Slava Rabinovich · @RabinovichSlava
17th Apr 2016 from TwitLonger
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Иван Скобрев, конькобежец, автор т.н. «диссертации» под названием «Духовность личности российского спортсмена как показатель его гражданской позиции». Родители и младший брат живут в США, в Fairfield County, уже 11 лет. Имеют грин-карты, обладают статусом «постоянный житель США». Иван Скобрев – то же самое, только 5 лет. Говорит, что в России жизнь тяжела, образование – плохое, школы – плохие, а в США всё это – хорошее. Хочет получить гражданство США и выигрывать медали для США. Интересно, а он заявил в РФ свою грин-карту, как это положено новым законом, начиная с 2014 года? Читайте цитаты из статьи ниже, и всю статью по ссылке. Просто улёт.
Skobrev has his parents to thank for the dual life he has, the one he has in Russia, and the one he enjoys in Fairfield County. His family did not have the best of lives in Russia, and his mother researched day and night to not only find the best way to get to America, but the best place to go as well.
"My mom is the lady of our family, and the man. She makes everything happen and makes everyone believe in themselves. She moved all of us. Because of here I finished school, my brother went to school in Fairfield County, the best area," Skobrev said.
"My mom, she went on the Internet looked for best schools, best life. We're not rich, we worked extremely hard in the beginning. My dad worked hard, my mom cleaned houses, she wanted to make it perfect for her kids. She went through a lot of hard things to make our lives easier."
His family gained a green card 11 years ago.
His medal's are here in the U.S. now, but he did take them back to Khabarovsk and his medals were widely celebrated in his home country.
Skobrev is here legally on a Green Card.
"I want to say thanks to my parents and to the U.S. The U.S. helped my family to survive. It was a really hard situation for us in Russia, that's why we came here," Skobrev said. "Yes, I'm famous in Russia and I have some money now, but I can't say it was all great. I know speed skating is not that popular in the U.S. and not every skater has support, but there are places that will help, like Home Depot for example. Even here, I can open my own company, and of course it's a hard job, but I can take breaks, have vacations."
Skobrev tried to gain American citizenship before the last Olympics, but was denied.
"I applied for an American passport, I'm allowed after five years with a green card, but I didn't spend enough time in the U.S. so they told me not this time. And I think it wasn't a good idea because at the Olympics I won two medals," said Skobrev with a laugh. "I said to the officer, please I want to win medals for America. I had a good letter from U.S. Speed Skating, but it didn't help. But I will wait, maybe a few more years, I will wait then maybe I'll have an American passport."
One of the biggest reasons Skobrev wants to permanently live in the United States is that his brother Artem, a graduate of Darien High School, is a sophomore at the University of Connecticut and in the country full-time.
"This is the country where I want to live. I want to be with my brother, they have a good education and city life here. We don't have these kinds of schools in Russia," Skobrev said.
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