Chernobyl/Pripyat - 25 Years Later, April 2011

[laggEcss]

Song ?

[MultiLungu]

Thanks for movie man ! You are profesionist cam ?

[Alexinside294]

How many time you can stay there?

[elPolaczek1992]

0:40 ale przystrzyżona trawa :D

[elPolaczek1992]

@elPolaczek1992 w 02:05 pokradli kaloryfery :D

[clausleppik90]

Why Is In That Town Everything So Broken ?????

[owdoodevilz22]

did u go alone @onemattsmith???



[ChernovFan100]

@owdoodevilz22

He better have gone with someone else otherwise that thing moving on the far right at 2:36 is scary...

[HolographicParasight]

I am fucking sick of you people talking about mutants being around Pripyat, I'm only fourteen, and I haven't got much experience with radiations, but I at least know that radiation would rather kill you, not mutate you into some man eating zombie, go and learn.

[owdoodevilz22]

02:36 there's a guy moving

[ChernovFan100]

@owdoodevilz22

That's freaking creepy for a start. But the guy recording may have had another guy with him but you never know...

[owdoodevilz22]

02:26 wut is on da wall

[owdoodevilz22]

nice i wanna go there

and a havent u seen any mutants???

[31CAVS]

this is all on call of duty 4

[owdoodevilz22]

@31CAVS yepp this on cod4

[31CAVS]

this is some call of duty shit

[masalladeloevident]

METALLICA.- SANITARIUM!!!

[owdoodevilz22]

@masalladeloevident thanx dude!

[TheOmalley666]

how the hell did you manage to get authorisation to go there? i so want to see it for myself.

[marchastring]

R.I.P WHO DIED THERE....

WE ARE STILL THINKING OF YOU

GREETINGS FROM HOLLAND

[cherriezippy]

@07:30 , made me cry ;____;

[fsx737200]

so is thier still Radiation there and if so could you feel it and was it diffrent just being there

[fsx737200]

ive played call of duty 4 and thers a map it got the town and i like this place i would love to go to this place its sad to see a how city gone its sad to see but very nice video man i really want to go and see this place

[YRJAY]

I like the way you don't have any people/shadows in shot for the film, really highlights the desolation and lonliness of the place.

[ATTILAV75]

Thank You...

[jamesoath777]

It's so unfortunate that this happened but at the same time very beautiful because the earth is reclaiming the land. Mother nature always wins

[hotsnowfallsup1]

did you get shown around by a guide or did you go yourself?

[TutorialsForYo]

50.000 people used to live her, now its a ghost town...

[drberto]

@TutorialsForYo Cpt McMillan you're everywhere!!!LOLL

[xXQueenWaspXx]

that is unfathomable how devastating the effects of this disaster were..the fact that 25 years later you had to be cautious of high levels of radioactive components...it appears like a place stopped in time, though its desolate..its preserved by peoples belongings..this is so sad

[TheChillinBrother]

vay amk mw2 ccc macmillan ccc

[icerampage]

3:59 - 4:25 Call Of Duty, MW2 sniper mission...

[1xgloopx6]

@icerampage imran zakhiav

[1xgloopx6]

@icerampage imran zakhiav

[mindistorter]

i like all the gas masks

[JudenMax]

Sin ver una gota de sangre, sin ver violencia, sin una lagrima derramada, sin gritos, es lo mas angustiante que he visto sin ver siquiera una persona sufrir. Qué tristeza! Que dolor! Creo que es la desolación absoluta, la imagen de los temores más recónditos del hombre

[JibsawProducciones]

Please , explain me how , or what i must do , to go there

[stefaan10111992]

@JibsawProducciones contact a travel agency

[BestUnderratedEdits]

Scary Shit....

[clausleppik90]

How Can i go There ?

Does it Pays Something ?

[DasvidaniyaComrade]

How can anyone dislike video's like this of disaster? it's almost like approving of disaster's like 9/11 and Chernobyl. My heart goes out to the families of those who lost loved ones and the haters.

[TheRealManBentz]

my teacher had said that schoolrooms looked exactly like they did when the city had to evacuate and she also said that there was a carnival that is still there there even today just wanting to know some more information

[TheRealManBentz]

@TheRealManBentz when commented on this didnt watch whole video know about the carnival now

[earlsfort1974]

amazing footage.very sad .it looks like nature is trying to reclaim it

[FreakOut199]

This is amazing and sad at the same time. I WANT TO GO THERE NOW!

[dran219]

that is just sad

[Tikki76]

I was here first with The Marked One ;)

[stolerul]

the song playing is called Vaka performed by Sigur Rós

[MightyQuinn39]

It will be great times when pripyat is habbitable lots of people will be sad and not want to go from to many memories of theyre family members that used to live there when they werent born



[antonioavp1]

I was there with Cpt. Price :')

[halowars337]

you do realise this is in mw2 wastland

[Bluie182]

beautiful video. what a tragic event

[leonJV955]

price and mac millian were there

[Pripyatsoviet]

which is the song's name? 

[figfatpoo]

would love to visit this beautiful place. So sad.....

[Zotya08]

Egy halott város a "jelenben"....

[MrByers333]

Also did you see any mutants?

[MrByers333]

Is this place ever going to be inhabitable again?

[JesterFOX3]

@MrByers333 Maybe in 50 years. If they are lucky.

[Draxis32]

@MrByers333 Yes it will be habitable...in 100,000 years or so but I don't think that's gonna be a problem for us will it?

[Tuan1092]

@Draxis32 It doesn't take that long, I heard on the other video, they say it would be habitable for about 600 years.

[Draxis32]

@Tuan1092 This is based on how much dust is "poured" over the land to "sink" the radioactive elements on the ground, 600 years.

But then again, 600 years this won't be a problem for us...

[CrazedNovaProduction]

@Draxis32 by that time, we would be long dead and the city will be a bizarre looking forest.

[gytis1232]

very nice quality, good camera.

[bartgitarist]

quality footage and quality music....very good.

[Standuble]

I might go there to survive the apocalypse.

[Angoco]

@onemattsmith get a sense of humor.

[TrueSkyl1n3]

How much did the Trip cost you? I'm really itching to go to Pripyat and Chernobyl, it looks creepy in a beautiful way.

[soccerpro2ful]

Scary to walk like this in a ghost town

[dockreth]

@onemattsmith I am not also interested about finding out about the actual radiation levels in person by visiting the site. I also believe that there is a high probability that there are toxic metals,dusts and byproducts that were produced due to the fire, liquidaton and containment of Reactor 4. I feel that these toxins are still in the environment in and around Chernobyl and visitors are being exposed to that danger also.

[dockreth]

@onemattsmith what's up with the sarcasm? I was only curious. Secondly, if I were to get an X-Ray, it would be necessary for me to be exposed to radiation for the sake of my health and it would only be for a few seconds about two or three 10 second intervals. I don't know how a transatlantic flight would expose me to higher levels of radiation? But purposefully exposing yourself to radiation to visit a nuclear disaster site does not seem like a good idea.

[Tikki76]

Damn so sad video almost cry

[abbottone]

Terrible camera work - made me want to throw up

[dockreth]

I was inadverdantly redirected to this site. I am curious. Why would anyone want to visit this place? You would not catch me anywhere near this place! Radiation is nothing to toy with!

[Technoboy1000]

@dockreth it doesn't do sh*t for you health (low dose - short time)

[seppalawilliam22]

who is singing this song

[DOGT4G1]

I love the stalker games, this would be so eery walking in a ghost town like this.

[sn0wm4n94]

I want to go there!

D;

Did you have to wear anything to protect yourself against radiation?

[onemattsmith]

@sn0wm4n94 We had a solider with a geiger counter to keep an eye on the levels. Also he knew the places that were off limits due to high levels.

[Schifty06]

Incredible video, well done for make this. It's incredibly amazing and sad to see this real life example of what happens when a city is abandoned for 25 years..

[mike3641385]

Really amazing video. Most of us think of this part of the world due to video games, but you actually walked the buildings and saw it first hand. Thank you for sharing it, it's very haunting.

[Latiasracer]

Watch out for Bloodsuckers.

[DarkmanPu]

The song is.. rather disturbing

[Tikki76]

Very beautiful video i gonna make a trip to Chernobyl/Pripyat later and visit. Is it vorth the money? Cause am a big fan of the Stalker games and want to visit.

[usasoccer01]

1:41 thats where Price and MacMillan shoot Zakhaev

[jonasv19]

was there an earthquake to ? or is all the damage of the explosion?

[mike3641385]

@jonasv19 Unlike what movies and games show you, there aren't massive explosions when nuclear power plants(NPP) fail. What you're seeing is 25 years of abandonment and wilderness reclamation. Basically the buildings are falling apart because there is no one who takes care of them.

[jonasv19]

@mike3641385 Oh ok thank you.

[ediosgaru1]

so were is the monsters or mutanshumans? :S any anomalie??? what do you see exactly?

[ch3cc05]

What's the song name ?

[2fast65]

Wow what a beautiful place know it seems so weard not to see anything happening for such a big city it is amazing how destructive MAN can be to our suroundings My heart go's out to the people who lived there and aney where in the area it must have ben horrible to experience anything of that magnatude.

[MATTBOBVV]

how did you survive going there? did you take something that would make you immune?

[onemattsmith]

@MATTBOBVV People work there, 90% of the radiation is now underground. Its perfectly safe for short amount of time.

[MATTBOBVV]

@onemattsmith oh. how long can you be there until it gets dangerous?? i really want to go sometime!:)

[iThermoz]

2:47 bottom left had corner theres a guy...?

[onemattsmith]

@iThermoz thats my friend Jim.

[foreverthreepwood]

@onemattsmith This was one of the best videos i've ever seen on youtube man. Thanks so much for making it

[onemattsmith]

@foreverthreepwood thank you for your kind words

[MrQc2010]

@onemattsmith Everry body can go to chernobyl and chill out there or youre illegal?

[onemattsmith]

@MrQc2010 You can only visit with an official tour, i used Solo East ( Google them ) They then submit your details to the Ukrainian government and they have the final say which is always yes as they want the money. You will not get passed the the 30km zone without having these in place,

[MrQc2010]

@onemattsmith is that expensive to go there?

[owdoodevilz22]

@iThermoz yes

[zs6djm]

Assume vid!

[DulceDeNoober]

actually it was in cod4 the mission all ghillied up

[rpsanchez23]

Did anyone else recognize this from MW2?

[R33skylineR33]

@rpsanchez23 MW1

[veddfer38]

I have been there three times for research reasons and have to say you filmed this very well. The music (Sigur ros) helps make it more powerful. remember the people who are still suffering, not just ukranians but Belarusians along with Russians. Truly terrible part of russian history in another countries back yard and all only an hour or so from Kiev. Respect

[jreeder1283]

Great video and thanks for posting. I was 3yrs old when this happened and just recently learned about the magnitude of this tragic day.

[rockstarboy304]

Poor Russians :C

[ECSMr]

@rockstarboy304 Poor Ukranians*

[owdoodevilz22]

@rockstarboy304 this is ukrainian

[theweirdrobot]

Pause at 2:47 and look at the bottom left hand corner.

[TheAdnanhz]

01:37 one shot one kill !! :) good memories of cod 4 :)

[DulceDeNoober]

1:45 cod4 when macmillan and price attempted to kill zakaeev

[DulceDeNoober]

thats a ghost town

it wanna make me cry

[SnazzellFilms]

This video is so interesting. Those gas mask's lying all over the floor really captures how bad the accident was. Did you take any thing home? Or did you refuse to take or touch anything?

[onemattsmith]

@SnazzellFilms thank you, i didn't take anything home with me. The risk is too high plus the scanners might have picked it up when leaving the last check point. Ukrainians with guns don't have a sense of humour. The only thing that touched the floor was my tripod and my shoes which were binned.

[MATTBOBVV]

@onemattsmith you threw away your tripod and shoes??

[DubstepBoyy]

I have some questions to ask. I really do not understand. How was radiation created. What does it feel like? How did it feel there? If we can create radiation why can we not get rid of it. Why not find a different source then radiation. If you go there can you visit anyplace? If you go there can you possible get cancer. With a suit? What about the car did it get radiation on it? Can Radiation move?

[OpsTheories]

I find myself asking that same question dude

[onemattsmith]

@DubstepBoyy Radiation is produced by radio active atoms like alpha, beta particles and gamma rays. Radiation is necessary for all types of life to survive on earth. You cannot feel it but people who were there when it happened said you could taste iron. Yes it moves, it was Sweden that sounded the alarm after they picked up the radiation in the air, many countries were affected because Russia was hiding it from the world. Certain places are off limits, you have a solider with you.

[onemattsmith]

@onemattsmith Radiation is everywhere, where you are sitting now there is radiation just the limits are safe. An 8 hour visit to Chernobyl as long as you do as you're told and don't start digging up the soil, etc... exposes you to about the same as you would get from an x-ray. You and the car are checked at the final check point for radiation, you have to step into a machine that scans you.

[Th3xUnf0rgiv3n]

id like to go sometime. good video

[XxKILLORADOxX]

ghost adventures should go there

[onemattsmith]

@XxKILLORADOxX Destination Truth done an episode there, Season 3 Episode 4 - Ghosts of Chernobyl.

[werdCanada]

very nice video

[starquant]

The thing I notice, is that people were told NOT to take possessions because of contamination and they all left on buses. It is so clearly obvious that this town has been systemically Looted over and over again. If I went to a Garage sale in Russia, I'd take a Geiger counter.

[killer43ist]

i want to go there so bad

[VVFlyingVV]

i think in like more 25 its was have to be in japan fukoshima to...

[soifong12100]

I know beautiful place in czech republic looks like Pripyat. I have its video on my channel. But i want go to really Pripyat...

Sorry for my bad english, I'm czech

[antonth]

Sigur rós the band playing.. And yes thank you for this video it did bring tears to my eyes

[onemattsmith]

Thank you so much for all your great comments, It was a very enjoyable trip and will be returning April 2012 for anther 3 day visit. I am still healthy as is everyone else who was on the trip, some friends had been the previous year and now have a healthy child. The radiation exposure is fine for short visits, they say you receive more radiation from a transatlantic flight.

[TexanCowboy31]

@onemattsmith wish you have made comments on what you saw there I was just a kid when this happen now im married and im 31 people should be strong who leaved there and rebuild the city back in a another location

[kobsol]

@onemattsmith great video. I thought that they restricted all visits to chernobyl zone.

[zs6djm]

@onemattsmith Cool can I come with?

[georgeypie]

What an amazing video, Good Work!

[onemattsmith]

@georgeypie thank you

[CPPRODUCTIONS1001]

wtf all from cod 4 all ghilled up and its so precise like the citei was based on the game

[kwakman99]

@CPPRODUCTIONS1001 - Uh it was.

[Rishat2703]

Autor is DEAD??????

[onemattsmith]

@Rishat2703 im not dead

[SharpZed]

There is alot I have never seen before. I have watched so many videos on this.

[SharpZed]

I would love to see all your footage if you have it. not just the neatly edited video like to see the raw footage with original sound. I will sub if you can thanks.

[odeseus77]

same thing is happening in japan at the moment,wheres the coverage,thats right wacko jackos dealer is being tried,rip michael you were the best

[onemattsmith]

@odeseus77 Japan is sad, but it doesn't come close the devastation Chernobyl had. Three mile island in USA is another terrible nuclear accident which could have gone real bad real fast.

[odeseus77]

@onemattsmith thanks for the vid man

[skierdude95]

@onemattsmith I don't know the one in Japan caused a town of 78,000 called Futaba to be evacuated. I doubt people will ever live in that town again.

[onemattsmith]

@skierdude95 Futaba was evacuated due to 90% of it being destroyed by the tsunami. Yes it falls into the exclusion zone but only had a population of 7,406. The Radiation that escaped from Japan was only 2% of what escaped from Chernobyl.

[ScrapeNow]

@odeseus77 not even close chernobyl is on a different level.

[TrueBlueEG8]

Jesus, its frightening to think of what humans are capable of doing to our mother earth, i was 10 years old when this happened and Im still struggling to comprehend it.

[DrGore047]

Ukraine, not Russia....

[onemattsmith]

@DrGore047 its Ukraine now however at the time of the disaster it was part of Russia.

[melissaveroza]

this is beautiful, it deserves 100 million views

[MrCommunistOwl]

I know this is sad, but this gives me deja vu of Call of Duty 4...

[TheAdnanhz]

@MrCommunistOwl old memories i just saw this video and installed cod 4:))

[serkseees]

wow this video is breath taking!



[foreverthreepwood]

@serkseees Isn't it tho! Its like a city frozen in time......

[troy28790]

RIP

[metalheaddaddy79]

all the gas masks at 5:20 are kinda creepy...i was only 7 when this happened...been catching up on history during my childhood...there was a movie from the bbc out that i watched on this and it was all caused because of ignorance...so many lives destroyed...RIP Pripyat

[Trancemaniac25]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R

[XShaolinCowboyX90]

Nothing but sadness all around and the spirits of those who lived there. I wouldn't be suprised if there anything paranormal there, such as unusual noises. I do plan to go there someday, but what are the procedures to getting in?

[The021773]

this is the price of greed

[pavolpi]

nice video.

[oShakeNBake]

Not many people know about the four men who volunteered to do a suicide dive in order to prevent this disaster from becoming much worse... God Bless them...

[xKanden15x]

@oShakeNBake Where are the details on this?

[kwakman99]

@oShakeNBake - God bless all the men who gave their lives (knowingly or not) to stop this disaster from getting worse. Many died painful deaths to cancer. It really is tragic, all those lives lost.