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We studied the family histories of Hollywood stars and collected a list of those in whose families Russian was spoken.
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Leonardo DiCaprio - Leo's maternal grandmother, Elena Smirnova, was born in Russia, emigrated to Germany with her parents at the age of 2, but spoke Russian.
Mila Kunis - Born in Chernivtsi in Ukraine (USSR), she has Jewish roots and speaks Russian. The actress's children even have a Cheburashka toy.
Scarlett Johansson - Her maternal grandfather was from Minsk (now Belarus). On one of the evening shows, the actress said that some of her ancestors were victims of the Holocaust.
Warner Bros. The 4 Vonskolaser (Warner) brothers were founders of Warner Brothers, whose parents emigrated from the Russian Empire, from the Polish town (now village) of Krasnoselc.
Lenny Kravitz His grandfather on his father's side was born in Ukraine in Jewish family. Great-grandfather was born in Kiev.
Lisa Kudrow - My paternal grandmother, Grunya Farberman, lived in a place called Ilya Vilna province (now Vileika district Minsk region); the paternal grandfather emigrated from the Mogilev.
Sean Penn - The actor's grandparents are. Jews from Lithuania and Russiaemigrated to U.S. in 1898 and 1914, respectively.
Harrison Ford - My maternal grandparents came from the Russian Empire, the city of Minsk (now Belarus). They immigrated to America at different times and met in the USA.
