Haha my mother was just telling me how she rode the Visaginas train the other day and there were two foreigners on the train filming and not wearing their masks properly :D and now I spot her in your video.
Hello mate. .loving your work I'm the English man in question, I met my wife in Brighton 16 years ago and retired to Visaginas 3 years ago. Next time you're in the area look me up. ...best wishes
Ben, you've been in Lithuania and haven't visited old Soviet museum Grūto parkas near city Druskininkai? This museum has it all from soviet times - statues of Lenin, Stalin and others, guns, books, flags, luna park, portraits etc. You must visit it and check it out!!!
thats exacly what I wanted to suggest if you still in Lithuania, for you looking for soviet things if you ain't gonna visit this " Gruto Parkas" you miss out
I’ve send him this place as suggestion on IG when he added question what to see in Lithuania, mentioned Grutas, Nuclear Bunker in Plateliai, Visaginas and few more places, but not sure if he saw. And maybe it is a bit too mainstream for him :D
12:38 I like how Bald finds a content. Just turn behind, ask babushka "you probably remember this place in soviet times?" and she answer like she was waiting for this question for the whole life
Watching you since 2018, and suddenly you visit my hometown! I am shocked! Absolutely surreal to see you visit the places where I spent my childhood! Nice to see my old soviet town still standing
Ignalina nuclear power plant was used extensively for location filming during the production of HBO's Chernobyl due to its similarity to the stricken plant. It's become something of a tourist attraction in recent years. I would love to visit.
@@Francesco-cj3oi there is a few jobs left in a plant. It's imposible to close down nuclear plant fully and leave it abandoned. Need constant maintenance.
Since you've been to Estonia and now Lithuania. You'll have to do Latvia next. And Lithuania looks like a beautiful country. I would love to vist someday
Yeah Daugavpils will give you a taste of union 😄 Or if you only do capital, than go wonder around on Maskavas Street or Purvciems on evening for some new experiences 😂
I don't know why but somehow you and Johnny fit so well together. Even though I love watching your videos but seeing you guys together is like magic on screen. Johnny is a best possible sidekick for you. Your Robin or Watson.
Of the 15 Post-Soviet countries that there are, he has so far managed to visit 11 of them: 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 🇷🇺 Russia He has four former Soviet republics left to visit: 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇹🇯 Tajikistan 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
16:33 The thing you read actually translates into: "While I was young, I gave birth to a dead baby and barely survived myself!" Couldn't have picked a better book
I loved this video! My mother was pushed out of Kaunus, Lithuania in Feb. 1941, grew up in Germany, came to America in 1957, and lived the American dream. No one from her family ever went back to Lithuania, I'd love to visit there one day, your video did so much to open my eyes to the way it is there today. Thank you so much for this video!
What a pleasant little town. There's no litter on the ground and not much blight despite some of the aging bits. Its nice to see that despite the lack of people there is still life, the coffee shop kiosk, the toy store, the ladies selling vegetables, and that lovely little library. Lithuania really does seem to have fared better than many of the other countries in the former Soviet Bloc.
We once had a teacher in history and he came from Lithuania. He was one of our best teachers and he often told us that “when the Soviets came, my father took his rifle and took off into the forest …”. Hopefully a friend and I will go there in Spring and make the way up to Estonia.
I'm not prepared for the moment when this channel stops providing us with this unique content that keeps me sane, fills me with positivity & joy while I wait for my heart surgery.
@@Santu2409 By ignoring that one Russian troll on Twitter (the what's his name, globoco?) who is spreading unsubstantiated rumours about us. Lithuanians are 100% in agreement that it's a psy op and the guy doesn't speak any Lithuanian.
Watched this yesterday and I thought “If this channel ever ends it’ll be the saddest day for UA-cam”. Every episode is a mini-documentary full of madness and fun. By far the greatest channel on this site.
Its very happy to know instead of him just visiting some other abonended building he visited the most russian poppulated and soviet town in whole Lithuania
As a lithuanian, I've been waiting for this for years. It feels surreal seeing places I know in your video. It makes me appreciate what we have here in Lithuania much more. Oh and you could also visit Grūto parkas if you want to see more soviet relics, collected from all over Lithuania.
And can I ask why is that? Why do we need to see it through a UA-cam channel to appreciate what we have? My guess is we are still in that typical Eastern European inferior complex.... We need the goggles of an ill informed westerner, with sofisticated beer tastebuds to come over and spit our beer on our street and make generalisations on our history and culture, so we can appreciate it? I never been following these lads, and only here as someone who did, sent it to me recognising my home town. And do you know what??? Going on this video about Visaginas, my advice is UNSUBSCRIBE If you don't want to fall down the UA-cam hole and form a your options based around a lazy blogging lifestyle of these characters making good buck out us fools...
I went to VIsaginas in circa 2005 (may have been 2006 - cannot remember exactly, I have old school print photos somewhere). I actually made it inside the Ignalina power plant, at the time it was still running but there were consultants everywhere who were managing the decommission process. Managed to get in with a few friends by the method of er, simply walking in. We got as far as the canteen - everything was Soviet and had the hammer and sickle on, even the chairs at the canteen had the stamp - anyway, eventually we were spotted by an official, guns were pointed and we were told to leave. We were then followed by what I assume were some sort of secret police as we visited Visaginas afterwards. They even stayed on our tail for a bit on the drive back to Vilnius. It was a strange day to say the least!
I can’t really express how your videos make me feel, how much i appritiate all the work you put in them because english is not my first language. Simply put, you are truly an amazing charismatic person (everything i wish i could be) and i can’t thank you enough for sharing your adventures with us. They really brighten up my life!
I am so happy you finally went to my home country! It is a truly beautiful place! Right now I am living in Canada, and it is so far away from Lithuania, but this country is blooming in my heart!
Please come and see it with your own eyes and make your own opinion:)))!! It's really not such gloom and doom and it has a lot more to offer in both history and atmosphere. It's a lot more subtle and might not pay off in terms of soviet fascination as much, (especially that you are Lithuanian yourself) . Many parts of Lithuanian towns look very similar, but we got the pine trees growing through the towns fabric, so that's quite special.
18:49 Lithuanians were the first to officially give the middle finger up to Moscow and kick over the first domino that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. No wonder they have erased that stain on their history.
As a Puerto rican Lithuanian who lives here in Klaipeda, I never thought you'd visit Lithuania since it's anti Russia and especially anti communist. However, I'm glad that you finally did tho! And prašom!
12:57 Oh, what a twist! I was also born in Krasnoyarsk 45, which is now called Zelenogorsk - a closed city due to the fact that there is an Electrochemical Plant where they are engaged in the production of low-enriched uranium for the manufacture of fuel for reactors of nuclear power plants. I really like your videos Ben, keep filming!)
Привет городу-соседу из Красноярска-26, который сейчас Железногорск. Осталось собрать народ из Подгорного и вся тусовка будет тут. Забавно, как похожи между собой все эти города, но Висагинас сейчас больше похож на белорусский город. Советское наследие и чистота. В то время как в Железногорске, например, очень грязно (люди мусорят). Хотя архитектура интересная, да. Даже ходили слухи, что Железногорск спроектировал архитектор Санкт-Петербурга.
@@XRONIKA И Вам привет) У меня родственники живут в Железногорске, бывал там) Архитектура действительно необычная, как и сам план города и дорог. А на счёт того что мусорят, это да, печально(
I've been watchcing your videos for a while now and I love them. However, this video TOPS all the rest because VISAGINAS is the city where i was born, raised and went to nursery. You have no idea how amazing I felt when I saw the name "Visaginas" in one of your videos! Thank you for visiting my home city!
What timing! I can't believe that my favorite vlogger of all time has uploaded a video from my home town Vilnius, on my birthday !!! Sveikas atvykęs !!!
13:00 Holy shit! This is insane. I was born in Krasnoyarsk-26. Also closed city. And Krasnoyarsk-45 is like a neighboring city for me. This is so weird to see some person from those places. Her city is now called Zelenogorsk and my hometown is called Zheleznogorsk. And funny thing - all those cities looks almost exactly the same as Visaginas.
Thank you, Thank you for showing the real authentic Lithuania. My Grandad was born and raised in Lithuania before he fled with his family during WW2 - I've never been to Lithuania myself so seeing these little villages just like the one my Grandad was raised it's so special and beautiful.
@@realtonysolo It's a bit late for that now, but I did start following him there, didn't know he's actively using IG, he even streams a bit. And even if I caught the story where he said he's going to Visaginas, I'm not that kind of fan who'd go meet him on the train station or go stalk him out in the city, haha
Without a doubt the best ever UA-cam vlogger I’ve come across, every video of yours put a little smile on my face even when times Are tough for me, thank you nald.
Porą žodžių teks praleisti, nes jis uždraudžia juos šiame kanale. Galėjo niekados neatvažiuoti. Siūlau pasidomėti internete pvz. svetainėje kur prasideda nuo R ir baigiasi T. Jis tiesiogine ta žodžio prasme prievartautojas yra, ir bendrai - labai, labai sutrikusi asmenybė. Bobos, nepilnametės, viskas. Jo Helovyno video su Romanu net galima pamatyti, kaip tikroji persona išlindo kai pripiso.
I don't know why, but watching bald's videos makes me feel like I'm actually traveling with him. Such a bliss when international traveling is restricted due to the pandemic.😄😄
If Mr Bald ever stops making videos its going to truly affect my life. I look so forward to them. I've always been interested in documentaries and history and this dude does them both better than anyone.
Technically there are an infinite number of small towns and villages in the former Soviet Union - just keep travelling and meeting new people and sharing their stories. If Mr Bald wants he can build a home base - property in his favorite Soviet town and travel around from their. My favorite videos of his is the stories he gets from the locals.
this is the 3rd video I've watched and yet each one I watch is awe and curiosity whilst smiling through it all you never have anything bad to say about the places you visit regardless of how run down they look which makes me rethink our own country or England with its rundown towns you strike any conversation with random people and you make these videos so fascinating definitely tempting to learn new languages
I used to live in Visaginas (Snechkus) those day. It was a dream place to be. Everidge age was 30 all high IQ busy noisy HAPPY. Now is a big difference. I moved close to Gruto parkas. Contact me when you come
A 22 minute video of a man riding a train, shopping and walking on the streets. The only way I’m watching is if it’s Bald because damn it he’s the only one that can pull it off! Makes me wish I dig deeper when I visited Lithuania instead of just being a tourist in the old town
Just to be more specific: 86 % of the population in Lithuania are Lithuanians, 5,7 %, - Polish, Russians - only 4, 5 %. (mostly around Visaginas where they arrived in modern times already).
What make your channel interesting is the unpredictability. One day you're in Russia the other in Czechia. When I thought Alinchik was gone, you bring her back. And now you're in Lithuania. One thing is for sure, no matter where you end up, your videos are always interesting to watch. Keep it up and cheers from Canada.
Finally you made it to the most rebellious and anti-Soviet republic of former USSR. Actually the power plant in Visaginas at one point was the most powerful in entire world, more powerful than in Chernobyl. Luckily no major accident ever happened. Lithuania has more of these places but Gruto park is an obvious one - that's where most Soviet statues from entire country ended up.
Love how on the train windows the warnings are written in Lithuanian and Latvian. The bond they both have is sacred. Both beautiful countries, and people too.
Super old diesel "trichka"! At first it looked like a new unit, until you heard it set off. That reminiscent bang and clunk... and then the doorway; Oh yes a real Soviet multiple unit after all! Thanks for another fun video.
This train before covid used to run to Daugavpils in Latvia, now they terminate at Turmantas (LT), maybe in the future service to Latvia will be restored.
The bond they have is the Soviet railroad and train. RVR train factory was ruined in modern Latvia. Rail Baltica with european rail gauge is financed mostly by the EU, and it will take another decade to finish it.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for giving me a sense of culture when I can't travel abroad. Saying that I love your content would be an understatement.
Fun Fact: The Bus you drove from the Station to the Town is an old one from my Hometown Hamburg in Germany. You can still see it's old Unit Number 8261 on the side.
Glad to see you are well. I used to work with a Lithuanian that was actually in the Soviet Army. He is an avowed Christian so, of course, he got the worst jobs they could find for him. Great guy and a dedicated worker and family man. Cheers!! Really enjoy all of your videos. Please stay safe!!
Great to see you in my homeland! Made my day! Come here in summer time, weather is great and everything looks much nicer. You must visit Park of Grutas as many people mentioned here before me, also there's abandoned fun park in Elektrenai with some signs written in Russian still. Sadly it's getting demolished but you still can get there.
Labas labas! Wow finally you came to Lithuania! Unfortunately its not the best time to explore it. Ideally you wanna travel through winter time when theres plenty of snow, or summer time with beautiful nature resorts! Im glad to see you are ok bald, much respect and love! :)
As an Indian, where there are a thousand people within 5 yards of you, all kinds of noises from laughing to burping being on the more bearable side of the scale, and the sun constantly frying you out of your wits; my heart was racing with love for Visaginas. Overcast, cold, wet stoned pathways, solitariness, dark woods. This is the stuff of dreams for someone like me! Had I the means I'd settle in Visaginas in a heartbeat and never regret it! ❤️
Couldn't agree more. This had been my experience too, especially watching his video on Moldova, and other small towns he visited in Russia and former USSR. The contrast of India and these places is mind boggling.
I was hoping you'd eventually get to Lithuania. It's where my grandfathers family came from. He was tall, loud, drank beer and loved raising hell. Miss ya Grampa Big Al.
That was a fun episode. Johnny and your interactions with him were funny, the interviews/their stories interesting, the location itself too, and you actually found what you were looking for!
Haha my mother was just telling me how she rode the Visaginas train the other day and there were two foreigners on the train filming and not wearing their masks properly :D and now I spot her in your video.
Oba nice
Pretty bad style not to put masks on like everyone else has to.
@@samvinterbergreads masks are damaging and not needed. Suprised these superior eastern people adhere to these rules to be honest.
@@smokeyfgg damaging? lmao, /r/hermancainaward
@@dissgusting yes damaging..... Humans certainly aren't meant to breathe through fucking cloth/paper all the time
It’s been another fun journey! Shout out to Lithuania 🇱🇹
Miss you, johnny!! No homo
Hello johny
Good to see you guys once again, checking it out hehe🔥🔥
Johnny we all know you guys didn't randomly meet on that train.. lol
The Fur Hat You Bought With Alina!
There's is Grūto park in Lithuania, where they leave old soviet monuments and other relics to rot. Cheers from Lithuania
I think it's exactly what bald would like to see! Gotta get this comment up so he maybe could still visit that place :)
Good on them to not destroy the history like some places. It's funny seeing the big Lenin statue with the various busts on the ground around it.
Grutas and also Druskininkai. He would see the difference between Visaginas and modern towns
Yes he should visit it
Bald need to see this comment.
Hello mate. .loving your work
I'm the English man in question, I met my wife in Brighton 16 years ago and retired to Visaginas 3 years ago. Next time you're in the area look me up. ...best wishes
Wow!!!
Did you move for that sweet sweet Soviet mosaic above the wine store or did you move because it sounds like vaginas?
You will have a peaceful retired life there better and cheaper than UK 🇬🇧
Finally Lithuania!! Been here for 2 years waiting for this day 😂❤
Same here hahaha
Haha yeah same, glad to see he started in Vilnius.
What drives you to lithuania if you are not from there originally? Just curious :)
@@Anonymous-ss6ur Labas!
Same
As a Lithuanian, this puts a smile on my face.
Most of the towns are Polish haha
This does put a smile on my face!
As a Latvian I like your comment.
So why are busses free?
@@giovannigiorgio6406 why not ?
Ben, you've been in Lithuania and haven't visited old Soviet museum Grūto parkas near city Druskininkai? This museum has it all from soviet times - statues of Lenin, Stalin and others, guns, books, flags, luna park, portraits etc. You must visit it and check it out!!!
It's too mainstream for Bald.
thats exacly what I wanted to suggest if you still in Lithuania, for you looking for soviet things if you ain't gonna visit this " Gruto Parkas" you miss out
I’ve send him this place as suggestion on IG when he added question what to see in Lithuania, mentioned Grutas, Nuclear Bunker in Plateliai, Visaginas and few more places, but not sure if he saw. And maybe it is a bit too mainstream for him :D
It's main place to visit if looking for soviet stuff!!!!!
@@vytautasjacunskas1133
Even if he chooses not to go to the places you suggested that is really kind of you to let him know.
This video made me book a flight to Lithuania and now I am here in Vilnius, no regrets
Bald, you should go to “Grūto parkas” in Lithuania. All the soviet sculptures are there!
@@danielroydrawe because you ar not
@@barteatmyshorts8252 😲😲😂🤣
It’s all thanks to Stalin long live the Soviet’s and communists
Yup. 9th fort would be another great choice
@@danielroydrawe Lithuania is not easter it is north europe
12:38 I like how Bald finds a content. Just turn behind, ask babushka "you probably remember this place in soviet times?" and she answer like she was waiting for this question for the whole life
Yes. Soviet babushkas are like that.
Babushka's in this area very lonely and it is big pleasure to speak with somebody
well i suppose they truly live in the past
Exactly
Even the babushka at 17:05!
You must go to "Gruto" park in Lithuania, there are all of Soviet times statues.
Yep, wanted to say that too
Couldn’t agree more. it’s like pr0n of various soviet stuff
In druskinikai?
@@thegoat6848 yes!
Even today a last statue was removed from city centre Cvirka
Watching you since 2018, and suddenly you visit my hometown! I am shocked! Absolutely surreal to see you visit the places where I spent my childhood! Nice to see my old soviet town still standing
Ignalina nuclear power plant was used extensively for location filming during the production of HBO's Chernobyl due to its similarity to the stricken plant. It's become something of a tourist attraction in recent years. I would love to visit.
@Lucky 13 Let's go Brandon!
@Lucky 13 Please don't bring him into this. Let's keep our minds on higher things, such as the sterile beauty of RBMK control rooms.
its not only similar, its actually the exact same design (apart from the chimney)
5k people still out of a job for no reason at all though
@@Francesco-cj3oi there is a few jobs left in a plant. It's imposible to close down nuclear plant fully and leave it abandoned. Need constant maintenance.
I love how eager the people are to tell you about the places past and their own
Since you've been to Estonia and now Lithuania. You'll have to do Latvia next. And Lithuania looks like a beautiful country. I would love to vist someday
He should go to Daugavpils on 9th may for some true soviet experience :D.
Nebus Latvija😕
Yeah Daugavpils will give you a taste of union 😄 Or if you only do capital, than go wonder around on Maskavas Street or Purvciems on evening for some new experiences 😂
It is :)
@@dioclescissoid He should indeed, so much interesting stuff there.
I don't know why but somehow you and Johnny fit so well together. Even though I love watching your videos but seeing you guys together is like magic on screen. Johnny is a best possible sidekick for you. Your Robin or Watson.
Of the 15 Post-Soviet countries that there are, he has so far managed to visit 11 of them:
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇲🇩 Moldova
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🇷🇺 Russia
He has four former Soviet republics left to visit:
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇹🇯 Tajikistan
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
Poland , czech,romania?
@@patryklodygo6281 they were under Soviet influence, but not the part of USSR. As those 15 above.
@@patryklodygo6281 w czechach był ale polska czechy i rumunia to nie byle państa sowieckie tylko ''satelickie''
Whilst not a separate country, Ben should visit the enclave Kaliningrad. Really interesting history.
Hope he ends his channel visiting North Korea. Not soviet, but it is Communist.
16:33 The thing you read actually translates into: "While I was young, I gave birth to a dead baby and barely survived myself!" Couldn't have picked a better book
Sounds like my mondays
In very exciting tone lol
What a lovely passage
hartbreaking
🥺🙏
I loved this video! My mother was pushed out of Kaunus, Lithuania in Feb. 1941, grew up in Germany, came to America in 1957, and lived the American dream. No one from her family ever went back to Lithuania, I'd love to visit there one day, your video did so much to open my eyes to the way it is there today. Thank you so much for this video!
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
What a pleasant little town. There's no litter on the ground and not much blight despite some of the aging bits. Its nice to see that despite the lack of people there is still life, the coffee shop kiosk, the toy store, the ladies selling vegetables, and that lovely little library. Lithuania really does seem to have fared better than many of the other countries in the former Soviet Bloc.
A Swede watching an English man and an Mongolian-American exploring Lithuania. That's what's beautiful about the world in 2021. Great vid Bald.
Read by a Dane.
Og en Nordmann
and my axe
Read by an Australian 🇦🇺
@@QQ-nd1gn gimli!
Let's GOOOOO! Was waiting for him to come to LITHUANIA immediately after ESTONIA. One year later he's here!!
YEAH ME TOO
Finally you've come to Lithuania!! :D
Really, i already thought it will never happen :D
dovydas says hello from florida.
@@carlosgaspar8447 Tai palauk čia tu kur groji su elektrine gitara amerikoje? 😄
Kinda hoped he wouldn’t
@@carlosgaspar8447 Džiugas from Florida :)
We once had a teacher in history and he came from Lithuania. He was one of our best teachers and he often told us that “when the Soviets came, my father took his rifle and took off into the forest …”.
Hopefully a friend and I will go there in Spring and make the way up to Estonia.
He killed himself or joined the resistance ?
@@Redstripe921 lmao what a cliffhanger
Sounds like the coolest guy ever
Would like to see you in “east” Germany. Could be some cool Soviet relics to find there
I hope not. I hope we destroyed everything.
That’s destroying history would you support destroying colonial era statues in Africa or old presidents off the US because off past aggressions
I'm not prepared for the moment when this channel stops providing us with this unique content that keeps me sane, fills me with positivity & joy while I wait for my heart surgery.
All the best with your heart surgery mate
Wish you health and all the best. Fingers crossed.
Best of luck with your surgery, I know you'll be just fine! Much love x
Wish you the best on that surgery
Prayers for you and your health. I love this channel too, but there’s a lot of positivity and joy to be found. Have faith and don’t give up!!
In these dark times, this guy is about the only thing that makes me happy. It's as if you're travelling and conversing with a good friend.
I somewhat feel thesame. Bald's uploads put a smile on my face.
@@ovsaturnus7160 Every week escape the dreary slog of the (y)UK through this man.
@@klm20079 Zeker
Bald is a reminder to be alive and enjoy your life every day!! We will all be dead someday!!
Jesus loves you.
I've never expected that you will visit Lithuania. I have been watching you for 2 years now and you finnaly visited my country. That made my day.
The partizan music put a massive smile on my face, as a Lithuanian, I dont know what else you need on a Friday.
New shiey upload from the balkans
Man ir :D
indeed
@trashste
Can u share the name of the song from 04:00 ?
@@xwyploszx ofc i can "miške prie laužo" sang by Ugniavijas
I had a trip around the baltics this summer and lithuania stood out to me. Incredible place
Yea it's so clean. I bet you could drink from the river flowing through Vilnius.
@@Unknowngfyjoh no dont do that
Omg it's so surreal to actually see you in Lithuania! Hope you liked it here ♥️🇱🇹
Great video mate 👌🏻 I hope you never give this up, doing these videos, love them ❤️💙
Omg i've been waiting for this day for so long hahaha, Greetings from Lithuania!
How do you cope with all the restrictions ?
@@Santu2409 By ignoring that one Russian troll on Twitter (the what's his name, globoco?) who is spreading unsubstantiated rumours about us. Lithuanians are 100% in agreement that it's a psy op and the guy doesn't speak any Lithuanian.
Watched this yesterday and I thought “If this channel ever ends it’ll be the saddest day for UA-cam”. Every episode is a mini-documentary full of madness and fun. By far the greatest channel on this site.
Bald: ".....it's all pretty Sovjet."
...Babushka passing by carrying a Lidl grocery bag...
Love this! I am flying to Lithuania next week to walk from Latvia to Poland, 300 miles across the beautiful Lithuanian landscapes!
Wow... Writing on the train door in Lithuanian and Latvian! Broliukas! 🇱🇻🇱🇹
I have to admit, having Johnny show up on the train put a smile on my face!
At first I was like, of all the places he could sit, he sits shoulder to shoulder to someone.
But that was only short and ended in a surprise.
@@BjornCopperside same hahaha
The comedic timing of the crow when Bald was orating is impeccable.
*reads in posh British accent*
"Johnny?!?!" Such bad acting, I love it! 🤣
I'd love to visit Lithuania some day, cheers from Finland to every Lithuaian.
Its very happy to know instead of him just visiting some other abonended building he visited the most russian poppulated and soviet town in whole Lithuania
Sure, come over, we will get the sauna going. And later in the winter, we'll be coming over to Soumi land for some Aurora borealis ;)
cheers
@@Marozaaaa no point, very boring 😂
I'd love to visit Finland
As a lithuanian, I've been waiting for this for years. It feels surreal seeing places I know in your video. It makes me appreciate what we have here in Lithuania much more. Oh and you could also visit Grūto parkas if you want to see more soviet relics, collected from all over Lithuania.
I was there in September and brought back a Stalin coffee mug and soviet shot glass 😂
Yes, thats the most soviet thing in post Soviet countries for sure
Yes, you would enjoy Grūto parkss
@@moodazz1 Fascinating place and the best thing of all is the mayors house in the middle of the park! What a legend 🇱🇹 ✌🏻
And can I ask why is that? Why do we need to see it through a UA-cam channel to appreciate what we have?
My guess is we are still in that typical Eastern European inferior complex....
We need the goggles of an ill informed westerner, with sofisticated beer tastebuds to come over and spit our beer on our street and make generalisations on our history and culture, so we can appreciate it?
I never been following these lads, and only here as someone who did, sent it to me recognising my home town.
And do you know what??? Going on this video about Visaginas, my advice is UNSUBSCRIBE If you don't want to fall down the UA-cam hole and form a your options based around a lazy blogging lifestyle of these characters making good buck out us fools...
I went to VIsaginas in circa 2005 (may have been 2006 - cannot remember exactly, I have old school print photos somewhere). I actually made it inside the Ignalina power plant, at the time it was still running but there were consultants everywhere who were managing the decommission process. Managed to get in with a few friends by the method of er, simply walking in. We got as far as the canteen - everything was Soviet and had the hammer and sickle on, even the chairs at the canteen had the stamp - anyway, eventually we were spotted by an official, guns were pointed and we were told to leave. We were then followed by what I assume were some sort of secret police as we visited Visaginas afterwards. They even stayed on our tail for a bit on the drive back to Vilnius. It was a strange day to say the least!
I can’t really express how your videos make me feel, how much i appritiate all the work you put in them because english is not my first language.
Simply put, you are truly an amazing charismatic person (everything i wish i could be) and i can’t thank you enough for sharing your adventures with us. They really brighten up my life!
What a nice message. Good luck in the future and achieving everything you want 👍
@@baldandbankrupt hi
I am so happy you finally went to my home country! It is a truly beautiful place! Right now I am living in Canada, and it is so far away from Lithuania, but this country is blooming in my heart!
Greetings to broliukas Lithuanians! 🇱🇹 🇱🇻
I've been waiting for this video for AGES! Good to have you here, Baldy, have a blast time exploring LT!
Nice to see bigger youtubers visiting my country! the nature here is amazing:)
As a lithuanian myself, I’ve never been to Visaginas, therefore I found such concept of view towards the town quite interesting
Please come and see it with your own eyes and make your own opinion:)))!! It's really not such gloom and doom and it has a lot more to offer in both history and atmosphere. It's a lot more subtle and might not pay off in terms of soviet fascination as much, (especially that you are Lithuanian yourself) . Many parts of Lithuanian towns look very similar, but we got the pine trees growing through the towns fabric, so that's quite special.
Pretty much any place will look gloomy on a rainy day in November.
Так Литва же маленькая, что Вам мешает побывать в Висагинас?
@@МихаилРамазанов-к2щ čiut čiut porusski panimaem
@@lukaskelevisius8910 po4emy vi ne bili v Visaginas?
18:49 Lithuanians were the first to officially give the middle finger up to Moscow and kick over the first domino that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. No wonder they have erased that stain on their history.
Lithuania is not so well-known internationally... but it is one of my favourite countries! I still cannot forget how good the Zeppelins are!
Cepelinai not zeppelins😅
😁😁😁
@@jonasj9936 That's what it translates to I believe
As a Puerto rican Lithuanian who lives here in Klaipeda, I never thought you'd visit Lithuania since it's anti Russia and especially anti communist. However, I'm glad that you finally did tho! And prašom!
You’re the greatest channel to ever grace youtube. Thank you for taking us on your journey Mr. Bald.
@@threadie 😂
I was born in this town, seen it when i very young, very cool to see again, refreshed some memories i didnt know i had, thank you.
This is one of the few channels that when a new video is posted I instantly get excited regardless of the topic.
Don,t leave us bro. I love the vids. Youre gonna break my heart when you stop!
Johnny and Ben are perfect together. Ben is impressed by anything and everything and Johnny doesn't give a shit about any of it lol.
12:57 Oh, what a twist! I was also born in Krasnoyarsk 45, which is now called Zelenogorsk - a closed city due to the fact that there is an Electrochemical Plant where they are engaged in the production of low-enriched uranium for the manufacture of fuel for reactors of nuclear power plants.
I really like your videos Ben, keep filming!)
lol all i can think of when i read zelenogorsk is DayZ
@@skipper2460 I literally got gassed there tonight. Had to run for my life
Привет городу-соседу из Красноярска-26, который сейчас Железногорск. Осталось собрать народ из Подгорного и вся тусовка будет тут.
Забавно, как похожи между собой все эти города, но Висагинас сейчас больше похож на белорусский город. Советское наследие и чистота. В то время как в Железногорске, например, очень грязно (люди мусорят). Хотя архитектура интересная, да. Даже ходили слухи, что Железногорск спроектировал архитектор Санкт-Петербурга.
@@XRONIKA И Вам привет) У меня родственники живут в Железногорске, бывал там) Архитектура действительно необычная, как и сам план города и дорог. А на счёт того что мусорят, это да, печально(
DAYZ
I'm so glad you have visited Lithuania, it means a lot to us Lithuanians to shine more light on the country and a bit of history!
Vilnius is a lovely old city. Really worth a visit for an extended weekend! I won't bother to mention the girls as that would be to stereotypical
Not by him
It means nothing to you Lithuanians
@@Hephasto yes it does
I've been watchcing your videos for a while now and I love them. However, this video TOPS all the rest because VISAGINAS is the city where i was born, raised and went to nursery. You have no idea how amazing I felt when I saw the name "Visaginas" in one of your videos! Thank you for visiting my home city!
Love how he goes to a Lithuanian border town during this Belarus border issue. NEVER CHANGE BALD!
Probably in the next video
@@georgevieira6686 Agent Bald on duty
What timing! I can't believe that my favorite vlogger of all time has uploaded a video from my home town Vilnius, on my birthday !!! Sveikas atvykęs !!!
Many happy returns
13:00 Holy shit! This is insane. I was born in Krasnoyarsk-26. Also closed city. And Krasnoyarsk-45 is like a neighboring city for me. This is so weird to see some person from those places.
Her city is now called Zelenogorsk and my hometown is called Zheleznogorsk.
And funny thing - all those cities looks almost exactly the same as Visaginas.
Hi from the first Zelenogorsk that lies next to St. Petersburg.
It's a different dimension. But all the people are the same§!11
Thank you, Thank you for showing the real authentic Lithuania. My Grandad was born and raised in Lithuania before he fled with his family during WW2 - I've never been to Lithuania myself so seeing these little villages just like the one my Grandad was raised it's so special and beautiful.
Why don't you go?
Aw, imagine living in this small city and learning that mr. Bald himself was there 3 days ago. Wish he'd do announcements and small fan meet-ups:)
Where are you from originally?
Follow him on Instagram. He's more up to date in his stories.
@@GM-sk2wk Originally from the Nuclear Town, and still here when it's no longer Nuclear, sadly :D
@@realtonysolo It's a bit late for that now, but I did start following him there, didn't know he's actively using IG, he even streams a bit.
And even if I caught the story where he said he's going to Visaginas, I'm not that kind of fan who'd go meet him on the train station or go stalk him out in the city, haha
@@_APV_ very interesting!
Without a doubt the best ever UA-cam vlogger
I’ve come across, every video of yours put a little smile on my face even when times
Are tough for me, thank you nald.
Oho ponas plikius pagaliau Lietuvoje! Labai smagu! I always thought when you'll visit Lithuania 😀
Man taippat buvo idomu, vis aplink vazinejo :)
Galetu aplankyti ir kitus miestus, bet ten sovietu atributikos nebera, netinktu jo kontentui :)
same
Porą žodžių teks praleisti, nes jis uždraudžia juos šiame kanale. Galėjo niekados neatvažiuoti. Siūlau pasidomėti internete pvz. svetainėje kur prasideda nuo R ir baigiasi T. Jis tiesiogine ta žodžio prasme prievartautojas yra, ir bendrai - labai, labai sutrikusi asmenybė. Bobos, nepilnametės, viskas. Jo Helovyno video su Romanu net galima pamatyti, kaip tikroji persona išlindo kai pripiso.
@@Envojus šūdus kalbi:)
I don't know why, but watching bald's videos makes me feel like I'm actually traveling with him. Such a bliss when international traveling is restricted due to the pandemic.😄😄
I totaly fangirled when I saw Benjamin in Vilnius, thank you for visiting our beautiful country!
Don’t know anything from Lithuania but this video gave me good vibes about this country
If Mr Bald ever stops making videos its going to truly affect my life. I look so forward to them. I've always been interested in documentaries and history and this dude does them both better than anyone.
Yess even if Mr Bald wouldn't travel, I'd still watch him. He seems a top lad. Never stop making videos
Technically there are an infinite number of small towns and villages in the former Soviet Union - just keep travelling and meeting new people and sharing their stories. If Mr Bald wants he can build a home base - property in his favorite Soviet town and travel around from their. My favorite videos of his is the stories he gets from the locals.
this is the 3rd video I've watched and yet each one I watch is awe and curiosity whilst smiling through it all
you never have anything bad to say about the places you visit regardless of how run down they look which makes me rethink our own country or England with its rundown towns
you strike any conversation with random people and you make these videos so fascinating
definitely tempting to learn new languages
You should definitely visit the Grūto Parkas, it's a monument park to all the Soviet history, a lot of interesting stuff in Lithuania!
Bald would build a house there :)
I used to live in Visaginas (Snechkus) those day. It was a dream place to be. Everidge age was 30 all high IQ busy noisy HAPPY. Now is a big difference. I moved close to Gruto parkas. Contact me when you come
A 22 minute video of a man riding a train, shopping and walking on the streets. The only way I’m watching is if it’s Bald because damn it he’s the only one that can pull it off! Makes me wish I dig deeper when I visited Lithuania instead of just being a tourist in the old town
Same...
Maybe you’re really just an average traveler
@@yoshimitsu9923 Better than a UA-cam troll.
Best part when Agent Bald talks about the history.
Just to be more specific: 86 % of the population in Lithuania are Lithuanians, 5,7 %, - Polish, Russians - only 4, 5 %. (mostly around Visaginas where they arrived in modern times already).
Man, these videos are amazing.
I must say that there is no difference between Visaginas and my small home town in North Kazakhstan. Love it
come to us my friend ;-)
What's the name of your city?
@@_APV_ Lisakovsk
I'm from Kazakhstan myself and I didn't know of the small town Lisakovsk! Nice!
There’s a lot to see in Kazakhstan where Soviet legacy exists in small towns or even in the capital, wonder why Bald hasn’t visited it yet
This is what everyone needs on a Friday!
More Alinchik, less Johnny. His channel is the opposite of Bald's, really vacuous 'look at me enjoying the high life' kind of content.
12:21 is going to have everyone smiling all week.
What make your channel interesting is the unpredictability. One day you're in Russia the other in Czechia. When I thought Alinchik was gone, you bring her back. And now you're in Lithuania. One thing is for sure, no matter where you end up, your videos are always interesting to watch. Keep it up and cheers from Canada.
Well said
I was born in visaginas and a orphan in the city. My mom worked in the power plant before she passed. Very cool to see you visiting
Finally you made it to the most rebellious and anti-Soviet republic of former USSR. Actually the power plant in Visaginas at one point was the most powerful in entire world, more powerful than in Chernobyl. Luckily no major accident ever happened.
Lithuania has more of these places but Gruto park is an obvious one - that's where most Soviet statues from entire country ended up.
Same design reactor. Fortunately they didn’t do that crazy test where they had the turbines too slow.
You should visit Grūtas Park, there are true soviet museum with all kind of statues and other relics from that time. Greetings from Lithuania :)
Yep! Thats what i was about to tell you as well. Grutas park is in Druskininkai, it is definatelly worth your time!
Love how on the train windows the warnings are written in Lithuanian and Latvian. The bond they both have is sacred. Both beautiful countries, and people too.
Well surely poland too as the Lithuanian and great polish republic formed an empire together way back in history when half of russia was Lithuanian
Super old diesel "trichka"! At first it looked like a new unit, until you heard it set off. That reminiscent bang and clunk... and then the doorway; Oh yes a real Soviet multiple unit after all! Thanks for another fun video.
This train before covid used to run to Daugavpils in Latvia, now they terminate at Turmantas (LT), maybe in the future service to Latvia will be restored.
@@tomunas The Rail Baltica highspeed railway network will connect all 3 Baltic countries in the upcoming years.
The bond they have is the Soviet railroad and train. RVR train factory was ruined in modern Latvia. Rail Baltica with european rail gauge is financed mostly by the EU, and it will take another decade to finish it.
Highly enjoyable you viisting these off the beaten track plces and been able to speak in native tongue to the locals adds another dimension.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for giving me a sense of culture when I can't travel abroad. Saying that I love your content would be an understatement.
Fun Fact: The Bus you drove from the Station to the Town is an old one from my Hometown Hamburg in Germany. You can still see it's old Unit Number 8261 on the side.
So they send old German buses to Lithuania
@@MM-kz9pd Not only there. Seen Photos from Ukrania, Greece, Russia (Perm f.e.), Kazakhstan and so on
Lol jz wo du's sagst
The train looks exactly the same kind we had before in Finland
This is THE most German comment on UA-cam I have ever read. Well done 😂
Glad to see you are well. I used to work with a Lithuanian that was actually in the Soviet Army. He is an avowed Christian so, of course, he got the worst jobs they could find for him. Great guy and a dedicated worker and family man. Cheers!! Really enjoy all of your videos. Please stay safe!!
Why?
@@kimdebs1577 Communist states don't like other institutions undermining their power, like the church.
@@surveyorsairinc2166 what sort of question is that?
@@ayeready6050 thanks for the explanation
@@surveyorsairinc2166 Why would you assume he was hateful based on his religion? Do you not see the irony?
My grandfather was from Lithuania, glad to see a little bit of what he grew up with
Great to see you in my homeland! Made my day! Come here in summer time, weather is great and everything looks much nicer.
You must visit Park of Grutas as many people mentioned here before me, also there's abandoned fun park in Elektrenai with some signs written in Russian still. Sadly it's getting demolished but you still can get there.
Johnny: *Hits vape*
Also Johnny: "I hope the air is ok here"
I'll be damned, mate. I wouldn't have even thought you'd be doing a Lithuania tour! Glad you enjoyed it for what it's worth!
Thanks for this!
I never want these videos to end, could watch this all day everyday
*NEVER STOP UPLOAD BALD!!!* 🎯
Wow, you're here... Interesting :)
Labas labas!
Wow finally you came to Lithuania! Unfortunately its not the best time to explore it. Ideally you wanna travel through winter time when theres plenty of snow, or summer time with beautiful nature resorts! Im glad to see you are ok bald, much respect and love! :)
Bald always travels the forner soviet in grim and gray time of the year !
@@Redstripe921 true. His goal - dark vibe.
I like when it's cloudy and rainy more.
As an Indian, where there are a thousand people within 5 yards of you, all kinds of noises from laughing to burping being on the more bearable side of the scale, and the sun constantly frying you out of your wits; my heart was racing with love for Visaginas. Overcast, cold, wet stoned pathways, solitariness, dark woods. This is the stuff of dreams for someone like me! Had I the means I'd settle in Visaginas in a heartbeat and never regret it! ❤️
As an indian, i completely agree with u..Man, our cities have more population than European countries
I adore this comment, and I hope you live your dream.
Couldn't agree more. This had been my experience too, especially watching his video on Moldova, and other small towns he visited in Russia and former USSR. The contrast of India and these places is mind boggling.
Never start a sentence with "as a...".
@@one317 I guess you have forgotten your colonial days..
Ace mate love this, watching in Ibiza
I was hoping you'd eventually get to Lithuania. It's where my grandfathers family came from. He was tall, loud, drank beer and loved raising hell. Miss ya Grampa Big Al.
Finally, you made it to Lithuania. It's truly a lovely and wonderful place. I do appreciate your library visits.
That was a fun episode. Johnny and your interactions with him were funny, the interviews/their stories interesting, the location itself too, and you actually found what you were looking for!
Johnny ran, Johnny crawled up stairs. I have seen it all. Yes it was fun and well done.