Russian Republics in Brighton Beach: Brooklyn Review

Whether you know it as “Little Russia“ or “Little Odessa,“ Brighton Beach is the heart of New York’s Russian-speaking community, and home to many immigrants from the former Soviet Union who now, as successful local entrepreneurs and U.S. citizens, are also a strong Republic Party voting-block. Reporter Julia Vassey pays a visit. From Brooklyn Independent Television’s Brooklyn Review, episode 266. Original air date: 6/28/2012.