My name is Elvira Baryakina
I am an expert on history of the Soviet Union, the country of my birth, and an author of 15 books published internationally.
Also, I am the founder of the largest educational website for Russian-speaking authors, with an audience of more than 2 million visitors.
Today, I live in Southern California, with my husband and son.
- Full Name: Elvira Valerievna Baryakina
- Date of birth: November 9, 1975
- Place of birth: Gorky, USSR (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
- Citizenship: USA
- Year of immigration: 2002
- Education: Nizhny Novgorod State University, Law Department (1997)
- Family: Paul (husband), Gabriel (son)
- Teaching: more than 200 articles, lectures, courses, and webinars on writing craft
- Media: numerous appearances in Cosmopolitan, AiF, NTV World, Moscow Radio, RIA Novosti, Russian News, City FМ, Utro.ru, The View, etc.