Vanga: Truth, Myths, and 5 Most Famous Prophecies

Bulgarian clairvoyant Vanga has long become a symbol of mystery and the supernatural. She is credited with predicting global events - from the collapse of the USSR to the COVID-19 pandemic and the beginning of World War III. But who is she really? And which prophecies can truly be considered her words?

Vanga's Brief Biography

Vanga (real name - Vangeliya Gushterova) was born in 1911 in a poor family in the territory of modern North Macedonia. At the age of 12, she became blind - after a powerful hurricane that lifted her into the air and threw her to the ground. Her eyes were filled with sand, and her vision could not be restored.

From this moment, as biographers claim, she began to "see" something else - people's past and future, hidden diseases, upcoming events. From the early 1940s, she began receiving visitors, predicting destinies, and healing. Over 55 years, more than a million people visited her home.

5 Most Famous Vanga Predictions

5. Hitler's defeat.

There is a legend that in 1942 Hitler personally visited Vanga, and she predicted his defeat in the war. He allegedly left in fury. But there is no reliable evidence of such a meeting - neither in archives nor in the memories of close ones.

4. The "Kursk" submarine disaster.

According to some sources, Vanga said in 1980: "Kursk will go underwater, and the whole world will cry". At that time, it sounded strange, because the city of Kursk cannot sink. Only after the tragedy of 2000 did people connect the words with the nuclear submarine. However, there is no documented evidence of this prophecy before the accident.

3. The end of the USA.

Vanga is attributed with saying that the 44th US president would be the last, and the country would disappear. When Barack Obama became president, this prediction was actively discussed. But after him came Donald Trump, and the USA continued to exist. Some tried to interpret the words differently, but the fact remains - the prediction did not come true.

2. COVID-19 pandemic.

They say Vanga predicted a "new virus from yellow people" in the year of "five twos" (2020). It was supposed to change the world. It is also claimed that she spoke about two waves of the disease and that Russia would be the first to create a vaccine. But this prophecy became known only at the end of 2019 - after the pandemic began.

1. World War III.

One of the most frightening prophecies. Vanga allegedly predicted in 1996 that from November 2010, World War III would begin with the use of nuclear and chemical weapons. Europe would become deserted, and recovery would take decades. Fortunately, the prediction turned out to be false.

Myth or Reality?

After Vanga's death in 1996, interest in her personality only increased. Journalists and researchers discovered that she was employed by the Bulgarian state and received an official salary. Her house was bugged by intelligence services, and data about visitors was carefully collected in advance. Many "predictions" could have been based on psychological observation and good preparation.

At the same time, her gift was used - over 24 years, the state earned about 10 million dollars from her sessions. Vanga's image became one of Bulgaria's most famous and profitable projects.