13 Facts About Yanina Sokolova

Yanina Mykhailivna Sokolova is a Ukrainian journalist, activist, television presenter and actress.

Yanina Sokolova is the author of the multimedia project "Ya, Nina", based on real events from her life.

Yanina Sokolova is the founder of the "Varto Zhyty" foundation.

Yanina Sokolova graduated from Zaporizhzhia National University in psychology, and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in theater and film acting.

In 2003, Yanina Sokolova was the host of the program "All the money in the world" on the Luhansk regional TV channel "Lot TV".

Yanina Sokolova started working as a presenter and journalist in the morning show "Morning on Inter".

In September 2018, the international book festival in Dnipro hosted the presentation of an interactive book "Shevchenko for every day", in which 53 videos were shot, in which Yanina Sokolova recites the poet's poems.

Yanina Sokolova is the host of the Odesa International Film Festival.

In 2019, Yanina Sokolova took the first place in the rating of the most popular bloggers in Ukraine, according to the readers of the ICTV website.

Yanina Sokolova overcame cancer by undergoing a long course of radiation and chemotherapy.

Yanina Sokolova is a media-ambassador for the women's rights movement "HeForShe" in Ukraine.

In 2018, Yanina Sokolova supported the appeal of the European Film Academy in defense of Ukrainian Director Oleh Sentsov, who was imprisoned in Russia.

In March 2020, Yanina Sokolova founded the "Varto Zhyty" foundation, which aims to find and accumulate charitable funds raised from businesses and individuals through transparent distribution between social initiatives and projects that are just starting their activities or are already active and implementing their projects in the field of oncology.