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I’ve traveled half of the world chasing the stories that inspire.

I write about work and family balance, cultural and social trends, travel, and relationships in the digital age, among other topics.

Originally from Moscow, I’ve also lived in New York, Washington D.C., Northern California, Italy and various regions of Spain.

For the last seven years I’ve been splitting my time between Moscow and Hamburg working freelance, writing books and raising my two boys.

I’ve graduated with honours from the Journalism Faculty of the Moscow State University and then got my Master’s degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York.

I’ve worked for nearly 15 years for the Russian edition of Marie Claire magazine as a Deputy Chief Editor.

My stories have also appeared in USA Today, Marie Claire/USA, Vogue/Russia, Architectural Digest, Forbes Woman, Conde Nast Traveler, Medialoft.eu and other media outlets, both print and online.

A couple years ago, my first book, “Love and Broccoli”, came out in one of Russia's top publishing houses, Alpina Publisher. It focuses on the challenges of modern parenting and food cultures in different European countries.

In 2023, my new book is coming out. This time it's about the new and emerging family and relationship formats in Europe and America.

I speak five foreign languages (English - highly proficient, Italian - fluent, French, Spanish, German).

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Beau Monde Traveler Luxury Travel Magazine •

Mythos Mosel: The Epicurean Adventure in a Glass

As the ancient Roman proverb states, good wine is a gift from the gods. When you add swirling, sniffing, and sipping good wine among Europe’s centuries-old vineyards, the gift is difficult to compare. Adding to that the delicacies served by master chefs, live chamber music, and a company of elegant gourmands, the experience is nothing short of s heaven for the epicurean. For the epicure, attending Mythos Mosel, a wine-tasting event in Germany’s oldest wine region, would be impossible to resist.
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Umbria Jazz Festival: The Best of Music, Food, and Wine

Once a year, this scene for the jazz lover repeats itself. A band, armed with trombones, trumpets, and saxophones, marches through the cobbled streets of an otherwise sleepy medieval Italian town. They pause and blare out New Orleans jazz at a thousand-year-old piazza. Moments later a solo sax improvisation ensues and with it, the crowd claps and stomps to the music to the point of hysteria. It’s one in the morning, and the fun is just beginning. Every summer Perugia provides this kind of party.
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The Arena di Verona Opera Festival: a Gift for Music and Italy Lovers

As the skies slowly dim and twilight deepens, silence breaks over the hushed crow. “Celeste Aida, forma divina”… (Heavenly Aida, goddess of Beauty) – Verdi’s dramatic music fills the air. Time freezes. Over 10,000 spectators from all over the world, opera aficionados and neophytes alike hold their breath in awe. They say Italy and opera are a match made in heaven. The Arena di Verona has created heaven on earth for over a century with the summer Opera Festival. It features a parade of internatio

The Last Tourist, or What to Expect from the Future of the Travel Industry

Is mass tourism a blessing or a global curse? Svetlana Kolchik reflects on how the travel industry might change in the coming years.


Pristine beaches with glistening white sand and crystal water. Spotless jungle overflowing with wildlife. Untouched coral reefs. This is what the island of Ko Pha-ngan in the Gulf of Thailand looked like just a few decades ago — until the fateful day when the first tourists had arrived there.


This unspoiled natural gem changed in a matter of just a few years.