Russian Culture in US

Russian Speaking Community

The 3.5 million Russian-speaking Americans can have tremendous political, business and educational impact on the lives of all Americans. Whether it is a half million metropolitan area or an 500 people small town, it is equally important for the Russian-Americans to feel part of the American community and feel able to get help. It is imperative to assist newcomers with informational and professional assistance from people of the same culture as speaking the same language. Russian cultural centers and other similar organizations devoted to helping Russian-speaking people of any race, sex, religion or political views have created a network to assist in the integration within with American society, strengthen the community and improve information exchange. To this end, several projects are already under way.

Russian World USA, McLean, VA

Russian Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN

Russian Community Center, Overland Park, KS

Russian-American Business and Arts Council, Los Angeles, CA

Association of Veterans of the World War II of Greater Washington, Washington DC

The important aspect of Russian life abroad is to preserve Russian cultural traditions, to introduce new and upcoming cultural trends, to develop stronger cultural ties between the US and Russia, to expand the existing boundaries of the “Russian World” in America. AARCE is committed to promote cultural exchanges between Russia and US, to provide organizational, informational and grant support to the US-based organizations devoted to the development of the Russian Culture in the US and worldwide.

Museum of Russian Poetry(http://www.museum.zislin.com)
Located in the Washington DC suburb of Rockville, MD, the museum opened in 1997. It was redesigned in 2002 in response to the size of its collection tripling. The museum has been host to Russian poetry lovers from 25 American cities (15 states) and 23 cities (15 countries) of the world, including 10 Russian cities. The museum has organized a series of thematic literary and musical performances- totaling over 300.

The Russian Cultural Center (http://rccusa.org)
The Russian Cultural Centre (RCC) in Washington DC is part of Rusintercenter (Roszarubezhtsentr) – an independent agency within the structure of Russian Foreign Ministry which promotes international cooperation in Science, Culture and Education, usually referred to also as People diplomacy organization. Today Rusintercenter has a network of Cultural Centers in 62 countries around the world.


The Russian Cultural Center, New York, NY
United Russian Cultural Alliance, Philadelphia, PA