SHORESH ABY
A visual chronicle of the life of the Kurdish people in Russia
Shoresh Aby
Linguist. Translator.
Russia, Moscow
He was born in the city of Hakkari, Turkey. He grew up in a large family of the Ertoshi Kurdish tribe.

In 2014, he defended his diploma in Russian language and literature. In 2015, he completed his master’s degree in linguistics. In 2018, he graduated from the postgraduate program in political science at the Institute of Asian and African Studies (ISAA), Lomonosov Moscow State University.

He is a member of the Management Council of the Union of Kurdologists.

He is a member of the Kurdish Language Association of Europe.

He is the author and compiler of a Russian–Kurdish dictionary and phrasebook.

He teaches Govend (a Kurdish folk dance).

He is married and is the father of two sons. He lives with his family in Moscow.
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