Born at  April 25, 1955 in Karelia (USSR).

EDUCATION
1999 Thesis in Theology (“Plotinus’ Philosophy and Patristics from the point of view of the Modern Orthodox Theology”)
1992 – 1996 Bachelor’s degree in Department of Theology, St. Tikhon Orthodox Theological Institute
1985 – 1989 Post-Graduate Course at the Department of Philosophy, Moscow State University
1979 – 1985 Master’s degree in Department of Philosophy, Moscow State University
1972 – 1978 Master’s degree in Department of Physical and Quantum Electronics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

EMPLOYMENT
St. Tikhon Orthodox Theological Institute (since 2004 – St. Tikhon Orthodox University), Moscow, Russia
1992 – present
Assistant professor, Head of Chair of Philosophy, Head of Chair of Fundamental Theology and Apologetics
– Lectures in History of Western Philosophy.
– Lectures in Science and Religion (Fundamental Theology or Apologetics)

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
2003 – present
Assistant professor
– Lectures in “Religion and Science: Christian Apologetics”

Moscow State Linguistic University
2008 – present
Assistant professor
– Lectures in Religious philosophy
– Lectures in Dogmatic Theology
– Lectures in Patristic

Sretensky Theological Seminary
2013 – present
Assistant professor
– Lectures in Fundamental Theology

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTERESTS

History of Western philosophy (esp. Later Greek philosophy – Plotinus, Sextus Empiricus).
Philosophical problems of relations between science and Christianity. Have been investigating the relations between faith and reason in Christian Theology, the problem of miracles, of human freedom and free will, exegesis of six days of creation from scientific point of view, etc.

Married, with 4 children