Articles
Spa? Da!
The Washington Post (1/8/2003)
The Russian and Turkish 'banyas' of Brooklyn provide a little rough relaxation on a winter's day.
Brighton Beach
By Vitali Vitaliev
Spiritually, linguistically and psychologically, Brighton Beach is not part of the USA. "We don't go to America. We have nothing to do there," its residents like to say. An American, arriving there by accident, stands out and gets stared at - like an Eskimo in the streets of Abu Dhabi...
New York City Manhattan : Brighton Beach: Little Odessa by the Sea
by Leon Schwarzbaum
The body of water is the Atlantic Ocean and I'm in "Little Odessa," the latter-day nickname for the community of Brighton Beach, in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City. But the ambiance is Russian, or, more correctly, reminiscent of the former Soviet Union. For many who lived or vacationed in Odessa, in the Ukraine, the ocean is a reminder of better days.
Celebrate Russian Culture
New York Times (3/6/2002)
The Russians are here, and what's more, they are all over the place � not only Russians but also Russian- speakers from all over the former Soviet Union, recreating in different ways and in different places what they used to do back home in the old U.S.S.R.
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"They aren't speaking English," said Mark. A bilingual sign revealed that we'd found our way to Little Odessa.
Alcohol in Russia
The Russia Journal (5/24/2002)
Russian Prince Vladimir, made his choice in favor of Christianity, rejecting proposals of Muslim ambassadors who tried to persuade him to adopt Islam for Russia, Vladimir said: "Let Russia henceforth live in revelry and drinking � something we can�t deprive ourselves of."