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Star wars: Russians turn to astrologers amid Ukraine conflict
As the Kremlin presses ahead with its military intervention in the pro-Western country, more and more Russians are turning to astrologers.
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Astrologers, psychics and mediums have for years been popular in Russia (AFP /Punit Paranjpe)
Will there be nuclear war? Will Russia win the Ukraine offensive? Will my son survive?
As the Kremlin presses ahead with its military intervention in the pro-Western country, more and more Russians are turning to astrologers.
In Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg, bespectacled Elena Korolyova receives clients in her apartment, where two cats prowl between piles of books.
"People want to know what will become of Russia, cut off from the rest of world," the 63-year-old told AFP.
Astrologers, psychics and mediums have for years been popular in Russia, and particularly turbulent years have seen demand for their services increase.
As the country reels from a barrage of unprecedented sanctions over Ukraine, more and more Russians are turning to astrology as they peer into the future.
Korolyova, a grey-haired philologist by training who rose to fame in the former imperial capital through word of mouth, seeks to reassure her clients.
