My third Interview

                                                            My third Interview : Russia

Introduction:

Russia has got a fascinating history and culture, 160 ethnic groups which speak around 100 languages; all that, attracted me to make the interview. 

Preparation:

The first difficulty to make my interview possible was to find a Russian citizen living here. As I didn’t know anyone who were born and raised in Russia, I started to ask my friends, colleagues and co-workers if they could help.  After a couple of days, my friend Anna told me her brother knew a Russian boy who worked in the same lab as him. Once I got his phone number I called him and introduced myself as a friend of Anna’s brother. His name was Yuri Lebedev, and he was nice and helpful with me.

After the interviewee issue solved, I informed myself about his country, and knowing previously about his occupation and the reason why he was living here, I composed the questions of my interview.

Interview Report:

I visited Yuri in the lab he works, during his lunch time. We sat in a nice garden, at first we talked about general topics like the huge difference between Russian weather and ours. We also talked about the variety of languages and ethnic groups I have read about. Yuri nicely explained to me how rich Russia is in matters of religion. He told me Easter is the most popular religious festival in his country.  We talked about Russian gastronomy and the typical dishes of some regions.

His time for lunch was quite short so we tried to gather everything in an hour.

Interview Bio:

Yuri Lebedev was born and raised in Omsk, Russia. He is 26 years old, and before coming to US he lived with his parents, and studied chemistry. He is passionate about science so thought that having a scholarship for studying abroad was the right thing to do. He has been living in Boston for three years, and as soon as he knew he could get a job here, asked his parents to come live with him.

Interview report:

Yuri says that once his goals of a good career and a great job are achieved, he wants a family of his own.

Country report:

The Russian Federation has more than 17 million square meters and that makes it the largest country in the world.

Russia is the first socialist country by Constitution, and has more that 142 million inhabitants.

A variety of religions co exists in Russia, like Orthodox Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, and Islam.

One of the greatest writers of all times was born in Russia; Leon Tolstoy.

 Our Conversation: 

Me: What’s your name, and how old are you?

Yuri: My name is Yuri Lebedev and I am 26 years old.

Me: What is your place of birth?

Yuri: I was born in Omsk, Russia.

Me: In which part of Russia is Omsk?

Yuri: It is placed in the south-eastern part of Siberia.

Me: Are you living alone in the US?

Yuri: I came alone, and a while after my parents joined me here. I also have

an older brother who stayed in Omsk with his wife and children.

Me: What do your parents do here?

Yuri: My father is retired; he worked as a pilot. My mother is a housewife.

Me: How did you decide to live in the US?

Yuri: Well, back in Russia, I enlisted myself on a scholarship program to take

part in a scientific investigation group, to work in the medical area. I have

studied chemistry at University. After the program finished, I stayed as an

employee of an important laboratory.

Me: How does it feel to live in Siberia?

Y: Very cold from November till end of April, also each season has its