this was lake svetloyar, a famous lake in the history of russian literature and russian culture and in in general, because it is with this lake that the famous legend of the city of kitezh is associated. yes, there in the city itself, which sank to the bottom of the lake, when it began to be threatened by an attack, uh , by the tatar-mongols, and uh, oh, this legend was very tenacious, and among the russian people, and every year on the holiday of the summer sun, the state of lake svetloyar a variety of people came, as a rule, they were representatives of various christian religious denominations; they made a religious procession around this lake. moreover, it was a procession of the knee. bowed, that is, they crawled on their knees, the lake is not very large, but not very small. about 3 1/2 there, and km in diameter. so they crawled on their knees around this lake. eh, they sang songs and it was believed that those who are pure, have a very pure heart, he, like this spiritually , can receive his sight at the bottom of this lake, he can see the city of kitezh, and when he went there h

this was lake svetloyar , a famous lake in the history of russian literature and as a culture in generalory, because it is with this lake that the famous legend of the city of kitezh is associated. yes, there is the very city that sank to the bottom lake, when it began to be threatened by an attack, uh, by the tatar-mongols, and uh, oh, this legend was very tenacious, uh, among the russian people, and every year for the summer solstice holiday , a variety of people came to lake svetloyar, as a rule, these were representatives of various christian religious denominations ; they made a religious procession around this lake. moreover, it was a procession of the cross, kneeling, that is, they are on their knees , the lake is not very large, but not very small . about 3.5. a km in diameter. here they are crawled on their knees around this lake, sang songs, and it was believed that the one who is pure has a very pure heart. this is how it can be spiritually. the city of kitezh can see the light at the bottom of this lake, so prishvin went there and wrote his next book, which was called at the

but they are not on lake svetloyar; this is the reason for the origin of this lake; according to someinkhole formed. well, the third version is most readily believed by local residents. they say that in in the depths of lake svetlaya lies a mysterious city, kitezh is a flooded city. russian atlantis, according to legend, disappeared from the face of the earth along with all its inhabitants. the city of kitezh will not be visible until the second coming . the basis for believing in the reality of such a city is indicated in the ancient chronicles; scientists use echo sounders. they found traces of former life, a layer of gray-green silt, and in it chips with traces were found. uh, cutting tools, millions of tourists come to the lake every year, pursuing a single goal. walk around this mysterious pond making a wish at the same time. after all, svetloyar helps people, evgeniy almost 70 every morning, swims in the lake. he says his mother was the chosen one. a mysterious song emanating from the depths, svetlayar, heard meat at the age of 10, like a fairy tale, a ball heard singing, but th