• Field Studies in the Middle East:

• Zaroastrianism and other religious minorities in the Middle East,
• contemporary Iranian culture,
• contemporary Persian literature,
• contemporary culture of the Arabic World,
• the early-Christian monasticism.

• Research in the Far East:

• cultures of China, Japan and Korea with reference to their ancient and contemporary traditions.

• Comparative Studies of Religions:

• religious and magical symbolism of stones,
• use of stones in the sacred and magic spheres, as well as alchemy pertaining to them,
• research in sacred texts, chants, stories, etc. being composed during ages, with relation to particular stones,
•  use of stones in folk medicine.

• Social and Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of Religions:
  
  
  • theory of culture and civilizations,
  • research in ancient and contemporary cultures of four great civilizations (Western, Islamic, Confucian and South Asian) remaining within the research interest and didactic program of the Chair.

• Research in South Asia:

• field studies and academic research pertaining to the cultural and religious diversity of the residents of this region, in ancient times and contemporary
• research in material culture, languages, history of art, mainly religious.

• in companies and institutions keeping relations with countries of the East (expert analysis, consulting);
• promotion of the knowledge of the East in schools, cultural institutions and business area;
• support in establishing relations with collaborators/partners from the East;
• opinions, expertise and reports on social and politic state of such countries as Iran, Afghanistan, Tadjikistan and South Asian countries;
• training and lectures on politic, social, cultural and religious state of Iran, Afghanistan, Tadjikistan and South Asian countries;
• language courses (Persian, Hindi);
• ordinary (unsworn) translations from Persian, Dari, Tadjik, Hindi.

Methods and research techniques:

• sociological qualitative research (field studies, in-depth interview, textual analysis using programs of the QDAS – Qualitative Data Analysis Software type);
• linguistic and literature research;
• religious research;
• archaeological and history of art research.

• experience: translations for the military, low court, public prosecutors, border guard, companies, institutions of culture;
• trainings for the transition mission soldiers being sent to Afghanistan.