In my 27 i have already worked as journalist, schoolteacher of geography, tutor of maths, land-surveyor on Russian Far North (yes, i have seen the Polar Day), writer of travel guides (to Azerbaijan and Vladivostok - i strongly reccommend to visit them), sociologist. I am master of geography (Moscow State University). My last job is analyst in Vnukovo International Airport. Now i'm studying at Hannover Leibniz University in Germany.

Also i have visited 52 fully recognized countries,some partially or unrecognized countries (Kosovo, Southern Ossetia, Transnistria, etc.) and more than 50 Russian regions (incl. Chechnya).

My main purpose is... to find myself, let's speak honestly. The second purpose is visiting of as big amount of places as possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

All relevant reasons were detailed by millions of CS-users, so it remains for me only to join their words.

CSers (both hosts and guests) are often very open-minded and internally free persons so it's important to learn this from them.

I hope that as a host can give comfort and experience to my guests.

Interests

Chess, travelling, collection of maps (more than 900 specimens), Orthodox Christianity, synth pop (especially Kraftwerk, Yellow Magic Orchestra and Zodiaks), Russian History. My favourite regions to travel are all countries of former USSR and former Yugoslavia.

• writing
• chess
• traveling
• magic
• christian
• cartography
• teaching
• geography
• history
• journalism
• mathematics
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - "The Magus" (D. Fowles), "Streecar named Desire" (T.Williams), "American tradegy" (T. Dreiser), "White guardians" (M. Bulgakov), "A Farewell to Arms" (E. Hemingway), and, of course, "Clockwork orange" (E. Burgess)
Films - "Blue velvet", "Mulholland Drive", "Twin Peaks", "Cube", "The lives of Others", "Man of Marble", "Life is a Miracle"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived in Kosovo, Chechnya and in Moldavian wedding

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share with hosts the cooking of food but the best I can do in kitchen is to give creative freedom of cooking to anybody else and that wash plates after our dinner;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Russian Federation

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