Siberian Cult Leader Thinks He’s Jesus

Like VICE News? Subscribe to our news channel: Deep in Siberia’s Taiga forest is Vissarion, a cult leader who looks like Jesus and claims to be the voice of God. He’s known as “the Teacher“ to his 4,000 followers, who initially seem surprisingly normal. Over time, however, their unflinching belief in UFOs and the Earth’s imminent demise made this group start to look more and more like some sort of strange cult. Hosted by Rocco Castoro | Originally released in 2011 at Follow Rocco on Twitter: Read the full Jesus of Siberia article here: Watch more VICE documentaries here: Subscribe for videos that are actually good: Check out our full video catalog: Videos, daily editorial and more: Like VICE on Facebook: htt