Ethnic journalist, former editor of "National Geographic Russia". Traveler, translator, writer. Champion of Russia in the team intellectual games ("What? Where? When?"). Love Siberia, Caucasus, Nepal and South America. I've been to about 70 countries. Now I generally work in Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Unfortunately, my flat is rather small, but I can host when I stay in Moscow. If you need any info about Russia - don't hesitate to ask. I love my country and know it reasonably well.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Through Couchsurfing I met new amazing friends in many countries.

Interests

Literature, cinema, classical music, intellectual games, ethnography, Northern Caucasus, mountaineering, travelling, horse riding, folklore, history of German Reformation.

• writing
• literature
• poetry
• folklore
• cooking
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• classical music
• mountaineering
• history
• journalism
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Greene, Marquez, Tolstoy, Gogol, Golding, Faulkner, Kafka etc.
Movies: "Ashes and diamond" by A. Wayda, "Casablanca", "Brazil"
Music: Mahler, Prokofiev

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sent to hell many jobs with perfect salary to start again from scratch to get more fun and experience from life :-)

Teach, Learn, Share

Regions of Russia (particularly Northern Caucasus) , poetry translation, cinema, literature.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A lot of interesting stories and great interest in hearing the new ones! Also cooking and walking together.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Russian Federation

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