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Magazine "MYSTERIES OF HISTORY"

EDITOR'S WORD

Dear readers, I congratulate you on the New Year 2012!

I wish you good health, success in life, and may all your dreams come true in the coming year!

Stay with us in 2012!

Last year, 2011 marked an important anniversary, 20 years since gaining state independence. On this path, the young state experienced many trials and disappointments, but most importantly, the people of Ukraine proved their right to an independent destiny.

In 2012, "Mysteries of History" will continue to reveal to its readers the secrets of the history of our Motherland and the whole world. And do not be afraid that the famous Mayan calendar ends in December 2012. There will be no apocalypse!

After all, we are not afraid when another year, or even a millennium, ends. And just change the old calendar to a new one!

Therefore, we give our readers a new calendar for 2012.

Stay with us, and the mysteries of history will no longer be secrets for you!

Best wishes,

Dmitry Kruchinin.

DEATH OF LENIN

It seems that the whole life of Vladimir Lenin has already been taken apart bit by bit and described in thousands of books. But after the collapse of the USSR, it turned out that it was not so much the life of the leader of the world proletariat that was described, but the legends about him. One of these legends was the story of Lenin's death.

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Under socialism, schoolchildren were taught the tale that Lenin's death was the result of an illness caused by poisoned bullets fired at him by Fanny Kaplan, a henchman of the bourgeoisie. In the late 80s of the XX century, this version was questioned, while yesterday's hero was already in the role of a world villain. But the truth, as usual, probably lies somewhere in the middle.

Bullets filled with lies

Lenin was indeed wounded by Kaplan in August 1918. As the Great Soviet Encyclopedia stated: “Two poisoned bullets hit Lenin. His life was in danger." But the encyclopedia was cunning, as were officials. People's Commissar of Health Semashko clearly "embellished" the story of the assassination attempt on the leader when he announced that the bullets were filled with curare poison. It is not entirely clear why bullets were not removed from the leader's body? They didn't seem to bother him, though.

They remembered the bullets in 1922, when Lenin began to suffer from headaches. The Berlin doctor Klemperer, who examined Ilyich, advised to remove the bullets, as they cause poisoning with their lead. However, the doctor who treated Lenin, Rozanov, said that the bullets were overgrown with connective tissue, through which nothing penetrates the body. And yet it was decided to extract one bullet. But then it turned out that there was no place for the leader of the world proletariat in the men's department of the hospital. He spent the night in the women's room. True, the operation was easy, the bullet was right under the skin. In October 1925, Mikhail Frunze performed the same "light" stomach operation. It cost him his life, this operation was performed by the same doctor Rozanov.

Three weeks after the bullet was removed, Vladimir Ilyich's condition suddenly worsened. On May 25–27, he suffered a severe seizure that resulted in partial paralysis of his right arm and leg and speech impairment. It is likely that this was due to a "successful" operation.

For many years, the official version of Lenin's illness unconditionally dominated - that he had hereditary atherosclerosis of the cerebral vessels. However, a different version has become popular in recent years. Allegedly, Vladimir Ilyich died of syphilis, which he picked up from a Parisian prostitute in 1902. This is precisely the conclusion made by the historian and writer Helen Rappoport after a detailed study of the circumstances of Lenin's death. And in 2004, an article was published in the European Journal of Neurology that Lenin died of neurosyphilis. In favor of this version, they call the method of treatment of Lenin. Professor Osipov wrote in the Red Chronicle in 1927 that the sick leader was treated with iodine, mercury, arsenic and malaria vaccinations. Now they say that atherosclerosis is not treated like that. This is how late neurosyphilis is treated. And yet, one does not want to believe the researchers who claim that the revolution in Russia was made by a madman with syphilis of the brain. Even if they are right.

As it turns out, one could really sympathize with Vladimir Ilyich. As soon as his health deteriorated, the "faithful comrades-in-arms" immediately began an undercover struggle for power. Already in the summer of 1922, the West began to build versions regarding Lenin's successor. Among the most likely candidates were Rykov, who replaced Ilyich as pre-sovnarkom (leader of the country's government), and "the favorite of the whole party" Bukharin. Preference was given to these two on a national basis - they were Russians. And thanks to this, they allegedly had an advantage over the Georgian Stalin, the Jew Trotsky and the Pole Dzerzhinsky. And they also had great political weight over another candidate for power - the plenipotentiary in Germany, Krestinsky, who had previously been the executive secretary of the party's Central Committee.

PART ONE

ARCHEOLOGICAL SENSATIONS

In 1963, 300 kilometers southeast of Ankara, archaeologists discovered two cave cities. One of them was named after the nearby village of Kaymakli, the other - Derinkuyu. When were these cities built?

Some experts date the time of their creation to the 7th century BC. e., others believe that they appeared much earlier. Even more controversy is the question of why our ancestors needed to create underground cities that have 7-8 floors and can accommodate several tens of thousands of people?

Mysterious caves

South of the Goreme valley there are two underground cities - Kaymakli and Derinkuyu, where archaeologists still work. Derinkuyu City has eight explored underground levels. Some scientists believe that their number reaches twenty - after all, individual mines go 85 meters deep into the earth. Equally impressive is Kaymakli, which covers an area of ​​​​4 square meters. km. It also surprises with its intricate labyrinths, from where a person who does not know the moves is unlikely to get out on his own - the adits connecting Kaimakli and Derinkuyu, in total, reach a length of ten kilometers.

At the same time, the premises in the cities were adapted for long-term residence. There were workshops, food warehouses, wells, kitchens, ventilation, vats carved in stone, in which grapes were crushed and wine was made. In the catacomb cities, even stables and pens for cattle were provided. According to scientists, when the inhabitants of these places were not in danger, they left the underground cities upstairs and were engaged in agriculture. In case of danger, they again hid underground, carefully disguising the entrances to their homes. But from what danger were the local inhabitants forced to hide?

In the 2nd or 3rd century BC. e. the upper part of the dungeons served as a hiding place for Christians pursued by the Romans. Later, the Christians were again forced to hide here when the Arab troops pushed the Byzantines to Constantinople. But the fugitives only used and expanded the underground facilities created long before them. By whom and for what?

Who were the Hittites hiding from?

Practice has shown that gouging caves in volcanic tuff is not very difficult. If people have been doing this business for several centuries, then there is nothing impossible in creating such cities. It is not difficult to imagine how, from generation to generation, the inhabitants of Kaimakli and Derinkuyu deepened and improved their underground dwellings, did everything possible to protect themselves from enemy attacks - they built, for example, false corridors that ended in deep failures. At the same time, they did not forget about comfort: the air in the cities was clean and fresh, since ventilation shafts were punched through all the floors. And in tubs tied to thick ropes, the underground inhabitants lifted water up. All this is true, but who and why needed to create these gigantic catacombs?

According to the well-known Swiss researcher of archaeological phenomena and ancient artifacts, ufologist Erich von Daniken, they were created by the Hittites, who lived on the territory of modern Turkey from 1800 to 1300 BC. e., because in the lower layers of underground cities, archaeologists found objects related to the Hittite era. He outlined this hypothesis in his book "In the footsteps of the almighty." The capital of the Hittites, Hattusa, was located about 300 kilometers from Derinkuyu, and it was they who, fearing an attack, hollowed out 36 underground cities discovered to date in the tuff. Moreover, the point of creating such cities, according to Daniken, was only if the enemy threatened the inhabitants of these places from the air. After all, a ground enemy could easily force people to leave underground shelters, forcing them to starve or even depriving them of access to air. And if the amazing flourishing of Babylon is really associated with visiting it by alien aliens (this hypothesis has both its adherents and opponents), then why not admit that their flying chariots terrified the surrounding peoples and forced them to literally burrow into the ground?

But who advised the Hittites to create quite comfortable underground cities? Were they not those who subsequently helped them capture Babylon? After all, the Hittite kings were considered god-like, like the Egyptian pharaohs, and wore high hood-like headdresses, similar to those found in ancient cultures around the world. Did they not imitate their heavenly teachers, who had very large heads, considered the standard of beauty? Their elongated skulls were immortalized by our ancestors in bas-reliefs and sculptures that can be seen in various places, even in Egypt.

Not at all dwarfs

And here are a couple of quotes from the book of the researcher of ancient religions and the author of several books on alternative history Andrew Collins “Fallen Angels”, on whom the underground cities of Kaimakli and Derinkuyu made an indelible impression: “At least 15 thousand ventilation ducts led from the first level to the surface, the distance between which ranged from two and a half to three meters. The strangest thing is that these air ducts are only ten centimeters in diameter, and it was almost impossible to drill through them without tools with metal tips.

“Strangely enough, at the levels that are considered the most ancient, the height of the corridors was much higher than in others, reaching two meters. To get through the later tunnels, we had to bend down, and in addition, these passages were much narrower. Why do we need such high vaults, if common sense tells us to limit ourselves to the minimum necessary? What kind of high people inhabited Derinkuyu in the first stages of its existence?

In his book, Collins mentions the Turkish historian and archaeologist Omer Demir, who has been studying underground Cappadocia since 1968. Based on the collected data, this scientist came to the conclusion that the bulk of the underground cities were built in the Late Paleolithic era around 9500-9000 years. BC e. That is, at a time when there was no question of any cities, especially underground ones.

As for the high people, it's time to remember the legends about the giants, who allegedly inhabited the Earth long before the appearance of our ancestors. They are mentioned in the legends and myths of many peoples. They are also mentioned in the Old Testament. Of course, this contradicts our ideas that gnomes should live underground, but it is in good agreement with the finds of huge skulls and skeletons of humanoid creatures that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. For example, in Ecuador, in caves near Mantou, skeletons of people were found, whose height was 3.5 meters. This find confirms the legends of the Incas about the conquest of their country in ancient times by a race of giants.

So who created the underground cities, and from what enemies did the inhabitants of present-day Cappadocia hide in them? There is no answer that would suit everyone yet. However, exploration of Kaimakli and Derinkuyu continues, and it is not known what surprises they will bring us in the near future.

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Magazine "MYSTERIES OF HISTORY"

EDITOR'S WORD

Dear readers, I congratulate you on the New Year 2012!

I wish you good health, success in life, and may all your dreams come true in the coming year!

Stay with us in 2012!

Last year, 2011 marked an important anniversary, 20 years since gaining state independence. On this path, the young state experienced many trials and disappointments, but most importantly, the people of Ukraine proved their right to an independent destiny.

In 2012, "Mysteries of History" will continue to reveal to its readers the secrets of the history of our Motherland and the whole world. And do not be afraid that the famous Mayan calendar ends in December 2012. There will be no apocalypse!

After all, we are not afraid when another year, or even a millennium, ends. And just change the old calendar to a new one!

Therefore, we give our readers a new calendar for 2012.

Stay with us, and the mysteries of history will no longer be secrets for you!

Best wishes,

Dmitry Kruchinin.

DEATH OF LENIN

It seems that the whole life of Vladimir Lenin has already been taken apart bit by bit and described in thousands of books. But after the collapse of the USSR, it turned out that it was not so much the life of the leader of the world proletariat that was described, but the legends about him. One of these legends was the story of Lenin's death.

===================================================================================

Under socialism, schoolchildren were taught the tale that Lenin's death was the result of an illness caused by poisoned bullets fired at him by Fanny Kaplan, a henchman of the bourgeoisie. In the late 80s of the XX century, this version was questioned, while yesterday's hero was already in the role of a world villain. But the truth, as usual, probably lies somewhere in the middle.

Bullets filled with lies

Lenin was indeed wounded by Kaplan in August 1918. As the Great Soviet Encyclopedia stated: “Two poisoned bullets hit Lenin. His life was in danger." But the encyclopedia was cunning, as were officials. People's Commissar of Health Semashko clearly "embellished" the story of the assassination attempt on the leader when he announced that the bullets were filled with curare poison. It is not entirely clear why bullets were not removed from the leader's body? They didn't seem to bother him, though.

They remembered the bullets in 1922, when Lenin began to suffer from headaches. The Berlin doctor Klemperer, who examined Ilyich, advised to remove the bullets, as they cause poisoning with their lead. However, the doctor who treated Lenin, Rozanov, said that the bullets were overgrown with connective tissue, through which nothing penetrates the body. And yet it was decided to extract one bullet. But then it turned out that there was no place for the leader of the world proletariat in the men's department of the hospital. He spent the night in the women's room. True, the operation was easy, the bullet was right under the skin. In October 1925, Mikhail Frunze performed the same "light" stomach operation. It cost him his life, this operation was performed by the same doctor Rozanov.

Three weeks after the bullet was removed, Vladimir Ilyich's condition suddenly worsened. On May 25–27, he suffered a severe seizure that resulted in partial paralysis of his right arm and leg and speech impairment. It is likely that this was due to a "successful" operation.

For many years, the official version of Lenin's illness unconditionally dominated - that he had hereditary atherosclerosis of the cerebral vessels. However, a different version has become popular in recent years. Allegedly, Vladimir Ilyich died of syphilis, which he picked up from a Parisian prostitute in 1902. This is precisely the conclusion made by the historian and writer Helen Rappoport after a detailed study of the circumstances of Lenin's death. And in 2004, an article was published in the European Journal of Neurology that Lenin died of neurosyphilis. In favor of this version, they call the method of treatment of Lenin. Professor Osipov wrote in the Red Chronicle in 1927 that the sick leader was treated with iodine, mercury, arsenic and malaria vaccinations. Now they say that atherosclerosis is not treated like that. This is how late neurosyphilis is treated. And yet, one does not want to believe the researchers who claim that the revolution in Russia was made by a madman with syphilis of the brain. Even if they are right.

As it turns out, one could really sympathize with Vladimir Ilyich. As soon as his health deteriorated, the "faithful comrades-in-arms" immediately began an undercover struggle for power. Already in the summer of 1922, the West began to build versions regarding Lenin's successor. Among the most likely candidates were Rykov, who replaced Ilyich as pre-sovnarkom (leader of the country's government), and "the favorite of the whole party" Bukharin. Preference was given to these two on a national basis - they were Russians. And thanks to this, they allegedly had an advantage over the Georgian Stalin, the Jew Trotsky and the Pole Dzerzhinsky. And they also had great political weight over another candidate for power - the plenipotentiary in Germany, Krestinsky, who had previously been the executive secretary of the party's Central Committee.

Who is in line for power?

However, in reality, Stalin was gaining more and more political power. He tried to control everything, even the leader's treatment. When the doctors allowed Lenin to dictate to the secretaries for 5-10 minutes a day, they reported everything to Stalin. But Vladimir Ulyanov would not have been Lenin if, even bedridden, semi-paralyzed, he had not tried to participate in the political life of the country. In December 1922, he entered into an agreement by correspondence with Trotsky, so that at the upcoming plenum of the Central Committee he would voice his position on "preserving and strengthening the monopoly of foreign trade." And although Vladimir Ilyich dictated the letter to Trotsky to his wife Nadezhda Krupskaya, the secretary of the ailing leader Fotieva immediately informed Stalin of its content. He realized that Lenin would try to defeat him at the next plenum with the hands of Trotsky. Stalin called Krupskaya, scolded her, stating that she did not comply with the orders of the doctors about the peace of the leader, threatened with a penalty along the party line and said that if this happened again, he would declare Lenin's widow Artyukhina (an old Bolshevik, head of the Women's Department of the Central Committee). Krupskaya complained about Stalin's rudeness to her husband. Lenin wrote him a letter, demanding that he apologize to Nadezhda Konstantinovna.