Kuban is rightfully considered one of the most anomalous zones in Russia. First of all, in connection with the strange phenomena that tourists often encounter in the mountains, as well as because of dolmens - ancient buildings, whose nature and purpose have not been established by scientists
Mystical dolmens in mountains shrouded in secrets are a ready-made plot for some scary story, isn't it? And if you add a few tales to it, of which there are always enough in any part of the world, including in our region, the logic of the Kuban anomaly becomes clear.
Today we are starting a series of materials in which we will talk about the most mysterious places, unexplained facts and mysterious phenomena in the Krasnodar Territory.
Caucasian dolmens
"Dolmen" in translation from Breton means "stone table". In fact, this is an ancient structure in the form of a large, most often symmetrical stone box with a small round hole.
According to various estimates, the age of dolmens is from 4 to 10 thousand years. In the Krasnodar Territory, they are common from the Taman Peninsula to the border with Abkhazia, that is, along the entire Black Sea coast in the Caucasus mountains.
For the first time on the territory of the Kuban, these structures were discovered in 1818 by the French explorer Tebu de Marigny. This was the second case of the discovery of the peers of the Egyptian pyramids in the Caucasus. It happened in the Pshada area - between Gelendzhik and Arkhipo-Osipovka.
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There are many hypotheses about the purpose of dolmens. The most common of them are: graves for the burial of leaders; communication systems that allow establishing telepathic contacts between people and civilizations; stations for astronomical research. Some even believe that these are dwarfs' dwellings.
Dolmens are complex engineering objects. For their construction, coordinated actions of many people and the presence of special mechanisms were required. Among other things, these structures have a very strong energy. Near them, according to lovers of mysticism, one can recharge with cosmic energy or be filled with the mysterious knowledge of ancestors. Most visitors feel calm and lightness next to dolmens, as if visiting temples. There are known cases of restoration of health, inspiration and disclosure of creative potential. And someone near the dolmens becomes terribly uncomfortable and even scared.
There is an opinion: if, being at the dolmen, you ask an important question, after a while an answer will surely come, and your wish will soon come true.
Shapsug Triangle
By analogy with the Bermuda Triangle, the Kuban also has its own mysterious geometric figure - the Shapsug Triangle in the Abinsky District. Its corners are the Devil's Finger rock, a mud volcano and the Big unfinished dolmen. According to legend, a spirit sleeps under the Devil's Finger, which at one time protected earthlings, so this place does not allow people with heavy thoughts.
Two streams emerge from the Silver Spring, which originates deep underground. According to the legends, one of them is with living water, the other is with dead water. The latter allegedly even cures cancer, while the former helps to get rid of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Again, according to the assurances of esotericists, living and dead water differ in chemical composition and even in temperature, although thermometers lowered into jets record identical indicators.
In the same place there is the "Tree of Love" - an oak entwined with aspen, and in the very center of the Shapsug Triangle, someone recently built a certain structure out of stones with the romantic name "Mandala" Eternity ". According to the guides, standing in the center of "Eternity", you can literally feel yourself in the center of the Universe. True, for this you still need to believe. And not only into something completely immaterial, but also into the existence of so-called forces, which are sources of energy and life.
Miracle of Utrish
In general, esotericists love the Black Sea coast. If you listen to them, there are many such places of power in the Kuban. And one of the most famous of them is Cape Bolshoi Utrish. In summer, many admirers of everything mystical, fans of oriental practices, adherents of natural childbirth set up camps here …
On the Internet, you can find more than a dozen announcements stating that for a certain amount in just a couple of weeks on Utrish they will help you connect with space, recharge the necessary energy, rejuvenate, get rid of a serious illness or even change the structure of DNA.
Fans of the supernatural claim that the cape is located in the zone of a powerful tectonic fault, which gives it incredible strength. By the way, it is here that the famous relict juniper grove is located, which, according to legends, can heal many diseases.
We will not categorically say that something really anomalous is happening in these places, but those who have ever been to Utrish will agree: the air and atmosphere here are simply unforgettable …
Pshad misty maiden
Picturesque waterfalls near the village of Pshada near Gelendzhik are known not only for their beauty, but also for their own ghost. At night, a barely visible silhouette of a girl can allegedly be seen here.
The Pshad misty maiden, as she is quite logically called, is the restless spirit of a young Circassian woman who once threw herself from a waterfall because of unhappy love. Rumor has it that she is pushing the tourists who meet her to do the same.
The ghost does not touch the locals, but it can harm strangers. The pshad maiden hypnotizes them, leads them to a rock and makes them jump, the legend says. Therefore, many rightly prefer not to check her veracity, but simply to take her word for it.
We also add that in 2015 there was a TV story about tourists who allegedly filmed the famous misty maiden. In amateur footage, you can really see something that resembles the outlines of a girl. The commentators of the video on the Internet, as it should be, were divided into two camps: some blamed everything on light refraction or editing, others believed in the authenticity of the filming and even told about their meetings with the Pshad legend.
The bottomless mine of time near Gelendzhik
In one of the gorges near Gelendzhik, relatively recently - in the 20th century - a mysterious mine was discovered, the bottom of which has never been seen. Its age, according to scientists, is about 300 years. In a short time, the mine has already managed to acquire a multitude of creepy stories.
By itself, it represents an arrow-well, the diameter of which is about one and a half meters. The walls here are so even, as if it were the work of a man, behind them there is ordinary soil.
What is the essence of the horror stories about the mine? It is believed that time passes in its own way! The versions about how much this is expressed vary greatly: from stories of how someone spent only a couple of hours in the mine and came out almost gray-haired to stories about problems with the chronometers of researchers who always worked well, but here they began to malfunction or stopped altogether.
According to the old-timers, people have repeatedly disappeared without a trace in the mine of time under the most strange circumstances. At the same time, at the time of descent, the ropes were broken, and eerie sounds were heard from the mine.
During the last expedition, cavers descended into the mine to a depth of forty meters. We did not dare further. The radiation level began to rise, 4-5 times higher than the natural background. The television camera, which they tried to lower on three pitches to a depth of two hundred meters, showed only bare walls. By the way, there is a known case when two people who visited the mine died from radiation sickness six months later.
Interestingly, this underground tunnel is not the only one of its kind. Similar stories about similar mines are told on different continents of the Earth. Particularly on the west coast of the United States. There is a version that a highly developed civilization lived underground earlier. She created a network of such wells for movement. It turned out to be something like a modern metro …
The grave of the Krasnodar witch
In Krasnodar, not far from the entrance to the Vsesvyatskoe cemetery from the side of Rashpilevskaya street, you can see a reinforced concrete monument. The photograph of the woman on it was carefully scratched out by someone. Who and why so disliked Martha Turischeva buried there, why this barbarism was done is not known for certain. However, according to a legend widespread among local residents, Martha was a witch, and the scrawled face was some kind of terrible ritual.
The inscriptions on the gravestones add to the mystery. For example, "I'm back." Of course, most likely, their authorship belongs to fans of cemetery mysticism. Goths have always gathered here, which, as you know, is not at all surprising.
The fact that this particular place has become a favorite for crows brings its flavor to the local horror film. They are constantly circling here, as if forming a witchcraft funnel.
They also say that if you make a wish on this grave on a certain day and hour, then it will certainly come true. True, it is not specified what day it is. And, of course, no one recommends coming here on a full moon to avoid meeting the ghost of a witch.
Many people also find it mystical that the date of birth is not indicated on the tombstone - only the date of death. True, at the time of Marfa Abramovna, many people themselves did not know the year of their own birth.
In general, this story is from the category of urban horror stories, but still, even one quick glance at the tombstone with a scratched face and birds circling above it causes chills.
Icons on pines standing in a circle
And here is another horror movie from the Kuban capital. If you enter the Krasnodar arboretum from the corner of Krasnye Partizan and Bauman Streets, and then go straight into the depths of the park, you will notice a strange place right after the first shops.
From the path to the right there is a well-trodden path leading to the pine trees. The trees form a circle, which is simply scary to get inside! Firstly, they are located somehow not quite naturally. And secondly, even from afar you can see that something is nailed to the trunks of the pines. Upon closer inspection, it turns out that this is a lot of homemade icons, and several of them are nailed directly to the birdhouses.
According to rumors, a terrible tragedy took place at this place back in Soviet times - a little boy was tortured to death, in whose memory the icons appeared. However, we did not manage to find documentary confirmation or refutation of this hypothesis.
Which, in fact, should have been proved: the legend always remains only a legend … And this, in turn, means that over time it will not only not disappear, but, on the contrary, will become even more ominous!
Konstantin Zvyagintsev