teaching

Brief information on courses taught

Russian Language Courses

Spring 2024
  • RUSS 004 Intermediate Intensive Russian (Visiting Instructor, co-taught with Tsvetelina Yordanova). Swarthmore College. Swarthmore, PA. Syllabus
Summer 2022
  • Enhanced Intermediate Russian (Instructor, co-taught with Tom Dolack and Julia Katsnelson). Middlebury College. Middlebury Language Schools. Middlbery, VT.
Spring 2022
  • Advanced Russian II Russian Society Today (Independent Study, Instructor, co-taught with Maria Alley). University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.
Spring 2021
  • RUSS 002 Elementary Russian II (Instructor). University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA. Syllabus
Fall 2020
  • RUSS 001 Elementary Russian I (Instructor, co-taught with Maria Alley). University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.
Fall 2017
  • Russian Language in Literature and Media (Lecturer). International College of Economics and Finance, National Research University Higher School of Economics. Moscow, Russia. Syllabus

Literature Courses

Fall 2024
  • REES 0410 Masterpieces of 19C Russian Literature (Instructor). University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.
Spring 2024
  • RUSS 107. Russia and Its Others (Guest Instructor). Class on Black Writers in the USSR: Gaoussou Diawara, Atukwei Okai, and James Lloydovich Patterson. Swarthmore College. Reading for the Class
Summer 2020
  • REES-145 Masterpieces of 19C Russian Literature (Instructor). University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA. Syllabus
Spring 2020
  • REES-155 Masterpieces of 20C Russian Literature (TA for Kevin M. F. Platt). University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.
Fall 2019
  • RUSS-145 Masterpieces of 19C Russian Literature (TA for D. Brian Kim). University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.
Fall 2017
  • War in 20C European Literature (TA for Elena Ostrovskaya). National Research University Higher School of Economics. Moscow, Russia.

Writing Courses

Summer 2024
  • English Writing: Place and Belonging (Instructor). Pre-First Year Program. University of Pennsylvania.

Economics Courses

2015-2018
  • Introduction to Macroeconomics. International College of Economics and Finance. National Research University Higher School of Economics. Moscow, Russia.
  • B.Sc. Term Paper Advisor. International College of Economics and Finance. National Research University Higher School of Economics. Moscow, Russia. Topics:
    • Monetary Policy in Russia and the Financial Crisis 2008.
    • Russian Stock Market Performance and Risk.
    • Stock Correlation in the Constructed Portfolio: Analysis of Russian Stock Market.
    • Analysis of Foreign Exchange Reserves in Russia.
    • Analysis of Foreign Exchange Reserves in Developing Countries.
    • Economics of Digital Goods.
    • Analysis of the Correlation Between Exchange Rate and Interest Rate.
    • Deflation in the Eurozone: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions.
    • Analysis of the Activities of the Central Bank of Russia: Goals, Objectives and Tools.
    • Financial Instruments in the Modern World.
    • Economic Aspects of Environmental Protection in Theory and Practice.
    • Factors Influencing Bank Risk Taking: Evidence from Russia.
    • Analysis of Okun’s Law in Russia.
    • Empirical Evidence of Kondratieff Long Waves.
    • History of Financial Crises in Russia. Comparative Analysis of 1998 and 2008 Crises.
    • Comparison of the Crises in 2008 and 2015 in Russia.