Andrey Borisovich Zubov is a Russian historian, religion scholar and political scientist, Doctor of History, prominent public person, church figure, political activist and commentator.
20 Facts About Andrey Zubov
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Andrey Zubov was the Vice-president of the former People's Freedom Party.
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Andrey Zubov temporarily lost his job after making a comparison of the deployment of Russian troops in Crimea with Hitler's annexation of Austria in the Russian newspaper Vedomosti.
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Andrey Zubov was born on January 16,1952, in Moscow.
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Andrey Zubov Graduated from Moscow School No 56 in 1968.
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In March 2014, Andrey Zubov was fired following his criticism of the actions of the Russian government in Ukraine and Crimea.
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Andrey Zubov is one of the authors of the 'Basic Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church'.
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Andrey Zubov is one of leading members of People's Freedom Party.
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Andrey Zubov ran for Duma in 2016 and came in the third place in the Moscow Center constituency.
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In February 2023, Andrey Zubov was listed by Russian government as a "foreign agent".
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Andrey Zubov taught the history of religious ideas at Moscow Theological Academy, Russian Orthodox University, MGIMO, Russian State University for the Humanities, etc.
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Andrey Zubov was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, in 2019 he became an Honorary Doctor of Masaryk University.
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Andrey Zubov is a member of the editorial board of the Kontinent journal.
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Andrey Zubov has been a member of the National Alliance of Russian Solidarists since 2003.
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Andrey Zubov was awarded the orders of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow and St Sergius of Radonezh in 2006 and 2008 personally by Patriarch Alexy II.
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On June 29,2009, by the decision of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Kirill, Professor Andrey Zubov was included in the editorial board for writing a textbook for the course 'Basics of Orthodox Christian Culture' for high school.
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Andrey Zubov made a report on the relationship between the Church and the Russian State in the 20th century.
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In spring 2016, Andrey Zubov announced that he would take part in the State Duma elections as a member of the People's Freedom Party.
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Andrey Zubov came in the third place in his constituency.
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Professor Andrey Zubov has published eight major books and more than 300 articles.