- Perm Pedagogical College — social pedagogy
- Perm State University, Faculty of Geography — social and cultural services and tourism
- Topkapı University, Istanbul — tourist guide and guide-historian
- A guide’s licence for every region of Türkiye
- Experience in teaching and tourism, in Russia and in Türkiye
- Works in Istanbul and Antalya
- The Greco-Roman period, Byzantium and the Ottoman Empire
Her teaching background helps Elena tell history in a way both adults and children can follow: from ancient cities to Byzantine churches and the palaces of the Ottoman sultans.
She designs every route herself, so each tour is her own and adapts to the family.
