Russian-speaking immigrants stole bees for $ 200 thousand from Californian beekeepers
A beekeeper from Shuto, Montana, Lloyd Canniff, in mid-January 2017, announced the disappearance of 488 hives and equipment from his property in California, where he transported bees during the almond pollination season. He feared that he would never see them again ...
Son Yevgeny Yevtushenko told about the life and the last days of the poet
The son of the deceased Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko said that his father’s death came as a surprise to him, since in December 2016 he said that he was going to live another 20 years. Yevgeny Yevtushenko Jr. spoke about this in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda. Evgeniy Jr. and his brother...
They teach Americans: how Ukrainian professors got into the best US universities
Several stages of the competition, perfect knowledge of English, many interviews and open lectures - Ukrainian teachers sometimes fought for several years for the coveted position in American colleges. Professors from Harvard, Columbia University and Hunter College told ForumDaily how they managed to get jobs at prestigious...
As a Soviet immigrant in the United States went from pizza peddle to the best boxing manager
Egis Klimas came to the United States from Russia almost 30 years ago. At first he worked as a pizza box collector, then he caught crabs, then he became an international businessman, and today he is the best manager in boxing. He knows that President Donald Trump wants to build ...
Russian schoolboy told how he entered three universities in the US
In June 2017, Vladislav Krylov will graduate from school in Moscow and in the fall will start studying at one of the three universities in America, where he has already been admitted, says Voice of America. “I was very attracted to American education, and I understood that in order to ...
How Russian-speaking New Yorkers celebrate Victory Day
These days, several special events are taking place in New York to coincide with the celebration of Victory Day, which is celebrated on May 9. ForumDaily talks about how Russian-speaking residents of the city celebrate this holiday and why the “Immortal Regiment” action has become traditional in New York. Spirit…
Max Levchin: a success story and the rules of business by the creator of PayPal
Now Max Levchin is known all over the world as an American web developer and programmer, one of the founders of PayPal - the world's largest electronic payment system. Levchin is also vice president of development at Google. But his attempts to achieve success in the field of programming did not ...
Police called the cause of the death of the 20-year-old Kirgiz missing in New York
New York police told the mother of the deceased Aziz Chirkeev that, according to law enforcement officers, her son jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge on April 4. According to the information from the surveillance cameras, it happened at 1:04 am. In the frame from the surveillance cameras, a young man with a physique is visible, ...
“I was treated like a dog”: Russian nanny spoke about the horrors of work for an American millionaire
Chicago nanny Elena Mincheva is a 35-year-old native of Russia. For almost a year she worked for one of the richest families in the “second city” of the United States. Now she is married, expecting her children and writing the book “Nanny for Millionaires.” Elena compares herself to a modern Mary Poppins...
“I couldn’t force myself to hate America”: the incredible history of the Soviet spy in the USA
Jack Barsky's story is unique. He was the first Soviet spy in America who refused to return, and at the same time managed to avoid both KGB retaliation and FBI arrest. After many years of living in the USA, he was finally discovered, but in the end...