Mikhail Strukov is a type designer and graduate of Ilya Ruderman’s course at BHSAD (Moscow) and Frank Blokland's program at Plantin Institute of Typography (Antwerp), where he developed a deep interest in history of type and evolution of type production. He collaborates with CSTM Fonts and Samarskaya & Partners, working mostly on Cyrillic versions for both custom and retail typefaces. When not busy with designing Cyrillic, he reviews, consults and writes about Cyrillic. A smalltown resident, road cycling fan, and builder of local communities