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On my last trip to the US, I was daring enough to bring four of my Moscow friends along with me. Actually, let me rephrase that – initially I invited them to come along with me, but the trip slowly, but surely turned into a touristy adventure, with me at the helm as the tour guide.

To be perfectly honest, I didn’t want to spend my vacation visiting cities I’ve been to countless times and endlessly translating menus and signs. However, the trip turned into an interesting experiment and I got a chance to see America through the eyes of real (non-immigrant) Russians.

It is not a secret that history is written by the victors. There are always two ways to tell a story and the ones that write more often than not, tend to exaggerate in their favor. In this case, I will let you decide for yourselves, for I have given up trying to convince everyone that “IT WAS NOT MY FAULT”.