Atlantis in Russia
According to ancient Russian legend, after the crushing defeat of the army of Prince Vladimir, Khan Baty brutally tortured the prisoners and under these tortures one of the warriors pointed out the location of the city of Kitezh, which was located near Lake Svetloyar. After that, the khan laid siege to the city, and its inhabitants offered up a fervent prayer to the Mother of God. Hearing their requests, the Mother of God hid this city at the bottom of the lake and henceforth only people with a pure soul and righteous heart will be able to contemplate it.
Difficult to explain phenomena - bell chimes, reflections of church crosses in the water surface, prompted to build a scientific expedition to the shores of this lake. City - Legend scientists have not found. But the faith of local residents is unshakable that times will come and the holy city of Kitezh will be raised from the waters of the lake.
Cyrillic or Klimentitsa?
Most of us are convinced that the creators of our Cyrillic alphabet are two brothers, natives of Thessaloniki - Cyril and Methodius. But recent research shows. that the brothers created a verb, which was an early version of the Slavic script.
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Namely, the Cyrillic alphabet was created, on the basis of the Greek statutory letter with the introduction of other letters, by a disciple and ardent follower - Clement Ohridsky.
The author named his creation after his teacher. Wouldn't it be better to restore justice and honor the real author?
The lost library of Ivan IV
According to historical chronicles, it is known that this library came to the territory of Russia during the wedding of Ivan III and Princess Sophia.
Then the library, which by that time had received its own name - Liberia, was inherited by Ivan the Terrible. But after the Tsar moved to the Aleksandrovskaya Sloboda, the library disappeared. And to this day, her searches have not brought any results, although "sensational" statements that the library has been found periodically pop up, but the real one has not yet been found.
False Dmitry - Who is he really?
1604 was marked by the invasion of the Polish army into Muscovy. A man who called himself the son of Ivan the Terrible ruled over the Poles.
The story he told about the incredible salvation from the hands of the murderers sent by Godunov, about childhood in difficult conditions, forced to be shaved as a monk and further flight, was very well received among the common people. This allowed for some time to gain power and the Russian throne. For quite a long time it was believed that False Dmitry is none other than the monk Grisha Otrepiev. But after conducting scientific research the historian N. Kostomarov came to the conclusion that the “son” of Ivan the Terrible is a purebred Pole. He was a great rider, a good shot, knew how to dance, spoke with a non-Moscow dialect and baptized in the Western manner, all this set of qualities was at least very strange for a fugitive deacon.
Lomonosov and Peter, what connected them?
The story of how Lomonosov came to Moscow and conquered it is known to everyone. But there is another rather curious version of Mikhail Lomonosov's rapid career growth.
According to this version, Lomonosov is none other than the illegitimate son of Elena (daughter of the headman Luka Lomonosov) and Peter I. After his birth, the family was put on state support. Already dying about his secret, Peter told Feofan Prokopovich, while taking from him a promise that he would look after his son and would definitely give him an education. If you take a close look at Peter and Lomonosov, you can find many similarities, namely: a rather tough character, height, small feet and very small hands.
Princess - Impostor
There have been enough of this kind of infringers to the Russian throne at all times, but against their background Princess Tarakanova, very bright in appearance, but tough in her soul, stands out. In 1772, this girl found herself in Europe and claimed that she was the daughter of Elizabeth Petrovna and her lover Alexei Razumovsky. According to her, she was exiled to Siberia for education, but after fleeing from there she ended up in Persia. Where she lived without denying herself anything.
Catherine II gave the order to capture the impostor and Alexey Orlov escorted her to the Peter and Paul Fortress. Where she died suddenly from an illness. Her real origin is unknown.