6 Russian People Who Changed the USA

1) Sergey Brin – Google

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Sergey Brin, who was born August 21, 1973, in Moscow, became a co-founder of Google, Inc., the world’s largest Internet company, providing users with a technology of  search and a number of other important features in on-line world. In 2009 he was ranked as the 26th richest person in the world by Forbes. He immigrated to the United States in his childhood, when he was just 6, and when Sergey grew up, he began to study mathematics, following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps. First, Brin got a diploma of the University of Maryland, and then he became Ph.D in computer science at Stanford.





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Right there he made friends with Larry Page, who became his soul- brother and main companion in developments. Together they created the strongest search engine ever on the basis of Brin’s data mining system. Soon afterwards in a local garage they founded Google, which motto is universally accessible and useful. If you don’t believe this information, then google it:)

2) Igor Sikorsky – Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

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Igor Sikorsky (25 May, 1889 – 26 October, 1972) is a Russian-American pioneer of aviation, who actually designed and the world’s first multi-engine fixed-wing aircraft. Without this man world probably would not get helicopter so soon, he is always called as first helicopter inventor.

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In 1925 he founded Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, which is one the main helicopter manufacturers.

3) Vladimir Nabokov – Lolita

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Vladimir Nabokov (22 April, 1899 – 2 July, 1977) was the great Russian novelist. He emigrated from Russia to England (1919), then to Germany (1922), and then to the USA (1940), where he settled down in Manhattan. He never wrote in Russian after he came to the USA, though translated his works in English into Russian.

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Nabokov’s Lolita (1955) is considered to be one of the most prominent novels in literature. How much influence this word caused on the human minds we all can only guess now. He also was interested in entomology and chess problems.

4) Vladimir Zworykin – television

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Vladimir Zworykin(July 30, 1889 - July 29, 1982) is a Russian-American pioneer of television technology. That is he who created the father of modern TV-sets and TV network. Zworykin decided to emigrate from Russia during the Civil War, and so left for the USA in 1918. Soon, though, he came back and supported the White movement in Siberia, but with the death of Aleksandr Kolchak, who headed it in the region, Zworykin decided to move to the US for good. He played a very important role in the development of television from the early thirties.

5) Milla Jovovich – The Fifth Element

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Milla Jovovich (December 17, 1975) an Ukrainian-born American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. In 1981 she was at the age of five, her family left the Soviet Union for London as political refugees, and over some time they ended up in Los Angeles, California. She became a model at eleven and since that time has worked for Revlon, L’Oréal, Banana Republic, Christian Dior, Donna Karan and Versace. She also became a television and movie star and appeared in Return to the Blue Lagoon, The Fifth Element, and Resident Evil with its sequels.

6) Voronov brothers - Warner Brothers Entertainment

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Wonsal (Voronov) brothers, who emigrated from the Russian Empire (from the part that is now Poland), founded American film company Warner Brothers Entertainment, which is now one of the largest producers of films all over the world, based in California.

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Three elder brothers started working in the industry yet in 1903, and showed films to miners in Pennsylvania and Ohio. That year they also founded their first cinema Cascade. In 1904 the brothers set up Duquesne Amusement & Supply Company, which was a forerunner of Warner Bros.

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    100 Responses to “6 Russian People Who Changed the USA”

    1. Ted Bundy says:

      Pervyi!!

      Navsegda Rossia!

      • Miss India says:

        OMG Russians cant achieve anything in Russia and they have to migrate to USA, the greatest and richest country on earth to pursue their dreams, aspirations and perspirations and be famous. No wonder most Russians are dying to move to USA :(

      • Kirov says:

        Again we prove that Russian people are not stupit, but very smart. Smart enough to emigrate to US or UK, wherentheir talent is appreciated and rewarded. They can develop!!! Russia then and now is extremely restrictive and oposed to innovation.

    2. xxx says:

      Warner Brothers were entirely polish people so please do not tell the lies…

      • hobbitofny says:

        Warner Brothers, Michel Thomas (foreign language teacher), and others from area of modern Poland. However, they were born in the Imperial Russia empire. They were born subjects of the Tzar. They can be call Russian because of the nation at time of birth. They refer to themselves as Polish, which is their right as the area is modern Poland. Both Russian and Polish reference are correct. It is simple fact. It is similar to how to refer to Stalin. Stalin is Georgian, but also Russian.

    3. pimp says:

      So Russians can be successful, if they do not live among misery and alcoholics.

    4. someone says:

      I don’t think you (Russians) can take credit for Sergei Brin, he was indeed born in Russia, but his family was forced to emigrate when he was 6, he has lived his whole life in America, learned in America, make his fortune in America, so it’s a little pathetic to read how you are so proud of him for being Russian-born when Russia has give him nothing neither him has made anything for what he is famous in Russia.

      • Russ, Ian says:

        First of all, nobody was forced to emigrate. It was a decision that his family made. Stop believing everything you read on Wikipedia.

        Second of all, he owes everything to his parents who are graduates of MGU (Moscow State University), which produced a great number of scientists including his parents. His parents are Russian-Jews and he was growing up with Russian traditions. I do agree that he has become more Americanized, but truth be told, he is Russian.

        So, shut your dumb pie hole and go Google something.

      • XyuH says:

        In soviet russian shithole you could not make a decision to immigrate. Especially if you are a scientist. You could be deported to Austria, or sent out to one of the “closed” cities (Arzamas-16) where you basically under house arrest with “musors” checking on you morning and evening. So learn some history

        • Kirov says:

          Stop talking BS. People COULD emigrate from the USSR. But they wouldn’t be allowed to come back.

          XyuH, Soviet Union was a great country, and far better then the backwater piece of shit country you live in. Retard.

          • XyuH says:

            soviet union never has been great country. By definition country full of slaves cannot be great. If only word “great” applies that would be Great Prison Camp.

            • aleke says:

              a country full of slaves eh? well by your definition america hasn’t and isn’t a great country. :)

              slaves power empires. empires can be great. not in the good sense, but they can suck up foreign natural resources and talent, like the usa did, and make great things. well the talent will make great things anyway :P

        • Kirov says:

          Stop talking BS. People COULD emigrate from the USSR. But they wouldn’t be allowed to come back.

          XyuH, Soviet Union was a great country, and far better then the backwater piece of shit country you live in. Retard..

      • Inspect says:

        “you are so proud of him for being Russian-born.”
        bullshit. I’m from Russia and I hear at first time about Sergey Brin and a fortiori I’m not proud of him.
        And Warner Brothers were Belorussian Jews. Don’t distort the history please

      • Chris says:

        Admin’s pride in this post is embarrassing.

        Sergei Brin is a Jew, not a Russian.

        Same with the “Warner” brothers who came from Poland.

        While Poland was unfortunately part of the Russian empire in those days, someone coming from Poland then didn’t mean that they came from Russia. Just like when India was part of Britain it didn’t mean that Indians could claim they are British or that they come from Britain.

        ALSO, most of the successful people in Soviet Russia were Jews, not Russians. Probably because the vast majority of the highest ranking communists were Jews. It was their Jewish culture which propelled them to success.

        ***READ ON “RUSSIAN” SCIENTISTS AND INTELLECTUALS AT WIKIPEDIA, >>>MOST<<< OF THEM ARE JEWISH***

        There is definitely a sophisticated part to Russian culture but judging from the MANY people I know from the former USSR ***AND FROM THE CONTENT OF ENGLISHRUSSIA.COM***, Russian culture is relatively primitive. It hurts me to say so but if it wasn’t true admin wouldn’t have a reason to have this site.

        Please spare us this Russian pride nonsense, and anyone who has read my posts for the last couple of years WILL ADMIT that I am a RUSSOPHILE, so no nonsense about racism or prejudice, it’s just that Russian culture is nowhere near as great as many Russians think it is.

        Russia owes the JEWS ***BIG TIME*** (for Communism too)

        • Soviet culture and education not jewish

        • rjflorida says:

          Why you be hatin’ Brosef?

          PS I’m Jewish-American.

        • Anna says:

          Well Chris..I find it particular how a man or a boy for all I know. It is the web after all. Would have a definitive and concrete opinion on the history of Russia and its people. I wonder if you are working on a degree? Russian history or literature, social science or politics perhaps. That has led you to the conclusion of a culture that that has been there before you were ever a sparkle in your grand grand grand grand ( You get my point…I hope.)parents eyes. I don’t read Wikipedia because any idiot with a 500$ PC can update the page. I hope you won’t take it personally if you have a more expensive computer. My point to you is that Russian and Jewish people have lived in Russia in harmony for may years before you read about it. As they continue to do so today. I wonder if you are aware that if a child is born to a woman of Jewish descent. Regardless of the origin of the father is considered Jewish. So I wonder how many Jewish Russians now living in the US or Canada are 50/50 Russian Jewish??? Hmmm something to think about. As for the communism comment. I hope you know that most Russians have and still do despise communism/communists. I wonder how you would do with your limited grade 12 education. If you were left to manage the wealth of a super power country after the revolution?? Anyways The treatment of the Jewish people during the WW2 in the Ukraine had nothing to do with Russia it self. But the political pitfalls of the Ukrainian government at that time ( No disrespect to Ukrainian people. I myself half Ukrainian/Russian.)and Russia as well as the rest of the world. Keyword WW2!!!!!

    5. DelRio says:

      Why is Mila Jovovich on the list? She is not Russian, and she did not change the USA.

    6. Swede says:

      Brin - Moscow
      Sikorsky - Kiev
      Nabokov - St Petersburg
      Zworykin - Murom
      Jovovich - Kiev
      Wonsal - Krasnosielc

      So 50% of sucessful russians in USA aren’t born in Russia?

      • BinToHex says:

        Moscow, SPb, Murom, Krasnosielc - russian cities.
        Kiev - ukranian city.

        One important thing you foreigners should know - Russia, Ukrain and Belorussia is 3 countries of one demos (nation), separated by frking politicians.
        Even don’t try debate with me cuz about 95% of people reading englishrussia.com don’t know anything true about our country apart stupid myths and tags as “vodka”, “matryoshka”, “banya” etc.
        I have 2 cousins in Kiev, 2 in Minsk, I live in Moscow.
        Sorry for my poor enlish.
        I just visit this site to gladly laugh over you fools and your stupied dilettantish disputes.
        Look at pic and have fun.

      • NikomO says:

        Russian Empire and Sovien Union involved the countries you’ve mentioned

        • BinToHex says:

          You can, no, you must learn history better if you want dispute and fewer listen to massmedia.
          “Ukranian” is not ethnic term but geographic as Bavarian and Saxon. Ancient Rus had a centre in Kiev then princes to divided their lands so states were formed.
          It is difficult for me to explain it in english.
          Read Lev Gumilev’s works if you want understand all.

          • What nonsense. Ukrainian cities like Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Lviv, Ternopil, Uzhorod never had anything to do with Russia, the were never part of the Russian empire, except for a, in historical view short, period of time (1940 - 1989, when they were annexed by the Soviet Union. Western Galicia, now the western part of Ukraine, was never part of the Russian empire, except for that brief period after WWII. Each time they had the chance, Ukraine tried to become independent of Russia. The first time in 1918 - which failed, and the second time, succesfully, in 1991. Ukraine is not just a geographic term, as you claim, it is distinctly the term to describe a nation and a language as well, alanguage spoken by the vast majority of people in Western and Central Ukraine. It is pure Russian propaganda to state that Ukrainians, Russians and Belarussians all form oe nation, history and reality contradicts this.

            • BinToHex says:

              Stop eat drugs dude.
              All what u say is western propaganda.
              Russia, Ukrain and Belorussia as countries started from Kievan Rus (Киевская Русь) - association of Slavic tribes with a centre in present Kiev. Through the centuries of wars between tribes these three countries were formed.
              Western part of Ukrain and western Belorussia several times were parts of Poland, Sweden because of the wars.
              You said Ukrain wasn’t in Rusiian Imperia, well do you know that even Poland, not Ukrain, was in it?

              Argue with me about this is foolishly. What do you know about Russia, Ukrain and Belorussia? Nothing. I know a lot. I’ve born here, I have realatives in each of these countries, have many friends there. All the population is fluent in Russian language.

              All what u know - ur propaganda. Watch nasty your news. They are totally lieing.

              • stupid says:

                What a suprise to see that Nabokov is mentioned. No more better writers in Russia? Pasternak, for example. O yes, I forgot! Since communists didn’t like him, he probably doesn’t deserve to in the list and leaves his place for some Ukrainian girls.

      • Kirov says:

        They were born in Russian Empire. And I hate that fag Sergey Brin. He can go and google his ass.

        • Kirov says:

          Stop impersonating me, false Kirov!!! You are crazy with anger for not able to win a dialog with me !!! You are a loser and a bad loser !! Gulag for you!!

    7. 133 says:

      Sikorsky is from kiev, ukraine. same for Mila Jovovich fucking nubs do research first then post

    8. Very interesting article. I am a teacher, this year my students are participating in National History Day. A nation wide competition held in the United States. The theme is innovation in history. I will share the information about people in this article with my students.

    9. mats says:

      Sergey Brin is jewish origin, Milla Jovovich is ukrainian and has very polish sounding name, Igor Sikorsky has also born in Ukraine and has true polish origin, Voronov are also polish - why you make no difference between polish, ukrainan, baltic and russian? Its quite disturbing!
      Best blood is blood of mixed nationalities ;)

      • At related times, all that places were parts of Russia. This reason is quite sufficient. And we tend to not worry about nationalities inside the country, because we know as a fact after centuries of experience, that nationalism is a sort of sexual disease. For any normal man or woman difference in nationality is not an obstacle re. friendship or love or sex or whatever. So why the hell should I differentiate somehow specially ukranians or jews or polish, esp. if they are all have very mixed origins?

    10. photographer says:

      sikorskiy is great people, but soviet union hate them a long time.

    11. It is noteworthy that Prigogine was not mentioned, while Jovovich was. O tempora, o mores!

      • Nothing noteworthy, get out

      • That is probably because this contribution was about Rssuians in the USA, and Prigogine lived and worked in Belgium, has the Belgian nationality, and even is a member of the Belgian nobility with the title of “burggraaf” or viscount.

        • Except that he was Russian (émigré, to be sure, but not more so than Brin), and he was teaching at UT-Austin since 1959, splitting his time between there and Bruxelles, when he got his Nobel. Hook ‘em Horns!

        • Oh, and he was awarded the title of viscount in - drum roll, please - 1989. Clearly an honorary, not hereditary title.

          • Prigogine was an emigré and left the Soviet Union when he was four years old. He received Belgian citizenship when he was 32 years old, and got his noble title as a reward for his exceptional career - which is customary in Belgium. I still wonder why you want to claim someone who is obviously not American as American just because he was for some years teaching in Texas as well as in Brussels at the same time. In that case, you will have to adopt Jacques Chirac as American as well, because he studied in the USA.

    12. balls says:

      ha, the pioneer of modern tv.

      RCA travel records (his employer) show an interesting sojourn to a young american mormon’s home…

      contributor, but perhaps not a sensationalist pioneer.

    13. Anrkist says:

      lol at the use of the term “Soul Brother.” What it is, Blood?

    14. Sam says:

      You can have #3 back, #5 and #6 aren’t Russian, and as for #4 he was a thief, stealing from Philo Farnsworth. So out of six there are actually only four Russians, one thief, so three remain, and none did their work in Russia.

      I’m having a hard time seeing the Russian influence.

    15. NYC FOR LIFE says:

      i love reading replies on these sites. maybe i’m just a sick person but their tears fuel my entertainment. it’s always the same spiteful and bitter people who fall in one of the following categories:

      1) white trash from US. these rednecks were raised by dumbfuck sheep-humping farmeers who scared them to sleep every night with tales of vicious communists that are out to get them. educated by american public education system, they only began to tackle basic arithmetic in grade 8 at the early age of 15. because of a glaring flaws in the education system, these windowlickers had to resort to hollywood titles in likes of rocky 4 and red october to teach them geography and politics. these losers then proceeded to breed the retards you see posting on englishrussia.com

      2) foreigners from countries so small and useless most people don’t even knows they exist (ie: finland, estonia). armed with a wikipedia and tears, these dingleberries are quick to point out all the horrible things soviets have done to their ancestors. despite never having to experience any of these horrible things, these losers still feel like they must somehow avenge their ancestors. how do they do it? simple– by following every russian article that has a comment section and flooding it with their bitter tears, seeking sympathy from anyone that will listen.

      • Not to mention the hysterical Russians who obviously shared the same education as the mentioned Rednecks and who are so paranoia they think world history is nothing but the story how the whole world - including the Australian Aboriginals, the inhabitants of Patagonia and the Pygmees and Hottentots are - just wants to destroy the Great Russian Motherland - which was during its whole history so poor and undefended and constantly under attalc that it became the largest country on earth.

    16. Leon says:

      Jovovic is Serbian-Russian extract. however she is not the only russian actress who made it big in unHollywood. Natalie Wood probably was the the forerunner.

    17. why the hell do you people come on here just to bad mouth russia or america? i could be wrong but this site isn’t about proving who is better… isn’t it supposed to be just about interesting things that happen in russia… sometimes it’ll be something good and sometimes something not so good.

      …russia has accomplished many amazing feats, and so has america, and they both have their faults (like every other country in the world).

      watching of you people bicker and bad mouth each other is pretty weak, and it makes both countries look bad

    18. NYC FOR LIFE says:

      instead of that ukrainian actress you should’ve included yuri gaggarin

    19. Andras says:

      Tódor Kármán , a hungarian engineer has already made a machine like helicopter in 1917, called PKZ, for more information about it, see this: http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/petroczy.php

    20. Magyar says:

      Oh man, Kiev is Russian city which is situated in a strange artefact of the XX century called “the Ukraine”. In fact, the Ukraine is a part of Russia, and there are no “Ukrainians”, they’re all Russians. It the same shit as with the Yankee and the Dixie - though none is saying that the Yankees and the Dixies are different ethnics.

      • ukrainian says:

        go study grammar retard, you can start with the section which explains the use of articles in geographical names.

        after that go an fuck yourself, screaming loudly “there are no Ukrainians, they’re all Russians”

        .

      • Chubaka says:

        Shut up. In the same way, I can tell what there were no any your stupid “magyarország”, it’s always was just a part of austrian empire. If you are as stupid as a donkey, and if you never learned history, when just put your opinion deep into the ass. Russia is just a little, swamp covered colony of Ukraine, and it always was so. All good, what ever was in Russia are from Ukraine, or from jews. Urainians is too tolerant and not bellicose, and theu are always suffer because of this.

        • From USSR says:

          All know that the history is written by winners: the USA has won, becoming undoubtedly the strongest world power, having disorganised the USSR without war. Now all of you learn that history: 1. America has saved the world in the Second World War. 2. The Soviet union - became world harm))). 3. Russia as the follower will be that and many other things that extols America and lowers its “enemies”. And the reality appears another: my girl from Ukraine, and it reflects sights of the majority of the population of Ukraine: 1. Russian - language of cultural people, an Ukrainian language - rural language. 2. In Ukraine all some areas where the Antirussian spirit (some centuries these areas were a part of speech Pospolitoj), is a mix half Poles, actually they that and consider themselves as the present Ukrainians, from these areas Yushchenko come also. People live in these areas not badly since on elections has won Yushchenko, other areas, except Donbasa and Kiev live in poverty, especially Crimea completely occupied by Russian and Tatars. Here also there is a struggle of the Prorussian east and the pro-American West, and the simple Ukrainian people, living in the country wants that who that bought the crop grown up by it, Russia or Europe to all of them is equal, but nevertheless wish to be on friendly terms with brothers Slavs, it is the reliable union. Ukraine was never a colony of Russia, it is fraternal people. Not to you, the American idiots us to judge. (Autotransfer)

    21. Brin should not be included. For one thing, he is a Jew, and we all know that Jews are responsible for all the ills of Mother Russia (yes, I am being sarcastic here, for those humor impaired). For the other, he was extremely critical of Russia (according to Digg, calling it “Nigeria with snow”). And that’s not to mention he never really lived there.

    22. Ted Bundy says:

      America was a great place when it was free country for white Europeans to immigrate.

      Now that IT IS a black country, it will only face doom. In 50 years time America wil be nothing.

    23. nw99 says:

      lol the warner brothers are polish, not russian. The only difference of a Pole and Russian are Russians have an IQ over 50. :)

    24. Kirov says:

      Article is laughing stock. Jews are not seen as Russians in Russia unless they do something important, then all of sudden they are RUSSIANS. Russia is xenophoob, surreel country. Sometimes I am ashamed to live there.

    25. SSSR says:

      A Russian co founded google and yet every Russian keyboard has large english letters and small russian letters on it!

      The english language will always dominate the world!

      • Jason says:

        I saw cell phones in Russia with the Russian alphabet on them.The home phones only have english letters on them.

        There are many countries that have products with their own language on them!

    26. baron says:

      warner brothers dosen’t come from russia the was a polish jews imigrants

      Milla Jovovich was born i Ukraina not in russia whatever she is Serbian !

    27. Ukrainian says:

      Lol half these people are either Jews or Ukrainians

    28. BinToHex says:

      Ufff…

      Ok, if u want, I agree with u that Russians never had great nad talanted designers, doctors, engineers, writers etc.
      All what world know about russians achieves was made by jews or ukranians. Russians can only sleep, drink and feed pigs.
      And all rest world is supreme race - beautiful, smart, talented…

      So why all with such vehemence discuss about Russia? Not enough self persons? Or it is an inferiority complex?
      Stop writing shit about us. You all belong to high society, you are smart and educated, you are rich.

      Admire and discuss your countries! Create englishpoland.com, englishjewland.com, enlishsupremerace.com and sit there.

    29. Alexander says:

      Can talanlivy people have a nationality?…

    30. Alexander says:

      Can a talented people have a nationality?…

    31. There are many more unknown Russians inventions. The first airplane flew in Russia, before the Wright brothers flew theirs, the first locomotive was built in Russia. Russians jsut don’t have to take credit for it. It doesn’t matter what people think someone can do, it matters what someone actually can do.

      Like the stealth bomber, built on Russian theory. All tanks are built on principe of t-34, all mobile artillery are built on principe of Katyusha. My father was one of the first people on earth who got his eyes lasered in 1988, instead of wearing glasses.

      Some people think Russians can’t do anyhting and are weak. few of those peoples were Napolean and Hitler, who were actually very smart people.

      Why is Russia biggest land in the world? And Russia has made more billionares in 19 years as a capitalist state than many country’s who are capitalists for more than a century? How could Russian empire in 1920 be an everage power and by 1940 a superpower? In 1998 a 3rd world country and by 2009 one of the powerfulest nations on earth?

      Great example (just came in to my head) is Fedor Emelianenko, look how he enters the ring, while all the others go screaming and shouting as they enter the rins, he just calmly enters the ring and leaves as a winner, every single time.

      Letting people think that Russia is weak, just proves how smart they are.

    32. Uncle Slam says:

      Holy shit, is that list pathetic. It consists of Americans, Jews, Poles and… Milla fucking Jovovich. That last part is so goddamn ridiculous it would be almost funny - if it wasn’t so pathetic.

      But fear not, you do have some russkies who did change the US - and the world. Namely, Lenin and Stalin. Say it loud, say it proud.

    33. SSSR says:

      Stalin made the USSR a superpower in a short time when he arrested thousands of innocent Russians on bogus charges and forced them to dig canals to connect Moscows lakes and thousands of Russians died!

      Moscow has the most Billionairs because all corporate headcorders must be in Moscow and not spread throughout the country!

    34. inPropoganda says:

      The post reflects Russia in its entirety.

      Russia could truly be a super power if it harnessed the intellect and might of its people. Sadly, it has always gone for the quick and dirty solution. It never supports and harnesses the talent within, instead it rapes and pillages both its people and resources. Eventually the talent leaves to prosper elsewhere, not to be dogged by corruption, and sabotaged by the administration and institutions that should support them.

    35. Russian says:

      I am sick and tired of this dispute over the eternal subject whether Russian are great or not. They are, because of obvious achievment in science and culture (I do not mention low level, poverty generated artifacts of so called lumpen and marginal culture, but the Culture). Miss India is a lady with complex of inferiority, so she applies the praising to USA to get over this complex. You know, to humiliate and ridicule Russia in order to think she is somehow good. Poor creature. Again, Nations and Ethnic groups are often confused here, so it only shows low intelligence many, but it is fine. I pity those who think they can judge just because they are citizens of some country. It is really about who they are themselves, and not what is they country is about. You can be an American and yet stupid and nobody (or you can be a genius as well). So, really, people here measure their penises without realizing that the penis is even not theirs.

    36. Sick of You says:

      This is simply the worst list I’ve ever seen. It’s not even fit for jokes.

      To imply that Google changed the world when compared to numerous breakthrough’s by Russians (and the rest of humanity) is the definition of daft. It is like people starting to like Japan because they like anime, or liking Germany because they like their BMW m3. Google equivalent would be “invented”. It is like saying Facebook is a grand revelation? The truth is first there was yahoo, then excite, then altavista - which google copied. Maybe DJ Tiesto is the greatest living composer, because he takes ready made songs and changes them around a bit with an easy-to-use computer program?

      GET AN EDUCATION, THINK. IT’S NOT ILLEGAL. end the ignorance

    37. ser says:

      Igor Sikorsky was Ukraininan. Stop calling all prominent persons russian

    38. Dmitry says:

      The great fucking UKR-anian nation of poor inventors, huh ?

      UKR’s facing a big challange right now. Will they stay with their slavic roots or will they continue to lick the asshole and suck up to US/EU/Western nations. Hard to say the percentage of loyal pro-Russian pravoslav citizens vs. the traitors, but sooner or later they will have some civil movement and the complete collapse of political and economical structures.

      P.S. Known as solid FACT - Real UKR’s hate the JEWs very much, that’s one of the reasons they have had their own nazi aka SS brigade and jews were killed like stray dogs and flee the great nation of UKR state like flies.

    39. Bobby says:

      Hehe, you made me really laugh. These “Russians” who changed America are actually Jews (Brin, Warner bros), Polish (Sikorski) and Serbian born in Ukraine (Jovovich). The Russian chauvinism is really endless.

    40. Milla says:

      Milla is Serbian not russian

    41. Gaup says:

      You forgot Ayn Rand people.

    42. Sigmon says:

      Ayn Rand was Jewish.
      To disregard the bigotry and death visited upon Jews in The Russian Empire countries is idiocy and only continues the vicious history of those countries. To try to twist Russian history into something to be proud of is ridiculous. My great-grandmother, grandmother, and my great-aunts fled the Ukraine and came to USA in 1870’s. So I listened for many years to the telling, first hand, of the treatment of Jews in that era. Like the Nazis and the Spanish/Portuguese, and so many other countries who killed and ran off their Jewish creme d’creme of society, the USSR committed a form of suicide through their bigotry and violence. The vast majority of any contribution to society by USSR and East European nations has been by Jews, even though they were a tiny minority of the population and had to endure all sorts of limitations. I agree it is difficult to say whether this is because those Jews were so exceptional or that the majority was so limited in capabilities. That can be argued. But it is silly to argue that Russians have made much of a positive impact on the world. You can’t deny a people as rightful citizens and then turn around and claim their accomplishments. Your bigotry only shows that much more.

    43. Sigmon says:

      As for accomplishments, they have obviously been made by those who left USSR and were given a chance in freedom to realize their ideas and abilities. Whether in the USA or other nations whose culture and form of government believe in the individual.

      For one to be adamant in their ignorance is only to compound their error.

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    46. Guzik says:

      dudes
      Sikorsky was Pole (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Sikorsky)
      Warner Brothers was from Poland
      This type of representatives of those times. fate turned out, so that at some point has been determined as their nationality and not otherwise. not everyone who is / was in Russia is Russian.
      check the names of emigrants from the breakthroughs of the century. many of them came from what was then Russia. but the towns and names are not Russian: Kowalski from Lviv, Sikorski of Kiev, Kowalczyk from Rzeszow. wyganiała poverty of these people overseas. especially from Galicia, which was inhabited by Poles and Ukrainians. Russians, there was very few.

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