Valentin Ternavtsev

Valentin Alexandrovich Ternavtsev (Russian: Валентин Александрович Тернавцев; 27 February 1866 in Melitopol, Tavria Governorate, Russian Empire (modern Ukraine) – 28 August 1940 in Serpukhov, Moskovskaya Oblast, USSR) was a Russian author, publisher and religious activist, one of the organisers of the Religious and Philosophical Society (1901-1903). A high-ranking Synod official in 1906-1917, Ternavtsev had the reputation of an active reformist in the Russian Orthodox Church hierarchy.^[1]

Valentin Ternavtsev
Born	Валентин Александрович Тернавцев (1866-02-27)27 February 1866 Melitopol, Russian Empire
Died	28 August 1940(1940-08-28) (aged 74) Serpukhov, Moskovskaya Oblast
Nationality	Russian
Occupation(s)	religious activist, author
Known for	The Religious and Philosophical Society