Walter Denz

Walter Denz grew up in Zurich, Switzerland and graduated from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) in International Relations in 1989. He moved to London for an M.Sc. degree in Political Theory at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and settled in early 1992 in post-communist Russia.

Together with a partner, he set up the Liden & Denz Language Centre, one of the first private institutions for the teaching of Russian as a foreign language. Later, Walter ventured into tour operating (inbound and outbound) and in 2004 opened a sister school in Moscow. Today, Liden & Denz is the biggest private educator for Russian in Russia.