1973, 18 Mar - was born in Lipetsk (Russia)

1990, Sep - 1996, Jan - an undergraduate student at Physical Department of Moscow State University (Astronomical Division)

1993, Jul - 1995, Dec - an engineer in Sternberg Astronomical Institute (Maidanak Laboratory)

1994, Sep - 1999, Jan - an editor-in-chief of "Vestnik Speleocluba MGU" ("Moscow University Caving Club Newsletter")

1996, Apr - 1999, Apr - a postgraduate (PhD) student at Physical Department of Moscow State University (Subdivision of Astrophysics and Stellar Astronomy)

1996, Apr - 1998, Dec - a junior researcher in Sternberg Astronomical Institute (Maidanak Laboratory)

1997, Jul - 2000, Nov - an editor of "Biulleten Rossijskogo Soiuza Speleologov" ("Russian Union of Speleologists Bulletin") and it supplements: "Sifonolaz" ("Cavediver") and "Nauchaia Stranitsa RSS" ("RUS Scientific Page")

1997, Nov - 2000, Nov - an official representative of the International Speleological Magazine "Svet" ("The Light") in Russia

1997, Dec - 2002, Nov - a coordinator of Russian Union of Speleologists Commission for Information and Publications

1998, May - 2002, Nov - an executive editor of RUS annuals "Speleologia v Rossii" ("Speleology in Russia")

1999, Jan - Apr and 2000, Mar - Oct - a leading engineer in Sternberg Astronomical Institute (Maidanak Laboratory)

1999, Jun - 2001, Oct - a reseacher in Institute of Solid State Physics (Laboratory of Optical Resistance and Diagnostics of Crystals)

2000, Oct - 2006, Feb - a reseacher in Sternberg Astronomical Institute (Maidanak Laboratory)

2000, Oct - 2001, Sept - a postdoctoral reseacher in Department of Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences of Kyungpook National University

2001, Dec - 2002, Nov - a postdoctoral reseacher in Korean Astronomy Observatory

since 2006, Feb - a senior reseacher in Sternberg Astronomical Institute (Maidanak Laboratory)

Doctor of Philosophy (Astrophysics and Radioastronomy) (1999)

Member of Russian Union of Speleologists (1996)

Member of Russian Geographical Society (1999)

Member of Euro-Asian Astronomical Society (2000)