Stateless in Paradise

The Journey of a Stateless Person to United States Citizenship

Stateless in Paradise is the deeply human journey of a man living between borders. From the South Pacific to West Africa, from Eastern Europe to the United States, Mikhail's life is shaped by movement, uncertainty, and the constant negotiations required of someone without a recognized nation.

Forced into detentions, threatened with deportations, and stranded for months in American Samoa, he confronts the global systems that decide who belongs - and who does not. Yet this memoir is also filled with connection: the kindness of strangers, the discovery of chosen family, the beauty of cultures encountered, and the love story that becomes his safe harbor.

A powerful meditation on identity, resilience, and the meaning of home.