Went to Gori back in April and had Timur show me around. Guy was a legend, proud to show you his town. Kinda crazy to see him 2 months later getting a cameo on the nfkrz channel.
He seems like such a kind and amazing guy, and although I think his opinions on Stalin are wrong he seems like such a down to earth person. Just shows how our differences should not divide us
@@u.h.forum. his opinions are based on his actual experience in the USSR during its glory days...knowing how prolific the Soviets are with propaganda, it's hardly shocking..
@@u.h.forum. what about it was wrong? He said he lived better, everything was cheaper and he could feed his family during the Soviet times. What part of that was wrong?
@@u.h.forum. well obviously from his perspective it was better for him and since majority of his life he was swarmed by propaganda and had 0 opportunities to get any unbiased information its not surprising that he has good opinions about Stalin, you can't really blame him.
I must admit, your Georgian adventures are fun, what a serendipitous move. You didn't expect it but it has been good for your content I believe. Very awesome adventures.
@@chasesstuff6010 Yeah, guy above is right. Adjara is in the South. I think you're confused that the Russians had sort of had a puppet state there before the 2003 revolution.
Same. As an American, all I knew about Georgia before was that it was a post soviet country with commie blocks that Stalin was from. I didn't know it was poppin' hard until this year. I could actually say the same about the Black Sea in general (in all contexts outside of the war, obviously).
How do these travel videos get less views than your other stuff is beyond me. Not that your other aren't great, it's just these travel videos are so well done.
@@zil1832 Roman has a libertarian mindset, but in a good way i.e. he's a pretty chill guy and can take criticisms. Some people will always have a problem with something, who cares
@@zil1832 I won't put words in his mouth but from my perspective it seems like he doesn't agree with Russia's special operation in Ukraine. With the iron collar of modern surveillance states fastened tight around nearly every person in Russia it'd likely feel risky even viewing such content creators for fear of being labeled an enemy sympathizer. So any audience to his past videos who are in favor of Russian aggression or who fear accusations of treason inside Russia likely won't have viewed any of the Georgia travel vids. Just gotta help build a new audience in the meantime until everyone's returned!
@@SirTorcharite I agree. Also, there seems to be some people in the West who are in favour of this "special military operation" for some edgy/dumb reason, and Roman's videos on said controversial topic received negative popularity among such people
Yes, fun duo, great rapport -- keep it up! Can't understand what the haughty woman glued to her phone, dragging her feet along adds to the equation. She brings the energy level down by a few decibels.
Yo whatsup blazers, it's your friendly neighborhood chairman Stalin coming at you once again with another piece of bangin' content, today we're talking about the collectivization of Soviet agriculture - don't forget to SMASH that like button and we'll get right into the Gulag
You really outdid yourself here with this vlog, you three have the best chemistry. This video deserves more views because of how insightful, entertaining, and funny it was. I was laughing my ass off when Gigi said "we're in the cellar, vamp"
Upon his first wife's death Stalin stated that " *She softened my heart of stone. With her died my last warm feelings for humanity* " Looks like upon his death he just said fuck it and went full stone mode
Gori is my hometown where i live rn and roman is my favorite youtuber since so long... I feel very excited when i see he is in Georgia. 2 years ago I couldn't even imagine he would visit my hometown im really excited
It's not the place that makes a person, but the people that make a place. We are seeing the Georgians that make this country the unique place that it is. Thanks for sharing your experience there with us.
I remember when Roman first started vlogging. He looked so uncomfortable with Bald and Bankrupt back in the day. He sure has come a long way since then. Great stuff
Roman, before you moved there, the only mention I'd ever heard about Georgia was in an old American television commercial campaign for Dannon yogurt about Georgians living over 100 years (see Wikipedia "In Soviet Georgia"). Maybe you could make some enquiries about Georgian longevity and let us know. Nice video. My parents were very welcoming just like your friend's parents.
GREAT video Roman ! Best tour of Gori yet ! Mr. Bald will be jealous. Georgia is beautiful and interesting,full of nice folks ! Arina is really funny ! 😁😀👍😋
Awesome, really digging Georgia and it's pre Soviet history! Looking forward to some post Soviet history when you go to the diamond shaped glass bar/bridge hanging over a canyon, that's going to be a dope vlog!
Thank you so much for these videos! I love learning about Georgia and their culture. That man who gave y'all a tour seems like a great guy! Love seeing his home and how he just accepted y'all in and shared his wine with you
This is really educative tbh. I, like many, prolly didnt know Stalin was Georgian. We just thought USSR:Russia so all Soviet leaders must be Russian. Good to know
Just cause you’re ignorant doesn’t mean we all are. And the USSR was not just a Russia. Stop embarrassing us in front of the whole world, I can already tell you’re from the US.
@@TheBLGL actually no, i'm not from the us. And wow, the animosity. Besides, admiting that i didnt know something doesnt mean i said everyone else is stupid. You on the other hand, are a toxic person who assume negative things about other people on the internet like this. You are embarassing
@@Mihail2204 I've heard nothing about the Ukraine in the last few months. What's going on there? Are they celebrating something? Is there a zombie outbreak? And how does it in any way have anything to do with what Madis said?
6:07: Interesting, since in east germany it was quite different, since in school or literally everywhere Stalin became a persona non grata. He (and Trotzki) were even removed from photos in history school books. In east german school books only Lenin was mentioned and the era that came after him entirely ignored and censored (east germany was rather thoroughly with their de-Stalinization). I heard from a history teacher during that era, that you even could get into trouble actually teaching kids about Stalin (and his crimes), when they asked for it (since Stalin wasn't part of the curriculum), so after a kid asked him about Stalin he only answered by referring the Kid to a library. I know there were parts of the iron curtain who still celebrated Stalin, but of course east germany wasn't one of those countries. And when they finally decided that the deeds of Stalin were more of a stigma than a blessing, in 1961 they literally over night erased his name from all places. Streets and places were renamed, statues were removed and even a whole town turned from "Stalinstadt" (Stalin city) to "Eisenhüttenstadt" (iron works city) in one night by removing all the street signs.
khruschev and his goons were behind most of this, first he licked the boots as hard as he could and then he turned 180 and started barking nonsense to get himself into power and removed all imagery of stalin from view
@@TheBLGL advocating autism (permanent revolution) after winning the civil war when everyone was desperate for peace and actually begin to.build a build socialist state because their external powers were still too powerful to.confront directly.
the chinese banner at 11:25 says 慶賀斯大林同志七十壽辰 (Congratulations to Comrade Stalin on his 70th birthday) 萬壽無疆 (may you enjoy boundless longevity) 中國人民解放軍第二野戰軍敬賀 ( respectful congratulations from the People's Liberation Army 2nd Field Army)
I traveled to Gori when I visited Georgia in 2018. I love history and I had a read a book on Stalin and his horrible regime so I was curious to see how we was portrayed in the museum in his hometown. Seeing all the memorabilia, statues, and the train car was pretty surreal and a little haunting. I’m still not 100% sure how much of the marketing around him is just for tourists and how much of it is genuine devotion. Nevertheless, I had a great time and I’d also recommend people go.
more or less the support for the USSR is fairly high with older generations that grew up in it, it was something wild like 60-70 percent thought that life was better under the USSR (not necessarily stalin, but the USSR in general.)
Seeing all that Stalin stuff was cool but eerie knowing that guy was responsible for killing so, so many people & had such humble origins. It's creepy but interesting.
best part is the stalin bakery that- instead of serving bread & pastries - gives it's costumers the "fruits of labor" AKA *a one way ticket to the gulags, fascist!*
@@idkwelp1082 Yep, though that doesn't really depict the true nature of him at all. You can be a stone cold bastard, but still not kill a soup. When I think of Stalin, I think of hyper paranoia first, followed by millions of lives snuffed out. He was a remarkable person in many ways, but damn if he's not one of the scariest Historic figures to me.
Arina, is a nice friend to have on a trip always smiling and having fun, but she looks like she would not take any crap. Very interesting tour. Thanks for the adventure. Georgia is amazing to see.
Georgia is a free nation. The fact that it’s citizens are working through their own issues. The two men disagreeing what to do with the statue was fascinating. Only in freedom can such questions be asked.
@@ernestkhalimov1007 dude Stalin was as left as you go. Literally a totalitarian dictator for a communist state. I also doubt they will put it back up with the given geopolitical circumstances we all now face.
@@ernestkhalimov1007 time will tell. They are part of the European family. You are at best a tankie at worst a fascist. Both groups have long since been defeated.
@@Nilessterner tankie is a badge of honor. Georgia learned its lesson in 2008 that NATO is full of false promises after doing the dirty work and getting burned.
Really like your videos, and especially your humor. Got a good laugh at 20:11, that poor and afraid dog *lol*. Thank you for promoting a interesting country like Georgia! Many greetings from Sweden!
I've been learning Russian (since before it was politically unfashionable to do so) and this is the first time I've been able to pick out sentences without looking at the subtitles. Please keep posting videos like this! The translations help with unfamiliar words, but it's also just cool to hear you speak Russian, pick up some slang, etc.
To commenters saying that “it’s weird to see Georgians admiring Stalin despite all he has done just because he was born there etc…” Well, it’s definitely not representative and although I loved this video I do wish it had some context. I mean imagine going to countryside of any poorer country and asking random grandparents political questions…I mean I doubt you’ll hear super enlightened stuff often. Olden generation tends to be more conservative, harking back to older days, but in former USSR context you gotta imagine - these people often lost everything. They didn’t have much under communism, but at least they had a stable job or whatever under the principles of “We pretend to work and they pretend to pay us…”. Many faced big difficulties adjusting to a capitalist system (especially when already older during the period of change when suddenly so much more was required to make a living than just turning up to your soviet workplace). I mean…the economic upheaval and madness of the 90s can go a long way to also explain the mess happening in Russia right now. Thankfully a lot of Georgians (especially the younger generation) are educated and striving for the better, free, European future for the country and absolutely condemn the soviet regime. So this obviously entertaining take isn’t to be taken at a face value as representing the “Georgian” view is my point. I did love the video ❤🤗Keep up the good work Roman!
There's nothing wrong with admiring Stalin, he was a hero and if wasn't for him and his comrades, USSR would never achieve half of the things it did, most things people (mostly westerners) say about Stalin are fabricated lies from the corrupt and reactionary sectors of USSR, dissidents, spies and governments from around the world... if you read his writings and what citizens told about him at the time, its very clear that he isn't the monster that most claim... the ammount of social progress and labor rights that was made in the USSR in the Stalin era were so much that western elites became super scared of socialism, so they had to create the "RED EVIL" and demonize every single figure of revolutionary man who fought for its people like Che, Fidel, Mao, Hồ Chí Minh, Hoxha, Tito etc...
@@Ivan_Mikhaylov yikes 😳 to me as a Georgian (and a person who is quite a history buff) it’s quite the opposite and shocking to hear haha. I don’t know where you get your information from…but I certainly hope one day former USSR (and primarily Russia) will have a reckoning with its bloody past undergo full de-sovietisation and condemn Stalin as much as we condemn Hitler. It’s certainly insane to me to have a museum and sell souvenirs related to the bloody regime that terrorised and in fact murdered some of my relatives as part of its oppressive political purges during Stalin. I don’t think there is a regime with much worse human rights record out there tbh and it’s lies and propaganda are quite well known now if you want to read unbiased sources. I just hope this time will come sooner than later.
If anyone had canvassed me about visiting Georgia 🇬🇪 before now, they would’ve gotten a thumbs down 👎🏻. Not that I thought there was anything wrong with it, just not really worth the tourist dollars to go there. These travel vlogs have proven me wrong though. I would now jump at the chance to visit. It looks like a beautiful country. Thanks 🙏🏻 for sharing.
Thank you so much for turning a crisis time in your life into an interesting look at a part of the world that many of us out here would never be able to get a look at! Georgian people seem so nice and welcoming, and it’s so great that you can all have different views, but get along! Please keep up the good work!
Gallows humor is the Russian humor. I love it. How do you smile when so much suffering has taken place? Such strong people. Love the video and the history duder..,
That was fascinating! Thank you, Roman, lovely girlfriend Arina, and new friend! Also, I want to go to Georgia! Please sponsor Roman, Georgian Tourism Department!
Roman please visit the "Stalin's Illegal Printworks" in Tbilisi, it's straight out of cold war era Bond's villain lair plus they are crazy exscentric people running the place
I like all of your videos but this one was especially interesting. If I ever get to Georgia, then Gori will definitely be on my itinerary. I am glad to see you smiling and having fun. Best wishes always.
15:44 there is a HUGE reason NOT to put that statue back. Stalin murdered more people than anyone in history save Mao. Why would you want a genocidal murderer's statue in your town square? What did he give to Georgia beside pain and misery? He was born there and didn't give a shit about the place. I have issues like that with the Rebel statues they have here in the US. These are people that wanted to keep people as buyable items at market. There is NO reason to have these men who killed their kin for the right to keep slaves. And there is no reason to keep a statue of a man that ruined the average Russian's life. Even if he was born there. Maybe make a small "Stalin" museum maybe for the interested and call it a day. I suggest the same in my country. Civil war history museum. We don't need to see that shit outside everyday.
i think they should put it in a museum with neutral information of his good and bad things he did or if put back it should have a place to inform, it shouldn't be done to glorify him but as a great opportunity to educate, also to celebrate collective effort and togetherness (of the people, not the man, this shouldn't be done to make him look good) and so the artists handiwork of the sculpture doesn't go to waste.
Oh, shit, I had Timur drive me to Uplistsikhe from outside the Stalin Museum in February. He stopped at his house for a few a minutes on the way back to Gori and gave us a bunch of apples. Fantastic guy.
I'm from Gori and it is nice to see you visiting but I don't think Timur is the best representation of how people from Gori feel about Stalin and Soviet Union. Most of us are happy to have the Stalin statue removed and I don't think we'll let anyone put the statue back in the main square or in front fo the museum anytime soon. Would be amazing to see you showing the alternative side of Gori and not the cliche "they love Stalin" side in the next videos.
as another Georgian, I agree. I don't understand the current politics of our government meaning why is there a museum of Stalin at all but I'm sure it will change soon! I understand this channel is not political but still I can't help feeling emotional watching the vlogs
As a goreli, timur is more like of a good representation of an average older person here in Georgia, young people have completely different opinions due to changes in education.
That guy is a truly village man, takes you around a tour, shows you his house like you are friends, truly welcome feeling from him.
Taxi driver in bald's last video did the same thing
@@MrWolfSnack and then we never heard of bald again... lol
Do anything for that foreigner money 😆
if they left Gigi alone in the wine cellar he would empty it like a good Georgian he is lol
Except that he doesn't care that Stalin murdered millions of his own citizens.
Went to Gori back in April and had Timur show me around. Guy was a legend, proud to show you his town. Kinda crazy to see him 2 months later getting a cameo on the nfkrz channel.
He seems like such a kind and amazing guy, and although I think his opinions on Stalin are wrong he seems like such a down to earth person. Just shows how our differences should not divide us
@@u.h.forum. his opinions are based on his actual experience in the USSR during its glory days...knowing how prolific the Soviets are with propaganda, it's hardly shocking..
Based on his interaction with Arina at 13:27, I'm guessing that Timur had a way with the ladies back in the day. 🌹
@@u.h.forum. what about it was wrong? He said he lived better, everything was cheaper and he could feed his family during the Soviet times. What part of that was wrong?
@@u.h.forum. well obviously from his perspective it was better for him and since majority of his life he was swarmed by propaganda and had 0 opportunities to get any unbiased information its not surprising that he has good opinions about Stalin, you can't really blame him.
I must admit, your Georgian adventures are fun, what a serendipitous move. You didn't expect it but it has been good for your content I believe. Very awesome adventures.
I am a georgian who started watching him just before he moved here and seeing him be amazed by georgian culture has made me very happy
Mivajvi am rusi mutels
I hope he visits the western parts of Georgia too.
I really like these travel vlogs. I didn't even know Georgia was such a cool country before watching
I went to the Autonomous Region of Adjara in Georgia years before, great place but the Russians destroyed it a bit in the war
@@chasesstuff6010 lmao what bro adjara had no war, city Batumi is most developed city after Tbilisi
@@chasesstuff6010 Yeah, guy above is right. Adjara is in the South. I think you're confused that the Russians had sort of had a puppet state there before the 2003 revolution.
@@chasesstuff6010 Maybe it was Abkhazia and not Adjara?
Same. As an American, all I knew about Georgia before was that it was a post soviet country with commie blocks that Stalin was from. I didn't know it was poppin' hard until this year.
I could actually say the same about the Black Sea in general (in all contexts outside of the war, obviously).
Next video: We found Lenin alive in the Georgian mountains
Now that's funny!!
Fun fact, Lenins body is actually preserved to this day and you can go visit it at a museum
Uh oh
Next video: Lenin come back to Russia and restore the Soviet Union, destroy the capitalist and Putin
@@coin5207 I know. Right on the Red Square
How do these travel videos get less views than your other stuff is beyond me. Not that your other aren't great, it's just these travel videos are so well done.
Some of his viewers must have had differing political views lol. All the more important to like and share! 😎👍
@@zil1832 Roman has a libertarian mindset, but in a good way i.e. he's a pretty chill guy and can take criticisms. Some people will always have a problem with something, who cares
@@zil1832 I won't put words in his mouth but from my perspective it seems like he doesn't agree with Russia's special operation in Ukraine.
With the iron collar of modern surveillance states fastened tight around nearly every person in Russia it'd likely feel risky even viewing such content creators for fear of being labeled an enemy sympathizer.
So any audience to his past videos who are in favor of Russian aggression or who fear accusations of treason inside Russia likely won't have viewed any of the Georgia travel vids.
Just gotta help build a new audience in the meantime until everyone's returned!
@@SirTorcharite I agree. Also, there seems to be some people in the West who are in favour of this "special military operation" for some edgy/dumb reason, and Roman's videos on said controversial topic received negative popularity among such people
I think eventually they will get more views
Lmao, a casino in an old Soviet building next to Stalin Park
"We are hitting irony levels we never thought possible"
*th-cam.com/video/vn8WdvkmTGs/w-d-xo.html*
Finally its here
@@recitationtohear bot
@@recitationtohear Ok, Bot.
Just needs a McDonald's to complete the look
And then you lose all of your money there and turn communist from the ever presence of Stalin calling to you from your loss.
Timur is an OG, love hearing experiences n opinions from a local. Glad he’s willing to share with you guys and put on camera as well, great vid!
You and gigi need to do more videos together, you guys have mad chemistry yo!
Yes, fun duo, great rapport -- keep it up! Can't understand what the haughty woman glued to her phone, dragging her feet along adds to the equation. She brings the energy level down by a few decibels.
@@moodymango8855 No she doesn't, they make a great vlog team. What's the harm in someone checking their phone, it's an informal video. :)
@@moodymango8855 I diagnose you with no b-tches
@@moodymango8855 wtf is your problem, she's fine
Arina is just herself and she is perfect. (And she likes GiGi)
Yo whatsup blazers, it's your friendly neighborhood chairman Stalin coming at you once again with another piece of bangin' content, today we're talking about the collectivization of Soviet agriculture - don't forget to SMASH that like button and we'll get right into the Gulag
Stalin: "tonight, you could say i'm lookin to get *hammered* till i'm *sick* -yo..."
[Insert smiling stalin JPEG]
You really outdid yourself here with this vlog, you three have the best chemistry. This video deserves more views because of how insightful, entertaining, and funny it was. I was laughing my ass off when Gigi said "we're in the cellar, vamp"
Roman, thanks a ton for doing these videos. I love seeing all different parts of the world.
Upon his first wife's death Stalin stated that " *She softened my heart of stone. With her died my last warm feelings for humanity* "
Looks like upon his death he just said fuck it and went full stone mode
*th-cam.com/video/vn8WdvkmTGs/w-d-xo.html*
Finally its here
@@recitationtohear Shut up, bot. TH-cam should remove these pronto
"millions of Ukranians starve"
-stalin be like🗿
Stone cold Leader
Amen.
Georgia is a beautiful place, I really like your content, man! And interacting with the locals. I hope all feels right for you in time
It was so fucking hilarious when Jeremy, James & Richard visited Stalin's house.
damn bruh i just commented bout that
“I’ve broken Stalin’s house”
@@billiamtrillion i guess Nigel Mansell is popular here
Is this a Top Gear reference?
@@chitlitlah Grand Tour.
More of both Gigi and Arina would be so great! They bring such a good vibe into the vlogs!
Gori is my hometown where i live rn and roman is my favorite youtuber since so long... I feel very excited when i see he is in Georgia. 2 years ago I couldn't even imagine he would visit my hometown im really excited
It's not the place that makes a person, but the people that make a place. We are seeing the Georgians that make this country the unique place that it is. Thanks for sharing your experience there with us.
I remember when Roman first started vlogging. He looked so uncomfortable with Bald and Bankrupt back in the day. He sure has come a long way since then. Great stuff
Do you know whatever happened to that Ukranian kid who followed them into their hotel elevator?
you’ve just sold me on a solo trip too Georgia just because of how awesome the people are and how beautiful it all looks
Thanks for taking us along on another Georgian adventure!
Roman, before you moved there, the only mention I'd ever heard about Georgia was in an old American television commercial campaign for Dannon yogurt about Georgians living over 100 years (see Wikipedia "In Soviet Georgia"). Maybe you could make some enquiries about Georgian longevity and let us know. Nice video. My parents were very welcoming just like your friend's parents.
GREAT video Roman ! Best tour of Gori yet ! Mr. Bald will be jealous. Georgia is beautiful and interesting,full of nice folks ! Arina is really funny ! 😁😀👍😋
Awesome, really digging Georgia and it's pre Soviet history! Looking forward to some post Soviet history when you go to the diamond shaped glass bar/bridge hanging over a canyon, that's going to be a dope vlog!
what a beautiful country and interesting by the wine, greetings from Chile. 🇨🇱 ❤️ 🇬🇪
Georgia has so much culture its actually mad I would have never looked into it if it wasn't for Roman. Great stuff 👍
Thank you so much for these videos! I love learning about Georgia and their culture. That man who gave y'all a tour seems like a great guy! Love seeing his home and how he just accepted y'all in and shared his wine with you
Now I want to go to Georgia, it seems so nice... Good food, good wine, nice people. Greetings from Chile!
looks ace, but im most happy that since you left Russia it looks at least, like your having a great time, loving what your making right now dude peace
Respect roman for visiting my country 🇬🇪❤️
Loving these travel videos! I would never have seen these places without you and your friends! Mahalo!
Every episode is better than the one before it! Keep 'em coming, really enjoying your Georgia vlogs!
Georgia looks like an awesome country. You've come a long way since your first vlogs walking around your home town. You are a pro now!
This is really educative tbh. I, like many, prolly didnt know Stalin was Georgian. We just thought USSR:Russia so all Soviet leaders must be Russian. Good to know
Just cause you’re ignorant doesn’t mean we all are. And the USSR was not just a Russia. Stop embarrassing us in front of the whole world, I can already tell you’re from the US.
@@TheBLGL actually no, i'm not from the us. And wow, the animosity. Besides, admiting that i didnt know something doesnt mean i said everyone else is stupid. You on the other hand, are a toxic person who assume negative things about other people on the internet like this. You are embarassing
Love the cast of characters. Always great to see Arina and Gigi. :)
Georgia has done wonders for your content, seemed like you were struggling a bit to find something interesting in St. Pete.
So you haven’t looked at the news lately about what’s happening in Ukraine since February?
@@Mihail2204 I've heard nothing about the Ukraine in the last few months. What's going on there? Are they celebrating something? Is there a zombie outbreak?
And how does it in any way have anything to do with what Madis said?
@@chitlitlah they’re in war with Russia if you’ve been living under a rock
@@Mihail2204 ur dumb af
@@Mihail2204 whoosh
Wow! This was one of your best videos for me, that moment with the abandoned (not) security guard cabin made me 😂 so much
I'm loving the Georgia content brother!
What an amazing country and cool people 😊 and top tier views ^^
6:07: Interesting, since in east germany it was quite different, since in school or literally everywhere Stalin became a persona non grata. He (and Trotzki) were even removed from photos in history school books. In east german school books only Lenin was mentioned and the era that came after him entirely ignored and censored (east germany was rather thoroughly with their de-Stalinization). I heard from a history teacher during that era, that you even could get into trouble actually teaching kids about Stalin (and his crimes), when they asked for it (since Stalin wasn't part of the curriculum), so after a kid asked him about Stalin he only answered by referring the Kid to a library. I know there were parts of the iron curtain who still celebrated Stalin, but of course east germany wasn't one of those countries. And when they finally decided that the deeds of Stalin were more of a stigma than a blessing, in 1961 they literally over night erased his name from all places. Streets and places were renamed, statues were removed and even a whole town turned from "Stalinstadt" (Stalin city) to "Eisenhüttenstadt" (iron works city) in one night by removing all the street signs.
khruschev and his goons were behind most of this, first he licked the boots as hard as he could and then he turned 180 and started barking nonsense to get himself into power and removed all imagery of stalin from view
They were all butthurt from the Chad
Wtf did Trotsky do to deserve that.
@@TheBLGL advocating autism (permanent revolution) after winning the civil war when everyone was desperate for peace and actually begin to.build a build socialist state because their external powers were still too powerful to.confront directly.
@@TheBLGL opportunism, revisionism, plotting, menshevik tendencies..
Absolutely fascinating video. Great subject and brilliant characters ......cheers Roman. All the best from Scotland
Your content is getting incredible. Learning so much about the country of Georgia!
the chinese banner at 11:25 says
慶賀斯大林同志七十壽辰 (Congratulations to Comrade Stalin on his 70th birthday)
萬壽無疆 (may you enjoy boundless longevity)
中國人民解放軍第二野戰軍敬賀 ( respectful congratulations from the People's Liberation Army 2nd Field Army)
You need to get sponsored by the Georgian tourist board.
Not a country I had ever thought of visiting. But now on my bucket list 👍
I traveled to Gori when I visited Georgia in 2018. I love history and I had a read a book on Stalin and his horrible regime so I was curious to see how we was portrayed in the museum in his hometown. Seeing all the memorabilia, statues, and the train car was pretty surreal and a little haunting. I’m still not 100% sure how much of the marketing around him is just for tourists and how much of it is genuine devotion. Nevertheless, I had a great time and I’d also recommend people go.
I went in 2013 and the museum guide seemed pretty pro-Stalin
more or less the support for the USSR is fairly high with older generations that grew up in it, it was something wild like 60-70 percent thought that life was better under the USSR (not necessarily stalin, but the USSR in general.)
@ZDF I'm surprised any person could be pro-Stalin even those working in his museum.
i wonder who wrote the book
@ZDF there are many people outside gori that like him too, idk what you on about.
Seeing all that Stalin stuff was cool but eerie knowing that guy was responsible for killing so, so many people & had such humble origins. It's creepy but interesting.
Supervillain lore
best part is the stalin bakery
that-
instead of serving bread & pastries -
gives it's costumers the "fruits of labor" AKA *a one way ticket to the gulags, fascist!*
I mean his quote literally says he lost warmth for humanity
@@idkwelp1082 Yep, though that doesn't really depict the true nature of him at all.
You can be a stone cold bastard, but still not kill a soup. When I think of Stalin, I think of hyper paranoia first, followed by millions of lives snuffed out.
He was a remarkable person in many ways, but damn if he's not one of the scariest Historic figures to me.
"Now now , stop pointing fingers...". 🤫
roman this is literally so cool. im glad youre getting to have these amazing experiences !
Arina, is a nice friend to have on a trip always smiling and having fun, but she looks like she would not take any crap. Very interesting tour. Thanks for the adventure. Georgia is amazing to see.
You're getting a lot better at talking with locals and finding cool places. NFKRZ is the new Bald and Bankrupt :3
Georgia is a free nation. The fact that it’s citizens are working through their own issues. The two men disagreeing what to do with the statue was fascinating. Only in freedom can such questions be asked.
Hopefully it goes back up so I can see some liberal tears.
@@ernestkhalimov1007 dude Stalin was as left as you go. Literally a totalitarian dictator for a communist state. I also doubt they will put it back up with the given geopolitical circumstances we all now face.
@@Nilessterner Georgia isn't a NATO country like it tried to.be and resulting in Sakashvili being exiled in diagrace.
@@ernestkhalimov1007 time will tell. They are part of the European family. You are at best a tankie at worst a fascist. Both groups have long since been defeated.
@@Nilessterner tankie is a badge of honor.
Georgia learned its lesson in 2008 that NATO is full of false promises after doing the dirty work and getting burned.
Really like your videos, and especially your humor. Got a good laugh at 20:11, that poor and afraid dog *lol*. Thank you for promoting a interesting country like Georgia! Many greetings from Sweden!
Drain Gang
Great content man, one of my favorite videos of yours.
What a country - these travel pieces are some of your best stuff. Keep shining the light.
I've been learning Russian (since before it was politically unfashionable to do so) and this is the first time I've been able to pick out sentences without looking at the subtitles. Please keep posting videos like this! The translations help with unfamiliar words, but it's also just cool to hear you speak Russian, pick up some slang, etc.
24.25 "Can I open this?" Great moment surprising security guard inside what looked like an abandoned Soviet kiosk.
To commenters saying that “it’s weird to see Georgians admiring Stalin despite all he has done just because he was born there etc…” Well, it’s definitely not representative and although I loved this video I do wish it had some context. I mean imagine going to countryside of any poorer country and asking random grandparents political questions…I mean I doubt you’ll hear super enlightened stuff often. Olden generation tends to be more conservative, harking back to older days, but in former USSR context you gotta imagine - these people often lost everything. They didn’t have much under communism, but at least they had a stable job or whatever under the principles of “We pretend to work and they pretend to pay us…”. Many faced big difficulties adjusting to a capitalist system (especially when already older during the period of change when suddenly so much more was required to make a living than just turning up to your soviet workplace). I mean…the economic upheaval and madness of the 90s can go a long way to also explain the mess happening in Russia right now. Thankfully a lot of Georgians (especially the younger generation) are educated and striving for the better, free, European future for the country and absolutely condemn the soviet regime. So this obviously entertaining take isn’t to be taken at a face value as representing the “Georgian” view is my point. I did love the video ❤🤗Keep up the good work Roman!
There's nothing wrong with admiring Stalin, he was a hero and if wasn't for him and his comrades, USSR would never achieve half of the things it did, most things people (mostly westerners) say about Stalin are fabricated lies from the corrupt and reactionary sectors of USSR, dissidents, spies and governments from around the world... if you read his writings and what citizens told about him at the time, its very clear that he isn't the monster that most claim... the ammount of social progress and labor rights that was made in the USSR in the Stalin era were so much that western elites became super scared of socialism, so they had to create the "RED EVIL" and demonize every single figure of revolutionary man who fought for its people like Che, Fidel, Mao, Hồ Chí Minh, Hoxha, Tito etc...
@@Ivan_Mikhaylov yikes 😳 to me as a Georgian (and a person who is quite a history buff) it’s quite the opposite and shocking to hear haha. I don’t know where you get your information from…but I certainly hope one day former USSR (and primarily Russia) will have a reckoning with its bloody past undergo full de-sovietisation and condemn Stalin as much as we condemn Hitler. It’s certainly insane to me to have a museum and sell souvenirs related to the bloody regime that terrorised and in fact murdered some of my relatives as part of its oppressive political purges during Stalin. I don’t think there is a regime with much worse human rights record out there tbh and it’s lies and propaganda are quite well known now if you want to read unbiased sources. I just hope this time will come sooner than later.
@Carmine Licavoli 😂 ?
@@LizzyS57 communism ☭ is based
I love it how Roman is handling the Situation. Thx for the nice content.
At these moments of @ and 12:14 Roman knows exactly where our eyes have been following all the time. Great Shots, buddy.
Always wanted to visit Georgia. I'm from western Romania and there are no flights, but will probably go on a city break this fall. Beautiful place.
I hope Roman can one day do a Part 2 where he visits the Leon Trotsky House Museum in Mexico City.
Nice idea
Fantastic love you showing this beautiful country if Georgia and its people
Eye opening! I would now like to visit there to enjoy Georgia's many & diverse & iconic locations.
Beautiful place Roman! Excellent and interesting! Beautiful country Georgia!
How did that lovely town put out a man like Stalin?
It happened when his Wife died.
He's father beat him till his heart turned to stone.
@@janlim0916 what a simp
Great town created great man
Hard times
Create Strong Men
Timur is really a nice guy, i hope i can find a tour guide like him whenever i visit Georgia
Roman, you are slowly becoming Bald and bankrupt!
Awesome vid! That Georgian food looked so delicious...
he's slowly becoming bald 😂
Arina's English kicks in after the vino hh. Awesome vid.
I was shocked when I visited Georgia a few years ago to see Stalin memorabilia for sale in the local wine shop. And it was not even near Gori.
idk whats so shocking about it. have you seen the state of affairs in ex ssr country side
If anyone had canvassed me about visiting Georgia 🇬🇪 before now, they would’ve gotten a thumbs down 👎🏻. Not that I thought there was anything wrong with it, just not really worth the tourist dollars to go there. These travel vlogs have proven me wrong though. I would now jump at the chance to visit. It looks like a beautiful country. Thanks 🙏🏻 for sharing.
Georgia looks like it has good vibes. I would like to visit. 😊
Great video! Love seeing you and your friends explore the country around you.
Thank you so much for turning a crisis time in your life into an interesting look at a part of the world that many of us out here would never be able to get a look at!
Georgian people seem so nice and welcoming, and it’s so great that you can all have different views, but get along!
Please keep up the good work!
that ERB drop was epic epic.
this is like y'all been sitting on the deathstar and rapped about vader vs hitler 😂
Judging by Roman's moustache when he moved to Georgia, I think he might be trying to look like Stalin. Lol.
the roman communist empire 😂
Gallows humor is the Russian humor. I love it. How do you smile when so much suffering has taken place? Such strong people. Love the video and the history duder..,
This was very interesting and some of it was hilarious Greetings from Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇸
As always, awesome content Roman, fantastic vibes
Great video, Georgia is so amazing!
Roman I'm really loving these new videos. I'm glad the government drove you out of your comfort zone :D
My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Georgia.
Damn, i traveled all over Georgia before the pandemic and everytime you post a vlog im like the guy from "once upon a time in hollywood"
That was fascinating! Thank you, Roman, lovely girlfriend Arina, and new friend! Also, I want to go to Georgia! Please sponsor Roman, Georgian Tourism Department!
this was so cool to watch!! Thank you for making this video, I marked these locations on my map I hope to visit Georgia one day 🙌🍷🇬🇪
Roman please visit the "Stalin's Illegal Printworks" in Tbilisi, it's straight out of cold war era Bond's villain lair plus they are crazy exscentric people running the place
Always so happy to see your notification come up that you uploaded. These videos are awesome.
Oh damn! Gattsu and NFKRZ together? That's fucking awesome.
I like all of your videos but this one was especially interesting. If I ever get to Georgia, then Gori will definitely be on my itinerary. I am glad to see you smiling and having fun. Best wishes always.
Loving all the new content 🔥
Arina is so fun :P - great video Roman! Love from Australia :)
Your vlogs are so much more interesting since moving to Georgia. Russia seemed so bleak and depressing.
Great vid! You keep bringing it! Thanks
15:44 there is a HUGE reason NOT to put that statue back. Stalin murdered more people than anyone in history save Mao. Why would you want a genocidal murderer's statue in your town square? What did he give to Georgia beside pain and misery? He was born there and didn't give a shit about the place. I have issues like that with the Rebel statues they have here in the US. These are people that wanted to keep people as buyable items at market. There is NO reason to have these men who killed their kin for the right to keep slaves. And there is no reason to keep a statue of a man that ruined the average Russian's life. Even if he was born there. Maybe make a small "Stalin" museum maybe for the interested and call it a day. I suggest the same in my country. Civil war history museum. We don't need to see that shit outside everyday.
i think they should put it in a museum with neutral information of his good and bad things he did or if put back it should have a place to inform, it shouldn't be done to glorify him but as a great opportunity to educate, also to celebrate collective effort and togetherness (of the people, not the man, this shouldn't be done to make him look good) and so the artists handiwork of the sculpture doesn't go to waste.
Also they have already made the museum lol.
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Shut your mouth
Amazing, good video. Lucky man. 👍👍
Also Gori was a well Attacked City back on 2008 by Russia, and Roman got in Gori also because Russia decided to start another war
Oh, shit, I had Timur drive me to Uplistsikhe from outside the Stalin Museum in February. He stopped at his house for a few a minutes on the way back to Gori and gave us a bunch of apples. Fantastic guy.
Do you have his contacts ?😊
The last time a long-haired man was filmed visiting Gori he broke Stalin's house.
That was a FUN video. Thank you Roman. This made a great start to my day - Chicago U.S.A..
One of your best videos,great energy,i love Alina’s personality 😂
best ep yet, love from Australia. keep up the good work
I'm from Gori and it is nice to see you visiting but I don't think Timur is the best representation of how people from Gori feel about Stalin and Soviet Union. Most of us are happy to have the Stalin statue removed and I don't think we'll let anyone put the statue back in the main square or in front fo the museum anytime soon. Would be amazing to see you showing the alternative side of Gori and not the cliche "they love Stalin" side in the next videos.
as another Georgian, I agree. I don't understand the current politics of our government meaning why is there a museum of Stalin at all but I'm sure it will change soon! I understand this channel is not political but still I can't help feeling emotional watching the vlogs
I hope you guys blow up his statue.
he is a mass murderer
As a goreli, timur is more like of a good representation of an average older person here in Georgia, young people have completely different opinions due to changes in education.