Evil Wonders

Siberians are a special people—hardened and energized by wild forests and raging rivers. They say that among them there are strange people endowed with incredible abilities. The materialists smile dismissively: “It’s just myths!” But the author of this book collected and recorded vivid accounts of inexplicable evil marvels—ones that you can’t help but start to believe…

In the summer of 1944, between battles, two scouts—Grinya Leznys, a Siberian, and Kolyа Bunchuk—fell for the charming head medic’s assistant Aglaia at the same time. The beauty kept the two hot-blooded men at a proper distance and made no choice. Grinya soon discovered, so to speak, a second front, and started visiting another young woman. Aglaia found out and threw a scandal. Grinya decided it was Kolyа Bunchuk who betrayed him out of jealousy, and flew at his comrade with fists. They barely managed to separate them. And in the morning, Bunchuk suddenly felt ill—he was taken to a hospital, where they discovered a strange pink stripe, three fingers wide, encircling the poor man’s chest. Doctors couldn’t make sense of it, and the fighter died soon after, in torment.

The commander of the scout platoon was met by his friend—the special agent Veny Trofimov, also a Siberian. Veny locked himself alone with him and told his version of what happened. It’s good there were no witnesses—honestly, they would have sent them both to a mental hospital…