✨ Why do Americans choose to move to Russia? To find the answer, independent journalist Tofurious Maximus Crane meets with three emigrant families to get a glimpse into their new lives. Jay Close was born in New York, grew up in California, and has lived in France, Australia, and even Papua New Guinea. He worked as a chef for the Rolling Stones and later managed several restaurants in Moscow. Now, Jay raises goats and makes cheese in the countryside near Moscow, where he has built his home for over 30 years. Another emigrant is Chad Hower, who was granted political asylum in Russia after being persecuted by the FBI in his home country. Finally, Tofurious meets Jozef and Ann, who recently moved to Russia with their six children. Tune in to our premiere to discover the various reasons why some Americans seek a new beginning in Russia. Have these families found a sense of home far from their native land?

On March 20, 1919, in Moscow, the Soviet government signed an agreement with the Bashkir government to establish the Autonomous Bashkir Soviet Republic within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). This marked Russia's first national autonomy. The agreement was published on March 23 in Izvestia of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, and this date is celebrated as the republic's founding day. On October 11, 1990, it was reorganized into the Bashkir Soviet Socialist Republic, and on February 25, 1992, it adopted its current name—the Republic of Bashkortostan.

This picture could have been taken anywhere, the main thing is to choose the right camera angle. After all, what is there so extraordinary about three different trees and one shrub growing next to each other? And what is there so unusual in leaves turning yellow and red in the fall? Just chlorophyll, which once gave the leaves green coloring, that is now breaking down in them - nothing special! You won't pay attention walking by in deep contemplation. But a photographer wouldn’t pass by without trying to look at through a different foreshortening!
✨ Now let's take into consideration that foreshortening is all about a point of view. In other words, if you look from a different point of view, then familiar things and phenomena can shine with completely new, hitherto unseen colors!