Comments by "Rimrock300" (@Rimrock300) on "The Last House In The Chernobyl Village" video.

  1. For anyone wondering, real Belarus translation... : 'Hey driver! STEP ON IT! FOLLOW THAT HORSE! GO GO!' ;)
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  2. He walked to and from the nearest town. Seeing the doctor, shoping and so on. Sometimes he gets a ride, like here.
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  3. Why just assume things like this, without look up more info on the subject? It's well known by now, via different videos and channels that this man got quite some donations, and went to stay at a better house, where people were close to help him. Even if it seems in this 1 video he is alone, he had family and friends not far away, that he met now and then
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  4. It's not bad. EU people love live like this, no need to pay any tax, as nobody can find them in the woods, 1000 miles from nowhere. No gas, no heat
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  5. One can also try see it from the viewpoint of the person knocking, he also in the middle of nowhere, possible in the dark, not knowing what/who is luring around the corner in a 'ghost' village. Possible he is just as scared:)
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  6. He is about 75 now, got a quite good appartment to stay in the town, access to doctors, helpers, medication
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  7. It's on the border region, enter/no enter. The border have to go somewhere.the land is on the right side of the border
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  8. Family and friends in the region. He is alone at home, but he goes around to visit people, and to town, when he wish to meet others
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  9. about 52°42'13.1"N 31°30'33.5"E is right in his area, close up to the Russian border, some few miles south of the town of Negliubka, Bellarus, where likely Bold picked him up
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  10. some other man in the neighbourhood? They might have been knocking at eachothers doors from time to time, when drunk, without remembering anything, and they both got the same story about the mysterious knocking sounds;)
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  11. It's in Belarus. 'Chernobyl village' as in 'village that was abandoned because of the Chernobyl catastrophe'.
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  12. There are relatives watching the graves. Some probably pass by know and then. Poor, but not a tragic life, a free man, can walk, can grow something in the field, living where he was born
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  13. He gets some social security payments, and there are social workers in the nearest towns keeping an eye on these older people living alone
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  14. You seem confused. Bald offered him money at his own initiative.He mainly just wanted some company
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  15. More like Parkinson, that makes one shake, or something else of illness. He seems clear in his mind (looking past the alkohol)
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  16. and as he have stated in a older video; forget all about the grammar, just memorize words and sentences, one don't need to have the grammar (which is very complicated) correct to make one self understood by the locals.
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  17. Asia. Track him at his vlog;)
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  18. He have lived in the village for decades, it's his home.
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  19. the village is maybe 4-6 miles away from nearest town. It's a populated area nearby, close to the 'zone', with people taking care of graves and farmer taking care of fields
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  20. Agreed. But there are many people who live in such simple conditions even in Europe and USA. The countries can never help everybody out of poverty
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  21. the man is speaking a special accent that is a mix of those 2 languages
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  22. Some people just don't mind too much living a simple life, the place the love the most. In Norway also some few older men still lives in houses like Kolya, far out in the countryside. They have more than enough money after years working and no family to support, now getting good pensions and could anytime update their homes or buy a new apartment in the nearest town, but don't care to move, do any changes or spend any money at their home, happy with things as they are) In Eastern Europe situastion naturally is different, as lack money is real for these guy's like Kolya.
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  23. The 'YT title police' is here again. It's fully legal to edit video titles. A work in progress, one put a title fast at first, then evaluate and come up with one consider even more accurate titles.
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  24. Belarus people have suffered very hard through the times, mainly because of their location between large powers. Religious, old school culture. Cementries and memories of relatives is a BIG thing there, as in many other countries
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  25. he later went to stay in a better house, and had people more close to look after him
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  26. There are people living in such way, even in western europe. It's mostly their own choice, and often do have a okay pension. Also in Norway some choose to live at places with no electrisity, and sometimes no road for car. But there a very few of them left these days. From what I have experienced it's mostly out of sentimental reasons, people lving in old farm houses where they were born, farming now ended long time ago, wanting to stay there as long as health allows. I knew one in Norway in the 90's. A outgoing older fellow, well known by most people in the county. Money no problem, good pension, but prefered to live in the old crumbling house he was born up in the mountains, no water, no electric. He felt the house was not worth putting any money into, just kept the roof sealed from the rain, and he was happy enough in his small kingdom, and old mountain farm (not operating)
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  27. On the other hand, he is a free man
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  28. These houses used to be in good condition back in the days, but it's a typical situation in these ex-sovjet countries that prices for things have sky-rocketed while peoples income / pensions have not been keeping up..so people needs to give food priority before new paint for their houses and so on. He is born there, and possible the place he feels most happy. would likely feel more missarable in a new apartment in town, if someone gave him
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  29. Belarus people and culture is quite similar to Russian, they want to stick with their own. Baltics are a different kind, more have identified with Scandinavia and towards the west. Better off than other ex-Sovjet states, for sure. But still no problem to find run down houses and 'village drunks' in the Baltics.., like in many european countries;) I've been there)
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  30. It's a poor country, like most of the ex-sovjet countries. elderly do get a small pension, but are generally left to take care of them selves, or by relatives for the one's that got that. Many thousand people where moved after the catastrophe, but some people moved back in after some time, 'illegally'. Mostly elderly people who did not want to live anywhere lese than where they allways had lived. Relatively few people, government not bother too much about them, they are on their own
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  31. If you have to ask, forget about it and move on. Nothing there.
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  32. Probably some other alocholic in the neighbourhood,wanting to visit and drink together?. But it was too late in the evening
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  33. Not dangerous to just walk around, the radiaton level is quite low 'in the air'. There are some concentrated radiation in the soil, at some items around that is dangerous if one somehow get them inside oneself buy litterally 'eating soil' or something. anyway, if one actually goes to places like this, one would do some close research online
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  34. Agree with you in general one needs to look out and be careful in life. You seem a bit above average paranoid when saying this in relation to this old person, hardly can stand on his feeth? In the US with guns and crazy persons everywhere, one for sure have to be more careful. In these ex-sovjet states dangers and crimes are less than in many western countries. Bald have been around, and I guess pretty good at 'reading' people
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  35. Belarus is among the small nations located beween big powers. Sadly they have been 'run over' through the history.
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  36. Relatives of people who lived in the village takes care of the graves. Maybe the old man helps. About 5 miles to nearest town, which is outside the zone
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  37. Interesting, thanks
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  38. No! Never! Hot! ;) He likely have enough firewood)
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  39. People from the area/town that used to live/had relatives in the village, probably some related to this man too
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  40. No one has said it's abandoned. there are 2 other guys living there. Used to be about 170 inhabitants some decades ago,.
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  41. I think the nazies killed people all the time they were in the region. They had a plan to replace much of the slavic population with theri own people, and keep some as slaves. Etnical cleaning.
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  42. Old man illness, Parkinson. Affects nerves, muscle control. In addition alcoholic.
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  43. We did see the graveyard being maintained. There are family members coming from other towns to help take care. So they know about him
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  44. 'Etnical cleaning', the germans wanted to replace the Belarus inhabitants with their own people. He might have some memories from like 5 years of age if he is like 80, or someone told him. I would not be surpriced if he was just around 70, looks older because of hard life, illness, alcohol. But maybe he is a 80+, we'll never know.
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  45. One can ask, who feels more scared, the one sitting in his house in middle of nowhere hearing someone outside, or the one walking around in the night in the middle of nowhere without knowing what waits around the next corner?)
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  46. He had been in the town, and was heading home. It was not like tens of miles, but maybe 5-10 miles. People are used to walk longer distances, I'm sure he had walked the distance many times.
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  47. One gets affected, concentrations are higher than normal, but nowhere as risky as the first years after the accident. It's when living for a longer in this enviroment one can get issues. there are some spots with concentrated radiation around, but I guess people living there, visiting, knows how to go clear, not thouch anything they shouldn't
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  48. seat belt alarm
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  49. there are some poorer countries in Eastern, south eastern europe,especially, where there are quite many like this man. He have chosen to live where he does, but it's not that far away from neighbours, town. He got a small pension, and some people, a social worker, he meet from time to time. I would say most get offered some sort of help/care, if they wish. What is offered might not always be that much, especially in some poorer areas
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  50. old habit. the village/region was once filled with people
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  51. Not quite so I will think, but one never knows. There are people coming to the graves, might be relatives of people that have lived in the village before, and I guess some of them knows about this man living in the old house, as he has for decades.
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  52. Good question! What do people in general doing far away from their home, that I wonder. Maybe visiting friend, shopping, doctor? Why can't people just stay at home?
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  53. Speaking English (1), Russian (2), Hindi (3) : this guy can speak every one of the 3 languages on the planet. Amazing.
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  54. I would possible just driven on down that road. But on the other hand, it's understandable to hold back. One would never know, one would not like to get stuck out there in a ditch or something.
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  55. flower; 1 dollar, house 25000 usd.....Pick one...
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  56. channel 'Kolya the storyteller', there are people now forwarding gifts and some money to him
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  57. Story is there is another village nearby, with a old man living alone, too, that have experienced the same knocking, too...You do the math...who is knocking at eachothers door, looking for some more vodka, and don't remember anything later on..;)
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  58. No. Thats many miles away, cross the border in Ukraine
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  59. just because we don't see any other people around in this video, doesn't mean that this man is completely unkown to other people in the region and live in isolation. there are for example people coming visiting the graveyard, likely people who once lived there or have relatives from there, possible common relatives with this old man that are the last on still living in that particular village. he have possible been there for decades. a few people will know who he is, and possible walk by his house know and then, see him in town. If not see him for a while, I'm sure someone will come and have a look sooner or later.
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  60. This is on the boarderline. The boarder needs to go somewhere. Possible the fields is just on the correct side,
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  61. Yes. He was born right after the war, 1946, both knows all the tales. Likely be about death, and also from the germans trying pulling back with their equipment creating dust
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  62. Spring seanson. Newly plowed. Takes some time after seeding that things start to show) Ask a local farmer how it works
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  63. Maybe he studied and practised it. Or he just woke up one morning and could speak it. We will probably never know the answer.
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  64. Do we know?:)
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  65.  @laissinnema6606  One can imagine there are 2 old guys, living on each their side of the forrest/border here, Kolya and 'the other guy'. They have both been out in the night, now and then through the years, drunk, knocking at eachother's windows by chance. They live alone in different villages, and both think it's needed to lock their doors, because of the 'window knocker'...Isn't that a great theory?;)
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  66. How do we know? Possible he is alone in the old village, but there are people coming tending to the graves, and likely other people in the region come by now and then, maybe with some groceries, vodka I don't know. He possible have lived there for decades, so people know about him
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  67. Relatives of people that used to live in the village, possible some of them this man's relatives to. And he possible help maintain the graveyard
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  68. alcolhol + some Parkinson disease (or similar)
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  69. It's a great idea to start collect something for this guy. One should keep in mind that he quite possible feels a strong attachtment to the village, where many of his past relatives and friends are are resting at the grave yard. Maybe some kind of 'tiny house', with solar panel, to be placed just close to his current living quarters.
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  70. Parkinson, or something similar, and he is some drunk here, so that makes for a bit special behavior. But he has a clear mind, just some trouble speak as he used to. One can see that in the video no. 2, where he is sober
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  71. Realtives that have moved to urban areas years ago, coming back to look after the graves know and then in the deserted villages
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  72. No. He is a bit drunk here, and have some 'old age shaking', maybe a trace of Parkinson
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  73. Such often happen to some older/younger people in a big city, if no relatives around or close friends. People can live for decades in their appartments and not know the neighbour, and be dead for weeks before some caretaker or social worker find them. There are relatively few people left in this country side region, and most of them have a general idea of what houses are emtpy and not, and who is who. There are relatives coming to take care of the graves now and then. Sure it happen that it can take some days before someone is found, but sooner or later neighbours / relatives will be looking around if they have not seen him for days. He have probably lived there all his life. People in the region knows well who he is and where he lives. At least, let's cross our fingers.
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  74. But he is free, and can walk, talk, eat.
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  75. No big deal in these small country roads. But in general, agreed, I always try to remember my seatbelt
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  76. Yeah, but think about it, that person knocking, in the dark, in a ghost village in the middle of nowhere, possible to be even more scared)
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  77. Sometimes one just have to take a trip to town. it happens.
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  78. he might help out. Possible mainly relatives from town.
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  79. Living 5 km from town, often there for supplies likely. Graves taken care of by people with connection to the village, possible some of them are his relatives. People in the region knows about this man, last man standing in this village, quite sure.
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  80. Probably still higher radiation than recommended, but government are not as strict anymore about it. Alcohol, and different common illnesses gets most people long before effects of radiation I guess
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  81. He has lived there for ages, there are people in the region who knows this man and meets him in the shop, on the road...And relatives around.
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  82. Agreed, one should always try to remember seatbelts. In this high radiation zone I feel there is bigger things to worry about than seatbelts)
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  83. Pretty sure there are closer or more distant relatives coming to look for the graves once in a while, possible common relatives of this man. They know about this last person still in the village. But yeah, it might take some days, couple of weeks everytime someone comes by.
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  84. Same relatives who maintains the existing graves I recon. I think he is not all forgotten and alone, there are relatives who have left the area, but comes back to see the graves. But on his own most of the time naturally
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  85. Realtives from town. And maybe him helping out.
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  86. the man speaks a special local accent of russian, it's hard for Bald to understand much of it
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  87. Lives alone, but there are relatives comeing to the graves, and someother people in the close region. Not many people left in these villages, I think the ones who are have an general idea who is who, and living where.
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  88. One had the disaster that made most peolpe og away, but it's also a strong trend in the ex-sovjet countries that villages more and more quickly are deserted. Young people want to move to town
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  89. He is free, only himself to take care of, living in the village he always have lived. Poor, but been used to this life for many years I guess
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  90. it's one the borderline
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  91. People are different. Some manage well on their own, happy enough being by themself for longer or short periods of time, and many even prefare being on their own. This man had family and friends not far away he could go and see, when he felt for it
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  92. It's right on the borderline of the go/no go area, from what I've understood.
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  93. The fact that possible family members and friends in the region are not present in the video, does not mean that they don't exist. He is alone when at home, but there are other people in the area
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  94. 'Chernobyl village' as in 'a village affected by the Chernobyl disaster'
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  95. Relatives / neighbours I suppose. Living alone, but the few people in the area have an general idea of who is who and what houses are empty and not.
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  96. Many people in the region. He will be found.
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  97. there you go, one don't need to drive too far away before ending up in a different world, out in the bush) Great you find your way back to civilization)
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  98. The Amish people have a better life than most other US citizens
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  99. the video is showing him and his house alone in the forrest, but that does not mean that there is no other people and homes in the neighbourhood.
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  100. Great idea
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  101. He lives alone, but there are relatively few people left in these villages and people in the region have an general idea of what houses there are someone living or not. I don't think it will be such a long periode before someone will discover. I think such is bigger problems in the big cities, anywhere, like London, where often people not knows their neighbours, and someone can be dead for months without anyone knows.
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  102. A video does not show the whole picture. There are other people and houses in not too long walking distance. He is alone when home, but he goes on visits when he wish
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  103. He is lucky that he has so few things he own, and need to worry about.
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  104. Think about it as 'Chernobyl zone village'
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  105. People with connection to the old village, living outside the Zone, taking care of the graves of their relatives. Possible some common relatives with this man. Maybe this man also helps take care of the graves. Plastic flowers?
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  106. How do we know...? This is not the big city, where some people can live completely by them self for decades without talking to the neighbour...Few people in the countryside, they more or less know about eachother. Those from the region/town who helps take care of the village graveyard knows this man, he has been there for decades, maybe their uncle, grand uncle. Likely. Hopefully.
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  107. one of the poorest countries in europe, people have to manage on their own to a large degree, with a small pension
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  108. Same relatives who takes care of their mutual relative's graves in the village?
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  109. quite likely relatives living in the region, same who comes to look for the graveyard
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  110. 5 km to town.. People with relatives who used to live in the village maintain the graveyard
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  111. The road 'was' fine, yeah. But hard to tell up front..? One just not wanna risk getting stuck out there, it's not worth it.
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  112. He got not much stress in his life, mostly peace and quiet. No 5 screaming kids and wife) A free soul. He have the possibility to go to town and see people, and someone comes by to see the graves / village now and then I guess, and have a talk to him if they see him outside. Sad with the alcohol, but that takes many people.
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  113. there are people living in some houses, and do a certain maintenance
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  114. some few people have moved back permanently the in reasont years. no one cares to much about those few
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  115. I guess the same. They drove past the road he usually takes, but then he just point forward and mean they can take the next turn-off
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  116. The people who where entering the Chernobyl reactor building some days after it exploded to secure the place, there we talk about acute radiation poisoning. Extreme high radiation. 30 years after, 150 miles away, there are still some higher radiation than natural levels, and will be for many years, but we are not talking about acute poisoning. There are still people alive in these areas, after 30 years...There are more cancer among this population than elsewhere, but we are talking about living here permanently over a longer periode of time. I would not worry too much visiting the area for some days.
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  117. 'Great times' under Stalin = you do and think EXACTLY how Stalin says, are given a home, food and avoid getting put in prison/killed. Too many people it was a okay deal. To others not.
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