Yes, I understand that there are different levels of society, especially in such a large country. Here in UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧 it is much smaller and a bit more integrated, and the levels (what we call 'classes') often live close together, and there is a kind of snobbery from the rich, because they have money and live in the posh areas and houses. But there has to be a line drawn between them, which is difficult when everybody lives so close together. It is not spread out like in Russia. There are many large cities in UK, and obviously the Capital, London, is very population dense, there is lots of work in London, pay is higher, but so are expenses. London and the big cities are all No.1. No. 2 are the smaller towns and villages, some larger than others, the larger have some work, the smaller very little. I don't think we have a No.3 or No.4. I don't think there are many families who live from the land, but many people are in poverty and this is starting to happen. Some have a small plot (called an allotmennt - rented from the Council) and some people even have chickens in their garden, but I think this is very few, and far between. Thank you for your video 👍👍👍🙋♀️🇬🇧🇬🇧
TLDR; What theory? I noticed only idea of 4 levels of income of russians and such split by income and quality of life could be applied in any country. The only interesting information would be answering the question: What's the percentage of russians (4th russia) that are barely surviving? Ptn's gov't and their friends don't care much about most of the citizens and keep them poor and miserable so then they can send them as cannon fodder on "special" occasions like the prolonged "special self destruction acceleration operation" instead of using all the income for the good of citizens and growth. Regards 👍 😜 And all the best to good russians that are not Z0mbies.
Fascinating. Here are a few tips to watch. Russia type 1: www.youtube.com/@annafromrussia/videos (Novosibirsk) & Russia type 3: www.youtube.com/@vasyainthehay
What a fantastic and informative video. It's so helpful for EVERYONE around the world to have an unbiased sense of the viewpoints in other countries. You're doing us all a service. Thank you!
I think Russia Two is the one that's known the least. Abroad we obviously are familiar with Russia One, and we kind of are generally aware of the villages and poor areas, that we lump together with the ethnic republics. It's the Russia of the poverty, alcoholism and despair of our media. But the middle ground of Russia Two is rarely spoken about. I'd like to know more about it.
Love your passion, you have given me an even better understanding of your country. I have seen shows of people from Moscow going out to their holiday homes to grow their vegie's.
Нет в Новосибирске гораздо холодней , разница в том что -2 в Санк-Петербурге с холодным ветром, может ощущаться как -20 как в Носибирске, разница в погоде приблизительно такая.
Fellow Westerners: a quick way to understand Russia would be to read The Hunger Games. Moscow and St. Petersburg are essentially District 1. Other areas are District 7 etc.
Thank you so much for sharing! My Father was born in St Petersburg in 1914 but from Polish decent .. People iaround the world should understand. Especially in our current condition around the world and misinformation 😊😊
Another awesome video! I love the theory of different Russia's. I think one find that every country has different grouping very much as you described. Spasibo Ksenia!
This is very interesting to understand the Russian population’s mentality. I have been surprised by some street interviews on UA-cam, your categories make sense.
Wow, just Wow! I have been following you for about two years and have enjoyed watching the Quality of your Vlogs DRAMATICALLY improve. It’t apparent that your comfort/confidence behind the camera is at an all-time high. The subjects you choose to discuss are also Very Interesting and are Far More diverse than all of your fellow Russian Vloggers. I Really Enjoy the other Russian Channels (Inside Russia, 1420, Eli from Russia, etc.) but you discuss Russia from many different perspectives and cover Several Russian related topics (like this talk of 4 different Russias) that is Unlikely to be covered by your colleague-Vloggers. Most focus on ONE TOPIC like war, travel etc., but you mix it up! Keep up the hard work because the quality of your content proves how hard you work! Enjoying what you do from San Diego, California, USA!
Thank you so much! I am glad you appreciate my work here. The comments help me to choose topics for my videos. Some people are fascinated by how Russia is so better then the West. But it's only if you live in Moscow.
Very, very interesting Ksenia. I gew up in Britain, people worked-even in big cities- for organisations for many years...yes, some broke away, but most stayed. They stayed loyal to manufacturing jobs, cars, bicycles, cigarrettes, pharmaceuiticals, coal mining, steel production, ship-building clothes manufacturing, shoe manufacturing chemical manufacturing & of course farming. Most of these, save for farming have gone. People make money out of selling services, selling insurance, selling all the maunufacturing and appertenances that used to be made in Britain but are now made elsewhere. Please use your influence to not follow this foolish plan in your own federations that is bound to bring about ruin. With great respect. Keep Safe♡
Good theory, like any country, there are many categories by region, wealth, industry, commerce, etc. Yours is an economic-socio-political theory. It helps me to imagine the Russian people better. There are the Old Soviets, the young non political, the technologically savvy middle class, and the many poor Russians still using outhouses, no roads and no sewers.
Thank you so much for your authenticity and for telling it as it is. If I were to live in Russia I would like to live where I can grow my own vegetables. Thank you once more.
Привет из Шотландии! Прежде всего, я должен сказать, что хотел бы я говорить по-русски так же хорошо, как вы говорите по-английски! 😮 Я самоучка, и это сложно! В течение многих лет я ловил себя на том, что объясняю западным людям, что Россия абсолютно ОГРОМНА! Не только это, но и разница между "русскими" людьми тоже огромна! Запад, Восток, Север и Юг - все они имеют огромные различия. Существует много разных языков, много разных культур, много различий во внешности и верованиях. Очень сложное место, о котором, я полагаю, мир в целом понятия не имеет. Мой интерес основан на музыкальном разнообразии российских культур, и даже спустя много лет, я думаю, что едва "коснулся поверхности", так сказать! Человек, который многому научил меня о русской культуре, - это молодая русская певица по имени Диана Анкудинова, которая совершенно потрясла меня самой первой песней, которую я услышал от нее на редком испано-сефардско-еврейском диалекте! Я также провел много исследований о ней, потому что она родилась далеко на юго-востоке, недалеко от Владивостока. Это привело меня по всей России, и это необыкновенное музыкальное разнообразие. Теперь я регулярно слушаю все, от группы OTTA orchestra до фолк-группы Belo Zlato, русского балета, кулинарных каналов - если вы можете назвать это, я, вероятно, смотрел это! Однажды я навещу многих друзей, которых нашел там, - однажды! Итак, у меня есть вопрос к тебе, Ксения. Согласны ли вы с тем, что быть "русским" - это не то, что можно легко объяснить в нескольких словах? Я боролся с этим в течение долгого времени. Итак, в принципе, кто такие "русские", как любят называть всех в России? Невозможный вопрос, поэтому я заранее приношу извинения, но я подозреваю, что у вас просто может быть ответ для меня? 😊😊 ----------- Greetings from Scotland! First, I have to say that I wish I could speak Russian as well as you speak English! 😮 I am self-taught and it is difficult! For years I have found myself explaining to Western people that Russia is absolutely HUGE! Not just that, but the difference between the "Russian" people is also vast! West, East, North and South all have drastic differences. Many different languages, many different cultures, many differences in physical looks and beliefs. A very complex place which I believe the world in general has no idea about. My interest is based on the musical diversity throughout Russian cultures and even after many years, I think I have barely "scratched the surface!" so to speak! One of the people who has taught me a lot about Russian culture is a young Russian singer called Diana Ankudinova who totally shocked me with the very first song I heard her sing, In a rare Spanish/Sephardic Jewish dialect! I did a lot of research on her and because she was born way over on the far South Eastern side near Vladivostock. It took me all over Russian and it's extreme musical diversity. Now I regularly listen to everything from orchestral group OTTA, to folk group Belo Zlato, Russian Ballet, Food channels - you name it, I have watched it! One day I will visit the numerous friends I have found there - one day! SO, I have a question for you Ksenia. Would you agree that, what it is to be "Russian" is not something that can be easily explained in a few words? I have struggled with this for a long time. So, basically who are the "Russians" as people like to call everyone in Russia? Impossible question, so sorry in advance, but II suspect you may have an answer for me? 😊😊
У тебя очень неплохой стиль изложения для "самоучки" (с помощью гугл-переводчика так не поличится 😊) "Быть русским" - это не о генетике, но больше о внутреннем самоощущении. И.В, Сталин, к примеру, называл себя "русским, грузинского пройсхождения". А.С.Пушкин - признанный "отец классической русской литературы" имел в себе изрядную толику африканских "кровей". Может быть дело в самом русском языке (см. на ютубе: "How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky" ) ? Наверное отчасти в нём, но это, как мне видится, "необходимое но не достаточное условие"
@@smv_-re5rb Большое спасибо! Я каждый день "общаюсь" со многими русскими друзьями онлайн, и они довольно хорошо исправляют мои ошибки! 😊 Я давным-давно перестал пользоваться Google translate, предпочитаю пользоваться Яндекс-переводчиком и стараюсь все проверять дважды. ЕСЛИ бы я мог получить визу, чтобы навестить там своих друзей, я бы добился гораздо большего прогресса, услышав, как произносятся определенные слова и строятся предложения. Может быть, однажды! 😊🙏 На самом деле мой родной язык - валлийский-кельтский, и я прожил в Шотландии почти 50 лет, поэтому я также понимаю большую часть шотландско-кельтского языка. Английский - очень неуклюжий язык по сравнению с русским. Я нахожу, что тексты русских песен и стихотворения построены с очень метафорическим привкусом. Увлекательно и интересно. В недавнем исследовании было обнаружено, что 178 слов на валлийском и 134 слова на шотландском-гэльском языках присутствуют в современных южнославянских языках. Похоже, кельты были в Прибалтике давным-давно, но ушли примерно за 500 лет до прихода русских. Между русскими и кельтами существует много исторических связей.
I have just discovered you are very interesting and well-spoken here in Ireland I grow my own vegetables I am number 3. People who grow their own veg are more interesting when I go to a shopping mall I get sick, I think it's the high prices thanks for your videos ☘☘
Your comments and presentations are interestingly inciteful. Your presentations belong in a classroom. I like the way you tell us things we don't get from the other UA-camrs. Thanks for the pronunciation of Novosibirsk! I have a friend (Anna) there; each day she grabs her camera and posts a video of the streets and prices. I like her because she's cute and predictable. Your work takes me behind the curtain a bit and reveals a different side of life there. I will look forward to more!
I am always happy to see you Xenia, and always ijoy your informative information..I think you are correct about the difference in Big Cities and small towns..Also the difference in education taking people to different areas..It is the same in the USA...I hope you make another video soon..God Bless You, your Mom, Brother, Niece and other family..stay safe..praying for you each day❤️🙏🌹✝️
Youre breakdown is similar to how we describe different regions of the US. We have the south, south east, new england, mid west, pacific north west and southwest. Those regions have very different cultures and climates geographically and economically. I live in the midwest one of the "rust belt" states where it was primarily manufacturing and blue collar industries. Its so interesting to analyze different parts of one country and how history, geography, economics, and immigration plays a part in what it is today.
@@gregm.mcmillan2371 You did not clarify which states are South and which ones are Southeast. Are you suggesting that only Virginia is South and all others listed are Southeast?
But, in the US you can make money everywhere, start a company and live by yourself. You don't have big, totally state-supported areas (at least not yet). Don't be so "first-world-like", try to think outside the bubble and fathom an existence where your life depends 100 % on growing things in the summer and a meager state pension or handout. Political power depends on the citizens dependency of the power. Make them poor and they do what you tell them.
Indeed, very enlightening and informative. You explain through your personal experience how a Russian does have the possibility of upward social mobility.
Very informative, and very similar to the different regions of my country (the USA). I think Russia may have more of a language diversity, though. People tend to stereotype Russia as only what takes place in the Moscow area - which is not the case.
This theory seems to apply every country on the planet. The markers might be a little different, however sounds like all of the countries I have studied. Guess we are not really all that different after all!
A very good presentation Ksenia and most enlightening. I do agree based on my limited knowledge that there are 4 different Russias and generally people only get to see and experience 1 or 2 of them regardless of whether they are Russian or if they are foreigners.
I have traveled to all 4 types of Russia. You are certainly correct. I have a friend whose family gets together each year to harvest food and preserve it at their dacha for the next year. I traveled from Vladivostok to Saint Petersburg and to Sochi and Vladikavkez and took many months to make this trip. I have been to Russia three times. The situation between our governments at this time is very sad. I look forward to a future where our people can once again visit each other and share about our lives in peace. Hopefully, those who started this war will soon end it. I wonder if there is a 5th Russia, the one in the Arctic regions?
The primary political divides in the USA follow almost exactly the divides you describe for Russia, although we currently don't have as much of the "#2" as we did a few decades ago. I expect this might be true around the globe, not just in our two countries.
Same as in the West, rural America is sadly in total decay, and there isn't a social network to help people sadly, you'd be appalled to see that decay in rural America. In many ways it is similar, cities thrive , the rural part collapses.
Wow! Great, informative and entertaining video. Most populations in most countries can also be divided into similar categories, per my experience traveling through over 80 countries by now! However, I loved your video and explanation, clarifying how it applies to Russia. By the way, those were called Victory Gardens in US & UK during WWII! 😉
I remember back in the 80's, MTV had a fake contest where you could win a trip to dig a sewer in Yakutsk Siberia. That's where the big city dwellers should go.
As an outsider, who came to Russia only recently (well, aside from three days spent in Moscow two years ago, but can't say I saw much then, aside from visiting the place from which the Cat took the tram...😻), I visited Sankt Peterburg for three days, four weeks ago and ran away, since it was *so full of people!!* All *running around* all the time!! I am *a Snail🐌,* I believe in *slowing Humanity **_down,_* I went South, happened upon *Velikiy Novgorod* and fell inLove with it at once.😍🤩😍🤩❤❤ I do not know, is it _"two",_ or _"three"?_ And how about my beLoved ❤Babruysk❤, is it _"three",_ or _"two"?_ And, as for _"Russia number Four"_ = well, *these* just happened to be *THE Very Areas,* which I wish to visit *the most:* Pyatigorsk... The Altai Mountains... You know, with a better marketing, these can become *top* tourist destinations!! Kick the outdated alps out of the global list of the most davourite mountain tourism, replacing it with the Altai and the Кавказ!! It Can Be Done. And *same* goes for the dying places along the Arctic coast, too: let *them* replace scandinavia... *I L❤VE Russia and its Culture, and believe in its high potential.* When will *the Russians* start believe in *Themselves?*
This is the first time I hear Russia explained like this. USSR/Russia has always been on my go to place list, but as a career soldier it was never going to happen until was out. Then, I was out under medical discharge with injuries and severe PTSD from active service in 2001-03 in Iraq and Afghanistan. So, I have been on Rehab for some time and still not made it yet. In my country, Australia, we do not have this problem. In fact I think we operate in reverse 😂Nobody wants to live in the city, they all move out into the country and use bus or trains to get to the city for work. I have been to China as that was also on my to visit place and I also chased up a UN nurse who looked after me once 😄after I was wounded. We got engaged and have been married since 2014. China follows the exact same principle as you explained, from 1.to 4. While I was there or trading and bilateral relations were very very good and the people told me that China has the TALL, while Australia has the SPRAWL. It means they build their housing up to the sky, we would call them apartments, but they call them houses. Our brothers place in China is on the 32nd floor. In Australia, we do have a few of these, but you can count them on both feet and hands most times and not much over 20 floors. As for the rest, well we just have single floor housing, with a plot of land for a yard, maybe flower garden and vegetable garden, a couple of trees and some lawn out the back and the front is generally all lawn with a flower garden and a driveway to a car garage. My city is a population of 1.3 million but it covers 2,250,000,000 m2 or 2250 km2 That is what you call spread out for such a small population. The entire national population is only just over 26 million and all these figures are for 2023. Thank you for sharing your video and facts, I find them very interesting. 🧡from Australia
The US will do anything to stop the Europeans and Russian's having normalized realtions, We have far more in common than the Politicians would have us believe. Love your Content 🙂
Great video Ksenia! I think that you have explained so well the differences which occur among the different areas of Russia . Being a huge country there are many cultural, social and economic deversities. Big cities are always the right place to find new opportunities but I also think that the countryside should be taken in due consideration as it can also offer a lot, especially to young people In Italy we have such differences between the North, the most industrialised part of the country, and the South, which is less developed, but very beautiful for tourism and our differences are also cultural. Thank you for sharing this awesome video.
Interesting theory, I think most nations could be divided into more or less developed areas, but probably in Russia, even just by virtue of being so large, the differences are much more marked.
We have this in America, too. We have 1) Coasts 2) North 3) South 4) Midwest 5) West It is all very different people with different cultures and lives. Thank you for your videos. I have learned a lot about Russia from them. I have been trying to understand why it seems like we need to fight and complete instead of cooperate and help each other. We are brothers. Regular Americans don't want to fight with Russia. We don't want to sanction Russia. Most of us see it as a silly squabble between American Oligarchs and Russian Oligarchs... both alien like creatures from a world we cannot even imagine.
Ksenia, thank you for your video; it was very interesting and informative. Is there an English version of Nataliya Zuberavich's paper on the "Four Russia". The ethnic republics of the north Caucasus, Tuva and Buryatia are classified as Russia No 4. Where would Kazan/Tatarstan, Ufa/Bashkortostan, Saransk/Mordovia and Cheboksary/Chuvashia fit into the Four Russias Theory?
The theory makes a lot of sense, but so far as I can tell it applies to almost any country. Even those once claimed as the most egalitarian on Earth have a Country1, Country 2, Country3 and the one where I suspect I live is Country 4. (except I don't grow vegetables)
YOU TRULY ARE AABSOLUTLY WONDERFUL YOUNG LADY, AND I LOVE YOUR SHOW.. NEVER CANGE .. DO NOT BE SO BAD AS THOSE PEOPLE WHO TAPE PEOPLES HEADS TO A WALL , AND LAUGH AS THEY ARE BASHING IT IN. ALL BECAUSE HE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO KILL ANYONE. HE WAS A OLDER GENTLEMAN. NOT REALIZING WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM , BY HIS OWN RUSSIAN FRIENDS!!!!! SO TERRIBLE.. GOD BLESS,
Even those who live in Russia number 2, 3, and 4 are real Russians. All those are just different aspects of one reality. Don't you agree, Ksenia? Best wishes, by the way.
Oh, good you mentioned that. Vasya in the Hay specializes in what is known as clickbate and shocking content))) The format is very popular among Russian viewers, and that guy's major Russian channel (called Vasya na Sene) has more than 2 million subscribers and is much older than Vasya in the Hay. Russian people just love sending him money, have been doing it for more than 4 years now. What surprises me is that he (Sergei aka Vasya)never explained to his international audience that about 90% of what he is showing them as up-to-date videos was actually shown to his Russian viewers one, two or even three years ago ( and the characters' problems had either been solved with the help of his numerous Russian donors or had been deemed insoluble and thus totally dismissed by the blogger). Moreover, most of his international viewers have no idea the major Russian channel even exists, so it's just hilarious to read foreigners' comments about 'cruel and indifferent Russians who take no interest in their underprivileged countrymen' based on the fact Russians don't watch Vasya in the Hay😉 of course, Russians don't watch a copy when they have the original)))
I’m from Iran living in America now. Growing up my parents tried over and over to arrange a marriage for me too. It’s not just Russians. I resisted over and over too. Never listened to them. My Mom was so worried I’d be alone when I got older. Without an Iranian wife I’d never be happy she said. Here I am not almost turning 60 and I’ve had 2 failed marriages and find myself alone now. Mom was right, everything she feared for me has come to pass. I wish I listened to her. 😢 Lonliness is a painful disease
That doesn't mean your mum was infallible. Nobody's perfect. Even she might be wrong. Only a psychoanalyst could tell why your two marriages failed. Even being single doesn't mean you have to feel lonely. Sometimes friendship can be a solution.
18 miles. But I think they are going from downtown to downtown. The cities down here are geographically larger than up in Boston I would say. And it's weird because you never really know Which one you're in. At least I never do. I used to work in St Pete but I still lived here and it was 8 miles. One time my brother got in an accident and he called 911 and they asked which city and he told them where he was and they asked him which quarter of the intersection he was at. Wow. That was weird. When I moved here I asked where I lived and my brother said "that depends.". It's unincorporated. My street doesn't have street lights or sidewalks, on the other hand, 2 miles away there's a mall. I'm guessing it's more of a patchwork than Russia. Which is probably what I said about Boston and Waltham and Newton maybe not Newton. You can't live there unless you're rich, these days. The same would apply to the town I grew up in. I could never afford to live there. But it's very residential. I don't think there are a lot of jobs there but it's near the city and people have cars. Well, I didn't. I took two buses to get to the city before I left home and lived in various sections of the city, of which only one could I take just one bus to get to work.
It was quite informative, but I think it is an amalgamation of a sociological study of activities within society, combined with a human geography. Small communities have simple social structures and limited opportunities, as the communities get bigger they become necessarily more complex and support a wider range of positions. What I would say is that the need for cities is declining as communications continue to be improved. What we are witnessing in the west is decreasing opportunities for young people because industry is elsewhere. Not everyone can fit into the service sector, and given the green pressures on travel they are going to be largely superfluous. Cities are squeezing out cars, and are under further pressures from the 15minute city. Teleconference was commonplace and was further accelerated during the pandemic. Shops have likewise given way to home delivery so the high streets are emptying. You may find that cities may need to reinvent themselves and struggle to make themselves relevant as the tertiary education increasingly goes online and A.I. replaces the decision makers and educational elites. There have always been the disparities between city and country, but these days fishermen can sell their catch before they are ashore, the middleman is disappearing. There are big lessons being handed out about production versus financialization during the conflict.
👍 Natalia refer as Natalia oreiro script give a second and Alexander are proffesors several regions in different areas some choose big big cities some left their daddies behind for education/careers
In Canada we have two Canadas. There are 10 provinces (areas) and one province speaks French. The French province usually helps to decide who gets elected. They make all products in Canada have English and French labels. In my opinion the French are too conceited. There are not 4 Russia s. Now we have lots of immigrants coming into the country. This having effects on Canada. Some of the immigrants are trying to change how we do things in Canada. Just know, that kindness is never wrong. Simplicity is one of the best human qualities. We are all human beings - we are all different. We all must follow the same path.
Sounds from Russia #2 downward, residents need to rely on their dacha to supplement food supply. Equally for them, the local economy just does not provide critical mass for diversity and competitiveness. Government may need to think how to get higher percentage of the population and economy into Russia #1.
Dear Ksenia, you've got such an analytic and intelligent mind, I always like your videos very much. The theory of different ',countries" within one nation is absolutely true, even in Germany it's the same, although the differences are not as big as in Russia.
The 4 Russias are similar to USA in also being divided into a variety of regions based on economics weather etc. it a very simplistic manner we have the East Coast the Midwest the mountains region the desert regions and the West Coast. The Midwest is primarily agricultural-based relatively conservative. The deep South small industry agricultural-based and commercial fishing. The Intermountain regions wrenching farming tourism. The Desert regions: mining, smaller cities, tourism (warm weather all year long) agriculture. The WestCoast, again Big megacities appears here. While every one speaks English depending on the region they were raised in have a particular accents and way things are pronounced. Also, what things are called. A sofa can be called a couch, divan, settee, davenport or love seat! They are all the same piece of furniture! Midwesterners and Southerner’s will all have a garden of some kind. It may be containers on the porch or herbs in the window, but they are growing something.lol But actually I think the same is true for most countries.. especially those with large land mass. It was fun to here your discussion and experience. Keep up the good work young lady. 👍. USA👵🏻😊
I'm going to assume that most people outside of Russia have never heard of Chelyabinsk. But lucky for me, Roman used to live there. So I can understand why he would want to move to St Petersburg. :-) It sounded sort of like a cross between the city my father grew up in (although Boston has many different neighborhoods and many different socioeconomic groups, and my mother also who grew up in Newton which is now very rich but at the time maybe not so much, and then she worked in Waltham which was definitely blue collar factory town. I remember asking my father if he was blue collar when I learned the term. He was very offended and yelled at me since apparently he had finally made it to White collar.) I wonder if I managed to finish that thought I have seen Pavlo from Ukraine Who lives in a rural setting with beautiful ducks like mine and bees and agricultural type things. It's not exactly the dacha (because I have seen one of those but it was just a summer / weekend thing for someone who lived near Moscow) But it's rural. But they have internet and they speak English. So obviously not the same as number three. I think it was number three. It's just the closest I have experienced on the internet and never ever in real life. I'm sure the roads are worse and all of the rest of it. Perhaps 1420 has wandered through those areas. I haven't watched them enough. But yeah there are some people there who are super fond of Stalin. Of course then there are others who actually remember him. In other words I know what you mean but I can't express it like you did. I swear that my phone will not Stop ringing today. And it isn't anyone I want to speak to It isn't anyone that I know and there's only so many numbers you can block. Maybe I should count the amount of phone calls I've gotten today. You would think that there is something actually going on. But I can't think of what it might be. Anyway hopefully I got the basic idea. It was interesting. I just wanted to say something more than "It was interesting" I hope your sibling and your mother are doing well (and The younger one.) I'm sorry that I didn't believe you when you said you thought you were snitched on. It looks like that didn't happen but it also looks like it is something that could happen. Many hugs from 12 miles from St Petersburg. (I think that's how far we are) I'm going to go look it up. But then I have to do another thing and I also have to try to not fall asleep while doing that. And I really need some more lemonade or I am going to fall asleep just from being dried out. But mainly it's the pollen. It's 71° here and you would think that was warm and it almost is, but also it's windy and all the trees are releasing sprigs of pollen that I keep having to pull out of my hair when I go outside to see the new duckling. The new duckling has a story all its own. I had to write it on one of the pictures on prohibigram. (By the way I hate that service. I much prefer prohibibook, but I needed to share with someone I knew was there, and pictures and UA-cam don't go together so well.)
Thank you for the informative video. It is very similar in the United States. Yes, we have one of the highest standards of living. The people living on the East & West coast (New York & California) are for the most part disconnected to how people in “middle America“ live. The term “flyover country” is used for middle America, because people on both the coast never experience life that the vast majority of us are living.
One would think that Russia #2 and Russia #3 are significant in support for Putin from your description. Your description of Russia #1 says a lot about many of the Russian vlogers I've seen, especially those who fled Russia during mobilization. In the west we call that a "brain drain" when the most educated leave a nation or region. If you came to America, basing your opinion of America strictly on big cities like New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago or Huston, would be a huge error. Thanks very much.
Hello my friend look cold there hope you are doing well 🇨🇦👋👍you no what your talking about on here hope they don’t break up your country with all the sanctions they put on you.😢😣😩I order a shotgun shell holder from Russia and I never got it yet this was,back around Christmas time on Amazon ,stell never come 😢
So what do you think of the theory?
Well thought out. You also have a way with words. Thank you!
Yes, I understand that there are different levels of society, especially in such a large country. Here in UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧
it is much smaller and a bit more integrated, and the levels (what we call 'classes') often live close together, and there is a kind of snobbery from the rich, because they have money and live in the posh areas and houses. But there has to be a line drawn between them, which is difficult when everybody lives so close together. It is not spread out like in Russia.
There are many large cities in UK, and obviously the Capital, London, is very population dense, there is lots of work in London, pay is higher, but so are expenses. London and the big cities are all No.1.
No. 2 are the smaller towns and villages, some larger than others, the larger have some work, the smaller very little.
I don't think we have a No.3 or No.4. I don't think there are many families who live from the land, but many people are in poverty and this is starting to happen. Some have a small plot (called an allotmennt - rented from the Council) and some people even have chickens in their garden, but I think this is very few, and far between.
Thank you for your video 👍👍👍🙋♀️🇬🇧🇬🇧
TLDR; What theory? I noticed only idea of 4 levels of income of russians and such split by income and quality of life could be applied in any country. The only interesting information would be answering the question: What's the percentage of russians (4th russia) that are barely surviving?
Ptn's gov't and their friends don't care much about most of the citizens and keep them poor and miserable so then they can send them as cannon fodder on "special" occasions like the prolonged "special self destruction acceleration operation" instead of using all the income for the good of citizens and growth. Regards 👍 😜 And all the best to good russians that are not Z0mbies.
Thank you for sharing this, Ksenia. I think the theory applies to many places/countries and even within cities themselves.
Fascinating. Here are a few tips to watch. Russia type 1: www.youtube.com/@annafromrussia/videos (Novosibirsk) & Russia type 3: www.youtube.com/@vasyainthehay
Thank you...very good information. You are very well spoken.
It's cool that you have included my original home city Tomsk in the first category, even despite it being under 1 million in population 🤪
Thanks for the information.
What a fantastic and informative video. It's so helpful for EVERYONE around the world to have an unbiased sense of the viewpoints in other countries. You're doing us all a service. Thank you!
THANKS,,,,GOOD INFO
Your English is very very good! I appreciate your perspective.
I would definitely say her presentation has improved greatly from past videos....
Love❤your honesty! Seriously! Your message was soon on!😜🤪
I think Russia Two is the one that's known the least. Abroad we obviously are familiar with Russia One, and we kind of are generally aware of the villages and poor areas, that we lump together with the ethnic republics. It's the Russia of the poverty, alcoholism and despair of our media.
But the middle ground of Russia Two is rarely spoken about. I'd like to know more about it.
Love your passion, you have given me an even better understanding of your country. I have seen shows of people from Moscow going out to their holiday homes to grow their vegie's.
You have cold weather like in Novosibirsk (windy) 😃 p.s I like your hat 🥰
Thank you!
Нет в Новосибирске гораздо холодней , разница в том что -2 в Санк-Петербурге с холодным ветром, может ощущаться как -20 как в Носибирске, разница в погоде приблизительно такая.
thanks from Canada
Fellow Westerners: a quick way to understand Russia would be to read The Hunger Games. Moscow and St. Petersburg are essentially District 1. Other areas are District 7 etc.
Thank you so much for sharing! My Father was born in St Petersburg in 1914 but from Polish decent .. People iaround the world should understand. Especially in our current condition around the world and misinformation 😊😊
Another awesome video! I love the theory of different Russia's. I think one find that every country has different grouping very much as you described. Spasibo Ksenia!
Thank you for your informative videos about your homeland!
This is very interesting to understand the Russian population’s mentality. I have been surprised by some street interviews on UA-cam, your categories make sense.
Ksenia, you always come up with very interesting topics that no other you tubers talk about. I like your analytical thinking.
Oh wow! Thank you for your opinion!
So informative Ksenia. Thank you for this truth about Russia. I love you very much.
very clear analysis !!!
Excellent! Congratulations for this very informative and interesting video! 👏👏👏
Wow, just Wow!
I have been following you for about two years and have enjoyed watching the Quality of your Vlogs DRAMATICALLY improve. It’t apparent that your comfort/confidence behind the camera is at an all-time high. The subjects you choose to discuss are also Very Interesting and are Far More diverse than all of your fellow Russian Vloggers.
I Really Enjoy the other Russian Channels (Inside Russia, 1420, Eli from Russia, etc.) but you discuss Russia from many different perspectives and cover Several Russian related topics (like this talk of 4 different Russias) that is Unlikely to be covered by your colleague-Vloggers. Most focus on ONE TOPIC like war, travel etc., but you mix it up!
Keep up the hard work because the quality of your content proves how hard you work!
Enjoying what you do from San Diego, California, USA!
Thank you so much! I am glad you appreciate my work here. The comments help me to choose topics for my videos. Some people are fascinated by how Russia is so better then the West. But it's only if you live in Moscow.
@@StPetersburgme lmao! Right..
Another great video. It looks too cold to be outside filming. 🥶 Glad to see you went indoors to finish it. The hat is cute. Stay safe, stay warm.
Там сейчас -2 максимум -3, скорее всего это ветер который дует с финского залива, который пробирает прям до костей.
Very, very interesting Ksenia. I gew up in Britain, people worked-even in big cities- for organisations for many years...yes, some broke away, but most stayed. They stayed loyal to manufacturing jobs, cars, bicycles, cigarrettes, pharmaceuiticals, coal mining, steel production, ship-building clothes manufacturing, shoe manufacturing chemical manufacturing & of course farming. Most of these, save for farming have gone. People make money out of selling services, selling insurance, selling all the maunufacturing and appertenances that used to be made in Britain but are now made elsewhere.
Please use your influence to not follow this foolish plan in your own federations that is bound to bring about ruin. With great respect. Keep Safe♡
I've been in Russia many times, especially in the 1990s. I traveled everywhere and I can definitely see the 4 Russias.
Good theory, like any country, there are many categories by region, wealth, industry, commerce, etc. Yours is an economic-socio-political theory. It helps me to imagine the Russian people better. There are the Old Soviets, the young non political, the technologically savvy middle class, and the many poor Russians still using outhouses, no roads and no sewers.
Wow, Ksenia, this vid was so informative! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Nice informative video. Thank you. The different Russia's was interesting but it makes sense. The US has different areas also.
Thank you so much for your authenticity and for telling it as it is. If I were to live in Russia I would like to live where I can grow my own vegetables. Thank you once more.
Very interesting and enlightenig. Thank you! (From California #2 I think 🤷♀️) 💃👏
Привет из Шотландии! Прежде всего, я должен сказать, что хотел бы я говорить по-русски так же хорошо, как вы говорите по-английски! 😮 Я самоучка, и это сложно! В течение многих лет я ловил себя на том, что объясняю западным людям, что Россия абсолютно ОГРОМНА! Не только это, но и разница между "русскими" людьми тоже огромна! Запад, Восток, Север и Юг - все они имеют огромные различия. Существует много разных языков, много разных культур, много различий во внешности и верованиях. Очень сложное место, о котором, я полагаю, мир в целом понятия не имеет.
Мой интерес основан на музыкальном разнообразии российских культур, и даже спустя много лет, я думаю, что едва "коснулся поверхности", так сказать! Человек, который многому научил меня о русской культуре, - это молодая русская певица по имени Диана Анкудинова, которая совершенно потрясла меня самой первой песней, которую я услышал от нее на редком испано-сефардско-еврейском диалекте! Я также провел много исследований о ней, потому что она родилась далеко на юго-востоке, недалеко от Владивостока. Это привело меня по всей России, и это необыкновенное музыкальное разнообразие. Теперь я регулярно слушаю все, от группы OTTA orchestra до фолк-группы Belo Zlato, русского балета, кулинарных каналов - если вы можете назвать это, я, вероятно, смотрел это! Однажды я навещу многих друзей, которых нашел там, - однажды!
Итак, у меня есть вопрос к тебе, Ксения. Согласны ли вы с тем, что быть "русским" - это не то, что можно легко объяснить в нескольких словах? Я боролся с этим в течение долгого времени. Итак, в принципе, кто такие "русские", как любят называть всех в России? Невозможный вопрос, поэтому я заранее приношу извинения, но я подозреваю, что у вас просто может быть ответ для меня? 😊😊
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Greetings from Scotland! First, I have to say that I wish I could speak Russian as well as you speak English! 😮 I am self-taught and it is difficult! For years I have found myself explaining to Western people that Russia is absolutely HUGE! Not just that, but the difference between the "Russian" people is also vast! West, East, North and South all have drastic differences. Many different languages, many different cultures, many differences in physical looks and beliefs. A very complex place which I believe the world in general has no idea about. My interest is based on the musical diversity throughout Russian cultures and even after many years, I think I have barely "scratched the surface!" so to speak! One of the people who has taught me a lot about Russian culture is a young Russian singer called Diana Ankudinova who totally shocked me with the very first song I heard her sing, In a rare Spanish/Sephardic Jewish dialect! I did a lot of research on her and because she was born way over on the far South Eastern side near Vladivostock. It took me all over Russian and it's extreme musical diversity. Now I regularly listen to everything from orchestral group OTTA, to folk group Belo Zlato, Russian Ballet, Food channels - you name it, I have watched it! One day I will visit the numerous friends I have found there - one day!
SO, I have a question for you Ksenia. Would you agree that, what it is to be "Russian" is not something that can be easily explained in a few words? I have struggled with this for a long time. So, basically who are the "Russians" as people like to call everyone in Russia? Impossible question, so sorry in advance, but II suspect you may have an answer for me? 😊😊
У тебя очень неплохой стиль изложения для "самоучки" (с помощью гугл-переводчика так не поличится 😊)
"Быть русским" - это не о генетике, но больше о внутреннем самоощущении.
И.В, Сталин, к примеру, называл себя "русским, грузинского пройсхождения".
А.С.Пушкин - признанный "отец классической русской литературы" имел в себе изрядную толику африканских "кровей".
Может быть дело в самом русском языке (см. на ютубе: "How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky" ) ? Наверное отчасти в нём, но это, как мне видится, "необходимое но не достаточное условие"
@@smv_-re5rb Большое спасибо! Я каждый день "общаюсь" со многими русскими друзьями онлайн, и они довольно хорошо исправляют мои ошибки! 😊 Я давным-давно перестал пользоваться Google translate, предпочитаю пользоваться Яндекс-переводчиком и стараюсь все проверять дважды. ЕСЛИ бы я мог получить визу, чтобы навестить там своих друзей, я бы добился гораздо большего прогресса, услышав, как произносятся определенные слова и строятся предложения. Может быть, однажды! 😊🙏
На самом деле мой родной язык - валлийский-кельтский, и я прожил в Шотландии почти 50 лет, поэтому я также понимаю большую часть шотландско-кельтского языка. Английский - очень неуклюжий язык по сравнению с русским. Я нахожу, что тексты русских песен и стихотворения построены с очень метафорическим привкусом. Увлекательно и интересно.
В недавнем исследовании было обнаружено, что 178 слов на валлийском и 134 слова на шотландском-гэльском языках присутствуют в современных южнославянских языках. Похоже, кельты были в Прибалтике давным-давно, но ушли примерно за 500 лет до прихода русских. Между русскими и кельтами существует много исторических связей.
Thank you for this. We appreciate it.
I have just discovered you are very interesting and well-spoken here in Ireland I grow my own vegetables I am number 3. People who grow their own veg are more interesting when I go to a shopping mall I get sick, I think it's the high prices thanks for your videos ☘☘
Your comments and presentations are interestingly inciteful. Your presentations belong in a classroom. I like the way you tell us things we don't get from the other UA-camrs. Thanks for the pronunciation of Novosibirsk! I have a friend (Anna) there; each day she grabs her camera and posts a video of the streets and prices. I like her because she's cute and predictable. Your work takes me behind the curtain a bit and reveals a different side of life there. I will look forward to more!
Thank you so much for your good works about my attempts to explain how Russia works.
So well presented Ksenia!.🌟.. We have that sort of breakdown of regions here also in the USA..
I am always happy to see you Xenia, and always ijoy your informative information..I think you are correct about the difference in Big Cities and small towns..Also the difference in education taking people to different areas..It is the same in the USA...I hope you make another video soon..God Bless You, your Mom, Brother, Niece and other family..stay safe..praying for you each day❤️🙏🌹✝️
Thank You, a very informative video. I think this theory could be applied to many, if not most, countries.
Great way to explain how your country is managed thank you.
Crazy synchronicity! I was just reading about this on Natalia Zubarevich's Wikipedia page like 10 minutes ago, lol.
Youre breakdown is similar to how we describe different regions of the US. We have the south, south east, new england, mid west, pacific north west and southwest. Those regions have very different cultures and climates geographically and economically. I live in the midwest one of the "rust belt" states where it was primarily manufacturing and blue collar industries. Its so interesting to analyze different parts of one country and how history, geography, economics, and immigration plays a part in what it is today.
So it's the same in Russia. Only less areas, four.
@Sonnig85 How is the South distinguished from the Southeast?
@@gregm.mcmillan2371 You did not clarify which states are South and which ones are Southeast. Are you suggesting that only Virginia is South and all others listed are Southeast?
But, in the US you can make money everywhere, start a company and live by yourself. You don't have big, totally state-supported areas (at least not yet). Don't be so "first-world-like", try to think outside the bubble and fathom an existence where your life depends 100 % on growing things in the summer and a meager state pension or handout. Political power depends on the citizens dependency of the power. Make them poor and they do what you tell them.
Good point!
I love your channel Ksenia!! Keep up the good work, your take and sharing your life in Russia is incredibly fascinating and informative!😀
Indeed, very enlightening and informative. You explain through your personal experience how a Russian does have the possibility of upward social mobility.
It's the 2nd time I've watched this video. Practical and real 🌿
You brought up good points.
Good video! Never heard of 4 Russias.
I like to watch the Ust Kut webcams. Very interesting.
I loved this. Really intereseting
Very informative, and very similar to the different regions of my country (the USA). I think Russia may have more of a language diversity, though. People tend to stereotype Russia as only what takes place in the Moscow area - which is not the case.
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Thank you for your hard work Knesia
Thank You for the true. From Danmark
As always, great video! I would love to hear more about Russia 3 and Russia 4.
This theory seems to apply every country on the planet. The markers might be a little different, however sounds like all of the countries I have studied. Guess we are not really all that different after all!
I've seen the other number Russia, on a channel named Around Russia,
A very good presentation Ksenia and most enlightening. I do agree based on my limited knowledge that there are 4 different Russias and generally people only get to see and experience 1 or 2 of them regardless of whether they are Russian or if they are foreigners.
Yes, visitors will see the best Russia has! Ksenia mentions those who have insular lives, to them the rest are fiction, (outside of their experience).
@@bron-sconcess.10 Yes. There are many around the world who lead very insular lives not just in Russia.
I have traveled to all 4 types of Russia. You are certainly correct. I have a friend whose family gets together each year to harvest food and preserve it at their dacha for the next year.
I traveled from Vladivostok to Saint Petersburg and to Sochi and Vladikavkez and took many months to make this trip. I have been to Russia three times.
The situation between our governments at this time is very sad. I look forward to a future where our people can once again visit each other and share about our lives in peace. Hopefully, those who started this war will soon end it.
I wonder if there is a 5th Russia, the one in the Arctic regions?
The primary political divides in the USA follow almost exactly the divides you describe for Russia, although we currently don't have as much of the "#2" as we did a few decades ago. I expect this might be true around the globe, not just in our two countries.
Same as in the West, rural America is sadly in total decay, and there isn't a social network to help people sadly, you'd be appalled to see that decay in rural America. In many ways it is similar, cities thrive , the rural part collapses.
Also healthcare is astronomically expensive, if you don't have private assurance you simply die . So at least in that area Russia is way better
Thanks!
Thank you!
14:52 I see this all the time on English speaking Russian channels. Thank you for your informative videos. Very well done!
today 2-13-2023 us state dep ordered all us citizens to get out of russia immediately! stay safe ksenia thanks for the great video
great video again
How accessible is internet in these areas? I watched a video where grandmother was trying to support her grandchildren as a cow maid for very low pay.
Wow! Great, informative and entertaining video. Most populations in most countries can also be divided into similar categories, per my experience traveling through over 80 countries by now! However, I loved your video and explanation, clarifying how it applies to Russia. By the way, those were called Victory Gardens in US & UK during WWII! 😉
I remember back in the 80's, MTV had a fake contest where you could win a trip to dig a sewer in Yakutsk Siberia. That's where the big city dwellers should go.
As an outsider, who came to Russia only recently (well, aside from three days spent in Moscow two years ago, but can't say I saw much then, aside from visiting the place from which the Cat took the tram...😻), I visited Sankt Peterburg for three days, four weeks ago and ran away, since it was *so full of people!!* All *running around* all the time!! I am *a Snail🐌,* I believe in *slowing Humanity **_down,_* I went South, happened upon *Velikiy Novgorod* and fell inLove with it at once.😍🤩😍🤩❤❤ I do not know, is it _"two",_ or _"three"?_ And how about my beLoved ❤Babruysk❤, is it _"three",_ or _"two"?_
And, as for _"Russia number Four"_ = well, *these* just happened to be *THE Very Areas,* which I wish to visit *the most:* Pyatigorsk... The Altai Mountains... You know, with a better marketing, these can become *top* tourist destinations!! Kick the outdated alps out of the global list of the most davourite mountain tourism, replacing it with the Altai and the Кавказ!! It Can Be Done. And *same* goes for the dying places along the Arctic coast, too: let *them* replace scandinavia...
*I L❤VE Russia and its Culture, and believe in its high potential.* When will *the Russians* start believe in *Themselves?*
This is the first time I hear Russia explained like this. USSR/Russia has always been on my go to place list, but as a career soldier it was never going to happen until was out. Then, I was out under medical discharge with injuries and severe PTSD from active service in 2001-03 in Iraq and Afghanistan. So, I have been on Rehab for some time and still not made it yet.
In my country, Australia, we do not have this problem. In fact I think we operate in reverse 😂Nobody wants to live in the city, they all move out into the country and use bus or trains to get to the city for work. I have been to China as that was also on my to visit place and I also chased up a UN nurse who looked after me once 😄after I was wounded. We got engaged and have been married since 2014.
China follows the exact same principle as you explained, from 1.to 4. While I was there or trading and bilateral relations were very very good and the people told me that China has the TALL, while Australia has the SPRAWL. It means they build their housing up to the sky, we would call them apartments, but they call them houses. Our brothers place in China is on the 32nd floor. In Australia, we do have a few of these, but you can count them on both feet and hands most times and not much over 20 floors. As for the rest, well we just have single floor housing, with a plot of land for a yard, maybe flower garden and vegetable garden, a couple of trees and some lawn out the back and the front is generally all lawn with a flower garden and a driveway to a car garage.
My city is a population of 1.3 million but it covers 2,250,000,000 m2 or 2250 km2 That is what you call spread out for such a small population. The entire national population is only just over 26 million and all these figures are for 2023.
Thank you for sharing your video and facts, I find them very interesting. 🧡from Australia
Happy Valentine's Day, Ksenia! So, is Valentine's Day celebrated in Russia?
Happy Valentine's Day to you too! Yes, it is celebrated in Russia too!
Interesting
The US will do anything to stop the Europeans and Russian's having normalized realtions, We have far more in common than the Politicians would have us believe. Love your Content 🙂
Great video Ksenia! I think that you have explained so well the differences which occur among the different areas of Russia . Being a huge country there are many cultural, social and economic deversities. Big cities are always the right place to find new opportunities but I also think that the countryside should be taken in due consideration as it can also offer a lot, especially to young people In Italy we have such differences between the North, the most industrialised part of the country, and the South, which is less developed, but very beautiful for tourism and our differences are also cultural. Thank you for sharing this awesome video.
Interesting theory, I think most nations could be divided into more or less developed areas, but probably in Russia, even just by virtue of being so large, the differences are much more marked.
We have this in America, too. We have 1) Coasts 2) North 3) South 4) Midwest 5) West It is all very different people with different cultures and lives. Thank you for your videos. I have learned a lot about Russia from them. I have been trying to understand why it seems like we need to fight and complete instead of cooperate and help each other. We are brothers. Regular Americans don't want to fight with Russia. We don't want to sanction Russia. Most of us see it as a silly squabble between American Oligarchs and Russian Oligarchs... both alien like creatures from a world we cannot even imagine.
Ksenia, thank you for your video; it was very interesting and informative. Is there an English version of Nataliya Zuberavich's paper on the "Four Russia". The ethnic republics of the north Caucasus, Tuva and Buryatia are classified as Russia No 4. Where would Kazan/Tatarstan, Ufa/Bashkortostan, Saransk/Mordovia and Cheboksary/Chuvashia fit into the Four Russias Theory?
The theory makes a lot of sense, but so far as I can tell it applies to almost any country. Even those once claimed as the most egalitarian on Earth have a Country1, Country 2, Country3 and the one where I suspect I live is Country 4. (except I don't grow vegetables)
All of those years of socialism and RU still has a class-driven society. There's a lesson there...
YOU TRULY ARE AABSOLUTLY WONDERFUL YOUNG LADY, AND I LOVE YOUR SHOW.. NEVER CANGE .. DO NOT BE SO BAD AS THOSE PEOPLE WHO TAPE PEOPLES HEADS TO A WALL , AND LAUGH AS THEY ARE BASHING IT IN. ALL BECAUSE HE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO KILL ANYONE. HE WAS A OLDER GENTLEMAN. NOT REALIZING WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM , BY HIS OWN RUSSIAN FRIENDS!!!!! SO TERRIBLE.. GOD BLESS,
I listen to Inside Russia fairly often, just today he was saying that Uzbekistan is encouraging Russians to emigrate, just saying.
Rather than emigrate the people should stay and use their brains and to change the government!
Even those who live in Russia number 2, 3, and 4 are real Russians. All those are just different aspects of one reality. Don't you agree, Ksenia? Best wishes, by the way.
Very interesting. I watch Vasya in the Hay. Which is like Russia No. 4, but closer to Moscow I think.
Oh, good you mentioned that. Vasya in the Hay specializes in what is known as clickbate and shocking content))) The format is very popular among Russian viewers, and that guy's major Russian channel (called Vasya na Sene) has more than 2 million subscribers and is much older than Vasya in the Hay. Russian people just love sending him money, have been doing it for more than 4 years now.
What surprises me is that he (Sergei aka Vasya)never explained to his international audience that about 90% of what he is showing them as up-to-date videos was actually shown to his Russian viewers one, two or even three years ago ( and the characters' problems had either been solved with the help of his numerous Russian donors or had been deemed insoluble and thus totally dismissed by the blogger). Moreover, most of his international viewers have no idea the major Russian channel even exists, so it's just hilarious to read foreigners' comments about 'cruel and indifferent Russians who take no interest in their underprivileged countrymen' based on the fact Russians don't watch Vasya in the Hay😉 of course, Russians don't watch a copy when they have the original)))
I’m from Iran living in America now. Growing up my parents tried over and over to arrange a marriage for me too. It’s not just Russians. I resisted over and over too. Never listened to them. My Mom was so worried I’d be alone when I got older. Without an Iranian wife I’d never be happy she said.
Here I am not almost turning 60 and I’ve had 2 failed marriages and find myself alone now. Mom was right, everything she feared for me has come to pass. I wish I listened to her. 😢 Lonliness is a painful disease
That doesn't mean your mum was infallible. Nobody's perfect. Even she might be wrong. Only a psychoanalyst could tell why your two marriages failed.
Even being single doesn't mean you have to feel lonely. Sometimes friendship can be a solution.
The USA has a #1 #2 #3 & #4 as well. Maybe a little different, but similar enough.
This was a well thought out and researched presentation. I must admit, I am more and more impressed with you, with every new video.
18 miles. But I think they are going from downtown to downtown. The cities down here are geographically larger than up in Boston I would say. And it's weird because you never really know Which one you're in. At least I never do. I used to work in St Pete but I still lived here and it was 8 miles.
One time my brother got in an accident and he called 911 and they asked which city and he told them where he was and they asked him which quarter of the intersection he was at. Wow. That was weird. When I moved here I asked where I lived and my brother said "that depends.". It's unincorporated. My street doesn't have street lights or sidewalks, on the other hand, 2 miles away there's a mall. I'm guessing it's more of a patchwork than Russia. Which is probably what I said about Boston and Waltham and Newton maybe not Newton. You can't live there unless you're rich, these days. The same would apply to the town I grew up in. I could never afford to live there. But it's very residential. I don't think there are a lot of jobs there but it's near the city and people have cars. Well, I didn't. I took two buses to get to the city before I left home and lived in various sections of the city, of which only one could I take just one bus to get to work.
It was quite informative, but I think it is an amalgamation of a sociological study of activities within society, combined with a human geography. Small communities have simple social structures and limited opportunities, as the communities get bigger they become necessarily more complex and support a wider range of positions. What I would say is that the need for cities is declining as communications continue to be improved. What we are witnessing in the west is decreasing opportunities for young people because industry is elsewhere. Not everyone can fit into the service sector, and given the green pressures on travel they are going to be largely superfluous. Cities are squeezing out cars, and are under further pressures from the 15minute city. Teleconference was commonplace and was further accelerated during the pandemic. Shops have likewise given way to home delivery so the high streets are emptying. You may find that cities may need to reinvent themselves and struggle to make themselves relevant as the tertiary education increasingly goes online and A.I. replaces the decision makers and educational elites. There have always been the disparities between city and country, but these days fishermen can sell their catch before they are ashore, the middleman is disappearing. There are big lessons being handed out about production versus financialization during the conflict.
👍 Natalia refer as Natalia oreiro script give a second and Alexander are proffesors several regions in different areas some choose big big cities some left their daddies behind for education/careers
In Canada we have two Canadas. There are 10 provinces (areas) and one province speaks French. The French province usually helps to decide who gets elected. They make all products in Canada have English and French labels. In my opinion the French are too conceited.
There are not 4 Russia s.
Now we have lots of immigrants coming into the country. This having effects on Canada. Some of the immigrants are trying to change how we do things in Canada.
Just know, that kindness is never wrong.
Simplicity is one of the best human qualities.
We are all human beings - we are all different. We all must follow the same path.
If people doubt you, I recommend they watch Vasya in the Hay youtube channel, it is heartbreaking.
Sounds from Russia #2 downward, residents need to rely on their dacha to supplement food supply. Equally for them, the local economy just does not provide critical mass for diversity and competitiveness. Government may need to think how to get higher percentage of the population and economy into Russia #1.
Dear Ksenia, you've got such an analytic and intelligent mind, I always like your videos very much. The theory of different ',countries" within one nation is absolutely true, even in Germany it's the same, although the differences are not as big as in Russia.
The 4 Russias are similar to USA in also being divided into a variety of regions based on economics weather etc. it a very simplistic manner we have the East Coast the Midwest the mountains region the desert regions and the West Coast. The Midwest is primarily agricultural-based relatively conservative. The deep South small industry agricultural-based and commercial fishing. The Intermountain regions wrenching farming tourism. The Desert regions: mining, smaller cities, tourism (warm weather all year long) agriculture. The WestCoast, again Big megacities appears here. While every one speaks English depending on the region they were raised in have a particular accents and way things are pronounced. Also, what things are called. A sofa can be called a couch, divan, settee, davenport or love seat! They are all the same piece of furniture! Midwesterners and Southerner’s will all have a garden of some kind. It may be containers on the porch or herbs in the window, but they are growing something.lol But actually I think the same is true for most countries.. especially those with large land mass. It was fun to here your discussion and experience. Keep up the good work young lady. 👍. USA👵🏻😊
I'm going to assume that most people outside of Russia have never heard of Chelyabinsk. But lucky for me, Roman used to live there. So I can understand why he would want to move to St Petersburg. :-) It sounded sort of like a cross between the city my father grew up in (although Boston has many different neighborhoods and many different socioeconomic groups, and my mother also who grew up in Newton which is now very rich but at the time maybe not so much, and then she worked in Waltham which was definitely blue collar factory town. I remember asking my father if he was blue collar when I learned the term. He was very offended and yelled at me since apparently he had finally made it to White collar.)
I wonder if I managed to finish that thought
I have seen Pavlo from Ukraine Who lives in a rural setting with beautiful ducks like mine and bees and agricultural type things. It's not exactly the dacha (because I have seen one of those but it was just a summer / weekend thing for someone who lived near Moscow) But it's rural. But they have internet and they speak English. So obviously not the same as number three. I think it was number three. It's just the closest I have experienced on the internet and never ever in real life. I'm sure the roads are worse and all of the rest of it. Perhaps 1420 has wandered through those areas. I haven't watched them enough. But yeah there are some people there who are super fond of Stalin. Of course then there are others who actually remember him. In other words I know what you mean but I can't express it like you did.
I swear that my phone will not Stop ringing today. And it isn't anyone I want to speak to It isn't anyone that I know and there's only so many numbers you can block. Maybe I should count the amount of phone calls I've gotten today. You would think that there is something actually going on. But I can't think of what it might be.
Anyway hopefully I got the basic idea. It was interesting. I just wanted to say something more than "It was interesting"
I hope your sibling and your mother are doing well (and The younger one.)
I'm sorry that I didn't believe you when you said you thought you were snitched on. It looks like that didn't happen but it also looks like it is something that could happen.
Many hugs from 12 miles from St Petersburg. (I think that's how far we are) I'm going to go look it up. But then I have to do another thing and I also have to try to not fall asleep while doing that. And I really need some more lemonade or I am going to fall asleep just from being dried out. But mainly it's the pollen. It's 71° here and you would think that was warm and it almost is, but also it's windy and all the trees are releasing sprigs of pollen that I keep having to pull out of my hair when I go outside to see the new duckling.
The new duckling has a story all its own. I had to write it on one of the pictures on prohibigram. (By the way I hate that service. I much prefer prohibibook, but I needed to share with someone I knew was there, and pictures and UA-cam don't go together so well.)
Thank you for the informative video. It is very similar in the United States. Yes, we have one of the highest standards of living. The people living on the East & West coast (New York & California) are for the most part disconnected to how people in “middle America“ live. The term “flyover country” is used for middle America, because people on both the coast never experience life that the vast majority of us are living.
Divided... Or sorted (to use a less political charged therm)
One would think that Russia #2 and Russia #3 are significant in support for Putin from your description. Your description of Russia #1 says a lot about many of the Russian vlogers I've seen, especially those who fled Russia during mobilization. In the west we call that a "brain drain" when the most educated leave a nation or region. If you came to America, basing your opinion of America strictly on big cities like New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago or Huston, would be a huge error. Thanks very much.
Hello my friend look cold there hope you are doing well 🇨🇦👋👍you no what your talking about on here hope they don’t break up your country with all the sanctions they put on you.😢😣😩I order a shotgun shell holder from Russia and I never got it yet this was,back around Christmas time on Amazon ,stell never come 😢
Curious - if you came from a Belarusian #3 town, why move to Russia #2 rather than going to Minsk?
IT comes the big mobilisation.. go outside Rusia
Почему ты не осталась в Белорусь и не переехали в Минск?