Hermits in the forest. The life of a hermit in the forest

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In 1978, during a geological detour Sayan taiga in the foothills of the Altai mountains, the pilots noticed in the wild and dense forest, near a mountain river Einat, strange plot. He resembled cultivated land with garden beds. Surely here, far from civilization, people live? Later studied this part of the Sayan group of geologists discovered the Lykov.

In the press first reports of the discovery of a family of hermits appeared in 1980. This told the newspaper «socialist industry”, later “Krasnoyarsk worker”. And in 1982 a series of articles describing life in the forest, appeared in the «Komsomolskaya Pravda». The existence of the Family Lykov learned the entire Soviet Union.

hermit in the forest

Family History

For 40 years, Holy hermits, as dubbed by the press, spent in strict seclusion. At first, the Lykovs lived in one of the settlements of the old believers, which was not uncommon in the remote areas of the river Abakan. In the 20 years of the Soviet power began to penetrate into the remote corners of Siberia, the head of the family, Karl Osipovich, decided to go even further into the woods. The Lykov family at that time consisted of 4 persons. The husband followed his wife Akulina and two children – 11-year-old Savin and 4-year-old Natalia.

Simple belongings were loaded on a boat that the family was dragged along the tributary of the Abakan, Urinate, using the ropes as boatmen. The fugitives were so anxious to get away from the hostile world that didn't stop your way for 8 weeks. The two younger children – Dmitry and Agafia – were born in isolation.

The First time from people they are not hiding, living openly. But in 1945. came the patrol, pursuing deserters. This forced the family to go further into the woods.

Causes of the flight

What made Lykov to escape and live as hermits in the forest? In the 17th century after the Church reform in the Russian Orthodox Church was split. Patriarch Nikon, tough and ambitious man, decided to unify the rites and to bring them into conformity with the Byzantine. However, the Byzantine Empire at the time have never existed, and the opinion of the Patriarch was drawn to the Greeks, to the direct heirs of ancient culture. The Greek Church at that time has undergone numerous changes under the Turkish influence.

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The reform made dramatic changes in the rites. Traditional two fingers sign, the twofold Hallelujah, and eight-pointed crucifix was deemed blasphemous, and refused the rites of the new people was anathema. Began widespread persecution of the old believers. As a result of these persecutions, many fled away from the authorities and organized their own settlement where they could maintain their beliefs and practices. The new Soviet government again began to oppress the old believers, and many have gone further away from people.

hermit in the woods

Family Structure

The Lykov Family consisted of six people: Karp Osipovich with his wife Akulina Karpovoy and their children – Savin, Natalia, Dmitri, Agatha. To date, the only survivor, the youngest daughter.

Hermits in the woods were engaged in farming, fished and hunted. Meat and fish were salted, stocking up for winter. The family kept their own customs, avoided contact with the outside world. Akulina taught children to read and write, Karp Osipovich kept a calendar. Holy hermits did home services. Each family member had their place in a small community, your character. Tell us a bit more about each.

Karp Osipovich

A natural leader. In the world he would have been Chairman of a collective farm or supervisor in the factory. Strict, original, confident. Be the first to be the head of – its very essence. He led his small community and a firm hand directed all its members.

In a hectic 30-ies he made the difficult decision – to get away from people. Taiga did not frighten him. For a man meekly followed the spouse and children. For them, Karp Osipovich was the unquestioned authority in all things. That, he said, how to pray, what and when to eat, how to work and relate to each other. The children called him “father” and always obeyed.

His position of Karp Osipovich supported. He wore a high cap of skins, and the sons had hats similar to the monastic klobuk of the canvas. Some types of work the father did not comply, fully believing them to other family members.

Even in old age the old man was cheerful. He actively communicated with the visitors, they were not afraid of the new. Without fear went in a helicopter, examined the radio and other things brought by the geologists. He was interested in that “people have fabricated”. Seeing the planes and the moving stars (satellites), it is no doubt that the invention of the big world. In February 1988, Karp Osipovich died.

Holy hermits

Akulina Karpovna

Lykovs in the forest lived all his life, and the first left this world the mother of the family. According to some reports, the woman was born in the Altai village Beys. As a child, she learned to read and write. This knowledge, passed it on to his children. Students wrote on bark, ink instead of using the juice of honeysuckle, and instead handles – a sharpened stick.

What was this woman, with children leaving in the Wake of her husband from people? She had to go through many trials to maintain his faith. Shoulder to shoulder with Karp Osipovich she was pulling the boat with all his possessions in order to live as hermits in Siberia. She chopped wood, helped build a house, uproot stumps, to dig a cellar, fished and planted potatoes, followed by vegetable garden of the house. She was making clothes for the whole family, light a stove and cook food. She was parenting four children.

Akulina Died Karpovna in 1961 from exhaustion and overwork. On his deathbed, all her thoughts were about the fate of children.

Dmitry

The Youngest of the sons. He was not fanatically religious, but praying. His real love and home was the taiga. The secrets of nature since childhood, fond of him, he knew all the animals, their habits, trails. Growing up, began to catch animals. Life in the forest passed without warm skins and nutritious meat.

The Hunter was amazingly hardy. He can spend the whole day digging trapping or chase deer, walked through the snow barefoot, slept in the winter in the taiga. The guy's character was good, peaceful. With his family he is not in conflict, willingly undertook any work. Worked with wood, birch bark, were woven of brushwood.

In the camp of geologists Dmitry was a frequent and welcome guest. Particularly impressive was his mill-work, over which it was necessary to sit one day on the machine was done in minutes.

In October 1981, the Lykov family was reported in camp that Dmitry sick. In the present description among geologists, the medic realized that it was pneumonia, and offered to help. But the hermit refused. When the family returned home, the press was not breathing. He died alone on the floor of the tiny hut.

Savin

The Elder son was religious and strict. He was a hard man who hated indulgences. Short in stature, with little beard, Savin was reserved and even haughty.

He independently mastered the tanning of moose and deer and was able to sew for the whole family lightweight boots. Prior to this, the hermit of the Siberian taiga wore birch-bark galoshes. Savin became proud and began to neglect minor works referring to the disease. This has created tensions in the family.

But the main conflict was different. Savin was religious fanaticism, demanded from the households of careful observance of rites, fasts, festivals. He raised a family to pray at night, read prayer books, and knew the Bible by heart.

As they grow, Savin began to claim leadership in the family, began to teach and correct aged father. This Karp Osipovich could not prevent and confronted the son. The old man knew that because of the rigor of the son all will not be easy.

In the village of geologists eldest son followed the household. He considered such an introduction to the world of sin, constantly snapped: “We are not possible!” Especially blame for your interest in the new, he is on his younger brother, Dmitry.

After the death of Dmitry Savin came down. Worsened disease of the stomach. He needed to be treated, to drink and grass to lie down, but he stubbornly went with the household to dig potatoes. Then fell early snow. Sister Natalia was sitting near the patient and tried to help, he did. When savage died, the woman said that, too, will die of grief.

Natalia

Natalia and her younger sister were very similar. Natalia was godmother Agafia. After the death of his mother, all women's responsibilities fell on the eldest daughter who was struggling with trying to replace the brothers and sisters of the deceased. She learned to weave and sew clothes. Her destiny began to feed, to sheathe, to treat the family to keep the peace among the households. But I heard its bad, seriously do not perceive that the very upset woman.

At the funeral Savina Natalia collapsed and left this world 10 days after the death of his brother. Her last words were addressed to her younger sister: “I feel Sorry for you. One remain…”.

Lykov family

Agatha

Barefoot, grimy, hectic, with a strange stretched-out speech, she first reminds crazy. But once you get used to the manner of communication, you know that a woman is adequate and not lost social skills. Her whole world consisted of a small section of the forest.

the Woman can completely take care of themselves, can cook, sew, work with an axe. She loves the forest and their small gardens.

Along with Dmitri...


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