A native of St. Petersburg, Elena Nesterova holds a BAs in English Pedagogy and Humanities from St. Petersburg State Pedagogical University. Elena comes to SRAS after many enjoyable years working in the administrative section of the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg. As SRAS’ Administrative Specialist, Elena is responsible for providing overall support to our… Read More

Evgenia holds a degree in Russian and English Philology from Northern Arctic Federal University in Arkhangelsk. She has lived in St Petersburg for the past seven years. Evgenia coordinates student adaptaion and activities in St Petersburg for SRAS and works as an exchange student coordinator at St Petersburg State University of Economics. She speaks English… Read More

Dr. Maniszewska is an expert in security issues as well as a journalist and philologist. Her research focuses on the history and development of political extremism and terrorism with particular emphasis on media coverage of terrorism. She is a member of the Scientific Board of the Terrorism Research Centre and lecturer at Collegium Civitas University,… Read More

Alex holds a BA in Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language (RFL) and an MA in Translation. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in philology. He came to Moscow from Tolyatti to study at Lomonosov Moscow State University in 2013 and has been in love with the city ever since. Alex coordinates student activities in… Read More

Kendje holds an MA in Linguistics from Kyrgyz Humanitarian University and a BA in Teaching English from Kyrgyz English College. She is also a certified teacher of Russian as a Foreign Language. She has traveled extensively, including to the United States, and enjoys meeting people participating in cross-cultural projects. Kendje co-founded and has served as… Read More

Yulia holds degrees in International Relations and Tourism from Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service. She speaks English and is learning Korean. She now works in the International and Cultural Affairs Department of International Academic Mobility Office and coordinates SRAS student services in Vladivostok. Her key responsibilities are students’ orientation and adaptation, excursion programs,… Read More

Mikhail Rybalko graduated from Texas Tech University in 2014 with a PhD in Political Science. He also holds a Russian Candidate’s Degree in History from Irkutsk State University. Mikhail has also studied in New Zealand, Hungary, and Lithuania. He is currently an instructor in History and International Relations at Irkutsk State University. He actively participates… Read More

Elena holds a Ph.D. in art history from the Institute of Fine Art at the State Academy of Art in Moscow. Having worked for the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg as a researcher and lecturer for over two decades, Elena moved to the US where she now teaches art history at the Rhode Island… Read More

Andrei Nesterov has reported on political and social issues for the Russian press as well as American outlets such as Russian Life, Worldpress.org, and Triangle Free Press. He has travelled Russia extensively and penned many stories on the “real Russia” which lies beyond the capital and major cities. Andrei graduated from Ural State University (journalism)… Read More

Sergei was born and raised in Siberia. He graduated from the Department of Philology at St. Petersburg (then Leningrad) State University with degrees in English Language and English and American Literature. He worked for a few years as a teacher of English in a secondary school before becoming a licensed tour guide, which has been… Read More