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The Village That Disappeared 🇧🇾
🇧🇾 Allow me to share with you some of Belarus' history; Khatin and the story of the village the invaders wiped off the map, Studenka where Napoleon's Grande Armee met a watery end and the story of the European Stork who call Belarus home every summer. Oh and of course we found time for a quick look at a small town's 'wall of hotties'. This is part 1 of a two part journey.
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This guy perfectly combines satire and respect, entertaining and lecturing
@cleric4265
4 жыл бұрын
“Respect” part is questionable 😂😝
@MattyEngland
4 жыл бұрын
And he does a great job of filming women with nice asses... Top bloke.
@user-ih3jb9bm4v
4 жыл бұрын
Buy the book from Venedikt Jerofejev...Not shure the title in your language but google it up. you have to read it before die
@DougieL
4 жыл бұрын
And risks spreading death to remote parts of Belarus (Covid.)
@trentdawg2832
4 жыл бұрын
That's what makes him so awesome
You really need to start narratating historical audiobooks. You make everything sound interesting.
@gerardcowan155
4 жыл бұрын
He really does
@firad120
4 жыл бұрын
Actually he really does lol
@vipergtsmre
4 жыл бұрын
hell yeah he does👍
@vikranttyagiRN
4 жыл бұрын
Oh yes he does
@niranjannarasimhulu1619
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly
The history of Belarus in WWII is so immensely sad. No other country lost a higher percentage of their population than Belarus and their story is not well known in the west and that is itself a tragedy.
@NickL5980
8 ай бұрын
You mean the holocaust? Known very well in the west. Dear oh dear.
This guy is setting an example how to travel happily regardless of places !!!
@pimmie6595
4 жыл бұрын
and regardless of the pandemic
@METin25vidEOS
4 жыл бұрын
I would say "how to live"
@redl1ght1
4 жыл бұрын
Sadly contracted Covid-19 a month ago.
@drpranavsingh2009
4 жыл бұрын
@Victor Bastos that's also my version, but it the greatness of Mr. Bald and his nature of humanity is also great.
@rambo-cambo3581
4 жыл бұрын
@@pimmie6595 lol the fool caught Covid. It's almost like we were told not to travel for a reason?
Bald returns for his monthly dose of radiation to keep him bald.
@bg8089
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@80m63rM4n
4 жыл бұрын
SOVIET radiation.
@hikeran1994
4 жыл бұрын
The haircut industry hate him learn now.
@mrwideboy
4 жыл бұрын
But Soviets have the best radiation, like the zrgstan has the best potassium
@caylin7227
4 жыл бұрын
This is the funniest comment.
Kolya has been social distancing for decades, staying with him is the safest place on earth at the moment.
@alexfrt01
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but Bald is afraid for Kolya to not infect him
@kap1526
4 жыл бұрын
Haha
@mickeytete9036
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, staying with him must be a great idea, especially when you're ill
@unDesi
4 жыл бұрын
And he has a lot of sanatizer(alcohol) in him already
@PraiseTheLord-JesusChrist
4 жыл бұрын
Not after MrBald visited him with possible Covid-19 😂😂😂
Thank you for showing the Belarus as it is, with it's great history and the great, honest people, who fought, lived and died for this country! I was born in Borisov (Борисов) or Barysaw, a small town on the bank of Berezina river, just about 80km from Minsk. Watching these videos are always entertaining and every time I'm learning something new about my homeland. Жыве Беларусь!
@t.on.y
4 жыл бұрын
ору.
@kosiak10851
4 жыл бұрын
Россия и Белоруссия - один народ, брат!
@loris1067
3 жыл бұрын
I was born in Belarus too, and lived there from birth through teens, until my parents decided to look for a "better life". But my heart and soul still lives in Belarus. My heart bleads when I hear all the western lies and see the dirty political games that threaten my home country. Watching Bald's videos takes me as close as I can get to where I belong... Gospodi spasi I sohrani Belarus! ❤❤❤
@kosiak10851
3 жыл бұрын
@@loris1067 Russia will save it and protect better than God.
@loris1067
3 жыл бұрын
@@kosiak10851 I hope so. God help Russia too! In my heart, the jury is still out on Putin, as he seems to be too close with I$rael for me to relax 100%. Unless, he's doing it as "keep your friends close but your enemies closer" kind of a thing... Time will show. P.s. And, no - I'm not an anti-semite. I just don't support Israel/Zionist's political agenda and actions.
Thanks for mentioning "the greatest travelers"... storks. Amazing birds...They mate for life and return to the same nest year after year to raise new generation of storks. To have stork's nest on one's chimney is considered a sign of good luck.
Benjamin is doing a great job, dispelling a lot of our misconceptions of the former Soviet Union and proving to us that people are people, that's all. More importantly, his kindness to less fortunate folks, his flair for decent humour yet remaining at all times respectful has not been lost from our attention. Thank you Benjamin, always a pleasure to watch your videos, always uplifting.
@jamesoo96571
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jesus, I always known you are a decent guy
@mickeybowmeister1944
4 жыл бұрын
well said old bean.
@gyozamoney5909
4 жыл бұрын
The problem with a communist republic is not the people. Its the government. The people may be the nicest most hospitable, peace loving people but do you think the government gives a damn about their individual aspirations? Their personal beliefs get thrown out of the window once they are ordered to be violent, it will be another tiananmen square if you resist.
@kutuzovm3215
4 жыл бұрын
@@gyozamoney5909 the problem with a capitalist republic is not the people. Its the government. The people may be the nicest most hospitable, peace loving people but do you think the government gives a damn about their individual aspirations? Their personal beliefs get thrown out of the window once they are ordered to be violent, it will be another slavery/segregation/mass murder if you resist.
@pupupppitoo
4 жыл бұрын
So so true! Thank you ❤
I'm looking forward to seeing what Kolya, Valeri, and the adorable babushka have been up to. They've been social distancing for decades.
@ccptsilod2cl266
4 жыл бұрын
Yeahhh
@mldrdi7970
4 жыл бұрын
Rebecca G Hi!, i don't know who they are, can you link me their video? i want to see it before the next episode so i can be up to date, thank you.
@cleric4265
4 жыл бұрын
“Social distancing” is their last name 😂😝
@RebeccaG90
4 жыл бұрын
@@mldrdi7970 On Bald's channel, you can find a playlist he made called "The Other Chernobyl", in the first video on that list, you meet Valeri and the babushka. Kolya shows up in a whole bunch of videos in that playlist as well.
@mldrdi7970
4 жыл бұрын
@@RebeccaG90 Thx Reb! i'll go chek it out.
Belarus is such a beautiful and underrated country.
@Lavaer
3 жыл бұрын
but has dictatorship
@homierami7196
2 жыл бұрын
@@Lavaer better than democracy
@michaeleverson9465
2 жыл бұрын
@@homierami7196 Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the other types of government.
@yuliasergeevna2310
2 жыл бұрын
@@michaeleverson9465 democracy? is it when people elect a comedian fo their president?
@elizabethcallahan8347
2 жыл бұрын
@@yuliasergeevna2310 still better than Lukashenko lol
"Come and See". I always appreciate the history portion of your videos.
Gotta respect this man! The fact that during a world wide pandemic he still travels and does what he loves is inspiring. Not to mention how respectful he is too the history of Belarus mixed with light jokes and the occasional silly moment. Everywhere he goes he shows a deep respect for the deceased which I can’t help but admire. Bless you mighty Bald for making this lockdown more enjoyable. - From the UK
@sbirrito
4 жыл бұрын
lets not forget how much money hes making from every upload....!
@lukedigiovanna9544
4 жыл бұрын
@@sbirrito yeah but I don't really care. it doesn't take away from who he is or the content of his videos. I'm glad he makes a lot of money from his videos, who's he taking advantage of?
@MrStone125
4 жыл бұрын
Don't believe yourubers make that much money anymore
@paco9831
4 жыл бұрын
Steve steve bruh you can notice the passion and work that he puts on his videos, money is a product of his hard work. You can clearly see that he really enjoys to transmit the Soviet history and to meet new random people and always learn about things
@cocomump
4 жыл бұрын
I kind of feel the opposite, because there's a worldwide pandemic he's irresponsible to continue to travel. He could be a symptomless carrier spreading the virus to all these different places and people.
The next episode looks great, can't wait to see kolya!
@danorott
4 жыл бұрын
Me too! I hope he is alright.
@gauravmarmat580
4 жыл бұрын
Me too hope he is all right.
@louinho4225
4 жыл бұрын
I really hope he’s okay
@sar5014
4 жыл бұрын
yeah, i hope he's fine cause he is at the age where he can pass away any day :(
@irememberjeepz
4 жыл бұрын
I’ll bet he’s just fine.
You are the history teacher we deserve.
"Come and see." The title of a very brutal film about the German atrocities in Belarusia.
@funlanguages7922
3 жыл бұрын
Is it good movie
@TheBoiseKiwi
3 жыл бұрын
@@funlanguages7922 Yes. Very Good.
@Bernardo_Ortega
3 жыл бұрын
great film
@stevenkrau2829
3 жыл бұрын
Please do not say germans. This Warcrime did nazi Waffen SS Nazi germany was a system and everyone was a gear in the gearbox. These men from Waffen SS shared this ideological Problem so this tragic disaster happened. These sadistic people were ordered to create more space for germans. For the same reason why hiroshima, Auschwitz, nagasaki,srebrenica.. happened R.I.P
@neloth434
3 жыл бұрын
EncroChat clean Wehrmacht myth
“Strange Englishman wanders through Belarus looking for someone named Kolya.” Sounds like the plot to a post-apocalyptic book, amazing.
@skubisnak2228
4 жыл бұрын
If you think that's weird I was travelling through Saint Denis in 1911 and saw a strange English man looking for his mate Gavin
@PrestonFrankel
4 жыл бұрын
Skubi Snak *1899 I’m afraid to inform you, sir, Gavin does not exist. This Englishman is presumed schizophrenic, and Gavin is in fact a past friend or brother that he has since lost.
@crystallogic2543
3 жыл бұрын
The difference between fiction and reality is fiction has to be believable
8:58 It's a T - 44 medium tank. It's the successor to the famous T - 34 and was produced near the end of world war 2
@disneylandUN
4 жыл бұрын
Looks like a t44 with a t34 85 turret
@marcelusch
4 жыл бұрын
@@disneylandUN Yes, it used the 85-mm-SIS-S53 cannon, which is the same as on the T - 34/85. So they basically reused the turret on the prototypes and the first few production tanks.
@Ca9nCrunch0wns
4 жыл бұрын
It basically used the same gun as the t34-85 but with improved armor on the turret as well as the hull!
@marcelusch
4 жыл бұрын
@@disneylandUN Rewatched it and I think it might even is a usual T - 44 turret. It has a lower profile then the T - 34/85 turret and a different copula.
@donaldhill5685
4 жыл бұрын
You’re probably right but there’s a T54 mod 1 as world of tanks fans will know of. Before the dome turret. I love the obligatory log of wood that accompanies all Russian tanks of the period for track tensioning I believe.
It's a T-44 for anyone who cares about the tank :D
@vangestelwijnen
4 жыл бұрын
I do!
@genericjones8459
4 жыл бұрын
HERE's the comment I was looking for Thank you!
@foxtrotbravo
4 жыл бұрын
thank you for the info! =)
@holy_shushcabin3716
4 жыл бұрын
The rear made it look like an IS to me
@karlmags4022
4 жыл бұрын
@@holy_shushcabin3716 it did, didn't it? But the turret didn't fit
That tank appears to be a T-54 prototype produced in 1945. It features a newly engineered hull with an existing T-44's turret mounted on it. A very interesting find! Even through they've never seen action, I think it's a pretty rare unit and a real 'grandfather' of the modern MBTs.
If Stork build a nest over your house or close to your house in Belarus. It's a good omen sign of happy family
@sebastianf7003
4 жыл бұрын
Same in Poland its parently good luck
@victorsanders3439
4 жыл бұрын
you know what else is a good omen. I'm your 69th like. nice
@deltanovember1672
4 жыл бұрын
Very nice to hear that. They’re fascinating birds.
@yankis.
4 жыл бұрын
Same in most countries... lmao what's so special about this.
@Atom_gun
4 жыл бұрын
In Lithuania storks build houses everywhere
*literally no one in the streets and an empty parking lot* Mr. Bald: "Oh, glad that they have a room!"
@manjunathmn8789
4 жыл бұрын
😅😅👍👍
@boomerangfish3558
4 жыл бұрын
@Winston Mcgee Oh I wonder who the dumbass is here!
@NexDemise
4 жыл бұрын
He still parked in the handicapped spot.
@christianjackson4639
4 жыл бұрын
@@NexDemise Why Not no One Cares
The fact that he travels and feeds us the culture and history is bloody amazing. Thank you for some worthy content. Stay blessed and keep going friend. 🤙🏽
I kept saying how incredibly clean and well maintained everything looks watching this video. Everything painted and touched up, no trash, no graffiti. Amazing to see older architecture so well preserved and cared for down to the smallest details, really gives the feeling that locals care about their community
@jeanvian3935
3 жыл бұрын
except it's depressingly big and empty
This is honestly my favourite channel on KZread right now, difficult to find content like this these days. Well done bald.
@bonnie_gail
4 жыл бұрын
Michael O'Brien yes, we lied to so much it’s nice to enjoy authentic reality
@J4YAH777
4 жыл бұрын
with you on that one, been watching since 7k subs
@chukwow5738
4 жыл бұрын
You just put my opinion in words mate.
@chiefenumclaw7960
4 жыл бұрын
I watch crappy ads just so bald can make an extra 10 cents.
These videos are always so well done! History, humor, and genuine interactions with the locals. And of course the "wall of hotties". I'm can't wait to see if Kolya even knows about the pandemic. I would imagine he would say Covid is no match for Russian vodka. My only complaint is the video was so short, but I realize it was just a teaser as you were just arriving. Keep up the good work!
Hi Bald, im a Russian/Belarusian dude living in California. Born in Riga and came here at 2 years old. My grandmother and most of my cousins still live in Latvia, Belarus, and Ukraine so watching your vids is the closest I get to visiting. You’re the man, thank you!
@user-qm6ix2hi9r
3 жыл бұрын
По русски говоришь?
I absolutely love this channel. When I'm sad I watch these videos. I already know I'm very fortunate, but I can directly see this in your videos. What I like the most though is the attitude. I learned some Russian as a kid, a weird thing for an American kid to do, and visited Russia for a month in 1985 as an individual traveler so that I could wander around on my own instead of in a group. It is so much fun getting to hear little conversations in Russian in the videos. They're happy conversations with useful phrases. You're such an empathetic, kind, happy human being which the world doesn't have enough of to show examples of how to be a good person. Oh, and brave... OMG BRAVE! Yet you laugh through scary moments as a way to handle them and it works. Thank you so much for this channel! It's gotten me through some rough periods. This one was particularly sad to learn about these wiped out villages. We're not taught in school in this level of detail of how bad things were. Damn, I'm really fortunate.
I’m looking forward to see how your friend in the woods is doing
@thejavanesefeet-walker5914
4 жыл бұрын
me too..because of the video about that man, i like this channel
@FreekZoontjes
4 жыл бұрын
I think Bald will clean up the human remains of Kolya, giving him a humane Soviet funeral.
@opuncia2731
4 жыл бұрын
But where is the video?
I've also been to Khatin, and there's actually a quite powerful monument there that wasn't shown in the video - there's this square, divided into 4 quarters, with a tree in every quarter except for one, which instead has an eternal flame. It represents the fact that 1 in every 4 belarusians died in WW2. It's really quite powerful, even as a non-belarusian.
@europainvicta3907
4 жыл бұрын
bartselen Have you seen the Belarusian film ‘Come and See’?
@morfooni
4 жыл бұрын
@@europainvicta3907 idi i smotri. that shit was dark af. good movie thou. If you wanna see a good byelorussian/russian movie I liked Brest fortress a lot. that was great. i think its production name was "brestskaya krepost"
@juansalomon748
4 жыл бұрын
1:40?
@reymartampus4411
4 жыл бұрын
That's one powerful statement
@yespls4184
2 жыл бұрын
@@europainvicta3907 i just watched that whole movie right before clicking on this video. Absolutely stunning movie-- probably the most disturbing war movie I've ever seen
Dude, this is awesome...Traveling by the glow of my computer too the heart of Belarus, nice! Cheers and alot of care from Sweden!
Very interesting and informative. Great sadness with all the terrible deaths. Keep telling these stories and stop people from repeating such horrible acts of war. Bless you Ben 🙏🏽❤️
And on top of it's incredibly long journey from Belarus to Mozambique, the stork still takes the time to deliver all our babies. Truly an amazing creature.
❤️Kolya! Want to see him again!!🇨🇦🇺🇦
@shaunsingh4855
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
Wow, Belarus is a neat and tidy country. I respect the belarusians for that 👍
@DukeoftheAges
3 жыл бұрын
@D. F. There's litter and graffiti, you just have to go to the right place for it like any other country.
@martinmendl1399
3 жыл бұрын
Looks much nicer than Russia at least
@teleanudaniel6986
3 жыл бұрын
Exact aceleasi ganduri se invarteau in capul meu urmarindu-l pe ,,nebunul`` asta delicios!!! 👍👍👍
What i most like for almost two years i follow you... Your stories. You are mostly very well informed, about local history. That makes your video's even more interesting. If possible with corona madness, keep doing what you are doing for so long. I love it, love your travels and adventures. And your humor, your "Old Sovjet" humor hahaaha .
I comment this on every video but this is literally the greatest KZread channel of all time. I’ve been watching you for years now and I still haven’t missed watching a video the day it was posted.
@steven-k.
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, the greatest KZread channel about Russia is clearly "Like Nastya". I dare you to look it up. It's the most popular Russian-language KZread channel.
@Krikns
4 жыл бұрын
@@steven-k. Lol dude, wtf did I just watch? XD So weird and super popular?
@evan9536
4 жыл бұрын
Steven K. I’m trying to learn Russian currently. I have family there but I haven’t visited. I’d love to go if my Russian becomes decent.
@steven-k.
4 жыл бұрын
@@Krikns I know, it's trippy, a girl playing with slime has more reach than ALL RUSSIAN TV CHANNELS PUT TOGETHER (on KZread). Bear in mind there are around 280 million people who speak Russian as their first language, so figure 140 million couples and she's got 55 million subscribers. So that basically means nearly every Russian-speaking family with young kids subscribes to it.
@Cactus_hug
4 жыл бұрын
Herc Huntsdirty he needs a sponsor.. or maybe he doesn’t want one- but he’s far more interesting than Anthony Bourdain IMO. He needs to come to Los Angeles and get a deal with Netflix!
So refreshing not to hear the dreaded youtuber ending to a video of "Dont forget to like comment and subscribe". Great content as always, Thank you for keeping us all entertained with your awesome videos!
@Charlieczek
4 жыл бұрын
Who?
@sammaynard2021
4 жыл бұрын
My other pet hate is when you tubers say what lovely friendly people wherever they happen to be. Bullshit, good and bad are all over the world. Don't get any of this rubbish with Bald. Tho he is going a bit rockstar with the sunglasses !!
@Joe-fe4xi
4 жыл бұрын
Pnfndltn The only reason they say that, is to increase audience participation, thus increasing views, in turn increasing ad revenue and sponsorship deals, which means that they can produce more videos that you are watching for FREE!
@sammaynard2021
4 жыл бұрын
Joseph Fawcett.... I know , but it's brown noseing of the highest order and gets my goat !! Happens with the travel vloggers when they go to Asian countries. They don't bother saying it when they come to Europe !
@Joe-fe4xi
4 жыл бұрын
sam maynard I wasn’t responding to your comment
you uploaded this on my birthday..thanks for this gift
Thankyou for educating us on this history that should never be forgotten!!
I love watching your videos! My great grandmother and her siblings were rescued from camps by their father who searched for them over many months. They relocated to Massachusetts to live with a cousin after the war and our family has been here ever since.. People very rarely speak of Russian citizens who went through the same as the Jews. I love seeing my "homeland". I've learned so much from you! My great grandma was from Ivano-Frankivsk and moved around alot up until they took them away.
@bonnie_gail
4 жыл бұрын
Much love to your family ~
@TheGitch2501
4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting!
@Vlad-rp6gi
4 жыл бұрын
SeptimusAugustusI yeah, big thanks to that German doctor who was also helping Nazi soldiers that were slaughtering kids, elders, women
@angrybaget
4 жыл бұрын
Ivano-Frankivsk located in Ukraine, so Belorus can't be your homeland. And russian citizens had less casualties than Belorus and Ukraine. And remember that belorussians and ukrainians aren't russians, it's important! :-)
@FreekZoontjes
4 жыл бұрын
@@Vlad-rp6giWe could also thank the local auxiliary police forces - consisting of Belarusians, Ukrainians, Russians, Lithuanians, Estonians, Latvians etc - for participating in the war crimes in Eastern Europe, such as burning villages and its villagers alive in barn sheds or churches, assisting the Einsatzgruppen in cleansing entire villages of Jews and then kill them in self-dug pits, participating in local pogroms, massacres etc. unfortunately, according to the Generalplan Ost, this local auxiliaries, or collaborators, would met the same fate as their victims.
For some weird reason your Belarus videos are the best ones! Love it!
I don't know why but just the vast emptiness of this town he visits and the unique shops and restaurants he finds is like being in a soothing dream to me. Its kinda like an escape from the real world while still being in it.
i used to travel to poland as a young'n.... havent been in like 15 20 years... belarus vaguely reminds me of poland. i miss it so much.
@adamstencel5592
3 жыл бұрын
Hm, Im half polish half sanmarinese living in Italy. And Poland now is nothing like Poland 20yrs ago, they blow up after joining UE
@markekar6021
3 жыл бұрын
@@adamstencel5592 yea. its definitely caught up to the rest of central europe.
Imagine going to see one of your relatives that lives in that village and then the whole village have just disappeared
@Martina-Kosicanka
4 жыл бұрын
Something like plot of the Lidice. A convict returns from prison and while he was there Germans burnt the village and killed the most people. I don´t know if the convict ´s story was real but unfortunately Lidice tragedy was. We were still lucky though, that Germans didn´t destroyed 5000 (!) villages like they did in Belarus
@digitalrico
4 жыл бұрын
Chilling and horrific.
@blogengeezer4507
4 жыл бұрын
-Would not have many relatives. The entire village, as countless others, beginning with the Bolshevik 'change', including Stalin's venture into totalitarian dictatorship, added to the pleasantries of forced redistributive Communism. Over an extended period, societies and infrastructure, all erased from history.. :/
@allenk6373
Жыл бұрын
@@Martina-Kosicanka people that burn the village were not German They were former red army solger The commander of the police troop was Gregory Vasura A former red army solger He got executed in 80 s
Great video. Looks like a very well maintained country. I appreciate your showing and explaining the war memorials. It makes me feel greater appreciation for the big Atlantic Ocean that has given my country some protection from the repeated invasions that much of the world has suffered.
@mwanikimwaniki6801
4 жыл бұрын
True... Never seen a cleaner place
@fayereaganlover
4 жыл бұрын
It Makes US look like a third world country
@mwanikimwaniki6801
4 жыл бұрын
@@fayereaganlover Third world... ???
@caiuscostencu8886
4 жыл бұрын
@@kylehardy7519 330 million people vs 9,4 million people and the area of the countries : 9,8 million square kilometers vs barely 208k square kilometers . On top of that,I haven't seen the belarusian army being in the Middle East and taking oil on whatever price they'd like
@muzaaaaak
4 жыл бұрын
meropzit you should get out more and see the US. Many of us live in clean, nice places, and modern too.
Benjamin,this trip was a gem,one of your best to date.Dispelling myths,showing some genuine warm people( i met exactly the same in East Europe over the years),and must admit felt a little emotional when meeting up with old friends,particularly the old lady
Great visit! So interesting to finally be able to see the famous Berezina river so many times heard and read about -:) Thanks Ben, keep going mate, you are aproaching the great Soviet city of Gomel (which is probably the only place in Belarus I have ever visited about 12 years ago). Look forward to the next one....
I love how he’s so optimistic about going hungry
@sherumov6472
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly! His mindset is something special and I love it
@kramer5772
4 жыл бұрын
*SOVIET INTENSIFIES
@dauchin_noobin
4 жыл бұрын
Yo, you did hear he has noodles?
@Justin-tu4ve
4 жыл бұрын
@@dauchin_noobin No he doesn't. Watch the full video before trying to correct people!
@philbrennan3342
4 жыл бұрын
Sadly, a noodle-free situation arose. Ben - stock a 'Bombay Bad boy' in your backpack for such occasions as this!
8:56 Its a T-44. It was produced from 1944-1947, althought it wasn't operationally used in WW2 nor later. Due to the Cold War the USSR kept the tank as a secret, but there are some photos of it during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
@jaakko222
4 жыл бұрын
Yup exactly
@bragagd1618
4 жыл бұрын
i knew it had not been used in ww2, i've looked everywhere trying to find something about that tank, how did you knew it was a t-44?
@moniumus6303
4 жыл бұрын
So the one standing here in the video could be rare?
@jaakko222
4 жыл бұрын
@@bragagd1618 probably world of tanks
@bruhmoment8780
4 жыл бұрын
@@bragagd1618 Believe it or not but you can identify tanks by looking at them. They arnt too rare in museums, but as a memorial yes.
I love your channel. Eastern Europe was never super high on my list of places to travel to, but now it's the #1 region I'd like to visit. Also gonna start learning Russian. Cheers
@thomasmartin1514
4 жыл бұрын
how's the Russian going?
@jimikissa8353
Жыл бұрын
How is the Russian going?
I live in the Mozyr(or Mazyr, we have 2 spellings), the city near Chernobyl and ukranian borders. In 1986-88 after Chernobyl explosion, some part of city were given a choice - you could move out from city to another place in the entire USSR or stay here, but my grandparents decided to stay in Mozyr. Now we don’t have some troubles with radiation (but we have 1 park where you can see old soviet signs bewaring you about radiation, but i can consider you that we are clean). Also we have enough old and leaved buildings, especially in the suburb Pkhow. I would say that they are stuck in soviet times. We have 100k small city. I can only hope if bald visit us.
@drumboarder1
4 жыл бұрын
If I ever bother to leave my country I'd be curious to visit
@ghostress2001
3 жыл бұрын
Lukashenko won't let us in ((
@albertomolina511
3 жыл бұрын
@@ghostress2001 eso muy triste 😭
@kanethompson708
3 жыл бұрын
🖐☺
one of the most original and quality content on youtube right now!!
@jujuthefrog622
4 жыл бұрын
U said it!👍🏻
I am your big fan from Tibet and I am Tibetan, I really want you to visit Tibet as it’s very beautiful place and like heaven in earth. M hoping your next video in Tibet, waiting for it
@boutek
4 жыл бұрын
You mean, you're Chinese and he should visit China?
@kalinsapotato
4 жыл бұрын
@@boutek I'm pretty sure he would know his own identity more than you, your edginess.
@boutek
4 жыл бұрын
@@saketrathore You're right. He means Tibet. However Tibet is a region within China so we're both right.
@boutek
4 жыл бұрын
Kalin SODEN "Edginess"? I don't deny his identity. I was just confused for a second because Tibet is part of China and people living there are Chinese. It seemed to me same as if I introduced myself as Branderburgian instead of German. That's all.
@justrandomhuman3781
4 жыл бұрын
@@boutek Tibet is forcibly occupied. They don't want to be under their control.
So respectful and humbling to hear history spoke ,breath of fresh air hearing and seeing your Russian experiences are awesome.Beautiful people.
still watching 2020. I'm so addicted to your videos. I'm from Philippines. Take care as always. God bless to your every trip.
@MoyferZy
4 жыл бұрын
This was filmed in 2020.
As a Frenchman, I can confirm that as soon as I heard Berezina it clicked what this word meant for so long. Fascinating!
@Cactus_hug
4 жыл бұрын
ACogloc first time I heard it used was my Mother in law in France saying it and my husband had to explain to me ( American) what it meant. I notice a lot of expressions like this in France. I marvel at how many words the French have for situations and things others don’t.
@yasenkrasen1581
4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact. Napoleon, like Hitler, invaded Russia on June 22.
@MrNicolas168
4 жыл бұрын
@@yasenkrasen1581 That should be 'Hitler, like Napoleon', Sorry for nitpicking.
@yasenkrasen1581
4 жыл бұрын
@@MrNicolas168 I think even people with iq 68 know that Napoleon was before Hitler.
@thespinelessghost
4 жыл бұрын
@@yasenkrasen1581 that's exactly why it should be "Hitler, like Napoleon, .." Edit: or "Like Napoleon, Hitler.."
"Kolya! Kolya! Kolya!" "Kolya forever!"
@specspec6851
4 жыл бұрын
hell yeah
@cherieleeishere
4 жыл бұрын
Yay 😊🙏🏻🎉🎉🎉
@kaidoloveboat1591
4 жыл бұрын
Nice
@HuzzaTVDreamBook
4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣✔️
@henrikmichelsson1729
4 жыл бұрын
Yay!
Sadly most people in USA are not aware of the great sacrifices made by the Soviets in WW2. The coast was horrific. Thank you for bringing it to the attention of some.
@vespermartini2556
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, WWII was not taught in school. Unless you watched documentaries when young, you won't know. Thanks to historians that have channels on YT, the majority do know that the Soviets suffered the largest amount of human loss. And please don't think we don't know about what other atrocities took place around the world. I'm sure there are many from other countries that never bothered to learn.
It must be eerie as hell in that destroyed village, especially with those bells ringing randomly.
I have learned more history from this chanel than in my entire schooling. lol
@thereforeayam
4 жыл бұрын
Two n's in 'channel' while you're learnin'
@Maddle10
4 жыл бұрын
Where did u go to school ? :0
@bambi7896
4 жыл бұрын
@@Maddle10 well if in United States it's understandable huh..
@jonobrien1339
4 жыл бұрын
@@thereforeayam learning * there's a G in it.
@maxdembo2029
4 жыл бұрын
Jon Obrien he purposely spelt it learnin’ ya dunce
Legend has it that this is his favourite country
@fuinhaamiguinha8932
4 жыл бұрын
His wife was(is?) belarusian
@MaThTrash
4 жыл бұрын
@@fuinhaamiguinha8932 yep
@user-ol3wk2ds9m
4 жыл бұрын
@@fuinhaamiguinha8932 was, she's his ex
@sam-pl7yz
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-ol3wk2ds9m who is it?
@adrianelias2365
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-ol3wk2ds9m Why did they break up? I always thought they were still together
I absolutely love you and your videos bro.
Привет от България! I recently found your videos and I must confess that haven't I found your channel, my quarantine would have been boring.
That story of Belarusian village was in the movie "Come and See"
@Cactus_hug
4 жыл бұрын
Viork Capili can I find it on any streaming platform?
@ilbadr
4 жыл бұрын
@@Cactus_hug yeah, on youtube
@memoranda1
4 жыл бұрын
that movie was very disturbing.... dear lord...
Had no idea that this town had been wiped out and the people slaughtered, man's inhumanity to man never ceases to confound me.
@Botch_Games
4 жыл бұрын
how do you spell the name of the town?
@ozdavemcgee2079
4 жыл бұрын
Watch a German movie on youtube ..Come and See
@fionasmal5066
4 жыл бұрын
@Kristof Alexy Good lord. Is that why the infrastructure is there but the streets are so empty?
@floater81floats37
4 жыл бұрын
@@ozdavemcgee2079 yes ive seen this, very dark and disturbing. i thought it was made by the russians though
@zachb8012
4 жыл бұрын
Bad things seem to happen when people allow fear to control them and blindly accept what they're told to do...
I have a badly broken leg with a recovery time of 18 months to rwo years and I have just discovered your channel and its brilliant and so educational even for an old dude like me so I am watching your videos back to back brilliant
I went there about 10 years ago, incredible place. Sublime.
When I was 10 years old, our school took us to Hatyn on a field trip, it left an impression on me I will not forget till the day I die.
Superp ! . When you mentioned KOYLA ..i had a great big smile on my face !. Cant wait for next episode.
I met this kid from belarus in college, he always looked sad and and theirs pain in his past. Now I kind if understand why
4:50 They actually go much further south than Mozambique. I've seen them here on the southern coast of South Africa. Also the birds you hear in the background at 9:05 are European swifts which also migrate to South Africa. A pair nest in the roof of my porch in the summer.
damn, watching this really puts into perspective how fortunate someone like myself is to have never experienced serious conflict in or near my home.
Спасибо, ты больше делаешь для страны чем все министерство туризма.
@user-pp8lw8cx4w
4 жыл бұрын
Экзактли!
@pukpuk3811
4 жыл бұрын
И чем же он привлек туриста? Мне ехать туда не хочется. Юговосточная азия смотрится привлекательнее. В ЮА тоже беднота, но хотя бы люди пытаются заработать на туристе и им не мешают правительственные структуры. Соответсвенно и туристу выгодно, когда местные предлагают весь спектр развлечений и еды.
@Ekaterinamail
4 жыл бұрын
Max Pool В какой-то степени это привлекает туристов да. Но больше чем министерство туризма не уверенна 😅 Да и большинству подписчикам больше интересны бухарики в лесу, чем вот такие исторические места. Обидно. Хотя не всем и в Беларуси действительно много мест которые отличаются от уже обычной/привычной Европы. Беловежская пуща например -самый старый лес в Европе, хотелось бы от туда эпизод.
@skywish133
4 жыл бұрын
@@pukpuk3811 каждому месту свой турист, значит Беларусь не для вас!
@maxpool162
4 жыл бұрын
@Ann Nifödova Какое отношение министерство имеет к стране? Эти миленькие близорукие пузанчики вполне себе могли бы существовать, если бы только не на мои деньги.
Wow, so this is where the events of Come and See took place. That movie is one of the most terrifying films as well as one of the best.
This episode is particularly good. Superior episode on a superior channel.
Everybody's affraid of Corona. Bald: still adventures into the radiation zone
@olbradley
4 жыл бұрын
@@stonemagic540 Most people do, and regardless everyone should definitely be aware of it.
@vadkorte
4 жыл бұрын
What if radiation kills corona ?! *secret plan*
@RenzoM2811
4 жыл бұрын
@Film him!! Yes, right-wingers hate China in general
@Anotherandoman93
4 жыл бұрын
@@vadkorte dont tell trump, he will nuke his own country
@angelgalvan6810
4 жыл бұрын
Haha
I’ve heard the barn story since my early childhood. It’s one that haunts me until this very day. Bless all those that lost their lives to such evil.
@dlbstl
4 жыл бұрын
There's a scene in The Patriot movie that shows almost the same thing except it's a church. And that horrible Barn Massacre is where they got the idea to have that happen in the movie. Man's inhumanity to man.
@hanlj1440
4 жыл бұрын
I heard it too but I thought it happened in France for some reason. It’s something that sticks with you
@mabezibrepuklismo3296
4 жыл бұрын
Just to be known, if any relative of those nazis are still alive somewhere in germany or austria then you can be sure that they enjoy all privileges of that country and are often beyond the law. It just says that what happened and by whom has a reason why, deep human evilness still is out there and respected as a unique deviation.
@TheSouthern4501
4 жыл бұрын
@@dlbstl Maybe so but the more accurate movie is Come and See. It depicts that story very well.
@readmylisp
4 жыл бұрын
@@hanlj1440 Czech Republic also after the assassination of Heydrich
Bald, it is your winning personality that keeps me coming back for more no matter what the topic is. You're videos are mesmerizing. Thank you for introducing me to parts of the world I hardly knew about. You also have tremendous courage!
Жыве Беларусь
The movie Come and See (1985) is all about the tragedy, very sad, but a very important movie of the events
@maxpayneful4328
4 жыл бұрын
Classic film, my dad let me watch it as a child and its one of those films that stuck with me as Ive grown up and it really reminds you how terrible the lives of this generation could be, yet we take it for granted and complain about bullshit. Kids my age don't need to worry about picking up arms to defend their homes, yet they act like they do. Only in Africa and the Middle East do children have to be fearful of such things and that is really sad.
@tlr-nut7275
4 жыл бұрын
You should always be ready and able to defend your home. Doesn't matter where you live. Like the old saying, shit happens!
@leonardleonard890
4 жыл бұрын
@@tlr-nut7275 very true!
@dazmalski
4 жыл бұрын
A great but extremely harrowing film. Everybody should watch this.
Спасибо большое за твои видео! Живу рядом с Хатынью, было очень приятно увидеть твой визит!
He can speak Hindi and Russian, but now we know for certain he does not know French 😂
@mikolaoleksandriv9763
3 жыл бұрын
😃😃
@montinaladine3264
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure he could get by in France. More than the average person could. He also speaks Spanish and Czech, and who knows what else... so I wouldn't be too overtly critical if I were you.
@logoseven3365
3 жыл бұрын
His English is terrible however
@MrDaedra88
2 жыл бұрын
@@logoseven3365 his English is awesome, love this accent
"let´s see if Kolja is practising social distancing" LOL 😂 i had to smash that like button immediately
@daxholl8902
4 жыл бұрын
I did
7:15 all that parking space and you parked in handicap space lmao
@Mnjake96
4 жыл бұрын
In Russia parking spaces pick you.
@Mnjake96
4 жыл бұрын
@Ian Murray thats where i was goin with that😂 jk though.
@artsilk2944
4 жыл бұрын
@@Mnjake96 i second that. classic zfg)
@TruthShallPrevail4
4 жыл бұрын
How can you tell it’s a handicap space? Just curious
@JoepXE
4 жыл бұрын
@@TruthShallPrevail4, because of the, slightly shaded, wheel chair symbol painted on it.
Thank you Mr.Bald, I am learning too much with you👍👍
Just found this channel and I absolutely love it. This video makes me want to travel to Belarus, the history is so fascinating.
@kusipaa
4 жыл бұрын
Well you really don’t want to travel there now, it’s on the brink of a civil war and it’s absolutely heartbreaking. They’re killing and torturing their own citizens.
This was one of the best episodes I've seen. Very sobering, I knew nothing about this terrible part of history. Thank you for showing the more serious side as well as the fun side of where you travel. Much respect.
Bald I have a friend from Belarus, I never knew, first 2 minutes made me cry.
I never get tired of you, Mr. Bald. :-) Cheers! :-)
Bald, you are brilliant and inspiring. I very much appreciate the opportunity to live vicariously through your adventures!
Started watching your videos about a year and a half ago. They have made me change my outlook on life and see the potential there is to offer from humanity even in such places. There is always new information to be learnt and taught! I have since been learning Russian and really enjoying it, thank you.
@Polyviani
3 жыл бұрын
That’s beautiful
Hey Bald, the medium tank is a T-44, probably an early 1944 model
@eesti919
4 жыл бұрын
Thats the comment I was looking for!
@kognak6640
4 жыл бұрын
There's only one production model, T-44A. It's armed with 85mm gun from T-34-85(as one in this video). Soviets produced them late -44 and early -45, they never saw combat in WW2. Rest of models are prototypes.
@MaD0MaT
4 жыл бұрын
@@MrArray1967 Nope. It was used to drive out of deep mud. Almost all Soviet tanks got it. They used chains to connect it to tracks.
@StefanHoffmann84
4 жыл бұрын
As I saw it from the front it looked strange to me, small turret, wide chassis. I first thought they put a T-34/85 turret onto a T-54 chassis :D
@akselpervolainen3556
4 жыл бұрын
@@StefanHoffmann84 maybe even t 72
You are a wonderful story-teller. I am glad I found this channel!
I really like the bits of history and the stories told behind them. Along with a good sense of humor. Keep up the great work!
The barn burning that Bald describes is show in graphic detail in the classic 1985 Soviet Belarusian movie called Come and See. It's considered by many film critics to be one of the best war films ever made Edit: I'm just reading through the comments after posting mine and it's good to know that so many people know about Come and See, it's a must watch
@saurabhsingh-lx4wz
4 жыл бұрын
Germans started the war, massacred millions of civilians wherever they invaded AND then lost the war. So not surprising their wounds are not taken as seriously as those of their victims.
@donblassvivar
4 жыл бұрын
@Scp 173 what is there to acknowledge? it happened. it helped win the war. end of story. for every german who died, 4-5 nongermans died due to the nazis need to control and kill. war is hell, try to remember that the next time.
@owningkoning
4 жыл бұрын
@Scp 173 yeah its hard to feel sorry for a country that did the exact same thing to your neutral country
@David7pm
4 жыл бұрын
thank you for sharing the title of this film. going to check it out.
@owningkoning
4 жыл бұрын
@Scp 173 no its an sign of people who dont feel pity because they didnt get any to begin with . If someone destroys your home without a real tactical purpose you wouldnt be mad if someone else destroyed their home , cuz war ,war never changes
Thank you for paying respect to the lost villages. I am not directly affected from the past. But I feel a deep sense of remorce for all of the unthinkable things that you mentioned. Thankyou again.
@super-super-
4 жыл бұрын
@Ann Nifödova Putin is KGB, and like a typical KGB employee, he is a liar. And before trying to blame "muh Germans", you should remember that it was a struggle against communism. The communists have eradicated more than 60 million people. Lots of these talks about German "cr1mes" is post-war Russian propaganda, and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Жыве Беларусь ⚪❤️⚪
From the smallest to biggest detail thats the brilliance of your videos thx
I just found out about B&B KZread channel 2 weeks ago when I was laying on the floor unable to move due to slipped disc. I became big fan straight from the first video. I love that back to the past of the old Eastern post communist countries. I used to live in one and experienced it as a kid what it was like in those days. Have been binge watching whole list every since and cant wait to see the second part. Amazing guy Mr. Bald...thanks for such a great videos. Keep them coming and keep safe!
@jakemorrison8507
4 жыл бұрын
How is your back now?
@TarekMarzouki
4 жыл бұрын
I hope you'll be fine some time soon :)
@Harasezza
4 жыл бұрын
I hope you feel better soon, Frank! I've dealt with two herniated discs and I know that pain is horrendous. At least you have good entertainment while you recover👍
@Blips_n_Beeps_MD
4 жыл бұрын
@@TarekMarzouki Feeling much better now. Thanks !
@Blips_n_Beeps_MD
4 жыл бұрын
@@jakemorrison8507 Thanks for asking Jake. I can finally walk and sit again. Took almost 4 weeks to recover but I am feeling better now. Thank you