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About DON'T GO THERE: True mystery of the Dyatlov Pass

All of Russia knows the mystery; nobody knows the truth. Nine young hikers vanish in the Ural Mountains, their battered, frozen bodies found far outside the camp. Why weren't they dressed? What was the "overwhelming force" that fractured ribs without bruising? Why did the KGB infiltrate the search parties and attend the funerals? Svetlana Oss first brought the story into the international spotlight in 2008. In her groundbreaking English-language investigation for The Moscow Times, she meticulously presented the hypotheses that have proliferated for decades. Now, she reveals the truth. "Don't Go There" unveils the calamitous end of the journey for the nine experienced climbers from the Ekaterinburg University Climbing Society. Newly declassified information, records never translated before, and a captivating perspective will astonish readers. "This mystery has a peculiar and persistent trait: every theory is contradicted by at least one conflicting fact," Oss says. "Not a single explanation is able to conquer the riddle. This excites people. It excites me."

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