Look Who I Found In The Chernobyl Zone!

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  • Опубліковано 14 гру 2019
  • 🇧🇾 I had been searching the radiated forests of the Belarus Chernobyl zone for my friend Kolya but with no luck. Then I drove to the nearest village where there was one last. inhabited house. I knocked on the door and waited....

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  • @baldandbankrupt
    @baldandbankrupt  3 роки тому +684

    Don't forget to check out my blog for all the behind the scenes stuff and more! lostgopnik.com

  • @cryohellinc
    @cryohellinc 4 роки тому +14707

    That moment when Kolya probably thinks he is very lonely, when in fact he is the most famous man in the whole region by now.

  • @blackbaron3330
    @blackbaron3330 4 роки тому +12608

    "It's better to be a small potato but on your own land"
    ~Kolya

  • @gotteboy
    @gotteboy 4 роки тому +12350

    > doesn't know what internet is
    > gets quick explanation
    > "it's what rules the world"

  • @olddavid814
    @olddavid814 4 роки тому +10623

    This man does not have a clue that he is known all over the world.

  • @tinam2941
    @tinam2941 4 роки тому +14110

    I love the way Kolya practically jumped into your arms when he saw you -- he was so happy. For me that was the best part of this video.

  • @76steve76
    @76steve76 4 роки тому +3143

    "i will be your woman"
    "oh you blabbermouth" what a player.

  • @robin3487
    @robin3487 4 роки тому +10304

    You should buy him a radio if he wants. So he can listen to music while he is alone. I would donate money.

  • @456eec
    @456eec 4 роки тому +12239

    Kolya has advanced Parkinsons Disease and the leg pain is likely associated with this. There are medications avialable which can markedly reduce the symptoms of PD. Perhaps organising treatment by a specialist in the city may be possible by crowd funding and this would likely both improve and lengthen his life.

  • @JK-xo9wm
    @JK-xo9wm 4 роки тому +2827

    'Its better to be a small potato on your own land'
    -Wise Stalin 2019

  • @austinmallar5430
    @austinmallar5430 4 роки тому +1719

    "a coward does not play hockey"
    I love that.

    • @GraxS
      @GraxS 4 роки тому +28

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Coward_Plays_Hockey

    • @a55a551n90
      @a55a551n90 4 роки тому +33

      It's a russian proverb

    • @AndreiBerezin
      @AndreiBerezin 4 роки тому +120

      Thats the name of the famous Russian song about 60 years old. It was written as the anthem for ice hockey in USSR. But soon the phrase became useful for any situation that requires some extra fitness, strength and wit. It now means "you can't back down if you're going at smth big".

    • @iagree4686
      @iagree4686 4 роки тому +68

      @@AndreiBerezin wow,the ussr really does have a anthem for everything

  • @Nina-oo8eo
    @Nina-oo8eo 4 роки тому +4279

    Your friendship to this lonely old man is valuable, loneliness is a general problem of old people

  • @gerry9011
    @gerry9011 4 роки тому +4378

    This is actually kinda heart-melting hearing Kolya getting ecstatic to see his friend.

  • @dougtube9870
    @dougtube9870 4 роки тому +5605

    From Kolya’s perspective what a strange thing this must all be. A bald Englishman shows up randomly from time to time lavishing him with gifts and money. We should all be so lucky to have a UA-camr come to our house.

    • @pareshbhanushali2115
      @pareshbhanushali2115 4 роки тому +208

      Or you be the guy that surprise others ? The odds are high on this one.

    • @sm3296
      @sm3296 4 роки тому +93

      Dougtube we should all be so lucky to have someone care as much as Bald does for Kolya!

    • @pluto8404
      @pluto8404 4 роки тому +279

      Some bald man talking to a thing on a stick. Bald probably looks like the crazy one to him.

    • @moistbandito7378
      @moistbandito7378 4 роки тому +12

      That's hilarious

    • @brel_
      @brel_ 4 роки тому +4

      @@sm3296 good content ;D

  • @SNBoomer4ever
    @SNBoomer4ever 4 роки тому +2812

    "You don't mind if I show friends who you are..."
    1.27 million friends 👍

    • @AbsoluteMiniacGena
      @AbsoluteMiniacGena 4 роки тому +245

      SNBoomer it would be great if Ben set up a P.O Box and asked us, all of Kolya’s friends to send him a picture postcard of where we live. Then he could deliver them the next time he visits. Kolya wouldnt be able to read any messages but he could have beautiful pictures to look at from around the world that would brighten up his home and he would know that for each postcard, at least one person has been affected by him. I think Kolya would like to see other places besides Belarus. I hope Ben sees this.

  • @gaj1965
    @gaj1965 4 роки тому +5207

    Poor Kolya.
    he doesn't have a clue, that people like me,
    knows him from a place so distant as Argentina.

  • @bbpoisonn
    @bbpoisonn 4 роки тому +3508

    Please bald, you HAVE TO keep us updated to kolya he is a holy person of this channel now.

  • @xingoo4435
    @xingoo4435 4 роки тому +2149

    I'm amazed how he travels those distances while he can barely walk

  • @hollywoodRia
    @hollywoodRia 4 роки тому +778

    " Don't say it's the last time. We will meet again. Don't worry"

  • @cacosta560
    @cacosta560 4 роки тому +2262

    An internet sensation that doesn't know what the internet is.

  • @Jon_Doh
    @Jon_Doh 4 роки тому +4475

    I agree we should get this guy checked out. We could easily fund this

  • @Kp-cb8pq
    @Kp-cb8pq 4 роки тому +1692

    “It’s better to be a small potato but on your own land”.-Kolya.

  • @melchung1566
    @melchung1566 4 роки тому +1498

    Kolya is a lot smarter than he looks. He is a practical man. Better to be a small potato on your own land...I hope he stays ok and wish him luck. Mel

  • @karlmonet
    @karlmonet 4 роки тому +2040

    Love this guy. He doesn't even know the internet. I've used "It's better to be a small potato in your own land" 4 times this week and each time people nodded and looked at me like I'm a professor. Hilarious.

  • @MagicVato
    @MagicVato 4 роки тому +1459

    Heard Bald has lost his hearing in his right ear after the drive to local shops with Kolya..

  • @ruralsquirrel5158
    @ruralsquirrel5158 4 роки тому +2596

    Kolya is an internet sensation. A wise man with a good heart.
    Hopefully he has some nice babushkas to keep him warm in the winter.

    • @marcoricci3202
      @marcoricci3202 4 роки тому +19

      The best quotes

    • @AbsoluteMiniacGena
      @AbsoluteMiniacGena 4 роки тому +137

      Яuяal Squiяяel I don’t think he was impressed by the one doing her shopping for taking the pi$$ out of his odd shoelaces 20 years beforehand. Imagine being with a woman who still brings stuff up from 20 years ago!!

    • @iagree4686
      @iagree4686 4 роки тому +50

      kolya still packs tons of stamina though it may not seem like it

  • @macdouvers2603
    @macdouvers2603 4 роки тому +266

    just like what Kolya said "Two mountains will never meet each other, but two humans, eventually, will!"

  • @smokingnicotine
    @smokingnicotine 4 роки тому +692

    Am I the only one that got emotional when he left?

  • @artthefarter
    @artthefarter 4 роки тому +1243

    Bald is seriously Santa Claus for this man. Bald is even wearing a big puffy red coat.

  • @xMandalorex
    @xMandalorex 4 роки тому +2792

    Did he get a new coat with his money?
    He does look better

  • @mohitm.9121
    @mohitm.9121 4 роки тому +1049

    Now Kolya have someone who he can wait for....like an old father wait for son at old age home....Pure relation ❤

  • @johnname7163
    @johnname7163 4 роки тому +1794

    "It's better to be a small potato but on your own land."
    Belarussian wisdom.

  • @Jman21UK
    @Jman21UK 4 роки тому +1305

    This is beautiful, two men from vastly different worlds form a friendship and respect each other regardless. You mean alot to that guy and it's nice to watch, makes a change from all of the other hate and intolerance in the world. God bless you bald.

  • @parsifal2299
    @parsifal2299 4 роки тому +489

    Old man with Parkinson's in the middle of a radioactive zone in a country I didn't know existed for half of my life just gave me inspiration quotes.... humanity came so far

  • @DMWBN3
    @DMWBN3 4 роки тому +406

    His mate said "let me come with you" and he just shouted out "there is no need" 😁

  • @ricin7501
    @ricin7501 4 роки тому +427

    Koyla talks like the old captain of the ship

  • @delawaregold
    @delawaregold 4 роки тому +1746

    I'm glad you are checking on him. Merry Christmas.

  • @stevesidneyp
    @stevesidneyp 4 роки тому +830

    Kolya is the modern day Socrates. He always has a quote.

  • @celticbarry9877
    @celticbarry9877 4 роки тому +2458

    Most of us go through our entire lives without being greeted by someone the way Kolya was so happy and excited to see bald 😢

    • @Defferleffer
      @Defferleffer 4 роки тому +110

      Celtic Barry that’s how Im greeted by my dog everyday I come home from work :)

    • @konradvonschnitzeldorf6506
      @konradvonschnitzeldorf6506 4 роки тому +66

      When we are drunk we can get pretty emotional. And kolya is drunk alot haha

    • @anvilbrunner.2013
      @anvilbrunner.2013 4 роки тому +48

      We get what we give.

    • @yulike2035
      @yulike2035 4 роки тому +16

      Damn right

  • @garyclouse7234
    @garyclouse7234 4 роки тому +1035

    No history book I studied as a student could pass on understanding the way videographers like you do! Because of people like you, Humanity will remember! In a Thousand years this old man will live again in the chronicles of the people of Earth! Thank you my bankrupt friend!!

  • @ballezebre6515
    @ballezebre6515 4 роки тому +540

    Everytime Kolya open his door, he says something wise 🙏🏼

  • @EvilDuckOfDoom3
    @EvilDuckOfDoom3 4 роки тому +492

    "The world is built on such things”

  • @jakemosca6587
    @jakemosca6587 4 роки тому +546

    When Kolya saw Ben at the door, that was a display of such a raw, unscripted emotion. That man may not have too many material items in his life, but clearly he holds dear the truest and most important things in life, and most prominently being love. Kolya clearly loves Ben, and I'm sure his other friends as well. I am always so happy to see this man, though I am sure he will never know or see me in return. Always wishing the best to him, and his simple life.

    • @nmnmnm35
      @nmnmnm35 4 роки тому +1

      it was beautiful

    • @GAMER4K
      @GAMER4K 4 роки тому +2

      i can not type it better. :)

    • @tdog5993
      @tdog5993 4 роки тому

      Jake Mosca -wow so many likes but no comments? Chernobyl is like the twilight zone.

  • @lumil2901
    @lumil2901 4 роки тому +309

    Im belarussian, and im proud that we are of the same blood with Kolya.
    Thanks to him, that many people will find out that in our poor country there are a lot of good people/

  • @OPEK.
    @OPEK. 4 роки тому +2000

    Calm english man: I found you kolya
    Angry radiated kolya: LOUD RUSSIAN WORDS

  • @michaelhutchinson4538
    @michaelhutchinson4538 4 роки тому +337

    Who else breathed a sigh of relief when kolya was at the door??

  • @XXXLAVERICKXXX
    @XXXLAVERICKXXX 4 роки тому +375

    “A coward doesn’t play hockey!” 💯💥

  • @rupertmiller9690
    @rupertmiller9690 4 роки тому +438

    Kolya has more internet fame than many people trying to get it. Bless that bent little alcoholic down to his toes.

  • @calebsmith2534
    @calebsmith2534 4 роки тому +1276

    "I was a Belarusian
    I am a Belarusian
    And I will stay a Belarusian"
    Kolya is the salt of this Earth. Love to you from New Zealand.

  • @amanr6346
    @amanr6346 4 роки тому +610

    “The world is built on such things” Kolya should be in Silicon Valley!!

  • @ProfessorOfCool
    @ProfessorOfCool 4 роки тому +405

    I don't care what anyone says, Bald and Kolya was the best collab of 2019.

    • @TripleDDDD
      @TripleDDDD 4 роки тому +5

      NFKRZ: Am I a joke to you?

    • @debarjundutta8912
      @debarjundutta8912 4 роки тому

      @@TripleDDDD exactly 😂😂

    • @satanxavier6774
      @satanxavier6774 4 роки тому

      Harald and Kumar

    • @ProfessorOfCool
      @ProfessorOfCool 4 роки тому

      @@TripleDDDD Roman's great and his channel is excellent, but Kolya is a simple collective farmer.

    • @globaltransporterindonesia1211
      @globaltransporterindonesia1211 4 роки тому

      okay you can see bald friend from norway his name harald bald you can see on his channel

  • @ryaandnice
    @ryaandnice Рік тому +26

    When Koyla is happy he yells. When he is upset, yells. Sad yells. ... Koyla only has one gear.

  • @brigitteh1591
    @brigitteh1591 3 роки тому +126

    I love how he ran into your arms when he saw you at the door . What a wonderful video this one was !!!!

  • @watchdealer11
    @watchdealer11 4 роки тому +972

    Legend has it the babushka is still laughing at his laces to this day.

  • @ogulcanyolcu8714
    @ogulcanyolcu8714 4 роки тому +1489

    Damn, just one tear rolled down my cheek when he hugged you. I love this channel so much, everyone is like friends, I don't feel like a stranger while reading comments. And we can see how the comments changed from Russian memes to the real talks, reality, life. You're an awesome human being Bald

  • @everythingsalright1121
    @everythingsalright1121 4 роки тому +199

    "Its better to be a small potato if its on your own land" damn, thats deep

  • @sordimaizulu6161
    @sordimaizulu6161 2 роки тому +21

    you are bald but not bankrupt... you are the richest person... you have the wealth of 'kindness'... your friendship with Kolya is special... 🙏🙏

  • @phinemaria5681
    @phinemaria5681 4 роки тому +151

    When he said "it's better to be a small potato but on your own land" I felt that

  • @mrwhatevah6095
    @mrwhatevah6095 4 роки тому +597

    "Better a small potato but on your own land"
    "Coward don't play Hockey" - Kolya
    Woww just wowwwww
    Hats off to this man, and to you Mr. Bald

  • @Metis1337
    @Metis1337 3 роки тому +131

    Visit him after the pandemic! I hope he is well.

  • @BodhiBushido
    @BodhiBushido 4 роки тому +366

    Dang... That dude was tryna get out of the house and ya'll left him.

  • @ivatanjic
    @ivatanjic 4 роки тому +443

    "it's better to be a small potato on your own land"
    Kolja, 2019

  • @geordanelefante560
    @geordanelefante560 4 роки тому +530

    It's kinda heartbreaking in a way when you say goodbye.. I mean the way his living is kinda unimaginable nowadays.. Imagine he'salone in that very huge place and doesn't have the basic convenience in life, specially it's very clear he's not that strong physically now, Spending your little time must be a huge thing for him.. Can't imagine i can survive in that situation. I might die from loneliness.. Very inspiring. Kolya is a very strong man..

  • @tameembadi
    @tameembadi 4 роки тому +194

    9:05 is such a sad moment, the way he's waiting for him to leave and waves goodbye to him

  • @Fizzure3000
    @Fizzure3000 7 місяців тому +27

    I wonder if he's still alive...are Bald still allowed to travel to Belarus or nah?

  • @Slavandic
    @Slavandic 4 роки тому +285

    That hug was everything the look of pure joy on his face when he see you 😭

  • @mxmdigital
    @mxmdigital 4 роки тому +682

    I find this story absolutely fascinating. Everyone who has watched Kolya videos know about him but he doesn't know what the internet is and that so many people know about him. In the previous videos comments people were worried for him. The two total polar opposite - Kolya, alone in the radiation zone and all the thousands of people from across the world connected and following his story. Massive respect for Ben going there and bringing these two totally different worlds together.

  • @doodle3762
    @doodle3762 4 роки тому +94

    The pure joy kolya felt when he seen you standing at the door,it is clear that you made a huge impact in him.
    "A Coward does not play hockey" Kolya 2019

  • @TheChessViking
    @TheChessViking 4 роки тому +46

    0:30 might be my favourite moment in any video ever. The sheer joy from Kolya when he sees his friend again. This is so right in so many ways. The joy you give to people by just being yourself and being genuine is amazing Mr. B&B

  • @sankaranarayanan1328
    @sankaranarayanan1328 4 роки тому +364

    No director ,no script writer, no art director, no professional cameraman, but a beautiful Oscar winning sentimental videos makes every one in this world to think and feel about this material life that we live today.

  • @trillcollins7847
    @trillcollins7847 4 роки тому +152

    I love how Kolya yells about everything it honestly makes me so happy that Kolya is Kolya

  • @darthsionreven
    @darthsionreven 4 роки тому +31

    A gofundme should be raised to help Kolya and the whole village. That is the kind of thing the world needs.

  • @elenitsiakmaki9720
    @elenitsiakmaki9720 4 роки тому +90

    I 've rewatched the moment when he first sees bald and hugs him at least 5 times❤

  • @TripleDDDD
    @TripleDDDD 4 роки тому +369

    Love it how Kolya just drops these pearls of wisdom now and then.

  • @ProxCyde
    @ProxCyde 4 роки тому +431

    Whenever Kolya speaks it's like he's up on a arena trying to convince the people with what he's got to say. XD

  • @HungryTraveller8
    @HungryTraveller8 4 роки тому +66

    I am literally watching this video 50th time just for Kolya, m happy to see he has some friends. Love from India

  • @castroe3606
    @castroe3606 4 роки тому +301

    *I hope to see Kolya once again in the near future. He is truly a strong man.*
    Edit: I forgot to say he is truly inspiring and bring tears to my eyes I feel bad for him being lonely even though he is the strongest man in the entire planet.

  • @gentryPR
    @gentryPR 4 роки тому +412

    The way Kolya reached out and hugged Bald 😭😭😭😭

  • @sidapolinario
    @sidapolinario 4 роки тому +244

    I think we can all agree that Kolya is one of the essences of this channel.

  • @Jono.
    @Jono. 2 роки тому +38

    The whole arc with Kolya is one of the most humbling yet heartwarming experiences I have ever known.

  • @csg2165
    @csg2165 2 роки тому +21

    He’s a tough old bird. Absolutely a classic. The stories he could tell with life lessons for all. I’m 🙏 he is still with us in 2022 physically and if not he will be mentally and spiritual.

  • @fuzylogik
    @fuzylogik 4 роки тому +469

    “Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” no guessing which kolya is...

  • @kiranghosh2667
    @kiranghosh2667 4 роки тому +910

    "Don't say it's the last time,
    We will meet again don't worry"
    It's feels so good to see Kolya again!

  • @elleamo92
    @elleamo92 4 роки тому +82

    дядя Коля такой милый одинокий старичок, видно, что душа чистая у него, через многое прошел.. спился.. но все равно человек, видно, что хороший.
    спасибо, что радуете и помогаете ему!

    • @sin5078
      @sin5078 4 роки тому +9

      I feel you.

  • @hinata5477
    @hinata5477 4 роки тому +129

    Kolya needs some solar powered lights goodness me living there with no light

  • @abhishekdwivedi5521
    @abhishekdwivedi5521 4 роки тому +919

    That hug made me tear up Ben. Like someone said before, Ben has a heart of Gold and Kolya has a liver of Iron :D

    • @ethank.6602
      @ethank.6602 4 роки тому +1

      Lets bump this

    • @0GuruCS
      @0GuruCS 4 роки тому +8

      And lungs of steel!

    • @roughnegg6615
      @roughnegg6615 4 роки тому +10

      @@0GuruCS People don't call him Stalin for nothing

    • @James_Wisniewski
      @James_Wisniewski 4 роки тому +5

      That's all slavs. Trust me. My whole family have iron livers.
      It's a pretty serious problem.

    • @AnonyDave
      @AnonyDave 4 роки тому +10

      If his liver isn't iron, then it's definitely uranium 235. He's definitely one strong soul and a lovely person!

  • @ElusiveMasquerade
    @ElusiveMasquerade 4 роки тому +124

    Kolya has no idea how famous he is. Even here in Hollywood California we are watching his videos.

  • @ramabranch
    @ramabranch 4 роки тому +275

    I would love to see how Kolya looked back in the day. Also more about his life: was he married? did he had any children? has he ever been to Minsk? what about other places? Congratulations on making so good content Ben, keep it up!

  • @silentstryker1590
    @silentstryker1590 4 роки тому +67

    This man has more joy in seeing an old friend than I've seen at any family Christmas! The life we share in this space of time is amazing.

  • @Catherine_Kate
    @Catherine_Kate 4 роки тому +92

    *You have a big, big heart Mr Bald* ❤️🌍

  • @dinum9895
    @dinum9895 4 роки тому +149

    I felt sad seeing Kolya left alone at the end

  • @MrDavidadrianbogdan
    @MrDavidadrianbogdan 4 роки тому +97

    Bring back Kolya on this channel...its one of the most interesting things here..

  • @jacekvladykovic249
    @jacekvladykovic249 4 роки тому +75

    God damn it that GENUINE human connection moment sure makes ya realize wheter you still have emotions deep down in your heart or not.

  • @AndrejNikolov-xw2gi
    @AndrejNikolov-xw2gi 4 роки тому +965

    Hey Bald, you should bring him a solar lamp because he doesn't have electricity. It would be useful in the winter.

    • @Gorrash
      @Gorrash 4 роки тому +8

      then hes gonna have to pay electrical bill lol

    • @dominican11ful
      @dominican11ful 4 роки тому +59

      Andrej Nikolov mate I was thinking the something here. How can we send something to him I will buy and posted . 👍🏽

    • @AbsoluteMiniacGena
      @AbsoluteMiniacGena 4 роки тому +119

      Guilherme Campolina SOLAR LAMP!!! It charges from daylight...no electricity bill required. I remember a few years ago, in my car I had an emergency torch which worked by winding it up. There was even a wind up radio invented by a chap, but I agree, a solar panel is easy enough but if Ben hasn’t got the knowledge to do it, it could be a pain. We had a solar panel on our old van to keep the leisure batteries charged up but now it’s on my grow shed where it provides heat and light for my CBD plants. I have a strain called Medxotic for my fibromyalgia. They’d benefit Kolya too

    • @djwalker420
      @djwalker420 4 роки тому +98

      @@Gorrash do you understand what the term solar means?

  • @penmann4003
    @penmann4003 4 роки тому +365

    Bald: Do you know what the internet is?
    Kolya: The what?
    Bald: UA-cam?
    Kolya: explain it?....
    Kolyas generation will be the last to ask what the internet is

  • @qualitycroissant8527
    @qualitycroissant8527 4 роки тому +133

    He’s like a Belarusian father jack

  • @Kevin-fr2dx
    @Kevin-fr2dx 4 роки тому +45

    The part when they reunited, hugged each other and laughed was a truly touching moment. Both of them were so happy to see an old friend again.

  • @ivolgafly
    @ivolgafly 4 роки тому +85

    Apparently radiation doesnt affect this guy. He is a hero.

  • @semistro
    @semistro 4 роки тому +124

    The friend kolya was with seemed very socialized and intelligent, strange thing to see him live there. I would like to know his story.

    • @seapirate65
      @seapirate65 4 роки тому +32

      I agree..Bald should be careful about throwing money in kolya direction.. Neighbor's get jeloius.?

  • @omangus
    @omangus 4 роки тому +92

    Kolya is probably the most honest person I have ever seen.