Life in a Russian Town (Sakhalin, Far East)

Hey guys! This video is a Russian Small Town Tour. I live in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalin Island), it's a relatively small city with the population of about 200,000 people. And it's the 'capital' of our region that includes Sakhalin island and Kuril islands.

00:00 - Welcome to a Russian Town (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk)
00:24 - WW2 Museum and the church
01:37 - City Map (real)
02:02 - Steet Signs in English
02:45 - Magic steps
02:53 - Glory Square and the Eternal Fire
04:06 - Yuri Gagarin Park
06:26 - I found a squirrel!
06:43 - drinking kvas (kwas)
07:22 - Walk off the main streets sometimes
08:28 - Old and New buildings
09:45 - Three Generations of Public Transport in Russia
10:52 - Lenina Square and some random places (bike parking, fast food etc)
11:52 - Lopookh (local plants)
12:26 - My University and Dorm
13:54 - The Hero Club

Our region is very far from Moscow, and most Russians don't know much about it, for them it's just some provincial area, haha.

The Southern part of Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk means "Southern Sakhalin") was Russian, then Japanese, then it became Russian again in 1945 after World War 2. I've lived here almost all my life expect for a few episodes when I lived in Vladivostor (Primorskiy kray) and in the USA (as a J-1 student).

My goal was not to make a 'travel guide' explaining where to stay and where to dine, I didn't want to show you all the tourist places, rather just show you some real Russia, reall life in a small Russian town. I hope you enjoy the video!

P. S.: a little correction. I said that Yuzhno-Sakhalins is my hometown but I was born in a smaller town not far from Yuzhno. I first visited Yuzhno when I was about 14, and moved here a bit later.

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