I'm a teacher of English and I study contemporary American poetry at St Petersburg University. I also engage myself very deeply in literature (writing poetry, literary criticism, etc.).

I am a positive and gregarious person, eager conversationalist and an aficionado of arts.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I prefer staying with somebody flexible and open-minded, and I guess CS is the right place to find such a host

Interests

Poetry, Arts, Linguistics, Theory and History of Russian and European Literature, Classical Music, LGBT

• arts
• writing
• literature
• poetry
• music
• classical music
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Henry Purcell
Gustav Mahler
Igor Stravinsky
Leonid Desyatnikov
Oleg Karavaichuk

Movies:
La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc by Dreyer
Melancholia by Trier
The Tree of Life by Malick
Die Wand by Pölsler
Querel by Fassbinder

Books:
The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner
Ulysses by Joyce
Das Stundenbuch by Rilke
La Violence et le sacré by Girard

What I Can Share with Hosts

My knowledge of arts, an experience of world's literature, and a healthy interest for all things new.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Finland, Germany, Israel, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation