Nineteen years ago, a young photographer from Kharkiv, Sasha Maslov, arrived in New York to pursue his own American Dream. And it came true: Sasha photographed David Lynch and...
Tamara Balaeva
Editor
I’ve been working in journalism all my life, despite several attempts to leave the field. I started in Zaporizhzhia as a host on wired Radio Three, then moved to Kyiv, where I worked for daily newspapers. Later, I began writing stories for Focus magazine and the Babel website. As a freelance author, I was published in Ukrainian Esquire, Charitum, Reporters, and other outlets. I’ve also collaborated with charities such as Enjoying Life, savED, and UAnimals.
Since 2024, I’ve been an editor in the long-form stories department at LIGA.net and a mentor for novice journalists at the Media Development Foundation.
I am convinced that there is nothing more fascinating in the world than human stories.
Publications of the author
In 2015, two friends from Lutsk, Vitalii Tkachuk and Serhii Kashuba, launched the cosmetics brand Mr.SCRUBBER. They started with a single product: coffee scrubs. Over nearly...
In May and June 2026, Russia launched mass attacks on Ukrainian cities, damaging and destroying residential buildings, production facilities, warehouses, offices, cultural,...
Yuliia Konarieva and Artur Konariev are a Ukrainian couple who moved to London , Canada, in 2023. There, Artur, who had long been interested in coffee, began experimenting...
What to bring from Ukraine in your carry-on: a large gift guide featuring 75 brands
Yellow Blue has compiled a selection of unusual souvenirs from Ukraine that are easy to carry abroad: they are lightweight, compact, and do not take up much space in your...
In 1997, entrepreneur Andrii Zdesenko founded Biosphere, a company that imported hygiene products into Ukraine. Over nearly 30 years, it has grown into an international...
Alina Tenetka and Maria Skorchenko are oenologists with more than ten years of experience who have worked at wineries in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and...
Ancient Smithy is a Ukrainian brand of handcrafted forged axes, founded in 2017 by former IT professional Mykhailo Peresunko. Starting with selling knives on eBay and...
