Today only the lazy does not talk about the flood. And the lazy say. And although it seems that everything that can be said has already been told, I also have a story to tell.
There is no smoke without fire. Some clearly port fortresses are somehow not quite near the sea. Some ancient cities are at the bottom of the sea. And some in a semi-submerged state - Venice for example. And this, as it were, very directly indicates the past cataclysm. And then the study of the past flood becomes simply necessary, at least in order to know whether such a catastrophe will be repeated in the future, what actually caused it and what should we do in this case? what to expect?
So we, as usual, need to establish the causes and effects. Many versions have been put forward about the causes of the disaster, and of course I also have my own version. In my opinion, very interesting, but about it in other posts. And now we will quickly analyze the investigation.
As an applied example, let us take the recently released video of the Chairman of the SNT about the Koporye fortress.
Ilya quite rightly asked many questions in his video, so I see no point in retelling - just watch this video, the link is in the description.
Promotional video:
In this video I was interested in the fact that the fortress is clearly a port, and was supposed to stand on the shore near the water. The towers also speak of this. Those that are on only one, straight part of the wall. Although in my opinion everything is just logical - the towers provide cover for the defenders from the land side, and where water is not particularly needed - try to strengthen the ladder while standing in the boat. Well, that is.
But you and I are interested in the purely practical side. What was happening on Earth at the moment when this fortress stood by the water? We'll just open the FloodMap service and see what the sea level should be for the fortress to stand on the shore.
Plus 113 meters to the current sea level.
Well. Plus 113 meters to the current sea level. Great, isn't it? But it was smooth on paper, but they forgot about the ravines. Indeed, in this case, the entire Koporye turns into a huge island. And then there are many new questions and one small answer. The question is: how could Peter take a koporye when its walls had water and at the same time found Petersburg?
Koporye is now an island.
At that moment, he was supposed to be at a depth of one hundred meters. And why did it take 8 regiments to capture such a small fortress - let me remind you that more than 8 thousand soldiers. Yes, if you put them all there, you will have to stack them! The inconsistency. Obviously someone is lying. And the small answer is this: If, nevertheless, the capture of Koporye and the construction of Petersburg took place simultaneously, then most likely there was no assault either - after all, then the strategic value of the fortress became zero - the sea was no longer there, which means most likely it was not stormed at all, but just took an empty place. This version is confirmed by the fact that 60 years after the capture, in 1763, the fortress was excluded from the lists of defensive structures.
But then everything is explained by itself, if 1703 is the year of the retreat of the waters. Then everything immediately becomes clear - both the urgent foundation of St. Petersburg, and the swampy area - the water has not left everywhere yet. And the speed with which Peter literally skipping ran to found the city. And floods during the so-called construction.