In March 2022, less than a month after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, Anastasiia Efimova, her four children and her mother fled their home, just outside of Kyiv, to Germany. This is what their lives looks like one year later:
In March 2022, less than one month after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Anastasiia Efimova, 34; her four children; and her mother, Larysa Afonina, 52, fled Ukraine, taking a 15-hour train ride from the Polish-Ukrainian border to Berlin.Efimova was reluctant to relocate, given the uncertainties of moving to a new country where none of the family spoke the language. The children’s father, her ex-husband, remains in Ukraine, where he serves in the army.
They have settled in Wismar, a city three hours north of Berlin. The family speak Russian, which is helpful because it was commonly taught in schools when the town was part of East Germany. Efimova has the best language skills in the family and hopes to secure a well-paying job. She was a salesperson at a drugstore in Ukraine and dreams of becoming a hairdresser, musician or psychologist.
Diana, 10; Elena, 15; and Polina, 11, mostly speak Ukrainian, and the family does not have much contact with Germans. The family was able to find an apartment quickly, which limited their reliance on local help. Their cats Oliver and Charlie. “Our cats are very dear to us. We love them and brought them with us because we understand that we have a responsibility for them,” Efimova said.Since moving to Germany, Oliver has learned how to open doors by jumping onto the handle.
Efimova said she feels “freer” in Germany because no one comments on her body or expects her to wear makeup.
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