I study rock art at North of Russia (Kola, Karelia) and culture and history of Kola Saami.
I live in Apatity, Revda and Umba settlements in Kola peninsula. I have a country house in the area of Kolvitsa river.
My interests is hiking, skiing, collecting minerals.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to travel and to see interesting sites with ancient rock art and other archeological sites.

Interests

• hiking
• skiing
• archeology
• ecology
• minerals
• nature conservation
• rock art
• petroglyphs
• collecting minerals.
• saami

Music, Movies, and Books

I like different kinds of rock music and classic music. Among film directors I like movies of Tarkovskiy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I participate in discovery of petroglyphs at Kanozero. Now I study them. I made a few documentaries about ecological protest campaign in Russia and about eco-anarchists.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help to collect and buy local minerals. I worked in a few of local museums and can give excursions there.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My knowledge about local geography, geology, ethnography, archeology and history.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Norway, Ukraine