True Russian Orthodox Church
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The True Russian Orthodox Church is a Russia
n religious group founded by Pyotr Kuznetsov
. It is an apparent sect
or dissenting faction of the Russian Orthodox Church
. Its members reject processed food and consider bar codes satan
ic symbols.
In November 2007, between 29-35 members of the group holed themselves up in a cave in Russia's Penza
region, threatening mass suicide
if authorities tried to intervene. Kuznetsov had told them to hide themselves away to await the end of the world, which he predicted would take place in May 2008. Kuznetsov himself was not with the group, but had been placed under police arrest.
On March 28, 2008, seven women who had holed up in a cave for months were being treated by emergency workers, regional officials said. Three days later 14 members emerged from the cave after melting snow caused part of the cave to collapse.
On April 3, 2008 Kuznetsov was taken to a hospital where "Officials said that he may have attempted suicide after realising his prediction had been wrong."
On May 16, 2008 the last nine members of the cult emerged from the bunker due to the toxic fumes produced by two cult members who had died over winter.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n religious group founded by Pyotr Kuznetsov
Pyotr Kuznetsov
Pyotr Kuznetsov , born 1964, is the leader and founder of the Russian religious group, the True Russian Orthodox Church. Kuznetsov did not let his followers watch television, listen to the radio or handle money...
. It is an apparent sect
Sect
A sect is a group with distinctive religious, political or philosophical beliefs. Although in past it was mostly used to refer to religious groups, it has since expanded and in modern culture can refer to any organization that breaks away from a larger one to follow a different set of rules and...
or dissenting faction of the Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate The ROC is often said to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world; including all the autocephalous churches under its umbrella, its adherents number over 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million...
. Its members reject processed food and consider bar codes satan
Satan
Satan , "the opposer", is the title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible...
ic symbols.
In November 2007, between 29-35 members of the group holed themselves up in a cave in Russia's Penza
Penza
-Honors:A minor planet, 3189 Penza, discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978, is named after the city.-Notable residents:...
region, threatening mass suicide
Mass suicide
- Examples :Mass suicide sometimes occurs in religious or cultic settings. Defeated groups may resort to mass suicide rather than being captured. Suicide pacts are a form of mass suicide unconnected to cults or war that are sometimes planned or carried out by small groups of frustrated people...
if authorities tried to intervene. Kuznetsov had told them to hide themselves away to await the end of the world, which he predicted would take place in May 2008. Kuznetsov himself was not with the group, but had been placed under police arrest.
On March 28, 2008, seven women who had holed up in a cave for months were being treated by emergency workers, regional officials said. Three days later 14 members emerged from the cave after melting snow caused part of the cave to collapse.
On April 3, 2008 Kuznetsov was taken to a hospital where "Officials said that he may have attempted suicide after realising his prediction had been wrong."
On May 16, 2008 the last nine members of the cult emerged from the bunker due to the toxic fumes produced by two cult members who had died over winter.