Quick intro (an explanation of a kind)

                                                                                          So when the aliens come to town
                                                                                          I will put them all in chains
                                                                                          For us the Russians abroad
                                                                                          There is no use of foreign friends

                                                                                     Aquarium - Afanasiy Nikitin Boogie
                                                                                     or Traveling the Three Seas-2

My name is Oleg. My foreign friends usually identify me as Russian, my Russian friends - as Canadian, German or a person with a mixed cultural background. I am however more inclined towards that Russian-living-abroad version, for the entire majority of my prominent compatriots have spent the great part of their lives overseas and it hardly did any harm to their whether scientific, humanitarian or business pursuits. Since 2003, when I left Saint-Petersburg, I've worked in Toronto, studied in Montreal, learned a great deal of life lessons in London. Finally I relocated to Berlin, where I intend to live happily with my wife and kids. I will, if family circumstances and the officials at the local Ausländerbehoerdestan permit, reside in this city in years to come, for in Berlin culture is fascinating, people are friendly, bikes are many and salaries are sufficient.