Hey! I'm Denis, an inderpendent journalist from Russia writing about human rights, politics and personal stories. I have done articles and podcasts about the protests in Russia, the persecution of gays in Dagestan and Chechnya, the murder of a journalist in Georgia and clashes in Kurdistan. In the past I've hitchhiked more than 40,000 km, celebrated the new year in Ulaanbaatar, hanging out in Rome, frostbitten lip layer in the Pamirs.

Instagram: https://instagram.com/gdekazakov

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Coolest people in any city is here

Interests

• writing
• books
• politics
• journalism
• urban exploration
• travel
• cinema
• urbanism

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite music is Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Foals, The Doors, Nina Simone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, Depeche Mode,

Telling about writers, I prefer Jack Kerouack, Jack London, Sergey Dovlatov, Hunter S. Tompson

Sank into the soul of such films as Intouchables, Demain tout commence, Some Like It Hot, Into the Wild, The Walk, The Truman Show, Wild, Dreamers, On The Road, Fear and Leathing in Las Vegas, The Rum Diary, Enter the Void, A Private War

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Сrossed Mongolia in winter by hitchhiking. There was fucking -45!

Teach, Learn, Share

Oh, I would like to learn everything I don't know! But freankly speaking, your story is the most imortent I wanna hear. What I can teach you? Hmm, good question. How about storytelling, journalism, backpacking or Russian language?

What I Can Share with Hosts

Apparently, we will tell each other stories the night away

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Belarus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, Georgia, Russian Federation