Conference presentations
Network Segregation as a Buffer Against Secularization: An Agent-Based Model European Social Networks Conference (EUSN 2026), Norrköping, Sweden, August 2026 (preparing for presentation)
EU SPb Computational Social Science conference (CSS 2026), St. Petersburg, April 2026. About the conference
Structural Limits of Religious Minority Resilience in Secular Society: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach All-Russian Academic Conference “Studies of Religion: Past, Present, Future”, Russian Religious Studies Association, online, April 2026. My sertificate (in Russian) →
“Belonging Without Believing” in the Context of Orthodox Identity Formation in Russia VII All-Russian Sociological Congress, Russian Society of Sociologists, Moscow, November 2025. My sertificate (in Russian) →
From Description to Explanation: Analytical Sociology as a Methodological Resource for Religious Studies International Conference “Religious Studies in Tsarskoye Selo”, St. Petersburg, November 2025. My sertificate (in Russian) →
Computational Methods in Religious Studies: Effectiveness and Limits VIII Congress of the Russian Religious Studies Society, Vladimir, October 2025. My sertificate (in Russian) →
The Popularity of Religious Chatbots as an Indicator of Religious Transformation II International Conference “Artificial Intelligence and Spiritual Culture”, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, October 2025. My sertificate (in Russian) →
The Religiosity of Young People Today: Data and Interpretations XXX International Educational Readings “Peter the Great at 350: A Secular World and Religiosity”, Moscow, May 2022. Read paper →
Public lectures
Religion Without God: Buddhism, Daoism, and Secular Humanism St. Petersburg, May 2026. Organised by Medio Modo.
From Discordia to the Flying Spaghetti Monster: Parody Religions in the Modern World Moscow, May 2026. Lecture transcript →
What Does the Modern Person Believe? From Horoscopes to Neural Networks Moscow, March 2026. Lecture transcript →
Goddesses and Their Many Faces: Why Mythological Female Images Are More Complex Than They Seem Ceramania Festival (Russia’s largest handmade ceramics festival), St. Petersburh, March 2026. Announcement →
Religious Meanings in the Harry Potter Novels
Tele2 Art Space, Yelagin Island, St. Petersburg, August 2023. Read text → Video →
Online-conference How Religions Answer the Question of Meaning: Finding Common Ground in Diversity Online conference “Buddha, Brain, and the Neurophysiology of Happiness”, Tergar Meditation Centre, November 2025. Other participants included neuroscientist Richard Davidson (University of Wisconsin) and meditation master Mingyur Rinpoche. Conference website →
Pravoe Polusharie Introverta Staff lecturer since 2022. 100+ lectures on world religions, Orthodox Christianity, and cultural history of religion. Available on the platform via subscription. My page →
Podcast and video — Levoe Polusharie Ekstraverta
“Ne Dai Bog” — host Popular science podcast on religion and culture. Listen →
Religion of Ancient Egypt: A Full Overview
Norse Mythology: A Cultural Tradition
Parody Religions: Why They Spread
Why Does Christianity Have Four Gospels?
Radio
“Fiziki i Liriki”, Radio Mayak Guest appearance. Listen →