Sorcerer Yuri Longo was born in 1950. In those days, he was recorded in documents under the name Golovko. The future famous magician was born in the village of Nezamaevskaya. He will live a long life, die at the age of 55 in the metropolitan area. The man became known as an illusionist, built a career as a magician, hosted several shows, and published a number of fairly popular books. For himself, he chose a master's degree in white magic applicable in practice.
Why famous?
Yuri Andreevich Longo participated in the creation of the television program "Third Eye" at the same time as a producer and author in a team with other people. His participation in several films is known. Perhaps the most popular is "Lenin's Body". Many have seen the video film "The Wizard", created with the involvement of Longo. He participated in the filming of "A moment of witchcraft", played a role in the film "Master".
Books written by the magician Yuri Longo are quite famous and popular. The most sought after is called "Third Eye". Interested for sureheard more than once, and perhaps read from cover to cover the work "The profession is a sorcerer", also released by Longo. From his pen came publications telling about the mysteries of practiced magic, love witchcraft. He published a collection of recipes that help, according to the author, to recover from absolutely any disease. Longo was the author of a family herbalist that looked at treatment options for a variety of he alth problems.
How it all began
As is known from the biography of Yuri Longo, the boy was born into a teacher's family, in particular, his mother taught mathematics to village children. During his youth, Yuri entered an art school, but he did not have a chance to finish his studies there. Arriving in the capital region, he went to study at a theater studio. In addition, Yuri successfully received a diploma from Leningrad University, confirming the specialization "psychologist". His career has been marked by a productive working relationship with Goncharov, who ran the Hypnotic School in Moscow.
The perestroika period was marked, as evidenced by the biography of Yuri Longo, with new opportunities and ways. The crisis time was characterized by a rather malleable consciousness of the public, which the sorcerer took advantage of - he allegedly began to heal the afflicted. Later it was possible to organize magic sessions through television broadcasting. It was then that his masterfully staged performance gained popularity, in which the sorcerer resurrected a seemingly hopelessly dead person. In speeches, the magician actively showedhis strong qualities of a born theatre-goer, the audience could see the results of hypnosis, pyro-, telekinesis. Longo became a popular and well-known clairvoyant, his predictions were published more than once in the central publications. In the 90s, an interview with a popular person was repeatedly published by the publication “God forbid!”
Life: milestones
As you know from the biographies, Yuri Longo's personal life was quite eventful. Three times he had official wives, in his second marriage a daughter, Julia, was born. Subsequently, the sorcerer will have grandchildren: Ilyusha and Ksyusha.
In February 2006, magician Yuri Longo suffered a heart attack. The man was hospitalized, soon released for rehabilitation home. Two days after the first incident, the attack recurred. Calling Safronov on the phone, Longo convinced him to urgently fly to Moscow to bring him medicines. This did not work - at half past ten in the morning on February 17, the clairvoyant died. The medical report stated an aortic aneurysm. The unofficial version says that black caviar became the reason for everything. As the secretary of the sorcerer later said, shortly before that, he received a jar of product as a present from some unknown lady. Secretary Alla was firmly convinced that the man had been poisoned.
Rumours and speculations
Some argue that magician Yuri Longo received Orthodox baptism shortly before his death. This version is otherwise doubtful, since the ministers of Orthodoxy demanded that the sorcerer officially renounce his activities as publicly as possible. There was no such denial. funeral servicethe deceased was organized in the St. Nicholas Church in Khamovniki. The remains were buried at the Moscow Vostryakovsky cemetery. The burial ceremony was held on February 20.
Master of "revival" Yuri Longo left his heirs, according to some, about one and a half million US dollars. In this amount, his inheritance was valued in the month of death.
True or not?
At one time, Yuri Longo's "Revival of the Dead" was a unique show that aroused exceptional popular interest. Many wondered how possible it is to bring a dead person back to life, whether it is worth believing what is shown on the screens. In 1991, Komsomolskaya Pravda published an article about the disclosure of this popular trick. It turned out that the man first showed in front of the camera how he revives the deceased, but after turning off he admitted that his assistant, the master of pretending, was allegedly dead. The dead man in the tricks was Alexey Gaivan, and the idea of such a trick belonged to Goncharov, by this time a good friend of the sorcerer.
From the photo, Yuri Longo looks with the confident gaze of a man who does not doubt his ability to work with the forces of this and the other world. But he was much less confident in the capabilities of other sorcerers of his time. In particular, he repeatedly entered into polemics with Grabovsky. This magician became famous for numerous assurances of his ability to resurrect the victims of the terrorist attack in Beslan. Longo accused Grabovsky, called him a liar, a cynic. As many have said, it was this quarrel that caused a heart attack, followed by the development of an aortic aneurysm and a suddendeath.
Politics and life
Yury Longo gained fame because of his attitude to Ukrainian politics. In 2004, Yushchenko took the presidency, about whom the magician immediately authoritatively declared: this man is nothing more than a fake. He convinced others: the real Yushchenko had long been killed, and his double took the presidency, who underwent several plastic surgeries to make him look more like him. The sorcerer claimed that the medical events were organized in a secret center in Poland.
Yuri Longo did not disregard the story of Yushchenko's dioxin poisoning. The magician claimed that there really was nothing of the kind, and the strange appearance of the politician is associated exclusively with the substitution of a person. The environment, which did not know how to explain the changes in appearance to the people, invented a variant with dioxin. The presidential administration, however, did not support the sorcerer's opinion, officially putting forward their assumption: in this way the magician and clairvoyant are simply trying to become famous, to draw attention to his person, and he does it quite unsuccessfully and ineptly.
What did people say?
Many friends and relatives, including Yuri Longo's wife Elena Longo, admitted that the man was amazing, unique - it was as if two completely different personalities coexisted in him. The whole power knew the one who was able to bring the crowd into ecstasy, possessed amazing healing abilities, could show tricks that a simple spectator could not and could not explain. Another Yuri was known only for hisfriends and relatives. Then they will compare the magician to a child entangled in the problems and complexities of the adult world. When he died, it happened so suddenly that many simply refused to believe it. Even at the time of the funeral ceremony, many people were sure: now he would get up, smile, and speak. Effectively, could a person who, during his lifetime, seemed to be able to revive the deceased, die? The audience was sure that the funeral was nothing more than a show.
As Yuri Longo said in his interviews, there is a tradition in the magical community - a dying sorcerer is obliged to take his student by the hand. He assured that this way is the only way to transfer knowledge; otherwise, the accumulated most valuable information simply cannot be conveyed to another. Yuri said that this is how he received his talents and abilities from his dying grandfather: Dmitrius lived for more than a century, died at the age of 105, shortly before his death, took his grandson's hands in his, thereby passing on to him all the secrets that made Yuri so popular in the future.
Curious and interesting
Goncharov, a friend and close person to Yuri Longo, said that the sorcerer was sure of his family ties with Longo. Dmitrius was a rather popular fakir, he showed the public a variety of miracles. Could, as it came from the stories of the audience, get the eye out of the socket, put it on a plate. Dmitrius was an authority for Yuri. As Goncharov explained, it was for this reason that the man chose the surname Longo for himself and actively promoted the idea of kinship.
To perform on my own,the clairvoyant worked out his image in detail. Even the wives of Yuri Longo will perceive him in a stage image as a distant hermit - this is exactly what he wanted to look like for others, posing as a monk. Longo for any performance was sure to select suitable chains, put on a snow-white hoodie. He seemed to be far from any worldly troubles and difficulties, from everything mundane. However, this was the image created for the public. The real person was distinguished by his characteristic features and traits.
About personal life
Nikas Safronov was a friend of the famous author of numerous books Yuri Longo. Later, when the sorcerer dies, he will tell the press that he was always surprised by the unusual tastes of his comrade. Yuri especially liked full ladies - such as Rubens depicted in his paintings. The most striking special was Elena, met by the sorcerer in the 87th. She was just starting her singing career, and at one of the presentations of her talent, Yuri turned out to be by chance.
Already becoming the widow of the famous author of books Yuri Longo, Elena will tell: the man was short, but always appeared in the company of attractive and fashionable persons. Next to him were tall models of incredible beauty. Usually they led the sorcerer by the arms, and from the outside everything looked not only presentable, but very beautiful, immediately attracted attention and singled out the trinity from the general background. One of the evenings at which Elena presented her talent, Yuri approached a young woman. Why - she never found out, but assumed that something attracted her. She was then only seventeen, she wasblonde, wore a scarlet cloak. The man offered to work together, but Elena knew almost nothing about him. Her first decision was to refuse. Yuri has already celebrated his 38th birthday, the age difference frightened the girl. True, the magician's perseverance could not be taken away, and he decided to resort to his strongest qualities.
You can come to success
Then Elena will tell that Yuri called her one day and offered to tell her where she is, what clothes she wears at the moment. She agreed to listen to the man, and he described in detail. As the widow Longo will later recall, only then did she realize who exactly became interested in her. Yuri, who had already created a certain image by this time, received at his disposal a magnificent girl as an assistant - in the future she would become his wife. It was clear that success in a career can be achieved if you come up with a new number that matches the taste of the public, as well as correctly present and advertise yourself. Given the peculiarities of a sorcerer's career, it was clear that a scandal could be the best advertisement. For the first time, the idea that it is necessary to create a sensation was proposed by Goncharov.
It was decided that success could be achieved by creating a kind of information bomb. The calculation turned out to be correct: sensations attract the public more than anything else. Even then, Longo was often shown on television, so there were good opportunities for promotion. Reflections on a possible scenario ended with the idea of resurrecting the dead. Gonchakov recalled the Tibetan techniques recorded in rare books, but immediately admitted that doing everything inexact correspondence with the descriptions of Eastern magicians in the realities of Russia is impossible.
Oh times, oh mores
Today, many people want to see a photo of the grave of Yuri Longo in order to identify it at the Moscow cemetery, where the sorcerer, who received such significant fame, is buried.
Many people remember how they first learned about him, from which show they met a promising magician. The persistent man quickly realized that the idea of reviving the dead could bring him real success, the very one thanks to which he would be remembered all his life and after death - his calculations were justified, and today Longo's grave is constantly decorated with fresh flowers. The friend's assurances of the impossibility of implementing Eastern practices had little effect on the magician's confidence. He began preparations for a sensational show, setting himself the task of demonstrating the revitalization process to the whole world.
Later Goncharov will remember that in those days Longo lived near the Sklifosovsky Institute. New ideas required activity, the sorcerer did not waste time: literally every day he visited the famous morgue to work. Goncharov himself, being to some extent Longo's mentor at that moment, treated this rather condescendingly, not expecting much success. As the near future showed, Longo was right in evaluating his prospects - the new show became a source of incredible popularity for him.
Parapsychology
For a television show as detailed and responsibly as possible, taking into account eacha trifle, filmed a few scenes. The seemingly dead person suddenly begins to rise, and the nurse standing nearby is ready to faint. The video turned out to be an information bomb. Its effect was not long in coming. Almost immediately after the release of the program, Yuri was recognized as one of the most important figures in parapsychology of his time. There were practically no such television programs in this area, wherever he was invited. The main magic number was soaring. Yuri walked on water, set fire to grass with the help of the energy emitted by his hands. The highlight of the program could be the revival of the dead, but the sorcerer persistently rejected all proposals to repeat this practice. Details of what the real revival was like were not yet known to anyone - they will begin to be published later.
Makhmutov later admits that even at the time of filming he knew: in the place of the deceased, to be revived, lay the entertainer and the presenter. An extremely narrow circle of initiates knew that the whole process of resurrection was carefully planned, staged, played out - all for the delight of the viewer. Yes, and Yuri himself, shortly before his death, confessed to this machination of his. But the times were troubled, the public was ready to believe in any, even the most incredible stories, and Longo's experiences in the morgue became a source of hope for many: anyone can be resurrected, even Lenin. The sorcerer controlled the mood of the crowd, moreover, he said more than once that his strength was enough to raise a great politician from the dead. However, relatives did not take his statements seriously. Goncharov, for example, admitted that even ifLongo could actually revive the dead, he would not work with the body of Lenin. But for the newspapers, the main thing was the material from which you can make a sensation, and everyone vied with each other to write about the possible resurrection of Lenin. This happened to the magician at the right time, benefited his career.
Life and death
Yuri Longo, as noted by people close to him, was distinguished by his amazing capacity for work. He made efforts to achieve what he wanted, as a result, he got what he wanted. The sorcerer did not forget to give himself the opportunity to rest. He regularly went to countries with a warm climate, exercised. From the memoirs of relatives it is known that he constantly drank only green tea. Many celebrities have turned to him for help.
Many noted that Longo seemed surprisingly successful from the outside, but his relatives knew that the man was biting something. It seemed to him that there was something important in life that had not yet been done. He aspired to the bosom of the church, but the religious leaders repelled him. Yuri was baptized as a child, but admitted that he did not realize what was happening then, so such a baptism cannot be considered real. He wanted to be baptized again. According to some reports, he achieved his goal and accepted Orthodox baptism before his death. Longo was buried in the church of St. Nicholas in Khamovniki. He was buried at the Vostryakovsky cemetery in Moscow on February 20, 2006.
