The collapse of the Soviet Union is still a little understood time in history with enormous repercussions that scale the globe and persist today. Brighton Beach, where traditions of the Soviet Union uniquely endure, is a part of this history that remains untold. Brighton Beach Archive was founded by Molly Surazhsky, a Brighton Beach Native, to fill this historic gap by engaging directly with the community by recording, transcribing, and translating oral histories and collecting archival materials (photography, writing, ephemera, etc.).
Currently Brighton Beach Archive lives on Substack and can be followed on Instagram and Twitter for updates.
Molly Surazhsky 