I Investigated The Brutal Reality Of LIfe Along Europe's Eastern Edge

Vlogger: Bald and Bankrupt

Published: December 3, 2025

Duration: 28:19

Category: Travel & Events

Views: 1,435,037

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Comments: 5,263

Location: Latvia (56.8796, 24.6032)

Description

🇱🇻 When the USSR dissolved itself, many ethnic Russians suddenly woke up the next day in a new independant country across the border from their Motherland. People in towns such as Narva in Estonia or Visaginas in Lithuania, or, as I explored, Daugavpils in the far eastern part of Latvia which is home to the most notorious prison in the European Union, the White Swan. Join me on a journey to the European Union's unvisited distant edge to see the harsh reality of life.

Thanks to my friends Tadeusz and Anastasia for joining me on this trip. His instagam can be found at: tadeusvasilevskij