Place of birth:  Penza, the Russian Federation

Education:
1989 – Graduate of the Faculty of Russian Language and Literature, Penza State Pedagogical Institute named after V.G. Belinsky
1992-1996 – Postgraduate Programme in Pedagogics, Moscow Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

2005-2008 – Doctoral Programme in Pedagogics, Moscow Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

Professional experience
1988-present – Teaching assistant, associate professor, professor at Penza State University
1997 – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences
2011 – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences
Author of more than 150 scientific and educational publications, including 14 articles in the journals of the Russian Higher Attestation Commission.