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...late Tsar Boris had also been interested in technology-he had a passion for driving locomotives (see cut). The People's Court learned that he had also been a mystic. Yordan Lutcheff, a royal councilor who was also on trial, reported that Boris had been a member of the secret sun-worshipping sect of Dunovists. Founded 25 years ago by a Professor Dunov, who died in Sofia last week, the sect numbers some 700 men & women. Each summer the Dunovists climb Mount Musala, Bulgaria's highest mountain, in order to be nearer the sun. They also chant hymns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BULGARIA: Mysticism & Murder | 1/22/1945 | See Source »

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