Guests arrived early to satisfy their curiosity about the program which included a beauty contest, performances by a professional belly dancer, Russian and American music and an audience controlled selection of awards. The audience selected three lovely ladies from the 14 contestants, as Ms James Bond, Ms Exotic and Ms Sophisticated.

The highlight of the evening came when the judges selected the winner of the beauty contest, she was crowned by the current feautred model for  Florida Russian Lifestyle Magazine, and will be featured in the next issue of the magazine.

Look for more exclusive details in the next issue of Русский журнал: Стиль жизни во Флориде available in mid-September, 2010.

A photo gallery is also available on the Magazine’s website:

РУССКАЯ ВЕЧЕРИНКА СОСТОИТСЯ 29 АВГУСТА 2010г

The project began in April of this year, as part of a larger media project that will eventually include online dating,  radio and TV programming. “Interest in the Florida Lifestyle is an easy topic to quantify when you see 60 million tourists visit our state each year.”, said Jef Gray, director of the Orlando Russian Culture Society. ” There are three tourists for each local resident of Florida, so we clearly can capitalize on the worldwide appeal of Florida by presenting information and content in Russian, especially when the focus is on how Russian speakers live and work here.”

The media project is a new venture offered by American Experience LLC, the company that manages the Russian Culture Society. “It’s definitely a new direction for us, shifting from mostly service oriented products like interpreters and tours, to a range of media channels”, said Gray. “But we’re reaching a point where information about Russian activities and opportunities needs to be amplified so the community can grow and attract more Russians to the area.”

The Russian community in Orlando has seen a dramatic increase in organization and activity in 2010. The media project began just as the Russian-American Community Center of Florida was formed. Meanwhile, students from Former Soviet Union countries began to arrive on work and travel programs. The combination of events has been a catalyst of energy that has shifted the focus from social events to more defined purposes like language classes and a library.

Similar events occurred in the mid 1990′s in the Miami area, and in New York’s Brighton beach area before that. It will be interesting to see how the events of this year will affect future populations of Russian speakers in Florida.  ”Orlando is beginning to see Russian speaking  social groups connect with a common purpose and interest, a Russian newspaper, more restaurants opening, a community center and now an internet based  magazine to share those events with the world.” added Gray.

Florida Russian Magazine can be viewed at www.FloridaRussian.com.

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Radio Mayak	Moscow		64 Kbps	News/Talk
Radio Mayak FM	Moscow		64 Kbps	News/Talk
Radio Russia	Moscow		48 Kbps	News/features
Radio Culture	Moscow		128 Kbps	Classical/Arts
Voice of Russia Ch.1	Moscow		64 Kbps	International service
Voice of Russia Ch.2	Moscow		64 Kbps	International service
Radio Yunost	Moscow		64 Kbps 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Pop/rock
AvtoRadio	Moscow		32 Kbps	Music/Information
Best FM	Moscow		48 Kbps, 128 Kbps 192 Kbps	Adult Contemporary
Business FM	Moscow		20 Kbps, 32 Kbps, 64 Kbps	News
Business FM 107.4	St.Petersburg		20 Kbps, 32 Kbps, 64 Kbps	Business news
City FM	Moscow		32 Kbps, 64 Kbps, 128 Kbps	News/Talk
Detskoe Radio	Moscow		32 Kbps, 64 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Children’s radio
DFM	Moscow		64 Kbps 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Top 40/Dance/RnB
DFM Fresh	Moscow		96 Kbps	Dance
DFM Urban	Moscow		96 Kbps	RnB/HipHop
DFM Russian Dance	Moscow		96 Kbps	Dance
DFM Love	Moscow		96 Kbps	Love songs
DFM Club	Moscow		96 Kbps	Club Dance
Dipol FM	Tyumen		128 Kbps	Pop
Dorojnoe Radio	St Petersburg		64 Kbps	Traffic Info/80s 90s pop
Echo Radio	Moscow		20 Kbps, 32 Kbps, 64 Kbps 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Talk
Europa Plus	Moscow		48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Top 40/Dance
Europa Plus Shadrinsk	Shadrinsk		192 Kbps	Top 40/Dance
Finam FM	Moscow		20 Kbps, 64 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Classic Rock
Gorod FM	Ekaterinburg		96 Kbps	News/Talk
Hit FM	Moscow		32 Kbps	Top 40
Hit FM 2000s	Moscow		96 Kbps	00s Hits
Hit FM 90s	Moscow		96 Kbps	90s Pop
Humor FM 88.7	Moscow		20 Kbps	Pop/Comedy
Intervolna	Chelyabinsk		24 Kbps	Pop
JazzNet.ru	Internet only		96 Kbps	Jazz
Keks FM	Moscow		128 Kbps	Variety hits
Kino FM	Moscow		32 Kbps, 64 Kbps	Film songs
Love Radio	Moscow		32 Kbps, 96 Kbps, 192 Kbps	Adult Contemporary
Love Radio Russian	Moscow		32 Kbps, 96 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Russian pop
Love Radio Gold	Moscow		32 Kbps, 96 Kbps, 192 Kbps	Oldies
Love Radio Chill	Moscow		32 Kbps, 96 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Chillout
Love Radio Dance	Moscow		32 Kbps, 96 Kbps, 192 Kbps	Dance
Love Radio Emo	Moscow		32 Kbps, 96 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Gothic/Emo rock
Love Radio Top 40	Moscow		32 Kbps, 96 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Top 40
Love Radio RnB	Moscow		32 Kbps, 96 Kbps, 192 Kbps	RnB
Love Radio Pride	Moscow		32 Kbps, 96 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Uptempo pop/dance
Love Radio	Mezhdurechensk		32 Kbps, 64 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Love songs
M-Radio	Moscow		32 Kbps, 96 Kbps	Rock/pop
Megapolis FM	Moscow		128 Kbps	Dance
Most Radio	Penza		64 Kbps	Adult Contemporary
Govorit Moskva	Moscow		64 Kbps	Talk/music
Nashe Radio	Moscow		128 Kbps 32 Kbps, 96 Kbps, 192 Kbps	Rock
New Clear Radio	Internet only		128 Kbps, 192 Kbps	Adult Pop/Rock
NRJ FM	Moscow		48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Top 40/Dance
NRJ Breakbeat	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Break, 2step
NRJ ClubDance	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Trance/house/mixes
NRJ Drum&Bass	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Drum n Bass
NRJ Electro	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Electrohouse
NRJ Hot 30	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Top 40 pop
NRJ House	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	House
NRJ In The Mix	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Dance mixes
NRJ Progressive	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Progressive house, tribal
NRJ R’n'B	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	rap and r&b
NRJ Rock	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Modern/alternative rock
NRJ Techno	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Trance
NRJ Trance	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Trance
ORR FM	Moscow		128 Kbps	News/information/music
Radio 7	Moscow		20 Kbps, 64 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Adult Contemporary
Radio Blago	Moscow		64 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Literature, Religious, Sacred music
Radio Borneo	Voronezh		320 Kbps	Adult Contemporary
Radio Carnival	Moscow		128 Kbps	Hot Adult Contemporary
Radio Chanson	Moscow		96 Kbps	Easy Listening
Radio Classic	Moscow		48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Classical
Radio Dacha	Moscow		96 Kbps	Russian pop
Radio Express 105,3	Tobolsk		64 Kbps	Pop
Radio Hermitage	St. Petersburg		128 Kbps	Jazz
Radio Hit	St Petersburg		64 Kbps	Top 40
Radio Jazz 89.1	Moscow		32 Kbps, 64 Kbps	Jazz
Radio Kuray	Kazan		96 Kbps	Local service
Radio Manhattan	Ufa		128 Kbps	Pop/Dance
Radio Maximum	Moscow		96 Kbps	Rock
Maximum Electronica	Moscow		96 Kbps	80s New wave
Maximum 90s	Moscow		96 Kbps	90s Pop/rock
Maximum Old School	Moscow		96 Kbps	90s/00s oldies
Radio Militsejskaja Volna	Moscow		20 Kbps, 32 Kbps, 64 Kbps	Russian pop
Radio Monte Carlo	Moscow		64 Kbps	Electronica/Lounge
Monte Carlo Nights	Moscow		96 Kbps	Background music
Monte Carlo Sweet	Moscow		96 Kbps	Melodic Love songs
Radio Monte Carlo	St Petersburg		48 Kbps	Electronica/Lounge
Radio Next	Moscow		32 Kbps, 64 Kbps	RnB/HipHop
Radio Orpheus	Moscow		64 Kbps 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Classical
Radio Peterburg	St. Petersburg		24 Kbps, 96 Kbps	Local service
Radio Popsa 102.5	Moscow		32 Kbps, 64 Kbps	Top 40
Radio ROKS	St. Petersburg		48 Kbps, 64 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Rock
Radio Samara Maximum	Samara		40 Kbps	Top 40
Radio Sibir	Tomsk		24 Kbps, 112 Kbps, 192 Kbps	Pop
Radio Silver Rain	Moscow		24 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Rock
Radio Sport	Moscow		64 Kbps	Sport/music
Radio Studio	St Petersburg		32 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Top 40
Radio Svoya Volna	Cherepovetz		32 Kbps 128 Kbps	Pop
Radio Uniton	Novosibirsk		32 Kbps, 56 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Top 40
Radio “Za oblakami”	Kurgan		96 Kbps	Top 40
Radio Zenit	St Petersburg		64 Kbps	Music/Sport/Information
Radio Zvezda	Moscow		20 Kbps, 32 Kbps, 64 Kbps	Russian army radio
Radio VBC	Vladivostok		32 Kbps	Top 40
Relax FM	Moscow		32 Kbps, 64 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Jazz/Easy Listening
Retro FM	Moscow		64 Kbps, 128 Kbps 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Oldies
Rodnoe Radio	Shadrinsk		192 Kbps	Music/information
Russkoe Radio	Moscow		32 Kbps	Russian pop
Russkoe Radio 102,9	Novgorod		22 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Russian pop
Radio RSN	Moscow		96 Kbps	News/Talk
RTV Podmoskovye	Moscow		40 Kbps	Local service
Semeynoe Radio	Moscow		80 Kbps, 128 Kbps, 192 Kbps	Adult Contemporary
Sputnik FM	Ufa		32 Kbps	Local service
Tatar Radiosi	Kazan		112 Kbps	Local service
Ultra 100.5	Moscow		48 Kbps, 128 Kbps 48 Kbps, 96 kbps, 192 Kbps	Alternative Rock
Vesti FM	Moscow		48 Kbps	News
Voskresenie	Ekaterinburg		24 Kbps	Religious
101.ru Murzilki Int	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Radio program since 2001
101.ru Diskoteka 80	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	80s disco
101.ru Klassika Janra	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Humor
101.ru Anekdot	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Only anecdotes
101.ru Baby box	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Songs from Soviet and Russian children’s movies
101.ru Russkie Pesni	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Russian songs
101.ru Russkiy Rap	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Russian rap
101.ru Russkiy Rock	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Russian rock
101.ru VIA	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Vocal-Instrumental bands
101.ru Avtorskaya Pesnya	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Self-performed music
101.ru Russian Top 50	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Pop
101.ru Russian 90s	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	90s Pop
101.ru Voennye Pesni	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Army and war songs
101.ru Shanson	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Russian Shanson
101.ru Etnika	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Russian national songs
101.ru Spivakov Classic	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Classical music
101.ru Pop Classical	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Classical music
101.ru Opera	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Opera
101.ru Alla	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Pop
101.ru Mashina Vremeni	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Rock
101.ru Shirokov Channel	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Pop
101.ru Cinema Music	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Music from Russian and foreign movies
101.ru Rock	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Hard rock
101.ru Regggggey	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Reggae
101.ru Italia	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Italian music
101.ru Rock ‘n’ Roll	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Rock ‘n’ Roll
101.ru Latino	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Latin music
101.ru Latino Classic	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Latin music
101.ru Blues	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Blues
101.ru Mainstream 101	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Mixed music
101.ru Rock Koleso	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Only rock
101.ru 90s Gold	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Best of 90′s
101.ru 90s Dance	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Best of 90′s dance
101.ru Soul & Funk	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Soul & Funk
101.ru Office Lounge	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Lounge
101.ru Smooth Jazz	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Smooth Jazz
101.ru Love Songs	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Love songs
101.ru Chanson francaise	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	French chansons
101.ru Belle France	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	French pop
101.ru Thrash Zone	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Thrash
101.ru Cyber space	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Electronic
101.ru Beatles	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Beatles music
101.ru Jazz	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Jazz
101.ru Pink Floyd	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Pink Floyd music
101.ru Etnika	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Russian songs
101.ru Muzyka Avtoradio	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Pop
101.ru Yumor non-stop	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Humour
101.ru Vysotskiy	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Chanson
101.ru Kavkaz hits	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Caucasian music
101.ru Russkoe reggi	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Russian reggae
101.ru Slyozy lyubvi	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Pop ballads
101.ru USSR 30-50	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Soviet pop of 1930-1950′s
101.ru USSR 50-70	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Soviet pop of 1950-1970′s
101.ru Fabrika zvyozd	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Modern pop
101.ru Sha-2	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Chanson
101.ru Armenia	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Armenian music
101.ru New York	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	US pop of 1950-1980′s
101.ru Arabian music	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Arabian music
101.ru Orient music	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Oriental music
101.ru Pop Turk	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Turkish music
101.ru Top Indian	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Indian music
101.ru Top Israeli	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Israeli modern music
101.ru Top Ukrainian	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Ukrainian music
101.ru Kolybelnaya	Internet only		32 Kbps, 48 Kbps, 128 Kbps	Childern’s songs

Russian TV
1TV, Russia Media
A1 TV, Russia Media
Eurosport, Russia Media
Mir TV, Russia Media
Muz TV, Russia Media
RBC, Russia Media
RTR Planeta, Russia Media
Special Radio, Russia Media
TV Plus, Russia Media
TV RB, Russia Media
TV SME, Russia Media
Vesti 24, Russia Media