True Russian Orthodox Church
- True Russian Orthodox Church
The True Russian Orthodox Church ( _ru. настоящей Русской православной церковью) is a Russian 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 satanic symbols.
In November 2007, between 29-35 members[cite news | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/16/doomsday.cult/index.html | title=Doomsday cult threaten suicide | publisher=CNN | date=2007-11-17] ][cite news | title=Russia cult members in cave siege | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7098671.stm | publisher=BBC News | date=2007-11-16] ]On March 28, 2008, seven women who had holed up in a cave for months were being treated by emergency workers, regional officials said. [cite news | author=Mike Eckel | url=http://mikeoncrime.com/article/7846/7-members-of-doomsday-cult-emerge-from-cave | title=7 members of doomsday cult emerge from cave | publisher=AP | date=2008-03-28] Three days later 14 members emerged from the cave after melting snow caused part of the cave to collapse.[cite news | title=Doomsday cult members emerge from Russian cave | url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/04/01/doomsday-cult.html?ref=rss | publisher=CBC News | date=2008-04-01] ]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."[cite news | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3677129.ece | title=Cult leader Pyotr Kuznetsov tries suicide after realising he was wrong about doomsday |publisher=The Times Online | date=April 3, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2008-04-24] ]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. [cite news | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/16/2247471.htm | title=Corpse stench drives Russian doomsday cult from cave |publisher=ABC News | date=May 16, 2008 | first= | last= | accessdate = 2008-05-16]
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