Life in a typical city in provincial Russia (Has it changed?)
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- This is life in provincial Russia. How has it changed? This is my hometown, Kemerovo, in the central Siberia, Russia. It is my first time back here in 18 months and my first time back in Russia in over 9 months. Today I want to explore my home city, the coal mining capital of Russia; from the center to the area my Gran lives and look at how it and Russia more broadly has changed. This is Russia in autumn 2022.
This video was filmed on 15th September 2022.
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Life in Russia. How's it changed? (My Siberian hometown, Autumn 2022)
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are you mad, everyone is trying to leave and you returned when things are heating up and about to go insane.
I am very concerned about you getting out to go to Uzbekistan to meet up with Matt. I would not recommend he come join you. According to the Georgian and American media, the government is conscripting anyone and might grab him, even though he is a British citizen. I realize the media can't be trusted, but I usually try to err on the side of caution. Nice video and it is good to spend time with family when you have been away. :)
Greeting from Malaysia 🇲🇾 and thank you for the wonderful video 👍
@@giovanni-ed7zq she is isn't insane, she is taking an opportunity to see her relatives... don't be an ass. People take risks for loves sake.
You all NEVER lived that well even prior to all the sanctions. Your govt. is stealing from you. No money for upkeep of your military vehicles. 50% of your tanks hadn't been even started up , let alone maintenanced and kept up to standards in 10 yrs. WE as a people of the world need to stop these megolomaniacs running our countries. No more Wars unless you're attacked first. No STARTING the war anymore! We must all stand up for the good of all people. No one man should be allowed to threaten the entire world like your piece of trash leader Putin.
I have learned so much from your videos. Politicians are continually feeding us propaganda. The ideas I had of Russia & Siberia were so distorted…thank you for opening my eyes
It's nice to see how normal people inside Russia live and go about life. These are the dearest of pictures we don't see from each other around the world.
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I am in the US and I imagined Siberia as a stark frozen no man's land, but it's actually quite lovely.
Summer is incredibly green & warm, and winters cold & crisp, I definitely miss the 4 stark seasons here in Siberia ❤️
You're thinking of the tundra in general. Not much grows there. Its all over the north, in the nordic countries aswell.
I feel sorry for the Russian people. Always having to suffer for one reason or another.
What was lovely in what you just saw?
I thought the same! Nothing but cold. Sounds more like the climate here in Indiana, USA, with the 4 distinct seasons.
I adore Russia. I am married to an amazing Russian woman and I love the culture and country and people. Incredible.
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Счастливчик !!!
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Bad timing. Shut up.
@@busterbiloxi3833 Shut your trap!
First of all. … you guys know video. Your warm human message is beautifully presented. Excellent visuals and linking narrative. I don’t know what you do but clearly you should run your own video production company . You have produced a Heart warming message that we all need to see in these increasingly nationalistic and frosty times. In a nutshell, you’re both very sweet. You know what. We should all be a bit more sweet.. to each other. .. keep videoing. .. I watch with pleasure. Grumpy old Scot, London.
Interesting, thank you for sharing. Nothing at all that I learned in school about Russia...
Nice Video. I am impressed about how beautiful Kemerovo is in the middle of Siberia. So green and lush. The "fog" that happens in winter, also occurs in Alaska. It is called "polar inversion". When it is colder than -30 the smoke from the cars, factories etc. doesn't rise as it normally would because it's warm, but it condenses immediately and drops.
Thank you so much Michael ❤️
Also, in English such polluted air could be termed "smog" (or a "pea-souper").
@@TheGreenReaper In warmer climates, yes.
Thank you for sharing. I love your channel.
Ohh wow..I found your channel randomly, started to watch this video and what I see is Kemerowo. I recognized it immediately. I'm a student from Germany and I lived there the whole year 2020 for an university exchange. And I had one of the best times of my life. I went back to the city several times and soon I'll go back again. Я скучаю по тебе, Кемерово, но скоро вернусь, конечно вернусь)
Ur my favorite utuber
How cute is this thing🌸🥡
Wide boulevards and lovely wide sidewalks. I enjoy seeing walkthrough videos of places 1000 miles away, thanks so much for posting.
Love your videos. Keep up the great work.
Beautiful spirit. Thanks for your tours of your beautiful country. 😍
Thank you so much Stephen 🙏🏼❤️
Really enjoy your videos
Thanks
I'll stay tuned promise
This looks like many places in the USA. I had the picture in my head of a frozen tundra. Beautiful thank you for sharing.
I love making great memories! ❤
Thank you ever so much for this highly interesting video; please do keep it up! Moreover, heartfelt congratulations on your British English, which is truly outstanding! 👌🏻I am much looking forward to your next video and I am going to recommend this one to my students and share it via Twitter. 🤗
Good to hear from thou again
Thank you for your amazing videos Julia. It looks lovely in that town. I cannot believe how clean the fast food place was #spotless! Take care and enjoy seeing your family ❤️
Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼❤️
It is no wonder that your English is so excellent!
I visited Russia couple weeks ago, and I have never felt as safe as I did there, and I have lived and visited many nations.
Loved everything about Russia!
Glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Thanks for pouring money for the war machine.. smh
@@millmoormichael6630 Where you from, because we have gone to war more then any other nation. Between NATO, UK, and us here in US, we have destroyed more nations and killed millions of innocent people all around the world.
Just don’t speak out against Putin or stand near an open window and you’ll be fine
@@benskelly8892 Have you ever visited Russia?
By the way, how many Americans are indefinitely taken away by the CIA? Or even better, how many people have the Clintons killed?
Jeffery Epstein, and many more.
I really enjoyed this video. Thankyou for sharing. It's so different there because the light from the sun is so different. You really realize you're much closer to top of the planet. It gives a different physical energy. It's quite beautiful.😎🏜❤ Be safe. Pollution control has never been up to Epc standards..lol. I'm sure one day in future things will change. Cabbage is so easy to grow if you have greenhouse. But it goes in many Russian dishes. I made borscht a few months back from a Russian womans authentic recipe. It's a big deal. Lots of prep and stages to do it right including sour cream and fresh dill and Russian dark Rye bread. My friends loved it but it required SO much work I haven't made it since. Lol. Much love!❤
Haha, I would love to try some of your borscht, sounds incredible 😍 Thank you so much! ❤️🙏🏼
Kemerovo is really not close to "top of the planet"... People, Siberia is one grand territory, not just northernmost area...
Crab Apples. Our neighbors had a tree when we were small children. A very unique flavor. 25 years later We bought the house that was once our neighbors, and when my brother came to visit he pulled one of the apples off the tree and said, "yep, that's exactly how I remember them". They are delicious.
По домам сразу узнала Кемерово) видимо, у нас есть какая-то своя идентичность) очень было здорово послушать на английском языке👍🏻 thank you🙏🏻 would send to my friend in US
Спасибо вам большое 🥰❤️
@@MattandJulia привет, я сейчас в Кемерово, после 30 лет Нью Йорка ))
Пишите, может пересечемся )
I love your videos!!!!! An admirer from USA
Hy I have watched your vlog sometime iam an American living in Germany about 14 years retired and these last two clogs made me happy and sad I haven't seen my sisters for 25 years no contact and you and your sister are close and I envy that keep up the lovely vlogs and sorry Matt couldn't go with you stay safe and healthy
Thanks Julia for ‘taking’ us with you, it’s very interesting to see your Country and learn about its people and culture.
You speak English exceptionally well!! Can you tell us if you found it difficult and where and how you learned it to such a high degree? I know you have Matt to talk with and vice versa so that must help a lot.
Can you both move freely back and forth from Russia to the U.K. easily?
Really enjoy your vlogs! Hope Matt is well?!
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Thank you for sharing Julia. It's very nice there. May God bless you and Matt.
Love how clean it is for a small city in Siberia. I am so used to disgusting dirty streets of Los Angeles. Nice to see clear contrast.
It is actually not a small city
@@philipok1967 it is actually small
Добро пожаловать в Россию
Russian troll!
I think they're crabapples, we had a couple of trees growing up. Love your sister's jeans. Can't find them anywhere here any more.
Wonderful video, thanks for sharing !
You are amazing!! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful country
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Not really
Hi Julia, I enjoyed watching your video! It was very neat to get to hear all of those insights into where the country stands now and what the people have to say. I hope things do get better for all. Thanks!
Thanks so much Julia, really enjoyed joining in your walk with Sis through town! Also enjoyed you recalling those fun memories... Including Ops Tweezers! 😁 I sincerely hope that Gran has made a full recovery by now. Lots of love! ❤️❤️
Amazing videos
Thank you so much 🥰❤️
Congrats on your great affection to your family! So impressed!
Thank you so much for this, so interesting to see how things really are!
Hi Julia - thank you for the update; I think the english name for your 'small' apples is 'Crab Apples' - a delicacy of Russia (& the Ukraine); My Grandparents who immigrated to Canada from the Zaporizhzhia Oblast in 1929 fondly talked about this wonderful fruit to my as a child. Safe travels!
We used to have them even in California when I was a kid. Tough tree that could withstand drought once established. Frankly most people just let the fruit drop to be raked up, but many people did pickle them as a sweet pickle to eat.
The crab apples in the midwest US are much much smaller. Cherry sized.
North american crab apple is not the same thing
Similar but not the same
@@leslielizabeth1 Yeah, that´s how I know them, and all red, but not as dark red as cherries! We used to eat them right off the trees, (and the leaves too, while we were at it!..) when we were children...!
Zaporozhie Oblast is already Russia, so you don't need to write "(& the Ukraine)".
thank you for showing and telling the world. Means a lot.
Юлия, у вас потрясающее чувство юмора, так держать!)
Interesting video. Like!
It's very important that you make these videos to show younger people, especially in the US, that Russians are more like us than anything. The arts and sciences are very rich and deep, just like the history. And the country is so vast that anything is possible. I have lived a lifetime hoping that we would see the day when we could openly admire one another, and it was so close. I hope it is still possible. Best to you and your motherland.
sandspar I served in the US Navy as a Chief Petty Officer operating nuclear propulsion plants on submarines and aircraft carriers for over twenty years during the cold war. After I retired, I worked in The Bronx. One of my work mates was from Russia. He was an Army officer at the same time that I was in the Navy. One day while we were going over a maintenance procedure, he looked at me and said (okay, imagine the heaviest Russian accent ever) "You know, Chief, at one time, we were enemies. How silly." Such as wise man.
@@douglasreeves9938 I shot at little red men in fur hats as targets in basic. Not the people's fault.
@@sandspar I hope they weren't Grenadier Guards standing outside Buckingham Palace (red coats, black "furry hats").
Just love the fact that the videos that get the highest hits are about normal life in Russia. Keep it up.
Loved the video Julia! You have a beautiful city! Prayers for your Grannie! Save travels when you head back to Matt.
Hello from USA. Your English is very good . Thanks for sharing your story with us and it was quite interesting.
Thank you so much Edward ❤️
Dear Julia, I can't believe that I found you. The last time I saw you was on the British baking show. I'm so happy to see that you are making wonderful videos here with lovely Matt. xoxo Suzi
What show is that? I would love to see that. Thank you.
Very interesting !
hello from australia i enjoyed you video
Thank you very much, really appreciate it!
Thank you for showing us those beautiful places ☺️♥️
Thank you so much Andrea! ❤️
Those Little Apples are known as Crab Apples in northern Ontario, Canada where I live, we make jelly out them, we also pickle them and can them too.
I would want to live in Sochi aswell! Beautiful warm climate and by the sea. Sounds perfect
Nice quiet autumnal scenes -- little sis is very pretty -- nice to see trees everywhere
Oh, I also love pancakes) The situation with McDonald's is so funny. Everything remained as it was, dishes, prices, service. They simply changed the name of the sign and the name of some dishes so as not to violate copyrights or what it is called correctly. And it is similar to many shops and brands, just a change of owner and a change in the name😄
So glad you enjoyed it Tom! 🙏🏼❤️
and who suffered from this? They've bought McDuck for pennies, KFC, Burgerking, Subway are working as usual, IKEA is paying for rent and salaries, having 0 profit, while Leroy Merlin and Hoff are getting all IKEA's customers.
Violate copyrights,,,,,,eh. Do you think many in Putin's Russia care about copyrights, rules or laws?
@@jonathanstein5049 you have no idea of what you are trying to talk. So cringe.
@@ilyanizhnik6874 Have fun in mother Russia. By the way mad Vlad has closed the Russian Federal tourism bureau. It will be lonely for you on your one way Aeroflot flight to paradise.
Британский выговор появился, милота такая ))
So nice to see you made it safely to your hometown Julia. And lovey to see your beautiful sister too. You are both gorgeous, and your mumma must be so proud of you both. 💕 Please stay safe and well. 🙏🤞🍀 xx
Yes,beautiful nature trees,leafs,please write on the trees leafs with Revelation 22:2 with marker pen,without hurting the leaves amen
@@shosbp7923 exactly
Excellent vlog! Keep it up) I love your accent btw!
Thank you very much 🤗❤️
I remember the last time you were there and it was so cold and snowy! It is great to see the beauty of fall. I’m glad you are enjoying your family and hope Gran is doing well. Hope you have a safe and happy time!❤
i love siberia! the people are so kind, helpful, friendly
Thanks for the video. You look very rested and happy. 👍
Thank you Paul ❤️
This video was beautiful. Thanks.
Hello from so California … this is so interesting to see what it’s like to live there… :)
very interesting ,I like these videos from you and Eli.Thank you.
Thank you so much 🥰❤️
Thanks for sharing Siberian views very interesting👍❤
Thanks form showing me around Julia . Nicely put together
Your city is so pretty , especially with the leaves changing color!
You are beautiful but your sister is growing up into someone stunning and where's Matt? We miss him ❤ I am Australian living in America but I am obsessed with Russia ❤
Заезжайте в Красноярск! Тут относительно не далеко! У нас прекрасные горы! 🤗
What a lovely video. Thanks for sharing your walk through your hometown with us. It was nice to see Siberia outside of wintertime. I always think of Siberia as a frozen tundra - did not realize it was not always frozen. It is so pretty with the leaves changing. I hope your Gran, mom, brother, sister and other family are doing well. I think of them often with everything going on since 2/24.
I hope Matt is doing well; wondering what he is getting up to while you are with your family?
Take care Julia. Be safe.
OMG 0:10 what a cute kid and you still have that same *Smile* ... I'm glad to see you're doing well, back home checking out the old neighborhood. Excellent camera work giving us a tour around and where you lived growing up thanks for the tour... All the Best to You and Matt...
Thank you so much Larry 🙏🏼❤️
Люблю сибирь, якутию! Обожаю мороз -50. Хорошо было бы-субтитры на русском, для не знающих английский
My Mom had a peach tree in her yard. They were probably the ugliest peaches ever but I have never had a peach that tasted more like a peach. Best ever. Keep the vids coming. Do some more with your sister, she seems delightful.
Good morning from the Philippines, there is no war with Russia since then
This situation is really sad. I always wanted to go to Russia ever since I learned Russian language. I hope that Matt and Julia and your little sister stay safe and endure this horrible nightmare. So sad Kemerovo looks a lovely place to visit and see. I so wanted to travel around Russia, St Petersburg, Moscow and other beautiful cities. Now, sadly there will not be a chance for months if not years so so sad. Thank you for sharing and showing these lovely places.
So sorry to hear Alan, so true, sick of it all. Lots of love ❤️
@@MattandJulia Thank you for your reply. I will continue to watch your videos and support you through this terrible time. Who knows when this is over things will get better. Maybe put my Russian to use. It is a sad shame. Lots of love ❤ from me too. I am from U.K. Nottingham. I would love to ride on that tram, my job here in U.K. is a tram driver I drive them. 😎Best wishes and stay safe ❤
Do not give up...you will get there!!!😊Make it happen..
Why there will be no chance to visit Russia? My husband is going to apply for a Russian visa and I hope he’ll get it and we’ll go to Russia for the winter season.
@@elenaweintoegl4064 Yeah i didn't know russia stopped giving tourist visits and unless you are on there banned list you should be ok. I think he is over thinking things but i wouldn't want to visit with war still going on in ukraine. It just feels not right with the unrest and propaganda.
Very insightful. Thank you for all your hard work ❤️
I'm pretty sure they're crab apples, we still make crab Apple jelly here in Ireland but much less so. You are a delight Julia!
Thank you so much Eileen! Means the world ❤️
I’ve been following your journey since your Philippine visit. Thank you for this enlightening video. Take care lovely couple.
I like in these videos the aesthetics of the Russian cities and infrastructure.
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Beautiful video.
Thank you! 🥰❤️
Hi Julia, absolutely beautiful and to a guy who grown up during cold War and having the West and the East cultures without the Cyrillic signs I could not tell where in the world you are at. Plus I always consider Siberia covered in ice and snow. Thank you for showing me around and stay safe. 🌍🌎🌏
Good to see lots of love from India 🇮🇳
McDonalds is a franchise - this means that all the restaurant are owned by independents owners who are obliged to use the same fabrication instructions/supliers and marketing system.
The majority of the restaurants had Russian owners and the majority of suppliers were Russian companies so it was easy to maintain all the system and change only the name.
13:00 Those look like Crab Apples that we have in the USA. They taste different than a regular apple.
No litter, lovely clean streets.
I've spent 2 days watching you. Thank you for sharing your life so interesting. Jo.
I think the Apples you bought, are in the USA a type of Crab Apple, a bit sour. But makes great jelly's and jams!!!
Hi Julia , It' s good to see your home and with you Granny and Sister ,I bet you missed them . Enjoy your stay and be safe ...🙏🙏🙏
Prices go up more here in Europe; life seems good over there!
Great video. The colour of the trees is beautiful. Autumn is my favourite season. 🐱 X
Greetings from Boston from Russian Immigrants since 1992. We are originally from Moscow and Minsk. Haven’t been in Russia for many many years. What a mistake! We should go back and rediscover our beautiful country from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok.
Нам очень понравилось Ваше Кемерово!
Yes go back please!!!
Good video, thank you!! These apples are interesting :D
That city actually looks very nice.
thank you for the video
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The food prices in Russia are much better than in the U.K. now. The prices here just for ordinary things are hard for a lot of people to afford.
Lovely video Julia, hope your Gran is better...
When people talk about Siberia they talk like is this frozen place all year around . It's beautiful there same as here in Canada .
Autumn is my favorite time of year too .
But winter is coming Julia . it's just around the corner .🥶🥶🥶
Russia is rye most amazing country on earth. You are so blessed and special to be from this amazing nation.
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Towns , Cities on theirr native buildings , houses , food businesses are the ones I love to see on each vlog not coming from my country. Cities on its " modern " updated landscapes are just facade.
Btw , Eli from Russia vlog , went home also to her hometown where her granny lives. Hope both of you collaborate for a few vlog while Matt is away.