Why Russians don't smile at strangers

In the United States, as in many other countries, smiling is a common, habitual, even reflexive gesture of goodwill. An emigrant from Russia, professor of psychology at the University of Washington, Masha Gartstein, explains: in Russia, a random smile addressed to strangers on...

In California, dropped the charges with the Russian hockey player in domestic violence

The Los Angeles court granted the petition of SKA defender Vyacheslav Voinov to drop charges of domestic violence against him, journalist Curtis Zupke reported on Twitter. Thus, the Russian hockey player has no legal obstacles to return to the NHL. The final decision on whether ...

Poisoning Russian intelligence officer in Britain and Russian spies in the United States

On March 4, two people - a 66-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman - were taken to hospital after they fell ill in a shopping center in Salisbury, UK. Witnesses said that they noticed a couple on a bench at the entrance to the store at about 16:00. ...

Russian citizens suffered during fires in California

During the forest fires in California, two Russian citizens living in Santa Rosa were injured. This was reported by the Consulate of the Russian Federation in Seattle on its Facebook page. “The Russian Consulate General in Seattle became aware of several families of Russian citizens ...

How Russian nobles develop Russian culture in the USA

Lyudmila Selinskaya, a member of the Congress of Russian Americans and the Russian Nobility Assembly in America, now lives in New York. Her family, belonging to the Russian nobility, experienced several emigration to various European countries after the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia. As a result, fate brought ...

How the Russian community lives in Boston

“Boston has one of the largest Russian-speaking communities in America. Boys, girls, grandparents - don't count. Children mimic instantly, old people do not change. The Boston type of Russian emigrants, as a rule, is radically different from the New York type. In almost everything, except for one thing: and...

How does it feel to be Russian in modern America

"MISHA AND GRISHA ARE WAITING FOR YOU!" ("Misha and Grisha are waiting for you") - reads an advertisement in a local Russian newspaper. They are really waiting - a couple of Russian-speaking auto mechanics, born in the USSR, who are not so fortunate enough to live in ...

About Russians in America

I want to say right away: speaking further in the text “Russians in America”, I mean all peoples who speak Russian (Belarusians, Ukrainians, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Moldovans, etc.). How I would divide Russians in America Probably by age. Young people who came to ...

“Are you a spy?”: how Russians are treated in Washington

Spring 2017 is probably not the best time to be Russian in Washington, writes The Washington Post. Constant news reports about how far the Kremlin's hand went in the US election process last year is too much for many ...

How Russians See America: 50 Facts About the USA

Each country has its own characteristics that are easier to notice for tourists or immigrants. A blogger under the nickname Zaneta shared her impressions of the United States on her page on Live Internet. 1. Even if you buy one banana from the supermarket, it will be put in a plastic bag ...

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