Maria Gulakova is a researcher of ethnic and religious violence. Bachelor of Religious Studies and Master of Jewish Studies at St. Petersburg State University, currently a postgraduate student in the Department of History and Senior Lecturer at the Higher School of Economics St. Petersburg. Since 2004, she has been doing field research, studying the anti-Semitic agenda of Russian nationalists in St. Petersburg. Subsequently, she participated in research projects on commemoration of Germany and Poland. Conducts educational activities, gives open lectures on the history of the Holocaust and Jewish culture. Leads the student project "Workshop of Memory", in which the third generation learns to talk about cultural memory and new principles of commemoration. Participates in international conferences and advises on a theater project.