Exploring a Forgotten Uranium Mining Town of Soviets

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  • @KUSHALGOKHALE
    @KUSHALGOKHALE 3 місяці тому +94

    vagabond got himself a drone. making progress soldier!

    • @ivantrainsLIVE
      @ivantrainsLIVE  3 місяці тому +50

      I had been owning a drone for a half a year in 2022 before I broke it in Norilsk and never fixed it. This video was filmed in May 2022.

    • @aPizzaStainedSlob
      @aPizzaStainedSlob 3 місяці тому +3

      @@ivantrainsLIVE Probably quite difficult to fly them around these days too

    • @ivantrainsLIVE
      @ivantrainsLIVE  3 місяці тому +18

      Yes, in some places in some countries.

  • @Peter-MH
    @Peter-MH 3 місяці тому +64

    18:30 wow, that mosaic!! 😮 I’ve seen many impressive Soviet mosaics on Bald & Bankrupt channel, but I think that is the best ever! Beautiful!

    • @ivantrainsLIVE
      @ivantrainsLIVE  3 місяці тому +21

      That one is my favorite!

    • @sabflash
      @sabflash 3 місяці тому +7

      You are right! I’ve never seen an other mosaic as stunning as this one

    • @co6mo
      @co6mo 3 місяці тому

      @@ivantrainsLIVE u should meet him! or take him there...

    • @geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz
      @geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz 2 місяці тому

      I bet it's worth quite a lot. Sure is better than a Banksy.

  • @Aidan-r5p
    @Aidan-r5p 3 місяці тому +10

    Vagabond needs a TV deal! He's brilliant! Discovery channel come on give this guy a deal!

  • @zamanski7094
    @zamanski7094 3 місяці тому +31

    Them Soviet Mosaics are pretty amazing. Seen a bunch of them in another travel vlog. T
    But that one you showed was by far the best

    • @Sir......
      @Sir...... 3 місяці тому +3

      the youtuber Benjamin from Bald & Bankrupt would faint if he saw that Mosaic

    • @zamanski7094
      @zamanski7094 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Sir...... that’s exactly who I was talking about! 😂

  • @ahilltodieons
    @ahilltodieons 12 днів тому

    Awesome audio too! Everything is sounding and looking great!

  • @stadtbekanntertunichtgut
    @stadtbekanntertunichtgut 3 місяці тому +4

    I love your camouflage jacket! It looks great on you, a jacket like this suits almost everyone because it's well cut. I have one of these too but haven't been able to wear it because it's been too warm in the last few months. You quickly learn to appreciate a jacket like this in bad weather.

  • @fnamelname9077
    @fnamelname9077 3 місяці тому +2

    Stay safe and healthy! Best of luck in your future adventures!

  • @alfredpetrossian3036
    @alfredpetrossian3036 2 місяці тому +1

    Excellent & informative, thank you.

  • @jlamaack
    @jlamaack 3 місяці тому +12

    Love your videos man! Excited to watch it

  • @foxstrangler
    @foxstrangler 3 місяці тому +5

    Always good to see a Vagabond video.

  • @matremx8009
    @matremx8009 3 місяці тому +6

    Love your videos!

  • @r2gh44
    @r2gh44 3 місяці тому +4

    Cool video man! Really enjoy your content

  • @cmphighpower
    @cmphighpower 2 місяці тому +1

    Glad to see you still posting. Don’t get yourself drafted

  • @WalksInCamera
    @WalksInCamera 3 місяці тому +7

    That mosaic is one of the best I've seen A real splash of colour in a very bleak landscape.

    • @misterkefir
      @misterkefir 2 місяці тому +1

      Wholly agreed. Just a beautiful piece of art, made even more beautiful by it's immediate surroundings.

  • @farkasgabor4084
    @farkasgabor4084 29 днів тому

    I haven't seen all of your videos but those I've seen were amazing. Would you consider to create a video where you would give advices for newbies who want to try this kind of extreme adventuring? ( like how to pick optimal place to stay at night, what to look out for...and so on. Also maybe a list of things you pack. What things are must, what are recommended ?

  • @samuelpo3378
    @samuelpo3378 3 місяці тому +1

    7:21 the trees growing on the roof are very interesting

  • @DrUmtombo
    @DrUmtombo 2 місяці тому

    Another fantastic video that gave me a real feeling of what it must be like to be there. Thank you so much!

  • @kennethocongerskin9460
    @kennethocongerskin9460 3 місяці тому +5

    Love your videos, man ❤️🇬🇧

  • @NK-3-777
    @NK-3-777 3 місяці тому +1

    First time catching your video so early. Love your videos

  • @yutanarkavich
    @yutanarkavich 2 місяці тому

    wow this channel is still active I love old soviet architecture videos so much

  • @blpblp-tj7ux
    @blpblp-tj7ux 3 місяці тому

    fantastic video, as always. thank you for sharing your travels and perspectives. 👍

  • @jaywilliams4410
    @jaywilliams4410 3 місяці тому +1

    Great video as always

  • @arhexirthesnake
    @arhexirthesnake 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful mosaic.
    Thanks for another fascinating video Ivan. :]

  • @toonseten
    @toonseten 3 місяці тому +4

    Your videos I always need multiple pauzes. Just to let your content sink in.
    There are to much content makers who absolutly would make this a 30 minute video just for revenue.
    I really like your work, thanks.

  • @tomgray3804
    @tomgray3804 3 місяці тому

    Great video. I enjoy listening to your native language and reading the captions to see which words I can pick out or somewhat recognize. Word etymology is neat, and it is cool to see that even though the Russian and English languages are worlds apart, they still have many similarities. Your English is continuing to improve, and you speak it better than some native English speakers I know.

  • @warmspell7562
    @warmspell7562 2 місяці тому

    Great video.

  • @mrben6573
    @mrben6573 3 місяці тому

    Really enjoyable video as always.

  • @harveyaku1692
    @harveyaku1692 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful video, keep it up man!

  • @zarryc1687
    @zarryc1687 3 місяці тому

    Very interesting like always!

  • @losflogos9348
    @losflogos9348 3 місяці тому +1

    Cool video!

  • @YongChoi-ic4by
    @YongChoi-ic4by 3 місяці тому

    great video! keep it up brother!

  • @interestings7866
    @interestings7866 3 місяці тому

    Love when you visit abandoned places

  • @sherlockholmesfangirl111
    @sherlockholmesfangirl111 3 місяці тому

    I love your page so much!!

  • @danosdotnl
    @danosdotnl 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful, thank you for documenting.

  • @KMcKaig72
    @KMcKaig72 3 місяці тому

    The Soviet Mosaic is a truly underappreciated art form, thanks for highlighting them on your travels!

  • @patu5798
    @patu5798 3 місяці тому

    Keep up the good work

  • @ahmed-mujtaba
    @ahmed-mujtaba 2 місяці тому

    its a good day vagabond has posted a video 🤩

  • @marckv470
    @marckv470 3 місяці тому +12

    Good video bro. I’ve never said it yet: i love your videos.
    Greetings from spain 🇪🇸 (sorry for my English level. I’m improving it with your videos 😅😅)

  • @miketomkins5171
    @miketomkins5171 3 місяці тому +9

    So many crows in that town!

  • @kozakura1
    @kozakura1 3 місяці тому +1

    I love your videos!!! It gives me wanderlust lol I want to travel and explore so much buuuuuuuut I have to work 🥰🤣🥰

  • @Maybe1Someday
    @Maybe1Someday 3 місяці тому +3

    My family used to have a condo in Florida and in one of the bedrooms it had a floor to ceiling world map across one wall and it had the "USSR" on it. I always thought it was so interesting as a kid that a cuntry "used to" exist

  • @FriedEgg101
    @FriedEgg101 3 місяці тому +1

    Your videos never disappoint. I click on every one.

  • @deadnerves
    @deadnerves 3 місяці тому +1

    what a beautiful lake

  • @BengtHansves
    @BengtHansves 3 місяці тому +1

    Hello from Gotheburg - Sweden ! Same buildings and architecure as in Pripyat - Припять !

  • @MalleeMate
    @MalleeMate 3 місяці тому

    The mosaics are literally the coolest thing ever, that one at the end was incredible ❤

  • @MausTheGerman
    @MausTheGerman 3 місяці тому

    Interesting documentary as always 👍👍
    Greetings from Germany 🫡🇩🇪

  • @sarahwinfield3989
    @sarahwinfield3989 2 дні тому

    Hi I love viewing your videos. Some of the places you visit are far nicer than much of the UK. The UK is a dangerous place to live for any woman. We are inundated by foreigners who just want to take what they can from our society. You visit some of the most amazing places. Please keep up your good work. I watch your videos repeatedly and always find something new to interest me. Thank you.

  • @briandoyle6188
    @briandoyle6188 3 місяці тому +1

    That mosaic was amazing 👌👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿...

  • @HAMID-un8zo
    @HAMID-un8zo 3 місяці тому

    Thank you ivan for your azaming videos😃😃

  • @rbarkeri7tb
    @rbarkeri7tb 3 місяці тому

    Wow. Agreed. Easily the best mosaic I've seen in amongst all these Russian vlogger videos.🇷🇺 Thanks, Vagabond! 🙌🏻

  • @xela001
    @xela001 3 місяці тому

    Great trip, thx for sharing 🎉
    Are u fine so far? 😅

  • @nictimoulete7651
    @nictimoulete7651 3 місяці тому +1

    Happy to spend sometimes with you. Explorer is something, bon courage pour la suite bonhomme !

  • @user-st3nk9ui9j
    @user-st3nk9ui9j 3 місяці тому

    The steppe landscape looks so different to any other I have seen. I would like to experience it for myself some time.

    • @alexandracooper4125
      @alexandracooper4125 12 днів тому

      It reminds me of the great plains in the US, but despite being American I haven't been there either 😂

  • @skylem5373
    @skylem5373 2 місяці тому

    Bold and Bankrupt would have love to see that last mosaic :)

  • @grd2404
    @grd2404 Місяць тому

    Hello from lynn Massachusetts ✨️

  • @liamelder1972
    @liamelder1972 Місяць тому

    That one driver wearing the American football letterman jacket sent me 😂. I’m actually confused as to how he got that. It’s fairly recent too with the Riddell speed helmet on it and all.

  • @nknostman
    @nknostman 3 місяці тому

    Phenomenal

  • @Grizazzle
    @Grizazzle 3 місяці тому

    Love the content. This particular place has DayZ written all over it. 🙂

  • @UnlocalizedSimulator
    @UnlocalizedSimulator 3 місяці тому

    Did you remove some old videos off your channel? I recall watching videos of yours some with train hopping that I no longer can find

  • @keeganm2482
    @keeganm2482 3 місяці тому

    Well, I think I have a new entry for my "Old Men on Contraptions" list. He appears to be healthy and free. Good on him.

  • @Kaiser_Kloob
    @Kaiser_Kloob 3 місяці тому +9

    Will you continue the Balkan Tour?

    • @ivantrainsLIVE
      @ivantrainsLIVE  3 місяці тому +10

      Next year.

    • @Kaiser_Kloob
      @Kaiser_Kloob 3 місяці тому +4

      @@ivantrainsLIVE thanks for the quick response

    • @kitosjek9541
      @kitosjek9541 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@ivantrainsLIVEcome to Čapljina, let's drink a beer

  • @overcrestproductions
    @overcrestproductions 3 місяці тому +5

    Awesome drop. That biological warfare and research building was insane!!! Tell me you tried to see if it was open. 😅

    • @ivantrainsLIVE
      @ivantrainsLIVE  3 місяці тому +7

      Yes I did, it was closed. I left it for future explorations.

    • @patu5798
      @patu5798 3 місяці тому +1

      @@ivantrainsLIVEhopefully you will go back before looters get to it more

  • @kuukeli
    @kuukeli 3 місяці тому

    interesting video

  • @neilparry9511
    @neilparry9511 Місяць тому

    Dumplings and eggs. Hell yeah.

  • @ElmtreeLine
    @ElmtreeLine 3 місяці тому +1

    Is there a longer version of this film ?

    • @ivantrainsLIVE
      @ivantrainsLIVE  3 місяці тому +5

      The longer version will be released in 2025.

  • @larspregge6420
    @larspregge6420 3 місяці тому +1

    This broken stairwys, looks really dangerouos.
    It looks like less cement than normal.

  • @Banditt42
    @Banditt42 2 місяці тому

    nice

  • @Football__Junkie
    @Football__Junkie 2 дні тому

    These places look like they’ve been through a war without an actual war.

  • @Hazmatt4700
    @Hazmatt4700 2 місяці тому +1

    A friend of mine has a podcast where he has interviewed the head of he bio weapons program that defected. Super good man who now does Autism research that has real promise.

  • @GeoffGoas
    @GeoffGoas 2 місяці тому

    why is there so much rubble in the apartment buildings? seismic activity?

  • @Mango_TalingChan
    @Mango_TalingChan 3 місяці тому

    Great video! I hope that German army jacket kept you warm during the night.

  • @ShayneWolfe
    @ShayneWolfe 3 місяці тому +23

    Would love to see you explore America at some point!

    • @GuyRips
      @GuyRips 3 місяці тому +1

      Can't get visa,,he not a terriost,,not that sharp,but a harmless good dude,,I would let him stay in the barn outback,, Okeechobee

    • @arjanpetersen
      @arjanpetersen 3 місяці тому +1

      russians haven't been promoting themselves .... recently...

    • @ShayneWolfe
      @ShayneWolfe 3 місяці тому +4

      @@GuyRips bro what? Your grammar has me thinking you're not that sharp.

    • @BridgesDontFly
      @BridgesDontFly 3 місяці тому

      I feel like you understand though.

    • @shawnfox445
      @shawnfox445 3 місяці тому +2

      Really nothing like this to visit in the US. Canada or Alaska maybe but other than mining towns or some ghost towns that everyone has been to not much to see

  • @SamMiller-x4f
    @SamMiller-x4f 2 місяці тому +2

    Probably high levels of very unhealthy waste byproducts from the mining operation.

  • @justinambru8529
    @justinambru8529 3 місяці тому +22

    The prypiat of asia

  • @geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz
    @geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz 2 місяці тому

    Is he wondering around with a German army surplus jacket? I didn't think that would be particularly popular.

  • @BlackAdder719
    @BlackAdder719 3 місяці тому

    Looks like pripyat😮

  • @sinkorswim-du5xi
    @sinkorswim-du5xi 3 місяці тому +15

    Its some kind of irony that places with infinite space and cattle grazing land have no people yet places like uk and phillipines have little space for farming but are overcrowded by people with not enough land to house or farm land to support them . this is still a world at odds with itself . most people in the world could really not image a place has Barron has this exist .I always love your videos for many many years .i watch every one ,its like traveling to a world unknown. please take care .its scary to see you climbing such ruined buildings but i try to remember you are an experienced pro at this .

    • @daveshongkongchinachannel
      @daveshongkongchinachannel 3 місяці тому +6

      That’s a good observation. We are also told by our politicians that our planet is overpopulated and at the same time they tell us the birth rate is in decline and we more people for continued growth!

    • @sinkorswim-du5xi
      @sinkorswim-du5xi 3 місяці тому

      @@daveshongkongchinachannel the problem i think may be the borders or language barriers or old religious rules . india vs say america is another example . one thing i can say for certain is in uk land and housing is now at such an important value that its unobtainable and the food has to be imported to feed people. and in cebu there isn't a single km of coastline uninhabited anywhere ,yet again food has to imported to support all the hunger. Yet i look at America its 95 percent empty and still mostly forested not even been converted to farmland yet. just blows my mind. it would be no surprise to me if it turns out more British natives living in Spain than Britain now

    • @daveshongkongchinachannel
      @daveshongkongchinachannel 3 місяці тому

      @@sinkorswim-du5xi I know America is big but had no idea they are only utilising 5%. That really is mind blowing.
      I agree, borders and language barriers play a big part and also psychology in that most people are pretty settled in the place they were born and cannot even imagine moving to a completely different country.

    • @sinkorswim-du5xi
      @sinkorswim-du5xi 3 місяці тому

      ​@@daveshongkongchinachannel .Please do not take my 5 percent gestimation has a fact lol .its based purely on Medea and maps perusal . If you like drugs alcohol the cold the dark death the mud and lost angry people then the uk is a treat 7 months a year for that . food and drink with no flavor and pumped with chemicals to replace sugar and salt . having no hope owning land or a home ,man and woman sworn political enemies . i dont like any of it though .not alowed to listen foreighn radio ,tg for tor browser. have dedicated my life to getting out of here since i was like 5 ,lucky to have survived so far just barely . i yearn to be with nature and enjoy religion morals and food that is food .if not supporting a family of 5 i would have been out decades a go .brits have no rights to work abroad without bachelors level degree either ,good luck getting one of those here hahaha . god please let me out asap.definitely not one in the category of happy where i live .never have been. and yes i am traveled and cultured THERE ARE BETTER PLACES nobody can deny that. ps the internet crashed 3 times i had to rewrite this .

    • @mattcrispin6737
      @mattcrispin6737 3 місяці тому +2

      @@sinkorswim-du5xi I don't know where you are getting your statistics. 70% of the U.K is green pasture and farm land. Less that 10% is built on. It's highly urbanised. Utilised agricultural area 17,000,000 hectares. The amount of Brits living in Spain on a permanent basis is quite tiny.

  • @The_Yote985
    @The_Yote985 2 місяці тому

    How do you afford such trips? Do you have a home? I wonder this often

  • @patxiotsoa
    @patxiotsoa 3 місяці тому

    I understand mining ghost towns; I live in Colorado and there are a lot of them. But why are all the buildings so demolished? Did the Soviets make them unlivable as they pulled out on purpose?

  • @rebeccacaraska4112
    @rebeccacaraska4112 3 місяці тому

    One question that never seems to be asked or answered is...
    Where are they getting fuel for the little machines they drive around? I've seen these in many videos.

    • @ivantrainsLIVE
      @ivantrainsLIVE  3 місяці тому

      The nearest gasoline station is 50 km away from the semi-abandoned town.

  • @trombonetortoise3406
    @trombonetortoise3406 3 місяці тому

    Hey Vagabond, I love your videos!
    Have you ever experienced any difficulties because you wearing a German national flag on your arm? Or is that more of a fashion/style thing? I don‘t know much about most of the countries you travel through and therefore appreciate your view outside of mass media. Save travels!

    • @ivantrainsLIVE
      @ivantrainsLIVE  3 місяці тому

      Hey, thank you. I've never had any problems with my German jacket. The flag is a part of the initial design. I don't want to change it.

  • @tdfxxnr250
    @tdfxxnr250 3 місяці тому

    Japan is also facing problems with once prosperous regions declining.
    Hokkaido, Kyushu, and other areas
    Although the size of the country varies, similar problems are occurring all over the world.

  • @StarWarsJay
    @StarWarsJay 3 місяці тому

    When you slept in that apartment, did you imagine the people that lived there in the past?

  • @hilgeinak
    @hilgeinak 3 місяці тому +2

    Carry a geiger counter.

  • @duncanluciak5516
    @duncanluciak5516 3 місяці тому +2

    15:24 So odd seeing an American Football helmet in Kazakhstan

  • @randd1418
    @randd1418 3 місяці тому

    I am just guessing that Amazon does not deliver there

  • @mpky23
    @mpky23 3 місяці тому

    i wonder how the uranium mine looks

  • @Akro24
    @Akro24 15 днів тому

    Hey Ivan i got two questions. im Polish but i always wanted to explore Russia my dream is to go to Petersburg and Moscow. do you think that Russians hate Poles? will it be safe? also you make good videos and i enjoy watching them!

  • @TGWazoo1
    @TGWazoo1 3 місяці тому

    Seriously, your stuff rivals National Geographic.

  • @RaduIoanPop
    @RaduIoanPop 3 місяці тому

    Is this video a re-post ?

    • @ivantrainsLIVE
      @ivantrainsLIVE  3 місяці тому +1

      No. Maybe you mix it up with another video which I filmed in Kazakhstan and published earlier.

    • @RaduIoanPop
      @RaduIoanPop 3 місяці тому +2

      ​ @ivantrainsLIVE Thank you for the clarification, lovely video, surreal, apocalyptic, amazing. Respect.

  • @Victor-ro9ti
    @Victor-ro9ti 3 місяці тому +7

    This town looks like a map/campaign mission straight out of cod4

  • @SkinwalkerFarm
    @SkinwalkerFarm 3 місяці тому +2

    I've got about 1.7kg of processed uranium metal and 600g of plutonium, I have to keep it all separated and take all the neccessary precautions etc. I should probably dispose of it properly but I enjoy the metallic tingling mouth sensation and it makes my bones very strong.

  • @martonpapp269
    @martonpapp269 2 місяці тому

    Were you ever in the army?

  • @xinny4190
    @xinny4190 3 місяці тому

    Ngl, the thumbnail looked like you were visiting Pripyat

  • @rmbkfour
    @rmbkfour 2 місяці тому

    Bravo!

  • @priceman141
    @priceman141 3 місяці тому +2

    15:32 - A bit surprising to see a man in Kazakhstan wearing what appears to be an American-style football jacket

  • @timeflysintheshop
    @timeflysintheshop 3 місяці тому

    Is demolition planned? By the condition of those buildings.... It has already started!!!

  • @alexanderchessa1319
    @alexanderchessa1319 2 місяці тому

    No smoking is for the passenger only.

  • @ЕвгенийБорисенко-ю3т
    @ЕвгенийБорисенко-ю3т 3 місяці тому +1

    в чем концепт абанденд бой?

  • @RaNc0R
    @RaNc0R 3 місяці тому

    Would you be traveling to East Asia ? China Korea Japan or south and south east Asia like India and Thailand ?