In the United States, the Russian diaspora is divided, thinks in categories of the USSR and is only going to "Soviet" parties to "drink vodka". In turn, the American Ukrainians demonstrate a strong connection with the historical homeland, which can not be said about the former Russians.

Such an opinion on the air "The Observer. LIVE "said American political scientist, director of the non-governmental organization For a free Ukraine Jason Smart.

According to him, the Russian diaspora is inherently Soviet.

"They do not feel Russian. Ukrainian Diaspora feels like Ukrainians. I see. They wear embroideries at their meetings, speak Ukrainian, read Ukrainian books and do not know Russian at all. This is because they grew up in the US and have never heard Russian speech. They are great guys.. They feel that here (in Ukraine) for them there is the Motherland ", - said Smart.

"I do not know why Russian people do not feel this. You do not see it there, "he added..

The political scientist told about parties for the Russian diaspora in Washington in the "Soviet" style. There you can also see Russian-speaking guests from the countries of the former USSR. He believes that they have no sense of patriotism for the reason that they arrived in the US even before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

"They never lived in independent Ukraine, Kazakhstan or Latvia. They think that this is just a Soviet space, "Smart explained..

"These people come to all the parties, but the protests do not come. They are not going to express their political point of view, they are going to just drink, "he added..

As reported by the "Observer", the US Diaspora supports Ukraine from the very beginning of Russian aggression. During the Revolution of Dignity, immigrants from Ukraine conducted EuroMaidans in a number of cities in the US, Canada and Europe.

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