I was born on November 23, 1961 in the Tomsk region.

In 1979, I graduated from the tenth grade of school number 47 of the city of Tomsk.

In 1981, I received the qualification of a commodity expert in the specialty “Commodity research and organization of the sale of food products” at the Tomsk Technical School of Public Catering.

In 1990, I received a journalism qualification in journalism at Tomsk State University.

In 1990, I received a diploma in journalism from Tomsk State University.

In 2002, I was accepted into the Union of Journalists of Russia.

I have been working at Tomsk Polytechnic University since November 2007.

Currently, I hold the position of a specialist in educational and methodical work of the Department of Russian Language (School of Core Engineering).