Tom Balmforth Tom Balmforth was born in England. As the son of a foreign correspondent, he lived much of his childhood abroad, in Russia and Belgium, but was educated in England at boarding schools. He graduated from Bristol University with a B.A. in French and Russian and then reсeived a Master’s degree in Politics, Security, and Integration from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies in London. After completing the Russia-focused Masters at the end of the summer, Tom joined Russia Profile in Moscow in October of 2009.

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