Exploring Georgia with a local! // The SOVIET city of Rustavi
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Published 2024-08-03
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Author of the background photo on the thumbnail: shermazana
In this video:
0:00 introduction
2:10 part 1: brezhnevka houses
4:42 why Stalin rebuilt this city
6:46 Shota Rustaveli monument
7:56 eco problems
8:59 should Soviet heritage be preserved?
11:02 Georgia's accession to EU
13:10 part 2: khruschyovka houses
13:52 inside the yard
16:47 part 3: Old Rustavi
19:24 why Rustavi looks like Paris
20:25 raising kids in Georgia
23:17 gender stereotypes in Georgia and Russia
25:53 Soviet mosaic & abandoned factory
27:29 Georgia-Poland friendship square
29:12 stereotypes about Rustavi
30:55 foreign agent law
32:02 is it safe at night?
34:11 soviet Palace of Culture
35:07 goodbyes!
All Comments (21)
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Hello Friends (tour guide) Elizabeth here Thank you Natasha so much for giving opportunity to present my city was pleasure to do it with you😊I hope all of you enjoy video 😊and I do not have YouTube channel but after your warm comments I might consider it ♥️
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As a Georgian I am proud that Georgia has such a wonderful generation.
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That was a great video! The "local quide" was charismatic and seems really smart and friendly!! Honestly it was a pleasure listening to her guiding us around :)
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I think this Georgian girl should start her own channel ❤
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I'm always happy when you smile, Natasha. I hope you find moments that lead to more smiles.
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Cool video, very lovely friend too. Watching it now. Enjoying it!
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Thank you for guiding us around Rustavi!
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The abandoned factory in Rustavi reminded me of when you used to show us similar sites in Spassk. You have a gift for finding beauty in the most improbable places, Natasha! 😊
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you girls are so refreshing to watch...! Slava Georgia....
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Your sense of humor is wonderful. You kept the part of the video where you walked into a plexi-glass hood and almost hit your head on a sign near the bridge. Made me smile. This video was sort of like your earliest videos from Spassk and Khabarovsk, only you had a friend with you.
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Very interesting! Thank you Elizabeth and Natasha! 🇬🇪
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I was cheering for Georgia during the UEFA Euro 2024! I sincerely hope that the young generation of Georgians will choose to join us in the West and come help us build a better Europe. Our systems are far from perfect and we could use your passion and energy to help improve them as well as our relations to other parts of the world. As I have learned more about the Georgian people and their history, I see very strong synergies between Georgia, the EU, and the United States. Thanks, Natasha, for all the valuable insights you are providing. Btw., I lived the first 20 years of my life in Denmark and have spent the past 30 in the USA.
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Terrific! Thank you both.
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Rustavi looks cool ! Nice video with your local friend ! Thank you
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Natasha, I watched all of your videos from the very beginning, I like that they get more and more thoughtful. But this video got a new drive by its dialogue form. This made it more vivid, lively. So much the more with a smart partner as Elizabeth. I think you should try this more often!
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Im glad that you have local friend and we need more videos with her
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I would never have known a thing about this town if you hadn't made this video. If you trust Wikipedia, they have a lengthy article regarding the early and modern history of Rustavi.
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this was a GREAT video. Eli's input about her city and country, particularly with context of having lived outside georgia too, really made the video for me.
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Rustavi is a meme in Georgia, however, I live in a center of Tbilisi and I think that many young people from Rustavi are often much better educated and harder working than people from Tbilisi's Vake or Vera districts (center). Which kinda makes me respect them more.
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That was wonderful! Thank you so much Elizabeth. It's fascinating to learn the layers of history and personal experience across generations.