Njengoba sigxile emhlabeni othakazelisayo wemidlalo yevidiyo, sivame ukuhlangana nezinganekwane namadolobha adumile. Elinye idolobha elinjalo, i-Kitezh, lisebenze njengengemuva lochungechunge lwegeyimu yevidiyo ye-action-adventure, Rise of the Tomb Raider. Umlingisi oyinhloko, u-Lara Croft, uqala umkhankaso wokufuna into yobuciko eyaziwa ngokuthi Umthombo Waphezulu, okukholakala ukuthi ingcwatshwe edolobheni elilahlekile laseKitezh. Nakuba indaba yomdlalo iyinganekwane ngokuphelele, kuyamangaza ukuqaphela ukuthi i-Kitezh kukholakala ukuthi yayikhona ngempela, yacwiliswa ekujuleni kweLake Svetloyar e-Russia.
Umsuka we-Kitezh
Umsuka we-Kitezh ungalandelelwa emuva ezinsukwini zangaphambili ze-Rus', nenkomba yokuqala ebhaliwe evela ku-Kitezh Chronicle, eyabhalwa ama-Old Believers ngawo-1780s. I-Old Believers yayiyiqembu elahlukana neSonto Lobu-Orthodox LaseRussia elisemthethweni ngemva kuka-1666 liphikisana nezinguquko zesonto.
Incwadi yeziKronike ilandisa ukuthi uMkhulu uGeorgy waseVladimir walisungula kanjani idolobha laseLesser Kitezh osebeni lomfula iVoskresensky esifundeni saseNizhny Novgorod enkabeni yeRussia. Kamuva wathola indawo enhle enhla nomfula ogwini lweLake Svetloyar, ayibona ilungele ukusungulwa kweGreater Kitezh. Lalihloselwe ukuba libe idolobha lezindela, elingcweliswe yilabo ababehlala kulo.
“INkosana yalenza laba lihle leli dolobha, yalakha lanamasonto, izindela, izigodlo zabafana. Wabe eseyizungeza ngomsele futhi waphakamisa izindonga ngezinga,” kubhala uBarker & Grant kwethi 'The Russia Reader: History, Culture, Politics'.
Ukuwa kweKitezh
Ngo-1238, ukuthula kukaKitezh kwaphazamiseka lapho amaMongol, eholwa uBatu Khan, ehlasela eNyakatho-mpumalanga yeRussia. AmaMongol, lapho ezwa izindaba zedolobha elinamandla laseKitezh, ayezimisele ukulinqoba. Baqale bafika e-Lesser Kitezh, okwaholela empini neNkosana Enkulu uGeorgy. Naphezu kwemizamo yakhe, uGeorgy waphoqeleka ukuba ahlehle ngaseGreater Kitezh, indawo eyayingaziwa amaMongol.
Ecasulwe ukuphikiswa, u-Batu Khan waphendukela ekuhlukumezeni izithunjwa ukuze akhiphe indawo ye-Greater Kitezh. Naphezu kokuhlupheka kwabo, abathunjwa bahlala beqinile, besaba isiqalekiso saphakade lapho bembula umuzi wabo ongcwele. Nokho, isithunjwa esisodwa, uKuter'ma, wanqotshwa ukuhlukunyezwa futhi wembula izindlela eziyimfihlo eziya eLake Svetloyar.
I-Kitezh - idolobha elingabonakali
Ukulandisa kwalokho okwenzeka ngokulandelayo kusalokhu kuwukuqagela. Ngokubika kweChronicle uMntwana ukwazile ukufihla izitsha ezingcwele nezinkonzo zenkonzo echibini ngaphambi kokuba ahlangane nesiphetho sakhe empini. Ngokuyisimangaliso, idolobha laseKitezh lalingabonakali, lathathelwa indawo umbono wamanzi nehlathi.
Izinganekwane nezindaba zomdabu zaseKitezh
Ukunyamalala kweKitezh kudale izinganekwane eziningi nezinganekwane. Enye indaba enjalo ilandisa ukuthi idolobha lacwila echibini ngentando kaNkulunkulu ukuze livimbele ingcebo yalo ukuba ingaweleli ezandleni zamaMongol. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni iLake Svetloyar liqanjwe ngokuthi “i-Russian Atlantis”. Ngokwale nganekwane, ibutho lamaMongol lalibukele lingenalusizo njengoba idolobha licwila, futhi udonga olucwebezelayo lwesonto lombhishobhi luwukugcina ukubonakala.
Inganekwane mayelana ne-Kitezh iphakamisa ukuthi yilabo kuphela abahlanzekile enhliziyweni nasemphefumulweni abangabuka idolobha. Kubikwe ama-akhawunti amaningi okuzwa izinsimbi zesonto zikhala echibini noma ukubona izibani nemidwebo yezakhiwo ngaphansi kwamanzi. Ichibi bekuyindawo yokuvakasha ethandwayo kulabo abanethemba lokuzwa lezi zinsimbi, abesifazane baze bavakashela ngesikhathi seMpi Yezwe Yesibili bezothandazela amadodana abo.
Usesho lwe-Kitezh
Ngo-2011, kwaqala umkhankaso wokuvubukula ukuze kutholwe izinsalela zaseKitezh ngaseLake Svetloyar. Bathola iminonjana yendawo yokuhlala yasendulo kanye nezingcezwana zobumba bendabuko baseRussia, ezikhomba ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuba khona kwedolobha. Ithimba lihlela ukuqhubeka nokuhlola ukudalula izimfihlakalo zendawo yokuhlala yasendulo ngokukhanyisela idolobha elingabonakali laseKitezh.
