In 1990, he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute, "Engineering and system analysis of microelectronic devices." The second education (unfinished) - lecture of Oriental Studies at the Institute of Asian and African (
Moscow State University). In 1993–95 he worked as a teacher of the history of Russia and Western Europe in the first classical orthodox school "Radonezh-Yasnevo". Since 1987 he has worked in independent journalism as a special correspondent for the independent newspapers
Messenger of Christian Democracy (1987–91), as the head the Society and Culture department of
The First of September (1992–95), as the project author and executive editor of application "NG-religion" and special correspondent on "hot spots" of
Nezavisimaya Gazeta (1995–02), and as the project author and editor of the magazine
Meaning. As a war correspondent for
Nezavisimaya Gazeta, he worked in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Chechnya, Dagestan, Yugoslavia, Israel and Palestine. an independent non-profit expert-analytical community that connects and involves the experts and analysts specializing in the problems of contemporary political, socio-mythological and religious consciousness. He is the founder of the radio station Ethno-radio, which started broadcasting on November 4, 2011. Maxim Shevchenko tried to become deputy of Russian parliament as representative of
Dagestan Republic. He also tried to become governor of
Vladimir Oblast. Although he did not succeed in both cases he did make several changes in Russian politics. Both Dagestan president
Ramazan Abdulatipov and Vladimir Oblast
Svetlana Orlova left their offices. Maxim Shevchenko also supported
Pavel Grudinin on general Presidential elections. Pavel Grudinin scored 2nd in the presidential race. ==Public activities==