1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:05,500 This video presents the 3rd charity expedition (and the 2nd organized by NAPROMIENIOWANI.PL) to aid the people of Chernobyl. 2 00:00:05,700 --> 00:00:09,000 It's just an excerpt which does not convey the full magnitude of the whole expedition. 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:14,000 The Last People of Chernobyl 4 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:24,000 I'm Krystian Machnik from the website NAPROMIENIOWANI.PL, which organized a fundraiser for the Samosely of Chernobyl. 5 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:30,000 The word "Samosely" means "self-settlers." They never accepted the mandatory evacuation after the nuclear disaster in 1986. 6 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,000 Why are we here again, despite the two previous expeditions? 7 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,500 Unfortunately, many of those self-settlers are not with us anymore. 8 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,500 One of them is Fedor, who featured in our 1st video. 9 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:50,000 We're going to visit some more people, including those who didn't receive help the previous time, due to the lack of time or resources. 10 00:00:50,500 --> 00:00:53,000 We'll see how they are doing and will try to help them. 11 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:56,500 Well, it's not like they're going to die without our help. 12 00:00:57,580 --> 00:01:03,000 But, let's be honest. Those are elderly people who are mostly not doing so well. 13 00:01:04,860 --> 00:01:09,360 Some of them have problems walking, some don't leave the house for a couple of days. 14 00:01:09,500 --> 00:01:12,840 They definitely deserve some kindness and good will. 15 00:01:13,060 --> 00:01:17,000 It's not a big effort for us, but it means the world to them. 16 00:01:17,340 --> 00:01:21,000 Especially now, when it's cold, and especially here in the Exclusion Zone... 17 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,000 ...where the roads are very often impassable. 18 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:30,000 At times, it's tricky even for us, despite using an off-road vehicle. 19 00:01:30,060 --> 00:01:33,420 Anyway, we're going there and we're going to help them. Against all odds. 20 00:01:33,540 --> 00:01:36,480 Let's hope that it works out. Keep your fingers crossed! 21 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,000 Day 1 22 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,000 *Ivankiv, the Exclusion Zone border* 23 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,000 Let's buy some shoes for Vasil. 24 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,000 We're on our way to the first settler - babushka Olga. 25 00:02:24,500 --> 00:02:27,000 We've already visited her twice. 26 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:33,000 She is the only settler to have no electricity. 27 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:41,000 Some of you may remember how we had to help her when she fainted due to the summer heat. 28 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,000 She was rushed to the hospital. Now, in a way, she feels special to us. 29 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,000 She is the only settler who lives totally alone. 30 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,000 Several kilometers away from the inhabited world. 31 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Let's get some stuff for babushka Olga because... 32 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:07,000 ...shortly after our previous visit, probably 2-4 weeks later... 33 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,000 She got robbed and lost all the things we gave her. 34 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 Granny Ola, good morning! We've come to see you! 35 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,000 Last time we brought you those warm slippers but somebody stole them. 36 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,000 She says she'll wear them whenever she goes to Kyiv. This is how much she likes them. 37 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:45,000 Dear granny Ola, we've brought you bread, water, canned meat so I think that you don't need to go to Kyiv now. 38 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:47,500 - And what about you?! - What do you mean? 39 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:54,000 I didn't prepare anything for you. I wanted to fry some pancakes but they were so bad... 40 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,000 ...that even my cats refused to eat them. 41 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,000 She says the flour she bought was not good, that's why... 42 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:06,000 We've brought you some warm clothes too. 43 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,000 Here you've got your canned meat. It's all for you. 44 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,000 This time we brought you a picture, as a keepsake. 45 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,060 Here you are. It's for you. 46 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,000 And this one? Are you taking it with you? 47 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,000 She thinks that, now we got her another picture, we want the previous one back. 48 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,000 No, no. They are both for you. 49 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,000 That's why we came to help you. 50 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:43,000 Last time we were here with the whole group, we promised to come again and help... 51 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:49,000 ...to chop some firewood or buy you food. We will help you. 52 00:04:51,000 --> 00:05:00,000 May God give you good health, my boys. May He keep you young and healthy and that you become younger and younger, every year. 53 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,000 Ask her if her axe is sharp. 54 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Lady Ola will give you a jacket. 55 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:11,000 - No, I'm warm. - He says he's always warm. 56 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:18,000 Yeah, now he's warm and then he'll go "achoo, achoo!" 57 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:28,160 She says that we can chop some firewood. She's really hungry and she's going to have some food now. 58 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,500 The firewood is done. 59 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,000 ...it's best to go to Kyiv in the morning. We'll bring you then. 60 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,000 There's a bus from Chernobyl to Kyiv. 61 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:24,000 She says she wants to go to Kyiv and asks if we can take her with us. 62 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:29,000 - There's a direct bus service from Chernobyl to Kyiv. - No problem. What time should we come tomorrow? 63 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:34,000 Today's final visit will take place in Chernobyl. The place with the largest population of the self-settlers. 64 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,000 But because we've never been there, we don't know how they are doing. 65 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:44,500 We're going to check it out. Let's see if they receive the help they need... 66 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,000 ...from the local government or from other people. 67 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,000 There are about 2-3 thousands of people. They live and work there. 68 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,000 We'll visit a very nice lady, recommended to us by our tour guide, Dennis. 69 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,000 It's already dark but let's hope that she opens the door for us. 70 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,000 We'll try to help her as much as we can. Let's see how she's doing. 71 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:18,000 *City of Chernobyl, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 72 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,000 Good evening. 73 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,000 We've brought something for you. The most useful things. 74 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,000 Thank you, thank you. 75 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:45,000 But it's not my house. My own house in Podolia was destroyed as early as in 1988... 76 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:54,000 ...The place where I was born and where my children and grandchildren were born. 77 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,000 So it was your own little homeland. 78 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:05,000 ...And then our friends gave us another house to live in. And that one got destroyed too. 79 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:13,000 That's how lucky we were. And this house - I renovated it with my husband. But then he died. 80 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:24,000 Did you receive any help from the government? 81 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:29,000 We did. Why not? We all received new apartments... 82 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:37,000 ...but families got separated. There was no way for one family to live together in the same apartment. 83 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,000 The dog really wants to sing. Come on, come on! 84 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,000 What a playful dog! 85 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,000 When it hears music, it starts singing. 86 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:19,000 - How many inhabitants are there now in Chernobyl? - It's hard to say, these days. People die every day. 87 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,500 We're driving around, visiting the settlers here. 88 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,500 - Thank you so much, that you care for those people. - And we thank you for such a warm welcome. 89 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:36,000 The government doesn't care about them and she's grateful that we are here. 90 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,000 I think it's sad. You're not the first person who says that. 91 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:45,000 They don't even have a basic store or a local medical center. 92 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:51,000 We petitioned for that but we were ignored, just as if we weren't humans. 93 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,000 Now, they at least let us be. In the old days, they'd just kick us out. 94 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,000 We'd go to work and they'd come here and throw our belongings away. 95 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:07,000 They'd seal everything or cut off the electricity. That's how it was. 96 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:13,000 - Was it long time ago? - Yes, yes. Now they treat us well. 97 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,000 - Cheers! - Cheers! 98 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:50,000 Day 2 99 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:01,000 *Lubianka, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 100 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:08,000 What we're doing? We're taking babushka Olga to a share taxi, as she needs to collect her pension money. 101 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:19,000 We'll bring her to Chernobyl. There she'll take a taxi. We'll make sure that she gets there safely. 102 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:26,000 Otherwise, she'd have to wait by the road and hope for some truck to stop and give her a lift. 103 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:31,000 On such a cold day, it's no pleasure. 104 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,000 - I will give you some money! - We don't want your money! 105 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:41,000 - Please listen to me and take it! You'll go and buy something for yourselves! - No, no, no! We're not taking any money! 106 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:47,000 Oh my God, I overslept. You are already here and I was dreaming... 107 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:53,000 ...about some car. That you drove away and left me behind. 108 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,000 I was so tired. I slept with my felt boots on. 109 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:03,000 She had a dream in which we didn't take her with us and just drove away. Now she's very happy to see us. 110 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,000 - Are you comfortable? - I'm good, I'm good. 111 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:18,000 - Listen,I will give you some money. Go and buy something for yourselves. - No, no way! We won't take it! 112 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:26,000 - So you won't take it? - No, we won't! 113 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,000 She says, we've chopped so much firewood that it'll be enough for 2 years. 114 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:39,000 She says, when the power plant was being built, they all worked 2 shifts there. 115 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,000 Is your pension actually good? Does it pay off to go and collect it? 116 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:47,000 It's good, it's good. For my needs, it's good. 117 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,000 3000 Hryvnia (95 Euro) 118 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:57,000 You think it's not much?! 119 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,000 I saw a moose cross the road! 120 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:12,000 There are 3 of them...4,5,6,7. Oh dear, there are so many! 121 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:51,000 *Opachychi, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 122 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:57,000 Good morning, granny! We've brought you some gifts. May we enter? 123 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,000 Of course, you can. 124 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:04,000 So you've come to see the old lady. I'm so happy! 125 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:11,000 I will pray to God. May he take care of you and me! May He always help you find your way back here, to visit me! 126 00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:14,000 Thank you very much! 127 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:21,000 And she wishes for us to become as old as she is... 128 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,000 ...or maybe even older. 129 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,000 Thank you! 130 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:34,000 Water, canned meat, butter, toilet paper, light bulb 131 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,000 Thank you, kids! 132 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:42,000 And here you have a Polish light bulb. We'll change it and you'll have more light. 133 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,000 We have some towels for you too. 134 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:54,600 And here we have a scarf, a winter hat, some twine, gardening gloves... 135 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:00,000 And we've brought some Polish chocolate. 136 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:09,000 Thank you, my darlings. May God give you strength so that you be so swift and hard-working. 137 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:15,000 I milked the cows. And look at my hands now! Oh! 138 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:20,000 She used to milk cows, ploughed the field...She worked a lot. 139 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,000 She says "this oldie here is not willing to die yet." 140 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:32,000 She's from the area. Now she lives in Chernobyl. 141 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,000 And her birthday is in July, right? 142 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:41,000 - I'm turning 90. - 90?! That's a nice round number. 143 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:53,000 Now, my son, read about Chernobyl. About the pain in Chernobyl. 144 00:15:54,000 --> 00:16:01,000 After we got evacuated, somebody wrote this and gave it to me. 145 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:06,000 "Deserted houses and streets, and the children are gone too... 146 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:12,000 "...only the trees seem to whisper: hey people, where are you?" 147 00:16:12,500 --> 00:16:17,000 "Then - the dearest town, now - no one will pass by. Everybody's gone, but no one said goodbye." 148 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,000 "Please, oh forgive us, that we fear you now" One day we'll come back and we'll keep this vow." 149 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,000 "As there's no other place where we all belong, Where we all want to live and want to lay our bones..." 150 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:30,000 "You know that we're all in sorrow "And crave to feel your warmth..." 151 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:36,000 "...to hear you speak again And to see our children being born." 152 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:41,000 "But now, my dearest town, "the times are still so dark..." 153 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,000 "Have you seen a dead town? It's a pain in our soul and heart..." 154 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:50,000 "We never needed the atomic energy. It's just a wicked art." 155 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:55,000 "The dearest town - once so nice, So busy, so friendly and warm" 156 00:16:56,000 --> 00:17:01,000 "And then the tragedy happened, And you and us are no more." 157 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,000 The pain of Chernobyl 158 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:12,000 Sometimes I just sit down, read it and weep a bit 159 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,000 I wish you could speak Ukrainian! 160 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:27,000 Maybe you need something. Maybe some warm clothes? 161 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,000 My darlings, I'm fine... 162 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:43,000 She says that she's just happy that she's still alive... 163 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:52,000 ...that she's being taken care of and that she's got everything. 164 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:02,000 She says, never make any plans like "tomorrow I'll do this and that." 165 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:14,000 When there comes a day that you get up and feel good - then do it all. But never make plans in advance. 166 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:23,000 That's what her mother used to tell her. 167 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,000 We'll survive! 168 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:33,000 If something ever happens to you, then just think of me and call me... 169 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,000 Granny, oh granny, help us! 170 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:53,000 During our previous expedition, in July 2017... 171 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,500 ...we visited the village called Otashev and this is where we are now. 172 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,000 There is a very nice babushka and she lives all alone. 173 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:08,000 Unfortunately, we couldn't talk to her because she is deaf without speech. 174 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:14,000 I don't know how we're going to communicate but we'll try. We have a picture for her, to cheer her up. 175 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:20,000 We've prepared quite a lot for her because the roads here are like an off-road race track. 176 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,000 As a result, not many people dare to come here. 177 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:30,000 Therefore we've brought lots of warm clothes and food. It should be enough for her for some time. 178 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,000 Good morning! Are you alone here? *Otashev, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 179 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,000 - This is for you. - Bring it in. 180 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,000 - We've already been here before. 181 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,000 This is you. 182 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,000 Do you recognize the picture? 183 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,000 - It's me! - It's for you. 184 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:59,000 All those things? Yes, bring it in. 185 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:04,000 Oh, she has a small cat. All black and with big yellow eyes. 186 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,000 Yes, cats. 187 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,000 1 or 2 cats? 188 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,000 3! 189 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:18,000 - Maybe we could help you? - My legs hurt real bad! 190 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:23,000 She can't walk much. 191 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:29,000 - Maybe we should chop some firewood for you? - No, there's enough wood. So much wood! 192 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,000 She can't read. 193 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:43,379 - Wait, I see somebody's just come. - Should we bring you some medication, for the legs? 194 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,000 - Goodbye! - Thank you! 195 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:55,000 Unfortunately, we were unable to communicate because, apparently, she can't read. 196 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:03,000 Meanwhile, there came a car. There came 3 women from the local government. 197 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:10,000 The words they used towards us were quite explicit, so we decided to go further. 198 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:23,000 We're standing in front of the house of Vasil, whom we met during our previous trip. 199 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:28,000 He's one of the oldest settlers in the whole Exclusion Zone. 200 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:34,000 We have a picture for him, a well as some warm clothes and food. 201 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:40,000 We've noticed that his shoes were worn out so we bought him a new pair. 202 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,000 Let's go and see how he is doing. 203 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:47,000 I think he's home. The door is open. *Kupovate, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 204 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:02,000 He says that he collects the water which drips from the roof and he drinks it. He says it's good. 205 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:15,000 He's talking about people who hate cats. They buy dogs and raise them to be aggressive... 206 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:22,000 ...and then those dogs kill the cats. 207 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,000 Cats are good. They catch mice. 208 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:35,000 This is not chocolate. This is a coal briquette. It's like dry wood. It's easy. 209 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,000 - Do you pay your electricity bill? - Sure I do! 210 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:48,000 Now you'll pay less. It's an energy saving light bulb. 211 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,000 It's much brighter in here now. 212 00:22:55,560 --> 00:23:00,000 What's there? What should we do? 213 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,740 There, straight on. 214 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:13,000 - We'll get the tools and we'll fix it. - What tools do you need? 215 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:18,000 We have everything. 216 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:31,000 - He says that he has his own tools, over there. - You mean, here? I see only the antenna. 217 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:48,000 Last time we noticed that you had old shoes. We checked your size and now we brought you a pair of new ones. 218 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:08,000 We've visited you so many times and we brought you a picture, as a keepsake. 219 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,000 Look, it's you. 220 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:19,360 - That's not me. - It is you. 221 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:25,000 - Me? - Yes. It was in the summer. Look, it's your house. 222 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,000 He says his eyes are failing him. 223 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:37,000 You can put it on your table, as a keepsake. 224 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:45,000 - It's such a small gift for you. - Put it over there. 225 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:56,000 - Thank you very much. - We thank you, sir. We hope that you stay healthy. It's not the last you'll be seeing of us. 226 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,000 That's good. 227 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:30,000 We're on our way to visit the babushka we met last time. It was a coincidence. We met her and her step-sister on their way back from the woods. 228 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:37,000 Her step-sister receives regular visits, but nobody visits this one here. 229 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:44,179 It was clear to see that she felt sad because of that. That's why it's her turn now. We also have a picture for her. 230 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,000 Let's go. 231 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:55,000 Come in, my children, come in. *Kupovate, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 232 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:10,000 - In a second, I will prepare something for you. - But we won't stay long! 233 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:14,000 She wants to prepare something for us. 234 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:18,000 I immediately recognized you. 235 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:30,000 ...we took a picture of you then. Here it is. It's a keepsake. 236 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,899 Thank you! 237 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:50,000 Those are my grandchildren, children, brothers... 238 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,000 Those are my grandchildren. 239 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,000 - Will you visit babushka Hania? - Yes, yes. We have something for her too. 240 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:32,379 - Thank you for visiting me. - We thank you for your warm welcome. 241 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:38,000 May God keep you healthy and make your work easy. 242 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:44,000 God, please forgive us. It's for good health - not for getting drunk. 243 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,000 - Thank you so much, my children. - Bye, bye! 244 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:58,000 *Kupovate, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 245 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:03,000 - Oh, my sweet joy! Spit on me! (proverb) - Good morning. 246 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:08,000 Good morning, babushka Hanna! We've come to visit you. 247 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:14,000 - Thank you so much for coming. Please, come in. I'll get you some meat. Did you bring bread? - Yes, we did. 248 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:24,000 - She says that she has a telephone now. - Oh, yes. We have her phone number. It's just a short visit. 249 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,000 It doesn't matter to her. We should drink to it anyway. 250 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:38,000 - So, cheers! - It's for good health - not for getting drunk. 251 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:50,000 - We visited you last year and changed the light bulb. Do you remember? - And you got a winter jacket. 252 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,000 Oh yes, yes. 253 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,000 It's from my uncle, from Poland. 254 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,000 You can put it down, like this. 255 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:20,000 We thought that somebody took you away. 256 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:27,000 No, it was my neighbour. She's in a wheelchair now. She came here and hurt herself badly. 257 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:35,000 - Is she back, here in Kupovate? Will you show us where she lives? - Yes, I will show you. 258 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:40,000 - We've never visited her yet. - She will show us the way. 259 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,000 - But there's nobody there. - There is! 260 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,000 Be careful! 261 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:48,000 *Kupovate, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 262 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:53,000 - Good morning. Where should we put it? - You can put it here. 263 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,000 - Good morning. - Good morning. I got so ill... 264 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:07,000 I can't see anything here. Show them the door and let them... 265 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:15,000 She's telling her to make a list of the medications, so that we can bring them. 266 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,000 Now they are here with me... 267 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:28,000 Write down the medications I need. I can't do it myself. 268 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:41,000 Here, everything is very simple. 269 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:09,000 Thank you so much! 270 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:13,000 Please, if you find such jacket, buy it for me. I'll give you the money. 271 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,000 No, we're not taking any money! We'll just buy it and give it to you. 272 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:22,200 Oh, my beautiful... 273 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:26,000 Come to me, my son... 274 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,000 We've brought you some bread because we know that you can't always buy it. *Kupovate, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 275 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:36,000 - Thank you so much. - These boys are so sweet. They have come and visited Marusia... 276 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:39,000 Come to the kitchen! Let's go! 277 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,000 - Hello! - Hello! Oh my God! 278 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:55,000 ...it's like dry firewood. Set it on fire, put it down... 279 00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:00,000 - Look what I've got! - Oh, I didn't get those from them. - Have some of mine, then. 280 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:04,000 We'll give you some too. 281 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:13,000 You want one too now? It's not a shop, you know! 282 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:47,000 - That would be it. Thank you! - We thank you very much. 283 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:50,000 - See you! - See you! 284 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:12,000 Day 3 285 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:18,000 We are in the village called Parishev, where we previously visited babushka Maria Urupa. 286 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:25,000 Even then we had a strong premonition that we wouldn't see her anymore. 287 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,000 It took her more than 5 minutes to leave her house right over there. 288 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:35,000 It was difficult...but her mind remained sharp until the very end. 289 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:40,000 She said many wise things which made a big impact on us. 290 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:45,000 That's why I decided to print the picture I took of her. 291 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:49,000 I'm going to place it in her house, as a memento. 292 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:53,000 I don't want her house to become yet another anonymous abandoned building. 293 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:58,000 By means of this picture, I want to give this house its own unique history. 294 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:09,000 *Parishev, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 295 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,000 She was seated here. 296 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:38,000 They evacuated us in 1986...or even later. We still lived here. 297 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:47,000 I lived over there, behind those houses. I grew some potatoes, tomatoes... 298 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,000 This is where we talked. 299 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,000 Looters... 300 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:19,000 Good grief! 301 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,000 We were walking like some guerillas on the run. 302 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,000 - By foot? - Yes, by foot. 303 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:34,000 We knew the way. They evacuated us at night, so that we wouldn't see where they were bringing us. 304 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:40,000 So they took us in the dark. There came buses and we entered them. 305 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:50,000 I was there with my godmother. May God have mercy on her soul. 306 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:54,000 Her husband stayed at home. 307 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,000 Her clothes are still here. 308 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:48,000 *Parishev, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 309 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:52,000 Yes, yes. She says that she remembers you. 310 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,000 What a big cat! 311 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,000 The previous time he was this small! 312 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,000 Have you got enough firewood? 313 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:05,000 I got some from the boys - the forest rangers. 314 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:14,000 A shawl, a warm scarf...We have a lot of it... 315 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:22,000 - This is the first aid kit. Just in case. Everything's in there. - Oh, thank you, thank you! 316 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:35,000 How's your health? 317 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:40,000 She's got high blood pressure again. 318 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:43,000 - Do you take any medications? - Yes. 319 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:47,000 We could bring you some next time, if you make a list. 320 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:56,000 - Are those prescription drugs, or not? - No. You don't need the prescription. 321 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:06,000 In a moment, we'll visit Ivan. We visited him during our 1st expedition. 322 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:12,000 We already were here 2 years ago. His wife was still alive. 323 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:17,000 Unfortunately, she died. Last year, we gave him a picture of him and his wife - as a memento. 324 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:27,000 Some months later, in the summer, we came again and met Ivan's son. 325 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:34,000 He was inviting us for a barbecue. Unfortunately, we couldn't stay because of the curfew. 326 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:39,000 We're allowed to drive around only before the curfew starts. 327 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:48,000 We took a picture of them and they wanted to have a copy. So, here it is. We'll give it to them in a short while. 328 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:52,000 *Parishev, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 329 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:55,000 - Good morning. - Good morning. 330 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:05,000 - He says that it's enough for a month. Then I said that maybe for even longer. 331 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:12,000 It's warm. It's totally brand new.. It's a body warmer. 332 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:17,000 Maybe you remember. We visited you a couple of times. It was in the summer. 333 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:21,000 And we met your son. We took a picture of you. 334 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:32,000 Oh, his son has just left, to attend a wedding. 335 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,000 And he was in the hospital. 336 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,000 - My wife died. - Yes, I knew your wife. 337 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:49,000 Last year we brought you the pictures of you and your wife. Do you remember that? 338 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:56,000 Yeah, I guess I remember. 339 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:01,000 Look, it's you and your son. 340 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:08,000 Yes, his son is in Georgia now. 341 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,000 The wife of Vasil from Teremtsy died. 342 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,000 Yes, yes, yes. We knew her too. 343 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:25,000 His wife died quickly. 344 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:33,000 ...when he was cooking, he stacked multiple containers together and put a heavy hammer on the top. 345 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:38,000 - The cat knocked it all over and ate all the food. - You bandit! 346 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:23,000 We're now in the village called Teremtsy, located near the Dnieper River. 347 00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:27,000 This is the eastern border of the Exclusion Zone. 348 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:33,000 More than a dozen of settlers live here. One of them is the babushka we visited during our 2nd expedition. 349 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:38,000 Let's go and see how she's doing now. 350 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:42,000 The previous time, we met her daughter. We don't know if she's there now as well. 351 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:47,000 Maybe she chose to spend the winter somewhere else. Some settlers do that. 352 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:52,000 Let's see. 353 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:56,000 -You're guarding the house, aren't you? *Teremtsy, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone* 354 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:03,000 Here, take it! Will you let us in, now? 355 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,000 You know that we're o.k., don't you? 356 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:18,000 - Those are the guests from Poland. - We're from Poland. We brought you some gifts. 357 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:26,000 We have it all. Warm clothes, food, home appliances. We chose the ones you may need. 358 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:31,000 We don't know your size. You can try some things on. 359 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:36,000 The size is good. It's just my size. 360 00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:48,000 Warm socks, bread, coal briquettes... 361 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:02,000 She says: 30 years have passed. Why is this area still excluded? There's no radiation. 362 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:10,000 People have been living here ever since the explosion, and they are all healthy and normal. 363 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:14,000 Well, not that healthy. Many have died. 364 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:18,000 - But that was then. And now? - Now they are dying too. 365 00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:23,000 People have pain in their legs. 366 00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:30,000 Maybe you need something? We can bring it next time. 367 00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:37,000 Some warm clothes, shoes. Or maybe we can chop some firewood? 368 00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:44,000 Oh, it's hard to say. I don't know what I need. 369 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:50,000 The most important is: whenever you're here, you can always visit me. 370 00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:01,000 Maybe you will stay or maybe you won't... 371 00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:06,000 Please, lady, don't cry. You'll be seeing of us more often. 372 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:11,000 Now, I'm so old, I'm so happy every time somebody comes to see me. 373 00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:17,000 - Thank you. What's his name? - Krystian 374 00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:21,000 - Thank you, my dear sons. - And we thank you too. 375 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:26,000 Stay healthy...Toughen up, so that you never get ill. 376 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:31,000 We'll be fine. You shouldn't get ill, either, lady. 377 00:45:57,000 --> 00:46:00,000 We've come from Poland to see you. We have some gifts. 378 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:06,000 - Oh, you're from Poland! - Yes, from Poland. 379 00:46:19,000 --> 00:46:22,000 Right, no problem! She wants us to get her some firewood. 380 00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:27,000 We've visited you earlier. In the summer. 381 00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:34,000 It's me! 382 00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:38,000 Yes, you can put it somewhere. It's a keepsake. 383 00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:45,000 Here you have food, bread, canned meat... 384 00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:50,000 We'll carry it into the house. It's so heavy. 385 00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:57,000 Our car is down there. First straight and then to the left, right? 386 00:46:58,000 --> 00:47:02,000 Here, to the club, and then follow the snicket. 387 00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:08,000 *Teremtsy* 388 00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:14,000 Lavrienko Matrona Nikolayevna, 07.01.1952-29.01.2018 389 00:48:18,000 --> 00:48:21,000 Is there afterlife? God knows...But there are some forces... 390 00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:24,000 There is something. 391 00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:53,000 We've just visited Vasil - the grandpa we visited last year, when our expedition was drawing to a close. 392 00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:57,000 Unfortunately, his wife died only a few days ago. 393 00:48:58,000 --> 00:49:01,000 Therefore, this visit was rather a sad one. 394 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:06,000 We simply turned the camera off. It would've been out of place to record it all. 395 00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:12,000 It was a very moving visit. Many tears have been shed...and not only by him. 396 00:49:13,000 --> 00:49:17,000 We gave him the picture of him and his wife. 397 00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:22,000 The picture, as such, is very moving. 398 00:49:23,000 --> 00:49:27,000 I printed it when Matrona was still alive. A few days before she passed. 399 00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:31,000 And it shows the way she used to look at her husband. 400 00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:36,000 When I gave it to him, he put it on the table. The same table at which she wrote the postcards for us, last year. 401 00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:43,000 And, unfortunately...just like Vasil said: There's nothing we can do about it. 402 00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:50,000 Vasil gave us a warm welcome, as always. We also gave him the things which we didn't manage to give away. 403 00:49:51,000 --> 00:49:56,000 We had way too much of it as we haven't visited as many settlers as we planned. We've run out of time. 404 00:49:58,000 --> 00:50:01,000 But it's never possible to plan that in advance. 405 00:50:02,000 --> 00:50:05,000 Vasil also showed us the way to another grandpa whom we visited too. 406 00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:11,000 An then we said goodbye. We promised to visit him soon and that we'd come as often as possible... 407 00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:16,000 ...and that we'd come and help. You know, we don't help them only once or twice per year. 408 00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:21,000 We help them every time we come here. Technically, I spend here the lion's share of each year. 409 00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:28,000 And remember that helping people is good. Wherever you are. We come here very often so we help the people here. 410 00:50:29,000 --> 00:50:33,000 But if you know any people who live in your area and need help - even if it's just keeping them company... 411 00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:36,000 ...it means the world to them, especially if they are old. 412 00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:39,000 Just don't forget about them. 413 00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:45,000 The town of Samara is so jolly and naughty... 414 00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:55,000 Well then, boys...Have a safe trip! 415 00:50:56,000 --> 00:51:00,000 - It was a short visit but, at least, our paths have crossed again. God bless you! - Thank you! 416 00:51:01,000 --> 00:51:04,000 - Be healthy, healthy and, once more, healthy! - See you in March! 417 00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:39,000 Our expedition is coming to an end. We've just left the last village we've planned to visit. 418 00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:43,000 We've helped as many people as we only could. 419 00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:48,000 After all, we have to leave as we're running out of the time we're allowed to spend in the Zone. 420 00:51:49,000 --> 00:51:52,000 First, we'll be heading for the city of Chernobyl, then to the Dydiatky Checkpoint 421 00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:55,000 ...and then to Poland. 422 00:51:56,000 --> 00:52:03,500 This charity expedition wouldn't have taken place without the financial support provided by the readers of NAPROMIENIOWANI.PL. Special thanks go to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone authorities for granting us all the necessary permissions. 423 00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:08,000 The expedition crew: 424 00:52:09,000 --> 00:52:10,000 Subtitles: Przemek Kosewski