Ruslan Horovyi

Ruslan Horovyi studied at Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. The recorded working language is Ukrainian, Russian and English. The field of work recorded is literature, poetry and journalism. Employment is recorded with Magnolia-TV. Distinctions recorded are Honored journalist of Ukraine and Order of Holy Arkhistratig Michail.

• Name — Ruslan Horovyi Руслан Горовий • Birth Name — Ruslan Volodymyrovych Horovyi • Born — 29 February 1976 • Birthplace — Konotop, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — Journalist, writer • Citizenship — Ukraine • Education — Journalist • Alma Mater — Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts (2006) • Awards — Merited Journalist of Ukraine (2008)

Ruslan Horovyi was born on 29 February 1976 in the town of Konotop of Sumy region. The oldest child, he has a brother and a sister. Konotop – the land of legends is a book he devoted to his hometown (publishing house “TaTySho”, 2018). After graduating from High School Number 3, he entered Konotop Electrical Engineering College. After the collapse of the USSR, there were few local opportunities and his outlook was extremely bleak. So, dropping out of his third year of studies, Ruslan set off on a journey to Europe (partly described in the story Ninetieth Wave of Migration). He returned after five years of being abroad, studied, went in for TV journalism, wrote poems, songs and prose. Now he lives in Kyiv. He has two children from his first wife. His second daughter, Daryna, was born on 12 September 2017 to his current wife.

After returning from abroad Ruslan started working in journalism, for KST (Konotop) TV production company. Then Ruslan worked for the Eastern Project (Kramatorsk) newspaper, and the Alternative media group (Kyiv). Since 1998 he worked at Magnoliya-TV and became Executive Director of the ChP.INFO (ЧП.інфо) channel. In 2001, Ruslan Horovyi began developing his project “Children’s Search Service”, with the goal of helping to find missing kids: making the videos and printed materials about them, informing the public, collecting and processing information (“Children’s Search Service” reception and telephone hotline), helping lost children to return home. In 2006, he graduated with honours from the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts for cinema and television specializing in directing films and television. Among the honours for his work, Ruslan Volodymyrovych has received the Order of St. Michael Archistrategos from Patriarch Filaret (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate) and the honorary title of the Merited Journalist of Ukraine from the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko. Since the time of EuroMaidan he has been an active volunteer, participating activities of the Charitable Foundation Free UA (Work in Eastern Ukraine), as well as helping the children of Ladyzhin and Medzhybizh orphanages.