I am a technical lead and senior-level software engineer at Yandex. On a more personal note, I used to live in Irkutsk, Russia, a small beautiful city overlooking Lake Baikal, but recently moved to Moscow.

I have quite a number of hobbies and interests which include running, cycling, solving math problems, playing public pianos, travelling to weird places (like North Korea) and learning languages. I am also a bit of a bookworm and enjoy a good read.

Interests

• classical music
• piano

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Chopin Ballade No. 4, Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8

Movies: Big Fish, Lost in Translation, Blade Runner

Books: The Idiot, Great Expectations, Don Quixote

Teach, Learn, Share

If you are interested in Russian-English language exchange, feel free to contact me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, North Korea, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation