Diploma, Pedagogical Institute (U.S.S.R.) 1952
Ph.D. Leningrad University 1963
Doctor of Philology 1978
Professor of Russian 1991, 1983
Dr. Sigalov's specialty is Russian and Slavic linguistics. He is known for his work in Russian, Polish and Ukrainian studies. He is co-author of a well-known comparative grammar of the Slavic languages and has published well over 60 academic articles on Slavic linguistics and Russian literature. During the period 1989-91 Dr. Sigalov was a visiting professor of Slavic linguistics at Harvard University.