Lukomorye is a fabulous place from the poem of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. Experts still have not come to a consensus on where it is, and put forward different versions.
The meaning of the word and its history
The word “seashore” is practically not used in modern vocabulary. For most people, it is associated with Pushkin's poem Ruslan and Lyudmila. The melody, the lightness of the lines of this ingenious work creates a special effect and it begins to seem to readers that the seashore is a fairy-tale corner on the edge of the world. What does this term really mean?
The word “onion” consists of 2 parts: “onion” (bend, arc) and “sea” (sea coast). Literally, it means a curved seashore, a bay. The dictionaries of Dahl and Ozhegov interpret the word this way. Lukomorye is an outdated name for the coast of a bay, bay, or a curved coast.
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin very colorfully describes a place somewhere on the edge of the earth called Lukomorye. But did it really exist or is it all a fiction, a fantasy of the author? Most historians believe that Pushkin saw him or heard about him. Many sea coasts, coastlines are suitable for the description, so it is impossible to say exactly where this place is. Researchers of the work of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin tried to figure out which particular corner of the globe the poet described in his work. Some suggest that the famous Lukomorye is located on the shores of the White Sea or Siberia, while others considered that a visit to the Crimean peninsula and Cape Fiolent gave Pushkin the word “Lukomorye”. On the cape Fiolent was a monastery. Once it was laid in honor of the appearance of St. George the Victorious and his salvation of sailors from death in the water. It is possible that Alexander Sergeyevich was struck by the beauty of the monastery and the ancient oak tree, which grew on the banks of the river. This could give the poet inspiration for writing bright lines of the poem.
In favor of the Siberian version, many facts can also be cited. On modern maps Lukomorye is no longer to be found. But the records of medieval travelers and cartographers have been preserved. You can analyze the work of "Notes on Muscovy" by Austrian diplomats. Information from these sources indicates that Lukomorye was located in the bend of the Ob River. If we recall the lines of the work about the Russian spirit, we can understand that the mysterious terrain is precisely located on the territory of the Russian land, and not beyond.
The mention of the Lukomorye is also in the "Word on Igor's Regiment". In the annals it was reported that the Russians constantly encountered nomads in the steppe. It can be assumed that the Lukomorye was the territory of the Northern Azov Sea. During the exile, Pushkin was in the Dnieper-Azov steppe. From old-timers, he could hear legends about the huge oak tree that grew on this earth. Oak was located on the island of Khortytsya and was regularly sacrificed to it. The famous historian Novitsky in his notes indicated that the oak withered only in the 70s of the 19th century. Its thickness and branching amazed even experienced travelers.
Slavic myths
In ancient times, the Slavs had a legend about the Lukomorye, which is located on the edge of the universe. There was supposed to grow a tree, whose roots go deep underground, and the crown rests in the sky. According to myths, according to myths, the gods descended to the earth, and when a person found it, he fell into a completely different dimension. Traveller's notes mention the headwaters of the Ob River as a possible location for the mysterious Lukomorye.
Another legend connects Lukomorye with the Northern Kingdom. This mythical object was also called the Kingdom of Ivan. According to legend, people in it in the warm season lived and went about their business, and from autumn until spring were in hibernation. If you believe the legend, in the center of this fabulous Lukomorye there was a fountain and it was possible to turn from an old man into a young youth by drinking water from it.
For many years, scientists have been trying to find confirmation or refutation of these myths. If the city existed, then it could not disappear without a trace. In 2000, information appeared that ruins, parts of the large gates and underground passages were found near Tomsk. Historians examined the old maps and came to the conclusion that these ruins could belong to the ancient capital of Lukomorye. Questions were raised by the fact that there are no seas nearby. But experts say that before the border of the passage of the northern seas was much south.
