Russian Americans
Historically, Russians emigrating to America were generally considered to have arrived in several "waves" - beginning with those Russian citizens of Alaska who remained after it was sold to the U.S.,----to the present day, when many Russian Americans are defacto dual citizens who travel frequently between the two countries. Just as Russia has adopted ideas from the U.S., the United States has benefited and been greatly influenced by Russians throughout its entire history, as indicated below. (See also "Russian American Library" on the home page.)
Many Russian Americans served in World War II either in the U.S. or Russian (Soviet) armed forces. Above is the annual Elbe River event at Arlington Cemetery where most of the attendees are Russian Americans.

Outstanding Russian Americans include:

Irving Berlin (born in Siberia) - one of Americas greatest songwriters - Easter Parade, White Christmas, God Bless America and hundreds more...Igor Sikorsky (born in Kiev) - aviation pioneer, developer of the helicopter in the U.S....Armand Hammer (son of Russian doctor) - head of Occidental Petroleum, pioneer in U.S.- Russian (Soviet) trade, philanthopist...Yul Brynner (born in Vladisvostok) - Broadway and Hollywood actor King and I, Magnificient Seven, Ten Commandments...David Sarnoff (born near Minsk, Russia) - radio and television broadcast pioneer, head of RCA and NBC.

Also with major contributions are Russian American Nobel Prize winners - Joseph Brodsky, Wassily Leontief, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and 2003 for Physics: Alexei Abrikovsov--together with Russian Vitaly Ginzburg, for superconductivity... Scientists - Katherine Esau, George Gamow, Otto Struve, Lev Termen, Vladimir Zworykin...Hollywood actors -Natalie Wood, Kirk and Michael Douglas...Writers -Vladimir Nabokov, Isaac Asimov...Sociologists - Pitirim Sorokin...Politicians - Bella Abzug...Ballet Dancers - Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov... Composers and Conductors - George Gershwin, Sergey Rachmaninoff, Rostislav Rostropovich, Yuri Temirkanov...Computers - Sergey Brin, Co-founder of Google.
The Russian American Room at the RCC. Painting includes famous examples of Russian American cooperation and Russian influence on America. (See "RCC Collection" for detailed explanation of the painting.) 13 of 34 members of the FRCC Board of Governors are of Russian descent. Two are married to Russian Americans. All have made important contributions to Russian-American relations.
The Russian Cultural Centre is a reflection, if not a culmination, of the two centuries of societal cross-pollination. First, it was created by a Bilateral Agreement between the governments of the United States and Russia to officially endorse such cultural interaction as the key to peace. Second, the American Friends of the Russian Cultural Centre has among its members, many individuals of Russian descent who have made outstanding contributions to Russian American relations in the 20th and 21st centuries.
To be continued.