stories | Humans of Kyiv

Andriy Yankovsky, co-founder of Khvylovy and Bagryany bars.

"I want Andriivsky Descent to make a comeback from its former status, to gather an audience of artists, photographers. It is global goal."

Francis, teacher, photographer

"I’ve been living in Ukraine for 14 years already. I work in a French Lyceum, which teaches kids in elementary school."

Veronika Selega, the author of the "Future Library" project.

"The library has every chance to be the most popular place in the district, proving free space for work, self-education, and leisure."

Initiative group "The Flowers of Ukraine"

"The Flowers of Ukraine" — is a unique building in the city center, a place of the collective memory of Kyiv citizens. It was built in 1985.

Serhiy Maidukov, illustrator

"I love Kyiv more than anything else on earth. For the opportunities I got here, for the fact that the city changed my life."

Daria Kryzh, co-founder of Squat 17b

"When you realize that you have a space that you can use to communicate with the city, you start doing valuable things."

Humans of Kyiv