Welcome to the Northwest of Russia a district of pristine Northern nature and the richest historical and orthodox legacy Vologda is one of the most ancient cities of Russia the city is the same age as Moscow in 16th century tsar Ivan the Terrible even decided to place the capital here but because of one brick he changed his mind and it never happened but even though it's not the capital this city is called the soul of the Russian North many people ask me why I keep going to the north my mom also asked me this and I decided to bring her here she made all the way from Perm to Vologda and I hope that I will make her fall in love with the North my mom is discussing some field works like potatoes and vegetables with our relatives in the Tatar language her brother is taking her advice about potatoes potatoes and garden are the most important things Vologda Kremlin can wait but let me tell you some history about the Vologda Kremlin and how a brick prevented Vologda from becoming the capital of ancient Rus under the rule of Ivan the Terrible the city became an important transit point for the trade with both Europe and Siberia the city grew rich and the tsar decided that it should become the capital he began to build a huge fortress which was supposed to be two times larger than the Moscow Kremlin at the same time the construction of St Sophia Cathedral began there is a legend that when the tsar came to the construction site for another inspection a brick or a piece of plaster fell on his head the tsar got so angry and left Vologda the construction stopped and the city never became the capital eventually the construction was completed only 20 years later under the rule of another tsar now we're going to the top of Vologda cathedral Bell Tower it's 24 floors and 298 steps please support my mom by liking this video are you ready yes I am ready after lots of steps and walking we have a break on the Vologda city beach because my mom wanted to go to the beach and let me 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55% discount for the annual plan and for mama it will be free I decided that it's time to introduce my mom to the northern cuisine obviously we're in a train here we don't know we start with a famous Russian soup named "Shchi" but it's not a usual Shchi it's (gives Russian name) it has small dried fish here which is not typical for Shchi this fish is (gives Russian name) I like it I like salty stuff next one from white I love anything from mushrooms hunting Northern food is mostly berries mushroom of course meat and fish this one is (gives Russian name) it's summer so for drinks we have Kvass and this one is (gives Russian name) is a city in Kvass from "Fatherfrost" from Russian Santa Claus because he lives in VVeliky Ustyug but what what Vologda city is mostly known for in all Russia are two things first is Vologda butter and second they say that locals from Vologda have a very distinct and funny accent and dialect that when they speak they always say lots of oh oh oh so let's try to find the butter and see if the locals do have this dialect food from mama for dinner Buckwheat it's translated as Buckwheat but I'm not sure that foreigners really know this and we put a Vologda butter in the porridge in Russian we have a saying it means you cannot spoil porridge with butter let's try the Vologda butter it smells amazing conclusion but I really love this black bread black with the butter and also my favorite dessert from childhood is bread and then sour cream or butter and then honey or gam and for me it's my favorite dessert you don't need any dessert cake anything it's the best and on my Instagram today I published a story with my mom and you guys asked questions to this amazing woman for one day I enrolled as a military translator because I thought that you're going to be so cool and then I realized that if you're a military translator you cannot leave Russia I thought that if you're a translator then you travel for maybe maybe next time you will see our vlog from Mexico but for this time we will keep exploring the Vologda region for now I think we're going to eat and relax before tomorrow tasty Vologda food was good but now it's time for spiritual food as Vologda is a region rich with churches and monasteries thousands of pilgrims come here every year to meet the God our stop is Kirillo belozersky monastery the largest one in Europe it's located in the town Killov on the shore of the lake Siverskaya we arrived in the village Killov and we saw a sign that it is selected as one of the most beautiful villages of Russia the monastery is located very close to the national park named the Russian North and we decided to head to the mountain Maura and explore its surroundings during this night we've got more questions from you guys so we will keep answering some of my videos this woman was a cameraman camerawoman on the top of the mountain Maura we found a huge rock and the legend says that once the Reverend Kirill Belozerskiy stood here and by some miracle his footprint was left on this rock they say that if you step on it barefoot and make a wish it will definitely come true it's shameful to admit but when I was a child I thought so unfair why wasn't I born in a rich family and I wished for different expensive things now I know how rich I've always been to have a family where I feel safe supported inspired I love being around my family and traveling with them what else could I wish for?
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