Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
My parents always told me their stories from the Soviet Union and about their life during that era. Thew showed me many pictures and I've watched many Soviet movies... and when I arrived in Bishkek I felt like I jumped in time to the Soviet life that I've always heard of. Let's explore the capital of Kyrgyzstan, meet the locals, find out why they only speak Russian in a city and then go to the best Soviet Sanatoriun by a famous Issyk Kul lake and experience what a Soviet all-inclusive spa resort is like.
Time codes:
00:00 I took a bus from Kazakhstan to... Bishkek!
00:45 Let's find some Kyrgyz food. Not what I expected!
02:15 Am I back to the Soviet Union?!
03:22 Locals will take us around Bishkek
06:08 Nightlife in Bishkek
07:38 Heading to the best Soviet Sanatorium!
08:51 One day in Aurora Sanatorium
11:52 Exploring some Kyrgyz villages
📌elinabakunova.com - check out my Russian Speaking Club & other projects here!
📌 https://linktr.ee/ololoFamily
youtube.com/@ololochannel
While in Kyrgyzstan, I stayed at Ololo hostel, it’s a really nice place with a comfy co-working space and a friendly stuff. Check it out!
🔸What can you find on my channel?
👉🏻visiting different republics and regions of Russia
👉🏻Russian culture explained! (facts that you won't find on google) youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeQTCVW4juG8wDADr0OqmPLnv1mfnoYkr
👉🏻traveling elsewhere & my impressions of other countries as a Russian
📍 More videos:
youtu.be/wSAqcOVw_5w - First impressions of KAZAKHSTAN : Earthquake, Soviet sauna and sincere talks with locals
youtu.be/4o9XyskdSiY - First Impressions of MONGOLIA : From Soviet Era to Nomadic Life
youtu.be/x0GbkPkreWs - I discovered Soviet heritage... in Hanoi, Vietnam
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📸instagram.com/elibakunova?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= - more content about Russia, traveling, and my daily life
🤍 patreon.com/elifromrussia - if you feel like supporting my channel through Patreon
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#kyrgyzstan #kyrgyzrepublic #kyrgystan #kyrgyzcha #bishkek #bishkeklife #bishkekkyrgyzstan #sovietunion #soviet #sovietrepublic #sovietera #ussr
My parents always told me their stories from the Soviet Union and about their life during that era. Thew showed me many pictures and I've watched many Soviet movies... and when I arrived in Bishkek I felt like I jumped in time to the Soviet life that I've always heard of. Let's explore the capital of Kyrgyzstan, meet the locals, find out why they only speak Russian in a city and then go to the best Soviet Sanatoriun by a famous Issyk Kul lake and experience what a Soviet all-inclusive spa resort is like.
Time codes:
00:00 I took a bus from Kazakhstan to... Bishkek!
00:45 Let's find some Kyrgyz food. Not what I expected!
02:15 Am I back to the Soviet Union?!
03:22 Locals will take us around Bishkek
06:08 Nightlife in Bishkek
07:38 Heading to the best Soviet Sanatorium!
08:51 One day in Aurora Sanatorium
11:52 Exploring some Kyrgyz villages
📌elinabakunova.com - check out my Russian Speaking Club & other projects here!
📌 https://linktr.ee/ololoFamily
youtube.com/@ololochannel
While in Kyrgyzstan, I stayed at Ololo hostel, it’s a really nice place with a comfy co-working space and a friendly stuff. Check it out!
🔸What can you find on my channel?
👉🏻visiting different republics and regions of Russia
👉🏻Russian culture explained! (facts that you won't find on google) youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeQTCVW4juG8wDADr0OqmPLnv1mfnoYkr
👉🏻traveling elsewhere & my impressions of other countries as a Russian
📍 More videos:
youtu.be/wSAqcOVw_5w - First impressions of KAZAKHSTAN : Earthquake, Soviet sauna and sincere talks with locals
youtu.be/4o9XyskdSiY - First Impressions of MONGOLIA : From Soviet Era to Nomadic Life
youtu.be/x0GbkPkreWs - I discovered Soviet heritage... in Hanoi, Vietnam
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📸instagram.com/elibakunova?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= - more content about Russia, traveling, and my daily life
🤍 patreon.com/elifromrussia - if you feel like supporting my channel through Patreon
___
#kyrgyzstan #kyrgyzrepublic #kyrgystan #kyrgyzcha #bishkek #bishkeklife #bishkekkyrgyzstan #sovietunion #soviet #sovietrepublic #sovietera #ussr
