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I was born on 28th of July 1984 in Voronezh, Russia, crying angrily about something, probably milk. I have contemplated silently about life in general and diapers in particular until I was three, when I uttered my first word, which was “machine”. Having greatly surprised my parents by that, I proceeded without interruption to memorizing all brands of cars in the vicinity of my home. This was undoubtedly an extremely useful knowledge, which I have regrettably completely forgotten by now.

The same pattern emerged in high school. I have been an exceptionally typical student right until the 9th grade when I won the city’s math Olympiad. This time the person that was astonished most of all was myself. Regardless of that, I have developed a superior ego and promptly lost 10th and 11th grade Olympiads. It didn’t help my ego however. I have been ashamed to receive three honors during graduation ceremony because there was one another person who got four.

Later I got admitted to Voronezh State University, the best University in Russia according to one very suspicious study. The University had a profoundly pronounced smell about it. I have learned enormously practical concepts like Abel groups, Jordan forms and good exam timing. Disappointed with all three, I have immediately decided to transfer somewhere, preferably to Harvard or Sorbonne.

Having transferred to Alcorn State University, Mississippi, and staying there for a year (Ah! Lakes and forests and pastures and nearest barbershop 30 miles south) I understood that I won’t get a job at Google if I remain there. I probably won’t get a job at Google anyways, but it was worth a try. And so I came to BYU.

When I graduate I won’t be a best computer programmer in the world. I’ll become one later.