Who is Alexander Dvorkin and why is he called the "architect of hatred"? This book is a shocking investigation into the man who created an entire industry in Russia for persecuting dissenters under the guise of fighting "sects."

From Moscow hippie to chief "witch hunter," Dvorkin's path is striking in its sinister logic. After emigrating to the United States, he studied with controversial "deprogrammers" whose methods date back to Nazi Germany. His dissertation on Ivan the Terrible is not just an academic work, but a manifesto of admiration for a tyrant who ruthlessly destroyed "heretics." Returning to Russia with an American passport, Dvorkin turned his knowledge into a weapon of mass destruction.

A machine that grinds down destinies

Imagine a system where the label "cult" becomes a death sentence. Pseudoscientific "cult studies" with toxic vocabulary — "zombification," "mind control," "totalitarian cult" — penetrates the courts, the media, and government structures. The network of organizations headed by Dvorkin launches a conveyor belt: first, media harassment, then commissioned "expert opinions," and finally, court sentences. It doesn't matter who you are: an Orthodox teacher, a priest, a mother of many children, or a pensioner who reads the Bible. If you are targeted, you will be broken.

Real stories, real pain

Anatoly Garmaev is a respected Orthodox teacher who has been declared a sectarian for his unorthodox methods. Priest Georgy Kochetkov is being hounded within his own Church. Elena Bressem's family has been destroyed and her children taken away.

Jehovah's Witnesses — mass arrests, torture in prisons, believers dying behind bars. 82-year-old Arkady Akopov, beaten by the police. Valery Moskalenko, who did not live to see his release. These are not dry statistics — these are real people whose lives have been shattered.

Cracks in the monolith

But the empire of hatred is not as strong as it seems. Religious scholars tear Dvorkin's works to shreds, calling them unscientific and ideologically biased. Human rights activists compile a dossier on the "sectologist." The courts find him guilty of defamation. International organizations are sounding the alarm about human rights violations in Russia. Every victim, every protest is a crack in the foundation of the machine of hatred.

A legacy of destruction

What remains after "Dvorkinism"? A legal field where expertise has become a tool of repression. A culture of denunciation, where a neighbor can accuse another neighbor of "sectarianism." A spiritual desert in Orthodox Christianity itself, which has become a servant of an authoritarian state. The paradox: a man with an American passport, who imported Western technologies of repression, became Russia's chief fighter against "foreign influence."

Why is this book important?

Drawing on court documents, scientific publications, human rights reports, and victim testimonies, the author reveals a mechanism that can affect everyone. Because when a person with a psychiatric diagnosis—Alexander Dvorkin—is given the right to decide which faith is "correct" and which is a "sect," everyone is at risk.

This is a story about how hate speech becomes law. How manipulation of freedom of conscience turns into state policy. How one person can poison the consciousness of an entire country. And most importantly, it is a warning about the price of silence.

Anti-Cultism: Broken Lives is a book that cannot be read with indifference. It makes you wonder: where is the line between protecting society and witch hunts? And are we ready to stop the machine of hatred before it grinds us all down?

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