Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
This is the biggest island of Russia – Sakhalin. Throughout centuries the island has passed hands many times between the Soviet Union and Japan, and a formal peace treaty has still never been signed. Join me as we explore the island’s Japanese heritage, meet a unique community of Korean Russians, and dive into the rich untamed nature of Sakhalin.
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👉🏻life in different republics and regions of Russia
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youtu.be/dO-b9fEv6Mg - This is the remotest part of Russia! | Unforgettable experience on Kamchatka peninsula
youtu.be/IN2QLYHaUCk - Life in the World's COLDEST CITY : How to stay healthy in Yakutsk, Russia?
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Time codes for this video:
00:00 Arrival in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
03:50 Russian Koreans: history, culture... and fight!
07:55 Visiting an abandoned Japanese lighthouse
11:40 Exploring hidden bays of the island
13:30 Russians love Celentano!!!
14:20 Tanti auguri! Birthday in the Far East of Russia
18:07 Giant Kamchatka crab for birthday party
This is the biggest island of Russia – Sakhalin. Throughout centuries the island has passed hands many times between the Soviet Union and Japan, and a formal peace treaty has still never been signed. Join me as we explore the island’s Japanese heritage, meet a unique community of Korean Russians, and dive into the rich untamed nature of Sakhalin.
📌learn.lingopie.com/elinafromrussia - master a new foreign language while watching TV shows on Lingopie
📌https://elibakunova.su/ - more about my projects & partnerships
✉️ travel.elina07@gmail.com - email for partnerships
🤍 patreon.com/elifromrussia - you can find more content, get early access to my videos and support my channel through Patreon
🔸What can you find on my channel?
👉🏻life in different republics and regions of Russia
👉🏻discovering ethnic groups of Russia
👉🏻Russian culture explained! (facts that you won't find on google) youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeQTCVW4juG8wDADr0OqmPLnv1mfnoYkr
👉🏻off-the-beaten-path places and raw adventures in Russia, ex-Soviet countries & elsewhere
📍 More videos:
youtu.be/NigPRpk0V-k - This is Vladivostok... get ready! | Life in the capital of Russia's Far East
youtu.be/dO-b9fEv6Mg - This is the remotest part of Russia! | Unforgettable experience on Kamchatka peninsula
youtu.be/IN2QLYHaUCk - Life in the World's COLDEST CITY : How to stay healthy in Yakutsk, Russia?
___
📸instagram.com/elibakunova?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= - more content about Russia, traveling, and my daily life
___
Time codes for this video:
00:00 Arrival in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
03:50 Russian Koreans: history, culture... and fight!
07:55 Visiting an abandoned Japanese lighthouse
11:40 Exploring hidden bays of the island
13:30 Russians love Celentano!!!
14:20 Tanti auguri! Birthday in the Far East of Russia
18:07 Giant Kamchatka crab for birthday party
