Since then, I have developed a profile as a scholar and public commentator on market urbanism. Some of my writings and presentations can be found below:

As someone who was born in Moscow in 1991, the year the Soviet Union collapsed, I witnessed the devastating consequences of a 70-year-long experiment with central planning. As the first ever libertarian in Russia to be elected into public office, I had to put my own convictions to a test.

The kind of crucial questions I had to deal with on an everyday basis were: Who will provide public goods? Where should we draw the line between the public and the private? And, of course, who will build the roads?

Urban Density is a Solution, Not a Problem

Is urban density really responsible for the spread of coronavirus? No — and an anti-density response may end up being as harmful to cities as the pandemic itself. In my CapX article I argue that density is a catalyst of economic growth, social capital and walkability — all three will be key to post-Covid recovery.

Size Does Not Matter: my policy paper titled advocating deregulation of the UK housing market — in particular for removing the minimum floor space standard — was published by the Adam Smith Institute and cited by The Times, BBC, The Telegraph and other major outlets, as well as multiple real estate portals.

My article on walkability and social capital prepared for the Adam Smith Institute was cited by multiple websites, among them CityMetric the Oxford School of Government, Students for Liberty and Market Urbanism.

Why Walkable Cities Enjoy More Freedom?

My presentation at the 2021 Free Market Road Show in London on the future of our cities post-pandemic. Why do big cities have lower rates of Covid deaths, not vice versa? Does working from home mean the end of zoning? What really makes a city ‘smart’ and are we moving in that direction?