MEGRE

Megre is primarily known as a surname associated with the Russian entrepreneur and writer Vladimir Megre, author of the Ringing Cedars of Russia book series. The books, first published in the late 20th century, relate the author’s reported encounters with a Siberian woman known as Anastasia and set out a mix of spiritual, ecological and social ideas. Central themes include reverence for nature, the creation of family homesteads (sometimes called "kin domains"), self-sufficiency, and a vision of moral renewal.

The Ringing Cedars texts spawned the Anastasian movement, a loosely organized cultural and lifestyle phenomenon that has inspired intentional communities, publications, and a dedicated readership in Russia and internationally. Supporters view the material as a call to ecological stewardship and traditional family life; critics and scholars have described elements of the movement and the books as utopian, pseudoscientific, or linked to broader currents of contemporary spiritual and nationalist thought.

Beyond its association with Vladimir Megre and the Ringing Cedars, the term MEGRE may appear as an acronym in other, unrelated contexts. Where used as a proper name, it is most often connected to the literary and social legacy of the Ringing Cedars works and the communities they have influenced.