Personal archive

Projects and institution building

Ideas given organizational form: historical initiatives, active projects and lines of development.

2024 — · Общественная работа · действует

Amerpass Foundation

A U.S. nonprofit connecting migrant support, research, education, independent media and cultural initiatives.

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2024 — · Профессиональная идентичность · разработка

Amerpass

A continuation of the idea of professional continuity: preserving a coherent history of work, experience and achievement across countries and institutional settings.

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2005–2012 · Профессиональная идентификация · история

RUPASS / RU PASS

An early non-state initiative to organize and present migrants’ professional experience. Its history informed later research on trust and recognition.

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2005–2021 · Журналистика и издательская работа · архив

Russian Migration / Russkaya Migratsiya

Long-term journalism and publishing on migration policy, labor mobility, migrant communities and the consequences of administrative decisions.

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2000–2006 / 2009 · Исследования миграции · история

INDEMIR

A research and civic line concerning demography, migration, regional development and professional mobility.

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2009 · Международное просвещение · завершенный проект

Legal Lessons for Migrants

The educational film How to Work in Russia without Problems and accompanying materials for labor migrants from CIS countries.

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2009 · архивная запись · Образование и издательская инфраструктура

Igor Leonov Educational Center

A historical educational initiative listed among the founders of Russian Migration magazine.

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Текущая работа · Независимые медиа

KPUNews / MXNews

A contemporary continuation of journalism and publishing. KPUNews carries Leonov’s bylined articles and is published by Amerpass Foundation.

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Текущая работа · Междисциплинарное издательство

InternAcademia / IJIR

An interdisciplinary publishing platform carrying Leonov’s work on professional identification and collective reputation.

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Editorial and production work

The professional history also includes work in an international media environment connected with Fox Time Media Holding, Migration TV and SB World Studio. These belong to the editorial and production line. A fuller documentary archive and chronology will extend this media history.