This is the incredible story of Dr. Anatoly Kashpirovsky, who conducted mass TV healing sessions to audiences of millions throughout the Communist bloc. Despite his miracle cures and his vast devoted following, he was banned by the authorities and accused of hypnotizing the nation. Adored by his fans, feared and loathed by his critics, his revolutionary ideas about innate powers of the subconscious mind have rocked the medical establishment and turned him into a figure of mythical status, the new Rasputin. A man of many paradoxes of tremendous charisma and great personal courage, he was elected to the Russian parliament on Zhirinovsky"s ticket. He was deeply involved in recent events in Chechnya, where he played a major role. Still passionate in his crusade to heal the nation, he continues to create violent contraversy.