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"Schismatics" (Russian: раскольники, raskol'niki)
It is probably worth explaining for the readers why this is an odd choice of term. When the Orthodox faith broke from the original church they became schismatic, enacted a schism. However they to this day teach their kids that actually the Christian religion 'schismed' from them, that they are the one true faith eternal. So it is interesting that they schismed twice, yet then accuse the rest of the world of being schismatic. This is common in face cultures, societies where being honest is not as important as saving face, and is very intrinsic to understanding the context of this article. 2001:8003:2961:AD00:50FD:2CD8:8930:2A5B (talk) 01:37, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]