Case file · Folklore / legend
Vissarion's 'Church of the Last Testament'
Former traffic policeman Sergei Torop proclaimed himself the returned Christ, 'Vissarion', in 1991 and founded a commune in the Siberian taiga of Krasnoyarsk Krai.
1991 CE · 53.65, 93.85 · status: claim
The account
Thousands of followers built the 'Abode of Dawn' settlements. Torop and two aides were arrested in 2020 on charges of psychological abuse of followers.