This is some really nice footage of the Zone. It truly is a very special place, in so many ways. Especially the "Jungle". It looks so vibrant, lush and green. You'd never know you're in a city that once housed 50,000 people. Can't wait to see what other gems you have in store for us!
Great footage and good story telling. Really makes me feel like I’m there. A request though: can future videos like this have a voiceover instead of subtitles? It’s hard to take in the views and read at the same time. Plus we all like hearing your voice 😅.
Some time ago , I watched a documentary about the wildlife that came back to that area in Chernobyl. It is such a surreal place, much like a science fiction end of the world movie. Thank you for the tour. I pray for peace.🙏💕
I'm moved in such a way that you can be brave and share your experience with our not really understand what you and everyone who had to be evacuated in 1986. And going back to where you lived your life with your friends and family. X . Mark cosens from the UK Newcastle small town called Hebburn.
Seeing place you grow in get abandoned and rot like that must be some super feeling. Nostalgia and memories, realization it's gone and never be the same. I myself sometimes imagine my town getting abandoned and slowly getting buried under the power of nature.
Last year I played a great "indie" computer game called Chernobylite, which is set in the Forbidden Zone. The game's developers spent a lot of time in the area, and it's amazing to see how they accurately recreated so many real places.
Cant put in words how thankful i am for your work. I have a special interest in everything about chernobyl and the zone, therefore i wished to visit it since i can remember but never could and Your videos give me such a feeling of somehow being there and understanding more about it. Thanks for your work even in this time, big appreciate❤
Thanks for the guided tour. I love how nature perfectly blends with human made structures, it doesn't look abandoned at all, it looks reclaimed and inhabited by nature itself. The birds nest on the phone is a cute and perfect example. Really like the fact that these videos have no voice over. It's a perfect format. This kind of places inspire silence. (and I know the driving parts are speed up, but these empty roads with no cops or speed traps totally asks for speeding and mad driving :P Maybe an idea for yet another Fast & Furious movie ^^' )
The mostly lack of human speech creates a solemnity and almost holy atmosphere. I like the style of this. I was 10 when the accident happened, and I watched US news with horror and amazement from my house in New York. Thank you for sharing this. It seems you were children when the first evacuation occurred. Hard to imagine my 10-year-old self in that scenario.
So glad I found this channel 😊 Soviet history is a hobby horse for me, and the Chernobyl plant at its peak was seen by many as a soviet utopia. I have enjoyed many documentaries over the years about Pripyat and its inhabitants - and a common theme amongst them all was how happy life was before the accident, and how desperate many of them were to go back to their homes in Pripyat. Thanks again for this lovely upload, I've already hit that 'subscibe' button 😊
Lovely, with soo much info I did not capture or hear about before alghouth I have seen lots and lots of video's and pictures about the zone and Pripyat including from you and stalkers.
Ok, that’s actually the 1st time I’m learning of the Chernobyl NPP September 9 1982 accident, of a ruptured fuel rod and water contamination into the control rods, during a trial run of No. 1 reactor (not the one that later melted & explosively destroyed its containment building). According to KGB 2nd Directorate this manufacturing fault did not cause a high release of radiation into the assemblies 🤷🏻♀️
That's an interesting trivia about those gas and electric stoves. I knew there are the gas distribution substations only within mikroraions I. and II. but I thought that's because in the newer ones they built them underground or something, not completely ommited.
In Pripyat specifically dominate birds, because urban environment is not very convenient for animals, they tend to stay in surrounding forests. However, sometimes it is possible to spot there elks (they like to hide in the park between the ferris wheel and Prometheus cinema), foxes, bunnies. Elks probably are the only big animals we've seen there, all the rest is small stuff.
Exactly. Most sources/inhabitants say it was never opened at all (apart test runs) to be opened on May 1st. Actually, test use before opening was a usual thing, I recall the same in the similar park in Kyiv. So you are close to truth :)
You should visit Lithuania, we have decommissioned NPP since 2009 witch is basically a sister of CNPP in terms of looks, was actually filming place for HBO Chernobyl series, as far i know reactor is different a bit, they do tours inside of it and outside, its nice place to see especially that CNPP is now covered with dome and cant be seen.
I had been planning to visit UA about 15 years ago, but life sent me in another direction. I wonder if there are guided tours again or if you could perhaps share (public!) information about the current status and outlook? Thank you very, very much.
There are no tours. Only accredited (!) press visits with very limited routes, and humanitarian aid visits, when you deliver aid. This is what we do. I hardly imagine when tours in a common meaning will resume, and if they will, they will be super strictly regulated... all things changed too much, and lessons learned.
Great tour. Thank you. Looking forward to more videos like this. I am interested in the signs on the buildings. Some appear to be in the Ukrainian language and some in Russian. I assumed that Russian was the default/official language during Soviet times, so I was surprised to see a lot of Ukrainian signs on the buildings.
Those were for nominal purposes; Soviets declared equality of national languages in each republic, while in fact marginalized them as much as possible. Worked the best in Belarus, the least - in Baltic states.
Hello! Very kind regards from Germany. I would be very interested in a tour, but first the Ruzze has to disappear again. It was reported that the attackers were also in Pripyat. Did they leave the city mined?
I am afraid the Army is the only who can answer this question. The city looked visually untouched, except they stole a public bathroom at its checkpoint (seriously), there was a container-based structure.
How old were you in 1986? I was 5. It is probably a very weird mix of feelings to walk around the place you lived in as a kid and see it like that. You're probably used to it already after all these exploration trips but nevertheless... This was a wonderful video, thank you!
We never lived in Pripyat, our relatives did; but Pripyat shares a lot from Kyiv as I know it around 1991. Though, still, after hundreds of visits to Pripyat, I cannot imagine it alive. Physically unable, no matter how I try.
Здравствуйте очень интересное видео. Ну как вы там пропали ? Это вопрос мой личный потому что я хочу очень долго эту зону. Но сейчас жаль мы знаем все какое время есть. Я за Словакии но уже почти 10 лет я хочу попасть в зону. Можете мне пожалуйста ответить спасибо
@@ChernobylFamily prepáčte mám veľa priateľov s Ukrajiny a s nimi rozprávam po Rusky. A ešte aj ženu som mal s Donecka. No otázok je veľmi veľa. Vlastne ako som spomínal viac ako 10 rokov už by som chcel ísť do Chernobylu ale ako si sa mi stále nedarí. Pozeral som veľa stránok ktoré robia expedície do zóny, len teraz je to všetko pozastavené za tú prekliatu vojnu daj Boch nech už skončí. Neviete či teraz sa dá dostať do Chernobylu? Čo mne ako cudzincovi bude treba vybaviť aby som sa tam dostal ? Existuje aj také že človek môže si prejsť celé mesto so sprievodcom? Voľné sa pohybovať po zóne, samozrejme tam kde je to povolené od radiácie. Pozrieť si tak detailne Prypiat
Did a few times. Cannot say it was enjoyable. Well, the thing which creeped me out the most was realization how insanely dusty the city is. The dust is literally floating in the air, and while not all of it, at least a substantial part is contaminated. Well... therefore I like it after a good rain...)
I assume you have a dosimeter with you. What kind of levels were in the zone when you were there? Hopefully the Russia/Ukraine conflict gets resolved sooner rather than later. This is a place I would love to see.
Love the video! If I can just do a recommendation, it would be better with a voice over. The text is going by too fast and takes your attention away from the video itself.
I aint got yet a time to watch this 23 minute video, sorry man. But i saw in preview roll: TELEPHONE BOOTH :) Gosh! Thats AWESOME! Keep on doing your thing, people! My Question again: CAN ALUMINIUM FOIL PROTECT FOOD FROM ATOMIC RADIATION???? Thank you, regards, Florian
We have a video about this. Check it out; we came there in a couple of weeks after the liberation, seeing the damage scale was... impressive. Well, a long story short, in a month they breached all possible and impossible safety protocols, stole tons of equipment and damaged everything what was not possible to loot. Two years passed, still repair/restoration work is ongoing, we quite often buy and deliver aid to Zone's enterprises - still no visible end.
Так загадково та чудесно, неначе ти у якійсь грі чи в іншому світі. Я знаю одну таку людину, яка хоче зробити фантастику в неначе зруйнованому світі, піду скажу їй про це) (Це був жарт, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. топ!)
I love this series. It must've been devastating to have leave and be lied to about the conditions and never return. Is it bad that I get a nice feeling when I hear that a Russian tank line been taken out of action or a Russian chopper's been shot down and the Ukrainian armed forces have made advancements. Putin needs to go!
You have an interesting way of talking to people. I meant that using e.g. a narration would dirsupt environment sounds in the video. Hence, subtitles used. Not optimal way, I know, but I did not find a better one so far. Suggestions?
@ChernobylFamily in the first place i wasnt saying that having subtitles was bad, genius. Its the fact that said subtitles are there and gone before they're able to be read. So like i said its either watch the footage or read the subtitles because you dont have time to do both. And i talk how i feel like talkin. What? You cant handle the word fuck? Aww poor fuckin baby😭😭😭 i dont give two fucks about anyones delicate sensibilities👍 cry to someone else
love is a strong word, we love your work, keep it up and thank you for enlightening us
Thank you...! This means so much for us!
Great work, guys!
Thank you!
This is some really nice footage of the Zone. It truly is a very special place, in so many ways. Especially the "Jungle". It looks so vibrant, lush and green. You'd never know you're in a city that once housed 50,000 people. Can't wait to see what other gems you have in store for us!
Glad you enjoyed it
Now it's a ghost town.
Great footage and good story telling. Really makes me feel like I’m there.
A request though: can future videos like this have a voiceover instead of subtitles? It’s hard to take in the views and read at the same time. Plus we all like hearing your voice 😅.
Noted! Will make a voiceover then...)
Some time ago , I watched a documentary about the wildlife that came back to that area in Chernobyl. It is such a surreal place, much like a science fiction end of the world movie. Thank you for the tour. I pray for peace.🙏💕
Thank you! Check please our other episodes
Not 'been' in ages, thanks for taking us around.
Our pleasure!
Great! I especially like the detailed subtitles with your thoughts.
Thank you!
I LOVE THIS EPISODE makes me feel so calm . Your immense knowledge is so powerful and serenity. Thank you so much
Thank you. More to come.
"50,000 people used to live here. now it's a Ghost Town!", Cpt. McMillan, circa 2007.
)))
I'm moved in such a way that you can be brave and share your experience with our not really understand what you and everyone who had to be evacuated in 1986. And going back to where you lived your life with your friends and family. X . Mark cosens from the UK Newcastle small town called Hebburn.
An iconic phrase from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare !
*1996. 15 years before gameplay set in 2011.
Seeing place you grow in get abandoned and rot like that must be some super feeling. Nostalgia and memories, realization it's gone and never be the same. I myself sometimes imagine my town getting abandoned and slowly getting buried under the power of nature.
Last year I played a great "indie" computer game called Chernobylite, which is set in the Forbidden Zone. The game's developers spent a lot of time in the area, and it's amazing to see how they accurately recreated so many real places.
Yes, I love this game, it somewhat matches my feelings on location. I guided them during their work at Duga. Cool guys.
Cant put in words how thankful i am for your work. I have a special interest in everything about chernobyl and the zone, therefore i wished to visit it since i can remember but never could and Your videos give me such a feeling of somehow being there and understanding more about it. Thanks for your work even in this time, big appreciate❤
Thank you! Check our new video, and if you want more - join us on Patreon for a community of Chernobyl madheads:)
Thanks for the guided tour.
I love how nature perfectly blends with human made structures, it doesn't look abandoned at all, it looks reclaimed and inhabited by nature itself. The birds nest on the phone is a cute and perfect example.
Really like the fact that these videos have no voice over. It's a perfect format. This kind of places inspire silence.
(and I know the driving parts are speed up, but these empty roads with no cops or speed traps totally asks for speeding and mad driving :P Maybe an idea for yet another Fast & Furious movie ^^' )
Oh trust me, there are cops here and there is a speed limit :)))
The link you have with your place is something beautiful! Thanks for the work and for sharing it! From a brazilian living far from home land.
Yes, it is a very personal thing for us. Check our other videos.
The mostly lack of human speech creates a solemnity and almost holy atmosphere. I like the style of this. I was 10 when the accident happened, and I watched US news with horror and amazement from my house in New York. Thank you for sharing this. It seems you were children when the first evacuation occurred. Hard to imagine my 10-year-old self in that scenario.
Thank you for sharing!
no commentary? thank you good sir, 10/10 video. now i can immerse
I'm glad - check also our other videos!
So glad I found this channel 😊 Soviet history is a hobby horse for me, and the Chernobyl plant at its peak was seen by many as a soviet utopia. I have enjoyed many documentaries over the years about Pripyat and its inhabitants - and a common theme amongst them all was how happy life was before the accident, and how desperate many of them were to go back to their homes in Pripyat. Thanks again for this lovely upload, I've already hit that 'subscibe' button 😊
Thank you! Check our newest video - therr is much, much more than Soviet history in this subject..)
Lovely, with soo much info I did not capture or hear about before alghouth I have seen lots and lots of video's and pictures about the zone and Pripyat including from you and stalkers.
Thank you. Tomorrow a new episode.
Amazing I always love footage from the zone ❤
More to come! Next gonna be a long exploration of Starosillya-Zymovysche-Krasno-Mashevo direction.
As usual , ya’ll are the absolute best in this field of study .
Thank you! More to come!
Ok, that’s actually the 1st time I’m learning of the Chernobyl NPP September 9 1982 accident, of a ruptured fuel rod and water contamination into the control rods, during a trial run of No. 1 reactor (not the one that later melted & explosively destroyed its containment building). According to KGB 2nd Directorate this manufacturing fault did not cause a high release of radiation into the assemblies 🤷🏻♀️
It is true, the accident was a very small one. But because of mandatory secrecy, it made a severe impact....
Thank you for a walk through history!
Thank you for watching! Check other episodes!
Super video ! Fotka v 9:13 je naprosto úžasná, nechcete z ní udělat další plakát do shopu ? 🙂
We'd love to, but it is too small, plus, it is not ours...
Thank You for this video :)
My pleasure!
That's an interesting trivia about those gas and electric stoves. I knew there are the gas distribution substations only within mikroraions I. and II. but I thought that's because in the newer ones they built them underground or something, not completely ommited.
Yes, and what is crazy, that they used actually LPG. What an ineffective solution...
Thank you for the video. Are there many animals around Pripyat?
In Pripyat specifically dominate birds, because urban environment is not very convenient for animals, they tend to stay in surrounding forests. However, sometimes it is possible to spot there elks (they like to hide in the park between the ferris wheel and Prometheus cinema), foxes, bunnies. Elks probably are the only big animals we've seen there, all the rest is small stuff.
good work - very moving (hope that translates correctly ((emotional))
Thank you!
The amusement park was practically brand new, only about a week or so open, when the disaster occurred!
Exactly. Most sources/inhabitants say it was never opened at all (apart test runs) to be opened on May 1st. Actually, test use before opening was a usual thing, I recall the same in the similar park in Kyiv. So you are close to truth :)
great video
Thanks!
this is how you record history.
Brilliant video!! ❤
Glad you liked it!!
You should visit Lithuania, we have decommissioned NPP since 2009 witch is basically a sister of CNPP in terms of looks, was actually filming place for HBO Chernobyl series, as far i know reactor is different a bit, they do tours inside of it and outside, its nice place to see especially that CNPP is now covered with dome and cant be seen.
If we will survive the wаr we indeed will.
I had been planning to visit UA about 15 years ago, but life sent me in another direction.
I wonder if there are guided tours again or if you could perhaps share (public!) information about the current status and outlook?
Thank you very, very much.
There are no tours. Only accredited (!) press visits with very limited routes, and humanitarian aid visits, when you deliver aid. This is what we do.
I hardly imagine when tours in a common meaning will resume, and if they will, they will be super strictly regulated... all things changed too much, and lessons learned.
@@ChernobylFamily thank you very much for your prompt and honest answer.
this is also what it should be.
eternal sanctuary.
Great tour. Thank you. Looking forward to more videos like this. I am interested in the signs on the buildings. Some appear to be in the Ukrainian language and some in Russian. I assumed that Russian was the default/official language during Soviet times, so I was surprised to see a lot of Ukrainian signs on the buildings.
Those were for nominal purposes; Soviets declared equality of national languages in each republic, while in fact marginalized them as much as possible. Worked the best in Belarus, the least - in Baltic states.
Hello! Very kind regards from Germany. I would be very interested in a tour, but first the Ruzze has to disappear again. It was reported that the attackers were also in Pripyat. Did they leave the city mined?
I am afraid the Army is the only who can answer this question. The city looked visually untouched, except they stole a public bathroom at its checkpoint (seriously), there was a container-based structure.
Nostalgia.❤
Yes...
How old were you in 1986? I was 5. It is probably a very weird mix of feelings to walk around the place you lived in as a kid and see it like that. You're probably used to it already after all these exploration trips but nevertheless... This was a wonderful video, thank you!
We never lived in Pripyat, our relatives did; but Pripyat shares a lot from Kyiv as I know it around 1991. Though, still, after hundreds of visits to Pripyat, I cannot imagine it alive. Physically unable, no matter how I try.
I would love to see the map you used!
That is a map I made a few years ago... thinking to turn it into a poster.
Es muy larga la carretera 😢 necesito mucha paciencia cuando valla a prypiat ❤
Здравствуйте очень интересное видео. Ну как вы там пропали ? Это вопрос мой личный потому что я хочу очень долго эту зону. Но сейчас жаль мы знаем все какое время есть. Я за Словакии но уже почти 10 лет я хочу попасть в зону. Можете мне пожалуйста ответить спасибо
Given that we are NOT Russian, and we speak Slovak, you can write in Slovak. Thank you.
@@ChernobylFamily prepáčte mám veľa priateľov s Ukrajiny a s nimi rozprávam po Rusky. A ešte aj ženu som mal s Donecka.
No otázok je veľmi veľa. Vlastne ako som spomínal viac ako 10 rokov už by som chcel ísť do Chernobylu ale ako si sa mi stále nedarí.
Pozeral som veľa stránok ktoré robia expedície do zóny, len teraz je to všetko pozastavené za tú prekliatu vojnu daj Boch nech už skončí.
Neviete či teraz sa dá dostať do Chernobylu? Čo mne ako cudzincovi bude treba vybaviť aby som sa tam dostal ?
Existuje aj také že človek môže si prejsť celé mesto so sprievodcom?
Voľné sa pohybovať po zóne, samozrejme tam kde je to povolené od radiácie.
Pozrieť si tak detailne Prypiat
imagine doing this alone at night ...
Did a few times. Cannot say it was enjoyable. Well, the thing which creeped me out the most was realization how insanely dusty the city is. The dust is literally floating in the air, and while not all of it, at least a substantial part is contaminated. Well... therefore I like it after a good rain...)
I assume you have a dosimeter with you. What kind of levels were in the zone when you were there? Hopefully the Russia/Ukraine conflict gets resolved sooner rather than later. This is a place I would love to see.
There is no average. There are places where I encountered nearly 1 mSv/h, there are where I got 1uSv/h. It is like a patchwork.
I saw few videos on prypiat with a place with many gas masks and puppets
School 3 next to the seimming pool, that is a staged thing... staged 25 years ago.
Love the video! If I can just do a recommendation, it would be better with a voice over. The text is going by too fast and takes your attention away from the video itself.
Thanks for the tip
Great video but the captions are WAY too fast. Can’t enjoy the scenery and read the caption especially when it’s way fast.
This saturday will come a new episode, this time with a voiceover!
I aint got yet a time to watch this 23 minute video, sorry man. But i saw in preview roll: TELEPHONE BOOTH :) Gosh! Thats AWESOME! Keep on doing your thing, people! My Question again: CAN ALUMINIUM FOIL PROTECT FOOD FROM ATOMIC RADIATION???? Thank you, regards, Florian
Which atomic radiation specifically? Gamma? Beta? Alpha? Neutronic? X-Ray? From alpha yes, from beta - slightly, from other - no.
@@ChernobylFamily thaks for the info! :)
Про запах таких крамниць це ти точно написав! Якась суміш запаху землі, вологи та капусти 😁 Ще пам'ятаю запах у квіткових магазинах совка.
Землі, вологи та гниючих овочів.
What about the story of russian troops were in the power plant or something?
We have a video about this. Check it out; we came there in a couple of weeks after the liberation, seeing the damage scale was... impressive. Well, a long story short, in a month they breached all possible and impossible safety protocols, stole tons of equipment and damaged everything what was not possible to loot. Two years passed, still repair/restoration work is ongoing, we quite often buy and deliver aid to Zone's enterprises - still no visible end.
It feels like something between Metro 2033 and Half Life 2
Might be :)
possibly archaic but I prefer the plural Rooves to roofs.
Noted, thanks
My heart breaks that I cannot be here to explore myself. Two visits cancelled because of covid and Russia after a lifetime of planning.
One day
Well, we may go there together when the time comes...)
@@ChernobylFamily absolutely, it might take me a while but I will get there
The subtitles disappear too fast making it hard to read.
Noted! Next will be with a voiceover.
I think you should learn to read faster.
In fact I think he is right, voiceovers may work better. Too bad, I have heavy accent, IMHO.
Так загадково та чудесно, неначе ти у якійсь грі чи в іншому світі. Я знаю одну таку людину, яка хоче зробити фантастику в неначе зруйнованому світі, піду скажу їй про це) (Це був жарт, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. топ!)
это место гибельного разложения
Местами. Новой жизнм там немало. Правда.
Pripyat was beautiful city... before accident.
Still, it has a beauty, just a very different one.
Nature takes everything back... :)
Accident?
@@XtreeM_FaiL Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident 1986.
@@leopiipponen7693 I assume that this accident happened before they blew up the powerplant or was it after?
Dayz is that you?
...?
I love this series. It must've been devastating to have leave and be lied to about the conditions and never return. Is it bad that I get a nice feeling when I hear that a Russian tank line been taken out of action or a Russian chopper's been shot down and the Ukrainian armed forces have made advancements. Putin needs to go!
Thank you for all your support!
Get out of here Stalker!
I said come in, don't stand there!
За Монолит!
atom test
I want to see any recent footage. How much ruSSian orks decimated this location and others near Chernobyl..
It is not really possible to make footage now because of many reasons, but you can check this video: ua-cam.com/video/Z7-mgk71igs/v-deo.html
Either you watch the video or read the subtitles. Subtitles are not up long enough to do both👎
Well, it is a known issue. Still did not find a better way if the task is to keep it immersive.
@@ChernobylFamily what the fuck are you talkin about?
You have an interesting way of talking to people. I meant that using e.g. a narration would dirsupt environment sounds in the video. Hence, subtitles used. Not optimal way, I know, but I did not find a better one so far. Suggestions?
@ChernobylFamily in the first place i wasnt saying that having subtitles was bad, genius. Its the fact that said subtitles are there and gone before they're able to be read. So like i said its either watch the footage or read the subtitles because you dont have time to do both. And i talk how i feel like talkin. What? You cant handle the word fuck? Aww poor fuckin baby😭😭😭 i dont give two fucks about anyones delicate sensibilities👍 cry to someone else