Life in the MOST SANCTIONED COUNTRY in the World
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2024
- There are more sanctions here than in North Korea, Syria and Iran (summed together!) How do we survive?!
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Time codes:
00:00 I live in the most sanctioned country in the world
01:34 Empty supermarkets? Survival?
03:26 Brands that left Russia after sanctions
05:44 Do we have access to social media?
07:39 Payment system: can we use cards in Russia or abroad?
08:44 If you're a foreigner that is going to visit Russia in 2024
09:26 Can you get a visa to Russia?
11:35 How to pay for things in Russia?
13:03 Money transfers to and from Russia. Is it possible?
15:38 Russian alternatives of apps for traveling
17:43 Future of Russia?
🔸What can you find on my channel?
👉🏻visiting different republics and regions of Russia
👉🏻Russian culture explained! (facts that you won't find on google) • RUSSIAN CULTURE EXPLAINED
👉🏻traveling elsewhere & my impressions of other countries as a Russian
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• Our life in Russia und... - Our life in Russia under sanctions | Prices in the shopping mall, Q&A
• Life in Russia after s... - Life in Russia after sanctions - ULTIMATE journey through the east to the west
• Heading to Russia’s Ex... - Life in Provincial Russian towns in the Far North | Murmansk region
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I hope this video will be useful for those who plan to visit Russia at this time, for people who (like me) struggled with transferring money to or from Russia, and for those who wondered what life is like in the most sanctioned country in the world.
📍 More videos:
ua-cam.com/video/ILsj2LDl10U/v-deo.html - Life in Russia after sanctions - ULTIMATE journey through the east to the west
ua-cam.com/video/Rec-kWEZC_A/v-deo.html - How Russians Really Live : GREY SOVIET BUILDINGS EXPLAINED!
What you experience can also be explained by this article : "Nearly 90 Percent of the World Isn't Following Us on Ukraine".
Excerpt : "While the United States and its closest allies in Europe and Asia have imposed tough economic sanctions on Moscow, 87 percent of the world's population has declined to follow us. "
*America is able to place illegal, unethical, and biased sanctions on any country that refuses to take America's order or any country that tries to punish America's illegitimate child Israel and America's violent NATO allies, and America places those sanctions by applying the power of its currency called U.S.Dollar, but American dollar is not even the property of America but it's a property of Zionist Jewish Rothschild family of The U.K and Germany. Many American companies like Google, Instagram, UA-cam, Meta, Facebook, etc, are owned by Zionist Jews who have Russian, Ukrainian, German, British, and Polish backgrounds. Russian language is the second biggest language of Israel. Many Russian Jews who are not semetic have dual nationalities of Israel and Russia and Kremlin illegally and unethically allows them to leave Russia, to move to Israel, to keep dual nationalities of Russia and Israel, and to commit violent and non-violent crimes against Muslim individuals, against Muslim countries, against Palestinians, against Arab countries, against Arab Christians, and against the rest of the World, and recently Israeli Jews used Tajik militants to shoot down over 160 Russians during a concert at Moscow Theater. If Russia, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, South American countries etc, want to avoid American sanctions then they will have to put their minds and hearts together to demolish American Dollar (USD), to create their own U.N, NATO, FATF, World Bank, IMF, Nobel Prize, UNESCO, I.C.C, and I.CJ plus they will have to close their air space, oceans, highways, and railway tracks for America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, European Union, NATO member countries, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Turkey, India, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Japan, South Korea, and Philippines.*
Your eyes were twinkling with joy as you shared this info. It will make so many happy. 💖
This shows that Washington is not connected to reality, there they think it is a big success. The independence from the west is much better it is going down hard.
You will not see ads if you're watching UA-cam from Russia? That's a major bonus lol
Not if you are a creator of content on UA-cam.
@@martindornan1667 Most people are using blockers and have subscribed to Premium.
brave browser does it too
@@martindornan1667 даже они приспособились. Можно получать деньги за рекламу на канале, либо донатить напрямую.
@@martindornan1667 Go to Russia, we have no ads.
This is a blessing - in Pakistan we are deliberately boycotting all these brands and it's given a huge boost to our local products, from snacks to detergents
Reminds me of that Pakistan boycotting French products when they can't even afford French fries meme 🤣
@@Ducktility👎👎
don't be stupid
Once again, Eli always shows interesting and very useful videos for people all over the world to watch. Yes, you are really great at choosing broadcast topics, Eli!
Shut up nice boy
As a German, I was surprised to find out, that Raiffeisen Bank also exists in Russia.
is it a German bank?
@@natyrusa No, its austrian bank. Tbh I literally bought their stock last year (around 13 eur/share) because they are sane and stayed in Russia. Russia will benefit in long term from many brands leaving and selling its already working branches to locals.
@@lordlousos2770 All major companies in Russia are being stolen by Putin and his friends in the long term, there is a huge wave of nationalization going on, Raiffaisenbank has only itself to blame for waiting so long... Branches don't have much to do with banking, it's just virtual about international marketplaces and IT. The capital is leaving Russia. The empty properties that Raiffaisenbank leaves behind are just empty properties, they were already there before.
@@lordlousos2770 such a bullshit!
@@vladimiradoshev5310 Why crybaby
I was in Moscow April 2023 . I was aware that I had to bring cash but I didn’t know that the Australian dollar would be so hard to exchange into rubles. I found one bank that did exchange them after much searching . This bank is Transtroy bank on Dubininskaya street. The rate was not favourable but at least I could enjoy my holiday. I would advise to take euro or US dollars
yes it's obviously common sense to go in Euro or Usd, as they are the only currency worth the hassle to transfert for in Russia x) our british colony $ is irrelevant to the world (im from Canada).
How much worse was the australian dollar compared loss to euro? Because we australians will also lose money getting euro if we are just holidaying right?
@@ronkumar1093 The exchange rate is generally extremely bad for AUD-RUB compared to USD-RUB or EUR-RUB. I would generally advise to go to AUD-USD-RUB.Yes, you lose on the double exchange, but not as bad as the AUD-RUB exchange rate.
@@ronkumar1093 well I got 12k roubles for 350 aud. I don’t know what the Euro -AUD rate was then.
You can exchange Euros or dollars in Alfabank without bigger problems. Up to 40k rubles even without passport daily. At least in 2023 and 2022. Canadians and Aussies should just bring euros or US$, then it´s ok. Getting a SIM card with a passport is also not a problem. THe only thing might be the language barrier, especially outside of Moscow. But this was an issue before the sanctions. Don´t know why some still cry about sancstions in 2024. Compare Russia to Cuba and you´ll see, that you get literally ANYTHING in Russia right now, just maybe for a higher price if it´s about western products.
If every thing goes smoothly, I will start working in Russia by end of summer this year. I started watching your videos after receiving a job offer and I am very grateful that I found your channel and this particular video has been very helpful. I did encounter some challenges due to the sanction but like you, I am staying hopeful and that my stay there with my family will be enjoyable and productive. All the best to you, Eli!
SHE TALKS ABOUT POLITICS, BUT THEN BANS PEOPLE FROM GVING HER AN ANSWER, REGARDING THE SANCTIONS IN RUSSIA. (MORONIC) CLEARLY ANOTHER RED DIAPER BABY. 🤣🤣🤣😅😆😄🙂
Watching from Vietnam. We love you Eli, anythings come its never changed😊
I been in Siberia, Vladivostok, Komsomolsk. I met many lovely people. Take care of you and hope you will have a good future. From Sweden
those cities are Far East.
@trustEarned
Siberia isn't a term for Russian North.
Siberia spans the entire expanse of land from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, with the Ural River usually forming the southernmost portion of its western boundary,
@@trustEarned I travel there after a few days in St Petersburg. I am at least happy been in those places
@@DAVEVIKASARATOV FYI: you use Western maps. Siberia is a size of Texas, everything pass Lake Baikal is Far East.
@@trustEarned Right, and Siberia is not a city. That person could've actually been in that region PLUS Vladivostok and Komsomolsk. You were a little too quick to respond there.
とても参考になりました。ありがとう。😀いつかロシアに行きたいと思っているのでロシア語を勉強しています。
頑張ってください。私は日本に住みたいですから日本語を勉強しています。
Eli, you are resourcefulness embodied. Folks like you should not only make videos :)
Your videos are as close as I may ever get to visiting Russia. They are joyous, informative works. Thanks to you always!
I completely agree with this
Thankyou @Eli... for your kind explanation towards Russia at present moment of the sanctions... loved Russia❤
Muchas gracias Eli!!! Tú eres Divina
woww, this video offers a glimpse into the challenges faced by individuals living in the most sanctioned country in the world. It highlights the resilience and resourcefulness of its people amidst economic and political pressures. Watching it sparks reflection on the impact of international policies on everyday lives.
What use are full stores if people have less and less money?
You are such a kind helpful girl.. I can’t understand why they took your monetization.. they are punishing regular people everywhere and it’s disgusting.. the rich who start the trouble just go on living as normal while we struggle.. it’s cruel
The rich seem to fall out of windows a lot🤔
I´m glad that you here, Eli and thanks for answering important questions with such transparency. Cheers from Brazil.
❤❤❤❤❤ yes awesome
Thank you, Eli. This is my first video from you and I am so impressed that I subscribed. I'm looking forward to watching and learning more. I am an American citizen from Southern California who no longer understands my country. Praying fo peace.
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SHE TALKS ABOUT POLITICS, BUT THEN BANS PEOPLE FROM GVING HER AN ANSWER, REGARDING THE SANCTIONS IN RUSSIA. (MORONIC) CLEARLY ANOTHER RED DIAPER BABY. 🤣🤣🤣😅😆😄🙂
yep, no one does. we thought we understood america. we had faith in it without even thinking about it. we were brought up by it: hollywood and pop music essentially but even literature. us in the rest of the west. 'not america'.
slowly is all began to go wrong. suspicious and strange things. Kennedy assassinations. Vietnam. 9/11... different things different times different places... and now it is totally out of the ballpark... completely and utterly insane...
I think it needs the people.
They do not participate in a democracy hence there is no democracy hence there's rule by an insane cabal with their own interests at heart and they are such stupid greedy blind eventually self destructive interests..
We need the american people but they don't seem to realise that.
Brought up by hollywood in fantasyland: marvel comics and the wild west and fundamental christianity they only ever seem to plead for a saviour. they want someone - 'someone' to 'do something'. they want civil wars over which someone it will be... they just don't seem to get it: the answer lies with them.
they need to run their own country as they are supposed to do in a democracy. they need to wake up, smarten up, real quick.
there is a way:
abrogard.com/blog/2023/12/25/dont-write-to-congress/
these tools would be adaptable to the purpose, perhaps are all ready right now:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_voting_system
well educadet 5th grade
Go and move to Russia. It's nice. Many gulgags many cameras, no freedom of press, many journalists imprisoned. Nice.
That Australian guy might be smiling now but he must know that Australian Intelligence will have a folder with his name on it somewhere in Canberra.
I'm an Australian with a file in Canberra. I was a member of the ADF with a TOPSEC, AUSTEO clearance. I obeyed the Australian rules and had no problems. I was used by Russia to send information to Australian, US, NATO forces, in a way not as you might think. Family members worked at UralVagonZavod, and I was shown tanks and IFVs that they had. Even after I stated that I would have to pass on information to my INTELO. The world of spooks is quite interesting.
@@peterwilliams2152I can guarantee that you are just a keyboard warrior seeking attention.
@@dim2389 Off course Dimwit 2389
Australia the wokest country in the world now ya know
So what. What are they going to do? Western governments are cowards.
спасибо, Эли, за всю эту полезную информацию. это будет полезно для людей, планирующих поездку в Россию.
Hi, I worked 2 years in Lipetsk between 2002-2004 and, I have unforgettable memories about Russia and people. Each time I watch your video I remember my friends and wonderful times with them. Thanks a lot, and I hope one day I able to visit Lipetsk again to find my lovely friends
Здравствуйте. За 20 лет все города в России изменились до неузнаваемости...
I'm a Brit living in the UK and have just returned from 10 days in Russia. Everything Eli says is correct. I flew to Tallinn, Estonia and then took the coach to Saint Petersburg. I booked return coach travel before leaving UK as LuxExpress have a business base in Europe so cards work to pay them. The border at Narva/Ivangorod is pedestrian only so one coach drops you at the Estonian border crossing point and then another coach is on the other side of the river/bridge in Russia waiting to take you onwards.
The advantage of this route is flights to Tallinn from UK are cheap and the return coach fare came to about £80. You also see a lot of the countries looking out the coach windows and the coaches were very comfortable with hot drinks, free bottled water and good Wifi. I stayed a couple of nights in SP and then took the train to Moscow which was a fantastic experience especially since on return I booked the Sapsan non stop train and the service in business class was awesome with breakfast part of the ticket.
Train tickets were £59 going (economy class) and £95 returning (business class).
Apart from wanting to see SP I stayed there for 2 nights to get a breather after the journey but I have known people get the train to Moscow as soon as they arrive on the coach in SP. If you do this it competes very well time wise versus flying to Turkey (from UK) and then taking a flight to Moscow. The flight option is also more expensive.
One thing with the Yandex app for taxis you can go into the settings and select that you want to pay cash.
I enjoyed every single minute of my time in Russia and the people I came into contact with were lovely and went out of their way to provide assistance when I needed it.
Regarding the visa I was able to get an e-visa since I also hold an Irish (EU) passport. I applied on line and I received the e-visa after 3 days. It's valid for 60 days and the maximum stay is 16 days (for one visit) - remember day of arrival and day of departure count as days to the max 16 days.
With the ramifications of the sanctions a trip takes some organising but it's well worth the effort. Also I was able to buy Roubles at a good rate online from a company based in the UK.
Thanks for the information. So your UK credit cards don't work in Russia? I couldn't find anyone who would exchange £ for Rubles since the proxy war
Are you from NI?
Very helpful
So if you are a British citizen what made you to come back to the UK if you liked everything there so much? SPB today is not SPB 10 years ago …
@@phoibos810 The E-visa is limited to 16 days maximum stay
Походу название ролика очень хорошо работает.
Читаешь некоторые комментарии и поражаешься человеческому безумию.
Эли, ты умничка!
Hello Eli, just dropping by to extend my regards to you. I enjoy watching you. I used to live in Hawaii and now, I'm here in the Philippines. I hope everything is always right for you. Take care & God bless.
Eli, you are very smart lady and inspiring for others. I admire your attitude toward you home country, you simply will not sell your soul that easy.
I admire redheads too.
In CANADA our WEF communist dictator has tripled house prices and put food up 50 % with 4 carbon taxes.. He sends $ 2 billion in weaponry to the URKS but has no money for our army vets.
Relax simp
Redheads are hotter than blondes. You can’t change my mind 😆
this is true.
Russia has been the wests boogeyman my whole freaking life. I have nothing against the Russian people and wish you all well. 🍻
How about the Ukrainians, should they also be well? Or does wellness only apply to your targeted demographics?
I am 65 I was razied hatting the the USSR but when Yeltsin there was brief time to see the light but Putin wants to turn the clock back as the people had the western experience like present China.
do you also have nothing against russian war criminals and wish them all well as well?
@@GholaTleilaxu How about the Ukrainians, should they also be well? Or does wellness only apply to your targeted demographics?
Well, the Ukrainians did not want the Russians living in Ukraine to be happy. Have you ever heard of symmetry?
@@terrymefford697 am 65 I was razied hatting the the USSR but when Yeltsin there was brief time to see the light but Putin wants to turn the clock back as the people had the western experience like present China.
Yeltsin's "reforms" led to the deaths of millions (I'm not exaggerating, please refer to statistics) of Soviet citizens. Is this your "light"? Don't you have a portrait of Hitler hanging? He also did not "shine"so much.
Greetings from USA 🇺🇸 much respect to you Eli and the people Russia 🇷🇺 and Eastern Europe.
Hello and thank you too:) from Russia, Siberia-Novosibirsk👋
Dear you are always welcome to India... We love Russia...we will stand by your side whatever happens..❤️🇮🇳🇷🇺❤
thank you that you love our country
Much love from Arizona, Eli! I’m glad you’re doing well and the sanctions don’t affect you directly. May we all find peace one day
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Because the liar and war criminal Putin the aggressor is attacking Ukraine. Russia will lose and collapse and this stupid person is talking about restricting her passport.
As Americans we will never find peace. We have been invading countries and killing people who did nothing to us for every day of my 74 years, including the coup we did that created the war against the people of Donbas and backed authentic Nazis. I spend a lot of time in Ukraine and the only president who was popularly elected was the one the US staged the coup against and created to attacked on Russian speakers. It is pretty hard to find any war, assassination or rigged election that the US did not arrange.
Putin wants piece, piece of Ukraine, piece of Latvia etc etc kinda like Hitler huh
Putin wants piece everywhere, pieceof Ukraine , piece of Estonia etc etc, in Putinworld ,one man in Moscow owns half of Europe. He enjoys being a slave owner , he will never give it up.
I pray the wars around the world will end and life will be normal for people to travel anywhere they want. All the best Eli. I enjoy your channel! ❤
Thank you. I’m American and would love to visit your country one day. It’s very beautiful.
God bless you Eli, trust in Gog ,he will bring us through !
Excellent video, Eli. Thank you. I had hoped to travel to Russia in summer 2022, but that didn’t work out! I lived and worked in Russia for years, married a Russian woman I met in Leningrad, and we have a beautiful daughter. I hope to visit Russia again soon - if only to have coffee in Cafe Zinger in Dom Knigi on Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg, and look across at the magnificent Kazansky Sobor. The information you provided is super helpful. Желаю Вам успехов!
Dear Ellie. I love and share your point of view and hope for a better tomorrow. I send lots of love from Chile, South America. Keep on going.
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Sorry for what the United States did to your county..I didn't know 😢
Chile is a good country, greeting from Chile🤣✌🇨🇱
@@JuneBarbonethere is bad done in every county!
I’m planning to visit your country the next month and I just can thank you the effort to make this video to help us planning everything in this difficult moments. I hope everything changes soon :)
Thank you for all the good info. Greetings from Switzerland to beautiful Moscow, I had the chance to visit in 2017
Greetings from Chelyabinsk city to Switzerland. And welcome back here one day 🤗
From an American, I have hopes everything will be changing for the better and peace will prevail again. Your unsponsored tips for traveling to Russia were kind and thoughtful of you. I enjoy your excellent videos. God bless you!😊
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You’re worth the time to watch you. Very well done. I’m from Houston Texas and lived in Izhevsk for 4 years, met my wife in Moscow 25 years ago. My wife and our Daughter spend as much time in Russia every year. You really helped us on the money Ruble realities that exist today, we would like to take you to lunch sometime. Keep going and best wishes!
Brain dead Trumpist detected...
Why you left Russia
@@s.ieditz8218 He's a troll. Look at his "English", no American speaks like this.... Don't fall for the Kremlin trolls.
I was in Russia for 3 months in 2023. Aside from not being able to use my western bank cards to pay for services or products i had an amazing time
that's cool, welcome back here one day
@@natyrusa спасибо, девочка из России 🤗
@@Nekminute девушка, а не девочка 😅
@@natyrusa 😅
@@Nekminute btw. I'm also a vlogger
Эля, ты тут собрала столько людей из разных стран! Невероятно приятно читать комментарии. Важное дело ты делаешь!
Russia is a self-sustained country in terms of food, natural resources and military.
Manufacturing, well you got the world's biggest manufacturer right next door.
That's the whole reason for this proxy war.They thought since the 40's that they could slowly break up Russia and take over their resources like sneaky criminals.
Pretty much this lol.
What does Russia manufacture it sells to Europe?
The country right next door is economically dependent with trade from the sanctioning countries.
The country right next door doesn't want to be sanctioned for violating sanctions, which I believe they are doing.
@@martijnstam6186A lot of things from food to raw materials
This is very helpful thank you! Im trying to visit my family there eventually and so thanks for the information:)
BTW re:store weren't renamed, they were just a reseller officially recognized by Apple
And Russia weren't excluded from SWIFT, just a few banks were, so you can still do SWIFT transfer to foreign banks, they may just reject it if transaction was from bank under G7 sanctions
My father say USSR/Russia 🇷🇺 has helped our country, Vietnam 🇻🇳 much in our development in most areas. No country is perfect and we just pray that peace will come soon 🙏🙏 Thank you to Eli showing us the true situation in Russia & its people ❤
Russia and China helped Vietnam in the Vietnam war first chasing out the french in 1954 and next the americans in 1975..this is an important part of history that all Vietnamese must learn in school.
I'm vietnamese American, I had a brief unforgettable moment with a girl from Russia who took interest in my background for simply just being vietnamese. & she had mentioned to me how Russia & vietnam have relations, & that there's a tourists attraction for Russians in Vietnam where signs are in Russian for them.
Most Russians I've encountered here often give the impression that they're significantly more intelligent than the average American lol. Very intelligent & respectful
USSR did. That included Ukraine.
@@benjamindo8142 That's because Russians come from a country with a soul. America doesn't have one.
Russia helped Vietnam against a big enemy ( USA ) invading.
Kinda how Russia is a big enemy invading Ukraine now. Shameful that Vietnam abstains from condemning this.
It's like they forgot their own history
Brilliant Eli. You have probably helped many people wishing to travel to Russia and its many regions. I posted on another channels comments, that here in my local mall in Sydney, Australia, there was a money exchange and i could still get Russian Rubles.. So much for Australian sanctions.
Remember Australia is a convict prison of Britain, that is now run by multi National Corporations. So any sanctions and opinions of the senior management of AusCorp, are not necessarily the opinions of our peoples here. Take care, stay safe Eli.
SHE TALKS ABOUT POLITICS, BUT THEN BANS PEOPLE FROM GVING HER AN ANSWER, REGARDING THE SANCTIONS IN RUSSIA. (MORONIC) CLEARLY ANOTHER RED DIAPER BABY. 🤣🤣🤣😅😆😄🙂
Eli thank you very much for your videos like this one and all of them really, its a big help for every one :)
Россия вперёд! Я живу в сша и поддерживаю Россию! 🇷🇺❤🇺🇸
My dream as an American since I was a kid is to speak Russian and visit Russia. My first book report as a kid was about Russia. I’m working on learning the Russian language and will visit or live there when I’m retired. Thanks for all the effort you put into educating your viewers. Absolutely amazing.
Dreams come true.. 😊
I hope your dream comes true. It seems like an amazing nation with incredible people!
Keep in mind that you will find yourself in another, amazing parallel reality, as if to another planet from which you do not want to return! Are you ready for this?
Okay interesting dream
Any books or really helpful app for learning Russian?
Поздрав из Србије
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So useful. Thanks. I'm ready now for the summer! 😎
Thanks Elli so comprehensive information. Я знаю, все ещё будет, Южный ветер ещё подует, и зиму ещё наколдует.....
Hello and love from Paris. I can't speak for all French people but be assured that nobody who has any sense here supports the hate propaganda and that French and Russian people will always be cousins and friends. Thanks for helping us discover your country.
Yeah well, time will tell. Ask the Ukrainians about propaganda, tool.
Hello Paris, friendly greetings from Moscow :)
Thanks from V. Putin. Don't believe all the nonsense about my being a filthy rich public servant who murders my enemies. I rely on people like you, so good job lap doggy!
Hi I am Dr Jayanth from India, I subscribe your UA-cam channel, I have watched most of your videos, got inspired and recently in April 2024 I visited Moscow and St Petersburg, I did not face any problems in Russia and your country is amazing for tourists. ❤ Russia 🇷🇺
Because the liar and war criminal Putin the aggressor is attacking Ukraine. Russia will lose and collapse and this stupid person is talking about restricting her passport.
Glad to hear! I wish I could go - this was a very helpful video. Eli is smart and kind :))
Very Informative
I support Russia
Hello from Minnesota, USA ! Very interesting video. Thanks Eli !
We hope that these sad moments caused by this war can end and finally have a peace! It would be a wonderful thing! Eli I wish you all the best. Your video are so beautiful and if one day you come to Italy we will be happy to meet you🌷🪻⚘️
Unfortunately there will be no peace until Washington stops trying to crash Russia and take control of the resources. It was close to accomplishing that in the 90s but when Putin was elected he saved the country from destruction and the neocons have hated him ever since and created entire false narrative that everyone in the west has heard constantly since 2000. So Russia knows it will never be left alone so has disconnected from the US and its yapping puddle UK. For a long time Putin thought he could negotiate with the US but now there is finally realization that it will never happy so trade and any interaction with the west is useless and Russia has the largest trade pact in history as trading partners. Russia will not keep western tourists out but the US allows very few Russians to tour the US and eventually there will be bans on all BRICS member state citizens but BRICS represents the majority of world population, innovation, production and patents. Having most of the world trade in currencies not from the US is going to force the US to either destroy the majority of countries or learn to focus on the concerns of Americans instead of spending all their money on trying to be the world Hegemon. There are no other choices...leave other countries alone and trade with all as members instead of controlling the entire world, focusing on the making the lives better for average Americans who current lead more limited lifestyles than many other countries. Address the extreme poverty and crushing debt families have. The average family in the US has a lower standard of living then their parents did. With the extreme debt there is nothing left in family assets to give the children a leg up. The majority of Russians over 20 own their homes and have a degree with no debt. So young Russians travel a lot more and have a positive net worth. The average American 20 year old has debt that will never be paid off, The current generation of 20 something's will be the first generation of Americans who will never own a home or not have crimpling debt. If one lived an average life in the US vs Russia, there would be a dramatic difference in options, the Russia would like have a free home and only pay utilities, and $5/mo for high speed internet. They would not buy into subscription TV and its $200 a mo., but be an active participant in society because with in walking distance there is so much more to do than in the US that is free or very low cost so you do not see young adults watch tv unless in a pub with friends for a football game. or go to games or join a team. But there are a thousands other activities in every city. If one is bored in a Russian city they probably do not have a pulse. Where I typing this I am 10 minutes walking to 234 drama theaters, 550 English style pubs with good food and live music in many of them, 13,000 4-5 star rated restaurants of every national cuisine one could imagine(Trip Advisor visitor ratings, a dozen ballet theaters, 473 museums, 184 are major world class museums, more cruising canals than Venice, dozens of poetry venues, dance clubs, social clubs beaches, open air dance, many jazz clubs many art museums parks that are open all day and night...600 of them, safe beautiful and zero crime. and much more. And almost all free...the rides in the amusement parks cost...lectures. One feature not found in the west is simple socalizing anywhere and never having a hostile reaction, people get a long and males and females like each other and treat each other with respect. That is something that died a long time about in the west. And none of this requires a car. Public transportation is great, cheap frequent goes where you want to go, and Taxis are cheap . I would wager a great deal that one out on foot in the cities here would be a heck of a lot more fun, safer, much cheaper, and stress compared to anyplace you offer from the west
Eli, I also have two lovely daughters. But you are really really lovely girl and very smart. I do believe that many people around the world admire your attitude and identity toward your 'Homeland' - Russia. If you go to my country East Timor, I'll offer you place to stay. Good luck to what you are doing and forget the 'SANCTIONS', because you and all the Russians will survive under the 'Banner' of Nationalism/Patriotism of the Russian People.
SHE TALKS ABOUT POLITICS, BUT THEN BANS PEOPLE FROM GVING HER AN ANSWER, REGARDING THE SANCTIONS IN RUSSIA. (MORONIC) CLEARLY ANOTHER RED DIAPER BABY. 🤣🤣🤣😅😆😄🙂
You go Eli, good to see your ok there, stay well I am of early Russian descent my great grandfather was from St Petersburg. Some time around 1900
That's so great! Much love from Spain 👍
I live and study in Russia. It's beautiful here and the people love black people. Sometimes I don't even remember this country is under sanctions😅😀Life is great here, I am really always amazed at how the people in Russia continue to love foreigners despite all the sanctions. I really love it here. Greetings from Yakutsk!
"the people love black people." ...Strange, because some black people in Africa love Russians as well, but...
MEDIUM-RARE!!!
@passiveuro; Russians love foreigners, but do they also love Ukrainians?
@@waterrat4285 Millions of Ukrainians live in Russia. In this country, no one discriminates against them based on their nationality. ❤
@@waterrat4285 Yes, that's why ukainian POWs get good treatment. After all they're originally russian people. And they're not forced to fight for russia.
@@waterrat4285 it is the same nation. It is a civil war mind you... forced upon by New World Order.
Greetings from Germany and friendly hugs!
You are an angel! Important work! 💙💙
Eli. I appreciate your videos. Informative and entertaining! Bravo!
*Hallelujah!!!! The daily jesus devotional has been my a huge part of my transformation, God is good 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻was owning a loan of $47,000 to the bank for my son's brain surgery (David), Now I'm no longer in debt after I invested $12,000 and got my payout of m $270,500 every months,God bless Christy Fiore🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸..*
Hello how do you make such monthly ?? I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down 🤦 of myself because of low finance but I still believe in God.
Thanks to my co-worker (Alex) who suggested Ms Christy Fiore.
She's a licensed broker in the states 🇺🇸
After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.
Wow that's nice She makes you that much!! please is there a way to reach her services, I work 3 jobs and trying to pay off my debts for a while now!!
Please help me.
My friend who is indian from Goa is amazed by the number of russians living and holidaying in india
They are all escaping Russia.. they have no plans to return until Putin had fallen out of a window.
India is a slum and dirt poor, so Russian tourists fit in well there.
they want to be meat in the ukraine nvasion so they invade goa, bali , thailand
there are so many Russians in Turkey, Azerbaijan and UAE and Qatar. Sanctions are working in favor of Russia imo.
I hope they will not end up like the poor Brazilian tourist
I live in St. Petersburg and the only thing that's really annoying is having to fly via Istanbul if you wanna get anywhere in Europe, otherwise nothing really changed compared to before the war.
What's the interest rate in Russia?
@@bladeboy2041 Why?
@@bladeboy2041 16 %
@@Memovox Look it up when someone tells you nothing has changed. What they mean is they're accepting it.
@@bladeboy2041and the price of energy in the UK?
Thank you for teaching us! So interesting to see how others live! ❤you are so smart!
We live not bad here, as far as you can see 😜
Thanks for all the information you mention.❤
My girlfriend is Russian. The people there are great and fun to be around with. I currently know some Russian but still learning. I wish nothing but the best from a USA citizen.
face fun 470.000 russian mothers , who lost ther sons
great and fun to be around with till they invade you....
Unfortunately Russia is a brutal oppressive nation who invaded Poland in 1920, 1939, 1945-1989 (iron curtain) and it’s time Russians learn their history so they can hopefully change their future…
They celebrate May 9 with the parade of victory over the Nazis… but they don’t mentioned they marched WITH the Nazis in Poland in 1939. They don’t mention that fact right? I hope Russia will learn from its mistakes and one day decide to be a good neighbor. Otherwise the countries of Europe and the civilized world will isolate it, and try to contain it so they don’t destroy the freedoms we built by our collective work.
You have somehow angered the brainwashed NAFO trolls with your comment. They are so pathetic, may i wish you and your girlfriend all the best. From England ❤
@@tomkruk2585 All that was the Soviet Union. Which is gone since 35 years now. Get updated.
Cho du nước bạn có như nao thì tôi và dân nước viêt nam tôi luôn ủng hộ và biết ơn đến nước bạn nga vô cung,hy vọng nước bạn nga luôn chiến thắng triền mọi mặt,luôn yêu mến một đất nước nga vĩ đại❤❤
Thank you
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You should thank China.
@@jickzz3960,,bạn không cân phải nhắc tôi lời nói đó tôi và đất nước tôi tự hiểu và biết điều đó,,ok👌
@@jickzz3960 this video is about Russia, not China.
Hello from America! Love your channel. Keep up the great work!
Dear Eli. This is a very interesting and useful video. Thank you very much.
Love your channel !! Best wishes for all peaceful people in the World
Love to you ❤️ and your People 😊 from the UK.
Traitor or just easily influenced buy Russian propaganda .Most of Russia is dirt poor .
Its absolutely perplexing why the U.K. and US hate Russia and Russians so much
mm dont live in Salsbury then huh
Thank you for this inside. Eli you are an inspiration. Hope to visit one day after the political situation improves. Keep making great videos and show the world that Russia has more than one side to look at. You truly make Russia and the world a better place with your content. ❤
I escaped Russia in 2022 and have been wandering South Asia as a tourist for almost 2 years without any income (focusing on reducing expenses). I hope I will never have to go back to Russia, and when I finally settle in, I am planning to reject my russian citizenship as soon as possible.
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing your perspective. I can’t imagine this difficult time but you are you are a positive light and you are educating the rest of us. Please keep sharing with us but always stay safe 🙏🏽
It's so nice to see a country from a native point of view. And by such a lovely presenter. Eli, I like this channel. Sadly, due to disability, I can't make Russia a destination. Not sure how facilities would work... if there are any!
Keep showing us the REAL Russia. I never did trust the news media. Even here in the UK.
Be well, happy and safe Eli.
Love, Dug Wolfe. Bristol City, UK.
I heard russia is not a good place to go if u are disabled
@@user-tt8hs9ey5v There are disable people in Russia you know !
Unfortunately it's true that my country is not an easy place to travel for people with "walking" disabilities (sorry, I'm not sure if there's such a term). It's getting better but very slowly. People in authority believe that they have other, more urgent things to do. There's a lot to improve in that area.
Thank you!! I am a Japanese living in Vienna, Austria. We visited Moscow and stayed with our friend’s. They bought and paid things for us and we tried to reimburse but they refused saying it was a gift from them. We went to Kremlin Ballet and the great museums, they were wonderful!, even higher level than Viennese! I felt very safe and peaceful, even though it was right after the terrible incident in March. I felt people’s unity and deep prayers for peace. Next time we try to pay ourselves and this video helps a lot. I love Russia, it is the only hopeful country for humanity ❤🪆❤🕊️🙏
You probably would have said exactly the same thing about Nazi Germany in 1942.
West is Nazi though ,always was @@barklex
I have Russian friends here in Europe. Their skills are so outstanding they’ve been brought here. And what you are showing is literally what they are telling me. They even invited me to see Russia by myself to discover people and the culture. Honestly, I am super bitter because all this current context isn’t belonging to us, people and by that I mean citizens of the world… If there were no politics and social engineering we’d certainly see more « humanity » and just human beings bonding.
I always thought that Russians could use credit cards abroad. I myself as an German have a credit card from Thailand with UnionPay instead of Master- oder Visacard and there are a lot of Russians in Thailand right now. When the sanctions started and Visa and Mastercard decided that credit cards issued by these two credit card organizations in Russia could no longer be used abroad, China's UnionPay came into play. You can see it in your vlog at 11:47 too. Its a chinese creditcard organization. There are also banks in Thailand that issue UnionPay and Master- / Visa- credit cards. As far as I know, Russian banks also issue credit cards with UnionPay, so vacationing in some countries would be possible without taking large amounts of cash with you.
We have propaganda everywhere and unfortunately most people believe it. It's great that you're looking for information from all over the world and not just one-sidedly.
So good we have people like you Eli who tell the real situation as opposed to the nonsense you get from western sources like the BBC. Keep up the great work you do! Love from Ireland 🇮🇪
The BBC is not saying Russians are starving because of sanctions.
On the opposite the BBC says that the effects are minimal on people’s daily life.
They might have said that in the beginning when the ruble plunged, but they revised their views.
On the other hand, Russia is deprived from western electronic components and that had strong consequences
China is coming through replace and copy these components but it’s not always possible
A recent article from Le Monde is titled « War in Ukraine: Sanctions against Russia have had limited effect »
And similar article have been published by western medias including British ones.
So you’re basically full of…
Maybe we should actually sanction Ireland 🇮🇪 who has become a super rich country combining low taxes for foreign investors (which has been a damaging competition for EU countries) and crazy big subventions from the EU for 30 years that obviously it didn’t need (Ireland has by far the highest GDP per capita in the EU)
I remember seeing all those streets in Dublin being rebuilt in the late 90s or early 2000s with signs « EU funded »
Just kidding I love Ireland and don’t want to sanction your country although the EU money tap should be reduced for awhile 😅
Go live there vatnik.
Eli, what a great video. People adapt, they find ways to continue. It's a shame such problems and issues turn up in the world, and are beyond most of our control. After all, we are all flesh and blood, we should be able to get on peacefully. Don't lose hope, and keep a sense of humour. Russia is a wonderful country (What little I visited), the people friendly and welcoming (The few I met). More people need to travel and have open minds, you find that we are all the same. Differences are not to be feared but welcomed, talk, and we can all find some common ground. Peace.
Never fly with russian airlines - They have a hard time getting spare parts for the planes.
@MISS_ELI_FROM_RUSSIA- That is exactly what I have done.
Companies like Aeroflot didnt have a great reputation before the war and that reputation is even worse now.
Russian airlines stole 400 planes since they were leasing many of their planes. By now, half of these planes have been confiscated and nationalised by the Putin regime.
They now have difficulties in obtaining spare parts, upgrades et.c. for these aircrafts since the western manufacturers dont want anything to do with Russia.
Yes, the Putin regime have launched a program for building passenger aircrafts, but Russia havent built any passenger aircrafts since the Soviet era.
And we also know that most big projects in Russia have the goal of enabling oligarchs and siloviks to steal money from Russian taxpayers - So I believe it when I see the produced aircrafts.
Love your video - very informative - great positive spirit. I am sure SA will receive you with no difficulty - I think
We love you and we love Russia, from an Italian citizen😘🇮🇹🇷🇺
feel free to relocate there
❤🇷🇺❤️🇨🇳❤️🇮🇷@@salgis
@@salgis
Nope, it's just about love. Nothing more.
Here in Bulgaria, many of us support Russia. It's my plan to visit Northern Russia, when I can afford it, in order to see my wife's cousin and family (I'm British living in Bulgaria).
Fantastic video, very useful information, which is I and my wife will certainly make use of - thank you!
@@cyrilblakeyblake8807
Support in what?
Such a sweet person.
Much luv to Russia and its people!
Support From Mexico. 💙🇷🇺🤝🏻🇲🇽❤️
Support for a genocidal unprovoked war? That's your humanity level?
Go to Russia and stop crossing the US and Mexican border illegally
@@luciferjohnson8495 I fully support this claim. We could use mexican illegals with fake degree as fully licensed medical doctors instead of whatever the mess we have here.
@@user-ez8le1rp3x This is the Russian way 😂
@@luciferjohnson8495
This is why Mexicans like Russia because we get nothing but hate from Americans.
But let me tell you something, Mexican people were in the North American continent thousands of years before the pilgrims ever arrived. And guess what.?
Hispanics are a couple years away from completely passing every other group in thr U.S.
Sorry for you. Maybe go back to England because your descendants WILL be speaking Spanish and eating Tacos.! 😁🇲🇽🌮
Viva Mexico Cabrones!
Viva Russia! 💯
Ginger! So lovely!
And hey, really good overview! Thank you!
Lots of love from Tunisa❤ Russia is a great wonderful country. Russia is history, humanity, civilization. You are welcome to great nations and countries that deserve your friendship and partnership. I love to go to Russia.
"..Russia is humanity civilisation.." hahaha😁😁
Here in Tunisia our cards never worked outside of our country and we are alive as you can see so most of this is not necessary.
Other opinions are available in Bucha
Slava Russia
@@spudwesth Теперь мы хотя бы знаем, что канал контролируется Россией.
Great video Eli, I really want to go to Volgograd and your help and advice might help me go this year!
Thank you, Eli. Wishing you well.
thanks for sharing common people and ordinary things happening inRussia.
This channel was just now suggested to me by UA-cam since I watch a lot of Russian creators. This video is the most helpful and informative video I have ever seen regarding sanctions and travel to Russia! I just subscribed. Obviously much time and effort was put into researching this topic which I truly appreciate. The presentation is easy to understand and very helpful in real life for everyone! Great job! As an American, I am a bit surprised at how money transfer is so easy to work around. Great ideas on how to arrange things before traveling. Thank you much for all the detailed information.
Thank you so much, I am very happy that this video was helpful 🫶🏻
@@ElifromRussia I love you Eli. Your so sweet.
World doesn't end in Europe and the US.
Russia’s European too and as for the EU and the US, it’s only the “elites” that maintain this madness, regular people don’t support it. Our lives are much harder now because of the sanctions our “leadership” placed on Russia.
WELL SAID 💯👏
BRAVO 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Russian troll bot please write more creatively
@@drainmudvayne27 Because people with more than 1 brain cell can speak multiple languages.
@@michaele8442 butthurt westerner?
Very informative video. I have watched a lot of your videos and enjoyed each one of them.
Thank you for sharing vital information for the travellers ❤
Hello Eli , thank you so much for reaching out and letting us know about your experience (sanctions) in your great Country Russia 🇷🇺.
Love from Fiji 🇫🇯 island .
Hi Eli, big fan of your channel here. Thank you for taking your time to let people know important facts that get obscured by the clouds of mass media. There will always be good people in each and every single corner of the globe no matter what the superpowerful do or say.
Another naive person born into democracy?
After 100+ yrs 9f a failed social experiment, no "good ppl" left in Russia.
Have you ever seen any massive protests against murdering their "Brothers and sisters" in Ukraine ?
They all are "apolitical" and support this crazy invasion.
`In order for Evil to triumph it is only necessary for good people to do nothing` she should leave Russia and stop funding the killing with her taxes.
Keep on shining Eli. I love your videos and have been following you for a long time.
I love Russia! Such a beautiful country and people.
I live in Washington state USA : )
Thank you that you love our country 🤗❤
I’m so sad that they made it so difficult to purchase anything from Russia from other countries 😢 I used a service to pay for goods last year but this year it is banned. The sanctions are dumb and a waste of time!!! I hope to see them lifted very soon!
Zdravstvuyte & an additional Prvyet to U Eli, this is Alex here in India !!,
I💖💖RUSSIA ; my best wishes & 💖💖 to U Eli ; Spasibo so much for all the videos, regarding Russia .