people in the West consider themselves to be people of the highest quality.. and the rest of the world is barbarians for them.. that’s why he said that Russia is cut off from the rest of the world.. he believes that the West is “the whole world”. Russia is cut off only from the West..
@@mr.purple1779 You missed my point...Why would anyone want to go there to live? The extremely low wages, the chance of getting conscripted into putler's meat grinder brigade? Or at best, arrested and put in a gulag for a minor crime and sentenced to 10-20 years. No thanks!
Ppl be treating visiting Russia like an extreme tourism when its essentially a regular Eastern European country with open borders and tourist infrastructure. The West is trying to isolate Russia, but Russia is not isolating itself - go get a Visa and come as a tourist at any time
Russia is isolating itself turning the state into a dictatorship, threatening the world with nuclear war and spitting on human rights on a daily basis. Russia is an untrustable mafia state, clearly isolated now. On its own will.
@@albertmaziarz6739у вас мозгов нет,а вы как то живёте,вот это удивительно. Живу в селе у всех своя вода, санузел в доме, электричество и скоростной интернет,и всё это за такие деньги что вам только слюни пускать остаётся. Долбаебов пол Европы😂
@user-eu8pe5jy2t You forgot to mention South America, Central America, incl Mexiko, the Middle East , the whole of Africa! All of Asia, except the usual suspects in the grip/occupied by the US. South Korea and Japan...Greetings from the EU.
you can get a Russian card at any bank branch within 15 minutes and get a card right away (I've heard estimates ranging from 15 minutes to an hour). Even for foreigners. Tinkoff Bank can deliver card to your home - ordered in the evening or night, received in the morning. And enjoy all the benefits - great apps, pay by touch everywhere, deliver anything anywhere from paper clips, groceries, Michelin restaurant meals to refrigerators and even cars. 24/7. In different online shops. In Moscow, delivery from 30 minutes. All shops right down to the vendors in the village on the street accept cards or transfers via phone.
I confirm. They don't have physical offices but the service is the best! 24/7 support. REAL support, tre courier will come wherever and whenever you tell them to (i met with mine at 21.00). You get cashback and % for the rest
I'll check that out soon: getting a physical MIR debit card in Russia. For the simple fact that I don't want to handle cash for each little purchase. No food deliveries for me, unless I am sick. I eat in restaurants or hotels. What I've already noticed is that Russia has impressive IT.
We always knew that Scotland was a part of the U.K. Why would you promote a whole different culture from the West ? I could never be friends with a country that invaded a sovereign one. It's just not fair for us and for them.
@rokasjankevicius931 look, I use korona pay to transfer money from my Italian card to a pickpoiint in Russia and my mom receives it in cash. But it should also be possible to use the same system to transfer from card to card. You just have to check with which Russian banks Korona cooperates. My bank (tibkoff )- not, I know there are maybe around 5 banks where that works
The Soviet film "The Adventures of Italians in Russia" was very popular in the USSR))) Welcome to the country with the biggest sanctions in the universe! We are waiting for you in Moscow and be sure to visit St. Petersburg!
Так смешно смотреть как бедные иностранцы не понимают, где деньги поменять и тд, ребята, вы просто подходите к людям и вам помогут! Не все знают английский, но 100% найдете, кто говорит и кто поможет!
Бедные, как вас русскими напугали, что ж вы так нас боитесь, мы не кусаемся и даже делимся добычей, потому что Россия щедрая душа🙂🤝🙂 Хорошего Вам путешествия по матушке России😊
There are no fortifications from the Russian side of border, because it is from the Russian and Belarusian sides of the border that illegal immigrants come... Illegal immigrants - but rather ‘tourists’ from all over the world visiting Russia and Belarus.
Visa and MasterCard can still be used to pay in Russia but only if the card was issued by a Russian bank. The banks still have their obligations to their clients - they have only been cut off from Swift (the international payments) system. Well, rather, the regular people were. Transactions between countries are still going but there are basically case-by-case negotiations at the governments level. Even our neighbours are preferring more inconspicuous ways so avoid getting sanctioned themselves.
@@СеливанСильвер нет, это дочка австрийского одноименного банка. У нас не работают иностранные банки - законом запрещено. Дочка полностью в российской юрисдикции, по сути, российский банк с названием австрийского.
How funny that i came across this video. I am from Kaliningrad)) and cross that border with Poland several times a year. By the way, you stumbled upon the best exchange place in the city. If you asked me, I would recommend exactly this one))))
@@yastyman Райф достаточно ущербный банк, наверное ожидают сворачивания деятельности, а так во многих отделениях есть обмен на многие валюты. В Тинькофф вообще некоторые банкоматы меняют.
I am from Portugal and I have been to Russia recently for tourism (Moscow). Didn’t have a single issue apart from not being able to use VISA or Mastercard. Life goes normally over there and I really enjoyed the city
Great to see you back on the tourist trail. Hey looks like a really nice city & it's good to see that Russians don't have 2 heads as we're led to believe in the west 😮😅 👍
not so long ago, in the recommendations of UA-cam videos, I came across a video in which a young African-American in a static picture was apparently in the cabin of an airplane with INCREDIBLY frightened eyes! there was also a big inscription "RUSSIA", I decided to take a look!For me, a Russian, it was a lot of fun - he flew to Moscow and told me how scared he was. either the KGB or the Russians in general! and then he decided to visit VDNKH (this is such an exhibition and entertainment place and there was some kind of performance by folk groups and there were mime artists on stilts in white suits and clown masks.... and in the video he began to bypass them and seriously gave out a pearl-"This is probably a Russian Ku Klux Klan! ahah))) I haven't laughed like that in a long time!
итальянец пошел есть в Макдачную. я разочарована. никогда бы не подумала. там в Калининграде полно прекрасных кафе и бистро, пиццерий и тратторий. и немецких закусочных.
@@MichelePonte В США макдональдс отвратителен, очень солёный и сладкий, в любой европейской стране он намного вкуснее. Возможно это просто региональные пристрастия.
@@MichelePonte That's about what I thought! but I would strongly advise you to visit some good fish restaurant! Kaliningrad is famous for its fish cuisine!
Little correction: Because of Western sanctions, Russia has closed its airspace/airports to these airlines. Which affected Finnair the most. Quickest route to Japan. Or Lufthansa a 3 hours detour, etc. etc. Everyone else is good to go. And they do go..😂 Looking forward to your adventures....
Это зеркальные запреты, запрет посещать воздушное пространство западных стран привёл к запрету на посещения воздушного пространства РФ, из Сербии, Турции, Китая и многих других стран самолёты местных компаний летают.
Европа сделала абсолютно все сама, чтобы туристы как ты мучились и не могли ни обменять деньги, ни использовать свои карты в России. На самом деле изолировали не Россию а сами себя и своих граждан
Shame to politicians for try to make life difficult for ordinary people . This guy travel from Poland to Russia . He's good guy and he have a good heart .
burst into laughter after he said: "Spasibo, davai !" 😅 "Davai" - is an informal expression meaning goodbye, it's okay between two fellows, but not to say it to a bank operator 🤣
@@MichelePonte чисто обменники большая редкость, но можно в интернете искать по запросу курс обмена и двигаться к удобному. В Европе обменники в основном из-за большого разнообразия местных валют и туристов.
@@MichelePonte There are no exchanges in Russia that are not the banks - this was banned many years ago. Every exchange is a part of a bank. Maybe an additional office but the bank. :)
@@MichelePonte Energotransbank is one of a good ones. It's a small and obscure bank but exchange rate is good and it's not under sanctions. i.e. you can SWIFT to your account in this bank from western banks.
Kaliningrad is a small tourist city, if you want to see more Russia you better get a flight to Moscow or Kazan or St. Petersburg. But prices in that cities should be much higher. My first impression from Kalinigrad(I am from Novosibirsk in Siberia) was that it is a nice, beatiful city, but it lacks some services of a big city, even comparing to Novosibirsk, while Moscow or St. Petersburg is no another level. Mcdonald's is not the best meal, it considered a cheap and normal quality in Russia, but you can find much better places for a bigger price. The same applies to StarBucks, general level of tea and coffee culture is Russia is very high, so you better try any local restaurant.
@@MichelePonteследует посетить ещё такие города как Плёс, Рыбинск и Суздаль. Они маленькие, но у них есть свой уникальный колорит. И до них легко добраться из Москвы.
не думаю, что в Калининграде цены нижн чем в Москве. Это все таки приграничный город и граничит он с европой, отсюда и конские ценники, ориентированные на европейского туриста. Я хоть там и не был, но мне кажется в Москве все дешевле, чем в Калининграде.
Ciao Jorge, how are you? A friend invited me to your country in September, but I'm not sure if I'm going to make it... Thank you so much for this gift and I hope you're well! For anything, write me on WhatsApp (same number as WeChat)
@@Sergey_Alyushenko Ютуб очень любит не продвигать контент не по повестке, сними ролик - где в России всё плохо и у тебя будут миллионы просмотров, но как только нейтральное или не дай бог хорошее, ты скатываешься по просмотрам к альтернатива-историкам, магии и алхимии - тебя не будут рекомендовать не кому.
2gis is the app to go around Russia. Maps with transportation and pretty much all public places (photos and user reviews included), with the optional offline mode (requires extra storage space).
Michele!!!! I hadnt seen your notifications in a while so I decided to check in on your channel. I am so excited to see you navigate through Russia. I have so much videos to catch up on. Im turning the bell on.
Забавно, что в "Великом союзе единой валюты и прозрачных контрактов" народ всё ещё предпочитает серые обменники, а потом что-то там поют про "нарушение лицензионных соглашений".
Interesting, I thought all the borders with Europe are now 100% closed for a long time. Does the PL-RU border only allows to get from Poland to Russia, or both sides?
The Russians helped the Vietnamese in the struggle for independence. You visited neighboring countries, but did not come to Russia. Of course, it's better to ignore Russia). It is better to visit NATO countries, they love you very much and loved you very much during the Vietnam War.
@@benleno Bangladesh has joined the sanctions against Russia. We are not waiting for you to visit, we are not happy with people like you. You will not pass customs filtration at the airport)
It is safe to ask for help in Russia. Most likely ppl would have an interpreter app on their phones. I would go into a place of business or look for a security guard or a police officer to ask a question
@@MichelePonte He wrote that he should have asked passers-by instead of suffering, and you seemed to think that he considered you an enemy. This is kind of caring))))
Привет! Спасибо, что посетил Россию! Если захочешь приехать к нам ещё, оставляю список интересных городов, кроме Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга: Казань, Суздаль, Сочи, Петрозаводск, Нижний Новгород, Великий Новгород, Севастополь. На севере есть самобытные города Новый Уренгой и Тарко-Сале. На дальнем востоке есть Хабаровск, Владивосток, добраться до них можно на поезде по транссибирской магистрали через всю страну. Поезда у нас сейчас чистые, современные, с душевой кабинкой, всегда ходят ровно по графику.
You can pay cash in Russian bus as well as you can buy a ticket using app installed on your phone. Both ways are available. Also, you can pay with your bank card... if you have Russian one, of course.
When I did this I was way less prepared. I went without remembering where my hotel was and without any mobile data. I was walking around for 3 hours trying to see if I could find anywhere to exchange my euros, but couldnt find any. So after a long time i went to the vkusno i tochka (fake mcdonalds) praying to God there was still free wi-fi after the brand change, and then used their free wi-fi when i was there to find a place to exchange money. Obviously I met nobody who spoke English the entire time I was in the city, and it was honestly a miracle that vkusno i tochka had free wi-fi.
Они тоже не работают, возможно позже появиться международная альтернатива на основе блокчейна. Система Мир - работает, но многие её не пользуются, т.к. большой брат следит и не дают альтернативе развиться.
@@АндрейНеважно-б6ъ Ну не знаю, у меня все мои пользуются и ничего, отлично всë. Тем более нашим бабам главное, что бы с Вайлдберизом всë отлично было.
Удивительно, как это вкус Макдональдса не изменился? Может потому что в России такой же вкус мяса, овощей, в России умеют делать соусы, и в итоге получается то же самое, назови ты это хоть Шмакдональдс? Может быть это потому, что с «уходом» Макдональдс не забирает с собой все мясо и все овощи в стране? Господи, какая же нелепость. Я начинала смотреть видео на позитиве, но все эти страхи и нелепости в видео и комментариях просто выбесили. Сколько можно верить этой чуши? Удивляться, что в России все ок? WAKE UP PEOPLE Автор, не обижайся на меня. Спасибо хоть на том, что решил своими глазами на все посмотреть, а не писать всякую чушь, слепо доверяя западным СМИ. Хорошего путешествия, а я пойду помедитирую😁
I don't believe anything from western TVs, but I am being careful about what I say because when I made positive videos about China I passed from 50,000 views per video to 2,000. UA-cam is a US platform and I don't wanna get banned. Before coming to Russia I knew that the situation was much better than what we are being told. I am here trying to open the eyes of some people
Я вам больше скажу. McDonald's согласовал каждую мельчайшую деталь у «Вкусно и точка». Они не просто ушли, хлопнув дверью. Каждый рецепт каждого блюда, ассортимент напитков, названия, дизайн, логотип - всё было в мельчайших деталях прописано в соглашении при продаже McDonald's российским владельцам. Потому что McDonald's продал все свои рестораны за 1 рубль с правом обратного выкупа в течение 15 лет. Они заинтересованы в успехе «Вкусно и точка», иначе при обратном выкупе они получат меньше, чем продали и получат убытки.
I cannot imagine what you can do in Russia with just $40 except for a night in a hostel and food enough for couple days. One should first figure out how to take care of finances and only than you may go. As far 'being cut out from the rest of the planet', the West is not 'the rest of the planet' it's just a small part.
"Russia cut out from the world" this dude as many other Westerners lives in hubris conflating EU/US with the world. Another funny/moronic thing to hear was "Western European cities are a million times cleaner " says someone who walks randomly thru the city without ever encountering graffiti, trash, homeless people and junkies... Try that in Paris, Marseille etc... Overall, the guy seems not the brightest one, very cliché laden.
I'm in Sochi. Russian Miami Beach yo. Basically official places for exchange suck, No more no less. There is always in the city unofficial exchangers. Basically people with a bag of money that will exchange you. Everything is honest and cool. I now. My aunt works like that. Any taxi, you stop and ask. Where to exchange money. No English? Okay. Bariga, dollars, euro. That's the way you do it man. Go visit Russian Miami Beach, go take a swim in black sea, no sharks, as far as you want.
@MichelePonte Sochi will be a nice place to Visit. But the prices will be high in Summer even more then Moscow. And lower in Winter. Krasnaya Polyana is Nice. Id recomend going to smaller citys in Krasnadar Region where they make Wine. There is multiple winerys own by Italian people. If you want to see history and Culture of Russia then you should totally do a ring Road of Russia. North of Moscow. You probably know already. But your Welcome to Russia!
This part of Russia is not so much interesting for all EU travelers because it looks and develops the same way as most of Eastern EU countries. It would be much interesting to start discover from the very East part as Far East like Vladivostok, Kamchatka or even Chukotka near the USA border. And then move on the ground transportation over the whole Russia.
It's not what westerners care about. The only thing they want to see is how the Russians "suffer" because of the sanctions, and get dissapointed or have a denial about it when they see that it's not happening, calling it "propaganda".
Привет, сосед! В Гданьске не была с ковида😢. В Калининграде много авто с польскими номерами и немнцкими, многие доезжают до аэропорта и летят из Калининграда дальше в Россию
Вы всё ждёте, что мы наконец начали голодать, ходить без одежды и у нас кончались автомобили? Не надо забывать, что запаса воды, пахотных земель, нефти, газа, угля, золота и прочего у нас больше, чем в других странах. Не пропадем. Просто хотим мирно и спокойно развиваться. Это Европе и Америке нужны богатства чужих стран, чтобы грабить. У нас есть всё! Отвратительная пропаганда Запада делает из независимой России угрозу.
As one Englishman, who has lived in Russia since the 90s, said in an interview, “I don’t want migrants from other countries to come to Russia. So it will cease to be Russia.”
Impact of sanctions on the Russian economy: In May, Russia's GDP growth accelerated from 4.4% to 4.5% in annual terms, according to data from the Ministry of Economy. In January-May, the Russian economy grew by 5% compared to the same period last year. According to the department, the main growth drivers are the manufacturing industry and construction. Thus, the production of computers, electronics and optics in January-May 2024 increased by almost 40% compared to the same period last year. There is also positive dynamics in the chemical and food industries. Electricity production increased by 3% in May. Production for 12 months set a historical record. Industrial production (about 30% of GDP) increased by 5.3% in May. The Moscow Exchange index in June amounted to 3,140 points (+14% per annum). The index has been growing since April last year (15 months). The real total return index increased compared to June last year (+10% per annum). It has also been growing since April 2023 (15 months). Based on the results of the first four months, the growth of real wages in Russia amounted to 10.5% compared to the same period last year, according to Rosstat data. The World Bank (WB) has recognized Russia as a high-income country. The financial institution published a document with this content on Monday, July 1. Data for countries around the world whose economies grew at double-digit (almost double-digit) rates for more than 20 years in the 20th century are given below: 1. 13.8% - Russia - average annual growth for 22 years (1929-1955). 2. 11.5% - Taiwan - average annual growth for 27 years (1947-1973). 3. 10.4% - China - average annual growth for 25 years (1983-2007). 4. 10.2% - South Korea - average annual growth for 23 years (1966-1988). 5. 9.7% - Japan - average annual growth for 23 years (1948-1970). 6. 9.2% - Singapore - average annual growth for 24 years (1966-1989). Thus, in the twentieth century, the world's largest national economic growth for more than 20 years was achieved in Russia in 1929-1955 (minus four war years). During this period, real wages grew 4 times, citizens’ deposits in savings banks grew 5 times, and the economy grew 14 times. And: - First place in the world in terms of the share of mechanical engineering in the total volume of industrial production. - Complete technical and economic independence of the state has been ensured. - First place in the world in terms of agricultural mechanization. - First place in Europe and second in the world in terms of absolute industry size. - First place in Europe and second in the world in terms of labor productivity in industry. - The latest industries and advanced technologies: nuclear, space, rocketry, aircraft manufacturing, instrument making, radio engineering, electronics, electrical engineering and others. From the point of view of the saturation of economic sectors with new equipment and technologies, the Russian economy and industry had the youngest production and technical apparatus in the world. And sanctions did not prevent such economic growth in Russia.
I visited Russia some years ago, Moscow and St.P, I found it wonderful, I loved pretty much everything about it. But now isn't the time. Wait for the " special operation " is done.
When I flew into Leningrad ( St. Petersburg) many years ago, the airport currency exchqnge was closed for the night . But people were eager to exchange western money. I got the impression that things were not easy for individual tourists not on a group tour. I see that thngs haven't changed
You can see major cities such as Moscow, Kazan and St. Petersburg and their surroundings. And also to visit Sevastopol and Volgograd, places of military glory
I wonder why did you get 15000 rubels for 40-50 euro?? This means they gave you the times more then supposed. 1 euro like 100 rubels, but you get 300 rub for every single euro whaaat?))
"I went to the only land border that connects Europe with Russia" - uh, last time I checked, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were all still in Europe.
May I make a suggestion? And by the way, thank you for your videos, and you have a very nice speaking voice. My suggestion is to talk about Russia's space industry. I want to become an astronaught one day and that is my reason for learning Russian. When I was a kid, when I found out the Americans faked the moon landing, then I figured that one day I would work for the only other major space agency in the world which was 20 years ago, the Russian Space Agency. Ofcourse now many other countries like italy, germany, india, china, japan are starting to go into space since america started to allow them to, however Russia is still ofcourse the first and best space agency in the world and it would be an honor for me to go on a Russian Spaceship to space since Canada doesnt have any Spaceships yet. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Well, Kaliningrad region is a small anclave, isolated fro the mainland Russia with only sea and aerial connection (not sure about trains, but land connection is limited).
Hello Michele, I resumed viewing just in time for Russia video. I see the country is still operating. Thanks for video and usual humour but leave before a shutdown confine you in such dark environs. Safe travels 🥂👍♥️🥂
Where did you exchange money in Poland, I am arriving late to Kaliningrad and worried that I won’t find exchange places? Any good tips for travel? - I am going this weekend with a child so panicking a bit! Thank you
You could get card in Sberbank MIR Momentum in 15 minutes. In airport at least. But bus station... by the way a first mall you visit have Alfa-Bank there you probably just miss it.
I don't make money from Russian views, so if you'd like to help me travel and shoot more, join me on Patreon www.patreon.com/micheleponte
Just to let you know that Russia has never been closed to tourists despite thousands of sanctions from western world.
people in the West consider themselves to be people of the highest quality.. and the rest of the world is barbarians for them.. that’s why he said that Russia is cut off from the rest of the world.. he believes that the West is “the whole world”. Russia is cut off only from the West..
У нас даже нет колючей проволоки в три ряда, как у поляков на границе.
@@Fhey1987 Russia doesn't have anyone trying to sneak in. Neither does North Korea, or Syria.
@@stevebusfield199 Why do you need to sneak Russia if you can get a visa and come officially as civilized? XD
@@mr.purple1779 You missed my point...Why would anyone want to go there to live? The extremely low wages, the chance of getting conscripted into putler's meat grinder brigade? Or at best, arrested and put in a gulag for a minor crime and sentenced to 10-20 years. No thanks!
In Russia Google isn't really good. We use Yandex maps. Absolutely recommended and maybe even more convenient
Thanks for the recommendation
и еще дубль гис
@@MichelePonte Definitely YANDEX needs to be downloaded, it shows everything you need for life in interactive mode and there is English there
Да, карты Яндекса в России работают куда лучше.
google maps are bad everywhere. Because yandex and 2gis are better!
Ppl be treating visiting Russia like an extreme tourism when its essentially a regular Eastern European country with open borders and tourist infrastructure. The West is trying to isolate Russia, but Russia is not isolating itself - go get a Visa and come as a tourist at any time
Russia is isolating itself turning the state into a dictatorship, threatening the world with nuclear war and spitting on human rights on a daily basis. Russia is an untrustable mafia state, clearly isolated now. On its own will.
to visit 17 millions without indoor toilet water , you will travel evry day to outhouse
@@albertmaziarz6739у вас мозгов нет,а вы как то живёте,вот это удивительно. Живу в селе у всех своя вода, санузел в доме, электричество и скоростной интернет,и всё это за такие деньги что вам только слюни пускать остаётся. Долбаебов пол Европы😂
@@albertmaziarz6739 what you are talking about?
@@risbolensky3921 Ну а что не так? Сколько у нас деревень с домами, где только уличные туалеты? Много.
Is Russia cut off from the whole world? - This person naively thinks that the USA and the European Union are the whole world.
I meant that the majority of the world uses Visa and Mastercard
"Continent isolated" (C)
1 billion people from Western countries is not the world.There’s 7 billion more all over the world.
@user-eu8pe5jy2t You forgot to mention South America, Central America, incl Mexiko, the Middle
East , the whole of Africa! All of Asia, except the usual suspects in the grip/occupied by the US. South Korea and Japan...Greetings from the EU.
Usa and europe are pretty much a whole world we care about. All culture is from there, almost all of the most improtant international counries.
you can get a Russian card at any bank branch within 15 minutes and get a card right away (I've heard estimates ranging from 15 minutes to an hour). Even for foreigners. Tinkoff Bank can deliver card to your home - ordered in the evening or night, received in the morning. And enjoy all the benefits - great apps, pay by touch everywhere, deliver anything anywhere from paper clips, groceries, Michelin restaurant meals to refrigerators and even cars. 24/7. In different online shops. In Moscow, delivery from 30 minutes. All shops right down to the vendors in the village on the street accept cards or transfers via phone.
I confirm. They don't have physical offices but the service is the best! 24/7 support. REAL support, tre courier will come wherever and whenever you tell them to (i met with mine at 21.00).
You get cashback and % for the rest
I'll check that out soon: getting a physical MIR debit card in Russia. For the simple fact that I don't want to handle cash for each little purchase. No food deliveries for me, unless I am sick. I eat in restaurants or hotels. What I've already noticed is that Russia has impressive IT.
We always knew that Scotland was a part of the U.K. Why would you promote a whole different culture from the West ? I could never be friends with a country that invaded a sovereign one. It's just not fair for us and for them.
Can I transfer money to the new card or should I bring cash?
@rokasjankevicius931 look, I use korona pay to transfer money from my Italian card to a pickpoiint in Russia and my mom receives it in cash. But it should also be possible to use the same system to transfer from card to card. You just have to check with which Russian banks Korona cooperates. My bank (tibkoff )- not, I know there are maybe around 5 banks where that works
The Soviet film "The Adventures of Italians in Russia" was very popular in the USSR)))
Welcome to the country with the biggest sanctions in the universe! We are waiting for you in Moscow and be sure to visit St. Petersburg!
Oh, nice!
Thank you so much!
That was such a good film!!
Так смешно смотреть как бедные иностранцы не понимают, где деньги поменять и тд, ребята, вы просто подходите к людям и вам помогут! Не все знают английский, но 100% найдете, кто говорит и кто поможет!
Они боятся, что у них отнимут их 40 евро страшная русская мафия ))))
на вокзалах должны быть обменники.
@@allaalejnikova9759там курс конский
Yes translators
И не побоялся же ни медведей на улице, ни КГБ, ни обязанности выпить стакан водки на пограничном переходе))
🤣🤣
КГБ в Белоруссии =) Не доехал просто
Они теперь ещё боятся мобилизации :) мне просто интересно, что же им черт возьми рассказывают по телеку??
Пол четвёртого ночи. Я бы 150 маханул, чтобы уснуть.
@@moonbreathing ну 100% телемарафон с хрюляндии на полдня!
Бедные, как вас русскими напугали, что ж вы так нас боитесь, мы не кусаемся и даже делимся добычей, потому что Россия щедрая душа🙂🤝🙂 Хорошего Вам путешествия по матушке России😊
我们不怕你们，我们喜欢你们！urrrrrrrra
и конечно же, там нет пропаганды :)
@@zejunsong4629 так, вы же из Китая, а с Китаем у нас хорошие отношения уже очень давно.
@@isavana33 пропаганда это же выдумка путинской пропаганды))).
@@ДмитрийШайтура Какие же тупые у нас люди. Ну почемуууу?
The Russian Big Mac is more tolerant. It has white and black sesame 😄
🤣
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
А в нём есть какая то польза?
@@JIUNnF I think it looks more aesthetically pleasing, that's all.
Very nice video, Michele. Wow! Russia look great. Safe travels 🙏. Thank you for you for sharing your visit. I enjoyed watching 👍👍👍
Thank you so much Mike!
😂😂😂😂😂
There are no fortifications from the Russian side of border. Mind this.
yep,they are wasting our tax money for the wire that cant stop anything apart from animals.
ты мальчиш-плохиш и выдал военную тайну! 😀
There are no fortifications from the Russian side of border, because it is from the Russian and Belarusian sides of the border that illegal immigrants come... Illegal immigrants - but rather ‘tourists’ from all over the world visiting Russia and Belarus.
Who the hell wants to go to Russia, the most famous bully-state on Earth now :)
50 penal colony
Visa and MasterCard can still be used to pay in Russia but only if the card was issued by a Russian bank. The banks still have their obligations to their clients - they have only been cut off from Swift (the international payments) system. Well, rather, the regular people were. Transactions between countries are still going but there are basically case-by-case negotiations at the governments level. Even our neighbours are preferring more inconspicuous ways so avoid getting sanctioned themselves.
Thank you so much for the insights
@@MichelePonte Райффайзен банк до сих пор работает в России, а это австрийский банк если мне память не изменяет.
@@СеливанСильвер уже сворачиваются
@@СеливанСильвер нет, это дочка австрийского одноименного банка. У нас не работают иностранные банки - законом запрещено. Дочка полностью в российской юрисдикции, по сути, российский банк с названием австрийского.
Welcome to Russia 😊. Greetings from Nairobi, Kenya
Asante sana!
cesspool
How funny that i came across this video. I am from Kaliningrad)) and cross that border with Poland several times a year. By the way, you stumbled upon the best exchange place in the city. If you asked me, I would recommend exactly this one))))
Wow, I happy to be this lucky!
Spasiba!
Почему именно это?
Альфа, Сбер и ВТБ не меняют?
@@DigiMakcтам выгоднее
It’s great to see you back traveling the world once again!
I'm glad, thanks Randy!
This was simply amazing but a little risky. I really enjoyed it Randy!
@@KenWiggerAnotherAncientGamer What was the risk?
@@ПолБад Foreigners have been arrested lately in Russia without apparent legal cause..
@@KenWiggerAnotherAncientGamer lies, lies, ridiculous lies and stupid Western propaganda!!! No offense! but this is a very very funny statement!!!!!
Very nice! It looks sooo clean, glad you were able to change your euros for some roubles! 🙌🏾
Me too, thank you!
Это можно сделать в любом банке
@@pavelkroll он же прямо на видео зашёл в Райф и ему не поменяли
@@yastyman Райф достаточно ущербный банк, наверное ожидают сворачивания деятельности, а так во многих отделениях есть обмен на многие валюты. В Тинькофф вообще некоторые банкоматы меняют.
@@АндрейНеважно-б6ъи поэтому Райф набирает новый персонал)))
I am from Portugal and I have been to Russia recently for tourism (Moscow). Didn’t have a single issue apart from not being able to use VISA or Mastercard. Life goes normally over there and I really enjoyed the city
Nice to hear!
Great to see you back on the tourist trail. Hey looks like a really nice city & it's good to see that Russians don't have 2 heads as we're led to believe in the west 😮😅 👍
True that!
Thank you!
Unbelievable, right ?😁
Yes, because we have three heads 😂
not so long ago, in the recommendations of UA-cam videos, I came across a video in which a young African-American in a static picture was apparently in the cabin of an airplane with INCREDIBLY frightened eyes! there was also a big inscription "RUSSIA", I decided to take a look!For me, a Russian, it was a lot of fun - he flew to Moscow and told me how scared he was. either the KGB or the Russians in general! and then he decided to visit VDNKH (this is such an exhibition and entertainment place and there was some kind of performance by folk groups and there were mime artists on stilts in white suits and clown masks.... and in the video he began to bypass them and seriously gave out a pearl-"This is probably a Russian Ku Klux Klan! ahah))) I haven't laughed like that in a long time!
@@MichelePonteYou've done Asia, China so why not Russia now.
Russia's a big country; 11 time zones. There's a lot to see.
итальянец пошел есть в Макдачную. я разочарована. никогда бы не подумала. там в Калининграде полно прекрасных кафе и бистро, пиццерий и тратторий. и немецких закусочных.
I did it for the audience to understand that nothing really changed, and especially did for the USA audience, so they can compare prices
@@MichelePonte В США макдональдс отвратителен, очень солёный и сладкий, в любой европейской стране он намного вкуснее. Возможно это просто региональные пристрастия.
@@MichelePonte That's about what I thought! but I would strongly advise you to visit some good fish restaurant! Kaliningrad is famous for its fish cuisine!
Also in Italy it does taste better than in the USA.
Most of the meat they use in the USA is illegal in Europe and many other ingredients too
@@MichelePonte not only in Italy! in Russia, what is considered food in the USA is generally prohibited for sale!
Little correction: Because of Western sanctions, Russia has closed its airspace/airports to these airlines. Which affected Finnair the most. Quickest route to Japan. Or Lufthansa a 3 hours detour, etc. etc. Everyone else is good to go. And they do go..😂 Looking forward to your adventures....
Thanks a lot!
Это зеркальные запреты, запрет посещать воздушное пространство западных стран привёл к запрету на посещения воздушного пространства РФ, из Сербии, Турции, Китая и многих других стран самолёты местных компаний летают.
Европа сделала абсолютно все сама, чтобы туристы как ты мучились и не могли ни обменять деньги, ни использовать свои карты в России. На самом деле изолировали не Россию а сами себя и своих граждан
True
Просто евросоюз объявил голодовку))))
Shame to politicians for try to make life difficult for ordinary people . This guy travel from Poland to Russia . He's good guy and he have a good heart .
burst into laughter after he said: "Spasibo, davai !" 😅
"Davai" - is an informal expression meaning goodbye, it's okay between two fellows, but not to say it to a bank operator 🤣
U can add 'te' at the end so it becomes formal. "Davaite". "Давай + те" "Давайте".
An isolated country much bigger than all the isolators equally 🤣
Изоленты не хватит, чтобы нас изолировать.
@@СашаЗезина а вся синяя изолента у нас. так и чему эти полумеры?
80% della ru💤ia sono alberi e neve in inverno🤣🤣🤣
@@fabiocrazy69 at least Russia doesn't look like a boot🤣
Keep travelling you will get back the algorithm on your side.You are always making great content 👌.
Asante sana!
@@MichelePonte Karibu sana Bro.
Michele, I am so happy to see you in Russia 🇷🇺.
Happy to make you happy!
You passed several Banks (to change currency) on your way to hostel😂😂😂
I was looking for an exchange, cause usually exchanges have a much better rate than banks :)
@@MichelePonte чисто обменники большая редкость, но можно в интернете искать по запросу курс обмена и двигаться к удобному. В Европе обменники в основном из-за большого разнообразия местных валют и туристов.
@@MichelePonte There are no exchanges in Russia that are not the banks - this was banned many years ago. Every exchange is a part of a bank. Maybe an additional office but the bank. :)
@@MichelePonte Energotransbank is one of a good ones. It's a small and obscure bank but exchange rate is good and it's not under sanctions. i.e. you can SWIFT to your account in this bank from western banks.
@@MichelePonte In Russia, you can only change the currency in banks. There are no exchangers.
Kaliningrad is a small tourist city, if you want to see more Russia you better get a flight to Moscow or Kazan or St. Petersburg. But prices in that cities should be much higher.
My first impression from Kalinigrad(I am from Novosibirsk in Siberia) was that it is a nice, beatiful city, but it lacks some services of a big city, even comparing to Novosibirsk, while Moscow or St. Petersburg is no another level.
Mcdonald's is not the best meal, it considered a cheap and normal quality in Russia, but you can find much better places for a bigger price. The same applies to StarBucks, general level of tea and coffee culture is Russia is very high, so you better try any local restaurant.
Thanks so much for all the suggestions!
@@MichelePonteследует посетить ещё такие города как Плёс, Рыбинск и Суздаль. Они маленькие, но у них есть свой уникальный колорит. И до них легко добраться из Москвы.
не думаю, что в Калининграде цены нижн чем в Москве. Это все таки приграничный город и граничит он с европой, отсюда и конские ценники, ориентированные на европейского туриста. Я хоть там и не был, но мне кажется в Москве все дешевле, чем в Калининграде.
great video, keep us posted!
Thanks! Will do!
Serious video Michele! I enjoyed watching!
Glad you enjoyed it Ken!
@@MichelePonte 🙂
Cool! I am jealous actually, would be very curious to go to Russia 😊
Ciao Jorge, how are you?
A friend invited me to your country in September, but I'm not sure if I'm going to make it...
Thank you so much for this gift and I hope you're well!
For anything, write me on WhatsApp (same number as WeChat)
It was nice to see my home city of Kaliningrad in your video :D
happy to see you traveling again
Thanks a lot!
Sanctions?What sanctions ❤️🇷🇺
чтобы увидеть санкции, нужно посмотреть в зеркало.
fascinating, I've always wanted to visit Russia. are you planning on going to mainland Russia too? St Petersburg? Moscow?
If the videos will do well and I won't get censored, in the future I'll go to the main cities too
@@MichelePonte that's awesome :-)
Utube.@@Sergey_Alyushenko
@@Sergey_Alyushenko youtube?
@@Sergey_Alyushenko Ютуб очень любит не продвигать контент не по повестке, сними ролик - где в России всё плохо и у тебя будут миллионы просмотров, но как только нейтральное или не дай бог хорошее, ты скатываешься по просмотрам к альтернатива-историкам, магии и алхимии - тебя не будут рекомендовать не кому.
Here we go!
Thank you Alex!
God bless this guy for having good courage for travel to nabour country . Shame to politicians .
2gis is the app to go around Russia. Maps with transportation and pretty much all public places (photos and user reviews included), with the optional offline mode (requires extra storage space).
Thanks a lot!
greetings from the Russian Far East. I flew to Kaliningrad 2 years ago and was pleasantly surprised. This is a real little Europe
Greetings to you too
Michele!!!! I hadnt seen your notifications in a while so I decided to check in on your channel. I am so excited to see you navigate through Russia. I have so much videos to catch up on. Im turning the bell on.
Thank you so much for checking it out!
Unfortunately I often disappear from the algorithm, and hopefully the notifications from now on will work!
Dude, thats awsome hostel. Realy. Love it!
It really is!
Привет из Калининграда. Было приятно увидеть знакомые места.
А в банк обратиться для обмена? Почему в торговых центрах то?
Outside Russia it is very common to have exchange shops in malls and other popular places. Usually such shops have a much better rate than banks
@@MichelePonte обмен валюты не в банках запрещен, можно нарваться на мошенников
так в ТЦ находятся обменные пункты от самих банков. На видео же видно, что обменник принадлежит банку.
Забавно, что в "Великом союзе единой валюты и прозрачных контрактов" народ всё ещё предпочитает серые обменники, а потом что-то там поют про "нарушение лицензионных соглашений".
Когда он проезжает от границы, у меня сердце замирает, мой посёлок где то тут на заливе ❤
Interesting, I thought all the borders with Europe are now 100% closed for a long time.
Does the PL-RU border only allows to get from Poland to Russia, or both sides?
Both sides. Also in Estonia the land border is open.
Good to see you back Michele. I traveled around the Baltic countries in 2006. I'd like to go to Russia too. It looks really interesting.
The Russians helped the Vietnamese in the struggle for independence. You visited neighboring countries, but did not come to Russia. Of course, it's better to ignore Russia). It is better to visit NATO countries, they love you very much and loved you very much during the Vietnam War.
@@СтражникПравды I’m not Vietnamese
@@benleno Where are you from? Feel free to identify yourself)
Bangladesh
@@benleno Bangladesh has joined the sanctions against Russia. We are not waiting for you to visit, we are not happy with people like you. You will not pass customs filtration at the airport)
2:01 - эх, сколько мы здесь стояли в свое время. Слева дверь, где оформляли возврат ндс...
It is safe to ask for help in Russia. Most likely ppl would have an interpreter app on their phones. I would go into a place of business or look for a security guard or a police officer to ask a question
I did off camera and almost nobody spoke English
Kaliningrad right now is an exclave. So the atmosphere here feels kind of different. I would recommend visiting the mainland.
Thank you!
а спросить не вариант было? надо было пострадать? и да, мы не изолированы от мира, умерьте эго, часть европы и сша это не мир
Brother, I am not your enemy
@@MichelePonte He wrote that he should have asked passers-by instead of suffering, and you seemed to think that he considered you an enemy. This is kind of caring))))
А, что, так много людей в Калининграде говорят по-английски?
@@Ultranium1 а что за сомнения?
@@remoteoleg871 мои сомнения обусловлены тем, что я сам живу в Калининграде.
Привет! Спасибо, что посетил Россию! Если захочешь приехать к нам ещё, оставляю список интересных городов, кроме Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга: Казань, Суздаль, Сочи, Петрозаводск, Нижний Новгород, Великий Новгород, Севастополь. На севере есть самобытные города Новый Уренгой и Тарко-Сале. На дальнем востоке есть Хабаровск, Владивосток, добраться до них можно на поезде по транссибирской магистрали через всю страну. Поезда у нас сейчас чистые, современные, с душевой кабинкой, всегда ходят ровно по графику.
Sevastopol is under bombardment now. You know it's Ukraine which was invaded by Russia 2 years ago. You're welcome.
@@Pekka.Pekka.1296 чел, я понимаю, у тебя бомбит, но давай хотя бы не здесь
@@oleg_culture Try to come up with some arguments, bro.
@@Pekka.Pekka.1296 думаю ты найдешь с кем подискутировать на эту тему, мне это не интересно
@@oleg_culture Ignoring facts is a Russian feat. Bye.
Welcome and have a nice trip!
Thank you so much!
You can pay cash in Russian bus as well as you can buy a ticket using app installed on your phone. Both ways are available. Also, you can pay with your bank card... if you have Russian one, of course.
Spasiba
When I did this I was way less prepared. I went without remembering where my hotel was and without any mobile data. I was walking around for 3 hours trying to see if I could find anywhere to exchange my euros, but couldnt find any. So after a long time i went to the vkusno i tochka (fake mcdonalds) praying to God there was still free wi-fi after the brand change, and then used their free wi-fi when i was there to find a place to exchange money. Obviously I met nobody who spoke English the entire time I was in the city, and it was honestly a miracle that vkusno i tochka had free wi-fi.
UnionPay …. China baby
Они тоже не работают, возможно позже появиться международная альтернатива на основе блокчейна. Система Мир - работает, но многие её не пользуются, т.к. большой брат следит и не дают альтернативе развиться.
@@АндрейНеважно-б6ъ Ну не знаю, у меня все мои пользуются и ничего, отлично всë. Тем более нашим бабам главное, что бы с Вайлдберизом всë отлично было.
@@АндрейНеважно-б6ъ да как, вроде все ей пользуются
Very good video, i enjoyed it! I wanted to visit Kaliningrad when i was in Gdansk but they needed visum
Thank you so much!
The Evisa is not hard to get, but it's $50
Удивительно, как это вкус Макдональдса не изменился? Может потому что в России такой же вкус мяса, овощей, в России умеют делать соусы, и в итоге получается то же самое, назови ты это хоть Шмакдональдс? Может быть это потому, что с «уходом» Макдональдс не забирает с собой все мясо и все овощи в стране? Господи, какая же нелепость. Я начинала смотреть видео на позитиве, но все эти страхи и нелепости в видео и комментариях просто выбесили. Сколько можно верить этой чуши? Удивляться, что в России все ок? WAKE UP PEOPLE
Автор, не обижайся на меня. Спасибо хоть на том, что решил своими глазами на все посмотреть, а не писать всякую чушь, слепо доверяя западным СМИ. Хорошего путешествия, а я пойду помедитирую😁
I don't believe anything from western TVs, but I am being careful about what I say because when I made positive videos about China I passed from 50,000 views per video to 2,000.
UA-cam is a US platform and I don't wanna get banned.
Before coming to Russia I knew that the situation was much better than what we are being told. I am here trying to open the eyes of some people
@@MichelePonte не волнуйся, если ролики будет позитивными, то ютуб тебя рано или поздно просто забанит. :) ))
😅
@@MichelePonte спасибо, я понимаю, что ютуб вынуждает фильтровать все, что говоришь. Удачи тебе, медитация помогла, я спокойна😁
Я вам больше скажу. McDonald's согласовал каждую мельчайшую деталь у «Вкусно и точка». Они не просто ушли, хлопнув дверью. Каждый рецепт каждого блюда, ассортимент напитков, названия, дизайн, логотип - всё было в мельчайших деталях прописано в соглашении при продаже McDonald's российским владельцам. Потому что McDonald's продал все свои рестораны за 1 рубль с правом обратного выкупа в течение 15 лет. Они заинтересованы в успехе «Вкусно и точка», иначе при обратном выкупе они получат меньше, чем продали и получат убытки.
I cannot imagine what you can do in Russia with just $40 except for a night in a hostel and food enough for couple days. One should first figure out how to take care of finances and only than you may go. As far 'being cut out from the rest of the planet', the West is not 'the rest of the planet' it's just a small part.
Не путайте СССР и нынешнюю Россию. Тогда была идеология, сейчас такого нет, по сути не мы , а запад закрылся от нас в угоду США.
Ахахахахахахахахахахааххааххаахахахахах. Запад закрылся ))))))))) Петросян
@@PeterNothing ну да , он же санкций навалил , отказался от серверных потоков и тд и тп. Уж точно не Петросян.
"Russia cut out from the world" this dude as many other Westerners lives in hubris conflating EU/US with the world.
Another funny/moronic thing to hear was "Western European cities are a million times cleaner " says someone who walks randomly thru the city without ever encountering graffiti, trash, homeless people and junkies... Try that in Paris, Marseille etc...
Overall, the guy seems not the brightest one, very cliché laden.
I meant it from Mastercard and Visa
I take it like 90% of russians, you don't like westerners?
I'm in Sochi. Russian Miami Beach yo. Basically official places for exchange suck, No more no less. There is always in the city unofficial exchangers. Basically people with a bag of money that will exchange you. Everything is honest and cool. I now. My aunt works like that. Any taxi, you stop and ask. Where to exchange money. No English? Okay. Bariga, dollars, euro. That's the way you do it man. Go visit Russian Miami Beach, go take a swim in black sea, no sharks, as far as you want.
Thanks so much for the suggestions
VISITA CRIMEA SEBASTOPOL LA TERCERA CIUDAD FEDERAL RUSA
I think this is a not very safe to exchange money through hoodlums 🤔
@MichelePonte Sochi will be a nice place to Visit. But the prices will be high in Summer even more then Moscow. And lower in Winter. Krasnaya Polyana is Nice. Id recomend going to smaller citys in Krasnadar Region where they make Wine. There is multiple winerys own by Italian people. If you want to see history and Culture of Russia then you should totally do a ring Road of Russia. North of Moscow. You probably know already. But your Welcome to Russia!
@@MichelePonte. Не ведитесь на это предложение , вас могут обмануть и разве лишние двадцать евро , могут покрытьриск обмана 😂
It’s your one of the best videos 😊
Thank you so much!
Kaliningrad is fine but for full experience, you should go to mainland Russia instead of an exclave.
This part of Russia is not so much interesting for all EU travelers because it looks and develops the same way as most of Eastern EU countries. It would be much interesting to start discover from the very East part as Far East like Vladivostok, Kamchatka or even Chukotka near the USA border. And then move on the ground transportation over the whole Russia.
One day I will!
It's not what westerners care about. The only thing they want to see is how the Russians "suffer" because of the sanctions, and get dissapointed or have a denial about it when they see that it's not happening, calling it "propaganda".
Привет, сосед! В Гданьске не была с ковида😢. В Калининграде много авто с польскими номерами и немнцкими, многие доезжают до аэропорта и летят из Калининграда дальше в Россию
Hello neighbor, hopefully soon the current mess will end and we'll travel freely
Hi Michele thank you for sharing this nice episode of Russia. I enjoyed watching🙏🙏💙💙
Glad you enjoyed it Faisal!
Michele🙏
Cuz everyone very curious to see what the life looks like in Russian right now
Вы всё ждёте, что мы наконец начали голодать, ходить без одежды и у нас кончались автомобили? Не надо забывать, что запаса воды, пахотных земель, нефти, газа, угля, золота и прочего у нас больше, чем в других странах. Не пропадем. Просто хотим мирно и спокойно развиваться. Это Европе и Америке нужны богатства чужих стран, чтобы грабить. У нас есть всё! Отвратительная пропаганда Запада делает из независимой России угрозу.
Good to see your coming back with more views. I hope to see you back in Asia soon.
Thank you so much Bert, I'll try!
As one Englishman, who has lived in Russia since the 90s, said in an interview, “I don’t want migrants from other countries to come to Russia. So it will cease to be Russia.”
I think this sentence applies to every country :)
Impact of sanctions on the Russian economy:
In May, Russia's GDP growth accelerated from 4.4% to 4.5% in annual terms, according to data from the Ministry of Economy. In January-May, the Russian economy grew by 5% compared to the same period last year.
According to the department, the main growth drivers are the manufacturing industry and construction. Thus, the production of computers, electronics and optics in January-May 2024 increased by almost 40% compared to the same period last year. There is also positive dynamics in the chemical and food industries.
Electricity production increased by 3% in May. Production for 12 months set a historical record.
Industrial production (about 30% of GDP) increased by 5.3% in May.
The Moscow Exchange index in June amounted to 3,140 points (+14% per annum). The index has been growing since April last year (15 months).
The real total return index increased compared to June last year (+10% per annum). It has also been growing since April 2023 (15 months).
Based on the results of the first four months, the growth of real wages in Russia amounted to 10.5% compared to the same period last year, according to Rosstat data.
The World Bank (WB) has recognized Russia as a high-income country. The financial institution published a document with this content on Monday, July 1.
Data for countries around the world whose economies grew at double-digit (almost double-digit) rates for more than 20 years in the 20th century are given below:
1. 13.8% - Russia - average annual growth for 22 years (1929-1955).
2. 11.5% - Taiwan - average annual growth for 27 years (1947-1973).
3. 10.4% - China - average annual growth for 25 years (1983-2007).
4. 10.2% - South Korea - average annual growth for 23 years (1966-1988).
5. 9.7% - Japan - average annual growth for 23 years (1948-1970).
6. 9.2% - Singapore - average annual growth for 24 years (1966-1989).
Thus, in the twentieth century, the world's largest national economic growth for more than 20 years was achieved in Russia in 1929-1955 (minus four war years). During this period, real wages grew 4 times, citizens’ deposits in savings banks grew 5 times, and the economy grew 14 times.
And:
- First place in the world in terms of the share of mechanical engineering in the total volume of industrial production.
- Complete technical and economic independence of the state has been ensured.
- First place in the world in terms of agricultural mechanization.
- First place in Europe and second in the world in terms of absolute industry size.
- First place in Europe and second in the world in terms of labor productivity in industry.
- The latest industries and advanced technologies: nuclear, space, rocketry, aircraft manufacturing, instrument making, radio engineering, electronics, electrical engineering and others. From the point of view of the saturation of economic sectors with new equipment and technologies, the Russian economy and industry had the youngest production and technical apparatus in the world.
And sanctions did not prevent such economic growth in Russia.
lol
In Kaliningrad region i recomend you to visit Zelenogradsk. It's better than Kaliningrad
Spasiba
Этот город не лучше, он просто другой. Маленький и приморский. Тогда уж надо и в светлогорск с Янтарным
I’m currently visiting Moscow as a tourist. I’ll be posting a video in a couple of days.
Bro, you'll get views without the needs to advertise here or liking your own comment:)
Anyway, good luck!
@@MichelePonte thanks 🙏
Great seeing you again Ponte
Thanks for your comment Carey!
I love this city Kaliningrad. I love it ❤❤❤❤❤❤
We need those Russian version of McDonalds here in the USA. Looks just about as good an a lot cheaper. I think they'd do well.
I visited Russia some years ago, Moscow and St.P, I found it wonderful, I loved pretty much everything about it.
But now isn't the time. Wait for the " special operation " is done.
Welcome to Russia bro! I wonder u had big pleasure to visit us! Nice blog) Комната Something 🤣
When I flew into Leningrad ( St. Petersburg) many years ago, the airport currency exchqnge was closed for the night . But people were eager to exchange western money. I got the impression that things were not easy for individual tourists not on a group tour. I see that thngs haven't changed
You can see major cities such as Moscow, Kazan and St. Petersburg and their surroundings. And also to visit Sevastopol and Volgograd, places of military glory
Москва, Казань и Питер и так уже посещенным многими туристами. Лучше пусть посетит то, что не называется "первыми, вторыми и третьими столицами"
Amazing video ❤❤❤❤
Glad you liked it!
I wonder why did you get 15000 rubels for 40-50 euro?? This means they gave you the times more then supposed. 1 euro like 100 rubels, but you get 300 rub for every single euro whaaat?))
он же сказал 150 евро?
You can fly into Moscow via Air Serbia (Belgrade), or Turkish air (Istanbul). Your welcome.
- We bring you euros, dollars!
- Thx, no need.
The Russian government still uses them a lot for trades. But not as much as before
_Grass? Ash? Mescaline? Downers? How'bout a Cadillac? I get'cha _*_brand new_*_ Cadillac, _*_with the pink slip,_*_ for two grand.._ (c)
"I went to the only land border that connects Europe with Russia" - uh, last time I checked, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were all still in Europe.
I meant the only one open in this exact moment, or at least that is what I read
May I make a suggestion? And by the way, thank you for your videos, and you have a very nice speaking voice. My suggestion is to talk about Russia's space industry. I want to become an astronaught one day and that is my reason for learning Russian. When I was a kid, when I found out the Americans faked the moon landing, then I figured that one day I would work for the only other major space agency in the world which was 20 years ago, the Russian Space Agency. Ofcourse now many other countries like italy, germany, india, china, japan are starting to go into space since america started to allow them to, however Russia is still ofcourse the first and best space agency in the world and it would be an honor for me to go on a Russian Spaceship to space since Canada doesnt have any Spaceships yet. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much for becoming a channel member and thanks a lot for your suggestion, I'll think about it!
Well, Kaliningrad region is a small anclave, isolated fro the mainland Russia with only sea and aerial connection (not sure about trains, but land connection is limited).
Well, come back, Monsieur Ponte
Thank you Bola!
о, итальянец! я была в Италии..на севере и она великолепна! и я плакала над Боттичелли в галерее Уфицци) добро пожаловать в Россию!
Hello Michele, I resumed viewing just in time for Russia video. I see the country is still operating. Thanks for video and usual humour but leave before a shutdown confine you in such dark environs. Safe travels 🥂👍♥️🥂
All will be well, no worries. Thank you for watching Althea!
What are you talking about, man… stop watching your gov tv for god’s sake!
😂I've been living in Russia for 14 years and no-one has shut me down. Nor is the country planning on stopping 'operating' any time soon.
@@Pythoner Как говориться, последние улетающие из нашего аэропорта - не забудь выключить свет.
@@Pythoner😂😂😂👍
Where did you exchange money in Poland, I am arriving late to Kaliningrad and worried that I won’t find exchange places? Any good tips for travel? - I am going this weekend with a child so panicking a bit! Thank you
Here, but I am not sure they still have Russian currency maps.app.goo.gl/L2kwBkvvwQX4ik2c6
All will be good, no need to panick
@@MichelePonte thank you
Welcome back!
Thank you!
Thanx God I'm from Kaliningrad. That's it! No complaints!
Wonderful vlog.
A good first video while spending time in Kaliningrad. Sadly, no Lemurs here! 🤣
Glad you enjoyed it Jay Cee
Добро пожаловать в Калининград! 😃😃
Spasiba!
@@MichelePonte 👍👍👍👍👍👍
WOW i am Russian and i was studying in POLAN from 2019 to 2022 and they still scaning the temperature on a border LOL. I thought it was bc of COVID XD
I was surprised too 😅
а путин одним росчерком пера отменил ковид в россии 2.5 года назад. воистину бог!
Юнистрим очень удобен для обмена валюты, у них хороший курс.
В Калининграде вроде есть Юнистрим.
It takes like 2hrs to learn Cyrillic
You could get card in Sberbank MIR Momentum in 15 minutes. In airport at least. But bus station... by the way a first mall you visit have Alfa-Bank there you probably just miss it.