I agree it's good when many people live there, but then... you clean the door handle everytime you leave the bathroom? It's not hygienic imo but good idea whatsoever.

@@arturoid776 The basin should always go with the toilet for hygiene reasons. The bathroom can simply have a shower and bathtub.

@@arturoid776 well to have bad air in the bathroom is also not hygienic. So when I first saw the 'European' style toilets I was surprised. Unfortunately now its a standard in russia

@@andr_sh Now apartments with two toilets are being built in Russia

It depends on the flat size actually. Typical soviet 1-room flat, like 35m2 often has combined toilet+bathroom. 2+room flats have them separated, yes.

Lol the Indian apartments are just a copy

Tout à fait d'accord avec votre remarque. Aussi, j aime bien qu ils fassent beaucoup de choses par eux même. Saine tradition, donnant une bonne mentalité de base. Et cuisiner soi-même est plus sain en plus de développer une meilleure convivialité. Encore une fois, merci Fedor, vous expliquez très bien. Et si je peux me permettre, quel beau type de Sibérien vous faites, votre petite femme a vraiment de la chance. Compliments 🇫🇷

@@brigittemontet7921 Bonjour Brigitte, j'adore votre commentaire. Vous étiez très sincère en flirtant avec Fedor. J'aime ça chez une femme. Câlins du Brésil 🤗🇧🇷❤🇫🇷🤗

@@rubensaraujobarboza1308 Ah Ah..,! Ruben, alors je flirte avec Fedor ?.... Vous êtes trop mignon !. C est gentil votre remarque. Quand j étais plus jeune, on disait que j étais une " séductrice née".. Comme quoi, cela ne passe pas, même avec le temps. Pauvre Fedor, j espère que je ne l ai pas mis mal à l'aise ?.. Pourtant j avais bien pris soin de préciser que j étais une " old Lady". De toutes façons il ne répond jamais. Je pense pourtant que dans sa famille, on doit connaître le français. Ils semblent être des gens cultivés. Quant à vous, parlez moi un peu du Brésil.. Brigitte Montet 🇫🇷

kzfaq.info has a number of videos on how Russians live. New apartments ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJdjidZyvJfKZGg.html Homes in Russia ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h-Cef7F33am0aac.html Russian countryside ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z8yUe5N20dibaQ.html How they lived in the past ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hayTmtKYza-phaM.html

Newer apartments are just like the American and European modern apartments. White/grey walls, normal floor...

@@arinajensen9635 do they have a name for them like they do with the Krushevkas?

You mean he speaks fluent English, but let's hope that his Russian classes will make him affluent. You were schooled in English by a German.

Easy mistake if you are learning English. Affluent - from a wealthy family. Fluent - speaking almost like a native "Flowing language"

@@createpassionlove Russia has very high educational standards. Children study foreign languages at school from 1st to 11th grade.

They have guns (sometimes) so if a bad person is at the door, they have protection, so generally even with high crime rates communities are still open. I think culturally because of guns, it has made it more possible for people to feel safe, of course it is controversial and not everyone agrees.

родной акцент дает +100500 к пониманию - когда русские поют на английском например все в разы понятнее.

попробуй смотреть американцев с англ субтитрами. я иногда так делаю, когда акцент не понятен. потом можно отключать сабы и слушать, главное, чтобы это был один человек (у них акценты от штата к штату меняются). со временем уже больше новых разных акцентов будешь нормально понимать сходу :)

Russia is a pretty big country =) There's many different religions here, but the most popular is orthodox christianity (about 60% percent) and islam (about 7%). 14-15% of people in Russia are atheists (young people mostly). Speaking about an orthodox christians - not really much people goes to church every Sunday. More of them does it on a big christian holidays. Especially on easter, to consecrate easter eggs and kulich (a special easter cake). Also there's a big church service on Christmas (Orthodox christians selebrate Christmas on January 7) and Epiphany (you've seen all this youtube videos with all these russians swimming in the ice cold water). Most of christian people here in Russia goes to church from time to time to baptize their children, to confess their sins, to take communion, to pray for the health of their living loved ones or for the peacefull rest of the ones who had passed away.

If you are homeless in Russia, you would probbably die in winter. It's simple=).

The Metro in Moscow is so much cleaner and free of homeless people compared to New York City. I couldn't help but think about how full of homeless people the underpasses would be if it were New York, but there were hardly any. Not to say it's non-existent; I did see a few, but nothing close to what you see in America. Not sure how true it is, but while I was there, somebody did say to me that the Police basically collect homeless people and relocate them away from the city center.

@@FunVanDriver It's illegal to be homeless" a native girl told me...don't know how that can enforced.

@@MrRettry There are few homeless people in Russia, because all Russians received free apartments during the Soviet era. Russians become homeless only as a result of the actions of scammers who take their apartments. But there are state shelters for the homeless. And all churches and monasteries give shelter to the homeless.

@@user-si2dr1pn3p I know, i live in Russia, i'm just kidding)

Many Russians live in private homes.

Any.

Sometimes people even do those things themselves. If the issue is too complicated, we can call a professional.

@@BeFluentinRussian That's how some are in the U.S. as well, but in some places here, it is illegal to do electrical or plumbing work yourself unless you're a licensed professional. Thanks for the reply!

@@raugust6786 "it is illegal to do electrical or plumbing work yourself unless you're a licensed professional" not in Russia - god bless. It is all your personal responsibility. Sure that you know how to handle wrench and screwdriver? Go on. You don't? Hire someone. Fire starts? Well, firefighters would help you out, but it is still your fault. And if you screw up with plumbing in apartment building and flood others, you'd pay. You can find TONES of educational videos in russian segment of youtube about electric work, plumbing, laying bricks, making roofs, foundations - everything you need etc. Sp, if you're wealthy, you can hire someone, if you're poor or middle - you learn how to do things yourself and pay this tribute with your lifetime.

@@MacIn173 that’s interesting. We have a lot of big box hardware stores, so there are many people who do work themselves but there are states or cities where it’s illegal to do some work yourself. I personally wouldn’t feel comfortable doing electrical myself even with a good video to learn. I’d find a friend or colleague who knows more help out. In the US, apartment maintenance is the owner or landlord’s problem since you pay rent and don’t own the place. I rent and my water heater broke and had a few minor issues. I just texted my land lord or our maintenance guy and they took care of it.

@@raugust6786 "In the US, apartment maintenance is the owner or landlord’s problem since you pay rent and don’t own the place" In Russia, most of the people (I'd assume like 80-90%) do own their flats and houses. This is a heritage of the USSR - all state-owned previously leased flats were privatized for free in 90s. So in Russia you are the owner, who is going to fix stuff :) The "do it yourself" thing is also heritage of USSR - we were forced to reallocate resources into production rather than into services. So such things as reparing flats, repairing cars etc were much more on shoulders of citizens, and this cultural pattern still prevales. Other thing comes into play: to hire a professional, you need to earn enough money (in best case - more than he does) to hire him. While most of the people don't earn enough to hire others. If you earn as much as plumber, you can't hire him. Labor productivity is quite low here. So the option is to learn yourself, how to do things. It is treated to be kind of a man's sign in the culture: being handy and able to mend things. It is clearly a sign of outdated culture and econimic indeed, but we are what we are.

Yes, there are very good new villages in Russia now.

Yes we pay for electricity, gas and water + heating and home repair and maintenance fee. Оn average, paying just for a two-room apartment with a separate kitchen in Moscow costs 4,000-6,000 rubles (70-100 dollars at the current exchange rate), depending on the season and consumption (three people live in my apartment). Usually payment goes to the address of one management company. But nothing prevents you from installing meters for gas, electricity and water and paying for it directly to suppliers. The installation of meters must be coordinated with the relevant supplier company, and usually the meter itself is installed and sealed by a specialist. They only recommend meter models, but if you don’t want to go to hardware stores, you can often buy directly from the supplier. Now for this it is enough to send data and pay through the Internet site, and not, as before, to stand in line at the cashier. Therefore, now people have begun to put counters more actively. On the whole, a positive attitude towards Putin. Without fanaticism. But you need to understand that the opposition in Russia is not as good as it is shown in the West. Navalny is actually a corrupt official and a Nazi in the past. Who also betrayed his supporters in 2012. And most people except young people remember this. Therefore, in general, only students went to rallies for him, and even then not all of them. The rest of the opposition is a real trash full of freaks. This is more due to the fact that without very big money in Russia it is very, very difficult to move forward in politics. And it’s not about corruption, it’s not the 90s now, and it makes no sense to offer anyone a bribe for a position (although sometimes this happens, but very rarely). It's about advertising and election campaigning. It's just that parliamentary parties are financed directly from the state budget. The rest are offered to look for money on their own. In terms of freedom of speech in Russia, only public support for fascism and Nazism (including the display of symbols), extremism and public support for terrorism and terrorist activities on the territory of the Russian Federation are condemned. Such statements are subject to administrative and criminal penalties. As far as I know, there are penalties for this in the US and almost all of Europe. So I don't see anything special here. I would move to the south of Russia near the Black Sea, where there is a warm subtropical climate. But there are no such good salaries as in Moscow for my specialty.

As for our president, I would answer that the majority are simply accustomed to him and they are afraid to change anything, plus there are no worthy candidates. Attitudes towards him are different. There are many who believe the propaganda and love it very much. Some people see its pros and cons, others criticize it.

Human legs are strong enough to walk barefoot on grass, wood or stone. We usually wear slippers so as not to get dirty

Ok, thanks since I am from Alabama guess i would go bare foot 😆 I do know Forrest Gump

Younger generations prefer beer now over vodka? Just curious

@@marizeinn Yep, young people in Russia basically doesn't drink vodka at all.

@@marizeinn yeah, vodka is kinda agressive alcohol, and more part of us drink some simple cocktail (whiskey+lemonade like a cola for example) or cheap beer (near 1-2$ for 0,5L) if we want to do it.

@@marizeinn все кто пьют/пили водку подтвердят что пиво ofc лучше

It's the second person plural pronoun ("you") and also the formal "you" for people you are not close with - when used with a verb, the verb gets the second person plural ending as appropriate.

By default, always use ты, and when you feel like you want *to address someone with respect, use вы.* You'd use вы a lot but that doesn't make it the default. Some other tips: - Memorize sentences, not words. You'd get the deeper meaning after building a big mental database of them. - Find yourself some russian group who happen to have the same interests as you and hang out with them. - It is okay if you understood nothing at first, having the same interests means you'd hear familiar words. - Always record everything whenever you go out and write it down later like a dialogue at home to train your hearing. - Oh and don't shake hands with girls but if a girl shakes hands or hugs you, it is ok. Note: Some times, you might meet strangers on the streets telling you something in russian with a rap god-level speed, don't be discouraged and try to make sense out of it with your recording at home or ask a russian friend to write it for you. Or cut the recording short and send it in VK chat and it'll automatically trigger the speech-to-text AI (really good AI module at that).

Heh, another good old anecdote: "Mother says to a daughter: look at your father - he is so good, he can repair anything! So, remember, daughter: do not marry such man: you won't buy anything new ever".

@@MacIn173 So the daughter got the idea : as long as he brings u more money it doesnt matter he is handy or not. if he has no money, not handy, off he goes. lol

@@helenwood5364 erm it is not so much about the money. It is about life position "do not spend money on new, if old one can be repared", regardless to wealthyness.

@@helenwood5364 It really has nothing to do with money. It is about the mindset that he could always just repair the old stuff and never buy anything new for her or the family. So the joke is the mom telling her daughter to marry a man who cannot repair things so he'd always buy new stuff. Hope it is clear

Слушай, ну кроме шуток. В своё время, в то, дальнее далёко, это действительно было удобным жильём. Всё есть, всё на месте, жить можно. Конечно, сейчас от них стараются избавляться, они как строения устарели и имеют кучу проблем с коммуникациями и всем остальным.

@@vixregon конечно, для того времени это было прорывом. Миллионы людей получили квартиры в этих домах. И микрорайоны были продуманными, с магазинами, школами, детскими садами.

I'm hunting -wabbits- pervonakhs. And you're my prey :)