Lost In Kalmykia | Europe's Weirdest Republic
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- Опубліковано 17 лис 2019
- 🇷🇺 Just over 400 years ago a tribe left their homeland in western Mongolia and made their way to Europe. They settled on the windy steppe lands of southern Russia and continued their way of life. I went in search of them and discovered a Buddhist republic living in the heart of Europe. Oh and it is VERY windy there.
"This could be an actual gulag."
"It was an actual gulag."
100 Euros!!!
50 Euros!
Okay 70 cents would be enough.
Turns out the friendly dog was actually supposed to guard the gulag.
Mr Bald: Let's see inside a real gulag...
THIRTY years later exiting: Well, folks.....that was a real gulag. I hope you enjoyed the video...
-Give me 100 euro!
-100 euro???
- ok give me 50 euro!
- 50 euro?!? Euro or rubel?
- ok rubel...
How much 50 rube?????
@@oneof134 is nothing. under $1
These guys have got no dignity left lmao
Perfect negotiation tactic implemented by Bald
@@oneof134 80 cents
best GPS = Russian babushkas
Soviet era: Get forced into gulag
Modern day: Get forced out of gulag
Better out than in, I always say.
I do hope you realize just how vitally important it is to make records of these precious small cultures. In 200 years, ethnologists will probably know your name.
I am a Kalmyk, and our Republic is very beautiful, come in the spring, there will be a flowering of tulips
"on the horizon, I see watchtowers and barbwire. let's get closer!"
what could possibly go wrong
You and i would have turned back.. Bald goes to danger.. Brave, Dumb or Crazy ? Thats why we watch..
My russian Babushka passed away in March and I miss her so much. Sometimes when you film russian Babushkas I see her - the way they dress, the way they talk. She was the kindest woman ever
That guy politely mugged you, haha.
Kalmyks are Mongols and you have heard language in the concert, thats Kalmyk language. I am a Mongolian lives in Ulaanbaatar and i still understand their language even we were apart for almost 400 years.
Soviet wind is trying to ruin the video.
ps. i want to reach the 1ksubs and 4kwatchhours on youtube.
need help🙏
@@MsEccentric begging for subs isn't the way to accomplish that my friend. Make interesting content. Subs, Views, and Likes will follow.
@@MsEccentric no
Soviet winds 😂😂😂😂 classic.
@@TruthIsTheNewHate84 ok thanks
I cannot believe the guts you have to just go in the middle of nowhere, with absolutely no pre-planning, and give us an experience that we will never have. One of the best videos.
This is the most interesting youtube channel i have ever stumbled on to, keep up the good work!
Hes alive! Good!
Accidentally wandering into a gulag is the most Soviet thing you can do
Haha Haha! That guy wanted 100 Euro's! The look of shock on your face is hilarious Bald! The second he heard you were not Russian, he wanted some of that tourist cash!
If the bald was Russian but from Moscow or St. Petersburg it would be the same, only a different "price".
Should have said: You can have some ruble if you speak some Kalmyk language."
Huge difference between euros and rubles. 100 euros = 7000 rubles.
he gave him 100 rubles... I think the cheapest bottle would cost about 250 but it's a good start! :)
He would’ve asked that from a Russian person too. Unfortunately people in those villages drink a lot and they would ask for money from any non-local who would’ve approached them.
American truck haha. One was french and the other Swedish.
Weird bald guy sneaking around with video camera: "She wasn't the friendliest"
Very Buddhist of that man to ask for money straight off the bat.
2:38 Mr Baldy sees a Renault and a Volvo:
- American truck here in Russia
Everything in the world is either Soviet or American :D
11:23 the sweetest thing, poor doggy just wants some food probably
He sounded so English when he said "Brighton" haha
Bald: “It could be, an actual Gulag”
*Bald approaches the actual Gulag*
Primark what is a gulag?
@@gingerleegirl6697 It is a Russian prison
@@gingerleegirl6697 a prison for ginger girls.
@@gingerleegirl6697 Soviet Labor Camp.
@@gingerleegirl6697 a forced labor camp
Everything that could possibly go wrong whilst making this film did go wrong. The weather, lack of people on the street, accidentally stumbling into one of Russia’s worst prisons and being kicked out the town. All a total disaster! Well at least there was some decent Kalmyk music. Skip to the end if the wind is too intense for your ear drums. Cheers bratans!
Good shit as always. Keep it up.
would love to see you go to Mongolia
Bald looks more bald
DAMN IM HYPED TO WATCH THIS NOW
Still great stuff!!!!!!
Enjoy your rest Mr. Bald. So glad to know that you're OK. We care about you and worry about you. Take all the time off that you need. UA-camr burn out is a real thing.
Cheers AE. Back soon I hope
Kalmykian here. Come there in the end of April to witness tulip blossom, fascinating thing to do!
100 rupee guy is pissed off!
I just have so much respect for the effort you put into these videos and your channel. The fact they are so raw is why I watch them.
You should travel to Russia’s coldest city Yakutsk it’s the coldest region in Russia
Wow! I grew up in Kalmykia, so nice to see familiar sights and this bloody wind :3
I have a feeling that something missing in this video about kalmyks...oh, it's locust)
Bald asks the taxi driver to drop in the middle of nowhere
Also bald: Oh no I am in the middle of bloody nowhere
I like how that dude just straight up asked u for cash lmao
recently found this channel, bingewatched lot of the videos and came to the conclusion that you have to be the guy to meet the first aliens to represent us :D
Ever since discovering these videos I have found myself looking into Russian language courses, researching and reading about Russian culture, and wistfully looking at entry visa requirements. This guy is truly living my dream. Makes me jealous.
Great! Hope you make it here one day
Hey Mate, Thanks to you I had never heard of Kalmykia. But when You first said you were heading that way out of Dagestan, I did some historical research. Super interesting tribe and situation from antiquity as well as the soviet disruption of there culture. If you did not dare to go there I would never have known about such interesting people. So this video is not a failure in any sense, but a huge launchpad to understanding remote cultures to the fog of knowing the easternmost part of the European western world. I applaud your daring and efforts, carry on!
That's good enough for me Steven 👍🏻
You need to visit old German tribes in Russia.
Kalmykia is like the wind power house of the world :-)
So much wind energy potential :-)
This doesn't look so different from some of the plains states in the US. You won't find Soviet style apartment buildings in such areas, but you will encounter the lone gas stations and small roadside stores. Also, I don't think American authorities would appreciate someone approaching their prisons on foot. I love these videos, but what impresses me most is the human interaction between Ben and the locals. I really feel, that except for the language and some of the cultural barriers, the people he meets could be my friends too.
"can i have 100€? "
i should try that too
Nobody:
Bald getting out of a car: UWAGGH
Haha made me chuckle
Hey Mr. Bald!
Nice Content!
One Question:
Can you go to German Villages in Russia, where the people speak the German language?
I think you can find them in the near of the River Wolga and i think also in the national Rajons Asowo and Halbstadt.
This is one of the best travel shows, not only on UA-cam but generally. I really want to go on a road trip across Russia. So little known, yet so many different things to see and explore.
Russia is a large country and has many places that are different from each other. Definitely worth visiting it.
"Nobody gives detailed directions quite like Russian babushkas"
WD40 needed in Kalmykia!!!
The Kalmyk writing in the house of culture says ‘Jangar’, the name of a great hero of the Kalmyk/Oirat people.
I had to rewind like 10 times when the dog ran up to him. That was such a good doggo
I just saw a band in Philadelphia, Pa here in the states called “The Hu”. They are a traditional throat singing metal band from Mongolia. I highly recommend them. Listen to their songs “Wolf Totem” and “The Great Chinggis Khaan”.
Evil EgoBrain that’s pretty cool!
Never had a desire to travel to Russia. I’ve watched most of your videos and am planning now to visit in 2020. Thanks my Bald brother
you guys ever get jealous of people that haven't discovered bald yet? They can binge watch so many Russian episodes now.
Oh, I got goosebumps when the Kalmyk Throat Singing started 12:40! LOVE it. Thanks for sharing another incredible experience
"American truck!" Points to a Volvo
and a Renault
@@supernintendo7579
Yes, a conventional cab with a sleeper is uncommon in europe.
Nothing as American as a Swedish manufacturing company
The red one looks american and Canadian. I see that type of Volvo trucks more than peterbuilts and kenworth in my city
@@nutlover3609 hahah your right thumbs up
Will you go to Volgograd( former Stalingrad) Mr Bald? It's one of the most Soviet places in the Universe.
That's great! I'm Kalmyk. Are you still in Elista? I would like to meet you! Is it possible?
Have you seen the movie Genghis Blues yet? If not you'll enjoy it. That was some interesting exploring despite the setbacks. I kind of like those weird abandoned places myself. Good thing they didn't find your camera or that could have been bad.
The cut to your room was legendary. Nearly pissed my pants.
"well what do you know, it actually was a gulag"
lmao
Makes me so happy every time i watch Your adventure. Dont know why but just do. Thanks for sharing and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter.
Thank you Bald for showing us part of our nationality,sending lots of love from Mongolia
he kept his hood on so the wind wouldn’t mess up his hair
Mr.100rupees has a long lost brother mr.50rubles 🤣😂
2:38 "American Truck"
Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson be like "hold my Surströmming"
Nobody:
Bald: *look at these soviet mosaics in front of a wooden shithouse*
These videos of bald in the middle of nowhere is everything
I learn more from you about Kalmykia in 14 minutes than my lifetime in school
It’s so eerie how everything is completely deserted. This is such a fascinating channel!
UA-cam just randomly recommended me one of your videos. I’ve been binge watching you for hours!!!
There is something about your nature, that is so pleasing. Thank you for being a breath of fresh air here on this channel. Can’t wait for more
Bald comes in with the late-night UA-cam clutch!
ps. i want to reach the 1ksubs and 4kwatchhours on youtube.
need help🙏
Felt weird watching at night haha I always watch in the afternoon
Hah here its 6 am and i Go to Work in 20 min
*morning
8AM now
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“Lets check out that gulag!”
*cue Always Sunny in Philadelphia theme*
“The gang gets kicked out the village”
I have been a Russophile for most of my life yet somehow at the age of 69 have never heard of Kalmykia. This was a revelation for me.
everybody: man this place is depressing
People from the rural midwestern united states: this looks like where I'm from
Bolivia is more
depressing
@@shanegrimes3455 yeah it is atleast i dont worry about getting burned alive
LoL :|) but with no cops'
This guy is so respectful of others people's cultures. Cultures I have never heard about.
I am Mongol, and Kalmykia is basically a replica of Mongolia in Europe, even Elista reminds me of Ulaanbaatar.
Come to vlog in Bulgaria. Many babushkas speak russian and there are astonishing soviet relics. We can vlog together for a tour.
Beautiful Buddhist temple..lots of love frm Tibet 😘😘
Chechnya danger video when? You said you would post when safe
The best travel blog type video on youtube. Very honest, interested in the local population & their lives. Always feel like I'm there with you & enjoying what the people have to offer/ and what simple happiness you bring to their day. People are people, no matter what different culture
I have been watching you for some time and your hilarious. You have uplifted many of my down days, thank you
You should go to eastern bashkortostan, there is a lot of native speakers of bashkir language
Радик are they native Turkish ?
Or Tatar ?
@@SC-vw1nx tatar and bashkir languages are very similar, every person who speaks bashkir can understand tatar.
@@radikkayupov Radnik privyet, you are 'rad'. Wasn't Bald in Chelyabinsk?
When will you talk about that crazy thing that happened in Chechnya?
Editors Music whattt?
What happened in Chechnya?
@@jaylynnw1645 Check out his video "Chechnya Isn't What You'd Expect!", the comment says "I have a mad crazy to share with you guys about what happened in Chechnya, but I will wait until I am in safe territory like some Bolivian before I make a video about it. Today I'm going to a mountain village for a bbq. Have a great weekend guys!"
@@MrEditorsMusic Keep on him about that
Editors Music I don’t think he should because Chechens might get offended again and Chechen deathsquads are all over Europe
I was born in 1989 in Poland, yet still I can find so many similarities to what I have seen during my childhood. Comparing to those soviet countries You've been travelling and showing for us, there is clearly some common ground, and Im feeling watching all these like in a time machine.
Absolutely incredible! So glad you weren't detained for a lengthy amount of time! Thanks for sharing your adventures, don't be so discouraged! Wow that singing at the end was superb, it must take years to get your voice to sound like that! Wow! Thanks brother!
Lenin was partly Kalmikian.
Good you're back. I was fed up with your Norwegian friend
It was very cool! Thank you for this video. I am Russian but never visited Kalmykia.
By the way, may be one day you can go to Karachaevo-Cherkessia region. Beautiful place! There are mountains covered with the snow, old forests, cable road running through the forest. My childhood memories! Also, we have a lot of wonderful places on the Black sea: Sochi, Gelendzhik, Novorossijsk. Well, one can travel all his life through Russia. Hope one day to visit England. But Montreal, where I live, is also interesting city.
I like it when the videos don’t quite work out, it feels like we’re travelling and discovering things with you, and sometimes not much happens and we just hang out
Only 400 years ago? I think “Kalmyk” means literally “remainder” or “stayed-behind.” They are Oirats from Tibet who remained there after their cousins left in the late 1200’s. That’s nearly 700 years, isn’t it?
"100 евро дайте хоть" - ахах))
There is an Italian writer who has travelled extensively around these eastern European regions and his books are about that and very interesting and enjoyable to read (even if I don't agree with everything he says). His name is Paolo Rumiz, I'm not sure if his books are translated into English but if they are, I reccomend it. Or else, learn Italian ;-)
How i love all of his videos. After a long day. A cold milk and a chocolate and his videos. Perfect.
100 Euro to 50 Rubel. Real quick 😂
Absolutely love your videos Bald! Ill immediately stop what I'm doing to watch as soon as they're uploaded!! Fantastic content.
You don't disappoint me bc I don't know a lot about the places you visit in Russia or anywhere. I'm just grateful to you for taking us on your journeys. I'm watching you on my huge tv screen. I feel like I'm there with you holding the camera lol
Thank you for sharing all the amazing places you have visited in the former Sovjet Union. Great videos and great experience, I can't tell with words how cool your adventures are. I'm literally jalous and man, you have balls!
You make me want to learn the beautiful language of russian and travel this gorgeous land of amazing people and architecture.
"American truck": Pointing at a French and a Swedish truck. :D
yeah but the nose of the truck is American
in Europe it would be flat
He had in mind that volvo truck has a vehicle body of standart american truck
Yup, Volvo and Renault, though the Volvo did look a bit Amerikanski
Dávid Molnár The Volvo VNL 670 in the video is exclusive to the American market only. Produced and sold only in America so yeah it is technically an american truck
I'm sure what he meant was that the cab is behind the engine, like most American trucks.
Very interesting. I stayed many years in Mongolia and would love to visit Kalmykia! Looks like the language is the same!