Learn Russian - The Most European Serbian city

Hello friends! Max is with you and today Julia and I are going to a city called Novi Sad. This is the second largest city in Serbia. A large enough city. It will be very interesting to see it with you. And we go there on a modern Serbian train. It's really cool. They bring you coffee here. Everything is very, very, very modern, very cool, very quiet. And this, of course, is not such a train like the one on which we went to Montenegro. If you have not seen that video, then look, the link will be here. This is a completely different train. But let's go to the city. By the way, the station in this city is much more modern, more and more convenient than ... well, I don't know about more, but definitely more modern and more convenient than in Belgrade. In Belgrade, a new station is still being built, and here, I don't know, maybe it's an old station, judging by the roof and by different designs. But it was clearly restored, repaired. Therefore, it is so pleasant, very spacious, a lot of space. Cool, cool. I really like the station. Here is another second floor. Well, in general, everything looks nice. Yes, this is how people sometimes drive cars. Oh, I got it. Everyone turns around here because there is a road repair. And this, by the way, is not just a road. There is a station, and this is the main ... the main boulevard. Or the main street of Novi Sad. Because it passes almost through the whole center of the city. Or maybe even through the whole city. Because the city is actually not very big. Well, by Russian standards, I would say that the city is small, but everything must always ... everything must be said in comparison. Therefore, about two hundred and something thousand people live in this city. That is, well, a little, let's say so. A little. But this is the main street, I would say so. Stalls where you can buy newspapers, newspapers, lemonade and ice cream. By the way, I am generally amazed by the number of newspapers. Let's even go and see. The number of newspapers and magazines which are sold in Serbia. The fact is that in Russia newspapers and magazines they are of course sold, but there are very few of them. Usually people read everything from the phone. But I don't remember that I saw a person sitting in a cafe with a newspaper, for example, in Russia. Well, maybe a long time ago. But in Serbia it is still accepted and it's cool. It's some kind of special flavor. A person is sitting and reading a newspaper. This is interesting. A big difference of the new garden from Belgrade is that there are bike paths in the new garden. That is, they exist and they really work. Here I am now walking on the bike path and probably everyone hates me. This is what the bike path looks like. That is, there is a sidewalk. A normal human sidewalk where people walk. There is a bike path. That is, the streams are divided. And this is cool. Because very often, for example, in Russia there is a bike path, but it is made so that there are pedestrians walking at the same time and cyclists ride. That is, in fact, as if this bike path does not exist. It is there, but it is kind of formal. It is formal, but in fact it is not. Also in Belgrade, there is also sometimes there is a markup, yes, such lines are drawn. There is a markup, there is a bike path, but in fact it is not there, because everyone just walks, because there is very little space. In the new garden, it's very cool that there is a separate bike path and a separate wide sidewalk. Just respect! Another main attraction of the new garden is Frushka Gora. A mountain called Frushka. In Serbian, Frushka Gora. There it is. Maybe you can't see it very well. It's not a very high mountain, but it's a park. As if a big mountain and a big park. It's very cool to walk there. I have already been there. A very beautiful place. And it is very close to the city. A very cool place. Now we are about in the center of the city. And we are going to watch the old city with you. Or Stary Grad in Serbian. This is what the city looks like. His, let's say, the central part, but not the oldest. Very interesting architecture here. You can see different cute houses. For example, such houses. There are modern houses, there is a historical building. So, and I need to understand where the center itself is. Maybe someone can ask? So, who can I ask? Now we will ask. Excuse me, where is the center of the city? Here. We need to go straight and then to the right. Yes. In Russian, right is right, and in Serbian it is straight. Therefore, you should not get confused. Sometimes they tell you right, right. And you think you need to go right, but right is straight. In my opinion, something similar was also in Polish. Here. So, this is what the whole city looks like. Well, not the whole city, but, let's say, its central part. Very, very nice. The fact is that the New Garden itself was founded at the end of the 17th century. That is, this city is the equivalent of St. Petersburg. Approximately. That is, three hundred something years to the city. A fairly old city. But. But. I read that at the end of the 19th century there was a revolution in Serbia. And this city was, well, almost destroyed. Therefore, there are few buildings in this city that were built before the 19th century. Basically, all buildings were built after the 19th century. So, we were told to the right. Let's go right. Well, I think we'll find the center. This is not a big problem. Here. They are all buildings. Probably from the 20th century. Perhaps some buildings from the 19th century. For example, for example, well, definitely not this. But. But you and I will still see very old and beautiful buildings now. A lot of people, by the way, Russian people who come to Serbia for some reason, for some reason compare the New City ... Lord, the New Garden with ... just in the Witcher game was a city called New Town. Therefore, I confused. Once upon a time I played The Witcher. It was a long time ago. By the way, I read the book, but the truth is, I did not finish it, unfortunately, did not have time. So here. So, many visitors compare the New Garden with St. Petersburg, and Belgrade with Moscow. I don't know why. It seems to me that this comparison is not appropriate. Inappropriate, inappropriate, baseless. Maybe because the New Garden is considered such a more European city in terms of architecture. The fact is that Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, has been under the influence of Turkey for a long time. And the New Garden, it was under the influence of the Austrian Empire or Austro-Hungary. That is, it was all part of Austro-Hungary. And you will see now, you will see now, this influence. There are literally five minutes left, even less, and you will already see the influence of Austro-Hungary. Therefore, these two cities are very different in architecture. Plus, the New Garden is smaller. It is smaller, it is calmer. In principle, this is true for St. Petersburg, when they compare St. Petersburg and Moscow. Indeed, St. Petersburg, from the point of view of architecture, is a much more European city. It has very little something so Russian in terms of architecture. Well, to some extent, this is true for the New Garden. Here, look what beautiful houses. What a beautiful building. Very beautiful. Here we are now going to the very center, to the old town. Where, where, where I like the most. There are two main attractions in this city. Well, the most important ones. The first is the city center. Here, look, in that direction there is a part of the center, but there is also an interesting cathedral here. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you the name of all these cathedrals, buildings, because I myself only the second time in this city, so I don't know much about it yet. But the city is certainly very interesting. What do I see here? What do I see here? Dear Lada. Remember, I had the same car. Almost the same, only this is a universal, and I had a sedan. Lada 2104. Damn, in what good condition, look at it. In Russia, they are usually very rusty, already rot. And here, due to the good climate, cars are better preserved. Maybe, by the way, people are better preserved. I do not know. Well, friends. First, the first attraction. What is it, I do not know, unfortunately. But we'll just look at what it looks like. I asked two guys who were sitting there next to me what this cathedral is called, but they said ... I thought, damn, you can't, you can't, you can't not know. Well, maybe they are not from Novy Sad, here. But it seems to me ... Well, I don't know, it's like ... it's like ... as a kind of norm for a cultural person to know at least some basic things in your city. It seems to me that this is ... well, this is what we should all strive for, what I should strive for. Because I'm very bad I know St. Petersburg, my hometown. I know him very badly. But nevertheless, I constantly learn. So that when a foreigner asked me, Max, what is it? I could say, this is the Kazan Cathedral. And this is some other cathedral. Like this. Well, welcome to Novy Sad! Here. Here they are, the streets of the old city. Perhaps some of the oldest streets here, some of the oldest buildings. Well, I don't know for sure, but at least these buildings were all built exactly somewhere in the 19th century. Or earlier. Maybe earlier. Look what an amazing cathedral! Again, unfortunately, I cannot tell you, friends, its name, but we will now come and see. But already in the architecture it is clear that this is not Orthodox main temple. Most likely this is a Catholic cathedral. Maybe St. Paul. I don't know, for some reason it seems to me that if a Catholic cathedral, then it should be called St. Paul's Cathedral. But this is so. Here, look. Central Square. Very beautiful. A very beautiful place. And really, something, something here resembles my native St. Petersburg. Well, it's true. True buildings in St. Petersburg are higher, they are usually four, five, maybe six floors. But the architecture is really very, very, very, very similar. Very similar. I have such pleasant nostalgic moments inside in my city of St. Petersburg. Because, well, it really looks like, friends, well, it looks like, well, it looks like. But this, of course, is very different. This cathedral is very different. I really want to know what it is. What is it called? This is my goal. Now we will come and see what is written there. But first look at this street. Here, look. Torque of Freedom. This means the Square of Freedom. Square of Freedom. So. And here is a small street with restaurants and cafes. How I love such streets. Such streets. Such streets. I love it very much. I love it very much. Well, let's see what this cathedral or this temple is called. Maybe we can even go inside. I don't know. Now let's try. Say welcome to Serbia. Thank you! Ciao! I just met a wonderful person. He said, oh, I saw you on YouTube. Welcome! It was very cool. And this, by the way, of course, is not the St. Paul's Cathedral. This is the Church of Mary. Church of Mary. Like this. It was written that this is a church. Church. Church. There were inscriptions in German, I don't know, probably in Hungarian and in Serbian. Here. In Serbian it was most understandable, so I realized that this is the Church of Mary. In the name of Mary. Here is such a beautiful, absolutely excellent building. Just an architectural bomb of incredible beauty. Well, we are back on the streets again, where there are a lot of cafes and restaurants. By the way, you can see written Sukno. Sukno. Absolutely Russian word. We also say Sukno. Sukno is a fabric. Fabric. You see, different materials from which you can sew something. Dress. There is viscose here. Some other materials. Here. It's all called Sukno. A lot of the same words in Serbian and in Russian. A lot of the same words. By the way, very cool things. For the first time ... I see such things for the first time in my life. Look. There are ... I don't even know how to call it correctly. What are they called? But there are such nozzles here, which how to say ... Damn, evaporate water. Not evaporate, but spray. Spray. Spray. I don't know. Spray usually corn or wheat, but you can also, so to speak, spray everything around. That is, water moisturizes the air and is not so hot. Very, very, very cool. Of course, in St. Petersburg, no one can think of this, because it is already quite cold and wet. But here the climate is dry enough, so such moisturization makes sense. Makes sense. So, well, let's ... let's go a little further. It's very beautiful everywhere, to be honest. There is not a very large center, but it is very, very, very cozy. Very cozy. Let's see who is here there is a monument in the center. So. Jovan Jovanovich Zmai. Zmai. Zmai is his pseudonym. Zmai, by the way, means snake. This is a Serbian poet. Serbian poet of the 19th century. Unfortunately, I can't quote you anything from his work, but this is how he looked. One of the most, probably, famous Serbian poets. And here are his years of life. 1833-1904. Well, in general, yes. He lived at about the same time as Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. Tolstoy was a little older, if my memory does not change. And now look more. Another interesting dome. See the dome at the top? And it says 1903. 1903. This is also some kind of church. But it is possible that this is an Orthodox church. It has a rather strange dome, uncharacteristic for the Orthodox tradition, but we'll see now. So, what is written here? So, work on updating the object. Yes, Serbian Orthodox Church. That's how it is. But, of course, a very, very, very interesting dome at this church. Absolutely, absolutely uncharacteristic for, for example, for the architecture of the Russian Orthodox Church. We don't have such domes. Here, look, one more word that everyone understands. Beseda. Yes, beseda. In Russian, we say beseda. In Serbian, it will probably be beseda. I'm not sure, but something like that. The pronunciation is different, but many words are straight absolutely identical. Oh, what beautiful historical streets! Look at this beauty, friends! Look at this beauty! If you live in Austria or Hungary, then, probably, this architecture is familiar to you. Here. But for me it is, of course ... Well, this is also something similar to St. Petersburg, again. I see a lot of familiar elements. For example, this one. I don't know, I'm not an architect, I don't know, but this is such a ... what is it? Ornament, yes. Such patterns I very often, very often saw in St. Petersburg. Well, absolutely the same. But, but the feeling is completely different. First, a very low city. Very low. A maximum of two or three floors in the center. Secondly, fewer cars. Very few cars. And therefore, not so noisy. In St. Petersburg, there are quite wide streets, wide avenues, and ... Well, it's a different feeling. Here is such a cozy, roomy environment. Look at what narrow, narrow streets! How cool! How cool! And let's turn here on that street and walk along it. Write in the comments what you think about the new garden. How do you like it or not? Maybe you like something. Maybe you noticed something interesting. And if you are from Serbia, then I will be happy to read ... And if you are from Serbia, then I will be happy to read your comments if you write something about the new garden. It will be very interesting to learn something new. Well, friends, I think that we will now finish. In general, I think that we walked enough around the city. Of course, you can walk here for hours, you can walk for days, because there are a lot of interesting things in the city. Comfortable. This word is comfortable. Very suitable for this city. Well, look, even this yard. Let's take a look at this yard. Here it is, yes, the yard. Oh, what a beautiful view! Yes, this is the yard. But it is some kind of cozy, green. See the greenery? Clean, cozy. I like it. I like it. Here, here. And this is clearly some kind of very old building. Look. A very old house. Moreover, it is not restored. Therefore, it preserves its such straight antiquity, if you can say so. So. Yes, very, very, very, very beautiful. Very beautiful. Well, friends, here in this amazing place, next to this beautiful building, I suggest we say goodbye to you. We will definitely walk around the fortress with you. I started to say that here, in addition to the center, there is another very interesting attraction. This is a fortress. A fortress on the banks of the Danube River. But we will go there next time. See you in the next video. Bye!