Allan Chumak

Allan Vladimirovich Chumak (Russian: А́ллан Влади́мирович Чума́к, 26 May 1935 – 9 October 2017) was a Russian faith healer. He was born in Moscow.

Chumak became well known at the height of Gorbachev's Perestroika.  When he appeared on television, his fans would hold jars of water next to their televisions in the hope that the water would be able to cure disease.Freak Show by Brian Droitcour, Moscow Times, February 25, 2005  At the height of his fame, he had a regular early morning television spot. The Magic Healer Of Soviet TV;ALlan Chumak, and Extrasensory Sensation , Washington Post,  September 4, 1989, David Remnick

Chumak died in Moscow on 9 October 2017 at the age of 82.Умер целитель Аллан Чумак 

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Category:1935 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:People from Moscow