“While we’ve been talking here, our country has expanded, for which I congratulate everyone.” Anna Yakupova, director of ParaType, celebrating the annexation of Ukraine on Telegram, 27 September 2022.
On 6 July 2026, AtypI announced the controversial inclusion of Russian type designer Alexandra Korolkova in the Sharjah program.AtypI, 2026b. Korolkova serves as the art directorAtypI, 2026a. of the Russian type foundry ParaType, whose public and material support of the Russian state and security apparatus in their illegal war against Ukraine has drawn heavy criticism.Stepura, 2026.
The picture shows a Telegram screenshot of Anna Yakupova, director of ParaType, celebrating the annexation of Ukraine.Stepura, ibid.
AtypI. (2026a). Speaker: Alexandra Korolkova. Retrieved 26 October 2026 from atypi.org
AtypI. (6 July 2026b). ATypI 2026 Sharjah: Program. Retrieved 26 October 2026 from atypi.org
Stepura, O. (8 September 2026). “Our country grew bigger!”: Paratype CEO congratulated everyone on the annexation of Ukrainian lands. In Ain. Retrieved 26 October 2026 from en.ain.ua
