At various times, lived in Moscow and infamous people were making different wizards and witches.Some of them died, but still to this day be the Muscovites in the form of ghosts.Others have disappeared and are believed to live up to now, though, since they were born centuries have passed.
Donna Luna
One charodeek entered the royal retinue of Sophia.What appeared in the Russian mysterious Donna and her real name, said in Moscow is different.They agree on one thing: it belonged to the noble Portuguese families, and ancient mysteries of witchcraft had druids.Neither Moscow nor in the Transfiguration in daylight Donna Luna almost did not show, and has always been a rare for that time in Russia veil.
She played at the Imperial Theatre, mainly sinister role.And on the scene in a black dress, in a strange mask made of small mirror fragments.And often, it was as fatal to the royal family.Thus, in February 1682, when the Transfiguration set comedy "Baba Yaga - the leg bone," Donna was the role of the moon with just one sentence: "Look at me intently and do what I thought I command you."The next day after the performance of twenty King Theodore A. suddenly fell ill and died shortly thereafter.The same mystical role attributed to her popular rumor regarding the death of his wife and Fedor, Agafya, who died in childbirth.Her experiments with mirrors, hypnotism and other mystical fun ended badly: the moon itself was lost, and Sofia ended her days in a convent.
Valach Ione
the shafts was famous in the XVIII century on the outskirts of Moscow - the village of Black Dirt.And so jammed to his memory, as many sorcerers' local poshiba "if not for Vasili Bazhenov, who decided to take revenge on the queen Catherine of them are not unfinished palace at Tsaritsyno.How much gold rolled the great master sorcerer Ione unknown.But the curse imposed on witch Tsaritsin land is still in effect."People will not cause harm, but this place is cursed and so, will not be worse," - said the sorcerer and scattered on the ground a bag of salt charmed.Since then, on the site of the planned Tsaritsyno Palace is impossible to build anything - everything collapses almost immediately, for various reasons.
Ostankino hunchback
This area of the capital is considered one of the most mysterious.There is a legend that it is here, even before the baptism of Rus, buried (it is buried in the ground, but not burned), the remains of wizards and sorcerers in rich costumes with precious stones.Hence the name - Ostankino.
Places "magical" graves are not marked.Therefore, treasure seekers at all times trying to find these resources.But, according to legend, do it no one could, because the guards of their ancient woman.This ancient, that the years (perhaps centuries) bent it in half.And because the people have nicknamed her Hunchback Ostankino.
preserved the tradition that the first warning not to plow burial places she did back in the sixteenth century, the then owner of Ostankino Boyar satin.Yes, he did not listen, and soon he was executed on the orders of the king.And later, in the eighteenth century, when the estate passed to the Counts Sheremetev, if the witch was to warn his pregnant wife Praskovya (known former serf actress Zhemchugovoy) that ordered after birth did not dig for the ancient rite of the umbilical cord in the Ostankino ground.But Nurse yard and nurses failed to comply with the mandate, and a few days after the birth of his son Praskovya died.
said that she had tried to warn the Emperor Paul I, when he arrived at the Ostankino estate to Count Sheremetev, the impending attempt on his life.Just waved her emperor.It was as if the builders hunchback and the Ostankino television tower with a request not to build "a den of demons: nepokoya a lot of it will be, and a lot of dead people."
Is it Muscovites to this day, as is customary in all ghosts, after sunset.Usually old witch rests on a thick knotted stick and requests that "the land is not disturbed."Sometimes predicts fate.In general, the prophecies come true Ostankino Gorbunov.But some bad.So it is better not to listen to it and get away.As they say, from sin away.
Juliet of Kuzminok
In the XIX century settled in Kuzminki black witch lived here more than ninety years, and dozhivshaya almost to the present day.The legend, though in his youth she was in love with a young gentleman.As a token of his love he gave her a gold ring with a red stone, a charm for good luck.
What's happened to the lovers, is unknown, but they had a falling out.A few years later the young Romeo married another girl, had children and became very rich.Women's anger knows no bounds - a witch, already suffering from unrequited love and jealousy, had prepared a potion to opoit her rival.But witchcraft was suddenly interfere with the same ring and take it off the witch could not - he seemed rooted in the finger.In addition, there was a crack in the stone - each in her place would have realized that it is better to leave the former lover alone.But she calmed down - how to cook something magical broth, called a young man with his family to his guests and opoila.However, nothing has changed after the party.Not only that - will soon ring, "he warned" her about the robbery, but that her brown eyes did not see.
As a result, the witch has lost all valuables and money (and in fact, it was considered one of the first in Kuzminki Bogachek!) And the rest of his life lived in poverty, becoming of a beautiful blonde in a scarecrow, frightening neighborhood children.Only in the 50-ies it disappeared forever from Kuzminok.
Articles Source: Komsomolskaya Pravda
