Kathmandu— In the turbulent years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, a wave of sectarian movements emerged across the former USSR. Among the most prominent was the White Brotherhood, founded by Marina Tsvigun, a former journalist and Communist Party member who proclaimed herself “Maria Devi Khristos,” or Mother of the World. Tsvigun’s journey from […]

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