How an immigrant from Russia became an expert of leading US think tanks without connections and specialized education: personal experience

In fact, Russian analysts and scientists work in the United States, although they are much less common here than, say, IT specialists from Russia. Most often, such people work in American universities, and much less often in think tanks, or so-called think ...

Interrogations and searches: the FBI is investigating the activities of the Russian diaspora in the United States

Is the Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots of the USA just a cultural group? Or something more? The US branch of an important Russian diaspora organization is under investigation by the FBI, according to five sources. Sources told The Daily Beast that the investigation included interviews with dozens of people, as well as…

Mother of Russian 'arms baron' asks Biden and Putin to release her son from US prison

The mother of a Russian arms dealer, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States and inspired the filmmakers with Nicolas Cage in the title role, asked the leaders of the United States and Russia to negotiate the release of her son, writes Yahoo. Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss ...

Break the silence: how the USA helped restore hearing to a baby from Russia who was born without ears

A boy from Chita, born without ears, was raised by his mother. The day before departure for the long-awaited operation that Kirill was supposed to have in California, she died. But the world heard the deaf boy and helped him break the silence, says Voice of America. To hear this...

'Russians are like coconuts, Americans are like peaches': the opinion of a US resident about people from Russia

The author of the channel “On the Fingers” on Yandex.Zen talks about an American whom his friends introduced him to. The young man lived in Russia for several years and made his own conclusions about Russian people and their differences from Americans. Next - from the first person. I have…

Worse than Russian counterparts: 3 products that US immigrants do not like

The author of the Americano channel on Yandex.Zen has been living in the USA for several years and writes on his blog about the intricacies, pros and cons of local life. The author talked about American goods, which, in his opinion, are worse than their Russian counterparts. Next - from the first person...

Problems that await Russian people in the United States: the experience of immigrants

Almost all Russian people who have left for work or other reasons in the United States talk about the same problems. And it is almost impossible to avoid them, since life in the USA is far from our mentality. The author of the Made in channel tells about this ...

Laundering millions and preparing a murder: a famous immigrant is on trial in the United States

In Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina, the former deputy director of Voentorg OJSC, 59-year-old Leonid Teyf, and his ex-wife, 43-year-old Tatyana Teyf, pleaded guilty in part in a case involving an attempt to organize a contract killing and laundering money received in Russia. ...

From Siberia to New York Mayors: How an Immigrant from Russia Seeks the American Dream

Vitaly Filipchenko came to the United States almost 15 years ago as a tourist and, according to him, immediately fell in love with this country. By that time, he already had a successful experience of creating his own business in Russia - as well as ...

US accuses Russian citizen of illegal technology export

A federal grand jury charges three foreign nationals—a Russian citizen and two Bulgarian citizens—with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the Export Administration Reform Act (ECRA), and the Money Laundering Act by purchasing sensitive radiation-resistant...

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