The Alyoshenka, or Kyshtym Dwarf, was discovered in 1996 in the village of Kaolinovy, Chelyabinsk region, Russia. It is thought to be the mummified remains of a human miscarriage. For some reason, the body of Alyoshenka disappeared over time. Therefore, the mummified remains of this mysterious creature, whose biological species has not been confirmed for a very long time, are all that remain.
The evidence for Alyoshenka’s long-term “survivability,” its anatomical and physiological traits, its behavior, and its biological responses to outside stimuli can’t be proven for sure because it only comes from first-hand accounts of people who saw the creature.
There was a strange, poorly preserved biological artifact—a curious corpse, one could say. Its mummification attempt had been less than successful, as evident from the photos and videos. The story of Alyoshenka’s discovery got mixed up with supernatural and mysterious elements, giving rise to more speculation. However, skeptics argue that it’s more of a modern folklore, lacking real evidence.
In light of the recent “alien reveal” by the Mexican government, Alyoshenka is a worthy topic to look into.
The Story of Alyoshenka
In May of 1996, a mentally ill pensioner called Tamara Vasilyevna Prosvirina found a weird creature in the village of Kaolinovy near Kyshtym. Some sources incorrectly report that its mummified remains were discovered in August, when in fact they were discovered much before that.
Tamara’s son Sergey was in jail for stealing from a dumpling store, and her daughter-in-law only paid biweekly visits to Tamara. In an intimate talk, Tamara Prosvirina revealed the creature to her daughter-in-law, also called Tamara Prosvirina. She claimed that when she was on her way to the forest’s well to get some water, she heard what sounded like a faded scream.
She went in the direction of the sound and discovered an unknown being among the pine needles. Neighbor Tamara Naumova said that Prosvirina disappeared for three days into the woods near the local school and returned with Alyoshenka wrapped in a scarf.
Except for Naumova, who came to her house every day to take care of her and help with housework, no one noticed her absence. There’s also the story where Tamara Prosvirina encountered the thing at the local graveyard after a rainstorm.
After being reprimanded for not reporting the find to the police, Prosvirina, diagnosed with schizophrenia, revealed the location of the discovery to the attending physician and investigator at the hospital. Tamara Prosvirina, instead of sending the creature away, brought him home with her and gave it the name “Alyoshenka“. They were mostly treats that she gave Alyoshenka which was 6.5 to 10 inches in size.
Alyoshenka was allegedly seen being fed by Prosvirina’s daughter-in-law, who later verified that it was still alive and producing what sounded like a whistle.
Alyoshenka, Prosvirina’s purported son, was introduced to the neighborhood as a member of the family. Her neighbors, aware that she was seeing a psychiatrist, reported her conduct to the physicians because they thought her statements were indicative of a new episode of her mental illness. Then, towards the middle of the month of July, Tamara Prosvirina checked herself into the Novogornyi mental facility.
When Alyoshenka Was Stolen
A criminal case involving the theft of copper electrical wires from a power line support in the village of Novogornyi was being investigated by Yevgeny Mokichev, then Captain of Justice and investigator for the Kyshtym Police Department, in August and September 1996. Local man Vladimir Faritovich Nurtdinov was being investigated as a possible suspect. During interrogation, Nurtdinov admitted to hiding the mummy of the “alien” in his garage.
Nurtdinov claimed that he found a dried-up dead corpse in Prosvirina’s residence and stole it with the goal of selling it, believing it to be the remains of an alien. He took the entrails out, cleaned the mummy with alcohol, dried it in the sun, and stashed it in the garage since the corpse was pretty much wet.
Vladimir Bendlin, the new lead investigator on the case of Alyoshenka, was fascinated by this unexpected development. Even though his superiors were against this mission, he went forward with it nevertheless since Bendlin was certain that the alleged Kyshtym Dwarf really “looked” like an alien.
The story of Alyoshenka went viral, drawing in ufologists from the “Star Academy of UFO Contact by Zolotov’s Method.” They talked Bendlin, the investigator, into giving them the mummy so they could examine it. Employing phrases such as “The entity stands ready for comprehensive analytical investigation, albeit restricted by intermittent disturbances of luminal origins.”
Prosvirina Was Killed
The results were supposed to be released to the public, and a scientific explanation for the “Alien Alyoshenka” incident was anticipated. However, the “Star Academy” emissaries and Alyoshenka disappeared without a trace from the village of Kaolinovy.
After leaving the hospital, Tamara Prosvirina returned to her house. She was leaving her home in the evening on August 5, 1999, when she was tragically killed when she was hit by a vehicle.
TV Asahi executives in Japan took an interest in this subject. They were interested in spending over $200,000 USD for the documents regarding the alien mummy. Their efforts bore fruit in the form of a TV movie titled “On the Trail of Alien Alyoshenka,” which aired on TV Asahi.
The rest of the country took a great interest in the subject and made several documentaries and TV shows about it. The Russian journalist Andrei Loshak made observations regarding the phenomenon. He even produced a TV documentary titled “Kyshtym Dwarf.” Programs like this aired on some of the largest Russian TV channels, like TNT, REN TV, Russia-2, and My Planet. The Russian scientist Vadim Chernobrov (d. 2017), associated with “Kosmopoisk,” a ufology group, undertook his independent investigation of Alyoshenka.
What Was Alyoshenka Really?
The Alyoshenka mummy was never subjected to any kind of formal investigation. Only once did experts examine the mummy informally. Vladimir Bendlin, the investigator, personally allowed this initiative. Local doctor Stanislav Samoshkin and forensic specialist Lyubov Romanova, who were allegedly present during the examination of the dried body with missing organs, concluded that Alyoshenka was not human.
Irina Ermolaeva, director of the gynecological department, and Igor Uskov, head of the urological department, her husband, determined beyond a reasonable doubt that the mummy was the product of a human birth that happened between 20 and 25 weeks of gestation and was marred by congenital malformation (CM) syndrome. Due to the radioactive spill at the Mayak chemical facility in 1957 (“Kyshtym disaster“), similar occurrences like Alyoshenka are well-known in the area around Kyshtym.
In 2002, the leader of Kosmopoisk, Vadim Chernobrov, said that he had obtained a scrap of cloth in which Alyoshenka had been wrapped for quite some time. Researchers at Russia’s Vavilov Institute of General Genetics were able to extract the genetic material of a person with several developmental impairments from this sample of tissue.
Upon discovering the origin of the humanoid creature from the Atacama Desert in Chile, the “Atacama Skeleton,” it was clear that a similar saga had unfolded with Alyoshenka. There were numerous speculations about its origins. However, when the tissue samples were analyzed, the results showed that they belonged to a normal human being whose growth had been severely stunted.
A Confession 23 Years Later
It appears that after Galina Semenkova stole Alyoshenka, the child’s corpse was sent for a forensic analysis, as she eventually acknowledged this story to Komsomolskaya Pravda (a Russian tabloid) journalists 23 years later. The humanoid Alyosha was revealed to be the mutated fetus of a person exposed to radiation during the 1957 Kyshtym Disaster. It was revealed to be a miscarried human.
Most doctors today back up this interpretation of the story. The gynecologist who examined Alyoshenka, Irina Uskova, said that the overall shape of the baby was the result of a frequent congenital disease. The disease was called cloverleaf skull (craniosynostosis).
According to the accounts of local residents, following the buzz and skepticism surrounding the rumors of an extraterrestrial being, the town dwellers with a more cynical disposition proposed their own theory about the origin of Alyoshenka. It was suggested that a miscarriage might have occurred to one of the teenagers from the school.
The school was situated in close proximity to the spot where Alyoshenka was found. The schoolgirl probably avoided the hospital because she did not want her pregnancy to be documented. Galina Semenkova examined Alyoshenka’s corpse, and then she probably had the body disposed of for some reason.
Alyoshenka in Today’s Culture
Documentary filmmaker Andrei Loshak’s “Kyshtym Dwarf” aired on NTV in 2006 as part of the channel’s “Profession-Reporter” series. Several works of art were inspired by the legend of the dwarf from Kyshtym; for example, in 2007 and 2008, two theaters in Yekaterinburg staged productions based on the legend.
The drama “Alyoshenka – the Kyshtym Alien” premiered in 2007 at an experimental theater in Yekaterinburg. The screenplay was developed using information gleaned from interviews, news articles, and historical documents. A drama on Alyoshenka, based on interviews with individuals who had contact with or saw the baby, was performed in Yekaterinburg’s “Theater No. 3” in 2008.
The screenplay for the 2007 film “Extraterrestrial” was inspired by Alyoshenka. In a 2009 novel by Oleg Shishkin, a pensioner called Tamara Vasilyevna adopts an extraterrestrial creature from a graveyard and names it Alyoshenka. Most of the references to this topic in culture are from Russia, including a video game, a rock band, and another TV show.
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