Autumn is the time to finally sort through the photos taken during the summer vacation, print the most successful shots, and at the same time think over the travel route for the next year. However, experienced tourists advise those who intend to bypass the protected corners of their native regions in the near future, nevertheless, decide in advance on the route. Does it not run through special zones, places where anything can happen to the traveler.
Goblin? No, I have not met
Abandoned and deserted several years ago, villages and villages are gradually turning into zones of increased discomfort, some guests of the region admit. According to travelers, not all of them want to go. Some of them are bypassed by those who like to find antiques for resale or museum exposition. For example, in the Chaplygin region there are places that experienced hunters try to bypass.
“In one of the villages we decided to stock up on firewood, and there was not a single tree around, as luck would have it. Then someone remembered that on the way we passed an abandoned village. The houses in it were intact, well-groomed, as if recently abandoned. But at the same time, there was no desire to walk along the streets. Some kind of silence, standing there, frightened. There were no birds, no insects chirping. And some kind of feeling of fear, the feeling that someone is watching you. In general, adult men who, moreover, do not drink, we decided to go around her side. We made a halt nearby and there was a problem with firewood. We decided to visit an abandoned settlement. Before reaching quite a bit, we found old, dried, but still standing trees. They cut down one of them. The log, and it turned out to be about five meters in length, was attached to the car with a cable and it was decided to drag it to the camp. The road was absolutely flat, without potholes. All the way, we felt that the car was dragging a tree trunk behind it. Imagine the surprise when, upon arrival, it turned out that it had simply disappeared, - said a few years ago on one of the popular websites another inhabitant who had visited the Chaplygin region. The man said that the rope did not unhook, but the log disappeared in an unknown way. Friends followed him back, but at some point stopped in disbelief. About half the way from the village on the ground, you can see the trail of a log, which was dragged by a car, and then it breaks off. The log itself was never found. It seemed to evaporate in a moment. It was not possible to find the burden even later, in the light of a new day. Friends hurried to leave the bad place, fearing new troubles.that the car is dragging a tree trunk behind it. Imagine the surprise when, upon arrival, it turned out that it had simply disappeared, - said a few years ago on one of the popular sites another inhabitant who had visited the Chaplygin region. The man said that the rope did not unhook, but the log disappeared in an unknown way. Friends followed him back, but at some point stopped in disbelief. About half the way from the village on the ground, you can see the trail of a log, which was dragged by a car, and then it breaks off. The log itself was never found. It seemed to evaporate in a moment. It was not possible to find the burden even later, in the light of a new day. Friends hurried to leave from a bad place, fearing new troubles.that the car is dragging a tree trunk behind it. What a surprise it was when, upon arrival, it turned out that it had simply disappeared, - said a few years ago on one of the popular sites another inhabitant who had visited the Chaplygin region. The man said that the rope did not unhook, but the log disappeared in an unknown way. Friends followed him back, but at some point stopped in disbelief. About half the way from the village on the ground, you can see the trail of a log, which was dragged by a car, and then it breaks off. The log itself was never found. It seemed to evaporate in a moment. It was not possible to find the burden even later, in the light of a new day. Friends hurried to leave the bad place, fearing new troubles.- told a few years ago on one of the popular sites another man in the street, who visited the Chaplygin region. " The man said that the rope did not unhook, but the log disappeared in an unknown way. Friends followed him back, but at some point stopped in disbelief. About half the way from the village on the ground, you can see the trail of a log, which was dragged by a car, and then it breaks off. The log itself was never found. It seemed to evaporate in a moment. It was not possible to find the burden even later, in the light of a new day. Friends hurried to leave the bad place, fearing new troubles.- told a few years ago on one of the popular sites another man in the street who visited the Chaplygin region. " The man said that the rope did not unhook, but the log disappeared in an unknown way. Friends followed him back, but at some point stopped in disbelief. About half the way from the village on the ground, you can see the trail of a log, which was dragged by a car, and then it breaks off. The log itself was never found. It seemed to evaporate in a moment. It was not possible to find the burden even later, in the light of a new day. Friends hurried to leave the bad place, fearing new troubles. About half the way from the village on the ground, you can see the trail of a log, which was dragged by a car, and then it breaks off. The log itself was never found. It seemed to evaporate in a moment. It was not possible to find the burden even later, in the light of a new day. Friends hurried to leave the bad place, fearing new troubles. About half the way from the village on the ground, you can see the trail of a log, which was dragged by a car, and then it breaks off. The log itself was never found. It seemed to evaporate in a moment. It was not possible to find the burden even later, in the light of a new day. Friends hurried to leave from a bad place, fearing new troubles.
Chaplyginsky district of Lipetsk region
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A native of one of the villages of the Chaplyginsky district, Alexei said that fog is the hallmark of his native places. Regardless of the season, it can appear unexpectedly and also disappear in a few minutes. The fog rarely lasts more than half an hour. But the travelers, whom he took by surprise, should still make a halt. Despite the fact that the review is usually good, when the haze dissipates, you finally realize that you were going in the wrong direction. “Once I fell under such a natural phenomenon when I went hunting with my brother. They remembered a long-standing dispute: is it possible to get lost, walking through the fog using a compass. As a result, two adults and sober people, confident that they were walking straight and in the same direction, when the fog cleared away, found out that at some point they turned 180 degrees and had almost reached the starting point. Just realized ithow the needle of the compass jumped, showing that we were indeed off the route. And this despite the fact that our childhood passed in these places, here every bump is familiar, it is impossible to get lost. Leshikh has never seen, I also don’t believe in their existence, but something here clearly leads travelers. I think next time if you happen to walk through the fog, try turning your clothes inside out. They say it helps to remove the haze."
Forest fairy tale
Some woodlands of the Black Earth Region are also notorious among the people. Despite the fact that you can hardly call the vast local lands, this is not Siberia, in some places, according to the old-timers, "ancient power" is still preserved.
"Black Forest" in the Zolotukhinsky district of the Kursk region
One of the most famous anomalous zones far outside the region is considered to be the "Black Forest" in the Zolotukhinsky district of the Kursk region. Someone passes through it quickly and easily enough, someone can fornicate for hours, which is called in the “three pines”. Many of those who ventured to visit this place complain about zones of abnormal cold, spots on which, even in the summer heat, you want to wear at least a sweater. Travelers often complained of anxiety, dizziness, and some inhabitants had nosebleeds. In the "Black Forest" it is strongly advised not to stay with an overnight stay. Residents of nearby villages admit that with the onset of darkness, forces hostile to man awaken here. They often talk about huge flying creatures that were seen in the forest. At the same time, in the daytime, it was not possible to find their traces, where they are hiding is unknown. At night,if you believe the legends of the region, a traveler can meet a creature with a body similar to a human, but with huge wings, someone assures that they look like the wings of a bat, someone says that they rather resemble the plumage of a huge bird of prey. Several times, columns of light rose into the sky above the forest, sometimes they took the form of bizarre geometric shapes.
- There is no river in the forest, but when we stayed with friends there with an overnight stay, - says Alexander from the Kurian, - at night we were awakened by a splash. It seemed that we were standing on the very shore. The water rustled slightly, the fish splashed. Then there was a feeling that someone big had entered the water to swim. It was not scary with all this. We looked out of the tent - it was clear, the moon was shining, not a cloud in the sky. There is no rain, of course, and there is no river nearby. Nothing can be seen with the eyes, only trees, but by ear - here it is a river. We tried to go that way. At some point, the sound of footsteps changed. The feeling that you are walking in shallow water. But the shoes remained dry. They preferred to go back and sleep peacefully until morning. Such is the massive hallucination.
Residents of the Oryol region also managed to acquire their own mysterious natural boundary in ancient times. The main forest for lovers of the unknown has become the Suryaninsky forest, which is located in the Bolkhov region. According to legend, here you can easily find a ghost carrying a severed head in his hands. Local residents are sure that they even know the name of the victim. It is believed that a foreigner, Frenchman Théophile de Blangy, who was killed in this area, is to frighten random travelers, as well as murderers and unclean souls of the inhabitants of the area. The Viscount, who had fled from the revolution in his native country, got a job as an educator for the Oryol landowner Alexei Yurasovsky, who lived not far from Bolkhov. After several years of teaching, the foreigner fell in love with the daughter of one of his master's serfs.
But if the girl herself did not mind going down the aisle, then her father refused to marry. Seeing the suffering of the tutor of his children, the master gave him both the bride and her family, after which the girl's parents had no way out. The owner said down the aisle, then down the aisle. But the beauty's father decided to get rid of the unloved son-in-law. Once, when he was returning late through the forest, the Frenchman was attacked by people bribed by his father-in-law. The wife's father himself was also present at the scene of the massacre and even personally beheaded his son-in-law. Only after a while the ghost of the deceased began to appear first to the murderer, and then to other residents of the nearby villages. He did not disappear after the Frenchman's father-in-law committed suicide, and the locals opened the grave of the foreigner and drove an aspen stake into de Blangy's body. Rare ghost stories still appear today. As a rule, people begin to see himshortly before his death, the beheaded Frenchman often comes to personally invite the interlocutor to the next world.
Protected areas
For decades, if not centuries, people have avoided some places in the Black Earth Region, considering them reserved. The fact that some of them had a similar status cannot be said today. For example, residents of the Kursk region more than once drove past the village of Besedino, heading for the same Solntsevsky, Manturovsky or Pristensky districts. Neat houses lined up along the highway, many shops, living not so much at the expense of local residents as at the expense of people passing by. Meanwhile, for a very long time beyond the Rat River, from which today there is a small stream, it was considered impossible to settle. The inhabitants of the region still tell, however, like a fairy tale to children, that it was the Rat River that at one time separated the world of the living from the world of the dead. Behind it began the steppe, from which it was impossible even to get food - the game shot there could be harmful to health,bring disease. On certain days it was impossible to go down even close to the water, because the border between the worlds became very thin and this could lead to illness or illness. Today, there are plenty of settlements in the “district”. They began to forget about the legends, however, those who settled in the protected area treat water bodies rather cautiously.
Aquatic? You are welcome
Lake, Solntsevsky district
Residents of the Solntsevsky District tell a lot of legends about one of the lakes. Many of them believe that it is in it that the river king lives, sometimes taking the form of a huge catfish. So far, it has not been possible to catch a huge fish, although in any weather and any time of the year many local residents fish near the water and from boats. But almost every one of them will be able to tell you that a few years ago people were drowning here. As a rule, they were children who were dragged to the bottom by a huge fish, almost in front of a dozen witnesses. Children were found. Soma is not. Since many people died on the lake, there are those who say that their souls were never found until the end of peace. At night, local residents allegedly saw the shadows of bathing people who had long ago left this world. In any case, no one risks coming here for night fishing. From the sunset until early morning, the lake becomes empty. And young people who come to their grandparents on vacation in the summer never practice late gatherings at this reservoir.
Lake in Kommunar
In the Belovsky district of the Kursk region, there are also legends about water animals. Residents of the village of Kommunar and those closest to it talk about some cases of meeting with evil spirits. Just a few years ago, one of the local residents had a chance to return home at dusk. On the way, he was overtaken by a cart with two unfamiliar peasants, who offered to take the traveler. Although there was nothing left to reach, the villager agreed. According to his expectations, in at most five to ten minutes he should have reached the house, but about half an hour passed, and the cart, which was traveling fast enough, did not seem to budge. The surroundings were the same. The man asked to put him down, but the companions who were busy talking did not seem to hear. Then the chicken decided to jump off on the move, but instead of a primer, there was water under his feet. The man found himself in the middle of the riverand the mysterious cart seemed to melt into thin air. The man managed to swim out, as well as to get an hour later to his home. Similar jokes were made more than once by local watermen and other residents. And the old-timers even warn: once you find yourself near a reservoir, do not take food and water from strangers, the treat can be brought by evil spirits. If you reach for a glass, you will find yourself in a pond or lake, choked with dirty water.
Mikhailovsky temple, Belgorod
In the Belgorod region, there is a belief that there is a lake not far from the Mikhailovsky Church, to the bottom of which the temple went down during the service in time immemorial. People believe that from underground on major church holidays one can hear bells ringing and the voices of those who are still in the unknown church and continue to pray for the living. At the same time, local historians almost all to one are sure that the ancient disappeared temple in those places never existed, and the legend is nothing more than a retelling of all-Russian legends in its own way.
Help yourself to your health at the Sabbath
Another place in the Black Earth Region is associated with otherworldly treats - the so-called "devil's canteen" in the Lipetsk region. It is located in the Terbunsky district and is a huge stone resembling a table, around which stones-chairs, stones-sofas and ottomans are placed. Locals consider this place to be unclean and even claim that witches and sorcerers flock here to the Sabbath. Many have noticed that wild animals and even birds bypass this place. Nevertheless, in recent years, tourists have got into the habit of trying their own nerves. After quietly last night, inscriptions often appear on the natural "furniture" allegedly scattered by the devil himself. As a result, just as the Canterville ghost surrendered under the onslaught of overly active residents, the evil spirits seem to have decided to leave these lands. So one legend and a mysterious place in the Black Earth Region risks becoming less.
According to another legend, the sorcerers of the Chernozem region went to the sabbath to the Belgorod region, where they allegedly had fun in the area of the village of Pervomaisky. But despite the fact that local residents claim that they have seen ghosts in the vicinity of the settlement more than once, ufologists do not consider this zone anomalous.
Historical means sacred
And yet there are many places in the Belgorod Region where it is more than easy to meet ghosts. Many tourists and residents of the region admit that they have repeatedly witnessed the battle on the Prokhorovka field. At dusk and at night, tanks continuing a long-standing battle are seen quite often. Eyewitnesses admit that they not only hear volleys of guns, but also smell machine oil, gunpowder, heated metal, and feel the heat from nearby combat vehicles. The soldiers of the Red Army and the Wehrmacht, who participated in the famous battle, were also seen several times detained in these places before dark. As Anna, a Kurian woman who went to Prokhorovka on an excursion in her own car and stayed late, said: “At some point, the sounds of battle began to be heard from the twilight. I heard the rumble of guns, the grinding of tracks. One of the running soldiersseemed to notice me too. He stopped, and there was such surprise on his face. I myself was confused. She asked: "What is your name?", And at the same moment the vision disappeared.
Prokhorovka
Warriors of older times were also noticed on the so-called notch lines, the remains of ancient defensive structures. Scientists say that due to the fact that the region was constantly on the border of the ancient state and was constantly obliged to protect its borders, it is not surprising that almost all the earth here is so saturated with blood that the souls of the dead are not always able to leave these lands.
Artist V. Berezin: "The Vanished Church"
Believe it or not - everyone's business, but since there is no smoke without fire, going on a trip to your native land, you should prepare in advance for what you can see in addition to the architectural or natural monument declared in the tour.
Maria Yakovleva