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OCA PEOPLE: YELENA MAKAROVA

YELENA MAKAROVA: “HONESTY, DECENCY, AND HUMANITY ARE NECESSARY FOR EACH PERSONAS UNIQUE QUALITIES!” tant things about yourself and your creative work. What is your creative

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OCA PEOPLE: GENNADY GOROVOY

GENNADY GOROVOY: “I BELIEVE IN YOUR TALENTS!” OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things about yourself and your creative work. What is your

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OCA PEOPLE: MARSEL SALIMOV

MARSEL SALIMOV: “TO SERVE THE PEOPLE — THIS, I BELIEVE, IS THE TRUE PURPOSE OF MY CREATIVE WORK” OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most

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OCA PEOPLE: MICHAEL ANANOV

MICHAEL ANANOV: “ARTISTS WORK TIRELESSLY TO DISCOVER A RECIPE FOR HARMINOUS COEXISTENCE” ant things about yourself and your creative work. What is your creative, life

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OCA PEOPLE: MIKHAIL KUNITSKI

MIKHAIL KUNITSKI: KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE MAKE YOU FREE AND OPEN TO THE WORLD OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things about yourself and

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OCA PEOPLE: NARGISA KARASARTOVA

NARGISA KARASARTOVA: SO, I WOULD WISH ALL CREATIVEPEOPLE FLEXIBILITY,CONSITENCY, AND PURPOSEFULLNESS OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things about yourself and your creative

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OCA PEOPLE: NATALLIA THOMPSON

NATALLIA THOMPSON: LIFE IS CREATIVITY, A CONTINOUSINTERACTION WITH THE WORLD AND WITH PEOPLE tant things about yourself and your creative work. What is your creative

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OCA PEOPLE: NURLAN TOXANOV

NURLAN TOXANOV: EVERY WRITER IS UNIQUE, SHAPEDBY THEIR OWN INNER WORLD OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things about yourself and your creative

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OCA PEOPLE: NURYM TAIBEK

NURYM TAIBEK: LOVE FOR ALL, HATRED FOR NONE”— MY MISSION AND CREATIVE PATH OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things about yourself and

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OCA PEOPLE: SALTANAT KHAMZEYEVA

SALTANAT KHAMZEYEVA: MY ADVICE TO THOSE JUST BEGINNING THEIR CREATIVE JOURNEY – CREATE! OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things about yourself and

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OCA PEOPLE: TATIANA EDEL

TATIANA EDEL: MY CREDO: TO SEEK TRUTH, GIVE HOPE AND KEEP FAITH ALIVE OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things about yourself and

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OCA PEOPLE: TATYANA CHABROVA

TATYANA CHABROVA: WARMTH AND KINDNESS, SUPPORTING MY TALENTED STUDENTS tant things about yourself and your creative work. What is your creative, life credo and motivation

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OCA PEOPLE: WARREN WILLS

WARREN WILLS: A TRUE ARTIST NEEDS TO CREATETHE CONDITIONS OF TOTAL FREEDOM OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things about yourself and your

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OCA PEOPLE: EDGAR ANPILOGOV

EDGAR ANPILOGOV: REMEMBER: TRUE INSPIRATION LIES WITHIN YOU OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things about yourself and your creative work. What is

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OCA PEOPLE: NURLAN MUNBAEV

NURLAN MUNBAEV: I WISH YOU THE COURAGE TOBE YOURSELF, THE PATIENCE TO FINDYOUR OWN VOICE… OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things about

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OCA PEOPLE: OLEG NESTERKOV

OLEG NESTERKOV: TO REMAIN TRUE TO ONE’SCREATIVE PATH tant things about yourself and your creative work. What is your creative, life credo and motivation for

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OCA PEOPLE: SULTAN RAEV

SULTAN RAEV: I BELIEVE KYRGRZ LITERATUREIS A SIGNIFICANT BUT STILLUNDERREPRESENTED PART OF THE WORLD’S CULTURAL HERITAGE OCA Magazine: Please tell us the most important things

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OCA#55

IT’S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!

CHALLENGES OF BUSINESS EDUCATIONIN UZBEKISTAN: A SYSTEMIC ANALYSISAND MODERNIZATION STRATEGIES There are many challenges in business education within Uzbekistan, including outdated curricula (only 15% updated

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MOLDOVA

MOLDOVA IS LEARNING

The path taken by the Republic of Moldova in developing its education system differs significantly from that of other post-Soviet countries. Here, reforms were neither

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CENTRAL ASIA

OCA#55 Welcome Word

I’m delighted to introduce another brimming issue of OCA Magazine, where we continue our commitment to exploring the dynamic and critical role of education in

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OCA #54

OCA #54 From the Editor

WELCOME WORD Donald Trump’s inauguration as the United States’ 47th president has done little, so far, to reduce the global volatility we see both politically

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OCA PEOPLE #53

IN MEMORY OF MARIA SHEVEL

Maria Shevel, born in Ukraine, left an indelible mark on the architectural landscape of Uzbekistan, merging national culture with engineering mastery in her projects. Her

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IMITATION FOR ME IS SLAVERY

INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL MATVEEV (K’ARTLI) OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / workMichael Matveev: I am Mikhail Matveev aka Kartli,

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IN MEMORY OF CYRUS YAVNEH

Cyrus Yavneh, born in New York City, came from a multicultural family: his father, Zalman, was a Belarusian Jew, and his mother, Anna, was a

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IN MEMORY OF ALEXANDER ILLARIONOV

Alexander Illarionov was a poet, community activist, and cultural inspirer whose life was dedicated to preserving and promoting Russian culture and literature in Lithuania. Born

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IN MEMORY OF ARTEM DUDNIKOV

Magical, seductive, brightest Moscow 2017-2020. Peace, joy, positivity and a huge number of events that warm the soul. Every day you meet new people, sit

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IN MEMORY OF JONATHAN FRYER

Jonathan Fryer (June 5, 1950 – April 16, 2021) was a British writer, journalist, lecturer, and politician whose life and work left a significant mark

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IN MEMORY OF MURAT AUEZOV

Murat Auezov was not only the son of the historical figure in the Kazakh history, and the most popular classic writer of the XX century,

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IN MEMORY OF RAIM FARKHADI

Raim Hakimovich Farkhadi was born on 16 May 1942 in Samarkand (Uzbek SSR, now Uzbekistan). Died on 4 April 2024 (Tashkent, Uzbekistan). Raim Farkhadi was

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OCA PEOPLE #53

DON’T THINK YOU ARE BRILLIANT

INTERVIEW WITH RIMA ULCHINA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Rima Ulcina: Oh my God! Your question has taken

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OCA PEOPLE #53

I DREAM OF A PEACEFUL PLANET

OCA PEOPLE: OKSANA ZHUKOVA (SKY) OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Oksana Zhukova: I’m a poet, writer and artist.

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OCA PEOPLE #53

YOUR LIFE IS UNIQUE!

OCA PEOPLE: LIDIA BELOZEROVA OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Lidia Belozerova: Meet Lidia Belozerova, the newest Guardian of

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OCA PEOPLE #53

CREATIVITY WITH PURPOSE

OCA PEOPLE: ALEKSANDRA REY OCA Magazine: Tell us, please, about yourself and your creative activity / work.Aleksandra Vlasova: I am an Art director with a

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