What did the searchers find in the mysterious cave of the Chegem Gorge and what does KBSU have to do with it?

The cultural-adventure program “Searchers. Talking mummies of the Chegem Gorge”, in which the experts were employees of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov.

KBSU Vice-Rector for Research, Doctor of Chemical Sciences Svetlana Hashirova, Director of the KBSU Technology Transfer Office, Ph.D. Zaur Zashakuev, Head of the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology of the Faculty of Medicine, Doctor of Medical Sciences Zaira Haraeva and Deputy Director of the Social and Humanitarian Institute in scientific activity, candidate of historical sciences Hakim Gegraev spoke in the program, considering the topic, each in its own aspect. «Searchers» is a cycle of educational and adventure programs.

The program is dedicated to significant events in the history of Russia and abroad, as well as private stories of famous people who left many questions and secrets to their descendants. In order to unravel another mystery, the leading programs explore both chronicle sources and finds discovered directly at the site of historical events, and sometimes make curious discoveries. With the release of «Searchers. The Talking Mummies of the Chegem Gorge» can be found on the page of the Kultura TV channel on the Watch portal.

“In the spring of 1767, in one of the villages located in the Chegem Gorge of Kabardino-Balkaria, people suddenly began to die. Fearing that it could turn out to be an epidemic, the Russian authorities decided to investigate. A special commission was sent to the Balkar settlement, whose members tried to sort out the problem. However, the investigation raised more questions than answers. After all, local residents assured that the deaths were due to the curse of talking mummies, whose tomb was plundered by Chegem shepherds. But where could mummies come from 250 years ago in the mountains of the Caucasus, and even talking ones? The seekers will try to find this mysterious cave and find out the real reasons for the deaths of people,” — the description for the program “The Seekers” says.