Blue Stone (Russia)

Coordinates: 56°47′03″N 38°49′27″E / 56.78417°N 38.82417°E / 56.78417; 38.82417

Sin-Kamen (Синь-Камень, in Russian literally – Blue Stone, or Blue Rock) is a type of pagan sacred stones, widespread in Russia, in areas historically inhabited by both Eastern Slavic (Russian), and Uralic tribes (Merya, Muroma[1]). Unlike Sledovik (both Sledovik proper and Cup-stones), Blue Stones did not have major hallows on them, and were venerated in a simpler way: by pouring water on them, or leaving food offerings. Some of the Blue Stones are still known, and to some extent venerated by local population.

The Sin-Kamen (Blue Rock) near Lake Pleshcheyevo used to be a Meryan shrine

If used as a personal name, Sin-Kamen (Blue Rock) usually refers to the most famous sacred stone of this kind, located on a shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo near Pereslavl-Zalesskiy. While in the majority of cases, the stones belonging to the Blue Stones type, have a black, or dark gray color, this particular stone does indeed look dark blue, when wet.[2] The stone surface is covered with small knobs;[2] its weight is estimated to be about 12 tons[3]

References

  1. ↑ И.Д. Маланин. Материалы разведки Синих камней Подмосковья в 2003 году // Краеведение и регионоведение. Межвузовский сборник научных трудов. ч.1. Владимир, 2004. (Russian)
  2. 1 2 Бердников, В. Синий камень Плещеева озера // Наука и жизнь. – 1985. – № 1. – С. 134–139. (Russian)
  3. ↑ Комаров К. И. Древние боги Ярославской земли (Russian)
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