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This article can be found in the magazine "Berliner Dialog". Editor in
chief is Reverend Thomas Gandow (gandow@contrib.de), a well-known german
cult expert.

	http://www.thur.de/religio/dialog/295/295sB.html


HUBBARD COLLEGE IN RUSSIA

By Alexander Dvorkin

As we know, the first steps of scientology in Russia were
connected to "Narconon". However, it seems that it found much
more effective vehicle for the expansion. It is "administrative
technology" provided by "Hubbard College". In the midst of
economical chaos which now reigns in the former Soviet Union,
the scientologists offer something that seems easy and
effective way of managing the industrial enterprises, offices,
banks, companies, etc. It is difficult to refuse their offer:
they promise immediate sharp raise of productivity and profits
for anybody that will install Hubbard system of administration
at the given enterprise. They tell about thousands upon
thousands of enterprises that work along Hubbard technology
line. The list includes even such industrial gigants as "Ford",
"Folio" and "General Electrics".

Through the expansion of Hubbard College the scientologists
seem to kill three birds with one stone: by establishing their
footholds at the various enterprises they create their own
financial empire; by infiltrating the administrative offices of
the provincial governments they attempt to get hold on the
ruling elite of the large territories; and last but not least
they recruit the most reach and the most powerful people in the
country. To reach this end scientologists cooperate with
several travel agencies which organize luxurious Mediterranean
tours. Among many attractions listed in the adds there is a
mention about "absolutely free" courses of business
adminestration offered by "the most famous throughout the
world" Hubbard College from America. The courses can be taken
between disco time and sunbathing, and the diploma is given at
the end of the tour.

What is the result of this policy? Right now scientological
system is already installed in the hundreds of factories,
banks, insurance companies, etc. It means that scientology in
fact effectively owns them. It is interesting that the special
effort goes for infiltrating large industrial plants producing
heavy machinery and military items. That is why the
scientologists, pay special attention to the Urals where most
of these plants are situated. By now they got into dozens of
mammoth industrial plans in Perm and Ekaterinburg provinces. As
the practice shows, the installation of Hubbard system at the
plant means creation of Stalinist regime, speedy departure of
the best specialists and many thousands of dollars paid to the
scientologists in order to train those who have left. Media
coverage of the life of one of the first plants that vent over
to "Hubbard Technology system" - the fan (ventilator) plant
"Moven" in Moscow - read like the horror story. The power of
hubbardists over "Moven" ended several months ago when the
direction of the plant Mr.Mironov was murdered.

However, this story did not impress anybody and the activity of
Hubbard College continues to grow. It seems that the
scientologists are the most successful in Perm where they
managed to convert the Mayor, Mr.Vladimir Fil. The founders and
the proponents of Hubbard college in Perm are the city and
provincial administration. Mr.Fil went through hubbardist
training in Moscow and is about to continue it in L.A.
Meanwhile he issued a decree that all his staff must adopt to
Hubbard system of administration along with the borough
governments. He even publicly vowed that the entire city of
Perm (about 1,5 million population) will convert to Hubbard
methods within 6 months. Moreover, the newly appointed
president of the only local TV company in Perm is also a
scientologist. Thus, the cult has in fact created a monopoly on
electronic media in the area.

Surely, Perm is not the only example of the scientology advance
in Russia. The mayor of Novgorod also went through Hubbard
College training. The scientologists hosted a retreat for the
mayors of the towns of Central Russia. So, much is to be seen
ahead...

When the concerned individuals would address those responsible
for installation of Hubbard colleges in their places and try to
warn them about the dangers of scientology the answer always
would be the same: Hubbard College is a totally independent
structure which has nothing to do with the scientological ideas
or structures.

While it is obvious that it is not so they would cling to this
point and would not hear any arguments. So it is quite obvious
that they deliberately turn away from the truth.

However, the truth cannot be hidden and even the most ardent
proponents of Hubbard College cannot avoid but admit it.

Thus the words of the Mayor of Perm Vladimir Fil are highly
characteristic. When the representatives of the city
intellectual elite wrote an open letter to him explaining what
the scientology is like, he dismissed it, saying that he is
only interested in the technology invented by Hubbard while as
far as he - Fil - is concerned he could not care less about
Hubbard himself, who could have believed even in the devil, for
all he cares!

Well, in this Mr.Fil is absolutely right - Hubbard did believe
in the devil.

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