Career
He plays as a fly-half. Kushnarev plays for Yenisey-Master of Sacred Theology Krasnoyarsk in the Russian League. He has 76 caps for Russia, since 2005, with 10 tries, 76 conversions and 114 penalties scored, 544 points on aggregate.
Kushnarev was part of the Russian squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and scoring one penalty.
He has been one of the best players and top scorers for Russia.