Spotter since 2015
"WWII open air museum" Kyiv is the memorial for World War Two, or, as we call it, The Great Patriotic War. It's one of my favorite Soviet sculptures!
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"Beer on line" Kyiv is ain iconic beer pub where they served Podil beer. All the drinkers and artists hang out here together. Meet me there!
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"Closer" club Kyiv is situated in my favorite district Podil. It's also a complex of different spaces in the premises of an old factory.
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"Kurazh Bazar at Platforma" is a hipster's flea market where anyone can take part and try to sell anything. I love this sort of recycling!
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"Zhovten cinema" Kyiv is one of the oldest cinemas in Kyiv and my favorite. There was a fire in 2014, but they restored it thanks to donations.
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"Platforma Art Zavod" Kyiv is a cultural / entertainment venue where lots of events that I love are organized. It is constantly growing and getting better.
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"Dneprovskaya embankment" Kyiv is the ancient part of town, where the city was founded more than 1,5 thousand years ago. I love the beautiful bridge!
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About me
I was born in Cherkassy, USSR in 1985. In 2002 I finished Sumy Grammar School and Sumy Art College. I then graduated at the Kyiv University of Construction and Architecture in 2008 with an architectural Master's degree.
From 2006 - 2012 I worked in different architectural and design studios in Kyiv, but I started my own business in 2012. Together with my colleagues Igor Goma and Sasha Kozynets I organised the design group Manifest in 2013.
Why Kyiv?
I love Kyiv because it is ancient and a very authentic city with a strange mix of different epochs!
Where can you find me online?
Alex Bykov
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