▁English ▁teacher , ▁and ▁O leg ▁An atol ye v ich ▁Pe lev in , ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁military ▁department ▁of ▁Ba uman ▁University . ▁He ▁lived ▁on ▁T ver sko y ▁Bou lev ard ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁later ▁moving ▁to ▁Ch ert an ovo . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Pe lev in ▁graduated ▁from ▁an ▁el ite ▁high ▁school ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁English ▁program ▁located ▁on ▁Stanis lav sk ogo ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Moscow , ▁now ▁K apt so v ▁G ymnasium ▁# 1 5 2 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁attended ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Power ▁Engineering ▁Institute ▁( MP E I ) ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁elect rome chan ical ▁engineering ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁In ▁April ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁M PE I ▁Department ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁Transport ▁h ired ▁him ▁as ▁engineer . ▁ ▁Pe lev in ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Air ▁Force . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Pe lev in ▁attended ▁the ▁M PE I ▁gradu ate ▁school . ▁ ▁Pe lev in ▁is ▁often ▁in ▁the ▁east . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁to ▁Nep al , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁China ▁and ▁Japan . ▁While ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁call ▁himself ▁a ▁Buddh ist , ▁he ▁is ▁engaged ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁practices . ▁Pe lev in ▁has ▁repeatedly ▁said ▁that ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁his ▁characters ▁use ▁dru gs , ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁add ict ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁has ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁mind