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  • Fluent in English, Russian; learning German
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2015
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  • Lomonosov Moscow State University
  • From Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation
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About Me

I live in Moscow.
I'm 29, single.
I have my parents, two brothers, two nieces and one nephew :)
All of them are charming :)
I'm a scientist working in Lomonosov Moscow State University.
My scientific interests are nanobiotechnology, silicon nanoparticles, cancer research and diagnostics.
I got my Ph.D. in 2014, so now I can travel and meet people during my academic exchange trips.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've noticed that conventional travelling doesn't give me enough communication and perception of a country.
I like to meet new people, especially people, which I cannot meet in my common life: in my office, in my friend's house, etc..
I'm not dependent of comfortable conditions, so all I need are bed, table and charge for laptop :)
And also I like to share my own knowledge and spread Russian culture.

Interests

I like music, mostly classical and heavy metal (Judas Priest, Metallica, etc).
I also like cinema, so I have homecinema with a huge screen, and I use to watch movies of various countries with subtitles and without dubbing.
I like sport, mostly football. I play football every Saturday. But I also like mounting skiing, skating (winter), bicycle and swimming. Volleyball is also possible :)
I like strategic board games (e.g. Colonisators).
I'm interested in politics, but it's volatile a little bit.
I like travelling, I saw a lot of gorgeous places in Russia and some in Europe :) Sometimes, I use my bicycle for it.

  • culture
  • politics
  • movies
  • board games
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • skiing
  • sports
  • soccer
  • volleyball
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • physics
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical Music: Beethoven, Rakhmaninov, Tschaykovskiy, David Oystrakh, Claudio Arrau, etc. Most of all I like solo concerts (for violin with an orchestra or for piano with an orchestra).
Heavy Metal Music: Judas Priest, Metallica, Iron Maiden, King Diamond, Rammstein... It could be infinite...
Other Music: Prodigy, Infected Mushroom, Natalia Orejro :), Gotan Project, etc.
Movies: lots of Russian ones, Terminator-1,2, Birdman, Titanic, Das experiment, Das leben der anderer, Reconstruction (Chris Boe), etc.
Books: Dostoevsky, Kuprin, Jack London :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Probably, my Ph.D. Thesis? :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Russian :)
And also physics, since I am a phisics teacher.
And a little bit of Linux tips.
I can learn anything, but now I'm going to learn German, since it's essential.
I can share my travelling experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Also travelling and live experiences and of course souvenirs from Russia :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation

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