About the book: year / Priest, actor and screenwriter Ivan Okhlobystin studied at VGIK, worked as a director at Mosfilm, was engaged in political PR, was published in Kommersant, the newspaper " Top Secret" and the magazine "Stolitsa", collaborated with the TV channels TV-6, RTR and ORT and even owned his own film studio for a short time. After all this, he graduated from the seminary and became Father John - in 2001 he was ordained to the priesthood. The only serving priest in Russia and at the same time an actor - with the blessing of the Church. He has six children, belongs to a hunting club, plays chess and WarCraft, reads Tolkien and Latin American writers, and has a weakness for technical innovations like watches and mobile phones. He cannot stand familiarity, does not like police series and speculation on the topic of church and faith. Member of the Snob project since December 2008.