Side projects: Journalism

General Information on Journalism and Media Management

During my time in the media:

I worked as an editor in What’s New in Science and Technology and Popular Mechanics (Russian edition) magazines
I formed the editorial staff of the Russian Popular Mechanics website (now Techinsider) and headed it from 2015 to 2018
I led the Time Machine section in the World of Fiction / Mir Fantastiki magazine and some columns in other magazines
I wrote more than 400 articles in Popular Mechanics, World of Fiction, GQ (Russian edition), Maxim (Russian edition), Cosmopolitan (Russian edition), Tatler (Russian edition), What’s New in Science and Technology (Russian edition of Popular Science), Watch (Russian edition of Armbanduhren), Sports Facilities, Around the World / Vokrug Sveta and so on
I made more than 200 advertising projects and gadget reviews for the same magazines, as well as for the Popular Mechanics Russia website
I wrote about 1000 materials for the Popular Mechanics Russia website

…and so on.

Awards in the field of journalism

Literary award named after Alexander Belyaev (Belyaev Prize, 2015) for the best original series of essays (a series of essays Entertaining scientific experiments and master classes, published in Popular Mechanics in 2014)
XVIII National award in the field of media business Media Manager of Russia 2018 in the Electronic / Online Media nomination for expanding the brand’s territory beyond the press, the successful development of the project, and the formation of a new audience in the digital space.

Popular Mechanics Russia website editor-in-chief

From March 2015 to August 2018, I headed the editorial board of the Popular Mechanics Russia website (popmech.ru—now it is techinsider.ru due to Popular Mechanics brand left Russia after the Russian invasion of Ukraine). For three years, the main indicators of the portal have more than tripled from 1,587,364 to 5,153,558 unique users per month.

For the Popular Mechanics Russia website, I wrote over 1000 texts of varying complexity (all kinds of long reads, test drives, reviews, top-10, advertising, and so on). For example:

An almost complete list of online articles in Russian can be found here.

List of published articles (paper magazines)

Popular Mechanics (Russian Edition)

Monthly circulation: from 186,000 to 230,000

The legend of the Airship in the Subway. No. 9’2009. About Tsiolkovsky’s full metal airship
Winged Submarines. No. 9’2009. About flying submarines
Flying Steam Locomotive. No. 10’2009. About steam planes
A Brief History of the Armored Tractors. No. 10’2009
Wayne Belger’s Photography Ritual. No. 10’2009
Camera on the Knee. No. 10’2009. How to make a camera out of a matchbox
Panoramic World. No. 11’2009. History of panoramic photography
Music in Glass. No. 11’2009. Master class on making a glass organ
Goose Slaughter. No. 11’2009. About punt guns
Hyunko Lee’s Cartoon Osteology. No. 11’2009
Two-Wheeled Menace. No. 12’2009. About military motorcycles
Jurassic Cinema. No. 12’2009. About the origin of animation
Roger Wood’s Broken Time. No. 12’2009
Race of Egg Cookers. No. 12’2009. Gadget overview
Billion Pixels. No. 1’2010. About the largest photographs in history
Nothing Impossible. No. 1’2010. Master class on making impossible geometric objects
Paper Castles by Peter Callesen. No. 1’2010
Old Pepper-Box. No. 2’2010. About multi-barrel pistols
Mark Poline’s Combat Robots. No. 2’2010
Heavenly Heavyweight. No. 3’2010. About round airships
Super-Small Caliber. No. 3’2010. About micro-weapons
James Corbett’s Abandoned Cars. No. 3’2010.
A Ringed Aircraft. No. 4’2010. About closed wings
Ice and Fire. No. 5’2010. Overview of air conditioners
Albin Karlsson’s Slow Machines. No. 5’2010
The Power of Thought. No. 6’2010. Gadget review
Death Race. No. 6’2010. About cars from Mad Max
The Burden of Real Cowboys. No. 6’2010. About calf roping
On a Сrooked Mare. No. 7’2010. About asymmetric aircrafts
Ugly Buckling. No. 7’2010. About safe cars in the 1950s
With an Accuracy of 0.0001 Seconds. No. 8’2010. About timing systems in motorsport
Brad Litwin’s Infinite Motion. No. 8’2010
Close Encounters of the Seventh Kind. No. 9’2010. About the threat of alien attacks
A wing or a fan? No. 9’2010. About FanWing
Flight Attendant at the Helm. No. 9’2010. About flight simulators
Andy and his Reckless Tuning. No. 9’2010. About car design by Andy Saunders
Julien Berthier’s Mind Games. No. 9’2010
Bridge in Motion. No. 10’2010. About drawbridges
Pilots and Mechanics. No. 10’2010. Interview with F1 driver Vitaly Petrov
Merry Robotics by Nemo Gold. No. 10’2010
Non-Flying Vehicle. No. 11’2010. About cyclogyros
Financial Pyramids. No. 11’2010. How to build pyramids from coins
Unmanned Death. No. 11’2010. About unmanned boats
Sophie Naylor’s Fairground Machines. No. 11’2010
Sam Deal’s Iron Farm. No. 12’2010
Skeet Shooting. No. 12’2010
Guillotine Manual. No. 12’2010. About gadgets for smoking cigars
Bowling in Orbit. No. 1’2011. About space tourism
Technologies of Political Assassination. No. 1’2011
Work at Height. No. 1’2011. About cranes
Dark Passions of Chris Eckert. No. 1’2011
Little Football. No. 1’2011. About table football
The Ё-Car. No. 2’2011. About the Yo-mobil
“Rinspeed” as a Lifestyle. No. 2’2011
Dancing with Fire. No. 2’2011. About fire performances
Iron Men of Stéphane Halleux. No. 2’2011
Either a Mast, or a Sail. No. 3’2011. About turbosails
The Infinite Ballad of the Orbital Wheel. No. 3’2011
The Philosophical Devices of Benjamin Cowden. No. 3’2011
Wheel on Wheel. No. 4’2011. About steam locomotives with several levels of wheels
Engines: Original and Amazing. No. 4’2011
R is for Rocket. No. 4’2011. About private rocket science
Mechanical Waves of Ruben Margolin. No. 4’2011
Screwing Into the Dirt. No. 5’2011. About screw-propelled vehicles
Words and Sounds by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. No. 5’2011
Andy Hill’s Star Wars. No. 6’2011
Drawing in the Dark. No. 6’2011. About freezelight
A Look into the Abyss. No. 6’2011. About rope jumping
How to Cheat the Army. No. 7’2011. About inflatable imitations of military facilities
Aaron Ristau’s Manipulators. No. 7’2011
Conquerors of the Bog. No. 7’2011. About trophy on quad bikes
“Maybach” for the cyclist. No. 8’2011. About luxury bikes
Keith Newstead’s Merry Devils. No. 8’2011
Robot: Made in Russia. No. 9’2011. About video conferencing robots
Moving Pictures by Kristine Suhr. No. 9’2011
Giants at the Start. No. 10’2011. About European Truck Racing Championship
The Word Games by Jim Jenkins. No. 10’2011
A Book for Everyone. No. 11’2011. About e-readers
The Birth of the Razor. No. 11’2011. About Gillette
X-Rays by Nick Veasey. No. 11’2011
Formula in the City. No. 12’2011. About the organization of F1 races in the big city
Inside the Tank. No. 12’2011
Mitjet: Popular Mechanics Starts and Wins. No. 12’2011
Sam Lanyon’s Design Factory. No. 12’2011
Stars on the Ceiling. No. 1’2012. About star projectors
In the King’s Head. No. 1’2012. About Peter the Great Statue in Moscow
The Morse Code of Karl Lautman. No. 1’2012
The Robbery. No. 2’2012. About the most high-tech robberies
Looking Through the Propeller. No. 2’2012. About propeller driven vehicles
Is there life on Barsoom? No. 3’2012. About John Carter movie
Welcome to the Safe. No. 3’2012. How safes are cracked
Late to the War. No. 3’2012. About missile tanks
The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet. No. 4’2012. About guided bullets
Gyrocars in production. No. 4’2012
100 Rates per Shift. No. 5’2012. About ultra-fast construction of residential buildings
Progress and Nostalgia. No. 5’2012. Interview with Alain Prost
Babylon of the 21st century. No. 6’2012. About eVolo Skyscraper Competition 2012
Let’s mow, Count Dow! No. 6’2012. About lawnmower racing
Cameron’s Abyss. No. 7’2012. About the descent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench
Anatomy of an Accident. No. 7’2012. How do car crashes happen?
Battle of the Eiffels. No. 7’2012. About building pasta bridges
Step to Artificial Intelligence. No. 8’2012. How text recognition works
Mystery Garage #56. No. 8’2012. About garage #56 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Electric Wings. No. 9’2012. About electric planes
Noise Reconstruction. No. 9’2012. About devices for simulating sounds in the theater
No. 9’2012. About combine derby
Shut Up about Tightrope Walkers! No. 10’2012. About slacklining
Flying into the Darkness. No. 11’2012. About metro train control panel
Mechanical Dream. No. 11’2012. How to build the Dreamachine
The Man in the Nylon Mask. No. 11’2012. How welding masks work
With the prefix “super.” No. 11’2012. About Superbike World Championship
No. 12’2012. About water jet vehicles
Get Ready! Aim! Water! No. 12’2012. About water jet vehicles (2)
Police 2025: Rise of the Drones. No. 1’2013
Inducing to Victory. No. 1’2013. About arm wrestling
Cars under the microscope by Alexei Safonov. No. 1’2013
The smart road. No. 2’2013
Don’t touch weather! No. 2’2013. About climate weapons
With a Wind Speed. No. 3’2013. About high-speed sailboats
Floating Plate. No. 3’2013. About round ships
Non-Extra Energy. No. 3’2013. On the kinetic method of energy storage
Nine Times Faster Than Sound. No. 4’2013. About rocket sled
It’s Time for Steel Fragons. No. 4’2013. About flame tanks
Rush the Line. No. 4’2013. On unimoto racing
Star Wounds. No. 5’2013. About meteorite craters
Trojan Horses of War. No. 5’2013. About military transport aircraft
From Paris to Chelyabinsk. No. 5’2013. About the most fuel saving cars in the world
Fast and Accurate. No. 5’2013. About fast draw
When the Air Feels Heavy. No. 6’2013. About aerogels
On the Sole Wing. No. 6’2013. About single blade helicopters
On a Nameless Height. No. 6’2013. About the mountain shelter “11” (Elbrus)
The Most English Billiards. No. 6’2013. About snooker
The Dutch School of Gijs van Boon. No. 6’2013
More, More Wings. No. 7’2013. About multiplanes
Looking down. No. 7’2013. About penny-farthing bicycles
The Simple Machines of Kristoffer Myskja. No. 7’2013
Spokes and Flags by Dave Cole. No. 8’2013
The Hindenburg Revival. No. 9’2013. About modern airship building
Time is More Precious than Gold. No. 9’2013. About timing at the World Universiade
High Parking. No. 9’2013. About multi-storey automatic parking
Motorsport of the Future: Closer to Nature. No. 9’2013
The Dark Shadows by Diet Wiegman. No. 9’2013
Space Hands. No. 10’2013. About space manipulators
Business Class Fighter. No. 10’2013. About Saker S-1 plane
DTM: three mighty letters. No. 10’2013
Fire Snails by Jon Sarriugarte. No. 10’2013
How Megaliths Were Built. No. 11’2013
A Scattering of White Spots. No. 11’2013. About white spots in science
To the Moon for 20 Million. No. 11’2013. About the lunar rover competition
Drawing on milk. No. 11’2013. An experiment
In a Buffalo’s Skin. No. 12’2013. About the leather car
Pressing tin cans. No. 12’2013. An experiment
Jennifer Townley’s Ideal Patterns. No. 12’2013
BelAZ Iron record. No. 1’2014. About BelAZ 75710, the world’s largest haul truck
Public Transport: the Swarm Principle. No. 1’2014
Ride the Panther. No. 1’2014. The test drive of Panzerkampfwagen V Panther tank
Bubble in a Cube, or a Soap Tesseract. No. 1’2014. An experiment
Charly-Ann Cobdak’s Vanguard Nostalgia. No. 1’2014
With a Wing at the Tilt. No. 2’2014. About tilt-wing aircrafts
Splashes of Frozen Time. No. 2’2014. About Marcel Christ photography
Caution: Lemons on the Road! No. 2’2014. About 24 Hours of Lemons funny race
Secrets of White Powder. No. 2’2014. An experiment with adsorbents
Armor of the White Army. No. 3’2014
Catching Ice Smoke. No. 3’2014. An experiment
How to Get Out of the Room. No. 3’2014. About quests in real life
Rise of the Good Robots. No. 4’2014. About DARPA Robotics Challenge 2013
Arches on Wings. No. 4’2014. About the channel wing concept
To Hit the Top Ten. No. 4’2014. About bowling
How to get dry sand… out of the water. No. 4’2014. An experiment
100 special vehicles. 5’2014
Fire Tornado. No. 5’2014. An experiment
Inside NASCAR. No. 5’2014
Waking up Cthulhu. No. 6’2014. About Prelude FLNG, the world’s biggest ship
Man of Steel. No. 6’2014. On a table tennis match between a human and a robot
Three-Dimensional da Vinci. No. 6’2014. Test drive of a 3D Pen
Don’t Play with Batteries. No. 6’2014. Fire making from AAA battery experiment
The Highest Point of Europe. No. 7’2014. About the conquest of Elbrus by the PM team
For the First Time on Elbrus. No. 7’2014. About the conquest of Elbrus by the PM team (2)
Bomb Ship. No. 7’2014. About fire ships
100 Ton Dragster. No. 7’2014. About tractor pulling
The Most Dangerous Butterfly. No. 8’2014. About butterfly knifes
Flaming Air. No. 8’2014. An experiment
Genuine Stamps. No. 9’2014. On the protection of postage stamps from counterfeiting
Cars of the Black Continent. No. 9’2014. About African cars
Armor on Armor. No. 9’2014. About tank rams
A Flame in a Bottle. No. 9’2014. An experiment
The Race of Water Striders. No. 9’2014. About swamp buggy racing
What Did Kulibin Invent? No. 10’2014
Helicopter Without a Motor. No. 10’2014. About helicopter gliders
Nanobots Attack. 10’2014
Peter Watts’ False Blindness. No. 10’2014. An interview
Sinking on Command. No. 10’2014. About the artificial flooding of ships for military purposes
Light Room. No. 10’2014. Making a camera lucida
The Impossible Engine. No. 11’2014. About EmDrive
Lying on Nails. No. 11’2014. An experiment
The Fastest Electric Bike. No. 11’2014. About the speed record for electric motorcycles
Energy of Air. No. 12’2014. About pneumatic vehicles
The Black Raider of Sikorsky. No. 12’2014. About Sikorsky S-97 Raider
Pendulum from a Mug. No. 12’2014
The Collapsing Castle. No. 12’2014. About kinetic sand
Eureka, Gentlemen! No. 1’2015. About Electrolux Design Award 2014
Kings of Motorsport. No. 1’2015. About MotoGP
Luxury Bridge. No. 2’2015. About Viking Grace ship
No. 2’2015. About machines for artificial earthquakes induction
A paraffin engine. No. 2’2015. An experiment
The Life in the Cylinders Intersection. No. 3’2015. About Melnikov House
The Ghost Destroyer. No. 3’2015. About DD-964 Paul F. Foster destroyer
Foucault’s Pendulum in the Kitchen. No. 3’2015
Vertical Riding. No. 3’2015. About Formula Off Road
Special Purpose Instruments. No. 4’2015. About unusual musical instruments
Needles and Coins. No. 4’2015. How to pierce a coin with a sewing needle
The Beauty of Harmony. No. 4’2015. How to build a harmonograph
334 km / h on … a bicycle. No. 4’2015
Mechanical Fishes of ArtMechanicus Art Group. No. 4’2015
Soviet Maglev. No. 5’2015
Concentric Bubbles. No. 5’2015. An experiment
The Art of Levitation. No. 5’2015. Exposing levitation trick
Madness on Wheels. No. 5’2015. About crazy moto racing
The Iron Gull. No. 6’2015. About planes using gull wings
Russian Ring. No. 7’2015. About Russian Circuit Racing Series
Whistle and Rustle. No. 8’2015. About Formula E
Running Sect. No. 8’2015. About running
Planes and Sounds by David Letelier. No. 8’2015
What the World Stands on. No. 9’2015. About Philips smart lighting systems
Invisible Bottle. No. 11’2015. An experiment
A Quadricycle in Dakar. No. 1’2016
Hearts and Motors. No. 2’2016. About the Race of Gentlemen
The Correct Kilt. No. 4’2016. How to wrap yourself in a belted plaid
Russian Gunfighter. No. 7’2016. About fast draw in Russia
Ectoplasm Catcher. No. 7’2016. About Ectomobile
Speed as a Way of Life. No. 9’2016. About world speed records
Burnt Time. No. 12’2016. About the production of dial-plates by Donzé Cadrans S.A
Our People in Bonneville. No. 8’2017. About the Russian team in Bonneville
It’s time for Rally. No. 8’2017. About timing in WRC

World of Fiction / Mir Fantastiki

Monthly circulation: from 14,200 to 45,800

Mostly articles on history and literary criticism

Discovering America for a Hundredth Time … No. 7’2010. About the people who claimed the primacy in the discovery of America
On ghost rails. No. 8’2010. About ghost trains
The Heirs of Dorian Gray. No. 9’2010. About works of art fanned with notoriety
Non-Dante hell. No. 11’2010. About hell in various religions
The fate of the child prodigy. No. 12’2010. About famous child prodigies
A Prophet in his Own Country. No. 2’2011. Little-known soothsayers
Locomotives: Wonderful and Amazing. No. 3’2011
Gods from Machines. No. 5’2011. Living things in fiction
The Dark Side of the City. No. 6’2011. About “sub-cities” in fiction
Inflatable Sacrifice. No. 7’2011. About barrage balloons
Welcome to the Freakshow. No. 9’2011. The history of freakshows in the USA
Mysterious Number 100. No. 12’2011. On faith in the magic of numbers
Peaceful Atom on Wheels. No. 12’2011. About nuclear vehicles
Holy Cause. No. 1’2012. Fantastic elements in the lives of the Saints
Evolution: E-Book. No. 2’2012
The Grim Ethics of Dr. Dow. No. 3’2012. About unethical medical experiments
Evolution: Bookbinding. No. 4’2012
Evolution: Motor Racing. No. 5’2012
My Heart is in the Mountains. No. 6’2012. About Scotland
Popular Misconceptions: Scotland. No. 6’2012
The Fourth Reich. No. 7’2012. About how Nazi criminals are hunted down
Amazing Things: Radiation at Home. No. 7’2012
Amazing Things: Extraordinary Bicycles. No. 9’2012
The Best Remedy for the Headache. No. 10’2012. History of psychiatry
Welcome to Silent Hill. No. 11’2012. About abandoned cities
Evolution: Graphics Tablets. No. 1’2013
185 years of Jules Verne. No. 2’2013
Infernal Machine. No. 3’2013. About engineers-illusionists
Evolution: International Women’s Day. No. 3’2013
Evolution: April Fool’s Day. No. 4’2013
Mountains that Take Away. No. 6’2013. About the history of conquering the highest peaks
The King is Dead. What’s Next? No. 6’2014. On the principles of succession to the throne in different cultures
Need for Speed. No. 7’2014. About the fight for the land speed record
Evolution: Speed. No. 7’2014
Million Dollar Stamp. No. 8’2014. About the most expensive stamps in history
Impossible to Eat. No. 9’2014. About exotic food
Seven of the World’s Most Interesting Labyrinths. No. 9’2014
The Olympics of 1324. No. 10’2014. About medieval sports
Art Brut, or Outsider Art. No. 11’2014
Seven Crazy Sports. No. 11’2014
The Border of Humanity. No. 12’2014. Cruel psychological experiments
Letters to the Future. No. 2’2015. About time capsules
My Home is My Kingdom. No. 3’2015. About microstates
Amazing Things: Fake Buildings. No. 3’2015
I’m the first! No. 4’2015. About how they falsify the superiority in the field of invention
Made in Russia. No. 6’2015. About inventions made in Russia
Towers of Madmen. No. 7’2015. On the architectural vagaries of the mad rich
The Two Lives of James Tiptree, Jr. No. 8’2015. Biographical article on James Tiptree, Jr
We’re Fans of the Classic Hunters. No. 7’2016. Interview with the creators of the “Ghostbusters” (2016)
The Incredible Eve. No. 9’2016. Biographical article on Eve Green
Victorian Photoshop. No. 9’2016. On photomontage in the 19th century
Death is Only the Beginning. No. 10’2016. About famous mummies
How to Counterfeit Movies. No. 7’2017. About mockbusters
Worshiping Iron Birds. No. 10’2017. About cargo cults
Charlatan’s gadget. Pseudo-medical devices, part 1. No. 3’2018
Charlatan’s gadget. Pseudo-medical devices, part 2. No. 4’2018

What’s New in Science and Technology (Russian edition of Popular Science)

Monthly circulation: 89,000

Codex Seraphinianus. No. 5’2008
How It Will Work: Teleportation. No. 5’2008
With a Bicycle for Life. No. 6-7’2008
Time of Palindromes. No. 11’2008
Autogyro: History and Modernity. No. 12’2008
A Box with a Secret. No. 1-2’2009. About Chinese boxes with secret compartments
Goldbach’s Problem. No. 3’2009
Find Yourself on the Net. No. 3’2009. About how search engines work
Predatory Things of the XXI Century. No. 3’2009. About the main inventions of the 2000s
SAAS: Software as a Service. No. 4’2009
“Bicycle Day”, or Dr. Hofmann’s Problem Child. No. 4’2009. History of lysergic acid diethylamide
Two Lives of Wernher von Braun. No. 4’2009. Biographical article on Wernher von Braun
Suez Canal: a Successful Scam. No. 4’2009
Messages to Distant Worlds. No. 4’2009. About Active Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
Internet Explorer 8: a Look into the Future. No. 5’2009
The Tale of the Cities of the Future. No. 5’2009. About earthquake-resistant buildings
HP Photosmart C6383: Fast and Independent. No. 5’2009
Technique for a Hero. No. 5’2009. About kamikaze pilots
Stairway to Heaven. No. 6’2009. Airshow overview
Electronic Paradise. No. 6’2009. Overview of the technical exhibition
D-ROLL: Digital Scroll. No. 6’2009
Secure Clench. No. 6’2009. About railway couplings
Husqvarna: 300 Years of Absolute Quality. No. 6’2009
Four rings. No. 9’2009. The Audi story
If you Like to Ride, Know How to Drive. No. 9’2009. Interview with the owner of a computer company
The Tale of the Flying Ferry. No. 9’2009. About flying ferry bridges
What is Written on the Face. No. 11’2009. About physiognomy
Miele: Time-Tested. No. 11’2009
Let Your Way be Smooth! No. 11’2009. About asphalt paving techniques

Sports Facilities

Monthly circulation: 5,200

Olympic Green. No. 1’2010. On the environmental friendliness of Olympic objects
Sport is for People! No. 1’2010. On the mass sports culture
A Star for Safety. No. 1’2010. On the safety of sports facilities
Steep Slides. No. 1’2010
Break the Barrier, and Put Up a Ramp. No. 2’2010. On the accessibility of sports facilities
To Reach, to Fit in, and to Pass One Another … No. 2’2010. On the accessibility of sports facilities
Requires an Update. No. 3’2010
Features of National Approaches to the Selection and Training of Athletes. No. 4’2010
From Green Projects to Green Development. No. 5’2010. On the environmental friendliness of sports facilities
Russian Races. No. 6’2010. About motor racing in Russia
From Green Projects to Green Development. Special Edition 1 (March 2011). On the environmental friendliness of sports facilities
Freedom of Movement. Special Edition 1 (March 2011). On the accessibility of sports facilities

Oracle (newspaper)

Monthly circulation: from 480,000 to 510,000

Ben Underwood’s Sonar Vision. No. 2’2012. Biographical article on Ben Underwood
Burgundy and its capitals. No. 12’2012
Harbor of Edmond Dantès. No. 10’2014
Unruly Mountain. No. 2’2015. About attempts to conquer K2.
Life on the Altar. No. 2’2015
Personal master of Peter the Great. No. 4’2015. Biographical article on Andrey Nartov
Contactor of mankind. No. 7’2015. Biographical article on Carl Sagan
Land of Eternal Autumn. No. 7’2015. About Scotland
In the Footsteps of Jesse James and the Pony Express. No. 9’2016. Biographical article on Jesse James