On July 12, 2007, the city court of St. Petersburg satisfied the claim of the city prosecutor, who demanded the liquidation of the St. Petersburg organization "Scientology Center". The court found the following violations of Scientologists: The center is a public association, not a religious organization, but it does conduct Scientology "auditing" and "cleansing" procedures that have been deemed religious.

On June 29, 2007, Alexander Konovalov, representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District, spoke at the All-Russian scientific and theological conference "The Legacy of St. Seraphim of Sarov and the Fate of Russia" with a report on the role of the Church in society. This report is unusual for a high-ranking official, so we will note its main points. A.