Ukrainian Politician who tried to revive Pagan cult hit by lightning

[Toby Stimpson]

I wasn't sure where to put this but thought it was interesting!


The newspaper reported that the late politician was a close friend of Ukrainian President Yushchenko and had at one time occupied the governor’s post in Rovno Region. A former activist in the Soviet youth movement Comsomol, Chervoni started an independent political career in early 1990s with radical Ukrainian nationalists. At some point, the politician joined the religious movement Runvera – a Ukrainian sect that seeks revival of obscure ancient cults, in particular, the worship of the sun god Dazhbog.

http://mosnews.com/society/2009/07/06/pagan/

[Shaedema]

You just know the Orthodox church is going to say "see I told you he was BAD man".

I'm sorry the world lost another voice though.

[aluokaloo]

i don't know what to say to that.

[Shawn Blackwolf]

I somehow think they pissed off Perun...

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Perun

[Sequoia]

I think things like these just prove that God has a sense of humor.

[aluokaloo]

I think things like these just prove that God has a sense of humor.

thats some sense of humor. _inabox_

[Toki Wartooth]

I find this rather sad. :( R.I.P.



I myself am also not surprised, but then again, I live in the lightning capital of the U.S. I've been hearing about people and things being struck by lightning lately due to our thunderstorms.

[Garm]

I wasn't sure where to put this but thought it was interesting!



http://mosnews.com/society/2009/07/06/pagan/

Good riddance

I've seen these types before, the mix of far right politics and Slavic paganism has very ominous historical parallels

Kind of reminds of Robert Jay Mathews a neo Nazi leader in the mid west who was supposedly in to Nordic spirituality

He was cornered by the FBI and made his last in a wooden cabin

The end of his Saga was exactly the same as Burnt Njals

[Sequoia]

thats some sense of humor. _inabox_

Ya Srsly! :p