Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
When he was once asked what was his most difficult time during his presidency, Russian president Vladimir Putin did not hesitate and said that it was the Beslan terrorist attack in 2004.
The First Day of September is usually a day of happiness and celebrations in Russia, as it is the first school day for many pupils all over the country, from Moscow to Vladivostok. However, on September 1st, happiness and celebrations turned into terror in a school in Beslan, a small town in the Russian Caucasus. As parents were taking their children to meet their teachers for the year, terrorists were crossing over into North Ossetia from the bordering region of Ingushetia. They stopped to beat a police officer, and robbed him of his uniform and his car. With those they continued towards Beslan and towards "Skola nomer odin" (school number one). There they started shooting their guns in the air and yelled at everyone present to get inside the school.
Although a few people managed to escape during the initial commotion, the terrorists succeeded in taking over 1000 people as hostages. What followed was a three-day siege, which ended in the death of over 300 people, half of which were children. The impact that this terrorist attack had on Russia and Russian society as a whole was devastating.
In my quest to set foot in every single federal subject in Russia, the region of the republic of North Ossetia was number 25. Don't forget to follow me on Instagram for live updates @davelegenda
Here's where I stand as of now:
Moscow ✔️
Moscow Oblast' ✔️
Saint Petersburg ✔️
Leningradskaya Oblast' ✔️
Vladimirskaya Oblast' ✔️
Yaroslavskaya Oblast' ✔️
Ivanovskaya Oblast' ✔️
Krasnodarskij Kraj ✔️
Tulskaya Oblast' ✔️
Tatarstan Republic ✔️
Tverskaya Oblast' ✔️
Nizhegorodskaya Oblast' ✔️
Kaluzhskaya Oblast' ✔️
Murmanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Smolenskaya Oblast' ✔️
Ryazanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Astrakhanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Kalmykia Republic ✔️
Volgogradskaya Oblast' ✔️
Bryanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Udmurtia Rebublic ✔️
Yekaterinburgskaya Oblast' ✔️
Tyumenskaya Oblast' ✔️
Karelia Republic ✔️
North Ossetia-Alania Republic ✔️
Which means I'm at 25/85. Still 60 to go! Hopefully a lifetime will be enough ⚠️
It is true that unfortunately not many in the people in the west know about what happened in Beslan almost seventeen years ago. That's why I decided to head to Beslan and see with my own eyes the school that was the threatre of the atrocities of 2004. You can still visit the school and the gymnasium where hostages were kept captives for almost 72 hours. It is very small and it's insane to think of the inhumane conditions small children were kept for such a long time.
In order to get to Beslan I called up my friend Vitaly who was very happy to drive me the 30 kilometres from Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, to Beslan. The airport is actually in Beslan, so if you are ever going to consider flying into the North Caucasus and visit North Ossetia, you'll be there already and with all probabilities you'll pass by the school on your taxi from the airport to your hotel in Vladikavkaz.
Follow @davelegenda on Instagram for more stories from every country in the world! instagram.com/davelegenda
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I started making videos for Youtube when I was a university student. I was always trying to find cheap getaways to do some traveling in spite of the adversities put in place by being a broke university student living on their own! Traveling became more and more a fundamental passion of mine, and now that I'm gradually moving on to make a job out of it I couldn't be happier, and I can only continue making this kind of videos both for mine and your enjoyment!
I also run an ONLINE SHOP with TRAVEL MERCHANDISE, feel free to check it out here 👉 bit.ly/2x1Zzjf
When he was once asked what was his most difficult time during his presidency, Russian president Vladimir Putin did not hesitate and said that it was the Beslan terrorist attack in 2004.
The First Day of September is usually a day of happiness and celebrations in Russia, as it is the first school day for many pupils all over the country, from Moscow to Vladivostok. However, on September 1st, happiness and celebrations turned into terror in a school in Beslan, a small town in the Russian Caucasus. As parents were taking their children to meet their teachers for the year, terrorists were crossing over into North Ossetia from the bordering region of Ingushetia. They stopped to beat a police officer, and robbed him of his uniform and his car. With those they continued towards Beslan and towards "Skola nomer odin" (school number one). There they started shooting their guns in the air and yelled at everyone present to get inside the school.
Although a few people managed to escape during the initial commotion, the terrorists succeeded in taking over 1000 people as hostages. What followed was a three-day siege, which ended in the death of over 300 people, half of which were children. The impact that this terrorist attack had on Russia and Russian society as a whole was devastating.
In my quest to set foot in every single federal subject in Russia, the region of the republic of North Ossetia was number 25. Don't forget to follow me on Instagram for live updates @davelegenda
Here's where I stand as of now:
Moscow ✔️
Moscow Oblast' ✔️
Saint Petersburg ✔️
Leningradskaya Oblast' ✔️
Vladimirskaya Oblast' ✔️
Yaroslavskaya Oblast' ✔️
Ivanovskaya Oblast' ✔️
Krasnodarskij Kraj ✔️
Tulskaya Oblast' ✔️
Tatarstan Republic ✔️
Tverskaya Oblast' ✔️
Nizhegorodskaya Oblast' ✔️
Kaluzhskaya Oblast' ✔️
Murmanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Smolenskaya Oblast' ✔️
Ryazanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Astrakhanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Kalmykia Republic ✔️
Volgogradskaya Oblast' ✔️
Bryanskaya Oblast' ✔️
Udmurtia Rebublic ✔️
Yekaterinburgskaya Oblast' ✔️
Tyumenskaya Oblast' ✔️
Karelia Republic ✔️
North Ossetia-Alania Republic ✔️
Which means I'm at 25/85. Still 60 to go! Hopefully a lifetime will be enough ⚠️
It is true that unfortunately not many in the people in the west know about what happened in Beslan almost seventeen years ago. That's why I decided to head to Beslan and see with my own eyes the school that was the threatre of the atrocities of 2004. You can still visit the school and the gymnasium where hostages were kept captives for almost 72 hours. It is very small and it's insane to think of the inhumane conditions small children were kept for such a long time.
In order to get to Beslan I called up my friend Vitaly who was very happy to drive me the 30 kilometres from Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, to Beslan. The airport is actually in Beslan, so if you are ever going to consider flying into the North Caucasus and visit North Ossetia, you'll be there already and with all probabilities you'll pass by the school on your taxi from the airport to your hotel in Vladikavkaz.
Follow @davelegenda on Instagram for more stories from every country in the world! instagram.com/davelegenda
#davelegenda #russia #TheRussianSeries
FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
📷 INSTA: instagram.com/davelegenda
🟦 FB: facebook.com/LEGENDTRAV/
🎵 Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@travel.legend...
WHO AM I?
I started making videos for Youtube when I was a university student. I was always trying to find cheap getaways to do some traveling in spite of the adversities put in place by being a broke university student living on their own! Traveling became more and more a fundamental passion of mine, and now that I'm gradually moving on to make a job out of it I couldn't be happier, and I can only continue making this kind of videos both for mine and your enjoyment!
I also run an ONLINE SHOP with TRAVEL MERCHANDISE, feel free to check it out here 👉 bit.ly/2x1Zzjf
