Exploring Chukotka - the most remote Russian region

CORRECTIONS, REMARKS AND CLARIFICATIONS: 1. The wind power station shown at 24:13 is the biggest in Arctic zone of Russia but not in the whole country. The largest wind power station is located near Nevinomyssk, Stavropol region. 2. Ironically there was no printed bus schedule on the bus stop at 11:53. However, as I mentioned in the video, it was available online. Not all of the bus stops had heated room, only the ones with the highest passenger flow. 3. At 12:58 I followed the road to the ferry harbor. Officially, the winter road wasn't open but it didn't scare some drivers owning off-road vehicles to still cross the estuary. Being there for the first time, I didn't understand the trajectory of the unofficial winter road and wasn't sure in the traffic. Ordering TREKOL would cost me ~40$. After some calculations I decided to walk to Anadyr because, firstly, it sounded more adventurous lol, and secondly it was cheaper (leaving alone the risk of falling through the ice). 4. The man at 20:38 seemed mentally ill. I didn't check whether he mentioned real salary or imagined it. The rest of the interview was cut from the video because he jumped from one thought to another and I lost sense of he was saying. 5. Grocery prices in Anadyr differed from one store to another. One product can cost x in one store, x2 in another one and x3 in the third. Take it into consideration. There is few federal retailers in Chukotka which is one of the reasons why prices may be significant. 6. How about wild animals? Well, polar bears do not inhabit the territory around Anadyr, they live somewhere northern. Wolves? They can indeed be seen somewhere around Anadyr but the possibility of encountering them is still pretty low. While walking to the nuclear storage I saw a fox but it seemed to be afraid of me and it kept long distance, so I didn't care about the fox and carried on walking.

"In winter it's frequently pretty cold here." I believe you.

I never thought I'd see a guy walking across a frozen body of water, give a tour of a grocery store and explore a Soviet nuclear missile storage facility in one video. Thank you for this and all your other videos! The are all incredibly fascinating.

I love how a monster truck just pulls up and is like get in

Dude, going in that Nuke Storage alone and in the dark was scary. You are a legend for filming that.

Thanks for travelling to so many unique places around Russia - especially such remote places. It is such a pleasure to be able to see how people are living and what they are doing in such places. Huge fan of your adventures and what you are able to share with us about Russian people and culture. Cheers from USA!

Fascinating stuff. I was with the military (NATO) during the cold war. Seeing the inside of what must have been one of the most heavily protected military installations in the whole Soviet Union seems almost unreal.

My name is Joe. Thank you for teaching me (an American) about Russia. I love your country and its people, and your English is SUPERB! You should be very proud of the amazing educational service you provide. You are a GREAT teacher. I learn so much about your beautiful country just watching your excellent videos. BUT....a little fatherly advice. Please be CAREFUL in the abandoned facilities not to get hurt, especially if you are alone. PLEASE be very safe and take first aid in case you get a cut or something. Again, my young friend, thank you for your excellent education about your beautiful country. большое спасибо!

Best wishes from the USA. 🇺🇸 I wish every Russian good health and wishes. You’re a fascinating country. Thank you for your production.

Anadyr looked quite nice, considering. It looked far more cheerful than I was expecting. They put in a lot of effort to make it look friendly. Great video as always!

I lived in Inuvik, NWT, Canada. This is bringing back great memories. I loved the isolation, the weather, and the people. I had many adventures medivacing out to the settlements in our zone. We had an ice road in the winter. I loved the Spring breakup, the screeching and crunching of the ice jams in the river. We also had brightly coloured rows of townhouses. Cheered things up in winter. ❤️🇨🇦

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Great tour. I used to live in Alaska 1735KM east of your location. We had the same hard snow, ice fishing and ice roads. Food was expensive but only 200% of Lower 48 prices, sometimes only 150%. We also had very high winds - I could never walk as far as you did. We would use snow machines and F-250 trucks, but only the Army had tracked vehicles for off road snow travel. The coldest drive I ever took was a -66.6F (-55C), then the thermometer died. Maybe it was colder? It was always a challenge to keep electronics alive in those conditions.

Your videos bring me peace and admiration of other cultures. So nice that the internet helps to be able to bring people together

I wish all countries got along better. Theres so many countries with stunning geography that i'd love to see.

I have not read ALL comments but would have liked you to mention Roman Abramovich (former owner of Chelsea) who was the governor of Chukotka from 2000 to 2008. The colorful housing and a lot of the modern street art on their sidewalls has been initiated by him to make this remotest part of the Russian Federation a more liveable place. Nevertheless,thank you for the video and sharing your trip with us.

I grew up in the town that has the nuclear submarine base right outside of Seattle. It’s insane to see the location of where my imminent death might have came from. We always said “at least you won’t feel a thing if the bombs ever dropped”

I grew up in Alaska, in a small town founded by Russian fur trappers. I was out of school when I finally learned the history of the place- what a shame. Russian history is astounding and I appreciate what you’re doing here. Thank you.

I'm somewhat surprised by how nice this place looks. I expected it to be more like Norlisk. Your content where you explore remote places like this are ALWAYS entertaining. Same with the video(s?) that you ski around cities. I hope to see more videos! 😊 edit; lol the ACAB graffiti in the computer classroom! i remember seeing it in the Norilsk video also lol, it's a small world 😂

I'm moroccan, from the region of Taroudant famous for Tangerines. I was surprised to see our tangerines there :D