Ph.D. inEconomics, Moscow University of International Relations;Professor of Oriental Studies;Researcherof the Russian Academy of Sciences; Chairman of the Russian National Committee on BRICS.He has published over 150 academic papers, andpreviously served as the Director-General of the Russkiy Mir Foundation (World Russian Centre)anda Senior Advisor toRussian Foreign Ministry. Hehas been honored with theMedal“100 Years of the Trans-Siberian Railway” and theMedal“In Commemoration of the850th Anniversary of Moscow”presented by the President.He has visited China multiple times.