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RuGirl

We moved to my parents’ country of origin

My name is Irene. I was born in Russia, but my parents and I moved to Ukraine in 1996 as it was my parents’ country of origin. What do you like / dislike about the country and the people? In Ukraine I like friendly people, clear language, astonishingly rich culture,...

Richard

Adventures of a German-Ghanaian in Russia

My name is Richard Adu. My mom is a Ghanaian and my dad a German. I am 25 years old. I am a banker, a model and a hair stylist. I finished my first degree two years ago and now here in Russia I am getting my second degree in...

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MBashir

Never give up!

Hello! My name is Mohammed Bashir and I am originally from Sudan, Africa. Now I live in Kirov and study at Vyatka State University. What brought you to Russia? Well, my higher education, of course. Having finished school I started thinking where to go. At first I chose a university...

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And subconsciously you start smiling!

I came to the US through an ordinary tourist visa having received it half a year before the flight. I came there in May. The tickets were bought spontaneously as a surprise for me. 😉 Why America? America? Well… because I had already seen everything I was really interested in....

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We have always been, after all, the achievements of other cultures!

My name is Maximilian and I’m a German citizen living abroad (currently in Russia) and teaching the German language. Coming to Moscow was my own decision. Of course, there were some difficulties at the beginning, but I always take any challenge as something positive. I have a feeling that Russia is a...

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Moscow is not bad after all…

My name is Davide and I am an Italian chef working in an Italian restaurant in Moscow. This is not the first experience abroad related to my work. I had worked for some time in the United States, Canada, and Japan and in different Italian cities… At first I thought...

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It is weird and uncomfortable

Hello world! My name is David and I am an American from Utah who happens to be living in the Russian capital now 😉 . What brings me to Russia? Well, my church… I am a Mormon. I am on a mission with the Church of the Later Day Saints...

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Why Canada?

Hi! My Name is Stanislav Shakurov and I’m originally from Kazan, Russia. But now I live and work as interpreter in Canada. Why Canada? I always wanted to try living a few years somewhere abroad, but Canada was the most attractive country for me, the same weather and climate, but...

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Russian-French Designer: from Chanel to anaplast

Notes from France… It’s obvious that food for a true Frenchman is everything. It’s his/her God ;-). The French can spend long hours having their dinner and enjoying all sorts of wines and cheese. Perhaps, the only nation that can tell you the exact “race” of any wine ;-). It’s...

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Туан

Russian mentality discloses in me more and more…

When and where did you come to Russia? It happened in distant 80ies when migrants streamed in Russia from Vietnam. My parents were among them. And in a decade I came into the world. Where did you spend your childhood? I was lucky to spend my childhood in two different...

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Denis

India is my love!

When and where did you visit India for the first time? For the first time I visited Goa which is the state in India in 2007. I was just a tourist and spent two weeks there. It was a corporative trip organized by the company where I worked as a...

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I kind of fell in love with Russia eventually!

Hey! I’m Polly Barks, a travel writer and English teacher. I’m originally from a small town in the USA but moved to Moscow, Russia in 2010. When I’m not writing for my blog or other publication, I love wandering through new parts of my city, sampling delicious cocktails, and obsessively...

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Amerikanets

I come from the great nation of Ohio. After a below average effort in a typical small town high school, I spent a few years in Atlanta and then moved to Russia in 1999. Why Russia? I guess somehow I was raised to understand that life could be broader than...

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What is it like to be a Muslim schoolgirl in Russia?

Where were you born? My family has been always living on the territory of our wonderful country: Russia. At the age of three I went to a kindergarten. It wasn’t special. And I was the only Muslim there. I played, walked and spent all the time together with Russian children....

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Arkadiy

Is it possible for a foreigner to be happy in Russia?

Arkadiy, how did you arrive in Russia? Well, I came to Russia in 1993. My mother, my two elder brothers and I had been living in Armenia. My father has always been working in Russia. At that time the war in Nagorno-Karabakh broke out again, and it was absolutely unwise...

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Добро пожаловать Multicoolty Russia

And yet again this year we are expanding our multicoolty family and launching Multicoolty Russia! Yes yes you heard it right Multicoolty RUSSIA! Russia historically has been a multinational and multiethnic society with over 100 ethnicities and indigenous peoples. Russia is noted for continuous flow of migrants especially from former Soviet Union countries....

Nastya

Studying English to read “Gone with the wind” in the original!

Let’s get acquainted! My name’s Anastasia. I was born in Russia and live there. I’m a teacher of foreign languages. I had a practice as a simultaneous interpreter with some Spaniards in Russia. I’m a bookworm and an oriental dancing lover. 😉 I began studying English in order to find...

Multicoolty is Berlin

My name is Farida and I’m 30 years old. I moved to Germany from Kazan, Russia when I was 18 years old. Back at home, I studied German and when an opportunity came to go to Germany as an au pair, I took it. After that year, I studied for...

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Young again

I was a mining engineer for twenty years in Kazakhstan. I came to Germany when I was 51, already a pensioner and everyone was telling me that I was still a young man. So I started acting like a young man – now look at me! I’m 62 but I feel...

From Ukraine with Love

We were struggling for several months to get the visa and have one of the best Ukrainian chefs work at out restaurant Pan&Pani. Our Chef used to cook for Ukrainian celebrities and was an author of a popular culinary TV show.

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When in Rome, do as the Romans do

We are all different, we have different cultures and values, however we do need to respect the country that hosts us. In russian we have a proverb: don’t go with your own rules to someone else’s monastery.

Love for Pets

Germans and pets

What do you find so different between Germany and Russia? Many things, for example, the way animals are treated and how much attention is given to them. There are TV shows about them and hotels where animals are allowed. In Russia these things simply do not exist. Another thing that surprised...