- Kuzma Alekseyev
Kuzma Alekseyev, possibly his surname is Pilyandin, also known as "Kuzya-the-God" was a leader of
Teryukhan unrest in1806 -1810 , proclaimed himself a prophet.Kuzya-the-God lived in
Teryukhan Mordvin village ofMakrasha . Combining the Mordvin traditional beliefs with Christianity and conjuring tricks he managed to instill into his deity. He arranged secret devotions inkeremet (place of prayers) nearMaloye Seskino village. This resulted in Teryukhans' growing cool towardsRussian Orthodox Church . A troop was sent to arrest Kuzya-the-God. A court sentenced him to corporal punishment, marking and exile. In September1810 he was birched inDalneye Konstantinovo village ,Teryushevskaya Volost . The same year he was exiled toIrkutsk Governorate , however there he continued his sectarianism activity.Quotes
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* [http://wg-lj.livejournal.com/442512.html «отрывок из М.И.Пыляева ("Стародавние старчики, пустосвяты и юродивые".)»] — литературное описание истории «мордовского бога Кузьки».
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