This video is about a man whose work each of us has seen (because their photos have always been in history textbooks), and about whom almost no one knows anything.
Mikhail Gerasimov was an anthropologist who recreated the appearance of many historical figures from their preserved skulls. It is thanks to him that we know what Prince Yaroslav the Wise, the legendary conqueror Timur Tamerlane and the bloody tsar Ivan the Terrible looked like.
And now we tell about Gerasimov, his method and his characters.
Contents:
00:00 A historical, but relevant issue
02:14 Who is Mikhail Gerasimov?
07:49 Why didn't Gerasimov have a higher education?
12:53 The first attempts of reconstructions
16:26 Malta - Gerasimov's main archaeological discovery
23:43 How did the discovery of Malta save the scientist's life?
30:03 Yaroslav the Wise was the first historical person who was restored by Gerasimov
34:09 A portrait of Andrey Bogolyubsky: what was Gerasimov accused of?
38:01 The church of the Intercession on the Nerl - the pearl of Russian architecture
41:16 The brutal murder of Andrei Bogolyubsky
47:10 How did the Vladimir icon of the Godmother save Russia from Tamerlane?
50:20 Who and why disturbed Tamerlane's grave?
56:17 How did the cruel Tamerlane become a national Uzbekistan hero?
1:04:34 What connected Gerasimov with Knorozov?
1:07:34 How do we know what ancient people looked like?
1:12:47 Which part of the face cannot be reconstructed from the skull?
1:18:02 How can the deceased be identified by the skull?
1:20:53 What was Gerasimov criticized for?
1:22:43 Why doesn't the reconstruction of Admiral Ushakov's face look like his portrait?
1:28:15 How did Gerasimov receive recognition?
1:35:47 How did Gerasimov resolve the long-standing dispute about Schiller's grave?
1:38:45 What became known about Ivan the Terrible after the opening of his tomb?
1:43:07 Was Ivan the Terrible the Stalin of his time?
1:45:50 The mystery of the death of Ivan the Terrible
1:48:16 Who was the son of Ivan the Terrible like?
1:51:11 What legacy did Gerasimov leave behind?
1:54:27 Is it possible to recreate a face using a computer?
1:58:49 Why do we need the Gerasimov method?
2:01:43 For every tyrant and hero there is his own plasticine