Stanislav Krapivnik
ESW Eurasia Editor
Stas is ExitStrategyWorld’s Eurasia Editor and a naturalized Russian citizen. Currently based in the Moscow suburbs, Stas is a Russian repat who was born in the USSR with family roots in the Donbass and raised by Soviet émigré parents in the American Southeast. For several years, Stas served as an armor officer in the US Army before turning down a promotion to enter civilian life in the mid-2000s. He previously worked for Halliburton and a major Italian corporation with operations across Russia. Today Stas is a widely recognized guest commentator on global television networks regarding Russian military affairs and counterterrorism. Stas assists Westerners who wish to emigrate to Russia and writes a regular column for ESW on Russian immigration and business topics.