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Russian Doukhobors protested by parading completely bare

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When these strict pacifist dissidents relocated to Canada, they clashed heavily with government land registration laws. To properly express their extreme displeasure with state bureaucracy, massive groups of followers would frequently march through rural towns entirely devoid of any garments.

Russian Doukhobors protested by parading completely bare
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