Аннотация: The Sketch of how studied Tsimlyanskoye Sea and discovered America
The Sketch of how studied Tsimlyanskoye Sea and discovered America
I read the Internet publication in the Rossiyskaya Gazeta (18.04.2019 20:50 "Scientists revealed secrets of creation of the Tsimlyanskoye Sea" the Text: Nikolay Hryshchenko https://rg.ru/2019/04/18/reg-ufo/uchenye-raskryli-tajny-sozdaniia-cimlianskogo-moria.html?utm_referrer=https.yandex.com).
It appears, "Creation of the Tsimlyanskoye Reservoir or as it is called, the Tsimlyanskoye Sea struck irreparable blow to the Don Cossacks. Flora and fauna of the region and also economy and welfare life of the population of Central Don changed. The declassified archival documents and researches of scientists of the Southern scientific center RAS demonstrate it."
I read and think ...
The Question first. Whether this book on the Internet is available?
I make request [in Russian] (by means of the program search engine): ""Tsimlyansk dam." The last chord of a decossackization of Don. To download free of charge".
The Internet gives out: the book was presented.
I personally did not manage [had no ability] to download this book.
The Question second. Who and for whose money prepared this book (collected documents)?
"Academician Gennady Matishov" is mentioned. The academician Gennady Matishov sat in archives, then prepared the book, etc.?.
Concerning money I for some reason assume that it is the money of the state budget transferred in Academy of Sciences and then from "Academy" in the Southern scientific center of RAS. Also additional financial sources are not excluded ...
At this stage there is an interesting subject. And what "cost" of this book?
The mysteries of the Mariana Trench and the Sargasso Sea come to memory ...
Let's make the speculative assumption. Let's assume. Five people worked on the book. Salary at each 25000 rubles a month. Also they worked one year. 1500000 rubles (one and a half million rubles) turn out. Certainly, figure speculative. Perhaps, not 5, and - 4 or six, and salary on average at everyone not 25,000 rubles, but 19000 rub or 30000 rubles. And business trips? And publishing expenses?
For a reference point we will accept 1.5 million rubles.
The Question third. What it for "the declassified archival documents"? In what a difference between "declassified" and "not declassified"? In the word "declassified" there is a certain nuances, the danger is felt. ("Carefully! Secrets!") Researchers, perhaps, showed courage, bravery...
Again I will risk to assume that legal status of the "declassified" and "just" archival documents not really differs. After declassification documents become, I assume, public archival documents.
The Question fourth. And in what "highlight"? The highlight is that history questions, including "local", local history, are always interesting to general public.
Only for one allow to breathe, and to others - not really.
There was, for example, a deputy of the State Duma. He dared to argue, to speculate about the ataman Krasnov. At first were silent and waited. At last, the courageous fan of history stated something vulnerable. What's began!! They brought the matter to the fact that he is almost a supporter of Hitler and fascism!! Krasnov - you know ... Somehow it is not heard about this deputy now (the ex-deputy?) ...
Or, one director shot the film about a meeting of New Year holiday by exclusive family in besieged Leningrad. Not the really simple period of life began after that at this director (responses, calls ...). And other director decided to shoot the film about the Novocherkassk massacre in 1962 - to this director, judging by media reports, - a support and the 150 million rubles (on the purpose of the film creation) ...
So formally questions of history and archives - are public ...
The Question five. And what prevents to any cultural person, who is interested in history (for example, a blogger, a teacher, a journalist, a student, a graduate student, etc.), to going to the archive, making a selection of documents there, grouping them and posting them on the Internet?
With this option, there are two obvious benefits.
First, there are no overhead costs required for the maintenance of the staff of the Academy, branches and so on and so forth.
Secondly, readers have the opportunity to get acquainted with the prepared books on the Internet for free.
Let's say about a fantastic option.
One million rubles is divided into four equal parts (250,000 rubles each) - this money is allocated to applicants on a competitive and public basis. Applicants prepare four books (based on archival documents - that is, collections) and publish them on the Internet.
(Among the applicants may be Matishev, other academics, and other staff of the Academy of Sciences-all have equal rights - why they not to show themselves and their qualifications...)
1) Savings of 500,000 rubles (hypothetical savings of a hypothetical amount) (however, not quite appropriate object for purpose of saving),
2) Readers receive alternative versions of publications, learn new scientific, historical, literary names and surnames,
3) the General public is given the opportunity to read books (free of charge) rather than learn about presentations...
But not so the all simply. Thin matter...
Behind all these "Academies" and "centers" - reliable places with payment from the state budgetary sources, an opportunity to influence award of academic degrees and other not really visible, but pleasant things ... So "Academies", "centers" are necessary ...
The Question sixth. In modern historical science there are peculiar historical dominants. Let's say all heard a concept - "deportation". In newspaper article it to be said: "164 Cossack farms and villages were flooded". Where did the population get to? "The deportation" or not "the deportation"?
Maybe in the book there is about it something?
The Question seventh. I open Wikipedia. Article "Tsimlyansk Reservoir" [in Russian]. I read: "Total number of the moved yards [farms] [households] [home ownerships] 13,716, small industrial facilities 507 with the number of buildings 1,644. When filling a reservoir under water there was a historical monument - the Hazaria fortified city of Sarkel."
"164 Cossack farms and villages, including a historical monument - Hazaria fortress Sarkel were flooded, - the academician Gennady Matishov noted." is a line from newspaper article.
I cannot but note that advantage of Wikipedia that it is available and it is free ...
In General, in the archives there are documents (including declassified), these documents can be published... Formally, all people have an equal rights, and in fact - in this matter, everyone has their own individual experience...
"The creation of the reservoir led to a significant change in the hydrological regime of the Azov sea and a sharp decrease in its productivity. The salinity of the sea before the regulation of the don was three times less than the average salinity of the ocean. Its value on the surface varied from 1 ppm at the mouth of the don to 10.5 ppm in the Central part of the sea and 11.5 ppm at the Kerch Strait. After the creation of the Tsimlyansk hydroelectric station, the salinity of the sea began to increase (to 13 ppm in the Central part)." (Wikipedia)
"In addition, the creation of the reservoir led to a significant change in the hydrological regime of the Azov sea and a sharp decrease in its fish stocks and contributed to the disappearance of sturgeons. Many soils were saline, which led to changes in flora and fauna." (this is a line from a newspaper article.)
In General, the hydrological regime has changed, and people from their homes were evicted (and not returned to their native land)...
They opened America...
April 19, 2019 21:53
Translation from Russian into English: April 19, 2019 22:57.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский "Скетч о том как изучали Цимлянское море и открыли Америку".