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From Russia with Lev

♪ ♪♪ So I was born in Odessa,Ukraine, February 6, 1972. My father used to ownunderground...

[laughs] [whimsical music] ♪ ♪♪ So I was born in Odessa,
Ukraine, February 6, 1972. My father used to own
underground factories. During Communism,
you weren’t allowed to have your own business. People that were caught
running these types of factories would get
the death sentence. We emigrate to the
United States in 1976 when I was four years old

Full Transcript

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So I was born in Odessa, Ukraine, February 6, 1972.
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My father used to own underground factories.
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During Communism, you weren’t allowed
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to have your own business.
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People that were caught running these types
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of factories would get the death sentence.
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We emigrate to the United States in 1976
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when I was four years old.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:05
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
MSNBC Films,Surprise Inside,Rakontur

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Movie Summary

A documentary exploring Lev Parnas' involvement in the Trump-Ukraine scandal that resulted in the former president's impeachment, detailing Parnas' unexpected entanglement with Trump and Giuliani, leading to his incarceration.
That was born in Odessa Ukraine, February 6, 1972. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
That was born in Odessa Ukraine, February 6, 1972.
People that were caught running these type of factories would get the death sentence. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
People that were caught running these type of factories woul...
We immigrated to the United States in 1976 when I was four years old. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
We immigrated to the United States in 1976 when I was four y...
We had friends and family that were all - From Russia with Lev 00:10
We had friends and family that were all
Right by Coney Island, it was Brighton Beach, and we called it Little Odessa. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
Right by Coney Island, it was Brighton Beach, and we called ...
[upbeat music] - From Russia with Lev 00:12
[upbeat music]
We all came from the same persecution, and we all wanted the same thing, - From Russia with Lev 00:07
We all came from the same persecution, and we all wanted the...
Certain individuals started leading - From Russia with Lev 00:15
Certain individuals started leading
Certain individuals started leading and taking control of the neighborhood. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
Certain individuals started leading and taking control of th...
People, like my father, that were businessmen in the Soviet Union, - From Russia with Lev 00:09
People, like my father, that were businessmen in the Soviet ...
When my father passed away and I was 11 years - From Russia with Lev 00:07
When my father passed away and I was 11 years
While other kids were going to school, - From Russia with Lev 00:13
While other kids were going to school,
And the girl I was dating, her uncle, happened to - From Russia with Lev 00:06
And the girl I was dating, her uncle, happened to
So one day I’m in South New Jersey, and I’m collecting. - From Russia with Lev 00:15
So one day I’m in South New Jersey, and I’m collecting.
So one day, I'm in South New Jersey, and I'm collecting. - From Russia with Lev 00:05
So one day, I'm in South New Jersey, and I'm colle...
I've had somewhere around two and a half, three million dollars in cash and checks, - From Russia with Lev 00:07
I've had somewhere around two and a half, three million...
And an 18-wheeler hits me and drives over the back of my car. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
And an 18-wheeler hits me and drives over the back of my car...
So I remember calling my uncle and telling him, I'm stuck and the cops are on their way. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
So I remember calling my uncle and telling him, I'm stu...
[chuckles] So I remember calling my uncle - From Russia with Lev 00:21
[chuckles] So I remember calling my uncle
At the end of the night, there was a bunch of fun and laughs that Atlantic City could - From Russia with Lev 00:10
At the end of the night, there was a bunch of fun and laughs...