Hey! I am a Russian guy living and studying in Germany. Easy going, down-to-earth, love getting to know new people and chat about politics, music, LGBTQ+ rights over a cocktail or a beer. Got to travel around Europe quite a bit, lived in Moscow, Russia and Cleveland, USA. Love cooking and laughing at a good meme.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

I want to get to know people who are open-minded and welcome strangers in their homes. There's beauty in creating those short but meaningful connections and learning other people's stories and experiences.

Interessen

• dancing
• environment
• human rights
• cooking
• drinking
• raves
• music
• hiking
• environmental studies
• languages
• techno
• lgbt friendly

Musik, Filme und Bücher

There's so much stuff I love in music from experimental soundscapes to 90s pop:
Favorite albums Björk - Homogenic / Lorde - Pure Heroine. I really appreciate poetic lyrics and these two albums have plenty of that.

Favorite movies would be von Trier's Dancer in the Dark and Tarkovsky's The Mirror. Both make me very emotional. Love movies that can disturb me and bring me comfort at the same time.

Favorite books Orwell's 1984 and Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. Both explore how far a person can go to get what he/she wants and how social and personal limitations are constructed. Something that I think about quite a lot.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I went on a night safari in a national park in India once. That was quite something.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I love cooking! It's mostly vegetarian/ vegan, but trust me, you won't even notice. Love Italian, Indian, and Mexican flavors. Sometimes we get together with friends to make Russian stuffed mini pies. Everyone loves that.

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

How to make the best potato casserole or Russian stuffed pies with potatoes (yes, we love potatoes), cabbage, or eggs.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, India, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Germany, Russian Federation, United States