Thirty-three years ago today,
on a Friday the 13th (like today), my family, including Eugene and me, left the Soviet Union.
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You mean more than just the Volokhs?
A few more did - back then :-)
:-)
(Sorry, but after reading some of these drooling comments, I thought it best to keep ya's humble. You're no von Braun's.)
A gentle correction: there was no Soviet Union then no more. It could not survive without the Volokhs.
I think our Country could use more like them.
Actually, EV is only ten years old. ;)
Some Russians remained in Alaska when it was purchased by the United States, so a few got in the back door. I don't know whether they became US citizens.
Also of note, recently there have been quite a few Russian Old Believer immigrants to Alaska.
Bring more.
I'll have an extra piece of cake tonight in celebration (I don't drink).
Leaving Russia then was a very risky
and nontrivial affair.
Congratulations for having escaped
that hell-black-hole.
In any case, congratulations! I dare say you're collectively a classic American success story.
A bit further north in Mendocino County there's the Russian River, named for the Russian fur trappers present there in the early 19th century.
These places were named before Grant even rejoined the army in 1861.
Conspiracy!
A blessing on all of you Volokh's. I am so pleased that you came to the country I was fortunate enough to be born in.
To whom much is given, much is expected.
I still think the tone this thread has taken (How lucky for America that the Volokh's got in!) is a bit mixed up.
How lucky for the Volokh's that America was there for them in their time of need. Now don't forget to quietly give back. Because to those to whom much is given, much is expected in return. It's a collective thing, you see, hundreds of years old, and stronger than any incoming family no matter how great its individual members might think themselves...
Hth!
I think celebration on both sides of the event is in order and your lecture to others on their obligation to "quietly give back" is quite off-putting to me. It brings to mind the drunk guy in the bleacher seats at Red Sox games (there's always one there) who loudly tells the entire section how they should be rooting for the home team. We get it. You're the best fan ever and we should all recognize.
There is a huge pool of talented people there and we should get more of them to immigrate - legally!!
Now, now, they never really pinned that on dear old Tesla. It's just a theory.
Too bad the Volokh's weren't able to pry loose a Soviet Boomer and escape in that. Now that would have made a great story. ;)
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Hard to believe is right. On June 13th, 1975, my family was celebrating our #2 son's eighth birthday.
Whippersnappers become ex-whippersnappers soon enough.
Fair enough. I honestly don't have the background to understand the science involved anyway. But if I had to hazard a guess I would say he was responsible. I thought I read somewhere that he more or less claimed as much. Regarding Tesla, it's hard to find credible info on the web that doesn't go off the deep end.
I wasn't trying to jack the thread but I thought it was approppo given Gary Anderson's Von Braun reference and the fact the Volokhs' have at least some Slavic ancestry.
Yes, you benefitted in a very direct way from efforts on behalf of Soviet Jewry.