voateridcard

I see 2 types of Russians around here. Poor Russians, and rich, well educated Russians. The rich ones always speak perfect english with zero sign of an accent. The poor Russians always sound like boxers in their post fight interview.

smokratez

Because Russians are white.

CrimsonFuckr

i think you forgot about hillary clinton?

PewterKey

Most if not all the Russians that fled thought it would be a vacation, not an exile. This resulted in many not having any wealth to speak of in America or France.

MaxVieuxlieu

There are plenty of powerful Russians. They just all identify as Jews before Russians mostly.

spookybm

Isnt it obvious? Bolshevism

HayastanArk

because russian immigrants had no organized crime

I don't know about post 1917 revolution, but post Soviet collapse, the Russian mafia was, and still is huge and ever present in the United States.

Anyway, back around 1917 even the Irish were hated and considered trash, Italians, Poles, any Slavs, it would have been difficult for any of those people to attain significant levels of power, even if they gained wealth the elite wouldn't let them in their circles.

Tallest_Skil

the ✡Russian✡ mafia

That’s cute. I bet you think the ✡Italian✡ mafia is comprised of Italians, too.