1997 Ph.D.   

Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)

Specialized in philosophy of religion, including Indian and Buddhist thought as well as continental philosophy (hermeneutics, postmodernism).

Dissertation (passed with distinction): The Religious Philosophical Concept of Sophia:

Its Genealogy and Evolution in Russian Thought of the 19th and 20th Centuries.

1993 M.A.    

Master of Arts in Religious Studies, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)

Completed studies in theories of religion, comparative religion, classical Eastern and Western philosophy as well as modern Western thought.

1989      

Department of Classical Studies, Moscow State University (Russia / USSR)

Five-semester study program of Latin and Greek on a non-matriculated basis.  

1987           

Diploma, School of Foreign Languages (Moscow, Russia / USSR)                   

Two-year study program of German, Department of German Language.

1982 B.A.                      

Bachelor of Arts in International Journalism, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) (Russia / USSR)

Degree in journalism with concentrations in Latin American history and Spanish language.

1977   

High School Diploma, cum laude, District School #33 specialized in  

French language (Moscow, Russia / USSR)

1970-71  

École du Plateau, public school (Dakar, Senegal)