Russian and English at working level; Indonesian and Chinese spoken; two more read. Fulbrighter.
Lynn, clear. Wind off the harbor. Deadline at four.
I was born in a small town in Udmurtia. Worried I might run out of things to write about, I entered the Asian Studies department of the oldest university in the country and majored in Indonesian language and history.
That degree turned into a decade of reporting on foreign religious politics for Nezavisimaya Gazeta, one of Moscow's most intellectual newspapers, and the first well-known paper to publish me.
Then finance for Radio Free Europe and Kommersant, a posting as Attaché for Political Affairs in Jakarta, a year in Sichuan, and a Master's in Journalism at Emerson.
Continued on the Resume page.
Interview · Nezavisimaya Gazeta
Arundhati Roy on the future of the left idea — conducted in English, published in Russian, and still the first piece editors ask to read.
Alongside it: witnesses of the religious war in the Moluccas, the Jewish community of Indonesia, polygamy in Soviet Central Asia, and political Islam after the 2014 elections.
Volunteer with Memorial, Russia's oldest human rights organization. Organized a faith-based group in Sichuan and a free Russian course with St. Thomas parish in Jakarta.
A translated book of Indonesian poetry, and a credo written in verse. Read →
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