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‘We realized that there’s no way we can return’: Russia’s best and brightest are leaving the country in record numbers. 6 young Russians explain why they left
Yahoo ^ | 20-AUG-2022 | Yvonne Lau

Posted on 08/21/2022 11:21:56 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas

Three months ago, Sonya, a 25-year-old who works at a major mobile gaming company and moonlights as a tutor, made one of the toughest decisions of her life: She left Russia.

She had an old but cozy communal apartment with her boyfriend and two other roommates in Moscow’s city center, a tight-knit group of friends, and spent several days a week taking classes at a local dance academy—her lifelong passion.

“It’s my home. My family, friends are there. My whole life. How can you possibly abandon all these things?" she told Fortune.

But like countless other young educated Russians, Sonya, who asked that only her first name be used, packed her bags and fled the country after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


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To: cranked

Mercouris was disbarred for ripping off his clients. He is not and never was a military or policy expert.


61 posted on 08/21/2022 1:43:52 PM PDT by Widget Jr (Disobey your television.)
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To: dfwgator

One thing I’ve learned from working in IT, if you want to get on an Indian co-worker’s good side, talk to them about Cricket.

It works!


Our local post office is located in a gas station run by Indians. So I’ve tried that small talk about cricket to get good service. I read there is some sort of cricket world cup coming up and most of “Team USA” is made up of Indians. Naturally, they love to hear that. LOL.


62 posted on 08/21/2022 1:45:02 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: lodi90

They are building a huge cricket ground here in DFW, I think it will be the first of its kind in the US.


63 posted on 08/21/2022 1:46:02 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Boy the propaganda is getting deep.


64 posted on 08/21/2022 1:46:08 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: Widget Jr

More knowledgeable about the Ukraine/Russian conflict than you tho, yeah?

Let me know - with counter sources - when he speaks or speculates any thing the Ukrainian Ministry of Truth has not approved of, kkthx.


65 posted on 08/21/2022 1:47:22 PM PDT by cranked
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To: lodi90

Maybe we could see the US play in Test Matches in the not-too-distant future?

I am kicking myself for not going to see “The Ashes” when it was going on in Australia when I was there.


66 posted on 08/21/2022 1:47:23 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

They are leaving in order to go west to find communism again.


67 posted on 08/21/2022 1:49:21 PM PDT by dforest
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To: canuck_conservative

Did you actually reference the sanctions against Russia?
Really?

Russian economy better off than near all of the EU, UK and the US. Irony, huh?


68 posted on 08/21/2022 1:49:26 PM PDT by cranked
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To: achilles2000

These people are aimless. Adrift. All most of them want to do is watch things being blown up on Fox and Friends from their sofas.

I’ve asked several times now, a specific question, and gotten exactly zero answers, because there are no answers.

On what recent success of such activity (US backed proxy wars) do *any* of you rely upon to reach the conclusion the outcome of this one will be anything other than unnecessary death and destruction or of any benefit to anyone at all.


69 posted on 08/21/2022 1:57:07 PM PDT by Chunga85 (An arrogant govt combined with an ignorant population is a recipe for disaster.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
If the social security/medicare Ponzi scheme is to survive, we NEED more immigrants who see the USA as the land of opportunity, not the land of the handout.

Russians, South Africans, Indians, Asians in general, Ukranians, etc., seem to mostly fit this bill.

Even some from Latin American countries think this way.

70 posted on 08/21/2022 2:01:45 PM PDT by Mogger
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To: Chunga85

“I’ve asked several times now, a specific question, and gotten exactly zero answers”

I view this as a “troll tell”.


71 posted on 08/21/2022 2:03:10 PM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: achilles2000

Libya? Iraq? Syria? Afghanistan? Which success story do we model this Ukraine effort after?

The cats have got their bloodthirsty tongues.


72 posted on 08/21/2022 2:09:04 PM PDT by Chunga85 (An arrogant govt combined with an ignorant population is a recipe for disaster.)
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To: achilles2000

Good to see you have not been hoodwinked and deceived, even better you refuse to take the Bad Vlad, Russiagate, Russia Derangement Syndrome jabs…..

What is so bothersome is the amount of Americans buying into Biden’s Ukie war hoax, I guess they didn’t learn from Biden’s vax hoax, mandates and shutdowns or Trumps warning about a corrupted western media.

Why are the war cheerleaders so intent on committing suicide?


73 posted on 08/21/2022 2:29:39 PM PDT by delta7
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To: achilles2000

Paranoia? That’s the best you can do? Here’s a little test for you and the rest of the Tards:


Here is an even simpler test for you.

What country is threatening to nuke us now: Russia or Ukraine?

There is no gaslighting lie a Bolshevik won’t airbrush in support of Dear Leader Putin and his genocidal war on Ukraine. We must never forget Russia is the country that invented Fake News and the Potemkin Village. Russia’s long history of banditry and war on its smaller neighbors is clear. Only the willfully blind can’t see it for what it is.


74 posted on 08/21/2022 2:32:01 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: cranked
Russian economy better off than near all of the EU, UK and the US

so you're in favor of the sanctions staying in place, right?

since they're benefitting your Mother Russia?


75 posted on 08/21/2022 2:52:38 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: canuck_conservative

Of course.
They not doing anything anyways.....but hurting those who issued the sanctions. You bet, keep them in place.


76 posted on 08/21/2022 2:54:22 PM PDT by cranked
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To: dljordan

Indians tend to be unlikable and of course they are a democrat voting bloc.


77 posted on 08/21/2022 3:04:51 PM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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To: dfwgator

I was referring to IT workers from India.


78 posted on 08/21/2022 3:42:30 PM PDT by entropy12 (Trump & MAGA are the only road to keep USA viable.s)
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To: Seruzawa

“ I have just the one for you. Go to HotRussianGoldiggers.com.”

Thanks for the tip. Met one and she said she’s only interested in my personality.

Not sure why she wanted my bank account and credit card numbers, though.


79 posted on 08/21/2022 5:19:19 PM PDT by jdsteel (Do I really need a /sarc?)
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To: lodi90

As I thought, no response. Too much work and knowledge for a troll.


80 posted on 08/21/2022 5:25:37 PM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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