I love nature especially unspoiled very pure places where people are present rarely and not long. At those places initial natural atmosphere of silence harmony, beauty simplicity and wisdom reigns. The life there is placid and measured, plenty of natural doings free of politics, secular fuss, envy, hypocrisy and other attributes of modern civilization.

Such places make for recovery of one's health, inspire for creative work and favor with unforgettable emotions.

Learning ancient philosophy, religion of India, China and other oriental countries. I'm vegetarian (about 5 years).

Education: M.Sc. in Ichthyology

Languages: Russian, English

Background: Was born in 1969 in little town of seafarers, fishermen and hunters at coast of Tatarskiy Strait. I graduated from Far Eastern State University (Vladivostok city) as biologist/ichthyologist, have loved the nature, forest, sea, camping trips, sailboats and horses since childhood. Also I graduated from scuba courses being at the university so if there is a possibility I always dive in places where the water is pure, surrounding is picturesque or there is plenty of fish, crabs, anemones etc to admire this beings' beauty underwater in natural conditions. Even simple hunchback salmon is very unusual underwater. Sometimes musk-rat swims by slowly flapping with flippers. Halcyons and wagtails are beautiful very much being seen with binoculars.

Few years I worked at fish inspection and observed salmon's migration to place of its spawning and rafting down young fish on Ulika river. Each time being there I was amazed tremendous gathering birds at that place during their season migration to the north: whooping swan, mallard, gray heron, great egret, white-tailed eagle, Steller's sea-eagle. Sovgavan region is my native place, I grew up here. After graduation from the university I worked as ichthyologist at fish-farm, fishing inspection and as technologist on fishing ship. As biologist I studied local animals and plants especially fish very well. Also hiking around I learned all interesting and beautiful places and their history.

Write articles about fish of Far East.

Yevgeniy conducts our Spring Bird Migration along the Ulike River tour.