The mysteries of Aryan civilization. A. G. Vinogradov

Oyster of Europe

      Calluna uulgaris Newfoundland

      Calluna uulgaris of Europe

      Probably, one should also call the common heather (Calluna uulgaris), which is found in addition to Europe only on the island of Newfoundland and in the areas bordering it.

      On the other hand, the distribution of a significant number of American plants is limited in Europe to the western part of Ireland. Although it is possible that the latter can be explained by the influence of the Gulf Stream; with regard to heather, such an explanation cannot be accepted. Especially noteworthy is the spread of field slugs from southern Germany through the British Isles, Iceland and Greenland all the way to the American side, where it, however, is found only on Labrador, Newfoundland.

      Field slug spread

      V. A. Yashnov in his work on crustaceans of Novaya Zemlya indicates that the current distribution of freshwater crayfish is best explained by the theory of drift: «With high probability we can say that in hydrobiology many issues of the distribution of lower aquatic organisms, at least Hemispheres can be solved on the basis of the principles of the theory of movement of continents.As an example, we mention the modern scattered distribution of Limnocalanus macrurus, for which passive movement (by wind and birds) due to lack of «at the stages of dormancy.

      In the presence of a combination of both continents, according to Wegener’s theory, the distribution range of these species becomes relatively small.»

      What could be the reason for the division of the continent?

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      The plot of the liberation of the rivers by Indra as a result of the murder of the Vritra that bound or barred them (Vrtra – harbor, abundance, mountain, from the root of Vrti – shell, cover, obstacle) seems to be extremely interesting for science. It is believed that in the Avesta, Vritra is attested as an independent mythological character of Varabragna. Indra gave the earth a firm footing and at the same time freed the fettered waters and fired the fire enclosed in the hill of Vritra.

      In the ordinary sense, rituals dedicated to this feat of Indra could probably be perceived in connection with the spring opening of the rivers, the liberation of the waters from the ice and snow that bound them and with spring floods. But if you think about this plot, then at the mythological level such an interpretation is contradicted by the simultaneity and univariance of the phenomenon, repeatedly emphasized in the Rig Veda and Mahabharata, its clear localization, attachment to a specific geographical region, as well as some circumstances that characterize the incident as extraordinary event.

      Considering the main characteristics of the battle of Indra and Vritra, we must note that the time and place of this incident are indicated exactly. According to the Mahabharata, it happened in Crete South.

      «The tribes of formidable, ferocious, frantic tribes of Danavas, nicknamed the Kalei, lived in Crete South. In the Vritra…» The chronology of kings and sages – rishis testifies to the same. Thus, according to the Puranas and the Mahabharata, immediately after the assassination of Vritra, King Nahush took the place of Indra until he was overthrown and Yayati became his heir. The Yayati era lasted more than a thousand years, the time of the reign of Nakhusha also amounted to a significant period. Meanwhile, Yayati was considered «mainly belonging to Crete-yuga», that is, part of his era went beyond its borders (possibly in the «twilight» of Crete-yuga). Crete-yuga, according to the total length of 12,000 years adopted in the Mahabharata, began over 10,800 years and ended 6400 years before the last Kali-yuga began in 3102 BC, i.e. between 13900 BC and 9500 BC And if we take into account only Crete South itself without «twilight» (400 years each), then since 13500 BC until 9900 BC But the defeat of Vritra was to happen at least 1—1.5 thousand years before the end of Crete-yuga, i.e. between 13500 BC and 10500—10000 BC.

      The location of the battle of Indra and Vritra is also quite localized.

      Firstly, the action took place in the north, since after the destruction of Vritra Indra hid in the south in the cool «Sea of Manas», which, according to the Puranas, is located south of Kailasy (a lake region south of the Pinega River).

      Secondly: after the crash of Vritra, Indra «released seven streams for running» and «Manu flowed up billowing water.» Here, one should probably recall that one of the highest peaks of the Polar Urals is called Manaraga and the Manaraga River flows from it. (It is interesting that, according to legend, the 13 forefather of Manu attached his ship to the spur of one of the highest peaks of Himavat during the flood).

      Thirdly: Vritra was considered a daitya and a Brahmin, but on the whole the east side was Brahmin, and Vritra lay on the great river. The river, which was located in the northeast, is also mentioned in Avesta as the «good Daitiya» adjacent to Ardvi-Sura (Northern Dvina) in Aryan Wedja. This river of daityas could well be called the «waters of Manu» among the Aryans. The only great river flowing in the northeast from the Urals near the Northern Dvina is Pechora, the tributary of which is the Manaraga River.

      Mountain and river Manaraga

      11 thousand BC – This is the end time of the continuous glaciation of the Far North of Eastern Europe. As paleogeographers note: «It was established that the degradation of the last ice sheet of the Pechora lowland, as well as of the entire north-east of the European territory of the USSR, occurred in an unusual way, fundamentally different from the degradation of the Scandinavian ice sheet… the destruction of the ice sheet was accompanied, and possibly caused by a process having a seismic nature, that is, earthquakes.» The question of how strong the earthquake must be to destroy the Pechora glacier with a thickness of up to 700 meters, and what caused it, paleogeographers leave open, but note that: «About 13.5 thousand years ago (i.e. 10,5 thousand BC) The Pechora valley lake was lowered and channels of permanent drains (Pechora and other rivers) formed along the loss of continuity zone, «the Barents Sea ice sheet collapsed, of which the Pechora glacier was a part.

      Researchers’ conclusions seem to be extremely interesting: «according to the calculations… for a powerful glacier similar to the Antarctic to arise from a small glacier, it is required at temperatures typical for the Valdai maximum that is 14180 years. With a warm average Valdai or sea climate 16—17 thousand years. "These numbers can be compared with the following lines of the Mahabharata, which say that Vritra, «for the sake of strengthening strength, sixteen thousand years committed the killing of the flesh.»

      It remains for us to ask the question: could the destruction of this North-East European glacier and the myth of Indra’s victory over Vritra be related to each other? Here is how Vritra is described in the Mahabharata: «Vrita, which covered itself with heaven and earth from all sides, was guarded by giants – kalaneys; when they waved their weapons, it seemed: the mountains were lifting their peaks.»

      «Vritra said: Having appropriated the smells and tastes of various creatures of the slain, I thrived in three worlds. Framed with a radiant crown, I ruled in the heavens, invincible to all creatures, I never experienced fear.» The following fragment of Mokshadharma, telling about the meeting of the gods and Vritra, is especially striking: «Once Indra rode in a chariot surrounded by a somn of gods and saw him standing opposite the mountain-bearing Vritra. He went up five hundred yojanas, the destroyer of enemies, and over three hundred yojanas he was in girth.»

      The horns of Vritra are also spoken of in the hymns of the Rig Veda:

      «You, O Indra, this mountain, great, wide,

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