Russian Skoptsy sect
Members of the Christian Skoptsy sect, sitting in a field. The sect developed during the late 18th century, and continued to the mid-20th century. They specialised in castration and mastectomy, in their disapproval of sexual lust
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10284209
Media ID
46045743
Size
4682px x 2946px
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Credit
Mary Evans / John Massey Stewart Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1913
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