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Stories of immigrants who moved to the United States from countries formerly part of the Soviet Union and built successful careers are no longer as surprising as they once were. With the blur between civilized countries growing ever thinner, adapting to a new society has become somewhat easier. However, not all immigrants achieve success. Only a few manage to attain truly remarkable results, while the rest blend into the crowd or even return to their homeland.

Did you know that one of the most globally used messaging apps, Viber, was actually created by a native of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia? The mastermind behind it is Igor Magazinnik, currently residing in Israel. He sold his brainchild back in 2014 for almost a billion dollars and now he's onto a new venture - a taxi service called Juno that aims to rival Uber in New York City.