Education:
1974 Diploma,Tver State University
Major: History and Social Sciences
Minor: English language
1985 Ph.D. in Philosophy, Yaroslavl State University
1988 Certificate, Moscow State University
1993 Certificate, Politological Colledge of the Center of Humanitarian Education, Russian State Humanity University, Moscow
1993 Certificate, Academy of Political Culture, Tver
1994 Certificates, USAID and Hampton University, "Civic Advocacy" program, Washington
1996 Certificate, Follow-On Training "Civic Advocacy" program of University of California, Riverside. S.Peterburg

Work Experience:
1999 February -- Short-term Scholar at Cornell University (NY, USA)
1998 Director of the Russian Summer school on human rights, August Tver
1997 May -- Visiting Professor at University Renn-2 (France)
1996 July -- Co-director of the Russian Summer school on women's and gender studies, Tver
1995 September -- Visiting Professor at Waine University (MI, USA)
1999 - present -- Deputy Head of Sociology and Political Science Faculty,
1998 - present -- Director, Centre of Women's History and Gender Studies at Tver State University
1995-99 Head of Sociology and Political Science Faculty at Tver State University
1985-95 Associated Professor of Sociology and Political Science Tver State University
1983-85 Assistant Professor, Tver State University
1979-83 Postgraduate student, Tver state university
1975-79 Laboratory Assistant,Tver State University
1974-75 History Teacher at School, Tver

Courses for university students:
Intriduction to Sociology
Introduction to Political Science
Sociology of Gender
Families and Societies
Contemporary Political Ideologies
Sociology of Conflicts
Civil Society
Feminism as Political Ideology
Feminist Theories of Gender Relations
History of Women's Studies
Contemporary Western European Feminism
Feminism in Russia
Gender and Politics in Contemporary Russia

Academic Areas of Concern:
The History and Theory of Feminisms
Women and Politics
History of Women's Studies
Contemporary Social Movements

Volunteer Work:
Feminist club "Women's Light" (founder)
Co-chair of the Committee on women and family issues in Tver region
Co-chair of the Committee on Human Rights in Tver region
Association of Independent Women's Initiatives (co-chair)
The Board member of the Net of East-West Women
The Evening School on Women's Studies (organiser and teacher)
The organizer of the regular city seminars on human rights and schools on women's leadership in 1996-1998
Crisis Centre for women (co-founder)

Skills: Computer, German language, communication