Maria Lesnikova is 37 years old. Since her youth, she was passionate about modern art, and in 2016, she discovered a new approach to nutrition. She studied it and later...
Roksana Rublevska
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I was born in Uman and moved to Kyiv when I was 14. My father worked in antique appraisal and inspired my love for art. I earned a degree in art history and later worked as a TV editor and screenwriter at Film.ua and Star Media. I have been in cultural journalism since 2015, writing for Forbes, Liga.net, Detector Media, Elle Ukraine, L’Officiel, Vogue, Novoe Vremya, and Babel. I was the editor of Art-Kursiv, an academic journal on contemporary art for three years. I also co-authored the art books 25 Years of Presence and 30 Years of Presence for ArtHuss and worked on artwork attribution for the Goldens auction house.
In 2019 and 2020, I received six journalism awards from PRESSZVANIE and Novamedia. I also managed the PR campaign for Bad Roads, a film by Natalka Vorozhbyt that won at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.
After the full-scale war began, I was forced to leave Ukraine and settled in Barcelona, Spain. I learned Spanish and completed a master’s degree in marketing, PR, and communications at UCJC University. Now, I write about Ukrainians who have pursued their dreams abroad.
Publications of the author
A tailored suit, a sharp tie, gleaming polished shoes, and a piercing look behind glasses. The image of 73-year-old Sergei Sviatchenko is just as recognizable as the style...
Serhii Denisov was born in Batumi but grew up in Donetsk. Now 32, he began working in the industry at 19, quickly rising from waiter to sous chef . When Russia started the...
My.cozybox is a Ukrainian brand of custom-designed gifts, founded in 2020 by marketer Tetiana Kasatkina. The company creates gift boxes featuring sweets and handmade décor...
LONDI is a Ukrainian designer lingerie brand founded in 2022 by 24-year-old entrepreneur Yulkka Vozniak. The company produces lingerie and upcycled clothing. Its production...
Until 2014, Oksana Tverdokhlibova’s life in Donetsk seemed calm and stable. She and her husband ran a shoe business, and their son planned to attend university in Kyiv for...
At 49, Mykola Kobetiak has worked in the food industry for 22 years. Over 22 years, he’s worked his way up from a merchandiser to a factory director. In 2021, Mykola and his...
In 2020, Ukrainians Daria Shapovalova and Natalia Modenova decided to create the first digital clothing marketplace — DRESSX. There, users can try on digital garments from...
