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Studying history and geography, many, for certain, noted the strangely poor imagination of our ancestors, who gave names to cities and monuments. Probably, most often in place names there is a mention of the name Alexander. The explanations for this fact sound rather clumsy, they say, Alexander the Great founded an almost world empire, and gave a name to each newly conquered city in honor of his beloved. Therefore, any village of Alexandrovka or the city of Alexandria (Alexandrov, Alexandropol, etc.) claims to be involved in the Macedonian empire in the past.
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A little less often, similar names are referred to other Alexandras: Nevsky, or the tsars from the Oldenburg dynasty of Schleswig - Holstein Gottorp (Romanovs). There are suspicions that the Alexander Chapel was attributed to the merits of Alexander II already retroactively, like the Alexander Fortress in Ust-Labinsk. True, according to the assurances of local historians, it received its name in honor of another Alexander, Grand Duke Pavlovich, the future Emperor Alexander I. Moreover, the name of the fortress was allegedly given by another famous Alexander - Suvorov.
Generalissimo, Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire, Grand Marshal of the Piedmontese troops, holder of all Russian orders of his time, awarded to men, as well as seven foreign ones. Since 1789, he bore the honorary nickname of Count Suvorov-Rymniksky, and since 1799 - Prince of Italy, Count Suvorov-Rymniksky.
Aleksandrovskaya (Ust-Labinskaya) fortress
Promotional video:
It is located in the Krasnodar Territory, in the city of Ust-Labinsk. It was allegedly founded in 1778 by order of Field Marshal A. V. Suvorov on the right high bank of the Kuban River, in order to protect them from the tribes of the Trans-Kuban highlanders during the creation of a system of fortifications of the Kuban line.
Diagram of the forts of the Kuban defensive line.
In general, one can, of course, assume that something was like that, but only when examining what was left of this fortress, vague doubts begin to torment. Imagine just how many people with shovels and wheelbarrows it would take to build this gigantic structure:
Aerial photo shooting.
Scheme of the Ust-Labinsk Fortress.
Scheme of the ravelins of the extreme southern end * of the fortress-star * on the banks of the Kuban.
Model of the Alexander Fortress in the Ust-Labinsk Museum.
The southern shaft of the Alexander Fortress, about 12 meters high.
One of the * petals * of the southern ravelin of the Alexander Fort.
Members of the expedition on the ascent. From left to right: Dmitry Gorkin, Oleg Pavlyuchenko, mountaineer guide-instructor Vladimir.
As you can see, the fortress in its present, deplorable state is a gigantic structure, the creation of which took millions of cubic meters of sand and clay.
We began our inspection of this fortress with its video filming using a quadcopter equipped with a 4K camera to clarify its location on the ground, in other words: reconnaissance. The pilot in our expedition, organized by the Internet channel AISPIK, was staff cameraman Dmitry Vyazmitinov.
Members of the AISPIK - 2018 expedition, cameraman Dmitry Vyazmitinov, and photographer Anna Vyazmitinova.
The shooting showed the real size and configuration of the fort, dispelling the last doubts that the western part of the "star fortress" was literally washed away by the current of the Kuban River, which indicates that it did not appear at the end of the eighteenth century. "Star" existed long before the Kuban appeared, or changed its course, ie. it may well be antediluvian. And how the soldiers of the Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire used it is a secondary question.
When entering the fortress-museum, tourists see unique exhibits that officially have nothing to do with the fortress. Supposedly they were all brought from Anapa quite recently. Perhaps there is some truth in this. Only one of the members of the expedition observed stone balls - nodules inside the fortress walls that existed in the early eighties of the twentieth century. Those. they were a kind of filler between the inner and outer walls of the fortification.
* Plug * from the dolmen hole.
One of the many paired nodules at the entrance to the fortress.
Nodules exhibited * for decoration *.
Nodule break.
The nodule break allows you to clearly answer the question of its origin: - it is not a "dinosaur egg", and not an "alien artifact". This is a very common geological formation, characteristic of dolomite rocks formed as a result of crystallization of clay sedimentary layers. Another thing is the presence of marine fossils in the dolomites:
Ammonite in the thickness of the * stone *.
In the center, the flattened body of the extinct species of Jurassic squid, belemnite, is clearly visible. These are often found in various regions around the world. For example, my collection was collected near Kolomna in the Moscow region:
Belemnites. They are also called * bullets * or * fucking fingers *.
Many people store fossilized belemnites in their home and automobile medicine cabinet as a fast-healing drug. They say that if you scrape them with a knife and collect the resulting powder, then sprinkling the resulting drug on a cut or wound on the skin, you can see how it literally begins to tighten before our eyes.
Strange, but if scientists say that our planet was originally one giant ocean, then why are belemnites and ammonites not found everywhere! Why are they not found in the Leningrad region, for example, or in Karelia?
But there are other interesting geological artifacts here:
* Millstone * with nodule.
A conglomerate that resembles a defective grout casting.
* Pillars * that look like petrified tree trunks.
But stones with traces of metal reinforcement inside are especially attractive:
They can no longer be attributed to the "freaks of nature." Looking at them, the only sensible thought comes to mind: - The metal structure was buried with a layer of mudflow, consisting of clay, which later crystallized, turning into stone. And the metal dissolved in it, like a cube of refined sugar that accidentally fell into the dough for a baked cake. Only the inner cavity and rust were left of it. Moreover, the iron was not of natural origin, but completely industrial, of various cross-sectional shapes: pipes, rods and tires.
A conversation with a museum researcher gave a predictable result. After a standard excursion, a retired man with no history, or even any other higher education, fell into a stupor from our questions. He honestly admitted that all the documents related to the history of the Aleksandrovsky Fort, or rather their copies, are kept in the regional museum of local history in Ust-Labinsk, on Lenin Street, building 31.
He also said that when creating a legend for the accompanying text of the tour of the Alexander Fortress, local ethnographers had significant difficulties, since some of the documents received from the central archives contradicted each other. Then they were sent a recommendation, according to which employees were advised to remove documents that contradict the official version in the archive, and publish only those that do not contradict the “general line”.
What exactly is contained in the "inconvenient" documents, the researcher, naturally, does not know. But it should be clear to us that almost the entire history of the Alexander Fortress does not correspond to reality. And the significant instrumental equipment of the expedition rendered irreplaceable assistance in confirming this version. External examination is good. He made it possible to determine that the official version of the origin of the object does not stand up to criticism. Especially amusing are the pointed stakes, which would rather help the enemy during the assault on the "fortress" than prevent him. Much more significant results were obtained thanks to the georadar survey of the fortress.
Georadar * Loza *, costing about one million rubles.
Georadar "Loza", domestic production, which is purchased by all special services and other interested organizations around the world, including the FBI (USA).
Setting up and calibrating georadar.
Geophysicist Dmitry Gorkin is in charge of the georadar survey.
A dry report by RAS member Dmitry Gorkin is as follows:
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Explanatory note
Georadar survey work was carried out on May 02, 2018.
Object: Krasnodar Territory, Ust Labinsk. The perimeter of the old "star" fortress.
Purpose of work: to determine the soil structure of embankments.
The depth of the survey is 25 meters.
Binding GPS GARMIN S 64.
Type of GPR LOZA 1B, antennas 3 meters, transmitter 10KV.
Soil type: clay, loam, possible limestone outcrops.
In total, three GPR profiles were made to a depth of 50 meters, a depth of up to 25 meters is consistently observed.
Work results:
- figure- General view of the profiles in relief №35, 45, 50 (program google planet earth).
- figure- General view of profiles in the plane No. 35, 45, 50. (program google planet earth).
- figure- Profile number 35, length 96 meters, position, direction west-east (program google planet earth).
- picture - radarogram No. 35, horizontally layered structures are observed, a fall towards the river, irregularities and disturbances were not found.
- picture- Profile number 45, length 70 meters, position, direction west-east (google planet earth program).
- picture - radarogram No. 45, horizontally layered structures are observed, from 20 to 50 meters there are irregularities at depths of 2-6 meters, highlighted by a yellow rectangular outline.
- picture- Profile number 45, length 140 meters, position, direction west-east (program google planet earth).
- picture - radarogram No. 50, horizontally layered structures are observed, a fall towards the river and the bridge, inhomogeneities and disturbances were not found.
Output:
- On the radarogram-section No. 35, which is supposedly made in the destroyed inner part of the fortress. Undisturbed horizontal bedding is observed, which is characteristic of natural undisturbed clay layers of sedimentary origin.
- On the radarogram-section No. 45, which runs along the upper section of the embankment and the picket fence from the logs that make up the overall structure of the fortification. There are irregularities, in the upper part from 2 to 6 meters, a section from 20 to 50 meters. Possibly technogenic in nature, disturbing the natural horizontal bedding of clays. The structure of inhomogeneities is comparable to inclusions from denser materials. There is a high probability that at the base of the clay embankment there is a core of boulders or logs that protect the clay terraces of the fortress from natural destruction under the influence of weather conditions.
- On the radarogram-section No. 50, which is made from the embankment and the fence made of logs at the level of the lower terrace towards the bridge. Chaotic interbedding of clay layers is observed without obvious disturbances. On a site of 50 meters at a depth of 15 meters, there is a possible release of bedrock limestone. The lower terrace of the fortress embankment has no heterogeneities of denser materials and most likely does not have a core.
And now let's think what we can make useful from this. The first thing that comes to mind is that the fortress is more natural than man-made. The main horizons are composed of sedimentary deposits. Probably no one drove them in carts. Buried under them are some point structures of logs and stones, possibly the buildings of antediluvian civilization. In my opinion, this is an indirect confirmation of the fact that my version that "star fortresses" appear without human participation is correct. All but one thing speaks in favor of this assumption - the presence of ancient architecture in the fortress in the recent past, which is also proof that Suvorov did not exactly build this.
Caucasian gate of the Alexander fortress.
Images of the Taman Gate, which were hardly less majestic, have not survived, but there is no doubt that they were no less pompous and perfect. The quality and style of their execution makes it impossible to doubt that this is another of the artifacts, standing on a par with the Roman Bridge, the Buried Monastery and the Alexander Chapel. All of these are ancient buildings. Only from the gates of the Alexander Fortress not a single stone has survived. They say that the residents of Ust-Labinsk smashed them stone by stone to build the foundations of their houses.
It is unlikely that a sane person would dare to assert that such a gate could have been built by soldiers of the eighteenth century in an earthen fortress. It is like building a high-speed elevator in a two-story wooden house with outdoor amenities. A very interesting fortress (if it is a fortress, of course), with a lot of questions that have no answers. But she is not the only mysterious object in this region. Not far away, in the Stavropol Territory, there is another “Alexandrism”.
Continued: Part 34
Author: kadykchanskiy