I am a native Russian speaker and an experienced, flexible and patient language tutor. I finished school in Russia in June 1982 with the certificate and some experience of working as a tour guide for the English-speaking tourists and translator. I entered the Leningrad State University in summer 1982 and studied science there for half a year. From January to June 1983 I worked as a library assistant. In summer 1983 I started to study History in the Leningrad State University and completed a five-year course there (degree awarded in June 1988). From 1989 I worked as a school and college teacher in St Petersburg and combined this job with organising excursions for Russian and international tourists. I also had some experience as a lecturer, academic advisor and a free-lance journalist in Russia. I came to live in the UK in 1995. Since then I worked in this country as an interpreter and translator (my translation job included research of the historical context of some texts to my clients’ request), as a teacher of History and Russian Language and as a language tutor for international business executives. I am currently working as a freelance interpreter and Russian Language tutor.