Honestly Eli, having spent much of the last decade in Moscow, it compares very well to most major European and American cities. Being from the UK, I can categorically say that Moscow is much, much cleaner than UK cities like London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. There are also no areas of Moscow (day or night) that I've ever felt not safe when visiting. Every major city has abandoned warehouses, office buildings and goods yards. If you really want a shock visit the downtown areas of US cities like Detroit, St.Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore and so on..... You would be shocked! Even in the centre of Los Angeles you can turn off into a side street and be in the ghetto after just a few 100 metres. Of course, Moscow has its problems (like everywhere) but, honestly it's not such a bad place. You also rarely see the social problems (related to race or different religious beliefs) that you see in the US and Europe (I'm not saying they don't exist in Moscow) but in Russia people seem more tolerant and respectful to others living in their neighbourhood. I have an apartment about 10km from the centre of Moscow and the streets and pavements are kept just as clean as the centre. Sometimes, in the summer months, children leave their toys outside during the night and they still seem to be there the next morning! You wouldn't do that in many other countrys' cities...
@@harveyli368 Harvey, I do not know and cannot claim to be an expert on sociology, but I can give you some observations. I've spent much of the last 10 years in Russia and for the last 7 years have lived in a modern housing complex about 10km south-east of the centre of Moscow. In my building there is a huge cross-section of people: first-time buyers, first-time renters, single young people, families, elderly retired people living off their state pension and so on. On my floor of the building there is a businessman and his family in one apartment, a large Russian family in another, a policeman and his family have one apartment, there's also an elderly retired couple, and next to them a young couple who have their 1st child.... A couple of my neighbours have a chauffeur-driven Bentley or Mercedes S class that picks them up each morning..... But everyone lives together as neighbours in the same building.... Everyone respects each other and is considerate to their neighbours. Yes, the man living in the building who works on the platform of the Moscow Metro each day doesn't earn as much as the man who is met outside the building each morning by his driver with his Bentley - but it's a very healthy situation (I think) that (outwardly) very different people can all live together. Complete strangers (who must live in adjacent buildings) will say "Good morning" to you on the street (just out of friendliness)... If that happened in London, the first thing you'd do (sadly) is probably put your hand on your wallet - in case someone was going to try and steal it...! If you go and live in another country (I think) you should adapt to that country's culture, its people's values, and their way of life..... Not so in the UK, and this, I think, is the route of many problems. The state system has changed so much in the UK that many people now feel (with some justification and evidence) that immigrants arriving into the country have more legal rights and access to things like social housing, than they do.... Muslim faith schools have been caught (countless times) in the UK teaching their students that Christians and other non-Muslims in the country are their enemies and less than human.... The social fabric of the UK is a mess, and the UK's identity (as a country) has almost gone..... In the US, the problems are far, far worse than the UK, or perhaps any other "developed" country. Plenty of countries allow their citizens fairly free access to weapons: Russia, Switzerland, Israel, the US, and so on. But, in only one country in the world, does someone (on a regular basis - once or twice a month....!) walk into a school, college, university, church, cinema or other public place and start killing their fellow citizens. It's a difficult situation to solve (the way any other normal country would) because (firstly) the right of citizens to bear arm is enshrined in the US constitution, and (secondly) all major politicians (even presidents) in the US are/have been funded by the companies making these weapons as well as the Gun Lobby and organisations like the NRA...... It's complete madness.... I wouldn't pretend that Russia is some sort of eutopia (far from it - Russia has its own particular problems) you don't see unicorns prancing through the parks of Moscow....) There is racism in Russia and social problems too, but people try to live together and respect each other.
There are similar areas in all major cities of the world. One side is beautiful and touristy, other side is crowded and polluted with undocumented immigrants also as part of the crowd. I hope the electrician guy is able to live with his family. I could see the loneliness in his eyes, but he still works hard and hopes for a better future. 🙏
Yet one more impressive video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has received success very fast, I can't help be a bit jealous of her, though the quality of her videos are far over mine and above most youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click Eli's video clip, prior to you understanding exactly how outstanding she is?
@Sub if you are against Antifa and BLM the media has lied to you about the so called dangerous neighborhoods in America, if they're so bad why are rich white people safely moving there? Bro the media has lied to everyone about everyone, even your mindset is indoctrinated by media/entertainment.
@@dominicjohnson310 Even I heard the Lia's word "creepe" describing an abandoned warehouse....which It sound to me, like a, "no proper word"....and also.....her description of the electrician home.... which I saw....was very clean and orderly....may be because she was impressed by the place.....or because english is not her native languaje....which is also my case.....I appreciate very much her work.....it helps me no to have stereotipes.......
@@natianatia351 hah, i can't imagine part of city which not controlled by russian police. In US police not control 1/3 of typic city, poors areas of megapolices usually
But seems to me, even the worst neighborhoods of Moscow look cool to hang out in. Also I guess with this speed of development and construction in Moscow, they definitely have some plans for those areas. Cool video! Thanks Eli! I also watch Zen Studio's walking videos, they're really good!
Вы посмотрите на Эли, она радуется, гуляя по этим районам. Не такие уж они и плохие. Измайлово и Гольяново, где стадион и заброшенные склады, прямо сейчас застраиваются новым жильём. Через 5 лет это место будет не узнать.
Just 10km from downtown Denver is an oil refinery and every so often, the company is fined for spewing pollution. These worst neighborhoods of Moscow are just abandoned, it is not like gangsters packed with guns hanging out on the street selling drugs on broad daylight. Those people who live in the stadium seem to be decent working class people.
Yet another remarkable video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so normally to Eli. She has obtained success really fast, I cannot not be a little envious of her, though the high quality of her videos are far above mine as well as above many youtubers. I have actually been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click Eli's video, prior to you understood just how impressive she is?
@@peppigue I’m sorry if I offended you somehow. Part of growing a youtube channel is commenting and chatting with people, unless you are lucky enough for the algorithm to pick you up. For most of us that is not the case, so we spend a couple of hours each day leaving comments to connect with our target audience.
@@SamsRussianAdventures - I'm happy to answer your question. I'm a senior citizen and have seen many things in my day. I have always been interested in Russia, because for my generation, it has a mystique that has made me curious about it. After seeing the movie, "Dr. Zhivago" (smile), the scenery was so beautiful, I just had to learn more about it. The Internet has given me the opportunity to go around the world. I would not be able to do that myself, so I seek my adventure via the "ether". I enjoy this type of travelling very much. I will watch your channel as well. Best of luck to you !!! 9-)
@@ElifromRussia Can you make a video on areas in Russia where red hair color is common and of where silver hair colour is common and other body features e.g eye colour etc...seems a very nice video to watch.
Russia have a fine flag. Most countries does have fine looking flags. It’s only parts of their history that’s grim. You know; civil wars, racism, slavery.
Honestly, I'm pleasantly surprised at how liveable even the worst neighborhoods appear to be. I've felt more unsafe in train stations in Brisbane, or traveling through northern France. Granted we were there in 2017 when the attacks were happening so they were a bit on edge. But this is way cleaner than some of the streets right next to major tourist spots in Rome. Moscow might be on my visit list now.
Comparing Detroit to Moscow... I think Moscow's worst neighborhoods are safer than Detroit. Just the fact that you went there with an unarmed kid as your "bodyguard" shows you didn't feel threatened. Urban blight is common in lots of US cities... I love the areas and towns around Detroit, but not the city itself. The only good side is the tourist area (Greektown, Cobo Center, Renaisance, Opera House, Tigers stadium) but don't drift away from that.
It is true and it's the same for almost every american cities with a large proportion of people of non-European descend, not just detroit. On the north East coast all the cities have crime areas. Even cops avoid going there. If you go there you will find trouble, body guard or not. And it's tragic you cannot call a cat a cat and point at the root of the problem because it is instrumentalized by liberals for political agenda. Russia is nowhere near unsafe as usa, Eli. melting pots are far more unsafe than homogeneous populations. Just look at the safest country, Japan they're homogeneous and they make sure to stay that way. The issue is mixing civilizations must happen naturally and very slowly over many centuries otherwise there is mayhem and crime. And some civilization should never have been mixed, they bring problem in every country you find them.
@Jake Johansson Hellow.. São Paulo in Brazil is more worst than any of that cities in America!! Well, i think Moscow is much better than Detroit and better than New York to live. The life quality is better and more safe. São Paulo, as others brazillians metropolis, is very unsafe to live, so in this way i could prefer, without doubt, Detroit or New York to live!!
I work in the oil refineries in Southern United States. There are MANY of these plants in downtown or suburban areas. I love your history lesson of the stadium and Stalins' bunker. Very interesting stuff!
Yet one more remarkable video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so normally to Eli. She has actually obtained success extremely quickly, I can not help be a bit envious of her, though the top quality of her videos are far above mine and above the majority of youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and also the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video clip, before you understood how incredible she is?
@@SamsRussianAdventures Oh come on Sam, she's a beautiful Russian redhead, speaks excellent English with a sexy Russian accent, and you can tell she's very intelligent. Honestly, if I saw a thumbnail of her or you, as a male I'm going to click on hers first. But actually I've been watching a lot of your videos too, many are just as interesting to me. As an old person who grew up during the Cold War seeing modern day Russia and how similar in some ways it seems to be to life in the US in the sixties and seventies is fascinating. I especially enjoy hearing conversations between vloggers and everyday Russians. But you are right, it seems as though RUclips has some secret formula when it decides who will be the next "overnight" success story.
@@J.C.thatsme thank you for your feedback. One thing that I have noticed is the type of people who follow this channel. Everyone I speak to here are genuinely nice. They offer me honest and genuine advice and info, as compared to other channels who’s viewers just say rude and childish things. She has attracted an audience that is similar to herself.
@@SamsRussianAdventures I am subscribed to a few tubers discussing different cultures and travel. I enjoy learning about different people and places, especially Russia. Eli's channel popped up and I added it to my list. Her channel is one of my favorites regardless that she is easy on the eyes. It is very well done, entertaining, and informative. Cheers!
Power plants 🌿 running on natural gas (methane) are not dangerous to citizens that live nearby. And the big chimneys you film actually emit steam (water vapors). Greeting from Bulgaria!❤️❤️❤️ It's similar here. You wouldn't be able to have central heating if the plant is far away from the city. The water will cool down before it reaches you and you'll need more energy to pump it.
Did you really say that LOL???? The methane runs turbines which makes electricity, which is used to heat houses. The other method is to use gas in boilers inside a house to heat them. You really made my day, not laughed so hard for a long time lol.
Let me explain: fuel such as gas or coal is used to heat water to steam, which drives a turbine which is connected to an alternator, which generates electricity. When the steam condenses back into water, it can be used to heat apartments or provide domestic hot water. In the video, those Cooling Towers contain hot water pipes which are being cooled by cold water running down over them. This is pretty wasteful and being phased out, considering Global Warming and Carbon Dioxide. Communism and Capitalism liked big projects, and screw the planet; however, district heating or combined-heat-and-power are good, when done to the highest ecological standards.
That's right , thous are Cooling towers , for power plant / gas, nuclear / for central heating that doesn't make sense. Environmentalist shows this vapor often like pollution, counting on uselessness yang's.
After watching the electrician's take on his place, that's actually a fairly clean place with eight men living in a barracks type setting. That is a very nice view from the window compared to other places in the world. The plants within the city limits is common all over the world. Plants usually start out outside of cities and then business move closer to the plants and workers move closer to be near their work. Before you know it it's a community and part of the city. You are very young so it's not surprising you are confused about this sort of area.
I'm 5 minutes in & I'm already finding it hilarious how profoundly middle-class Eli must be, to be shocked by the state of some random abandoned warehouse! 😃 I could WALK from my flat in inner Brisbane (Australia) to a warehouse looking exactly like this & feel completely indifferent to it.
I'm Russian living in Italy, Italians had recommended to me to go on a vacation to Montenegro, saying it was cheap and beautiful. I was so shocked at how badly maintained the city and infrastructure was and at the low culture of the people there. This impression had spoilt me the entire vacation... I had also realised how much our government had done for us, in Russia, because if we did not have the goods government, we could have been left stuck in the rocky 90's. Moreover, probably there would even be no such country as Russia, they wanted to destroy it, just like the destroyed Jugoslavia. Also Western Europe is DECADES behind Russia in so many ways. Starting from healthcare and public services to everyday conveniences...
Eli, this is wonderful. I was deeply touched by the interview of the electrician Sinalev from Kyrgyzstan starting at 10:00, who lives in poor conditions, and have his dream to move his family to Moscow and by an apartment there.... It is very moving. You have a very sincere and honest way of interview all kinds of people. You have a talent for this! P.S. I live in Moscow since early this year and I love this wonderful peaceful city of 12 mln people.
Enjoyed your exposition. The one thing that saddens me about Moscow and all cities held thrall by the USSR is the depressing architecture of state built accommodation. Communists, like all bureaucrats, have little sense of style. In Melbourne, due to a crisis in affordable housing, we seem to be heading down the same track. During your visit you must have seen those depressing brown Housing Commission appartments around the city core. They were cheap to build and provided cramped accommodation to families, but remarkably similar to Moscow.
For the most part the worst neighbourhoods didn't look too bad or unsafe. A bit more run down than some of the "rougher" parts of Sydney but nothing that looked like a "no-go" zone.
Yet an additional remarkable video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has actually received success really quick, I can not help but be a little envious of her, though the quality of her videos are far above mine and above most youtubers. I have actually been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and also the youtube algorithm has not ben as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, before you recognized exactly how impressive she is?
The most impressive thing about this video is how easy you were able to travel around such a massive city of 12 million in a single day. The Moscow transit system must be incredible. Moscow w is so huge, I can't relate to it. It's not even a city as most people understand a city. Moscow would be a middle to large COUNTRY by itself. There are have a dozen nations in the EU that are smaller than Moscow just in land size.
Eli, I think that you have lived a very sheltered life. There are areas in the big cities in the US that are not only poor, but your life is at risk if you decide to walk around and take videos of the people. The reason why people live around industrial areas is because the industries were built first and people moved next to the industries to be closer to work. Good video.
Makes sense that the cooling towers for the cities heating network is in the city. It would be hugely inefficient and environmentally irresponsible to place it outside and waste gas pumping steam into the city. I guess they use gas to create the steam but those towers are harmless, they only put out water vapour.
It's cheap and make sound engineering sense to have water heating system close to consumption points. Those towers are non polluting and emit water vapour. As regards the oil refinery, everywhere there will be housing estate close to such industrial centres. The point is to have sufficient pollution control measures at the plant meeting local environmental guidelines
@@dmitrii336 да, в Москве во всех домах после 1970 года есть центральное холодное и горячее водоснабжение. Централизованное отопление есть во всех домах, даже 1700-х годов.
As a U.S. citizen I recently traveled on the "Subways Of N.Y.C.". Its bad. I lived outside of Philadelphia,PA. . Philadelphia has many very dangerous areas. I was born in Trenton, New Jersey. Most of it is a run down dangerous getto.
Those are not neighborhoods, Eli. They’re abandoned facilities. When we say neighborhood, we’re talking about living communities. Those you showed are not. 😂
Abandoned facilities and bad, shabby neighbourhood housing poor and destitute communities are two different things. Most likely these places are not yet developed due to legal complications and ownership issues. Most likely they would be demolished in coming years and replaced with something more productive
@@ElifromRussia Agree. What you showed is the vicinity between abandoned parts of the city and those where people are living. English has a weird use of calling almost everything a „community“. Elsewhere people talk about parts of a city or quarters. Communities and neighbourhoods refer to people rather than geography in my understanding. So what we saw was how mixed neighbourhoods and non-neighbourhoods / areas are.
@@MrSarkardip Вы правы. Они заброшены, потому-что арендаторов выселили перед сносом и подготовкой к застройке. высотные дома, что она показала, это первая очередь застройки территории, которую закончили в прошлом году. Через 5-10 лет это место будет не узнать.
Also in Italy we have some abandoned areas where desperate people like homeless, illegal immigrants, drug addicts, drug dealers are to be found. It's very sad to see such unhealty places, but unfortunately they are plenty. Great video
@@KozmicKarmaKoala This is why the people clamoring for more "diversity" are the ones that threaten the saftey of our cities. I hate cities, so it dosen't really impact me, but I still don't like it.
A great video! I'll admit I was a bit surprised because I used to live in the Golyanovo district and I never felt unsafe there, or that it was particularly bad when compared to other neighborhoods. I suppose it is quite far from the center though, which can make it feel less safe. But in general I thought this video was great, and it's nice to see someone sharing the less touristic places in the city and showing what life is really life.
This isn't just a Russian thing, I live in central Scotland and 3Km from my house is an ethylene cracking plant. Also if you have a look at Grangemouth there is a huge petrochemical complex and oil refineries which are one half of the town. then at Rosyth there are the decommissioned hulls of 6 nuclear submarines right on the edge of town. Also on the west coast the Royal navy base keeps British naval nuclear submarines (because apparently it's too dangerous to have them close to populated areas in England, Scottish people are expendable, I can't wait for our independence). England likes to make money but keep the nasty dirty stuff away from where the rich people live.
IKR Russia looks like the Land of opportunity for Entrepreneurs looking for affordable spaces....just need to learn Russian and the other 4-5 languages they speak ... daunting task for us linguistically weak Americans
Loved this video! Yes here in Florida USA you can find the same kind of areas in our bigger cities and it's the same in most of the larger cities in the US. There are pretty much such contrasts in
Yet one more outstanding video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has actually gotten success really quick, I can't assist be a bit jealous of her, though the top quality of her videos are far over mine and also over most youtubers. I have actually been blogging regarding Russia for over 4 years and the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, prior to you recognising exactly how fantastic she is?
@@Amidat Sadly some Russians, specially liberals from Moscow think in the West everything it's perfect, thanks to internet propaganda and filma mainly.
This channel is what I love about youtube. Next best thing to actually visiting. No varnish, no sentimentality. Just what the place is actually like. Brilliant.
Great video Eli showing another part of Moscow every country on planet earth have a place that is luxurious and not so luxury great details on Moscow ✨👏🏽👍🏽
Moscow definitely is a lot different from Detroit. I live near Detroit and it still has a lot of industry. It also has its share of abandoned factories and houses. Once Detroit was once filled with immigrants from Europe. Many were classified as being “Russian” as Ukraine, Lithuania and parts of Poland were Russian lands and were not separate countries. My grandparents were classified as being “Russian” grandpa said he was Polish/German and grandma said Lithuanian. Their immigration papers said they were “Russian”.
Detroit has housing cost of 500-1000 bucks per house. The neighborhood is so bad the government will probably pay people to live there to increase property value of houses around.
@@АлексейП-т2е I’m sure it does… one must also consider why Detroit is an abandoned city. I can tell you loss of industry is a factor. The ugly part is simply said by saying you can’t force people to accept others they consider inferior to themselves. This isn’t just a Detroit or American problem, it’s worldwide. I’m sure you can find it in Russia too.
@@HHH22229 I challenge you to find a city in Russia that has had something similar to "white flight" as in Detroit. If you ask Russians, their depopulation problems are people from Eastern part moving to more populous Western parts of Russia. And young moving out of small villages into larger cities. The race problem is in reverse, people from poor former USSR republics, flooding major Russian cities.
@@АлексейП-т2е I really appreciate your response, it sheds light on Russia for myself. Technically, I’m 1/2 Russian far as country of origin. My grandparents were from Czarist Russia. Although they never considered themselves as being “Russian.” The borders back then moved all over the place as you know. On a personal note, American is a soulless country… my grandparents lived in a small town in Michigan where English wasn’t the main language spoken. They kept their traditions, culture and I learned a lot from them. Unfortunately, what I learned isn’t really compatible with American culture (if American culture is anything but greed and extremism) so I watch videos from Eli and other Russian RUclipsrs.
@@HHH22229 In Russia there is talk to start work to repatriate lots of people who left long ago through incrntives to move back. Maybe it will happen but there has to be a huge economic depression in the western world for people to leave on mass same way as when they once left Russia. Who knows, we definitely live in interesting times where anything is possible.
And this video is 2 years old, that bad area is now (and was then planned for) full of more new beautiful apartment complexes with wonderful playgrounds for kids.
What always blows my mind is how massive the new houses are. The contrats are interesting to see. It does remind me a little bit of Detroit, Mi USA. I love that you put in historical facts too.
Hi Eli. Thank you for such informative and fascinating videos from different parts of Russia. It shows me that your people are just ordinary human beings like everyone else. I am a retired grandfather who has lived in the UK for over 51 years. As a grandfather, I think you would believe me to say that you are lovely.
@@ElifromRussia Absolutely, I can only comment from my experience and how many industrial cities, such as Sheffield is still recuperating from the decimation of the steel industry in the 1980s.
Yes, there are factories in cities all over America, with houses right outside them. I lived outside the fence of one refinery in California. Now I drive by other refineries directly in cities in Utah. The copper mine in Utah founded towns on their properties for the workers. The abandoned areas you've shown look very nice in comparison to some I've seen. You don't normally go there unless you have to. Even if you are in much larger groups than two people.
Actually I’m quite impressed that the worst parts of the city look as good as that. I expected Moscow’s worst areas to be much much worse. I visited Moscow like 15 years ago with my class trip but of course I never made it to special areas. Except when I passed by train coz I came from Estonia. We have worst looking areas in Estonia to be honest. Maybe now it’s more pretty also in Estonia coz I haven’t been there for so many years. I basically abandoned Estonia and moved to Taiwan… Moscow looks quite nice even in the hard areas in my opinion. Our countries were used to look like complete dumps after the collapse of the union but now I feel like even in comparison with some American cities … I realize our places have became quite nice. In Russia, my biggest problem is a Russian kopnik. Those guys always come to look for trouble when they get drunk. If we could get rid of all the aggressive kopniks in east Europe, east Europe would be wonderful.
Yet another outstanding video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so normally to Eli. She has actually received success really fast, I can not assist be a bit jealous of her, though the high quality of her videos are far over mine as well as above a lot of youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video clip, before you recognized exactly how remarkable she is?
@@brysonboehl6590 it’s a phenomenon of the 90’s. Russian’s dressed in Adidas tracksuits, squatting on the floor, eating sesame seeds and drinking beer!
USA here, Newnan, Georgia (that's 40 miles from Atlanta, Georgia): I have been watching your RUclips videos for years. I am very, very impressed with your command of the English language. I can only imagine sitting down at a coffee shop one morning with you and talking to you for hours and hours about Russia and all the places you have lived in the world and all the places you have visited. Keep it up, I have enjoyed every one of your videos no matter what they are about. Keep up the good work.
I visited Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2018. I saw the best parts of the area as I was a tourist. I did wonder where the water heating systems were located. I assumed there were many of them scattered around inside the city. Had no idea they were so huge. All cities have areas both good and bad. Hopefully in time the deserted buildings will be re-purposed.
That's actually not so bad, at least compared to some of the really scary places I've seen. Lots of places near my home look very similar. Here we call it "urban blight."
Yet one more fantastic video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has obtained success really quickly, I can not help be a little jealous of her, though the high quality of her videos are far above mine as well as above many youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and also the youtube algorithm has not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, prior to you understood just how fantastic she is?
An abandoned factory amid an industrial area & an stadium used during Olympics? Unfortunately, plenty places much worse happening around USA, along either coast, people nomads residing on streets & under cities or else. Beside past riots & current known catastrophes, especially consider the numerous brownfields ridden with contaminants, hazardous materials & toxins never resolved persist & permeate .... Also, in other nations, many of those Olympic venues notorious for abandonment & disuse while imposing debt & avoid responsibility, but that's a considerate use for shelter & residence. Good luck reunite with his family & attaining your dreams!
Another supre video, Eli, but I'm surprised that you are so shocked by what you see. We have much, much worse here in the UK. Try living by Stanlow Oil refinery near to Liverpool and Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. You can find very bad and dangerous places very easily in the UK. In London sometimes only a couple of hundred meters separate a very wealthy area from a very unsafe area where it would be dangerous to walk in daytime. It's the same all over the UK. Seems to me that you have been really spoilt with your surroundings. Best of luck.
So interesting 💜There is also an oil refinery at the West side of my hometown, Lévis, Québec, Canada. There are people living across the street. So it's not that uncommon, even in Western, "developed" countries. 🇨🇦
Geography and people-wise, there's not alot of difference between Russia and America. Most of both populations just want to live, love, be happy and with friends and family and good food and good music and chill. I used to work with a group of Russians and had a Russian boss(all were from Moscow and one from Vladivostok). Most Russians I've been around were pretty chill!
@@ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239 Actually our city is very beautiful, authentic and unusual but infrastructure is so-so. I can't even compare Moscow and St Petersburg with Vladivostok. Too big difference. Vladivostok is more Asian city. First of all, Vladivostok is situated in Asia🤣 There are many Chinese, Korean and Indian people. Koreans even organize own celebrations and festivals. Of course, I see many disadvantages in our city since I'm living here. However, I really love Vladivostok.
@@ShinyCucumber one of my old coworkers from there, Ludmilla, says there's a large population of Koreans there, since it's like 25 miles away from North Korea.
Hi Eli , love your videos, I'm from far north of Australia so it's so interesting seeing your amazing country. Having traveled a lit of the world and nearly all Australia, you will find much worse in nearly all cities, our major cities like Sydney and Melbourne have bueatiful places rich and middle class and industrial and poor regions along with homeless and high crime regions. Even my hometown is built around a huge mine , we have lots of polluted water and air , people living in broken houses and lots of drugs and alcohol problems. Australia is projected as a rich country, but we also have many people below the poverty line and corruption in our government. America has major issues also , the grass always seems greener on the other side but I think Russia is developing into one of the best places to be economically and socially, hopefully we will have peace again later this year and Russians may start to understand they have a awesome future compared to the west.😊
That oil refinery must have been a Soviet era planning decades ago, so they placed it on the fringe of the then smaller Moscow. It also depends on the prevailing wind direction in the city and what gases the plant lets off. The other hot water plant is fine in its location, as it provides the hot water for the city - the shorter the pipes the less heat loss.
Yet an additional remarkable video from Eli. Vlogging has come so naturally to Eli. She has actually obtained success very quickly, I can't help but be a little envious of her, though the quality of her videos are much above mine and also above a lot of youtubers. I have actually been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, before you understood just how remarkable she is?
Thank you, your English is perfect whete did you learn it!! Love all what you show us from so far away from you! New Mexico, USA. What you showed us is way safer than most big cities in the USA.
I guess I had a different take on Russia's neighborhoods. I didn't expect to see luxury homes/apts./buildings, nothing really surprised me in this video. It was definitely interesting and I enjoyed hearing the story from the the electrician, I think the people are the best part of the videos. I think Eli is very nice too.
I think it's very similar to another big cities. I was able to see this kind of neighboorhood in New York when I lived there and also in other places that I visited like Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and even in Paris. Usualy big cities atrack a lot of people looking for more opportunities and better jobs. Sometimes they didn't find it and then have to strugle to survirve there. A lot of places at these cities had grown without a plan and that made the urban development very caotic.The governaments usualy think first about the taxes and jobs and last about where the industries would be and how they would afect the environment and people's health. It's a shame, but it have happened in a lot of cities of rich countries as well as the developing ones.
Wow. Really great. I mean the video itself. With every new one I see more dedication and professionalism. Great job 👍 not commenting the places you’re showing, cause yeah, I know how it can be here 😂
Hey Eli, thank you for this wonderful video! I really enjoyed watching this Moscow quick virtual trip! It was very interesting to see different demographics. I live in Japan and we are not immigrant based society but we do have poor people. They live in city funded housing. If you are very poor you can get housing assistance if you live in city housings and depending on the income you can rent it for very cheap if you’re low income bracket. I hope this war settles down soon. I have more curiosity on Russian culture and hope to visit there when things settle down both for Covid and war situation. 🇷🇺❤️
Hi Eli, Melbourne Australia has an oil refinery right in the middle of a residential area, in the inner Western suburbs. It's odd, but nobody really notices it anymore and it's highly regulated.
Yet one more incredible video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has obtained success really quickly, I can not help be a bit jealous of her, though the high quality of her videos are much over mine and also over many youtubers. I have actually been blogging about Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click Eli's video, before you recognised just how outstanding she is?
THANK YOU SO MUCH ELI FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GIVE AN OPEN AND FRANK DESCRIPTION OF THE OTHER MOSCOW, THE MOSCOW THAT WE NEVER GET SHOWN !!! I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR HONESTY, AND HARD WORK AND DEVOTION, TO SHOW US YOUR COUNTRY !!! PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT AUSTRALIA HAS IT'S OWN DARK AREAS, THAT IT'S NOT ALL THAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT, HOWEVER, JUST LIKE YOU I LOVE MY COUNTRY, DESPITE THESE FAILINGS !!! OH, AND FOR THE RECORD ELI, YOU ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANY BEAUTIFUL RUSSIAN WOMEN WE ARE BLESSED TO MEET !!! THANK YOU !!!
I so love your videos. You do a great job. Thank you for showing me the places, the people and their viewpoints, architecture, and cultures. I know you spend allot of money and time doing this. You are the best!
Thank you Eli for the information about Moscow. I live in Denver, Colorado, USA. We have an oil refinery here as well. The smell is very bad, but there are no houses close by to it. I must say, you are very pretty, and I enjoy your films of Russia.
Hi, I'm researching for my channel regarding life in Russia and is 4 years old and also I have about 200 videos yet the algorithm hasn't loved me thus far as it did Eli. Can you help me? Can you look at channel and see what you don't like because I very much want to improve. just about everyone who found my videos leave overwhelming comments about how much they love my videos
@@SamsRussianAdventures Your videos are bland and boring. There are two reasons I watch RUclips videos. One is for instructions and the second is for entertainment. Your video on mushroom hunting in the forest failed on both categories. Entertainment value is multiplied many times by attractive girls, multiplied again when scantily clothed. While Katya is very pretty, you gave her no camera time. You failed again in the instructional category by offering no useful information about mushroom hunting. You declared some to be 'bad' and threw them away with no explanation of why. I would suggest you turn to other sources of income for making a living. You just don't have the instincts for film making.
@@olecanole8596 hi, thanks for the feedback. First of all youtube for me is a hobby. I have my own business. Did you not learn anything from the mushroom hunting? The mushrooms i through away because the person told me that they are old and therefore hold the water. Did you not read the subtitles?
@@olecanole8596 I also gave lots of information on mushroom hunting. I’m so confused how you missed it all. Perhaps the subtitles were not working for you? Which language did you watch it in.
I found your video quite depressing - but also quite exciting! I had read about the dark side of New York, but I didn't see it in reality until I was almost 16, and only for a fraction of a second, from a passing train. I was really shocked - it changed my opinion of the U.S. completely. When I was 23, I saw the dark side of Chicago somewhat more thoroughly. There are of course neighborhoods in almost all big cities in the U.S. with high crime rates. Cities in Brazil are highly heterogeneous, and in some industrial districts of Germany as well. I think the stadium you showed was erected as a counterpart to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. I would like to know how much of what you have shown was already like that under socialism, and how much has become that way since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Thanks Eli! If you went to bad districts in many US cities, you find drug addicts injecting themselves in the open, prostitutes, and dozens murdered!!! 💀 It keeps getting worse.
Well, if there were safe injection sites, legalized and safe prostitution, and more work on community support, those things would lessen. 🤷🏻♀️ but people can’t wrap their heads around harm reduction, they’d rather label everyone inferior and ignore the issue.
I'm surprised you don't have homeless people everywhere. In Canada I can find worse places with homeless people living there. If that's the worst in Moscow then you are better than some cities in Canada. East Hastings Street in downtown Vancouver is very scary and has homeless addicts living on the street, very shameful. The homeless are treated like trash in Canada, so Moscow is much better. I have no respect for humans who treat others like trash.
Homelessness and crime rates continue to increase all along the west coast major cities.. LA, SanFran, Portland, Seattle, Honolulu. Cities all synonymous with a high cost of living index, along with significantly higher priced median home or rents, than the national average!
When I did graduation, I had an immense desire to go to Russia for film education but could not. I cried much when the USSR terminated into several independent states.I love Russia from the core of my heart.
Nice to see what normal tourists would normally not see. Yet, it is still very “acceptable” even for European standards. I've walked in very poor areas in St Petersburg in the 2000s, and I've never felt insecure there. I feel much more insecure in certain parts of my hometown in France, including downtown...
Yet another outstanding video from Eli. video has come so naturally to her. She has achieved success extremely fast, I can't but not be a little envious of her, though the high quality of her videos are much above mine as well as above the majority of youtuber's. I have been blogging regarding Russia for over 4 years but the youtube algorithm has not been as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, prior to you understanding exactly how fantastic she is?
@@SamsRussianAdventures Success in the case of social networks in general is quite a random thing. If you haven't watched it already, I strongly recommend watching Veritasium's video on the subect: ruclips.net/video/3LopI4YeC4I/видео.html Bottom line: - yes you need to have top content, both in the form and the substance, this is a MUST have otherwise you have very little chance since you won't be on the top tier in the first place, - luck does the rest. Having a very popular influencer talking about you is a strong lever, and in that regard, you can also try to create that luck. Of course, if you have a sponsor that pours in millions in ads, it helps. :P
@@SamsRussianAdventures I wasn't speaking about ads in your videos, but ads *about* your video showing everywhere on the internet. That's how highly visible contents is actually exposed, and it outmatches any technique you would use otherwise. :) I understand your goal is to earn money, not spend some, but some people do get recommended that way.
Thank you for sharing, I recently came across your channel by chance. It’s a real eye opener for someone who’s a keen traveler to show me places I would probably never go myself. Ps: the abandoned warehouses are creepy AF.
Leave Detroit alone, I went to Detroit last summer by myself 66 year old white dude. I look like a librarian. Went all over Detroit alone. Smoked cigars in a cigar bar and I was the only white dude. Everyone treated me like family. I lost my phone and everyone helped and we found it. You can feel the energy and optimism. Went to a tigers game, Motown museum, rode a bicycle through all kinds of blown out buildings, but the recover seems real. Even got invited to play golf with some brothers, just great people. Never knew what a great city it is becoming. Hope to run the Detroit marathon in October! They are building everywhere. We are going to take our family vacation there this summer. Restaurants are off the hook. If I was a young person looking for a place to drive a spike in the ground Detroit would be high on my list. You go Detroit, don't take any shit off anyone, you got it going on. And watch out for those Lions!
Tus videos muestran mucha diversidad de Rusia, me gustan los contenidos y la forma de como los expones Your videos show a lot of diversity in Russia, I like the content and the way you present it
Thank you for sharing moscow with me .. It makes me appreciate living in Arizona USA and having central heating and cooling in my house. Nothing here is centralized and even though the costs are higher at times, I dont rely on the government to live. But I have lived in other places near oil refineries and near strip mines that looked very similar to the places you showed in the early part of the video, includint the graffiti and trash. Wish you all the best and may God be with you in these crazy times. spasibo !
Thank you so much for sharing this very interesting video, Eli. I admit, I was surprised to see these parts of Moscow. As a tourist, with very good friends in Moscow, I've been travelling aroun a lot in Moscow on my own, during 7 visits from 2015 - 2019, when suddenly the pandemic and othrer things has made it diffifult for me to visit Moscow at the moment. Whar surpised me the most, really, was the area at Izmailovo,. I thought I know this area quite well, but apparently not. I was alwyas staying at Izmailovo Alfa hotel,, very close to Izmailovo Kremlin. I had a future plan to visit Stalin bunker, but I never made it. Take care, and thank you again, Eli. Greetings from Norway!
10:36Ms Bakunova I can't explain how much in awe and impressed I am. It is heartening to see how you talked so well with common people in such locations. I'm starstruck.
If those are bad neighborhoods, than you do not have bad neighborhoods
My thoughts exactly!
Honestly Eli, having spent much of the last decade in Moscow, it compares very well to most major European and American cities. Being from the UK, I can categorically say that Moscow is much, much cleaner than UK cities like London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. There are also no areas of Moscow (day or night) that I've ever felt not safe when visiting.
Every major city has abandoned warehouses, office buildings and goods yards.
If you really want a shock visit the downtown areas of US cities like Detroit, St.Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore and so on..... You would be shocked! Even in the centre of Los Angeles you can turn off into a side street and be in the ghetto after just a few 100 metres.
Of course, Moscow has its problems (like everywhere) but, honestly it's not such a bad place. You also rarely see the social problems (related to race or different religious beliefs) that you see in the US and Europe (I'm not saying they don't exist in Moscow) but in Russia people seem more tolerant and respectful to others living in their neighbourhood.
I have an apartment about 10km from the centre of Moscow and the streets and pavements are kept just as clean as the centre. Sometimes, in the summer months, children leave their toys outside during the night and they still seem to be there the next morning! You wouldn't do that in many other countrys' cities...
Спасибо Вам за взвешенный и правдивый комментарий.
Sadly young Russians, specially from Moscow thing everything it's perfect in the West.
Thanks to internet propaganda mainly and films.
And what do you think are the causes of these societal problems in the UK or the US?
@@harveyli368 Harvey, I do not know and cannot claim to be an expert on sociology, but I can give you some observations.
I've spent much of the last 10 years in Russia and for the last 7 years have lived in a modern housing complex about 10km south-east of the centre of Moscow. In my building there is a huge cross-section of people: first-time buyers, first-time renters, single young people, families, elderly retired people living off their state pension and so on. On my floor of the building there is a businessman and his family in one apartment, a large Russian family in another, a policeman and his family have one apartment, there's also an elderly retired couple, and next to them a young couple who have their 1st child.... A couple of my neighbours have a chauffeur-driven Bentley or Mercedes S class that picks them up each morning.....
But everyone lives together as neighbours in the same building.... Everyone respects each other and is considerate to their neighbours. Yes, the man living in the building who works on the platform of the Moscow Metro each day doesn't earn as much as the man who is met outside the building each morning by his driver with his Bentley - but it's a very healthy situation (I think) that (outwardly) very different people can all live together. Complete strangers (who must live in adjacent buildings) will say "Good morning" to you on the street (just out of friendliness)... If that happened in London, the first thing you'd do (sadly) is probably put your hand on your wallet - in case someone was going to try and steal it...!
If you go and live in another country (I think) you should adapt to that country's culture, its people's values, and their way of life..... Not so in the UK, and this, I think, is the route of many problems. The state system has changed so much in the UK that many people now feel (with some justification and evidence) that immigrants arriving into the country have more legal rights and access to things like social housing, than they do.... Muslim faith schools have been caught (countless times) in the UK teaching their students that Christians and other non-Muslims in the country are their enemies and less than human.... The social fabric of the UK is a mess, and the UK's identity (as a country) has almost gone.....
In the US, the problems are far, far worse than the UK, or perhaps any other "developed" country. Plenty of countries allow their citizens fairly free access to weapons: Russia, Switzerland, Israel, the US, and so on. But, in only one country in the world, does someone (on a regular basis - once or twice a month....!) walk into a school, college, university, church, cinema or other public place and start killing their fellow citizens. It's a difficult situation to solve (the way any other normal country would) because (firstly) the right of citizens to bear arm is enshrined in the US constitution, and (secondly) all major politicians (even presidents) in the US are/have been funded by the companies making these weapons as well as the Gun Lobby and organisations like the NRA...... It's complete madness....
I wouldn't pretend that Russia is some sort of eutopia (far from it - Russia has its own particular problems) you don't see unicorns prancing through the parks of Moscow....) There is racism in Russia and social problems too, but people try to live together and respect each other.
I should move.
There are similar areas in all major cities of the world. One side is beautiful and touristy, other side is crowded and polluted with undocumented immigrants also as part of the crowd. I hope the electrician guy is able to live with his family. I could see the loneliness in his eyes, but he still works hard and hopes for a better future. 🙏
Yet one more impressive video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has received success very fast, I can't help be a bit jealous of her, though the quality of her videos are far over mine and above most youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click Eli's video clip, prior to you understanding exactly how outstanding she is?
No no no. Let her hate her own country - enjoy the mystery of post-soviet soul)))
@Sub if you are against Antifa and BLM you can say thing about the world in general
@Sub if you are against Antifa and BLM the media has lied to you about the so called dangerous neighborhoods in America, if they're so bad why are rich white people safely moving there? Bro the media has lied to everyone about everyone, even your mindset is indoctrinated by media/entertainment.
@@dominicjohnson310 Even I heard the Lia's word "creepe" describing an abandoned warehouse....which It sound to me, like a, "no proper word"....and also.....her description of the electrician home.... which I saw....was very clean and orderly....may be because she was impressed by the place.....or because english is not her native languaje....which is also my case.....I appreciate very much her work.....it helps me no to have stereotipes.......
dear girl, you don't know what is worst neighborhoods, trust me
if it's unsafe depression places, my congrats to your city and country
Moscow: “look at this dangerous, depressing, scary neighborhood”. Detroit: “hold my beer”.
Rust belt
Bad comparison. Whole Russia consists of Ghettos, but in USA it’s only a small part of the country where you might find some
@@natianatia351 You're joke right? Every US city has large "ghettos".
@@mountainpeakcloud8442 I have been to US and rarely saw any ghettoes. Russia is a country of Ghettos, full of it.
@@natianatia351 hah, i can't imagine part of city which not controlled by russian police. In US police not control 1/3 of typic city, poors areas of megapolices usually
But seems to me, even the worst neighborhoods of Moscow look cool to hang out in. Also I guess with this speed of development and construction in Moscow, they definitely have some plans for those areas. Cool video! Thanks Eli!
I also watch Zen Studio's walking videos, they're really good!
Вы посмотрите на Эли, она радуется, гуляя по этим районам. Не такие уж они и плохие. Измайлово и Гольяново, где стадион и заброшенные склады, прямо сейчас застраиваются новым жильём. Через 5 лет это место будет не узнать.
Just 10km from downtown Denver is an oil refinery and every so often, the company is fined for spewing pollution. These worst neighborhoods of Moscow are just abandoned, it is not like gangsters packed with guns hanging out on the street selling drugs on broad daylight. Those people who live in the stadium seem to be decent working class people.
Yet another remarkable video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so normally to Eli. She has obtained success really fast, I cannot not be a little envious of her, though the high quality of her videos are far above mine as well as above many youtubers. I have actually been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click Eli's video, prior to you understood just how impressive she is?
@@SamsRussianAdventures quit spamming
@@peppigue I’m sorry if I offended you somehow. Part of growing a youtube channel is commenting and chatting with people, unless you are lucky enough for the algorithm to pick you up. For most of us that is not the case, so we spend a couple of hours each day leaving comments to connect with our target audience.
The oil refinery is only thing that isn't a shit hole in Denver.
@@SamsRussianAdventures - I'm happy to answer your question. I'm a senior citizen and have seen many things in my day. I have always been interested in Russia, because for my generation, it has a mystique that has made me curious about it. After seeing the movie, "Dr. Zhivago" (smile), the scenery was so beautiful, I just had to learn more about it. The Internet has given me the opportunity to go around the world. I would not be able to do that myself, so I seek my adventure via the "ether". I enjoy this type of travelling very much. I will watch your channel as well. Best of luck to you !!! 9-)
I just realized Eli has all 3 colours of the Russian Flag: white skin, blue eyes and red hair. Perfect representative of Russia 😂
@@ElifromRussia Can you make a video on areas in Russia where red hair color is common and of where silver hair colour is common and other body features e.g eye colour etc...seems a very nice video to watch.
She looks good the flag dont
Russia have a fine flag.
Most countries does have fine looking flags. It’s only parts of their history that’s grim.
You know; civil wars, racism, slavery.
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Russia: Yeah, been there, did all that.
@@hirdbarding3399 besides racism.
6_30 - That homeless encampment looks 1000x better than the way I see people live in Seattle and San Francisco.
Они не бездомные. У них там барбекю за 400$. Скорее всего они там работают сторожами.
Never been to Moscow, right ? Well, that's why !
Honestly, I'm pleasantly surprised at how liveable even the worst neighborhoods appear to be. I've felt more unsafe in train stations in Brisbane, or traveling through northern France. Granted we were there in 2017 when the attacks were happening so they were a bit on edge. But this is way cleaner than some of the streets right next to major tourist spots in Rome. Moscow might be on my visit list now.
Travel outside Moscow and you will see the real Russia. France outside the big cities looks much better than Russia outside the big cities.
Comparing Detroit to Moscow... I think Moscow's worst neighborhoods are safer than Detroit. Just the fact that you went there with an unarmed kid as your "bodyguard" shows you didn't feel threatened.
Urban blight is common in lots of US cities...
I love the areas and towns around Detroit, but not the city itself. The only good side is the tourist area (Greektown, Cobo Center, Renaisance, Opera House, Tigers stadium) but don't drift away from that.
It is true and it's the same for almost every american cities with a large proportion of people of non-European descend, not just detroit. On the north East coast all the cities have crime areas. Even cops avoid going there. If you go there you will find trouble, body guard or not. And it's tragic you cannot call a cat a cat and point at the root of the problem because it is instrumentalized by liberals for political agenda.
Russia is nowhere near unsafe as usa, Eli. melting pots are far more unsafe than homogeneous populations. Just look at the safest country, Japan they're homogeneous and they make sure to stay that way.
The issue is mixing civilizations must happen naturally and very slowly over many centuries otherwise there is mayhem and crime. And some civilization should never have been mixed, they bring problem in every country you find them.
USA IS GREAT! WHY YOU TELLING LIES?
@Jake Johansson Hellow.. São Paulo in Brazil is more worst than any of that cities in America!! Well, i think Moscow is much better than Detroit and better than New York to live. The life quality is better and more safe.
São Paulo, as others brazillians metropolis, is very unsafe to live, so in this way i could prefer, without doubt, Detroit or New York to live!!
@@ghosthdel3098 ruclips.net/video/qXRPHeU0KA8/видео.html
Agreed 💯 %
I work in the oil refineries in Southern United States. There are MANY of these plants in downtown or suburban areas. I love your history lesson of the stadium and Stalins' bunker. Very interesting stuff!
Yet one more remarkable video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so normally to Eli. She has actually obtained success extremely quickly, I can not help be a bit envious of her, though the top quality of her videos are far above mine and above the majority of youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and also the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video clip, before you understood how incredible she is?
@@SamsRussianAdventures Oh come on Sam, she's a beautiful Russian redhead, speaks excellent English with a sexy Russian accent, and you can tell she's very intelligent. Honestly, if I saw a thumbnail of her or you, as a male I'm going to click on hers first. But actually I've been watching a lot of your videos too, many are just as interesting to me. As an old person who grew up during the Cold War seeing modern day Russia and how similar in some ways it seems to be to life in the US in the sixties and seventies is fascinating. I especially enjoy hearing conversations between vloggers and everyday Russians. But you are right, it seems as though RUclips has some secret formula when it decides who will be the next "overnight" success story.
@@J.C.thatsme thank you for your feedback. One thing that I have noticed is the type of people who follow this channel. Everyone I speak to here are genuinely nice. They offer me honest and genuine advice and info, as compared to other channels who’s viewers just say rude and childish things. She has attracted an audience that is similar to herself.
Southern? Come to California if you wanna see what disaster looks like 😂
@@SamsRussianAdventures I am subscribed to a few tubers discussing different cultures and travel. I enjoy learning about different people and places, especially Russia. Eli's channel popped up and I added it to my list. Her channel is one of my favorites regardless that she is easy on the eyes. It is very well done, entertaining, and informative. Cheers!
Power plants 🌿 running on natural gas (methane) are not dangerous to citizens that live nearby. And the big chimneys you film actually emit steam (water vapors). Greeting from Bulgaria!❤️❤️❤️ It's similar here. You wouldn't be able to have central heating if the plant is far away from the city. The water will cool down before it reaches you and you'll need more energy to pump it.
Did you really say that LOL???? The methane runs turbines which makes electricity, which is used to heat houses. The other method is to use gas in boilers inside a house to heat them. You really made my day, not laughed so hard for a long time lol.
Let me explain: fuel such as gas or coal is used to heat water to steam, which drives a turbine which is connected to an alternator, which generates electricity. When the steam condenses back into water, it can be used to heat apartments or provide domestic hot water. In the video, those Cooling Towers contain hot water pipes which are being cooled by cold water running down over them. This is pretty wasteful and being phased out, considering Global Warming and Carbon Dioxide. Communism and Capitalism liked big projects, and screw the planet; however, district heating or combined-heat-and-power are good, when done to the highest ecological standards.
That's right , thous are Cooling towers , for power plant / gas, nuclear / for central heating that doesn't make sense. Environmentalist shows this vapor often like pollution, counting on uselessness yang's.
every house here in na have they're own water heater but it cost 1000 $ Canadian 48gallon
@@igorurbanek8217 Burning of natural gas releases emissions, but nuclear fission not.
After watching the electrician's take on his place, that's actually a fairly clean place with eight men living in a barracks type setting.
That is a very nice view from the window compared to other places in the world.
The plants within the city limits is common all over the world.
Plants usually start out outside of cities and then business move closer to the plants and workers move closer to be near their work.
Before you know it it's a community and part of the city.
You are very young so it's not surprising you are confused about this sort of area.
I'm 5 minutes in & I'm already finding it hilarious how profoundly middle-class Eli must be, to be shocked by the state of some random abandoned warehouse! 😃 I could WALK from my flat in inner Brisbane (Australia) to a warehouse looking exactly like this & feel completely indifferent to it.
I'm Russian living in Italy, Italians had recommended to me to go on a vacation to Montenegro, saying it was cheap and beautiful.
I was so shocked at how badly maintained the city and infrastructure was and at the low culture of the people there.
This impression had spoilt me the entire vacation...
I had also realised how much our government had done for us, in Russia, because if we did not have the goods government, we could have been left stuck in the rocky 90's. Moreover, probably there would even be no such country as Russia, they wanted to destroy it, just like the destroyed Jugoslavia.
Also Western Europe is DECADES behind Russia in so many ways. Starting from healthcare and public services to everyday conveniences...
She has traveled to way poorer countries
Eli, this is wonderful. I was deeply touched by the interview of the electrician Sinalev from Kyrgyzstan starting at 10:00, who lives in poor conditions, and have his dream to move his family to Moscow and by an apartment there.... It is very moving. You have a very sincere and honest way of interview all kinds of people. You have a talent for this!
P.S. I live in Moscow since early this year and I love this wonderful peaceful city of 12 mln people.
More affordable in Moscow region.
Actually, his conditions were not that bad. There are zillions of people in the world who live in a thousand times more awful conditions.
Enjoyed your exposition. The one thing that saddens me about Moscow and all cities held thrall by the USSR is the depressing architecture of state built accommodation. Communists, like all bureaucrats, have little sense of style. In Melbourne, due to a crisis in affordable housing, we seem to be heading down the same track. During your visit you must have seen those depressing brown Housing Commission appartments around the city core. They were cheap to build and provided cramped accommodation to families, but remarkably similar to Moscow.
For the most part the worst neighbourhoods didn't look too bad or unsafe. A bit more run down than some of the "rougher" parts of Sydney but nothing that looked like a "no-go" zone.
Yet an additional remarkable video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has actually received success really quick, I can not help but be a little envious of her, though the quality of her videos are far above mine and above most youtubers. I have actually been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and also the youtube algorithm has not ben as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, before you recognized exactly how impressive she is?
@@SamsRussianAdventures I've been following her channel for a number of weeks now. I became familiar with Eli through the RussianPlus RUclips channel
@@SeanRankin2 ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿੱਥੋਂ ?
@@SamsRussianAdventures Greetz 👋
@@gurpreetsingh-zg3km 😂😂
The most impressive thing about this video is how easy you were able to travel around such a massive city of 12 million in a single day. The Moscow transit system must be incredible. Moscow w is so huge, I can't relate to it. It's not even a city as most people understand a city. Moscow would be a middle to large COUNTRY by itself. There are have a dozen nations in the EU that are smaller than Moscow just in land size.
Moscow's population is more like 20 million though.
Moscow is like the brain for Russia,if it collapses the whole country would go down too
@@alqaeda7040 thankfully it’s not going to collapse
@@alqaeda7040 Ok Bin Laden
@@SamsRussianAdventures he said if it collapses
Eli, I think that you have lived a very sheltered life. There are areas in the big cities in the US that are not only poor, but your life is at risk if you decide to walk around and take videos of the people. The reason why people live around industrial areas is because the industries were built first and people moved next to the industries to be closer to work. Good video.
All the black areas. That is the key factor here. No black people = safe.
If you can walk around like that, you have never seen danger before.
Russia remains a "scary place" in the minds of many westerners, so it's very nice to see an inside view from you, thanks Eli, I enjoyed it.
It's crazy though. Not the fault of the people, but the Governments and the media who portray it as a scary place.
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@@godofredoguevaraalanya5328 don’t understand Spanish
🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭and now because of the ukraine&russia.
This is Moscow not real Russia. Go to some city like Omsk or Murmansk and you will see that the minds of those westerners are right
Makes sense that the cooling towers for the cities heating network is in the city. It would be hugely inefficient and environmentally irresponsible to place it outside and waste gas pumping steam into the city. I guess they use gas to create the steam but those towers are harmless, they only put out water vapour.
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It's cheap and make sound engineering sense to have water heating system close to consumption points. Those towers are non polluting and emit water vapour. As regards the oil refinery, everywhere there will be housing estate close to such industrial centres. The point is to have sufficient pollution control measures at the plant meeting local environmental guidelines
These systems are very efficient as they produce electricity and useful heat. In most power stations around the world heat is a waste.
Так и есть. Газ для создания пара.
@@dmitrii336 да, в Москве во всех домах после 1970 года есть центральное холодное и горячее водоснабжение. Централизованное отопление есть во всех домах, даже 1700-х годов.
Wow, the contrasts... 😲 Thanks for this different look, Ms. Eli 💚💖
As a U.S. citizen I recently traveled on the "Subways Of N.Y.C.". Its bad. I lived outside of Philadelphia,PA. . Philadelphia has many very dangerous areas. I was born in Trenton, New Jersey. Most of it is a run down dangerous getto.
If this is the worst part of Moscow, you don't want to ever visit Detroit (or any large city in the USA).
Look who's never ever been to Detroit.
Haha ...😂😂...as a Russian, you sound like a clueless person... Russia is way behind USA...am living in the the US now and there is no comparison
WELL SAID, GO TO HANZ POINT MARKET IN N Y CITY HUM!, CHICAGO,
Those are not neighborhoods, Eli. They’re abandoned facilities. When we say neighborhood, we’re talking about living communities. Those you showed are not. 😂
Abandoned facilities and bad, shabby neighbourhood housing poor and destitute communities are two different things. Most likely these places are not yet developed due to legal complications and ownership issues. Most likely they would be demolished in coming years and replaced with something more productive
@@ElifromRussia Agree. What you showed is the vicinity between abandoned parts of the city and those where people are living.
English has a weird use of calling almost everything a „community“. Elsewhere people talk about parts of a city or quarters. Communities and neighbourhoods refer to people rather than geography in my understanding. So what we saw was how mixed neighbourhoods and non-neighbourhoods / areas are.
@@MrSarkardip Вы правы. Они заброшены, потому-что арендаторов выселили перед сносом и подготовкой к застройке. высотные дома, что она показала, это первая очередь застройки территории, которую закончили в прошлом году. Через 5-10 лет это место будет не узнать.
Also in Italy we have some abandoned areas where desperate people like homeless, illegal immigrants, drug addicts, drug dealers are to be found. It's very sad to see such unhealty places, but unfortunately they are plenty. Great video
I firmly hope the electrician could find a suitable accomodation for him and his family
@Jake Johansson yes, that's true
I rememberd when i used to work in Cruise ship company..not easy to leave but have to do it !!.
Italy was not like that in the 80's but when I returned to Lombardia in 2006...what dumps for African immigrants.😵 Baci da NYC .✈✈🗽🗽
@@KozmicKarmaKoala This is why the people clamoring for more "diversity" are the ones that threaten the saftey of our cities.
I hate cities, so it dosen't really impact me, but I still don't like it.
A great video! I'll admit I was a bit surprised because I used to live in the Golyanovo district and I never felt unsafe there, or that it was particularly bad when compared to other neighborhoods. I suppose it is quite far from the center though, which can make it feel less safe. But in general I thought this video was great, and it's nice to see someone sharing the less touristic places in the city and showing what life is really life.
This isn't just a Russian thing, I live in central Scotland and 3Km from my house is an ethylene cracking plant. Also if you have a look at Grangemouth there is a huge petrochemical complex and oil refineries which are one half of the town. then at Rosyth there are the decommissioned hulls of 6 nuclear submarines right on the edge of town. Also on the west coast the Royal navy base keeps British naval nuclear submarines (because apparently it's too dangerous to have them close to populated areas in England, Scottish people are expendable, I can't wait for our independence).
England likes to make money but keep the nasty dirty stuff away from where the rich people live.
Like William Wallace said - Scotland will be free again !
Now do a video like this in USA’s largest cities and you’ll see heroin junkies walking around all over the place like zombies…
And streets full of homeless junkies living in makeshift tents..!!
IKR Russia looks like the Land of opportunity for Entrepreneurs looking for affordable spaces....just need to learn Russian and the other 4-5 languages they speak ... daunting task for us linguistically weak Americans
The average american city still is better and safer than the average russian city
@@t-bird8978 lol, Chicago ?
@@cooldudecs lol, Murmansk?
Loved this video! Yes here in Florida USA you can find the same kind of areas in our bigger cities and it's the same in most of the larger cities in the US. There are pretty much such contrasts in
Yet one more outstanding video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has actually gotten success really quick, I can't assist be a bit jealous of her, though the top quality of her videos are far over mine and also over most youtubers. I have actually been blogging regarding Russia for over 4 years and the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, prior to you recognising exactly how fantastic she is?
Personally I think the bad areas of US cities are worse than these..
@@Amidat Sadly some Russians, specially liberals from Moscow think in the West everything it's perfect, thanks to internet propaganda and filma mainly.
Your videos are fantastic, I love the whole production behind them. Greetings from Mexico!
This channel is what I love about youtube. Next best thing to actually visiting. No varnish, no sentimentality. Just what the place is actually like. Brilliant.
yeah, it's cool
Eli is great. Great narratives. Great information. Unambiguous details.
Great video Eli showing another part of Moscow every country on planet earth have a place that is luxurious and not so luxury great details on Moscow ✨👏🏽👍🏽
Moscow definitely is a lot different from Detroit. I live near Detroit and it still has a lot of industry. It also has its share of abandoned factories and houses. Once Detroit was once filled with immigrants from Europe. Many were classified as being “Russian” as Ukraine, Lithuania and parts of Poland were Russian lands and were not separate countries. My grandparents were classified as being “Russian” grandpa said he was Polish/German and grandma said Lithuanian. Their immigration papers said they were “Russian”.
Detroit has housing cost of 500-1000 bucks per house. The neighborhood is so bad the government will probably pay people to live there to increase property value of houses around.
@@АлексейП-т2е I’m sure it does… one must also consider why Detroit is an abandoned city. I can tell you loss of industry is a factor. The ugly part is simply said by saying you can’t force people to accept others they consider inferior to themselves. This isn’t just a Detroit or American problem, it’s worldwide. I’m sure you can find it in Russia too.
@@HHH22229 I challenge you to find a city in Russia that has had something similar to "white flight" as in Detroit. If you ask Russians, their depopulation problems are people from Eastern part moving to more populous Western parts of Russia. And young moving out of small villages into larger cities. The race problem is in reverse, people from poor former USSR republics, flooding major Russian cities.
@@АлексейП-т2е I really appreciate your response, it sheds light on Russia for myself. Technically, I’m 1/2 Russian far as country of origin. My grandparents were from Czarist Russia. Although they never considered themselves as being “Russian.” The borders back then moved all over the place as you know. On a personal note, American is a soulless country… my grandparents lived in a small town in Michigan where English wasn’t the main language spoken. They kept their traditions, culture and I learned a lot from them. Unfortunately, what I learned isn’t really compatible with American culture (if American culture is anything but greed and extremism) so I watch videos from Eli and other Russian RUclipsrs.
@@HHH22229 In Russia there is talk to start work to repatriate lots of people who left long ago through incrntives to move back. Maybe it will happen but there has to be a huge economic depression in the western world for people to leave on mass same way as when they once left Russia. Who knows, we definitely live in interesting times where anything is possible.
Cool, my kind of videos, loving your natural vlogs Eli.Keep the ball rolling 🔥
And this video is 2 years old, that bad area is now (and was then planned for) full of more new beautiful apartment complexes with wonderful playgrounds for kids.
This is a fantastic and enlightening video Eli, thank you for producing it. Moscow has always fascinated me. It's more colorful than I pictured. :)
Behind the shiny districts Moscow is like anywhere else
Thanks Eli
EVERY CITY IN THE WORLD HAS THE SAME
What always blows my mind is how massive the new houses are.
The contrats are interesting to see. It does remind me a little bit of Detroit, Mi USA.
I love that you put in historical facts too.
The urban blight and crime rates, are much worse in places like Detroit and Baltimore!
The graffiti artist who painted the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" artwork was quite talented. You may have just made his artwork famous.
@@ElifromRussia Hi U have What's app?
Wonderful! thank you for sharing this different place in Moscow, it was very interesting. Thanks a lot!!
Hi Eli. Thank you for such informative and fascinating videos from different parts of Russia. It shows me that your people are just ordinary human beings like everyone else. I am a retired grandfather who has lived in the UK for over 51 years. As a grandfather, I think you would believe me to say that you are lovely.
Great video. Love places like this. There are lots of places like this in the UK, hidden away from tourists too 👍
@@ElifromRussia Absolutely, I can only comment from my experience and how many industrial cities, such as Sheffield is still recuperating from the decimation of the steel industry in the 1980s.
Yes, there are factories in cities all over America, with houses right outside them. I lived outside the fence of one refinery in California. Now I drive by other refineries directly in cities in Utah. The copper mine in Utah founded towns on their properties for the workers. The abandoned areas you've shown look very nice in comparison to some I've seen. You don't normally go there unless you have to. Even if you are in much larger groups than two people.
Actually I’m quite impressed that the worst parts of the city look as good as that. I expected Moscow’s worst areas to be much much worse.
I visited Moscow like 15 years ago with my class trip but of course I never made it to special areas. Except when I passed by train coz I came from Estonia.
We have worst looking areas in Estonia to be honest. Maybe now it’s more pretty also in Estonia coz I haven’t been there for so many years. I basically abandoned Estonia and moved to Taiwan…
Moscow looks quite nice even in the hard areas in my opinion.
Our countries were used to look like complete dumps after the collapse of the union but now I feel like even in comparison with some American cities … I realize our places have became quite nice.
In Russia, my biggest problem is a Russian kopnik. Those guys always come to look for trouble when they get drunk. If we could get rid of all the aggressive kopniks in east Europe, east Europe would be wonderful.
Yet another outstanding video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so normally to Eli. She has actually received success really fast, I can not assist be a bit jealous of her, though the high quality of her videos are far over mine as well as above a lot of youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video clip, before you recognized exactly how remarkable she is?
Edwin Braun What is a kopnik?
@@brysonboehl6590 kopnik is a guy who’s drunk and looking for fight with random people on the street
@@Edwinbraun20 So there is a word for them LOL. Here we just call them assholes LOL
@@brysonboehl6590 it’s a phenomenon of the 90’s. Russian’s dressed in Adidas tracksuits, squatting on the floor, eating sesame seeds and drinking beer!
Eli your understanding of how a poor neighboorhood should look like makes me smile. Come visit Argentina!
USA here, Newnan, Georgia (that's 40 miles from Atlanta, Georgia): I have been watching your RUclips videos for years. I am very, very impressed with your command of the English language. I can only imagine sitting down at a coffee shop one morning with you and talking to you for hours and hours about Russia and all the places you have lived in the world and all the places you have visited. Keep it up, I have enjoyed every one of your videos no matter what they are about. Keep up the good work.
I visited Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2018. I saw the best parts of the area as I was a tourist. I did wonder where the water heating systems were located. I assumed there were many of them scattered around inside the city. Had no idea they were so huge. All cities have areas both good and bad. Hopefully in time the deserted buildings will be re-purposed.
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That's actually not so bad, at least compared to some of the really scary places I've seen. Lots of places near my home look very similar. Here we call it "urban blight."
Yet one more fantastic video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has obtained success really quickly, I can not help be a little jealous of her, though the high quality of her videos are far above mine as well as above many youtubers. I have been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years and also the youtube algorithm has not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, prior to you understood just how fantastic she is?
@@SamsRussianAdventures Eli looks very similar my ex-wife...
...if my ex wife were more intelligent, multilingual, and 15kg lighter. 🤣
@@Tenkai917 🤣🤣🤣👍👍
An abandoned factory amid an industrial area & an stadium used during Olympics? Unfortunately, plenty places much worse happening around USA, along either coast, people nomads residing on streets & under cities or else. Beside past riots & current known catastrophes, especially consider the numerous brownfields ridden with contaminants, hazardous materials & toxins never resolved persist & permeate .... Also, in other nations, many of those Olympic venues notorious for abandonment & disuse while imposing debt & avoid responsibility, but that's a considerate use for shelter & residence. Good luck reunite with his family & attaining your dreams!
Another supre video, Eli, but I'm surprised that you are so shocked by what you see. We have much, much worse here in the UK. Try living by Stanlow Oil refinery near to Liverpool and Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. You can find very bad and dangerous places very easily in the UK. In London sometimes only a couple of hundred meters separate a very wealthy area from a very unsafe area where it would be dangerous to walk in daytime. It's the same all over the UK. Seems to me that you have been really spoilt with your surroundings. Best of luck.
So interesting 💜There is also an oil refinery at the West side of my hometown, Lévis, Québec, Canada. There are people living across the street. So it's not that uncommon, even in Western, "developed" countries. 🇨🇦
Geography and people-wise, there's not alot of difference between Russia and America. Most of both populations just want to live, love, be happy and with friends and family and good food and good music and chill. I used to work with a group of Russians and had a Russian boss(all were from Moscow and one from Vladivostok). Most Russians I've been around were pretty chill!
Hey, I'm from Vladivostok!😁
@@ShinyCucumber cool! What's it like there? I hear it's well kept and western, kinda like Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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Actually our city is very beautiful, authentic and unusual but infrastructure is so-so. I can't even compare Moscow and St Petersburg with Vladivostok. Too big difference.
Vladivostok is more Asian city. First of all, Vladivostok is situated in Asia🤣
There are many Chinese, Korean and Indian people. Koreans even organize own celebrations and festivals.
Of course, I see many disadvantages in our city since I'm living here. However, I really love Vladivostok.
@@ShinyCucumber one of my old coworkers from there, Ludmilla, says there's a large population of Koreans there, since it's like 25 miles away from North Korea.
This how most. Of the cities look in the USA. Run by Democrats
Hi Eli , love your videos, I'm from far north of Australia so it's so interesting seeing your amazing country. Having traveled a lit of the world and nearly all Australia, you will find much worse in nearly all cities, our major cities like Sydney and Melbourne have bueatiful places rich and middle class and industrial and poor regions along with homeless and high crime regions.
Even my hometown is built around a huge mine , we have lots of polluted water and air , people living in broken houses and lots of drugs and alcohol problems.
Australia is projected as a rich country, but we also have many people below the poverty line and corruption in our government.
America has major issues also , the grass always seems greener on the other side but I think Russia is developing into one of the best places to be economically and socially, hopefully we will have peace again later this year and Russians may start to understand they have a awesome future compared to the west.😊
That oil refinery must have been a Soviet era planning decades ago, so they placed it on the fringe of the then smaller Moscow. It also depends on the prevailing wind direction in the city and what gases the plant lets off. The other hot water plant is fine in its location, as it provides the hot water for the city - the shorter the pipes the less heat loss.
Yet an additional remarkable video from Eli. Vlogging has come so naturally to Eli. She has actually obtained success very quickly, I can't help but be a little envious of her, though the quality of her videos are much above mine and also above a lot of youtubers. I have actually been blogging concerning Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has actually not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, before you understood just how remarkable she is?
ELI.. Queremos también reportajes en español...
Thank you, your English is perfect whete did you learn it!! Love all what you show us from so far away from you! New Mexico, USA. What you showed us is way safer than most big cities in the USA.
Unique, uncensored! Love your videos, Eli!
I guess I had a different take on Russia's neighborhoods. I didn't expect to see luxury homes/apts./buildings, nothing really surprised me in this video. It was definitely interesting and I enjoyed hearing the story from the the electrician, I think the people are the best part of the videos. I think Eli is very nice too.
I think it's very similar to another big cities. I was able to see this kind of neighboorhood in New York when I lived there and also in other places that I visited like Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and even in Paris. Usualy big cities atrack a lot of people looking for more opportunities and better jobs. Sometimes they didn't find it and then have to strugle to survirve there. A lot of places at these cities had grown without a plan and that made the urban development very caotic.The governaments usualy think first about the taxes and jobs and last about where the industries would be and how they would afect the environment and people's health. It's a shame, but it have happened in a lot of cities of rich countries as well as the developing ones.
Wow. Really great. I mean the video itself. With every new one I see more dedication and professionalism. Great job 👍 not commenting the places you’re showing, cause yeah, I know how it can be here 😂
Hey Eli, thank you for this wonderful video! I really enjoyed watching this Moscow quick virtual trip! It was very interesting to see different demographics. I live in Japan and we are not immigrant based society but we do have poor people. They live in city funded housing. If you are very poor you can get housing assistance if you live in city housings and depending on the income you can rent it for very cheap if you’re low income bracket.
I hope this war settles down soon. I have more curiosity on Russian culture and hope to visit there when things settle down both for Covid and war situation. 🇷🇺❤️
thanks, Eli the advisory of Moscow is excellent information
Hi Eli, Melbourne Australia has an oil refinery right in the middle of a residential area, in the inner Western suburbs. It's odd, but nobody really notices it anymore and it's highly regulated.
got to watch out for the kids on zipline ,made me laugh ,good no one got hurt :)
The factories were probably built on the outskirts but the city grew past them.
Yet one more incredible video from Eli. Blogging has actually come so naturally to Eli. She has obtained success really quickly, I can not help be a bit jealous of her, though the high quality of her videos are much over mine and also over many youtubers. I have actually been blogging about Russia for over 4 years as well as the youtube algorithm has not ben as kind to me as it has actually been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click Eli's video, before you recognised just how outstanding she is?
@@juneilasantos Hi Tristan, thanks for the reply and the insight!
Yes
Eli, I enjoy all your programs, but they’re all from a year or so ago! Where are you now? ? 😥😊
Good people don't deserve to be alone and homeless, anywhere in the world.
Cleaner than the 'nicer' part of my city lol.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ELI FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GIVE AN OPEN AND FRANK DESCRIPTION OF THE OTHER MOSCOW, THE MOSCOW THAT WE NEVER GET SHOWN !!!
I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR HONESTY, AND HARD WORK AND DEVOTION, TO SHOW US YOUR COUNTRY !!!
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT AUSTRALIA HAS IT'S OWN DARK AREAS, THAT IT'S NOT ALL THAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT, HOWEVER, JUST LIKE YOU I LOVE MY COUNTRY, DESPITE THESE FAILINGS !!!
OH, AND FOR THE RECORD ELI, YOU ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANY BEAUTIFUL RUSSIAN WOMEN WE ARE BLESSED TO MEET !!!
THANK YOU !!!
I can assure you that the Australian dark areas are much more brighter than the Russian ones. Just take my word on that !
Check out cities in USA! Thousands with no accomadation, no work and sleeping on the streets..
Great documentary. Strange that the stadium hasn’t been renovated or opened as a museum.
I so love your videos. You do a great job. Thank you for showing me the places, the people and their viewpoints, architecture, and cultures. I know you spend allot of money and time doing this. You are the best!
Thank you Eli for the information about Moscow. I live in Denver, Colorado, USA. We have an oil refinery here as well. The smell is very bad, but there are no houses close by to it. I must say, you are very pretty, and I enjoy your films of Russia.
Hi, I'm researching for my channel regarding life in Russia and is 4 years old and also I have about 200 videos yet the algorithm hasn't loved me thus far as it did Eli. Can you help me? Can you look at channel and see what you don't like because I very much want to improve. just about everyone who found my videos leave overwhelming comments about how much they love my videos
@@SamsRussianAdventures Your videos are bland and boring. There are two reasons I watch RUclips videos. One is for instructions and the second is for entertainment. Your video on mushroom hunting in the forest failed on both categories. Entertainment value is multiplied many times by attractive girls, multiplied again when scantily clothed. While Katya is very pretty, you gave her no camera time. You failed again in the instructional category by offering no useful information about mushroom hunting. You declared some to be 'bad' and threw them away with no explanation of why. I would suggest you turn to other sources of income for making a living. You just don't have the instincts for film making.
@@olecanole8596 hi, thanks for the feedback. First of all youtube for me is a hobby. I have my own business. Did you not learn anything from the mushroom hunting? The mushrooms i through away because the person told me that they are old and therefore hold the water. Did you not read the subtitles?
@@olecanole8596 I also gave lots of information on mushroom hunting. I’m so confused how you missed it all. Perhaps the subtitles were not working for you? Which language did you watch it in.
@@olecanole8596 also, which of the other videos did you watch. Thanks for your time. God bless.
I found your video quite depressing - but also quite exciting! I had read about the dark side of New York, but I didn't see it in reality until I was almost 16, and only for a fraction of a second, from a passing train. I was really shocked - it changed my opinion of the U.S. completely. When I was 23, I saw the dark side of Chicago somewhat more thoroughly. There are of course neighborhoods in almost all big cities in the U.S. with high crime rates. Cities in Brazil are highly heterogeneous, and in some industrial districts of Germany as well. I think the stadium you showed was erected as a counterpart to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. I would like to know how much of what you have shown was already like that under socialism, and how much has become that way since the fall of the Soviet Union.
If you want more go to China but still Russia is Russia Love it 👍
I live in USA. I think ghettos in USA are scarier then in Moscow.
Nope, they are not ! You haven't seen anything in this vid.
Thank you for the views here!!
These supposedly bad neighborhoods look way better and safer than the bad neighborhoods here in Sweden.
Thanks Eli! If you went to bad districts in many US cities, you find drug addicts injecting themselves in the open, prostitutes, and dozens murdered!!! 💀 It keeps getting worse.
Well, if there were safe injection sites, legalized and safe prostitution, and more work on community support, those things would lessen. 🤷🏻♀️ but people can’t wrap their heads around harm reduction, they’d rather label everyone inferior and ignore the issue.
I'm surprised you don't have homeless people everywhere. In Canada I can find worse places with homeless people living there. If that's the worst in Moscow then you are better than some cities in Canada. East Hastings Street in downtown Vancouver is very scary and has homeless addicts living on the street, very shameful. The homeless are treated like trash in Canada, so Moscow is much better. I have no respect for humans who treat others like trash.
Homelessness and crime rates continue to increase all along the west coast major cities.. LA, SanFran, Portland, Seattle, Honolulu.
Cities all synonymous with a high cost of living index, along with significantly higher priced median home or rents, than the national average!
Europeans we care for our people when left alone.... Its our Creed.. Just gotta get the Byzantine Empire Back Baby..
When I did graduation, I had an immense desire to go to Russia for film education but could not. I cried much when the USSR terminated into several independent states.I love Russia from the core of my heart.
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Highlight of the video: the interview! Very interesting, and compassionately done.
Thanks soooo much for the informative tour
Nice to see what normal tourists would normally not see. Yet, it is still very “acceptable” even for European standards.
I've walked in very poor areas in St Petersburg in the 2000s, and I've never felt insecure there. I feel much more insecure in certain parts of my hometown in France, including downtown...
Yet another outstanding video from Eli. video has come so naturally to her. She has achieved success extremely fast, I can't but not be a little envious of her, though the high quality of her videos are much above mine as well as above the majority of youtuber's. I have been blogging regarding Russia for over 4 years but the youtube algorithm has not been as kind to me as it has been to her. Can I ask, what was it that attracted you to click on Eli's video, prior to you understanding exactly how fantastic she is?
@@SamsRussianAdventures Success in the case of social networks in general is quite a random thing. If you haven't watched it already, I strongly recommend watching Veritasium's video on the subect: ruclips.net/video/3LopI4YeC4I/видео.html
Bottom line:
- yes you need to have top content, both in the form and the substance, this is a MUST have otherwise you have very little chance since you won't be on the top tier in the first place,
- luck does the rest. Having a very popular influencer talking about you is a strong lever, and in that regard, you can also try to create that luck.
Of course, if you have a sponsor that pours in millions in ads, it helps. :P
@@jytou Ads are not actually that great because ads will cause the watch time of a video to fall. Thanks for your reply. I will check out the video.
@@SamsRussianAdventures I wasn't speaking about ads in your videos, but ads *about* your video showing everywhere on the internet. That's how highly visible contents is actually exposed, and it outmatches any technique you would use otherwise. :) I understand your goal is to earn money, not spend some, but some people do get recommended that way.
@@jytou interesting. Which ad networks do you recommend. I use ads for my affiliate marketing business already.
I love Moscow and Russia...and I love to hear you speak Russian ❤ lots of love from Florence
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Still better than Detroit, Michigan.
Can't have shit in Detroit
Thank you for sharing, I recently came across your channel by chance. It’s a real eye opener for someone who’s a keen traveler to show me places I would probably never go myself. Ps: the abandoned warehouses are creepy AF.
Leave Detroit alone,
I went to Detroit last summer by myself 66 year old white dude. I look like a librarian. Went all over Detroit alone. Smoked cigars in a cigar bar and I was the only white dude. Everyone treated me like family. I lost my phone and everyone helped and we found it.
You can feel the energy and optimism.
Went to a tigers game, Motown museum, rode a bicycle through all kinds of blown out buildings, but the recover seems real.
Even got invited to play golf with some brothers, just great people.
Never knew what a great city it is becoming.
Hope to run the Detroit marathon in October!
They are building everywhere.
We are going to take our family vacation there this summer.
Restaurants are off the hook.
If I was a young person looking for a place to drive a spike in the ground Detroit would be high on my list.
You go Detroit, don't take any shit off anyone, you got it going on.
And watch out for those Lions!
Vivre La 🇷🇺 Russia and La 🇵🇸 Palestine. Abolish NATO and zionism. Prosecute imperialism.
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You should have taken Boris (life of boris) with you
Clowns shouldn't perform outside of the circus. That person does more much harm than good for all the Eastern Europe.
Hello from Melbourne, Australia. I have enjoyed watching your videos about life and culture in Russia. Keep up the good work
A pleasing video. Our humble narrator shows us parts of Moscow in a sincere manner. I wish there were parts of Dallas I would feel comfortable to show
Tus videos muestran mucha diversidad de Rusia, me gustan los contenidos y la forma de como los expones Your videos show a lot of diversity in Russia, I like the content and the way you present it
"A walk in the worst neighborhoods of Moscow?" I thought this was one of Bald and Bankrupt's videos!
Thank you for sharing moscow with me .. It makes me appreciate living in Arizona USA and having central heating and cooling in my house.
Nothing here is centralized and even though the costs are higher at times, I dont rely on the government to live.
But I have lived in other places near oil refineries and near strip mines that looked very similar to the places you showed in the early part of the video, includint the graffiti and trash.
Wish you all the best and may God be with you in these crazy times. spasibo !
Thank you so much for sharing this very interesting video, Eli.
I admit, I was surprised to see these parts of Moscow. As a tourist, with very good friends in Moscow, I've been travelling aroun a lot in Moscow on my own, during 7 visits from 2015 - 2019, when suddenly the pandemic and othrer things has made it diffifult for me to visit Moscow at the moment.
Whar surpised me the most, really, was the area at Izmailovo,. I thought I know this area quite well, but apparently not. I was alwyas staying at Izmailovo Alfa hotel,, very close to Izmailovo Kremlin.
I had a future plan to visit Stalin bunker, but I never made it.
Take care, and thank you again, Eli.
Greetings from Norway!
10:36Ms Bakunova I can't explain how much in awe and impressed I am. It is heartening to see how you talked so well with common people in such locations. I'm starstruck.