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Q+A

 You were born in Russia. How long did you live there for?

I left Russia when I was nineteen years old. Russian is my mother-tongue, and even though I’ve lived in three different countries since I left, I consider myself Russian.

What influence has growing up in Russia had on your creativity?

Huge influence! When I was little, the choice of everyday essentials in Russia was so poor that people were making a lot of stuff themselves.

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