If by any chance you are back around Chernobyl and if it is possible, you could do a video on the massive abandoned secret radio station named Duga-2 which is apparently 2 KMs from the reactor that exploded. Its the only one still standing today. So would be a great addition to your already exceptional videos on your channel. Wishing you all the best wherever you may be. Cheers
Dude I watch tons of RUclips channels from cooking to anime. Nothing inspires me and intrigues me more then your videos. I want what you have! Absolutely amazing. You open the world for us. You are amazing my dude!
This channel is changing my whole outlook on travel.
I've always wanted to go to Eastern Europe it's fascinating
Yes
Damn that was a tough Belarusian Lady 10 kids , bringing in the potatoes, and no hesitation to swear, after All she's lived thru, just imagine what she's seen since 1927. 👍 For the belarusians .😎
Most Slavic women had more than 10 Kids back to 1927...
1927.. so crazy. 18 at the end of world war 2. Imagine the hardships. Crazy.
@@tonycarpaccio9550 It is nothing, A Brit told me one of her ancestor had 26 Kids, but that woman dead at 39 years old without any illness, i guess she used up the power of life
@@anatolfrombelarus7940 It was sad for us Russians had gave your people a lot of sufferings but to be fair, Normal Russians did not want that, ourselves were also the Victims of communism, that evil thing wasn't invented or leaded by Russians. Karl Marx was a German Jew, Lien was a Jew, Stalin was not a real Russian... 25,000,000 nationalist Russians were killed during commies stole our nation. For nationalist Russians, they believe Slavs should helping each other we are Bros & Sis, Our ancestors were one family.
Anatoli - Thank you for that info in your comment. Bless you. Bless the Russian people. Bless all in Europe and Eastern Europe who are now fighting for freedom from fascism. WWG1WGA
These stories are very touching. Thank you for doing this.
You have a gift, making these videos & interacting with the locals. A gift.
Igor sprang to life when you told him you had alcohol lol
Haha ikr. It must've been a while since he had some.
"Hello, mind if i come in?"
Has a knife
In Russia you would be suspicious if you didn't.
In Russia if you dont carry aleast knife your are not man .
Its fukn Belarus..Not Russia..
@@alekshukhevych2644 Who the fuck cares. Lmao. Go back under a rock internet warrior.
@@alekshukhevych2644 in Russia we call you a snowflake .
Imagine being a tin can that was left at a graveyard in an abandoned, radioactive, town. Sitting there alone for many years and one day a stranger from far away land came by, picked you up, used you, and left you alone again.
Man, this was the first video of yours I watched back in 2019, and it's still as good as the first time. Thank you, bald correspondent.
That old lady is the best. She’s got some fire in her still. And that food looks delicious.
Maybe the radiation has caused her to live longer...? I mean imagine the irony of it 😂... she'll live to 150 and be able to see her great, great, great grandchildren born with 2 sets of tentacles, instead of 1... and knowing that they will live to be 200 years old Octo-human babies...
Petyr Baelish now that is a basis for a new Metro 2033 book
Petyr Baelish can you write this? I’ll support you
@@jellymop Nope. He dies in season 7...
@@petyrbaelish1718 must be an artifact she found (S.T.A.L.K.E.R reference anyone?)
6:33 “Shhhhh I hear something outside.”
Alright bro, I don’t wanna blow your cover.
*Goes outside and sees Cpt. MacMillan and Lt. Price*
@@HazmatFatCat 50 thousand people used to live here now it- never mind, theres a bald English guy and two Belarusians just chilling around here
@@SageLatrans don't forget the vodka bottle with 4 spider legs
So glad you popped up on my feed. Amazing content love it so much now binge watching all.