American Villages in Russia Q&A #1

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Questions w/ Time Codes
00.50 Why is the American Village going to be in Serpukhov, Moscow Region, Russia?
02.15 Isn’t the government trying to turn Serpukhov into Silicon Valley 2.0?
03.05 Why did Tim decide to create the American Village?
05.49 Is this going to be like a Collective Farm, Hippie Commune or Kibbutz?
08.32 Isn’t there a German Village somewhere?
09.09 Can retired people participate in the American Village?
11.10 Who can participate in the American Village?
13.31 Is the project still open to new applicants?
16.24 Are you seriously asking people to mail you their passports?
18.25 Where is my personal information being stored?
20.20 Should people come here and visit before making a commitment?
25.08 Is Russia a “White Nationalist Paradise”?
27.29 So who counts as “Russians”?
28.25 Religions and Russia
30.45 So where is this village? Is it going to be in Moscow?
32.06 Can I build my own house in the style I want? Or am I stuck with 3D?
33.54 So what is the deal with the land? How much, and how do I get it? Also, how does one “invest” in the village, and what do I get for it?
38.14 What can I do if I invest 15 million rubles into the village?
39.28 What about the investment trust being set up by Timur?
42.57 Will there be additional fees/costs?
47.23 Does the village have something to do with farming?
49.32 Will the plots the houses are on be big enough for a garden?
54.05 Will the village be self-governing? Will there be an HOA?
58.00 What if I am a foreigner already in Russia... can I join the village?
58.51 Will the process of immigrating be like normally getting residency?
1.01.43 So if I become a citizen can I go down to the local gun store and buy a gun?
1.03.31 Do you actually have to live in the village to get the immigration benefits?
1.05.03 What are some dream plans immigrants have for the village?
1.08.57 Should I learn some Russian before I come to Russia?
1.11.23 Will the inflow of Westerners destroy Russian society?
1.13.13 Will the village be a cult? Why don’t Americans save America?
1.15.59 Why do they require a village all to themselves?
1.20.42 Tim is a bad person for X, Y and Z reasons.