He is the author of the following works:
* Short stories:
* "The Window" (1988)
* "The Door" (1989)
* "The Wall" (1990)
* "The Roof" (1991)
* "The Floor" (1992)
* Novels:
* "The Night of the Wolf" (1993)
* "The Day of the Bear" (1994)
* "The Year of the Tiger" (1995)
* "The Age of the Dragon" (1996)
* Non-fiction:
* "The History of Russia" (1997)
* "The Culture of Russia" (1998)
* "The Politics of Russia" (1999)
* "The Religion of Russia" (2000)
Timofeyev's works have been translated into more than 20 languages. He is a member of the Union of Russian Writers and the Russian Academy of Sciences.