Introducing Nikita of the Citizens of Ukraine cast from our current ACHTUNG Nr. 44 “Beruhigt Euch Nicht!” issue.

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ACHTUNG: How did you get to Berlin?

Nikita: I got here by car. It was five-day road trip through half of Europe.

ACHTUNG: Why Berlin? 

Nikita: Because it is a city where everyone can find a place, whoever you are, without feeling disadvantaged by society. It is a very special city.

ACHTUNG: What did you do in Ukraine?

Nikita: I have been working in the restaurant business for the last ten years and worked my way up from assistant cook in a seasonal café on the coast to the manager and art director of one of the best restaurants in Ukraine, the Birk in Odesa. Also, I worked as a DJ for the past three years.

ACHTUNG: Where do you go to find hope?

Nikita: I only find hope in the fact that the nightmare cannot last forever. We need to build up our strength and just get through it.

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ACHTUNG: What color/smell  has home?

Nikita: Home smells like a warm orange, and its color is ochre.

ACHTUNG: The color/smell of Berlin?

Nikita: Green.

ACHTUNG: The one piece of clothes that you (brought with you and) would never give away?

Nikita: A vintage Yves Saint Laurent trenchcoat.

ACHTUNG: Your favorite word in Ukrainian and what does it mean?

Nikita: Краля – Krayla, it means beautiful girl.

ACHTUNG: Your wish for the future?

Nikita: I want all this surrealism to end. I want to get back to my life, I want to find my home again, not wander around the globe like a vagabond.

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