Moscow comes to Braddock

Moscow comes to Braddock

Fairfax Supervisor, Sharon Bulova meets with Russian visitors to Fairfax County. Braddock District became part of an education in democratic government for local officials in Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1989. The Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. had approached Northern Virginia Community College to instigate dialog between Russians seeking new viewpoints on democracy and capitalism. Northern Virginians first went to Russia in 1992 and an exchange delegation then came to Braddock District. Russian delegations of police, professors, attorneys, and other professionals continued to come to the area, stay with families and visit county government and private companies for the next decade.

Courtesy Sharon Bulova