Russian immigrant startups tell why they moved to the USA

The publication secretmag.ru talks about a new wave of startup emigration from Russia. The founder of the educational project Eduson.tv Elena Masolova, investors brothers Daniil and David Lieberman, a member of the Forbes list of the richest Russians and founder of Svyaznoy Maxim Nogotkov, founder of TrendsBrands Anastasia Sartan, moved to San Francisco and Silicon Valley...

"Wonderful neighbor": how to survive in the American Communal War

Every year the number of New Yorkers increases by several thousand people. In January 2015, 8,5 million people were recorded in the metropolis. 69% of them rent housing. The remaining 31% of New Yorkers prefer to buy apartments and houses. Such data is provided by the real estate agency nakedapartments.com. When renting an apartment, ...

Brightness and poverty Brighton Beach: how the legendary "Little Odessa" lives

Brighton Beach is perhaps the most famous Russian-speaking area in the USA. It is also called “Little Odessa”. According to various estimates, between 50 and 70 thousand Russian speakers live here today. A ForumDaily journalist spent one day with local residents of Brighton Beach to find out how this...

How a journalist from Russia became a photopsychologist in the American metropolis

"Nothing but light." The name of this large-scale photography project fully reflects its essence: photographer Anastasia Kuba uses nothing but natural light, which enters the studio through a large window. Not only are there no spotlights and spotlights: there is no makeup, props, hairstyles and even...

An action in support of the convicted Russian oppositionist took place in New York

Today, a rally in support of the convicted Russian oppositionist Ildar Dadin took place outside the Russian Consulate General in New York. About 30 people took part in the picket. People came with posters “Freedom for Ildar Dadin.” The action lasted two hours. About what is being prepared...

Jewish wedding for a million with shooting: the bride is suing a relative

The story of the luxurious wedding of a couple with Brighton Beach, Anna Goldschmidt, a native of Ukraine, and Ilan Stratievsky, who grew up in Brighton, was continued. The festive celebration was supposed to take place last June in one of the most expensive hotels in New York, the Waldorf Astoria, but in ...

Billionaire Alexander Rovt: “I did everything I wanted. Now I just dream of having grandchildren. ”

  In New York, Alexander Rovt is one of the richest Russian-speaking Americans. Now the influential magazine Forbes estimates his fortune at more than one billion dollars. And in 2012, the publication included Rovt in the list of the four hundred richest people on the planet. Earn...

Our people are about working in top companies in Silicon Valley

Russian-speaking specialists have taken strong positions in Silicon Valley. In Google, Apple, Facebook and hundreds of smaller companies, Russian is spoken. "Forum" collected five stories about how our people got to work in the most famous companies in Silicon Valley, what ...

Artist Mikhail Turovsky about the success 20 has been waiting for in New York

Mikhail Turovsky lives with his wife in the Russian-speaking area of ​​Brooklyn. His apartment looks more like a museum or library. Here are the owner’s books and the most precious thing for any artist - his paintings. “There are hands, there are eyes, the heart is beating. Even now I every...

Ani Lorak on American Shopping and Kirkorov

The Ukrainian singer has announced a concert tour across the United States. In early 2016, Ani Lorak will visit New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Before the trip, “Forum” talked with the singer about the political scandals around her name, friendship with Kirkorov, the peculiarities of the music program in America ...

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