Unusual “time capsule” that was found in Kiev. Photo

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Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. ФотоThe most interesting findings.

Recently, the residents of the capital started very often obtain messages from the past. Notes, messages and even weapons. They are found in museums, libraries, and churches. Some finds just a few decades, while others waited in the recesses of the wings almost 1000 years.

In the mind of a lion

In mid-February during the restoration of the entrance doors of the National art Museum of Ukraine has found a little piece of wood, on which there was an inscription: “June 25th, 1900 carpenter Simon Antonov, Alex Antonov, Jacoby R.. dy.. From circulation: Architect Vladislav Gorodetsky”. A note was hidden in the cavity of the bronze head of a lion that adorns the front door. The Museum came to the conclusion that, in addition to the names of the legendary architect Gorodetsky, the note listed the names of three masters who worked on the construction of the building in 1900, perhaps she even wrote himself a legendary architect (!). “One white spot in the history of the construction of the Museum building became less. Friends, write notes in the future, they will be read by the recipients. And go to museums — go in a time machine!” — encouraged the Museum staff.

By the way, was found a note-plaque will be exhibited at the Museum after restoration of the building. “On the plate there are four different handwriting. We can’t say that it wrote Gorodetsky. Research is needed to compare the handwriting graphologist”, — explained in the Museum.

The treasures of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy: glasses, bottle, cigarettes, gun and “victory”

Random travelers in the past have become the staff of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Preparatory work on the reconstruction of the old academic building building, library workers pushed the 150-year-old bookcases, which discovered a treasure trove of rare things: an old frame of glasses and ink pens for writing — roughly the late nineteenth century, a note, a telegram with a request to send money, and even a few torn birdies for badminton, rusty bottle caps and old computer floppy disk.

“These cabinets were never moved. Over time, their rear walls cracked and began to fall not only books from the shelves, but different items. For example, it was found a letter of 1906 that a woman, apparently addressed to her husband. In the letter, the Queen expressed hope that the meeting with the addressee. We also found candy wrappers “Vitamin-C” somewhere in the 50-ies. The bottle from the Crimean strong rose wine. And the matchbox “proletarian victory”, cigarette butts and a box of cigarettes “Surf”, — told “Today” the Director of the Museum of the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” Taisa Sidorchuk.

However, the most unusual “saskarni” finding was the female fighting a 150 year old revolver. The weapon found the University passed the Metropolitan police to be made inoperative for further exhibited in the Museum. “He’s a six-shot, drum one no bullet, made in Europe: black plastic with decorative patterns mounted in a metal housing, and the housing is stamped the number 7, the letters RN and is something like a crown”, — said the adviser to the interior Minister Mikhail Apostol.

However, it has been almost six months, and the revolver in the Students still have not returned. As explained to “Today” Mikhail Apostol, the reason for the delay — the legislation: “the gun was returned to the Museum, it is necessary that there was a Museum of weapons, and this is not. I was looking for different solutions to this issue with the police. Unfortunately, such a small detail, but return is impossible.”

The Museum still hope to be able to get back his valuable discovery, that in the summer she was able to see visitors of the Museum.

Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото
Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото
Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото
Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото
Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото
Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото
Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото
Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото

Continue to decode the messages from the past and in the ancient St. Sophia Cathedral. Scientists have recently discovered in the North tower of the temple is an inscription of the XVIII century, which explained the story of painting, and not extant. Was found on the walls of the temple and Armenian inscriptions of the sixteenth century. “Studying them, we learned some interesting information about the composition of the clergy of the Armenian community in Kiev, who conducted the service in St. Sophia Cathedral as their Church burned down in the late fifteenth century”, — says Deputy General Director of National reserve “Sophia of Kyiv” Vyacheslav Kornienko.

MESSAGE. All in all, scientists have discovered more than 7,000 historic graffiti, Dating from the XI—XVIII centuries, which are scrawled on the walls of the Shrine parishioners. There is record of the death of Yaroslav the Wise, the peace Treaty between the princes Svyatopolk II of Kiev, Vladimir Monomakh and Oleg Svyatoslavich to the river Desire, autographs of Vladimir Monomakh and Yaroslav the Wise’s daughter Anna, and even information about the end of the world, which was to occur in the first third of the XI century. In addition to messages about important events, Kniazha signatures and news of the coming Apocalypse, visitors to the temple and left “home” message: a Declaration of love, curses, prayers.

Found in the St. Sophia Cathedral and more modern message. During the restoration of the wooden frame (stand for placement of icons), which kept the miraculous icon of Nikoly Wet, exported overseas during the Second world war, the employees of the reserve found the email of visitors of 70 years ago. The note is dated 16 June 1946. Hid her students of the historical faculty of the Kyiv pedagogical Institute (today — national pedagogical University named after M. P. Dragomanov). So girls expressed their admiration for the beauty of the ancient temple.

Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото

On the walls of the Cathedral. The parishioners wrote about love and feared the end of the world

COINS. Things from the past and the full St. Andrew’s Church, which is now being restored. Last year, under the frames of the paintings found tickets to the Museum 70 years. On old stubs shows that the entrance to Saint Sophia Cathedral then worth 5 cents. “And this finding is not unique. For example, when I removed the painting “the Sermon of the Apostle Andrew”, trim found a spatula, a forgotten previous restorers” — adds Vadim Kirilenko, Deputy Director of the National reserve “Sophia of Kyiv”. Found masters and money: coins Soviet coinage, rolled into the cracks on the floor of the Church.

Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото

The tickets found for the picture

Letter to FC Arsenal -2017

Got a message from the past and on the capital plant “Arsenal”. In November last year, then opened a “time capsule” that’s been in one of the walls since 1967. Cutting a metal box, which turned out to be a glass capsule, plant employees were out of paper message “appeal of the participants of the Council of the winners of socialist competition of the Kiev factory “Arsenal” to “arsenaltsev” 2017″. The authors of the message to descendants was sure that in 50 years the country will long live communism, and descendants will celebrate the centenary of the Great October revolution the greatest successes in Communist construction and labour to multiply the glory of the native plant…

Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото
Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото

The shell in the dome

However, do not always lead from the past are of a peaceful nature. During the restoration of the facade of the Church of the Saviour at Berestove (the temple — the same age as the Tithe Church and St. Sophia Cathedral), located on the territory of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the rafters of the domes that are closer to the bell tower, was found an artillery shell during the Civil war. “He firmly stuck in the tree, and stayed there for almost a hundred years! We found that the shell hit the dome in January 1918, when the Bolsheviks fired Kyiv from the left Bank of the Dnieper. Projectile weight — six kilograms”, — told the “Today” Deputy Director of the National Kyiv-Pechersk historical and cultural reserve Sergey Pivovarov.

Необычные «капсулы времени», найденные в Киеве. Фото

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