Chernigov Ukraine

As unbelievable it may sound many people think that the ghost really lives in Chernigov. You will understand where and why the ghost lives visiting Boldina Hill in Chernigov. The hill takes back to pre-Christian time when people chose this place for a burial place. Burial places remained on the hill remind us about this time. The most mysterious place of the hill is Anthony caves. It is a complex of underground cult architecture of the XI-XVIII centuries. Anthony Pechersky (the founder of Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra) founded the caves in 1069. The only ground building is Illinskaya chuch. All the other churches and galleries are located under the ground. With the time the complex expanded – underground passages and churches remained till today and are extremely popular among visitors. The whole length of the corridors is 350 m. The depth of the caves varies from 2 till 12 m. Narrow corridors, little monks` rooms, bones of monks who were murdered during Mongol-Tatar invasion in 1239… no wonder that the place is very interesting to visit. It is believed that the ghost appear here from time to time. Rumor? Maybe… Still there are people who swear that they have seen the ghost. It (or he?) wears monk`s clothes and his hands are folded as if for pray…What is it? Illusion? Legends? Rumor? Reality? Make your own judgment visiting Anthony caves in Chernigov.