Born:

• 24.11.1968, Novokusnezk (Kemerovo region), Russian Federation.

 Parents:

• Boris Tsygankov, artist (* 1942).
• Larisa Tsygankova, teacher for ceramic (* 1944 - † 2001). 
• More about my family in Russian...

Location:

•  since   2001: Moscow
• 1969 - 2001: Leningrad / St. Petersburg
• 1968 - 1969: Novokusnezk

Secondary and high education:

• September 1984 - June 1986: high school Nr. 521 with the learning point "mathematics" (Leningrad).
• September 1976 - June 1984: secondary school Nr. 198 (Leningrad).

Military service:

• July 1987 - May 1989: Soviet Army (Leningrad military district).

University education:

• June 1993: Diploma in Sociology from State University of St. Petersburg (1993). Superviser - Prof. Dr. Anatolij Galaktionov.
• September 1989 - May 1993: Department of sociology, State University of St. Petersburg.
• September 1986 - June 1987: Department of economy, Leningrad State University.

Fellowships abroad:

• December 2004 (supported from U.S. Ambassy): "International Visitor Leadership Program" - Washington, Chicago, Indianapolis, New-York (USA).
• January 2003 (DAAD's fellowship): at the Free University of Berlin (Germany).
• July - October 2002 (DAAD's fellowship): at the Humboldt-University of Berlin (Germany).
• October 2000 - September 2001 (Berlin's parliament foundation's fellowship): at the Free University of Berlin (Germany).
• October 1998 - July 1999 (fellowship of the Russian foundation of German Economy): at the University of Bielefeld (Germany).
• June - July 1998 (DAAD's fellowship): at the University of Bielefeld (Germany).
• March 1996 - March 1997 (DAAD's fellowship): at the University of Bielefeld (Germany).

Post-graduate studies:

• November 1993 - June 1997: Department of sociology, State University of St. Petersburg (speciality "Political Sociology"). Superviser - Prof. Dr. Vladimir Kozlovskij. 
• 28.10.1997: Doctoral degree in Sociology (candidate of science) from State University of St. Petersburg. See abstracts (partly in German; full in Russian) of doctoral thesis "Sociological analysis of the political outlooks and social activities of Alexander Solzhenitsyn" and verbatim report (partly, in Russian) of the doctoral council's D.063.57.57 session.

Professional activities:

• since November 2004: Public and Municipal Administration Department (HSE):
• Ass. Prof. at the Chair for Fundamental and Applied Public Administration;
• Vice-Dean for General Affairs.
• September 2004 - July 2005, Public and Municipal Administration Department (HSE):
• compulsory course "Russian Political system" [in Russian];
• compulsory course "Political analysis at the Public and Municipal Administration Department [in Russian];
• January - July 2004, Applied Political Science Department (HSE):
• compulsory course "Political analysis-2" [in Russian];
• compulsory course "Political analysis & prognosis. Part 2" [in Russian];
• since April 2003, Member of the SU-HSE modern languages' department council.
• February - June 2003, Applied Political Science Department (HSE):
• compulsory course "Political analysis-I. Part 2" [in Russian];
• compulsory course "Political analysis & prognosis. Part 1" [in Russian];
• compulsory course "Regierungssystem und politische Akteure der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" [in German, supported from DAAD]
• since November 2002, Member of the Scientific Council of the Applied Political Science Department (HSE).
• since September 2002, Member of the Scientific Council of the SU-HSE.
• January 2002 - July 2004, Applied Political Science Department (HSE), Vice-Dean for Science, International Affairs & Development.
• November 2001 - June 2002, Applied Political Science Department (HSE):
• compulsory course "Political analysis & prognosis. Part I" [in Russian];
• compulsory course "Applied political science" [in Russian];
• elective courses "Sociological analysis of political field" and "Comparative analysis of the political systems Germany and Russia" [in Russian].
• June 2001 - October 2004: Applied Political Science Department (HSE, Moscow):
• Ass. Prof. at the Chair for Applied Political Science;
• Head of the Russian-German Center for Political Science.
• September 1999 - June 2000, State University of St. Petersburg:
• elective courses at the Department of sociology: Introduction to sociology of  Pierre Bourdieu, Comparative sociological analysis of elections abroad [in Russian] , and An Introduction to Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu [in German, supported from DAAD];
• elective courses Analysis of the "practical systems" by Michael Foucault and "Public Policy Analysis" [in Russian] were prepared but not lectured;
• elective course at the Department of Philosophy: History of local government development in Russia [in Russian];
• compulsory course "Sociology" [in Russian] - at the Departments of Medicine and of Biology.
• April - July 1999, Department of Sociology at the University of Bielefeld:
• a course "Political System of Russian Federation" [in German] in co-operation with Dr. Lutz Below.
• June 1997 - March 1999, Russian-German center for social sciences, executive director. Management of the international project "Teaching sociology in German at the St. Petersburg State University".
• April 1997 - June 1998, State University of St. Petersburg:
• Elective courses at the Department of sociology - Introduction to sociology of  Pierre Bourdieu, Comparative sociological analysis of elections abroad (USA, Great Britain, France, Germany), Negotiations: "Harvard's style", History of local government development in Russia [in Russian];
• seminar to compulsory course "Sociology of conflict" [in Russian];
• compulsory course "Sociology" [in Russian] - at the Departments of Medicine & of Biology.
• April 1997 - June 2001: Chair for general sociology, State University of St. Petersburg, Lecturer.
• May 1991 - June 1999: Research center "Russian sociology", research associate, then (since March 1996) - Deputy director. Election's research (1993, 1995, 1997, 1998). Experience with computer programs - MS Office 7.0., SPSS 6.01., Netscape Communicator 4.6.

• reach experience from 1990.

• December 1997 - March 1998, Research market firm COMCON-2 (St. Petersburg subsidiary): Head of the analytical department.

Internet projects, Web-awards, and Network Membership:

• Politanaliz.Ru - Chief-Editor, since 23.12.03.
• SPb-Alumni - since 12.01.03.
• Expert of the Network of political experts Kreml.Org - since 04.11.2002.
• Teaching Political Science in German - from 01.08.2001 to 14.08.2002.
• Russian mirror of MARPE - from 01.08.2001 to 07.02.2002.
• 'Center-based' (Moscow) Petersburger - since 11.02.2001.
• Member of Russian Network of Information Society - since 09.02.2000.
• Participator of the Britannic Link exchange program as owner of the web-site which "one of the best on the Internet when reviewed for quality, accuracy of content, presentation and usability" - since 31.01.2000. (at the moment is placed here)
• PolitOboz - from 31.03.1998 to 04.04.1999.
• Iwan Iljin (Ivan Il'in) - since 15.07.1997.
• Alexander Solzhenitsyn - since 15.07.1997. On 11. December 1998 (80th birthday of A. Solzhenitsyn) this site was recognized by Russian Journal as 'Link of the Day', after that it was included in his 'Reading Ring'.

Field of the scientific and research interests

• Policy & program evaluation
• Public policy analysis
• Electoral studies
• Russian Municipal Administration

• Transit studies
• Life style
• Mass media & market research

• Russian history
• German newest history

Works:

• Since 1990 - about 120 scientific articles and publicistic writings.

Knowledge of the foreign languages:

• German (fluent);
• English.