Records of the author Nat Potyomkin

Journalist


Stories of people who have experienced several emigration

For what reason, having survived one emigration, a person can decide on a second, and, in some cases, a third? There are many stories of moving to relatives, future (or present) husband, scientific and pedagogical career, work in Silicon Valley under a contract or a "gifted visa." ForumDaily has collected 3 stories. ...


How to be treated in the US and get paid for it

It's no secret how much private health insurance costs, what it takes to get Medicaid, and what mental jungle you have to overcome to understand where and what insurance covers and where to pay. And while we are healthy, this is not for us ...


How to visit a prisoner in an American prison

The peculiarities of a visit to a prison is a rather specific topic, but one of its important properties is that it can affect everyone, and this happens to offensively suddenly. A person is not only suddenly mortal, much more often he is suddenly arrested. AND…


What to do with noisy neighbors, and what to do if they are you

New York is called the city that never sleeps. But there are situations in which he does not sleep not of his own free will, but through the fault of noisy neighbors. And then it turns out an interesting double-edged sword from the point of view of the former Soviet intellectual: knocking, like ...


What It's Like to Be a Retired Immigrant in New York

As I was writing this article, I was given this piece of advice: “Never talk to retired people in Brighton Beach! They will tell you things! They will beg for sympathy and tell you they are the poorest ones! ” “Isn't ...


Forhos, Porthos, and Athos

One day, as I walked out of Sheepshead Bay station and noticed a beggar sitting at the door, I decided to get rid of a pound of coins in my pockets and poured them noisily to his glass. The man ...


How immigrant pensioners live in New York

The first thing that I was recommended during the preparation of this material: “Never talk to retirees from Brighton Beach! They will tell you this! They will put pressure on pity and tell them that they are the poorest here! " And to my question: “A ...


Revelations of a Russian woman suspected of cruel murder: an interview from an American prison

Victoria Nasyrova, 41, a Russian citizen, now at the Rikers Island prison complex, specifically at the Rose M. Singer Women's Prison Center, is charged with 31 grave (class D) and less grave crimes. She has already been found guilty by ...


What benefits can you expect in the US

A whole category of people lives in America, both incapable of working and not inclined to do it. Do these people have anything to live on, and how does the welfare scheme work? According to the State Statistics Service, in May 2017, the total number of beneficiaries, then ...


New York court found a Russian woman suspected of murder guilty of theft

Victoria Nasyrova, a murder suspect in Russia and accused in the United States of at least 31 acts related to both petty theft lawsuits and large drug poisoning lawsuits, was found guilty in two petty lawsuits. Two shoplifting charges ...

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