I love the unexpected cameo by the youngster Alex😃.. Engaging personality and demeanor! I request a future video with Alex.. maybe with an overview of 'a young student in Russia'.. looking into his school subjects and textbooks, along with other extra-curricular activities a Russian youth might be engaged in👍
Didn't confuse this old American, what is in a name, and in business it is location, location, location if the food is good and people know what the food is you are going to be successful. Pretty easy for this old country boy. Surprised kind of but maybe not confused, I guess.
I noticed it immediately! I actually was wondering if he was born in the South and then moved to Russia at a young age, because his accent it SO strongly Southern. I love it!
But you know in most of the world Astrid means Pippi Longstocking, while in Russia she means Karlsson on the Roof and people in both places never heard of the other stories!
Natasha will be bound by success as she is basically a meme. Her format on her channel is really funny and informative but not serious and it just feels natural. She is very melancholic but also she comes across as genuine. She will be a huge success IMO.
What vlogger isn't genuine? It's pretty much about the personal life plenty of other channels that put better content and get no recognition , her channel isn't much different then most russian volgers , but I know right now alot are hating on her lol that's why I dont do the UA-cam thing to many haters.
@@SixHundredandThirteen Actually I dare even say that most vloggers actually aren't genuine, many are basically trying to sell a fabricated image of their life that really isn't true.
My Friend Oleg's son is the same way. They have lived here in the USA for about 2.5 years. His son, Yarislav, did not know English when they moved here. Fast forward to today and his son placed first place in the English testing in his school. Better than all the USA natives.
Interesting insights. I found the Russian people friendly and caring. The problem always seems to be the politicians and leaders who benefit on continual strife and bureaucracy.
Russians are wonderful people I’ve been to St Pete’s several times, and know many Russian friends. They take a little time to warm up, but when they do-and decide they like and trust you-they are amazing friends. People sadly think they are dour, simply because they don’t walk around smiling at nothing!
@@RussianPlus honestly im astonished that you guys dont get jailed for speaking that openly. Natasha always talks honest about russia and we in germany think that people like you get silenced right away
This was so enjoyable seeing two of my favorite Russian UA-camrs collaborating for a vlog👍💯. This was so entertaining and enjoyable. I hope that you will meet up again in a different city or cities. Take care and may both of you have a pleasant and rewarding week. 🤗❤🙏🌎
I think when Alyosha appeared, Natasha was more of the russian side, more reserved, not so much small talk, but Slava was more open, in a very friendly manner, beautiful.
It's the small talk we love. It's the nitty gritty that makes it interesting. I feel I know and love these people personally. We need more of it. The leadership needs to open up this country and it's people.
Yes, definitely. I worked 2015-2018 at an international electronics company in Moscow. The starting salary for a programmer with a fresh master's degree was I believe 120,000 rubles/month (after tax), the average in the company was 200,000. My work visa (similar visa to USA H-1B) required a minimum of 2 million rubles a year salary (180,000/month) but I was lucky to have more than twice that.
What I've learned from watching all these videos by people travelling/living in Russia is: People in both America and Russia are basically the same and all the propaganda is damaging the potential for cultural exposure. I've started making Russian/Slavic recipes at home (in New York state, near Niagara Falls) and they are amazing! But because it is 'un-American' to enjoy Russian culture I have no way of knowing if what I'm making is accurate in taste/presentation. I would love to travel to Russia and see all the beauty it holds.
It would feel unnatural if they were talking just between each other, they would switch to Russian. But for the sake of English speaking audience understanding, the speak English.
I just subscribed to your channel because Natasha brought you to my attention. She is such a genuine person & shares her feelings of sadness with a hint of wit & sarcasm. I truly enjoyed your point of view & was surprised that you were Russian. When I first heard you speak I heard your southern accent! I am from Ohio & have family from Kentucky & you sounded like them. I wonder if your Russian has a southern accent as well. Alex from Chicago was a wonderful addition. He was well spoken & had charisma! 😁. Thank you for helping me understand how much alike we are on this planet. There are goods & bads everywhere. It is what you make it with your point of view & attitude.
Cool to see you together. Your mentality is very much similar even there is a age gap. Looking forward to watch her video if she makes one. Keep up the good work 💪
Can we find and adopt young Alexei for some sort of returning role as a part of this channel? I like this young fella! You can be a mentor to him, Slava🙂
thankyou Slava and Natasha :)) keep up the amazing videos ... I follow both of your channels and its great to see the real life in Russia without sugar coating only the good stuff :)) cheers from Vancouver Canada
Just watched the entire episode and I loved it. You guys are incredibly genuine and downright honest. I love how Russians like yourselves are sharing the true beauty of Russian life and culture. I was born in Chicago, US and my family is Mexican. My favorite part is Alex from CHICAGO!!!! Go Cubs Go!!!! Thank you both for this awesome video!!
What an interesting video! My first trip to Russia was to Ekaterinburg.......and then 4 years after that, I got married in Natasha's home town of Spassk !
Natasha will be a winner, Intelligent with great looks. Always interesting on your channel to learn about Russia, something new everytime , like no, or a small middle class in Russia. Thanks
Natasha's channel has succeeded because you present an unfiltered view of life in Russia with the "real people", sans politics, animosities, etc. Your perspective as a widely traveled person, including your extended time living and traveling in the USA is most interesting.
10:08 “parties with red cups”. It is so funny that every foreigner I meet has the same stories about our “red cups”. I don’t know why they are so popular but this is a fact 🤷♂️. And great Tennessee/Southern accent at 11:47 by the way! 😂👍
Excellent video. I’ve been watching your videos for a year now. You have become a wonderful teacher. You give us in America a good view of Russia. We are all just human beings. 👀
If it took a UA-cam video to teach you that i feel bad for you. If you and your crowd don't know about this part of the world, maybe time to find a better crowd
Your channels are important to russia's identity in the minds of those around the globe. Human's relate to stories and to see what life is like for you and to hear your struggles and learn about your culture humanizes the idea of a country. That is something i found interesting about Natasha. She was so relatable. Her views are that of every young person finding their place in the world.
I enjoy watching both Slava's and Natasha's channels. I guess they both make me realize there are more things in common between Americans and Russians than there are differences. I find that to be comforting.
For a long time i was hoping that the two of you would do a collaborative video and now that you did i gotta tell you, IT WAS AWESOME 👏 I hope that you guys also enjoyed it and that you will make another joint video in the future. Perhaps in the next video Slava could be the guest on Natasha’s channel. Big thank you to both of you and the best of luck with your channels!!
Centralizing is a very bad idea. Russia needs to decentralize and strenghten the other cities. Germany is a good example. No big city, but very strong small cities, wealth everywhere. Look on all the expensive cars in Moskow. So much money without benefit for the poor people. Russia is such a huge country. So many possibilities.
"Decentralizing" is easier said than done. It has historic reason that economic and political life revolves around Moscow and St. Petersburg. People tend to migrate to places where there is economic opportunity and growth, so we can observe the constant trend of population flow to urban centers espacially to Moscow since the collapse of the Sowjet Union. And nobody has really an idea how to reverse this trend. Germany developed in very different circumstances. Many cities where established alredy in the middle ages and developed in many different independent principalities. The central location in Europe allewed them to easily establish trade relation with the economic centers.
@@RussianPlus Lena - I've enjoyed watching your videos even though I don't understand any Russian . They are visually quite interesting and you are charming ! - Best of luck from Toronto , Canada .
I live just outside Washington DC. I grew up in the Cold War (I was in grade school when Stalin died and remember that.) So I had the view of all these old politicians and of course we got a lot of pictures of how grim Russia was. So seeing channels like both of yours has changed my view greatly. I follow both of you (and also Eli -the red head, LOL.) I was particularly interested in Natasha's videos of Khabarovsk as a great aunt of mine was from there. She was married to an American army officer who was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines. She met my great uncle in China and I think was his translator, so now I understand how she was fluent in Chinese.
Should have guessed you were in Tennessee or the upper Midwest, Stan. Honestly thought you were American for a good bit of this video. I am from the Midwest and I must say your accent is incredible!!! IDK how long you studied English or lived in the USA but good job buddy!
Yes, Natasha is beautiful and I am sure that this helps her get a lot of views. But as many have stated - she has something else that is way beyond her appearance. She has a presence and humor and intelligence and a very genuine way of sharing her world. This is also a big part of her popularity.
Us foreigners need MORE INFORMATION about the different Regions of Russia. I knew very little about Russia before this year. UA-camrs have brought Russia to my attention... now I'm fascinated by Russia (and former USSR countries). Now, I must ride the TRANS-SIBERIAN train, I must tour the "GOLDEN RING", I must have "BANYA", I must see LAKE BAIKAL, I must SNOWBOARD Sochi mountains, etc. These are things I did not know about Russia. Also, there are things about Russia that Russians do not appreciate about Russia, that many foreigners probably would appreciate. Volgograd/Stalingrad is a special, historic place, not just for Russia, but for the world. When I visit Russia I will go there to pay my respects.
Just don't buy trans-Siberian train tickets. That means sitting on a train for a week, and it stops for maximum 20-30 minutes in each city. They are also overpriced. Instead buy local train tickets from one city to the next when you are ready to move on. It's very easy to do it now on the RZD site, which works fine in English.
My favorite two Russian you tubers,Natasha and Russian Plus, along with Eli from Russia.I'm from Pittsboro NC, and at our high school, Northwood High School, we had a teacher from Kiev some years back. Valentina Lisitsa, the world famous pianist trained at Kiev Conservatory, lived in New Bern North Carolina for some time, before moving to Paris. Thus some Russians in North Carolina. Russia is a beautiful country, and its great to see the country at street level.
I'm amazed by his accent, I really thought he is american living in Russia. And I really like Natasha's channel, she is funny and entertaining in her very own way, like others mentioned, she is just herself.
Me too. He almost has no accent except maybe a bit of a southern US accent. I wonder how he mastered the accent? I also watch Feli from Germany. She has virtually no ascent also when speaking English.
It was nice to meet Natasha from "Year Russia" on your video. I am a follower of her channel. First I sought that it was here video. But it’s indeed yours. So I know yours now as well. It was very interesting to hear your discussion about Russia and the US. I am from Germany and I wished to learn more about living in Russias today. To build up a middleclass in Russia will take time. At least some generations because the middleclass bears the society in our world and I count Russia to the western world because of its European Culture. The middle class is a description given to individuals and households who typically fall between the working class and the upper class within a socio-economic hierarchy. In Western cultures, persons in the middle class tend to have a higher proportion of college degrees than those in the working class, have more income available for consumption, and may own property. Those in the middle class often are employed as professionals, managers, and civil servants. The word "middle" may be misleading in that it suggests that those in the middle class have earnings within the middle of the population's income distribution, which may not be the case. Middle class families tend to own their own home (although with a mortgage), own a car (although with a loan or lease), send their kids to college (although with student loans or scholarships), are saving for retirement, and have enough disposable savings to afford certain luxuries like dining out and vacations. There are some variations between the middle class in Germany and the US or between Germany and the UK or Frances. But in the end they are ferly similar to each other.
You are both great and I really enjoy your channels. Your English is amazing. I can't believe how much Slava sounds American (a bit Southern). Slava uses American sayings and vernacular effortlessly. Remarkable.
Natasha has gone a long way from just a pretty girl to the looks of a real Hollywood actress! Best wishes to you both and all Russian blogger community from another American migrant in Russia! 😊
@@silverkitty2503 She is, but has not smeared her face in foundation minerals to the point I could get a mining permit for her forehead like other vloggers.
Nice meeting!!! I follow RussianPlus and since some weeks ago Yeah Russia! отлично!! I was very surprised the level of English of Alexey, very young peole! Amazing! He will be bilingual (as near is it), and it´s much probably he will study another more language(s). My Russian is basic, but little by little я говорю немного по-русски! Well, congratulations for both!!! Greetings from Málaga, Spain!
It was nice to see you both. I enjoy both of your channels. I hope to visit Russia some time soon. You are both great ambassadors for Russia. It has been great to see the various cities that we normally don't her about. There are many beautiful cities and villages in Russia. Keep up the good work. All the best to you!
I enjoyed watching your video and hearing about the problems of wealth distribution from the point of view of Russian people, however I must say that these problems of wealth distribution are exactly the same as in Britain as London gets everything the regions struggle, I was amazed by your co-presenter complaing about how few subway stations there are in Yekatarinburg, well I just thought I wow, I live in the second city of Britain a city called Birmingham and we still do not have a subway system, it would be like saying St Petersberg has no subway system, so basically we're all in the same boat where ever you live in the world. Great show keep up the good work.
I see the same theme in several of Natasha's videos and now here: Moscow is the big apple and the rest of Russia is gradually corroding (and looks it). Somehow that really interests me - I'm not interested in the big apple but the corroding parts like Spassk-Dalny are definitely interesting. I don't like glitz and money-climbing but much rather prefer learning about people who live in places where that is impossible. Natasha should do a video on her family. I grew up in Zimbabwe by the way - Rhodesia as it was then - and watched the place fall apart. Now living in South Africa and I am watching it fall apart. That's probably why the Yeah Russia videos chime with me so much.
If you think that small Russian cities are "corroding" you should ve seen those places 20 years ago. I would say life there is improving but just really slow compared to Moscow and a lot of other Russian large cities (Moscow just doing that much better than others).
@@PaulV. Sure. The per capita GDBP in 2000 was about $1,800. That rose to over $15,000 in 2013 and fluctuated with a downward trend to about $10,000 in 2020 - caused in part by the occupation of the Crimea which huffed the West. The predicted trend for the future continues to be downwards as the population decreases, although this is disguised by places like Moscow growing whilst other parts of the country decline faster. The economic and demigraphical trends are decreasing steadily but not rapidly however, so no immediate worries. But Russia overall is not getting better.
@@justinswanton287 Russian GDP per capita hasnt had any "downward trend" since 2015. It has seen a stable growth by about 2% per year with the exception of 2020 when it was hit by pandemic as everywhere else in the world. It will completly regain its loses in 2021.
@@justinswanton287 this is actually not true, as a bachelor in economy, if russia had another 20 years to grow theyll be one of the quickest growing countries... storng leadership is what is driving such a positivity. the best public transportation system in the world, the most vast and safest country in the world.
@@PaulV. I think people rely too much of couple of dozen of YT bloggers for info about the situation in Russia. And country has literally 140 millions of people. Lol at Russia is corroding. But again maybe that's good. If in any situation enemy comes at the gates again, it will be surprised like many times before
I appreciate Yeah Russia and RussianPlus as well as Zangieff and Zack the Russian. Your video's and experiences help to reveal the real Russia and erase the misconceived thoughts the Cold War logic inferred. This is an enjoyable and informative video. You may have to think up a tour company so you can show Spassk and Khabarovsk to visitors.
That young man was born in Chicago,is an American citizen,because of birthplace,what a wonderful life he will have, being Russian and American and traveling freely, if he so chooses.
In Bulgaria is the same - all the money, youth, well paid jobs, good education are in our capital Sofia. The families in the province either have a family member who works abroad or who works in the capital and sends money. The gap between Sofia and the province is huge. In neighboring Greece is the same - two major cities Thessaloniki and Athens, where you can have normal life and province where there is no work outside the touristic branch. Russia is rich on natural resources and you have very good military and space technologies. I think if you apply those technologies in the civilian life, use your resources to produce things domesticly and minimize import of competitive goods, you all will have decent jobs and will be well paid.
"FOMO" is interesting. I've got that feeling since I'm 30. It appeared suddenly and never left me. Thing is, it is even worse, if you've got plenty of time, but feel like you're low on time. And then you somewhat end up doing... nothing.
Try reading the philodophy of Albert Camus, he is what he terms as an Absurdist, which is a philosophy that in short centres around the absurdity of our very existence in the universe and that this gives us the opportunity to design our own individual life to please ourselves, (Very short version!). This might help you lose that FOMO, and I would say it is understood by the other commentator on your post, either via education or instinct.
Can we also give props to the cameraperson! They were silent and almost imperceptible yet they did a great job of capturing this just like we were walking along with Natasha and Slava. Very clever! 🎥🎬📹🎞✂❤
Hello from Texas! I've really enjoyed both of your content. Keep it up. It's great to learn about a culture that most Americans know very little about.
As a non Russian speaker, your Russian accents sound pretty similar, but your English accents are amazing! I've been watching Natasha now for awhile, but you are new to me. I picked out your Texas accent immediately! I'll have to watch your back catalog to see how you got it.
I’m a non Russian speaker and I can definitely tell a difference in his dialect for hers. It seems he speaks more fluidly compared to hers. It’s like the difference between northern US and the South.
Slava, did you spend most of your time in the US in the south? You mentioned Pigeon Forge. I noticed your English often has a Southern US accent. Very unusual to hear from Russian. Charming. Enjoyed the collaboration.
There she is. Haven’t seen Nat in a couple of weeks. She’s safe. Nice. Hi Natasha! Slava, until you said that you had BEEN to America, I assumed that you were BORN here. I can’t detect a Russian accent when you speak English. Seriously, you were born in Russia? Enjoyed the video and I wish you both continued success.
Dear Russian people have courage! Stand up to your leader, demand that he stops the savage bombing of Ukraine and killing Ukrainians! Дорогие русские люди, мужества! Выступите против своего лидера, потребуйте, чтобы он прекратил варварские бомбардировки Украины и убийства украинцев!
Russia has great potential for tourism indeed but also so much more, like the IT sector, and electronics, high tech, clean energy. It needs to diversify its economy for sure, move away from depending so much on fossil fuels exports and stop wasting so much tax money on military.
What a nice collaboration, I especially liked the young brother and sister who came over to see what you were up to. The US and Russia are very similar, but different. It's nice to see the similarities between our two countries, but also very interesting to see our differences. It's these differences which Russia needs to emphasize or capitalize on. To be honest when you think of vacation or touring "Russia" does not come to mind. Not that Russia does not have anything to offer, it's just that no one knows about it or the govt hasn't capitalized on it. The other reason is most of the videos of Russia I have seen seem to take place in the winter, of course it is winter now so this would make sense. Still when the weather warms up it would be great to see some videos of life during the warmer months.
I LOVED this! You are both great people! The reason Natasha is so popular is because she is down to earth combined with a very subtle kind of humor and she is interested to explore ! Slava is successful because he wants to promote his country and with good reason! Russia is interesting and full of an unique culture! And has very nice food! As you both said: At some point some one needs to see that Moscow is way too big and now it should be the turn of other cities to develop and attract tourism! So many people would benefit from this! Russia would be so much more be a rich country. Without losing its natural treasures and unique culture. Russia does not need to become a 2nd USA or Europe or anything else than.. Russia. But without the problems !
krasnodar has been the center of focus for extreme investment and growth, but moscow and saint pete, have A neccesary HIGH cost of maintenance to keep a good inflow of initial tourism into the country in order to flow into the other developing cities... TIME and population growth are the two things that drives a growth in more and more cities.
Ya know... I've noticed sometimes Russians use British expressions that I'm not very familiar with (being from USA)... and then also add their Rusinglish... can't help but smile.
The Wizard of Oz was a very popular book in the USSR, to the point that they had their own version and series of sequels! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_the_Emerald_City
This reminds me of the American Country music song, "Rose-colored Glasses" by John Conlee that achieved a degree of popularity and acclaim in the United States in the late 1970s. Listening to this song might etch in one's mind the most common way in the USA to express this concept of only seeing the good in something or someone and always overlooking the bad.
So cool that you get to meet people just on the streets. Videos like these remind me how impotent it is to travel and meet people abroad (and in different cities). Moscow Park Gorky is a awesome place to visit, remember the music in Summer. However it is not easy to visit and travel-planning administration (documents) takes a lot of time. Haven't been to the far east so far. Visited friends in Nizhny novgorod. And the church on the blood in Yekaterinburg. As well as some other cities like Orel and Spb. I think Spb is underestimated as a city. It has similar qualities as Moscow. Thanks @YeahRussia and @RussianPlus for this video.
Cool kid on minute 7:00, open to the world. Interesting comparison of pros and cons. I completely agree with you two guys, what (I think) would make Russia even better, is to improve the Quality of Sevices: Customer Service in all areas must be improved and make it Friendly, to have a better Image for tourists and inhabitants, because Russia itself has a lot of wonders to offer already.
It was nice to finally meet you, Slava! Thank you for the interesting conversation! Good luck with your UA-cam channel :)
I watch you both.
Thank you Natasha. It was great to meet you finally. Waiting for your Nizhny Novgorod and Vladimir videos:)
I would say to do a video with Baklykov but he doesn't have a sense of humor. Try Vagabond instead ua-cam.com/channels/O8MMsO_XRjO7X4iGCuKdwg.html
@UC I really hope for their collab with NFKRZ!
Wow two of my favourite UA-camrs from Russia 🇷🇺
I love the unexpected cameo by the youngster Alex😃.. Engaging personality and demeanor!
I request a future video with Alex.. maybe with an overview of 'a young student in Russia'.. looking into his school subjects and textbooks, along with other extra-curricular activities a Russian youth might be engaged in👍
Hello! I live in Russia, Moscow, and am a student. I want to say that we have nothing unusual, everything is like everyone else.
i am 79 years old and want to learn about your country even at my age very interesting learning about your presentation
are you Hungarian?
Natasha is an amazing woman! She definitely rocks!
Alexi's so mature for his age, so personable and the little girl, though she didn't get a chance to say much. He he. :))
I love that, some random kid probly heard them speaking English and thought to join in. So unexpected and a great moment xD.
We are grateful for your channels. I just want you both to know is that our governments may be at odds, but we the people are not.....
Greetings from the Natasha region. Yes, politics only separates people.
What an awesome collaboration! I'm subscribed to both of you btw 😂
Hey, I enjoy your videos 👍
You should do a collab with RussianPlus too!
Arent u the same
Me too.
@@samy8897 It's all in good fun!
Slava and Natasha casually walk by a "Wursthaus" in Gorky park.
German viewer: confused. 👀
Didn't confuse this old American, what is in a name, and in business it is location, location, location if the food is good and people know what the food is you are going to be successful. Pretty easy for this old country boy. Surprised kind of but maybe not confused, I guess.
Yes, I like how he says "any cuisine I like I can try that" and in that very moment the Wursthaus comes into view 😂
this guy has a strong southern accent in English. Interesting!
I noticed it immediately! I actually was wondering if he was born in the South and then moved to Russia at a young age, because his accent it SO strongly Southern. I love it!
No he doesn't. Where are you from that it seems southern to you?
Yea totally! ...Around the 11:00 mark he says he spent some time in Tennessee getting adjusted to America and such...makes sense.
@@gaetanomaximus8650 Dude, I’m from California and he definitely has a Southern United States English accent.
@@goldenshark3182 To you, anyway.
The "secret" of Natasha is that she is really honest.
It is the same way Astrid Lindgren became popular all over the world.
i read astrid's the brothers lionheart...
But you know in most of the world Astrid means Pippi Longstocking, while in Russia she means Karlsson on the Roof and people in both places never heard of the other stories!
Natasha will be bound by success as she is basically a meme. Her format on her channel is really funny and informative but not serious and it just feels natural. She is very melancholic but also she comes across as genuine. She will be a huge success IMO.
I think Natasha is very serious and honest.
What vlogger isn't genuine? It's pretty much about the personal life plenty of other channels that put better content and get no recognition , her channel isn't much different then most russian volgers , but I know right now alot are hating on her lol that's why I dont do the UA-cam thing to many haters.
@@SixHundredandThirteen Actually I dare even say that most vloggers actually aren't genuine, many are basically trying to sell a fabricated image of their life that really isn't true.
@@gabrielg9592 I know it's so sad the world we live in
@@SixHundredandThirteen American vloggers.
The little kid's English is off the damn chain
My Friend Oleg's son is the same way. They have lived here in the USA for about 2.5 years. His son, Yarislav, did not know English when they moved here. Fast forward to today and his son placed first place in the English testing in his school. Better than all the USA natives.
The secret? She's beautiful, charming, and films interesting things perhaps? :D
Interesting insights. I found the Russian people friendly and caring. The problem always seems to be the politicians and leaders who benefit on continual strife and bureaucracy.
I couldn't have said it better
Russians are the Mexicans of that part of the world.
Russians are wonderful people I’ve been to St Pete’s several times, and know many Russian friends. They take a little time to warm up, but when they do-and decide they like and trust you-they are amazing friends. People sadly think they are dour, simply because they don’t walk around smiling at nothing!
@@RussianPlus honestly im astonished that you guys dont get jailed for speaking that openly. Natasha always talks honest about russia and we in germany think that people like you get silenced right away
Italians I think
Awesome collaboration but that kid almost took over your show 🤣
We love her authenticity.
You go girl
This was so enjoyable seeing two of my favorite Russian UA-camrs collaborating for a vlog👍💯. This was so entertaining and enjoyable. I hope that you will meet up again in a different city or cities. Take care and may both of you have a pleasant and rewarding week. 🤗❤🙏🌎
'Angry peasant from the village!' Natasha is so funny.😂 A thoughtful country girl at heart.
That was funny. I tried to picture what an angry peasant would look like these days and burst out laughing 😂
@@RussianPlus Maybe something like the Junklady from the movie Labyrinth.
I think when Alyosha appeared, Natasha was more of the russian side, more reserved, not so much small talk, but Slava was more open, in a very friendly manner, beautiful.
It's the small talk we love. It's the nitty gritty that makes it interesting. I feel I know and love these people personally. We need more of it. The leadership needs to open up this country and it's people.
Having a US salary and living in St Petersburg or Moscow is a blessing.
Is that what you have going? Remote business?
To be saint petersburg yes but Moscow maybe. It is very similar if not more expensive than cheap US cities.
That's what I want to do. I run an online business.
Нас и здесь неплохо кормят.😸
Yes, definitely. I worked 2015-2018 at an international electronics company in Moscow. The starting salary for a programmer with a fresh master's degree was I believe 120,000 rubles/month (after tax), the average in the company was 200,000. My work visa (similar visa to USA H-1B) required a minimum of 2 million rubles a year salary (180,000/month) but I was lucky to have more than twice that.
What I've learned from watching all these videos by people travelling/living in Russia is: People in both America and Russia are basically the same and all the propaganda is damaging the potential for cultural exposure. I've started making Russian/Slavic recipes at home (in New York state, near Niagara Falls) and they are amazing! But because it is 'un-American' to enjoy Russian culture I have no way of knowing if what I'm making is accurate in taste/presentation. I would love to travel to Russia and see all the beauty it holds.
I met a girl from Russia in college & she was one of the nicest people I've known. As usual, the Fake News tries to divide us.
I agree with you, deep down people are the same everywhere.
I agree. It would be an absolute shame if our two nations were to do anything as stupid as to go to war with each other.
Russia is waiting for you... Always 🤗
You little rebel you))
Two Russian people talking about Russia. In English. Very nice. :) Love you guys.
Lol , I really want to visit Russia I think is an underrated country
Yes ! It's strange but not strange at the same time !
It would feel unnatural if they were talking just between each other, they would switch to Russian. But for the sake of English speaking audience understanding, the speak English.
@@OlgasBritishFells i understand of cours
@@bobibobi896 sorry
Natasha's intelligence and maturity really shine in her videos!
Love watching videos that include Natasha. Such a lovely captivating woman.
Uh-oh, Natasha smiled a couple times here. Normally she's the Buster Keaton of Russian vloggers.
I just subscribed to your channel because Natasha brought you to my attention. She is such a genuine person & shares her feelings of sadness with a hint of wit & sarcasm. I truly enjoyed your point of view & was surprised that you were Russian. When I first heard you speak I heard your southern accent! I am from Ohio & have family from Kentucky & you sounded like them. I wonder if your Russian has a southern accent as well. Alex from Chicago was a wonderful addition. He was well spoken & had charisma! 😁. Thank you for helping me understand how much alike we are on this planet. There are goods & bads everywhere. It is what you make it with your point of view & attitude.
Natacha and Slava my fav russian UA-camrs. Good luck to you both 🙏.
Cool to see you together. Your mentality is very much similar even there is a age gap. Looking forward to watch her video if she makes one. Keep up the good work 💪
My sincere sympathy for good-hearted Russians. From a British/Nigerian dude
Whenever, I hear Nigerian, I think internet scam.
“Good-hearted” ruZZians are killing Ukraine people 🇷🇺👹💀🔥
Can we find and adopt young Alexei for some sort of returning role as a part of this channel? I like this young fella!
You can be a mentor to him, Slava🙂
With his level of confidence he's got a bright future! No, I don't mind him appearing on this channel again haha . Great kid
@@RussianPlus 😃 For sure, that boy is very personable with some good oratory skills. He's like a natural born tv host😁
@@RussianPlus That'd be sweet!
thankyou Slava and Natasha :)) keep up the amazing videos ... I follow both of your channels and its great to see the real life in Russia without sugar coating only the good stuff :)) cheers from Vancouver Canada
Just watched the entire episode and I loved it. You guys are incredibly genuine and downright honest. I love how Russians like yourselves are sharing the true beauty of Russian life and culture. I was born in Chicago, US and my family is Mexican. My favorite part is Alex from CHICAGO!!!! Go Cubs Go!!!! Thank you both for this awesome video!!
What an interesting video! My first trip to Russia was to Ekaterinburg.......and then 4 years after that, I got married in Natasha's home town of Spassk !
Wow! what a coincidence!
God dammit! Amazing!
I've been many times to Russia on business trips. I love Kroshka Kartoshka! You can't really get it anywhere else :)
Natasha will be a winner, Intelligent with great looks. Always interesting on your channel to learn about Russia, something new everytime , like no, or a small middle class in Russia. Thanks
Natasha's channel has succeeded because you present an unfiltered view of life in Russia with the "real people", sans politics, animosities, etc. Your perspective as a widely traveled person, including your extended time living and traveling in the USA is most interesting.
10:08 “parties with red cups”. It is so funny that every foreigner I meet has the same stories about our “red cups”. I don’t know why they are so popular but this is a fact 🤷♂️. And great Tennessee/Southern accent at 11:47 by the way! 😂👍
Excellent video. I’ve been watching your videos for a year now. You have become a wonderful teacher. You give us in America a good view of Russia. We are all just human beings. 👀
If it took a UA-cam video to teach you that i feel bad for you. If you and your crowd don't know about this part of the world, maybe time to find a better crowd
@@1024dram it’s not about new friends, it’s about opening your eyes and listening.
I actually watched entire video without skipping. It's interesting! Great job.
Appreciate it amigo. We had no idea what we were going to talk about when we started:)
@@RussianPlus turned out to be very interesting
Your channels are important to russia's identity in the minds of those around the globe. Human's relate to stories and to see what life is like for you and to hear your struggles and learn about your culture humanizes the idea of a country. That is something i found interesting about Natasha. She was so relatable. Her views are that of every young person finding their place in the world.
I enjoy watching both Slava's and Natasha's channels. I guess they both make me realize there are more things in common between Americans and Russians than there are differences. I find that to be comforting.
For a long time i was hoping that the two of you would do a collaborative video and now that you did i gotta tell you, IT WAS AWESOME 👏
I hope that you guys also enjoyed it and that you will make another joint video in the future. Perhaps in the next video Slava could be the guest on Natasha’s channel. Big thank you to both of you and the best of luck with your channels!!
ALEXI 🚶♂️ WALKED IN AND WAS VERY EXCITED 😁 TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS HIMSELF, TO THE AUDIENCE, THANKS FOR LETING HIM SPEAK
We need more of that.
Centralizing is a very bad idea. Russia needs to decentralize and strenghten the other cities. Germany is a good example. No big city, but very strong small cities, wealth everywhere. Look on all the expensive cars in Moskow. So much money without benefit for the poor people. Russia is such a huge country. So many possibilities.
You're absolutely right
"Decentralizing" is easier said than done. It has historic reason that economic and political life revolves around Moscow and St. Petersburg. People tend to migrate to places where there is economic opportunity and growth, so we can observe the constant trend of population flow to urban centers espacially to Moscow since the collapse of the Sowjet Union. And nobody has really an idea how to reverse this trend.
Germany developed in very different circumstances. Many cities where established alredy in the middle ages and developed in many different independent principalities. The central location in Europe allewed them to easily establish trade relation with the economic centers.
@@viktorgus7522 you are absolutely right about reasons of current state of things in Russia. Rare quality for westerner.
that little boy has fantastic English! Very impressive!
Lena, fantastic camera work on this episode. Slava, great story again. Natasha, looking forward to the trip to Sakhalin, soon.
That's right. Lena was there the whole time filming us. And it's a heavy camera. She did a great job
Thank you Paul
@@RussianPlus Lena - I've enjoyed watching your videos even though I don't understand any Russian . They are visually quite interesting and you are charming ! - Best of luck from Toronto , Canada .
I live just outside Washington DC. I grew up in the Cold War (I was in grade school when Stalin died and remember that.) So I had the view of all these old politicians and of course we got a lot of pictures of how grim Russia was. So seeing channels like both of yours has changed my view greatly. I follow both of you (and also Eli -the red head, LOL.) I was particularly interested in Natasha's videos of Khabarovsk as a great aunt of mine was from there. She was married to an American army officer who was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines. She met my great uncle in China and I think was his translator, so now I understand how she was fluent in Chinese.
Should have guessed you were in Tennessee or the upper Midwest, Stan. Honestly thought you were American for a good bit of this video. I am from the Midwest and I must say your accent is incredible!!! IDK how long you studied English or lived in the USA but good job buddy!
Ah, that little boy Aliocha (Alexei) was so cute and his English was amazing! He should start a UA-cam channel! Haha ❤❤❤
Slava: What's your secret?
Natasha: I'm beautiful.
"... and there is plenty of simps here, you wouldn't believe"
Yes she is...
Yes, Natasha is beautiful and I am sure that this helps her get a lot of views. But as many have stated - she has something else that is way beyond her appearance. She has a presence and humor and intelligence and a very genuine way of sharing her world. This is also a big part of her popularity.
Us foreigners need MORE INFORMATION about the different Regions of Russia. I knew very little about Russia before this year. UA-camrs have brought Russia to my attention... now I'm fascinated by Russia (and former USSR countries). Now, I must ride the TRANS-SIBERIAN train, I must tour the "GOLDEN RING", I must have "BANYA", I must see LAKE BAIKAL, I must SNOWBOARD Sochi mountains, etc. These are things I did not know about Russia.
Also, there are things about Russia that Russians do not appreciate about Russia, that many foreigners probably would appreciate. Volgograd/Stalingrad is a special, historic place, not just for Russia, but for the world. When I visit Russia I will go there to pay my respects.
Just don't buy trans-Siberian train tickets. That means sitting on a train for a week, and it stops for maximum 20-30 minutes in each city. They are also overpriced. Instead buy local train tickets from one city to the next when you are ready to move on. It's very easy to do it now on the RZD site, which works fine in English.
Yeah! good content about Russia.
A big hug from Japan
My favorite two Russian you tubers,Natasha and Russian Plus, along with Eli from Russia.I'm from Pittsboro NC, and at our high school, Northwood High School, we had a teacher from Kiev some years back. Valentina Lisitsa, the world famous pianist trained at Kiev Conservatory, lived in New Bern North Carolina for some time, before moving to Paris. Thus some Russians in North Carolina. Russia is a beautiful country, and its great to see the country at street level.
Lisitsa in russian means fox
I'm amazed by his accent, I really thought he is american living in Russia. And I really like Natasha's channel, she is funny and entertaining in her very own way, like others mentioned, she is just herself.
until he started to walk then it became obvious he is from sowjet country
Me too. He almost has no accent except maybe a bit of a southern US accent. I wonder how he mastered the accent? I also watch Feli from Germany. She has virtually no ascent also when speaking English.
I've seen a lot of Russian who can speak like an American,but British accent is harder to imitate
Great video. I learned so much more about your beautiful country. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure 😊
Slava has the art of small talk down to a science.
Thanks
It was nice to meet Natasha from "Year Russia" on your video. I am a follower of her channel. First I sought that it was here video. But it’s indeed yours. So I know yours now as well. It was very interesting to hear your discussion about Russia and the US. I am from Germany and I wished to learn more about living in Russias today. To build up a middleclass in Russia will take time. At least some generations because the middleclass bears the society in our world and I count Russia to the western world because of its European Culture. The middle class is a description given to individuals and households who typically fall between the working class and the upper class within a socio-economic hierarchy. In Western cultures, persons in the middle class tend to have a higher proportion of college degrees than those in the working class, have more income available for consumption, and may own property. Those in the middle class often are employed as professionals, managers, and civil servants. The word "middle" may be misleading in that it suggests that those in the middle class have earnings within the middle of the population's income distribution, which may not be the case. Middle class families tend to own their own home (although with a mortgage), own a car (although with a loan or lease), send their kids to college (although with student loans or scholarships), are saving for retirement, and have enough disposable savings to afford certain luxuries like dining out and vacations. There are some variations between the middle class in Germany and the US or between Germany and the UK or Frances. But in the end they are ferly similar to each other.
You are both great and I really enjoy your channels. Your English is amazing. I can't believe how much Slava sounds American (a bit Southern). Slava uses American sayings and vernacular effortlessly. Remarkable.
Wow, thank you!
Natasha has gone a long way from just a pretty girl to the looks of a real Hollywood actress! Best wishes to you both and all Russian blogger community from another American migrant in Russia! 😊
@@antoniorsoftware the most not-zombie-looking "Hollywood zombie" actress.
oh @AntonioR's gone. i wonder why...
Paul V. Natasha has no or very little make up and is stunning to look at. She doesn't seem to need make up!
@@shakuntalalivneh8742 she is wearing make up
@@silverkitty2503 She is, but has not smeared her face in foundation minerals to the point I could get a mining permit for her forehead like other vloggers.
Nice meeting!!! I follow RussianPlus and since some weeks ago Yeah Russia! отлично!! I was very surprised the level of English of Alexey, very young peole! Amazing! He will be bilingual (as near is it), and it´s much probably he will study another more language(s). My Russian is basic, but little by little я говорю немного по-русски! Well, congratulations for both!!! Greetings from Málaga, Spain!
It was nice to see you both. I enjoy both of your channels. I hope to visit Russia some time soon. You are both great ambassadors for Russia. It has been great to see the various cities that we normally don't her about. There are many beautiful cities and villages in Russia. Keep up the good work. All the best to you!
I love Natasha's videos, very genuine and natural...
I enjoyed watching your video and hearing about the problems of wealth distribution from the point of view of Russian people, however I must say that these problems of wealth distribution are exactly the same as in Britain as London gets everything the regions struggle, I was amazed by your co-presenter complaing about how few subway stations there are in Yekatarinburg, well I just thought I wow, I live in the second city of Britain a city called Birmingham and we still do not have a subway system, it would be like saying St Petersberg has no subway system, so basically we're all in the same boat where ever you live in the world.
Great show keep up the good work.
В Санкт-Петербурге нет метро?!?!?!? Это что-то новенькое. Оно есть! И очень красивое.
I see the same theme in several of Natasha's videos and now here: Moscow is the big apple and the rest of Russia is gradually corroding (and looks it). Somehow that really interests me - I'm not interested in the big apple but the corroding parts like Spassk-Dalny are definitely interesting. I don't like glitz and money-climbing but much rather prefer learning about people who live in places where that is impossible. Natasha should do a video on her family.
I grew up in Zimbabwe by the way - Rhodesia as it was then - and watched the place fall apart. Now living in South Africa and I am watching it fall apart. That's probably why the Yeah Russia videos chime with me so much.
If you think that small Russian cities are "corroding" you should ve seen those places 20 years ago. I would say life there is improving but just really slow compared to Moscow and a lot of other Russian large cities (Moscow just doing that much better than others).
@@PaulV. Sure. The per capita GDBP in 2000 was about $1,800. That rose to over $15,000 in 2013 and fluctuated with a downward trend to about $10,000 in 2020 - caused in part by the occupation of the Crimea which huffed the West. The predicted trend for the future continues to be downwards as the population decreases, although this is disguised by places like Moscow growing whilst other parts of the country decline faster. The economic and demigraphical trends are decreasing steadily but not rapidly however, so no immediate worries. But Russia overall is not getting better.
@@justinswanton287 Russian GDP per capita hasnt had any "downward trend" since 2015. It has seen a stable growth by about 2% per year with the exception of 2020 when it was hit by pandemic as everywhere else in the world. It will completly regain its loses in 2021.
@@justinswanton287 this is actually not true, as a bachelor in economy, if russia had another 20 years to grow theyll be one of the quickest growing countries... storng leadership is what is driving such a positivity. the best public transportation system in the world, the most vast and safest country in the world.
@@PaulV. I think people rely too much of couple of dozen of YT bloggers for info about the situation in Russia. And country has literally 140 millions of people. Lol at Russia is corroding. But again maybe that's good. If in any situation enemy comes at the gates again, it will be surprised like many times before
I appreciate Yeah Russia and RussianPlus as well as Zangieff and Zack the Russian. Your video's and experiences help to reveal the real Russia and erase the misconceived thoughts the Cold War logic inferred. This is an enjoyable and informative video. You may have to think up a tour company so you can show Spassk and Khabarovsk to visitors.
That young man was born in Chicago,is an American citizen,because of birthplace,what a wonderful life he will have, being Russian and American and traveling freely, if he so chooses.
His parents gave him a great gift. Bilingual with two passports. Hell yeah
The greatest benefit of travel, is a bigger perspective. Health and prosperity, guys! 😎👍
In Bulgaria is the same - all the money, youth, well paid jobs, good education are in our capital Sofia.
The families in the province either have a family member who works abroad or who works in the capital and sends money.
The gap between Sofia and the province is huge. In neighboring Greece is the same - two major cities Thessaloniki and Athens, where you can have normal life and province where there is no work outside the touristic branch.
Russia is rich on natural resources and you have very good military and space technologies. I think if you apply those technologies in the civilian life, use your resources to produce things domesticly and minimize import of competitive goods, you all will have decent jobs and will be well paid.
I like your Fetta cheese, we buy all the time here in Calif. USA.
I think a large part of the world has turned out that way. Quite sad. I'm from India, and it's quite similar there as well.
it seems that what you described is happening worldwide where young people are migrating to the mega cities...
Some good acting there from Natasha 'bumping into' Slava in the park- 2/3rds 'method,' 1/3rd comic.
"FOMO" is interesting. I've got that feeling since I'm 30. It appeared suddenly and never left me. Thing is, it is even worse, if you've got plenty of time, but feel like you're low on time. And then you somewhat end up doing... nothing.
Try changing it to YOLO. Fear of missing out is you being lived by others. You only live once is the realization that you have to make your own life.
Try reading the philodophy of Albert Camus, he is what he terms as an Absurdist, which is a philosophy that in short centres around the absurdity of our very existence in the universe and that this gives us the opportunity to design our own individual life to please ourselves, (Very short version!).
This might help you lose that FOMO, and I would say it is understood by the other commentator on your post, either via education or instinct.
Great video! As an American who has travelled Asia and Europe I need to visit beautiful Russia. Your country is amazing keep making the videos.
Can we also give props to the cameraperson! They were silent and almost imperceptible yet they did a great job of capturing this just like we were walking along with Natasha and Slava. Very clever! 🎥🎬📹🎞✂❤
Thank you. It was me :)
True!
@@CoolTimes10 Молодец!
Awesome video Slava! I watch you both! Hello from Georgia, USA!
Dope ass sweater Natasha. What is it. Good content thanks guys.
Hello from Texas! I've really enjoyed both of your content. Keep it up. It's great to learn about a culture that most Americans know very little about.
Natasha is a smart person, I think, after watching this video.
No doubt about it. It was obvious from her first videos. I'm very happy she's becoming so popular on UA-cam
As a non Russian speaker, your Russian accents sound pretty similar, but your English accents are amazing! I've been watching Natasha now for awhile, but you are new to me. I picked out your Texas accent immediately! I'll have to watch your back catalog to see how you got it.
I’m a non Russian speaker and I can definitely tell a difference in his dialect for hers. It seems he speaks more fluidly compared to hers. It’s like the difference between northern US and the South.
Awesome that you guys met!!
Great to see my favorite Russian UA-camr in one video! Your videos always give a realistic and interesting insight into everyday life in Russia 🙂❤
Slava, did you spend most of your time in the US in the south? You mentioned Pigeon Forge. I noticed your English often has a Southern US accent. Very unusual to hear from Russian. Charming. Enjoyed the collaboration.
Thank you. I only spent a year in the US. Tennessee influence
Thanks to both of you hosts for doing this video together - it’s interesting & fun! 🌹♥️♥️🌹
We can see those 7 years living in america, Alexey😂❤
He has a bit of a slang accent from a non city in the mid-southern US
@@richardyatesyates3893 also he said that he mostly spoke Russian with his family there.
There she is. Haven’t seen Nat in a couple of weeks. She’s safe. Nice. Hi Natasha!
Slava, until you said that you had BEEN to America, I assumed that you were BORN here. I can’t detect a Russian accent when you speak English. Seriously, you were born in Russia?
Enjoyed the video and I wish you both continued success.
Thank you. I've lived in Russia all my life. I only spent a year in the US. Natasha's English is fantastic too
How come you speak so perfect English? Any secrets.
What a lovely chat. I wish I could wander about ponder life with these guys.
I love it when the mom shows up.... The first thing she said was "Show some class". The beautiful Russian people really have class.
its a wonderful Autumn in Russia now. loving it here in SPB and Moscow
We love Natasha!!, Thanks to her we meet other new and interesting UA-cam vloggers 💪😎👍
ABSOLUTELY
Dear Russian people have courage! Stand up to your leader, demand that he stops the savage bombing of Ukraine and killing Ukrainians! Дорогие русские люди, мужества! Выступите против своего лидера, потребуйте, чтобы он прекратил варварские бомбардировки Украины и убийства украинцев!
I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
An August summer night
Soldiers passing by
Listening to the wind of change...
Russia has great potential for tourism indeed but also so much more, like the IT sector, and electronics, high tech, clean energy.
It needs to diversify its economy for sure, move away from depending so much on fossil fuels exports and stop wasting so much tax money on military.
What a nice collaboration, I especially liked the young brother and sister who came over to see what you were up to. The US and Russia are very similar, but different. It's nice to see the similarities between our two countries, but also very interesting to see our differences. It's these differences which Russia needs to emphasize or capitalize on. To be honest when you think of vacation or touring "Russia" does not come to mind. Not that Russia does not have anything to offer, it's just that no one knows about it or the govt hasn't capitalized on it. The other reason is most of the videos of Russia I have seen seem to take place in the winter, of course it is winter now so this would make sense. Still when the weather warms up it would be great to see some videos of life during the warmer months.
Cool that’s an awesome place for meet up try Tarantino Park next time pals !
I LOVED this! You are both great people! The reason Natasha is so popular is because she is down to earth combined with a very subtle kind of humor and she is interested to explore ! Slava is successful because he wants to promote his country and with good reason! Russia is interesting and full of an unique culture! And has very nice food! As you both said: At some point some one needs to see that Moscow is way too big and now it should be the turn of other cities to develop and attract tourism! So many people would benefit from this! Russia would be so much more be a rich country. Without losing its natural treasures and unique culture. Russia does not need to become a 2nd USA or Europe or anything else than.. Russia. But without the problems !
krasnodar has been the center of focus for extreme investment and growth, but moscow and saint pete, have A neccesary HIGH cost of maintenance to keep a good inflow of initial tourism into the country in order to flow into the other developing cities... TIME and population growth are the two things that drives a growth in more and more cities.
Really Awesome Collaboration, Thanks to Both of you Nice People
Been a subscriber of you both for a while now. This was a great video, greetings from New Mexico an keep up the good work.
I love Natasha’s occasional Ringlish such as “pink glasses”, aka “rose colored glasses”. So charming.
Ya know... I've noticed sometimes Russians use British expressions that I'm not very familiar with (being from USA)... and then also add their Rusinglish... can't help but smile.
I picked up on the same solecism and in British English we would say rose tinted spectacles.
The Wizard of Oz was a very popular book in the USSR, to the point that they had their own version and series of sequels! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_the_Emerald_City
@@BruceHoult basically Volkov stole the story, copyright didn't exist then. Lol
This reminds me of the American Country music song, "Rose-colored Glasses" by John Conlee that achieved a degree of popularity and acclaim in the United States in the late 1970s. Listening to this song might etch in one's mind the most common way in the USA to express this concept of only seeing the good in something or someone and always overlooking the bad.
So cool that you get to meet people just on the streets. Videos like these remind me how impotent it is to travel and meet people abroad (and in different cities). Moscow Park Gorky is a awesome place to visit, remember the music in Summer. However it is not easy to visit and travel-planning administration (documents) takes a lot of time. Haven't been to the far east so far. Visited friends in Nizhny novgorod. And the church on the blood in Yekaterinburg. As well as some other cities like Orel and Spb. I think Spb is underestimated as a city. It has similar qualities as Moscow. Thanks @YeahRussia and @RussianPlus for this video.
Cool kid on minute 7:00, open to the world. Interesting comparison of pros and cons. I completely agree with you two guys, what (I think) would make Russia even better, is to improve the Quality of Sevices: Customer Service in all areas must be improved and make it Friendly, to have a better Image for tourists and inhabitants, because Russia itself has a lot of wonders to offer already.
Love U Both !
the kid from chicago was great !