Sergey Medvedev is the managing director of Dekabristen e.V., a German-Russian NGO that aims to build exchange programs for young professionals and social innovators from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and regions in the South Caucasus. While interviewing Sergey we learned much about his journey from Russia to Germany, why he loves working for the Dekabristen e.V. as well as why drinking Samogon and singing Russian Perestroika rock songs at the bonfire back in Russia form some of his fondest memories. Where are you from? I come from Voronezh, a town on the Voronezh river south-western Russia. What is the strongest memory…
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Olga Vaulina is a PR publicist and an ambassador for zagran.me, an international community of Russian female professionals living abroad. We met Olga in Schöneberg-Friedenau, sat down for some coffee and asked her a couple…
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There’s a new cultural platform in town that’s bringing Eastern European art and culture to Berlin. Founded by Saint-Petersburg born Boris Schneider and Elizabeth Short, a native Brit, preparations for ЧТО’s debut are under…
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Introducing Pasha ‘Interpaul’ Linke. The co-founder of the renowned Berlin club Hangar 49 and now leader of MIRMIX Orkeztan as well as him being a radio editor and moderator. Pasha arrived in Germany in…
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WHAT: The picture book project for adults Through personal objects and stories, searching for thoughts, words and images about your own „I“ : — which parts do I consist of — what is my…
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Young Russian cinema from Berlin – a film screening in the presence of directors and actors. Young Russian-speaking filmmakers based in Berlin will present their recent works exclusively at Panda-Theater. The screening includes seven different short…
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Natasha Padabed was born in Smolensk, Russia although her family moved to Mogilev in Belarus which was where she grew up. It was in Minsk that she started to organize concerts for bands, many…
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Introducing Helena Goldt (or, as she refers to herself, the ‘Kazakh steppe lady with European roots’) a classical singer who was indeed born with a musical gift. Her parents had met and fell in love in…
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Dariya Susak was born in Moscow where she departed from seven years ago. “I didn’t really get a chance to work in Moscow. I was nineteen years old and those times were on fire!”…
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Introducing Katerina Belkina. The Berlin-based Russian grew up in Samara. With a population of about one million people, Samara is still considered somewhat provincial by Russian standards. By the time Katerina had reached her…
