DMITRY YURCHENKO
Branch Director, Associate Professor at the Department of Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication.
Dmitry Yurchenko graduated from Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University in 1997, with a degree in the German Language. In 2001, he defended his PhD thesis in the field of Germanic Languages (specialty 10.02.04). He has been working at Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University – Pyatigorsk State University (PGLU-PGU) since 2001.
From 2004 to 2017, he served as Head of the Department of German Language. Between 2014 and 2017, he also led the Institute of Linguistics, Communication Management and Information Technology. From 2009 to 2011, he worked as an assistant professor under the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at the Institute of Applied Linguistics and Translatology, University of Leipzig, Germany.
He supervises postgraduate students in the specialty 10.02.04 – Germanic Languages, and under his guidance, two PhD theses have been successfully defended. Since 2004, he has been a member of the Russian Union of Germanists and is an active professional translator.
He has been awarded scholarships by the German Academic Exchange Service in 1998, 2003, 2009–2011, 2016, and 2019, and has been a fellow of the V. Potanin Charitable Foundation in 2005 and 2012. He has participated in numerous scientific conferences at universities in Pyatigorsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Leipzig, Cologne, Paris, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Krasnodar, among others.
Since 2017, he has headed the Novorossiysk Branch of Pyatigorsk State University as its Director.
Scientific interests:
1) Lexicography and phraseography, research on German and Russian lexicology and phraseology, with a focus on bilingual computer lexicography.
2) Issues in cognitive semantics and pragmatics, including the development of conceptology, discourse analysis, language nomination, phraseologization, and metaphorization.
3) Teaching Russian as a foreign language, including the development of educational, dictionary, and reference materials.
List of the main scientific publications
1) Dmitry Yurchenko Phraseographic concept of computer phraseological dictionary of new generation. — Phraseology in multilingual society. — Collection of articles of the international phraseological conference EUROPHRAS. — Vol. I. — Kazan: HETER, 2013. — C.358-365.
2) Bendixen, Bernd; Rothe, Horst; Yurchenko, Dmitry. Theoretische Ausgangspositionen des phraseologischen Wörterbuchs // Bendixen, Bernd; Rothe, Horst; Yurchenko, Dmitry. Das russische phraseologische Wörterbuch. — Russian-German phraseological dictionary. — (Printed version). -Russisch aktuell: erklärt — geübt — beherrscht. — Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2023. — S.1-23.
3) Bendixen, Bernd; Rothe, Horst; Yurchenko, Dmitry. Notes on using the dictionary // Bendixen, Bernd; Rothe, Horst; Yurchenko, Dmitry. The Russian phraseological dictionary. — Русско-немецкий фразеологический словарь. — (Печатная версия). -Russian up to date: explained — practised — mastered. — Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2023. pp.25-36.
4) Bendixen, Bernd; Rothe, Horst; Yurchenko, Dmitry. The Russian phraseological dictionary. — Русско-немецкий фразеологический словарь. — (Печатная версия). — Russian up to date: explained — practised — mastered. — Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2023. — 321 pp.
5) Bendixen, Bernd; Rothe, Horst; Yurchenko, Dmitry. The Russian phraseological dictionary. — Русско-немецкий фразеологический словарь. — (Электронный словарь на DVD). — Russian up to date: explained — practised — mastered. — Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2023.
6) Bendixen, Bernd; Hesse, Galina; Krüger, Kersten, Rothe, Horst; Yurchenko, Dmitry. The universal dictionary Russian-German. — (Электронный словарь на DVD). — Russian up to date: explained — practised — mastered. — Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2023.
7) Bendixen, Bernd / Hesse, Galina / Krüger, Kersten / Rothe, Horst / Voigt, Wolfgang / Yurchenko, Dmitry. — Russisch aktuell / Current Russian, Upgrade. — Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2023.
8) Yurchenko, Dmitry. Frequency of the Phraseological Units in Discourse as a Part of the Phraseographic Practice — The Discoursal Use of Phraseological Units. — Cambridge Scholar Publishing, 2021 — pp. 30-45.
9) Yurchenko, Dmitry. On the problem of missing comprehension prerequisites in the reproduction of figurative proverbs. — Paremiology. — Proverbs et formes voisines. — Tome III — Sainte Gemme: Presses Universitaires de Sainte Gemme, 2013 — pp.309-322.
10) Yurchenko, Dmitry. Preparation of phraseological units for a computerised dictionary. — Translation research. — Leipzig Studies in Applied Linguistics and Translatology. — Volume 10 — Part 2 — Frankfurt-am-Main — Berlin — Bern — Bruxelles — New York — Oxford — Vienna: Peter Lang, 2011- pp.945-954.
OLGA DONSKOVA
Head of the Department of Foreign Languages and Social and Humanitarian Disciplines
Head of the Department of Foreign Languages and Social and Humanitarian Disciplines. She graduated in 1975 from the Faculty of Foreign Languages at A.S. Pushkin Ural Pedagogical Institute (now A.S. Pushkin Western Kazakhstan State University). Early in her career, she worked as an English teacher in the school of Kamenka settlement, Kamenka district, Kazakhstan, and then as an assistant lecturer in the Department of English Philology at UPI from 1976 to 1979.
From 1979 to 1983, she completed full-time postgraduate studies at the Department of Stylistics of the English Language at the M. Thorez Moscow State Pedagogical Institute (now Moscow State Linguistic University). In January 1983, she defended her PhD thesis in Germanic Studies under the supervision of Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor I.R. Galperin.
Under Olga Donskova’s mentorship, more than 150 graduate theses, 7 doctoral dissertations, and 7 candidate dissertations in the specialty 10.02.20 — comparative-historical, typological, and comparative linguistics — have been successfully defended. She has authored 3 teaching aids and published over 50 scientific articles.
She has taught courses including Basics of Linguistics, General Linguistics, Theory of the First Foreign Language, Basics of Text Analysis, and Practical Course of the Foreign Language. Her previous teaching subjects included History of Linguistics, Communicative Grammar, Text Interpretation, English Language Stylistics, and Typology. She was awarded a Certificate of Honour by the Ministry of Education and Science.
Her professional development included advanced courses at Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University (September–December 2009) and short-term training at the State Institute of New Forms of Education (November–December 2015).
Scientific interests: language theory, onomastics, intersemiotics, and modern information and educational technologies.
YANA GLUSHKOVA
In 2018, she graduated from the Novorossiysk Branch of Pyatigorsk State University with a degree in «Theory and Methodology of Teaching Foreign Languages and Cultures.» From 2020 to 2022, she pursued a master’s program at Kuban State University, Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology and Communication Studies. Upon completion of her studies, she defended her master’s thesis on the topic: «Theoretical Foundations of the Use of Active Teaching Methods in the Professional Activity of Foreign Language Teachers» and received a Master’s degree with honors. Since 2022, she has been working at the Novorossiysk Branch of Pyatigorsk State University, where she teaches «Practical Course of the First Foreign Language.»
EVGENIA NEVEROVA
Vice Director for Academic Affairs and Digital Development.
Evgenia Neverova graduated from Moscow State Regional Pedagogical Institute in 2005 with a degree in «Teacher of French and German Languages.» From 2007 to 2010, she studied full-time at the postgraduate program of Moscow Pedagogical State University (Moscow) at the Department of French Grammar. She has been working at the Novorossiysk Branch of Pyatigorsk State University since 2017.
In 2011, E. Neverova defended her Ph.D. dissertation on «Functional-Semantic and Structural Features of Paralinguistic Remarks in Dramatic Works of French Authors of the 17th-20th Centuries: Based on the Microfield ‘Contact visuel'» in the specialty 10.02.05 – Romance Languages.
Evgenia Neverova teaches the Practical French Language Course and supervises term papers and final qualifying projects for students specializing in Translation and Translation Studies. She is actively involved in research focused on lexicology and translation studies. Throughout her academic career, she has published 25 scholarly works.
Academic Degree: Candidate of Philological Sciences (Ph.D. in Philology).
DARIA PERELYGINA
Education:
Postgraduate studies at Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Saint Petersburg, in the field of study 45.06.01 «Linguistics and Literary Studies,» specialization (profile) «Germanic Languages (English)» (3rd year — final).
Master’s degree at Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Saint Petersburg, in the field of study 44.04.01 – «Pedagogical Education,» profile – «Foreign Languages in the Context of Modern Culture» (2021, Diploma with honors).
Bachelor’s degree at Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University, Pyatigorsk, in the field of study 45.03.02. «Linguistics,» specialization (profile) of the program: «Translation and Interpreting» (2019, Diploma with honors).
Work Experience:
2022 – 2023 – English Language Teacher at Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia.
From July 2023 to the present – Tourism Manager at «Polmira s nami» LLC.
Disciplines Taught:
Practical English Grammar (Practice).
Workshop on the Culture of Speech Communication in the First Foreign Language (Practice).
Professional Development:
- «First Aid Skills for Diseases and Injuries» (2023).
- «Designing and Organizing the Educational Process in the Electronic Information and Educational Environment of the University» (2023).
Translation Internships:
Université catholique de Louvain ’20 (internship). Faculté de philosophie, arts et lettres :pedagogical education (2020)
Area of Research Interests:
Cognitive Linguistics, Linguistic Pragmatics, Translation Studies, Stylistics of the English Language, Theoretical Grammar of the English Language.
Total Number of Publications:
Total number of publications – 6.
Publications in the RSCI (Russian Science Citation Index) – 4.
Participation in Conferences in the Last 5 Years:
Articles published in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and publications recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation:
“ANALYSIS OF THE PLOT AND COMPOSITIONAL FEATURES OF THE NOVELLA «THE BLOODY CHAMBER» BY A. CARTER” Perelygina D.S. Vestnik of Pyatigorsk State University. 2020. No. 4. P. 37-41.
“THE DETECTIVE GENRE IN LITERARY STUDIES” Perelygina D.S. Vestnik of Pyatigorsk State University. 2022. No. 4.
ANNA KOZINETS
In 2018 Anna Kozinets graduated with honours from Novorossiysk Branch of Pyatigorsk State University with a degree in Translation and Translation Studies. After graduation she passed the international IELTS ACADEMIC test, which confirmed the level of English language knowledge CEFR — C1. At the moment she is actively cooperating with international companies that need translations of business documents, as well as in adequate assessment of foreign language skills of employees with subsequent improvement of their qualification in the field of business English. Since 2022 she has been teaching a practical course of the first foreign language and a practical course of speech communication (English). At the moment she is getting a Master’s degree at Moscow International Academy, specialising in Digital Transformation of Foreign Language Teaching. She is actively engaged in research activities.
IRINA PODDUBNYAYA
In 2004, Irina Poddubnyaya graduated from Armavir State University with a degree in Teaching German and English. She started her career as a German language teacher at a secondary school in the village of Leningradskaya. Later, she taught German at the Leningrad Pedagogical College in Krasnodar Krai and at a Branch of Armavir Pedagogical University. Her teaching experience includes courses such as Practice of Oral and Written German (primary and secondary language), Analytical Reading, German Lexicology, German Stylistics, Linguistics, and Regional Studies. She also coordinated student pedagogical internships, including summer teaching practice at children’s camps and holiday resorts.
Since 2024, she has been a lecturer at the Novorossiysk Branch of Pyatigorsk State University, where she teaches Workshops on the Culture of Verbal Communication (German) and Practical German Language courses. Her research focuses on modern digital spaces within the educational environment.
LYUDMILA KENIG
Senior Lecturer, Department of Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication
In 2004, Lyudmila Kenig graduated with honors from Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University (PSLU), specializing in «Theory and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages and Cultures.» From 2005 to 2007, she worked as an assistant lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages of the Novorossiysk Branch of PSLU.
In 2007, she completed the «Higher Education Instructor» program at PSLU and obtained an additional qualification as a «Higher Education Instructor in Linguodidactics (English).»
Her professional interests focus on fostering student motivation in the process of learning foreign languages (English).
Lyгdmila Kenig has participated as an attendee in several conferences, including:
- DonELTA Spring School – 2019
2. ICanTeach Conference “Ways into Productive Skills: Elevate your ELT Excellence” – 2023
3. Cracking EGE Exam Preparation (online participation) – 2024
She has completed a number of international and Russian professional development programs, such as:
- TKT Module 3: Managing the Teaching and Learning Process (Band 3) – 2019
2. TKT Module 2: Lesson Planning and Use of Resources for Language Teaching (Band 3) – 2019
3. TKT: Young Learners (Band 4) – 2019
4. TKT Module 1: Language and Background to Language Learning and Teaching (Band 4) – 2022
5. CELT-S Certificate in English Language Teaching — Secondary (Merit) – 2023
6. «Methodology for Preparing Students for the All-Russian School Olympiad. Module: World Art Culture. Art of the United Kingdom» (Registration No. 2400429) – 12.12.2023-15.02.2024
7. «Preparing Students for the Municipal and Regional Stages of the All-Russian School Olympiad in English» (Registration No. 2401396) – 28.05.2024-05.09.2024
8. «45-Minute Lesson Upgrade: Effective Teaching Tools to Develop 21st Century Skills in Students on Every Lesson» (MentorEd International Pte Ltd) – 02.12.2024-31.01.2025
OLESYA MÜLLER
Senior Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages and Social-Humanitarian Disciplines
Olesya Müller graduated from Omsk State Pedagogical University named after Gorky in 1996 with a degree in teaching German and English. From 1996 to 2000, she taught German at Omsk State Technical University while pursuing her postgraduate studies at Omsk State Pedagogical University. After completing her studies at the University of Leipzig, she obtained the qualification to teach German as a foreign language in Germany. She has taught German at YFU and Russian at LOVANIA Akademie Leipzig. Additionally, she worked as a translator at the Leipzig Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She is the author of the textbook *»To Russia with Success»* (2008), a Russian language learning guide for German speakers. Her research interests focus on the theory and methodology of teaching German as a foreign language.
ANNA OTKIDYCHEVA
Head of the Department of Pre-University Preparation and Additional Educational Programs, Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages and Social-Humanitarian Disciplines
Anna graduated from the Faculty of German and English Languages at Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University in 2005, specializing in «Linguistics, Teacher of German and English.» After completing her studies, she joined the Department of German Language Fundamentals at the same university. In 2006, she was transferred to the Novorossiysk Branch of the university, where she has been a permanent staff member since 2008.
In 2013, Anna defended her Candidate of Sciences dissertation (equivalent to a Ph.D.) in Germanic Languages (specialty code 10.02.04) on the topic «Linguo-Semantic Features of Social Group Designations in Modern German.» She has published numerous articles on sociopragmalinguistics in peer-reviewed journals and continues researching sociopragmalinguistics and German neologisms.
Anna teaches practical courses in second foreign language acquisition, German translation practice, and communication workshops for second foreign languages. She regularly takes part in professional development programs organized by the Goethe-Institut in Moscow.
KSENIA NEKRASOVA
Physical Education and Sports Instructor
She graduated from the Ural State University of Physical Education and Sports in 2010 and is a highly qualified specialist in her field. Throughout her career, she has earned numerous achievements and awards.
In 2022, she received an award for her «Contribution to the Development of Physical Education and Sports in the Municipal Formation of Novorossiysk,» a well-deserved recognition of her years of dedicated work promoting a healthy lifestyle and sports among young people.
She has also been granted certificates of appreciation by the Novorossiysk Education Department for her efforts in nurturing the younger generation from 2017 to 2020. In the 2019–2020 academic year, she was a prize-winner in the «Health Teacher» competition, demonstrating both her professional skills and her personal dedication to promoting health culture among students.
NINA BUGAYENKO
Advisor to the Rector for the Novorossiysk Branch, Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages and Social Sciences and Humanities
Nina Bugayenko served as a dedicated director of the Novorossiysk Branch from 1998 to 2017. Since November 1, 2017, she has held the position of Advisor to the Rector of Pyatigorsk State University (PSU) specifically for the Novorossiysk Branch. In recognition of her significant contributions to the university’s development, her long-standing commitment to establishing and advancing the Branch as an integral part of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «PSU,» and in honor of the Branch’s 20th anniversary, she was awarded the honorary badge «Honored Worker of Pyatigorsk State University.»
A principled and deeply engaged figure concerned with the city’s challenges, N.P. Bugayenko was the recipient of the citywide public recognition award «Persona» in 2014. Since 2012, she has been a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Novorossiysk. Her many honors include a certificate of merit from the Ministry of Education and Science, letters of appreciation from both the Governor of Krasnodar Krai and the Mayor of Novorossiysk, among others. She is also recognized as an Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation and is a recipient of the Excellence in Education award.
Nina Bugayenko is the author of over thirty scientific publications. Her research focuses on the role and significance of student self-government in shaping the sociocultural environment at the Branch, aimed at preparing a new generation of specialists ready to meet the workforce demands of Novorossiysk’s and the region’s economic development.
BOZHENA DOKUTO
Head of the Department of Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication
Dokuto graduated in 1987 from Pyatigorsk State Institute of Foreign Languages with a specialization in teaching English, German, and French. She began her career in 1989 at the Department of English Phonetics at Pyatigorsk State Pedagogical Institute for Foreign Languages, initially working as a junior research associate and then as an assistant from 1990.
In 1999, she defended her Candidate of Philological Sciences dissertation in the specialty of General Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, and Psycholinguistics (code 10.02.19) under the supervision of Professor Y.A. Dubovsky. In the same year, she was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor.
In 2009, together with Y.A. Dubovsky and L.N. Pereyashkina, she co-authored the textbook Foundations of English Phonetics, published by Flinta with the approval of the Educational and Methodological Association. In 2019, the second edition of the textbook English Communicative Phonetics: A Study Guide was published by Flinta (co-authors Y.A. Dubovsky, B.B. Dokuto, L.N. Pereyashkina).
Since 2003, B.B. Dokuto has been working at Pyatigorsk State University. From 2004 to 2018, she headed the Department of Theory and Practice of Translation, which was renamed in 2018 to the Department of Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication (TSIC). She has served as the head of the TSIC department since then.
In 2008, she was awarded a letter of appreciation from the head of the Novorossiysk city administration, V.I. Sinyagovsky, recognizing her many years of conscientious work, high professional skill, and significant contribution to the development of the city’s educational environment.
Throughout her career at Pyatigorsk State Pedagogical Institute for Foreign Languages, Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University, and the Novorossiysk Branch of Pyatigorsk State University, B.B. Dokuto has been actively engaged in research in the following areas:
Prosody (sociocultural and cross-linguistic aspects)
Linguistic and cultural issues in translation
Formation of foreign language and intercultural professional competencies
Problems of translation terminology and onomastics
She regularly participates in regional, national, and international conferences, publishing in journals indexed by the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI), the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC), and international databases including Web of Science and Scopus.
Since 2003, she has supervised students’ coursework and final qualifying projects, overseeing more than 70 graduation theses.
In 2020, she led the project “Young Translators of Novorossiysk for Travel Enthusiasts: Exploring the Wine Routes,” which included creating a guidebook and promotional flyers for Novorossiysk wineries in both electronic and print formats.
Since 2003, B.B. Dokuto has supervised students’ academic, industrial, and pre-diploma internships. Within the framework of academic practice, she guides the development of professionally oriented projects, participates in improving existing and establishing new technological platforms at the Branch, and actively contributes to developing technologies eligible for intellectual property registration and licensing agreements. She also oversees student research projects presented at the “Young Science” conference and the “Youth Innovation Projects Review.”
SERGEY MALASHKIN
Lecturer at the Department of Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication
He graduated in 2006 from the Novorossiysk Branch of Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University with a degree in «Theory and Methodology of Teaching Foreign Languages and Cultures.» Since 2003, he has been working at the Branch as a specialist in academic and methodological support, and from 2006 onward, he has served as a part-time lecturer at the Department of English and Second Foreign Languages.
His teaching duties include courses such as «Practical Course in the First Foreign Language» and «Workshop on the Culture of Verbal Communication.»
NATALYA BELORUSOVA
Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages and Social Sciences and Humanities
She graduated in 1995 from the Faculty of French at Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University with a degree in teaching French and German. Between 1997 and 2001, she completed her postgraduate studies part-time at Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University in the Department of Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages. Since 2001, she has been working at the Novorossiysk Branch of Pyatigorsk State University.
After finishing her postgraduate studies, she defended her candidate’s dissertation titled «Teaching Oral Monologue Speech in a Second Foreign Language (Based on the French Language)» in the specialty 13.00.02 – Theory and Methodology of Teaching and Education (Foreign Languages).
She teaches courses such as «Practical Course of the Second Foreign Language,» «Workshop on the Culture of Verbal Communication in the Second Foreign Language,» and «Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages.» Her research focuses on enhancing the methodology of teaching a second foreign language.
INGA LYAHOVICH
Senior Lecturer, Department of Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication
Inga Lyahovich, graduated from Krasnodar State University Philological Department in 1996 with a degree in teaching Russian and Literature. In 1998 she graduated from Armavir University of Linguistics with a degree in teaching English.
In 2003, she defended her Candidate of Philological Sciences dissertation in the specialty Theory of Language (code 10.02.19) titled “Occasional derivation as a way and means of creating a linguistic picture of the world (Based on the language of V. Khlebnikov’s poetic texts)” under the supervision of Professor L.U. Bujanova.
Since 2014, Inga Lyahovich has been working as a senior lecturer at the Novorossiysk Branch of Pyatigorsk State University, where she teaches Workshops on the Culture of Verbal Communication (English). Her research work focuses on Linguistic and cultural issues in translation and problems of translation substandard vocabulary in literary works of Russian poets and novelists.
Since 2015, she has supervised students’ coursework and final qualifying projects and has also supervised students’ academic, industrial, and pre-diploma internships.
Inga oversees student research projects presented at the “Young Science” conference and the “Youth Innovation Projects Review.”
As a senior lecturer, Lyakhovich also presents papers at the annual «University Readings» conference and publishes research articles in the university collection.