Written by author Lola Weiner


Winter, vodka, balalaika: how an immigrant became a Youtube star, making fun of stereotypes about Russia

Several years ago, the army of endless bloggers on YouTube and Facebook was replenished with a very interesting character - Crazy Russian Dad, writes Lelya Weiner in an article for the Our Texas website. A middle-aged Russian immigrant makes ironic videos about life in America, about adapting to...


How a Russian immigrant became a famous professor in the USA

It’s always like that, you want to write an interview like “this guy lives”, and the result is an article about the apocalypse of our days. But everything is in order. I met the hero of my story, Mikhail Kolonin, in 2003. For me, as well as for many ...


Houston museums with a twist

It is believed that the main attractions of Houston are the Medical Center and NASA. But this is for tourists, right? And for us, who have been living in Houston for not a year or 10 years, sometimes we want to find “oases of madness” in our so constructive and conservative ...


How the town of Martha became an American tourist mecca

A Union Pacific train travels through desert terrain, moving to the west of Texas - to one of the most unusual places of the Wild West... Marthian Chronicles A town with the Russian name Marfa is located approximately 270 km southeast of El Paso and 570 km west...


Wonderland of nothing

"Shvambrania" is resting 10 years ago, the state of Zakistan appeared on our planet. You probably think that this is a joke, a child's play like the one played by the heroes of the story "Conduit and Schwambrania". There is, of course, some joke in this story. And this is what happened. ...


5 of Texas's Incredible Museums

Texas is the second largest state in America. It boasts both natural and historical attractions, although other states can compete with it in this regard. But there are some “highlights” in Texas that you can be proud of. This is what they do here with success! Washing Machine Museum...

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