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Not so many of moscowvites who are equally knowledgeable about the earth and about the underground beauty of the city. The most well – known underground tour Daniel Davydov and Nikita Dubas. With Daniel we even had a chance to explore an old channel of Neglinka under Tsvetnoy Boulevard. And Nikita agreed to take us to one of the underground rivers in the South-West. And all anything, but then the weather interfered. “During these rainy descent to the collector is a serious risk,” warned Nikita. So the beauty of the underground while it is necessary to study the records of exciting excursions.

One of the mentioned experts, YouTube-blogger Daniel Davydov, demonstrates in his channel picture Apollinaria Vasnetsov “Moscow-city and surroundings during the second half of the XII century”. The incredible size of the hill Borovitsky hill where now stands the Kremlin. Ahead of the Moscow river, but the North-West in the ravine flows Neglinka, praised Vladimir gilyarovski. Then Neglinka was important for the defense of the fortress. But in the XIX century the situation changed. By 1811 the river was turned into a stinking muck that ran right in the centre of the city. The residents of private homes, which then in Moscow was in abundance, poured the slops in there, since sanitation did not exist. Added “pepper” to this situation goldsmiths. The so-called first vacuum trucks, which collected the sewage in huge barrels. “Work they were allowed only at night, – says Daniel. The workmen wanted to go round as many houses, so the drums were often emptied not in landfills. The contents simply poured into the upper reaches of the Neglinka under cover of darkness”. Therefore, the first section of Neglinka hid underground before the war with Napoleon.

On a tour under the ground need to be sure to bring clothes you do not mind dirty. The digger-guide – helmet with a lamp, otherwise it will be difficult to see anything. Traditionally the group meets near the Garden ring between the Maryina Grove and Tsvetnoy Boulevard. There are manholes through which you can get in an enclosed underground Neglinka. If there is no rain, water in the river not so much. Although this river have not dumped sewage, the water is still unclear. Get here through the storm drains not only rainwater, but also soil. Stone arches, which are tourists, is a collector of the early XX century. But a little further on the scenery changes. Here is the underground heating pipes, so the clearance in the tunnel is narrowed. “When heavy rains fall, the reservoir is completely filled, explains macquoid, pointing to the left flowing a small stream. – It was a small “double” Neglinka”.

And where is the famous trail Gilyarovskogo? The correspondent of “RG”, accompanied by Daniel Davydova managed to get down near the circus building. LAZ is not the widest but inside can be quite easily accommodate. This is an old channel of Neglinka, the header is not valid. In fact, to redo it began just after articles Gilyarovskogo, where he talked about the terrible state of the collector. In the place where we walked the famous writer and publicist, you can see the parapet of Sandstone is part of the Neglinka embankment, which was landscaped in the late eighteenth century. Under the ground you can also see the dwarf stalactites – these are salt deposits that are washed from roads. Moscow underground is not only Neglinka. Employees of the Department of underground research voopik said in his public of unusual trickle, in the area of the Kiev station is Budinca river, which flows through the pipe. The collector here, ovate, the height of a man of average height. Near the Moscow river this pipe is covered with soil, and the river goes into the branch, near the pier “Kievsky railway station”. In voopik note that this is one of the very few historic gutters that are appropriate to the Moskva river on the right. Interesting and Chernogryazka river, a tributary of the Yauza. It began to be moved underground in the late nineteenth century. In its manifold experts met earlier plot – brick gallery which was used for effluent discharge from the factory “ARMA”. Affairs of bygone days – about 1860-ies.

Nikita Dubas, underground guide

– all of the tour is to bring old clothes and cotton construction gloves. Rubber boots will be required. No serious requirements on physical training to the tourists we don’t have enough desire and ability to go through dungeons.

One of the tourists who visited Daniel Davydov manifold of the river Chur (this is a tributary of the Moscow river, which originates in the area of via Garibaldi), Andrey Morozov dispelled key myths that exist we have a relatively dungeon.

Myth No. 1: dungeons – it’s dirt and stink. Actually, the manifold of the river is not a sewer and even trash. There is not dirtier than the ordinary river or in the city after rain. There’s a fog and it smells like a cellar or a cave: the air is damp, cool but not musty.

Myth No. 2: in the dungeons closely and scary. In the sewers the ceiling height was ten feet, no less! To be there alone and without a lantern would be, of course, terrible. But the company is completely comfortable.

Myth No. 3: all sorts of diggers is uneducated outcasts that are in dungeons are calling demons. Daniil Davydov had a very interesting tour and told about the history and about the geography of this place, and about the technical features of underground structures. Me for almost 15 years as Muscovite, 95 percent of this story was absolutely new!

underground tours of sabronirawati on the underground guide.RF or podzemly.ru. The cost of walking on the river – from 2.5 to 3.5 thousand rubles.

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Jennifer Alvarez is an investigative journalist and is a correspondent for European Union. She is based in Zurich in Switzerland and her field of work include covering human rights violations which take place in the various countries in and outside Europe. She also reports about the political situation in European Union. She has worked with some reputed companies in Europe and is currently contributing to USA News as a freelance journalist. As someone who has a Masters’ degree in Human Rights she also delivers lectures on Intercultural Management to students of Human Rights. She is also an authority on the Arab world politics and their diversity.