Hello! I'm Maria from Korolev, a city very close to Moscow.
I'm a university teacher and a scientist (I really adore make scientific researches :))) ). I work at a university in Moscow (State Academic University of Humanities). I often participate in scientific conferences (like on the photo of my account here). I have a Master's degree in Economics from Moscow State University, and PhD in Political Science from the same university. One of the subjects that I teach at the university is about particularities of the Russian Civilization (it's the main term of the course). So, I can tell you about them if you are interested in and if you would like you (by the way, I'm not a person who forces people to listen to my stories which they are not interested in, and I can be silent as well as communicative).
Almost all my life I've spent in Russia (if not take into account travelling). While I'm a half-Ukranian and half-Tatar by nationality (so, Russia is a very multi-national country).
What about my hobbies and interests, I like yoga, meditation, psychology, spiritual themes, religion and other subjects connected with self-development, also running, fitness, volunteering.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

I want to get to know about and watch new interesting places, meet and get to know new interesting people, learn more about the world I'm curious about.

Interessen

• yoga
• meditation
• psychology
• religion
• volunteering
• travelling
• spirituality
• church
• museums
• communication
• meeting new people
• runnig

Musik, Filme und Bücher

I will list just some of them.
Books: "Shantaram" by Gregory David Roberts, "White on Black" Ruben Gonzalez Gallego, "Crime and Punishment" Dostoevsky
Films: "Life is Beautiful" Roberto Benigni
Music: Philip Glass

Lehren, lernen, teilen

We can practice English communication. I adore English.
I can tell you about university teaching in Russia, as I'm a university teacher.
I can tell you about particularities of volunteering in Russia, including connected with Russian Orthodox Church, as well as I'm also a volunteer.
We can discuss politics, if you want, as I have a PhD in Political Science (I'm not involved in all the world politics, but interested in some parts of it), we can discuss economy, if you want, as I have a Master's degree in Economics (but to be honest, I'm not much interested in economy and Economics, I'm a more human and social oriented person, that's why I'm a volunteer, for example).

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

Along with what I've mentioned just right above, I can tell you, if you are interested in, about an interesting university course which I teach and which is a new one in the Russian educational system, which is called "The Basics of the Russian Statehood". The main idea of this course is that Russia is a unique civilization and the course explores the particularities of that unique Russian Civilization, and above all its worldview and values. But before all this the course reveals two different approaches to what is civilization, what does it mean - one approach is the Western one, and the other is the Russian one.

And I feel like I can share with you more knowledge and scientific subjects, but firstly - my positive mind and spirit setting, positive energy and positive attitude to life and people.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Egypt, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Russian Federation