I am the Executive Assistant to the Head of the Menshikov Palace Department at The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Since 2012, I have been involved in both scientific research and administrative roles at the Hermitage. I deliver lectures, lead exclusive "behind-the-scenes" tours, and organize events.
I have created museum descriptions for the unique archaeological collection of sash windows (c. 1711 — c. 1727) from the Menshikov Palace on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg. These descriptions formed the basis for the 3D model project of the palace, which showcases all the archaeological elements.
I have also created a Git repository, where I upload data related to research on this topic, including both my own and my colleagues’ work.
Additionally, I write custom tours and scripts for audio guides for various companies and projects.
I also maintain my personal website, tropin.one, which I built using Eleventy + Nunjucks + Pagefind and host on GitHub Pages. The source code is available in the Git repository.
I began learning Python in 2022. What started as a hobby has since complemented my main work and even turned into a source of income.
Instead of working on pet projects, I found myself developing commercial solutions for a friend’s company, Peshekhod Tour, one of the leaders in the walking tours market in St. Petersburg. They had a problem: tourists kept asking the same questions. So, I developed a Telegram bot assistant to solve this by answering FAQs, providing tour info, and helping users choose a tour via a quiz, freeing up the managers’ time. Code and specs are here.
From 2024 to 2025, I worked with Peshekhod Tour on developing a bot for city-wide audio guides in Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. In March 2025, the bot was successfully launched in production. You can check out the bot here. This project made full use of both my expertise in creating tourist routes and writing tours, as well as my programming skills.
Russian — Native
English — C1 Advanced
- tropin.one (in Russian)
- List of certificates and diplomas from various courses
- Curriculum Vitae (in Russian)