Where do vampires dwell? It turns out, not only in Transylvania, but also in Russian literature, legends, and tales. The word "vampire" can be found not only in gothic novels and horror films. It has firmly established itself in Russian folklore, literature, and even children's scary stories. The lecture by Petr Konstantinovich "Vampires in Russia" invites you to look at these mythical beings from the perspective of anthropology and cultural history. In this lecture from the series "The Magic of Culture," the discussion will focus on how the image of the upyr took root in Russian soil. The lecturer will explore the origins of fears hidden in folklore and explain how the vampire became a hero of yellow newspapers, folk rumors, and even literary parodies. Why, for example, is Pushkin considered the progenitor of vurdalaks in Russian poetry? How did spirits and upyrs penetrate into scary stories from children's camps and influence domestic cinema? The Nosov mansion enhances the atmosphere of the narrative: according to rumors, the ghost of Marfa, the heroine of A. K. Tolstoy's poem, still wanders here.