page_title: Khlysts
hierarchical_section_title: Khlysts
caption_attribution_description: English: Ecstatic ritual of Khlysts (radeniye) Русский: Радение хлыстов
context_page_description: Khlysts or Khlysty was an underground Spiritual Christian sect, which split from the Russian Orthodox Church and existed from 1645 until the late 20th century.
context_section_description: Khlysts or Khlysty (Russian: Хлысты, IPA: [xlɨˈstɨ], lit. "whips") was an underground Spiritual Christian sect, which split from the  Russian Orthodox Church and existed from 1645 until the late 20th century.
caption: Ecstatic ritual of Khlysts ("radeniye")
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