Navštěvoval střední školu ve vesnici Ureno-Karlinskoje. V letech 1989–1993 byl oltářníkem a čtecem v chrámu svatého Sergia Radoněžského ve vesnici Tavolžanka.
According to the author, the main problem in the interpretation of these ideas is a simplistic view of their relationship: the differences between them are either underestimated or, on the contrary, absolutised.