Peter Verigin

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Peter Verigin

Russian religious leader

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Dukhobor
…of nudist protest pilgrimages, prompting Peter Verigin, the leader of the “large party” faction of the Dukhobors, to go to Canada to restore order. In 1908 he founded a communal settlement of 6,000 in British Columbia, which prospered until his death in 1924. His son’s lack of leadership and the…
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…of nudist protest pilgrimages, prompting Peter Verigin, the leader of the “large party” faction of the Dukhobors, to go to Canada to restore order. In 1908 he founded a communal settlement of 6,000 in British Columbia, which prospered until his death in 1924. His son’s lack of leadership and the…
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