Vladimir Romanovich Legoyda (Russian: Владимир Романович Легойда; born 8 August 1973) is a Russian public figure, journalist, university professor, expert in cultural studies, political science and religious studies.

He is Candidate of Political Sciences and professor of the Department of World literature and culture, Moscow State Institute of International Relations;[1] co-founder, editor-in-chief of Foma magazine,[2] Chairman of the Department for Church's Society and Mass Mediа Relations (Russian Orthodox Church)[3][4] and Acting Head of the Press Service of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'.

From 2006 to 2008 he was a member of the working group who prepared the draft "The Russian Orthodox Church's Basic Teaching on Human Dignity, Freedom and Rights".

In 2015 Legoyda began serving as Chair of the Holy Synod Department for Church's Society and Mass Mediа Relations.

From 2009 to 2015 he was a member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation on development of civil society institutions and human rights.

[15] From 2009 to 2012 he was a member of the Public chamber of the Russian Federation (the Commission on communications, information policy and freedom of word in mass media).