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Life Outdoors: The Russian immigration experience David Mark Russians came to Maynard to work at the mill. They were part of an exodus of millions of people leaving the Russian Empire in search of a better life. St. Mary’s Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church — the heart of the community — with its onion-domed topped roof, is on Prospect Street. It was dedicated in 1917. The appearance of Russian immigrants in Maynard was representative of a grand exodus. Prior to 1880 the immigration rate t...