I Did It, and So Can You! A Jeweler Moves from Estonia to Russia

Migrants’ stories...

Leaving behind everything you have built over decades and setting off into the unknown. Scary? Of course. What if you have a son, a beloved jewelry workshop, and a disability?

Irena didn’t simply leave Estonia. She conducted her own research in the archives to understand that there was simply no future for her son in a place where monuments are being torn down and the native language is being banned.

In our new interview, Irena speaks candidly about how she decided to leave behind the workshop she had built, why Pskov became a city of open hearts for her, and how the resettlement program works in practice, not just on paper.

This video is for those who have doubts or fear their age or circumstances. Irena is a living example that where there’s a will, there’s a way.