As a child I was involved in fencing, football, and played the trumpet at an amateur level, then I became interested in electronic music - mixing and production, but I didn’t compose anything. I graduated from photography college and did photo projects to attract public attention to social issues, but never really published them. Then I made a career in commodity trading. I was also involved in the work of a charitable foundation. Studied philosophy and Christian theology, and learned Byzantine chant. I'm currently studying full-time for a master's degree in philosophy of religion.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make new friends, for friendship is one of the beautiful and noble pleasures in life.

Interests

• classical music
• asceticism
• anthropology
• philosophy
• psychology
• christianity
• theology
• classic literature
• ancient civilizations
• classical art
• ancient egypt
• platonism
• hellenism
• history of culture
• patristics

Music, Movies, and Books

If sacred texts don’t count then my favourite author is Heraclitus.

In fiction, my favourite books are “Anna Karenina”, The resurrection”, “War and Peace”.

Music: Classics, mostly Barocco.

Films: Letters to Father Jaakob, Takva, Nights of Cabiria, The Matrix, Copying Beethoven, Ostrov, Dust (2005)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Not that amazing, but not bad photo project https://www.flickr.com/photos/nikolaylyapunov/albums/72157638537044493/

For those who are fond of electronic music… when I was younger I really liked it and back in 2011 I recorded 3 of my dj mixes, containing my favourite tracks of that period. https://x.mixcloud.com/Soulgate/

Teach, Learn, Share

I could share my prospective on cultural and social issues that you are interested in. And get some feedback perhaps?

What I Can Share with Hosts

The guest's logos.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, England, India, Israel, Russian Federation