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Chicken a la Otorten 04-05-2019 Excerpts from Vladimir Askinadzi's personal archive and memoirs "We are the last of the Mohicans"

Counting skis 03-05-2019 There are different accounts in the case files to how many pair of skis were under the bottom of the tent, and what happened to the spare pair of skis Dyatlov group were bringing to the trek.

Maslennikov 2nd notebook afterthoughts 25-07-2019 Do you see any traces of cover up or attempts to obstruct the search or hide evidence? Don't just read other people's opinion, make up your own mind. Here are the writings of the man who lead the search. It's a good start. I will give you some pointers that I found interesting while reading. What happened to the original Evening Otorten? How was the time of death established before Evening Otorten was found among the items in the tent? Was Maslennikov the only witness to Dyatlov group diary? Why haven't Yuri Krivonischenko's topos never been published?

Maslennikov loose pages 20-02-2021 Russian 9. Slobodin's body discovery protocol Protocol №1 Finding the body of Slobodin from UPI hiking group (leader Dyatlov) Height 1079 6.III.1959 ...

Maslennikov 2nd notebook 15-07-2019 Maslennikov Evgeniy Polikarpovich, (1924-1983) Master of Sports, head of the regional hiking club, leading the search operation in 1959. Maslennikov's notebooks were not part of the criminal case. They have never been looked at during the investigation. This is the first time when they have been published in their entirety with full transcript in both Russian and English. The second book raises some controversial questions. It is a very interesting reading about the way search was executed, the moral climate and how time and findings affected the rescue members. Also the reaction of the leaders. Do you see any traces of cover up or attempts to obstruct the search or hide evidence? Don't just read other people's opinion, make up your own mind. Here are the writings of the man who lead the search.

Maslennikov notebook 15-07-2019 Maslennikov Evgeniy Polikarpovich, (1924-1983) Master of Sports, head of the regional hiking club, leading the search operation in 1959. He was expecting the search to be over much in a much shorter period of time, hence the 12 sheet first notebook. The second notebook is four time bigger. The reality got to him.

Bienko - the 11th member of the Dyatlov group 26-07-2020 Bienko's name keeps popping up in documents and diaries. He is a person of interest to the case in the following aspects. Zolotaryov took his place on the fateful trek. Bienko developed Krivonischneko's film in his own bathroom. Bienko was Lev Ivanov's confidant, and recollects investigator's dramatic change after his visit to the pass in May.

The sole survivor from Dyatlov Pass 13-04-2018 Yuri Yudin, born July 19 1937, died April 27 2013 aged 75. The sole survivor of the Dyatlov Pass incident. His life was not easy. He left his heart on the pass. Never married, buried himself in work and activities so he doesn't have to stay alone with the ghosts of his friends that remained forever frozen on the ill fated pass. Till the end of his days he didn't forgive himself for not dying with them. Yudin could never give any account of the events in January-February 1959 after he turn back from 2nd Northern settlement to Yekaterinburg due to worsening inflammation of sciatic nerve.

On the Road of Trial 09-04-2019 Similar cases are describer in "On the Road of Trial" by geologists Grigoriy Fedoseev. Conspiralogists find it possible that the cover up is inspired by the events described in this book.

Conspiracy or negligence 17-04-2019 The date on the cover of the official Case file is 6 February 1959. How’s this possible if Dyatlov group was not even due back by that time? The conspiracy advocates point this as a clear evidence that the investigation started before the official discovery of the first dead bodies.

Discrepancies in the Resolution to close the case 31-03-2019 One of the most well-known documents of the criminal case is ridden with errors and ambiguity. Author Galina Sazonova

Yury Yakimov's theory 27-12-2018 Yury Yakimov was a shift foreman from Severouralsk (a city in the north Urals, 178 km (110 miles) from the Dyatlov Pass). His theory attempts to explain the nature of the injuries, the strange behavior and many other inconsistencies in the story of the Dyatlov group and is based on the author’s personal encounter with an unexplained phenomenon, which took place during a night shift in an open-pit mine in 2002. The following – the remainder of this chapter – is a translated and condensed account in his own words.

Rakitin's version on Kolevatov 14-04-2018 Alexey Rakitin: We cannot with absolute certainty assert that Alexander Kolevatov was firmly associated with the Committee, however, the high probability of that is evident from the unusual circumstances of his life.

Tibo broken wings 14-04-2018 Russian engineer. Great-grandson of a French architect.
An emotional interview of Maria Piskareva with Anna Ermolaeva - Nikolai Thibeaux-Brignolle second cousin, Marina Evgenyevna Kazantseva, and her brother Sergey Evgenyevich Kazantsev. The history of the Thibeaux family. Memories of Kolya. Questions about the identification of Kolya's belongings. His date of birth.

«My opinion is that there are no mysteries in the case of the death of Dyatlov group» 14-04-2018 1-Feb-2017
Sergey Shkryabach, a veteran of the investigating authorities and a mountaineer, commented on the air of Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda his opinion on the results of the inspection of the Russian IC of the case of the tragic death of a group of tourists led by Igor Dyatlov in the Urals in 1959

Criminalist Shkryabach conclusion 14-04-2018 Publication of criminalist Sergey Shkryabach conclusion on the death of Dyatlov group in «The World of Criminology» №2/2017
The death of Dyatlov group is caused by avalanche, deterioration of the weather, the insufficient experience and preparation of the hikers for severe winter conditions. All speculations and theories arise from the amateurish investigation and lack of subjective data - this is conclusion of the veteran investigator. The death of Dyatlov group is caused by avalanche, deterioration of the weather, the insufficient experience and preparation of the hikers for severe winter conditions. All speculations and theories arise from the amateurish investigation and lack of subjective data - this is conclusion of the veteran investigator. All court refusals to reopen the case are based on this document.

From Russia with Doubt 06-11-2018 Latest development on the attempts to reopen Dyatlov Pass case. Who are Leonid Proshkin, Vladislav Tuykov, Kretov, Vladimir Solovyev, Evgeniy Okishev and Sergey Shkryabach.

Was the criminal case fake? 14-04-2018 2-Jan-2014
Evgeniy Fyodorovich is 94 years at the time this interview was taken. Despite his advanced age, he perfectly remembers the vents in 1959, when he was Deputy Head of the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Sverdlovsk Region. Leonid Proshkin, prominent lawyer and former criminal investigation prosecutor is asking the questions.

«We were told to say that they were killed in an accident» 14-04-2018 15-Aug-2013
Evgeniy Fyodorovich Okishev remembers those events very well, because in his prosecutor’s practice the case of the death of Dyatlov group became the most mysterious. In 1959, Evgeniy Okishev was the Deputy Chief of the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Sverdlovsk Region. This is what he remembers.

The court refused to reopen the case 8/31/2018 02-11-2018 Court’s decision from 8/31/2018 to refuse the application to reopen the case. This is the translation of the court’s decision to refuse the application to have the case reopened. An appeal has been filed. Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation - Court Decision Letter

They died with dignity 10-10-2018 Do you know what shocked me most in this story? - asked Moisey Abramovich. - The first question of Krivonischenko's mother: "Tell me, did Yura die as a man?" They died with dignity.

Analysis of frame 34 from Krivonischenko film 1 13-04-2018 The notorious frame 34 has been a favorite subject of wild conspiracy theory ambassadors but never backed up with real photography facts. Vladimir Borzenkov believes that there is nothing mysterious in this frame and here his take on the specifics of the photo. He himself is a Dyaltov Pass tragedy researcher and an avid photographer which makes it a very good start for the discussion.

Vladimir Askinadzi: To hide the truth about the murder of Dyatlov group, the authorities came up with a missile version 28-01-2014 Vladimir Askinadzi: It was convenient for the authorities to let out a rumor about the missile version, because this version justified all the secrecy surrounding this case. It somehow calmed people and even relatives of the deceased. This version was taking the search away from the real truth.

Metal fragment with «waffle» design supports the rocket launch theory 13-04-2018 Aluminum construction more than one square meter was found four years ago. As experts explained, a similar "waffle" design is used on the rocket tanks for durability. Head of the Dyatlov Foundation is one of the adamant defenders of the rocket version of the tragedy on Dyatlov Pass.

The rocket theory 13-04-2018 Unsuccessful military trials could have caused the death of Dyatlov group in 1959.
"A number of very serious facts and findings lead us to that conclusion" - Komsomolskaya pravda and Channel 1 are investigation, Head of the Dyatlov Foundation Juri Kintsevich seem to be adamant about it.

Zolotaryov's meltdown 14-04-2018 Aleksandr Surkov's scenario explores the idea of two opposites clashing, Igor and Semyon. Semyon does not suspect that Igor leads the toughest and most strenuous hikes in the UPI tour section. Semyon's age and physical fitness are not able to withstand the demands of Igor, as he hikes not to get sports awards, but to test himself under the most difficult conditions. If we take into account Igor's authoritarianism and Semyon's unruly nature, the conflict would only be a matter of time.

Semyon's explanatory note 14-04-2018 This document shows Zolotaryov, no longer as a reckless adventurer, but as a calculating, intelligent careerist. He was a pragmatic person who wouldn’t take the stupid risk that the tragedy at the pass has been associated.

Tried for bribery and traitor brother 14-04-2018 The role of the combatant Semyon Alekseevich in the fateful expedition could have become fatal. His character was a difficult one, hot-tempered and unruly. We do not exclude that a confrontation between the leader of the trek and its most senior participant could have led to the tragic events.

Could Zolotaryov be a saboteur? 14-04-2018 Semyon Zolotaryov was a versatile senior sergeant with some holes and discrepancies in his military dossier. If this could be attributed to wartime staff shortcomings, then it is hard to explain why he lied about the number of his siblings in official documents. He also claimed orders he didn't receive. There are some alphabetical lists where his name appears added at the document's bottom at a subsequent time as if someone was inserting him into events he didn't belong to. Was this the contrived life of a saboteur?

Dyatlov Pass: the results of the second DNA tests of the remains of the alleged Semyon Zolotaryov 14-04-2018 Second examination, this time conducted by such an authoritative scholar as Pavel Ivanov, showed that the DNA of the person buried under the sign "Semyon Zolotaryov" matches the DNA of his niece. But this fact does not exclude the version of other researchers suspected that under the name of Semyon his brother Nikolai could be buried, who, according to archival documents, worked with the Germans and disappeared without a trace during the war. Therefore, we can not yet put a end on this investigation.