Born in 1958.

1980 — Moscow State University, Philological Faculty; Moscow, Russia.

1984 — Moscow State University, Post-graduate degree at the Department of Structural and Applied Linguistics; Moscow, Russia.

2000 — Moscow State University; Moscow, Russia.

Degree: PhD Hab (Doctor of Science).

Degree: PhD (Candidate Degree).

Major in Structural and Applied Linguistics.

1984 — Degree in Structural and Applied Linguistics, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

2000–2013 — Director of the Institute of Linguistics, RSUH.

Since 2013 — Head of the Laboratory of sociolinguistics, Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA).

2015 — Laboratory Head: Faculty of Humanities / Laboratory of Linguistic Conflict Resolution Studies and Contemporary Communicative Practices, HSE.

Lives in Moscow.