Alina Yklymova

The world is hard.
Harder than it has to be.
For women. For mothers.
For daughters of mothers,
who never learned to forgive.

We didn’t write a hero’s journey.
We collected contradictions.
In MATRÖSHKI it’s not about being tougher.
It’s about getting through, with backbone.
With humor.
And sometimes with an ice cream in your hand and an inner “f**k you” on your lips.
The world is hard.
But me? I’m a Matröshka.

Alina Yklymova