Factum Media
Independent reporting and practical coverage for the Bay Area, from public institutions and business to the daily life of Northern California.
factum.mediaJournalist · Editor · Founder of Factum
Andrei Baklanov
I report on power, law and public institutions — and build independent media that make complex events legible.
01 / About
About
Andrei Baklanov is a journalist, editor and founder of the Factum media projects. His work sits where reporting meets legal analysis: public institutions, political pressure, immigration systems and the rules that shape people’s lives.
He founded and led the newspaper Omsky Khronograf in the 2000s, then founded Omsk55.ru in 2012 and served as its editor-in-chief through 2019. Now based in San Jose, California, he leads Factum.press and develops Factum Media and Factum Immigration.
His legal background was formed in Russia. It informs his reporting and editorial method; he does not practise law in the United States and his publications are not legal advice.
02 / Projects
Projects
Three publications, each with its own audience and editorial task.
Factum Immigration
Independent journalism about U.S. immigration policy, courts and enforcement, built around primary documents and careful legal review.
factumimmigration.comFactum.press
A Russian-language publication that reconstructs events from multiple independent sources and makes its verification method visible to the reader.
factum.press03 / Selected work
Selected work
A selection of analysis, reported explainers and editor’s columns. Every link leads to the original publication.
They left with almost nothing
What remained after Witkoff and Kushner’s meetings in Moscow and Kyiv — and why a deal may not have a price.
From draft notice to passport: Russia’s digital system of conscription pressure
How registries, electronic notices and document restrictions became a single enforcement mechanism.
How Russia was disconnected from the internet
A history of how selective blocking evolved into an infrastructure where only approved services remain reachable.
A registry instead of a verdict: restrictions for Russians abroad
A close reading of legislation designed to freeze accounts, property transactions and access to online banking.
Seven years for treason: the case of philosopher Nikolai Zyuzev
What the available court record explains — and what it fails to establish about a 70-year-old scholar’s conviction.
Birthright citizenship in the U.S.: what the Supreme Court ruled
A document-led account of the ruling, its constitutional basis and what it means in practice.
DV-2027 Green Card Lottery: dates and eligibility
A continuously updated guide separating official program rules and deadlines from rumor and fraud.
04 / Contact
Contact
For editorial questions, corrections and professional enquiries.
- FACTUM.PRESS editorialinfo@factum.press
- General enquiriesinfo@factum.media
- Telegram@andreibaklanov
San Jose, California