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 A solid pile
of treasure discovered in Russia
dates back to the Time of Troubles which is not incidental. The epochs when people
had to survive, they opt to hide their assets in safe places. The places appeared to be so trustworthy that
they were not fully found, while history and location of the most remarkable treasure
has not been discovered yet. It comes to the fortune of Sigizmund III, the King
who dispatched nine hundred and twenty three carts with the robbed assets from Moscow, Russia
in 1611.
Sigizmund III,
the King of Poland penetrated
Russia
in 1609 to dethrone Vasiliy Shuyskiy, the King of Russia of that time. The particular
part of the boyars supported the Polish monarch and the warriors of Sigizmund
army seized Moscow.
Within a long period of time Smolensk
road going through Mozhaysk was under control of the occupiers. However, in the
year 1611 the citizens of Moscow revolted against
the Polish rules reigning that time which was ultimately quelled while Moscow was put to fire and
robbed.
The fortune
of gold coins from the royal treasury, precious jewelry and icon frameworks
were collected from Moscow
treasures and piled to nine hundred and twenty three carts to dispatch. It is proved
by the well-known storehouse record made by Sigizmund which says that the King
sent all the robbed plunder along the Smolensk
Road directly to Mozhaysk. Some reputed
investigators supose the record original is kept in Warsaw with the secret translation of the
list in Russian.
The carts with
treasures sent by the Smolensk
Road did not arrive to the destination point. Thus,
the treasure could be buried somewhere along the road. On the top of it, the
storehouse record provides some precise location of the treasure to search. It relates
to Nikola Lapotniy churchyard with another St. George the Victorious churchyard
at the distance of 600 m
to 7500 m.
The second benchmark
is the Khvorostyanka
River with the smaller
rivers named Minor Khvorostyanka and Chernavka flowing by. These rivers rise in
the immediate vicinity of the churchyard named after Nikola Lapotniy. Moreover,
the fagot dam, a spring, huge field stones and upland meadow in the interfluves
are located there.
The last reference
point is Kuniy Bor, the area through which a road was paved. The Marshevka River and waste plot land Telepnevo
should be found there. The storehouse record says that the treasure was plentiful.
Yet, the size of fortune is rated in barrels and bags of gold coins and
jewelry.
Treasure
hunters from all over the world are concerned to discover where the fortune is
buried belonging to Sigizmund III. It seemed too trouble-free to discover and dig
the treasure under such precise instructions. Nevertheless, the territory
mentioned in the storehouse record has never been identified and specified till
now since the description provided can be equally suitable for many places
around. The Smolensk Road
was the major direction for discovery while the mentioned churchyard of Nikola
Lapotniy was investigated in the suburbs of Mozhaysk, under Vyazma and in the
neighborhood of Gzhatsk in Smolensk
district.
So, in the early
20th century the treasure hunting was focused to Sokolovo village (now
Gagarin district of Smolensk area) where the graveyard of St. Nicholas
the Wonderworker is situated. In the middle of 19th century there was
a pot discovered in this territory filled with the copper coins from 18th
century with some church clothing and belongings. However, Sigizmund’s treasure
was not found yet. The other zones pointed out to locate in the Smolensk area were Dorogobuzhskiy district; the Vopets River
bank and the village Rykhlovo which is named from Vyasma district.
The researches
assume Nikola Lapotniy graveyard could be situated in the other place, the
border of Mozhaysk and Gzhatsk districts with rare silver coins thrown to the
bank during the high water periods. The area of search is Naro-Fominskiy
district, Aprelevka town where the abbey of St Nicholas the Wonderworker was
situated in 17th century with the graveyard named to honor St.
George the Victorious. Till now the location of the majestic treasure of Sigizmund
is still a secret to actually exist today.
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