- Postniki
The Postniki (постники "fasters") were a millennial sect of 19th century
Southern Russia , a branch of theKhlysty (flagellants) movement, founded by Abbakum (or Avvakum) Ivanov Kopylov (Аббакум / Аввакум Копылов, 1756–1838), a peasant of theTambov Oblast . Kopylov declared himself the livingChrist and gathered a considerable following in the1820s . After Kopylov's death in 1838, the sect disintegrated in various schisms, giving rise to follow-up groups such as theStaroiszrail (Old Israel) sect led by Kopylov's disciple Perfil Katasonov.Soviet scholar A.I. Klibanov still encountered several postniki in
Rasskazovo in 1959.External links
*http://www.doukhobor.org/New-Israel.htm
*http://www.molokane.org/molokan/Religion/Dekhtevich_Khlysty.html
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