Oleg Maltsev (psychologist)

Oleg Viktorovich Maltsev (born on April 17, 1975) is a Ukrainian Candidate of Sciences in psychology[1] and philosophy,[2] who teaches a variation of the Fate Analysis method developed by Hungarian psychoanalyst Leopold Szondi through his organization called Applied Sciences Association. Exponents of the anti-cult movement in Russia and Ukraine have criticized his association as a cult.[3]

This article is about the Ukrainian psychologist. For the Russian judoka, see Oleg Maltsev.
Oleg Viktorovich Maltsev
Born (1975-04-17) April 17, 1975
Odessa, Ukraine
Notable work
Non-compromised Pendulum
Websiteoleg-maltsev.com

Biography

Oleg V. Maltsev was born in Odessa, Ukraine, on April 17, 1975, into a Jewish family who moved to Sevastopol in the same year.[4]

In 2014, Maltsev and collaborators established several organizations including the "Memory Institute", with the "Applied Science Association" serving as an umbrella organization.[3] In 2016, Maltsev's group was accused of being a 'cult' by Alexander Dvorkin, the vice-president of European Federation of Centres of Research and Information on Sectarianism.[3] In this regard, the activities of Oleg Maltsev were analyzed by the Italian sociologist of religions Massimo Introvigne, his colleagues from CESNUR and the Belgian human rights organization Human Rights Without Frontiers. They concluded that his organization was not a new religious movement, but a group of followers of the Hungarian psychoanalyst Léopold Szondi and researchers of European mysticism.[5] Although Maltsev  deny that his teachings are part of "esotericism", professor of sociology PierLuigi Zoccatelli concluded that they are included in the larger notion of the "esoteric paradigm".[6]

In 2017, Maltsev authored a book entitled Non-compromised Pendulum on boxing trainer Cus DAmato and his methods. Maltsev's co-author was Tom Patti, a student of DAmato. The work received positive reviews in Sports Illustrated and The Ring.[7][8]

In 2018, Maltsev was awarded a PhD in Psychological Sciences at Odessa State University.[9] Maltsev cites Hungarian psychologist Leopold Szondi as "one of the pillars" of his world view, and he practices a variant of Szondi's Fate Analysis.[10][11]

In August 2019, Oleg Maltsev, together with two other Ukrainian scientists, presented a joint monograph on the disclosure of Serial killings. Oleg Maltsev in this work did the bulk devoted to the description of the psycho-portrait of a serial killer.[12]

In 2019, Maltsev was elected chairman of the Odessa Photographic Society.[13]

Notes
  1. "Міністерство освіти і науки України - Наказ МОН України від № 936 «Про затвердження рішень Атестаційної колегії Міністерства щодо присвоєння вчених звань і присудження наукових ступенів від 26 червня 2017 року»". mon.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Міністерство освіти і науки України - Про затвердження рішень Атестаційної колегії Міністерства". mon.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. "UKRAINE: Followers of Jewish psychiatrist Léopold Szondi accused by FECRIS vice-president Alexander Dvorkin of belonging to a 'cult' | Human Rights Without Frontiers".
  4. Introvigne (2018b), p. 14.
  5. Introvigne, Massimo (2018-06-13). "In Search of Mysticism: Oleg Maltsev and the Applied Sciences Association". The Journal of CESNUR. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  6. Zoccatelli, PierLuigi (2018-06-13). "Introduction: Mysticism, the Esoteric Paradigm, and Oleg Maltsev". The Journal of CESNUR. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  7. Jones, Kaelen. "'Non-Compromised Pendulum' preserves Cus D'Amato's legacy". SI.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  8. Groves, Lee (11 December 2018). "New book gives in-depth look at Cus D'Amato's training system". The Ring. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  9. Introvigne (2018b), pp. 15-16.
  10. Introvigne (2018a).
  11. Di Marzio (2018), p. 40.
  12. "В Украине издадут книгу об умышленных и серийных убийцах". Интерфакс-Украина (in Russian).
  13. Тарусова, Дарья (August 29, 2019). "Наука и фотография. Возрождение старейшего Одесского фотографического общества".

References
  • Di Marzio, Raffaella (2018). "No Fear No Regret: Oleg Maltsev and the Mythical History of Salvatore Giuliano." The Journal of CESNUR, 2,3(2018):36-53. ISSN 2532-2990. doi:10.26338/tjoc.2018.2.3.3.
  • Introvigne, Massimo (2018b). "In Search of Mysticism: Oleg Maltsev and the Applied Sciences Association." The Journal of CESNUR, 2,3(2018):14-35. ISSN 2532-2990. doi:10.26338/tjoc.2018.2.3.2.
  • Szondi, Leopold (1953). Mensch und Schicksal. Elemente einer dialektischen Schiksalswissenschaft (Anankologie). (Wissenschaft und Weltbild 7). Vienna: Verlag Harold.
  • Zoccatelli, PierLuigi (2018). "Introduction: Mysticism, the Esoteric Paradigm, and Oleg Maltsev." The Journal of CESNUR, 2,3(2018):3-13. ISSN 2532-2990. doi:10.26338/tjoc.2018.2.3.1.
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