Where the history lives

USA Today has published a ranking of the best historic hotels in the United States. The winners were determined in two stages. The top twenty were made by experts who work in the hotel and tourism business, as well as journalists leading sections on travel. After that, the readers chose the ten winning hotels ...

Scientists are close to solving the death of the first American woman pilot

Recently, a photograph was discovered in the National Archives that could be the key to solving the mystery of the missing American pilot Amelia Earhart. Earhart, the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic. She disappeared without a trace, flying on her plane on July 2, 1937. The USA declared Earhart dead ...

Hot Dog: The History of the American Symbol

The USA is used to being the first. It was here that many inventions were born, which then conquered the world. But with the hot dog, it was different. Sausage, brought from other countries, was made there, and the fact that it was wrapped in a bun here was also not uncommon. In many…

What New York looked like 400 years ago. VIDEO

Can you imagine how loud and crowded New York was 400 years ago ?! Unsung.NYC created a video showing New York City, which has remained a huge green park, instead of developing to the level of the underground, as it is now. When Henry Hudson sailed ...

City of Happiness: the story of a Muscovite who moved to San Francisco

One of the most beautiful cities in America is also famous for the fact that the largest number of high-tech companies in the world is concentrated here. This place is better known as Silicon Valley or Silicon Valley. "Lenta.ru" talked to Ivan Tolmachev, who managed to live in different countries ...

Why, after 25 years, the Russian woman returned from San Francisco to Saratov

“Theater and medical photographer”, - Galina Oksyuta answers the question about her profession before leaving. With her husband Georgy, she filmed performances for posters in theaters in Saratov, designed stands "for all 82 departments of our medical institute." She graduated from the English school and the philological faculty of the Saratov University. ...

History of Russians who moved to California, but returned home

Each immigrant has his own story: for some it was easy for someone to move, but for others it was difficult. There are also those who, having lived abroad, come back. As part of a series of articles about Russians who left for other countries, Lenta.ru tells the story of Roman, who studied in ...

Five Little-Known Facts About Melania Trump

First Lady Melania Trump is a newcomer to the White House, but not to the global stage. An international model in the past, the first lady has dedicated herself to several initiatives, such as combating cyberbullying, that could define her years in the White House. Government ...

Two-wheeled America: the experience of owning an “iron horse”

More than a year ago, the whole family decided to move to Florida, where, as you know, summer is all year round, and with it the motorcycle season. I decided that I would definitely acquire an "iron horse". To live in America and not have a motorcycle is a crime. Why…

The history of Muscovite, who moved to the state of Michigan and lived in the US for half his life

Moving to another country at a young age means not only getting more opportunities for assimilation and in order to successfully settle in a new place. This is also a test, because you have to leave your parents and friends. Among those who nevertheless decided ...

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