I have a passion for traveling and learning. For the last couple of years, I traveled to Oman, UAE, Costa-Rica, Panama, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, UK, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Germany, Czechia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland.

I work as an Editor and write a weekly English newsletter where I recap key news in Russian repressions — the newsletter is read religiously in many leading institutions and universities.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet new interesting people and learn about new places and cultures from the inside

Interests

• animals
• pets
• wildlife
• photography
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• kayaking
• swimming
• animation
• anthropology
• history
• international relations
• visual arts
• beaches
• art
• filming
• sci-fi
• sushi
• museums
• cinematography
• sculpture
• thai food
• russia
• decolonization
• spanish
• wild animals
• petsitting
• kubrick
• tarkovsky
• safari
• marxism
• asimov
• protesting
• trotsky

Music, Movies, and Books

I like:
Hemingway, Strugatsky, H. S. Thompson;
Stanley Kubrick, Tarkovsky;
power metal.

Frankly, all things weird and inspiring.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once made a sci-fi film in a submarine in Oklahoma.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can engage in prolonged monologues about topics ranging from the intricacies of classical Marxism to the Eastern European history to the German Expressionism. Basically, we will definitely have something to talk about in the fields of history, philosophy, arts and much more. I love learning about all kinds of new things and don’t have a particular preference: I’d be equally interested in astrophysics or gardening.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My stories, views, culinary knowledge and skills.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Poland, Singapore, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Seychelles, United Kingdom, United States