Author's notes Ksenia Kirillova

journalist ForumDaily


Donetsk residents on situation in Ukraine: 'We have to reassure those who are not in Donbas'

While Russian media and leaders of the self-proclaimed "DPR" and "LPR" scare residents of the non-Ukrainian part of Donbass with the threat of a "full-scale offensive from Ukraine" and organize their evacuation, residents of Donetsk told Forum Daily: the real situation in their city is much calmer than in the first ...


How I Sponsored a Refugee in the USA: Documents, Obligations and Risks

The number of political refugees in the United States from Russia and other post-Soviet countries has increased dramatically over the past couple of years. There are no exact figures for this period yet, but it is known that 1,5 thousand Russian activists and journalists alone were forced to leave the country for ...


The top five shortcomings of Americans and how immigrants can learn to live with them

The difference in mentality is probably the most difficult obstacle to the successful integration of immigrants into a new society. You are unlikely to be able to build a successful career and feel at ease in another country if the very communication with its inhabitants causes at least discomfort, ...


The possibility of a military clash between Russia and the United States, the 'new flu' and Zelensky's survivability: what Russian analysts predict for 2022

On the eve of Russia's talks with the United States and NATO, the Russian think tank Eurasian Strategies released a foreign policy report, International Threats 2022, with forecasts for this year. The authors of the text were experts from the Valdai Discussion Club, lecturers from MGIMO and other universities and expert platforms. The paper evaluates...


Adaptation Checklist: A Compilation of Helpful Tips for Immigrants for 2022

On the eve of Christmas and New Year's holidays, we all tend to expect miracles, pleasant gifts and unexpected joys. Forum Daily has also prepared a small gift for its readers. We tried to summarize some of the advice to immigrants that we gave in previous articles, preparing a kind of memo ...


American border guards fired at cars with illegal immigrants from Russia: why it happened and how it will affect the situation with the shelter at the border

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a statement on December 14 that a firearm incident had occurred on the US southern border. According to the ministry, this Sunday at the point of entry from Mexico San Isidro across the border on a high ...


Should Ukraine join NATO: in California, experts start a heated debate on this topic

Francis Fukuyama, an American philosopher and senior fellow at the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University, believes that Ukraine or Georgia is unlikely to be offered NATO membership. The scientist expressed his opinion during the conference “Democracy in Ukraine in thirty ...


Understanding Americans through Films: What to See to Feel the Realities of Life in the USA

Probably, almost the entire generation of post-Soviet viewers under 40 grew up in one way or another on American films. However, being overseas, it is impossible to fully understand why certain phenomena and plots could have originated only in the United States. And on the contrary, living ...


Spy's wife: how a Soviet dissident turned out to be an involuntary ally of the most successful KGB agent in America

Former editor of the Russian Service of Radio Liberty, Oleg Tumanov, is called the "ideal spy": in Soviet times he worked at the radio station for 20 years, simultaneously transmitting information to the Soviet special services, and none of his colleagues ever suspected him. Friends and subordinates learned about the double ...


How to find a guarantor for asylum in the USA, and will he help you avoid immigration jail

For many immigrants who are unable to obtain a US visa, seeking asylum at the border is often the only hope for a happy and safe life. However, in practice, instead of entering the "immigration paradise", applicants have to spend long weeks, or even ...

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