6 strangest questions foreigners ask Russians

Russians, like any other people, are asked peculiar questions stemming from outdated, inflated or completely inaccurate stereotypes, many of which are remnants of the image of the USSR. Russia Beyond has compiled some of the strangest questions Russians have to answer multiple times. You…

How a couple of Russians spent $ 5000 in two weeks in Chicago and were pleased with the trip

Traveling is always fun and entertainment. But there is also another side to the coin. Victoria M. told her story of a trip to visit her sister in Chicago, and also about the difficulties that awaited her and her husband along the way, writes Adobe Master. Further -…

In Tajikistan banned Russification of surnames and middle names of children

On April 29, the lower house of the Parliament of Tajikistan adopted amendments to the law “On State Registration of Acts of Civil Status,” writes Current Time. They prohibit the “Russification” of Tajik surnames and patronymics when registering the names of newborns. Namely, to use the Slavic suffixes “-ov”, “-ova”, “-ev”, “-eva” in...

Why Americans do not like Russians: the opinion of our immigrant

“I recently read that it turns out that Russian tourists who stay in hotels and visit restaurants in the United States generally do not leave tips,” writes the author of the blog “Alexander Safaryan” on Yandex.Zen. Next - in the first person In the USA this is considered bad...

Things that surprise Americans in an ordinary Russian apartment

The author of the blog “Katya from the USA” on the Yandex Zen portal spoke about the things that surprised Americans in an ordinary Russian apartment. Next - from the first person. For an American, whatever you take, whatever you show, and wherever you take it, everything is new...

'Lost Dream': what the Russian woman who moved to the USA regrets

“Luda worked as a nurse for us,” said 62-year-old Val, who moved to the States from Moscow as a child. I immediately pricked up my ears. “Mom then started having problems with memory. She completely forgot English, spoke only Russian. Therefore, we and ...

'Russian mainland': what affects our people who moved to the USA

Svetlana is 55 years old, of which the last ... she has lived in California. Big house of typical white color with green lawn, husband is a programmer. Two cars, two Russian-American citizenship and two adult sons, one but, Svetlana hardly speaks English. However, you need ...

Russian America: Russian influence in Alaska is still felt

The settlement of Alaska by Russian colonists began 235 years ago. Throughout the entire period of the existence of Russian America, its development went through the efforts of a private company. On September 22, 1784, merchant Grigory Shelikhov founded the first permanent settlement on Kodiak Island, which marked the beginning of the history of Russian ...

How to 'calculate' ours in the American supermarket

I caught myself on the fact that I can often accurately identify my compatriots in the American supermarket. I thought it might be a call of blood or a sixth sense, but then I thought that it was probably more prosaic and decided to analyze how I do it. ...

Four bad habits of Americans, who notice all Russians

Do you have bad habits? Is it just your habits or is it done by all or practically all representatives of your nationality? Well, for example, foreigners often say that Russians don't smile and consider it bad form, a bad habit. So…

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