Kudryavtsev Alexander Mikhailovich

Kudryavtsev Alexander Mikhailovich

Biography

2023

Alexander Kudryavtsev was in the center of media attention in March 2023, spoke at a scientific and theological conference organized by the Minsk and Sretensky spiritual academies. There he stated that the universe created by God fell into "decay" due to the fall of people. He also expressed his conviction that in the past people lived for 900 years.

This follows from Bible history. In this case, as a scientist, I go to analysis and I can say that I do not have such facts. I do not know how many years the forefathers lived, I can only state as indicated in the Scriptures. There are very specific dates with which you can create a graph of how many lived then and now. Once I myself made such a schedule. I put it in my report, - Kudryavtsev later explained his words.

At the same conference, Alexander Kudryavtsev said that sins are the cause of many genetic diseases. The head of the RAS commission on combating pseudoscience, Yevgeny Alexandrov, in a conversation with RTVI, called it an outrageous fact that "such a person holds the position of director of the leading institute of the academy."

2024: Dismissal from the post of Director of the Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences

In January 2024, the director was replaced at the Institute of General Genetics of the RAS named after N. I. Vavilov. Alexander Kudryavtsev, who headed the institute since June 2022, was relieved of his post. Doctor of Biological Sciences Andrei Misyurin was appointed acting head of the institution, the Ministry of Education and Science said.

The press service of the department did not name the reason for the dismissal, but said that Kudryavtsev left the post after the termination of the employment contract. At the same time, according to the order of the Ministry of Education and Science, his term of office was five years (until June 20, 2027).

Kudryavtsev asked to remove his duties for health reasons, his request was granted unanimously, an informed source told RTVI TV channel.^[1]

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