Russian Authentism

Russian Authentism (Russian: Аутентизм), incorporated as the Thesaurus Non-Confessional Spiritual Union (Внеконфессиональный Духовный Союз "Тезаурус"), is a Rodnover (Slavic Neopagan) philosophy and psychological practice originally founded in 1984 by Sergey Petrovich Semyonov (b. 1952) in Saint Petersburg. Semyonov also termed his doctrine Russian Vedism (Русский Ведизм), a name shared by many other currents within Rodnovery. The adherents of the philosophical doctrine are called Authentists, while the core members of the Thesaurus Union are called Thesaurites. The philosophy and practice of the movement are considered as a way to lead humanity to the realisation of its divine nature, its intimate connection with — and even identity with — God.