Cirriculum Vitae

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