Believe me, it was a very depressive place just a few years ago. Everything was falling apart even on a main street, unemployment and people struggling with addictions. I studied at school in a bigger town nearby, where's a plant and a big railway station situated, so all those poor folks from Ladoga had to commute every day by the taxi because there were no jobs, no proper public transportation and no opportunity to buy a car. Only recently new heads of a district started developing projects for tourists in this place with a rich history, so I hope it will finally gain popularity as much as other prominent russian sights.
Тут все ответы на любые глупые вопросы и прочий бред. Каналы РБС ( Россия Было Стало), "ненОй", "Время Вперёд", "alternatio", "Faktor Zet", "RussiaPost", "сФилином", " Евгений Мит", "Колмогоров Геннадий Дмитриевич. Засечки на времени"
А так же реальная "жизнь" в США"Hood Time" И "Чарлие Бо 313"
For nearly an hour, I felt like I lived in this town. I've been so immersed in your narration it will take a little time to come out of it! It looks like a pleasant town, despite the run-down buildings. But every city and town has them. Thank you for your time and effort in making this video.
Russian distances: “only 120 kms away from St. Petersburg”😊 That’s a lot by normal European standards. I’m surprised the region is still called Leningrad I’m not sure if it works the same way in Russia but those derelict buildings look like heritage buildings (end of the 19th century judging by the architecture, maybe early 20th?) and the owners have to abide by a lot of rules and regulations, they can’t just renovate them, they have to restore them fully respecting the original facade. Which requires a special project and a lot of money. So their option would be to leave them unrepaired to the point of no return, in which case they could be allowed to demolish them. Only speculating based on our legislation.
Believe me, it was a very very depressive place just a few years ago and at least for the last 25 years. Everything was collapsing even on a main street, shops closed, unemployment and people struggling with addictions. I studied at school in a bigger town nearby, where's a plant and a big railway station situated, so all those poor folks from Ladoga had to commute every day by the taxi because there were no jobs, no proper public transportation and no opportunity to buy a car. Only recently new heads of a district started developing projects for tourists in this place with a rich history, so I hope it will finally gain popularity as much as other prominent russian sights.
I so enjoyed your video, not at all too long. I would rather a longer video to have a good look around at the sights. Interesting lunch, generous soup portion. Thank you for taking us along.
What a beautiful little town! I just LOVED all the architecture, especially the old wooden houses. The Church was magnificent. I have faith that those beautiful homes will be renovated some day. Thank you so much for your video!
Ksenia-I loved this video! It was so beautiful. It seems since last year it’s been hard to find videos of beautiful parts of Russia. What a peaceful beautiful town.
Ooooh! I have a video idea - Do a video on the Summer Solstice in St. Petersburg. Show what the sun is like on the longest day, and how many people are out on the streets late into the night while it's still bright! That's in 4 days, so you'll have to hurry!
When I was in St Petersburg in 1993, I ate borscht every meal. It's the best. Your lunch made my mouth water, and I can't find that in the U. S. that comes close. If I could, it would cost $20. Thank you for all your wonderful videos.
It looks like a small dying town in almost any place in the world!!! Thank you very much for showing us this little town. The cherries and the tomatoes in the store looked good! A big bowl of borscht with potatoes and sour cream makes for a wonderful Summertime lunch. I have that often!
I too would like to see St. Petersburg during the evening of the longest day of the year. This video was very informative and, at the same time very relaxing. I really appreciate it when you are able to take your time and share all that you see. From New Hampshire, Patricia 👵🏻 🤗
Always so beautiful to have you as a lovely tourist guide,so wonderful to enjoy it together with you a trip to the countryside/little town with you from the busy big city St Petersborg,nice to see you again Xenia after several weeks ago 😊❤😊😊😊
Awesome video. I think that the problem is that many people, especially young people, try to move towards big cities, leaving these small villages or towns almost deserted and desolated, searchig new job opportunities. In this case it is such a pity that a little town situated along the shore of a magnificent lake has no services for touristic purposes! Such a pity indeed and it would be a great opportunity for the economy of this town, becoming a nice lake resort. Thank you very much Ksenia and I am very happy you enjoyed this trip. Take care.
Without people paying local taxes it would be hard for the local administration to maintain and repair the buildings, especially considering many are privately owned. I don’t think it’s a case of “they don’t want to” (in both cases, administration and local people), more like “there’s no money” for it.
Thanks Kseniia for a very interesting video...I enjoy your casualness and l love seeing different parts of your country Sad about the ramshackle buildings, but maybe in 5 years time the place will look like more has been done to REVIVE the old buildings ! Keep up the good work.Stay safe and regards from Australia🇦🇺🌹.
Dear Ksenia, thank you for the video.... I was born in 1964. and I love vintage and retro stuff, I was also grew up in small town back then Ruma in Province Vojvodina, in Serbia, so I like small towns and their lovely unique charm.... Greetings to you Mica 🙂🐕🐾🌻
I love old heritage buildings and they are such an attraction not only for tourists but for those people who live there. Thank you for showing us this small town and I hope they will be able to restore more of their heritage.
What a lovely small town with charming old buildings! Like you said, Ksenia, if it was maintained and if there was a direct rail connection, it could indeed be a very nice candy attracting tourists. I could travel from Helsinki to have a vacation there. Imagine what you could do to preserve and develop places like this town with the money that is now blown up in the air in Ukraine destroying their homes, history and infrastructure. What a shame.
Thank you Ksenia for giving us a little tour of that small Russian town. Looking at the comments below, I think we can all agree that it would be a charming little town if those charming houses would get a little love. I'd even consider moving there!
Are drugs and homelessness very prevalent in cities in Russia ?? I haven’t noticed any problems of that nature in your videos. It is a huge problem in communities in North America. I enjoy your channel. Thank you. Very interesting today. ❤from 🇨🇦
Thanks for the sightseeing tour - very interesting. Certainly the town could be turned into an interesting place for a holiday, but that requires investment. That was missing in the past and it is unlikely to materialize in the near future (although check again in fiver years and you might see a Chinese restaurant). But, let's have more of these videos so we get a feeling for life in this region.
Very peaceful. My comment is long I am sorry. Yes, l know the same here with some buildings. It’s like they buy enough paint for only the sides of the building that are seen by the public. I know here in Canada 🇨🇦 the churches are poor. So poor that they cannot afford to for example fix the furnace if it breaks in the church that they are using. Some churches downsize and choose to use and maintain just one building. We also have the problems as in your “holiday town” where the city council chooses to declare houses and buildings “historical” and they put up a plaque saying it was like the merchant’s and his name house and year built or a hotel and year built but nobody is able to afford to restore these buildings to the original way they were built. It is too costly. For instance in the city where I live, an elderly woman lived in the family home, a huge Victorian style house, and it sat on a number of acres of prime property with nice trees. She couldn’t afford to maintain it, she couldn’t afford to heat it and it needed to have a lot of repairs. I could see it was very pretty in it’s day. It originally 57:37 was the summer residence of one of the merchants in the port city where I live. Now the “summer residence” has become part of the city. This lady wanted to sell her house and go into a nice retirement home but was told by real estate lady she would have to do some repairs first. When some of the people on city council heard she was going to renovate, or tear down the house and sell the land, they declared her home was a “Heritage House” and all renovations had to meet the original way the house was. Plus, because it was a “Heritage House”, she couldn’t even tear spun the house and sell parcels of land. So she couldn’t afford that, she stayed in her house as long as she could and eventually ended up in hospital and died. The house stayed for sale for over 10 years and went into rot, (no heat) and last year somebody started a fire in it. So that finished that house. Now the acres of land very $$$ worth will be bought up by some developer. I loved the “Coffee Shop” next to the “Laundromat” both run down very similar to many city and towns in North America.
Yes I can hear your lunch. And it looks good! And now I'm hungry. Oh I have macaroni and cheese that I have to finish. I wonder if I am anywhere near the end of this video :-)
Amazing ! I like the the plates to give you the history of the building. I live in a historic town that has that too. But our building are kept up with new businesses in them.
I hate to admit this, but there are many towns in the US that are as in as bad shape as some of the buildings that you showed us here. A lot of this devastation looks like remnants of WWII, and there wasn't enough money to repair it all. You are right in suggesting that this would be a good resort town. It has a lot to offer with that spectacular lake and history.
Even with the lack of maintenance, it doesn't look that bad to me. There is some charm to the old architecture here, better than depressing kruschovkas or sterile-looking commie blocks. It looks generally clean and pleasant. There are tons of small towns all over Europe and North America which are equally rundown and past their prime. Young people leave, the ones who stay lack the funds and motivation to keep things up.
Thank you for the very interesting video! I enjoyed seeing a small town in Russia…it is in a beautiful location and the shabby buildings looked like they were beautiful back in their day. Definitely can understand sarcasm, with your voice inflection no misunderstanding 😊. Take care and be safe👍🏻💖
Unfortunately in many historic countries advances happen quickly with the money going to the new and modern infrastructure, and often leaving the classic old styles to deteriorate and crumble away. At least the old buildings have not been covered in graffiti. Very nice tour. Thanks.
Dear Ksenia, This was a very enjoyable video! I love your sence of exploration of this older town ,and hearing your personal perspectives on what happened to so many of those old historical buildings?, Why have they just been forgotten? I liked how you added the map showing where you went to from St.Petersburg, your different modes of transportation,, and the town wbere you ended up exploring. The map was very effective, and I liked it a lot..... Most of all Ksenia, I just want you to know that you have really blossomed on your channel! You are a "natural ". Not only is your English better every time I listen you,, but your self confidence has grown, and you are relaxed now, so now we get to see the true you❤. Your personality is beautiful , and so are you. Great videos, keep shooting more videos!.😂
I like your video and the mood of the town. I like that they decided to show the old buildings. I'm sure it has a lot of potential for local tourism. As a suggestion I think it'll will add a lot to your content some interaction with local people. Thanks for your video
Most of the old buildings look to be from 100/200 years old. SO MUCH has changed in our world since then. Many, many places look like this. It is very expensive to take them down and where do you put the debris, etc? Let's hope that soon there will be young minds in all of our old communities who will help us save parts of the old buildings and incorporate these cultural elements into what is new. *** Ksenia...You could go there again and focus on the elements in the older buildings that are so interesting and unique, like all that window trim. It seems so culturally Russisn. Some very Old School Russian Carpenter/artists were extremely talented, very highly skilled. We see this level of artistry in old buildings in many parts of the world. Artisans love to incorporate their cultural elements and different styles into their buildings. It is amazing really. *Ksenia, you could write a book and use your own photographs. I can see it... Thank you for showing us how much alike we all are. 🙏 🌎 .
A very enjoyable video. You made laugh a few times. A Chrysler PT Cruiser automobile in the early part of the video confused me a little. I think I could.make a video of my area in Ohio that might be similar in its view. Thank you for the work and please continue to make me a smarter person!
Another very enjoyabe "walk-about" video ksenia, you would have made a marvelous tour guide my dear, your comments on the old buildings and the paradox between the upgraded buildings and the older ones that are allowed to languish...were very interesting. I have seen much the same here in the US. New establishments sitting right next to a dilapidated old wreck of a building....they make you want to know the story behind them and why it's been left to deteriorate in such a mannner.
Thanks Ksenia for this tour. I guess a lot of the tax money ends up in the pockets of the few! These are my favourite videos from you seeing different areas :)
The Church is magnificent! The City is very walkable, clean and it looks safe. Some structures need a littlecTLC. Everything on our planet has gotten so expensive to maintain. In time it will be done.
As usual you never disappoint.....I actually like the old buildings hopefully over time someone will make it beautiful and useful again .....keep your videos coming
I remember your video about the 'Four Russia' (Zubarevich) but 'walking inside' the 3rd with you as a guide gives me just a very different feeling about that study :)
Very cute little town, but you're right It could be so much more thank you for showing us this. In spite of what's happening in your country? Just continue to put out videos about everyday life because we are very interested.
Canada and Russia are so similar geographically why are we not best bud's....really!! ... I wish we could experience travel back and forth freely.....we got so close, then, sadly Putin got in the way....Gurrr!
Privet! This was interesting tour, harashoo :) I love those old style building and hood would look for amazing as in original shape. Store did look for quite full btw. I think Finnish did repair some churches or something after collapse of Soviet Union in Karelian area, atleast I heard of it as a teenager. Happy day to you 🌹
Russia is a beautiful country. I've always wanted to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg. I just found out I'm part Russian. Living in the USA we are a people who has every European nationality in our DNA. May we all have peace and health.
Thank you for your video, Ksenia. This small town does not look all that different than many in America. People move away to other areas or cities, and nobody maintains the building. It's left to rot. If a church isn't maintained by the church itself, the government will not give money to repair it. We have a fairly strict separation of church and state. The same for apartment buildings. If a building is historic or important, they may be able to apply for a grant for some money, but largely people have to pay for their own repairs. Sometimes, you can get tax "write-offs" for energy efficient building repairs. Basically, you can deduct a part of the money you spend from your income taxes. I also appreciate you going into local stores and cafes, along with the costs. I think most Americans would get your sarcasm, too!
The small town looks like clean and not many people, run downs building I think it's standard normal for small town . Small towns must have rundowns building. Thank you for took us there, food looked delicious.
Who needs to get on a plane and travel for hours when you have Ksenia as your tour guide?
Thank you Ksenia!
actually, this place is clean and has actual roads. it looks much better than many places deeper in Siberia
Believe me, it was a very depressive place just a few years ago. Everything was falling apart even on a main street, unemployment and people struggling with addictions. I studied at school in a bigger town nearby, where's a plant and a big railway station situated, so all those poor folks from Ladoga had to commute every day by the taxi because there were no jobs, no proper public transportation and no opportunity to buy a car. Only recently new heads of a district started developing projects for tourists in this place with a rich history, so I hope it will finally gain popularity as much as other prominent russian sights.
And it looks much better than many places deeper in US, f.ex.
Тут все ответы на любые глупые вопросы и прочий бред.
Каналы РБС ( Россия Было Стало), "ненОй", "Время Вперёд", "alternatio", "Faktor Zet", "RussiaPost", "сФилином", " Евгений Мит", "Колмогоров Геннадий Дмитриевич. Засечки на времени"
А так же реальная "жизнь" в США"Hood Time" И "Чарлие Бо 313"
Looks like a peaceful quiet town even with the rundown buildings. Thanks for showing us! ❤
Probebly not just money, it's a de-population of small town just like any other country
Russia has decreasing population for a decade now. Getting worse. They won't be able to give pensions soon although right now it's poverty wages.
Thank you. I agree if they properly restored the buildings and opened up the waterfront this would make an incredible resort town.
Little Havana ?
For nearly an hour, I felt like I lived in this town. I've been so immersed in your narration it will take a little time to come out of it! It looks like a pleasant town, despite the run-down buildings. But every city and town has them. Thank you for your time and effort in making this video.
Russian distances: “only 120 kms away from St. Petersburg”😊 That’s a lot by normal European standards.
I’m surprised the region is still called Leningrad
I’m not sure if it works the same way in Russia but those derelict buildings look like heritage buildings (end of the 19th century judging by the architecture, maybe early 20th?) and the owners have to abide by a lot of rules and regulations, they can’t just renovate them, they have to restore them fully respecting the original facade. Which requires a special project and a lot of money. So their option would be to leave them unrepaired to the point of no return, in which case they could be allowed to demolish them.
Only speculating based on our legislation.
Believe me, it was a very very depressive place just a few years ago and at least for the last
25 years. Everything was collapsing even on a main street, shops closed, unemployment and people struggling with addictions. I studied at school in a bigger town nearby, where's a plant and a big railway station situated, so all those poor folks from Ladoga had to commute every day by the taxi because there were no jobs, no proper public transportation and no opportunity to buy a car. Only recently new heads of a district started developing projects for tourists in this place with a rich history, so I hope it will finally gain popularity as much as other prominent russian sights.
I so enjoyed your video, not at all too long. I would rather a longer video to have a good look around at the sights. Interesting lunch, generous soup portion. Thank you for taking us along.
What a beautiful little town! I just LOVED all the architecture, especially the old wooden houses. The Church was magnificent. I have faith that those beautiful homes will be renovated some day. Thank you so much for your video!
Ksenia-I loved this video! It was so beautiful. It seems since last year it’s been hard to find videos of beautiful parts of Russia. What a peaceful beautiful town.
Ooooh! I have a video idea - Do a video on the Summer Solstice in St. Petersburg. Show what the sun is like on the longest day, and how many people are out on the streets late into the night while it's still bright! That's in 4 days, so you'll have to hurry!
Oh Kirk! I noticed your comment too late. So I think we will have to wait till the next summer.
@@StPetersburgme Grumble. OK, next summer! I'd prefer St. Petersburg because it's far north, but Varna will have to do, I guess. 🙂
When I was in St Petersburg in 1993, I ate borscht every meal. It's the best. Your lunch made my mouth water, and I can't find that in the U. S. that comes close. If I could, it would cost $20. Thank you for all your wonderful videos.
Beautiful city. Thanks for taking us along on the tour. You're an awesome tour guide.
It looks like a small dying town in almost any place in the world!!! Thank you very much for showing us this little town. The cherries and the tomatoes in the store looked good! A big bowl of borscht with potatoes and sour cream makes for a wonderful Summertime lunch. I have that often!
I too would like to see St. Petersburg during the evening of the longest day of the year. This video was very informative and, at the same time very relaxing. I really appreciate it when you are able to take your time and share all that you see. From New Hampshire, Patricia 👵🏻 🤗
Thank you for this video! Very interesting. I especially like your videos like this.
Awesome video! I enjoyed it very much. I like small quiet towns.
Loved this video! Thank you for sharing. Looks like a nice quiet town. Unfortunately, many small towns tend to get run down at times.😊❤
Thanks so much for sharing ❤😊
Always so beautiful to have you as a lovely tourist guide,so wonderful to enjoy it together with you a trip to the countryside/little town with you from the busy big city St Petersborg,nice to see you again Xenia after several weeks ago 😊❤😊😊😊
Awesome video. I think that the problem is that many people, especially young people, try to move towards big cities, leaving these small villages or towns almost deserted and desolated, searchig new job opportunities. In this case it is such a pity that a little town situated along the shore of a magnificent lake has no services for touristic purposes! Such a pity indeed and it would be a great opportunity for the economy of this town, becoming a nice lake resort. Thank you very much Ksenia and I am very happy you enjoyed this trip. Take care.
Without people paying local taxes it would be hard for the local administration to maintain and repair the buildings, especially considering many are privately owned. I don’t think it’s a case of “they don’t want to” (in both cases, administration and local people), more like “there’s no money” for it.
@@minime7375 Probably you are right
Wow that's a very interesting town.... Thank you Ksenia for traveling to that town and making the video for us to watch ...
Loved this video, Ksenia! I didn't realize it was long until you mentioned it at the end, I was having such a good time! 😄
Oh I'm so glad you liked the video!
Thanks Kseniia for a very interesting video...I enjoy your casualness and l love seeing different parts of your country
Sad about the ramshackle buildings, but maybe in 5 years time the place will look like more has been done to REVIVE the old buildings ! Keep up the good work.Stay safe and regards from Australia🇦🇺🌹.
Very interesting to see those old wooden buildings still standing. People rarely get to see a small town like that. Thanks for showing us that.
Thanks, Ksenia !! Always enjoy watching your videos.
Thank you so much!
It is a beautiful town. It needs more industry to move in so that people would come back and bring it back to life.
We have small quiet towns here in the USA too. Thanks for sharing with us❤
Dear Ksenia, thank you for the video.... I was born in 1964. and I love vintage and retro stuff, I was also grew up in small town back then Ruma in Province Vojvodina, in Serbia, so I like small towns and their lovely unique charm.... Greetings to you Mica 🙂🐕🐾🌻
I love old heritage buildings and they are such an attraction not only for tourists but for those people who live there. Thank you for showing us this small town and I hope they will be able to restore more of their heritage.
What a lovely small town with charming old buildings! Like you said, Ksenia, if it was maintained and if there was a direct rail connection, it could indeed be a very nice candy attracting tourists. I could travel from Helsinki to have a vacation there. Imagine what you could do to preserve and develop places like this town with the money that is now blown up in the air in Ukraine destroying their homes, history and infrastructure. What a shame.
nice town, no traffic ,relaxing clean
You are awesome Ksenia ❤
Thanks! Finally you have a new post I enjoy your tours.
Great video, thank you for showing us around this interesting city and explaining different lifestyles.
Thank you Ksenia for giving us a little tour of that small Russian town. Looking at the comments below, I think we can all agree that it would be a charming little town if those charming houses would get a little love. I'd even consider moving there!
24:20 amazing decoration in the church. thanks for the tour - so interesting.
Are drugs and homelessness very prevalent in cities in Russia ?? I haven’t noticed any problems of that nature in your videos. It is a huge problem in communities in North America. I enjoy your channel. Thank you. Very interesting today. ❤from 🇨🇦
I will be interested if you can someday film abroad! Best wishes for you to have a fun summer. Stay safe!
Interesting video! Thank you for showing us!♥️
Thankyou
(From Perth Australia )
Very enjoyable tour.
the wooden building at 8 mintues is so stunning. I'd love to see it restored '. Keep the wood siding , keep the wood windows , keep the charm
An overnight voyage up Lake Ladoga, spend a day or two spent in Valaam -an experience you will never forget..
The only way this could have been better is I had been there with you. Loved it. Thanks.for sharing.
thanks for the video
Thanks for the sightseeing tour - very interesting. Certainly the town could be turned into an interesting place for a holiday, but that requires investment. That was missing in the past and it is unlikely to materialize in the near future (although check again in fiver years and you might see a Chinese restaurant). But, let's have more of these videos so we get a feeling for life in this region.
Interesting. Hope you enjoyed your trip. Thanks for showing local shop and food.
Xenia!you look amazing!!!⭐
Very peaceful. My comment is long I am sorry. Yes, l know the same here with some buildings. It’s like they buy enough paint for only the sides of the building that are seen by the public. I know here in Canada 🇨🇦 the churches are poor. So poor that they cannot afford to for example fix the furnace if it breaks in the church that they are using. Some churches downsize and choose to use and maintain just one building. We also have the problems as in your “holiday town” where the city council chooses to declare houses and buildings “historical” and they put up a plaque saying it was like the merchant’s and his name house and year built or a hotel and year built but nobody is able to afford to restore these buildings to the original way they were built. It is too costly. For instance in the city where I live, an elderly woman lived in the family home, a huge Victorian style house, and it sat on a number of acres of prime property with nice trees. She couldn’t afford to maintain it, she couldn’t afford to heat it and it needed to have a lot of repairs. I could see it was very pretty in it’s day. It originally 57:37 was the summer residence of one of the merchants in the port city where I live. Now the “summer residence” has become part of the city. This lady wanted to sell her house and go into a nice retirement home but was told by real estate lady she would have to do some repairs first. When some of the people on city council heard she was going to renovate, or tear down the house and sell the land, they declared her home was a “Heritage House” and all renovations had to meet the original way the house was. Plus, because it was a “Heritage House”, she couldn’t even tear spun the house and sell parcels of land. So she couldn’t afford that, she stayed in her house as long as she could and eventually ended up in hospital and died. The house stayed for sale for over 10 years and went into rot, (no heat) and last year somebody started a fire in it. So that finished that house. Now the acres of land very $$$ worth will be bought up by some developer. I loved the “Coffee Shop” next to the “Laundromat” both run down very similar to many city and towns in North America.
Very nice. Thanks for enjoy sharing. Greetings from Izmir-TURKEY. 👋
Yes I can hear your lunch. And it looks good! And now I'm hungry. Oh I have macaroni and cheese that I have to finish. I wonder if I am anywhere near the end of this video :-)
looking forward to more videos where Ksenia takes a day off to go to random small towns and criticize almost everything she sees 🤣
Good video. I watched the entire thing. It makes you wonder how buildings get renovated at least.
Amazing ! I like the the plates to give you the history of the building. I live in a historic town that has that too. But our building are kept up with new businesses in them.
Love this video
Thank you for the tour. That was a lot of walking you did.(I looked up Novaya Ladoga on Google map) I'm imagine you had a good nights sleep.
I hate to admit this, but there are many towns in the US that are as in as bad shape as some of the buildings that you showed us here. A lot of this devastation looks like remnants of WWII, and there wasn't enough money to repair it all. You are right in suggesting that this would be a good resort town. It has a lot to offer with that spectacular lake and history.
Even with the lack of maintenance, it doesn't look that bad to me. There is some charm to the old architecture here, better than depressing kruschovkas or sterile-looking commie blocks. It looks generally clean and pleasant. There are tons of small towns all over Europe and North America which are equally rundown and past their prime. Young people leave, the ones who stay lack the funds and motivation to keep things up.
Very good video and so interesting. Thank you for sharing your trip with us.
Thank you for the very interesting video! I enjoyed seeing a small town in Russia…it is in a beautiful location and the shabby buildings looked like they were beautiful back in their day. Definitely can understand sarcasm, with your voice inflection no misunderstanding 😊. Take care and be safe👍🏻💖
Unfortunately in many historic countries advances happen quickly with the money going to the new and modern infrastructure, and often leaving the classic old styles to deteriorate and crumble away. At least the old buildings have not been covered in graffiti. Very nice tour. Thanks.
I enjoyed the tour and the old buildings. Actually the roads and sidewalks are clean. Привет
из Канады 🇨🇦🤗
I absolutely LOVE your videos Ksenia. Such good content.
One day tourist Ksenia we normally say “day tripper”
Very interesting to get to see and take this adventure w you.
😊 Thank you for your videos 😊. I like them. Minnesota USA 🎉
Dear Ksenia,
This was a very enjoyable video! I love your sence of exploration of this older town ,and hearing your personal perspectives on what happened to so many of those old historical buildings?, Why have they just been forgotten?
I liked how you added the map showing where you went to from St.Petersburg, your different modes of transportation,, and the town wbere you ended up exploring. The map was very effective, and I liked it a lot..... Most of all Ksenia, I just want you to know that you have really blossomed on your channel! You are a "natural ". Not only is your English better every time I listen you,, but your self confidence has grown, and you are relaxed now, so now we get to see the true you❤. Your personality is beautiful , and so are you.
Great videos, keep shooting more videos!.😂
Ksenia, your sarcasm is funny 😂 and clever. I understand.
I like your video and the mood of the town. I like that they decided to show the old buildings. I'm sure it has a lot of potential for local tourism.
As a suggestion I think it'll will add a lot to your content some interaction with local people.
Thanks for your video
Most of the old buildings look to be from 100/200 years old. SO MUCH has changed in our world since then. Many, many places look like this. It is very expensive to take them down and where do you put the debris, etc?
Let's hope that soon there will be young minds in all of our old communities who will help us save parts of the old buildings and incorporate these cultural elements into what is new.
*** Ksenia...You could go there again and focus on the elements in the older buildings that are so interesting and unique, like all that window trim. It seems so culturally Russisn. Some very Old School Russian Carpenter/artists were extremely talented, very highly skilled. We see this level of artistry in old buildings in many parts of the world. Artisans love to incorporate their cultural elements and different styles into their buildings. It is amazing really.
*Ksenia, you could write a book and use your own photographs. I can see it...
Thank you for showing us how much alike we all are.
🙏 🌎 .
A very enjoyable video. You made laugh a few times. A Chrysler PT Cruiser automobile in the early part of the video confused me a little. I think I could.make a video of my area in Ohio that might be similar in its view. Thank you for the work and please continue to make me a smarter person!
I’ve learned to understand your sarcasm and irony. I get it now. You go girl!! 💞👏
Ksenia, nice video.l love listening to your voice.
Thanks!
I live in a small Kansas town of four Thousand and it looks the same.
In the west, I will never see/hear anything about Russian towns. I enjoyed this video. Thanks.
Another very enjoyabe "walk-about" video ksenia, you would have made a marvelous tour guide my dear, your comments on the old buildings and the paradox between the upgraded buildings and the older ones that are allowed to languish...were very interesting. I have seen much the same here in the US. New establishments sitting right next to a dilapidated old wreck of a building....they make you want to know the story behind them and why it's been left to deteriorate in such a mannner.
Thanks Ksenia for this tour. I guess a lot of the tax money ends up in the pockets of the few! These are my favourite videos from you seeing different areas :)
Poor that Beautiful historical houses are in terrible condition. Thanx for the town trip
The Church is magnificent! The City is very walkable, clean and it looks safe. Some structures need a littlecTLC. Everything on our planet has gotten so expensive to maintain. In time it will be done.
Thank'YOU Ksenia❣️
Thanks for the video . I love small old towns so much history and character and this is pretty nice and quiet.
Nice
As usual you never disappoint.....I actually like the old buildings hopefully over time someone will make it beautiful and useful again .....keep your videos coming
Great! Now, Ksenia, get some sleep! (PS - Do they have Father's Day in Russia? Sunday is Father's day here in the US.)
Yes, I need some sleep. I think Russian Father's day is in October.
Third Sunday in October. This year, 15 October 2023. Goodnight!
I remember your video about the 'Four Russia' (Zubarevich) but 'walking inside' the 3rd with you as a guide gives me just a very different feeling about that study :)
Very cute little town, but you're right It could be so much more thank you for showing us this. In spite of what's happening in your country? Just continue to put out videos about everyday life because we are very interested.
Love your sarcasm. Nice video🍀
These old buildings are very beautiful... the woodwork, trim, so interesting.
thanks so much. we get it, its great and very interesting to other lands. Nanc
Canada and Russia are so similar geographically why are we not best bud's....really!! ... I wish we could experience travel back and forth freely.....we got so close, then, sadly Putin got in the way....Gurrr!
I feel the same way here in Finland! I would love to go hiking in the beautiful Ural mountings. So disappointed and sad..
…..but the people are so different. Russians don’t care a scrap what their military is doing in Ukraine whereas Canadians do
Thank you for an interesting tour.
Thank you for watching!
Inside church beautiful. thank you
it's amazing that as run down as that town appears to be there is hardly any trash on the ground,
Fantastic vlog😀
Privet! This was interesting tour, harashoo :) I love those old style building and hood would look for amazing as in original shape. Store did look for quite full btw. I think Finnish did repair some churches or something after collapse of Soviet Union in Karelian area, atleast I heard of it as a teenager. Happy day to you 🌹
Russia is a beautiful country. I've always wanted to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg. I just found out I'm part Russian. Living in the USA we are a people who has every European nationality in our DNA. May we all have peace and health.
Thank you for your video, Ksenia. This small town does not look all that different than many in America. People move away to other areas or cities, and nobody maintains the building. It's left to rot. If a church isn't maintained by the church itself, the government will not give money to repair it. We have a fairly strict separation of church and state. The same for apartment buildings. If a building is historic or important, they may be able to apply for a grant for some money, but largely people have to pay for their own repairs. Sometimes, you can get tax "write-offs" for energy efficient building repairs. Basically, you can deduct a part of the money you spend from your income taxes. I also appreciate you going into local stores and cafes, along with the costs. I think most Americans would get your sarcasm, too!
Thank you for sharing! In Russia the church and the government are getting more and more integrated now.
The small town looks like clean and not many people, run downs building I think it's standard normal for small town . Small towns must have rundowns building. Thank you for took us there, food looked delicious.