Unusual ancient burials. Legends about the place of the secret burial of queen tamara
One of the most mystical personalities in Russian literature is N.V. Gogol. During his lifetime he was a secretive person and took with him many secrets. But he left brilliant works in which fantasy and reality are intertwined, beautiful and repulsive, funny and tragic.
Here witches fly on a broomstick, boys and girls fall in love with each other, an imaginary inspector takes a pompous look, Viy raises his eyelids filled with lead and runs away from And the writer unexpectedly says goodbye to us, leaving us in admiration and bewilderment. Today we will talk about his last charade, left to posterity - the mystery of Gogol's grave.
Childhood of the writer
Gogol was born in the Poltava province on March 1, 1809. Before him, two dead boys had already been born in the family, so the parents prayed for the birth of the third to Nicholas the Wonderworker and named the firstborn in his honor. Gogol was a sickly child, they shook over him a lot and loved more than other children.
From his mother he passed on religiosity and a penchant for premonitions. From my father - suspiciousness and love for the theater. The boy was attracted by secrets scary stories, prophetic dreams.
At the age of 10, he and his younger brother Ivan were sent to the Poltava School. But the training did not last long. The brother died, which greatly shocked little Nicholas. He was transferred to the Nizhyn gymnasium. Among his peers, the boy was distinguished by his love of practical jokes and secrecy, for which he was called Mysterious Carlo. This is how the writer Gogol grew up. His work and personal life were largely determined by the first childhood impressions.
Is the artistic world of Gogol the creation of a crazy genius?
The writer's works amaze with their phantasmagoricity. On their pages terrifying sorcerers come to life ("Terrible revenge"), witches rise at night, led by the monster Viy. But along with the evil spirits, caricatures of modern society await us. A new inspector arrives in the city, Chichikov buys dead souls, shows Russian life with utmost honesty. And next to it is the absurdity of "Nevsky Prospekt" and the famous "Nose". How were these images born in the head of the writer Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol?
Researchers of creativity are still at a loss. Many theories are associated with the writer's insanity. It is known that he suffered from painful conditions during which mood swings, extreme despair, fainting were observed. Perhaps the disturbed thinking prompted Gogol to write such vivid, unusual works? Indeed, after the suffering endured, periods of creative inspiration followed.
However, psychiatrists who have studied Gogol's work do not find signs of insanity. In their opinion, the writer suffered from depression. Desperate sadness and special sensitivity are characteristic of many genius personalities. This is what helps them to become deeper aware of the surrounding reality, to show it with unexpected sides striking the reader.
The writer was a shy and reserved person. In addition, he possessed good feeling humor and adored practical jokes. All this gave rise to many legends about him. Thus, excessive religiosity suggests that Gogol could have been a member of a sect.
Even more controversial is the fact that the writer was not married. There is a legend that in the 1840s he proposed to Countess A.M. Villegorskaya, but was refused. There was also rumor about Nikolai Vasilyevich's platonic love for the married lady A.O. Smirnova-Rosset. But these are all rumors. As well as talk about Gogol's homosexual inclinations, from which he allegedly tried to get rid of with the help of austerities and prayers.
The death of the writer raises many questions. Dark thoughts and forebodings overcame him after the completion of the second volume of Dead Souls in 1852. In those days he communicated with his confessor Matthew Konstantinovsky. The latter urged Gogol to abandon the sinful literary activity and devote more time to spiritual pursuits.
A week before Lent, the writer subjects himself to the most severe asceticism. He hardly eats or sleeps, which negatively affects his health. On the night of that, he burns papers in the fireplace (presumably - the second volume of "Dead Souls"). Since February 18, Gogol does not get out of bed and prepares for death. On February 20, doctors decide to start compulsory treatment. On the morning of February 21, the writer dies.
Causes of death
How the writer Gogol died is still being wondered. He was only 42 years old. Despite feeling unwell lately, no one expected such an outcome. The doctors could not make an accurate diagnosis. All this gave rise to many rumors. Let's consider some of them:
- Suicide. Before his death, Gogol, of his own free will, refused to eat and prayed instead of sleep. He deliberately prepared for death, forbade himself to heal, did not listen to the exhortations of friends. Perhaps he passed away of his own free will? However, for a religious person who fears hell and the devil, this is not possible.
- Mental illness. Perhaps the reason for this behavior of Gogol was a clouding of mind? Shortly before the tragic events, Ekaterina Khomyakova, sister, died close friend the writer to whom he was attached. February 8-9 Nikolai Vasilyevich dreamed own death... All this could shake his unstable psyche and lead to an unnecessarily harsh asceticism, the consequences of which were terrifying.
- Improper treatment. Gogol could not be diagnosed for a long time, suspecting either intestinal typhus or inflammation of the stomach. Finally, a council of doctors decided that the patient had meningitis, and subjected him to bloodletting, warm baths, and cold douches, unacceptable for such a diagnosis. All this undermined the body, already weakened by a long abstinence from food. The writer died of heart failure.
- Poisoning. According to other sources, doctors could provoke intoxication of the body by prescribing calomel to Gogol three times. This was due to the fact that various specialists who did not know about other appointments were invited to the writer. As a result, the patient died of an overdose.
Funeral
Be that as it may, but on February 24, the burial took place. It was public, although the writer's friends objected to it. Gogol's grave was originally located in Moscow on the territory of the St. Daniel Monastery. The coffin was brought here in their arms after the funeral service in the church of the Martyr Titiana.
According to eyewitnesses, a black cat suddenly appeared at the place where Gogol's grave is. This caused a lot of talk. Assumptions spread that the writer's soul moved into a mystical animal. After the burial, the cat disappeared without a trace.
Nikolai Vasilyevich forbade the erection of a monument on his grave, so a cross was installed with a quote from the Bible: "I will laugh at my bitter word." It was based on a granite stone brought from the Crimea by K. Aksakov ("Golgotha"). In 1909, in honor of the centenary of the birth of the writer, the grave was restored. A cast-iron fence was installed, as well as a sarcophagus.
The autopsy of Gogol's grave
In 1930 the Danilovsky Monastery was closed. In its place, it was decided to arrange a reception center for juvenile criminals. The cemetery was urgently reconstructed. In 1931, the graves of such outstanding people, like Gogol, Khomyakov, Yazykov, etc., were opened and transferred to the Novodevichy cemetery.
This happened in the presence of representatives of the cultural intelligentsia. According to the memoirs of the writer V. Lidin, they arrived at the place where Gogol was buried on May 31. The work took the whole day, since the coffin was deep and inserted into the crypt through a special side hole. The remains were discovered at dusk, so no photographs were taken. The NKVD archives contain an autopsy report, which contains nothing unusual.
However, according to rumors, this was done in order not to make a fuss. The picture that opened to those present shocked everyone. A terrible rumor immediately spread across Moscow. What did the people who were present at the Danilovskoye cemetery see that day?
Buried alive
In oral conversations V. Lidin said that Gogol was lying in the grave, turning. In addition, the coffin lining was scratched from the inside. All this gave rise to terrible assumptions. What if the writer fell into Sopor and was buried alive? Perhaps, waking up, he was trying to get out of the grave?
Interest was fueled by the fact that Gogol suffered from tofeophobia - the fear of being buried alive. In 1839, in Rome, he suffered severe malaria, which led to brain damage. Since then, the writer experienced fainting, turning into prolonged sleep. He was very afraid that in such a state he would be mistaken for dead and buried ahead of time. Therefore, he stopped sleeping in bed, preferring to doze half-sitting on the sofa or in an armchair.
In his will, Gogol ordered not to bury him until clear signs of death. So is it possible that the will of the writer was not carried out? Is it true that Gogol turned over in his grave? Experts assure that this is impossible. As evidence, they point to the following facts:
- Gogol's death was recorded by the five best doctors of the time.
- Nikolai Ramazanov, who was filming the great namesake, knew about his fears. In his memoirs, he states: the writer, unfortunately, slept in eternal sleep.
- The skull could be turned due to the displacement of the coffin lid, which often happens over time, or while being carried by hand to the burial site.
- It was impossible to discern scratches on the upholstery that had decayed over 80 years. This is too long.
- V. Lidin's oral stories contradict his written memoirs. Indeed, according to the latter, Gogol's body was found without a skull. Only a skeleton in a frock coat lay in the coffin.
The Legend of the Lost Skull
Apart from V. Lidin, the headless body of Gogol is mentioned by the archaeologist A. Smirnov and V. Ivanov who were present at the autopsy. But is it worth believing them? After all, the historian M. Baranovskaya, who was standing next to them, saw not only the skull, but also the light brown hair preserved on it. And the writer S. Soloviev did not see either a coffin or ashes, but he found ventilation pipes in the crypt in case the deceased was resurrected and he needed something to breathe.
Nevertheless, the story of the missing skull was so "in the spirit" of the author Viy that it was developed. According to legend, in 1909, during the restoration of Gogol's grave, the collector A. Bakhrushin persuaded the monks of the Danilovsky Monastery to steal the head of the writer. For a good reward, they sawed off the skull, and it took its place in theater museum new owner.
He kept it secretly, in a pathologist's bag, among medical instruments. Having passed away in 1929, Bakhrushin took with him the secret of the location of Gogol's skull. However, could the story of the great phantasmagoric, who was Nikolai Vasilyevich, end there? Of course, a sequel was invented for her, worthy of the pen of the master himself.
Ghost train
Once Gogol's grand-nephew, a lieutenant of the fleet Yanovsky, came to Bakhrushin. He heard about the stolen skull and, threatening with a loaded weapon, demanded that it be returned to his family. Bakhrushin gave the relic. Yanovsky decided to bury the skull in Italy, which Gogol loved very much and considered his second home.
In 1911, ships from Rome arrived in Sevastopol. Their goal was to pick up the remains of compatriots who died during the Crimean campaign. Yanovsky persuaded the captain of one of the ships, Borgose, to take the casket with the skull with him and hand it over to the Russian ambassador in Italy. He was supposed to bury him according to the Orthodox rite.
However, Borgose did not have time to meet with the ambassador and set off on another voyage, leaving an unusual casket in his home. The captain's younger brother, a student at the University of Rome, discovered the skull and decided to scare friends. He had a trip to fun company through the longest tunnel of that time on the Rome Express. The young rake took the skull with him. Before the train entered the thickness of the mountains, he opened the box.
An unusual fog immediately enveloped the composition, and panic began among those present. Borgose Jr. and another passenger jumped off the train at full speed. The rest vanished along with the Roman Express and Gogol's skull. The search for the train was not crowned with success, the tunnel was rushed to brick up. But in subsequent years, the train was seen in different countries, including in Poltava, the writer's homeland, and in the Crimea.
Is it possible that where Gogol was buried, there is only his ashes? While the spirit of the writer wanders the world in a ghost train, never finding peace?
The last refuge
Gogol himself wanted to be at peace. Therefore, we will leave the legends to the fans of science fiction and move on to the Novodevichy cemetery, where the remains of the writer were reburied on June 1, 1931. It is known that before the next burial, admirers of Nikolai Vasilyevich's talent stole pieces of a frock coat, shoes and even bones of the deceased "for memory". V. Lidin confessed that he personally took a piece of clothing and put it in the binding of the first edition of Dead Souls. All this, of course, is terrible.
Together with the coffin on Novodevichy cemetery the fence and the stone "Golgotha", which served as the basis for the cross, were transported. The cross itself was not installed in a new place, since the Soviet government was far from religion. Where he is now is unknown. Moreover, in 1952, a bust of Gogol by N.V. Tomsky was erected on the site of the grave. This was done contrary to the will of the writer, who, as a believer, urged not to honor his ashes, but to pray for his soul.
Golgotha was sent to the cutters' workshop. There the stone was found by the widow of Mikhail Bulgakov. Her husband considered himself a student of Gogol. In difficult times, he often went to his monument and repeated: "Teacher, cover me with your cast-iron greatcoat." The woman decided to set a stone on Bulgakov's grave so that even after his death Gogol would invisibly protect him.
In 2009, for the 200th anniversary of Nikolai Vasilyevich, it was decided to return the original appearance to the place of his burial. The monument was dismantled and transferred to the Historical Museum. A black stone with a bronze cross was again installed on Gogol's grave at the Novodevichy cemetery. How to find this place to honor the memory of the great writer? The grave is located in the old part of the cemetery. From the central alley, turn right and find the 12th row, plot number 2.
Gogol's grave, as well as his work, is fraught with many secrets. It is unlikely that you will be able to solve all of them, and is it necessary? The writer left a covenant to his loved ones: not to grieve for him, not to associate him with the ashes that worms gnaw, not to worry about the burial place. He wanted to immortalize himself not in a granite monument, but in his work.
Beyond the Yauza River, on the territory of the former German settlement, there is the most unusual necropolis in Moscow - the Vvedenskoye cemetery. The raid of neglect, inherent in any churchyard, is special here - natural, lively, filled with romance. Along the alleys and paths stretch plaster vases and marble crucifixes, tombstones with Gothic inscriptions and unusual chapels, mournful female figures and angels with lowered wings. There is a special charm in unhurried walks through the Vvedenskoye cemetery. Squeezing between the fences and sorting out the inscriptions on the tombstones, you experience not only grief and despondency, but also the need to reflect, open a book, and get acquainted with the life stories of departed people.
A memorial sign on a stele installed at the burial site of French soldiers who died in the war of 1812. Photo: Igor Stomakhin / websiteIts official name the cemetery received from the Vvedenskaya mountain, but among the people it was more often called the Inoversky, or German. The 20-hectare site with a brick fence has become a piece Western Europe on Russian soil. Since the time of Peter I, non-Orthodox Christians - Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans - have been buried here. The cemetery land reconciled not only representatives of different confessions, but also those who fought with each other on the battlefields. After passing through the southern gate, to the right of the central alley, you will see the mass grave of the soldiers of the Napoleonic army, fenced off with a chain. And to the left of the alley there is an obelisk in memory of Russian soldiers who died from wounds received on the Borodino field.
IN mid XIX century, enterprising Europeans rush to the Mother See. The graves of foreign bankers, industrialists and merchants appear at the Vvedenskoye cemetery. But during the First World War, foreigners leave Russia en masse. Some of the graves fall into disrepair, names are erased on some of the slabs. In the first decades of Soviet power, Russian priests, scientists and military men were buried in the cemetery. After the Great Patriotic War, graves of people of creative professions appear. Who can you not meet here! Theater and cinema figures - Rina Zelenaya, Mikhail Kozakov, Luciena Ovchinnikova, ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya, pianist David Lerner, sports commentator Nikolai Ozerov, Opera singer Maria Maksakova, architects Melnikov brothers, historian Sigurd Schmidt, composer Eduard Kolmanovsky. On the main alley rests the actor Gennady Bortnikov, who was called the "Russian Gerard Philip", and was buried at the southern wall People's Artist Tatiana Peltzer is a “happy old woman,” as she called herself.
The grave of the ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya. Photo: Igor Stomakhin / website
Fatal date
The silence of the Vvedenskoye cemetery is disturbed by the singing of nightingales and the rustle of age-old trees, the rustling of autumn foliage and the grinding of a janitor's shovel. An impressionable person in these sounds fancies the conversations of those who have gone into another world. This is not surprising: the Vvedenskoye cemetery keeps many secrets and legends. One of the legends is associated with a native of Scotland, General Gordon - a companion of Peter I, a lover of drinking and fooling around. At the beginning of the 20th century, someone tore out sheets from a cemetery book indicating the place where the tombstone of a Scotsman who was in the royal service was located. Since then, the general has wandered the alleys in search of the lost grave, clattering his heels and scaring visitors with shouts in guttural Gaelic.
Another legend says that under the cemetery Vvedensky Hill there is a whole city consisting of many dungeons and catacombs. You can enter the underground "Vvedenka" only through one of the ancient crypts. But no one knows what kind of crypt it is and in what part of the cemetery it is located. But the story of a priest is known, whose grave is decorated with a white marble cross and a mournful statue of an angel. According to the stories of his contemporaries, the priest had a beautiful dramatic baritone. Once he was, as they say, beguiled by a demon. Pop got a job at the opera and began to sing on stage. The success was incredible, but soon the master's voice disappeared, and then his legs were also taken away. The priest suffered for a long time, accusing himself of betraying the Lord, and died only when he begged his forgiveness.
The saddest legend is connected with the story of the spouses Leon and Sophia Plo, buried in the same grave. The husband was engaged in the supply of iron and cast iron to Russia, the stunningly beautiful wife kept a glove shop on Kuznetsky Most. Once it seemed to the spouse that his mistress was secretly meeting with her lover. Leon ordered a stone carver to represent a half-dressed woman sneaking out on a date. When the composition was ready, the husband came home and killed first his wife, and then himself. The sculpture was installed as a tombstone. An attractive lady in negligee once clutched a stone rose in her hands, whose petals fell on the stove. The rose was broken off by vandals, but now the statue always holds a living flower brought by one of the visitors.
Vampire
Engineer Maximilian Erlanger brought the first steam mill to Russia and built a plant in Sokolniki, which still produces rye and wheat bread... The tomb of the "flour king" was built by the architect Fyodor Shekhtel. Inside there is a fresco by the artist Petrov-Vodkin illuminated by a lamp. Christ in colored clothes scatters grain on a plowed field. The plot reminds people that they should sow good deeds. The icon is considered miraculous, and many believe that the wishes written on the wall of the crypt will certainly come true. The walls of the chapel are covered with pencils and felt-tip pens. People turn to Jesus with requests for a good job and a desire to earn big money, for healing from drunkenness and the return of a loved one.
The mausoleum of the manufactory and "father of Russian chintz" Ludwig Knopp is made in the form of a dilapidated antique portico. One day, an adventurer climbed inside and came across a dead hand sticking out of the ground. Since then, the crypt is popularly called the "Vampire". Until the 1940s, a statue of Christ by the Italian sculptor Rafaello Romanelli was installed on the platform in front of the portico. When pilgrims came here, they brought water with them and poured the hand of Jesus pointing down to the ground. It was believed that the drained water acquires miraculous healing properties.
Mausoleum of Ludwig Knopp. Photo: Igor Stomakhin / website
In recent years, "Vampire" has become a sacred place for representatives of the Goth subculture - guys and girls with their eyes down, in high lace-up boots. The Goths talk about the special cemetery energy that gives them strength, about the aesthetics of death and the alluring secrets of the afterlife. Judging by the mysterious anagrams, inscriptions with the word "Apocalypse" and scattered pigeon feathers, ritual orgies like "black masses" and "balls of Satan" are held here. Several years ago, security was strengthened at the Vvedenskoye cemetery and the sites were equipped with a video surveillance system. There are fewer Goths, but they still appear, especially on the eve of November 1 - All Saints Day and Halloween. By the way, on November 2, when the Day of All the Dead is celebrated, representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, led by the cardinal, hold a solemn mass and procession at the Vvedenskoye cemetery.
Door to the underworld
On the grave of Georg Lyon and Alexandra Rozhnova there is a semicircular colonnade with a mosaic panel - a copy of the painting by the artist Arnold Becklin "Isle of the Dead". A boat floats up to the cemetery gate, located among the hills, in which there are two - a rower and a woman wrapped in white cloth. Symbols are easy to decipher. The kingdom of the dead is embodied in the image of the mountains - Hades. The boatman Charon transports the soul, wrapped in a shroud, across the river Styx.
Worth seeing and unusual monument at the grave of the railway worker Christian Meijen. The cross is welded from rail strips mounted on locomotive wheels, the headstone is decorated with wagon buffers and couplers. An equally amazing tombstone on the grave of Apollinarius Vasnetsov is made in the form of a swallow's tail, reminiscent of the battlements of the Kremlin walls. Vasnetsov was the only artist who spoke out against the destruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. In his paintings, he restored the historical appearance of the Moscow Kremlin - from the era of Ivan Kalita to the era of Dmitry Donskoy. Not far from the "swallow's tail", spreading its wings, sits the Sirin Bird. This work of sculptor Sergei Konenkov is installed on the grave of the writer Mikhail Prishvin. Throwing back its head, the fairy-tale bird sings along with the trees and animals, about which the "singer of Russian nature" wrote.
Sculpture Bird Sirin - the work of Sergei Konenkov at the grave of the writer Mikhail Prishvin. Photo: Igor Stomakhin / website
On the gravestone of the winemaker Philippe de Pré, you can read a message expressed in the language of the mysterious cemetery symbolism. The marble headstone is an ancient Roman temple portal. On the left and right, there are fern branches representing infinity. Six-pointed stars - hexagrams - remind of the six days of the creation of the world. One star is framed by a wreath of roses. In the burial tradition, a rose means victory over death, the transience and frailty of life. It is said that on the night of a full moon, rays are illuminated between the stars, forming a bright Latin cross on the marble. The whole composition is nothing more than a door to enter afterworld and going outside at the hour of resurrection.
Shackles on the grave
Ferdinand Theodor von Einem founded a confectionery factory, known to us as "Red October" on Bersenevskaya embankment, which now houses fashionable establishments - galleries, theaters, clubs. At his Moscow enterprise, a decent German established an eight-hour working day, opened a hostel and a mutual assistance fund, and began to pay pensions to the best workers. Einem was an honest industrialist and employer. Nowadays, people come to his grave who want to do honest business without bribes and kickbacks.
In 2008, the grave of Lucien Olivier, a French chef who ran the Hermitage restaurant in Moscow, was found in the course of an inventory of abandoned burials and a rediscount of documents at the Vvedenskoye cemetery. Inventor famous dish, without which not a single New Year's table is complete, lived only 45 years. The master kept the recipe for his wonderful salad in deep secrecy and took it with him to the grave. Young people and girls often appear at the monument erected at the burial site of Olivier. Culinary and technical college students come here before their exams to enlist the support of the renowned deli.
The most revered burial at the Vvedenskoye cemetery is the grave of the doctor Fyodor Gaaz. His motto was the famous phrase: "Hurry to do good!"
Haaz refused to charge poor people for therapy and gave gifts to those in need own clothes... He achieved the opening of hospitals for prisoners, the separation of convicts from suspects, and the abolition of haircuts for female defendants. Fedor Gaaz invented a new type of shackle - lighter and lined with leather inside. The "holy doctor" spent all his money on alleviating the plight of the sick and prisoners. They buried him at the expense of the police. Tens of thousands of people followed the coffin. A tombstone in the shape of Golgotha was installed on the grave - a stone symbolizing a mountain, and a cross on top. The monument is girded with chains with merciful "Gaaz" shackles. Traditionally, flowers are brought here by those who have been released from places of imprisonment, as well as citizens who have suffered innocently.
Everyone knows about the origin of man from a monkey from school, studying Darwin's theory. Recently, however, new views have appeared on this score. Some believe that dinosaurs were the ancestors of humans, others that they were reptiles or even rats.
In a few recent years archaeological finds have emerged suggesting that our ancestors may have been aliens. In different parts of the earth, scientists find mysterious burials of certain humanoid creatures, and this makes researchers doubt the validity of the prevailing evolutionary theory for a long time.
During an expedition to the Rwandan jungle, anthropologists discovered an ancient cemetery. Since this burial was not distinguished by anything special, scientists considered that aborigines once lived here. However, there were no traces of their habitation nearby. Continuing excavations, experts discovered a shocking find: the remains of all the buried creatures clearly testified to their extraterrestrial origin.
The gigantic growth of the creatures did not look too much like humans. Swiss scientist Hugo Childs, head of the anthropological team, concluded that these strange creatures could be space aliens killed in the accident. And the local inhabitants buried the aliens. In total, two hundred bodies were found, which were in forty graves of five "people" each.
It was found that these creatures were more than two meters in height and huge heads, which lacked eye sockets, nose and mouth. Consequently, they communicated telepathically, and used sound waves to move (much like our bats).
It has been suggested that aliens could come to Earth to unite with humans and leave offspring here. Nevertheless, in the course of further work, the researchers did not find any fragments of a crashed UFO, or traces of its landing. How to explain the burial of mysterious creatures? ..
Alas, there are no explanations for this phenomenon yet. One thing is clear that it deserves a thorough study, including a genetic analysis.
Burial of an alien in Turkey
Another unusual find was made by Turkish cavers. They found a mummy of a humanoid creature in a sarcophagus made from a crystalline solid composition. The creature was male, but the height of the mummy did not exceed 1.3 meters. The remnants of the skin were light green, and on the sides there were some outgrowths, similar to wings.
For all its unusualness, the creature looked more like a man than an animal. At least he had "human" arms, legs, nose, lips and ears. But the eyes were very different from ours - three times the size and colorless, like those of reptiles.
After conducting a detailed study of the mummy, scientists came to a truly sensational conclusion: this amazing creature ... is asleep, namely, immersed in deep meditation! How is this possible and will it wake up someday? In addition, the nature of the crystalline shimmering substance from which the sarcophagus is made, modern science not known.
Burial of dwarfs in the Hebita cave
The Chinese cave Hebita is known all over the world today. In it, anthropologists found burials of amazing creatures: 716 skeletons - large-headed, with huge eye sockets, while small in stature (about 1.3 m) and without teeth! .. On the necks of the skeletons were stone discs with mysterious hieroglyphs. All this together confused scientists. There is, however, an assumption that the discs set forth the history of the "drop" - the oldest undersized Chinese tribe that once lived in these places.
One of the scientists of the PRC was able to decipher what is written on the disks. He claims that these strange creatures once flew to Earth (about twenty thousand years ago), but their ship crashed while landing, and therefore the aliens had to stay on our planet - they became that mysterious tribe of the "drop".
This is confirmed to some extent by the German archaeologist Walter von Moltke, who has been studying the graves of the Dropa tribe for a long time. So he claims that on the leg of one of the skeletons he managed to find a trace of a surgical operation performed with the help of ... a laser.
Despite the fact that, according to the official theory, the "Dropa" tribe has long died out, in one of the most remote regions of China there is a village whose inhabitants have a maximum height of one meter and twenty centimeters. Scientists believe that the aliens of the "drop" still had to have mixed marriages with the aborigines, it is no coincidence that among this stunted population of the PRC, legends about star people who once flew to Earth on a huge airship are preserved.
Unfortunately, archaeologists, anthropologists and other scientists are unable to solve all these mysteries. Strange burials humanoid creatures and remain a secret behind seven seals. We don't really know who they are or where they came from on our planet, especially since they are found in almost many places, including in Russian Siberia (watch the video).
Perhaps aliens are actually our ancestors, but this contradicts the well-established theory of the origin and development of the animal world on Earth, and Darwinists will resist for a long time in order to abandon their false ideas about true evolution and real history modern civilization.
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There are historical names that invariably arouse interest in the fate of their bearer. This, undoubtedly, is the name of Queen Tamara, about whom many songs, legends and tales have been composed. In the work of M.Yu. Lermontov, she appears as a Caucasian beauty who killed every young man in love with her who spent the night with her. Perhaps this is just a fictional legend, but in the real life of Queen Tamara there were a lot of mysterious and unusual things. And the very first secret is the date of her birth. And the last one is the time and place of her burial.
Tamara came from the famous Bagration family. The father of the future ruler of Georgia was Tsar George III, and her mother was the daughter of the Ossetian king - Burdukhan. Tamara was raised by the girl's aunt, Rusudan. Tsar George III was faced with wars of unprecedented destructiveness and constant turmoil. In this regard, he made a very difficult and wise decision - he crowned his daughter to the kingdom during his lifetime. He did it with sole purpose- to save the country from the strife of relatives who could plunge the state into chaos, trying to take the vacated throne, after his death.
At the time of the coronation, Tamara was only 14 years old. Immediately after the death of her father, the young queen faced opposition from the highest Georgian nobility. And despite her young age, she wisely made concessions. She had to send many of her faithful people out of the court, including the only relative from the Bagration branch and her beloved, Prince David Soslani. The next blow for the ruler was the decision, the same nobility, to marry her. The Aleppo Sultan, the Russian prince Yuri, the Byzantine princes and even the Persian shah asked for her hand.
The Georgian nobility chose the Russian prince. Prince Yuri, after the death of his father, Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, left Russia and lived with his retinue in Byzantium. The ruler Tamara was against the proposed groom, she considered him a "dark horse", from whom it was not known what could be expected. Soon Yuri arrived in Georgia. The nobility believed that Yuri, in gratitude for the throne, would fulfill all their requirements. But the Russian prince did not live up to their hopes.
Contemporaries described Prince Yuri as a very dishonest person with a disgusting character, so the choice of him by the Georgian elite, as the husband of Queen Tamara, was unsuccessful. The young queen herself did not want to marry the proposed groom, but no one was interested in her opinion ...
Their marriage did not last long. Yuri showed himself from the worst side: he was rowdy, drank and arranged drunken revels. The queen soon demanded a divorce. But Yuri could not leave the family in an amicable way. Gathering an army, he made a trip to Georgia, with the aim of taking away from ex-wife throne, but was driven out in disgrace. Tamara, despite her first unsuccessful marriage, married a childhood friend - Prince David. They loved and treated each other carefully, lived together long years and were considered very good rulers... Tamara was true queen possessing all the necessary qualities to govern Georgia. Thanks to her husband, Tsarevich David and the loyal military leader Zakhari, the Georgian troops won numerous victories. This tandem turned out to be the most successful.
In history, the era of Queen Tamar's reign was quite difficult. Bloody clouds were gathering over many countries at that time. In the steppes of Mongolia, Temuchin (Genghis Khan) began to create a future empire. In the West, the crusaders entered the cities with fire and sword, dragging almost all of Europe into a showdown. In the North, the Russian princes with all their might defended their borders from the attack of the steppe inhabitants.
The queen was able to ensure the political dominance of her state in the region of Asia Minor. She expanded and secured the borders of Georgia, defeating all enemies. The weakening of Byzantium's positions allowed Georgia to reach the Black Sea coast, where there were many settlements with Georgian tribes. Georgian troops occupied the Black Sea cities. The created Trypizonian empire was headed by a protege of Georgia. In 1206, the queen's husband, David Soslan, died. The queen decided to transfer part of the powers to govern the state to her son - George-Lasha. In 2010, the Georgian army made a successful trip deep into Iran, returning with huge booty and demonstrating its military power.
Within the state, the ruler also resolved many issues. The queen abolished the death penalty by her decree. It is worth noting that she took care not only of the spirituality of her people, but also in every possible way took part in the support and development of the culture of Georgia. She often interacted with artists, writers and poets. She showed a special favor to the writer Shota Rustaveli, who dedicated his poem "The Knight in the Panther's Skin" to her. Until now, in Georgia, many legends are told orally about the poet's love for the beautiful queen. But it is not known whether Queen Tamara reciprocated with the poet Shota.
The Georgian queen professed the Orthodox faith and spread this religion throughout the country. For her services to the faith, the queen was numbered among the saints and now in front of her image in churches they pray for healing from all diseases.
The queen was a participant in all significant events in Georgia, communicated with all strata of society, did not hesitate to talk with the poor and help them. She lived very modestly and was respected for her wisdom, beauty, kindness and humility. The inhabitants of the country called her a king, not a queen, and this was a tribute to her. There is evidence that Ivan the Terrible spoke of her as a wise ruler.
War booty brought from the occupied territories enriched Georgia. The wise queen invested this wealth in the construction of monasteries, schools, bridges, fortresses and ships. Queen Tamara made every effort to improve the quality of education in the state. She believed that only with an educated people Georgia would reach a high world level. Even today, the list of compulsory disciplines in schools during the reign of Queen Tamar is shocking: arithmetic, philosophy, history, theology, Hebrew and Greek, versification, astrology, and the ability to conduct a conversation.
From historical sources it is known that Sultan Nukardin turned to Queen Tamara with a demand to convert to Islam and then marry him. The indignant queen replied Turkish Sultan in a daring letter. The offended Nukardin gathered an army and went on a campaign against Georgia. The queen herself led her army and defeated the army of the sultan. There is a legend that the defeated failed "groom" swore to get to her after death, since it was not possible to get it during life ...
Queen Tamara spent the last years of her life in a cave monastery. She prayed in a small cell.
It is officially believed that Queen Tamara was buried in the city of Gelati in the royal tomb, but her body is definitely not there. The Vatican claims that she was buried in Palestine, but this is not confirmed by any evidence. It is strange that the place of her burial is unknown, because it is customary to bury kings with great honor, but not secretly, especially since it comes about such a great ruler. After all, her grave could become a place of saint worship and pilgrimage.
Perhaps this was due to the threat of Nukardin, and the queen was afraid that her grave would be ruined. They say that before she died, she gave instructions to her bodyguards and they followed it exactly. There were seven bodyguards and exactly seven coffins were made, only one of them contained the body of the queen, and the rest were empty. Each of the bodyguards buried one of the coffins himself, and only the one who lowered the coffin into the grave knew the place. Following the last order of the queen, the bodyguards committed suicide in order to keep the burial place of queen Tamara a secret.
After the death of the queen, for Georgia ended Golden time... The state has lost political weight in its region. Enemies who were so afraid of the warrior queen rushed to the unprotected state: Mongol-Tatars, Turks ...
Until now, the memory of Queen Tamara is cherished by every resident of Georgia.
For eight centuries, researchers have been looking for the burial place of the Georgian queen. All the supposed places were studied: the slopes of Mount Kazbek, the royal cemetery in Mtskheta, caves in the Kara gorge and many other places. Gradually, the search engines, tired of numerous failures, abandoned the search.
At the beginning of the 60s of the last century, an incident occurred that gave hope to find the final resting place of the famous Georgian queen. It is said that a major accident took place near the village of Kazbegi on the Georgian Military Highway. On the a sharp turn, the driver could not hold the car, and it collapsed with the passengers into the gorge. The guys from the mine rescue squad took part in the rescue operation. They had to, using climbing equipment, descend into the gorge. Under one of the cornices, the rescuers saw the entrance to the cave, closed by a rusty metal grate. An attempt to approach her failed. The guys decided to return to this place later. But a year later, all the participants in that rescue operation died in the mountains. Until now, this cave has not been explored, which means that the chance to make a historical find of great importance has not been used.
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Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Taj Mahal, Agra. India. Tomb of King Pakal, Palenque, Mexico. These names are known to everyone. But less "popular" grandiose burial complexes have been found all over the world for thousands of years. According to traditional scholars, these complexes are the resting place of ancient rulers. But could they have a more serious, possibly extraterrestrial purpose?
So why were so many magnificent tombs built in antiquity?
North of Peru. 1987 year. Archaeologist Walter Alva discovered the so-called tomb of the "Ruler of Sipan". This tomb (intact and with no signs of looting) is considered one of the richest tombs in the world. The "Ruler of Sipana" was one of the kings of the Moche culture, who ruled over Lombayeque, the coastal region of Peru. Gold, silver, fabrics, jewelry and other items were found in the tomb. Peruvian archaeologists sometimes call it the "South American Tomb of Tutankhamun." The objects found in this tomb were very unusual. The burial chamber contained many items: ceramic dishes, utensils made of gold, silver and copper, as well as feather ornaments. Some researchers believe that they were supposed to accompany and guard the "Ruler of Sipan" in another world. Some archaeologists suggest that some of his servants, wives and associates were deliberately killed, and their bodies were placed in a tomb to accompany him to another world, which is very reminiscent of ancient Egyptian rituals.
As we can see, the "Ruler of Sipan" was not buried alone, but together with other people. Making a logical conclusion and taking into account the fact that something similar was done in other cultures, we understand that these people believed that the afterlife is a completely physical place. They believed that there he would need these assistants. They believed that he might want to see his relatives and closest advisers there again. Among the amazing treasures lying next to the "Ruler of Sipan" were unusual figurines, which some researchers consider evidence of the existence of aliens: in addition to servants and various objects, unusual anthropomorphic figurines were found there, which, according to some, resemble extraterrestrial beings. These are creatures with large bulging eyes, unlike ordinary people ...
So, in Sipan there is a tomb in which, it turns out, aliens, anthropomorphic creatures, half animals, half people are represented. These creatures do not look like ordinary people, but like "classic" aliens. In the tomb of the "Ruler of Sipan" there are several interesting objects that cannot be correlated with things that existed in "earthly" use at that time. Perhaps these creatures, along with their artifacts, helped a person on the way to another world, for example, back to space or to heaven. Followers of the "Ruler of Sipan" theory believe that he was not a mere mortal, but a half-man - a demigod.
Most interesting of all, he has a golden mask on his face, and his body is mostly protected by copper armor. Thus, we see a person whose dead body should resemble something else - a radiant being, a divine being, as he once was and will be after death, as it is believed, once again became such a being. Is it possible that the figurines found in the tomb really represent the alien origins of this ancient ruler? And if so, is it possible that this tomb, like the tomb in Egypt, is indeed a star portal? The adherents of such a theory answer this question, of course, in the affirmative. They believe that proof of this can be found by studying the boat-shaped coffins and unusual burial rituals of the ancient representatives of the Toraja tribe.
South of the island of Sulawesi. Indonesia. Here are the burial caves of Tana Toraja, a site where complex burial rituals are performed dating back to around 3000 BC. Toraji believe that death is a gradual advancement to another world. Many cultures believe in an afterlife, in the fact that after the death of the body, something continues to exist. Toraji, the inhabitants of Indonesia, are very interesting and unusual in this regard, since most of the rituals they conduct are dedicated not to life, but to death. They have amazing rituals: when someone dies, they have a lavish meal and a sumptuous celebration in honor of the deceased. People of the Toraja tribe put their dead in coffins of an unusual shape, reminiscent of a model of a spaceship. Then they bring them into the caves. They believe that, in the end, the dead return to the stars, and that they, now living, will also return to the stars.
The word "Toraja" in translation means "upper people". The Toraja believe that their ancestors came from the stars in "sky ships." Their decorated coffins are made in the shape of a boat, which is believed to resemble the "sky ships" on which their ancestors arrived on Earth. A wooden doll called tau tau is cut into shape dead man, exhibited at the entrance to represent the deceased and guard his remains. These dolls are a beautiful illustration, with the help of which they want to show that when a person dies, he can still look at people from above, because the fact of death does not mean that everything is over. The death of a person means that he moves to the next stage of existence and this idea is present not only in this culture, but also in all ancient civilizations and even in modern society... The people of the Toraja tribe believe in gods who descended from heaven, left behind certain knowledge, and then disappeared. They sincerely believe that by doing what their ancestors did when these beings were here, they, too, will be able to join these divine beings who once arrived here, and, therefore, after death, they will be able to reunite with them, already at the place of stay of these gods.
These beliefs are no different from those that exist elsewhere. Is it possible, according to some researchers, that ancient aliens who visited Earth several thousand years ago inspired our ancestors to create coffins in the form of boats, reminiscent of their spaceships? And if so, could the presence of these boat-shaped coffins prove that our ancestors were preparing to travel to the stars? Some believe that undisputed proof lies in a mysterious burial site in Ireland, where Star Charts point not only to where ancient aliens came from, but also to places where the dead should want to return.
Oldcastle. Ireland. Among the ruins of a Stone Age cemetery is a 5,000-year-old tomb with a diameter of about 35 meters. It is named after the legendary king - the poet Ollam Fodl. In the tomb of Ollam Fodl, the connection between Earth and Heaven is visible. Some people think that this is an observatory. But it is logical to assume that this was a temple, a place of worship that linked the Earth to Heaven. Some scholars say that astronomical symbols carved into stone walls possibly made by extraterrestrial beings.
Ollam Fodla contains an unusually accurate astronomical map. It remains only to wonder how the ancient people created it without possessing any knowledge of astronomy. However, according to local legends, they received some help: knowledge on this topic was provided by none other than the radiant beings who descended from heaven.
Ollam Fodl's tomb contains unique and strange star maps. One has to wonder if these are maps pointing alien guests on their way back home to the stars. Could aliens, as some scientists claim, have taught our ancestors the art of building what is called a "celestial observatory"? And if so, could this cemetery serve as a kind of "waiting area", a place where aliens observed, predicted movement celestial bodies preparing your return to the stars? Perhaps the answer to these questions can be found by studying ancient burial structures in Japan.
Sakai. Japan. Here, in a city located 400 km south-west of Tokyo, is Daisen-kofun, one of forty ancient burial complexes that lie within a radius of 10 km. This structure, which is twice the length of the Cheops pyramid, is one of the largest tombs in the world. It was created in the 5th century AD and is considered the resting place of Nintoku, the 16th emperor of Japan. Of all the structures that make up the tomb, or kofun, the most enigmatic is the one whose shape resembles a keyhole. However, this shape can only be determined by looking from above. The fact that they are made in the form of a keyhole, and that this can only be seen from above, is a clear indication of the Gods saying, "Look here." It was a kind of appeal to the stars on the part of those in the tomb. Could it be that these tombs are meant for alien gods to find their way back to the stars from which they came?
Qin Shi Huang Ti was the first emperor of China: he created the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC. Many founded by him social institutions continued to operate throughout the era of the power of the emperors in China. Qin Shi Huang conquered and unified China, built the Great Wall of China, and established a unified monetary standard and legal system for China. In addition, he was obsessed with the idea of finding the secret of eternal life. This emperor was looking for islands that have immortality. He also obsessively searched for lost knowledge. During his lifetime he strove to become equal to the gods ...
Over the course of 30 years, Qin Shi Huang ordered more than 700,000 workers to build a four-level underground city that would become his resting place. At the center of this ancient complex is China's greatest mystery. The tomb itself occupies a very large area, and only a few areas adjacent to it have been excavated. Archaeologists believe that under this central mound is a chamber containing the remains of the emperor. The entire complex has not yet been excavated due to the high content of mercury in it, which is life-threatening. It is believed that there is an accurate miniature model of the universe inside. The ceiling plays the role of the sky, and the pearls represent the stars. On the floor of the chamber are the rivers of China, and instead of water, mercury flows in these rivers, which is used in measuring instruments, electronics and cars (mercury is a liquid metal). Archaeologists have discovered mercury in Egypt in a tomb from 1500 BC!
Some researchers believe that the presence of mercury there indicates the existence in ancient world technology similar to modern. The presence of mercury in these tombs is unusual. Mercury in itself is not the most useful substance for humans, used only in high-tech devices. It may have been present in a technique used by aliens on this planet. Was the first emperor of China influenced by extraterrestrial visitors to build this monument? Could the mercury found in the tomb be evidence of alien technology in China thousands of years ago, designed not only to bury the dead with it, but also to send aliens back into space? Perhaps new data will be found during a careful study of the mysterious burial mounds scattered around the world.
Kenju. South Korea. Here close to the coast Sea of Japan, lie the ruins of Cheonmachong, the tomb of the "Heavenly Horse". They were discovered in 1973 and scholars believe that this mound-shaped tomb was built in the 5th century for a king from the Silla Dynasty, which ruled Korea for about a thousand years. The main attraction of this tomb is the so-called "heavenly horse" and therefore it is often called the tomb of the "heavenly horse". This horse has eight legs engulfed in flames. It is clear that this is not a real, naturally occurring horse. Rather, he seems to be a hybrid of a horse and a dragon flying through the air. Perhaps he symbolizes the journey of the soul, or he carries the soul into the afterlife. Most historians claim that the image of this horse indicates not only the important role of the horse in the culture of Ancient Korea, but also the king's faith in the world of spirits. The adepts of the theory of "ancient aliens" have another deeper interpretation. They believe that the image of a winged horse shows how a deceased nobleman is transported to another distant world.
The inhabitants of Tibet and the Mongols also have similar legends about winged horses, and these horses, obviously, are a kind of analogue of vimanas described in Sanskrit, flying machines, "Chariots of God", about which Erich von Daniken spoke. They are often depicted as this horse, a common means of transportation for people of that era. Only these horses could fly: they were flying machines. Looking closely at him, we will see that he looks like a dragon, since fire emanates from his legs, and the legs themselves do not really resemble legs. They are more like some kind of wings. It must be remembered that the ancient people did not know spaceships, and therefore what they saw in the heavens was best described as a horse with eight legs that came down from heaven. Is it possible that the so-called "Heavenly Horse" of Cheonmachong really symbolizes the metal apparatus of aliens, as the adherents of the field contact theory believe? And if so, does this prove the theory that the ancient tombs were in fact portals to other, alien worlds? Perhaps new information can be found by studying the mysterious drawings in another burial mound, located 8000 km from there.
Boyne River Valley. Ireland. Here, 50 km north of Dublin, is Newgrange, an ancient burial mound dating from 3200 BC, very similar to the mound found in South Korea... Among all the ancient burial mounds found in the area, it is the best preserved. Newgrange was one of the largest man-made structures at the time of its construction. He is 5,000 years old, and maybe more and, thus, he is older than the pyramid of Cheops. This is a grandiose structure, created by a highly developed culture, once they were able to build it.
The inner corridor of Newgrange is built with amazing precision: its structure allows for accurate calculations of the solar year. It is oriented on the day of the Winter Solstice in such a way that on the day of the Winter Solstice, and only on this day, the sun's rays pass directly through the corridor to the tomb itself and illuminate its inner chamber. The inner chamber is covered with mysterious megalithic symbols, the meaning of which is still unclear. They confirm the amazing level of development of this culture. We do not know what exactly this mound meant for the ancient people, but we can imagine how a festival was held here on the day of the Winter Solstice, and the priests and priestesses entered the inner chamber of the tomb to observe this annually repeated miracle. The winter solstice symbolizes mainly the death of the sun. On this day, the sun is at the lowest point above the horizon, and then a new birth occurs and new life... What better explains the meaning of the tomb and the idea of traveling to another world than death, the subsequent resurrection and the renewal of the cycle?
Is it possible that Newgrange's celestial orientation was conceived as a symbol of the journey to the afterlife, as some adherents of the theory of alien intervention believe? We constantly use the term “ spiral galaxy". The question arises whether some of these spirals are somehow related to intergalactic travel. In accordance with what we know about the beliefs of the Newgrange builders, and mainly about their beliefs regarding the travel of the dead, we understand that this is about space travel.
When considering the famous burial mounds scattered around the world, these mounds are round in shape, their very shape suggests flying saucers or UFOs, and structures in the form of a spiral were often used as symbols of time travel, and this is how aliens, probably, and fell to Earth. Can hundreds of burial mounds that exist on Earth communicate with each other through some kind of extraterrestrial communication? And if so, is it possible that aliens used these mounds as portals for intergalactic travel, as the proponents of the theory of paleocontact suggest? Perhaps these unreal (at first glance) ideas are not as difficult to imagine as they seem, especially when you consider that similar phenomena occur in our time in the southwestern region of North America.
Sierra County. State of New Mexico. 2010 year. Three, two, one, start! Celestis Incorporated Airlines is one of the first private space flights, providing new and unique funeral services. This company sends the ashes of the dead into space. Among them, the creator of the series “ Star Trek”Gene Roddenberry, the symbol of the 60s Timothy Leary and even the astronaut Gordon Cooper, a member of NASA's Mercury program. Celestis rents cameras on conventional rockets that launch satellites and other objects into Earth's orbit. They take seven grams of ash and launch them into space in miniature containers. This is incredible achievement, since at the moment we have the opportunity to send the ashes of the dead into space. It is worth wondering if this is not a recreation of the ancient idea of using boats or some other symbols with which kings and pharaohs were prepared to return to heaven.
But why do people want to send their deceased into space? Is this the embodiment of a person's unconscious desire to return to the stars after death? Is it possible to connect this in some way with the existence for hundreds of years of people's belief in heaven, in a utopian world, located somewhere far away, outside of our world? It is interesting that this happens precisely with those people who had some kind of foresight, who wanted to lead mankind into space, lead him in search of discoveries in order to try to find out if there are other living creatures there. It is interesting that in the future we will have to meet with this more and more often, and we will become closer to the way of thinking of our ancestors. Perhaps someday people will be able to send a whole body into space in order to restore connection with our ancestors. We are made of stellar material, and the entire universe is made of stardust. Therefore, it is only natural that some people want their ashes to be sent back into space. In the ancient world, people considered themselves immortal souls, on a short time caught up in human body... Perhaps these reincarnations happen over and over again. It was believed that some part of the personality continues to exist outside the physical world and the tomb, in a certain sense, is the immortal home for this part of the person's personality.
Is it possible, as some researchers believe, that humans have long been trying to contact their extraterrestrial sources? And if so, could ancient tombs that exist around the world have been built to make it easier to travel into space, even after death? It is difficult to say what our ancestors thought, looking at the night sky: maybe they felt their insignificance next to his greatness, maybe they thought about what the stars in the sky are. Perhaps that is why they had a mythology about gods, goddesses and other creatures living in the heavenly world above us. Perhaps that is why many of their ancient temples are oriented along celestial bodies.