Allston

Yuriy Blyakhman and Sabina Roytman own several grocery stores in the Boston area that carry international food, particularly serving people from the former Soviet Bloc.

Older Russian Americans in Boston are applauding the Putin-Trump thing. Millennials just say ‘nyet.’

Global Politics

Boston’s Allston neighborhood is a hub for the local Russian community. US-Russia relations have been a source of political intrigue this election season. So with the election of Donald Trump, many in Allston are keeping close tabs on the relationship between the US President and Russian President Vladimir Putin.