Conference on religious extremism
December 10, 2002

The most well known destructive totalitarian sects and groups that have a significant number of the distinguishing characteristics and are active in the Russian federation include the following:

[translator's note: the original gives the names in a generally alphabetical order in Russian. Here a transliteration of the Russian is given first and then, in parentheses, an approximate English translation is provided, where meaningful. In some cases this represents a back-translation from an English original, and may not be precise. I welcome corrections from people who have more precise information or a better idea about translation.]

Absoliut istiny energozhizni tsentr; Absolute of the Truth of Energy of Life Center

Avatar kursy; Courses of Avatar

Aventisty sedmogo dnia--reformisty; Reformist Seventh-day Adventists

Akademiia informatsionnykh tekhnologii; Academy of Information Technology

Akademiia frontalnykh problem im. Zolotova; Zolotov Academy of frontal problems

Akademiia cheloveka Lanid; Lanid Academy of Man

Akbasheva Tolgata okkultnoe technie; occultic sect of Akbashev Tolgat

Analiticheskaia gruppa Severnyi veter Antona Platova I Dmitriia Gavrilova; The "North Wind" analytical group of Anton Platov and Dmitry Gavrilov

Ananda (Kriia Ioga); Ananda (Kriya Yoga)  [link to American web site]

Ananda marga;

Ananda marga Parachark Sangkha

Vsemirnaia komanda pomoshchi Ananda marti (AMURT); World team of aid to Ananda marga

Anastasii kult; Cult of Anastasiia

Andreeva Daniila (Rozy mira) posledovateli; followers of Daniil Andreev (author of Rose of Peace)

Antonova shkola; School of Anton

Asuliak Olgi kult; cult of Olga Asuliak

Assambleia Boga; Assemblies of God  [American Pentecostal denomination]

Assotsiatsiia svobodnogo dykhaniia; Association of Free Breathing

ASSE

Astralnoe karate;

Ashram Shambaly; Shambala Ashram

Akademiia okkultnykh nauk; Academy of Occult Sciences

Altaiskii Ashram Shambaly; Altai Shambala Ashram

Belovode tsentr; Whitewater Center

Zlato mlado; Young Gold

Olirna obshchestvo; Olirna society

Rossiiskaia tantricheskaiia shkola; Russian Tantric School

Sibirskaia assotsiatsiia iogov; Siberian Association of Yogis

Sotidanada ioga tsentr; Sotidanada Yoga Center

Shkola Avitsena; School of Avicenna

Shkola dukhovnogo tselitelstva akademii guru sotidanandany; School of Spiritual Wholeness of the Academy of Guru Sotidanandana

Ezotericheskie osnovy biznesa; Esoteric Foundations of Business

Ezotericheskii Ashram Shamably; Esoteric Ashram of Shamabla

Aum Sinrike; Aum Shinrikyo

Bazhovtsy; followers of Bazhov

Bakhai; Bahai

Beloe bratstvo; White Brotherhood

Berezikova Evgeniia grupa; group of Evgeny Berezikov

Velikoe Beloe Bratstvo (Mikaelia Aivankhova); Great White Brotherhood of Mikael Aivankhov

Velikoe Beloe Bratstvo (IuSMALOS); Great White Brotherhood

Belyi lotos (Vladimira Skubaeva); White Lotus of Vladimir Skubaev

Blavo Rushelia kult; cult of Blavo Rushel [Russel?]

Bogorodichnyi tsentr; Mother of God Center

Vselenskaia Paraklitskaia Bogorodichnaia Tserkov; Universal Church of the Comforter Mother of God

Pravoslavnaia tserkov Bozhiei materi Derzhavnaia; Orthodox church of the Derzhavnaia Mother of God [refers to Derzhavnaia icon, or icon of the sovereign, namely Nicholas II]

Pravoslavnyi tsentr obnovleniia sv. Simeona Novogo Bogoslova; Orthodox center of the restoration of St. Simeon the New Theologian

Rossiiskaia vselenskaia Marianskaia tserkov; Russian Universal Church of Mary

Tserkov Bozhiei materi preobrazhaiushchaiasia; Church of the Transformed Mother of God

Tserkov Neporochnoi Devy; Church of the Undefiled Virgin

Tserkov Tretego Zaveta; Church of the Third Covenant

Fond "Mariia XXXI vek"; Twenty-first century Mary foundation

Fond "Novoi Sviatoi Rusi"' New Holy Rus Foundation

Bratstvo fioletovogo plameni; Brotherhood of the Violet Flame

Bratstvo khranitelei plameni; Brotherhood of the Keepers of the Flame

Vsemirnaia I torzhestvuiushchaia tserkov; Church Universal and Triumphant

Maiak na vershina; Summit Lighthouse

Filosofskii klub Lotos; Lotus philosophical club

Brakhma Kumaris; Brahma Kumaris

Bronnikova shkola; School of Bronnik

Briule Den posledovateli; followers of Brule Den

Vasilevoi iriny gruppa; group of Irina Vasileva

Vikka; Wicca

Vishvakhindu parishad;

Vselenskaia Nebesnaia Tserkov Solntsa; Universal Heavenly Church of the Sun

Fond Solntsa; Foundation of the Sun

Tsentr detstva solntse; Sun children's center

Vsemirnaia tserkov Boga; Universal Church of God

Vserossiiskii tsentr Reiki Kadutsei (Nezavisimyi mezhgalakticheskii sovet ierarkhii sveta); Caducius All-Russian Center of Rayka (Independent Intergalactic Council of the Hierarchy of Light)

Gerbalaif

Globalnaia tserkov Boga; Global Church of God

Gumanitarnaia khristianskaia missiia Agape: Agape Humanitarian Christian Mission

Gukhiasamadzh

Dvizhenie Belykh Ekologov (V.M. Ivanova); Movement of White Ecologists of Ivanov

Assambleiamira; Assemblies of Peace

Blagodat; Grace

Derevo Zhizni; Tree of Life

Zhatva mira (Assotsiatsiia khristian very evangelskoi globalnaia strategiia); World Harvest (Global Strategy Association of Christians of Evangelical Faith)

Zhiivaia vera; Living Faith

Zhivoe slovo: Living word

Zhivaia Tserkov Boga; Living Church of God

Istochnik Zhizni; Source of Life (or, Spring of Life)

Liubov Khrista; Love of Christ

Slovo Istiny; Word of Truth

Messianskie evrei; Messianic Jews (plus a number of "Jews for Jesus" groups)

Novaia Zhizn; New Life

Posolstvo Bozhie; God's Ambassadors

Rosa; Rose

Svet Probuzhdeniia; Light of Enlightenment

Skiniia Brankhema; Tabernacle of Brankhem

Slovo Zhizni; Word of Life

Tserkov Boga Zhivogo; Church of the Living God

Tserkov Liubvi Khrista; Church of the Love of Christ

Tserkov na kamne; Church on the Stone

Tserkov Novoe pokolenie; New Generation Church

Tserkov Zaveta; Church of the Covenant

Tserkov Iisusa Khrista; Church of Jesus Christ

Tserkov Pobedy; Church of Victory

Tserkov proslvleniia; Church of Glorification

Chasovnia na Golgofe; Chapel on Golgotha

Mezhdunarodnaia tserkov chetyrekhugolnogo (chetyrekhstronnego) Evangeliia,  International Church of the Four-square Gospel (otherwise known as the Church of the Full Gospel [Tserkvi polnogo evangeliia] and others)  [neo-charismatic, tr.]

Dvizhenie Graalia (Abdrushina); Movement of the Grail

Dvizhenia za vozrozhdenie desiati zapovedei Boga; Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God

Dvizhenia K bogoderzhaviiu (sekta otstavnogo generala Petrova); "Divine Sovereignty" movement (sect of retired General Petrov)

Mertvaia voda; Water of Death

Deti Bozhii; Children of God

Dovgania Vladimira sluzhba;

Dorkas Eid; Dorcas

Drevnerusskaia Inglisticheskaia tserkov Pravoslavnykh staroverov-inglingov; Ancient Inglin Church of Orthodox Old Believers

Druzia Smita; Friends of Smith

Dukhovnaia Valeologiia;

Dukhovnyi tsentr "rodnik" (S.N. Belova); Belov Kinship Spiritual Center

Dkharma kalki; Kalka Dharma

Put Kalki; Way of Kalka

Missiia Bkhagavat Dkharmy; Mission of Bkhagavat Dharma

Fond dlia Probuzheniia mira; Foundation for the Awakening of the World

DEIP (Shkola dalneishego energoinformatsionnogo razvitiia cheloveka) School for the Further Energy Information Development of Humanity

Edinenia (Sergeiia Bugaeva); Unity of Sergei Bugaev

Iegovisty (Ilintsy); Ilinin Jehovists [nineteenth century Russian sect; tr.]

Institut integrativnoi semeinoi terapii; Institute of Integrative Family Therapy

Institut Kosmologov; Institute of Cosmologists

Ioga Guru Ar Santema Shkola; School of Yoga Guru Ar Santem

Kaluzhskaia slavianskaia obshchina; Kaluga Slavic Society

Kan-babai

Karelina Valentina skhila; School of Karelin Valentin

Karma Kagiu (Ole Nidala); Kargu Karma

Kvorum; Quorum

Klub integralnoi iogi; Club of Integral Yoga

Kolybel Sibiri (Pedagogika evoliutsii zhizni); Siberian Cradle (Pedagogy of the Evolution of Life)

Koliada Viatichei

Kult Ura; Ura Cult

Kosmicheskie kommunisty (Vsevolod): Vsevolod Cosmic Communists

Krishnamurti tsentr; Krishna Center

Landmark mezhdunarodnoe obrazovanie--Forum EST; EST Forum Landmark International Education

Lapina Andreia seminary; Seminars of Andrei Lapin

Laifsprink; Lifespring

Vesna Zhizni; Spring of Life

Zhivoi rodnik; Living Relative

Zhivoi istochnik; Living Spring

Levshinovykh Aleksandra I Andreia grupa; group of Alexander and Andrei Levshinov

Mezhdunarodnaia akademiia informatizatsii; International Academy of Information

Mezhdunarodnaia assotsiatsiia Obedinennaia tserkov Boga; International Association of the United Church of God

Mezhdunarodnaia kommuna Osho; Osho International Commune

Mezhdunarodnaia missiia Emmanuil; Emmanuel International Mission

Mezhdunarodnaia nauchnaia shkola Universologii; International Scientific School of Universology

Mezhdunarodnoe obrazovanie Landmark Forum; Landmark Forum International Education (previously, EST)

Mezhdunarodnaia pedagogicheskaia liga; International Education League

Mezhdunarodnaia tserkov Boga; International Church of God

Mezhdunarodnaia tserkov Khrista; International Church of Christ

Mezhdunarodnoe obshchestvo soznaniia Krishny; International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Mezhdunarodnyi ezotericheskii tsentr Vita;  Vita International Esoteric Center

Metod Silvy po kontrolirovaniiu soznaniia; Silva Method of Mind Control

Norbekova Mirzakarima shkola; School of Mirza Kharma of Norbekov

Mirotvortsy; Peacemakers

Missiia Chaitani Institut znaniia o tozhestvennosti; Institute of the Knowledge of Victory

Missiia Svami Chinmaianandy; Mission of Swami Chinmaiananda

Mezhdunarodnyi tsentr vysshego kosmicheskogo razuma; International Center of Higher Cosmic Reason

Mogilevskoi angeliny sekta; Mogilev sect of angels

Moskovskaia slavianskaia yazycheskaia obshchina (V. Shoshnikova); Shoshnikov's Moscow Slavic Pagan Society

Mormony (Tserkov Iisusa Khrista sviatykh poslednikh dnei); Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)

Nebesnaia obitel; Heavenly Cloister

Nezavisimaia assembleia Boga; Independent Assemblies of God

Nichiren Shoshy (Orden Lotosovoi sutry);

Novyi Akropol; New Acropolis

Obshchestvenno-politicheskoe iazycheskoe dvizhenie Solntsevorot; Solar Revolution public political pagan movement

Obshchestvo bozhestvennoi zhizni Svami Shivanandy; Swami Shivananda Society of Divine Life

Obshchestvo druidov; Society of Druids

Obshchestvo dukhovnogo prosveshcheniia; Society of Spiritual Enlightenment

Obshchestvo dukhovnoi kultury Shri Aurobindo I Mirry Rishar; Sri Aurobindo and Mirra Rishar Society of Spiritual culture

Obshchestvo revnitelei istinnogo blagochestiia rassuditelnoi mudroi blagorodnoi very Bozhiei (sekta Petra); Society of Zealots of True Piety of the Reasonable, Wise, and Pious Faith in God (Peter sect)

Optimalist klub (ivanovtsy); Ivanov Optimist club

Volga obshchina; Volga society

Svetoslavie obshchina N.V. Potylitsynoi; Potylisyna Svetoslav society

Svetoslavia Svetoiara; Svetoiar Svetoslav

Solntsevorot obshchina V.E. Poliakova; Poliakov Solar Revolution community

Obshchina Chernoboga (A. Petrova); Petrov Society of Chernobog

Obedinenia obshchin Velesov krug; Veles Circle United Society

Ozarenia; Insight

Okkultnyi klub "Merilin"; "Merlin" (?) (Marilyn?) occultic club

Organizatsiia zdoroviia schastia I sviatosti; Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization

Kundala tsentr (Iakova Marshaka); Iakov Marshak's Kundala center

Orden Khrama Solntsa; Order of the Temple of the Sun

Orden shaiva-siddkhanta-iogi; Order of Siva Siddhanta Yoga

OTO (Ordo Templi Orientis); Order of the Eastern Temple

Osho (Radzhnisha) kult; Cult of Osho Radzhnish

PORTOS (Poetizirovannoe obedinenie razrabotki teorii obshchestvennogo schastia) Poetic Association for Planning the Theory of Public Happiness

Porfiriia Ivanova kult; Cult of Porfiry Ivanov

Partiia dukhovnogo vedicheskogo sotsializma; Party of Spiritually Informed Socialism (led by Inga Mochalova and Vladimir Danilov)

Prosvetitelskii tsentr SANNE; SANNE Educational center

Kastanedy Karlosa kult; cult of Carlos Castenada

Radkhasoami satsangkh (Sant Mat--put masterov); Sant Mat Way of the Masters

Radasteiia

Radical Islamic organizations and groups; (Muslim brothers; Islamic jihad; etc.)

Raelia kult

Rekaunt NLP-Tsentr; Recount Center [?}

Religioznaia nauka; Religious science

Religiia Bogemy;

Rod obshchina; Society of Ancestors

Rodoliubie; Love of Ancestors

Rossichi (Iuria Usova)

RUVira

RUNVira

Russko-koreiskoe obshchestvo pesnopeniia; Russian-Korean Society of Singing

Rossiiskaia tserkov satany; Russian church of satan

Saentologicheskaia tserkov; Scientology church, and other Hubbardist organizations, dianetic centers, Narkonon, Kriminon, Hubbard Humanitarian Center; International Center of Detoxification, and others

Satori

Sati Sai Baby kult; cult of Sata Saya Baba

Sakhadzha-ioga

Svideteli iegovy (Obshchestvo Storozhevoi bashni); Jehovah's Witnesses (Watchtower Socviety)

Sviataia Rus (L.A. Belousovoi); Holy Rus of Belousova

Sviatogor

Stolbuna terapevticheskii kult; therapeutic cult of Stolbun

Semia (Deti boga); The Family; formerly, Children of God

Semia liubvi; Family of Love

Soiuz nezavisimykh khristianskikh obshchin Semia; Union of Independent Christian "Family" congregations

Khristianskaia missia Semia; "Family" Christian mission

Simoron

Sinton (N. Kozlova)

Sionskaia vest (Desnoe bratstvo); Tidings of Zion

Sistema Nravstvennogo vospitaniia L.I. Ruvinskogo; Ruvinsky's System of Moral Education

Soka Gakkai

Soobshchestvo Miroliub; Peacelover's Community

Soiuz venedov;

Soiuz slavianskikh obshchin; Union of Slavic Societies

Strana Anura; Anur Country

Teatr Dukha Sviatoe Koltso; Holy Ring Theatre of the Spirit

Tsentr Obogashcheniia zhizni; Center of the Enriched Life

Surad Whabd Ioga

Tetrada

Transformatsiia, Transtsendentalnaia meditatsiia; Transcendental Meditation

Aiurveda

Mezhdunarodnyi universitet Makharishi; Maharishi International University

Troianova tropa

Uralskoe Otdelenie Uchilishcha Russkoi Narodnoi Kultury; Urals Division of the School of Russian National Culture

U Don Su sekta;

Universalnaia Zhizn; Universal Life

Universitetskoe bibleiskoe sodruzhestvo; Universal Bible Fellowship

Uralskii tsentr iogi; Urals Yoga Center

Uralskii tsentr narodnoi diplomatii; Urals Center of National Diplomacy

Falungun; Falun gong

Fiat Liuks

Fond Roza Krin

Fond chelofecheskogo Ponimaniia (Radiogipnotista Roia Mastersa); Foundation for Human Understanding--radio hypnotist Roy Masters

Khan Tigr (Vladyka neba); Tiger Khan, King of heaven

Khaidakandi samadz;

Khara-Khors

Khoa Khao (Le Kuang Liema)

Kho-no-khana Sanpogo (Khogena Fukunagi)

Khram Maitreii Soznanie Amaty (Amata Sirius)

Khram Mira: Temple of Peace

Khram Sveta: Temple of Light

Khristianskaia nauka:  Christian Science

Khristianskaia shkola edinstva (R. Branch); Christian School of Unity

Khun Yuan Gun (M.I. Isakova)

Tsentr iogi (Krylia sovershenstva); Yoga Center (Perfection Wing)

Tsentr indiiskoi kultury "Ratna"; Ratna Center of Indian Culture

Tsentr psikhofizicheskogo sovershenstvovaniia Edineniia: Unity Center of Psychophysical Improvement

Tsentr Shri Aurobindo I Materi; Centre of Sri Aurobindo and Matara

Tsepter; Sceptre

Tserkov Adamitov (Lva Mashinskogo);

Tsarkov Boga; Church of God

Tserkov Vsekh Mirov (Tima Tsella); Church of All Worlds

Tserkov (Uitnessa Li); The Church, Witness Lee

Zhivoi potok; Living Stream

Mestnaia tserkov; Local Church

Mesto sobraniia khristian; Place of the Assembly of Christians

Tserkov zala sobranii; Church of the Hall of Meetings

Tserkov Navi (Tserkov beloi rasy); Church of the White Race

Tserkov Obedineniia; Unification Church

Federatsiia semei za mir vo vsem bire; Federation of families for peace in all the world

SARP (Mezhvuzovskaia assotsiatsiia izucheniia printsipa); Intercollegiate association for the study of principle

Assotsiatsiia zhenshchin za mir vo vsem mire; Association of women for peace in all the world

MIG (Molodezhnaia initsiativnaia gruppa); Youth initiative group

Dvizhenia obedineniia (Tong il do); Movement of unification

Assotsiatsiia sviatogo dukha za obedinenie mirovogo khristianstva; Association of the Holy Spirit for the Unification of World Christianity

Tserkov otkroveniia (Lazaria Kashirskogo); Church of the revelation of Lazar Kashirsky

Tserkov Apokalipsisa; Church of the Revelation [Apocalypse]

Mezhregionalnoe dukhovnoe upravlenie istinno pravoslavnoi tserkvi; Interregional ecclesiastical adminstration of the True Orthodox church

Tserkov poslednego zaveta (sekta Vissariona); Church of the Last Testament (sect of Vissarion)

Tserkov svobodnoi evangelizatsii (Avgustina Songa); Church of Free Evangelism (Augustine Sung)

Tserkov schastia chelovecheskogo; Church of Human Happiness

Chernyi angel; Black angel

Ching khai kult;

Shkola kosmicheskoi filosofii (Mariny Shmovoi); School of Cosmic Philosophy (Marina Shumovaia)

Shkola Lkhasy (A. Chervonenko); Lhasa school

Tai Pang

Khram Sheol; Temple of Sheol

Shkola mira (Vladimira Zhikarentseva); School of Peace (Vladimir Zhikarentsev)

Shkola ratsionalnoi iogi; School of Rational Yoga

Shkola universalnoi energii; School of Universal Energy

Shri Chinmoia kult

Shchetinina shkola

Ekologiia povedeniia cheloveka (S.Ya. Ustiuzhanina); Ecology of Human Command

Elan Vital (Missia bozhestvennogo sveta, Makharadzh Dzhi); Mission of Divine Light

EPAM tekhnologii

Yuniver

Amway

AWD

DVAG

First Church of Satan

HMI

Ozarenie; Insight and M.S.I.A.

IPSUM

NSA

Order of Deork Fyre

Order of Nine Angles

Ordo templi Luciferi

OVB

Princess of Darkness

Santus of Satan

VISION

Zegg

and others.

In addition, we testify to the anti-Christian and destructive character of various other cults that have arisen on the basis of the "New Age" movement, theosophy, anthroposophy, the teachings of Rerikh (Eastern Rerikh Society, Siberian Rerikh society, Urals division of the "Peace through Culture" international association, "Choose your future" national movement, etc.), astrological and UFO cults, neopagan and nativist cults, witchcraft, wizardry, neoshamanism, Luciferism and satanism.

We are talking about the impermissibility of imposing upon students in school and institutions of higher education occultic, magical, and amoral ideas and practices under the guise of various kinds of pseudoscientific disciplines (valeology, "Foundations of Activity of Life in Educational Space," various pseudopsychological classes, etc.). Even more, the school cannot be a place for propaganda of pseudoreligious sectarian doctrines. (tr. by PDS, posted 17 December 2002)
 
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Conference on religious extremism
December 10, 2002