Once a week, several Brighton Beach residents gather to practice a neighborhood rarity: English.
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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)
Russian Orthodox in Brighton Beach Struggle to Keep Their Place
Posted on 19 October 2014.
A Russian Orthodox Church in the predominantly Jewish area of Brighton Beach is now in dire financial straits, after years of community-building — a growth that reflects a broader turn toward Orthodoxy among both Russian citizens and immigrants.
Posted in Brooklyn, Featured, Religion, RussianComments (0)
Luxury Supermarket Gourmanoff Underlines Change in Brighton Beach
Posted on 03 October 2014.
With its gilded chandeliers and valet parking, the newly opened supermarket Gourmanoff is a glittering symbol of the growing income disparities in Brighton Beach.
Posted in Brooklyn, Featured, RussianComments (0)
A Neighborhood Advocate Waits Out the Storm
Posted on 23 December 2012.
The head of a nonprofit offering social services in Brighton Beach won’t let the impacts of Hurricane Sandy stand between her and her job.
Posted in Brooklyn, Hurricane Sandy, Politics, Russian, UncategorizedComments (0)
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