«Ruslan Bagaveev, UW junior and president of the Russian-American Youth Association (RAYA) Seattle chapter, remembers his great-grandfather’s stories of World War II. <br><br>Enlisted in a prisoner attack battalion, Bagaveev’s great-grandfather was armed only with his nation’s flag as he charged directly at enemy forces, leading the attack against their foe. Surrounded by death and destruction, his only weapon to defend himself was his pride for his country.»
— RAYA University of Washington Chapter, Seattle
«Executive Committee<br>Sergey Gladysh Co-founder & President<br>Ilya Lisunov Director of Finance & Legal Affairs<br>Timothy Yanovskiy Executive Secretary<br>Roman Makhmutov Creative Director<br>Mikhail Savvateev Seattle Chapter President<br>Anna Filonenko New York Chapter President<br>Greg Warns Boston Chapter President<br>Maria Warns Hartford Chapter President<br>Sergey Zhevlakov Bellevue Chapter President<br>Anton Bogdanov Bellingham Chapter President<br>Stefan Birdseye Duluth Chapter President»
— RAYA University of Washington Chapter, Seattle