Artem grew up in Siberia where he also started working as a journalist. Civic journalism is not as well formed in the Siberian region as it is the European part of Russia, but Artem learned how his voice could be heard on various important issues for the region. Since moving to St. Petersburg, he writes on business, telecommunications, and judicial conflicts. Artem won the 2008 regional round of Russia’s national journalism competition with a piece entitled, “The economic revival of Russia."