Ivanovism

Ivanovism (Russian: Ивановизм) is a new religious movement and healing system in Eastern Europe based on the teachings of the Russian mystic Porfiry Korneyevich Ivanov (1898–1983), who elaborated his doctrines by drawing upon Russian folklore. It is often regarded as a branch of Rodnovery (Slavic Neopaganism), and has had an influence on the other Rodnover movement of Peterburgian Vedism.
It is classifiable as a nature religion, a philosophy, and a system of health. Central to the movement are the "Detka" (Детка) healing system, a "Hymn to Life" (Гимн жизни) focused on religious ideas, and twelve commandments. Porfiry K. Ivanov is venerated by his followers as the "God of the Earth", the "Conqueror of Nature", the "Teacher of the People", and the "Child".
Overview.
Porfiry K. Ivanov believed in the possibility for humanity to reach immortality by merging with the power of nature. He therefore formulated a system based on twelve commandments teaching how to harden the body, how to connect with nature, and how to behave towards other people in order to improve one's health in both body and spirit. The scholar Natalya V. Prokopyuk noted that despite being considerably different from other forms of Rodnovery (Slavic Neopaganism) in its doctrines, Ivanovism shares with Rodnover movements the idea of a return to the natural world — seen as a source of spiritual strength —, the belief in reincarnation and the idea that by merging with the natural world one may see and steer past and future lives, and the tendency of believers to live in communities, in the case of the Ivanovites called "heavenly places", "paradises" (райское место, "rayskoye mesto").
Demographics.
Ivanovism is centred in eastern Ukraine, the region of origin of Ivanov himself, and it is widespread in Russia. The scholar Victor Shnirelman reported in 2008 that Ivanovism was estimated to have "a few dozen thousand followers".