Lecturer at the Ural State University of Architecture and Art, graphic designer
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I’m here to find people for cultural exchange and share national traditions

Interests

I’ve been working in graphic design for about 10 years. I like to write and play strange music in my tiny experimental progressive-rock band. In my free time I go in for sports, read various books, especially fiction, and study the history of art

• arts
• books
• architecture
• design
• graphic design
• music
• jazz
• art history
• religion
• progressive rock

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical music, varieties of rock and jazz; different genres of movies, including art-house; realism of Dostoyevsky and Dickens

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One summer, I hitchhiked in several regions of Russia

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help with the study of the Russian language and culture

What I Can Share with Hosts

Guitar music and soulful songs, vegetarian dishes and seafood, good mood and company

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, India, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation