Aleksandra Silik

I could have become a pastor with higher theological education or a “white collar” with my Master's in Finance. But indomitable curiosity, a thirst for justice, addiction to strict facts and a desire to dive into human destinies got me into journalism. My perfect match happened more than 8 years ago with work on TV-news. I’m Ukrainian. I had been working in Kyiv, until the war began. After a month in a shelter under bomb attacks, I fled to Germany to continue writing about people and events in my country.

Year of birth: 1994
Country of residence: Ukraine, but currently living in Germany



TEMA asks

  1. What time is it?
    11 p.m.

  2. What’s your favourite Emoji?
    👀😅     I can hardly choose one.

  3. Standing at the train station today with a free ticket, where would you go?
    London. Or any northern city with good ferry connection to the Norwegian fjords.

  4. The best thing about the country you live in:
    Kyiv's chestnuts, Dnipro river, Carpathian Mountains, culture diversity and cuisine, bandura sounds (a traditional Ukrainian musical instrument) and vyshyvanky (national Ukrainian cloths). But first - open-hearted and fearless people.

  5. More of this in Europe, please:
    Decisiveness, green energy

  6. Europe can do without:
    Populism and bureaucracy. Sometimes it blows my mind.

  7. What do you deeply care about?
    Filming and screenwriting, self-education, minimalism as a lifestyle.

  8. Last book / movie that moved you:
    “    The Two Popes” (2019), The Bible

  9. What song fills you instantly with joy?
    “Englishman In New York” (Sting)

  10. What’s the worst question someone could ask you? 
    Why don't you have kids so far?

 Author of:

Why Eurovision 2022 was not like any other (Ukraine Special)

Two days in a well (Ukraine Special)

How to save pets from war (Ukraine Special)

POV: Graduating in war (Ukraine Special)

What is it like to flee Ukraine? (Ukraine Special)