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known under the name of the Starovièri or “Old Believers”,
are comprised among others the sect of the Khlists, and
among these the Skoptsi first arose and formed themselves
into a separate sect. But it is still, in my opinion, an open
question whether the peculiar tenets of these people do
not extend their roots back to ancient oriental sects—a
question which only future researches will decide.
Under the pressure of barbarous persecution the sect of
the Skoptsi assumed the character of one of the many
secret societies in Russia, and at times it has counted
several adherents among the wealthier classes. At the
present day their extreme views have been considerably
modified, and as a body they stand morally and
intellectually far above the average of the Russian common people.
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