Yuri Lobunov

Yuri Lobunov trained as a physicist but turned to journalism, working for European and Asian media while remaining based in Bryansk, Russia, where he has lived throughout his life. His professional experience also includes working with GSA, a Washington-based consulting firm. He attended educational seminars organized by the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and Stockholm and participated in various programmes of the Council of Europe, including the World Forum for Democracy, which he attended on several occasions.

He was the initiator, co-author and co-organizer of The Creator, a photography exhibition dedicated to people in working professions. The exhibition was presented in Peru, Italy, Germany and Poland.

Lobunov has long written fiction primarily for himself and a small circle of friends with whom he shares an ongoing exchange of ideas and discussions. Until recently, he had little interest in publishing his literary work. He has now decided to bring some of his stories to a wider readership.

His writing is driven by a desire to provoke thought, challenge familiar assumptions and invite readers to question established views rather than accept ready-made answers.