Authors

Over 22 years of experience in commercial real estate and more than 3 million square meters throughout his career. An expert in commercial real estate management and property operations, lease agreements, enhancing the value and investment appeal of properties and areas, consulting, and investment analysis. Founder and co-founder of several projects. Property portfolio manager.

An expert at the Kazakhstan Foundation for Parliamentarism and the Eurasian Club of Economists, and a brand ambassador for the Open World Foundation. He is actively involved in issues related to the environment, water resources, and research on the Caspian Sea. He has been studying the issue of the Caspian Sea’s shallowing for many years. He comments on the development of environmental awareness and reforms to Kazakhstan’s water legislation (including the New Water Code). Recipient of the Jonathan Fryer Medal, UNESCO coordinator at BINOM schools, and expert for the Republican Association of Private Education (RACHO).

He studied architecture in Berlin and Zurich, specializing in its history and theory. In 2005, he founded DOM publishers. Honorary Professor of Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy, Visiting Professor of Social Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University. He was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his contribution to the development of cultural exchange with Eastern Europe in the field of construction.

Chairman of the Union of Independent Restaurateurs. Has been in the restaurant business since 2001. During the COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, he advocated for the restaurant business, pointing to the long-term consequences for the industry and the harm that restrictions bring to businesses and the public.

Doctoral student of Tashkent State Agrarian University in the field of Forestry Engineering. Currently, he is the chief specialist of the scientific department of the Yashilloikha Design Institute, where he is engaged in scientific support of projects for the creation of parks, botanical gardens, protective afforestation, landscaping of settlements and the development of sustainable green infrastructure. He is the author and co-author of more than 30 scientific and methodological recommendations and practical developments in the field of forestry, landscape architecture, landscaping and restoration of degraded territories.

After graduating from TASI in 2018, she continued her work as an architect and landscape designer. After several years of traveling, the researcher's interest shifted from design to journalism, an activity closer to her soul.

Author of the monographs "Nationalisms in Central Asia: in Search of Identity" (St. Petersburg, 2007) and "Soviet Village: between Colonialism and Modernization" (Moscow, 2015), as well as numerous articles and speeches. He studies the history of transformations in Central Asia in the 20th century, and is currently actively engaged in migration research in the post-Soviet space. He lives in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

Extensive experience in the cultural sphere, including managing the Tashkent House of Photography. Specializing in curatorial projects, supporting independent artists, interdisciplinary dialogue, and developing international cultural ties, integrating traditional heritage into contemporary artistic contexts.

Real name: Stanislav Balashkin. “I love my Tashkent and can’t stand it when the history of our city is rewritten.”

Specialist in territorial development, landscape architecture, and sustainable construction. Member of the Almaty Urban Planning Council.

Журналист, переводчик, автор цифрового контента.

Почетный академик Стамбульской академии кино, PhD по киноведению, сооснователь бывший директор Ташкентского филиала ВГИК.