Anatoly Kashpirovsky

Anatoly Kashpirovsky
Анатолій Кашпіровський
Анатолий Кашпировский
Kashpirovsky in 2016
Born(1939-08-11)11 August 1939
Stavnytsia, Kamianets-Podilskyi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died3 October 2026(2026-10-03) (aged 87)
Moscow, Russia
EducationVinnytsia National Medical University
OccupationPsychotherapist
Websitewww.kashpirovskiy.com

Anatoly Mikhailovich Kashpirovsky (Ukrainian: Анатолій Михайлович Кашпіровський, romanized: Anatolii Mykhailovych Kashpirovskyi, Russian: Анатолий Михайлович Кашпировский, 11 August 1939 – 3 October 2026) was a Russian psychotherapist of Ukrainian origin who claimed to be a hypnotist and a psychic healer. He enjoyed great popularity in the Soviet Union in the 1980s, including work with the Soviet Olympic weightlifting team.

In 1989, as the USSR was crumbling, he made a series of broadcasts on Soviet television in which he attempted mass hypnosis at the behest of the government in an effort to subdue the populace. Around 2010 he was again performing mass healing rituals in front of large audiences, although he never returned to his former popularity.

Early life and career

Kashpirovsky was born in Stavnytsia, Ukrainian SSR, USSR on 11 August 1939. In 1962, Kashpirovsky graduated from the Vinnytsia Medical Institute. After this, he worked for 25 years as a psychiatrist in a psychiatric hospital.

In 1989, he became famous after several of his sessions with patients were shown on Soviet television. Among other things, he was shown to allegedly remove the pain of two patients who remained conscious during abdominal surgery by addressing them by teleconferencing. The first session was shown on 9 October 1989 on the Central Channel of the USSR. The sessions also called for a restored faith in the government and Communism, in an effort to hypnotize viewers into rallying behind the Soviet cause.

In 1993, he was elected a Deputy of the Russian Duma.

Personal life and death

His first wife was Valentina Nikolaevna. They had a son, who became a boxer, and a daughter, Elena (1968–2018), who was a doctor.

His second wife (1992–2014) was Irina.

Shortly before his death, Kashpirovsky became a father with his third wife, Gulizar Chalbashova, who gave birth to their daughter Ellina in August 2025. Kashpirovsky died on 3 October 2026, at the age of 87.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Soviet Union's Desperate Efforts at Mind Control". Retrieved 7 April 2023..
  2. ↑ "The Shadow of Doctor Kashpirovsky" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Фрагмент из книги "Формула огня" | Анатолий Кашпировский". Kashpirovskiy.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Кашпировский в 75 лет развелся с женой".
  5. ↑ "Внук Анатолия Кашпировского не понимает знаменитого дед".
  6. ↑ "Anatoly Kashpirovsky, one of the most famous television healers of the late 1980s, has died".
  7. ↑ "Russia announced the death of Anatoly Kashpirovsky, who "treated" people through television | УНН". unn.ua. Retrieved 3 October 2026.