VASILEVA Olga Yuryevna

Born January 13, 1960

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Professor.

Academician of the RAE since May 27, 2021, President of the RAE

Field of scientific interests: methodology and technology of teaching the course “Fundamentals of Religious Cultures and Secular Ethics” in the Russian education system; the integrated system of content for the course on the fundamentals of religious cultures and secular ethics; approaches to constructing a research space for studying the history of religions and the history of state-confessional relations in the Russian Federation.

Olga Yuryevna is the first woman to serve as the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (2016-2018) and the first Minister of Enlightenment of the Russian Federation (2018-2020). During her tenure, astronomy classes were reinstated in the school curriculum, key principles for updating Federal State Educational Standards were developed, chess was popularized among schoolchildren, a vector was set to restore the status of postgraduate studies as a step in scientific activity, and the National Project “Education” was launched.

Olga Yuryevna is the author of more than 160 scientific works, including 8 monographs. Under her supervision, 3 Doctorates and 29 PhDs have been awarded.

She is a member of the International Association for the History of Religions and defended her doctoral dissertation on “The Russian Orthodox Church in Soviet State Policy from 1943 to 1948.”