Education
He studied at the Leningrad State University, then graduated from the Leningrad Theological Academy.
journalist monk priest theologian
He studied at the Leningrad State University, then graduated from the Leningrad Theological Academy.
Born in 1951 in Leningrad, in a family of a military physician. He was tonsured a monk with the name of Mark and ordained clergyman (no later than 1976), was a cell-attendant of Metropolitan Nicodemus and priest in the Cathedral of Viborg. From 1987 he worked in the newspaper " Moscow News ".
The editor and compiler of the collection of articles "On the Road to Freedom of Conscience" (Moscow: Progress, 1989).
From 1991 to 1995 - editor of "Religion in the Modern World" on Radio Liberty. As in 2002 - chief editor of " New York-religion "(Annex to the" Independent Newspaper ").
Since the mid-1990s, in spite of his monastic vows, again began to use profane the name of Valery. Smirnov is married.