4 Mysteries of Mikhail Lomonosov

School textbooks, which tells about the scientific works of the great Russian scientist Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711-1765), write about his amazing fate: the son of a simple peasant became an academician only because he was struggling to reach for knowledge! Is curiosity enough for a peasant in serf Russia to make such an incredible career?

Many people think that something is unclean here - and, probably, this is why we often hear the opinion that Mikhail Lomonosov was the illegitimate son of Tsar Peter I.

Indeed, Peter I repeatedly visited Arkhangelsk, he worked as a simple carpenter at the Bazhenov shipyard. And there was this shipyard near Kurostrov, where the future great scientist was born. Consciousness unwittingly connects the names of the tsar and the peasant, because then it would seem easier to explain the amazing mysteries of the biography of Mikhail Lomonosov. These puzzles aren't easy.

First mystery.

Vasily Lomonosov was orphaned early and lived on the farmstead of his uncle. In the inventory of 1710 he was marked by a poor 30-year-old bachelor; in the same year he married the daughter of Prosvirni Elena Ivanovna Sivkova. In November 1711, their son Michael was born. It is surprising that according to the inventory of 1722, ten years later, Vasily became the richest man in the Arkhangelsk region: he had a large estate, fishing, a fish pond, the largest two-masted ship in Arkhangelsk for 90 tons. This ship cost 500 rubles, the money is huge! How did he manage to earn such wealth? .

Second mystery.

Michael's mother died when he was 9. Vasily married twice, but he had no more sons. Nevertheless, he was very harsh to his son, often beat him, and Michael responded to his father with similar feelings. Many years later, Lomonosov wrote about himself: “My father and mother left me in infancy.” . . ?

Strange words! After all, in reality, the son himself abandoned his father and family and in December 1730 with a train went to Moscow. Gone is the only heir to the richest industrialist of Arkhangelsk! Why did you break up with your father? Is it just 'evil stepmother'? They never saw each other again, and they were forever separated. The son languished in Moscow for three pennies a day, and his father, donating huge at that time money for the construction of the church and begging for some unknown sins, did not send him a penny.

Third mystery.

The decree of the Holy Synod of June 7, 1723 strictly prohibited the admission of peasant children to the Moscow Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy. And despite this prohibition, Michael was admitted to it in January 1731! True, he lied and called himself a noble son, but the leadership of the Academy was also not simpletons, they quickly checked everything and, of course, revealed a terrible deception at that time. It would seem that Lomonosov should have been shamefully expelled from the Academy! No, he was enrolled as a student with a salary (and according to modern concepts - with a scholarship) of 10 rubles a year. The question is, why didn’t Michael get kicked out when the deception was revealed? .

And then – even more amazing: a simple peasant and a “man”. Mikhaila is sent from Moscow to St. Petersburg, where in March 1736 the Cabinet of Ministers of Russia approves his candidacy together with two noble children on a long trip abroad - to England, Holland and France - "to see the most famous chemical laboratories."

Fourth mystery.

Lomonosov’s father died in 1741 on an unknown island after a shipwreck. That same year, Michaelo had a terrible visionary dream on a ship as he was returning from Germany to Russia. He told Arkhangelsk exactly where to look for the missing father. The Pomors sailed to the island, found the body of Vasily Lomonosov and buried him. . .

In conclusion.

Lomonosov literally idolized Peter I, dedicated odes to him, created a unique mosaic painting “Poltava Battle”, where the main character is Tsar Peter I in the foreground of the mosaic. There is a beautiful mosaic portrait of Peter I, also created by Lomonosov. He said, “If there is a man like God, according to our conception, to be found except Peter the Great, I will not find him.”

Perhaps the rumor is fair? So many mysteries, coincidences... Are they accidental?

Let’s face it: no matter how tempting this version, Peter I had no direct relation to the birth of Mikhail Lomonosov. Indeed, he was in Arkhangelsk three times, but in 1693, 1694 and 1702. The new year 1711 met the tsar in St. Petersburg, on January 17 he left for Moscow, where he stayed until his wedding with Catherine on March 16, 1711.

In 1986, a wonderful film “Mikhailo Lomonosov” was made, which, I think, is simply a must-see for the younger generation.

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