ABOUT
Flensburg, Germany.
Born and grew up in subtropical Sochi,
then followed unforgettable years in St. Petersburg, North-West of Russia.
Since the millennium I have been living in Germany: Oldenburg, Bremen, Berlin,
Schwarzhofen, Flensburg.
Since 2023 my homeport is Flensburg.
Doing what I love – supporting people to move over the borders and go over limits. What I mostly appreciate in people is authenticity and faithfullness to their goals and dreams.
I am inspired by – travels, life in the flow, the underwater world, yoga, zen, stoicism and the life design.
My favorite fable is about a monk and a coin.
Timeline
- 1968: Born in Sochi, South Russia
- 1975: School begins. After a week I realized that I was trapped…
- 1985: School ends. I am leaving for a big Journey over the USSR: up to Leningrad then to the Pacific Ocean (Vladivostok)
- 1986: Military service: Chabarowsk, then in the Providence Bay near Alaska.
- 1988: Military service is over. I am going from Kamchatka over Vladivostok and Siberia back to Sochi
- 1990-1991: Yoga Institute “Free Progress”, Sochi
- 1991: My first trip abroad: 2 months of Germany!
- 1992-1995: Years without any ambitions, plans and goals: journeys to Germany, hanging out with friends, hiking over Caucasus etc.
- 1996-1999: Herzen State University, Studies of German and English. I am moving from Sochi to St. Petersburg
- 1999: Goodbye St.Peterburg, Russia – Hello Oldenburg, Germany
- 2000: Universität Oldenburg – Studies of “Interkulturelle Pädagogik”
- 2002-2004: Booking Agent, later "German Director" of ska band Markscheider Kunst. Until 2024 planned and executed three German tours, handling all logistics from bookings and visas to PR campaigns.
- 2006: Goodbye Oldenburg – Hello Bremen!
- 2007: Diploma in “Interkulturelle Pädagogik (Migration)”
- 2008: Registration of my own company “Interkulturelles Training & Management”
- 2009: Goodbye Bremen, hello Berlin! Freelance as Translator and Migration Advisor
- 2010: Spiritual Journey to India
- 2011: Back to Germany, Schwarzhofen: permanent residence issued in Bavaria. Leaving for Berlin
- 2012: Transsiberian Railway Trip to Vladivostok
- 2013: Obtaining German citizenship. Obtaining a PADI-diving instructor licence
- 2014: Diving Instructor Internship in Rainbow Divers in Nha Trang, Vietnam and by Pleasure Divers on Magnetic Island, Australia
- 2015: Spiritual Journey “Meeting Life” – South East Asia & Australia
- 2016: Back to Berlin. Published ebook Work & Life in Germany, USA, Canada and Australia: 12 life stories of programmers from Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus - Russian Edition
- 2017: Migration Service “IT Work & Freelance in Germany”
- 2018: 50th anniversary. Show must go on ))
- 2019: Launched MIGWORK.com. Started freelance cooperation with Blue Card Agency.
- 2020: Journeys to Nepal and India. Due to Corona decided to stay and work from India.
- 2021: Developing Migwork Blog (Paperwork guide for coming & life in Germany), employment in Blue Card Agency, swimming, yoga. Falled in love with Dani.
- 2022: War in Kiew and our Escape from the Ukraine. We reached Germany, but Dani was forced to leave. We travelled back to India. Unforgettable 5 months near Dhalai Lama Temple in Dharamsala. Our Indian Marriage. Getting "proper visa" for Dani and coming back to Germany.
- 2023: We live in a villiage Schwarzhofen in Bavaria. Our daughter Danislava is born! Relocation to the very North of Germany - Flensburg. Friendly farewell from BCA (BCA Relocation GmbH).
- 2024: Marriage in Denmark (Indian marriage was not accepted in Germany). I've started to learn programming (self-teching).
- 2025: After 7 months I got a qualification of "Informationsmanagement und -technik (databanks and app development") Restructuring my personal blog about rising a kid and life in Germany, and about my former journeys.
What I'm doing right now - see my now-page.