Boris Falikov

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{{Infobox scientist

| honorific_prefix = Dr.

| name = Boris Falikov

| native_name = Фаликов, Борис

| native_name_lang = rus

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|9|24}}

| birth_place = Holmsk, Sakhalin region, Russian Federation

| nationality = {{USSR}} → {{RUS}}

| fields = Comparative cultural studies, Religious studies, History of religions

| workplaces = "Centre of Religion Studies" at RSUH

| alma_mater = Saratov Pedagogical University, Institute for US and Canadian Studies

| thesis_title = Socio-political aspects of some religious movements in the US (hinduism and buddhism)

| thesis_year = 1985

| doctoral_advisor = Dmitri Furman

}}

Boris Zinoviyevich Falikov ({{langx|ru|Борис Зиновьевич Фаликов}}, born September 24, 1947, in Holmsk, Sakhalin region, Russian Federation) is a Soviet and Russian historian and publicist, specializing in the field of new religions, has a Ph.D. in history sciences, assistant professor at “Centre of Religion Studies" with Russian State University for the Humanities. He is the younger brother of the poet and writer {{ill|Falikov, Illya Zenoviyevich|ru|Фаликов, Илья Зиновьевич}}.

Biography

Falikov was born on 24 September 1947 in town Holmsk of the Sakhalin region. The Falikovs came to Sakhalin island from Vladivostok: the head of the family was sent to be the assistant director in the Sakhalin science and research institute of fish industry and oceanography, where the director used to be Japanese. Soon enough, Falikov's father became the institute's new director, but already in 1949 the Falikovs left the island for mainland.

Boris has graduated from the faculty of foreign languages of Saratov Pedagogical Institute ...{{cite web|url=http://i-r-p.ru/page/stream-event/index-1022.html|title=Справка. Фаликов Борис Зиновьевич|trans-title=Reference. Falikov Boris Zinoviyevich|date=2005|publisher=Institute of religion and politics ({{langx|ru|Институт религии и политики}})|access-date=2012-01-02|language=ru}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Then he joined the teaching staff of the Institute of USA and Canada with the Russian Academy of Sciences. There, in 1985 under the supervision of Furman D. E., he defended a historical sciences PhD candidate's thesis about “Socio-political aspects of some religious movements in the US (hinduism and buddhism)” (the national standard {{ill|specialty code|ru|Общероссийский классификатор профессий рабочих, должностей служащих и тарифных разрядов}} for which is 07.00.03 — «Generic history»). He has worked in the Orientalist Institute with the Russian Academy of Sciences, in the department of comparative cultural studies, where he's been studying the phenomenon of spreading of hinduism and buddhism in the Western culture.{{cite web|url=http://www.stengazeta.net/author.html?id=41|title=Авторы: Борис Фаликов|trans-title=Authors: Boris Falikov|publisher=Stengazeta.net|access-date=2012-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331070118/http://www.stengazeta.net/author.html?id=41|archive-date=2012-03-31|language=ru|url-status=dead}}

During early 1990s he's been reading lectures in the Lewis & Clark College, University of Georgetown and the University of Kansas.

In 1997–1998 he was the OSCE expert on issues of freedom of religion.{{Cite journal| issn = 1887-3243| issue = 4| pages = 181–199| last = Krapf| first = Thomas M.| title = Protecting and promoting freedom of conscience in the OSCE: Notes on the Role of the ODIRHR-Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief| journal = Derecho y Religión| access-date = 2016-12-16| date = 2009| url = http://www.deltapublicaciones.com/derechoyreligion/gestor/archivos/07_10_13_922.pdf}}

Since 1999 - he is assistant professor at Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH). He is teaching at the RSUH "Centre of Religion Studies” (a course in “Modern non-traditional religional doctrines and cults”) and is head of the international department in the Kultura newspaper. Boris Falikov is an author to 4 monographs: “Religion as part of political life in the US” (1985), “Neo-hinduism and the Western culture” (1994), “Christianity and other religions” (1999), “Cults and culture: from Helena Blavatsky to Ron Hubbard” (2007).

In 2000–2002 was the chief editor of the internet portal “World of religions”. His publicist works on problems of religions and culture were printed in the magazines - Kontinent ({{langx|ru|Континент}}), Znamya ({{langx|ru|Знамя}}), Novy Mir ({{langx|ru|Новый мир}}), The New Times ({{langx|ru|Новое время}}), "{{ill|Summaries (magazine|lt=Summaries|ru|Итоги (журнал)}}" ({{langx|ru|Итоги}}), “{{ill|Everyday magazine|ru|Ежедневный журнал}}” ({{langx|ru|Ежедневный журнал}}), “{{ill|Profile (magazine)|ru|Профиль (журнал)|lt=Profile}}” ({{langx|ru|Профиль}}), “{{ill|Volga (magazine)|ru|Волга (журнал)|lt=Volga}}” ({{langx|ru|Волга}}), newspapers: "{{ill|Thought of a Russian mind|ru|Русская мысль (современный журнал)}}" ({{langx|ru|Русская мысль}}), Nezavisimaya Gazeta ({{langx|ru|Независимая газета}}), Izvestia ({{langx|ru|Известия}}), Vremya Novostei ({{langx|ru|Время новостей}}), “Kultura” ({{langx|ru|Культура}}), Moskovskiye Novosti ({{langx|ru|Московские новости}}), internet newspapers and publications Gazeta.Ru, {{ill|Grani.ru|ru|Грани.ру}}, {{ill|GlobalRus.ru|ru}}, “World of religions” ({{langx|ru|Мир религий}}), Russian Journal ({{langx|ru|Русский журнал}}).

Bibliography

Books:

{{cite book |author1=Furman, D. E.| author1-link = Dmitry Furman | author2=Filatov, S. B.|author2-link= :ru:Филатов, Сергей Борисович | author3 = Falikov B. Z. |author3-link= Boris Falikov |trans-title=Religion as part of political life in the US (70s - early 80s) | script-title = ru:Религия в политической жизни США (70-е — нач. 80-х гг.) | url=http://dmitriyfurman.ru/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Furman-Religia-USA-70-80_11.pdf |editor1=Zamoshkin, Y. A.| editor1-link = :ru:Замошкин, Юрий Александрович | editor2 = Furman, D. E. | editor2-link = Dmitry Furman | location=Moscow |publisher=Nauka |year=1985 |pages=225 |volume=4000 |ref=Furman et. al.}}
{{cite book|author=Falikov, B. Z. | author-link = Boris Falikov | trans-title = Neo-hinduism and western culture | script-title=ru:Неоиндуизм и западная культура |location= Moscow |year= 1994 |publisher= Nauka | page = 219 | isbn = 978-5-02-017680-5| ref = Falikov1994}}
{{cite book|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | author-link = Boris Falikov | trans-title = Cults and culture: from Helena Blavatsky to Ron Hubbard | script-title =ru:Культы и культура: от Елены Блаватской до Рона Хаббарда |location= Moscow |year= 2007 |publisher= RSUH | page = 264 | isbn = 978-5-7281-0990-7| ref = Falikov2007}}
{{cite news |author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 |author-link=Boris Falikov |trans-title=Fate of the thunder arrester |script-title=ru:Судьба громоотвода |url=http://www.ec-dejavu.net/s-2/Scientology.html |editor=Falikov B. Z. |series=Cults and culture: From Helena Blavatsky to Ron Hubbard |location=Moscow |publisher=RSUH |year=2007 |pages=148–169 |language=ru |ref=Falikov2007_1 |access-date=2016-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819153156/http://www.ec-dejavu.net/s-2/Scientology.html |archive-date=2016-08-19 |url-status=dead }}

Publications:

{{cite news

|author=Falikov, B. Z.

| author-link = Boris Falikov

| trans-title = Eastern religious movements in the US

|script-title =ru:Восточные религиозные движения в США

| series = США — экономика, политика, идеология

| year = 1985

| volume = 8

}}

{{cite book |author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | author-link = Boris Falikov | chapter=The transformation of Hinduism in the US |script-chapter=ru:Трансформация индуизма в США |trans-title = The interactions between Western and Eastern cultures: a collection of publications |script-title=ru:Взаимодействие культур Востока и Запада : сборник статей |editor=Chelyshev, E. P.| editor-link= :ru:Челышев, Евгений Петрович |location=Moscow |publisher= Nauka |year=1987 |pages=127–145 |ref=Falikov1987}}
{{cite book|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | chapter = Neo-mysticism in the USSR |script-chapter=ru:Неомистицизм в СССР |trans-title = On a path towards the freedom of conscience | title = На пути к свободе совести |editor=Furman D. E. |editor-link=Dmitry Furman |editor2=Smirnov, M. | edition = {{nowrap|49000 items}} |location= Moscow |year= 1989 |publisher= Progress | page = 496 | series = Перестройка: гласность, демократия, социализм | ref = Falikov1989}}
{{cite news

|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2

| author-link = Boris Falikov

| trans-title = A plot of theosophic society and its doctrine

|script-title =ru:Очерк истории теософского общества и его учения

| series = World religions (Религии мира), 1989—1990

| location = Moscow

| publisher = Nauka

| year = 1993

}}

{{cite news|trans-title = The "non-traditional religions" in post-communist Russia (round table transcript)|script-title=ru:«Нетрадиционные религии» в посткоммунистической России (материалы «круглого стола») |series=Вопросы философии |year=1996|volume=12 |pages=3–31 | language=ru}} (participated in the round table)
{{cite book|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | author-link = Boris Falikov | chapter = New religions and related changes in Russia |script-chapter=ru:Новые религии и перемены в России |script-title =ru:Диа-Логос. Религия и общество. Альманах. 1998–1999 | editor2-link = :ru:Шабуров, Николай Витальевич | editor2 = Shaburov, N. V. | via = Research center Исслед. центр «Религия и общество в странах СНГ и Балтии» and others. | editor1 = Smirnov, M. | editor1-link = :ru:Смирнов, Валерий Аркадьевич |location= М. |year= 1999 |publisher= Truth and life | pages = 172–182 | ref = Falikov}}
{{cite book|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | author-link = Boris Falikov | chapter = The end of the world and flying saucers |script-chapter=ru:Конец света и летающие тарелки | trans-title = Dia-Logos: Religion and society. 2000–2001. Almanac. |script-title =ru:Диа-Логос: Религия и общество. 2000–2001. Альманах | editor1 = Smirnov M. | editor1-link = :ru:Смирнов, Валерий Аркадьевич | via = Research center Religion and society in CIS and Baltic region Религия и общество в странах СНГ и Балтии |location= Moscow |year= 2001 |publisher= Truth and life | page = 532 | isbn = 978-5-94270-010-2| ref = Фаликов}}
{{cite news

|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2

|trans-title= New religious movements: the problem of religious status (using scientology as an example)

|script-title=ru:Новые религиозные движения: проблемы религиозного статуса (на примере саентологии)

|series=Религия и право: Информационно-аналитический журнал

|year=2001

|issue=2

|pages=8–11

|language=ru

|ref=Фаликов }}

{{cite book|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | chapter = Occultism in Europe and Indian religions |script-chapter=ru:Европейский оккультизм и религии Индии |trans-title = Discourses on esoterics (a philosophical analysis) |script-title =ru:Дискурсы эзотерики (философский анализ) | editor = Fesenkova, L. V. | editor-link = :ru:Фесенкова, Лидия Васильевна |location= Moscow |year= 2001 |publisher= Editorial URSS | page = 240 | isbn = 978-5-8360-0302-9| ref = Фаликов}}
{{cite book|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | chapter = Buddhism |script-chapter=ru:Буддизм | trans-title = Christianity and other religions. A collection of publications. Appendix to st. Cochetkov's book "'Go and teach other nations' (catechism for the catechists)" |script-title =ru:Христианство и другие религии. Сборник статей. Приложение к книге свящ. Георгия Кочеткова «„Идите, научите все народы“ (катехизис для катехизаторов)» | edition = 2nd |location= Moscow |year= 2015 |publisher= St Philaret's Christian Institute in Moscow | pages = 57–66 | isbn = 978-5-89100-137-4| ref = Фаликов}}
{{cite book|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | chapter = Hinduism |script-chapter=ru:Индуизм | trans-title = Christianity and other religions. A collection of publications. Appendix to st. Cochetkov's book "'Go and teach other nations' (catechism for the catechists)" |script-title =ru:Христианство и другие религии. Сборник статей. Приложение к книге свящ. Георгия Кочеткова «„Идите, научите все народы“ (катехизис для катехизаторов)» | edition = 2nd|location= Moscow |year= 2015 |publisher= St Philaret's Christian Institute in Moscow | pages = 67–76 | isbn = 978-5-89100-137-4| ref = Фаликов}}
{{cite book|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | chapter = New religious movements of christian and non-christian origin |script-chapter=ru:Новые религиозные движения христианского и не христианского происхождения | trans-title = Christianity and other religions. A collection of publications. Appendix to st. Cochetkov's book "'Go and teach other nations' (catechism for the catechists)" |script-title =ru:Христианство и другие религии. Сборник статей. Приложение к книге свящ. Георгия Кочеткова «„Идите, научите все народы“ (катехизис для катехизаторов)» | edition = 2nd |location= Moscow |year= 2015 |publisher=St Philaret's Christian Institute in Moscow | pages = 97–116 | isbn = 978-5-89100-137-4| ref = Фаликов}}
{{Cite journal| doi = 10.2753/RSD1061-0014430110| issn = 1061-0014| volume = 43| issue = 1| pages = 60–62| last = Falikov| first = B. Z. |author-mask=2 | title = Guilty by Definition| journal = Statutes and Decisions| date = 2008-01-01| s2cid = 143592348}}
{{Cite book| publisher = Sagner| isbn = 978-3-86688-197-6| volume = 17| editor1 = Birgit Menzel |editor2=Michael Hagemeister |editor3=Bernice Glatzer Rosenthal| last1 = Voß| first1 = Christian| last2 = Falikov| first2 = B. Z. | title = The New Age of Russia: Occult and Esoteric Dimensions| chapter = On the Way from Border Conflicts: Transpersonal Psychology in Russia| series = Studies on Language and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe| date = 2012}}

Publicist works

{{cite news

|author=Falikov, B. Z.

| trans-title = Marian center and the Russian counter-culture

|script-title =ru:Богородичный центр и российская контркультура

| series = The Orthodox society

| location = Moscow

| year =1994

| number = 4

| url = http://www.cesnur.org/conferences/riga2000/falikov.htm

}}

{{cite news

|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2

| trans-title = Luther and Chaitanya: how Khrisnaism is becoming more democratic in the West

|script-title =ru:Лютер и Чайтанья: демократизация кришнаизма на Западе

| series = Kontinent

| location = Moscow

| year =1996

| number = 89

|language=ru

}}

{{cite news

|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2

| trans-title = The White Brotherhood

| script-title =ru:Белое братство

| series = Znamya

| location = Moscow

| year =1996

| number = 8

|language=ru

}}

{{cite news

|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2

| trans-title = New religions in Russia

|script-title =ru:Новые религии в России

| newspaper =Thought of a Russian mind |script-newspaper=ru:Русская мысль (газета)

| location = Moscow

| date =1996-11-14

|language=ru

}}

{{cite magazine

|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2

| trans-title = Somebody else's witch-hunt

| script-title =ru:Охота на чужих ведьм

| magazine = The New Times

| location = Moscow

| year =1997

| number = 21

| pages = 36

|language=ru

}}

{{cite news |author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 |trans-title = How well are new religions being accepted in the West and in Russia? |script-title=ru:Как относятся к новым религиям на Западе и в России?|series=Thought of a Russian mind |language=ru |year=1997|number=4157 |pages=158 |ref=Фаликов}}
{{cite magazine |author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 |trans-title = In hope for some common sense|script-title=ru:В надежде на здравый смысл |magazine=Znamya|year=1998 |number=1 |pages=233–235|ref=Фаликов |language=ru }}
{{cite magazine

|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2

| trans-title = Neo-paganism

| script-title =ru:Неоязычество

| magazine = Novy Mir

| location = Moscow

| year =1999

| number = 8

| pages =148–168

|language=ru

}}

{{cite news

|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2

| trans-title = Scinetology and the spirit of capitalism

|script-title =ru:Сайентология и дух капитализма

| series = Время МН

| location = Moscow

| date =1999-10-27

| number = 8

| pages =148–168

|language=ru

}}

{{cite magazine

|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2

| trans-title = Victims of globalisation

|script-title =ru:Жертвы глобализации

| magazine = Summaries (magazine) |script-magazine=ru:Итоги (журнал)

| location = Moscow

| date = 2001-03-27

|language=ru

}}

{{cite news |author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 |trans-title=Anatomy of the myth |script-title=ru:Анатомия мифа |url=http://www.ng.ru/ng_religii/2001-04-11/7_myth.html |series=НГ Религии |date=2001-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804220135/http://religion.ng.ru/printing/2001-04-11/7_myth.html |archive-date=2012-08-04 |language=ru |url-status=dead }}
{{cite news |author1=Falikov B. Z. |author-mask=2 | author2 = Smirnov M. |title=N-i-r.su |author2-link = :ru:Смирнов, Валерий Аркадьевич |trans-title = New religions - where they come from? |script-title=ru:Новые религии - откуда они? |url=http://www.n-i-r.su/modules.php?name=Content&op=showpage&pid=15 |series=Наука и религия |year=2010 |number=10 |pages=2–6 |issn=0130-7045 |language=ru}}
{{cite magazine |author=Falikov, B. Z. |title=N-i-r.su |author-mask=2 |trans-title = Conflicting waves: sacralization and secularization|script-title=ru:Встречные волны: сакрализация и секуляризация |url=http://www.n-i-r.su/modules.php?name=Content&op=showpage&pid=15 | magazine=Science and religion |script-magazine=ru:Наука и религия |year=2010 |number=10 |pages=7–10 |issn=0130-7045 |language=ru }}
{{cite news |author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | trans-title = Monastery on wheels |script-title=ru:Монастырь на колесах |series=Science and religion |year=2010 |number=11 |pages=44–49 |issn=0130-7045 |language=ru}}
{{cite news |author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 |trans-title="The new age": back to the future |script-title=ru:"Новый век": назад в будущее |url=http://www.n-i-r.su/modules.php?name=Content&op=showpage&pid=46 |series=Science and religion |year=2010 |number=12 |pages=12–16 |issn=0130-7045 |language=ru |access-date=2016-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929040054/http://www.n-i-r.su/modules.php?name=Content&op=showpage&pid=46 |archive-date=2013-09-29 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite news|author=Falikov, B. Z. |title=N-i-r.su |author-mask=2 |trans-title = Scientology: from science fiction to chimeras of new religion |script-title=ru:Сайентология: от научной фантастики к химерам новой религии|url=http://www.n-i-r.su/modules.php?name=Content&op=showpage&pid=83| series=Science and religion |location=Moscow |year=2011|number=2 | issn=0130-7045 |language=ru}}
{{cite news |author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 |trans-title = Hubbard keeps attacking | script-title=ru:Хаббард по-прежнему нападает |url=http://www.gazeta.ru/comments/2013/03/05_a_4999913.shtml |newspaper=Gazeta.ru |date=2013-03-05|language=ru }}
{{cite news |author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | trans-title = A non-dogmatic moralist | script-title=ru:Недогматичный моралист |url=http://www.gazeta.ru/comments/2013/03/14_a_5056829.shtml |newspaper=Gazeta.ru |date=2013-03-14 |language=ru }}
{{cite news |author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 | trans-title = Neighbour-like pluralism | script-title=ru:Плюрализм по-соседски |url=http://www.gazeta.ru/comments/2013/04/01_a_5180341.shtml |newspaper=Gazeta.ru |date=2013-04-01 |language=ru }}
{{cite news |author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 |trans-title = Sovereign islam| script-title=ru:Суверенный ислам |url=http://www.gazeta.ru/comments/2013/05/13_a_5318913.shtml |newspaper=Gazeta.ru |date=2013-05-13 |language=ru }}
{{cite web|url= http://www.gazeta.ru/comments/2013/08/26_a_5605837.shtml|trans-title = Belief in the policeman | title=Вера в городового|author=Falikov, B. Z. |author-mask=2 |date= 2013-08-26|publisher= Gazeta.ru|access-date= 2013-08-27|language=ru }}

References

Critics

Bitten, Natasha [http://demagogy.ru/vixen/blog/2010-04-24/pravoslavnyi-vostokoved-boris-falikov-schitaet-chto-emansipatsiya-dlya-zhenshc The orthodox orientalist Borist Falikov believes, that emansipation of women causes terrorism] // Demagogy.ru (in Russian)
{{ill|Kolymagin, B. F.|ru|Колымагин, Борис Фёдорович}} [http://www.portal-credo.ru/site/?act=tv_reviews&id=251 Boris Falikov "Cults and cultures: from Helena Blavatsky to Ron Hubbard" (book review)] // Portal-Credo.Ru (in Russian)
{{ill|Smirnov, I. V.|ru|Смирнов, Илья Викторович}} [http://scepsis.ru/library/id_2096.html "Cults and Culture". The ironical approach. Boris Falikov "Cults and cultures: from Helena Blavatsky to Ron Hubbard" (book review)] //{{ill|«Скепсис»|ru|Скепсис (журнал)|vertical-align=sup}}, 02.07.2008 (in Russian).
Alexander Dvorkin [http://iriney.ru/main/polemika/melitopolshhina-london-ili-putevyie-zametki-borisa-falikova.html Melitopol — London or travel notes by Boris Falikov] // {{ill|Centre of religious studies of Mart. Iriney Lionski|ru|Центр религиоведческих исследований священномученика Иринея Лионского}}, 2000 (in Russian).
Alexander Dvorkin, Mikhailov Anatoly [http://www.ng.ru/dialogue/2001-06-14/6_habbard.html Controversy with Boris Falikov. The adventures of Ron Hubbard in Russia, or ideology instead of science] // Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 14.06.2001, [http://www.lermanet.com/cisar/russia/010614a.htm translation] ([http://iriney.ru/main/polemika/polemika-s-borisom-falikovyim.html copy] on the website of {{ill|Centre of religious studies of Mart. Iriney Lionski|ru|Центр религиоведческих исследований священномученика Иринея Лионского}}, 2004 (in Russian).
Alexander Dvorkin [http://iriney.ru/psevdoindutstskie/krishnaityi/arxiv-soobshhenij-o-krishnaitax/pozdravlyayu,-opyat-sovramshi%E2%80%A6.html Congrats, you lie again.. ({{lang|ru|Поздравляю, опять соврамши…}})] // {{ill|Centre of religious studies of Mart. Iriney Lionski|ru|Центр религиоведческих исследований священномученика Иринея Лионского}}, 2011 (in Russian).
Alexander Dvorkin [http://www.lermanet.com/cisar/russia/010614a.htm Boris Falikov Anatomy of a Myth (book review)].

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