Depopulation of Zashiversk spawned a Siberian legend: when local traders found a chest abandoned at the fairground, a shaman prohibited opening the chest while an Orthodox priest agreed to open it. Traders opened the chest ... and released the grim reaper.
The depopulation of Zashiversk gave rise to a Siberian tale: traders found a chest at the fairground, but a shaman forbade opening it. An Orthodox priest agreed to open it, and when they did, they released the Grim Reaper.