Education
2024: Ph.D. in Eastern European history
- Ludwig Maximilan University of Munich, Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society.
- Dissertation title: “In Dire Straits. Struggle with Industrial Water Pollution and Emergence of Russia’s Environmental Policy (1873-1931)”.
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Julia Herzberg, Prof. Dr. Dr. Christof Mauch.
- Grade: Summa cum laude.
2013: Candidate of historical sciences
- Shigabutdin Mardzhani Historical Institute, Kazan.
- Dissertation title: “Kazan Province in the 19th – 21st Centuries: Environmental and Sanitary Problems of Industrial Development”.
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Aidar Kalimullin.
2011-2013: Graduate studies
- Kazan Federal University.
- Specialization: 07.00.02 – History of Russia.
2006-2011: Specialität
- Elabuga State Pedagogcial University, history teacher.
Work experience
Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO)
Leipzig, Germany
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department “Human and Nature”
Since 2023
- Member of the 5-year research project “Melting Mountains. Society, Environment, and the Vertical Climate Frontier in the Greater Altai (1950–2020)”
- Conducting historical research on climate change adaptation in the Greater Altai region
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Munich, Germany
Research Associate, DFG Project “In Dire Straits: Struggle with Industrial Water Pollution and the Emergence of Russia’s Environmental Policy”
2021–2023
- Conducted archival and library research on industrial pollution and early environmental policy in late imperial and Soviet Russia
- Co-convened two international workshops
- Contributed to the project’s analytical framework and publication outputs
- Work resulted in a PhD successfully defended in 2024
Tyumen State University
Tyumen, Russia
Senior Researcher, School for Environmental and Social Studies
- Conducted interdisciplinary research on ecological transformation and local communities in post-Soviet Russia
- Organized academic seminar series in the environmental humanities
- Convened international conferences and workshops
- Designed and directed the first master’s programs in environmental humanities in Russia and the post-Soviet space
- Successfully led two student cohorts through the program
Naberezhnye Chelny State Pedagogical University
Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
Senior Researcher, Head of the Research Management Office
2018–2020
- Oversaw the development and implementation of the university’s research strategy
- Coordinated academic events and internal research support
- Assisted in securing external funding through national and international grant proposals
Kazan Federal University
Kazan and Elabuga, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer
2011–2018
- Participated in interdisciplinary academic initiatives and public outreach
- Taught courses in history and cultural studies
- Supervised undergraduate research and contributed to curriculum development