<br><br>Vladimir Fedorovich Milovidov (July 2, 1928, Saratov, USSR – February 22, 2007, Moscow, Russia) – Soviet and Russian religious scholar, historian, culturologist, museologist, specialist in the Old Believers and the history of Russian weapons art, an outstanding expert in the theory and practice of sharpening blades of edged weapons. Candidate of Historical Sciences (1955). One of the authors of the „Atheistic Dictionary” (1983), „Brief Scientific Atheistic Dictionary” (1964) and the dictionary „Religions of the peoples of modern Russia” (1999).<br>Biography<br>In 1955, at the Moscow Regional Pedagogical Institute named after NK Krupskaya, he defended his thesis for the degree of candidate of historical sciences on the topic „The uprising of slaves in Italy under the leadership of Spartacus (74-71 BC).”<br><br>He worked in the Armory Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin, then as a senior researcher at the Institute of Scientific Atheism of the Academy of Social Sciences under the Central Committee of the CPSU, organized in 1964.<br><br>In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was actively involved in the studies of the postwar Old Believers that resumed in the USSR after a long hiatus due to the repressive defeat of ethnographic science, eventually becoming a recognized authority in this area. His monographs „Old Belief in the Past and Present” (1969) and „Modern Old Believers” (1979), which continued this theme, became a landmark phenomenon in Russian religious studies literature.<br><br>In the early 1980s, when missionaries and adherents of the “religions of the new century” and mystical cults began to appear in the country, a problem group was created at the Institute of Scientific Atheism under the Central Committee of the CPSU to study modern forms of mysticism and new religious movements. VF Milovidov became its leader. This group included religious scholars, culturologists, psychologists, and representatives of other scientific specialties. The results of the research carried out by the group were published, in particular, in the collection „Questions of Scientific Atheism” (published in 1966-1989).<br><br>He was engaged in professional sharpening of edged weapons, collected a significant collection of knives, blades and whetstones. In 2006, the educational film „On Sharpening Blades” was released on DVD (duration – 1 hour 30 minutes; filming and editing authors: Alexey Borzenko and Nikolai Lukinykh).<br><br>At the beginning of 2007, about a month before the opening of the next International Exhibition „Hunting and Fishing in Russia” in Moscow (VVTs, February 22-26, 2007), he began to carefully prepare for the author’s master class on sharpening blades on its first day. which was planned to be removed for educational purposes. But these plans did not come true.<br><br>In the last months of his life, due to heart problems, he underwent an operation of angioplasty of the coronary arteries, which later caused an unexpected serious complication and emergency hospitalization. On the morning of February 22, 2007, Vladimir Fedorovich Milovidov died without regaining consciousness in the intensive care unit of the Sklifosovsky Institute (Moscow), after a bypass operation had been performed several days before.<br><br>He was buried at the Perkhushkovskoye cemetery, on the banks of the Medvenka river (the rural settlement of Zhavoronkovskoye, Odintsovo district, Moscow region).<br>Scientific worksMonographsMilovidov V.F. Old Believers in the Past and Present / Acad. societies. Sciences at the Central Committee of the CPSU. Institute of scientific atheism. – M .: Mysl, 1969 .– 112 p. – 20,000 copies.Milovidov V.F. Modern Old Believers. – M .: Mysl, 1979 .– 126 p. – 29,000 copiesI. A. Kremleva Review // Soviet Ethnography. – 1981. – No. 4. – P. 183–185. – Retz. on the book: Milovidov V.F. Modern Old Believers. M., 1979, 126 p.Milovidov V.F. Old Believers and Social Progress / Retz. E. G. Filimonov. – M .: Knowledge, 1983 .– 64 p. – (New in life, science, technology. Series „Scientific atheism”; No. 9). – 44 670 copies.ArticlesMilovidov V.F. Old Believers and Social Progress // Questions of Scientific Atheism. Issue 2. Modernization of religion in modern conditions / Acad. societies. Sciences of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Institute of . – M .: Mysl, 1966. – S. 198-224. – 439 p. – 23,000 copies.Kogan Yu. Ya., Grekulov E.F., Milovidov V.F. Church and Russian absolutism in the 18th century // Church in the of Russia (9th century – 1917). Critical Essays. / Acad. Sciences of the USSR, Institute of General. stories; otv. ed. Dr. East Sciences N. A. Smirnov. – M .: Nauka, 1967. – S. 162-205. – 336 p. 7600 copiesDmitriev S.S., Milovidov V.F. Church in the service of autocracy and serfdom in the first half of the 19th century. // Church in the history of Russia (IX century – 1917). Critical Essays. / Acad. Sciences of the USSR, Institute of General. stories; otv. ed. Dr. East Sciences N. A. Smirnov. – M .: Nauka, 1967. – S. 206-226. – 336 p. 7600 copiesMilovidov V.F. Historical destinies of schism and Old Believers // Questions of scientific atheism. Issue 25: Atheism, Religion, Church in the History of the USSR / Acad. societies. Sciences of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Institute of Scientific Atheism; editorial board: P.K. Kurochkin (editor-in-chief) and others; above issue. I. I. Roshchina worked. – M .: Thought, 1980. – S. 99-117. – 341 p. – 21,000 copiesMilovidov V.F. New religious and mystical cults of the West and attempts to introduce them into the USSR // Actual problems of scientific and atheistic education of young people: Materials of the All-Union School of Young Scientists and Komsomol Workers in Gurzuf (November 1981) / Editorial Board: E.G. Filimonov (rep. ed.) and others – M .: Molodaya gvardiya, 1983. – S. 34-51. – 187 p.Milovidov V.F. New religious and mystical cults of the West and attempts to introduce them in the USSR // Actual problems of scientific and atheistic education of youth: Materials of the II All-Union. shk. young scientists and (Oct. – Nov. 1983, Zvenigorod) / Editorial board: E. G. Filimonov (editor-in-chief) and others – M .: Molodaya gvardiya, 1984 .– 174 p. (Atheism / Komsomol, Central Committee).Milovidov V.F. New religious and mystical cults // Youth, religion, atheism: Collection of articles / Comp. Yu.A. Kimelev. – M .: Young Guard, 1984 .– S. 148-165. – 224 p.Milovidov V.F. Criticism of modern mysticism // Questions of scientific atheism. Issue 32. / Acad. societies. Sciences of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Institute of Scientific Atheism; editorial board; V. I. Garadzha (editor-in-chief) and others. – M .: Mysl, 1985. – S. 126-139. – 333 p. – 22 420 copies.<br> Religions of the peoples of modern Russia<br>Milovidov V.F. Beglopopovtsy, Beglopopovskoe consent // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited by: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed. , rev. and add. – M .: Republic, 2002. – S. 40-41. – 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Belokrinitskaya hierarchy // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed., … and add. – M .: Republic, 2002. – S. 43-44. – 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Bespopovshchina // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Ed-col .: Mchedlov M.P. (editor-in-chief), Averyanov Yu.I., Basilov V.N. et al. – 2nd ed., Rev. and add. – M .: Republic, 2002. – S. 45-46. – 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Ancient Orthodox Pomor Church (DOC) // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited by: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov, etc. – 2nd ed., rev. and add. – M .: Respublika, 2002 .– S. 89 .– 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Unified Church // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed., Revised … and add. – M .: Respublika, 2002 .– P. 98 .– 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Kerzhensky sketes // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed., Revised … and add. – M .: Respublika, 2002 .– P. 171. – 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Nekrasovtsy // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Ed-col .: Mchedlov M.P. (editor-in-chief), Averyanov Yu.I., Basilov V.N. et al. – 2nd ed., Rev. and add. – M .: Respublika, 2002 .– P. 291. – 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Pomorskiy sense, Danilovites // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Ed.: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed. , rev. and add. – M .: Respublika, 2002 .– S. 337 .– 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Popovshchina // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed., Rev. and add. – M .: Republic, 2002. – S. 337-338. – 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Transfiguration cemetery // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed., Revised … and add. – M .: Respublika, 2002 .– S. 388 .– 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Rogozhskoe cemetery // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed., Revised … and add. – M .: Respublika, 2002 .– S. 421. – 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Russian Ancient Orthodox Church (Archdiocese) // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed., rev. and add. – M .: Respublika, 2002 .– S. 429 .– 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Spassovsky sense // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed., Revised … and add. – M .: Republic, 2002. – S. 495-496. – 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Old Believers // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed., Rev. and add. – M .: Republic, 2002. – S. 496-498. – 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Wandering sense, runner sense // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited by: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed. ., rev. and add. – M .: Respublika, 2002 .– S. 501. – 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Fedoseevsky sense // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Ed.: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed., Revised … and add. – M .: Respublika, 2002 .– S. 531 .– 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Milovidov V.F. Filippovsky sense // Religions of the peoples of modern Russia: Dictionary / Edited: M.P. Mchedlov (editor-in-chief), Yu.I. Averyanov, V.N. Basilov et al. – 2nd ed., Revised … and add. – M .: Republic, 2002. – S. 531-532. – 624 p. – 4000 copies. – ISBN 5-250-01818-1.Other works (about melee weapons)Milovidov V. The blade is sharp // MasterRun. – 2002. – No. 66. – S. 58-61.Milovidov V. Blade blade // MasterRun. – 2003. – No. 7 (76). – S. 48-51.Milovidov V. And again about sharpening // Knife. – 2004. – No. 1 (2).Milovidov V. Blade sharpening (sharpness technology) // MasterRug. – 2004. – No. 3 (84). – S. 56-59.Milovidov V. Sharpen the blade yourself // MasterRun. – 2004. – No. 4 (85). – S. 56-59.Milovidov V. The Phenomenon of Sharpness // MasterRun. – 2004. – No. 5 (86). – S. 38-42.Milovidov V. Hunting knife – unity in diversity // MasterRug. – 2004. – No. 9 (90). – S. 42-45.Milovidov V. Universal hunting knife // MasterRug. – 2004. – No. 11 (92). – S. 32-35.Milovidov V. Universal hunting knife (part 2) // MasterRug. – 2004. – No. 12 (93). – S. 30-34.Milovidov V. Large knife as a hunting weapon // MasterRun. – 2005. – No. 2 (95). – S. 50-54.Milovidov V. Large knife as a hunting weapon (part 2) // MasterRug. – 2005. – No. 3 (96). – S. 46-48.Milovidov V. Samson’s Bear Knife // MasterRun. – 2005. – No. 7 (100). – S. 42-47. (see Samsonov’s hunting knives)Milovidov V. Culture and Anti-Culture, or Does a Hunter, Fisherman, or Tourist Need a Knife? // MasterRun. – 2005. – No. 12 (105). – S. 60-67.<br>Reprints of journal articles:<br>Milovidov V. The Phenomenon of Sharpness // Hunting Library, No. 9 (141), 2007. Hunting Camp. – Reutov: PTP ERA, 2007 .– 128 p. – (Hunter. Fisherman).Milovidov V. Universal hunting knife // Hunting library, № 11 (143), 2007. Battling wolf hunting: Coll. tips. – Reutov: PTP ERA, 2007 .– 128 p. – (Hunter. Fisherman).