13 Russian-language YouTube channels about life abroad

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

From vloggers living abroad, you can learn how to get a visa, how much food and housing cost in a particular country, or how to learn a foreign language.

Some of them travel the world, others have left to study or work abroad. At the same time, they created YouTube channels and talk about everyday life in the host country. Watching them is not only interesting, but also useful. On these channels, you can learn about important nuances that cannot be found in a tourist guide.

Brazil

Channel: Alex Alexeev.

Number of subscribers: 22 450.

The author of this channel is Alexey Alekseev. He was born in Krasnoyarsk, then lived in Moscow for a long time, then left for Malta to study English. There he made friends with Brazilians and, at their invitation, ended up in Brazil. According to him, he started the channel due to a lack of communication in Russian. Alexey is a cook by profession, so there are many videos about food on his channel. For example, or as a Brazilian Russian food.

Germany

There are a lot of bloggers talking about German everyday life. Here are the most popular and interesting channels.

Channel: DIMA GORDEY.

Number of subscribers: 277 827.

Dima Gordey is from St. Petersburg. As a fifth year student at PSU, he thought longingly about further office work for a couple of tens of thousands of rubles. At the same time, Dima rode BMX well and decided to make a sharp turn in his life: he left for Germany, in an amusement park, participates in an extreme show and performs various tricks on BMX.

Dmitry's main hobbies are cars. On his channel there are a lot of videos about cars, but there are videos about food, about on the streets of Germany,.

Channel: "Life in Germany - TV Made In Germany".

Number of subscribers: 23 065.

Evgeny Matvienko's videos are reminiscent of professional television plots. The fact is that he started working on television in Moscow. Evgeny graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the University of Russian Innovative Education, after which he left for Munich to study as a director.

On the TV Made In Germany channel you will find many interesting stories about cities and Germany, work in this country, transport, sports and much more.

Denmark

Channel: "Denmark with Lyudmila Saunina".

Number of views: 685 740.

Lyudmila Saunina is from Minsk. There she received several higher educations and was engaged in business. In 2010 she married a foreigner and left first to Sweden, then to Denmark. Now Lyudmila works as a business consultant and leads several projects related to Denmark. On her YouTube channel, you will find video sketches about life in this country.

The channel is more for those who are simply interested in the culture of other countries. If you are planning to emigrate or have already done so, take a look at Lyudmila. There is a lot of practical information for adaptation.

Spain

Channel: Dasha Méndez: LIFE in SPAIN.

Number of subscribers: 18 195.

Dasha Mendez ended up in Spain when she was 22. Since childhood, she dreamed of leaving and was drawn to this particular sunny country. Although, according to her, when she moved, she hardly spoke Spanish and knew practically nothing about the local culture.

Now Dasha is studying in, freelancing and shooting a video about Spain. On her channel there are videos about life in this country, local salaries, Spanish and so on.

China

Channel: "Kasho Hasanov".

Number of subscribers: 216 807.

Kasho Hasanov is 25 years old. He is an Azeri born in Georgia and raised in Moscow. Initially, his channel mainly consisted of videos about China, where Kashou went to learn.

Videos about specialties, local food and his channel traditionally gain hundreds of thousands of views. But there are also reports on trips to other countries: Thailand, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Vietnam and so on. Overall, the channel is very positive and inspiring.

USA

There are also a lot of Russian-speaking emigrants in the USA. Many of them shoot and post videos on YouTube:,, "", "",,,, and others. They represent different generations and professions and live in different states. You can easily find vloggers who are close to you in spirit. Here are just a few popular channels.

Channel: chizhny.

Number of subscribers: 140 624.

The author of this channel is named Alexey. He lives in New York and in his commercials often talks about life in Brooklyn on Brighton Beach. Many of Alexei's videos are provocative in nature and cause a heated discussion in the comments. Want to see America from an unexpected angle? See, for example, the video about in America and about "".

Channel: SiliconValleyVoice.

Number of subscribers: 109 807.

This channel will be especially useful and interesting for people who want to work in the US IT industry. Its author is Mikhail Portnov. He has his own school of testers. In the video, he talks about startups and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, and also interviews expats. The videos are conversational in nature. They are quite long but informative.

Channel: Go Hello.

Number of subscribers: 127 168.

Channel of the young guy Ilya Levyant. He is from Samara. There he studied at a school with an in-depth study of the English language. The parents decided to send Ilya to America so that he could receive further education.

Ilya tells more about his move to the USA. Also on his channel there are many videos about student life: how to an American university, an American tour, a tour of and so on. Also, videos from Ilya's friend, Lenya Vlasov from Los Angeles, periodically appear on the channel.

Turkey

Channel: Katicim Paşa.

Number of subscribers: 12 248.

Blond girl Katya lives in Turkey. Her husband is Turkish. She created her channel for Russian-speaking emigrants living in Turkey. Katya talks about Turkish goods and the peculiarities of life in this country. There are also videos on the topic of interethnic marriages and vlogs with walks in Izmir, Istanbul and other Turkish cities.

France

Channel: "Bonjour France".

Number of subscribers: 4 770.

This channel was registered a year ago, and so far it has few subscribers. But its author, Denis, makes very interesting videos about life in Paris, as well as about his travels to other French cities. Here you will find out how to find in Paris and how much groceries or a haircut cost there.

South Korea

Channel: Kyungha MIN.

Number of subscribers: 94 633.

Channel of a Korean girl named Kyungha. She once lived in the Far East, so she knows Russian quite well. Now the girl lives in South Korea and in her videos talks about the Korean language, modern culture and other aspects of life in this country.

If your accent bothers you, but you are interested in South Korea, subscribe to the channel. This is a brother and sister who have lived in Korea for a long time, but have now returned to Russia and are filming videos on various topics.

Japan

Channel: ToriChyanChannel.

Number of subscribers: 302 860.

Vika, the creator of this channel, left for Japan, as she was fond of its culture. There the girl got married and entered the university. But her marriage to a Japanese man ended. Now Vika is mastering the profession of an architect and continues to shoot educational videos about Japan: how much it costs, like the Japanese in winter, what Japanese students eat, and so on.