Andrei Pischalnikoff, AKA “Doctor R. Snick”, has been a storyteller using various media for several years. He began his journey speaking about 19th and 20th century subjects in December, 2022.
He delivers captivating presentations about patent medicines, snake oils, medicine shows, oddities and Memento Mori while focusing on the audience’s interests.
In addition to ongoing research, he collects various patent medicine artifacts, strange devices that claimed to cure serious diseases and a variety of ephemera related to quackery and poisons of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. On the flip side, Andrei also has a passion to share information about the “Oddities” of Barnum’s museums and later sideshows of America, mourning jewelry & the different categories of Victorian hair jewelry. He has spent considerable time at the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Museum doing research.
Andrei has held many jobs, from being a 12 bravo (demolitions) in the army serving with the 10th Special Forces Group to working a large part of his 33 years with the State of California creating multimedia productions for internal and public use. Andrei is currently retired, spending time researching odd history, locating artifacts and being an active fire performer!
Fire Performing! Odd History Talks!
Major Blaze and Doctor R. Snick are ready for your next event!