I am a master’s student in Computational Social Sciences at the European University at St. Petersburg (EUSPb), a staff lecturer at the popular science platform Pravoe Polusharie Introverta, and a member of the Russian Religious Studies Association.
My research sits at the intersection of computational sociology, social network analysis, and the sociology of religion. I study how network topology shapes religious community resilience under secularization pressure, using agent-based modeling as my primary method. My work has been presented at the European Social Networks Conference (EUSN 2026, Norrköping, Sweden) and the Computational Social Science conference (CSS 2026, St. Petersburg).
Since 2022, I have delivered over 100 public lectures on world religions, Orthodox Christianity, and the cultural history of religion. I also give guest lectures and collaborate with universities and cultural institutions across Russia.
I am the author of a book on world religions (Bombora/EKSMO, 2024) and am currently writing a book on Orthodox traditions and holidays under contract with Mann, Ivanov & Ferber (MIF).
My CV is available here.
Research interests
- Sociology of religion and secularization theory
- Agent-based modeling of social dynamics
- Social network analysis and network topology
- Religion and digital culture
- Orthodox Christianity: theology, liturgics, and popular traditions
Education
- MA, Computational Social Sciences — European University at St. Petersburg (in progress)
- MA, Religious Studies — St. Petersburg State University (with distinction)
- BA, Law — Moscow State University of Law, MSAL (with distinction)
Selected honours
- Triple prize-winner, IV All-Russian Student Olympiad “Sociologist in the 21st Century” (2026): 3rd place (individual), laureate in three nominations — Best Video Essay, Best VCIOM Analytics, Best Autoethnography (source)
- Winner, All-Russian Olympiad in Social Studies (VSOSH, 2013)