Books
Religions of the World: How to Decode the Sacred Side of Humanity Bombora/EKSMO, 2024. A popular science introduction to world religions for a general audience. Publisher’s page →
Orthodox Traditions and Holidays (forthcoming) Mann, Ivanov & Ferber (MIF). Under contract.
MA Thesis
The Brights Movement as a Phenomenon of Contemporary Culture St. Petersburg State University, MA in Religious Studies, 2020. Supervisor: Prof. Marianna Shakhnovich.
Introduction and conclusion (English) →)
Journal articles and conference papers
The Concept of Belonging Without Believing in the Context of Orthodox Identity Formation in Russia In: Sociology and Society: Formation and Functioning of Social Memory. Proceedings of the VII All-Russian Sociological Congress. Moscow, November 2025. EDN QUINAN.
Analyzing the religious identity of Orthodox Christians in contemporary Russia, the author concludes that the concept of belonging without believing can be successfully applied to interpret sociological data. The article draws attention to a significant gap between declared religiosity and actual religious practice, and proposes possible mechanisms for interpreting empirically observable facts.
Essays
Why Do Young People with Higher Education Deconvert from Religion More Often?
Essay for the course “Introduction to Analytical Sociology” Nikita Obraztsov, European University at St. Petersburg, 2025 Read the article →
Does a Secular Course in Religious Studies Affect Religiosity? A Proposed Randomised Experiment
Essay for the course “Introduction to Causality” Nikita Obraztsov, European University at St. Petersburg, 2025
Chaves, M. (2010). Rain Dances in the Dry Season: Overcoming the Religious Congruence Fallacy. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 49(1), 1–14.
Academic review written for the European University at St. Petersburg, 2025.