Eight stereotypes about Russians in the USA

“We all think that Americans hate us,” Russian Vadim Sovitsky, who lives in the States, revealed the 8 most common, in his opinion, American stereotypes about Russian people. The first stereotype is the lethargy of Russian people, writes Vadim for the Open Russia Livejournal community. Surely you...

'I love my wife in Siberia': how Russian is taught at an American college

The Facebook account WHO is WHO published a funny video - the video shows how Americans were taught Russian in an American college in 1960. We have recorded the dialogues for you. In the first frames, two young men communicate. - Where is Nikolai? - He…

'The worst type of rich on the planet': how the inhabitants of Russia surprised the traveler from the USA

American traveler Donovan Nagel spent a lot of time in Russia, he traveled around the country and learned the language. And then he shared his impressions of the Russian people, Russian culture and Russia in general. About what surprised, interested and amazed Nagel in Russia ...

Three things that ruined American impressions of Moscow

A couple of immigrants moved to the United States while still young. They had three children there. But they really wanted to visit their homeland, although they could not even predict how it would all be. Why did the now full-fledged Americans not like living in Moscow, ...

For resisting the police: in Russia, an American student was imprisoned for 9 years

An American student is accused of resisting police arrest. The US Ambassador to Moscow criticized the evidence on the basis of which the guy was sent to jail. The convict himself denies his guilt. Writes about this edition "Radio Liberty". What happened to the American student from Texas Trevor Reed ...

American accused of drug smuggling in Russia due to online purchase taken to USA

The US Embassy has removed from Russia American Gaylen Grandstaff, who is accused of drug smuggling due to the purchase of a cleaning product on the Internet, writes Voice of America. The information was confirmed by Grandstaff’s lawyer Anton Omelchenko. According to the agency’s interlocutor, the American was taken “in the midst” of the coronavirus epidemic to...

Why are Russians so poor: the opinion of an American who has lived in Russia

The author of the “Russian in America” channel on Yandex.Zen talks about his travels, life in the USA and stories related to Russia. I recently talked with my friend, who managed to live for some time in Russia, and asked him one very interesting question: “Here’s what...

'Came for the sake of music': how an American became an honored artist and father with many children in Siberia

This American has been a music lover all his life: he plays the saxophone, flute and clarinet. Now he has mastered different styles of throat singing - while raising five children and speaking Russian... with a Tuvan accent. The amazing story of Sean Quirk, born in Wisconsin and...

US student accused of assaulting police in Moscow: family considers falsification

Студент из США Тревор Рид обвиняется в нападении на полицейского в Москве, совершенном с риском для жизни правоохранителя. Это следует из материалов уголовного дела в отношении американца, которые есть в распоряжении ТАСС. «Уголовное дело возбуждено в отношении Рида, [студента] Университета…

'Sit down on the track' and other habits of traveling Russians that surprise Americans

Not every foreigner gets to experience the essence of the Russian soul. American Benjamin Davis described the strange habits he noticed among Russians during their travels, writes the author of the “People and the World” blog on Yandex Zen. “Let’s sit down on the path” In Benjamin Davis’s head, it’s just...

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