Back to Russia? A Day in the Russian Countryside
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2023
- 1:00 wildfires in Russia
5:55 Russian farmers
12:19 Cooking Blini
19:33 Russian songs choir
25:38 Swimming in a lake
31:35 Aunt Galya tells about her life
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1:00 wildfires in Russia
5:55 Russian farmers
12:19 Cooking Blini
19:33 Russian songs choir
25:38 Swimming in a lake
31:35 Aunt Galya tells about her life
Terra dos meus conterrâneos Russos 😢😮😊 mais tarde Vou assistir 19:23 Jaú SP Brasil 🙏🌹
@@paulomendonca966 Também gostei muito!
How many rubles do you get 1 liter of milk there ?
Please Tell Me 🙏🏻❤️
Both russian?
Vika looks Hott!
This could be rural France! The forgotten France! I feel so happy watching this. My childhood! Buying milk in the cowshed that smelled of cow pee and poo. Now those smells make me cry with longing.😅🙏. The French and Russian souls are similar: melancholic. 💐
I can't wait to visit France !
D'accord!😍
@@RussianPlusyou are not welcome you murderer
Going this summer to St. Petersburg. I'm from Finland. My girlfriend lives there and she's visited many times here but finally now i have things sorted out! We are going to her family's dacha. I'm so happy! (also i don't know why i wanted to share this)
Привет Финляндии из Санкт-Петербурга! Очень жаль, что Финляндия для россиян закрыта. Раньше с семьей каждый месяц в Иматру и Лаппеенранту ездил!🇷🇺❤🇫🇮
@@borisbritva2504 Я ненавижу политику. Нам с подругой пришлось пережить все, чего не пришлось бы свободным людям. Мне знакомо это чувство. Надеюсь, вы снова приедете в Финляндию, когда все прояснится❤
@@absentiambient тоже на это надеюсь. Спасибо!
But first, the 88% of russians foaming at the mouths with ardent bloodlust and support of their dear leader (while quoting Soloviev's "it's not so clear cut") need to heal their schizophrenic condition right? If you mean sorting out by an armstice and another russian-orchestrated frozen conflict followed by business as usual, you're working for the depraved happy grandpa's cause.
Finland ! Why do you want to kill Russians all over the world ? Why ?
Thank you for this report from the Russian Countryside. I was born in 1933 in a small village of about 250 people in Silesia - at that time it was German - after the war in became part of Poland. It also was a simple life at that time. Now I live in a small village in America with about 400 people, but the life-style has changed.
Моя мама родилась в 1935 году, и вот уже два года, как ее нет... 😢😢😢😢
Slava great video and content as always. Many blessings to your wonderful Aunt, Family and beautiful country from Tampa, Fl USA. 🇺🇸
Thanks so much
Great video. I am from Poland, left for Canada and we live in Panama now. But still remember time when in 1980s we spent all summers with our grandparents on their farm in Poland. Looking very similar. Great work, thank you again !!!
Thanks for sharing!
The farm life pictured here reminded me of visits to my grandparents that lived on a farm in eastern Oklahoma in the 1950's. Not all of America is cities and modern. Some parts were and are traditional.
My grandparents had chickens , cows, cats and dogs. But it is an increasingly disappearing lifestyle. Brought back memories!
First..congratulations on your precious baby!! Second..my favorite videos are always within h Aunt Galya and the countryside!!
This was better than ANY America movie Slav!!! More just like this is what we need..live just south of Tenn..sending g love to you and a
L your family!!
I am from India. I have been following you for the last four to five years. I find your vlogs very informative with excellent contents. The Russian village is again informative and helps people like me sitting far off to know about the Russian people. I feel the village life is very pure like it’s air, unlike the city which is masked. Thank you for your content and keep creating good content like this.
I'm from Albania, thousands of km away from this village and yet, I find the village life in rural Russia extremely similar to what it used to be here until maybe 20 years ago (recently the villages are being abandoned and people migrate abroad or to bigger cities). Overall, the mentality and the approach to life looks quite similar to what it used to be in my country. And I find this similarity among all Eastern Europe and Balkan countries. My theory is that our similarities including some shared vocabulary for many objects, originate initially from the Byzantine Empire and later the communism. Somehow I just find it fascinating that if I would wake up in that village tomorrow I wouldn't feel in an alien place at all.
Коммунизма никто так и не построил - это ещё предстоит сделать. Коммунизм - это и есть Царство Божие на Земле. И это не противоречит ни Православному Христианству, ни Исламу.
My parents were both from Northern Norway. Looking at videos from Russia, I find a lot of attitudes/culture similar to that of my parents. Love from Norway
@ N/A......Hello from the USA, I was in Albania for 2 weeks in 1996! I loved it there and even got the chance to go to a farm in northern Albania into Montenegro....it was beautiful !
The people of your whole region of the world are so interesting and hospitable!
@@juanlucas983 Glad to hear that you have had a good time in Albania.
A lot has changed since then, some things for good and some for bad.
Probably you will have a hard time recognising the places you have visited in 1996 if you'd go and visit it again.
@@nah922 .....yes, I am sure things have changed there. I don't know which city your are near but I stayed with a nice family in Lezhe, the Beqo family.
I am sure the parents are gone by now but the son and daughter should still be alive.
The son was a journalist (older) and the daughter was Gentiana who knew English well and more involved with the small missionary church there. I also was in Tirana. We had such a great time there. It was just before the economic crash there when some evil American took advantage of many, many Albanians with some sort of money pyramid scheme which robbed them of their "investments" in his scheme! This among other things led to a breakdown in the Albanian economy which then led to rioting and gangs running the streets. We were back in America when it happened but we heard about it,...I guess it got pretty bad in some places there.
After 1998, I lost track of the people there so I never found out how things panned out except for what keeps happening in Kosovo. Farmenderit,(TY) for your reply....I am curious if you remember those years and a bit of information about yourself. God bless you! BTW, I subscribed ...take care!
Thank you for another wonderful family visit with Aunt Galya. She is a great treasure. The village singers songs were so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your Aunt Galya with us, I just love her, I'm so hopeful, one day shipping will resume, and I can get her some things I have for her.❤
Thank you Slava for making this countryside video. I love watching these, such escapement from all the troubles in the world. Congratulations on your expecting child. Always great to see your mom and dad and the lovely Vika with her sweet shy charming personality. Take care.
Thank you so much. Family is everything 😊
I really love Russia because currently 2 of my sons studied medicine at kursk,from Malaysia
Greetings from Russia Moscow :)
Russia is a great country, and what’s happening to their people isn’t deserved
I saw him at the National mosque, hope soon can see his videos about Malaysia
@@nothingisgoingtohappenwhat you mean?
@@andresxhs752 NATO and America being aggressive to Russia's Sovereignty.
I could listen to her stories all day 😄
Really glad to see ya back in Russia.
Thanks for the episode
Thank you, Slava for showing us your wonderful family with such rich and productive lives and culture!
Thank you too!
31:35 Aunt Galya talks about the old days was my favorite part , love all your videos by the way, just how friendly everyone was back in those days respect and harmony between all 🤗❤🤗❤🤗❤🤗❤
Lovely countryside and nice salt of the earth people. I enjoyed Aunt Galya's tales of the old times.
Thanks Slava! I thoroughly enjoyed the music, the countryside, the people, and hearing Aunt Galya's accounts of times past.
thank you
This video is pure gold, thank you for sharing and blessings your family and the village. From Georgia US 🙏🏼
Thank you 😊
Your Russian series surely has full of anti depressants . Please continue posting videos like this. ❤
Long live Ukrainia....stupid Putin
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Hi Aunt Galia
Glad you got thru the winter ok
What lovely crepes.... cream and currant jam of was it raspberry. Yummy. Your eggs are a lovely colour, shows your hens eat the best food., not just monotonous grain. Good health to you and your lovely villagers. When Slava left I thought I'd never get to see you again. Great to see you are all Safe and well,
Really good video, a lot like Canada in many ways , it shows that all peoples from everywhere love there families and pray for a peaceful, happy life !!❤ good job Slava. You have a nice , loving family
... There is no soul in Canada... it is not old nor wise enough to retain it's history. The Russian respect for culture is clearly paramount
Thanks for for this vlog !Slava . When you spend time with your aunt it takes me back to talks with my Ukrainian grand mother. The village was similar to hers and had many story's of the hard ships and a simpler life, (emigrated to US 1913). the food is same as what she would feed use and I only have to close my eyes to bring back the smells of here kitchen. I share these videos with my family and we talk about her often, Thanks again Slava and best wishes on the baby's !
thank you so much
THESE LANDSCAPES ARE ABSOLUTE HEAVENLY I JUST LOVE IT
I love your videos and this one was very touching. Love the singing ladies keeping up the tradition. You look a lot like your dad. Great butterfly swimming stroke! The countryside “old world” is the BEST! I hope you never lose your southern American accent 🙂
I love the way your aunt lives. Great life and the song was fantastic. We Indians like Russians so much
Thanks for showing us the beautiful nature and the easy but beautiful life. I wish you all the best for your wife and the baby
Congratulations on your new little one!
I love your part of Russia ❤
Thanks for sharing these blessings with us.
It Is So Damn Good To See You Both-And That You Both Are Safe..!!
I Am Very Happy To See You-And Your Family..!!
Cheers From Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida..!!
Greetings from Malaysia. I have been following your channel for sometime and really like the Russian country life. Very happy you mentioned Malaysia, where we hailed from. Please come to Malaysia for your holiday and content creation. And have the King of Fruit of Malaysia. Durian.
Welcome to Malaysia.
Love the simple life. Free of stress and worries ❤️
That was a nice change of pace to see life in the countryside in Russia. That country breakfast looked delicious! Your parents and relatives are very nice down-to-earth people. Your aunt has a wonderful attitude. Although there are a small number people living away from cities, they have a community spirit-which makes life more interesting. (It’s easy to lose a community spirit in a big city.) I enjoyed the learning the history of the area. I grew up in and currently reside in the state of Pennsylvania, and there are many small towns and village and farms throughout the state that look very much like where you visited. There are some differences, of course. Although Alexander wants to attend college and become a software developer, advise him to hold onto that farm. Let him know that Artificial Intelligence is already writing computer code and could very well replace many software developers. The idea is to learn all about AI and utilize it to one’s advantage.
Thanks Harry. I think he can always come back. But he’s going to regret never venturing out to the city and not trying out the big city life.
He seems like a very intelligent and well mannered person . He’s got everything to be successful. So I wish him the best of luck
That was awesome! I am sure my dad (RIP) who grew up in Russia would have appreciated a lot!
Its so beautiful and peaceful.. i absolutely love it. Someday I definitely want to visit this city.
Thank you Slava for showing us a side of Russia which we most people dont know about. I just cant wait till all this is is over so I can visit
Hey "Daddy." It took this Texas гопник 4 days to view this video. My Internet Service was down for 3 days. I am on a diet and I eat a lot of Гречневая каша and I assume that is what you ate with breakfast. Excellent video. I think I will learn some Moldovan songs and move to your aunt's village. Stay safe Amigo.
so amazing. Russian village, people, culture. I have a dream to visit villages. On july, 1 I will go Georgia, Tbilisi, Batumi. It is my first travel
Миллионы лайков вам из Англии!❤❤❤❤
You have amazing family Slava🤟🏻 we been watching you for long time from Seattle, Exploring with the Zuinos😎 мама у тебя God of crosswords ❤️🤟🏻😂 Congrats to you and your love ❤️
Thanks 😃
I very much enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing it with us. I hope the simple, hard life are still here to enjoy and sweat! Your mom's chicken soup reminds me our "canja", a Portuguese chicken soup made with similar ingredients: water, chicken, onion, carrots, and mint. We use all the little pieces of the chicken: heart, liver, immature eggs, gizzard, and legs. Rice or noodles complete the soup.
Ohhhh seeing aunt Galya and the village was like going home. So good to see the familiar faces and places. You all have become like family to us your viewers/voyeurs. I grew up on a village farm of under 500, in South America. The life was difficult and poverty stricken but the peace and fulfillment of life no amount of money could buy. I guess there is always a trade off. Now I've been living in Canada for many, many years I've gotten used to city life, but always wish I could go back to the good old days.
Now we know what happened to Lana, hahaha!!! You bad boy. I keep thinking, very soon we'll be seeing little Slava/Lana running around on aunt Galya's farm chasing the chickens and getting dirty with the piglets. :)
Great video!! Thanks for sharing my friend!!
It was nice listening to your aunt’s stories of the people from the different SSRs.
hello from Australia , just discovered your channel was good and interesting to watch .Cheers
Hello Michael thanks a lot
slava and Lena, so happy for you! I was wondering...Aunt Galya, how is she your aunt? Is she your dad's aunt or your mom's aunt? What a special lady.
I watched all your videos. Your videos show people's daily life, and cities and towns without much editing. I grew up in a similar village and still love village life, though I live in a suburb of metro now. Thank you.
Thank you very much. Glad you liked it
Y'all be safe!! Such tragedy is everywhere, so thank you for this wonderful video!
The Village Choir should archive their songs and make a CD to sell!
Slava and Lena, it was good to hear your wonderful news. Vika looks happy also Mum and Dad. May you be great parents like they are..
Durriah desserts are yummy, we don't get durian in NZ, I go to the international stores and buy durian mochi... Yum. Best of health to all if you.
Congrats on the baby on the way! 🎉
I love your aunt’s dog so much. He’s joyful in spirit. ❤
What a lovely place! Greetings from Bulgaria!
I have followed your program patiently from begin to end is very interesting and heart feeling
Thank you, it was well done...very informative..Blessings!
Great to see Aunt Galya again and to hear that Lena is expecting! You two will make wonderful parents. Congratulations and many blessings to you and your entire family!
Thank you Mark 😊
Slav great job you doing wouldlove to vist russia v soon and aunt galla s village as well... Keep up good work
Another great video - thanks for posting and best wishes!
Hearing about her descriptions of my Moldovan people put a big smile on my face. Thank you!
Congratulations. Children are such a blessing!
So great to hear from you again! Warm congratulations to Lena. Oh my gosh...I just realized that your child will be appearing in future videos! It makes me feel like a grandfather! 😆😆😆 Did your parents grow up in villages? Should we assume that you grew up in an apartment in Yekaterineburg? Wonderful video, btw.
Yes, my dad was growing up in a nearby village in this area. He's a countryboy. I was growing in a small town of 20K people 60 miles away from Yekaterinburg. Thank you
These Russian Countryside Peoples Lives With The Nature & There Is No Hazel Bazel Artifical Lifestyles & Unwanted Stress As Well Anxiety ,......... Living With Harmoney Is My Kind Of Place. Like This Village ......I LOVE & RESPECT For The Russian Countryside People Because Of Their Lifestyle Is So Simple ...... Almighty God Blesses All, Of You . , I‘m From Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️спасибо за показ такой красивой культуры и сельской жизни! Said an American Veteran of the 1980s only peace and prayers 🕊️🙏
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just went through a breakup and lemme just say, this guy brings me unexplainable joy. we love you slava
It is good to see you both coming along in life. We are now in the 2020s and if that is your sister, I like her more and more Confidence, openness, maturity.
Beautiful country side ❤️
The older ladies singing was really quite nice. I really enjoyed their positive spirit and the traditional clothing they wore. I've traveled all over the world, but never in Russia. We've lost almost all culture in America. Now Its nothing but degenerate filth propagated by Hollywood and Corporations. I pray for Russia and Russian peoples.
А откуда в Америке культура? У вас даже своего языка нет, на английском языке говорите. Культура у тех народов, которые на своей земле тысячи лет живут. А вы пришли, с индейцев скальпы сняли, споили, отравили, в резервации загнали. Откуда культура у американцев? Ваша культура - гамбургер и ожирение. 😂😂😂😂
@@user-fh3cv8iy2k I've even said we've lost culture. We once had culture from Germany, England, France, etc. which use to be all over America. Now, it has disappeared. Thanks for your very ignorant comment though.
Excellent Thanks Again Take Care
I always enjoy the visits to Aunt Galya's. Amazing that they have a community center and museum for 960 people. The dog always loves it when you come. I remember the Rainbow vacuum cleaners. My brother's friend was selling them door to door in the early 1970s. Wow, I didn't realize they were so expensive. Seeing the dirty water was always impressive. And Lena's pregnant!
Love it
Great video. Missed your reports from Russia and America. I have to say that your sister, Vika, looks a lot like the young Penelope Cruz [Sanchez], so hope she continues her modeling career. Loved the stores told by your aunt, and it all reminds me of where my parents came from -- the farm and countryside of rural America.
I love seeing Lena and Aunt Galya! Glad to see all you enjoying yourselves and having a great time.
my wife is from the Ivanovo Oblast and your video reminds me of our visits to her Babul in her derevnia, it warms my heart.
Blessings to your aunt. Awesome you helped her clean. She needs help,but her pride is her honor. I’m 63, she awesome. And you and your wife ❤
Congratulations Lena and Slava ❤❤❤ I love this great news . Loved the visit to aunt Galya and the amazing village. And yes you are right, if the Revolution never occurred to Russia, the whole world would be a better place by now.
Whole world would be a better place if western civilization was wiped out and their looting, enslaving, colonizing, destroying other countries never occurred
If the revolution never happened in Russia Slava and the rest would still be serfs tho
serfdom was abandoned in 1861
@@RussianPlus Well by a technicality yes with the emancipation act, however people were still kept living in miserable conditions, families living 20 people to a wooden shack with no access to healthcare, running water or any sort of basic rights. People were completely illiterate (over 80% of Russia was illiterate at the time of the revolution) and the landlords class and the tsars owned everything. That "family" you showed a picture of complimenting them would have been fuedal masters over many peasants, that is not a picture of the average Russian family in that era by many means, those people in that picture are gentried class and made out good of the backs of exploitation of peasants. I know lots of bad came with the USSR but what came before it was far far far worse. USSR built all your hospitals, infrastructure, industry, gave everyone access to healthcare and an education and lifted the literacy rate from under 20% to 99% in the span of 30 years. I understand you are an anti communist but let's not rewrite history or pretend there was a good times before Lenin. Existence before the revolution was a miserable rotten thing for over 4/5ths of your country. Everything modern Russia has and the society it was able to create is thanks to the freeing of peasants from the life of servitude, poverty and illiteracy they had known for hundreds of years. The only reason we got free healthcare in Britain, or the 5 day working week and 8 hour working day was due to the USSR doing it first. The only reason we got universal suffrage and everyone was given access to education was because the USSR done it first. Life was bleak for most even in the "western world". For example at the time of Russian revolution a 12 hour work day and 6 day working week was required in USA. Again I agree lots of bad things happened under Stalin, but Russia, the former USSR states and even all of us in the western world owe a great debt of gratitude to Lenin and the USSR for forcing our own countries to give their people more rights and access to services in order to stop communist revolutions taking hold in our countries. Britain never got socialised healthcare until the 1950's for example and was still colonising half the world until the end of WW2.
I love your videos by the way and appreciate the response, just I don't think you should have to shit on Russia's history just to assuage a western audience on youtube (though maybe that isn't why your doing it). There is a lot to be proud of about what Russia and the USSR achieved as well as obviously calling out the bad parts and criticising the things that went wrong. I do believe a history where the Russian revolution never happened leaves a worse world for all of us, one where workers never realised their power and all of us in Britain and USA would still be living lives of extreme poverty, working 12 hours a day with no voting rights or access to education or healthcare. All things we got much later than Russia did and only because you guys done it first.
Progress would have happened with or without the ussr . That family is a typical peasant family. Lenin started off by executing wealthy peasants and those who owned something. A maniac. A mass murderer. Of course he was succeeded by yet another monster stalin. A paranoid psychopath who killed millions. Every ex ussr country except for Belarus has a museum of Russian occupation.
Slava I have been waiting for a Russian countryside video for entirely too long! Thank you for this. It always brings me back to a time of simplicity. Is Lana pregnant? Congratulations! That’s awesome man. I hope this comment finds you well. ❤
Yes , she is 😃 thank you
Hello Mr Vyacheslav, loved the vlog ))
28:26 onwards, procedure is same till drying the dough on pan. We don't add egg, only knead with water and with few modifications while processing, dough can turn into "roti" / "pararatha" / "naan". These 3 flatbreads are then served with vegetables and spicy lentil soup.
30:37 I used to do that with my siblings too, when we were younger.
31:40 - 32:10 IT'S ALL TRUE, we had draughts and famines here in the past and mother cow protected us. So WE NEVER eat her meat.
33:19 we are like Moldovans in that aspect.
34:55 our dietary habits and cultural norms are quite similar to the Armenians.
38:00 it was but natural, I always assumed so. I always wonder how would it have been to visit the USSR when it existed (of course after the Stalin era) !
39:32 - 39:55 Babushka Galya is truly speaking words of wisdom here.
41:48 Again , very wise words by Babushka Galya, and I would add : DON'T EAT BEEF / COW MEAT as well.
Regards and love, from India ))
Wow thank you very much for this comment. Very very interesting
@@RussianPlus Do visit India sometime, especially after Oct 2023. Yekaterinberg - Goa direct Aeroflot flight scheduled to start from then 😊
I could listen to aunt Galya for hours ❤️
Люблю выпуски с тётей Галей.Такой добрый человек.Здоровья ей.
Тебе Слава спасибо за кропотливую работу.Счастья всей вашей семье.
Спасибо большое 😊
Очень трогательно, хорошие люди...
Спасибо вам
Congratulations to you and Lena! Excited for you both. Love seeing your family. I hope your aunt can live her last day in her home and village. Thank for sharing!
Hi
I love to watch your videos specially when your are with family and aunt galia. You are like my family. Stay blessed
Another awesome video, I always enjoy watching!
My friend Slava so good to see your family again so proud of you as well
What is your and Vikas age difference??
17😂
@@RussianPlus that's a good age difference again couldn't be prouder of you was so nice to see your family again tell your Mrs that all of cat Stevens music is soothing may help her relax as she's eating all the cookies lmao
Thank you for sharing the Russian countryside. Your Aunt G pancakes looked so good!! Nothing like cooking from scratch! Loved the choir as well!
That was lovely. Your aunt drying out the noodles in a pan is an interesting technique. Good to know.
Adorable,so innocent
Wow i say this every time but Vika is absolutely BEAUTIFUL ❤
It is so nice to see your family once more!
That was a great video. I really enjoyed all of it.
This was exquisite!! One of your best - by far.
Appreciate it
Well done. I love the Russian countryside and listening to Aunt Galya tell her stories. I also love your videos of all the old churches in the countryside. Thank you.
Loved this vlog of real ordinary russian life in the vilages ! Love Russian people and Russia.
Such a great and wholesome video. Thank you.
Beautiful landscapes. ❤️
I enjoy your videos, The lady milking her cow brought back memories of when I was growing up on our family farm. and the flies surrounding our hogs was really bad too! God bless you ! Gerald
Thanks for sharing
Absolutely charming video - thank you ! 🙂
My grandparents lived in a small village attached to a sawmill. We would fish and pick berries and stuff. My hometown is in the desert. Our house was on the edge of town, and sometimes a few of us kids would walk to a "riding academy" and rent horses to ride around in the desert. One time I went hiking with a youth group and we encountered a presumably Basque shepherd with a flock of sheep. I attended a university in a small town. There was a dairy farm at the edge of the university. You could buy raw milk from the milk shed. I was reminded of this during I hike when I attended an Oberwolfach conference in the Black Forrest. We passed by a farm during our hike.
hello greatings from berlin
Thanks for a nice video. Greatings from Kokkola Finland!
wo ...woo...u said durian from malaysia...tq.... i am malaysian ..nice village ...and antiq house...in ur countryside
All of ur videos with aunt Galya is amazing.beautiful place, beautiful people. Wonderful Slava.🎉🎉🎉🎉
Nice video, hope things got better for all
Thanks for the visit with your wonderful relatives and the beautiful countryside.
I was born and raised in the US but my mom came from Russia in the later 90s and met my dad in the early 2000s. Every summer since I was born I was blessed with the opportunity to visit my grandparents and other family in our village about 2 Oblasts down from Moscow. Before COVID, the last time I went there was in 2019, when I was still in middle school. After 4 years, I came back for the first time in July of 2023 but sadly only for 2 weeks as opposed to the usual month. I had grown to miss Russia in the time I wasn't there for and I was extremely happy and grateful to be able to go there this summer, even if it was for 2 weeks. I stayed with my grandma and my mom, my aunt stayed with us for most of the time, and my cousin stayed with us for the 2 weeks to spend time in the village and to see me. It was very refreshing in the village compared to the streets of New York City and a few things changed since I had last visited. Many of my relatives commented on how I'd changed too. I never really had any friends in the village besides my cousin but this never really bothered me since we're like brothers over there, we're always hanging out and going places together. Though, I did meet a girl through some family who is a wonderful person. We still text each other really often and hope to meet up again next summer, as I do with everyone else there. My point in all of this is that even though I am an American, I still have deep roots in Russia and your videos are extremely relatable and keep my mind busy while I wait for my next trip there. Thanks!