Many legends are associated with the Voice Ravine in the Kolomenskoye Reserve. Besides the tales of two stones, the most famous story is about a temporary portal allegedly located in the ravine. This is evidenced by two stories that, although they have become urban legends, are based on real historical sources.
According to some historical data, the first story dates back to 1621, when the Tatar cavalry of Khan Devlet-Girey unexpectedly appeared near the palace of Tsar Mikhail Romanov, having raided Moscow in 1571. The Tatars were captured by the shooters and during interrogation, they revealed that, fleeing from pursuit, they descended into the ravine and did not notice how they emerged from it 50 years later.
The second legend, mentioned in the "Moscow News" of 1832, tells of how in 1810, two peasants, Arkhip Kuzmin and Ivan Bochkaev, returning from the village of Dyakovo to Sadovniki, saw a greenish mist at the bottom of the ravine. When they reached their village, it turned out that 21 years had passed.
Additionally, there are stories of hairy "people" of great height allegedly encountered in the ravine. In the 1920s or 30s, a local police officer, passing through the ravine at night, saw such a "man." Frightened, he shot at him, but the figure disappeared.
The truth of these stories is hard to establish, but they have firmly taken root in the public consciousness as legends. Scholars are not quick to debunk them, and small chrono-anomalies have been recorded at the bottom of the ravine, which may explain the unexplained phenomena. Also, according to some data, ancient volcanic faults lie beneath the ravine, and the water in the streams at the bottom of the ravine is abnormally cold. The springs themselves, according to legend, gush from the hoofprints of St. George the Victorious.
What is true and what is legend, we may never know. However, one thing is clear: the Kolomenskoye Reserve is an unusual place, deserving of attention from both researchers and ordinary visitors.
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