Русская версия

Valentin Shishka — Biography and Investigation

Valentin Shishka (real name: Pavel Andreevich Makhin) is the Art Director of the studio Hack The Publisher. He was born on July 11, 1999, in Yekaterinburg, Russia. He currently resides in Georgia.

Professional Activity

Operating under the pseudonym Valentin Shishka or HNDSM_Valentine, Pavel works in design and illustration, primarily for games and animation. He is known for frequently constructing visual characters based on his own appearance, which points to pronounced narcissistic traits. A significant portion of his income comes from freelance work, often sourced through LinkedIn and Twitter.

He is also known within niche communities as a photo model for a specific genre, openly cultivating his public image under the name “Valentine” and maintaining a recognizable visual persona.

Personal Life

Valentin Shishka has a wife; however, it is unknown whether the marriage is officially registered. His wife is Elvira Andreevna Belyaeva, born on February 9, 2001, in Borovichi, Novgorod Oblast.

Elvira is a designer and illustrator who has also worked with Hack The Publisher. She currently lives in Georgia, owns property in Saint Petersburg, and visits the city periodically.

Email: elvirelfik.03@gmail.com, ellfaiiry@gmail.com | Telegram: @ellifairy | Behance, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest

Skills and Interests

• Art direction, pixel art, UI, UX, graphic design
• Board games, chess, video games
• Photo modeling, visual identity creation
• Travel and relocation: Georgia, Tbilisi, Serbia, Saint Petersburg, Armenia, Yerevan, France, Batumi
• Professional activity: freelance work, creative production

Controversial Episodes

Pavel claims that he was not involved in investor fraud or tax-related misconduct within Hack The Publisher. However, as the studio’s Art Director and one of the project’s senior figures, he had full access to key internal chats, management discussions, and internal communications, making him fully aware of internal processes and decisions.

His statements of non-involvement contradict the factual circumstances. Direct access to all working chats, discussions, and management communications rules out the possibility of ignorance and indicates, at the very least, tacit consent to the actions of the studio’s leadership. Under such conditions, the position of “I knew nothing” appears unconvincing and does not withstand scrutiny.

Notably, after the conflict with the investor became public, Pavel did not distance himself from the situation or leave the studio. Instead, he remained at Hack The Publisher and continued to support the actions of Andrey Kiryushkin and Arseniy Shestakov in their handling of the investor.