Let me tell you myStory…
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.
Regina Spektor
Singer
Dmitriy Salita
professional boxer
David Bezmozgis
writer & filmmaker
Yelena Kurdina
pianist & vocal coach
Gary Shteyngart
author
Recent Stories
“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 ...
Metamorphosis or Identity Crash Course ( continued from Jewish Mug or Simply Jewish posted December 19, 2011)
Posted by Mila Svetnikova on 01/26/12
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 ...
I was born in Soviet Union in Krasnodar Region in 1981. Krasnodar Krai (Russian: Краснода́рский край, Krasnodarsky kray) is a
Mozart ...
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 ...
stories
Emil Lansky
Lvov, USSR: 1979
Boris Shapiro
Moscow, USSR: 1988
Yelena Friedman
Leningrad, USSR: 1989
Suzanne Smolyar
Odessa, Ukraine: 1978
Michael Meikson
Leningrad, USSR: 1979
Marina Levin
Leningrad, USSR
Tatyana Gorodetskaya
Odessa, Ukraine: 1978
