In total, about 133 million Russians live in the world, of which 22 million live abroad. In the United States, more than 3 million people have Russian roots, and in Europe about 10 million people belong to immigrants from the Russian environment, but if you do not take into account Ukraine and other countries that were part of the USSR, then there will hardly be more than 1 Russian in Europe million
Famous Russian America
In the United States, several waves of immigration have been sent from Russia throughout history. Across the ocean, including scientists, actors, athletes, and many other significant people who did not find themselves worthy of use in Russia.
If you do not look deep into history, but look at Russian Americans of our time, then we can note Anastasia Lyukina or "Nastya Lyukin", as the inhabitants of the United States call it. This young gymnast took gold, 3 silver and bronze at the Beijing Olympics, alas, not for the Russian team.
Mikhail Baryshnikov pleases ballet-loving Americans. He is not only a ballet dancer and choreographer, but also an actor. Baryshnikov played in theater and cinema (Love in the big city, season 6). Russian-born is American actor Anton Yelchin, who starred in Star Trek.
Famous American actress Mila Jovovich has Russian roots.
The forced emigrant was Alexander Kerensky, the head of the All-Russian Provisional Government. His son Oleg Kerensky was one of the best specialists among bridge engineers at the time. True, he was not a US citizen, but was a subject of the British crown.
Composer Igor Stravinsky also left Russia and became a citizen of France, later the United States. Died the world famous composer in New York. Sergei Rachmaninov also during the time of turmoil in his homeland moved overseas. Not immediately, of course, but after living in Norway and Switzerland, the composer chose Beverly Hills as his permanent haven.
The writer Vladimir Nabokov, who was born in St. Petersburg, was forced to move to Europe during the Civil War, and later to the United States. Nabokov learned English so well that he wrote many works, including the famous Lolita, immediately in English.
