00:00Do you want to know what it feels like when the universe hands you a miracle you never
00:05asked for, but secretly hoped for your entire life?
00:11Let me show you.
00:13I'm Elvira Bari, a writer born in the Soviet Union, and today something unbelievable happened.
00:20A box arrived at my door.
00:22A simple black box, but inside it is something I once thought I would never see in my lifetime.
00:33A silver plaque that says, this channel, our channel, has reached 100,000 subscribers.
00:41And before I open it, I want to say something important.
00:46I didn't earn this alone.
00:48I couldn't have done it alone.
00:50This plaque belongs to every single one of you who chose to listen, to think, to feel,
00:57to argue, to comment, to support, to stay.
01:01This miracle is ours.
01:04Alright, let's begin.
01:11Another thing is here.
01:15I'm not that good as a box opener.
01:25Here's what's inside.
01:35Here's what's inside.
01:40Do you remember your first subscriber?
01:43Your 100th?
01:45No.
01:47Here's what's inside.
01:48A letter.
01:50Okay.
01:54Oh my goodness.
01:58See?
02:00Here it is.
02:01bye!
02:02Pah bah bah bah!
02:09Presented to Elvira Apari for passing 100,000 subscribers.
02:15I see?
02:16this is so cool
02:22it's really cool guys
02:25this is not just a creator milestone
02:28this is proof that the world really does want to understand Russia
02:33not the propaganda version
02:35not the caricature
02:38but the real living complicated story
02:41and somehow all of you decided that my voice
02:45was worth listening to
02:46the silver shines under the light
02:49but what I see reflected here is you
02:52everyone who watched
02:54everyone who shared
02:55everyone who left thoughtful comments
02:58and especially the people who kept this channel alive
03:03to my think tank members
03:05you are the backbone of this channel
03:09you made it possible for me to work
03:11to research, to write
03:12without fear that I'd have to stop
03:15to everyone who bought me a coffee
03:18or sent support through paypal
03:20or pressed super things
03:21almost 500 of you
03:24you carried me through the long nights
03:26when I doubt myself
03:29from the bottom of my heart
03:50you
03:51I know
04:11it's a very close to my heart
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