In the Moscow Museum-Reserve Kolomenskoye, between two green hills stretches the Golosov ravine. Thanks to its history, unusual stones and springs, this place has been ennobled and does not at all resemble an ordinary ravine.
The mythology of the origin of the name "Golosov ravine" is associated with the name of the pagan god Volos or Veles - the ruler of the underworld, secret knowledge and patron of domestic animals and wealth.
The name Hair comes from "hairy", hairy. Since ancient times, our ancestors have identified hair with wealth, both material and spiritual, with wisdom and good health. Historians believe that the ravine was originally called "Volosov". Several mysterious stories are associated with this lowland …
In 1621, a small detachment of Tatar horsemen unexpectedly appeared at the gates of the royal palace in Kolomenskoye. They were surrounded by archers, guarding the gate, and immediately taken prisoner. The horsemen said that they were the warriors of Khan Devlet-Girey, whose troops tried to capture Moscow in 1571, but were defeated. Hoping to escape the pursuit, the cavalry detachment descended into the Golosov ravine, shrouded in thick fog. The Tatars spent there, as it seemed to them, for several minutes, and emerged only after 50 years. One of the prisoners said that the fog was unusual, gleaming greenish, but in fear of the chase, no one paid attention to this. Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich ordered an inquiry, which showed that the Tatars, most likely, were telling the truth. Even their weapons and equipment no longer corresponded to the weapons of that time,they looked more like outdated samples of the mid-16th century.
Another unusual incident was described in July 1832 in the newspaper Moskovskie vedomosti. Two peasants, Arkhip Kuzmin and Ivan Bochkarev, returning home at night from a neighboring village, decided to cut the road and pass through the Golosov ravine. At the bottom of the valley a thick fog was swirling, in which a kind of "corridor flooded with pale light" suddenly appeared. Men entered it and met people overgrown with wool, who with signs tried to show them the way back. A few minutes later the peasants came out of the fog and continued on their way. When they came to their native village, it turned out that two decades had passed. Wives and children, 20 years older, hardly recognized them. The police intervened. At the insistence of the investigators, an experiment was carried out in the ravine, during which one of the time travelers disappeared into the fog again and never returned.
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The famous attraction of these places is two huge stones in the depth of the ravine, weighing several tons each. Moreover, the main part of these boulders is underground. Small peaks come to the surface.
The history of these stones goes back centuries. They were also worshiped by pagan tribes who lived here about one and a half millennia ago. It was then that the stones got their names. The bottom of the stones lies at the bottom of the ravine and is called "Goose". It is believed that he patronized men, giving warriors strength and good luck in battle.
The upper stone is called "Maiden". According to popular beliefs, he brings happiness to the beautiful half of humanity. The Maiden's Stone is located on the slope of the hill and a wooden staircase has been built for convenience. Near the stones you can often find people making strange movements or just meditating.
They say that to recharge the energy of the stone, it is enough to put your hand on the bizarre surface of the boulder. As a sign of respect and gratitude to the spirits living in stones, many leave colorful ribbons on the nearby bushes and trees.
The local springs are also popular. People believe in the healing properties of water and come here with bottles and flasks to replenish supplies.
The Gully is no longer a desolate and gloomy place on the outskirts of the capital. Nowadays, it is quite crowded here, but global mystical phenomena have not been observed for a long time. Maybe only in rainy, foggy weather or a strong thunderstorm, he reveals his paranormal properties to the world, but hardly anyone will notice - in bad weather there is no one there.