Soviet-era TV psychic Kashpirovsky dies at 87; ex-Duma deputy, Budyonnovsk negotiator

Anatoly Kashpirovsky, a prominent Soviet-era television psychic and later LDPR deputy, died at 87. He participated in negotiations during the 1995 Budyonnovsk hospital siege, marking a unique intersection of occult fame and political involvement. His death closes a chapter of late-Soviet cultural influence, but has no immediate geopolitical or market impact.