CURRENT MISSION

To study

ABOUT ME

You know I live so far from traditional civilization in the middle of Eurasia, that I'm glad to explore as cultures and something new as possible with your help.

Nowadays I am a student of the Higher school of Economics in Moscow, master degree in Urban Development and Spatial Planinng. Before I made a career as a journalist and a political observer in an information agency and TV channel. Currently I'm moving to the architecture. I like high-urbanistic cities and architecture: modern, especially in the Netherlands, and colorful old, for example, in Czech Republic. As for landscapes, I like mountains and lakes both of Switzerland and Scotland (may be because I was born in the Urals?)

What about Ekaterinburg? It's very cold in winter and hot in summer. Its people are nice, active and very funny. I recommend to walk around the City Pond. There are a lot of summer activities by evenings: musicians, dancers, bicycle and boat renting, summer caffes. You really will enjoy staying in Ekaterinburg!

PHILOSOPHY

Hope for the better, strive for the better

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

It was invitation of my colleague.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first couchsurfing experience was begun in Europe in 2010. I just surfed long time and I thank a lot all people (Zhenya, Jens, Andreas, David, another David, Othman, Vera, Chris, another Chris, Joost, Daniel, Michael, Tadhg, Fiona, Susanne, Gil, Masha) who approved my requests or let me and my friends to stay with them. Also I thank people who I have met on parties. All this people helped me to explore The World: incredible, amazing, versatile, funny. Now I help other people to explore my part of the World: Ekat and the Urals. I host people and try to do your staying in the city perfect.

Interests

Architecture, city planning, city transport, journalism, politics, history of civilizations, trips, adventures, lego

• arts
• architecture
• cooking
• partying
• boating
• politics
• tv
• economics
• history
• journalism
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Around the world for 80 days, The Smilla's sense of snow, The Count of Monte-Cristo, The Perfume, The War and The Piece, Anna Karenina, The Farewell to Matyora (this is novelle of soviet writer Valentin Rasputin, this is the one book which I read and cryed, but you should have some russian mentality to understand it).

Movies: Metropolis (the most amazing old movie which I have seen). Also my favourite movies coincide with favourite books.

Music: instrumental soundtracks (John Williams, Hanz Zimmer etc.)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I like to learn the world by eyes, that's why amazing things associate with places which I have seen. Skyscrapers of Manhattan, especially Times square, Cathedral square in Kremlin, Saint-Petersburg skyline, architectural chaos of Roma, canals of Venice and Amsterdam, swiss Alps, Thames Embankment and New Station of Berlin.

Teach, Learn, Share

Don't be afraid to ask and get answers

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer a perfect information about my country and home region, a good company for a talking, some discusions about politics, economics, architecture, cooking of Borsch or Rassolnik.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Macao, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States

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