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I was born and
raised in Russia. I completed my M.S.
in Theoretical physics in 1993 and entered the graduate program in
psychology at Yaroslavl State University (Russia). In 1999, when
an extended period of ideological hostility between Russia and the USA
was gone, I came to the USA to get my advanced degree in sociology. In
2002, I completed my M.S. in sociology at
Clemson University, and
in 2009, I received a doctoral degree in sociology from Washington State University.
Besides sociology, I enjoy sport, music and art. When I have time, I
devote it to my recently discovered passion for painting. You can see
some of my paintings here (click on image to enlarge).
I am married to Nikolay Ponomarev, who is a senior research
programmer at Social and Economic
Sciences Research Center at
Washington State University.
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