Natasha Hart: A Journey of Resilience, Music, and Giving Back OCA Magazine: Tell us about yourself and your creative activity / work.Natasha Hart: Singing is a hobby for me, a release and a way to channel my emotions and life experiences. I have three passions – family, the charity I lead and singing. Each one […]
Maria Shevel, born in Ukraine, left an indelible mark on the architectural landscape of Uzbekistan, merging national culture with engineering mastery in her projects. Her biography is not only a story of a talented architect but also a tale of a woman whose creative achievements and cultural contributions became symbols of Uzbekistan and an inspiration […]
Katerina Kudryavtseva’s story for OCA People OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work. Katerina Kudryavtseva: In my youth I was a professional ballerina, I graduated from one of the best ballet institutions in Russia – the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. I left the stage after being diagnosed with […]
STORY OF MARGO GAMBURGSKAYA FOR OCA PEOPLE OCA Magazine: Please tell us about yourself and your creative work.Margo Gamburgskaya: I was born and grew up in Tashkent, in my childhood, like all children, I just loved to draw and redraw, but looking at my parents, and they are my policemen, I dreamed of becoming a […]
INTERVIEW WITH MARINA YANOVSKAYA OCA Magazine: Please tell us about yourself and your creative activity/work.Maria Yanovskaya: My first contact with photography as an art form happened when at 19 I started working at Kodak’s office in Moscow. There I was fortunate to have met incredible professional photographers whose works graced the covers of global magazines […]
INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL MATVEEV (K’ARTLI) OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / workMichael Matveev: I am Mikhail Matveev aka Kartli, born on September 11, 1947, in the picturesque, lake-filled southern Urals, in the town of Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk region, in a country that almost no longer exists: the Union of Soviet […]
INTERVIEW WITH MUMTOZ KAMILZODA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Mumtoz Kamolzoda: I am a nutritional therapist, and I am qualifying as an herbalist this year. Both professions require a lot of creativity because neither of them is an exact science – with every patient, I need to be […]
INTERVIEW WITH ROZA RED OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Roza Red: Greetings friends! My name is Rozalia aka Roza Red, I’m an artist, art critic, writer, lawyer, economist. Member of the Union of Artists of Russia, member of IHF, International Art Fund, Eurasian Art Union-EURASIAN ERT UNUN, Union […]
Interview with Shaizada Baikenova OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Shaizada Baikenova: Full member of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan (academician). Member of the Union of Designers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Director of the publishing house “Balalar adebieti” LLP, Member of ECG (London), Associate […]
INTERVIEW WITH ZHAZIRA JANABAYEVA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / workZhazira Janabayeva: My name is Zhazira Janabaeva – a professional artist. My speciality is textiles. The techniques I work in are: silk painting and hand weaving. For the last 13 years my artistic practice is mandala art. The traditional […]
Bolotbek Shamshiev was an outstanding Kyrgyz film director, actor, and screenwriter who left a profound mark on Soviet and Kyrgyz cinema. He was born on January 12, 1941, in Frunze (now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) into an intellectual family. His works were imbued with national identity and depth, attracting audiences not only in the Soviet Union but […]
Cyrus Yavneh, born in New York City, came from a multicultural family: his father, Zalman, was a Belarusian Jew, and his mother, Anna, was a Sabra, a native Israeli. He graduated from City College of New York, and his life took an unexpected turn afterward. Before entering the entertainment industry, Yavneh tried his hand at […]
Ahmad-Khoja Khorezmi, whose real name was Ahmadjon Khudayberganov, was a renowned Uzbek poet, writer, and public figure, born in 1949 in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan. His work deeply reflects the national traditions and the cultural and spiritual values of the Uzbek people, making him a significant figure in Uzbekistan’s literary community. Ahmad-Khoja’s talent and […]
Alexander Illarionov was a poet, community activist, and cultural inspirer whose life was dedicated to preserving and promoting Russian culture and literature in Lithuania. Born on January 9, 1949, Illarionov received a military-technical education, which likely shaped his disciplined and resilient character. However, his true calling emerged in the arts and cultural work that became […]
Magical, seductive, brightest Moscow 2017-2020. Peace, joy, positivity and a huge number of events that warm the soul. Every day you meet new people, sit down over a shot and not current, communication and just love and friendship between like-minded people. Trust and light, shared events and a smile that never leaves my face. When […]
INTERVIEW WITH ANNA HARRINGTON-MOROZOVA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / workAnna Harrington-Morozova: I have been drawing and writing poems since I was a teenager. I did not consider choosing a creative profession, thinking that I did not have much to say to others at the time. I loved maths […]
INTERVIEW WITH ALEXANDER KATSEV OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / workAlexander Katsev: I am a PhD of Philology, Professor and Academician. I was a lecturer in universities for 53 years. Publicist. Published more than 850 works both scientific and journalistic. Since high school I have wanted to be a […]
INTERVIEW WITH KLARA KABYLGAZINA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity/work.Klara Kabylgazina: I have 50 years of creative experience and 40 years of teaching experience. In 1973-75 I was a literary employee of the Almaty regional newspaper; in 1976-79 – an employee of the department of own correspondents of the newspaper […]
INTERVIEW WITH ELENA MAKAROVA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / workElena Makarova: I am a Philologist-Russianist. I am the author of 8 books for children. I started my professional career at school and then worked at the Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute. Currently, I am teaching my private Russian language […]
I met Helen Limonova as a collaborator on the Vintage Montage project in 2013. It was a moment that changed my life forever. Later, I worked with her in publishing, where she was not just an editor or publisher, but a real guide to the world of literature. Authors approached her publishing house and I […]
Jonathan Fryer (June 5, 1950 – April 16, 2021) was a British writer, journalist, lecturer, and politician whose life and work left a significant mark on literature and public life. Born in Manchester, he received his education at Oxford University, where he studied Chinese and Japanese languages. His career began with Reuters, after which he […]
INTERVIEW WITH MARIA PRIZNYAKOVA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work. Maria Priznyakova: I am a local press journalist and photographer by profession. I have been involved in literary work for over 15 years. I have been writing poetry since my youth, and prose – short stories and novels […]
Murat Auezov was not only the son of the historical figure in the Kazakh history, and the most popular classic writer of the XX century, Mukhtar Auezov, but also remained in history as an outstanding writer, cultural expert, diplomat, public figure for the Kazakh people. Murat Auezov was born in 1943 in Merki district of […]
INTERVIEW WITH NADYA ROTH OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Nadya Roth: I was born in Moldova, in the town of Bender, graduated from the K.D. Ushinsky Pedagogical Institute in Odessa as a physics teacher and moved to Germany as a permanent resident in 1993. I am currently retired […]
INTERVIEW WITH NINA YAGOLNITSER OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Nina Yagolnitser: I was born in Ukraine, grew up in Moldova, and have lived most of my life in Israel, where I am raising two sons. I am a film director by my first education, worked for two airlines […]
Interview with Olga Shpakovich OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Olga Shpakovich: I live in St. Petersburg, I am a member of the St. Petersburg Writers’ Union and the Eurasian Creative Guild (London). I write prose. The first publication was in 1992. During this time, 7 books have been […]
Raim Hakimovich Farkhadi was born on 16 May 1942 in Samarkand (Uzbek SSR, now Uzbekistan). Died on 4 April 2024 (Tashkent, Uzbekistan). Raim Farkhadi was a poet, novelist, playwright, journalist, translator and children’s author. Member of the Union of Writers of Uzbekistan. Honoured Worker of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Commander of the Order […]
INTERVIEW WITH RAUSHAN BURKITBAYEVA-NUKENOVA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Raushan Burkitbayeva-Nukenova: I didn’t choose poetry… Rather, poetry chose me. Since childhood, I loved spending time alone with nature – talking to flowers, butterflies, and dragonflies, watching the red algae move in the stream.I had my own imaginary world…Later […]
INTERVIEW WITH RIMA ULCHINA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Rima Ulcina: Oh my God! Your question has taken me back to my childhood, when a sweet four-year-old imaginative girl was involved in oral song creativity from the moment she learned to speak. I was born into the family […]
Interview with TATIANA BOGOMOLOVA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Tatiana Bogomolova: I never thought about writing when I was a child or a teenager. Once, in my youth, I dreamed of becoming a journalist: I started to publish in Komsomolskaya Gazeta. But my mother soon found out about […]
It is with great pleasure that I share with you the feelings I experienced when I read the biography of my compatriot Vladimir Grigorievich Schastny. As fate would have it, my little hometown is forty kilometres from the town of Smorgon, where Vladimir Schastny was born in 1948. In my youth I often visited Zalesje, […]
OCA PEOPLE: ANNA GHARIB OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Anna Gharib: I am an author, a coach specializing in supporting sensitive and creative individuals, and a blogger focused on exploring cultural differences between the East and West on Facebook. Additionally, I am a tarot reader and an abstract […]
OCA PEOPLE: OKSANA ZHUKOVA (SKY) OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Oksana Zhukova: I’m a poet, writer and artist. I was born in the South of Ukraine, now live in London (UK). I’m an Academician of the International Academy for the Development of Literature and Art, a member of […]
OCA PEOPLE: ALEXANDER SYVAK OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.My name is Alexander Syvak, I am the director of MediaCompass and publisher of the international maritime magazine Shipping. I started my media career in advertising and since then my team and I have successfully developed the transport media […]
OCA PEOPLE : MARAT AKHMEDJANOV OCA Magazine: Please tell us about yourself and your creative activity/work.MA: In short, I’m a publisher; over the last 20 years of my life, I have been involved in the creation of books and magazines, including this one, and I love my work. People know me as Marat Akhmedjanov or […]
OCA PEOPLE: LIDIA BELOZEROVA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Lidia Belozerova: Meet Lidia Belozerova, the newest Guardian of the Eurasian Creative Guild based in London! I am a captivating blend of talents and passions. I am not only a teacher and psychologist but also a skilled musician, writer, […]
OCA PEOPLE: WARREN WILLS OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Warren Wills: My name is Warren Wills I’m from Melbourne Australia and I am a composer, a pianist and improviser and an educationalist. I’m a musical director and I’m a theatre director and predominantly my entire life has been […]
OCA PEOPLE: ANASTASIA KALINOVSKAYA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Anastasia Kalinovskaya: I am a Director of Theatrical-performing Art, a Film Director, an Actress, an Acting Teacher, a Contemporary Artist. Also, I am a Member of the Expert Council on Fine Arts in the «Eurasian Creative Guild» for 2024. […]
OCA PEOPLE: OLGA IGUMNOVA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / workOlga Igumnova: I was born in Kharkov, Ukraine in 1969 and lived, studied and worked in Volgograd most of my life till 2006. Then I studied and worked in Italy and moved to the United Kingdom in 2010. From […]
OCA PEOPLE: ALEKSANDRA REY OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Aleksandra Vlasova: I am an Art director with a passion for visual storytelling and impactful design. Since graduating, I have been collaborating with Hertfordshire Press under my pen name Alexandra Rey on a wide range of print and media […]
