Cirriculum Vitae

Born in the Ukranian SSR, 1969.

On birth named Maksim.

Character: strong, disposed to order.

Father: Anatoli Kuznetsov, electrical engineer, character: determined, disposed to achievements.

Mother: Svetlana Kuznetsova (b. Zadonskaya), education manager, character: pliable, disposed to concord.

Sister: Veronica Vinokurova (b. Kuznetsova), 1976, philologist (Russian), character searching, disposed to comfort.

General education: 1st primary school, settlement of Pokotilovka (Kharkiv region), 1976–1977; 45th primary school, Togliatti (Kuibyshev—now Samara—region), 1977; 41st secondary school, Togliatti, 1978–1981; 35th secondary school, Togliatti, 1981–1986.

Self-education, science: chemistry (regional contests), physics (town contests), mathematics (town contests), radio electronics.

Education, working: car fitter, Training centre for Togliatti schools.

Higher education, technology: mechanical engineer (spaceship design), Kuibyshev Aviation Institute (now Samara Space-Rocket University), 1986–1990.

Education, working: concrete worker, courses by All-Union Student Construction Contingent, Kuibyshev branch.

Education, language: translator, German>Russian, aeronautical engineering, Extra-Education Department, Kuibyshev Aviation Institute, 1987–1988.

Job, journalism: reporter, Polyot newspaper, Kuibyshev Aviation Institute, 1988–1990.

Education, language: translator, English>Russian, computer engineering, Extra-Education Department, Kuibyshev Aviation Institute, 1989–1990.

Higher education, humanities: journalist of printed media, Moscow State University, 1990–1993, later distant education, off and on.

Job, publishing: validation editor, Managing Editior’s Office, Argumenty i Fakty, 1994–1995.

Education, language: translator, German>Russian, English>Russian, French>Russian, fiction & non-fiction, inter-faculty Master’s programme of Moscow State University, 1995–1996.

Job, publishing: managing editor, NEGA Information Agency by Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper, 1996.

Self-education, science: geography, astronomy.

Private teaching: Russian, literature, computer science, English, German, French.

Job, technology: employee of the innovation department, phone provider PromSvyazService, 1998.

Contract teaching: teacher, psychology in journalism, Journalism Department of the University of the Russian Education Academy, 1999.

Job, publishing: co-author of a book: M. Kuznetsov, I. Tsykunov. How to Let People Do Things Your Way. Journalistic Strategies of Speech and Behaviour. Moscow, 1999.

Job, technology: webmaster for Lornet student web-magazine, informatization department of the University of the Russian Education Academy, 1999.

Job, publishing: copy editor, Upgrade magazine, Veneto Publishing House, 1999–2000.

Education, technology: Implementation and Support, Microsoft Windows NT, Industrial Training Unit by AvtoVAZ, 2000.

Job, technology: system administrator of the Internet department, City Library, Togliatti, 2000.

Self-education, language: Arabic.

Job, publishing: copy editor, Upgrade magazine, Veneto Publishing House, 2001.

Job, publishing: managing editor, Upgrade magazine, Veneto Publishing House, 2001–2002.

Job, publishing: co-author of a book: M. Kuznetsov, I. Tsykunov. Practical Psychology of PR and Journalism (How to Let People Do Things Your Way, Revised and Augmented Edition.) Moscow, 2002.

Job, language: translator, English>Russian, memoirs, 2002.

Converted to Islam, 2002.

On conversion named Kabir.

Job, publishing: managing editor, IslamInfo Information Agency, 2003.

Self-education, religion: basics of Islam.

Job, publishing: Publishing Editor, Ansar Publishers, 2003–2004.

Job, publishing: copy editor, Drive and Travel, Ostrov Publishing House, 2003.

Married, 2003.

Wife: Rashida Galimova, painter, designer, character: creative, disposed to flawlessness.

Job, publishing: scientific editor, Drive and Travel, Ostrov Publishing House, 2003–2004.

Job, publishing: managing editor, Upgrade Special magazine, Veneto Publishing House, 2004–2005.

Self-education, publishing: layout (Quark XPress 4.x, Adobe InDesign CS), pre-press (Adobe Acrobat Professional 6.0), print technology (offset, CtF, CtP).

Job, publishing: director, editor, head of issuance, process engineer, Halal Design Publishing Centre, 2005.

Job, publishing: head of issuance, process engineer, Ummah Publishing House, 2006—2010.

High education, religion: basics of Islam, weekend madrasah at the Moscow Islamic University, 2006.

Education, publishing: layout (Adobe InDesign CS2); Specialist Training Center at the Moscow State Technical University, 2006.

Education, publishing: pre-press (Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0); Specialist Training Center at the Moscow State Technical University, 2006.

Job, publishing: scientific editor, publishing department of the Moscow Islamic University, 2006–2008.

Higher education, religion: preacher, theologian, Moscow Islamic University, 2006—until now.

Job, language, theology: translation of selected surahs of Quran, Arabic > Russian, 2007—until now, published: 2007, 2008, 2009.

Job, science, theology: time of prayers, Moscow Islamic University, 2007.

Job, science, theology, technology: Science and Religion Project, 2007—until now.

Job, language, technology: foreign words in Russian, 2007—until now.

Job, publishing: scientific editor, publishing department of the Muftis Council of Russia, 2009–2010.