Yekaterinburg: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 60Visitors mostly find Yekaterinburg clean, beautiful and hospitable, but the content is tourist-focused with little on long-term living, costs, or remote-work conditions.
- friendly locals and hospitality
- clean, open, airy city
- well-kept old buildings
- nature near the city
- good impressions as a visitor
- little on daily life for residents
- war-related news near the city
- coverage limited to the center
- Visitors find the city beautiful, clean and welcoming.
- Locals who hosted visitors were described as very kind.
- Outskirts and residential districts are underrepresented in travel content.
- Little firsthand information about remote work, costs or internet.
- War-related incidents nearby colour some viewers' perception of the area.
Read from 6 videos, 30 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Mars in the Urals, Yekaterinburg and Russian farm in Sverdlovsk region
Eli from Russia · 144K views · 2021
What viewers said
“When I was living in Argentina I had a friend fromYekaterinburg. Her name was Anastassia and we called her Tashi. Her Spanish was almost perfect. Once we met at the house of an italian architect and we noticed that we were all aliens from A”
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“Very good video! I lived in Sverdlovsk - Ekaterinburg from 1957 till 1999. Now I am living in Israel. I am glad that Ekaterinburg looks so beautiful ! Old buildings are kept in good shape and a lot of wonderful new buildings! Thank you for ”
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“I am of Italian heritage born in Cambridge UK I love my Italian anthem 🇮🇹 when I hear the English anthem I do not feel any feelings but when I hear the Russian anthem I feel something good about it I do really love hearing Russian anthem ”
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“I taught myself Russian and to help with those studies, I traveled to Yekaterinburg 3 times to stay with a Russian family, in one of the standard Russian apartment complexes - nicest people on the planet - the city was also nice - some inte”
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“You strike the perfect balance of providing information without providing too much information. And, you are so pleasant to listen to. Thanks for posting.”
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“I can’t suggest a specific area to visit, but please don’t stop!!! This is fun geography!! It wonderful to have this opportunity to learn about your country!!! I love your vlogs wherever you take us. I think you’re a fantastic representativ”
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“So far this could be my favorite Russian city. So open clean and airy.”
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“Hi Eli! I'm Italian, and to answer about the poplar cottonwood trees, in the whole region about 2 hours from Venice, every year it gets full of cottonwood fluff, we're talking about lots of it, like one meter in the span of ten days, imagen”
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“In Canada we call them cottonwood. And yes, we have a lot of them. I never realized Russia was so beautiful.”
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“thank you for your humour, and the nice videos of Russia, I love it. From France, south west, mild climate.”
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Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.