@Jean Daniel Reuss ......Your thorough and elaborate description of the ex-zeks behaviour is very nice, as is the description of the political context of the time - yet it would require a detailed analysis of the final night (Fev 1st to 2nd) to be fulfilling. I.e. - why were the skiers caught off-guard (there was supposed to be a watchment outside); why didn't they take the knives and axes; how were they followed in the pitch black night by the ex-zeks (how could the attackers see better then them - that would require multiple flashlights); how were the traumatic injuries of SLobodin (symmetrical hits on both temples), Lyubidina (multiple rib fractures without hits to hands, arms, etc), "Zolotaryov" (same as Lyubidina), caused ? (a detailed description); why aren't there more footprints discovered on Fev 26th ? (surely the ex-zeks should have made footprints following the retreating skiers).
IMHO, the DPI belongs to the category of terrorist attacks, as there have been thousands of others around the world since 1945, perpetrated by ex-zeks who considered themselves to be anti-Soviet and anti-communist warriors infiltrated into the heart of the enemy's structure.
An explanation of the DPI is difficult because it would require serious background knowledge of the history of Russia and its surrounding countries, and also of international geopolitics.
For example, it is not easy to find information on the nationalities of the ex-zeks, who lived and worked in the Vizhay region and who were the attackers.
Were they:
Chechens, Ingush, Crimean Tatars, Poles, Czechoslovakians, Hungarians, Romanians, Moldovans, Ukrainians, Koreans, Germans, Bulgarians, Estonians, Lithuanians, Latvians... or from other countries ? What makes the DPI so original is that the weapons used successfully were simple clubs or blugdeons, fashioned from birch trunks.
So I intend to develop my explanations
in the topic: "Altercation on the pass" (and not in the "Murdered" topic, nor in the "General Discussion" topic).
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The final night (Feb 1st to 2nd) is not the most difficult chapter to reconstruct approximately.
why were the skiers caught off-guard (there was supposed to be a watchment outside)?
•• I do not think there were any hikers posted or watching outside the tent.
To illustrate the importance of harsh weather
Morski placed a video ("Murdered > My short take on murder") :
Some hikers stayed fully dressed so that they could intervene outside the tent for a few minutes. For example, to drive in stakes or tent supports, to reinforce loose anchorages in the wind..
why did not they take the knives and axes ?
•• The knives in question were folding knives, apparently without a safety lock.
I do not know if the hikers were trained in the fighting with knife which implies a fast and precise style, unsuited to the outside conditions (darkness, wind, cold...).
The axes and the ice axe would have been more effective to defend themselves... It is likely that the hikers underestimated the risks of an attack. Or did they think that setting up the tent on a treeless surface was a sufficient protection
how were they followed in the pitch black night by the ex-zeks (how could the attackers see better then them - that would require multiple flashlights) ?
•• I think that on the slope of the Klolat Syakhl the violent hand-to-hand combat where Kolmogorova, Slobodin, Dyatlov (in that order) fell stunned, wounded and then froze to death took place in complete darkness.
The flaslights were not used and the moon was not yet up. No one could see anything but vague dark outlines standing out against the lighter background of the snow.
Loss of balance and falls were frequent on both parts because the snow-covered ground was uneven and slippery.
The attackers could not see better than the hikers, but they had better footwear. Thus the attackers could move faster (rather less slowly) which was a decisive advantage for the attackers as they kept the initiative to go on the offensive or break off the fight.
About 3 hours after leaving the tent Doroshenko was stunned by surprise, because being dazzled by the light of the fire, he could not see that the attackers were approaching while they could see Doroshenko clearly.
how were the traumatic injuries of SLobodin (symmetrical hits on both temples) ?
•• Once the victim, unconscious or slowed down in his movements by the first blows received, is lying on the ground, it is sufficient to continue hitting.
In Slobodin's case, it was enough to hit him one or more times on the left temple, then turn his head and continue hitting the right temple.
Lyubidina (multiple rib fractures without hits to hands, arms, etc), "Zolotaryov" (same as Lyubidina), caused ?
•• There is no difficulty in breaking human bones with a heavy club, as the energy corresponding to the blows is more than sufficient.
Approximately, we have 4 kg falling from a height of 3 m (120 joules) to which we must add double the muscular energy produced by a set of large muscles.
The energy of a single blow from a birch club is of the order of 400 joules.
In the case of the four of the den found on May 5, (and who could not defend themselves with fists), because their corpses were rotten external injuries were not discernable.
why are not there more footprints discovered on Fev 26th ?
•• On the slope of the Kholat Syakhl almost all traces of footsteps and fights had been erased on February 26, 1959 because the wind had often blown strongly since February 2.
See also:
https://forum.dyatlovpass.com/index.php?topic=614.0General Discussion > Experiment with raised tracks
Teddy , April 11, 2020, 12:03:49 AM
On the other hand, in the valley of the Auspiya river the trace of the 9 hikers' skis was still visible when the rescuers on the ground searched for them.
Naturally, after their victory, the attackers returned to North-2 following carefully the ski tracks that the hikers had come from North-2.
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