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Cheremshanka
Черемшанка | |
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Settlement | |
  Cheremshanka  Cheremshanka | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′N 85°46′E / 51.867°N 85.767°E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Altai Republic |
| District | Mayminsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+7:00 |
Cheremshanka (Russian: Черемшанка; Altay: Калбалу, Kalbalu) is a rural locality (a selo) in Souzginskoye Rural Settlement of Mayminsky District, the Altai Republic, Russia. The population was 445 as of 2016.[2]
Geography
Cheremshanka is located on the Katun River, 22 km south of Mayma (the district's administrative centre) by road. There are 8 streets. Turbaza "Yunost" is the nearest rural locality.[3] Cheremshanka is located near Mount Sukhaya and Tiberkul Lake.[4]
Culture
Cheremshanka is home to Old Believers and to the followers of Vissarion, who was born Sergei Torop and is believed to be the reborn Jesus Christ. He is the founder of the Church of the Last Testament.[5]
Cheremshanka is one of several eco-villages inhabited by the followers of Vissarion near Tiberkul Lake.[5] The villages comprise the Abode of Dawn settlement and include the villages of Gulyaevka, Petropavlovka, Tyukhtyat, and Zharovsk.[6]
Local legend states that Tiberkul Lake marks the way to the mythical Belovodye.[4]
Religion
The Christian community believes in reincarnation, veganism, harmonious human relations, and predicting the end of the world.[7] The Church of the Last Testament follows many aspects of the Russian Orthodox Church in addition to aspects of Buddhism and Taoism.[8]
Cuisine
Since the 20th century, the Christian community has been all-vegetarian,[5] with honey being their only animal-derived food source. The residents of Cheremshanka eat locally-grown food staples that include rye, wheat, buckwheat, millet, rice, peas, lentils, and soybeans. These staples are supplemented with potatoes, carrots, beets, radishes, cabbage, onions, squash, apples, wild berries, dried fruits, nettle, dandelions, mushrooms, and Siberian pine nuts.[9]
References
- ^ Карта поселка Черемшанка в республике Алтай
- ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения Республики Алтай по населённым пунктам за 2012-2016 годы". statra.gks.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ^ Расстояние от Черемшанки до Маймы
- ^ a b "Озеро Тиберкуль". en.visitsiberia.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ a b c "Meet Five Men Who All Think They're the Messiah". National Geographic Magazine. 2025-03-21. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Community of Vissarion — Виссарион и Община Виссариона/ Vissarion and Community of Vissarion" (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ Obscura, Atlas (16 July 2013). "Russian Cult May be The Largest Religious Reservation In The World". Slate. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
combines elements of the Russian Orthodox Church with Buddhism, apocalypticism, collectivism, and ecological values. ... Vissarion has predicted the end of the world several times. He teaches reincarnation and civility and requires his adherents to live a life free from vices.
- ^ "Inside the Siberian sect of Vissarion - in pictures". the Guardian. 2015-08-19. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "An Almost Vegan Haven in the Siberian Wilderness: The Remarkable Story of Cheremshanka - IVU - International Vegetarian Union". ivu.org. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
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