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2026-10-25 18:05:48 UTC

Artyom Boologov on Nostr: > It is unclear whether Sofia was suspected of using the potion to kill her husband ...

> It is unclear whether Sofia was suspected of using the potion to kill her husband or to win his love and favor. The latter would characterize much of the use of spells and potions attributed to women in trials in the following centuries.
— Valerie A. Kivelson, Christine D. Worobec , Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900

Wow, this is quite a relationship dynamic!

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