Historian and archival researcher Yevgeniy Karpuk took part in the show "Let them talk" on Channel One. On the air of the program, the scientist presented his book "No crime is seen", which tells about the tragedy at the Dyatlov pass.
Historian and archival researcher Yevgeny Karpuk came to the Channel One show “Let Them Talk” to present his book dedicated to the mysterious death of the Dyatlov group in 1959. The filming of the program took place on February 26, it will be aired in the coming days.
Yevgeny Karpuk is a member of the Writers' Union of Russia and the author of the fictional and documentary story "No crime is seen," based on the reasoning of fictional characters - senior assistant to the head of the Investigative Directorate for the Sverdlovsk Region Vladimir Sedunov and head of the investigation of particularly important cases Sergey Katyshev.
The narration is conducted in two time intervals - in January 2016 and January 1959 (investigators exist precisely in 2016). Without any instructions, they decide to sort out the long-closed case of the tragedy at the Dyatlov Pass.
A new tragedy awakens the interest of specialists: nine tourists-skiers from Perm, who are heading along the same route to the village of Ivdel, find the body of a man without signs of violent death. However, after reporting a terrible find, tourists no longer get in touch. Later, information appeared about the disappearance of a skier who went on a solo trip in the same area. It is curious that these events were allegedly not an invention of the author of the book, but actually took place in January 2016.
“In 1961 alone, over 200 tourists were killed throughout the Soviet Union. And whether such statistics were conducted before the notorious "Dyatlov pass" is a big question! " - Karpuk noted in the comment to dddkursk.ru.
Formerly honored rescuer of Russia Valery Kudinov voiced his opinion about one of the reasons for the tragic death of the Dyatlov group. The specialist, who himself more than once passed the pass in the region of Mount Otorten, told TASS that the version of the storm could be disputed. In his opinion, trained tourists would certainly take action in case of severe bad weather.
“Even a strong storm cannot occur instantly. If it was a storm, they would have time to get dressed, put on shoes, close the tent and sit there, but not run out. They don't run away from the wind, they hide from the wind,”Kudinov said.
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He noted that on one side the slope is covered by a forest, and on the other - by a mountain, therefore, depending on the direction of the storm, one could choose a place to stay for the night. The rescuer emphasized that for this he certainly would not have to run without clothes in the severe frost and cut tents.
Shortly before this statement, scientists from Sweden visited the site of the tragedy. Richard Holmgren and Andreas Liljegren climbed Mount Holatchahl, which is translated from the Mansi language as "Mountain of the Dead" - it was there that tourists died 60 years ago under mysterious conditions. In an interview with Aftonbladet, the Swedes talked about their research.
“The interest in this riddle has long tormented us both from a scientific point of view and from the point of view of legends and myths. I am an archaeologist, and it is in my blood to explore the past in an attempt to figure out what happened,”Holmgren admitted.
The Swedes said that they repeated the route of the Dyatlov group on skis and spent the night in a tent at the site of the tragedy. The researchers studied the area and came to the conclusion that the members of the expedition could have been killed by bad weather. In their opinion, being in the epicenter of an "unusually strong storm" could not leave a chance for survival.
“I think they were hit by an unusually strong storm. I think they were afraid that the tent would blow off and they would roll down the mountain in it, completely losing control,”suggested Holmgren.
His colleague Liljegren asked not to forget the version about the possible participation of the military in the deaths of tourists: members of the Dyatlov group could see what they should not have seen, as a result of which they were simply "removed". Of course, this option also has reasons for doubt.
“On the other hand, if the military wanted to kill them, they could do it much better, make sure that the bodies are never found at all,” Liljegren concluded.
Antonina Starkova