The most mysterious person in the history of mankind. Mysterious "Rohel people
Russian history is rich in mysterious personalities. Their life gave rise to rumors, folk rumor supplemented the images with unique features. After their death, their names were overgrown with new myths and legends, excluding any hope of a solution.
The prerequisites for the appearance in Russia of False Dmitry I are associated with the mysterious death under unclear circumstances of the son of Ivan the Terrible, Tsarevich Dmitry. The impostor, posing as an heir who miraculously escaped death, chose a good time: taking advantage of the unrest in the country, False Dmitry took control of the Moscow throne for almost a year.
The most popular version of the origin of False Dmitry I, which is still supported by many historians, was put forward by the government of Boris Godunov. In correspondence with the Polish king Sigismund Godunov identified the impostor with the fugitive monk of the Chudov Monastery Grigory Otrepyev.
However, the historian Nikolai Kostomarov suggested that False Dmitry could come from Western Rus', being the son of a nobleman or boyar. Some researchers put forward a version that the impostor's courage can be explained by a sincere belief in his royal origin. He turned out to be a blind tool in the hands of the boyars, who, having overthrown Godunov, killed him himself.
Jacob Bruce (1669-1735)
One of the associates of Peter I, a native of a noble Scottish family, Jacob Bruce was a very outstanding person. Statesman, diplomat, military man, scientist and engineer - he left a bright mark behind him. But he also gained a reputation as a warlock, a "sorcerer from the Sukharev Tower" and the first Russian Freemason.
The creation of the magical image of Jacob Bruce was largely facilitated by the Russian romantic literature. Candidate philological sciences Irina Gracheva writes that "according to some reports, Yakov Vilimovich had a skeptical rather than a mystical mindset."
Contemporaries noted that Bruce did not believe in anything supernatural. When Tsar Peter showed the Scotsman the relics of the saints, he "attributed this to the climate, to the property of the land in which they were previously buried, to the embalming of bodies and to a temperate life." Yakov Bruce should go down in the history of Russia primarily as a talented military engineer who improved artillery pieces and a scientist who contributed to the development of Russian science.
Monk Abel (1757-1841)
No official documents about the life of the monk Abel (in the world of Vasily Vasiliev) have survived. The only exception is the Case of the Ministry of Justice Russian Empire 1796, in which the monk was accused of distributing a book of his prophecies.
Historians do not question the identity of Abel, but the authenticity of the prophecies attributed to him is not recognized by most of them. In particular, the Orthodox interpreter Nikolai Kaverin notes that many of Abel’s predictions were constantly replenished, and this indicates the formation of the “heresy of kings”, the main sin of which is the equalization of Nicholas II and Christ.
Abel's prophecies in the form in which they now exist with amazing accuracy predict the fate of Russian emperors from Paul I to Nicholas II. In addition, the prophecies predict the end of the monarchy in Russia, civil and two world wars, the appearance of aircraft and underwater vehicles, as well as the use of asphyxiating gases.
Princess Tarakanova (1745?-1775)
Princess Tarakanova is one of the most famous adventurers in Europe. According to Vice-Chancellor Alexander Golitsyn, "her quirky soul is capable of great lies and deceit." She, like gloves, changed lovers, names, place of residence, each time inventing new history of its origin.
The princess claimed the Russian throne under the name of Elizabeth of Vladimir, posing as the daughter of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna and Alexei Razumovsky.
According to historians, the decision to impersonate a grand ducal person is largely due to the sensational story in Europe with the imposture of Yemelyan Pugachev.
Princess Tarakanova until the last refused to recognize herself as an "ordinary woman." According to one version, the impostor died of tuberculosis in Peter and Paul Fortress, according to another - she died there during the flood of 1777.
Count Pahlen (1745-1826)
Count Pyotr Palen entered Russian history primarily not as an excellent officer, highly advanced in military service, but as a cunning diplomat and intriguer who played leading role in the overthrow of Paul I.
For some, he is a hero who saved the Fatherland from the tyrant tsar, for others - Judas, who betrayed the sovereign, who trusted him infinitely.
But for most historians, Palen is nothing more than a puppet in the hands of the Russian nobility, who wanted to get rid of the unpopular courtier as soon as possible.
Some researchers are convinced that in the conspiracy against the king, organized by Palen, one should look for Masonic roots. However, in Lately in the motives of Palen's actions are increasingly seen as " English trace”: perhaps this is how British diplomacy, through the count, took revenge on Paul for his alliance with Napoleon and for colonial interests in India.
Alexander I (1777-1825)
The reign of Alexander I can be called one of the most mysterious in national history: he scandalously ascended the Russian throne and mysteriously left it. Publicly declaring his unwillingness to reign, Alexander I was the autocrat of Russia for a quarter of a century.
In 1825, when the health of the wife of Alexander I worsened, the imperial couple left for the south. After visiting the Crimea, the tsar himself fell ill, which led to his sudden death. So says the official version.
But there are also legends, one of which says that the emperor did not die, but staged death in order to retire from worldly affairs. According to the most common version, he went to Siberia, where, under the name of the elder Fyodor Kuzmich, he spent the rest of his days.
Of course, this version has no documentary evidence. A story appeared in the Russian emigrant press that after the empty coffin of Alexander I was opened, in the presence of Alexander II, the body of a long-bearded old man was placed there. However, the mystery of the victorious king could be clarified by a genetic examination, which experts do not exclude. Russian Center forensic examination.
Grigory Rasputin (1869-1916)
The personality of Grigory Rasputin is shrouded in so many myths and legends that it is not easy to discern a real historical character in him. In revolutionary and Soviet propaganda, the image of the "old man" was so demonized that it acquired caricature features. Many of the accusations against Rasputin - of sectarianism, debauchery, behind-the-scenes influence on politics - were never brought to an end due to the fact that they did not receive proper confirmation. For example, Rasputin's alleged closeness to royal family refuted by many courtiers.
In the 1990s, it was time for another extreme. The religious veneration of Grigory Rasputin gave rise to the idea of canonization of the "elder" as a holy martyr. Such an initiative was categorically rejected by Alexy II, drawing attention to the "dubious morality" of Rasputin, who cast a shadow on the August family.
Such mysterious personalities periodically appeared in history that interest in them was phenomenal. Legends were made about them, which eventually replaced the truth. People have long forgotten who they really were.
1. Count Dracula
A movie vampire with fangs and a cloak has nothing to do with his prototype. The nickname Dracul to the Romanian Count Vlad III came from his father, who was a knight of the Order of the Dragon. In translation, Dracul means "Dragon" or "Devil". Vlad III himself was called Tepes, which in Romanian means "Impaling". 
The count was known for his cruelty. Rumor has it that he executed en masse, impaled men, women and children, burned dozens of people alive. In total, he is credited with killing 100,000 people. It was these legends that inspired Irish writer Bram Stoker to write a novel about the aristocratic vampire Dracula.
2. Mata Hari
Everyone knows about this World War I spy. Almost three dozen films and series have been shot about her. However, according to modern estimates the image of a spy is too romanticized, and in fact her significance was not as great as we used to think. Most historians believe that the information she actually obtained was not of serious value to one side or another.
Under the pseudonym Mata Hari (in Malay "eye of the day", that is, "the sun"), the Dutch striptease dancer Margareta Gertrud Zelle is known. Many influential people became her spectators, and then her lovers, for ties with which she was most likely executed.
In 1916, the French were suspected of espionage. Mata Hari was arrested in Paris in 1917 and sentenced to death. The spy was executed at the age of 41.
3. Iron Mask
Under this nickname, a prisoner of the French Bastille from the time of King Louis XIV. There are many versions about his personality. The most popular of them, which became the basis for the cinematic image, is the one on which the king's twin brother hides his face under a mask. And in fact, the mask was not iron, but black velvet.
The legend arose from a mysterious, nameless prisoner who died in 1703 in the Bastille. Voltaire was the first to describe this prisoner as the Iron Mask, turning it into a symbol of the era of absolutism.
Some historians believe that there was no mysterious prisoner, because at that time it was customary to hide the faces of prisoners who knew state secrets with a black mask.
4. Nostradamus
Michel de Nostrdam was a French pharmacist and half-educated physician who was fond of astrology and alchemy. He took weak hallucinogens and meditated, and recorded the received "visions" in quatrains.
His quatrains are devoid of any specifics, they do not contain specific dates, and the information is very vague. Therefore, interpreters famously adjust all events to the predictions, even if the meaning of the latter can be interpreted with great stretch.
5. Rasputin
This man was an ordinary son of a Siberian coachman, who arrived in St. Petersburg for the treatment of Tsarevich Alexei, and became one of the most influential people of his time. Researchers put forward many assumptions about the life of Rasputin, but no one knows how he managed to achieve such fame.
Many rumors and gossip about him were deliberately spread by anti-monarchists and revolutionaries. They claimed that Rasputin led a very depraved life: arranged orgies, played drunken brawls in restaurants, had connections with prostitutes and much more.
The family doctor of Nicholas II, Yevgeny Botkin, said that if there had been no Rasputin, the revolutionaries would have created a “demon” from someone else.
This is how people who really existed once became indestructible authorities for us. Who knows, maybe some of us will be told the same legends!
These days, it's quite difficult to completely hide your personal data, because all you need to do is type a few words in search engine- and secrets are revealed, and secrets come to the surface. With the development of science and the improvement of technology, the game of hide and seek is becoming increasingly difficult. It used to be easier, of course. And there are many examples in history when it was impossible to find out what kind of person he was and where he came from. Here are some of these mysterious cases.
15. Kaspar Hauser
May 26, Nuremberg, Germany. 1828. A teenager of about seventeen wanders aimlessly through the streets, clutching a letter addressed to Commander von Wessenig in his hand. The letter states that the boy was taken to school in 1812, taught to read and write, but he was never allowed "to take a single step out the door." It was also said that the boy should become "a cavalryman like his father" and the commander could either accept him or hang him.
After meticulous questioning, they managed to find out that his name was Kaspar Hauser and he spent his whole life in a "blacked out cage" 2 meters long, 1 meter wide and 1.5 meters high, in which there were only an armful of straw and three toys carved from wood (two horses and dogs). A hole was made in the floor of the cell so that he could relieve himself. The foundling hardly spoke, could not eat anything but water and black bread, he called all people boys, and all animals - horses. The police tried to find out where he came from and who the criminal was, what made the boy a savage, but this was never found out. For the next few years, some people took care of him, then others, taking him into their house and caring for him. Until December 14, 1833, Kaspar was found stabbed in the chest. A silk purse was found nearby magenta, and in it a note made in such a way that it could only be read in mirror reflection. She said:
"Hauser will be able to describe to you exactly how I look and where I came from. In order not to bother Hauser, I want to tell you myself where I _ _ I came from _ _ the Bavarian border _ _ on the river _ _ I'll even tell you the name: M .L.O."
14. Green Children of Woolpit
Imagine that you live in the 12th century in the small village of Woolpit in the English county of Suffolk. While harvesting in the field, you find two children huddled in an empty wolf hole. Children speak an incomprehensible language, dressed in indescribable clothes, but the most interesting thing is their green skin. You take them to your house where they refuse to eat anything but green beans.
After a while, these children - brother and sister - begin to speak a little English, eat not only beans, and their skin gradually loses its green tint. The boy falls ill and dies. The surviving girl explains that they came from "St. Martin's Land", an underground "world of twilight", where they looked after their father's cattle, and then they heard a noise and found themselves in wolf den. Inhabitants underworld are green and dark all the time. There were two versions: either this is a fairy tale, or the children ran away from the copper mines.
13. Somerton Man
On December 1, 1948, on Somerton Beach in the town of Glenelg (a suburb of Adelaide) in Australia, the police discovered the body of a man. All the labels from his clothes were cut off, he had neither documents nor a wallet, and his face was clean-shaven. Even the teeth could not be identified. That is, there were no clues at all.
After the autopsy, the pathologist concluded that "death could not have occurred due to natural causes" and suggested poisoning, although no traces of toxic substances were found in the body. In addition to this hypothesis, the doctor could not suggest anything more about the cause of death. Perhaps the most mysterious thing in this whole story was that when they died, they found a piece of paper torn from a very rare edition Omar Khayyam, on which only two words were written - Tamam Shud ("Tamam Shud"). These words are translated from Persian as "finished" or "completed". The victim remained unidentified.
12. Man from Taured
In 1954, in Japan, at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, thousands of passengers were hurrying about their business. However, one passenger did not seem to take part in this. For some reason, this outwardly perfectly normal man in a business suit attracted the attention of airport security, he was stopped and began to ask questions. The man answered in French, but was also fluent in several other languages. His passport had seals from many countries, including Japan. But this man claimed to have come from a country called Taured, located between France and Spain. The problem was that on none of the maps offered to him there was any Taured in this place - Andorra was located there. This fact greatly saddened the man. He said that his country had existed for centuries and that he even had its stamps in his passport.
The discouraged airport staff left the man in hotel room with two armed guards outside the door, while they themselves tried to find more information about this man. They didn't find anything. When they returned to the hotel for him, it turned out that the man had disappeared without a trace. The door did not open, the guards did not hear any noise and movement in the room, and he could not leave through the window - it was too high. Moreover, all the belongings of this passenger disappeared from the airport security service.
The man, simply put, dived into the abyss and did not return.
11. Lady Granny
The 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy spawned many conspiracy theories, and one of the most mystical details of this event is the presence in the photographs of a certain woman, who was dubbed Lady Grandmother. This woman in a coat and sunglasses got into a bunch of pictures, moreover, they show that she had a camera and she was filming what was happening.
The FBI tried to find her and identify her, but to no avail. The FBI later approached her to provide her videotape as evidence, but no one ever came. Just think: this woman, in broad daylight, in full view of at least 32 witnesses (whom she was photographed and videotaped), witnessed the murder and filmed it, and yet no one could identify her, not even the FBI. She has remained a secret.
10. D. B. Cooper
It happened on November 24, 1971 in international airport Portland, where a man who bought a ticket under the documents in the name of Dan Cooper, boarded a plane bound for Seattle clutching a black briefcase. After takeoff, the Cooper handed the flight attendant a note saying that he had a bomb in his briefcase and his demands were $200,000 and four parachutes. The flight attendant notified the pilot, who contacted the authorities.
After landing at the Seattle airport, all passengers were released, the Cooper's demands were met and an exchange was made, after which the plane took off again. As it flew over Reno, Nevada, the imperturbable Cooper ordered all personnel on board to remain in place, while he himself opened the passenger door and jumped out into the night sky. Despite big number witnesses who could identify him, "Cooper" were never found. Only a small portion of the money was found - in a river in Vancouver, Washington.
9. 21-faced monster
In May 1984, a Japanese food corporation called "Ezaki Glico" ran into a problem. Its president, Katsuhiza Ezaki, was kidnapped for ransom right from his home and held for some time in an abandoned warehouse, but then he managed to escape. A little later, the company received a letter stating that the products were poisoned with potassium cyanide and there would be victims if all products were not immediately recalled from food warehouses and stores. The company's losses amounted to $21 million, 450 people lost their jobs. The unknown - a group of people who took the name "21-faced monster" - sent mocking letters to the police, who could not find them, and even gave clues. Another message said that they "forgave" Glico and the persecution stopped.
Not satisfied with playing with one large corporation, the Monster organization has its eye on others: Morinaga and several other food companies. They acted according to the same scenario - they threatened to poison the products, but this time they demanded money. During a failed money exchange operation, a police officer almost managed to grab one of the criminals, but still missed him. Superintendent Yamamoto, in charge of investigating the case, could not bear the shame and committed suicide by setting himself on fire.
Shortly thereafter, "Monster" sent his last message in the media, ridiculing the death of a police officer and ending with the words: "We are the bad guys. It means that we have more to do than harass companies. Being bad is fun. A monster with 21 faces." And nothing more was heard from them.
8. The Man in the Iron Mask
The "man in the iron mask" had the number 64389000, according to prison records. In 1669, a minister of Louis XIV sent a letter to the governor of the prison in French city Pignerol, in which he announced the imminent arrival of a special prisoner. The minister ordered a cell to be built with several doors to prevent eavesdropping, to provide this prisoner with all his basic needs, and finally, if the prisoner ever spoke of anything other than this, to kill him without hesitation.
This prison was famous for putting "black sheep" from noble families and the government. It is noteworthy that the "mask" received special treatment: his cell was well furnished, unlike the rest of the prison cells, and two soldiers were on duty at the door of his cell, who were ordered to kill the prisoner if he took off his iron mask. The conclusion lasted until the death of the prisoner in 1703. The same fate befell the things he used: the furniture and clothes were destroyed, the walls of the cell were scraped off and washed, and the iron mask was melted down.
Many historians have since argued bitterly over the identity of the prisoner in an attempt to find out if he was a relative of Louis XIV and for what reasons he was destined for such an unenviable fate.
7. Jack the Ripper
Perhaps the most famous and mysterious Serial killer in a story that London first heard about in 1888, when five women were killed (although it is sometimes said that there were eleven victims). All the victims were connected by the fact that they were prostitutes, and also by the fact that they all had their throats cut (in one of the cases, the cut was right up to the spine). All of the victims had at least one organ cut out of their bodies, and their faces and body parts were mutilated almost beyond recognition.
Most suspiciously, these women were clearly not murdered by a novice or amateur. The killer knew exactly how and where to cut, and he knew anatomy perfectly, so many immediately decided that the killer was a doctor. The police received hundreds of letters in which people accused the police of incompetence, and there seemed to be letters from the Ripper himself with the signature "From Hell".
None of the many suspects and none of the countless conspiracy theories have been able to shed light on this case.
6. Agent 355
One of the first spies in US history, and a female spy, was Agent 355, who worked during the American Revolution for George Washington and is part of the Culper Ring spy organization. This woman provided life important information about the British army and its tactics, including plans for sabotage and ambushes, and if not for her, the outcome of the war could have been different.
Supposedly in 1780, she was arrested and sent aboard a prison ship, where she gave birth to a boy, who was named Robert Townsend Jr. She died a little later. However, historians are suspicious of this story, stating that women were not sent to floating prisons, and there is no evidence of the birth of a child.
5. Killer named Zodiac
Another serial killer who remains unknown is the Zodiac. It's practically the American Jack the Ripper. In December 1968, he shot dead two teenagers in California - right on the side of the road - and attacked five more people the following year. Of these, only two survived. One of the victims described the assailant as brandishing a gun wearing a hooded cape like an executioner's and a white cross painted on his forehead.
Like Jack the Ripper, the Zodiac maniac also sent letters to the press. The difference is that these were ciphers and cryptograms along with insane threats, and at the end of the letter there was always a crosshair symbol. The prime suspect was a man named Arthur Lee Allen, but the evidence against him was only circumstantial and his guilt was never proven. And he himself died of natural causes shortly before the trial. Who was the Zodiac? No answer.
4. Unknown rebel (Tank Man)
This picture of a protester facing a column of tanks is one of the most famous anti-war photographs and also contains a mystery: the identity of this man, who is called Tank Man, has never been established. An unknown rebel held back a column of tanks alone for half an hour during the unrest in Tiananmen Square in June 1989.
The tank was unable to bypass the protester and stopped. This prompted Tank Man to climb onto the tank and talk to the crew members through the vent. After a while, the protester got down from the tank and continued his stand-up strike, preventing the tanks from moving forward. Well, then it was carried away by people in blue. It is not known what became of him - whether he was killed by the government or forced into hiding.
3. Woman from Isle
In 1970, the partially charred body of a naked woman was discovered in the Isdalen Valley (Norway). More than a dozen sleeping pills, a lunch box, an empty liquor bottle, and plastic bottles that smelled of gasoline were found on her. Woman suffered serious burns and poisoning carbon monoxide, in addition, 50 sleeping pills were found inside her, and it is also possible that she received a blow to the neck. The tips of her fingers were cut off so that she could not be identified by fingerprints. And when the police found her luggage at the nearest railway station, it turned out that all the labels on the clothes were also cut off.
During further investigation, it turned out that the deceased had a total of nine pseudonyms, a whole collection of different wigs and a collection of suspicious diaries. She also spoke four languages. But this information did not help much in establishing the identity of the woman. A little later, a witness was found who saw a woman in fashionable clothes walking along the path from the station, followed by two men in black coats - towards the place where the body was found 5 days later.
But even this testimony did not help much.
2. Grinning Man
Usually paranormal events are difficult to take seriously and almost all phenomena of this kind are exposed almost immediately. However, this case seems to be of a different kind. In 1966, in New Jersey, two boys were walking at night along the road towards the barrier and one of them noticed a figure behind the fence. The towering figure was dressed in a green suit that shimmered in the lantern light. The creature had a wide grin or grin and small prickly eyes that relentlessly followed the frightened boys with their eyes. The boys were then questioned separately and in great detail, and their stories matched exactly.
Some time later, in West Virginia, there were again reports of such a strange Grinning Man, and in in large numbers and from different people. With one of them - Woodrow Dereberger - Grinning even talked. He identified himself as "Indrid Cold" and asked if there were any reports of unidentified flying objects in the area. In general, he made an indelible impression on Woodrow. Then this paranormal entity was still met here and there, until it disappeared completely.
1. Rasputin
Perhaps no other historical figure can be compared with Grigory Rasputin in terms of the degree of mystery. And although we know who he is and where he came from, his identity has become overgrown with rumors, legends and mysticism and is still a mystery. Rasputin was born in January 1869 to a peasant family in Siberia, where he became a religious wanderer and "healer", claiming that some deity gave him visions. Whole line controversial and bizarre events led to the fact that Rasputin, as a healer, ended up in the royal family. He was invited to treat Tsarevich Alexei, suffering from hemophilia, in which he even succeeded somewhat - and as a result acquired enormous power and influence on royal family.
Associated with corruption and evil, Rasputin was the subject of countless unsuccessful assassination attempts. Either a woman was sent to him with a knife under the guise of a beggar, and she almost gutted him, then they invited him to the house of a well-known politician and tried to poison him with cyanide mixed into the drink. But that didn't work either! In the end, they just shot him. The killers wrapped the body in sheets and threw it into the icy river. Later it turned out that Rasputin died from hypothermia, not from bullets, and even almost managed to get out of his cocoon, but this time his luck did not smile at him.
"(No. 51; 54; 56; 58; 60; 64; 66; 68; 76; 78) without a signature under the title "Mysterious person. Essay on the history of the comic time in Rus'". A separate and enlarged edition appeared in 1871 under the pseudonym N. S. Leskov-Stebnitsky: "Mysterious person. An episode from the history of comic time in Rus'. With a letter from the author to Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev. Reissued under the title "Mystery Man" in the full assembly works of N. S. Leskov, 1889, v. 8, pp. 3-127.
Plot
The documentary essay "The Mysterious Man" is written about the biography of Arthur Benny, a Russian revolutionary, journalist and translator, who at the end of his life joined the Garibaldian troops and was mortally wounded in the battle of Rome. Leskov describes Benny's biography consistently from childhood to his tragic death at the age of twenty-eight. He portrayed Benny from his personal impressions, as he knew him for four years from 1861 to 1865, as well as according to the memoirs and documentary evidence of I. S. Turgenev, P. D. Boborykin and A. N. Jacobi.
History of creation
For the first time, the writer turned to the image of Arthur Benny in his early novel"Nowhere" (1864), written in the wake of the Polish uprising 1863 . Arthur Benny is depicted there under the name of the socialist Vasily (Wilhelm) Reiner. The novel is based on romantic story Rainer and revolutionary Lisa Bakhareva (prototype M. N. Koptev), as well as the heroic struggle of the Polish rebels, which ends tragic death Rainer and L. Bakhareva. The image of Reiner turned out to be prophetic: three years after the release of the novel, Arthur Benny really died heroically - in the battle of the Garibaldian detachments for Rome at Mentana against the combined detachments of the French and papal troops, he was mortally wounded. This death (1867) was preceded by childhood in Poland, youth in Great Britain, whose subject Arthur Benny became in 1857, acquaintance with Herzen, desire to take part in the revolutionary reorganization of Russia, the role of Herzen's emissary in St. Petersburg and Moscow in 1861, the history of slanderous slander when Benny was announced in Russian revolutionary circles as an agent of the III Department.
Leskov tells how Benny did not despair and was not disappointed in Russia, despite all the hardships (“trial-32” over “persons accused of having relations with London propagandists”, lack of money and debtor’s prison, expulsion from the country), he sympathetically shows disinterestedness , nobility and sincerity of the aspirations of the young revolutionary, at the same time depicting in gloomy colors the images of Russian pseudo-revolutionaries surrounding him, primarily Andrei Nichiporenko (in the novel "Nowhere" - Parkhomenko), who, according to Leskov's version, was the source of the cruel gossip about espionage that darkened the life of an English youth. The writer shows the path of a publicist and translator - Arthur Benny became a journalist already in Russia. Leskov portrays Benny's naive faith in the Russian peasant community, which should become the embryo of the future socialist system, according to the socialist's idea.
Benny's faith in Russia, in a country that, in his opinion, could be the first to get rid of exploitation and the proletariat, did not collapse even after Benny was expelled from the country. He turned to the Russian government to allow him to become a full citizen of the country, but he did not receive consent from the chief of gendarmes P.A.Shuvalov, and died three months later. Russian newspapers that published Benny's obituary recalled previous rumors about Arthur's undercover service. I. S. Turgenev first stood up in his defense. Following him, Nikolai Leskov also decided to express his opinion about the honest name of the tragically deceased socialist. From a letter to A.P. Milyukov: “Sometimes I knew in St. Petersburg a certain“ unsolved person ”Arthur Benny. He is killed at Mentana, and his interesting story, which I once described, can be announced. This thing is spicy and spicy and seems to be very interesting. It can make a lot of noise". In another letter he said: "I fight for the sake of striking and recovering good name slandered person" .
Reaction
The reaction of contemporaries to this essay was negative. A work called "Spy. An episode from the history of the comic time in Rus'”, written in 1869, the author tried to publish in the conservative journal Russky Vestnik V.P. Burenin, A.S. Suvorin, V.I. movement of the sixties, accused of misunderstanding the essence revolutionary movement, a caricature of him eminent figures, malevolence and tendentiousness of individual characteristics. Kelsiev, as one of the characters in the book, rebelled against the epithet of "comic time" as a characteristic of the early 1860s, emphasizing the seriousness of the aspirations of its leading representatives, who deserve a more respectful attitude and a less mocking tone. Leskov in subsequent reprints was forced to remove his subtitle “An Episode from the History of the Comic Time in Rus'”, but at the same time, he retained the bias of other characteristics, the sharpness of the pamphlet and the polemical tendentiousness.
During the existence of mankind, there were many mysterious people who possessed supernatural abilities and opportunities. They left their mark on history, but not all were recognized in their era. Many of them were exiles.
This man could not only predict the future, but also project his thoughts to other people. He learned about his paranormal abilities at the age of 11. Messing had a very strict father, who beat him with rods more than once. The child could not stand it and ran away from home. He got on a train and decided to go far from hometown. But since he did not have a ticket, little Wolf hid under the seat and fell asleep. It was there that the conductor found him. He demanded a ticket from the boy. Then Messing handed him a piece of newspaper and really wanted the controller to believe that this was a ticket. He looked into the eyes of the examiner and thought only about his own salvation. And a miracle happened - the controller punched a piece of paper and left the boy alone.
Thanks to his abilities, he met with such famous people like Einstein and Freud. With the latter, Messing conducted joint experiments. Wolf could not only influence the minds of people, but also read their thoughts from a distance.
Narine - girl - "thorn"
For two years, an eighteen-year-old girl went to medical facilities with one problem. Thorns constantly grew on her arm. Doctors removed them, but the spikes reappeared. The girl has already collected 140 thorns and was very worried about her future. In desperation, she turned to the Center for Plastic Reconstructive Surgery and Microsurgery (Yerevan). She underwent a series of examinations, as a result of which plant spores were found in her body.
Two years ago, Narine pricked herself with a cactus. The spores of the plant got into the wound, which began to germinate in the weakened body of the girl. Only after the entire fistula was removed from Narine's body did the tormenting spikes cease to overshadow the girl's life.
This was not the only case. A Japanese man who pricked himself with a cactus also began to grow thorns on his body.
Daniel Smith is the most flexible person on the planet
This American is called the most gutta-percha man in the world. He has set Guinness World Records five times.
He began to twist his body at the age of four. At that time, he did not see anything paranormal in his abilities. But later he realized that he had a real talent. Nobody could repeat his tricks. From the age of 18 he began performing in the circus. Since that time, the "rubber man" has become real star, took part in many shows, television programs.
Daniel Smith can fit through the hole in a tennis racket or a toilet seat with no problem. He can even move his heart around chest, and knit incredible knots with limbs. According to doctors, Smith has such supernatural flexibility from birth. With his efforts, he brought her to the maximum level.
Samvel Gharibyan - a man-phenomenon
How much information can you remember? Armenian Samvel Gharibyan has a unique memory. The strict examiner asked him to repeat 1000 unfamiliar words in nine languages, and Samvel was able to do it. difficult task. At the same time, its possibilities are much greater. One case helped Samvel to become a real human computer. In his youth, he underwent a complex operation on his eyes, and the doctors forbade the patient to read and write for a year. At that time, Samvel was a student at Rostov University and he had to pass the exam. He perceived all the material by ear and was able to successfully pass all the exams. From that time on, he began to train his memory and became a phenomenal man.
Michel de Nostrdam - the greatest seer
In 1503 the great Nostradamus was born. His relatives were famous doctors, one of whom was the personal physician of the Duke of Calabria. Nostradamus' father belonged to ancient family Issachar, whose representatives had the gift of divination.
Nostradamus graduated from the Faculty of Medicine and received the title of Master of Pharmacy. His gift of clairvoyance was used by such royal persons as Catherine de Medici, Chavigny. The clairvoyant's legacy includes over 140 predictions that continue to come true even after his death.
The Tucker Indians live in the Amazon forests. You can pour water on them as much as you like, but their skin and hair will remain dry.
Scientists believe that in the process of evolutionary development, they developed immunity to a humid climate and frequent heavy rains. A special coating formed on the skin of the Indians, which protects their body from constant moisture. Water flows from them like a duck or a goose.
For many years this Indian tribe lives in conditions of constant humidity. "Waterproof" people were discovered by Dr. Talborn in 1988 while traveling along the Khurua River. Due to heavy rain, he stopped at an Indian settlement. Then he noticed that even under heavy rain, people remain completely dry. They went about their business, fishing, hunting, but they did not get wet at all. The doctor took samples of their skin to determine the substance with which it was covered. He hopes to use it in the future to treat outerwear so it doesn't get wet when it rains.
Helen Torrestein and her secret to eternal youth
This unusual case happened in 1961. At that time, Helen was 32 years old. She was doing repairs at home, stumbled, fell and hit her head hard. Unconscious, she was taken to the nearest hospital. For four months, doctors fought for her life, but the woman was in a deep coma and no improvement was observed. She was transferred to a private clinic, which for many years supported her body. medicines. But during the whole time Helen did not age, there were no changes.
When the woman had an accident, her son was 15 years old and her daughter was 8 years old.
Relatives regularly visited Helen in the clinic, but they had no hope of her recovery. The children have already grown up. They have their own families. And Helen remained the same as in 1961. She hasn't aged a bit, she's just as beautiful and slender.
And then a miracle happened - in February 1996, the woman came out of a coma. She was absolutely healthy and full of energy. But she did not remember her relatives. She had to reacquaint herself with her family. Her husband was already 70 years old, her daughter was 43, and her son was 50. Helen remained as young as 35 years ago.
