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[[Image:Silantyev-r.jpg|thumb|Roman Silantyev, Russian Islamologist]]'''Roman Silantyev''' (Russian: Силантьев, Роман Анатольевич) is a Russian sociologist [[w:Islamist|Islamic expert]], former executive secretary of the [[w:Interreligious Council of Russia|Interreligious Council of Russia]] (IIRC), director of the human rights center of the [[w:World Russian People's Council|World Russian People's Council]], a staff member of the [[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]] Department for External Church Relations.
In 2005 Silantyev was relieved from his IIRC posts after the controversial reception of his book ''A Modern History of the Islamic Community in Russia'', criticized both from the Muslim and Orthodox sides.<ref>Interfax-Religion. [http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=documents&div=44 "Statement by the Orthodox public on Silantyev's book"] 6 December, 2005.</ref>
In 2007 Silantyev published another book ''A Modern History of Islam in Russia''.
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