​​                             Greetings!
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My name is Basil Lvoff --
или Василий Львов (Vasily Lvov), если мы общаемся по-русски. ​

I am a Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature (specializing in Slavic Studies) and a Candidate of Philology in Literary Criticism (equivalent to a Ph.D. degree). On the Scholarship page, you can read about my American and Russian dissertations (defended at the CUNY Graduate Center and Moscow State University, respectively), as well as my articles, conference papers, and other talks I have delivered or organized.

Based in New York City, I have taught a variety of culture, literature, history, and language courses at Columbia University and NYU, as well as at Barnard, Hunter, and Baruch Colleges. I currently work at Hunter College in the Division of Russian and Slavic Studies and at the United Nations International School, as an IB teacher of Russian.

Inspired by New York's multiculturalism and multilingualism, I have also launched Moving Lyrics--an international poetry/film workshop and festival held at Columbia University, Hunter College, Indiana University, and, before 2022, at Moscow State University, supported by the Harriman Institute and other organizations.

Outside of academia, I am engaged in creative writing and poetic translation, as well as theatre and film (as an actor, scriptwriter, grant writer, and story consultant).

Previously, I worked as a journalist. That is also why I always welcome the opportunity to collaborate with journalists, as an interviewee and not only.

Whatever your interest may be, if you would like to get in touch, I am at your service.

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