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Russian Authentism
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Russian Authentism (Russian: Аутентизм), incorporated as the Thesaurus Non-Confessional Spiritual Union (Внеконфессиональный Духовный Союз "Тезаурус"), is a Rodnover (Slavic Neopagan) philosophy and psychological practice originally founded in 1984 by Sergey Petrovich Semyonov (b. 1952) in Saint Petersburg.[2] Semyonov also termed his doctrine Russian Vedism (Русский Ведизм), a name shared by many other currents within Rodnovery.[3] The adherents of the philosophical doctrine are called Authentists, while the core members of the Thesaurus Union are called Thesaurites.[4] The philosophy and practice of the movement are considered as a way to lead humanity to the realisation of its divine nature, its intimate connection with — and even identity with — God.[4]
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