Yakov Krotov

Russian essayist and Orthodox priest From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yakov Krotov (born 31 May 1957) is a Russian author and historian.

Picture of Yakov Krotov taken on 30 December 2025

From 1977 to 1989, he worked as a librarian and archivist. Since 1990 he has been a freelance author. He writes about history, Christianity, promotes values of tolerance, religious liberty and peace-making. He published five books in Russian.

In 1994, he lectured in the United States on the Russian Orthodoxy as a Bradley Visiting Scholar.[citation needed]

As of 2008, Krotov was the host of a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Russian Service program on religion.[1]

He is married and has two sons.

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