He's got the character needed for a solo explorer on Mars. Quiet, resourceful, a self-directed learner and handy with a musical instrument, those are the traits you'd need if you were on an outpost on another world.
The firnament or "low earth orbit" as these decieving bad actor astroNOTs like to say is impenetratable. No one is leaving earth. They have tried multiple times to break the firnament with rockets. But they aint going no where
So strange to see what have become of Pyramiden. I visited Pyramiden back in -91 when I served in the Norwegian navy. It's one of the most fascinating communities I've ever visited, because they welcomed us with open arms in a time we were told that Sovjet was our great enemy.
Thank you for this beautiful documentary. I was lucky to visit Pyramiden last year and honored to meet Sasha, a truly friendly and loving person. What an amazing place and experience it was. I watched this already a few months back and must say that since then when I listen sometimes to "Born to die"... his cover in that room at the end of the world comes to mind :-). Take care Sasha. Thank you. All the best
Wow, I am really surprised at his calm and light demeanor. I find it hard to believe that he hasn't become cold and desolate being in that sort of an environment. He is so friendly and amiable, plus he is a metalhead which makes me love him even more \m/
"Two of us are from Western Ukraine, two of us are from Donetsk, two of us are Russians, so...it is better to keep silence". Russian - Ukrainian relationships in a nutshell
@@YuriPetrovich talking, yes, and fighting also. And before you know it some guy was "accidently killed" by a polar bear. Whoops, "blyat happens" I guess...
Very cool to find this video. I was there in the Summer of 2013. Sasha is indeed as cool as he appears in this video. The town itself is quite surreal, I highly encourage a visit.
My aunt worked as a doctor on Spitsbergen for a month or two, so I asked her about Sasha. She said he is a great guy. So good to be just a handshake away from such a nice person.
There's a hotel in this place apparently according to Google map. Google map also shot the street view of this town on a snowmobile. Very interesting stuff.
Easier said than done though. Iowa winter is already freezing my ass off. I don't expect arctic to be that benign even in summer. :P Still I would love to go to places like this if situations allow.
倪传历, I've always wanted to go to somewhere really cold. As strange as this may seem I've alway wanted to be in a very cold environment with snow. (I'm Australian and we *NEVER* get cold weather)
+The Professor it's awesome and pretty all the white snow, and getting all dressed up for the cold. then it gets -15 F and its not so fun anymore, Any skin that is exposed will freeze and get frost bite in mins even your face. then it's not so fun
Something about Russia gives me goosebumps in a good way. Its the same feeling i get looking at the art style of Dark souls. There is a deep sad beauty to it i cant explain it.
You should wait for Dishonored 3, it gonna be set in Tyvia which is Tsaristic Russia basically. And deep sad beauty is one of the Dishonored main traits
Yes, that is for itself a good thing. But please remember, that land represent a failure of society. Soviets forced people to settle there to demonstrate their mighty, hollow power. The power of failure was, and is, stronger than themselves.
I like that this place is so isolated, and lonely. I don’t like being around too many people. Мне нравится это изолированная место. Красивая и одинокая место
This guy is a character I would love to read about in some book, with this very place in the background. His explanantion of being an unsocial person and therefore he loves living in that olace and his job is what touched my heart. These are the reasons we need to be living. To find habitats that suit us. AAAAAAANNNNDDD he sang Lana Del Rey!!! aaaaaa
Legend? For playing the Russian national anthem in Russian territory on a 30 year old piano.. I'm sure that's done many times per day throughout Russia but yeah what a legend! just wow!
Lets have some FUN. Lets sending some good old postcard or letters to Sasha.!! To Sasha of Pyramiden Gjennom Postkontor N-9171 Longyearbyen Spitsbergen. Postage rates are the same as to Norway
charles k awwwwww did it? Wat a shame. Wen I saw the address I thought straight away tht Sasha would love a letter or card. I'll also ask for update on address
This is just so pleasing to see on a base level. As somewhat of an introvert I LOVE the idea of some solitude (for at least some time). Come to terms with life and other things. Guy seems pretty happy with his situation which tells me it mightn't be that bad...
He’s just in his happy place, and probably also really happy to tell his story.. and to have a visitor that engages him more than a tourist group would
3:58 He is playing Soviet Union Anthem in old and rusty piano, very sad actually... The dream of millions people, russian people who was sick of Monarchy, they believed they could create a country with no borders to science, equality, education, culture . . . but the dream was false, the world was not ready, people were not ideal, so everything collapsed. And this dream is as rundown and sick as a piano on which he plays the hymn of the Soviet Union.
I don't know what you mean. It was the dream of the Russian people, the Bolsheviks and the soviets were backed by the workers and soldiers(russian people). They had the majority of support in Russia.
yea definitely, lol, i'm not disagreeing with you, but it was the lies that were still the russian people's dreams. Peace, bread, and land, these three things are the dreams of the russian people. Idk you might know more than me since you're russian, your country is very interesting though, learning about it in history class.
Peace, bread and land are worthy dreams, but when you start bloody war in rapidly delevoping country because of this nonsence, you're nothing than traitor. Russia could become World's economic center, but thanks to plan economics and Soviet's supress of dissidence we are second world country.
This video is so moving. Places like this fascinate me. Sasha seems like a great guy. This video represents him and Pyramida well. It would be awesome to visit here.
The original name is Pyramiden, which it's also known by internationally. It was established by Sweden in 1910, hence the spelling, but sold to the Soviet Union in 1927. And it's not that desolate. There is a hotel there, and regular tourist traffic. It's also just 50 kilometers north of Longyearbyen, which is the administrative center of Svalbard, Norway, with a permanent civilian population of 2,144 people and an international airport.
I immediately remember the first person shooter game STALKER the moment i saw him carrying his gun in a desolate place. I hope his rifle doesn't jam like in the game
Hes funny, he can play piano/guitar and sing, he can speak 3 languages, and he seems to be very laid back while still doing his job, what an awesome guy.
I stumbled upon this vid today, only because the nice singing at the end. The video was open in one hidden tab of firefox and I had no visio therefore. Then watched the whole thing. Unbelievable that this lonley soldier is that friendly and open. Really nice place, super far off, hard to visit. Certainly no Internet and radio/TV there - people could get mentally sane again just by staying there for a year or so. Would be interesting to get some of the former citizens telling their stories. Thanks for sharing!
I did some research on the polar willow on Spitsbergen on the peninsula of Bohemanflya, I love the North Pole. Awesome to see attention to this important area.
sasha is living my dream. i wish i could find this kind of life sometime in this life. there are so many people, i am just tired of them, tired of how i should act in the "society". i envy sasha .
I deeply enjoyed this short film. It makes me realize how good the human being can be and how admirable this type of locations are. For it will be a true dream being able to go to Pyramiden one day with my camera.
While "Soviet hymn" isn't technically wrong, I feel like it's vastly understating it. What he was playing was the Soviet/Russian *national anthem* (the tune is still their Russian national anthem, but the lyrics have changed since the Soviet days.) It's like if you heard someone playing/singing the US national anthem, and you went "Ah, love how he played that one random American folklore/history song." While not technically wrong, it's not how you would normally phrase it if you're fully aware of what it is and the significance it has or had to an entire country, lol ;)
The buildings are made our of brick, which is very rare and was done to make a statement about the might of the Soviet Union. In the Norwegian settlements all the building are wooden because brick is too expensive to transport. Also, there was a farm and the manure was used to fertilize the land, that's why some of the tallest grass on Svalbard still grows there (you can see it at 8:55). I don't think it made much economic sense to mine coal there. It's too expensive. The whole point of the mine was to have a presence and to demonstrate power. The Norwegians mostly mine coal for local consumption - that's how electricity is being generated.
As a Norwegian: I don't understand your point? The reason we use wood is because it's readily available and importing brick isn't even an option. Why would you create brick houses in arctic climates? We mine coal from Svalbard, but it's very little, and in rapid decline. We consume 35% of it locally. The rest is sold off (I presume to Russia.) The reason Russia is keeping this economically nonviable ghost-town "active" is simply to have a claim on Norwegian soil...
Or it was done simply for people lived here. Bricks have better heat capacity qualities and look familiar for people from "mainland". And also it is important to keep people in good mood in the dull North, so there always were attentions to bring more colours and greenery to the urban environment.
There's no internet. That place where he was standing with his phone (the pole with the old metal phone) is the only place where you receive somewhat mobile signal (carried across the sea from Longyerbyen) and for example my phone even tried to connect to the internet but it hardly sent an SMS, so no internet...
The team of American researchers arrive on an unknown planet with high mountains and large seas. But it turned out that the planet was already inhabited, they were met by Sasha with songs of Pink Floyd.
If you are in the US, there are equivalent jobs. Many jobs are available on remote state and national parks - bring your own travel trailer. That's what I will be doing in a year when I retire - minding a very remote fish hatchery in Oregon.
Despite all the jokes, anything can happen in the Far North. Like for example on this old VHS record from Norilsk (nearly 20 year ago). /watch?v=AM_Bul7QH7A Skeptics and unbelivers just GTFO, I also saw something similar here in the South Urals.
It's really rather a way of life than a job. Most of us simply work to provide for ourselves, not really knowing what to do with our lives. This guy knows.
It's not that desolate. There is a hotel there, and a quite large regular tourist traffic. It's also just 110 kilometers north of Longyearbyen, which is the administrative center of Svalbard, Norway, with a permanent civilian population of 2,144 people and an international airport.
A kind and smart person... good language skills... good sense of humor... good music skills... quick decision making on handling the situation with the bear unharmed... kudos!!!
How utterly fascinating! I love ghost town. I love the decay and the imagery of what could possibly happen when humanity has finished on earth. It's surprising to know that there are actually some people who live there! What a captivating video. Thank you so much for sharing.
He's got the character needed for a solo explorer on Mars. Quiet, resourceful, a self-directed learner and handy with a musical instrument, those are the traits you'd need if you were on an outpost on another world.
For almost all intents and purposes, he IS on an outpost in another world.
The firnament or "low earth orbit" as these decieving bad actor astroNOTs like to say is impenetratable. No one is leaving earth. They have tried multiple times to break the firnament with rockets. But they aint going no where
So strange to see what have become of Pyramiden.
I visited Pyramiden back in -91 when I served in the Norwegian navy.
It's one of the most fascinating communities I've ever visited, because they welcomed us with open arms in a time we were told that Sovjet was our great enemy.
Valhalla Knight russians are genrally agreeable. Just dont touch their mayonnaise
Valhalla Knight nothing had change, exept one thing, now they are telling you that the Russians are youre enemies
Гугл Отьебись Governments usually are the enemys. Just like North Korea. The people there in general just want to enjoy life in piece.
dont always believe what you are told
That place just looks like it has this energy ingrained in it, maybe that’s why they were so happy and welcoming, they found a perfect place
He seems like such a kindhearted man. I enjoyed his singing and I also liked that adorable fox who is obviously used to him.
Yes, the most beautiful little fox!
Бля, у вас даже песец переводится как fox, полный писец.
nde
Look at all these vodka hieroglyphs.
roflmao
Thank you for this beautiful documentary. I was lucky to visit Pyramiden last year and honored to meet Sasha, a truly friendly and loving person. What an amazing place and experience it was. I watched this already a few months back and must say that since then when I listen sometimes to "Born to die"... his cover in that room at the end of the world comes to mind :-). Take care Sasha. Thank you. All the best
The bear broke in, drank beer, and stole some mayo.
Are they sure it wasn't a gopnik in a bear track suit?
0hn0haha Haahhh, where'd you know the word "гопник"(gopnik)? You guys are Russians?
0hn0haha Haahhh, where'd you know the word "гопник"(gopnik)? You guys are Russians?
LIFE OF BORIS
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0hn0haha he was looking for a Coca-Cola
I didn't want this video to end
FelixTheHouseFreak He didn't want this video to end
2019 and we all wish we were there
Agreed.
me to
thinking much the same
Wow, I am really surprised at his calm and light demeanor. I find it hard to believe that he hasn't become cold and desolate being in that sort of an environment. He is so friendly and amiable, plus he is a metalhead which makes me love him even more \m/
to be fair He calls himself a head banger in the Video...
he is not alone there, he said they live 6 men together
(Semi)alone people many times are quite nice. Coldest people are usually those that are very extroversive.
rohanb2711 some people can get along and maintain sanity just fine living in isolation.
It's not that desolate. There is a hotel there, and regular tourist traffic.
"Two of us are from Western Ukraine, two of us are from Donetsk, two of us are Russians, so...it is better to keep silence".
Russian - Ukrainian relationships in a nutshell
That's just stupid IMHO. They got all the time in the world for talking.
@@YuriPetrovich talking, yes, and fighting also. And before you know it some guy was "accidently killed" by a polar bear. Whoops, "blyat happens" I guess...
The key is they don't talk politics. Doesn't mean there's nothing else to talk about.
Only modern day politics, many Ukrainians support the Soviet Union. The Communist party of Ukraine was/is the second largest party in Ukraine today.
@@levvy3006 no, you are lying
Very cool to find this video. I was there in the Summer of 2013. Sasha is indeed as cool as he appears in this video. The town itself is quite surreal, I highly encourage a visit.
This guy seems like the guy who anyone could love and be friends with. Amazing how he keeps his spirit in an environment like that.
Like a lost dream. Beautifully sad.
DEUS VULT
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Oh Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
My aunt worked as a doctor on Spitsbergen for a month or two, so I asked her about Sasha. She said he is a great guy. So good to be just a handshake away from such a nice person.
There's a hotel in this place apparently according to Google map. Google map also shot the street view of this town on a snowmobile. Very interesting stuff.
倪传历, if I could I would like to go there
Easier said than done though. Iowa winter is already freezing my ass off. I don't expect arctic to be that benign even in summer. :P Still I would love to go to places like this if situations allow.
倪传历, I've always wanted to go to somewhere really cold. As strange as this may seem I've alway wanted to be in a very cold environment with snow. (I'm Australian and we *NEVER* get cold weather)
+The Professor it's awesome and pretty all the white snow, and getting all dressed up for the cold. then it gets -15 F and its not so fun anymore, Any skin that is exposed will freeze and get frost bite in mins even your face. then it's not so fun
It can get a lot colder than -15f above the arctic circle. Being outside is still mostly about proper clothing :)
Something about Russia gives me goosebumps in a good way. Its the same feeling i get looking at the art style of Dark souls. There is a deep sad beauty to it i cant explain it.
your comment made me laugh. In a good way :'D
You should wait for Dishonored 3, it gonna be set in Tyvia which is Tsaristic Russia basically. And deep sad beauty is one of the Dishonored main traits
It's in Svalbard, Norway , not in Russia.
Suttree You need medicine.
Leave it to a gamer to compare a country to a game
Beautiful way of life. They respect each other and maintain peace in the community. The world has a lot to learn from them.
Yes, that is for itself a good thing. But please remember, that land represent a failure of society. Soviets forced people to settle there to demonstrate their mighty, hollow power. The power of failure was, and is, stronger than themselves.
The Russian song he sings is "Moscow nights" for anyone interested. I love that song.
thank you. cpacibo - I WAS wondering. D.A. NYC
"Dark Eyes" was the other one
Thanks! :D
Thanks, I was wondering!
Thanks for telling the name of it. That song is a true favorite of mine. I love to hear it.
What a legend Sasha is. And what a fascinating place to be
amazing how some place so big can now be "ran" by 6 people. Very interesting to watch...the solitude, the scenery, the simplicity. Thank you.
"We did not kill him, we are very proud of that." Haha
But he did kill you, with a his rifle!
he speaks really good english
Looks like a ideal place to hide from all the evils from the world
Be careful what you wish for... being away from the evils of the world brings you closer to your own.
rightly said... Let's go there :)
Sanmaya Jolly Such wise words...
Or a place to hide all the evils in the world...
@@sanmayajolly1225 beat me to it
I like that this place is so isolated, and lonely. I don’t like being around too many people. Мне нравится это изолированная место. Красивая и одинокая место
Sasha from Pyramiden playing pink floyd on the guitar? I like your style, my friend.
Justin Seara but it's not Pink Floyd, it's Lana del Rey.
This guy is a character I would love to read about in some book, with this very place in the background. His explanantion of being an unsocial person and therefore he loves living in that olace and his job is what touched my heart. These are the reasons we need to be living. To find habitats that suit us.
AAAAAAANNNNDDD he sang Lana Del Rey!!! aaaaaa
I have been there, met that sasha guy, coolest place ever.
btw that polar beer that broke in, that was the day before i got there, we went to the bar, got some vodka
really ?
Edvard Hansson hey dude could you tell us how to get there
very cool
Take a plane to Longyearbyen in Svalbard. Pyramiden is not too far north of there.
he played the russian national anthem on a 30 year old piano... this guy's an absolute legend
it was ussr anthem ;)
They're pretty much the same
It beautiful
Legend?
For playing the Russian national anthem in Russian territory on a 30 year old piano.. I'm sure that's done many times per day throughout Russia but yeah what a legend! just wow!
Perhaps the Russian anthem is stronger on a piano made thirty years ago, just as Russia itself was stronger then.
Whole time I felt like I was watching one of the old VICE documentaries
Rakash i miss the old vice before it was overran by sjw shit
was it that good?! cause I oddly agree
VR didn’t realize t wasn’t vice until I read your comment
They still produce some great content, but you need to look for it.
But then VICE made Anti-Russian propaganda.
I met Sasha in 2014 during my visit to Pyramiden. Great guy, great place, great group of people !!!!!
Would love to visit this place and meet this guy :D
That's actually easy. It's not that desolate. There is a hotel there, and regular tourist traffic.
I know now where I d spent next winter holidays
Lets have some FUN.
Lets sending some good old postcard or letters to Sasha.!!
To Sasha of Pyramiden
Gjennom Postkontor
N-9171 Longyearbyen
Spitsbergen.
Postage rates are the same as to Norway
i sent a post card it came back is this address still good thanks charles from Houston, Tx. U.S.A.
charles k awwwwww did it? Wat a shame. Wen I saw the address I thought straight away tht Sasha would love a letter or card. I'll also ask for update on address
Tommy H Hey Tommy. How did u get this address? Just curious. Plus, we both need to know correct address please for Sasha. If he is still up there!
charles k mmm can't reply to tommy's statement. Have to write a seperate reply, so hopefully he sees/gets it
Hi tommy . Is the adress i true..
i love his last song, very relaxing and melancholic even though i dind't know the meaning
the last song name is Moscow nights is a very beautiful song.
This is just so pleasing to see on a base level. As somewhat of an introvert I LOVE the idea of some solitude (for at least some time). Come to terms with life and other things. Guy seems pretty happy with his situation which tells me it mightn't be that bad...
he is a good singer, looks like a nice person
I wanna go here just to be friends with him. He seems like a chill dude
He speaks so funny, it's like he is telling you a joke and you are constantly waiting for a point where the joke reaches it's highest point XD
He’s just in his happy place, and probably also really happy to tell his story.. and to have a visitor that engages him more than a tourist group would
Well he sounds like borat...
The punchline for all of us - Look in the Mirror
Not his native language, plus if you live in isolation long enough you forget how to speak even in your mother's tongue.
Sasha seems like a hell of a nice guy. I would bet he has even seen this very posting of this video.
His English is amazingly good,and his Spanish is also quite good .
3:58 He is playing Soviet Union Anthem in old and rusty piano, very sad actually... The dream of millions people, russian people who was sick of Monarchy, they believed they could create a country with no borders to science, equality, education, culture . . . but the dream was false, the world was not ready, people were not ideal, so everything collapsed. And this dream is as rundown and sick as a piano on which he plays the hymn of the Soviet Union.
Миша Иванов the bolsheviks were not Russian, they were actually Jewish. It never was the dream of the Russian people.
I don't know what you mean. It was the dream of the Russian people, the Bolsheviks and the soviets were backed by the workers and soldiers(russian people). They had the majority of support in Russia.
They had support because of lies. Then they took country in therier hands repressions started. They literally stole poor people's bread.
yea definitely, lol, i'm not disagreeing with you, but it was the lies that were still the russian people's dreams. Peace, bread, and land, these three things are the dreams of the russian people. Idk you might know more than me since you're russian, your country is very interesting though, learning about it in history class.
Peace, bread and land are worthy dreams, but when you start bloody war in rapidly delevoping country because of this nonsence, you're nothing than traitor. Russia could become World's economic center, but thanks to plan economics and Soviet's supress of dissidence we are second world country.
this guy is super chill, mad respect!
Still looks better then Detroit
No blacks.
@@germen343 No racists
God dam!!!
@@germen343 choke.
Enjoy living in a third world country in the next few decades.
"As of 2013, the Tulip hotel has been reopened and it is possible to stay overnight in Pyramiden." booking my holiday :D
Sasha....We think you are great.
the russian jesus protecting his bears..
It has such a post apocalyptic feel. I would love to move there and contribute to the upkeep of the place.
This video is so moving. Places like this fascinate me. Sasha seems like a great guy. This video represents him and Pyramida well. It would be awesome to visit here.
The original name is Pyramiden, which it's also known by internationally. It was established by Sweden in 1910, hence the spelling, but sold to the Soviet Union in 1927.
And it's not that desolate. There is a hotel there, and regular tourist traffic. It's also just 50 kilometers north of Longyearbyen, which is the administrative center of Svalbard, Norway, with a permanent civilian population of 2,144 people and an international airport.
Its incredible that places like this are still in existence, keeps the spirit in good order watching good stuff like this.
This dude plays the guitar like a true STALKER
I immediately remember the first person shooter game STALKER the moment i saw him carrying his gun in a desolate place. I hope his rifle doesn't jam like in the game
Finally clicked on this video after months of it being suggested and I'm actually not disappointed.
Hes funny, he can play piano/guitar and sing, he can speak 3 languages, and he seems to be very laid back while still doing his job, what an awesome guy.
He just a typical Russian guy.
I was not expecting this to be one of the most beautiful documentaries I've ever seen.
I stumbled upon this vid today, only because the nice singing at the end. The video was open in one hidden tab of firefox and I had no visio therefore. Then watched the whole thing. Unbelievable that this lonley soldier is that friendly and open. Really nice place, super far off, hard to visit. Certainly no Internet and radio/TV there - people could get mentally sane again just by staying there for a year or so. Would be interesting to get some of the former citizens telling their stories. Thanks for sharing!
As long as I had a lot of books to read, I'd be fine.
the two Russian songs he plays at the end are "Dark Eyes" and "Moscow Nights" if anyone is interested
Какой хороший парень, светлая душа!
It's a good feeling that we have a Metalhead up there holding his post.
I did some research on the polar willow on Spitsbergen on the peninsula of Bohemanflya, I love the North Pole. Awesome to see attention to this important area.
This guy learning Spanish, and talks English. Awesome Russian over here!
one love from california
Song he sings at the end is "Подмосковные вечера" in case anyone was curious
sasha is living my dream. i wish i could find this kind of life sometime in this life. there are so many people, i am just tired of them, tired of how i should act in the "society". i envy sasha
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Wow this was really interesting!
He really does seem to be a kindhearted fellow. Would love to visit this place some day!
Looks like a perfect setting for a Dystopian movie
Have you seen Fortitude?
Or a fallout game
We just got back from a trip to Pyramiden. I will never forget it.
lol was he playing wish you were here by pink floyd? very cool
AND LANA DEL REY LMAO
which song from lana?
found it, actually a pretty good cover :D
born to die I think. I was really surprised to hear him sing that.
he should make a youtube channel 😃
I deeply enjoyed this short film. It makes me realize how good the human being can be and how admirable this type of locations are. For it will be a true dream being able to go to Pyramiden one day with my camera.
What a beautiful place.
Love how he played a Soviet hymn on the piano.
While "Soviet hymn" isn't technically wrong, I feel like it's vastly understating it. What he was playing was the Soviet/Russian *national anthem* (the tune is still their Russian national anthem, but the lyrics have changed since the Soviet days.) It's like if you heard someone playing/singing the US national anthem, and you went "Ah, love how he played that one random American folklore/history song." While not technically wrong, it's not how you would normally phrase it if you're fully aware of what it is and the significance it has or had to an entire country, lol ;)
The buildings are made our of brick, which is very rare and was done to make a statement about the might of the Soviet Union. In the Norwegian settlements all the building are wooden because brick is too expensive to transport. Also, there was a farm and the manure was used to fertilize the land, that's why some of the tallest grass on Svalbard still grows there (you can see it at 8:55). I don't think it made much economic sense to mine coal there. It's too expensive. The whole point of the mine was to have a presence and to demonstrate power. The Norwegians mostly mine coal for local consumption - that's how electricity is being generated.
As a Norwegian: I don't understand your point? The reason we use wood is because it's readily available and importing brick isn't even an option. Why would you create brick houses in arctic climates? We mine coal from Svalbard, but it's very little, and in rapid decline. We consume 35% of it locally. The rest is sold off (I presume to Russia.) The reason Russia is keeping this economically nonviable ghost-town "active" is simply to have a claim on Norwegian soil...
Or it was done simply for people lived here. Bricks have better heat capacity qualities and look familiar for people from "mainland". And also it is important to keep people in good mood in the dull North, so there always were attentions to bring more colours and greenery to the urban environment.
in Egypt almost all houses are made from brick lol
What a beautiful film! More people should live their lives like this..
In Soviet Russia, The desolation visits YOU!
I miss the old message bell :(
I miss the telegraph ticking away :(
Old enough to miss the time when it was safe to walk from Constatinople to Beijing.
+djdragonhalf It was never safe man, never safe.
I come across you in the strangest places New Message. Haha.
Sasha you have to start your own TH-cam channel. Be our tour guide. Make money. You have a magnetic entertaining personality. NYC
are you serious?
Why are you lying? What's the point?
His instagram is fennoscandian btw
There's no internet. That place where he was standing with his phone (the pole with the old metal phone) is the only place where you receive somewhat mobile signal (carried across the sea from Longyerbyen) and for example my phone even tried to connect to the internet but it hardly sent an SMS, so no internet...
@@Alex-wl9xw I am alive and I have no idea who started spreading the rumor about my death.
I think I've finally found a summer job...
The team of American researchers arrive on an unknown planet with high mountains and large seas.
But it turned out that the planet was already inhabited, they were met by Sasha with songs of Pink Floyd.
maan, where do I sign up for such job? I'd take such haunting and beautifully desolate place over any of the modern metropoli any day!
Yeah, i'm not sure you would.
Isolation is pain.
If you are in the US, there are equivalent jobs. Many jobs are available on remote state and national parks - bring your own travel trailer. That's what I will be doing in a year when I retire - minding a very remote fish hatchery in Oregon.
It's not that desolate. There is a hotel there, and regular tourist traffic.
Etherium Sky Films & Media you dont sign up you go make the job yourself like this guy did
with no internet or mobile networks. nice
The dude is very intelligent. And seems to have a nice personality. Takes pride in what he do.
can you imagine how scary it would be if one day he went to the phone and no one answered O_o
That Albanian Guy or someone knocking on the door at night or day lol.....
In the winter there is no day, only night.
shqipee
Despite all the jokes, anything can happen in the Far North. Like for example on this old VHS record from Norilsk (nearly 20 year ago). /watch?v=AM_Bul7QH7A
Skeptics and unbelivers just GTFO,
I also saw something similar here in the South Urals.
I really wish more of the video coming out of National Geographic was like this. Really interesting and not overproduced.
I'd do this kind of job. There is a seriously awesome job. Probably doesn't pay all that well, but what a life.
It's really rather a way of life than a job. Most of us simply work to provide for ourselves, not really knowing what to do with our lives. This guy knows.
killercaos123 What a fuckin loser
Crazy Clown I bet you are fun at parties
killercaos123 me to
killercaos123 me to
very cool
This guy is awsome hope he well!!
This one was fantastic! Imagine for a moment, the absolute peace and quiet of the solitude there - and yet the few who are there are so colorful.
It's not that desolate. There is a hotel there, and a quite large regular tourist traffic. It's also just 110 kilometers north of Longyearbyen, which is the administrative center of Svalbard, Norway, with a permanent civilian population of 2,144 people and an international airport.
did he just sing lana del rey
Born to die. I am very surprised to hear him sing that. Music knows no boundaries.
aLOOF gOALS what Lana del Ray song was it ?
born to die by lana.
no I believe it was No Doubt, in Russian no doubt.
thought I was hearing things
His uniform and hunting rifle is what makes this guy a legend.
What a beautiful job he has!
A kind and smart person... good language skills... good sense of humor... good music skills... quick decision making on handling the situation with the bear unharmed... kudos!!!
9:34 The cutest fox
dude i could listen to his singing and guitar playing all day that ending russian song was so beautiful
This is the best job in the world!!!!!!!!!!
11:50 Omg, I think I'm in love
This was lovely. Thank you.
Its been about 2 years last time ive seen this and its still among my favorite documentaries
I wasn't expecting him to talk spanish, he did it quite well to be honest.
This man is probably the happiest man on earth. Calm voice calm demeanor.
Living the gopnik dream. I almost shed a tear when he played the anthem of the USSR on the piano
I would want to visit their sometimes, it's such an amazing sight. A small chunk of history, frozen in time.
Wow, I'd be all for living there too. But two would be a crowd.
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How utterly fascinating! I love ghost town. I love the decay and the imagery of what could possibly happen when humanity has finished on earth. It's surprising to know that there are actually some people who live there! What a captivating video. Thank you so much for sharing.
The premise of using this as a horror film would be awesome.
Это фото на фоне ледника Норденшельд, и это поселок Пирамида.Мы по молодости там были дважды,две командировки по два года.Хорошее было время!
2:30 That is a white fox or a white wolf? So cute! He was chilling out!
Kyle Lin It's an Arctic Fox. Very cute.
What a great PR, great character. Glad men like this exist.