Greeks in "Russia" came in several waves - ancient Greek colonizers - more Greek colonizers during the Roman and "Byzantine" era and finally and sadly refugee Greeks fleeing the Turks. The last wave of Greeks were kidnapped children sent to Russia to become Stalin's Russian Janissaries.
You are so Greek, Des.
Everytime we go to visit my very close friend Despina and her husband Evan at the Greek church, my husband comes home with a complete history lesson from Evan on some aspect of Greek history. Orthros is something to be heard there though. The chanter is incredible. Even my kids love the Orthros, though they generally prefer a Russian liturgy to a Greek one.
Little tiny place in Tacoma Washington = Saint Nicholas. The churchschool there is better than at our own parish.