CURRENT MISSION

East

ABOUT ME

Orientalist, specializing in Eastern culture and languages. Due to current studies all my views are set to the East now. West is on the list to explore.

PHILOSOPHY

there is no shame in not knowing, but there is a shame in not asking

Interests

far-flung

• culture
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies of such directors as A. Hitchcock, J. Ford, С. Eastwood, E. and J. Coen, А. Parker, D. Cronenberg, R. Scott, D. Boyle, T. Gulliam, K. Kieslowski, K. Zanussi, A. Inarritu, M. Lee, A. Kurosava, Zh. Yimou etc.

Books: Russian classical literature (I.Turgenev, N. Gogol, F. Dostoevsky, N. Leskov etc), S. Maugham, K. Vonnegut, J. London, G. Goethe, S. Larsson.

Music: L. Beethoven, F. Chopin, J. Bach, F. Sinatra, Beach Boys, B. Hart, Sade, XTC, Buena Vista Social Club, E. Piaf, Katzenjammer, Ike Turner, R. Charles, M. Waters, Tangerine Dream.

Countries I’ve Visited

China

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, South Korea