On October 3, 2026, the Kaluga Theological Seminary hosted the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "Man in the World of High Technology: Risks, Acquisitions, and Moral Choices." It was held as part of the XXIX Theotokos-Christmas Educational Readings and was timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the foundation and the 30th anniversary of the revival of the seminary.
The plenary session was held in the assembly hall of the Kaluga Archdiocese. After the prayer, the audience was shown a video dedicated to the anniversary of the seminary. Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk, Deputy Governor of the Kaluga Region Irina Anatolyevna Ageeva, Metropolitan Vladimir of Donetsk and Mariupol and Deputy Chairman of the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church Archpriest Valentin Vasechko addressed the participants with welcoming words.
V. A. Bessonov, General Director of the Kaluga United Museum-Reserve, Candidate of Historical Sciences, spoke about the history of the seminary based on materials from museum collections. The scientific secretary of the St. Filaret Institute (Moscow), Candidate of Philosophical Sciences A. P. Patrakova considered the human heart as the main target of the impact of modern technologies. Archpriest Andrey Bezborodov, head of the study of the history of the Kaluga Diocese in the 19th and 20th centuries, traced how the seminary's life developed in 1776-1918 and what difficulties it faced. Associate Professor of the Department of Historical and Church-practical Disciplines at Kaluga Theological Seminary, Candidate of Psychological Sciences T. P. Voitenko showed what contribution seminary graduates I. A. Chistovich and M. M. Troitsky made to the development of Russian psychology at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries.
Commemorative medals were awarded during the meeting. The plenary session ended with a performance by the combined choir of the Kaluga Theological Seminary and the Kaluga Theological College.