Intellect

For Elena, the problem of communication is not just a matter of a purely academic interest. Thanks to her own experiences, she is aware of real issues that affect communication between people, especially if they belong to different cultural and communicative settings or if such settings change. Born in Leningrad and brought up as a Soviet child, in her mid teens she lived through the collapse of the USSR and was involved in the breaking-and-making process of a societal value changing. She obtained her first degree in philosophy from St. Petersburg State University and a Doctorate in philosophy from The University of Central Lancashire in Britain, thus experiencing an exposure to two very distinct educational traditions. Also a professional linguist, Elena has taught languages both in Russia and in England, as well as interpreting and doing translations. She is currently working on an ontology of communication that uses Bergson’s philosophy as a foundation.