Pyatak Prison: The Russian Alcatraz
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4 жыл бұрынAbout 460 km north of Moscow, in the Vologda province, a small lake rests among a sprawling woodland. The lake is called Novozero and its middle stands an island called Ognenny Ostrov. Despite its name meaning “Fiery Island” or “Fire Island”, it is surrounded by ice most of the year, connected to the mainland only by a narrow bridge.
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@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Have you checked out my latest channel Business Blaze? It's interesting business stories with a dose of ridiculousness thrown in. Check it out here: kzfaq.info/love/YY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw
@N1ghtH4wk86 4 жыл бұрын
Everyone knows this channel is bias and an english translation of a chilean fascist KZfaq channel visualpolitek.
@Amy-oh8qb 4 жыл бұрын
You have ANOTHER channel? KZfaq is gonna be renamed SimonTube before long...
@padraig5335 4 жыл бұрын
@@N1ghtH4wk86 Really he seems to be rather fond of commie pieces of shit. Ig commie or facists can both get fucked. So, if you're a commie pretending to have the morale high ground over a fascist you're a tool.
@N1ghtH4wk86 4 жыл бұрын
@@padraig5335 I dont anyone with your name seriously. Commies were in the Right and United States was in the wrong. plain and simple.
@padraig5335 4 жыл бұрын
@@N1ghtH4wk86 Hahhaha when did even say America was in the right? Now your making assumptions.
@rustyspurs771 4 жыл бұрын
"we stopped giving people the death penalty, because it's inhumane" How about a punishment worse than one thousand deaths? "sounds good"
@Numa2k 4 жыл бұрын
If you watch the video they did not stop because its "inhumane" to execute. But because they wanted to join EU during that time.
@rustyspurs771 4 жыл бұрын
and why does the EU do it?
@command_unit7792 4 жыл бұрын
@@rustyspurs771 The council of Europe is a different institution...
@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 4 жыл бұрын
@@Numa2k you mean the council of Europe
@416RG 4 жыл бұрын
@@Numa2k did you really mean Russia when you said they tried to join EU? 😂
@avaevathornton9851 4 жыл бұрын
Guard: You've been sentenced to Pyatak. Prisoner: Are you _sure_ you can't do the gunshot to the back of the head thing anymore?
@jpgrumbach8562 4 жыл бұрын
Probably the best way to die.
@aw9389 4 жыл бұрын
@@jpgrumbach8562 indeed, probably is. Besides getting injected opiates until you fall asleep and not waking up.
@jpgrumbach8562 4 жыл бұрын
@@aw9389, yes, lovely. Certainly a human right that must be introduced. To know to have such a possibility would be a real enhancement of life quality.
@cucumber623 4 жыл бұрын
think id be trying to get myself killed too if that place was waiting
@bishop51807 4 жыл бұрын
@@aw9389 True, technically most of the lethal injected drugs are illegal by the US federal gov.
@tentacularthinking 3 жыл бұрын
I am from Vologda region, only 100 km from this place, so I'd like to say few things: 1) as someone already noticed here in the comments, "pyatak" normally would mean a coin with the value of 5 (for example, rubles). It could also mean a small piece of land. So in this case they probably refer to the shape of the island, that is small and round like "pyatak". 2) it's not that far north, and there is no tundra there, but there are lots of forests instead 3) it's not that cold there either. Yes, it can be quite cold in winter, and the winter can last for 7 months of the year, but at the same time it gets pretty warm in summer (30-35°C is not something completely unusual, but it doesn't get that warm every summer). Anyway, I didn't swim in Novozero, but I am pretty sure it's easily done in summer, because I swam myself in Belozero when I was a child, and it was completely fine, and Novozero is smaller, so it gets warm faster. So icy waters are true but not completely. 4) finally, Novozero means "new lake", while Belozero which is another bigger lake closeby means "white lake", so there is just a little confusion there;) I would also like to add that first time I heard about this prison was from my boyfriend who is not Russian, and it was kinda funny to learn that I lived that close to the place but never heard of it😅 but I guess I just wasn't interested enough. Anyway, thanks for the video, I have learnt a lot!
@vasmits 3 жыл бұрын
Was my first reaction too, no tundra there. It is not Yakutsk, come on Simon! Good I read your reaction first. Your English is pretty awesome by the way.
@leok3347 2 жыл бұрын
as a Smirnova are you related with smirnov mentioned in video ? :D
@tentacularthinking 2 жыл бұрын
@@leok3347 I'm absolutely not😁 this surname is one of the most common in Russia, so there is nothing strange about it appearing everywhere😊
@SkillzRicosGamerTv 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information.
@CallForGrandPappy 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the extra information! It means even more coming from someone who lives that close to the place.
@missmoxie9188 4 жыл бұрын
After hearing about Pyatak I’m going to sleep like a baby knowing one of the men responsible for the Beslan School Siege is there
@alex12342715 3 жыл бұрын
If only the terrorists bearing the Russian flag would join him. Only the losing side's criminials ever see the light of justice.
@user-lf3wr8rh7r 3 жыл бұрын
@Claude Bedard It was because putting all them people together makes for a hot a sweaty environment, not child rape!
@user-lf3wr8rh7r 3 жыл бұрын
@Claude Bedard There ars no reports of any sexual abuse during the seige, stop making accusations as it was horrific enough without extra sensationalism!
@alex12342715 3 жыл бұрын
@Claude Bedard Just like they don't report as much as they should about "the nation of peace" (Russia) as well
@markkamski9165 3 жыл бұрын
One of the terrorists (only one in fact survived) responsible for the siege is serving his life sentence in Polar Owl colony, and not in Pyatak. P.S English is not my mother tongue so, sorry for possible mistakes
@natsuhappy999 4 жыл бұрын
"American prisons are tough" Pyatak: "Hold my bucket"
@joanbowden7634 4 жыл бұрын
Hold my bucket....😂😂😂
@AtemiRaven 4 жыл бұрын
As someone who spent time in an American prison - Shit. At least I had some books and some time on the yard.
@nl3064 4 жыл бұрын
@@AtemiRaven How long were you in for?
@yadigjamesgang-xs7jj 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a great place for societal miscreants that need to suffer along with their victims. Lets send all the Trump Traitors in our Government there with them.
@AtemiRaven 4 жыл бұрын
I was locked up for about two and a half years.
@ilyafilru 4 жыл бұрын
Some prisons in Russia's far north are so remote that they don't have walls and only minimal security. If you decide to leave, there's nowhere for you to go, only the desolate wilderness.
@historytank5673 2 жыл бұрын
Dame, I can imagine a guard saying “your free to go if you want, your also free to come back.”
@JackTalyorD Жыл бұрын
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh me like that. If I don’t fezzes to death I can go on a 5-7 day walk threw the country side and come back for supper.
@barbarossa1780 Жыл бұрын
And of course the Demogorgons
@liamu1017 Жыл бұрын
Yeah we’ve seen Stranger Things buddy
@liamu1017 Жыл бұрын
@@barbarossa1780 i’m talking to Bike Life not you you mad fool. We’re on the same team here
@hannahschneider9761 3 жыл бұрын
Inmate: These desolate lonesome days have really made me self reflect I think I have finally found God. Guard: He’s faking it.
@tanekrune5873 3 жыл бұрын
God is the only thing that can counter this utter Hell I have been sentenced to. The only thing that makes sense. Naaah, it ain't that bad. You're alive, aren't ya?
@daboss640 3 жыл бұрын
@@tanekrune5873 Death would probably be preferred over life in isolation
@tanekrune5873 3 жыл бұрын
@@daboss640 Since I wrote that, covid happened and I'm gonna agree with you. I haven't seen a friendly face since shortly after I made that comment and not since. But I suppose this particular prison is our own.
@forandonbehalfof4753 3 жыл бұрын
Inmate 1: "I think I have finally found God.". Inmate 2: "Ah! You looked down the back of the sofa, didn't you? That's where I usually find things I've lost."......
@EarlFaulk 3 жыл бұрын
Well those guys are the worst of the worst. Ive seen dudes claiming to have found God in jail after being arrested for something minor and a few weeks later they go back to jail for some heinous shit. A lot of it is in fact manipulation. Cons know that they can be treated better if they claim a Christian belief. They also know parole boards look at Christians in a better light than atheists or muslims
@SkinnerNoah 4 жыл бұрын
My dad used to be a guard at a psychiatric prison in kentucky, and he told me what it's like in there. Compared to pyatyak, the psych hospital seems like an extended summer camp
@CAMSLAYER13 4 жыл бұрын
Well those people are insane so get better treatment as they are not considered accountable for their actions
@capncrunch5616 4 жыл бұрын
What prison?
@Deadtileyedie 4 жыл бұрын
Metal hospitals are better than regular American prisons as well
@swirrllfolfsky9803 4 жыл бұрын
@@Deadtileyedie not by much. speaking from experience
@angelahkaa 3 жыл бұрын
my dad used to be the driver's instructor in women' section of government sponsored auto-school in U.S.S.R. ...currently he's bald , sick and insane , and still wakes up in a cold sweat screaming in the night
@nealingtypeshi 4 жыл бұрын
Simon is such a good host. You can tell he loves what he does.
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
I do. I'm incredibly lucky that this is what I get to do for a living.
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
One: I've got not idea what you mean about the changing of the channel name, that doesn't happen. Two: Of course stuff is going to get left out, but the videos are like 20 minutes long which is pretty above average for YT.
@realkushman 4 жыл бұрын
Geographics don't play dumb, you have multiple channels and that's where the confusion came from. As for Simon as a host, I find him annoying and I usually end up turning the videos off 1 min in.
@romelnegut2005 4 жыл бұрын
@@realkushman You complain about him as a host and yet you clicked on the video. I don't understand you at all.
@romelnegut2005 4 жыл бұрын
@Tru Quality There are more channels on which Simon is the host. Do your research before saying that.
@LennoxMatt1 4 жыл бұрын
Before long KZfaq will be completely taken over by Simon...and I cannot wait
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
That is his goal.
@TheLoxxxton 4 жыл бұрын
It's like watching Simon tube! How many channels can one person be on? I think it would be very cool to see a day in the life of the Simon. Maybe a new channel just for that?
@HALee- 4 жыл бұрын
loxxxton poxxxton Simon Sez??? Lol
@juanuribe9198 4 жыл бұрын
Well, we might have to make a Biographic about him!
@mrpink8951 4 жыл бұрын
Whistler-Tube xD
@joshuafox3152 3 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend just looked over my shoulder and said, "Is that Moby."
@williamthomson7631 3 жыл бұрын
It is. This is what moby has been doing
@bflex89 3 жыл бұрын
I hope you said yes
@getchasome6230 3 жыл бұрын
Nobody listened to techno, now let's go!
@MrEazyE357 3 жыл бұрын
Isn't it?
@tobybartlett 3 жыл бұрын
@@williamthomson7631 LOL. I hope Moby is surfing KZfaq and sees this. 😂
@drewmcknight9228 4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy this channel as well as Biographical. I'm currently in the hospital with a shoulder infection in the midst of this pandemic, so we are allowed no visitation. Adds up to long hours alone in a room. Channels such as these give me a reprieve from the tedium, since they capture my interest and focus my mind on something else for awhile. So I would like to thank you all for creating all this content. Amazing. Thanks.
@m_l_ek3857 3 жыл бұрын
Hope you are doing better.
@carolinevs943 3 жыл бұрын
Get well soon
@chrisnyhof5797 4 жыл бұрын
That was heavy and dark. It’s the level of detail in these videos that brings me back to all of your team’s channels. Top shelf entertainment.
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@itsturt 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers on the first upload! I'm very excited to see more from this channel!
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, we are excited to see what everyone thinks.
@Kodakcompactdisc 4 жыл бұрын
I just subscribed, how bout that
@davidstewart5811 4 жыл бұрын
Your videos represent a clear and outstanding contribution to the KZfaq environment. When you consider all the hate videos, the UFO and conspiracy trash out there it is so refreshing to see something that educates and expands our world.
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@Dingdong2730 4 жыл бұрын
Simon is a beast, starting informational channels left, right and center
@Aaron-nm1ob 3 жыл бұрын
You do realize they for every channel, he is paid quite handsomely for reading information off a screen, right? He then spends several minutes a video promoting some trash product for which he is also paid.
@Dingdong2730 3 жыл бұрын
@@Aaron-nm1ob Yeah, thats the "joke". Its slowly becoming a real industry to produce content, instead of just someone sitting in a basement making money out of the blue.
@fission3292 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to see the channel is active, Great first upload, cant wait for more!
@adamhofman4933 3 жыл бұрын
If I was a victim of one of the inmates and I were still alive, every January 1st I’d send them two packages consisting of nothing!
@epicghandi6141 3 жыл бұрын
Or a printed picture of a hand, flipping them the bird.
@m_l_ek3857 3 жыл бұрын
LOVE IT!!!!!
@adriaanboogaard3385 4 жыл бұрын
I've herd from Russians in the U.S. that have no worries about going to Prison here and refer to it as a Country club compared to Russia . My family survived WWII in the Netherlands my Grandfather survived Buegenwalt as a Political Prisoner he spent 6 years in a Nursing home and could not walk at the end of his life . I ask if it was difficult . He said it was a easy . Good food soft bed no guns and birds to watch and nice people Be grateful
@funitoo 3 жыл бұрын
what kind of friends you have if they all been to prison?
@folbykleetwood7462 3 жыл бұрын
@@funitoo interesting ones
@1951mytube 3 жыл бұрын
@@funitoo -- how 'bout political? They are labeled and treated worse than a common criminal. Just ask anyone who lived in the "wonderful, enviable" land in the communist bloc.
@funitoo 3 жыл бұрын
@@1951mytube I was born and raised in the USSR. I had a lovely childhood. If I had to choose between the childhood I had or a new one in the US I'd choose what I had without second thoughts. Though I would not choose a life as an adult in the USSR. But not because there was some danger from the government that so many nuts keep banging about.
@tristanboles8365 4 жыл бұрын
Great content! You guys are crazy running all these channels. I love it! Keep the good stuff coming
@eddiepiszczek4820 4 жыл бұрын
A channel focusing on the mysterious and unknown places on earth is fantastic. There are so many places I'm curious about, I'm highly anticipating what's in store for us.
@lolajune1879 4 жыл бұрын
Zohar star gate, anonymous, matthew santoro, that channel Theyre good for those types of docos :)
@eddiepiszczek4820 4 жыл бұрын
@@lolajune1879 Thank you. I'll look them up tomorrow. 😊
@lolajune1879 4 жыл бұрын
@@eddiepiszczek4820 welcome :)
@hugolafhugolaf 4 жыл бұрын
I'm doing one about my kitchen and sending it to my wife.
@JNgubo1 4 жыл бұрын
I caught up on all my bio graphic episodes today and felt sad at the prospect of having to wait a few days for a new video, but then what do I see.....a new channel about Geographical places with historical merit. YES Simon and the gang, thanks, keep them coming!!
@Great-Scotthew 4 жыл бұрын
One of the best youtube pages out of them all. Please never stop. I cant believe you've only been around for less than a year and you're already at the top in terms of quality
@richardbidinger2577 4 жыл бұрын
Whoever thought this place up needs to produce a horror movie, because this place is an unbelievable nightmare. Fantastic first video guys, I am very impressed.
@willowtan7113 4 жыл бұрын
I think I may have liked this better than most of the biographics! Either way, all your channels are amazing
@paulaeg1 4 жыл бұрын
I learned something new. That is what I like the most about this channel.
@fredo3816 4 жыл бұрын
great vid , I particularly liked 2 points ; A) the longer format and B) that you concluded with that its not up to us to judge their pison system
@raymondrogers1401 4 жыл бұрын
Great video about a horrifying topic, super excited to see this channel grow! Thanks Simon and crew
@elizabethtorres3491 4 жыл бұрын
Hello Simon 😁, As always one of my favorites love all that you and the Team do! Keep up the fantastic work . Love the channel!
@shookings 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, Simon. I noticed right away that unlike your other channels, in which you seem to just spout off information, however fascinating, in this channel, with this story, you seem to have some investment in the tale. I don't know if it's because you have a larger hand in bringing the story to us, or what. But it's like you're more "here", if that makes sense. Your posture also seems more relaxed, as though you're having a conversation with the viewer over tea or coffee or cocktails. Overall, a great start to the new channel. You got my sub.
@nelsonx5326 4 жыл бұрын
Would like to see that last prisoner's paintings.
@webwolfy7310 3 жыл бұрын
Same, I've been looking around for pictures but found nothing. Also: am I the only one who thinks it is weird that he got access to oil paint while earlier it was said that they were not even allowed to read books? Oil paint is expensive too...
@availxe8639 3 жыл бұрын
@@webwolfy7310 Considering his crime compared to others, I can see why they would let him at least paint.
@nelsonx5326 3 жыл бұрын
@@webwolfy7310 I guess if a prisoner is around long enough and isn't a fuck-up the authorities relax some.
@sodsurendunkhorol1576 3 жыл бұрын
i think the paint was sent by friends or family
@profanemagic5671 3 жыл бұрын
plot-twist: he is "painting" with his own blood on the bare walls. The one person, that did not go crazy, btw.
@bjreegs2088 4 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh yes! More Simon is definitely what this dying medium needs. Really glad that you're onto places as well, such a niche focus but such literal history to be explored. Will be counting down til the next upload. Keep up the good work you champ!
@Niki_Hydn 4 жыл бұрын
This is bloody brilliant! I cannot wait to see more from this channel ❤️
@izzojoseph2 4 жыл бұрын
As bad as this place is, it seems the guards do time with the inmates.
@misarabage1359 4 жыл бұрын
They work in shifts, usually 3 months work/3 months off to family and a good salary
@joshuagros4634 4 жыл бұрын
Basic fact a well payed guard is a good guard
@828enigma6 4 жыл бұрын
I wondered how the work would effect the guards myself.
@joanbowden7634 4 жыл бұрын
Idgaf what they pay! No way!
@adenowirus 3 жыл бұрын
If i remember correctly the wooden bridge from Fire Island connects to Sweet Island which houses a resort for prison guards. Another bridge connects Sweet Island with land.
@christopheralthouse6378 4 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS! This is what I've been saying and it seems that I am being heard...it isn't just people that have stories to tell, places do as well. Keep it up...and I hope that you guys will branch out once again, as objects have stories too...LOTS AND LOTS of stories! 😁😁😁😁😍😍😍😍
@tomharris9570 4 жыл бұрын
I don't know how you do it, Simon, but I am impressed. Entertaining and informative as ever!
@manonjean808 4 жыл бұрын
I love this new channel. The video was great as always. I’m excited for what else you have for us
@melodie-allynbenezra8956 3 жыл бұрын
I realize that Harry Potter is complete fiction, and fantasy at that. But as you described the psychosis caused by the isolation and solitude, I kept thinking of the prisoners of Azkaban. Even without special wraith-like demons hovering to suck out life, personal happiness, or the like, the level of isolation and the volatility of the characters who escaped or were released hit a lot closer to reality. And that is tremendously disturbing.
@primesspct2 4 жыл бұрын
This was an eye opening and sober commentary on the use of isolation and lack of stimuli in the prison systems in general! Well put and thank you!
@wallplug3903 4 жыл бұрын
A new Simon Wistler channel about one of my all time favorite subjects. Nice
@kimchipig 4 жыл бұрын
Simon, I have no idea how you work so hard. I enjoyed this very much and of course I subscribed!
@knucklesandwich1000 3 жыл бұрын
You present this material so well, man! The information is well researched. I'm really enjoying the Geographics videos. Good stuff!
@VashGames 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon. Learnt a few things from this and some of your other vids today. Take care of your health though, this is quite a few channels you're in now.
@pizzamedic8389 4 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoy the details and history. Can’t wait to see what else is coming.
@rachelon4415 4 жыл бұрын
Came across this channel by chance! Delighted I did! Looking forward to future content. Wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪 🍀 ✨
@ijulesy 4 жыл бұрын
Just discovered you had this channel too Simon! 😂 I'm loving it so far!
@nicholasjohnson6966 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again you Geographics! Awsome and informative video as usual. Keep up the great work.
@DailyDamage 4 жыл бұрын
As always: informative and fascinating content which simon presents in an excellent manner. Well done to you, the writers, researchers and all involved!
@dozerjohn 4 жыл бұрын
Simontube
@hydrogigantialista 4 жыл бұрын
maan this dude is everywhere
@avrahamvidal4255 4 жыл бұрын
John Blockchain Truth
@danielmelamed8548 4 жыл бұрын
Hello Simon , just wanted to say I love all of your channels , you’ve had a huge impact in inspiring me to change my major in college to become an educator , thank you so much !
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Thank you for saying so :) :)
@GENIUSGT 4 жыл бұрын
Man, you must be a complete badass when you still come up on top after this place.
@shannonbrooks5014 4 жыл бұрын
Another great, entertaining and most of all informative channel from y'all, and I love it all ready. I could listen to Simon read from the phone book lol!!!!!
@cracklarock1941 4 жыл бұрын
I get so much from your efforts, Simon and Co. really, thank you.One request: please, back that camera up bout 4-5'.
@josiptumapa 4 жыл бұрын
"the motive for the killing?" -- "I was drunk." 🤭
@keithgunn-glanville7829 4 жыл бұрын
Always good stuff Simon. It was a little jumpy as far as the transitions but the info and photos is what I watch your stuff for so thumbs up!
@ahillstosky 4 жыл бұрын
Simon, you were recommended by a friend via biographics only 2 months ago. Since then I've tried to watch, or at least listen to, as often as allows. I love the succint delivery and appreciate the style. It's a delight watching you work 🙂
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@ojaytom 4 жыл бұрын
Simon is one of the hardest working man. Ps anyone involved in making these top notch videos is also included in that.
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
It's a team effort. We all work pretty hard :)
@ProbablyNotLegit 8 ай бұрын
4 years later and they haven't even slowed down!
@brimonkmonk8212 3 жыл бұрын
It's about 1:30am and got woken up about to listen to some of his videos and let it lull me back to sleep. He's got such a great storytelling voice Im so glad I found his videos
@snipersEND 4 жыл бұрын
A bit late to the party here, youtube recommended me this video and I was happy to click on it. I love the theme of the channel, "history, one place at a time". I'm already subscribed to TopTenz, TodayIFoundOut, and Biographics so I already know I enjoy how Simon Whistler presents information. I hope to see a lot more from this channel!
@Scout-Fanfiction 4 жыл бұрын
Oooo a new channel? Yay! Awesome vid too :).
@mrpink8951 4 жыл бұрын
I have been waiting for this channel to get started, and KZfaq only just notifies me of it now? I'm a day late!
@daniekeizer763 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant content! I enjoy your content a lot especially during this time thank you.
@lancekelley2816 4 жыл бұрын
You killed it as usual! Keep up the good work!
@deltalingua8825 4 жыл бұрын
Yaaassss! I've been waiting for this!♡♡♡♡
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoy it.
@julieortega4461 4 жыл бұрын
I just found this video and immediately subscribed!! I love the work that you and your staff put out over all of your channels. Thank you and your staff for the hard work that y'all do :)
@quicklern818 3 жыл бұрын
This is my go-to video on Mondays right before work--life ain't that bad!
@stephenlane9168 3 жыл бұрын
Great again Simon. Fascinating topic and informative and entertaining. Great work 👌
@valacarno 4 жыл бұрын
"Ptyatak" (stress on the last syllable: pyat'ak, like in 'cognac') would translate more like 'fiver' or 'a coin of a value of 5'.
@Lurkerkun 3 жыл бұрын
Or "a small patch", often referring to a small patch of land.
@davidsteiner9682 4 жыл бұрын
All of us watching and commenting on this video are true OGs of this channel. Can't wait for the content to come!
@nytechilde 4 жыл бұрын
Glad I ran across your very intelligent videos. Well done! I’ll keep watching.
@faithhouck2907 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. As usual! Thank you!
@baileathacliath2418 4 жыл бұрын
Simon whistler hosts all my favourite top 10s😂
@deadfreightwest5956 4 жыл бұрын
A prison made from a monastery. Irony deficiency corrected in spades.
@iVETAnsolini 4 жыл бұрын
What about pinochle??
@ursa_margo 4 жыл бұрын
What's so ironic about it? We in Russia had numbers of them. Who knows, maybe hundreds. Monasteries make fine prisons: well guarded and devoid of life and joy. This is probably why the Czars put those they could not execute into monasteries.
@Rspsand07 4 жыл бұрын
@@ursa_margo Every Christian nation, so practically every country in Europe, did that. Monasteries and covenants.
@deversaul 4 жыл бұрын
this is my favorite out of your channels now!
@thecrew1871 4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Well done Simon! Thankyou.
@coco9103 4 жыл бұрын
This channel is AMAZING
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you're enjoying it :)
@oldleatherhandsfriends4053 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you should avoid being a multiple murderer. Life is so tough
@dittikke 4 жыл бұрын
Yep def not the best life choice you could make, especially in Russia.
@22steve5150 4 жыл бұрын
Or avoid being one of the roughly 1 in 20 convicts who was convicted of a crime he or she didn't commit, and that's in the US system, the rate of false conviction is very high in Russia, and was even higher in the Soviet days. So next time you think you are showing what a big strong morally superior person you are when you justify torture and murder against criminals, try to pretend to care about how places like that destroy their fair share of innocent people as well, not to mention the fact that many other countries manage to rehabilitate over 3/4 of the worst of the worst convicts into productive members of society who stay on the right side of the law, and they managed to pull off this feat by simply not acting like savage authoritarian jackboots.
@volfosvk155 4 жыл бұрын
@@22steve5150 jez , you have realy bad life , how do you know that
@kateealer7 4 жыл бұрын
@@22steve5150 Ummm, one in 20 convicts aren't actually criminals in America? Where'd you get that stat? I work in a prison and have probably met about .005% who probably weren't criminals. Stop saying drug dealers aren't criminals, America! Also, the worst part of my job, which I work very hard at at trying to help people, is seeing how many people don't respond to rehabilitation. Work in the field before you come-up with b/s statistics, Steve.
@IAmAnEvilTaco 4 жыл бұрын
Kate Ealer how is it that places like Norway have a low rate of recidivism then? Oh, right, they actually try to rehabilitate people, rather than throwing them in for profit prisons and punishing them. I wouldn’t be defending our prison system, we have one of the worst reoffender rates on earth. Obviously something is broken. Also, bachelors of science in mental health and human services with a focus in addition, from umaine. I work in your field. Trying to get people busted for minor pot distribution back into society. It’s hard finding them jobs, and the prison mentality sticks hard. It’s wrong, what we do to low level drug offenders. The rest of the us agrees, that’s why they’re all legalizing pot.
@bradleygibb8632 4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed the post it was very interesting , looking forward to seeing more
@turdferguson353 4 жыл бұрын
I love all your channels Simon, keep up the good work
@woodywood245 4 жыл бұрын
This is definitely my kind of thing. I could never get into Biographics, but I think I'll love Geographics.
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it :)
@johnfalkenrath6485 4 жыл бұрын
@@geographicstravel what's the upload schedule going to look like.
@exxxxoskeleton 4 жыл бұрын
I see Simon i sub, its that simple
@mikeadams2677 4 жыл бұрын
Simon, just like the rest of the channels you host, I like this channel, very interesting and informative, and you present it well. Keep up the good work.
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
Will do, thank you
@guyorsini1044 4 жыл бұрын
This is a great Channel, can't wait until you post more vids
@sanewfield1 4 жыл бұрын
Like you didn't have enough to do! Like this channel. Expecting good things
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
We plan on delivering :)
@thedaredevil1907 4 жыл бұрын
@@geographicstravel you must sit and read to a cameras 25hrs a day
@rosyclaire 3 жыл бұрын
So let me get this straight, the prisoners aren't allowed books but they are allowed artist materials so they can paint, how does that work?
@henryblanker8548 3 жыл бұрын
They sell the art after they die
@gophop 3 жыл бұрын
Sounded to me like they're not allowed those items in their room for 22hrs of the day.
@katieholland4244 3 жыл бұрын
Right. I was confused on that too. 🤷♀️
@jackslapdash7693 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another amazing video... love the channel, love the content, both the presentation and scripts are well thought out. even though the content can be hard going I think this channel is unalloyed brilliance. Keep up the good work and thank you.
@eventiderapture 2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE your channel and I can’t stop watching!
@machinesofgod 4 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. There are so many places to illustrate their histories. Tower of London, Taj Mahal, many castles in Europe. However, I suggest a little known Russian settlement along the Northern California coast called Fort Ross. Yes, a Russian colony in California before it was part of the USA. It is still there today.
@geographicstravel 4 жыл бұрын
So many places to choose from. Thanks for the suggestions.
@svart_kors 4 жыл бұрын
Your crew could put together a documentary on Lima Beans and I'd watch it intently. This, like many of your other channels, are fantastic. Thanks.
@MashMonster69 4 жыл бұрын
You'll find it on his beanographics channel, part of his foodographics family of channels, (Just kidding, I do know what you mean.)
@slimslim1762 4 жыл бұрын
Loving this channel amazing stories I've never heard about. Thanks
@raffiki73 4 жыл бұрын
I pretty much subscribe to any channel you narrate. You have a way of making things interesting. Thanks for that
@diatomsaus 3 жыл бұрын
The last snippet sent shivers down my spine. How insane must you be to posses the ability to escape insanity through isolation?
@Ktmfan450 4 жыл бұрын
Do Pine Gap in Australia
@TheIstellar 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. Informative and enjoyable 😊
@ianmurphy9955 4 жыл бұрын
Loving the new channel, Biographics is also a daily fix too
@uPick-iLick 4 жыл бұрын
I'm trembling with excitement and I just found this 11 seconds ago
@scottrjmatmsncom 3 жыл бұрын
Listens to how dangerous being alone and isolated is still continues to be stay alone and isolated in my room
@Alex-pb1iy 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent job on this documentary, thank you!
@HugeWangPiece 4 жыл бұрын
would love a video on the black dolphin prison if you haven’t done one already. love all the content this channel puts out!
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