Wolff Messing was a stage performer, hypnotist, clairvoyant, and prophet, and he remains one of the most mysterious figures of the 20th century. He predicted the inevitable collapse of the Third Reich in the event of an invasion into the East, and he accurately foretold the date when the Great Patriotic War would end. He also guessed the month and year of Stalin’s death and had the ability to “see” with his eyes closed and read others’ thoughts. Many mysteries died with Messing, but the biggest mystery remained him—an offspring of a poor Jewish family, a medium, an artist, a genius, and a magician.