Talk:Skoptsy
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What information is there about the Skoptsy in the Soviet Union? Also, were deaths common from bleeding and other complications? Did the adherents perform the surgery on themselves, or were more experienced personnel available? Shorne 10:14, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- The article is from Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911, and it was not edited much. It seems no one really cares about the topic today. Mikkalai 16:04, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Gee, who wouldn't be intensely interested in a Russian sect of eunuchs?
Well I heard that there are reference in Soviet periodicals from time to time and that in Romanian descendants of some members still live. 63.231.129.229 20:32, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Removed
- They had a kind of eucharist, at which pieces of bread consecrated by being placed, for a while on the monument erected at Schlusselberg to Selivanov are given the communicants.
- (1) which Schlusselberg? (2) Any of shlusselbergs are IMO not known for being visited by Selivanov, so there is to particular reason for his monument (if any) be sacred. Clarification required. Mikkalai 00:15, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Actually, it is the burial monument to Selivanov's disciple, Alexander Shilov. It is in Schlisselburg, Russia, not far from St. Petersburg, where Shilov has died in prison. They say the monument is still there.
[edit] Oadby
I have removed the reference to a similar present-day phenomenon in Oadby, it was completely unsourced (and probably defamatory of identifiable people). --Todowd 16:49, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Engelstein book
Someone with a copy of Laura Engelstein's book (and the time) could bring the entry up to standard - particularly as regards post-1911 developments. --Todowd 16:49, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Mention in sci-fi book
In the science fiction book The Stars My Destination, there's a reincarnation of the Skoptsy sect.
[edit] Cleanup
The diff between January 2006 and now seems to indicate that the page has been cleaned up quite a bit. Anyone object to removal of the Cleanup tag? — Jonathan Kovaciny (talk|contribs) 13:23, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
- I agree. Removing the tag. Hooray! --Reuben (talk) 03:54, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
- I also added a couple of sources, including the New York Times article entitled "Skoptsy members on trial." Heh, heh. I wonder if the staff writers in 1910 intended that to be as funny as I find it now. --Reuben (talk) 05:17, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Move
A more usual transliteration would be Skoptsy, but the current title is Skoptzy. I suspect this is just a vestige of the heritage of this article from the 1911 Britannica. I'm being bold and moving. If anybody disagrees, just revert me. --Reuben (talk) 04:45, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
