by Beatrice Grundheber and Larissa Mass Saint Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe; just a few hours by plane from many European cities, but underrated and still unknown to many. Russia’s beautiful northern city is home to magnificent palaces, golden rooftops, and an impressive history, but above all, a lively scene of young and thriving creative people. I loved St. Petersburg when I lived there ten years ago, and I was thrilled to rediscover my favorite…
Nataly Benivska is an art director who lives and works in Berlin-Mitte. She’s living in Berlin, and enjoys hip hop dancing and riding her bike with her white terrier in the basket. We talked…
Masha Isserlis is a Ukrainian woman who came to Germany in 2004. As an art historian and curator, she is a part of the curatorial team of the non-profit art space “Aperto Raum” in…
Natalia is a Russian-born photographer who followed her love to Berlin. After five years in the German capital, she’s become well adapted to her new city. We talked to Natalia about her hometown Sochi, her…
Luba Kemenova is the founder and owner of ostPost in Berlin-Mitte. ostPost is a café, bookstore, and event space with “an Eastern European touch,” as Luba calls it. The Russian-born entrepreneur followed her dream…
Vadim Kamkalov is the founder and owner of Protokoll Taproom, an international (and Russian) craft beer bar in Friedrichshain. We talked to the craft beer enthusiast about Russian craft beer, his journey to Berlin…
Andre Zayarni is co-founder of MoBerries.com – an upcoming startup in Berlin. The CTO talks to berlinograd.com about his journey to Germany, his first career steps and why he prefers working in the Berlin’s…
Helena Melikov is more than a Berlinograder, as a “Berlinogirl” she is also part of our Berlinograd team. We talked to the talented graphic designer about her childhood, about why Russian New Year’s Eve…
Alexander Bondar is a photographer who co-created Zoopark Collective with photographer and publisher Tatyana Palyga. We met Alexander in Kreuzberg. He told us about his journey from Russia to Germany, why he didn’t like…
We are still overwhelmed and blown away by the community love at our Berlinograd Shashlik at Vater Bar Berlin last Sunday. A huge thank you goes out to our sponsors Russian Standard, Craftzentrum Berlin…
