Research experience

2012 – now     Researcher at Forum för levande historia, Stockholm 2009 – 2011       Visiting researcher at the Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University 2008 – 2009      Lecturer at Russian Christian Academy for the Humanities, the Department of Religious Studies

Graduate Education

1996 – 2000      Bachelor of Oriental Studies St. Petersburg State University (Majored in Philology, Literature and Culture) 2000 – 2003      Travel in USA, self-education 2003 – 2005      Master of Religious Studies. St. Petersburg State University (Majored in Philosophy and Religious Studies)

Postgraduate Education

2005 – 2011      Doctoral student at St. Petersburg State University //  Faculty of Philosophy, Russian Christian Academy for the Humanities  //  Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University 2011                 PhD in Philosophy of Religion (Uppsala University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Philosophy of Religion). Thesis title: Dissolving Dualism: A Tripartite Model of Cognition for Religious Truth. Supervisor: Professor Eberhard Herrmann.

Other Qualifications

1. Jul 2006 The New York – St. Petersburg Institute of Cognitive and Cultural Studies Summer School (St. Petersburg, Russia).
2. Jul 2008 VII International Summer School for Religious Studies (Kiev, Ukraine).
3. Aug 2008 Summer School for the study of Science and Religion (Solovki, Russia).
4. Jul 2009 VIII International Summer School for Religious Studies (Rome, Krakow, Lvov).
5. Aug 2009 Summer School for the study of Philosophy of Religion (Volgograd, Russia).

The conferences attended:

1. “Male and Female in Culture”, St. Petersburg, 2005.
2. “Faithful Human in the Culture of Old Russia”, St. Petersburg, 2005.
3. The Days of Saint-Petersburg Philosophy, 2006.
4. Science, Philosophy, and Religion: Recent Challenges, Tartu, 2007.
5. Scientific and Theological Epistemic Paradigms: Historical Dynamics and Universal Bases. Moscow, 2007.
6. “Religion, Truth and Relativism” workshop, Uppsala, 2008.
7. “Torchinov Readings”: The International Conference of Eastern Philosophy and Culture, St. Petersburg, 2008.
8. The XV International Conference “Lomonosov”, Moscow, 2008.
9. “Sacrifice” Oslo, 2008.
10. Religious Studies in Post-Soviet Area. Volgograd, 2009.
11. Philosophy and Religion, Kiev, 2009.
12. The Future of Religion in Europe, Moscow, 2009.
13. Philosophy and Religious Studies, Saint-Petersburg, 2009.
14. Historical and Philosophical Perspectives of Religion, Zakopane, 2009.
15. Religion and Communicational Practices, Moscow, 2010.
16. The Quest for Meaning in Religion, Philosophy and Science, Helsinki, 2010.
17. Phalén Picnic: Philosophy of Language and Culture, Uppsala, 2010.
18. Philosophy Days, Kiev, 2010.
19. Centuries of Memory, Sevastopol, 2010.

Languages

• Russian (native)
• English (fluent)
• German (intermediate)
• Turkish (intermediate)
• Swedish (basic)
• Old Uyghur (reading)

Membership

Member of Moscow Society for the Study of Religion. Member of St. Petersburg Center for the History of Ideas.

Research results

1. Completed a syllabus for the course “Science and Religion” in Russian Christian Academy for the Humanities.
2. Completed a syllabus for the course “Dialogue of the Religious and Non-religious World Views” in Russian Christian Academy for the Humanities.
3. Started and developed a project “Truth in Religion”.
4. Formulated a tripartite model of cognition on the basis of data of contemporary scientific research.
5. Author of more that 20 works on topics of philosophy, religion, theology and gender

Awards, Scholarships

2007    First prize for paper “Epistemological Paradigms of Science and Theology: is the Integration Possible?”. Annual Contest of Papers on Religion and Science Dialogue at St. Andrew’s Biblical Theological Institute, with the support of the John Templeton Foundation. 2008           Best paper on section “Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies”, XV Annual International Conference “Lomonosov”, Moscow, Russia. 2008    ESPR Scholarship for participation in the conference “Sacrifice”, Oslo, Norway. 2009    Swedish Institute Scholarship (Visby Program) for a research stay in Sweden. 2010    Swedish Institute Scholarship(Visby Program) for a research stay in Sweden.

Independent thinking and leadership qualities

• strong teaching and presentation skills
• skilled in interdisciplinary approach
• strong research, problem-solving and analytical skills
• excellent self-education skills
• experienced in both culture and philosophy studies