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  Herhel Clinic — a cosmetology clinic in Poland, founded by a Ukrainian couple. It is valued at $4 million. How the founders built it — interview

  Alina and Danylo Herhel from Dnipro are a married couple and business partners. In 2013, they moved to Warsaw, where Alina began seeing clients as a cosmetologist in a private...

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  “We deliberately don’t make Sauvignon.” How Ukrainian women in New Zealand are creating wine from non-trendy grape varieties — interview

  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...

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  “Everything is born out of chaos and chaos becomes a pattern.” Anarchist and artist Nikita Kravtsov on emigration, murals, Paris, and the war — a long interview

  Ukrainian artist Nikita Kravtsov is a prominent figure on the global underground art scene . Nikita was born in  Yalta into a family of architects, graduated from the...

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  “We need to be loud to drown out Russian wails.” Ukraine’s Minister of Culture Tetyana Berezhna on the biennale, cultural diplomacy, and Ukrainians abroad

  Tetyana Berezhna is 37; she joined the Ukrainian government in June 2022—taking on the position of Deputy Minister of Economy. Berezhna’s background was fitting—she was...

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  How sustainable fashion brand Spogad presents Ukraine in France through recycled-plastic jewelry. Interview

  A beaded handbag "Carpathian Forest," a woven bag "Dnipro Sunrise," and a hair clip inspired by the paintings of Ivan Aivazovsky — these are recycled-plastic products...

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  “I am a Ukrainian artist and I want to speak about Ukraine.” One of the most controversial Biennales of recent years has opened. How it happened — a report from Venice

  The 61st Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious art forum, opened on May 9. Ukraine’s pavilion features “Security Guarantees"—an origami-style deer sculpture crafted...

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  Freedom to be yourself. Nina Murashkina’s works command thousands of dollars and captivate with their ambiguity. A story that unites the irreconcilable

  A vintage hat, narrow glasses, a black dress, and long lace gloves—41-year-old Ukrainian artist Nina Murashkina looks as though she has stepped out of a scene from an old...

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  “Let’s Show Ukrainian Jewelry Designers to the World.” Jewelry designer Inesa Kovalova on her path to Paris, the specifics of the profession, and the uniqueness of her work.

  Jewelry designer Inesa Kovalova is originally from Kramatorsk and is 38 years old. Trained as an architect, she started out as a sales assistant and designer at a jewelry...