Yakov Krotov

Yakov Krotov (born 31 May 1957) is a Russian essayist, historian, radio host and priest of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

In 1977–1989, he worked as a librarian and archivist.

He writes about history, Christianity, promotes values of tolerance, religious liberty and peace-making.

From 1997 he works for the Radio Free Europe, making weekly talk-shows under the title "From the Christian point of view".

[1][2] He has been lecturing in the United States on the Russian Orthodoxy as a Bradley Visiting Scholar in 1994.