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  • @TheColdWarTV
    @TheColdWarTV  4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    We have more episodes like this coming very soon. We will discuss life in the Soviet Union in detail. Stay tuned.

    • @dolabanerjee8825
      @dolabanerjee8825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      please make a video on the Naxalbari Movement a Maoist Movement in India which shook the government.

    • @gdinemicch4317
      @gdinemicch4317 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some advise,1.maybe play some popular 80s songs(like spirit in the sky )at the vedio beginning will be good,2.hope to see something from COD:BlackOps COLDWAR.3.Maybe changing the fonts that appear in the video to a typewriter will give you a more cold war taste.
      I really love your guys' vedio ,more COLD WAR please.

    • @juliarman
      @juliarman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Please make a video about the Kursk submarine disaster 2000.

  • @artgalgenius
    @artgalgenius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    In grad school, one of my classmates was from Pripyat. It was her birthday that weekend and she was excited about the new amusement park and her party, which never happened. She told me that they were evacuated to Moscow but were heavily discriminated against as everyone thought they were contagious. Eventually they were allowed to leave the Soviet Union and ended up in the US.

  • @gronthgronth2628
    @gronthgronth2628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    My fathers 2 cousins were around 20 and 17 at that time, and they went trekking in polish subcarpathia mountins/hills/forests. So pretty close to ukrainian border.
    They arrived at the start point about 2 days after the "worst day" Sergei mentions. There was a heavy rainfall there at that time. They wish they had camera to photograph it, but they swear to this day that puddles were yellow and purplish-pink. Not "clay mud yellow" but yellow-yellow. And since they were listening to Free Europe at their house, they connected the facts and turned back. So yeah....

  • @robozstarrr8930
    @robozstarrr8930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    ...love the kid's "perspective".... oooh, classical music . . . a day off skool. Cheers

  • @JenniferinIllinois
    @JenniferinIllinois 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I really enjoyed listening to Sergei. I laughed when he was talking about the western radio broadcasters (Voices of Enemies). 🤣🤣🤣
    Great interview from someone who lived 'behind the Iron Curtain'.

  • @guillaumekaas6505
    @guillaumekaas6505 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    "Here we are: at school while the world is on fire."
    I can't believe Serguei has not been memed already.

  • @Aeyekay0
    @Aeyekay0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    The Soviet Union national anthem is Boss, can't deny it

    • @rustomkanishka
      @rustomkanishka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I heard it in memes and now it's my ringtone.

    • @polishherowitoldpilecki5521
      @polishherowitoldpilecki5521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Probably, the only good song in my Soviet playlist. Russian is not the best language for music, if you don’t understand the language. My other two favorite Kino- Bloodtype , Alla pugacheva million of scarlet roses.

    • @BubblewrapHighway
      @BubblewrapHighway 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love the Masquerade Suite by Aram Khachaturian, but he was Armenian. Probably not a willing soviet.

    • @Elyseon
      @Elyseon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's just a pity that it's so deeply connected to such an evil regime.

    • @Lornext
      @Lornext 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Russia has always had some of the best composers and artists on all fields throughout history.

  • @5280Roadrunner
    @5280Roadrunner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I lived in Warsaw when it all went down. Remember popping iodine pills to minimize exposure. His accounts are crazy accurate and bring back some vivid memories. Great job fellas

  • @ares106
    @ares106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    "Chernobyl made my brother a red head" I'm sorry for your loss :P

  • @lamolambda8349
    @lamolambda8349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Pulling out all the stops to compete with Indie Nydell I like it

    • @landgsmith
      @landgsmith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      lamo lambda the more knowledge, the better!

    • @lamolambda8349
      @lamolambda8349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@landgsmith I too am enjoying this armsrace in production quality and content

    • @polishherowitoldpilecki5521
      @polishherowitoldpilecki5521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      lamo lambda Indie nydell should have interviews like this.

    • @abandonedchannel281
      @abandonedchannel281 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They should get Indie on

    • @ThatGirlWithTheCoffee
      @ThatGirlWithTheCoffee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Indie and The Great War was the reason I gave this channel a shot- so glad I did!!!

  • @Aeyekay0
    @Aeyekay0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Really cool to hear this guy's person experience of living in Ukraine during the Chernobyl disaster. Great video, hope to continue to have more episodes like this with other guests

  • @richardgibson3160
    @richardgibson3160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great interview! I (1972) also follow the Ushanka Show.

  • @profharveyherrera
    @profharveyherrera 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Is amazing to hear the experience of someone who was there. Thank you both for this magnificent episode

  • @vickru2133
    @vickru2133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    2 of my uncles were liquidators in Chernobyl

    • @mathewkelly9968
      @mathewkelly9968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      FDR R your uncles where heroes , may they rest in peace .

  • @carlosmuniz7257
    @carlosmuniz7257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Sitting in school while the world is on fire! Those were the 80s

    • @annescholey6546
      @annescholey6546 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My bonkers old man bothered about school shit at the height of the nuclear scare 1983...

  • @Ihatedayslikethis1
    @Ihatedayslikethis1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Sergei never disappoints with his stories of the URSS! Hopefully this is just the beginning of more colabs. You got a new subscriber @the cold war

  • @yko_7313
    @yko_7313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Pls. continue doing more podcasts like that because this was amazing!

    • @yko_7313
      @yko_7313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      probably your beast video yet at least to my opinion.

  • @carlospercevallol
    @carlospercevallol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Nice crossover episode

  • @TopCat2021
    @TopCat2021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Great interview host and guest. The line "radio is playing classical music.....day off from school" I love it. Keep up the good work

  • @123Dunebuggy
    @123Dunebuggy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Imagine the government annoucing : “nothing going on, please remain calm, no worries. Repeat, nothing dangerious is happening. “ U would worry to. Exilent content

    • @emelgiefro
      @emelgiefro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They do that everytime. You need to be an idiot to trust the government to do anything right except failing in their job

  • @VladderGraf
    @VladderGraf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I was too young then to recall those events, but years later I talked to my parents who said that in Poland the authorities did not inform the people about the radiation hazard for a few days after April 26th. However, it supposedly was just a few days and then they did inform about the accident in the media. Also, local authorities were ordered to distribute Lugol's iodine for thyroid protection. But my mom told me that right after the accident - these few first days - nobody knew about the radiation danger and since the weather was great everyone would spend a lot of time outdoors.
    Several months ago, I watched a program, on one of Polish yt channels about science, devoted to the Chernobyl disaster. Some nuclear scientists were interviewed, and they said they immediately knew something serious had happened as their equipment started showing a huge increase in radiation. At first they were kept in the dark about what actually happened cause the govt had to contact Moscow and get instructions how to proceed in that situation. Those were interesting times.

    • @UshankaShow
      @UshankaShow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't you miss those good old days? A lot of people in Russia do

    • @VladderGraf
      @VladderGraf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@UshankaShow Come to think of it - I don't. I do miss the 1990s, however.

  • @jamesmaxwell4447
    @jamesmaxwell4447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Ushanka and coldwar? Best Christmas ever!

    • @agbottan
      @agbottan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Epic clash.

  • @supergrizzidentity
    @supergrizzidentity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He’s hilarious. “Oh he’s old. Another day off is coming soon!”

    • @UshankaShow
      @UshankaShow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There were no snow days in the Soviet Schools. Just Dead Dear Leader days. So, yes

  • @deanbuss1678
    @deanbuss1678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Fascinating, I'm plenty old enough to remember the event. This interview adds a lot of "colour" to the story. Liked how the culture gives us perspective.
    Thanks CWC !

  • @shelby3822
    @shelby3822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Comrade's subscriptions about to jump again - nice job with interview Sergei

    • @UshankaShow
      @UshankaShow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thanks! Me thinks 3.6K new subs wouldn't be terrible

  • @IncredulousIndividual
    @IncredulousIndividual 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Very nice video, and I am glad to finally see Sergei in an proper interview setting

  • @karlbrundage7472
    @karlbrundage7472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    During that period I was on an SSN in the Western Pacific, conducting operations of a classified nature. I recall reading the teletypes regarding extraordinary activities within the Soviet Union and the heightened alert level that resulted.
    It's tragic that the Soviet government refused outside help from the West, even after they knew we were aware of the scale of the disaster. I think we could have saved lives, had the Politburo shaken-off it's distrust and paranoia to benefit Soviet citizens.
    I fear we're seeing a replay of that scenario in China, as the world grapples with the Coven-19 Pandemic............................................................

    • @alejandrokaplan7243
      @alejandrokaplan7243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you from the future

    • @ShubhamMishrabro
      @ShubhamMishrabro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This man predicted the whole pandemic 😭😭😭😢

    • @pbosustow
      @pbosustow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alejandrokaplan7243 No, he's from the past.

    • @Legitpenguins99
      @Legitpenguins99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My grandfather was a fairly high ranking officer in the US airforce at the time that dealt with almost all things related to radiation and how to keep people safe from it. When i asked him how soon he new something serious was definitely going on he said within 2 days of the incident and he said they had a pretty good idea that it was a nuclear meltdown. How this relates, im not sure but i just thought is add this in

    • @noodled6145
      @noodled6145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, the advent of witches beginning in 2019 has had a devastating effect.

  • @larryphilby4918
    @larryphilby4918 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Sergei's channel gives you a great view of a young person's life in the last year's of the Soviet Union, and the memories of his parents and grandparents.

  • @mrvn000
    @mrvn000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sergei looks like the perfect KGB operative.

    • @UshankaShow
      @UshankaShow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you! Comrade Major will be happy to hear that!

  • @Bhaalspawn84
    @Bhaalspawn84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was 2 years old when Chernobyl disaster happened. I lived near Kuopio,Finland. 2 days before chernobyl there were 6cm (2 inches) of show. On the day of the disaster no show and +9C (48F) so I probably played in a pubble of water that day. Only some minor acidous rain came to Finland but I guess that was just luck.

  • @omerashraf9357
    @omerashraf9357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Do a video on Soviet pilots in Korea

    • @lamolambda8349
      @lamolambda8349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They were all like cyka blyat and then they got into their planes and flew away

    • @omerashraf9357
      @omerashraf9357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      what ?????

    • @bat2293
      @bat2293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The old Discovery Wings of the Red Star channel did an episode on the Mig-15 " _Duel Over Korea_ ". In it they had an interview with a Russian " _Honcho_ ". That had to have been around 1988-90 time frame.

    • @igorsmihailovs52
      @igorsmihailovs52 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remembered about Li Xi Tsun but then realized he was Vietnamese.

  • @Seve82
    @Seve82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    28:54 Border guy sees the 3,6 roentgen (actually different as they got sieverts) readout and shrugs his shoulders muttering: Not great but also not terrible move along.

  • @stephenmichalski2643
    @stephenmichalski2643 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I remember this kind of stuff......when I was a kid Iived in the San Francisco bay area......China was still doing above ground nuclear tests and we'd get advisories on the fallout levels and what people should do etc.....being a kid I kinda mentally shrugged it off as something out of my hands.....but it was weird to think there was something in the air......invisible.....potentially harmful.....always got the feeling there was nothing that could be done about it.

    • @lamolambda8349
      @lamolambda8349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bavaria is still contaminated from Chernobyl they advise people not to eat wild mushrooms since they pull the caesium out of the ground.

    • @TuomoKalliokoski
      @TuomoKalliokoski 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The contamination is in your imagination. The miniscule amount of radiation from Chernobyl has no direct harmfull health effects. The actual negative health effects come from irrational fear of radiation.
      www.unscear.org/unscear/en/chernobyl.html#Health
      yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/lapland_reindeer_herders_still_carrying_radiation_from_cold_war_nuclear_tests/9548131

    • @beadingbusily
      @beadingbusily 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My mother was a 'no nukes is good nukes' activist. I was always terrified of imminent nuclear war, she made me study the horror that happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a child, giving me night terrors. We watched the movie about the impending nuclear Armagedon 'The Day After ', when it came out. It messed me up. The constant knowledge that it could arrive in a few minutes. 40 years later, no peace anywhere on Earth, not enough good will towards people.

  • @LaTigerGenesis
    @LaTigerGenesis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this is a perfect channel. the audio and lighting are super buttery and your actual content is captivating, both historical and anecdotal. also, sergei rules.

  • @lennartvlog8184
    @lennartvlog8184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I really love the Videos of Sergei, i think it's a great choice of you guys to get him on this video!

  • @blobloblaw12
    @blobloblaw12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this guy! I love his candidness and how he always talks without filters lol. His channel is great too!

  • @MrArgus11111
    @MrArgus11111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Anyone defending Gorbachev for his "reforms" remember how he handled Chernobyl. Also recall that he was furiously trying to keep the USSR intact until the last days.

  • @confusedkemono
    @confusedkemono 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've seen so much material about chernobyl and yet I'm still learning new things, thank you for sharing!

  • @hanzup4117
    @hanzup4117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I don't have time to watch it now, but I'll definitely check it out later.
    I'm just dropping by to give this video a like and wish everyone a merry Christmas :)

  • @PaulZyCZ
    @PaulZyCZ ปีที่แล้ว

    My father studied at university in Kyiv as a foreign student (he's Czech) where he met my mother (I've got relatives in Ukraine and Russia). When this happened, he was camping with a classmate downstream from Chernobyl, not realizing anything happened until few days later. My mother told me similar story like in the video, iodine tablets and all. I think my grandparents threw some things out, too. It was raining heavily, with rain being all weird. It had definitely shortened life of the liquidators, some of them drastically. Months later there was a higher amount of babies being born with genetic conditions... AFAIK I dodged that bullet, but it makes one respect the nuclear power (which I see as a clean source, but that would be another topic).
    No only in USSR, but also back in Czechoslovakia (half the Europe got affected) people would celebrate May 1st without any warning about the clear danger. BTW, Fukushima was a mere spark compared to Chernobyl. If Fukushima was like Chernobyl, half the Japan would need to be decontaminated, incl. greater Tokio.

  • @Pretermit_Sound
    @Pretermit_Sound 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Glad I looked into the older videos, so cool to see Sergei on here. I’ve been subscribed to Ushanka Show for a few years now. Great video! ✌🏻

  • @tomkeriotis5269
    @tomkeriotis5269 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great interview, I will now follow both channels.

  • @BobyourUncle
    @BobyourUncle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    9:30 I inherited an ancient Blaupunkt hifi from my grandfather and have often wondered why there are 2 tuning knobs, 1 for tuning and the other for "fine tuning" now i know!

  • @iDoTechOK
    @iDoTechOK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved this! Thank you.

  • @mwtrolle
    @mwtrolle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    26:50
    At the 86 WC USSR won their group while Canada as usually crashed out with 0 points!
    USSR then lost to Belgium in the round of 16.

  • @roberthiggins6401
    @roberthiggins6401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for this video.
    A lot of heroes that gave their lives, many not knowing what the dangers were.

  • @user-fg3xw6wd6i
    @user-fg3xw6wd6i 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Chernobyl.
    One of the Final nails in the coffin for the Soviet union.
    It is a splendid present to end Christmas: thanks to the present, Cold war channel!

    • @Schmidty1
      @Schmidty1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @Leo Walzim The CIA has done a lot of terrible stuff to the world, but Cosmic is making shit up. Not even the Soviet authorities of the time believed that.

    • @dragonstormdipro1013
      @dragonstormdipro1013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@cosmicwakes6443 I am no fan of CIA. But this is bs.

  • @evolvedape2161
    @evolvedape2161 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ushanka brings me here

  • @cjthegood
    @cjthegood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:52 It is indeed the most beautiful anthem in the world!

  • @chase34124
    @chase34124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Best episode yet.

  • @waynestarr6705
    @waynestarr6705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Besides being a redhead, he's fine", this guy's hilarious.

  • @micumatrix
    @micumatrix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice! I was in Romania and there we also had news only by radio free Europa etc. My father brought a Gyger_counter from bis work place and the worst was near the tyres of a car. This was in Bucharest. Lot of people went crazy when they distributed the first iodide tablets (Not enough), but in fact it was too late. Never seen so much fresh food on the market!!! You could cry just seeing it rot when before you couldnt find any of the things...

  • @NoMoreCrumbs
    @NoMoreCrumbs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is that background music one of the tracks from the STALKER series? It sounds like The Zone

  • @mishapurser7542
    @mishapurser7542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was so happy when I saw you both did a collaboration! I can't wait to see more collaborations between both of you in the future

  • @AdamBorseti
    @AdamBorseti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn RBMK reactors! Should have just used VVER or PWC designs.... both use water as a moderator and coolant, that way if either fails, the reaction shuts down by itself. How can you not like Sergei? He's such a genuine guy.... no bullshit, no embellishments; what you see is what you get. That's a surprisingly rare quality these days.

  • @alainmulaire9471
    @alainmulaire9471 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    another really, really solid episode. good work!

  • @markhillary7402
    @markhillary7402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great collaboration between two excellent TH-cam channels.

  • @AtotheZ7
    @AtotheZ7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The thing i like most is how he doesn't remember much about this time period except The World Cup. It shows you how life was like. I will watch the show Chernobyl with that in mind, just thinking about how the people really reacted.

  • @johnnyzippo7109
    @johnnyzippo7109 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is one of the best collaborations on the platform to date !

  • @guieguima
    @guieguima 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really nice video, also nice ambiance sound in the background.

  • @dinolandia8978
    @dinolandia8978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have friends in China who can relate to the Ukrainian man's experiences with the propaganda control. Except it has to do with the current health care crisis. Everything is fine - we have everything in control! It is the fault of the imperialist running dogs (who shall not be named) who are responsible for our great nation's fall.etc. etc.

  • @55tranquility
    @55tranquility ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember Chernobyl in 1986 I was 11 years old in the UK and we were on a school trip in Wales - it was on the news and our teachers talked to us about it. To be honest it didn’t really worry us, we were too young to understand plus having too much fun on our trip and didn’t really understand the issues. I remember seeing footage of the smoking reactor etc

  • @paulnelson2362
    @paulnelson2362 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great video.
    Thank you

  • @justsomeguy3931
    @justsomeguy3931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cool interview. Great work, as always

  • @scottkrater2131
    @scottkrater2131 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was stationed in West Germany at the time of the accident. My unit was in the field training and I don't recall getting any special information from Armed Forces Television on the accident. We stayed out near the East German border and didn't do anything different than if it hadn't happened. No Alert, nothing.

  • @WildBillCox13
    @WildBillCox13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow! Thanks for posting! Liked and shared. Was already subscribed.

  • @hanzup4117
    @hanzup4117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Merry Christmas to everyone at The Cold War channel, including subscribers :) Have a great day!

  • @jennifermackinnon6982
    @jennifermackinnon6982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great job, Sergei. Merry Christmas.

  • @ryanstewart3640
    @ryanstewart3640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really cool interview, glad you brought him on

  • @morecoffee998
    @morecoffee998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for this, merry Christmas

  • @mattanderson6336
    @mattanderson6336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is the ushanka behind Sergei a prop for his TH-cam show?

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw the yellow ads dots under the video and was scared for a moment.

  • @cheriancherry
    @cheriancherry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Comrade Sergei 👍

  • @tvtvvtvt8017
    @tvtvvtvt8017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The next big advance in nuclear energy will be the successful exploitation of nuclear power generation capable elements that have short radio half-life. Or simply a way to clinch the radio decay of fissile waste products being currently used, for certain that would be a Nobel Prize worthy accomplishment

  • @DeLorean4
    @DeLorean4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My ex's mom was visiting family in Czechoslovakia at the time of the incident. She was pregnant with a boy, and miscarried. She blames it on Chernobyl to this day.

  • @veritabledragon7472
    @veritabledragon7472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sergei is my favorite comrade

  • @Lornext
    @Lornext 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Russian/Soviet anthem was indeed and is still among the best anthems.
    Everyone knows it for a reason, it's catchy.

  • @stevesayewich8594
    @stevesayewich8594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice interview, Sergei.

  • @mohabatkhanmalak1161
    @mohabatkhanmalak1161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I once heard that everyone of us, all over the world, have part of the Chernobyl reactor inside us. Scary.

  • @fdepalma
    @fdepalma 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing show

  • @damienmiquel8513
    @damienmiquel8513 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Interesting eyewitness testimony. Tragic, but including funny moments ! Thanks !

  • @igorGriffiths
    @igorGriffiths ปีที่แล้ว

    I was 15 at the time of the explosion in Scotland, it is difficult to explain to the younger generations just how few channels of information we had at the time, TV, radio, newspapers that was it. If these channels weren't interested in a story or they were spinning a line then you were unlikely to hear an alternative view.

  • @ricardocanestraro9278
    @ricardocanestraro9278 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I expatriated to Brazil in 1986....the Brazilian Dictatorship ruling at the time, imported tons of milk from the Ukraine!

    • @aronbruno327
      @aronbruno327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They imported tons of meat too, it was weird times for Brazil.

    • @ricardocanestraro9278
      @ricardocanestraro9278 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @throwaway account not really, people weren't politized at the time.... I'm guessing they just did it for greed, but yes, your right, the communist did sell sketchy milk and they knew it.... the Germans were the first to complian about Chernobyl once their sensors got a hold of the radiation through air and Moscow denied it for weeks!

  • @theflorgeormix
    @theflorgeormix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is awesome insight.

  • @egoborder3203
    @egoborder3203 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    incredible interview!

  • @SHGames97
    @SHGames97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good ole comrade Sergei

  • @MayheM_72
    @MayheM_72 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember the Chernobyl incident when I was a kid in school. Of course, I've learned a lot MORE since then, but it sounded bad enough when I was a kid!

  • @aregmartirosyan2076
    @aregmartirosyan2076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My dad when he was 11 was in Kiev with my Grandmother when the acid rains started he has a little scat from a acid rain in Kiev on his hand because of chernobyl.

  • @DerDop
    @DerDop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    eternal gratitude to the Liquidators.

  • @mikeshvedov6981
    @mikeshvedov6981 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was 2 at that time and my father was pretty much unaware of the fallout ETC. so I was on his shoulders getting the great 1 of May rain in Minsk

  • @uzaiyaro
    @uzaiyaro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days, not 30. So, it’s even worse than that.

  • @Snipe4261
    @Snipe4261 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really interesting perspective. Thank you for the story.

  • @EurasiaOnYT
    @EurasiaOnYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video!

  • @wach9191
    @wach9191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Cool collaboration!

  • @markrossow6303
    @markrossow6303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ...now you know why DPRK radios + tv sets have n0 tuning mechanism
    they are built for the One Glorious Frequency of the State

  • @GridDownSurvival
    @GridDownSurvival 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    On Sergei's channel he posted an awesome vid on this topic.. learned a huge amount about life on the ground there.. anyone watching this vid should also watch his too..

  • @daveacbickford
    @daveacbickford 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic episode, what a great insight!

  • @knave91
    @knave91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your best video to date by far.

  • @JerjerB
    @JerjerB 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sergei, you, handsome devil, you!

    • @UshankaShow
      @UshankaShow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well, I try )) Thank you

  • @cassivellaunushonestus4927
    @cassivellaunushonestus4927 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gorbachev: "Nah, it'll be fine."