I’m actually happy that McDonalds and Starbucks aren’t operating there, love to support local businesses 🙏 great vid Eli thank you! Will definitely visit one day
Thank you very much Eli it’s a great video about my fellow brother’s from Grozny Chechnya. They are a great hospitable people’s with amazing traditions. Long live Chechnya People’s love from Afghanistan 🇦🇫🇷🇺
I'm from chechnya and work as content manager, so I understand your struggle of no one wanting to be on camera, it's literally 98% people don't want attention )
Has everyone forgot the war? Seems like she put down a very weak explanation of the Chechen wars. Are there memorials of the Russians or the Chechens she was speaking of?
@@AlOfNorway No one will forget the war. Russians hate Yeltsin, who started this war. I unfortunately had the chance to take part in this war when I was 19. This is a disgusting war between the thief and murderer Yeltsin and the Chechen Nazis on the other side, the Chechen people unfortunately found themselves in the middle, and suffered terrible and unfairly. And the Russian conscripts found themselves hostages of the situation.
Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰. Have been there in Chechnya 3 time. Not only Grozny but also some remote parts of Chechnya. And I found it absolutely safe and hospitality was enormous.
How did they treat you as a non-white man? Are you a exotic, are they curious? I am brown myself and would love to visit remote parts of Russia and Chechnya is on top of my list.
@@suskris1 Ассаламу Алейкум, брат!!! Добро пожаловать, приезжай! К нам приезжают не только мусульмане. К нам приезжают со всех уголков мира! Мы даже своих врагов принимаем, как лучщих друзей. А как ты думаешь, как мы примем брата мусульманина, будь он даже всех цветов радуги? Приезжай, мы народ который любит, все созданное Всевышним!!!
Delighted to see Grozny beautifully rebuilt & thriving. Gives us all great optimism for the future of war-torn cities & villages in Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, etc. We, the people, will have peace when we are each peaceful in our hearts & lives. We are learning to value life & joy above all else. Thank you for this visit, seeing for yourself what life is like here.
No that won’t happen in the Middle East as the west destroyed and keeps destroying the place. Plus there is no stable government to take over and rebuild any of the regions destroyed by western bombs.
I lived in Grozny two months later, 5 years after the war, and of course the echo of the war was fresh in my memory when the plane landed at the airport. But my idea of the Chechen people completely turned upside down when we started working and communicating. Honestly, after a day in the circle of Chechens, I felt safer and more comfortable than anywhere else.
@@kenediddirie8406 are you kidding? About 300,000 people have been killed during two wars in Chechnya, most of them civilians! this is how Russia "respects" diversity 🤯
No misery? What about the politican prisoners? What about all the critic of the regime that have been murdered? What about Kadyrov stealing money from his own people just to spend it on western(the west you all despise so much) luxury items...What about Kadyrov's troops fighting in Ukraine and killing civilians. Ohh right we don't see that on camera....
@@abrahamran9089 Bangladeshi people are not cheap like you. They. may be Economically not soo good but they are self-esteem. And also Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing GDP in the world
I had the opportunity to meet my fellow Checknians in Mekah and was deeply impressed by their commitment to their faith and traditions. As a child, I remember hearing about the war in the news, and my home country of Somalia also experienced a civil war, which led me to live in another country for 30 years. I appreciate the opportunity to learn and experience the amazing culture of Chechnya. Sending love from Somalia.
I want to visit Cechenia, I'm from Italy and one my friends visited it and told me that it was really nice, this video confirmed what he told me two years ago!
Maybe 8 years ago I did a 3 week road trip through Georgia, abkhazia, ingushetia, and chechnya. All absolutely beautiful countryside . Great food... great people.
I request to all our hindu brothers and sisters to worship only one God. As our Indonesian malasiyan, maldives brother and sisters rejected idol worshipping and accepted Islam. So that, our motherland India should also achieve peace as peace is established in Indonesia Malaysia Maldives. And our people should also be able to Enter in God's Paradise.. And be saved by hellfire. All Indonesian sanatani brother and sisters converted to Islam after finding Islam is truth. And there were no Islamic invansion in indonesia Malaysia Maldives. hence, they were not converted by force , they converted to Islam by themselves.. They respect there ancestors but they worship only one true God and follow his last messenger prophet Mohammed pbuh. We can be a Muslim and respect our ancestors and read Mahabharata and ramayan as a history. But today The only true religion of God in the world is Islam. May be sanatan dharm was true religion of God but it was manipulated by its priests for worldly gain. And sanatan dharm is now totally corrupted and manipulated. So the God sent last prophet whose name is prophet Muhammad pbuh. Prophet Mohammed was the messenger sent by Allah/God to all MANKIND. And the Book which was revealed upon him is not corrupted till now. And all his teaching is preserved till now. So, worship only CREATOR not his creation. DO THE BHAKTI OF ALLAH ONLY.
@@Between_The_Line_ Thanks for the invitation but allah if he at all exists will always be inferior to Ishvara/Bhagavaan Let us worship the Supreme Most while you can worship what those invading masters of yours prayed to
@@Between_The_Line_ what the heck is this? Hindu in Indonesia exist. Nothing wrong. There are even Muslim who converted to Hindu in Indonesia. And there are also Hindu who converted to Islam. If you're Indonesian and say sth like this, people will file a lawsuit against you.
What a beautiful country with so many natural landscapes and water resources! The urban areas seem so developed with top-of-line infrastructure, roads, and buildings. Thank you for uploading this beautiful video.
Ahhh....yes.......such wonderful, wonderful people..........like Muslims everywhere.............so welcoming, so hospitable, so.....NICE ! Doing what they do because The Quran commands it. At least she also had the guts to tell everyone from 12:00 - 14:30 that the Muslim Men of Chechnya are always approaching her on the street as complete strangers, because they "like to have fun" with Russian Non-Muslim Women she says.............. This is very typical with Muslims everywhere in the World............Muslim Men are not allowed to approach, talk with, flirt with or interact with Muslim Women due to their religious / social rules, but obviously Western Women (European Russia is Western in society, culture, religion and always has been since ancient times) who are obviously not Muslim with their hair uncovered and not wearing the black or brown sack are "fair game" for constant sexual approaches by Muslim Male strangers on the street............. Why do you think those two "super nice" girls in that village "insisted" that their "brother" drive Eli back to Grozny........ that is how Muslims "protect" women from other "Muslim Men" in their minds, chaperoning them everywhere by a so-called "trusted" male, usually a relative..............
Ahhh....yes.......such wonderful, wonderful people..........like Muslims everywhere.............so welcoming, so hospitable, so.....NICE ! Doing what they do because The Quran commands it. At least she also had the guts to tell everyone from 12:00 - 14:30 that the Muslim Men of Chechnya are always approaching her on the street as complete strangers, because they "like to have fun" with Russian Non-Muslim Women she says.............. This is very typical with Muslims everywhere in the World............Muslim Men are not allowed to approach, talk with, flirt with or interact with Muslim Women due to their religious / social rules, but obviously Western Women (European Russia is Western in society, culture, religion and always has been since ancient times) who are obviously not Muslim with their hair uncovered and not wearing the black or brown sack are "fair game" for constant sexual approaches by Muslim Male strangers on the street............. Why do you think those two "super nice" girls in that village "insisted" that their "brother" drive Eli back to Grozny........ that is how Muslims "protect" women from other "Muslim Men" in their minds, chaperoning them everywhere by a so-called "trusted" male, usually a relative..............
Спасибо за видео, как будто снова побывали в Грозном и в горах у озера. Были в Чечне в феврале 2023. Очень понравился современный, очень чистый город, порядок, прекрасные мечети в Грозном и Шали, доброжелательные люди, красивая природа! Ещё одна из многочисленных жемчужин нашей большой страны! Дальнейшего процветания Чечне, мира, благополучия, всего самого доброго и светлого её прекрасным людям!
Chechnya is so beautiful and there is a lot of mountain like in Nepal and India where my relatives live. I am very glad that they rebuild after the wars and are moving forward. Much love ❤
Love you Chechnya from North Africa ! I have been in Chechnya and found it absolutely safe and its rising tourism industry is now one of the strongest in the region, mountain resorts, five star hotels, gourmet restaurants and also backpacker hostels, hipster eateries and art galleries are popping up all around Chechenya.
The tourism industry will destroy completely Chechnya, it religion, it traditions and it culture. I hope that the Chechens authorities to avoid and stop tourists from coming to Chechenya massively.
To justify the second war against Chechnya the FSB boomed the apartment building and falsely blamed it on Chechnya freedom fighters “ terrorist (( From 1999 to 2009, the Fifth Service grew and took charge of Russia’s brutal war in Chechnya, where the FSB, not the army, called the shots. It was the Moscow apartment building bombings in September 1999, which killed 300 and wounded more than 1,000, that then-Prime Minister Putin used to justify that war, claiming the attacks were undertaken by Chechen militants. The bombings, as it turned out, allegedly were the FSB’s handiwork under Putin’s direction. ))) . To justify the second war against Chechnya the FSB boomed the apartment building and blamed it on Chechnya “ terrorist (( From 1999 to 2009, the Fifth Service grew and took charge of Russia’s brutal war in Chechnya, where the FSB, not the army, called the shots. It was the Moscow apartment building bombings in September 1999, which killed 300 and wounded more than 1,000, that then-Prime Minister Putin used to justify that war, claiming the attacks were undertaken by Chechen militants. The bombings, as it turned out, allegedly were the FSB’s handiwork under Putin’s direction. ))) .
@@Jewzi123 very sad what they had been through and now Kodryov is making Chechnya look bad with his propaganda. A black Canadian model moved to Chechnya and she absolutely loved it despite Canada warning her it's not safe I think she's still there too.
Русские убили ваших бабушек и дедушек, отцов, семьи, разрушили ваши города... Что случилось с чеченцами??? Где твоя честь? Кадыров - собака... предал свой народ Russkiye ubili vashikh babushek i dedushek, ottsov, sem'i, razrushili vashi goroda... Chto sluchilos' s chechentsami??? Gde tvoya chest'? Kadyrov - sobaka... predal svoy narod The Russians killed your grandparents, fathers, families, destroyed your cities... What happened to the Chechens??? Where's your honor? Kadyrov is a dog ... he betrayed his people, Mohammed sees it and doesn't believe it..
@@crand20033 Oh no they kick businesses out!!! There are a million Iraqis who would be turning in their grave right now, and many more Syrians, Afghans, Vietnamese, north Koreans and many others who would shun such horrible business ethics.
@@msumode4493 yes right, is a very religious region, for gays people Georgia, Armenia and the two Ossetia are safe, the others region not because become very conservative are like iran.
Grozny looks beautiful and clean. I hope I will have the chance to visit. I do not think I will miss Mcdonald food, I rather eat local food. thanks for the videos.
As we say in North America, you hit this one out of the park, Eli! Thanks for a glimpse of an area most of us will never get to. It is incredible how quickly they've been able to rebuild Grozny after the war devastated it. Some of the architecture is really nice. Thanks again for such great entertainment. You are a wonderful host!
That’s what the federal government of Russia promised them so the insurgency can end,reconstruction,greater autonomy n development funds,I c it as a win win for everybody
@@alpha4662 Russians caused a lot of the destruction so now they pay for it. After the war the Chechens reached some sort of agreement with the Kremlin. Chechens will not challenge the unity of the federation and the Russians will give autonomy and financial support. It will be interesting to see what would happen if the Russians stopped paying.
@@alpha4662 Well, Russia is a federation and the wealth is quite redistributed throughout the country. Most ends up in Moscow, there's no doubt about that. Chechens seem to receive a rather nice sums too.
Thanks dear sis for showing us the fantastic mixed culture of Russia 🇷🇺 as well as the deep culture of Russian ethnicities, Masha ALLAH, just amazing ❤, Love and respect from UK 🇬🇧 ❤️ ❤
Thankyou dearly for breaking stereotypes and misconceptions , you have literally single handedly shown the world that we must trust humanity and not those who create negative narratives. Well done to you and your very authentic and articulate reviews , you have a great way of presenting a large amount of information in a very concise and accurate way without being biased. That's a blessing !
She sure didn't break any stereotypes and misconceptions with me. 12:00 - 14:30 she had the courage to admit that the Muslim Men of Chechnya are always approaching her on the street as complete strangers, because they "like to have fun" with Russian Non-Muslim Women she says.............. This is very typical with Muslims everywhere in the World............Muslim Men are not allowed to approach, talk with, flirt with or interact with Muslim Women, but obviously Western Women are "fair game"..............
@@imranchaudhry4321 --- In Canada and the USA the men are not feminized, they are just too indoctrinated by Bombastic Feminists to do much else other than mind their own business, and it is not too much of a problem here. I was referring more to Sweden, France and Germany.
This was my first clip I watched from "Eli from Russia" at the start of 2023 and it was an eye opener to get the other side of the story. Great video Elina!
Beautiful country very clean and looks very safe for tourists in grozny and I think. That there is peace now we can live together with no hate only love respect and peace
I fell in love with the Russian culture when I was a little girl. I’ve always wanted to go visit the country, but haven’t summoned the courage yet because of the whole flying over the ocean thing. Glad I can enjoy Russia through your videos!
War was Russia' s war as was the invasion of Afghanistan by Russia but noone came to the aid of Chechnyans whereas Ronald reagan backed the afghan resistance against Russia
They invade a muslim land but when muslim fighting back they crying like a little child after come out from women womb and they say muslim are terrorist
Thank you sister for this wonderful coverage of Chechnya…as young person in the 90s, i always hear of the 2 wars, Chechnya & Bosnia which was disheartening, seeing the suffering & destruction. So, this is a happy video for me to see Chechnya & its people in better times. Thx!!
@Thomas *"In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful."* This Message is from the slave and Messanger of Allah Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) to the Mankind. Peace be upon him, who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite you to Islam, and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward, and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin. (And I recite to you Allah's Statement:) 👉Allah almighty our creator says, *Say, "O people of the Book! Come to what is common between us and you, that we worship none but Allah; that we associate nothing with Him and that none of us shall make as our Lord any other than Allah."* *If they reject your invitation, then tell them plainly, "Bear witness that we are Muslims (who worship and surrender to Allah alone)."* Qur'an (3:64) 👉Allah almighty says, *Your real Deity is but One. He Who is Lord of the earth and the heavens and of all that is between them, and Lord of all Easts.* Qur'an (37:5) Once we die our creator will again resurrect us on the Judgment day.And on that day if you have believed in Allah and have followed his book Quran then you will be succeed in the hereafter life. Hereafter life is the eternal life either in Paradise or hellfire depending upon the good amd bad deeds you did in this world. 👉God Almighty says to the Mankind, Say(O Prophet), *“Allah gives you life, then causes you to die, then He will assemble you on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt.”* Quran (45:26)
@@bhuvaneshwarianand1186 *"In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful."* This Message is from the slave and Messanger of Allah Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) to the Mankind. Peace be upon him, who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite you to Islam, and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward, and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin. (And I recite to you Allah's Statement:) 👉Allah almighty our creator says, *Say, "O people of the Book! Come to what is common between us and you, that we worship none but Allah; that we associate nothing with Him and that none of us shall make as our Lord any other than Allah."* *If they reject your invitation, then tell them plainly, "Bear witness that we are Muslims (who worship and surrender to Allah alone)."* Qur'an (3:64) 👉Allah almighty says, *Your real Deity is but One. He Who is Lord of the earth and the heavens and of all that is between them, and Lord of all Easts.* Qur'an (37:5) Once we die our creator will again resurrect us on the Judgment day.And on that day if you have believed in Allah and have followed his book Quran then you will be succeed in the hereafter life. Hereafter life is the eternal life either in Paradise or hellfire depending upon the good amd bad deeds you did in this world. 👉God Almighty says to the Mankind, Say(O Prophet), *“Allah gives you life, then causes you to die, then He will assemble you on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt.”* Quran (45:26)
What a wonderful video Eli! Being from the US, for me, you just broke every myth I have ever heard about travel in Chechnya, and thank you so much for doing that! It is actually remarkably beautiful! Safe Travels!
A beautiful place, beautiful people and so clean. I wish I could travel to this place in my life. Thanks for sharing and respecting the locals tradition and showing a very positive side of this nation.
I want to say some things about this video. First of all I LOVE how you tried to pronounce the words right , like Zhizhig Galnash. Then I think it’s really amazing that you learned some things about our culture and history. You also wore a Hijab at the near of the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque, which shows that you really respect our Religion too. I liked the topics you picked to talk about and showed us. I really love Chechnya and I miss it too since i‘m not there anymore (but I will hopefully go back after studying) I loved the vibes your video gives off, you seem like a really cool person and I hope you enjoyed your visit in Chechnya! I really enjoyed watching your video. Thank you for showing us a really really good and pretty side of Chechnya ! 🥰
I did not know that Chechnya was so beautiful. Thank you for this informative video. Most of all thank you for respecting the local culture of Chechnya. Sending them and you my love and respect from the Islamic Republic of Iran. ❤ Liked and subscribed
Eli, Thank you for such a beautiful presentation on Grozny and Chechnya. I wished I had some friends from there. The azan in the background is very soothing and adds to the presentation. Thank you again.
One of the best views of everyday life in Chechnya and the Chechen capital of Grozny. I am an American of Puerto Rican descent that is launching a small media network to discuss different countries and cultures within the Russian Federation for a domestic audience here in the United States. I am very happy to have come across your channel as your videos on the different regions including Dagestan will be invaluable to me. #Unlimitability
I had a similar experience travelling through Central America last year. Even I was a little nervous and I had been to more than 70 countries at that point. We just always hear in the US and Canada that there are constant murders and kidnappings due to the drug war. It was totally fine. I was careful, knew where I was going in advance, didn't go out late at night and stayed in the safest parts of each city. It was actually a great experience and I would highly recommend this beautiful region. So I am not surprised by your experience in Chechnya. I also recognize that my government is way overprotective in terms of the advice it posts. For example, before I went to Montenegro and I had to laugh because the Canadian government travel website warned of celebratory gunfire as a danger. Ridiculous! I had a great time there and never saw a gun once. I think that really you can go almost anywhere in the world and be fine - just do your research in advance. Most people are just trying to live their daily life and the news media really exaggerates most of the time. Lastly, I am currently in Armenia and I actually had people warn me it isn't safe because there are violent protests in Yerevan right now (no, not right now because I have been here for several days and have only met friendly people, no protests - besides, there are protests everywhere from time to time, so what?!) and the war with Azetbaijan is very dangerous (I am hundreds of kilometers from the war zone). THey wouldn't believe me when I told them it was fine - they would rather believe second hand information than first hand experience - it's crazy.
Thank you Eli for always making such high-quality videos that are both entertaining and informative, your effort is appreciated and it is great content! I am trying to learn Russian and I love watching your videos to try and learn more about Russia.
I just can't imagine a place with such beautiful landscapes was subjected to one of the most brutal wars in modern history. Wish the best for the future of Chechens.
@@wewenang5167 Russian has no right to invade foreign lands occupy them rule the people with iron fist steal their resources and leave the locals suffer under the poverty line .
@@SIRLASEDARCHI Do you think Chechnya would've been any better as an independent country. It could've just a base for terrorism, just like Afghanistan and Pakistan. That would've destabilized the region.
You are a very brave woman. I watched several of your videos already and to be honest im so delighted seeing the beauty of Russia. Thank you for sharing it to the world. Safe travels❤
Wonderful video and Chechnya looks like a peaceful place despite sad times. It is so beautiful and very clean. Food must be so delicious. Anyway you are fine and Russia on the whole is full of nice people and certainly you are one of them. Thank you very much
It's a sad peace though, because it is brought down by the iron fists of a gang of rather unpleasant characters. Her one starting line "everybody loves Achmad Kadyrov" is a slight hint to that, because guess what is happening to you when you give away that you might not ...
@@gabriellagirardi4741 Some former soviet republics (well ok, technically Chechnya still is one, then again not really) are now ruled by more or less autocrats who run them as their personal fiefdoms. Another example would be Kazakhstan, were the ruler even named the capitol city after himself. In Chechnya (now run by the son of Achmad Kadyrow, Ramsan) the deal with Putin is more or less "make sure there won't be another Beslan, then nobody will question how you run your show there". And his show is very similar to some copy of Saudi Arabia, with himself as the untouchable king. And yes, for a youtuber with possibly 100k people noticing missing uploads after an announcement "I'll go there" I'm darn sure there will be efforts that there won't be any incidents to report on and everything is safe (they have a pretty active and well oiled secret service machine going on there). My worry would be here that some random "unknown" girl being encouraged by this report to go there might be in danger to make a rather different experience. All those travel warnings exist for a reason after all, sometimes even the enemy's propaganda contains some harsh truth.
@@fiedel Thank you very much for this clear and comprehensive description of what these places are. It would be better not to go alone. When I see a video I can only say if it is nice or not and Eli's ones are always awesome
@@gabriellagirardi4741 Yeah, she does a very good job and I really don't think it's anywhere wrong to show off the beautiful sides of any country. But here and there a little "reading between the lines" also is healthy, I think . Anything resembling criticism of Islamism/Kadyrov family or random things "insulting the chechnyan pride" could bring her in big trouble, even abroad. Their networks are wide and reach far. As an example: A pretty big travel vlogger visiting there was cited to government officials, intimidated into airing an apology on local TV and deleting his video for an upload where he said "chechen chick" during a train ride. So actually colour me a bit surprised she mentioned all the horny dudes constantly looking after her on the streets :) I hope this little red flag is big enough to alert any random single travelling women.
Brave Girl - Well done. Until saw your blog all I knew of Grozny as a Westerner was what I'd seen on the BBC. but it takes special courage for you as a woman travelling alone to go there and open our eyes. I did notice that although there was no 'Golden M's or Starbucks' (Not a bad thing) I did see a truly British Red Phone box, lol. Again Well done Eli.
To justify the second war against Chechnya the FSB boomed the apartment building and falsely blamed it on Chechnya freedom fighters “ terrorist (( From 1999 to 2009, the Fifth Service grew and took charge of Russia’s brutal war in Chechnya, where the FSB, not the army, called the shots. It was the Moscow apartment building bombings in September 1999, which killed 300 and wounded more than 1,000, that then-Prime Minister Putin used to justify that war, claiming the attacks were undertaken by Chechen militants. The bombings, as it turned out, allegedly were the FSB’s handiwork under Putin’s direction. ))) .
Fantastic video, full of surprises and colors 👌 I used to have a friend from Chechnya and he was very kind, always trying to fight back the stereotypes built over his region. The world entire deserves EMPATHY and to be hear, every place on earth has a story to tell! Thank you for showing and confirming this to all of us!
Russia successfully took it over by force after killing millions of them. The so-called terrorists were the Chechnyans who tried to stop them. I heard they are still there.
The azan(prayer calling) reminds me in malaysia..in malaysia you can heard the azan 5times a day..one day i want to visit the grozny city is beautiful place..by the way i'm from malaysia🇲🇾
@@zirwatulwidaad37 negara sndiri dan ada pemimpin dan menteri sndiri.cuma negara dok bawah russia.tu barat suka ckp pemimpin chechnya itu boneka putin.pdhl mngkn putin tkot,negara dkt dgn russia join barat.russia jgk dok bagi dana pda chechnya
@@zirwatulwidaad37 .... Wilayah. Klu di Malaysia or US, it's like a state under one country: Kelantan, Terengganu etc. Klu tk silap ada 15 wilayah di Russia.
@@zirwatulwidaad37 ... Chechnya bukan sebuah negara ... ia adalah sebuah republik di dalam Federasi Russia (Russian Federation). Kalau di Malaysia ibarat seperti sebuah negeri di mana mempunyai pemimpin (Menteri Besar kalau utk sebuah negeri di Malaysia). Walaupun dinamakan republik, Chechnya tetap sebuah negeri/wilayah/daerah di bawah negara Russia.
Very2 informative as always...realy2 like all your video Eli... your doing the great job 👍👍👍 Love Chechnya love Russia of course love you Eli...greating from Indonesia 🇮🇩🙏
This was so heart warming. A city that was once destroyed, now looks so peaceful and serene. Russia is definitely one of the places I have to visit, but it's so huge it probably requires a month or two.
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 According to who, you??? My Ukrainian father can’t wait for Russia to be reunited with motherland. You can keep kissing EU ass, that fully controlled by USA.
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 And the sons of Chechens who fought and died for independence now fight for Russia. Dudayev is rolling over in his grave everyday.
Corey from the U.S. - Such a beautiful culture and cityscapes, along with the villages. You do amazing work to show parts of the world that we've long thought were dark and dangerous. I have dreamed of traveling through Russia one day when our U.S. relations are more stable.
Your videos are fabulous and very enlightening i wish more people here in Canada will watch them to eradicate the negative ideas they have about Russia.
Власти всегда стравливают людей друг против друга, потому что им это выгодно, плохие люди есть везде, но и хороших людей полно, люди должны уважать друг друга. Моё мнение!
Well ,that was something quite different, Eli ! A new and rather unique overview of a place that remains a mystery to many of us .Thank you so much for this beautiful video ! ❤❤
Hi 👋 I'm from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 and I from this presentation, I think it's a beautiful country, very systemic, it's much better off without MC Donalds or anything of this kind of western culture. I think it's very peaceful and well cultured, Masha Allah beautiful mosques. I believe it's a wonderful country. My warm regards to Chechnya and the people of Chechnya. May Allah swt bless you 💕💕❣️
Русские убили ваших бабушек и дедушек, отцов, семьи, разрушили ваши города... Что случилось с чеченцами??? Где твоя честь? Кадыров - собака... предал свой народ Russkiye ubili vashikh babushek i dedushek, ottsov, sem'i, razrushili vashi goroda... Chto sluchilos' s chechentsami??? Gde tvoya chest'? Kadyrov - sobaka... predal svoy narod The Russians killed your grandparents, fathers, families, destroyed your cities... What happened to the Chechens??? Where's your honor? Kadyrov is a dog ... he betrayed his people, Mohammed sees it and doesn't believe it..
It a very interesting and enjoyable video you made some time ago Eli. I totally agree with you. We sometimes are given the wrong impression of a place, until we visit for ourselves and find to our surprise how beautiful it is.
I enjoy your videos tremendously. Eli is such a tremendous guide to areas that I know I will not visit in my lifetime. Chechnya has always attracted my interest, but not enough to travel there. Keep up your great work. You are brave and dedicated to showing the best of Asia.
@@vlglupak там, на удивление есть куча нефти, но доходы от её продажи уходят в офис Роснефти в москвабад, а потом часть денег возвращается дотациями и несведущим кажется что они живут за счёт дотаций. Вся страна так живёт, но чеченцам повезло больше, чем остальным богатым на промышленность или ресурсы регионам, потому что смогли выбить больше своих же денег обратно у метрополии, выбить буквально большой кровью. А какой там режим правит это другой вопрос
@@S80-r1o I’m chechen, and I want say you one, Chechnya it’s Russia. Chechnya has always been and will be with Russia. We do not need European values and we will never have LGBT, same-sex marriages and debauchery as in Turkey for example. If you don’t know, Turkish women dress half-naked, although they consider themselves Muslims, and celebrate LGBT pride🏳️🌈, but they are not Muslims and we Chechens do not want LGBT to be legalized in Chechnya and in general Russia, that’s why we still since we are part of Russia.
I have been reading so much about the history of Chechnya. And through every painful period in this world, Chechnya has gone through so many bad and horrible things in the past. Seeing it now with freshly built buildings, beautiful decorated plazas, clean roads and parks, and most importantly seeing the people there happy and smiling, it really gives you a new perspective on how naturally beautiful Chechnya is. I've always wanted to see Chechnya with more depth and more immersion, but I just couldn't find the right video about it. This video, is definitely the best of the best, the detailed explanation about your experience there, unbias commentary, and clean recording angles really gives me the confidence to say Chechnya is actually an amazing place to visit. Thank you Eli for the wonderful segment!
Well, Putin wiped out old Grozny together with it's population. In a way, building it is a cover up of the heinous crimes that too place there by the Russians
I am also a travel content creator and understand how difficult it is do to the research, shoot in the outdoors, and capture the emotions and the culture. You make itt seems so simple and beautiful ❤️ Hats off! 👏👏👏
wow eli, you're doing amazing work in this channel! really, through your videos I'm discovering so many amazing things about places that are so stigmatized
Thanks for a very insightful video. There are not many videos out there about this place and its culture. Grozny is a surprisingly beautiful city, and the nature in the whole Caucasus region is beautiful.
I loved this video. What a change in their city in such a short time. Just beautiful. I loved the swing benches you and others were swinging on. Thank you for taking a chance by visiting this place. 20 years ago it appeared to be a difficult place to to visit because of war.
Very informative. Last week I was in Moscow and Yakutsk. I felt very secure. Thanks for the video on Chechnya and next time definitely I will be there 😀
Be upon you my muslim and muslimah Chechen brothers and sisters. We love you so much. I am from Uzbekistan. We have as many as general similarities, traditions and values. I always want to visit Kavkaz. There are my relatives as Dagestanian, Chechen, Azerbaijanian. We love your strong characteristics, dances, yummy meals and others.
Subhana Allah! Eli thank you for this! As a Muslim Chechnya has always a been a fascinating place I knew nothing about!!! The Muslims are peaceful people!
This is an amazing video!! Thank you very much for taking the time to educate people. I really love Russia, and Russian culture. I can't wait to come there
@@SIRLASEDARCHI russia is a multicultural place... also slavs were not native to russia and many russian groups like terek and kuban cossacks share a lot of cultural, genetic, and phenotypical overlap with chechens.... russia is not just slavic and not just moscow
@@ElifromRussia Sorry. Russian airlines like Aeroflot have a long history of bad service! They left my friends stuck in New York City 😥 so you won't see me
I’m actually happy that McDonalds and Starbucks aren’t operating there, love to support local businesses 🙏 great vid Eli thank you! Will definitely visit one day
It's only a matter of time before McDonalds comes to Chechnya!!!
Abajo la comida rapida norteamericana!
@@wackyruss so far all North Caucasus region is considered by major companies as "unsafe" therefore no Mcdo, BK etc. are not expected to come.
@@Сигизмунд-с2й Make a few local replicas like Mikovski. But locally owned.
@@williamtarabalka4920 there are a lot of "pseudo" McDo in that region. MacDag, DagDonald's in Daghestan for instance.
The city, Grozny, and the rest of Chechnya looks amazing. Thank you for showing it. Greetings from Poland.
Россия победит нато 🇷🇺🇷🇺
Poland 🤮
@@lindakasabiana9723NATO nie prowadzi wojny z Rosją
@@lindakasabiana9723russia🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@monikaka1873 Russia 🪆🏆✊❤️
Poland 🤮💩💩🤕🤡
@ottoscorceny5658 🤣🤣🤣POLAK
НЕТ 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🤣🤣
Thank you very much Eli it’s a great video about my fellow brother’s from Grozny Chechnya. They are a great hospitable people’s with amazing traditions. Long live Chechnya People’s love from Afghanistan 🇦🇫🇷🇺
❤️
@Xyzpls What you means ?
Love Afghanistan and Chechnya from Pakistan
🇵🇰 ❤🇷🇺❤ 🇦🇫
l s I a m spreading there is why most dislike R u s s I a
@Xyzpls do see such things in this video? In Arizona USA more Airbnb and hotel owners Kill their tenants than any other state
I'm from chechnya and work as content manager, so I understand your struggle of no one wanting to be on camera, it's literally 98% people don't want attention )
Has everyone forgot the war? Seems like she put down a very weak explanation of the Chechen wars. Are there memorials of the Russians or the Chechens she was speaking of?
@bear1431Это поэтично
@@AlOfNorway No one will forget the war. Russians hate Yeltsin, who started this war. I unfortunately had the chance to take part in this war when I was 19. This is a disgusting war between the thief and murderer Yeltsin and the Chechen Nazis on the other side, the Chechen people unfortunately found themselves in the middle, and suffered terrible and unfairly. And the Russian conscripts found themselves hostages of the situation.
@@AlOfNorwayno people dont talk about the war it was a sad war many people died
@@AlOfNorwaySpeak about wars who were support by USA and Nato and live Russia and Chechens alone!
Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰. Have been there in Chechnya 3 time. Not only Grozny but also some remote parts of Chechnya. And I found it absolutely safe and hospitality was enormous.
بارك الله اخي
How did they treat you as a non-white man?
Are you a exotic, are they curious?
I am brown myself and would love to visit remote parts of Russia and Chechnya is on top of my list.
Because you are a fellow muslim. Of course you'd be safe
@@suskris1 Ассаламу Алейкум, брат!!! Добро пожаловать, приезжай! К нам приезжают не только мусульмане. К нам приезжают со всех уголков мира! Мы даже своих врагов принимаем, как лучщих друзей. А как ты думаешь, как мы примем брата мусульманина, будь он даже всех цветов радуги? Приезжай, мы народ который любит, все созданное Всевышним!!!
@@djswitmtv1459 ❤❤❤❤❤
Delighted to see Grozny beautifully rebuilt & thriving. Gives us all great optimism for the future of war-torn cities & villages in Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, etc. We, the people, will have peace when we are each peaceful in our hearts & lives. We are learning to value life & joy above all else. Thank you for this visit, seeing for yourself what life is like here.
Ukraine, Chechnya, Afganistan, Alepo/ Siria... Everwere diabolic Russian imerialism !
How happy are nations without Russia in neighborhood !
No that won’t happen in the Middle East as the west destroyed and keeps destroying the place. Plus there is no stable government to take over and rebuild any of the regions destroyed by western bombs.
Chechnians stole many machines from ukraine like combine harvesters. Kadyrow is a monster.
I was there 7 years ago. That was amazing! I love Chechnya!
That’s because you’re male.
I lived in Grozny two months later, 5 years after the war, and of course the echo of the war was fresh in my memory when the plane landed at the airport. But my idea of the Chechen people completely turned upside down when we started working and communicating. Honestly, after a day in the circle of Chechens, I felt safer and more comfortable than anywhere else.
How much per month for Groceries in grozny
@@Slava_2425 twice down than in moscow
@@morbidwoodpeckers so like 5,000 per week to live alone is enough to buy food to cook and heat in microwave?
@@Slava_2425 i lived there 10 years ago. these days 400 per day was enough
@@morbidwoodpeckers do you care to email or WhatsApp I have questions ti see about average rent utitlies to see if it's true
I’m from Georgia and I would love to visit Chechnya ❤
Uraa
Wat is good with Russia they respect diversity
Lol you would love to visit Chechnya and Georgia so far like Greenland😢
@@kenediddirie8406 are you kidding? About 300,000 people have been killed during two wars in Chechnya, most of them civilians! this is how Russia "respects" diversity 🤯
@@gamer-m4j3z am I not allowed to?
Nice, clean, orderly and no misery! Thank you Eli for showing us Russia and its multitude of peoples, cultures and facets! Judge by yourself!
No misery? What about the politican prisoners? What about all the critic of the regime that have been murdered? What about Kadyrov stealing money from his own people just to spend it on western(the west you all despise so much) luxury items...What about Kadyrov's troops fighting in Ukraine and killing civilians.
Ohh right we don't see that on camera....
It's not ruzzia, it's Chechnya. Ruzzia made ramzan kadyrov the dictator, so he kills his own people for ruzzias sake. It's tyrany like in north Korea
Love your videos! I am Bangladeshi- American. Was always curious what chechnya was like. Happy to see that they hold true to their values and beliefs
Yeahh now you going to apply citizenship there🤫🔨
@@sherali9383 relaxe I just wake up from bed and also has works to do to earn and eat like you do🙂
@@abrahamran9089 Bangladeshi people are not cheap like you. They. may be Economically not soo good but they are self-esteem. And also Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing GDP in the world
@@abrahamran9089 Man you the one who should get a life.
You opened a female fake id and now saying Muslims are scammers!!!
Lol
@@abrahamran9089 you sounds like an Indian keyboard warrior
I had the opportunity to meet my fellow Checknians in Mekah and was deeply impressed by their commitment to their faith and traditions. As a child, I remember hearing about the war in the news, and my home country of Somalia also experienced a civil war, which led me to live in another country for 30 years. I appreciate the opportunity to learn and experience the amazing culture of Chechnya. Sending love from Somalia.
I want to visit Cechenia, I'm from Italy and one my friends visited it and told me that it was really nice, this video confirmed what he told me two years ago!
@@ElifromRussia where are you from ?
@@ahsanosman1636 Literally written in her nickname lmao
@@ElifromRussia what is matryoshka doll?
@@ibnuishaq7499 Russian famous doll
Buongiorno Piaceree Italiano Cappuccino numero uno..... Ram
Maybe 8 years ago I did a 3 week road trip through Georgia, abkhazia, ingushetia, and chechnya. All absolutely beautiful countryside . Great food... great people.
Georgia and Abkhazia is the same thing
@@anonymousforever88 not
@@leylakhubieva7108 ჩაიჯვი ბოზო
Abkhazia is Georgia
Without any doubt..
Everywhere in Chechnya there is always a beautiful Azan, Masya Allah. I hope someday I can visit Grozny. Love Chechnya from Indonesia
Is hinduism spreading in indonesia...it is very bad n Alarming situation...
Plzz tell
@@deception6666
Don't worry this is all propaganda.
Some is truth most are propaganda.
I request to all our hindu brothers and sisters to worship only one God.
As our Indonesian malasiyan, maldives brother and sisters rejected idol worshipping and accepted Islam.
So that, our motherland India should also achieve peace as peace is established in Indonesia Malaysia Maldives.
And our people should also be able to Enter in God's Paradise..
And be saved by hellfire.
All Indonesian sanatani brother and sisters converted to Islam after finding Islam is truth.
And there were no Islamic invansion in indonesia Malaysia Maldives.
hence, they were not converted by force , they converted to Islam by themselves..
They respect there ancestors but they worship only one true God and follow his last messenger prophet
Mohammed pbuh.
We can be a Muslim and respect our ancestors and read Mahabharata and ramayan as a history.
But today The only true religion of God in the world is Islam.
May be sanatan dharm was true religion of God but it was manipulated by its priests for worldly gain.
And sanatan dharm is now totally corrupted and manipulated.
So the God sent last prophet whose name is prophet Muhammad pbuh.
Prophet Mohammed was the messenger sent by Allah/God to all MANKIND.
And the Book which was revealed upon him is not corrupted till now.
And all his teaching is preserved till now.
So, worship only CREATOR not his creation.
DO THE BHAKTI OF ALLAH ONLY.
@@Between_The_Line_ Thanks for the invitation but allah if he at all exists will always be inferior to Ishvara/Bhagavaan
Let us worship the Supreme Most while you can worship what those invading masters of yours prayed to
@@Between_The_Line_ what the heck is this? Hindu in Indonesia exist. Nothing wrong. There are even Muslim who converted to Hindu in Indonesia. And there are also Hindu who converted to Islam.
If you're Indonesian and say sth like this, people will file a lawsuit against you.
What a beautiful country with so many natural landscapes and water resources! The urban areas seem so developed with top-of-line infrastructure, roads, and buildings. Thank you for uploading this beautiful video.
there is nothing developed, its just the center of the city built for tourists, and the author of this channel is a ruski subhuman making propaganda
I love the way the scarf color blends in with your hair you look like a beautiful matryoshka with so many colors
I'm muslim. Usually, I don't know much about Russian culture. Your channel helps me get to know more Muslim Chechnya. Alhamdullillah. Love Chechnya.
Russian culture? Those occupants must go home from all lands they have invaded. Then maybe their culture will be relevant again.
The only problem in Chechnia is that its population is very small. They need to multiply that is why all the country and the villages seems empty.
Russian culture has nothing to do with Chechnya, there is a Chechen culture.
Basically a totalitarian theocracy.
@@Dailymailnewz they just had two wars with russia that devestated the places
I'm very impressed with Chechnya thanks to you, Eli! What a beautiful country and wonderful people! I would love to go there and see it!
Ahhh....yes.......such wonderful, wonderful people..........like Muslims everywhere.............so welcoming, so hospitable, so.....NICE ! Doing what they do because The Quran commands it. At least she also had the guts to tell everyone from 12:00 - 14:30 that the Muslim Men of Chechnya are always approaching her on the street as complete strangers, because they "like to have fun" with Russian Non-Muslim Women she says.............. This is very typical with Muslims everywhere in the World............Muslim Men are not allowed to approach, talk with, flirt with or interact with Muslim Women due to their religious / social rules, but obviously Western Women (European Russia is Western in society, culture, religion and always has been since ancient times) who are obviously not Muslim with their hair uncovered and not wearing the black or brown sack are "fair game" for constant sexual approaches by Muslim Male strangers on the street............. Why do you think those two "super nice" girls in that village "insisted" that their "brother" drive Eli back to Grozny........ that is how Muslims "protect" women from other "Muslim Men" in their minds, chaperoning them everywhere by a so-called "trusted" male, usually a relative..............
Ahhh....yes.......such wonderful, wonderful people..........like Muslims everywhere.............so welcoming, so hospitable, so.....NICE ! Doing what they do because The Quran commands it. At least she also had the guts to tell everyone from 12:00 - 14:30 that the Muslim Men of Chechnya are always approaching her on the street as complete strangers, because they "like to have fun" with Russian Non-Muslim Women she says.............. This is very typical with Muslims everywhere in the World............Muslim Men are not allowed to approach, talk with, flirt with or interact with Muslim Women due to their religious / social rules, but obviously Western Women (European Russia is Western in society, culture, religion and always has been since ancient times) who are obviously not Muslim with their hair uncovered and not wearing the black or brown sack are "fair game" for constant sexual approaches by Muslim Male strangers on the street............. Why do you think those two "super nice" girls in that village "insisted" that their "brother" drive Eli back to Grozny........ that is how Muslims "protect" women from other "Muslim Men" in their minds, chaperoning them everywhere by a so-called "trusted" male, usually a relative..............
Republic of chechenia of Rusia!
Чечня не страна , это Россия
@@Алия-ф9м I didn't understood what you said but I guess is that Chechnya is part of Russia!
Спасибо за видео, как будто снова побывали в Грозном и в горах у озера. Были в Чечне в феврале 2023. Очень понравился современный, очень чистый город, порядок, прекрасные мечети в Грозном и Шали, доброжелательные люди, красивая природа! Ещё одна из многочисленных жемчужин нашей большой страны! Дальнейшего процветания Чечне, мира, благополучия, всего самого доброго и светлого её прекрасным людям!
انت من داغستان؟
@@Yasminee Eli kommt aus Russland, ihre Familie ist halb russisch, halb tatarisch.
@@jaja-j6b
bro he is asking the commenter if he is from dagastan
Chechnya is so beautiful and there is a lot of mountain like in Nepal and India where my relatives live. I am very glad that they rebuild after the wars and are moving forward. Much love ❤
Love you Chechnya from North Africa ! I have been in Chechnya and found it absolutely safe and its rising tourism industry is now one of the strongest in the region, mountain resorts, five star hotels, gourmet restaurants and also backpacker hostels, hipster eateries and art galleries are popping up all around Chechenya.
The tourism industry will destroy completely Chechnya, it religion, it traditions and it culture.
I hope that the Chechens authorities to avoid and stop tourists from coming to Chechenya massively.
To justify the second war against Chechnya the FSB boomed the apartment building and falsely blamed it on Chechnya freedom fighters “ terrorist (( From 1999 to 2009, the Fifth Service grew and took charge of Russia’s brutal war in Chechnya, where the FSB, not the army, called the shots. It was the Moscow apartment building bombings in September 1999, which killed 300 and wounded more than 1,000, that then-Prime Minister Putin used to justify that war, claiming the attacks were undertaken by Chechen militants. The bombings, as it turned out, allegedly were the FSB’s handiwork under Putin’s direction. ))) . To justify the second war against Chechnya the FSB boomed the apartment building and blamed it on Chechnya “ terrorist (( From 1999 to 2009, the Fifth Service grew and took charge of Russia’s brutal war in Chechnya, where the FSB, not the army, called the shots. It was the Moscow apartment building bombings in September 1999, which killed 300 and wounded more than 1,000, that then-Prime Minister Putin used to justify that war, claiming the attacks were undertaken by Chechen militants. The bombings, as it turned out, allegedly were the FSB’s handiwork under Putin’s direction. ))) .
@@Jewzi123 very sad what they had been through and now Kodryov is making Chechnya look bad with his propaganda. A black Canadian model moved to Chechnya and she absolutely loved it despite Canada warning her it's not safe I think she's still there too.
Is there human rights violations in Chechnya?
@@pedrocavalcante5822 no
Beautiful and peace Chechnya 👍
❤️From🇲🇨
Русские убили ваших бабушек и дедушек, отцов, семьи, разрушили ваши города...
Что случилось с чеченцами??? Где твоя честь?
Кадыров - собака...
предал свой народ
Russkiye ubili vashikh babushek i dedushek, ottsov, sem'i, razrushili vashi goroda...
Chto sluchilos' s chechentsami??? Gde tvoya chest'?
Kadyrov - sobaka...
predal svoy narod
The Russians killed your grandparents, fathers, families, destroyed your cities...
What happened to the Chechens??? Where's your honor?
Kadyrov is a dog ...
he betrayed his people, Mohammed sees it and doesn't believe it..
I was lucky to spend a week in Chechnya 2 years ago. Amazing scenery and people. Never once felt unsafe.
If you are an American you might be unsafe. Look what they do, they allow our businesses in but then kick them out and copy them.
@@crand20033
Oh no they kick businesses out!!!
There are a million Iraqis who would be turning in their grave right now, and many more Syrians, Afghans, Vietnamese, north Koreans and many others who would shun such horrible business ethics.
Not if u r gay.
@@crand20033 I am an American.
@@msumode4493 yes right, is a very religious region, for gays people Georgia, Armenia and the two Ossetia are safe, the others region not because become very conservative are like iran.
Grozny looks beautiful and clean. I hope I will have the chance to visit. I do not think I will miss Mcdonald food, I rather eat local food. thanks for the videos.
They copied McDonald's.
If I ever happen to go there, I'll make sure to try their local MacD. It's maybe better than the original.
@@barbaraseiler9750 Its cheaper, but taste the same. So dont do that.
As we say in North America, you hit this one out of the park, Eli! Thanks for a glimpse of an area most of us will never get to. It is incredible how quickly they've been able to rebuild Grozny after the war devastated it. Some of the architecture is really nice. Thanks again for such great entertainment. You are a wonderful host!
That’s what the federal government of Russia promised them so the insurgency can end,reconstruction,greater autonomy n development funds,I c it as a win win for everybody
Mr.Bald was there..!
It's easy to rebuild when the Russians pay.
@@alpha4662 Russians caused a lot of the destruction so now they pay for it. After the war the Chechens reached some sort of agreement with the Kremlin. Chechens will not challenge the unity of the federation and the Russians will give autonomy and financial support. It will be interesting to see what would happen if the Russians stopped paying.
@@alpha4662 Well, Russia is a federation and the wealth is quite redistributed throughout the country. Most ends up in Moscow, there's no doubt about that. Chechens seem to receive a rather nice sums too.
Thanks dear sis for showing us the fantastic mixed culture of Russia 🇷🇺 as well as the deep culture of Russian ethnicities, Masha ALLAH, just amazing ❤, Love and respect from UK 🇬🇧 ❤️ ❤
This isnt russia
love from Sudan 🇸🇩 ❤️ to people of chechnya. Great country and lovely people!
السلام عليكم ورحمه الله وبركاته
Shabbas jhatou
Войны какие. Их 2 миллиона,и с ними где то 10 лет мы воевали,всеми ресурсами.
Chechnya is not a country, it a Russian region
@@Ahmed-Osman76 Soudan are not arabic country this is black African
Hi Eli. Thanks for showing us Chechnya. It's so beautiful and looks peaceful.
Thankyou dearly for breaking stereotypes and misconceptions , you have literally single handedly shown the world that we must trust humanity and not those who create negative narratives. Well done to you and your very authentic and articulate reviews , you have a great way of presenting a large amount of information in a very concise and accurate way without being biased. That's a blessing !
She sure didn't break any stereotypes and misconceptions with me. 12:00 - 14:30 she had the courage to admit that the Muslim Men of Chechnya are always approaching her on the street as complete strangers, because they "like to have fun" with Russian Non-Muslim Women she says.............. This is very typical with Muslims everywhere in the World............Muslim Men are not allowed to approach, talk with, flirt with or interact with Muslim Women, but obviously Western Women are "fair game"..............
@@soyouthinkyouaresmart754 What happened to western men ? Why arnt they protecting your western women ? What happened to them too feminized ?
@@imranchaudhry4321 --- In Canada and the USA the men are not feminized, they are just too indoctrinated by Bombastic Feminists to do much else other than mind their own business, and it is not too much of a problem here. I was referring more to Sweden, France and Germany.
This was my first clip I watched from "Eli from Russia" at the start of 2023 and it was an eye opener to get the other side of the story. Great video Elina!
Beautiful country very clean and looks very safe for tourists in grozny and I think. That there is peace now we can live together with no hate only love respect and peace
It's also very safe for tourists outside of the capital :D
Very informative. Have grown to love your posts greatly. Much love from 🇺🇸
There's nothing prettier than the nature in Chechnya 🧡
Chechnya and Russia Muslim I.Like I.m. Pak. A z.khan. I.love u .Muslim
Quite surprised to see how clean it is. Meanwhile South Asia is just a pile of cow dung.
I fell in love with the Russian culture when I was a little girl. I’ve always wanted to go visit the country, but haven’t summoned the courage yet because of the whole flying over the ocean thing. Glad I can enjoy Russia through your videos!
Hi
wow, that change from war-torn city to this status is remarkable
War was Russia' s war as was the invasion of Afghanistan by Russia but noone came to the aid of Chechnyans whereas Ronald reagan backed the afghan resistance against Russia
They defiantly poured the money into the place, most city's of the same size in Russia proper have no were near that kind of investment.
Russians have been steeling their money for centuries,,chechens are left with only 2% of the oil revenue and else resources.
@@amshakey9748 Well, Charlie Wilson was the one who got aid moving for Afghanistan. Pretty much with none of it ever being approved. :)
They invade a muslim land but when muslim fighting back they crying like a little child after come out from women womb and they say muslim are terrorist
Thank you sister for this wonderful coverage of Chechnya…as young person in the 90s, i always hear of the 2 wars, Chechnya & Bosnia which was disheartening, seeing the suffering & destruction. So, this is a happy video for me to see Chechnya & its people in better times. Thx!!
@Thomas
*"In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful."*
This Message is from the slave and Messanger of Allah Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) to the Mankind.
Peace be upon him, who follows the right path. Furthermore
I invite you to Islam, and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward, and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin.
(And I recite to you Allah's Statement:)
👉Allah almighty our creator says,
*Say, "O people of the Book! Come to what is common between us and you, that we worship none but Allah; that we associate nothing with Him and that none of us shall make as our Lord any other than Allah."*
*If they reject your invitation, then tell them plainly, "Bear witness that we are Muslims (who worship and surrender to Allah alone)."*
Qur'an (3:64)
👉Allah almighty says,
*Your real Deity is but One. He Who is Lord of the earth and the heavens and of all that is between them, and Lord of all Easts.*
Qur'an (37:5)
Once we die our creator will again resurrect us on the Judgment day.And on that day if you have believed in Allah and have followed his book Quran then you will be succeed in the hereafter life.
Hereafter life is the eternal life either in Paradise or hellfire depending upon the good amd bad deeds you did in this world.
👉God Almighty says to the Mankind,
Say(O Prophet),
*“Allah gives you life, then causes you to die, then He will assemble you on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt.”*
Quran (45:26)
@Thomas Chechens are being oppressed, the law in Chechnya isn't sharia and dictatorship. I dont understand what you are talking about
I can see Tamilian here
@@bhuvaneshwarianand1186
*"In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful."*
This Message is from the slave and Messanger of Allah Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) to the Mankind.
Peace be upon him, who follows the right path. Furthermore
I invite you to Islam, and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward, and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin.
(And I recite to you Allah's Statement:)
👉Allah almighty our creator says,
*Say, "O people of the Book! Come to what is common between us and you, that we worship none but Allah; that we associate nothing with Him and that none of us shall make as our Lord any other than Allah."*
*If they reject your invitation, then tell them plainly, "Bear witness that we are Muslims (who worship and surrender to Allah alone)."*
Qur'an (3:64)
👉Allah almighty says,
*Your real Deity is but One. He Who is Lord of the earth and the heavens and of all that is between them, and Lord of all Easts.*
Qur'an (37:5)
Once we die our creator will again resurrect us on the Judgment day.And on that day if you have believed in Allah and have followed his book Quran then you will be succeed in the hereafter life.
Hereafter life is the eternal life either in Paradise or hellfire depending upon the good amd bad deeds you did in this world.
👉God Almighty says to the Mankind,
Say(O Prophet),
*“Allah gives you life, then causes you to die, then He will assemble you on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt.”*
Quran (45:26)
Selva...Yes, I remember both, I am not Muslim but that does not matter. It was the same cancer that is destroying us now.
What a wonderful video Eli! Being from the US, for me, you just broke every myth I have ever heard about travel in Chechnya, and thank you so much for doing that! It is actually remarkably beautiful! Safe Travels!
Russia more safe now then Europe. Putin did it
Enjoy the freedom
@@qjtvaddict Freedom is with God
❤👍🙏
@@qjtvaddict где? В сша?) там можно быть свободным только если ты полностью согласен лечь под повестку))
A beautiful place, beautiful people and so clean. I wish I could travel to this place in my life. Thanks for sharing and respecting the locals tradition and showing a very positive side of this nation.
I want to say some things about this video. First of all I LOVE how you tried to pronounce the words right , like Zhizhig Galnash. Then I think it’s really amazing that you learned some things about our culture and history. You also wore a Hijab at the near of the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque, which shows that you really respect our Religion too. I liked the topics you picked to talk about and showed us. I really love Chechnya and I miss it too since i‘m not there anymore (but I will hopefully go back after studying) I loved the vibes your video gives off, you seem like a really cool person and I hope you enjoyed your visit in Chechnya! I really enjoyed watching your video. Thank you for showing us a really really good and pretty side of Chechnya ! 🥰
Well women are supposed to cover their heads to enter orthodox Church too. So its not something she had to learn about :)
@@GwynBleys I meant she learned about the Chechen culture. I know that Orthodox do this too .
@@kungee3933 islam is arabic culture not chechen culture
@@robingrewall Islam is a religion not a culture 💀
Love and respect from Bangladesh ❤
Really beautiful Chechnya and beautiful Chechnya's people.
Watching from Ireland thank you for the wonderful vid love and prayers from Ireland
I did not know that Chechnya was so beautiful.
Thank you for this informative video.
Most of all thank you for respecting the local culture of Chechnya.
Sending them and you my love and respect from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
❤
Liked and subscribed
we hate iran because iran support russia
Eli, Thank you for such a beautiful presentation on Grozny and Chechnya. I wished I had some friends from there. The azan in the background is very soothing and adds to the presentation. Thank you again.
I'm from there, I can be your friend, I would also like to have friends from different countries.
welcome. we always welcome guests. get ready to write. regards from Chechnya.
One of the best views of everyday life in Chechnya and the Chechen capital of Grozny. I am an American of Puerto Rican descent that is launching a small media network to discuss different countries and cultures within the Russian Federation for a domestic audience here in the United States. I am very happy to have come across your channel as your videos on the different regions including Dagestan will be invaluable to me. #Unlimitability
Why the fuck would a Boricua be interested in Russian culture. Curious.
I had a similar experience travelling through Central America last year. Even I was a little nervous and I had been to more than 70 countries at that point. We just always hear in the US and Canada that there are constant murders and kidnappings due to the drug war. It was totally fine. I was careful, knew where I was going in advance, didn't go out late at night and stayed in the safest parts of each city. It was actually a great experience and I would highly recommend this beautiful region. So I am not surprised by your experience in Chechnya. I also recognize that my government is way overprotective in terms of the advice it posts. For example, before I went to Montenegro and I had to laugh because the Canadian government travel website warned of celebratory gunfire as a danger. Ridiculous! I had a great time there and never saw a gun once. I think that really you can go almost anywhere in the world and be fine - just do your research in advance. Most people are just trying to live their daily life and the news media really exaggerates most of the time. Lastly, I am currently in Armenia and I actually had people warn me it isn't safe because there are violent protests in Yerevan right now (no, not right now because I have been here for several days and have only met friendly people, no protests - besides, there are protests everywhere from time to time, so what?!) and the war with Azetbaijan is very dangerous (I am hundreds of kilometers from the war zone). THey wouldn't believe me when I told them it was fine - they would rather believe second hand information than first hand experience - it's crazy.
Thank you Eli for showing us all of this wonderful places and cultures....
Thank you Eli for always making such high-quality videos that are both entertaining and informative, your effort is appreciated and it is great content! I am trying to learn Russian and I love watching your videos to try and learn more about Russia.
I just can't imagine a place with such beautiful landscapes was subjected to one of the most brutal wars in modern history. Wish the best for the future of Chechens.
That's what happen when you don't want to be with Russia or want independant ...they make war with you xD
@@Impaled_Onion-thatsmine What do you mean?
@@wewenang5167
Russian has no right to invade foreign lands occupy them rule the people with iron fist steal their resources and leave the locals suffer under the poverty line .
@@SIRLASEDARCHI что ты несёшь?
@@SIRLASEDARCHI
Do you think Chechnya would've been any better as an independent country. It could've just a base for terrorism, just like Afghanistan and Pakistan. That would've destabilized the region.
Another special episode Eli. Thank you for letting us be a part of your extraordinary journeys and insights!
You are a very brave woman. I watched several of your videos already and to be honest im so delighted seeing the beauty of Russia. Thank you for sharing it to the world. Safe travels❤
Beautiful country with beautiful people 💞
Wonderful video and Chechnya looks like a peaceful place despite sad times. It is so beautiful and very clean. Food must be so delicious. Anyway you are fine and Russia on the whole is full of nice people and certainly you are one of them. Thank you very much
It's a sad peace though, because it is brought down by the iron fists of a gang of rather unpleasant characters. Her one starting line "everybody loves Achmad Kadyrov" is a slight hint to that, because guess what is happening to you when you give away that you might not ...
@@fiedelI do not really know the situation of that region. I have never been in eastern Europe
@@gabriellagirardi4741 Some former soviet republics (well ok, technically Chechnya still is one, then again not really) are now ruled by more or less autocrats who run them as their personal fiefdoms. Another example would be Kazakhstan, were the ruler even named the capitol city after himself. In Chechnya (now run by the son of Achmad Kadyrow, Ramsan) the deal with Putin is more or less "make sure there won't be another Beslan, then nobody will question how you run your show there". And his show is very similar to some copy of Saudi Arabia, with himself as the untouchable king. And yes, for a youtuber with possibly 100k people noticing missing uploads after an announcement "I'll go there" I'm darn sure there will be efforts that there won't be any incidents to report on and everything is safe (they have a pretty active and well oiled secret service machine going on there). My worry would be here that some random "unknown" girl being encouraged by this report to go there might be in danger to make a rather different experience. All those travel warnings exist for a reason after all, sometimes even the enemy's propaganda contains some harsh truth.
@@fiedel Thank you very much for this clear and comprehensive description of what these places are. It would be better not to go alone. When I see a video I can only say if it is nice or not and Eli's ones are always awesome
@@gabriellagirardi4741 Yeah, she does a very good job and I really don't think it's anywhere wrong to show off the beautiful sides of any country. But here and there a little "reading between the lines" also is healthy, I think . Anything resembling criticism of Islamism/Kadyrov family or random things "insulting the chechnyan pride" could bring her in big trouble, even abroad. Their networks are wide and reach far. As an example: A pretty big travel vlogger visiting there was cited to government officials, intimidated into airing an apology on local TV and deleting his video for an upload where he said "chechen chick" during a train ride. So actually colour me a bit surprised she mentioned all the horny dudes constantly looking after her on the streets :) I hope this little red flag is big enough to alert any random single travelling women.
I've seen many of your videos but these ones about North Caucasus are really amazing.
I really enjoy your videos Eli. Amazing differences in all the different parts of Russia,
Brave Girl - Well done. Until saw your blog all I knew of Grozny as a Westerner was what I'd seen on the BBC. but it takes special courage for you as a woman travelling alone to go there and open our eyes. I did notice that although there was no 'Golden M's or Starbucks' (Not a bad thing) I did see a truly British Red Phone box, lol. Again Well done Eli.
To justify the second war against Chechnya the FSB boomed the apartment building and falsely blamed it on Chechnya freedom fighters “ terrorist (( From 1999 to 2009, the Fifth Service grew and took charge of Russia’s brutal war in Chechnya, where the FSB, not the army, called the shots. It was the Moscow apartment building bombings in September 1999, which killed 300 and wounded more than 1,000, that then-Prime Minister Putin used to justify that war, claiming the attacks were undertaken by Chechen militants. The bombings, as it turned out, allegedly were the FSB’s handiwork under Putin’s direction. ))) .
@@Jewzi123 I hope you realized that the conflict like many conflicts in eastern europe and around the world was largely funded by the west..
Thank you Eli for clearing the negativity about Chechnya, a job well done. A small clip of yours makes very difference among rest of the world...👏👏👏👌👍
Fantastic video, full of surprises and colors 👌 I used to have a friend from Chechnya and he was very kind, always trying to fight back the stereotypes built over his region. The world entire deserves EMPATHY and to be hear, every place on earth has a story to tell! Thank you for showing and confirming this to all of us!
Russia successfully took it over by force after killing millions of them. The so-called terrorists were the Chechnyans who tried to stop them. I heard they are still there.
beautiful Chechnya. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
First time I saw Chechnya through your blog. I heard about Chechnya war.thank you for your hard working. I am from India 🇮🇳.
@@ElifromRussia Thank you for your support and love
The azan(prayer calling) reminds me in malaysia..in malaysia you can heard the azan 5times a day..one day i want to visit the grozny city is beautiful place..by the way i'm from malaysia🇲🇾
Chechnya ni negara ke city ke negeri? Confused
@@zirwatulwidaad37 negeri
@@zirwatulwidaad37 negara sndiri dan ada pemimpin dan menteri sndiri.cuma negara dok bawah russia.tu barat suka ckp pemimpin chechnya itu boneka putin.pdhl mngkn putin tkot,negara dkt dgn russia join barat.russia jgk dok bagi dana pda chechnya
@@zirwatulwidaad37 .... Wilayah. Klu di Malaysia or US, it's like a state under one country: Kelantan, Terengganu etc. Klu tk silap ada 15 wilayah di Russia.
@@zirwatulwidaad37 ... Chechnya bukan sebuah negara ... ia adalah sebuah republik di dalam Federasi Russia (Russian Federation). Kalau di Malaysia ibarat seperti sebuah negeri di mana mempunyai pemimpin (Menteri Besar kalau utk sebuah negeri di Malaysia). Walaupun dinamakan republik, Chechnya tetap sebuah negeri/wilayah/daerah di bawah negara Russia.
Very2 informative as always...realy2 like all your video Eli... your doing the great job 👍👍👍
Love Chechnya love Russia of course love you Eli...greating from Indonesia 🇮🇩🙏
jangan suka dengan berita dari media barat, Grozny negara bagian Rusia yg sangat aman
Brother Russia has occupied Chechenya and installed puppets there. Russia has killed numerous muslims there
@@ngakadaakhlak8314You yourself are Russia, a damn imperial, Chechnya is not Russia and like the North Caucasus
Love and respect from Turkmenistan🇹🇲, As-salamu alaykum to my brothers and sisters, wonderful people♥️
HI sweet friend sanjar
Turkmenistan forever! Be well As-salamu alaykum
alaykumsalam from indonesia brother, best regards for the wonderful people of turkmenistan
This was so heart warming. A city that was once destroyed, now looks so peaceful and serene. Russia is definitely one of the places I have to visit, but it's so huge it probably requires a month or two.
Russia is almost the size of Pluto.
@@daksans6764 And slightly less cold
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 Ukraine should give up.
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 According to who, you??? My Ukrainian father can’t wait for Russia to be reunited with motherland. You can keep kissing EU ass, that fully controlled by USA.
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 And the sons of Chechens who fought and died for independence now fight for Russia. Dudayev is rolling over in his grave everyday.
Corey from the U.S. - Such a beautiful culture and cityscapes, along with the villages. You do amazing work to show parts of the world that we've long thought were dark and dangerous. I have dreamed of traveling through Russia one day when our U.S. relations are more stable.
Your videos are fabulous and very enlightening i wish more people here in Canada will watch them to eradicate the negative ideas they have about Russia.
Власти всегда стравливают людей друг против друга, потому что им это выгодно, плохие люди есть везде, но и хороших людей полно, люди должны уважать друг друга. Моё мнение!
Your country is truly amazing, thank you for sharing it!
Thanks Eli. You are a great ambassador for your country.
@@ElifromRussia It was UA-cam that suggested your channel to me - so you needn''t worry about the algorithm not doing its job.
I never hear Chechnya countries before but see your video make me will come there soon! Thank you eli, love from indonesia ♥️
Lovely scenery. Chechens are truly blessed to own such a land
One of my favourite nations in the world Russia.Chcechnya seems to be so amazing,value oriented ,traditional and spiritual souls.May God protect them.
Well ,that was something quite different, Eli ! A new and rather unique overview of a place that remains a mystery to many of us .Thank you so much for this beautiful video ! ❤❤
Mashllh i like chachnia its good country i will be vist one day from somalia💟
Hi 👋
I'm from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 and I from this presentation, I think it's a beautiful country, very systemic, it's much better off without MC Donalds or anything of this kind of western culture. I think it's very peaceful and well cultured, Masha Allah beautiful mosques. I believe it's a wonderful country. My warm regards to Chechnya and the people of Chechnya. May Allah swt bless you 💕💕❣️
Ma Shaa Allah
I like Chechnya...
I love Chechnyan People.
Love from India 🇮🇳
Русские убили ваших бабушек и дедушек, отцов, семьи, разрушили ваши города...
Что случилось с чеченцами??? Где твоя честь?
Кадыров - собака...
предал свой народ
Russkiye ubili vashikh babushek i dedushek, ottsov, sem'i, razrushili vashi goroda...
Chto sluchilos' s chechentsami??? Gde tvoya chest'?
Kadyrov - sobaka...
predal svoy narod
The Russians killed your grandparents, fathers, families, destroyed your cities...
What happened to the Chechens??? Where's your honor?
Kadyrov is a dog ...
he betrayed his people, Mohammed sees it and doesn't believe it..
India should join the Ummah and abandon polytheism. It's haram.
It a very interesting and enjoyable video you made some time ago Eli.
I totally agree with you. We sometimes are given the wrong impression of a place, until we visit for ourselves and find to our surprise how beautiful it is.
I enjoy your videos tremendously. Eli is such a tremendous guide to areas that I know I will not visit in my lifetime. Chechnya has always attracted my interest, but not enough to travel there. Keep up your great work. You are brave and dedicated to showing the best of Asia.
Caucasian region is quite fascinating.
Эли, какая же вы молодец, что показываете нашу красивую и такую разную Россию нашим иностранным друзьям! Такими должны быть международные отношения!
It’s not Russia it’s Chechnya
@@vlglupak they want nothing to do with you neanderthaI s1avs 😂😂😂😂
@@vlglupak не мечтайте 👌🏻
@@vlglupak там, на удивление есть куча нефти, но доходы от её продажи уходят в офис Роснефти в москвабад, а потом часть денег возвращается дотациями и несведущим кажется что они живут за счёт дотаций. Вся страна так живёт, но чеченцам повезло больше, чем остальным богатым на промышленность или ресурсы регионам, потому что смогли выбить больше своих же денег обратно у метрополии, выбить буквально большой кровью. А какой там режим правит это другой вопрос
@@S80-r1o I’m chechen, and I want say you one, Chechnya it’s Russia. Chechnya has always been and will be with Russia. We do not need European values and we will never have LGBT, same-sex marriages and debauchery as in Turkey for example. If you don’t know, Turkish women dress half-naked, although they consider themselves Muslims, and celebrate LGBT pride🏳️🌈, but they are not Muslims and we Chechens do not want LGBT to be legalized in Chechnya and in general Russia, that’s why we still since we are part of Russia.
Eli, as always, thanks for such a good tour and pertinent information about the people and culture. Really appreciate you.
I have been reading so much about the history of Chechnya. And through every painful period in this world, Chechnya has gone through so many bad and horrible things in the past. Seeing it now with freshly built buildings, beautiful decorated plazas, clean roads and parks, and most importantly seeing the people there happy and smiling, it really gives you a new perspective on how naturally beautiful Chechnya is. I've always wanted to see Chechnya with more depth and more immersion, but I just couldn't find the right video about it. This video, is definitely the best of the best, the detailed explanation about your experience there, unbias commentary, and clean recording angles really gives me the confidence to say Chechnya is actually an amazing place to visit. Thank you Eli for the wonderful segment!
Thank you very much for you words from Chechnya ❤️🌝
Guy you dont anything....Occupation is continuing...
Did you notice that you see mostly young girls? Military aged men were killed by Russia.
Well, Putin wiped out old Grozny together with it's population. In a way, building it is a cover up of the heinous crimes that too place there by the Russians
Beautiful but LIFELESS Chechnya
I am also a travel content creator and understand how difficult it is do to the research, shoot in the outdoors, and capture the emotions and the culture. You make itt seems so simple and beautiful ❤️ Hats off! 👏👏👏
wow eli, you're doing amazing work in this channel! really, through your videos I'm discovering so many amazing things about places that are so stigmatized
@@ElifromRussia hello eli good history thank
Thanks for a very insightful video. There are not many videos out there about this place and its culture. Grozny is a surprisingly beautiful city, and the nature in the whole Caucasus region is beautiful.
I loved this video. What a change in their city in such a short time. Just beautiful. I loved the swing benches you and others were swinging on. Thank you for taking a chance by visiting this place. 20 years ago it appeared to be a difficult place to to visit because of war.
@Thomas Chechens built all of this, not Russians. Russians only paid for materials and Chechens worked for free
@Thomas
yeah, thats why Pussia looks like a big sh*thole from a postapocalyptic horror movie
I'm from Kerala, India 🇮🇳
I was stayed (6-months) in Grozny, Chechnya.
Beautiful place with Beautiful Peoples!
Very informative. Last week I was in Moscow and Yakutsk. I felt very secure. Thanks for the video on Chechnya and next time definitely I will be there 😀
Soon there may be war, Russia against the west so maybe not so safe then for westerners.
Namaste Hindi Jay Bolenath....
wow they are beautiful inside & out really appreciated their discipline,strength & culture ❤from 🇪🇹
I really love Chechnya. I want to visit this beautiful place of beautiful people.
Touched my heart, beautiful video. Thank you
Even the sheep is admiring you. nice footage & what a beautiful place
Be upon you my muslim and muslimah Chechen brothers and sisters. We love you so much. I am from Uzbekistan. We have as many as general similarities, traditions and values. I always want to visit Kavkaz. There are my relatives as Dagestanian, Chechen, Azerbaijanian. We love your strong characteristics, dances, yummy meals and others.
salam allikaum brother I'm a revert muslim from India nice to meet you I'm also interested in travelling to these regions as well 🇮🇳❤️🇷🇺🇺🇿🇹🇯🇰🇬🇰🇿
amazing country ...Happy Ramadhan for all moslem in chechen ..love from indonesia
Subhana Allah! Eli thank you for this! As a Muslim Chechnya has always a been a fascinating place I knew nothing about!!! The Muslims are peaceful people!
looks amazing ,thank-you for taking us there you go girl
I love your videos and your work. My perception of Russia has been so enriched. Thanks from the US.
This is an amazing video!! Thank you very much for taking the time to educate people. I really love Russia, and Russian culture. I can't wait to come there
That's Chechen culture not a slavic origin russian culture,,big difference
Putin is a great man. Very intelligent. Zelensky is an actor. Total garbage and a corrupt leader beyond definition
@@SIRLASEDARCHI russia is a multicultural place... also slavs were not native to russia and many russian groups like terek and kuban cossacks share a lot of cultural, genetic, and phenotypical overlap with chechens.... russia is not just slavic and not just moscow
What a nice video to start the weekend with Eli.
Has anyone recovered one of your Matryoshka dolls yet?
Take care and have a great weekend.
@@ElifromRussia Sorry. Russian airlines like Aeroflot have a long history of bad service! They left my friends stuck in New York City 😥 so you won't see me
Hermoso Chechenia🥰❤️ Saludos a toda La Federacion de Rusia🇷🇺
chechnia no shit rusia
@@johnxina650 chechnia is a real russia
Thank you for showing the exact beautiful and hospitality of Chechnya Great Courage