User:Lakebaikal

Currently, Lake Baikal is a graduate student in Russian History at Duke University in Durham, NC. Otherwise, I spend way too much time editing wikipedia. During the past 16 years, I have lived in the United States: first Michigan, then Washington, DC, now NC. Entered grad program in 2002. Working on thesis about leadup to the invasion of Napoleon and its consequences etc. Other interests include tango, cooking, and cartography. Recently I began playing disc golf at UNC campus on the weekends.

During the evenings, I like to unwind with a vodka tonic and an hour or two or wikipedia editing. Lately, I have been working on pages related to Russian history. I am particularly interested in 19th century, and in linking Tolstoy up with actual events in history. Contributions also include articles on Novosibirsk, Russian peregrine falcons, Faberge, first degree relatives of Rasputin, and the plumbing system of the Hermitage. On track future articles: arctic penguins, mystical history of the Kremlin, Cyrillic fonts, and Lenin's spelling reforms. Recently becoming very interested in list articles. I have been researching for an article on the states of the united states in ascending order of population. Current plans for post-graduation include research position at think tank. Else, teaching Russian in community college.