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About Ksenya Semenova

Journalist of the Sakhalin Info agency in Yuzhnosakhalinsk, Russia.

Articles by Ksenya Semenova

Thursday 19th January

Another postcard from the edge: life on the Kuril Islands

Ksenya Semenova, 19 January 2012
For many Western readers the Kuril Islands are famous chiefly for being the subject of an post-WWII territorial dispute between USSR/Russia and Japan. Amidst the political wrangling, the Kuril islanders continue to go about their daily lives, reports Ksenya Semyonova, a native of nearby Sakhalin.
Thursday 24th November

Postcard from the edge: an election view from Sakhalin

Ksenya Semenova, 24 November 2011
The island of Sakhalin, once described by Chekhov as ‘hell’, lies six time-zones removed from Moscow in the Russian Far East. But when it comes to the upcoming elections, the apparent inevitability of victory for the status quo provokes very similar reactions, no matter where you live. Ksenya Semyonova finds her sense of humour becoming ever more desperate.
Friday 18th March

A wave of panic hits Sakhalin

Ksenya Semenova, 18 March 2011
The tragedy of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami has produced chaos on the island of Sakhalin. What little information is available is regarded with suspicion. Ksenia Semyonova monitors the mounting panic.

Friday 11th June

Diviner's Sage and Hawaiian Rose: Sakhalin's drug problems

Ksenya Semenova, 11 June 2010
Throwing money at a problem doesn’t always solve it. Allocations for drug control have been increased on Sakhalin, but the addiction statistics remain uncomfortably high. Sometimes ordinary people could do more to help, says Kseniya Semyonova
Monday 6th July

Sakhalin, the Island of Cyclones and Abundant Snow

Ksenya Semenova, 6 July 2009
Beyond the caricature of the land where bears roam the streets and people travel by reindeer, LNG exports to Japan and economic crisis connect the charmed island to the world
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