Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
I decided to travel the Post-Soviet space, and to talk to locals about their life in the Soviet Union and after its collapse. Let's visit USSR's former biggest spa resort, go to Stalin's dacha (countryside house), KGB sanatorium, and, finally, Stalin's hometwon.
Time codes:
00:00 What is Tskaltubo?
01:06 Expectations of a Post-Soviet country
02:11 Life in abandoned sanatoriums
07:32 Cleaning up a bath house
09:11 Crumbling heritage of the USSR
10:45 Stalin's dacha and KGB sanatorium
12:47 Stalin's private bath
14:30 Stalin's hometown
📌elinabakunova.com/russianclub - Russian Speaking Club where you can practice the Russian language. Join us from any level ;)
🔸What can you find on my channel?
👉🏻Russian culture explained! (facts that you won't find on google) youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeQTCVW4juG8wDADr0OqmPLnv1mfnoYkr
👉🏻travel vlogs to off-the-beaten-path and remote places of Russia
👉🏻 daily life in different regions of Russia
👉🏻 traveling elsewhere & discovering new cultures
📍 More videos:
youtu.be/uakT5YGN2KQ - Georgia before and after collapse of the Soviet Union (Big trip through the country)
youtube.com/live/OGLegTp-eBQ - Russia of the Soviet Union vs now | What has changed since the USSR?
youtu.be/GqYOZuT7TtY - Life in the Russian exclave Kaliningrad | German heritage, Russian people and Soviet buildings
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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
I decided to travel the Post-Soviet space, and to talk to locals about their life in the Soviet Union and after its collapse. Let's visit USSR's former biggest spa resort, go to Stalin's dacha (countryside house), KGB sanatorium, and, finally, Stalin's hometwon.
Time codes:
00:00 What is Tskaltubo?
01:06 Expectations of a Post-Soviet country
02:11 Life in abandoned sanatoriums
07:32 Cleaning up a bath house
09:11 Crumbling heritage of the USSR
10:45 Stalin's dacha and KGB sanatorium
12:47 Stalin's private bath
14:30 Stalin's hometown
📌elinabakunova.com/russianclub - Russian Speaking Club where you can practice the Russian language. Join us from any level ;)
🔸What can you find on my channel?
👉🏻Russian culture explained! (facts that you won't find on google) youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeQTCVW4juG8wDADr0OqmPLnv1mfnoYkr
👉🏻travel vlogs to off-the-beaten-path and remote places of Russia
👉🏻 daily life in different regions of Russia
👉🏻 traveling elsewhere & discovering new cultures
📍 More videos:
youtu.be/uakT5YGN2KQ - Georgia before and after collapse of the Soviet Union (Big trip through the country)
youtube.com/live/OGLegTp-eBQ - Russia of the Soviet Union vs now | What has changed since the USSR?
youtu.be/GqYOZuT7TtY - Life in the Russian exclave Kaliningrad | German heritage, Russian people and Soviet buildings
___
📸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
