Poet, activist. Born in 1994 in Minsk. She graduated from the chemical faculty of BSU, but she never became a chemist.
She worked in various Belarusian NGOs, first as a volunteer, and then as a project coordinator and trainer of educational programs.
In 2021, she was forced to leave Belarus due to pressure on civil society. Continues to work on the development of civic competencies of Belarusians and Belarusians, communities and organizations of citizens.
Valeria Volkogonova’s publications in “TAUBIN”:
“Free Verse”. Podcast about poetry
conversations with the authors of our web-magazine about their poetry
Open women’s readings
Selected poems from Open women’s* readings