Roman Silantyev is a
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n sociologist Islamic expert, former executive secretary of the Interreligious Council of Russia (IIRC), director of the
human rightsHuman rights refer to the "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled." Examples of rights and freedoms which have come to be commonly thought of as human rights include civil and political rights, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of expression, and equality before the...
center of the
World Russian People's CouncilThe World Russian People's Council is an international public organization and forum.It is a place of meeting for people who are united under a shared objective - concern over the present and future of Russia...
, a staff member of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations.
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Roman Silantyev is a
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n sociologist Islamic expert, former executive secretary of the Interreligious Council of Russia (IIRC), director of the
human rightsHuman rights refer to the "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled." Examples of rights and freedoms which have come to be commonly thought of as human rights include civil and political rights, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of expression, and equality before the...
center of the
World Russian People's CouncilThe World Russian People's Council is an international public organization and forum.It is a place of meeting for people who are united under a shared objective - concern over the present and future of Russia...
, a staff member of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations.
In 2005 Silantyev was relieved from his IIRC posts after the controversial reception of his book
A Modern History of the Islamic Community in Russia, criticized both from the
Muslim:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits ". Muslim is the participle of the same verb of which Islam is the infinitive. Muslims believe that there is only one God, translated in Arabic as Allah...
and Orthodox sides.
In 2007 Silantyev published another book
A Modern History of Islam in Russia.
In 2008 Silantyev published
Islam in Russia Today.