Titles:
- Dr. Vladimir Zherebov
- Head of CIS expert group
Specialisations:
- CIS/CEE regional expertise
- Slavic and East-European studies
- Russian language, history and culture
Biography:
Dr. Vladimir Zherebov (BE) is a head of CIS expert group at the Brussels Diplomatic Academy.
He holds a PhD in Slavic and Eastern European Studies from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven). Born in the Urals in the last decade of the existence of the Soviet Union, he witnessed the infamous period of Perestroika, followed by the turbulent 90’s, and the consequent reconstruction of Russia to its current state. He moved to Belgium in 2008 to pursue an academic career in Europe.
Vladimir Zherebov worked at the Department of Slavic and Eastern European studies of KU Leuven and holds a position of visiting professor at the College of Europe, department of International Relations and Diplomacy.
Besides his teaching and academic duties, he currently holds the position of research fellow at the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of Leuven, leads and develops various educational programmes, both as an independent specialist and in cooperation with various cultural and scientific organizations, and provides the expertise as an independent academic advisor on matters concerning CEE and CIS regions and Russia.
His research interests cover Slavic and Eastern European Studies, International Relations, Diplomacy and Political Sciences, as well as Cognitive Linguistics and Russian language. He is the author of various academic and popular publications on CIS-related disciplines.
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