Once a week, several Brighton Beach residents gather to practice a neighborhood rarity: English.
Tag Archive | "Russia"
Embracing English in a Russian haven
Posted on 19 October 2015.
Posted in Boroughs, Bronx, Brooklyn, Communities, Education, Featured, RussianComments (0)
Not all Russians are from Russia
Posted on 07 October 2015.
Brighton Beach is considered the Russian capital of the United States, but not every Russian is from Russia. Even so, Ukrainians, Azerbaijanis and other immigrants from the former Soviet Union embrace the Russian label.
Posted in Boroughs, Brooklyn, Communities, Featured, Immigration, RussianComments (0)
White Russian Nostalgia for Their Ancestors’ Homeland
Posted on 13 December 2014.
New York is home to White Russians, many of whom are deeply nostalgic for a country they have never seen — the Russian homeland of their ancestors.
Posted in Brooklyn, Featured, Immigration, Russian, UncategorizedComments (0)
Khodorkovsky’s Largely Unheard Message to the Russian Diaspora
Posted on 31 October 2014.
When dissident Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky toured the U.S. this month to promote his civil society movement Open Russia, he took care to reach out to Russian emigres. “The Russian diaspora outside of Russia could – and I hope will still – play a huge role in the effective development of our own country,” said […]
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