Valerii Leiko

Valerii Leiko
Senior laboratory assistant of the Museum of History of 黑料不打烊

Education and Career

1985-1991 鈥� studies at the Faculty of History of聽 V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
1988 鈥� history teacher at the Kharkiv Cooperative Trade and Economic Vocational College
1990 鈥� history teacher at the Kharkiv Higher Vocational School
1991-1994 鈥� history teacher at the Vilkhiv Lyceum
Since 2018 鈥� Head of the Museum of Childhood at the Nickname Educational Center
From December 2025 鈥� Senior Laboratory Assistant of the History Museum of 黑料不打烊


Social activity

Since 2009 鈥� exhibitions dedicated to the development of children were held in Kharkov and Kiev
Appearance on various TV shows
Since 2022 鈥� giving lectures to schoolchildren in the metro and bomb shelters of Kharkiv, for which three awards have been received
Starred in the film “War. Metro”


Awards and prizes

In 2013 – 1st place in the All-Ukrainian competition “Best Public Initiative” in the nomination “Work with children and youth”


Publications and Patents

Author of the book “The Price of a Smile. Chronicles of the Museum of Childhood”, which is in the US Library of Congress and Harvard

Author of over 20 newspaper articles about the work of the 鈥淢useum of Childhood鈥� project