Hi everyone!

I'm Fedor Alekseev and I'm nowhere near famous but after seeing this AMA by a pro-government journalist I thought it would be interesting to share some experience and knowledge from the opposite point of view.

I'm the editor-in-chief of a small online magazine that has been around for a bit more than two years and has gained some popularity in my city and region.

In addition to doing local-tier stuff, I also write for bigger media outlets on a freelance basis, including Meduza, the most popular anti-Putin media outlet and the most cited one on Russian social media.

I've been holding strongly anti-Putin views for at least 10 years, took part in dozens of protest events and organized one, was also arrested a couple times.

Feel free to ask me anything about life in Russia, Russian politics, my work, or just whatever you want to know. Russia is an awesome place in all regards but politics, I really love living here and will be happy to talk about things not related to Putin, and debunk your stereotypes of cold weather, cold people, ugly commieblocks, vodka and bears. Life around here is nothing like that!

Proof

Here's a page I made on my tiny magazine's website as a proof.

Here's one of the articles I wrote for Meduza, featuring my name and a link to my own tiny magazine, which I guess counts as another proof.

Cheers!