Hello, Dorcas, and Welcome to Steemit.

As a reader / writer, an international student, an idealist, and an ecstatic person who is motivated to do something constructive, you will certainly find Steemit to be a great platform. It's not so much a social network as a grand community with an amazing publishing platform.

And as someone who knows how to write, I'm certain that you'll have a large impact (eventually) and find true success here (eventually).

(I hope you can stay warm in Russia. I'm a Canadian now living in Thailand, and I often find it difficult to stay COOL! ☺ )

Below are a few basic points of advice re posting on Steemit.

1. Longer posts are more lucrative than short posts. If you make a post of 20–30 paragraphs, it's more likely to earn rewards.
2. Include some photos, images or graphs, to complement the text.
3. Make sure the text and photos are formatted properly, so that your post looks attractive and appealing.
4. Be yourself.
5. Be interesting and informative.
6. Create quality content. Steemit is intended to be a platform of quality content. (You will see many insignificant posts with meager content and no quality. Most of those of posts [called “shitposts” by Steemit whale Stellabelle] will earn few rewards and soon pass into oblivion.)
7. Get online and start curating. Read various posts, comment on those posts you find interesting, and upvote those posts. That’s the best way to attract followers.

Hope this helps for now. Good luck, and Full Steem Ahead!