Krasnoyarsk: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 62Mostly warm nostalgia and pride from locals and visitors about Krasnoyarsk's nature and character, with little direct talk of remote-work life, costs, or daily frustrations, so the picture is thin.
- nature and scenery
- hometown pride and nostalgia
- friendly warm locals
- winter character
- Italian food and historic center
- limited info on daily life
- harsh Siberian winters
- some commenters find it dated or unfamiliar
- Locals feel strong nostalgia and affection for the city
- Visitors find Krasnoyarsk scenic and worth returning to
- Winters are cold but make for a memorable experience
- Little firsthand content exists about living and working there long term
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Zheleznogorsk/Krasnoyarsk-26: Siberia’s Secret Nuclear City
Places · 193K views · 2024
What viewers said
“The AI images undermine the integrity / perceived reliability of this channel. I’ve watched and like a lot of your work btw. These detract from it.”
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“Request to the team: I would like to see fewer or no AI-generated images. When I see images on a video about a historical topic, I often look at them to get a sense of specifics of the time and place, and the AI depictions obviously wouldn'”
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“Sometimes, but only sometimes, Simon is a bit to hectic for me. I'm totally convinced, that there is no one else like him. I deeply appreciate his work.”
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“I had a professor at university who worked at Los Alamos when he was a grad student and he said that a researcher was removed from the Manhattan project when his wife told someone in town that her husband was a physicist.”
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“not a huge fan of the AI pictures...”
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“On the topic of a close fuel cycle- they had one in the US in the 60’s. Not completely “non nuclear waste” producing, but it was able to recycle the fuel several times. It produced way less waste and the waste produced half life was cut dra”
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“The scientists and engineers in Secret Cities usually lived a lot better than most Soviets, ironically...”
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“lived there for 18 years of my life, my father was a chief constructor/designer (not really sure what it would be called in english) at the mcc and most of my family worked (and still works) there as well”
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“Thanks Simon. From Malawi With Love”
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“Now that Simon has his own version of Geographics called Places I wonder if he'll make his own version of Biographics called People”
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Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-08; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.