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Opens with: The interest in parapsychological phenomena has been growing
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Approved For Release 2008/04/01 : NSA-RDP96X00790R000100040011-2 STAT - · . ........ .. ... - The interest in parapsychological phenomena has been growing steadily in the Soviet Union in recent years. New cases of tele- pathy,. telekinesis and the so-called "skin vision" (seeing with closed eyes through the skin) are continually acknowleded and aci- entifically evaluated. In increasing measure scientific, official and military institutions are participating in the researching; of these phenomena. Only a small amount of this [ however ] becom's pub- licly known. Thus, for example, there appeared in the magazine of the KGB, "Na boewom pontu, " in December of 1976 an interv .ew with TOFIK G. DADESCHEW. This young man had until recently asounded the prblic with his unpremeditated tricks [displayed] in public performances. Among other things, in a demonstration in the Moscow TV center be had himself given imaginary orders and informed the audience of them. Among 50 photos of a military post, he located tle 4 persons who had been involved in the experiment. Asked about hit study techn: ques (he is a law student), he declared that he prefers the tradit onal methods of acquiring knowledge, since "tricking" the correct answer from the head if the professor conducting the tert is an affront to the proper respect due his personality. The magazine "Technology of Youth" reported in July 1978 ano- ther interesting case, connected with the death of a medium, : 38- year-old woman from Sverdlovsk in the Urals. Mrs . Rosa A. KU ESCHOWA had demonstrated her skills to the editorial staff of the magizine shortly before her death. With eyes blindfolded. she read printed texts with her hands, even [texts ] in closed covers. She was even able to ready 'Pravda" with her toes and elbows. They are already talking in scientific circles of an even more sei sational cas !. This is said to be a peasant woman from the Volga region, who is alle at a distance of several meters to cause filled water glasses to walk around on a table. Besides these instances which have received publicity, there -1- Approved For Release 2008/04/01 : NSA-RDP96X00790R000100040011-2 - .... ........ ...... ................... ... ............. ... ... .-..... ....... ........ ... ....... .... .... ........... .... ........ HIM ........ . ...... ----- ............ ..... .. ....... ..... ...... ......... ....... . ........... ..... ... ........ .............. ...... ...... -... ..... ... ... .. . . .. .................... -..... .. ... -.... ...... .. - .
Approved For Release 2008/04/01 : NSA-RDP96X00790R000100040011-2 . .re those which can be discussed only by a selected public. Thus a scientist known to a member of an embassy staff has made talks, with film accompaniments, at 95 different institutes, administrative of- fices and military posts during the last few months on the subject, "Problems of Bioinformation and Unconventional Methods of Bios timu- lation." According to reliable information, parapsychological experiments are presently being carried on at the following Soviet institutions: 1. Institute for Directional Problems of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR 2. USSR Ministry for Electronic Industry 3. Special Units of the Soviet Armed Forces and Institutes of the Soviet Defense Ministry 4. The Quant Scientific and Technical Society (Moscow and other ci- ties) 5. Institute for Electronic Technology of the City of Frjasino 6. Institute for Electronic Technology of the City of Selenograd 7. Scientific Research Institute for Machinery Construction, Moscow 8. Energy Institute, Moscow 9. Physical-Technical Institute, Moscow 10. Technical-Physical Institute, Moscow 11. Advanced Teacher Training College of Moscow (Baumann Institute) -2- . ........ . ........ .. ..... . . . ..... ..... .... Approved For Release 2008/04/01 : NSA-RDP96X00790R000100040011-2 ------- ... . .............. .. -- ... ..... . --. . ...... ----... .. . .............................. .. .......... . ...... .. ... ---- .... ..... . .......... -- ............ --.... ----