SERGEI BLAGOV

Based in Moscow, Dr Blagov covers Russia and post-Soviet states with special attention to Asia-related issues. Between 1983 and 1997, he spent some seven years in Southeast Asia, mainly in Vietnam. In 2001 and 2002, Nova Science Publishers Inc, NY, published his two books on Vietnamese history. He also teaches Vietnamese history and journalism at the Institute of Oriental and African Studies of Moscow University.