I've been there about 10 or so years ago. It has that atmosphere that I remember from old Soviet movies. Those sorts of olden vibes don't exist on the post Soviet territory anymore. BB was a culture shock for me because it was like stepping 40 or so years straight back in time to Soviet Union of the 70s or so even though I never saw those times. Places like this (another one I know is Russian West Hollywood) is made up of people who only watch Russian TV and films, only eat at Russian restaurants and shops, only socialize with other Russian speakers (preferably those born and raised in the former Soviet Union) and never bother to learn the local language. I met some people who've been living for 30+ years in the states and still don't speak English whatsoever.
I just started reading a novel called Vita Nostra (found it among the SciFi recommendations of 2018) the other day and it strongly reminds me of Brighton Beach.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 10.8 ms ] threadI just started reading a novel called Vita Nostra (found it among the SciFi recommendations of 2018) the other day and it strongly reminds me of Brighton Beach.