{"id":5889,"date":"2026-05-21T09:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=5889"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:50:52","slug":"satanic-temple-torn-down-near-moscow-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/satanic-temple-torn-down-near-moscow-video\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Satanic Temple\u2019 torn down near Moscow (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The site was linked to occult leader Elena Sulikova, who was found guilty of inciting violence against Russian Orthodox clergy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Russian authorities have begun demolishing an illegal occult compound described as a \u2018Satanic Temple\u2019 in Moscow Region, which long outraged local residents with animal-bone rituals and swarms of acolytes.<\/p>\n

The demolition work began after a local court ruled that the three-story building \u2013 which served as the headquarters of the \u2018Empire of the Strongest Witches\u2019 sect \u2013 was built illegally.<\/p>\n

Demolition crews moved in on Wednesday at the Zaytsevo village site near the town of Zaraysk around 120 km south of Moscow, after the Zaraysk City Court ruled that the 280-square-meter structure, which was styled as a \u2018Temple of Saturn\u2019 \u2013 was built without a permit on land zoned for farming.<\/p>\n

According to media reports, residents repeatedly petitioned the authorities to clear the site, describing the compound as a \u201cwitch\u2019s lair\u201d<\/em> and a \u201cSatanic Temple,\u201d<\/em> citing unsettling \u201cmagical rituals\u201d<\/em> on the premises.<\/p>\n

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The compound was built around 2019 on money donated by followers of Elena Sulikova, known by her alias Alyona Polyn. The 46-year-old occult leader reportedly charged devotees tens of thousands of rubles in exchange for promises to fix their finances, love lives, and to teach them \u201cthe craft.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Sulikova \u2013 who styled herself as the \u201cchief witch of the Kremlin\u201d<\/em> \u2013 claimed that she appeared on \u2018Battle of the Psychics\u2019, a Russian reality show in which self-proclaimed clairvoyants competed for prizes. However, the producers denied that she was ever on the show.<\/p>\n

She also engaged in esoteric-related businesses, including managing the now-defunct \u2018International University of Magic and Witchcraft\u2019 (nicknamed \u2018Hogwarts\u2019 in the media) in Moscow Region, which in practice had little to do with education.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Sulikova was sentenced to two years in a penal colony after she pleaded guilty to charges of distributing extremist materials inciting violence against Russian Orthodox clergy and posting online content that insulted Christians.<\/p>\n

The demolition of the temple also came after it drew the attention of State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov, a staunch supporter of \u201ctraditional Russian values.\u201d<\/em>
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\u201cI know about this satanic place,\u201d<\/em> he said last year. \u201cI have long been waging war with this crazy lady. We managed to get her jailed, and now we\u2019ll demolish her temple too \u2013 a reminder of her dark deeds: Deception, fraud, and insulting the feelings of believers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Milonov and Sulikova have feuded for years. He accused the occult leader of fraud and demanded that psychics be legally equated with prostitutes \u2013 prompting her to countersue for defamation. The self-styled witch said she won the lawsuit but demanded compensation of one ruble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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