Professional Affiliation

Chief of the Center for Social and Religious Studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences

Wilson Center Project

Religious Freedom as a Condition for Russia’s Revival in the 21st Century

Previous Terms

Public Policy Scholar Kennan Institute Expertise: Russia and Eurasia; Russia Affiliation: Head of the Center for Relgious and Social Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Wilson Center Project(s): Religious Factor in Internal and International Politics Term: Dec 31, 1999- Feb 29, 2000. Project Summary This geopolitical study examines the place of the orthodox church in State relationships in the context of the war in Chechnya, particularly in regard to the Church’s relationship to ’historical heredity and events of the past.’