Personal
Born: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Roman-Catholic, married
Education
1987 – 1993 - Diploma in Translating and Teaching of English and French, Department of Foreign Languages, Kharkiv State University: www.univer.kharkov.ua/en. Kharkiv, Ukraine.
1989 – 1993 - Lieutenant in the Reserves, Department of Military Translators, Kharkiv State University. Kharkiv, Ukraine.
1996 – 1998 - Master in Sociology, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy: www.ukma.kiev.ua/eng_site/index.php. Kyiv, Ukraine.
1998 – 2003 - Master in Sacred Theology (corr. to STB), Internationales Theologisches Institut: www.iti.ac.at. Gaming, Austria.
2003 – 2005 - Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology, STL magna cum laude. The thesis title: “Il mistero della divinizzazione nel pensiero orientale ed occidentale” (Ital., The Mystery of Divinization in the Eastern and Western Thought): Scripture – Gregory of Nazianzus – Thomas Aquinas – Gregory Palamas – Scheeben – Magisterium. Thesis Director: Rev. Prof. Dr. Manfred Hauke. Facoltà di Teologia di Lugano: www.teologialugano.ch/index.php. Switzerland.
2000 - Certificate of the Protestant Theological Summer School. Wittenberg, Germany.
2003 - Certificate of the Byzantine Theological Summer School. Univ, Ukraine.
2007 - Certificate of the Phoenix Institute Europe summer program: www.phoenixinstituteeurope.org. Vienna, Austria.
Work Experience
From 2008 - Assistant
to the Dean, Student Recruitment Officer, Internationales Theologisches
Institut. Trumau, Austria.
From 2007 - National Coordinator for Ukraine, the Phoenix Institute Europe. Vienna, Austria.
2005 – 2008 - Professor of dogmatic theology, Executive Assistant of the Pro-Rector for Studies (state accreditation of theology, development of the state standard of theology for university), Secretary of the Thesis Defense Commission for the Department of Theology. The Ukrainian Catholic University: www.ucu.edu.ua/eng and Greek-Catholic Seminary: www.lds.lviv.ua. Lviv, Ukraine.
2006 – 2007 - Visiting Professor of Catholic dogmatic theology for the Lviv National University (Ecumenical Program): www.lnu.edu.ua/indexe.html and the Ostroh Academy National University (Department of Theology): www.uosa.uar.net/en. Ukraine.
2004 – 2005 - Teacher of religion, elementary school Viganello. Lugano, Switzerland.
1998 – 2008 - Translator of English, Russian, and Ukrainian. The World Bank field office: www.worldbank.org. Kyiv, Ukraine.
1996 – 1998 - Translator of English, Russian, and Ukrainian: The Word Among Us(USA) Catholic magazine (Kharkiv) www.slovosnami.narod.ru; Soros International Economic Advisory Group, the International Centre for Policy Studies: www.icps.kiev.ua/eng. Kyiv, Ukraine.
1994 – 1995 - Program Assistant, Freedom Support Act Secondary School Program (the US government). Kyiv, Ukraine.
1988 – 1989 - Military service (private). Baky, Azerbaijan; Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Languages
- Modern. Excellent: Russian
(native), Ukrainian, Polish, English, Italian. Good: French,
German.
- Classical. Latin, Greek.
Academic Interests
- Theology and philosophy of Thomas Aquinas;
- Late Medieval and Renaissance Byzantine, as well as Modern Orthodox interpretation of Church Fathers;
- Trinitarian theology, Eucharist, Theological Anthropology.
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