In troubled times, when the country is at a crossroads, the main characters are magicians and fortune-tellers. Russia is no exception. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the profession of a sorcerer turned out to be the most in demand. Chief among them was Yuri Longo. His whole life was full of mysteries, and they still argue about the causes of death.
Magician or Illusionist?
Everyone who at least once in his life came across Yuri Longo, certainly noted the hypnotic look of his dark brown eyes. Black hoodie, incense and heavy chains on the chest, left no doubt, before you a real sorcerer. Yuri Longo became famous for his loud shows, demonstrating hypnosis, telepathy, telekinesis, clairvoyance. All-Russian fame was brought to him by the experiments shown on TV, in which the magician revived the dead and talked with the departed. True, then, under pressure from journalists, Yuri Longo admitted that these were only clever tricks, and not at all real magic. Nevertheless, in the 1990s, thousands of people went to see him, hoping for a miracle. Long lines at his entrance to the Sukharevskaya metro station arose from the very early morning. Who was Yuri Longo, a magician or a pop artist? Given the factthat the main Russian sorcerer studied at an art school, a theater studio and had a degree in psychology, it is safe to say that Yuri Andreyevich was nothing more than a talented artist.
Conqueror of women's hearts
It is not surprising that the whole life of the All-Russian sorcerer was constantly accompanied by numerous scandals. After the revived and talking dead turned out to be a fake, the "witchcraft" authority of Yuri Longo was seriously shaken for the first time. Then they began to talk about him as a great lover of women. The press claimed that the number of his mistresses was in the thousands. The magician himself was in no hurry to refute these rumors. There is a version that his premature death was caused by the fact that the sorcerer significantly undermined his health on the love front. Alas, she is not wealthy, since Yuri Andreevich spent his last years as an exemplary family man, in love with his last wife Elena Longo. Although in public, the magician tried to maintain the image of a conqueror of women's hearts, obviously believing that this helps him to attract a clientele,in need of improving her personal life.
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Magic duel
It is strange enough that a wealthy person who does not have bad habits, who fully realized himself in the professional field, left this world at a fairly young age at the fifty-sixth year of life. What is it, retribution for sins, magic or fatal accident? To answer this question, it is interesting to look at two scandals in which Yuri Longo was implicated shortly before his early death. The first of them was associated with another "magician" Grigory Grabov, who promised to resurrect the children who died in Beslan. Yuri Longo did not believe the words of the "competitor", calling him a liar and a cynic. Yuri Andreevich died in the midst of his quarrel with Grabovoi. The press has repeatedly sounded the version that it was Grigory Grabovoy who sent damage to death on Yuri Longo. The second scandal was associated with Yuri Andreevich's statement that Viktor Yushchenko,poisoned with dioxin, was actually killed, and the Orange Revolution in Ukraine was led by his double. It was assumed that the secret services of Ukraine could deal with the magician for these statements.
Cause of death: arrogance
It is not surprising that the unexpected and early death of the famous magician shook the whole country. The versions, one more mysterious than the other, began to be put forward. However, the true cause of Yuri Longo's death is simple and tragic in its absurdity. As you know, on February 14, 2006, Yuri Longo suffered a heart attack. He was admitted to the hospital. However, barely feeling better, Yuri Andreevich went home. Two days later, he again felt unwell, but instead of going to the doctors, he asked to come to him to support his friend, the famous artist Nikas Safronov. In vain. A day later, at 10-30 am on February 17, the country's most famous magician died of an aortic aneurysm. They buried Yuri Longo at the Vostryakovskoye cemetery in Moscow. Despite the huge number of versions about the death of the sorcerer, the truth is simple and banal. Obviously, Yuri Andreevich hoped too much on his gift of a healer and good health, refusing the services of doctors. Had he stayed in the hospital after a heart attack, perhaps the country's main sorcerer would still be alive …