Doctor in Economics, Professor, Head of the Academic Department of International Economic and Political Studies, Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of General Economic Theory chair, Moscow School of Economics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Education: Moscow State Institute of International Relations, International Journalism, 1977 Graduated with honors Semester study at Budapest Economic Institute, Hungary Post-graduate course at the Institute for International Economic and Political Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 3-month-long post-graduate course at the Co-operative Institute, Budapest, Hungary Candidate of Sciences (Economics), 1981 Doctor of Sciences (Economics), 1999 Title of Professor conferred in 3-month IREX scholarship at the American University, Washington, D.C. with the project on Shadow Economy and Organized Crime in Russia April 1995-March 1997 – grant of McArthur Foundation for the project on Organized Crime Study Centers in Russia (economist of the project). Research Fields: Theory and practice of system transformation; International integration theory and practice; Socioeconomic and political development of post-socialist countries; Informal economy and corruption; Current condition and prospects of BRICS.