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Immigration

Look What Uncle Got Himself Into in the States

Roughly a tenth of America's population are emigrants or descendants of emigrants from the former Soviet Union. Among them are celebrities and ordinary people, hard workers and the unemployed, rich…

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Immigration

Emigrant Tango

If our compatriot has heard something about Brazil – at least about Rio de Janeiro, white pants, and many, many wild monkeys – then regarding Argentina, the knowledge of our fellow citizens usually…

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Everyday life

"Ukrinyurkollegia" Searches for Heirs

What does it mean to have child-worship elevated to a cult! Rarely, very rarely do Israeli lawyers search for heirs in Ukraine. A Jew, if he moves somewhere, does not go alone, but with his wife and…

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Country guide

To Understand a Country, You Need to Know Its History

General information about Argentina can be found in reference books, but that is not the most important thing. The main thing is to understand what human environment, economic conditions, and state…

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Personal experience

The Nightmare of the Two-Thirds System

I think that a second-class railway carriage with three-berth compartments is absent from Prague's 'Museum of Medieval Torture' solely due to chronological inconsistency. Of course, the carriage is…

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Immigration

Try to Please Manitoba

A year ago, an agreement was signed between the Government of Canada and the administration of the Canadian province of Manitoba, under which the provincial authorities received the right to…

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Tourism

How a Tourist Can Save Money

Besides total economy, there are several partial savings that appear at those stages of travel when you need to pay for it. So, you can reduce the cost of a trip by saving on: visa, transportation…

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Country guide

The Land of Maple Syrup

"Oh, what a great country Canada is," Zhora Gershwin told me over a mug of ginger beer in Toronto. Zhora emigrated to Canada three years ago and therefore had the right to discuss the advantages and…

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Personal experience

Myths of Silicon Village

"Russian American Dream" is not quite the same as the "American Dream" in the original. As a rule, initially Russians' desires focus on satisfying material wants – a car, a house, credit cards.

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Immigration

Deceivers Are Not Liked in the USA

Generally speaking, deceiving is bad. And deceiving government officials is also dangerous, warns 'Inostranets'. Especially when it comes to employees of the consular section of the US Embassy, in…

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Work

How to Get a Job in an Ambulance Service

Every person moving abroad faces difficulties finding a job in their specialty. But it is especially hard for doctors – in many countries, primarily the United States, foreign medical diplomas are…

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Everyday life

To Die in Peace

The secure and cloudless old age of Canadian citizens is marred by only one circumstance: like other, cloudy and insecure old ages of citizens of less prosperous corners of the planet, it ends in…

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