Российский университет дружбы народов
He graduated with doctorate degree in medicine – physician (MD) and general surgery from Kharkov State University and Crimea State Medical Institute (USSR) in 1983. In 2005 he joined the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, where he was awarded a First Class Honors master's degree in International Relations in 2009. He is currently pursuing PhD degree in international relations at the same university.