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I traveled to Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ (as a Westerner)

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The Russian journey - Ep. 1 After spending half a year traveling across Asia, I need to return back to Europe. With my last adventure being a bicycle trip in Mongolia, instead of taking a flight to Germany, I embark onto a long overland journey through Russia, the world's largest country. I plan to take the TransSiberian Railway, all the way from Lake Baikal to Moscow. But first I explore Lake Baikal, the world's oldest and deepest freshwater lake, and share my first impressions of Russia & Siberia, and how I am treated as Westerner, given the ongoing political tension. Follow me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxroving/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maxrovingfb/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@maxroving Blog & Gear Lists: https://maxroving.com/ #Russia #Siberia #travelvlog

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hugo.ozuna 5ย days, 11ย hours ago

The Circum-Baikal Railway is just a wonderful place! I managed to visit there last year, also in May. And I was lucky enough to see the Baikal seal, which is a great success. Thank you for helping me remember that adventure. Good luck on the road, traveler!

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valentim_darocha 6ย days ago

Wow, absolutely interesting and beautiful journey in Russia

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hakanhenk747 6ย days, 1ย hour ago

The scenery is breathtaking

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aimรฉe.foucher 6ย days, 8ย hours ago

Hey Max,sehr cooles Video! War das erste was ich von dir gesehen habe,sehr unterhaltsam.

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william_grant 1ย week ago

Spontaneous trips like this are the most exciting ones

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christy_cooper 1ย week ago

your videos have really nice vibe ๐Ÿ’— you're literally living my dream Max, watching your trips since last year when you were here in Afghanistan.

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hans-hinrichhendriks264 1ย week ago

german with flipflops with socks, everything in order!

caitlin_macdonald
caitlin_macdonald 1ย week ago

I wish we had more tourists like you. Respect for your strength and bravery, not every Russian can swim in freezing lake and sleep on the rocks ๐Ÿซก

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erick_pimenta 1ย week ago

120 year old bridge and we see a train roll on it. What a view on the lake! Sky and waters are one.

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melanie.campbell 1ย week ago

Super interessantes und schรถnes Video! Good job!

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wandamyst1 1ย week, 1ย day ago

ะดัƒะผะฐัŽ, ะฒัะต ะทะฝะฐัŽั‚ ะœะพัะบะฒัƒ ะธ ะผะฝะพะณะธะผ ะธะทะฒะตัั‚ะตะฝ ะกะฐะฝะบั‚-ะŸะตั‚ะตั€ะฑัƒั€ะณะฐ, ะบะฐะบ ะบั€ะฐัะธะฒั‹ะต ะณะพั€ะพะดะฐ. ะฝะพ ะฒ ะ ะพััะธะธ ะตัั‚ัŒ ะตั‰ั‘ ะผะฝะพะณะพ ะดะพัั‚ะพะนะฝั‹ั… ะผะตัั‚: ะšะฐะผั‡ะฐั‚ะบะฐ, ะณะพั€ะฝั‹ะน ะะปั‚ะฐะน, ะขะพะผัะบ, ะฏั€ะพัะปะฐะฒะปัŒ, ะ ะพัั‚ะพะฒ ะ’ะตะปะธะบะธะน (ัั‚ะพ ั€ัะดะพะผ ั ะฏั€ะพัะปะฐะฒะปะตะผ, ะฐ ะฝะต ะ ะพัั‚ะพะฒ-ะฝะฐ-ะ”ะพะฝัƒ, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะน ะฝะฐ ัŽะณะต)ะšะฐะทะฐะฝัŒ, ะะธะถะฝะธะน ะะพะฒะณะพั€ะพะด, ะšะฐั€ะตะปะธั, ะ”ะฐะณะตัั‚ะฐะฝ ะธ ะผะฝะพะณะพ-ะผะฝะพะณะพ ะตั‰ั‘ ะผะตัั‚. ั ะบะฐะถะดั‹ะน ะณะพะด ะบัƒะดะฐ-ั‚ะพ ะตะทะถัƒ ะฟะพ ะฝะตัะบะพะปัŒะบะพ ั€ะฐะท, ะฐ ะฒัั‘ ะตั‰ั‘ ะตัั‚ัŒ ะผะตัั‚ะฐ, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะต ะฒ ะฟะปะฐะฝะฐั… ะฟะพัะตั‚ะธั‚ัŒ. ะฒ ั‡ะฐัั‚ะฝะพัั‚ะธ ,ั‚ะพะถะต ะพั‡ะตะฝัŒ ั…ะพั‡ัƒ ะฝะฐ ะ‘ะฐะนะบะฐะป ะดะพะฑั€ะฐั‚ัŒัั, ะฐ ัั‚ะพ ะฒะธะดะตะพ ะพะฟัั‚ัŒ ั€ะฐะทะทะฐะดะพั€ะธะปะพ) ัƒ ะฒะฐั ะพั‡ะตะฝัŒ ะดัƒัˆะตะฒะฝะพ ะฟะพะปัƒั‡ะธะปะพััŒ ะฟะพะบะฐะทะฐั‚ัŒ ะฒะตะปะธะบะพะปะตะฟะธะต ะทะดะตัˆะฝะธั… ะผะตัั‚. ะฟะพัั‚ะฐะฒะธะป ะปะฐะนะบ ะธ ะฝะฐะฟะธัะฐะป ัั‚ะพั‚ ะบะพะผะตะฝั‚, ั‡ั‚ะพะฑั‹ ะฟะพะฑะพะปัŒัˆะต ั‡ะตะปะพะฒะตะบ ัะผะพะณะปะธ ะพั†ะตะฝะธั‚ัŒ ัั‚ัƒ ะบั€ะฐัะพั‚ัƒ

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ethan.santos 1ย week, 1ย day ago

26:27 โ€œprivetโ€ is an informal word. You can use it with friends and relatives. It is more polite to say โ€œzdrรกvstvuyteโ€ (ะทะดั€ะฐฬะฒัั‚ะฒัƒะนั‚ะต) to an unknown person. You are so brave to swim in such cold water! Thank you for the video from a Muscovite!

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pedrolucas.abreu 1ย week, 1ย day ago

ะ ะตะฑัั‚ะฐ ะผะตัั‚ะฝั‹ะต ะบั€ะฐัะฐะฒั‡ะธะบะธ, ะฟะพะผะพะณะปะธ ะตะผัƒ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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justin_brown 1ย week, 1ย day ago

ะะบะบัƒั€ะฐั‚ะฝะตะต ั ะดั€ะพะฝะพะผ. ะ˜ั… ัะตะนั‡ะฐั ะฝะต ะฒะตะทะดะต ะผะพะถะฝะพ ะทะฐะฟัƒัะบะฐั‚ัŒ, ะฟะพ ัะพะพะฑั€ะฐะถะตะฝะธะตะผ ะฑะตะทะพะฟะฐัะฝะพัั‚ะธ. ะะต ะฟะตั€ะตะถะธะฒะฐะน, ะฒัะต ะฑัƒะดะตั‚ ั…ะพั€ะพัˆะพ. ะขั‹ ะผะพะถะตัˆัŒ ะฟั€ะพัะธั‚ัŒ ะฟะพะผะพั‰ะธ ัƒ ะปัŽะฑะพะณะพ ั‡ะตะปะพะฒะตะบะฐ ะบะพั‚ะพั€ะพะณะพ ะฒัั‚ั€ะตั‚ะธัˆัŒ, ั‚ะตะฑะต ะฟะพะผะพะณัƒั‚. ะ“ะพะปะพะดะฝั‹ะผ ะธ ั…ะพะปะพะดะฝั‹ะผ ะฝะต ะพัั‚ะฐะฝะตัˆัŒัั))

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kamilly_sousa 1ย week, 1ย day ago

I like your approach! No red square, no hotels - just drop off in a random point in the country and see where it takes you. I believe that shows the truth the best.

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lakshmiatlas43 1ย week, 1ย day ago

as a russian i am always glad to see foreigners in our country. donโ€™t be misled,people there are really kind

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hakanhenk747 1ย week, 1ย day ago

ะ’ะฐัˆะต ะฟัƒั‚ะตัˆะตัั‚ะฒะธะต - ะผะตั‡ั‚ะฐ ะผะฝะพะณะธั…, ะดะฐะถะต ั€ัƒััะบะธั….

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dawn_horton 1ย week, 1ย day ago

ะœะพะน ั‚ะตะฑะต ัะพะฒะตั‚: ั‡ะฐั‰ะต ะฟะพะดั…ะพะดะธ ะบ ะปัŽะดัะผ ะทะฐ ะฟะพะผะพั‰ัŒัŽ, ะผั‹ ั ะฒะธะดัƒ ะทะฐะบั€ั‹ั‚ั‹ะต, ะฝะพ ะฒะฝัƒั‚ั€ะธ ะฟะพ-ะฝะฐัั‚ะพัั‰ะตะผัƒ ะดะพะฑั€ั‹ะต ะธ ะฟั€ะธะฒะตั‚ะปะธะฒั‹ะต. ะ’ัะตะณะดะฐ ะณะพั‚ะพะฒั‹ ะฟะพะผะพั‡ัŒ, ะพัะพะฑะตะฝะฝะพ ะธะฝะพัั‚ั€ะฐะฝั†ัƒ, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะน ะฟะตั€ะตะฑะพั€ะพะป ัั‚ะตั€ะตะพั‚ะธะฟั‹ ะธ ะฟั€ะธะตั…ะฐะป ะบ ะฝะฐะผ. (my advice to you is to approach people more often for help, we may seem closed but we are truly kind and friendly on the inside. We are always ready to help, especially to a foreigner who has overcome stereotypes and come to our country)

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leon_williams 1ย week, 1ย day ago

Increรญble aventura, saludos y tengas una excelente travesรญa en ese hermoso paรญs de Rusia.

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rebecca.jordan 1ย week, 1ย day ago

ะžั‡ะตะฝัŒ ะธะฝั‚ะตั€ะตัะฝะพ ะฟะพัะผะพั‚ั€ะตั‚ัŒ ะฝะฐ ัะฒะพัŽ ัั‚ั€ะฐะฝัƒ ะณะปะฐะทะฐะผะธ ะธะฝะพัั‚ั€ะฐะฝะฝะพะณะพ ั‚ัƒั€ะธัั‚ะฐ)) ะกะฟะฐัะธะฑะพ ะทะฐ ะธะฝั‚ะตั€ะตัะฝะพะต ะฒะธะดะตะพ! ะฃะดะฐั‡ะธ ะฒ ะฟัƒั‚ะตัˆะตัั‚ะฒะธัั… ะธ ะฑัƒะดัŒ ะทะดะพั€ะพะฒ! Za zdorovie!!!