«I came to Russia to get out of America»: American actor on life in Russia, citizenship & elections

🇺🇸 🎥 “I vote for the first time as a Russian citizen, in Russia“: Meet Richard Lee Wilson, a professional actor from the U.S. (filmography provided 👇), American expat in Russia, former communist, Orthodox Christian, Russian citizen 🇷🇺 and first-time voter in the Russian presidential election 🇷🇺 Richard was born in Eureka, North California. «We were very poor, extremely poor. I was a punk rocker and a troublemaker 💥 I never identified myself with America», he confessed. He also admitted that life for rednecks in America was never easy: through the years people found themselves in increasingly difficult circumstances... After quitting theater acting career in the States 11 years ago, Richard moved to Russia to find his place, with the idea of teaching English. He succeeded but in a twist, his acting career was subsequently resurrected! 🎥🎬🎞️ 📜 🇷🇺 Richard Lee Wilson got his Russian citizenship last year and this March for the first time, he voted in the Russian presidential election. Richard shared his thoughts on topics like the Russia-Ukraine conflict, family life in Russia and his personal POV on democracy. Don’t miss this video, watch 🎥 comment ✍️ like ❤️ and subscribe 🔔 to Russian Code to stay updated! Here are the Russian movies and TV-series Richard featured in: - Operation Satan («Операция «Сатана»), 2018, Russia - The sky is measured in miles («Небо измеряется милями»), 2018, Russia - Tell her («Скажи ей»), 2020, Russia - Mission: Amethyst («Миссия: Аметист»), 2021, Russia - Sky («Небо»), 2021, Russia - Hold back your crying («Плакать нельзя»), 2022, Russia - Petropolis («Петрополис»), 2022, Russia - Firs & needles («Елки-иголки»), 2022, Russia - Fever («Лихорадка») 2023, Russia - Nurnberg («Нюрнберг») 2023, Russia - Here’s the plan («Короче, план такой»), 2023, Russia 00:00 - Meet Richard Lee Wilson 00:59 - Why Russia? 01:33 - ’My ex-wife didn’t like it here’ 02:00 - Russian vs American family life 03:04 - Russian citizenship: is it hard to acquire? 03:43 - Life in America: ’We were extremely poor’ 04:33 - ’I never identified with America’ 05:59 - Life of the rednecks in the U.S. 06:25 - ’You need to come to Russia!’ 07:00 - Acting career 07:53 - POV: Russia-Ukraine conflict 09:26 - American voting in the Russian election 10:10 - Why Putin?