[6] In 2001, he resigned from the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and moved to MGIMO where he became professor at the Department of Philosophy and also headed the University Center on ‘Church and International Relations’.

In March 2014, Andrey Zubov was fired following his criticism of the actions of the Russian government in Ukraine and Crimea (for ‘committing an act of indecency’, as the official order read).

However, the Presidential Commission to Protect Labour Rights declared the dismissal illegal and he was reinstated to his position on 11 April 2014 and continued to work until the formal expiration of his contract on June 30, 2014.

Under the influence of the famous Russian indianist, Vsevolod Sementsov and his wife, Olga Zubova (Egyptologist) he became interested in comparative religious studies.

[14] Since his expulsion from the MGIMO, Professor Zubov has made frequent appearances in opposition media, expressing himself among other issues on historical matters.

On June 29, 2009, by the decision of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Kirill, Professor Zubov was included in the editorial board for writing a textbook for the course ‘Basics of Orthodox Christian Culture’ for high school.

On September 29, 2009, he took part in the conference ‘Religion and Political Culture’ organized in Rome by the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

[15] In March 2012, he publicly expressed his opposition to Pussy Riot trial: in his opinion, the punishment was disproportionate, and even in the Russian Empire sentences in similar cases were less severe.

[17][18] In September that year, he was one of the signatories to a declaration that stated that a political regime of "fascist type" was fast taking shape in Russia and called on the authorities ‘to put an end to the aggressive adventure: to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine and to stop propaganda as well as material and military support to the separatists in southeastern Ukraine’.

[19] In spring 2016, Andrey Zubov announced that he would take part in the State Duma elections as a member of the People’s Freedom Party.

But I signed [anti-war petition] so that I could express my opinion and distance myself from Russia's ruling elite, which is breaking international law.