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Professor Andy Kaufman Bio
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Russian literature and language expert, author, and actor Professor Andy Kaufman has been bringing alive the Russian language and classics to Americans for over 10 years. He holds a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Stanford University, and he has recognized success as both a published scholar and an innovative, award-winning teacher of Russian language, literature, and culture at some of the country's top universities.
Co-author of the renowned Russian for Dummies, Professor Kaufman has discussed Russian literature and culture on the national television show "Democracy Now!," and he has been heard as a featured guest on Pacifica Radio, Talk America Radio, and on Silver Rain Radio in Russia. In 2005, Professor Kaufman was a featured Russian Literature Expert for Oprah's Book Club, where he became known to a national American audience as a passionate, down-to-earth, and inspirational teacher of the Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy.
A fluent speaker of Russian, Professor Kaufman has lived extensively in Russia, where he studied at Moscow State University and also worked as an interpreter, translator, and management consultant.
Professor Kaufman trained and worked as a professional actor for five years. He helps students appreciate the rich tradition of Russian theater, and he draws on his acting skills to create captivating and enlightening talks and inspirational readings from the Russian classics. Professor Kaufman is currently a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Virginia, where he is also writing a book about the universal relevance of Tolstoy's major novels.
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