@kostasdockus9064

My great grandfather was exiled to Vorkuta for 4 years during the WW2. He survived, later came back, but died of exhausting age 45. My grandma only told me a few stories, but that was one of the worst gulags to be part of during soviet times, coal mines, and everything they show in the movies just 10x. Other grandpa was in Krasnoyarsk for 7 years and came back with his whole family, as bad as that was, it wasn't even comparable to Vorkuta, more like a working camp, where's the latter a straight up living hell. People say that German prison camps were hell, at least that's the most accepted Western view, well they clearly have no idea of places like Vorkuta sadly, that's a whole different level of survival when you chopping coal by hand at -50C.
My grandpa said that at Krasnoyarsk, -40 was better than -30 with wind, and as children they used to dig tunnels through 1.5 / 2m of snow, and that's a work camp where they had the food on the table most of the time,  he was born in 1940 and is still alive and working everyday today, I guess those type of people just can't be stopped, once he does he'll die.
So just try to imagine Vorkuta as a gulag with -50 / -60 in the Northern Siberia.

@Jst12341

This channel is great, very well researched. Thanks for the video.

@iamakactus2588

10:32 The sine-waves coming from the Antenna on the Broadcast buildings topper is such a small yet artistic detail, somebody sat at a drafting desk and thought that was such a slick design. and almost 70 years later some Lineman from the USA is looking at it from the internet, thinking to himself "Whoever designed that, I hope got a crisp high-five."  it's too cool.

@pcofranc

Incredible tour, thanks!  The buildings would look amazing if restored.  Really appreciate the translation in English.

@cohall46

Very interesting, I look forward to more of your videos. Thanks for sharing.

@FrenchyJr

Vorkuta is just the perfect template for games like stalker or post apocalyptic games

@dtox1283

Brooo, who ever said that it is not posible to bi critical in Russia, I'm impresed with reports. You are brutally honest. Love this reports!!!

@toddbonin6926

This is fascinating. I would like to visit here. To be so far north would be interesting ... and I really like the architecture. Great video.

@soxrox4093

Interesting videos.  Thanks for making and uploading them.  Great !!!!!!!

@H.J.U.49

An example of how many glories pass away. Despite the decay and the endless sadness that hangs over the city, it seems that there is still a small group of citizens who continue to live there. One wonders how they feel about living in such a place?

@JD-tn5lz

Great architecture, and as a far north resident, I totally understand why you apply bright colors to as much as you can.

Plus, in the battle between permafrost and pavement, permafrost always eventually wins.

@Itried20takennames

This is true of many “one industry” towns…while that industry booms, it attracts people and eventually develops a town and all the amenities people like.  But often when that one industry isn’t economically viable any more, it all goes in reverse -people leave,, buildings abandoned, etc.

@carlwest859

.   Beautiful fences to keep citizens from walking on the luxurious lawns.  Trees and shrubs beautifully trimmed to create a park like setting.  Streets with speed reducing structures to protect pedestrians.  Stunning.

@allisonmarlow184

Excellent! So creepy, but great work all around!

@gamemusicify

It was funny you mention it could make good real estate ive been heavily debaiting on buying a few apartments in one of the buildings renovating it into my perfect winter home

@dlewis8405

I imagine in 80 years it will just be bears walking those streets. Just as well. Let nature have it.

@erniebuchinski3614

6:49 "Cities with good roads are much better than those with bright buildings, if you ask me." 😄

@Bulletguy07

11:56 An old Soviet mosaic, pot holed roads, a desolate town built by Stalins Gulag.....Bald would be in paradise here had he not been kicked out of Russia!

@jaylynch7022

Thanks for what you do. 

Salute from 🇬🇧

@danielson7519

VOOORRKUUUTAAA!!

- Resnov