MOSCOW, April 23, Anna Nekhaeva. coins, knightly armor, jewelry, birch bark letters — treasures are different, but they are hidden by pirates, aristocrats and not only. It has its own traditions, many legends, sometimes dramatic and mystical stories happen. About some of them — in the material. crop-width=»600″ data-crop-height=»450″ data-source-sid=»cc_by-sa_40″ class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1440″ decoding=»async» />< br />
Rituals and Ceremonies
Not always an archaeological find brings joy and wealth. The treasure was supposed to be buried with a «slander». That is, performing ritual actions so that an outsider does not take it.
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«There are rules for treasure hunters, how to behave and dress. You can’t swear, laugh — otherwise you will fail, ”the State Historical Museum said.
Values were hidden in the Time of Troubles, the Revolution, the Civil War. They buried coins, jewelry, and sometimes tools.
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“Precious metals were not mined in Ancient Rus', and therefore European coins were melted down for their hryvnias — ingots in the form of rhombuses or even sticks. They began to mint their own only in the second half of the 14th century,» the Kremlin Museums explained.
Cursed gold of the Kuban
the warrior of the 5th century BC was found by the «black archaeologist» Andrey Chamkin in the late 1990s.
An iron helmet, gold foil patches, ornate silver bowls, a rare plate depicting a snake woman are unique items. type=»photo» data-crop-ratio=»0.639200998751561″ data-crop-width=»600″ data-crop-height=»384″ data-source-sid=»rian_photo» class=»lazyload» width=»1920 » height=»1227″ decoding=»async» />
The treasure hunter was illegally selling small parts of equipment, and law enforcement officers soon found him.
A case was opened and he committed suicide in his barn.
Then they shot my sister, my mother died. The locals started talking about the curse of the treasure.
It is believed to be worth over a million dollars. Today, the Mzymta Treasure is kept in the Sochi Art Museum.
Treasures of noble palaces
During the revolution, before emigration, aristocrats hid jewelry in estates in the hope of returning. 
A few years ago, a cache was discovered between the ceilings of the Naryshkins' mansion in the center of St. Petersburg. In the 18th century it was the house of Alexander Pushkin's great-grandfather Abram Gannibal, then it was bought by Prince Vasily Naryshkin and ordered to be rebuilt by the architect Gedike. (Sazikov, Ovchinnikov, Khlebnikov, Faberge, Keibel) — were packed in newspapers of June-September 1917. Since then, no one has touched them.
The main part of the Naryshkin treasure is located in the Konstantinovsky Palace. There are rumors of mysterious powers guarding it. No wonder no one knew about him and he is rarely shown to the public.
Construction Rukavishnikov's estate in Nizhny Novgorod was hindered by the merchant's sister: she refused to leave the wooden hut. But my brother insisted.
According to legend, her spirit wanders the corridors and guards treasures. Anyone who dares to find and take the jewels out of the house will have to deal with an angry ghost. -crop-ratio=»0.665258368540786″ data-crop-width=»600″ data-crop-height=»399″ data-source-sid=»rian_photo» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1277″ decoding=»async» />
According to another version, the Rukavishnikovs created a whole system of caches where they hid family heirlooms. They are allegedly guarded by three ghosts at once. They say that in the 1930s they managed to capture the ghosts in a photograph: in the picture on the second floor of the wing, three shadows are visible. As if they were former servants protecting the building and its wealth.
Polish Witch
In the old days, people entered Kolomna through the Pyatnitsky Gates. In case of danger, they were closed with double doors, between which there were metal bars — gers.
Marina Mnishek ordered them to be removed so that the Polish army entered Kolomna. And when she left the city with the stolen jewels, she also captured the gate from the tower.
A significant part of the wealth was hidden in a pit, 25 miles away, not far from the village of Bogorodskoye. From above they covered with gates, sprinkled with earth. Mnishek, who was considered a sorceress, put a curse on the treasure so that no one would find it. 
Locals claim that treasure hunters go missing here.
Chinese Treasures in Russian
When they explored Primorye, the settlers were very annoyed by Chinese pirates — hunghuzi. 0.414658837821421″ data-crop-width=»600″ data-crop-height=»249″ data-source-sid=»rian_photo» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»796″ decoding=»async»/
They raided, plundered, and then hid in fast junks. In addition, they attacked ships and took cargo. It was said that the pirates drowned their captives in the sea, sacrificing to the Black Dragon.
They were based on the islands that are now called Russky and Popova, not far from modern Vladivostok. For a couple of centuries, the Chinese have looted a lot. According to legend, their gold is still there — under a «conspiracy». And so far, there were no daredevils to dig up the treasure.