Yekaterinburg residents share dream jobsReporters from E1.RU (Yekaterinburg Online) asked Yekaterinburg residents which jobs they would choose if money were irrelevant. The answers included a cat shelter caretaker, a pinecone-jam sommelier, and a paid music listener.
Berdsk teacher blends shop, cooking, danceIvan Egorov teaches at Berdsk School No. 2 “Spektr” near Novosibirsk, where his practical lessons span woodworking, sewing, and cooking, and he also trains students in historical ballroom dance, after switching careers from medicine.
Rostov kindergarten teacher on work frustrationsA municipal kindergarten teacher in Rostov-on-Don complains about low pay, staffing shortages, political mobilization around elections, and unpaid duties; she says only love of children keeps her in the job.
Ufa restaurant accused of mass firing over chatsFive women in Ufa accuse a popular seafood restaurant of unfair dismissal after management learned about a private staff chat; the manager disputes this, saying they were cash-in-hand temps who refused formal contracts and payroll schedules.
From delinquent teen to hotel chefYury Martyushev, once a troubled teenager from Koltsovo on Ekaterinburg’s edge, rebuilt his life through cooking. Now 27, he heads a bistro kitchen, studies at USUE, and sets ambitious professional goals.
Uzbek bartender becomes Siberian monk-chefHieromonk Stefan is restoring a century-old church in Kamen-na-Obi, Altai Krai, after moving from Uzbekistan; along the way, he astonished TV chefs with his cooking and reached the final of a culinary show.
How Prop Masters Build PuppetsAt the Novosibirsk Oblast Puppet Theater’s prop workshop, master artisan Nadezhda Georgievna Volkova and her team handcraft characters from clay and papier-mâché, guiding them through engineering, costume, and rehearsal — and mentoring interns along the way.
