In 1869, Sergey Nechayev published The Revolutionary Catechism. It's worth a read, if only for it's general "WTF" factor. It's very clearly based on religious catechisms, outlining the way one should relate to others and society, delineating the purpose of a revolutionary, etc. etc. The sentiment is very real, don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about it's derpitude because I disagree with it. But the near cult-like manner in which the content is approached is more than a little off-putting.
Anyone who knows much about the Bolshevik Party and the appropriation of religious language by the Soviet authorities, however, shouldn't be surprised that the Radical Left in Russia was doing this before the 1870s. Give it a look, if for nothing else, you can judge yourself and your friends on how radical you guys are.
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