Almost every district of the Pskov region has its own anomalous zones - real mysteries for scientists. Dukhova Gora, Devil's Ravine, the "prodigal forest" where women can be heard crying, and chronomirages in an ancient monastery - we have compiled a map of the region's main mysteries especially for mysticism lovers
Dukhova Gora
It's quite easy to get to it: from Pskov to the regional center Opochka - 135 km, then - the highway to Krasnogorodsk for another 7 km, and a little to the side - to the village of Kirovo, and then everyone will show you where the attraction is located. The mountain itself is a kind of elevation (about 300 m above sea level), at the top of which there is an old chapel. Several years ago it burned down, but thanks to the efforts of well-wishers, a new one soon appeared in this place. However, the number of pilgrims there is not decreasing.
A legend has survived to this day that Ivan the Terrible ordered to draw up a register of the holy places of Russia. It was then that the Dukhova Gora appeared in the royal list, which at the end of the 16th century. was already a famous holy place.
Local residents assure: after standing there, you can be so charged with positive energy that a person feels as if he has left the steam room, or vice versa - to feel a severe breakdown. In addition, among the population of the surrounding villages, the legend is still alive that the Dukhova Gora can take revenge on people for their disrespectful attitude.
Victor Bobrov, President of the Mir public organization for the study of anomalous phenomena
According to our interlocutor, the anomaly of this place is obvious: measurements were taken there with special frames, and it turned out that on the top of the mountain there are, as it were, in a parallel mode two energy flows: one ascending and the other descending. And so strong that the frames are literally turned 180 degrees. What is their nature? One can only guess about this.
Although our expert assures that in this case we are dealing with the so-called infrasonic radiation, which, entering into a resonance state with the human body, has a certain effect on it. As a consequence, an unconscious sense of dread may develop.
Promotional video:
Victor Bobrov, President of the Mir public organization for the study of anomalous phenomena
Unbearable warmth
Anomalies also include the Eleazarovsky Monastery (only 30 km from Pskov along the Gdovskoe highway. - Note by SN), or rather, the upper aisle of the main cathedral, where, according to legend, the founder of the monastery, the Monk Euphrosynus, is buried. The last statement is very controversial, but all sources agree on one thing: this place is extraordinary. They tell, for example, how a certain demon-possessed parishioner suddenly fainted here. For a long time she was unconscious, and when she regained consciousness, she could not remember what happened to her.
They say that if you hold your hand over the grave, then suddenly you begin to feel unbearable warmth - alas, the author of these lines personally did not manage to feel its strength: for what I bought, for what I sell. But everyone (including the locals) is convinced that the temple has some incredible power. Strange, but almost all residents of Elizarovo suffer from severe pain in their legs. And they explain it as … a punishment: during the time there was a club here, and local youth danced without sparing their feet. Now these are old people who attribute their ailment to sinful youth.
Timelines
Another place that also occupies the imagination of researchers of the unknown is Nikandrova Pustyn. According to authoritative ufologists, this is one of two (!) Anomalous zones officially recognized in the North-West. The first is located in the Myasnoy Bor area of the Novgorod region, and the second - in the Nikandrova desert of the Porkhovsky region.
Both are characterized by the fact that from time to time … chronomirages appear there. What it is? It is difficult to answer this question, especially since eyewitness accounts are very contradictory. However, according to the famous Pskov journalist Oleg Konstantinov, he personally had a chance to see something mysterious:
Oleg Konstantinov, journalist
Devil's ravine
Another mysterious place in the Pskov region is the so-called Devil's ravine. Rumors of his treachery have long troubled local residents. They say that even before the revolution, reports of mysterious disappearances appeared in the provincial newspapers. For example, in 1928 seven people disappeared there at once - a team of lumberjacks. In 1931 there was another case when nine people perished in the ravine at once. In 1974, a group of mushroom pickers from Leningrad allegedly disappeared in the "devil's ravine". Two of them were found a week later. Exhausted, they could not tell anything about the fate of their comrades. Is this place really that unique?
Natalia Derienko, deputy of the volost council
And there is also Petrakov Lyadin (this is the Kunyinsky district. - Author's note), where, according to the conversations of local residents, some strange figures were observed more than once, which in the modern interpretation can be conventionally called "aliens". In the same place, in the town of Tsigelna, there is a “prodigal forest”, where “the girl is crying” all the time, and there you can easily get lost.
A little further, in Lake Zhilinsky, an oil stain and rust constantly appear on the water - perhaps something is at a depth? How can you not remember Alexander Sergeevich with his Lukomorye, where "miracles, where the goblin wanders …" But if someone does not believe, he can check it himself. If, of course, you have enough courage.
Expert opinion.
Victor Bobrov, President of the Mir public organization for the study of anomalous research
- Personally, I was engaged in the study of five anomalous zones, although it can be assumed that there are actually many more. Moreover, one of our latest discoveries is located near Stary Izborsk. Just 5 km. It looks like a simple slope, but, entering the zone, you begin to experience the strongest discomfort: dizziness, nausea. For the sake of the purity of the experiment, I went there several times, and each time the effect was the same. Another place, which we also examined, is located in the Loknyansky district. This is the hill where we captured some strange black balls.
Moreover, the shooting took place in complete darkness, but the camera "caught" them. When the next morning we started climbing this mountain, the smell of ozone was clearly felt. At this point, the grass was noticeably taller and greener. Where, one wonders? After all, there was no trace of a thunderstorm. This fact I also refer to the category of inexplicable. In general, it should be said that there are enough such phenomena that raise a lot of questions.
The fact is that the level of our knowledge today is still too low to give a logical and - I emphasize - a scientific explanation of these phenomena. For this purpose (to describe and record the unusual), our organization "Peace" was created, which is actually an abbreviation: mysticism and reality. In this sense, I see my task as separating legends and rumors from real physical facts and systematizing them. This is all that we can today …