This topic of Russian history will be remembered for centuries and beyond. Thank you so much for sharing the details of your family. Again, another very interesting video!
Yes I remember when it happens too. I was already a young adult and it was all over the news and we were afraid that the radiation would come to Canada
I remember it being very big news around the world. In terms of such a release of radiation, such an event had occurred only twice prior..... Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
I remember seeing this on the news here in the UK when it was all happening and I can assure you everybody had so much compassion and concern for you all. We all wished that we could help but, you know, stupid politics - its ruined the World and kept people apart since Adam and Eve.
I was 8 when this happened, I remember hearing about it on the news. Such a terrifying time in history. Bless you and your family and our hearts hold you all. ❤️
I remember as well listening on the news/ news papers at the time, I was 9 years old in Mozambique, a former communist country, with a small Russian community living there at the time.
thank you for sharing these stories, i watched the HBO Chernobyl and just cried due to what happened and i wondered how accurate it is. i cant image what your Aunt went thru, what a strong woman!
I just recently Subscribed to your channel so every day I watch a more current video and then an older video. Its very impressive how you learned english. Thank you for sharing your family’s experience with Chernobyl. Even though I live in the United States in a state called Connecticut I have always been interested in what happened at Chernobyl. My fiancé and I also watched the HBO series and thought it was well done.
It must have been so terrible when it happened and afterwards when the people who did not get effected immediately after the disaster became sick. It must have been a horrible situation to the people and also having to leave everything behind due to contamination. Such a tragedy can happen at any nuclear power plant. We are so sorry for the sorrow your people went through. God bless you and your people. Warm regards, From Pretoria, South Africa
The Danish media covered the accident, I remember that, I was 15 back then. The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant should serve as a reminder not to use nuclear energy sources. Neither civilian or military.
Thank you for sharing your and your family's story. We watch events like these in the media, we hear the big picture stuff, but rarely hear the stories of individuals deeply affected by them. Their stories must be told, must be preserved for posterity.
Not only at the east of Europe. France has had the highest ratio of nuclear electricity production. After this accident, the TV displayed a map with the radioactive cloud that had stopped at the borders of France. The analysis appeared so enormous that they had to change the maps of the radioactive cloud in the following days. Since, "It stops at the borders" can be used to mock any political assertion. Mushrooms, the best collectors of radioactivity, still remind the accident. Those from Poland are since forbidden in France.
I was 24 when it happened. So sad. We had the 3 Mile Island incident here in the US when I was younger. Have you read Voices from Chernobyl? It’s heartbreaking, but such a wonderful book. Thank you for sharing your story.
It made it's way to America. As well. It was a real slam , for Russia. I was at the OREGON COAST, after Japan's. I REMEMBER my doctor was so upset, AND they did tell you not to smoke cigarettes outside. It was raining terribly, which did help.
I was amazed when I learned that the other reactors at Chernobyl continued operating for years after the explosion, and this likely had a terrible cost (3:95). I hope we've learned, and we won't hear about this type of story from Fukushima.
Привет Ксения, какая интересная история. Я работал в АЭС в Великая Бритаиня. Thank you for sharing your aunt's story 🙂. I would love to learn more about how you were born in the Far East.
Thanks. I was already three year old kid when that happened, so no memories of that thing, but I have to admit that I have watch all the stuff of it. Latest was the Chernobyl Lost Tapes. But at here there was also recommendations for the people because of it. And I guess you can still see it of the mushrooms. Btw that HBO Chernobyl was made super precisious way, I have seen it now 3 times and it's still exciting.
Thank you for sharing such a story. Pripyat is so lovely place even now. Small lovely town surrounded by beautiful nature, beautiful forests. We should always remember and thank these ordinary people liquidators who sacrificed their own health and lives to save us from even greater consequences.
There are a lot of your videos that I need to get caught up on and this is one of them. I'm a lot older that you and I remember when Chernobyl happened. It was a sad day for your country. That is why I'm not in favor of Nuclear Power Plant's. We do have them here in the United States. Thank you
I was only 2 years old in California so no memory of it on the news. The sad thing is I don't think any of my high school history classes covered it in 1999 or 2000, probably because our history books were not updated to the 1980s. Maybe a quick paragraph may have been featured in health class or physics science class but I didn't really pay any attention. This will sound embarrassing but really didn't learn about it in detail until Fukushima(sp) nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011. My dad mentioned to me that there's been other nuclear disasters, one in the USA many years ago(3 mile island or 3 something I forget) and one in the USSR back in the 1980s. I haven't seen the mini-series yet, I think the pandemic caused me to stay away from depressing things but I heard it received a lot of positive feedback. Thank you for sharing your story and I'm sorry about your poor aunt. Imagine having to go back to work in a dangerous radioactive region for 3 years???
My Mother was hanging clothes in the time of the day or days after the explosion.It rained and burned her scalp ,we had no idea,till later news This happened in S.W. Ireland a long way from the power plant
Thanks for sharing this. I remember that day very well. I was in high school. Sorry it impacted your family. Was your aunt young when she died? That’s incredible she had so much exposure. This incident definitely gave nuclear power a bad name. My understanding is it’s quite safe & effective. Not sure.
First of all, I don’t know why anyone would put a dislike on this video. It’s very interesting especially because Chernobyl affected you directly. Also, you mentioned your aunt was working that night. How close was she to the actual blast and what was it like for her emotionally? Lastly, sorry for the affects on your family. 💟
Condolences to your family. It's sad that any government would allow people to be so uninformed that they would think taping a window could stop radiation, and then allow them to continue to work at a contaminated site.
My family was living in Munich, Germany at the time of the explosion. We were rather terrified as the wind was coming from the east that morning. We were given many instructions and things to avoid because of higher than nomal radiation. We moved back to America a few year's later. We were not allowed to give blood for many years but can now. Very interesting hearing your experience with the after effect of that terrible accident.
I was in High School and was about 15 when the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl occurred. I have studied it most of my adult life. It was so awful. I just can't fully comprehend it! 😢
We appreciate you doing these kinds of video, Ksenia. It is a pleasure learning more about Russia as a country, its history and its rich culture. We are obsessed about History and about Royalty. We even have a DVD about RUSSIAN HISTORY and RUSSIAN ROYALTY. Still it is wonderful to listen about it directly from a NATIVE like you. Keep it up! We are excited to watch more of your videos. 💕💕💕
Thank you for sharing I remember that day of the Chernobyl disaster and couldn't,get enough information. I feel your pain and I am so glad you haven't gotten cancer
IThankyou so much for sharing this personal story, t is so important that people such as yourself share your families history in regard to Chernobyl. So tragic for you all, and all the people impacted and continuing to be. I visited Belarus and Russia in 1998 and we were advised to not drink water and other items such as dairy. Which was quite interesting as we had traveled through Scandinavian countries where the fall out had drifted so I believe and no concerns there. I really enjoy your videos here in Tasmania
An incredible Story, thankyou for sharing it. I had the privilege of visiting Pripyat a few years ago and it was clear what a beautiful and prosperous city it had been. I have always wondered about what became of the people who lived there so Its very interesting to hear about your Aunt Irena.
This video brought tears to my eyes. My dear friend Pavel lived with his wife and children in Chernobyl in 1986. After the nuclear disaster, his precious son Sasha was playing in the forest with a friend and they picked many berries and ate. The berries poisoned them with radiation and ultimately cost them their lives. I am sorry. In the US we still grieve this painful tragedy.
Thank you for this video. My family and I brought two girls, one from Minsk, one from Chausy (in Belarus) for a healthy respite in Nova Scotia, Canada. It was called the Children of Chernobyl Project. We had their teeth fixed up, took them to Drs, and sent them home with a lot of supplements and medications. I also visited Minsk and Chausy and delivered antibiotics, pain medications and supplements to hospitals and orphanages.. I also visited your beautiful St Petersburg and hope to return some day. One of the girls that stayed with us was named Kesinia. Your country is very beautiful, My 2 weeks in St Petersburg was unforgettable.
I've only just discovered your channel, so please forgive the comments so long after you posted this video. My wife and I travelled to Ukraine and visited Chernobyl, Pripyat and Slavutych just before the HBO series screened. It was a very moving experience, and we met many amazing people. I don't think most of us in other parts of the world (we're in the UK) can begin to imagine what the residents and workers of Pripyat went through, and suffered the consequences of for so long after. Thank you for sharing your story, and your very interesting and very honest videos.
I'm rewatching the Chernobyl mini series this week. It's very hard to watch, so sad! It's difficult to think about having your life upended like that, having to leave your home and everything you know and love... Such an awful tragedy. And all the medical troubles related to exposure to radiation! :(
I was 7 at the time when it happened. I lived in St-Petersburg (Leningrad back then). I clearly remembered that tragedy as a child. In my school they used to talk about it a lot back then. I watched the HBO mini series and I think they managed to make it quite true to the real events. Thank you very much for sharing your story, it is a very sad time in our history but I find it fascinating to hear real life stories about it. In our children summer camps near Gulf of Finland (Baltic See) in the outskirts of St-Petersburg, we used to have a lot of children from Belarus and Ukraine, who were effected by the Chernobyl disaster, visiting and spending their summers there, taking a healthy break from the toxic environment.
Thank you so very much for sharing your family's story of the Chernobyl disaster. So very heartbreaking. God bless you and your family and all Russian citizens.
Yes, that is a sad story. I'm glad that you were able to survive it without too many problems. God loves Russians as much as anybody. Thank you for your story. It was very interesting to me.
Thank you so much for sharing this very personal family history and for telling about your aunt’s experiences. I am so sorry that she suffered so much. I remember the Chernobyl accident - I was 15 when it happened and it terrified me (I’m in the UK). I watched the HBO series and I thought it was excellent, but of course I wasn’t sure how accurate it was.
I remember it very well. In the years that followed, my mother who was Ukrainian donated each year to the Children of Chernobyl fund. Thank you for sharing your story.
This is what I would like you to know. You are beautiful, you have to believe that. Your eyes are spectacular, in all ways. Your English is great. Can you promise me that you believe me? Much love Steven
I was 23 years old when the Chernobyl incident occurred, and was, and remain, deeply concerned for the region and its people. Thank you for sharing your family story, as it is a powerful reminder that the Chernobyl disaster is still contained in the minds and bodies of even those far removed in space and time from the meltdown.
Thank you for telling your stories. It is incredibly interesting to have an understanding of life and events in Russia from your perspective.
Thank you!
Truly sorry that you and your loved ones and everyone in your country that suffers from this horrific situation.
That bell has to be a replica. I cant phantom Japan allowing it to leave or stay in another country
Thank you.....Chernobyl and its legacy will never be forgotten. Peace from Ireland...
This topic of Russian history will be remembered for centuries and beyond. Thank you so much for sharing the details of your family. Again, another very interesting video!
Thank you!
I was 24 when that happened. I was scared and I live near Three Mile Island,in Pennsylvania. They had nuclear accident in 1978.
I remember that well.
I remember when it happened in 1986. We covered it in Social Studies for two days straight. We were horrified.
Wow! And soviet people meanwhile didn't have any information at all. That is so sad!
@@StPetersburgme do you feel that the government is still withholding certain information?
Yes I remember when it happens too. I was already a young adult and it was all over the news and we were afraid that the radiation would come to Canada
I remember it being very big news around the world. In terms of such a release of radiation, such an event had occurred only twice prior..... Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
I remember seeing this on the news here in the UK when it was all happening and I can assure you everybody had so much compassion and concern for you all. We all wished that we could help but, you know, stupid politics - its ruined the World and kept people apart since Adam and Eve.
I was 8 when this happened, I remember hearing about it on the news. Such a terrifying time in history. Bless you and your family and our hearts hold you all. ❤️
Thank you!
I remember as well listening on the news/ news papers at the time, I was 9 years old in Mozambique, a former communist country, with a small Russian community living there at the time.
thank you for sharing these stories, i watched the HBO Chernobyl and just cried due to what happened and i wondered how accurate it is. i cant image what your Aunt went thru, what a strong woman!
I just recently Subscribed to your channel so every day I watch a more current video and then an older video.
Its very impressive how you learned english.
Thank you for sharing your family’s experience with Chernobyl. Even though I live in the United States in a state called Connecticut I have always been interested in what happened at Chernobyl.
My fiancé and I also watched the HBO series and thought it was well done.
So sorry about what happened to your family.
It must have been so terrible when it happened and afterwards when the people who did not get effected immediately after the disaster became sick. It must have been a horrible situation to the people and also having to leave everything behind due to contamination.
Such a tragedy can happen at any nuclear power plant.
We are so sorry for the sorrow your people went through. God bless you and your people.
Warm regards, From Pretoria, South Africa
God bless you all.
Thanks for sharing, it adds new perspective. Also neat to learn seaweed is a good source of iodine.
The Danish media covered the accident, I remember that, I was 15 back then.
The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant should serve as a reminder not to use nuclear energy sources. Neither civilian or military.
Thank you for sharing your and your family's story. We watch events like these in the media, we hear the big picture stuff, but rarely hear the stories of individuals deeply affected by them. Their stories must be told, must be preserved for posterity.
Not only at the east of Europe.
France has had the highest ratio of nuclear electricity production. After this accident, the TV displayed a map with the radioactive cloud that had stopped at the borders of France. The analysis appeared so enormous that they had to change the maps of the radioactive cloud in the following days. Since, "It stops at the borders" can be used to mock any political assertion.
Mushrooms, the best collectors of radioactivity, still remind the accident. Those from Poland are since forbidden in France.
I was 24 when it happened. So sad. We had the 3 Mile Island incident here in the US when I was younger. Have you read Voices from Chernobyl? It’s heartbreaking, but such a wonderful book. Thank you for sharing your story.
I was 3 when it had happened, at age 11 I was given tablets with iodine to prevent health issues. It was too late :(
Bless you.
Be well! Love & Respect from North Carolina
Thank you!
Very informative. Im sorry what your family went through.
my heart goes out to you ❤️️
Thank you!
► Thanks for sharing ♥!...
Thank you for watching!
thanks for sharing....love from India.
It made it's way to America. As well. It was a real slam , for Russia. I was at the OREGON COAST, after Japan's. I REMEMBER my doctor was so upset, AND they did tell you not to smoke cigarettes outside. It was raining terribly, which did help.
Wow! Thank you for sharing your story related to Chernobyl. The HBO mini-series was powerful; however, your story puts it into perspective.
Thank you for sharing Xsenia. It must have been horrible for your aunt and your family.
I turned 18 in 1986 and remember watching it come over the news. Very frightening.
I was amazed when I learned that the other reactors at Chernobyl continued operating for years after the explosion, and this likely had a terrible cost (3:95). I hope we've learned, and we won't hear about this type of story from Fukushima.
Привет Ксения, какая интересная история. Я работал в АЭС в Великая Бритаиня. Thank you for sharing your aunt's story 🙂.
I would love to learn more about how you were born in the Far East.
Thanks. I was already three year old kid when that happened, so no memories of that thing, but I have to admit that I have watch all the stuff of it. Latest was the Chernobyl Lost Tapes. But at here there was also recommendations for the people because of it. And I guess you can still see it of the mushrooms. Btw that HBO Chernobyl was made super precisious way, I have seen it now 3 times and it's still exciting.
1 thru 3 reactors are still operational 4,000 people still work there .
1 thru 3 reactors are still operational 4,000 people still work there .
My husband was a little boy living in Germany at that time. Both his mother and sister developed cancer in their 40s.
Thank you for sharing such a story. Pripyat is so lovely place even now. Small lovely town surrounded by beautiful nature, beautiful forests. We should always remember and thank these ordinary people liquidators who sacrificed their own health and lives to save us from even greater consequences.
Sad Story. Glad you still alive and healthy. It's better just stop ego on building any nuclear plant it's just to dangerous for human being
I actually still remember that day. I was 16 years old at that time and living in Poland. Next day we all got some medicine to drink.
Great video. You are quite a woman. Very interesting to listen to you. And you are very pretty.
There are a lot of your videos that I need to get caught up on and this is one of them. I'm a lot older that you and I remember when Chernobyl happened. It was a sad day for your country. That is why I'm not in favor of Nuclear Power Plant's. We do have them here in the United States. Thank you
I didn’t know people could still go back to work. I thought it closed down right after the explosion.
You look better now ..Because you are healthy.
I'm so glad your all safe .I'm sorry for the loss of your auntie dear.
I was only 2 years old in California so no memory of it on the news. The sad thing is I don't think any of my high school history classes covered it in 1999 or 2000, probably because our history books were not updated to the 1980s. Maybe a quick paragraph may have been featured in health class or physics science class but I didn't really pay any attention.
This will sound embarrassing but really didn't learn about it in detail until Fukushima(sp) nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011. My dad mentioned to me that there's been other nuclear disasters, one in the USA many years ago(3 mile island or 3 something I forget) and one in the USSR back in the 1980s. I haven't seen the mini-series yet, I think the pandemic caused me to stay away from depressing things but I heard it received a lot of positive feedback. Thank you for sharing your story and I'm sorry about your poor aunt. Imagine having to go back to work in a dangerous radioactive region for 3 years???
I have only been a sub for about a year I think. I had no idea this horrible accident was part of your life. What a horror.
Rewatched this video, very good!
My Mother was hanging clothes in the time of the day or days after the explosion.It rained and burned her scalp ,we had no idea,till later news This happened in S.W. Ireland a long way from the power plant
Thanks for sharing this. I remember that day very well. I was in high school. Sorry it impacted your family. Was your aunt young when she died? That’s incredible she had so much exposure. This incident definitely gave nuclear power a bad name. My understanding is it’s quite safe & effective. Not sure.
First of all, I don’t know why anyone would put a dislike on this video. It’s very interesting especially because Chernobyl affected you directly. Also, you mentioned your aunt was working that night. How close was she to the actual blast and what was it like for her emotionally? Lastly, sorry for the affects on your family. 💟
Condolences to your family. It's sad that any government would allow people to be so uninformed that they would think taping a window could stop radiation, and then allow them to continue to work at a contaminated site.
How sad. It is strange to me that your parents moved within the radiated area.
My family was living in Munich, Germany at the time of the explosion. We were rather terrified as the wind was coming from the east that morning. We were given many instructions and things to avoid because of higher than nomal radiation. We moved back to America a few year's later. We were not allowed to give blood for many years but can now. Very interesting hearing your experience with the after effect of that terrible accident.
After seeing this I will have to watch Chernobyl again saw it many times was a great series very well done and I learned a lot!
Thank you for sharing that ama ing story.
Thank you for sharing your story.
Thank you for sharing your story.
Gosh your account was amazing. Thank you for sharing such personal and traumatic memories 🙏
I was in High School and was about 15 when the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl occurred. I have studied it most of my adult life. It was so awful. I just can't fully comprehend it! 😢
Hope you find yer seaweed =8)
God bless and keep you.
Very interesting.
so were u born in Yakutia?
We appreciate you doing these kinds of video, Ksenia.
It is a pleasure learning
more about
Russia as a country,
its history and its rich culture.
We are obsessed about
History
and about
Royalty.
We even have a DVD
about RUSSIAN HISTORY
and RUSSIAN ROYALTY.
Still it is wonderful to
listen about it directly from a
NATIVE like you.
Keep it up!
We are excited to
watch more of your videos.
💕💕💕
I have often wondered
if I have Russian blood.
My last name is
the same as your last Tsar.
😇
Thank you for sharing your story. You do a great job of telling what has happened.
Thank you for sharing I remember that day of the Chernobyl disaster and couldn't,get enough information. I feel your pain and I am so glad you haven't gotten cancer
Thank you for telling your family's story 💐
IThankyou so much for sharing this personal story, t is so important that people such as yourself share your families history in regard to Chernobyl. So tragic for you all, and all the people impacted and continuing to be. I visited Belarus and Russia in 1998 and we were advised to not drink water and other items such as dairy. Which was quite interesting as we had traveled through Scandinavian countries where the fall out had drifted so I believe and no concerns there.
I really enjoy your videos here in Tasmania
Thank you for sharing your personal history. I think you’re so beautiful and brave!
Thanks for sharing your families story. Quite interesting.
GOD BLESS YOU, always....❣❣❣I remember it
An incredible Story, thankyou for sharing it. I had the privilege of visiting Pripyat a few years ago and it was clear what a beautiful and prosperous city it had been. I have always wondered about what became of the people who lived there so Its very interesting to hear about your Aunt Irena.
I have been very moved to hear your family story. I suppose you had.to face terrible days. When the.nuclear disaster happened I was a young girl
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This video brought tears to my eyes. My dear friend Pavel lived with his wife and children in Chernobyl in 1986. After the nuclear disaster, his precious son Sasha was playing in the forest with a friend and they picked many berries and ate. The berries poisoned them with radiation and ultimately cost them their lives. I am sorry. In the US we still grieve this painful tragedy.
Thank you for this video. My family and I brought two girls, one from Minsk, one from Chausy (in Belarus) for a healthy respite in Nova Scotia, Canada. It was called the Children of Chernobyl Project. We had their teeth fixed up, took them to Drs, and sent them home with a lot of supplements and medications. I also visited Minsk and Chausy and delivered antibiotics, pain medications and supplements to hospitals and orphanages.. I also visited your beautiful St Petersburg and hope to return some day. One of the girls that stayed with us was named Kesinia. Your country is very beautiful, My 2 weeks in St Petersburg was unforgettable.
I've only just discovered your channel, so please forgive the comments so long after you posted this video. My wife and I travelled to Ukraine and visited Chernobyl, Pripyat and Slavutych just before the HBO series screened. It was a very moving experience, and we met many amazing people. I don't think most of us in other parts of the world (we're in the UK) can begin to imagine what the residents and workers of Pripyat went through, and suffered the consequences of for so long after. Thank you for sharing your story, and your very interesting and very honest videos.
Thank you for telling your family's story surrounding this lingering disaster.
So, do you still have this craving seaweed?
I love your vids! I just found your channel and love it.
I'm rewatching the Chernobyl mini series this week. It's very hard to watch, so sad! It's difficult to think about having your life upended like that, having to leave your home and everything you know and love... Such an awful tragedy. And all the medical troubles related to exposure to radiation! :(
Thank you 🙏 Amazing story.
Wow!..i want to go there so beautiful 😍 im here in st.petersburg
Sad...
God bless you and your family.
I was 7 at the time when it happened. I lived in St-Petersburg (Leningrad back then). I clearly remembered that tragedy as a child. In my school they used to talk about it a lot back then. I watched the HBO mini series and I think they managed to make it quite true to the real events. Thank you very much for sharing your story, it is a very sad time in our history but I find it fascinating to hear real life stories about it. In our children summer camps near Gulf of Finland (Baltic See) in the outskirts of St-Petersburg, we used to have a lot of children from Belarus and Ukraine, who were effected by the Chernobyl disaster, visiting and spending their summers there, taking a healthy break from the toxic environment.
You’re so lucky to live with no problem since then. Take care yourself, please.
Love & Peace always. I am so sorry to hear of your family's exposure to the Chernobyl disaster. Hopefully, never again.
So sorry for anyone affected by Chernobyl. Thank you for informing us. Peace and health for you and your family.
Thank you so very much for sharing your family's story of the Chernobyl disaster. So very heartbreaking. God bless you and your family and all Russian citizens.
Yes, that is a sad story. I'm glad that you were able to survive it without too many problems. God loves Russians as much as anybody. Thank you for your story. It was very interesting to me.
Thank you so much for sharing this very personal family history and for telling about your aunt’s experiences. I am so sorry that she suffered so much. I remember the Chernobyl accident - I was 15 when it happened and it terrified me (I’m in the UK). I watched the HBO series and I thought it was excellent, but of course I wasn’t sure how accurate it was.
I remember it very well. In the years that followed, my mother who was Ukrainian donated each year to the Children of Chernobyl fund. Thank you for sharing your story.
Thank you for sharing. It was very interesting.
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Absolutely heartbreaking! I mean it! From USA
This is what I would like you to know. You are beautiful, you have to believe that. Your eyes are spectacular, in all ways. Your English is great. Can you promise me that you believe me? Much love Steven
Oh by the way I am not hitting on you!
Love your videos 👌
Thank you for sharing this story!
I was 23 years old when the Chernobyl incident occurred, and was, and remain, deeply concerned for the region and its people.
Thank you for sharing your family story, as it is a powerful reminder that the Chernobyl disaster is still contained in the minds and bodies of even those far removed in space and time from the meltdown.
I was 21 when it happened and remember it well.