@@Hans-WalterThun-np3yz To paraphrase a Yakov Smirnoff joke "In Soviet Russia, TV watches you": "In the free West, youtube watches you". Except that soviet joke was a hilarious parable while this modern take is a literal statement of fact. Oh, the irony.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing this. My great grandmother on my father’s side was Russian, he grew up in Hungary but moved to the US in the 1950s (by illegally leaving Hungary and joining the US Army at a military base in Italy). I grew up in the US, but am very interested in the history and culture of my ancestors from Russia and Hungary.
Thank you for watching and sharing your story! I absolutely love the fact once I started my channel, so many people shared their stories with me, it's amazing. :)
The sound had a bit of echo but is fine to me also. Thanks, Elvira! A lot of what you said about the Russian women also applies to the Western women - or applied. A number of Russian ways start to "make sense" when taking into account that only some of them are due to Russia being different and many are down to Russia simply being socially behind the West. Often that's a curse of course, but sometimes being a decade or three behind the trailblazer can be a blessing, gives one a chance to see the effects and plot a safer and more moderate a course. Certainly worked for China with respect to the transition to capitalism - after having seen the Soviets' mistakes.
I have always been interested in the Russian condition since my days in college (late 70’s & early 80’s). This was still during the Cold War period so I decided to study Political Science with emphasis in International Relations and Comparative Politics. Your perspective as a Russian born individual provides an eye opening and more accurate picture of how things evolved. I like that you segment your presentation as well. Thank you
I enjoy the paintings and illustrations that you include most of which I’ve not come across before. Think I need to get investigate Russian representational art and artists. 🤗
Thank you for sharing all of your secrets. Here in the States , women have gained many rights in the last few decades….including the rights to keep the home fires burning, to raise a family, vote, excel in university, and in addition they are expected to work full time outside the home. Do you think that living conditions for women have improved greatly for women in Russia during your lifetime?
Thank you for watching. I think the conditions did improve, as they have throughout most of the developed world. I would say there is still more sexism in Russia then in most of the Western countries, but slowly you can see more and more women in the position of power in either the government or in business.
Thank you for your suggestion. Have you seen my Dostoevsky video? ruclips.net/video/fzcGrxoWbxY/видео.html Or the one about Tolstoy? ruclips.net/video/74jMxdlyY7s/видео.html Putting Gorky on the list for the future! :)
I always thought the common stereotype about Russian women 🇷🇺♀︎ was that they were all tough, super serious, never cracked a smile, and exhibited overly masculine traits.
I believe having your husband as a guest speaker would be appropriate in this instance. Many of the paintings you use to illustrate your narrative are exquisite; Russian I assume?
Much of what you say about the historic situation of women is equally true in western countries. It is simply that the industrial revolution happened earlier here. And moving to the cities was easier here. In russia the vast amount of space enabled many men and women to stay out in the farmland. Of course staaying as small farmers did not enable either men or women to get good education. And that, I think, is the true difference. An educated population is able to ask, Why?
I dont think its necessarily a matter of education so much as means. When you dont have to stress about basic needs then people start to wonder about deeper life issues
@@SA2004YG But the only way to test that would be to create a society where all basic needs were met by an outside agency. That is unlikely to ever happen, and I would guess that if all basic needs were met, then people would begin to wonder what else there was.
A rather obvious and uncomfortable question, but I have to ask it. How do Russian women rationalize their menfolk’s extensive war crimes in Ukraine? How do they react to the genocide more generally? These questions could provide the theme of a future episode dealing with the cultural / societal backdrop.
Thank you for your question, it's a very interesting one. The short answer is that I believe that these women are either: A - Are not aware of anything, or B- Even if they are, chose not to believe it or dismiss it. Information control in Russia is very tight, prison sentences are handed out to anyone who might even mention Bucha for example, even in conversation or on social media. So it's not hard to imagine that a lot of those women from the small towns or country side have simply never heard of ANY war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. And even if some information does sip through the easiest thing for them would be not to dismiss it. That's partly the reason why almost everyone conscripted into the Ukraine war come from small towns or the country side, where it's easier to control the narrative. Once this war is over and if the facts of the war crimes are presented, there might be a major shock to the system and to many Russians.
Many thanks for your answer to this question. I must acknowledge that I am not as qualified as you to provide insights but my instincts tell me that additional factors are at play. Given the colossal scale of the atrocities and of the Russian killed and wounded (supported by accounts from hospitals and the burgeoning cemeteries), how is it possible to plead ignorance? I suspect there is deep rooted sickness in this society generally. My prejudice as an older man, is that women are more susceptible to common sense and humanity. Hence my question.
You bring up a good point, along with self-delusion, there is definitely a factor of simply accepting the way things are and not question the authority. That idea of "not rocking the boat" is probably one of the factors contributing to what you call "sickness" or rot. I do believe it's present in Russian society, I just don't know to what degree.
@@elvirabary I’m very grateful that you have engaged with me on this. I believe that this is a question of paramount importance: Is the general population of Russia a victim of the regime or is the regime just a manifestation of broad Russian values and culture ie they are all in it together? Secondarily, do both genders share the same values? I somehow expect the women to have more common sense and humanity (spoken as a male!). I follow a number of commentators such a Vlad Vexler and Konstantin of Inside Russia, and I have to say that they do not fill me with optimism. I must catch up on your other podcasts. Thank you and best wishes.
So far so good, would be interesting to hear part 2. I guess I’m the only one who if fine with mic quality, I only notice the lack of autistic dampening thus there is a bit of echo.
Thanks for watching. I do notice an echo, but at least there is no background noise this time, like in the previous video. I swear, one day, I will get it right!
When in Russia I noticed most women were a healthy weight until they hit around 45-50. Russians eat more Whole Foods and a lot less junk food and don’t eat out at restaurants often as most can’t afford it. I spent about a year in Kholmsk on Sakhalin Island so could be different in other parts. I enjoyed my stay there very much.
Thank you for sharing your story. I think the issue you're mentioning is the "lack of exercise" culture among Russian women. Until the age of 40, it's usually enough to eat fairly healthy and walk a lot (which many Russians do), but after 40 the body undergoes various changes including hormonal and metabolic and unless the woman starts to implement a stricter diet and an exercise routine, maintaining the weight is very difficult. This is true for all women, not just Russian.
The Russian Empire was in part a pioneer and forerunner for women’s rights. Namely in an autonomous region of the Empire - the Grand Duchy of Finland - women were granted the right to vote (suffrage) already in 1906. This was third in the world and a first for Europe! Likewise in 1906 women were granted the right of representation. In the following year (1907) Finnish women were voted into office as representatives in the Grand Duchy’s Senate (i.e. Parliament). This was a first in the world!
Both of those things can be true at the same time. Where do you see a contraction in the statements? Russian Empire WAS a forerunner for women's rights, and some of the Russian men DO beat their wives. Spousal abuse happens all the time everywhere unfortunately (not just in Russia).
@@elvirabaryYes, in many cases there is need to secure better gender rights, balance or harmony. Domestic violence can be physical as well as psychological. Men being bigger in size and having greater physical strength, this gives them a certain “edge”. In patriarchal societies physical domestic violence has been more often directed against the “fairer sex”. But domestic violence need not be one-way. Years ago, I was half-amused to hear about an association for battered husbands in neighboring Sweden. I don’t know if it exists any longer, but the Internet does carry intriguing files on subjects like “Domestic violence against men” or even Henry Makow’s web site criticizing feminism and woke culture. Be that as it may, Russian women can be tough. During WW II they replaced men in the work force, and even today many continue to do heavy labor in agriculture etc.
@alpovratia6488 the only problem is any vote in russia does not mean anything ,as its dictator will always come to fruition sadly ,freedom of speech and thought to everyone ,don't ve afraid stand-up and be counted
Have you heard of the various theories about why Russian women in the last century had a reputation for being strong-willed , independent , somewhat dominating ? That during industrialisation and hard times after 1910 , men ( limitchiki ) were likely to either leave for industrial cities or the front ... This resulted in large numbers of women being head of the household on their own . This was further accentuated by years of wars , repression , martial law ... For example my mother-in-law told of how in the 1940s , when her ( lone ) mother was ordered to be away on komandirovki ... She had to do EVERYTHING herself from the age of 4 - e.g getting to school and feeding herself for days in a row !
Thank you for watching and your comment. You're absolutely correct. Russian women often do play a head of household role even to this day. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that due to various factors (like wars, alcoholism, death rate, etc) there has almost always been a lack of men. So the remaining men were often treated more as precious resources rather than grown up adults by the women in the their lives (first mothers, then spouses). For a long time, the standard for a "good" man was as low as "He is not a drunkard". That was good enough at least to start a family and raise kids with.
The patriarchy came with Christianity. The Vikings and other prehistoric societies had more equality. But it was Europe that developed the ideas of enlightenment and freedom. I don't want to live in a country where people are discriminated because of their sex or ethnic.
@elvirabary I just surfed in the Internet. ARTE and terra x are good channels. Anthropology is fascinating. The hunter gatherers hunted in teams using spears and fire. The women teams helped giving birth. The upright walking made the pelvis slimmer and then there were the bigger brains (heads). There was the devision of work, but apparently no or little dominance. I have tender feelings and great respect for our ancestors. 🧡
"The patriarchy came with Christianity" - lol. Have you read about the Ancient Greece, or Roman Empire, or Hammurabi Laws, or China, or Japan, or Mesoamerica, etc.? Stop this nonsense, please. All successful societies before the Christianity were also patriarchal. In a world built on hard physical labor and military conquest, men will always be valued more as they're much more capable to do both work and warfare.
@Hans-WalterThun-np3yz Vikings' society was effectively a loose commonwealth of warlords - a type of social structure that always sees men as superior gender. "Are you afraid of women" - no I'm not. Are you?
The video was captivating, but would have been more intelligible without the reverberation of your voice on the hard surfaces. Just a thought? I was also thinking what your views are of the modern "mail-order-bride" archetype for Eastern European women. There are a range of attitudes regarding motives and strategies behind these women and their search for a non-Russian/Ukrainian partner. Thoughts? Best Wishes......
Thank you for watching. I think there are a couple of reason why Slavic women seek out non-native partners. Firstly, it the lack or a perceived lack of acceptable partners in the country they are from. Secondly, their desire for perhaps better security for the themselves and their future children, both physical (from violence) and economic.
@@elvirabary There is a little bit of reflected bass sound that could be challenging for people with tinnitus or hearing loss. You can put absorbing material around the microphone or put it on top of a cushion so the reflections do not reach it as much.
Hi Elvira bary I request you that in next video about why far right wing parties is rising in Europe and america because I hated their ideologies they are against non white people and immigration.
Thank you for your suggestion. I think there are far more qualified content creators to tackle that question. I found this interesting take by the Financial Times if you're interested: ruclips.net/video/4fxcGpsK0-g/видео.html
The truth about American Propaganda seems to become evident? I have observed several Russian Women's web presentations over the last 20 years. They seem as diverse as American Women. I try to respect everyone's opinions.
Hollywood has alot to answer for, particularly in recent years, good luck with finding a woman today that would follow their husband into exile, maybe they still do exist, I'd like to think so, another great video, thank you
But now instead of exile, men can often simply immigrate to another country. There are certainly examples of women following their husbands into an immigration.
Yes Elvira, it is hard tó generalise about people. Different periods in time have different circumstances and different cultural norms. What I was trying to express in my original comment was my perception that what used to be seen and noble behaviours are less visible today. Maybe it's just that I'm older and nostalgic and maybe people were always the same, I don't know. Much of the older writing had at it's core a moral tale and the discussion of right and wrong. As a man I knew here used to say "always do the big thing".
Women are the same everywhere, in all eras. Extract resources, create s legion of beta orbiters and work husbands, procreate, decide you aren't happiy, move on. Travel, stuff, and a solipsistic "main character" in the special theatrical show of Her Life. Did I miss any points?
@@elvirabary Stereotype. Woman often have a better educatiion / university degree. In thd eyes of many man they no longer fit in this traditinal wife image. Woman earn often more money, so they refuse to "date down". Men are unable to do their share of household work, playing video games and try to escape / refuse living in a partnership. Men vote significant more conservative, woman vote more democratic. So Trump's idea of a family wife is compliant to Puhins image of a tradwife. ;) Both sides have problems to overcome their traditional roles in a partnership in this fast changing world.
Part 2 of the video is here! Don't miss it - The Untold Story of Russian Women in the Soviet Union ruclips.net/video/qPBHxxPA-Ns/видео.html
@@elvirabary I answered but yt deleted. 🙄
Try the internet: ARTE and terra x.
Anthropology: men hunting in teams with spears and fire.
Teams of women helped giving birth.
Walking upright: slimmer pelvis. Plus bigger brains, I.e. heads.
@@Hans-WalterThun-np3yz To paraphrase a Yakov Smirnoff joke "In Soviet Russia, TV watches you": "In the free West, youtube watches you". Except that soviet joke was a hilarious parable while this modern take is a literal statement of fact. Oh, the irony.
It's nice to hear about Russia from a Russian born person
Very interesting, thank you. The sound was absolutely fine for me.
Your insights are always unexpected and welcome. Love hearing your perspective, Elvira.
Thank you, Elvira, another fascinating video. I'm looking forward to part 2.
Thank you for your support!
Can’t wait to hear more! Great content!
Thank you for watching. Part 2 is coming up! :)
Always thumbs up! I really enjoy your sight, thank you.
Thank you for your support!
Very interesting, thanks for sharing this. My great grandmother on my father’s side was Russian, he grew up in Hungary but moved to the US in the 1950s (by illegally leaving Hungary and joining the US Army at a military base in Italy). I grew up in the US, but am very interested in the history and culture of my ancestors from Russia and Hungary.
Thank you for watching and sharing your story! I absolutely love the fact once I started my channel, so many people shared their stories with me, it's amazing. :)
Thank you for the subtitles...Very interesting, Russian women are among the most beautiful in the world!
I hate Hollywood revisionism/propaganda. Fascinating as ever, thank you Elvira. The sound is normal; it's good.
Thank you for watching!
The sound had a bit of echo but is fine to me also. Thanks, Elvira! A lot of what you said about the Russian women also applies to the Western women - or applied. A number of Russian ways start to "make sense" when taking into account that only some of them are due to Russia being different and many are down to Russia simply being socially behind the West.
Often that's a curse of course, but sometimes being a decade or three behind the trailblazer can be a blessing, gives one a chance to see the effects and plot a safer and more moderate a course. Certainly worked for China with respect to the transition to capitalism - after having seen the Soviets' mistakes.
I have always been interested in the Russian condition since my days in college (late 70’s & early 80’s). This was still during the Cold War period so I decided to study Political Science with emphasis in International Relations and Comparative Politics. Your perspective as a Russian born individual provides an eye opening and more accurate picture of how things evolved. I like that you segment your presentation as well. Thank you
Thank you for watching and sharing your story. :)
I enjoy the paintings and illustrations that you include most of which I’ve not come across before. Think I need to get investigate Russian representational art and artists.
🤗
Thank you for watching and noticing! :)
Thank you for sharing all of your secrets. Here in the States , women have gained many rights in the last few decades….including the rights to keep the home fires burning, to raise a family, vote, excel in university, and in addition they are expected to work full time outside the home. Do you think that living conditions for women have improved greatly for women in Russia during your lifetime?
Thank you for watching. I think the conditions did improve, as they have throughout most of the developed world. I would say there is still more sexism in Russia then in most of the Western countries, but slowly you can see more and more women in the position of power in either the government or in business.
Someone please send this fascinating lady a better microphone.
Huh, I have not noticed any issues with sound quality even listening on 2x. Maybe I'm just used to listening to Russians speaking English.
Someone send him a hearing aid lol
I'm going to experiment and try to get better audio, I promise! :)
Magnifique!👍❤️✌️
Great channel your building Elvira. Well done. ¿ Could you do a story about Maxim Gorky ?
Thank you for your suggestion. Have you seen my Dostoevsky video? ruclips.net/video/fzcGrxoWbxY/видео.html Or the one about Tolstoy? ruclips.net/video/74jMxdlyY7s/видео.html
Putting Gorky on the list for the future! :)
@@elvirabary I have indeed seen them, and thank you for considering the video
best wishes 2 you
You are a good example yourself being a beautifull woman inside and outside ❤
I always thought the common stereotype about Russian women 🇷🇺♀︎ was that they were all tough, super serious, never cracked a smile, and exhibited overly masculine traits.
Perhaps some are, but that hasn't been my experience :)
This background information about women in Tsarist Russia is very helpful, but I am eager to hear what you have to say in the next two videos,
Thanks for watching!
Very interesting, thanks.
Great content....
Thank you for your support!
Thank you! I especially enjoyed paintings. Another video about them? Всего хорошего из Финляндии!
Working on the 2nd one now! :)
It was very enlightning. You are the best (that I know of) to talk about russia without bias. Can you do something about the sound, please ?
Will try a couple of things in my next videos, hopefully it'll get better.
I believe having your husband as a guest speaker would be appropriate in this instance. Many of the paintings you use to illustrate your narrative are exquisite; Russian I assume?
No one cares what you think lol
Yes, the paintings in the videos are Russian, thank you for the compliment. :)
Much of what you say about the historic situation of women is equally true in western countries. It is simply that the industrial revolution happened earlier here. And moving to the cities was easier here. In russia the vast amount of space enabled many men and women to stay out in the farmland. Of course staaying as small farmers did not enable either men or women to get good education. And that, I think, is the true difference. An educated population is able to ask, Why?
I dont think its necessarily a matter of education so much as means. When you dont have to stress about basic needs then people start to wonder about deeper life issues
@@SA2004YG But the only way to test that would be to create a society where all basic needs were met by an outside agency. That is unlikely to ever happen, and I would guess that if all basic needs were met, then people would begin to wonder what else there was.
Thank your for your comment, you bring up a very good point. Delayed development of Russia's country side had a definite affect on both men and women.
"Ukraine girls really knock me out
They leave the West behind.." .john lennon Back in the USSR
A rather obvious and uncomfortable question, but I have to ask it. How do Russian women rationalize their menfolk’s extensive war crimes in Ukraine? How do they react to the genocide more generally? These questions could provide the theme of a future episode dealing with the cultural / societal backdrop.
Thank you for your question, it's a very interesting one. The short answer is that I believe that these women are either: A - Are not aware of anything, or B- Even if they are, chose not to believe it or dismiss it.
Information control in Russia is very tight, prison sentences are handed out to anyone who might even mention Bucha for example, even in conversation or on social media. So it's not hard to imagine that a lot of those women from the small towns or country side have simply never heard of ANY war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. And even if some information does sip through the easiest thing for them would be not to dismiss it.
That's partly the reason why almost everyone conscripted into the Ukraine war come from small towns or the country side, where it's easier to control the narrative.
Once this war is over and if the facts of the war crimes are presented, there might be a major shock to the system and to many Russians.
Many thanks for your answer to this question. I must acknowledge that I am not as qualified as you to provide insights but my instincts tell me that additional factors are at play. Given the colossal scale of the atrocities and of the Russian killed and wounded (supported by accounts from hospitals and the burgeoning cemeteries), how is it possible to plead ignorance? I suspect there is deep rooted sickness in this society generally. My prejudice as an older man, is that women are more susceptible to common sense and humanity. Hence my question.
You bring up a good point, along with self-delusion, there is definitely a factor of simply accepting the way things are and not question the authority. That idea of "not rocking the boat" is probably one of the factors contributing to what you call "sickness" or rot. I do believe it's present in Russian society, I just don't know to what degree.
@@elvirabary I’m very grateful that you have engaged with me on this. I believe that this is a question of paramount importance: Is the general population of Russia a victim of the regime or is the regime just a manifestation of broad Russian values and culture ie they are all in it together? Secondarily, do both genders share the same values? I somehow expect the women to have more common sense and humanity (spoken as a male!). I follow a number of commentators such a Vlad Vexler and Konstantin of Inside Russia, and I have to say that they do not fill me with optimism. I must catch up on your other podcasts. Thank you and best wishes.
Your ‘Real Reasons ……’ podcast was helpful.
If the stereotype of Russian women were reduced to one word, I believe that would be ‘icy’. 🥶
So far so good, would be interesting to hear part 2. I guess I’m the only one who if fine with mic quality, I only notice the lack of autistic dampening thus there is a bit of echo.
Thanks for watching. I do notice an echo, but at least there is no background noise this time, like in the previous video. I swear, one day, I will get it right!
When in Russia I noticed most women were a healthy weight until they hit around 45-50. Russians eat more Whole Foods and a lot less junk food and don’t eat out at restaurants often as most can’t afford it. I spent about a year in Kholmsk on Sakhalin Island so could be different in other parts. I enjoyed my stay there very much.
Thank you for sharing your story. I think the issue you're mentioning is the "lack of exercise" culture among Russian women. Until the age of 40, it's usually enough to eat fairly healthy and walk a lot (which many Russians do), but after 40 the body undergoes various changes including hormonal and metabolic and unless the woman starts to implement a stricter diet and an exercise routine, maintaining the weight is very difficult. This is true for all women, not just Russian.
I’ll take your word for it.
Very interesting
Married a girl of Eastern German/Scandinavian stock. Robost is good.
The Russian Empire was in part a pioneer and forerunner for women’s rights. Namely in an autonomous region of the Empire - the Grand Duchy of Finland - women were granted the right to vote (suffrage) already in 1906. This was third in the world and a first for Europe! Likewise in 1906 women were granted the right of representation. In the following year (1907) Finnish women were voted into office as representatives in the Grand Duchy’s Senate (i.e. Parliament). This was a first in the world!
That's all true, thank you for that historical reference!
Is it true that even to this day russian men beat their wives ,I've been told this by russian women ,so please no properganda bullshit ,
Both of those things can be true at the same time. Where do you see a contraction in the statements?
Russian Empire WAS a forerunner for women's rights, and some of the Russian men DO beat their wives. Spousal abuse happens all the time everywhere unfortunately (not just in Russia).
@@elvirabaryYes, in many cases there is need to secure better gender rights, balance or harmony. Domestic violence can be physical as well as psychological. Men being bigger in size and having greater physical strength, this gives them a certain “edge”. In patriarchal societies physical domestic violence has been more often directed against the “fairer sex”. But domestic violence need not be one-way. Years ago, I was half-amused to hear about an association for battered husbands in neighboring Sweden. I don’t know if it exists any longer, but the Internet does carry intriguing files on subjects like “Domestic violence against men” or even Henry Makow’s web site criticizing feminism and woke culture. Be that as it may, Russian women can be tough. During WW II they replaced men in the work force, and even today many continue to do heavy labor in agriculture etc.
@alpovratia6488 the only problem is any vote in russia does not mean anything ,as its dictator will always come to fruition sadly ,freedom of speech and thought to everyone ,don't ve afraid stand-up and be counted
Have you heard of the various theories about why Russian women in the last century had a reputation for being strong-willed , independent , somewhat dominating ? That during industrialisation and hard times after 1910 , men ( limitchiki ) were likely to either leave for industrial cities or the front ... This resulted in large numbers of women being head of the household on their own . This was further accentuated by years of wars , repression , martial law ... For example my mother-in-law told of how in the 1940s , when her ( lone ) mother was ordered to be away on komandirovki ... She had to do EVERYTHING herself from the age of 4 - e.g getting to school and feeding herself for days in a row !
Thank you for watching and your comment. You're absolutely correct. Russian women often do play a head of household role even to this day. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that due to various factors (like wars, alcoholism, death rate, etc) there has almost always been a lack of men. So the remaining men were often treated more as precious resources rather than grown up adults by the women in the their lives (first mothers, then spouses).
For a long time, the standard for a "good" man was as low as "He is not a drunkard". That was good enough at least to start a family and raise kids with.
Excellent, not much different than Western society before the 1960s.
They can't come in unless you invite them in.
Like vampires? :)
The patriarchy came with Christianity. The Vikings and other prehistoric societies had more equality.
But it was Europe that developed the ideas of enlightenment and freedom.
I don't want to live in a country where people are discriminated because of their sex or ethnic.
It would be fascinating to study some of the old Viking cultures - would you happen to have a good resource for that?
@elvirabary I just surfed in the Internet. ARTE and terra x are good channels.
Anthropology is fascinating. The hunter gatherers hunted in teams using spears and fire.
The women teams helped giving birth. The upright walking made the pelvis slimmer and then there were the bigger brains (heads).
There was the devision of work, but apparently no or little dominance.
I have tender feelings and great respect for our ancestors.
🧡
"The patriarchy came with Christianity" - lol. Have you read about the Ancient Greece, or Roman Empire, or Hammurabi Laws, or China, or Japan, or Mesoamerica, etc.?
Stop this nonsense, please. All successful societies before the Christianity were also patriarchal. In a world built on hard physical labor and military conquest, men will always be valued more as they're much more capable to do both work and warfare.
@сырпошехонский I meant the Vikings. 🙄
Are you afraid of women?
@Hans-WalterThun-np3yz Vikings' society was effectively a loose commonwealth of warlords - a type of social structure that always sees men as superior gender.
"Are you afraid of women" - no I'm not. Are you?
I don't need the secrets exposed: I'm perfectly fine, with the Mystery!
Then why are you here commenting lol
I married a mystery 22 years ago, we are pretty fine. One mystery is enough to puzzle. ;)
When i (as a german) think of slavic women (especially russian women) one word in particular comes to mind: snobbish.
Interesting, thank you for sharing. Did you experience it in Germany or Russia?
The video was captivating, but would have been more intelligible without the reverberation of your voice on the hard surfaces. Just a thought? I was also thinking what your views are of the modern "mail-order-bride" archetype for Eastern European women. There are a range of attitudes regarding motives and strategies behind these women and their search for a non-Russian/Ukrainian partner. Thoughts? Best Wishes......
Thank you for watching. I think there are a couple of reason why Slavic women seek out non-native partners. Firstly, it the lack or a perceived lack of acceptable partners in the country they are from. Secondly, their desire for perhaps better security for the themselves and their future children, both physical (from violence) and economic.
sorry, the mic sound is HORRIBLE, it's too difficult to follow, and subtitling are not available, nice piano interlude
Thanks for bring this up, something indeed happened with subtitles :( As far the sound - is the problem the Echo that my voice creates?
@@elvirabary There is a little bit of reflected bass sound that could be challenging for people with tinnitus or hearing loss.
You can put absorbing material around the microphone or put it on top of a cushion so the reflections do not reach it as much.
Thanks for the tip!
So Tatiana Samoilova would not make Tolstoy happy ?
It's hard to say, we don't actually know what made Tolstoy happy :)
Hi Elvira bary I request you that in next video about why far right wing parties is rising in Europe and america because I hated their ideologies they are against non white people and immigration.
Thank you for your suggestion. I think there are far more qualified content creators to tackle that question. I found this interesting take by the Financial Times if you're interested: ruclips.net/video/4fxcGpsK0-g/видео.html
The truth about American Propaganda seems to become evident?
I have observed several Russian Women's web presentations over the last 20 years.
They seem as diverse as American Women.
I try to respect everyone's opinions.
You're doing it the right way then! :)
Hearing aids have improved.
Thanks! I still got some work to do on the audio front. :)
Who cares.
I don’t care really.A beautiful woman can come from anywhere.
Agree 100%
Please Elvira, you should get yourself a better microphone. This is hard to understand.
It’s fine. Hearing aids? They add clarity.
Do you use Q-tips? Maybe go see a Dr. about that hearing loss. Are you old? Maybe it's due to being long in the tooth.
I promise to experiment more with my set-up to improve my audio in future videos! :)
well, you are a very beautiful woman yourself
I found that Ru woman have bad hair, 2 reasons, lack of vitamin D and cheap hair dye
Sorry to hear about your bad experiences with Russian women.
Hollywood has alot to answer for, particularly in recent years, good luck with finding a woman today that would follow their husband into exile, maybe they still do exist, I'd like to think so, another great video, thank you
I dont think they should anyways, nor any good father would want them to sacrifice themselves
But now instead of exile, men can often simply immigrate to another country. There are certainly examples of women following their husbands into an immigration.
Yes Elvira, it is hard tó generalise about people. Different periods in time have different circumstances and different cultural norms. What I was trying to express in my original comment was my perception that what used to be seen and noble behaviours are less visible today. Maybe it's just that I'm older and nostalgic and maybe people were always the same, I don't know. Much of the older writing had at it's core a moral tale and the discussion of right and wrong. As a man I knew here used to say "always do the big thing".
Women are the same everywhere, in all eras.
Extract resources, create s legion of beta orbiters and work husbands, procreate, decide you aren't happiy, move on. Travel, stuff, and a solipsistic "main character" in the special theatrical show of Her Life.
Did I miss any points?
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Can the same be said for men? That they are the same everywhere in all eras?
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No.
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Stereotype. Woman often have a better educatiion / university degree. In thd eyes of many man they no longer fit in this traditinal wife image. Woman earn often more money, so they refuse to "date down".
Men are unable to do their share of household work, playing video games and try to escape / refuse living in a partnership. Men vote significant more conservative, woman vote more democratic. So Trump's idea of a family wife is compliant to Puhins image of a tradwife. ;)
Both sides have problems to overcome their traditional roles in a partnership in this fast changing world.