Vladimir Vladimirovich Wiedemann is a philosopher, writer and journalist. Participating in the hippy and new age movements he was involved in the counter-culture; Samizdat, organising private lectures and seminars on Anthropology and the history of religions, running underground Yoga and Martial Arts groups in Tallinn and Moscow. In 1976–81 he was secretary to the philosopher R.M. Tamm, who headed the Forest Academy in Estonia (theoretical and practical parapsychology). He worked as a correspondent for the Russian Service of the BBC in Germany for 20 years. Specialising in international politics, economics and culture, he is the author of more than 20 books, as well as a participant in various anthologies.