Ph.D. in Political Science,Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University.Hisresearchdirection isArcticissues,focusingon Sino-Russian Arctic diplomacy.Hehas served as aTeaching Assistant,Lecturer, andAssociateResearcher at the School of International RelationsatPeter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University,and is currently the Deputy Deanof the schoolandtheDirector of the Russia-China Research Center.