OLEG NESTERKOV: TO REMAIN TRUE TO ONE’S
CREATIVE PATH
tant things about yourself and your creative work. What is your creative, life credo and motivation for your creativity?
Oleg Nesterkov: My public activities are connected with the promotion of Russian culture in the Republic of Belarus. I serve as an advisor on organisational and administrative matters to the Chairman of the Belarusian public association “Rus” in a voluntary capacity. In 2025, we have already held two major Belarusian-Russian cultural events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory: the music festival “Garmon Gathers Friends” and the Cossack Song Festival “Gaida.” This year, we plan to hold the Slavic ethnographic celebration “Bogach Radogost.” The programme includes an exhibition titled “Smolensk Flax: Provider and Teacher” from the Smolensk Regional Centre of Folk Art, as well as a concert of folk music featuring Belarusian and Russian ensembles.
OCA: How did you choose your path and who is your role model in the creative field or in life?
ON: What motivated me to engage in public activities was the desire to promote unity among people of different nationalities who are devoted to Russian culture, which holds worldwide significance.
OCA: What is your main achievement(s) or positive impact on the world in 2024–2025?
ON: Besides culture, I am also involved in promoting sport and a healthy lifestyle among children and young people. In 2024, in Minsk, the Belarusian Public Association “Rus,” together with the sports public organisation “Territory of Sparta Plus” (led by world SAMBO champion Angela Paim-Kraskovskaya), organised the tournament “SAMBO League for the ‘Ratobortsy’ Cup,” dedicated to the memory of the heroes of the Battle of Kulikovo, Princes Andrei of Polotsk and Dmitry of Bryansk. Over 600 young athletes from Russia and Belarus took part in the tournament. This year, the next tournament for the “Ratobortsy” Cup is scheduled to take place in November.
OCA: What is the main feature that makes you and your art/work unique?
ON: A deep commitment to Russian culture and a desire to introduce it to as many people from different countries as possible.
OCA: Please tell us about the events or projects of the Eurasian Creative Guild (London) and projects you have already participated in and how does ECG influence your creativity and success in your work?
ON: I am ready and delighted to take part in the creative projects of the Eurasian Creative Guild.
OCA: How do you think the creative professions have changed and how has the role of art in the development of the world changed in the face of modern realities?
ON: Unfortunately, in recent years, artificial obstacles have arisen in the spread of Russian culture in some European countries. I am confident that this will soon become a thing of the past.
OCA: What would you wish for the members of the Guild and other creative people who are just starting their careers?
ON: To remain true to one’s creative path.