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Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol: it is difficult to find another writer, name whom such a mystical halo would surround! .. Probably everyone knows the legend that Gogol was afraid of being buried alive all his life, and as a result it happened.
Waiting for the end of the world
As you know, a brilliant writer suffered from a disorder psyche. There is an opinion that it did not happen as a result of the transferred malaria, which Gogol fell ill in 1839, and because of religion. As they say in our time, he was involved in a sect. Former Atheist He believed in God and began to expect the end of the world.
He spent all his money to ensure that among the same sectarians go with a mentor to the holy land to the Sepulcher Lord and there, in Jerusalem, meet the Apocalypse. Before the trip Nikolai Vasilievich apologizes to those he knew and says that I will not see them again.
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In the February-month of 1848 this journey took place, however the expected miracle did not happen, and the writer returned home. Given the event not only did not bring Gogol spiritual relief, but also exacerbated the situation. The writer became withdrawn, moody, untidy. He was distinguished by great oddities in dealing with people.
A black cat came to the funeral
At the same time, Gogol’s strangest work appears, namely, “Selected places from correspondence with friends”, where the author writes that his body should not be buried until he appears on it obvious signs of decay.
In February 1852, Nikolai Vasilievich told his servant that due to weakness, he wants to sleep all the time. Gogol warns that if he becomes ill, he does not need to call doctors and give him tablets. You should wait until he gets enough sleep and stands on legs.
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The frightened servant secretly informed the medical doctors of this. the institution in which the writer was observed, and soon a council of Seven doctors decided on the compulsory treatment of Gogol. The writer was conscious when he was taken to the hospital, and talked with doctors, while constantly whispering: “Only not bury! .. ”
The writer died the next day, and, remembering his request, the body Five doctors examined Gogol, who unanimously stated death. Witnesses of the funeral recall that to the grave, which was already the coffin was lowered, a black cat suddenly approached. How did he find himself on cemetery, no one knew. Church workers claimed that see this cat for the first time.
When the burial was completed, the black cat disappeared, and so did suddenly, as it appeared. Nobody saw his departure.
Great and terrible secret
June 1931: the old cemetery at the Holy Danilov Monastery abolished. In accordance with the order of Lazar Kaganovich, ashes Gogol and other famous personalities were transferred to the cemetery at Novodevichy Convent.
During the reburial, what is still debated mystics. The cover of the coffin of the writer was scratched from the inside, which confirmed the official examination certificate drawn up by employees NKVD. (Now this document is stored in the Russian State archive of literature and art.) Traces from eight deep scratches, possibly made with fingernails.
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Professor of the Literary Institute Vladimir Lidin, who was present at autopsy of the grave, in memoirs writes that people worked almost all day. The coffin was on almost five meters deeper, as if someone was trying to drag him deep into the earth. But what most amazing, the remains of Gogol did not have a skull! On the skeleton was frock coat – tobacco-colored and well-preserved, survived under it linen.
When and how did the skull of the great writer disappear from the tomb, remains a mystery. Some people believe that the skull was stolen by those who believed in his magical power. According to a belief, someone who owns it can communicate directly with representatives of the higher dark forces, to fulfill any desire, even command the world. Also they say that today Gogol’s skull is kept in a personal collection one of the supreme illuminati. However, if this is true, about this the fact will never be announced publicly.
According to some reports, the NKVD formed in due time a secret group that searched for the missing skull mystic writer. However, the results of this group it’s impossible to find out today, because all the relevant documents were destroyed.
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