No, I am not Russian. I am American. My ancestors are American by birth for at least the last 1 1/2 centuries (that's as far as I have researched at this point). I am actually a political science student, working on my Ph.D. and teaching undergraduate courses.
Ok.
Please don't think I was kidding or being sarcastic; we do have Russian or Russian-American freepers.
To be honest with you, I figured if you were either Russian or a teacher.