Vladimir Sergeyevich Pudov (born July 13, 1952 ) is a former president of the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Augsburg Confession in Russia (since 2007).
| Vladimir Sergeevich Pudov | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | July 13, 1952 (67 years old) | |
| Place of Birth | Bukhara , UzSSR , USSR | |
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Russia | |
| Occupation | President of the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Augsburg Confession in Russia | |
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Biography
Born in Bukhara . In 1981-1987 he studied at the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov . In 1987-1991 he was a member of the Council for Religious Affairs under the Council of Ministers of the USSR , where he participated in the study of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and the registration of the Hare Krishna movement in the USSR. In 1991 he turned to Lutheranism [1] .
From 1992 to 1995 he worked as a director of a construction company. Since 1995 he is the head of the representative office of ELKRAS in Moscow. Since 1996, he has been acting as a member of the Council for Cooperation with Religious Organizations under the President of the Russian Federation . In 2000 he graduated from the Lutheran theological seminary in St. Petersburg . In 2001, Vladimir Putin awarded Pudov the Order of Friendship [2] . In 2006, he resigned from all posts in ELKRAS and announced his intention to create a separate Lutheran church [3] .
Together with Konstantin Adreyev and other ministers, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Augsburg Confession (ELC AI) was registered, which subsequently began to exist as an independent Lutheran church, open for communication with other churches. [ significance of fact? ]
In 2018, Vladimir Pudov resigned as president of the Synod of the ELC AI. [ significance of fact? ]
Rewards
- Order of Friendship ( 2000 ) - for his great contribution to the strengthening of civil peace and the revival of spiritual and moral traditions [4]
Notes
- ↑ Interview with Credo.ru
- ↑ NTV. The Hero of the Day program. Vladimir Pudov visiting Marianna Maximovskaya
- ↑ Evangelical Church of Russia: a split in Lutheranism or a new version of Protestantism? (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 3, 2009. Archived January 27, 2009.
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of August 11, 2000 No. 1491 “On Awarding with State Prizes of the Russian Federation” . // Official website of the President of Russia. Date of treatment August 7, 2016.