About Margarita Kukhtina Margarita Kukhtina is a children’s book illustrator currently based in Batumi, Georgia. She studied fine art at the State Academy of Slavic Culture. She creates illustrations for picture books, advertising, magazines, and posters. Books by Margarita Kukhtina Drawn to Change the World Graphic Novel Collection 16 Youth Climate Activists, 16 Artists illustrated by Emma Reynolds, Ann Maulina, Natasha Donovan, Teo DuVall, Devon Holzwarth, Erin Hunting, Margarita Kukhtina, Victoria Maderna & Federico Piatti, Shivana Sookdeo, Anoosha Syed, Jade Zhang, Derick Brooks, Gloria Félix, Natasha Nayo & Bill Masuku