What are we reading: RUSSIA! scans and brings you some Russia-focused chatter from around the web.
Young Russians who happened not be real Russians (most of them left the country when it still was the Soviet Union) are producing and starring in the Jersey Shore-themed reality show called "Brighton Beach." America is excited, Russian-Americans are frightened.
[New York Times]
An old woman, that is a very old woman, has been located (and filmed) in the country of Georgia. Now the Russians are scared: what if Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili lives till he is 130?
[Daily Intel]
IHT translated Vladimir Sorokin's reflection on losing his musical innocence with "Beatli".
[New York Times]
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg broke ground on a Brooklyn arena, partially owned by Mikhail Prokhorov, who used to be Russia's richest man (as of yesterday, he is number 2). Russian State News Agency says that it's only natural that Michael helped Mikhail. You know, a usual billionaire to billionaire favor.
[RIAN]
Image via Brighton Beach Facebook page
