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 ...

How Russian director Ilya Naishuller made his way to Hollywood.

Ilya Naishuller’s film “Hardcore” (in international release) was released in more than 30 countries in April 2016 and grossed $14,3 million - a very good result for a film that cost about $3 million to film, not...

Russian Polyakov admitted his guilt in cyber fraud in the US for $ 1,6 million

Russian citizen Vadim Polyakov, who is on trial in the United States on charges of hacking user accounts, pleaded guilty to complicity in theft and laundering of illegally obtained funds. A 32-year-old resident of Russian St. Petersburg admitted to judges that he was part of a global network of hackers and “fished out”...

Love is not without limits: an American woman who has flown to her fiance in Russia is deported

22-year-old US citizen Aubrey Michelle Allen, after meeting on the Internet, flew to Russia to a young man who, some time later, proposed to her. However, the joy of the bride and groom was short-lived, since the division of the Russian migration service in North Ossetia, where he lives ...

How Russian Yuri Milner became a billionaire in Silicon Valley

Co-owner of Mail.ru Group Yuri Milner once again announced participation in a high-profile project - together with British scientist Stephen Hawking, he launched the Breakthrough Starshot program worth $100 million with the goal of delivering mini-robots to the nearest star system Alpha within 20 years...

Russians in the US sentenced to life imprisonment

Russian citizen Irek Khamidullin, a former tank officer who defected to the Taliban, has been sentenced to life in the United States, Reuters reports. This is the first trial against a foreign fighter who fought in Afghanistan in a US court. Thus, Khamidullin's verdict set a precedent. According to Reuters, ...

Russian admitted to the largest US cyber attack

Russian hacker from Syktyvkar, Vladimir Drinkman, admitted in an American court to organizing a criminal scheme, which the prosecutor in his case called the largest hack in history. Thanks to the confession, some of the charges against him were dropped, and now Drinkman faces not life imprisonment, but only ...

The former head of the Texas company recognized himself as a Russian agent

“The former owner and CEO of a Houston electronics company admitted Wednesday that he was a Russian agent and illegally exported strategic microelectronics to Russia from Texas, two weeks before he is scheduled to appear before...

Immigration detained Russian hockey player

The US Immigration Service has detained Russian hockey player Vyacheslav Voinov, who was released from prison in late August after a sentence for domestic violence. It is not known when the athlete was detained. On Friday, August 28, he was seen at the location of the Los Angeles Kings, for which he played. Voinov's case should be considered by the immigration court. Los ...

Ukrainian and Russian taken hostage in Mali

Armed militants who attacked the Byblos Hotel in the Malian city of Sevare are holding at least ten people hostage. This was announced by the official representative of the Mali army, Colonel Suleiman Maiga. There is one Russian among the hostages. A representative of the Russian Embassy in Bamako reported this to TASS.…

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