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Oct 12, 2021

My journey to a sub-3-hour marathon

Goals are overrated

My journey to a sub-3-hour marathon

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Alexei Sorokin

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Mar 16, 2022

A decade ago I had the biggest standoff I’ve ever had with my wife. She demanded we leave Russia.

Trust your wife!

A decade ago I had the biggest standoff I’ve ever had with my wife. She demanded we leave Russia.

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Alexei Sorokin

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Sep 13

Three years without alcohol, quietly

For over two decades this was my evening. Dinner approaches, time for a glass of wine. Feel the mind and body loosen, grab a snack, some…

Three years without alcohol, quietly

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Jun 29, 2024

American High School: The Experience That’s Always Intrigued Me and How I’ve Come Full Circle

A decades-long coming of age

American High School: The Experience That’s Always Intrigued Me and How I’ve Come Full Circle

Alexei Sorokin

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Oct 25

The strange aftertaste of ICE detention

In August my elderly stepfather was taken by ICE at Fort Lauderdale Airport and spent several weeks across various detention centers.

The strange aftertaste of ICE detention

Alexei Sorokin

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Oct 25

Moscow 1993 → Kansas 1994

Sharing another piece of my memoir, A Russian: A Memoir of Coming of Age between Russia and the West. This is an excerpt from “Kansas,” the…

Moscow 1993 → Kansas 1994

Alexei Sorokin

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Oct 21

The experience of writing a memoir

Writing a memoir feels like a self-centered endeavor, but I wholeheartedly believe that every life deserves a story. So I’m sharing my…

The experience of writing a memoir

Alexei Sorokin

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Oct 21

Soviet Years

It’s my Dad’s 67th birthday today, so I thought it a good occasion for a flashback to the era he grew up in. This is Chapter 2 of my…

Soviet Years

Alexei Sorokin

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Oct 11

Worth Repeating: Standing With Ukraine

After leaving Russia in 2013, I chose not to engage in political commentary about the country that used to be home. I could have added my…

Worth Repeating: Standing With Ukraine

Alexei Sorokin

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Oct 9

Five years writing on Medium

A lasting commitment

Five years writing on Medium

Alexei Sorokin

Alexei Sorokin

Writing about running, identity, immigration and family. Father of four. Cambridge and Harvard alum. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HMFPK6KG

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