Forty-six-year-old Alla Lopatkina from the Ivano-Frankivsk region has never been afraid to take risks. At just 19, she turned her boyfriend’s bar into a restaurant and a few...
Tamara Balaeva
Editor
I have worked in journalism all my life, despite several attempts to leave it. I started in Zaporizhzhia as a host at the wired “Radio Three,” then moved to Kyiv, where I worked in daily newspapers. Later, I began writing stories for Focusmagazine and the Babel website. As a freelance writer, I was published in Ukrainian Esquire, Charitum, Reporters, and other outlets. I have also collaborated with charitable organizations such as Zhytielub, savED, and UAnimals.
Since 2024, I have been working as an editor in the long-form stories department at LIGA.net and occasionally mentor aspiring journalists at the Media Development Foundation. I am convinced that there is nothing more fascinating in the world than human stories.
