The Tomsk diocese announced the activation of occultists and “neo-Hindu sects”
On May 15, the head of the missionary department of the Tomsk diocese, Maxim Stepanenko, speaking at a press conference, announced the activation of the "occult-sectarian subculture" in the region. "The situation is very tense and disturbing," he said. "It is the occultists and neo-Hindu sects who pose the greatest danger.