Hunting The Caspian Sea Monster 🇷🇺
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มิ.ย. 2024
- 🇷🇺 In the 1960s American spy satellites photographed a huge leviathan craft docked in the Caspian Sea. The CIA dubbed it the Caspian monster. It was however a top secret Ekranoplan that was built for war. It remained in a naval dockyard under lock and key after the USSR collapsed until recently when it broke free and washed ups on a beach a few hours to the south near the Russian city of Derbent. I flew to Rostov and set off across the varied landscapes and cultures of Southern Russia in search of the infamous Caspian monster.
Kalmyk song on radio is called Eejin Duun by Okna Tsahan Zam and is on TH-cam if you search it.
Imagine being British, walking around a provincial British town, and some random Russian guy with a camera walks up to you and his first words are, "What you think of Margaret Thatcher?"
The words fuck off would be used a lot
Well, why not? Interesting question, actually.
Look at this capitalist bus stop!
Hahahah
Nothing wrong with Margaret !
That abandoned home probably has one of the best balcony views in the entire world.
@@ekaneev111 puk off
Absolutely stunning I must agree
Ideal opportunity for AirBNB!
ҳҲ̸Ҳ̸ҳ I believe he’s referring to the one on the mountain
Much more beautiful views in California looking off the pacific ocean on a sunny day.
Russia would have so much to offer for tourists if they would actually start to preserve their historic treasures and not ignore everything outside of Moscow and St Petersburg
I've never seen anyone get that excited over a bus shelter.
Can we take a minute to appreciate that Bald gave us a 42 minute video instead of four 10-minute videos?
Dan Port No, I think it’s worth 42 minutes.
@@bsvenss2 no he meant as in he's happy that bald put all the footage into 1 video instead of making people wait for 3 or 4 videos for all of this.
Yes sure
@shoaib ahmed It was a joke... ”Can we take A MINUTE”, “it’s worth 42 MINUTES˚.
Thats the first thing I said to myself, damn a 42 minute video
Ladies, find yourself a man who loves you the way Bald loves derelict Soviet bus stops.
He is one of the best. No nonsense music, no effects just real raw footage of real people. Most of the viewers will never travel to these remote villages and the way you interact with the locals gives us a chance to experience the real culture and lifestyle of people on the other side of the world. Kudos man never change the way you travel and come back to India soon. The ride in which you passed out is back in town.😂
Hello sir, It is tradition in my house to watch Bald and Bankrupt each and every time we are eating our meals. Due to your recent lack of uploading I have not eaten and I am beginning to shrivel. Please upload again soon.
Yours Truly, Elijah.
Almost every other youtube vlogger fails in comparison with Bald. This is exactly the content I need, pure and raw. Cheers from Serbia
He is the best
The only one who's authentic.
Serbia love Bald! 😂
Definitely, tried watching others but it’s too hard to not compare them to bald 😂. They either don’t talk enough or talk too much shit and can’t speak the languages that it’s just boring 🙄😂
Bald should visit Bosnia instead of serbia.
A man and his camera alone in a car on a dark russian highway - with a couple of million invisible friends in the backseat. And oh Im proud to be one.
Me Too!
Very well put
....was he live streaming?
@ no he just means the subscribers watxhing this video
@@fjm6618 .....then no friends to witness.
Could you imagine a 6+ foot man appearing out the hedges to ask you about how you think about Gorbachev 6:31
I swear these videos are what the Internet was invented for!
A total legend!
It's great how the right person with a camera on a stick can outdo TV Corporations. Keep them coming :-)
true
Definitely could do documentaries for TV couldn’t he 💯
Right so happy I found this guy Thanks
This is one of the bravest and most interesting series anywhere on the Internet.
I guess, but Russia isn't as dangerous as you'd think.
@@smirnoff3841 Yeah. Russia is not dangerous as such but climbing up a mountain to visit an abandoned village all by yourself and no onw for help is dangerous
You might also like geowizard
@@Divya-pj7ub Not really and he has a cell phone.
Bravest? Really? I mean he barely eats street food. I like the channel too, but his channel isnt brave.. especially not when compared to other channels.
He feels comfortable in Russia/Slavic countries, he doesnt like to do travel or history youtubes in other countries because they are not interesting to him.
He has done travel yts in India and South America but hes a sensitive person and those countries have alot of really off-putting scammers and touts everywhere, as well as completely unsanitary food situations...
Theirs a difference between eating at a dive restaurant and eating street food cooked up by basically homeless people. He prefers to eat at dive restaurants and sleep at dive hotels.. but not worse than that.
He just asked Russian cows for directions in English.. silly bald they speak Russian.
Blaming Gorbachov for the cafe being closed was hilarious 😆
Thank you for giving us the whole journey in one go. :)
we only got 3 videos in kyrgyzstan.. this guy used to do way more videos but now he feels pressured to make it super interesting. his old videos he was also more sassy and some people got offended.
@ you're right, he should do it better. like he used to.
@@ytcensorship1401 Why take offense?
تعلم منو كيفية صنع محتوى عالي ليس الغباء الدي تصدره للعرب في فيديوهاتك
@@ismaelsteezy28 This video is about the Soviet Union not Arabia
I have never seen anyone so excited over 4 slabs of concrete
Hahaha I just commented about this so funny xD “ohhhh my GOOOD!!! A BUS STOP!!!!”
"Russia's ugliest city"
Well that's rude.
*5 seconds later*
Wow, you weren't kidding.
the fact that these people will never know that they’ve been seen by millions is insane to me
I can tell that Bald was more excited to see the Soviet Bus stop than the Caspian sea monster
Ah..that's because, when you've seen one Caspian Sea Monster, you've seen them all....
Bald has one of the best travel channels anywhere, anytime. I’m tired of seeing the highlights of all the other channels. Leaning tower, Eiffel Tower, Big Ben. Here I get a dilapidated Soviet bus stop, an abandoned village with one of the best views from a veranda anywhere, and dozens of old babushkas. Positively EPIC in scope.
Yeah that's why it works for sure. Who wants to see pretty 20somethings having a good time when you can watch bald suffering in the snow. I don't care about your trip to Barcelona, I can go there anytime. Random Soviet bus stop on the steppes... Yh I ain't ever going there but I love to see it!
@@Benjamin.Jamin.
You seem to be someone who knows what’s what concerning travel priorities. Bald gives us the kind of info you would never find in any travel brochure I’ve ever scene, or read about.
You shuld try PPPeter on yt aswell! He does some good travel videos
Ya that view is epic
Says: "we are in a rush"
*while walking slowly away
After watching this video I can literally say that for a travel enthusiast like me who loves history & geography since childhood - this is the best channel on TH-cam right now.
When he screamed "whaaaat the hell!?" I was on a different tab and thought for a second that he'd come across a parade of Kalmyks. But it's Bald so _of course_ it was a soviet bus stop.
Dude loves bus stops, and if they've got a mural...
Lol I thought the Azerbaijani truck had crashed
Scripted after 10 takes
As an aeronautical engineer, I truly thank you for sharing this extraordinary piece of aviation history. I've never seen anyone get so close to the beast, and what a fantastic video too.
Wish he had looked inside...
This plane is on it's eternal rest since this year.
I no longer car for planes anymore at all, I in fact avoid plane related content I look at my old fascination as childish
I’m into cars now, the ultimate machines of joy.
고등 지능 ODINS trash don't recall anyone asking...
@@tony_5156 That's kind of sad actually.
24:40
KFC... Kentucky Fried Chicken?
No no....
*Kalmyk Fried Chicken*
Damn, I slept at exactly the same hotel at 9:48 years ago on my way from Italy to Central Asia by my motorcycle :-D
These videos never fail to cheer me up no matter how shit and stressed i'm feeling. 100% the best TH-camr out there.
@horriblewolfgamer Wouldn't surprise me if 2021 is the world's end
@@hiruko1 If 2020 didn’t get us ( worse year ever )
2021 doesn’t have a chance 🤣😎
@Phillip1310 I've actually watched his videos before. They're entertaining, but his personality just can't compete with Mr. Balds.
@@Ozarka636 We can only hope
Totally agree. The only channel I watch from beginning to end and watch the ads to hopefully help bald out!
Blaming the cafe being shut on Gorbachev had me in tears
fackin gorbachev
Gorbachov actually sold the USSR to get a million dollar house in Bavaria. Very understanding no one in the right mind in Russia would like him.
Thanks, Obama!
People say LOL all the time, but I literally did laugh out loud at that.
@Moljo the Soviet central government supported the cultures of other republics. Google "Armenian cinema" and see how it thrived during the Soviet era compared to now, same with places like Uzbekistan etc. You just don't know so you assume based on propaganda you've been fed by the imperialist regime you probably live in without even realising
This is a guy who is living a full life.
this guy lives life like gta online just following other people around in his car
Massive respect to Bald for hiking up that mountain trail to that old village. That took cojones. But the view from the porch of that old house alone must have made it worth it!
Very beautiful view on top of that mountain
I thought I was the only one thinking that but here we have company
super agree. that view is fantastic for a cup of coffee.
I speak frequent Kalmyk language but I live in west China, The lady in 15:33 said thank you wrong, “haanjainaiv” means I’m satisfied, “achta Bolva ” is the word for thank you , it’s literally means “it’s been helpful”. And Kalmyk do not use A word to say please , for example, “please wait” in kalmykian is “kvlaijaich”, The “ch” in the end of the word or phrase means please . And I love you in Kalmykian is “bi chamd hairtaiv”
La wea pulenta
Well apparently there’s no one who would’ve understand what he says in Kalmyk anyway :D
Thats cool af
Is Kalmyk a Turkic language? Or is it Slavic, Baltic, or a branch of russian?
Bald should heart this comment
The enthusiasm of that soviet bus stop is unreal
"and I got no bloody water" - his famous last words when he went to do a 4 hour hike without any water or preparation ...
I've never seen someone so enthused by a bus-stop. Mr. Bald, the world's leading expert on Soviet bus-stops. Never change!
I thought he saw a car crash
hahaha.. he's like on eyegasm when see one of those. epic.
To be honest, those mosaic bus stops in the middle of nowhere are really something. Almost like saying 'our Soviet empire is really the 3rd Rome'.
@@KEITGAMER 21:55 I thought a truck was going to crash into his car and he was shouting for his life😆
There's a book on soviet bus stops actually
Bald’s priorities:
Beautiful temple - “meh”
Soviet Bus stop - 21:55 😂
Lol
😂😂😂
the fckin hype to see it is unreal XD
Gotta love this man.
B-b-b-but those bus stops with mosaics are temples to Man and his achievements, guided by dialectical materialism instead of some invisible deity!
21:55 his reaction is so pure and genuine I love it
As a former US Military ImageryAnalyst in the late '80s and '90s, I was very familiar with the Caspian Sea Monster and vividly remember seeing these ( I think there was a smaller one) from our Satellite Imagery. Amazing! I'd give my left nut to actually be there with you and touch that damm thing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-9_Hexagon
This feels like a show that belongs on History Channel.
*I love it*
Definitely seems like a cool new set of vids
He's too pro Soviet for American television, they would never allow it.
@@chinor6416 Nah he just likes the history
Not him, I mean the content. He often interviews people asking if they prefer living in the Soviet Union to criticize the corruption in the current government. I doubt the History Channel would allow to air this.
@@Kim-fy3pp.
Bald in Berlin will be like " welcome to Nazi Germany!" 😂
😭😭😭
That cracked me up ngl 😂
Then get slapped by closest passerby. It's a big no no to reference it there😂
The question is not will he die? The question is when will he die
Lets get some Nazi beer.
Always interesting to see how many people miss the USSR both in Russia and the old republics. Great videos. Thanks.
In my studies you can literally focus on any region in the world with a language of your choice. Your content is so refreshing. You really helped me in making my decision on focusing on russia & eurasia.
Not too many youtubers can keep me locked in for 40+ minutes. You’re a gem Bald.
Truly said......I agree with you😁😁
"how do you say I love you"
"oh I'm not one of those"
😂😂
no she was refering to i'm not a person that speak that language, so she said i'm not one of those go ask somebody else
A K W A R D
I love how, after passing the cock-eyed semi with the blinkers on and visiting an off-road village, he gets back on the highway and gets passed by the same truck! :-D
Mr Richard, occupation, attacking on civilians, killing children are war crimes. To protect your legal and historical territories is not war crime! Please correct your mistake as soon as possible and censor your insulting comment in video!
The old lady thought you were hitting on her. Good old babuska
If I wasn’t disabled and had more courage I would be doing what you are doing. Thanks 🙏🏽 for posting your experiences because it means a lot to someone like me. -j
I'm in pain after imagining all the walking in Converse for years
It's always, "Oh, the Kalmykians are just up the road a ways."
"The mountains of Dagestan, how romantic!", he says while driving by a sign for Kentucky Fried Chicken. The world is truly a small place.
Harald Baldr for sure would have made a stop there for a 4 piece box!
Could it be a bootleg franchise? Would have like to see him order from their menu.
It´s probably kalmykian fried chicken,just the same logo.
@@whataboutbob9786 nah, that one seemed pretty legit
Kentucky Fried Caspian Monster
This entire channel is amazing. Everything this guy says and does... Is gold.
Couldn't agree with you more. The best vids on TH-cam.
Totally agree, this guy is the antidote to everything that is happening in the world today.. Optimism in person. We love you mr bald♥️
He is so delightful‼️🌹☺️
I usually lose interest in vlogs pretty quick, but you kept this one interesting from start to finish. Subbed!
this man goes baldly where nowadays nobody goes
The Caspian See monster is cool but honestly I found the abandoned village in the mountains of Dagestan way more interesting.
Although the drive then walk up to the abandoned village is not for the faint hearted
My boy, thats crazy, but I dont remember asking
The view from that house! Amazing.
@@ilyakh.7826 Not sure who your comment is addressed to but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with Bald and Bankrupt's video......
Disagree
Cop: Papers please
Bald: Is a Russian-speaking Brit on his way to recover Soviet weaponry
Cop: Have a good day Sir
Yea I doubt if he'd had that much freedom if the Soviet Union was still in place :)
How come there is a raised Chinese roof up there in Dagestan?
@@harrickvharrick3957 The Kalmukkians have Mongol inheritance
“What do you think of Gorbachev?”
“He sold out Russia” 😮
This is the fate of almost all rural mountain villages, all over the world. I live in one in central Italy. The children go to the cities or other countries, because nobody wants to be a subsistence farmer or herdsman, if they don't have to be. It is even tough for remote workers, as parabola based internet has more outages than a remote worker can afford and it is not economical to run fiber.
My wife and I scramble through picturesque ruins and lunch in the shade of a crumbling castle, watching as nature and earthquakes slowly bring centuries of habitation back to rubble.
I just can't imagine Bald living in the UK, working a 8-4 job and buying fish and chips.
Or in Australia buying feesh and cheeps
or in Canada where fish 'n' chips cost $12 to $14
What is 8-4? Please explain. I'm russian by the way.
@@iohangrandenburg full time job
@@iohangrandenburg 8-4 or 9-5 mean an 8 hour workday which is a full time job in North America and West Europe.
The almost 45min are not enough for me. I can listen to you for many hours and it will be never boring. Thank you bald and cheers from Germany
Bald: "I dont have any friends"
2.7 M people : we'll be your friend Bald!
Bald! You should come to Romania. We have babushkas, palinca (basically pure alcohol) and lots of russian monuments!
My father worked on the Caspian sea in the 80's and early 90's on a dredging ship and also on an oil rig. He saw that thing go by him about 200 to 300 meter away.
Nobody gonna comment how hauntingly beautiful is this abandoned Dagestani village?
Greetings to all from Croatia:D
A lot of beautiful, carefully done stonework in a difficult location, it's hard to imagine the "man hours" that went into building that place and so many others around the world. Greetings from Colorado
Pozdrav i tebi 😊🇭🇷
postovanje
živeli
Tomislav, My son and his wife vacationed in Croatia two years ago . They love your country and people . 🇺🇸 STAY WELL !
I absolutely love the fact you pretty much do this on your own . It’s gives the video a awesome unexpectedness and absolute original content! The fact that everything isn’t planned is the best part . Love your adventures so happy you get to explore everyday , Cheers 🍻
Please keep this format Baldy and don't be a sell out like a lot of your comrades. Keep that bankrupt aesthetic.
This must be on Netflix. Amazing show
Why? It’s on here
Because it's much better than most documentaries they sponsor.
This work is something real and from the ground. No directors and already written scripts.
I love how he is staying on the line in between all different cultures and this is something hard to achieve and manage
@@studyabroadservice that’s why it belongs here.
@@toejamr1 you got it. I just wanted to show appreciation.
Fuck Netflix. Let bald do his thing
I really needed a 43 minute SOVIET trip in these crazy times. Thank you Bald! 🔥
" ultimate soviet bus stop !" Laughed way too hard .
33:45 The view from that house.. wow.
When he screamed in the car I thought he was about to hit oncoming traffic or something lol
My man just fucking loveees soviet bus stations
This guys still working for the British government lol
whaaaaaaaatt the hell??! LOL i laugh so hard at it. Out of nothing.
Absolutely hilarious.
Scripted
Exploring that abandoned Dagestani village must be such an incredible experience, and the views from up there are just wow
Seriously. Breathtaking views from the house of the last resident that lived there. Imagine having your morning coffee looking at those views...or your afternoon beer...or mid-day toke. perfect
Yes and you have to give credit to Bald for going that far out and the long climb up.
@@R8V10 Yes, i agree. And you're the first I've seen to mention that. 👍
There are a number of abandoned villages in the region but this one is the best known as it's one of the largest and most accessible. On my TH-cam I have a number of videos of me driving in this region, if anyone is interested.
It's certainly one of the most interesting areas I have ever visited, having been there three times and would certainly go back. In Spring you will see dozens of eagles soaring across the sky here. There are a number of abandoned villages but this one Gamsutl is one of the best known and most accessible. Kakhib near Goor is one of the most spectacular, situated on a sheer rock face and with crumbling defensive towers like in Chechnya, Ingushetia and Svaneti (Georgia).
@@R8V10 yes credit to Mr. Bald for the hike up there!
Man, I can't remember how I found your channel, but it was almost a week ago now. This channel is so refreshing and wholesome and informative, I love it!
You're reporting and your documentation of your travels are remarkable and completely surreal you must be the only person to report in this location so bizarre thank you for sharing its completely captivating
This says it was 43 minutes long, but I swear it felt like 5 minutes. I could have watched for hours.
Just finished watching and it's 5:50am. It was dark when i started. Time really flew by!
I feel just the same.
same here. I'm going to have to watch this at least another 2 times :)
Oh wait, i though it was only 10 minutes omg
The old lady thought you were putting the moves on her, hilarious
The only Western tourist to ever visit her village and first thing he asks is how to say I love you 😂
He was flirting
I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE!!!! 😂
Your journeys are inspiring. I just found your channel the other day and being locked down in quarantine and a new mom with no friends who never gets out.... this makes me feel like I’m getting human interaction and travel 😂😂 I hope you continue uploading! I think you are very respectful to locals no matter where you go, despite a lot of comments.
22:53 wait... is the truck moving without a wheel? LOL
It is so weird that such a feat of engineering just lay abandoned on that beach instead of a museum or something.
It looked like it had inflatable rubber bags under it so I hope they're working on saving it. It's way to cool to just let it rot away....
Well, the truth is that this plane is actually being transported to a some kind of museum that has recently started to be built. As you could see some construction vehicles near the plane it is not abandoned.
not to mention the graveyards full of aircraft russia has all over, it's crazy how many skeletons are left behind
When he said it broke away from the tow lines I just started laughing
It’s not abandoned
Who else just assumes Bald's video's will be outstanding enough every time that you like it before you even watch it?
Only when it’s without the other guys can that be assured!
Because they meet my expectations even before watching haha. His adventures are rad!
This has made my lockdown so happy to have discovered Bald
this is the first man who has gotten this excited over a bus stop. holy shit this is the best channel ever made.
bald and bankrupt taught me more history than my school.
True
@ArmchairWarrior 90% of all the people around the world do not know about soviet russia or russian culture.
@@mitjed , many Europeans, Cinese and Indians know about Russian culture quite well. so I don't think "90% of the people" is correct.
Because of school, I am even able to understand Bald's deep dives into USSR history.
Wow, this is a complete documentary. Produced by one guy in a somewhat hostile environment. You are a legend Bald.
Fu**ing Mikhail Gorbachev! 🤣🤣🤣
2 weeks ago I did a presentation for uni on ground effect and used the ekranoplan as my main topic, so weird to see my favorite TH-camr use it in a video just a week later! Keep doing what you do, you're a real role model to many and you show the world what it looks like in the mirror!
He really hasn't stopped wearing hoodies since trying one on 😂
I started laughing so hard when everyone was either ignoring you or hating on Gorbachev, good stuff
You go to St. PETERSBURG they say the same thing about PUTIN ! Yes, It was always better when you lived on rations , vodka and folk songs . BULL SHIT, Collective farming was proven to be a sure way to starve in 1620.
The best episode so far. Never gave Dagestan a thought but now I want to learn everything about it. That abandoned village was epic. Made me think of Mesa Verde in the US...the stories both could tell. Thank you so much for this adventure!
Benjamin, you're one of the few TH-camrs where I like the video's before viewing them. We can always rely on you bringing the gold beforehand. Thanks, mate :)
One traffic cop told the other "you already checked it (license) , give it back to him, what's wrong with you, the weather (sucks)." Sounds like the first guy was a trainee.
more likely the first guy was thinking how to make Bald shell out a bribe?
😂 the reaction he gave when he saw the soviet bus stop was the best I have seen. Who else agrees?
I DO!
Jobby
It was brilliant! lol 🤣😂
Please go on my friend. Best TH-cam Channel ever.
Greatings from Germany
Bold, this is definitely one of your top video. So interesting! I was following your journey on the map as you were driving through the provinces. Really great work!
I never had 43 min. go over that quickly. No skipping or anything needed to keep things interesting either. Bald is truly a master at his craft and I could watch him explore for hours!
"Im not one of those" - i think babushka thought you were looking for a different kind of ... girl
there are no such girls there
He is looking for BABUSHKA))))
She meant "Im not one of those who know the language..." she might be Kazakh or smth. Ben just stretched it a bit with his translation
Its a great line though......
I loved going with you in that journey just staying in my warm bed in Amazon region of Brazil. I am you fan. Amazing! You are incredible bright soul.