Linor Goralik is a Ukrainian-born author, poet, artist, essayist, and marketing specialist who lives in Israel and writes in Russian. Goralik wrote for various media as a columnist, taught fashion theory, published poetry, flash fiction, short stories, novels, comics, kids’ books, and non-fiction – more than 20 titles in total. She also translates poetry and prose from English and Hebrew into Russian. In 2022, Goralik founded ROAR: Resistance and Opposition Arts Review. She also has an oppositional news-based Russian-language podcast for teenagers and creates handmade art pieces and jewelry, part of the proceeds of which goes to Ukrainian charities. In August 2023, Goralik was declared “foreign agent” by the Russian government despite never having held the Russian citizenship.