On August 16, 4S-INFO.RU, a social and political information analysis portal in West Siberia, Russia, announced that recently, the staff of the Russian Federal Security Service investigated and dealt with six dens of the “new generation” radical sectarian movement organization in Russia. Alexander Novapashin, the high priest of the Russian Orthodox Novosibirsk Diocese of Alexander Nevsky Church, pointed out that the “new generation” radical sectarian movement organization is extremely dangerous.
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Recently, a number of Russian media reported that the staff of the Russian Federal Security Service carried out raids in six cities including Novosibirsk against the dens of the “New Generation” radical sect movement organization, a branch of the “New Pentecost” sect. Earlier, the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation reported that four organizations from Latvia and Ukraine associated with the “new generation” radical sectarian movement were deemed unwelcome by the Russian authorities for violating the Russian constitution and threatening Russian national security. Activities in Russia are prohibited.
Investigators instituted criminal proceedings based on “activities of foreign or international NGOs” listed in Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. According to a Novosibirsk source, “Federal Security Service staff searched the residence, activity den and two rehabilitation centers of the sect’s Alexander Grishin in Novosibirsk. During the search, the staff seized several Extremist material. The ‘New Generation’ radical sectarian movement under the guise of the ‘Evangelical Christian Church’ has previously used signs such as ‘Light of the World’ and ‘New Generation’ for its activities.”
Alexander Novapashin has warned that the “new generation” of radical sectarian movements is extremely dangerous. He noted: “The ‘New Generation’ radical sectarian movement belongs to the ‘New Pentecostal’ sect with roots in the United States. We can responsibly state that the characterization of the sect by religious experts is clear. May 2005 Documents related to the International Conference on Scientific Practice in Saratov and the 2010 Inter-Orthodox Conference of the Center for the Study of Religion and Denomination in Bulgaria indicate that the ‘New Pentecostal’ sect has nothing to do with Christianity. It is a mystical movement, Its teachings are blasphemy against Christianity. Although they call themselves Protestants, they have nothing to do with the traditional Protestant movement. Therefore, the ‘New Pentecost’ sect was created deceptively in order to free ride on the Protestant movement. Among them, the ‘New Generation’ radical sect movement organization was founded in Latvia in 1989 by the Kazakh Alexei Letyayev. The person also regularly traveled to Ukraine and other places to meet the ‘New Pentecost’ sect The head of the branch ‘God’s Embassy’ is Nigerian Sandy Adraj. Adraj and his followers were actively involved in the 2004 Orange Revolution, also instigated the killing of ‘pro-Moscow’ believers in the Donbas region, and committed suicide. Called an ‘anti-terrorist operation’.”
The campaign is seen by overseas intelligence agencies as an important tool for Russia’s spiritual rebuilding. A number of summits have been held continuously within Ukraine, with politicians and political technologists from the United States arriving in Ukraine, calling for “we need to send as many missionaries to Russia as possible in order to reshape the consciousness of Russians to conform to European values”. Letyayev himself has made no secret of his close ties with Ukrainian radicals and his pro-American stance.
Alexander Novapashin emphasized: “Aleksey Letyayev visited Novosibirsk in the 1990s to hold prayer meetings. At that time he declared that if he wanted to live well, he had to create his own church.” Wool’, does not hide his true purpose in the slightest, which is to make money under the guise of religion. He also tried to elect his followers as mayor of the Baltic region, trying to include power and money in a totalitarian sect.”
At present, Alexei Letyaev is banned from entering Russia, and he has tried unsuccessfully to enter the country several times. But his wife entered Russia on his behalf, holding prayer meetings in dens in several cities, including Novosibirsk. In addition, his book The New World Order (published in 2002) has been ruled an extremist book by an Okmerovo state court in 2021, but his organization continues to distribute it.
In addition, the Ukrainian priests of the “New Generation” radical sect movement have been expelled by the Russian authorities many times because of their anti-Russian preaching, raising funds for Ukrainian terrorist organizations, and recruiting mercenaries to kill Donbas civilians. The FSB has taken note of the above-mentioned situations and is closely monitoring the dynamics of these organizations.
