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HIAS preserves the stories of those who emigrated from the Soviet Union and the FSU to provide insight into the struggles of generations of immigrants who now call America home. Contribute to this archive—be part of history—by telling your story now.

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Understaning My Roots

Posted by Aliza Aminov on 01/27/12

                “We came to this country for you!” is what most kids my age hear from their Russian parents today. As a child I did not understand why it mattered ...

In Russia school buildings housed pupils from elementary through high school with different floors or wings allocated to different grades. Students were never reassigned to classes other than those they’d ...

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Preliminary bibliography on immigration

Posted by Evgeniya Kornyukhina on 01/26/12

 

I was born in Soviet Union in Krasnodar Region in 1981. Krasnodar Krai (Russian: Краснода́рский край, Krasnodarsky kray) is a

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Mozart

Posted by SLAVA GAUFBERG on 01/26/12

Mozart ...

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From Dark to Light

Posted by zoren ratner on 01/26/12

            What does one wish for their children? Majority of parents if not all, will answer this what seems to be foolish question easily; health, wealth ...

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ВРЕМЯ РАДОСТИ И НАДЕЖД

Posted by Gideon Aronoff on 12/29/2011

На смену празднику света – Хануке приходит новый год, до которого остались считанные дни. И, значит, время подводить итоги и загадывать желания на будущее. К сожалению, я не могу сказать, ...

ДЕСЯТЬ ЛЕТ СПУСТЯ

Posted by Marina Belotserkovsky on 09/08/2011

Я думаю, что каждый из нас точно помнит, где он был и что делал утром 11 сентября десять лет назад. Трудно поверить, что прошло уже столько времени. Но сегодня я ...

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