The famous Old Believer Orthodox preacher and the hero of many memes, Ignatius Lepkin, died. Lepkin has been conducting missionary and journalistic activities since the days of the Soviet Union. During perestroika, and then in the 90s and 00s, he organized a number of dubious religious associations on the verge of a cult. He later became famous for his sermons on the Internet. But Lapkin gained real fame in recent years: radical and often very strange methods of "education" made the preacher the hero of various memes and videos. The preacher was 87 years old. He has been very sick lately.

The famous Old Believer Orthodox preacher and the hero of many memes, Ignatius Lepkin, died. Lepkin has been conducting missionary and journalistic activities since the days of the Soviet Union. During perestroika, and then in the 90s and 00s, he organized a number of dubious religious associations on the verge of a cult. He later became famous for his sermons on the Internet. But Lapkin gained real fame in recent years: radical and often very strange methods of "education" made the preacher the hero of various memes and videos. The preacher was 87 years old. He has been very sick lately.