Decluttering, or the Magic of Russian-Style Tidying Up

Junk is what most often prevents us from enjoying life. Crammed shelves in closets, heaps of lost socks, piles of very valuable trinkets, and stacks of clothing we don’t really like.

For more than seven years, Marusya Ryabova has been running courses and marathons on total decluttering. She explains to participants how to organize an optimal storage system and eliminate sources of mess in the home. Her approach is unique in that it takes into account the mentality of people from the post-Soviet space. Working with typical attitudes inherited from our mothers and grandmothers, Marusya Ryabova turns decluttering into an exciting adventure—an adventure that gives strength, not takes it away, changes thinking, and makes cleaning an utterly unburdensome activity.