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Beatrice Grundheber

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Karina Papp & Anna Vladi, Literary Translators & Founders of Found on the Street, Neukölln

October 25, 2019

We were very fortunate to meet with Anna and Karina on a warm summer day to discuss their popular blog Found on the Street. In their blog, they share stories about conscious consumption and tips about sharing culture in Berlin. But there is so much more to both of them. You can learn more about these two Berlinograders in our interview with them. Where are you from? Karina: I was born in Elgava, a small city 40 km away from…

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Fall in Love with Contemporary Saint Petersburg

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.…

June 5, 2019
Art/Design
Nataly Benivska, Creative & Art Director, Prenzlauer Berg

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…

May 1, 2019
Art/Design
Masha Isserlis, Curator, Prenzlauer Berg

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…

March 26, 2019
photography
Natalia Lipchanskaya, Photographer & Journalist, Prenzlauer Berg

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…

March 6, 2019
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Luba Kemenova, Owner of ostPost, Mitte

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…

February 28, 2019
bars
Vadim Kamkalov, CEO of Protokoll Taproom, Friedrichshain

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…

February 18, 2019
Entrepreneurs
Andre Zayarni, Chief Technology Officer, Prenzlauer Berg

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…

November 9, 2018
Art/Design
Helena Melikov, Designer & Photographer, Prenzlauer Berg

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…

October 29, 2018
photography
Alexander Bondar, Artist & Publisher, Neukölln

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…

September 7, 2018