Anatoly Kashpirovsky

Anatoly Kashpirovsky (11 August 1939 – 3 October 2026) was a psychotherapist, hypnotist and psychic healer, described as controversial, who held Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian citizenship. Born in Stavnytsia, he studied at Vinnytsia National Medical University until 1962 and worked as a physician, parapsychologist and television presenter. He also competed in boxing and weightlifting, was named a Master of Sport of the USSR in 1987, and sat in the 1st State Duma of the Russian Federation from December 1993 to December 1995. Later he worked as a YouTuber and received a YouTube Silver Play Button.