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Sergey on his way to the U.S.

Sergey Korbalev is a great guy. He has been recognized by his peers in Russia as a premier illusionist and overall great magician. He cares about the art of magic and cares about the promotion of our magical arts.

He is dedicated to keeping our art alive by inventing new effects and new presentations. He works with his wife and daughter to present a show that would be impressive even by Las Vegas standards.

Sergey sent along information about another magician in Russia, I won?t mention his name for reasons that will soon be obvious. This magician has set up a website and dedicated most of his waking hours to destroying the illusions David Copperfield has worked hard to develop.

Ironically, the unnamed magician on his unnamed website is wrong on at least two of the three illusions he exposes. I don?t want to give this nare-do-well any publicity. I don?t think there is anyone in the world that would suggest that David is flying by magic ? David doesn?t even say that in his public statements.

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Sergey on his way to the U.S.

He is dedicated to keeping our art alive by inventing new effects and new presentations. He works with his wife and daughter to present a show that would be impressive even by Las Vegas standards.

Davidtells us that he worked for years on developing a ?method.? He also has stated publicly that the method given by the Russian magician is incorrect. I know from inside information from David?s troupe that the Russian website is not just wrong but way the heck off.

So what am I to do? Tell you about the site that is wrong but claims to be right? Give exposure to this site that has already been written up in Pravda and in the Russian Television Network? Nopey.

I won?t do it.

I won?t give a second or an inch to those who would expose the secrets by which you and I make our living. It?s not right and even if it is news, it is not the kind of news we report here on Inside Magic.

I share Sergey’s concern about this type of exposure. David Copperfield is not commiting “fraud” as the unnamed site suggests. He is providing entertainment and for my money, he does a great job.