Degree in History, Moscow State College of International Relations: postgraduate studies. Institute for US and Canadian Studies: Formerly: early 1990s, head, Moscow Public Science Foundation; late 1990s and early 2000, Adviser, Committee on International Relations, Russian State Duma; Deputy Director and Head, Foreign Policy Department, US and Canadian Studies. Member: Russian State Library for Foreign Literature; Russian Association of Regional Studies; Association of Regional Library Consortia; International Institute for Strategic Studies; Board, Moscow Center, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Pushkin Library Foundation; Educational Board, Open Society Institute; editorial boards including Sreda, Higher Education Monthly; teaching experience including design and conduct of specialized courses at several American and Russian universities including University of California, University of Miami and Moscow State University of International Relations. President, Information Scholarship Education Center.