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Porfiry Korneyevich Ivanov was born in the village of Orekhovka on February 20, 1898. Difficult events he had as a child left a lasting mark on his personality, which most likely inspired the severe principles he would later preach.
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He was sympathetic to the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution, studied Marxist literature, engaged in collectivization and church closures, and was recognized as a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
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Ivanov was diagnosed with cancer. After losing all chance of recuperation in the city, he decided to expedite his death by dying of cold rather than cancer; he proceeded to douse himself in water and roam around nude in the bitter cold. -
This, on the other hand, had the opposite impact, as he began to feel better. He developed a specific awareness of everlasting natural forces as his health improved, which is today known as Ivanovism.
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The Ivanovites commemorate as the "Birthday of the Idea," a revelation of the eternal forces of nature received by Ivanov on the Chuvilkin Hill in his birthplace. Ivanov began to speak of "Nature" as a live divine personality after the recovery.
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He began preaching his philosophy to state legislatures as far as possible. He once turned to a church's parishioners and preached to them; he was promptly removed by the clergy, but twelve parishioners followed him, including Valentina Sukharevskaya who became his closest disciple. -
Porfiry Ivanov was quickly convicted for his defiant attitude toward authorities. He was sacked from his work, arrested, and sent to a mental institution. He did not give up, and with the support of his followers, he petitioned the Soviet authorities to recognize his teachings in order to improve the population's health.
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Scientific conferences provided the Ivanovite method more space in official medicine and teaching, and the media began to publicize it on a huge scale, including producing films about Ivanov's life.
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Ivanov's followers continued to spread the theory after he died at the hamlet of Verkhniy Kondryuchiy in Sverdlovsk.
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The primary community was led by the Matlaev spouses, based at the House of Health, after Valentina Sukharevskaya's death, and pursuant to her will. On the other hand, a follower named Yury Gennadyevich Ivanov sought to head the movement and declared himself the "Second Parshek," and was dubbed the "Younger Ivanov" by his supporters. -
Younger Ivanov had established a disciple community in Orekhovka, with two buildings. The Orekhovka village council declared the Chuvilkin Hill and surrounding regions a protected zone of "historical, cultural, and scientific value for Ivanovic.