Fedor Andreevich Makhnov was the highest person in the Russian Empire. Stop it was 51 centimeter, and the palm is 32 centimeters. The young peasant weighed 182 kilograms and walked very strong. According to some information, he was the highest man of the earth in history. His growth was exactly 2 meters of 85 centimeters.

Childhood Fed.

Born in the peasant family of the Starosal Volost Vitebsk Province (now Belarus) on June 6, 1878. His parents, as well as brothers and sisters, were tall above average, but were not giants. Fyodor grew up to 2.5 meters in his youth. The newborn was too large, his mother did not take heavy gods and died. Little Syrotot took to her upbringing grandfather with grandmother. But at the age of 10, his father took a grown boy back towards him.
Helping the Father on the Economy, Fedya Rasp and hardened. Not in age is large, he could easily pull the peasant television to the mountain, or to raise an adult man on the burden. Neighbors often used his ability to build houses, where he helped raise logs.
At a young age, the boy was hired by a local landowner for cleaning the river from Boulders. They prevented the normal functioning of the mill.

a 12-year-old child could fit into his boot.

When the young giant was 14 years old, he began to hit his head on the ceiling, had to rebuild the hut. For Fedor, an individual bed had to make, but Blacksmith dragged with the execution of the order, and the boy managed to grow it. One day a giant teenager, who worked on the Polotsky Bazar in Vitebsk, saw the Billier's OTO - the owner of the wrath circus. It is worth considering that it was the end of the XIX century, while the speeches of wonder people enjoyed enormous popularity. The German persuaded his native Fedor to lower it to Germany.

he docked her few offenders to the fact that he shoved their caps under the log cabin or put on the skates of the roofs

Work in the circus

So the young giant fell into Europe. At first, Fyodor studied German and parallel with this was mastered with a circular craft. He learned to effectively blend horseshoes, break bricks with palm. At 16, Fedor Makhnov signed a contract for work in the circus. The audience was delighted. People came to ideas not to look at the tricks, how much to see the giant, whose height was more than 2.5 meters. Fedor Makhnov, lying, easily raised the platform with a small orchestra.

He performed in Germany, Great Britain and the United States, where he met President Theodore Roosevelt.

In Europe, a giant was a real wonder and pet favorite

It is worth noting that it was hard for him to move, since all transport, hotels, catering establishments were calculated only on people of standard sizes. After nine years of work in the circus, he returned to his native village. On the money earned, the giant bought the land from the landlord and his house that rebuilt under him. It is worth noting that he always continued to help the Oto Bidander. The owner of the circus and artist remained friends.

A family

Upon arrival at Makhnov, the estate was bought and rebuilt everything under his height. He also furnished everything with appropriate furniture. By the way, building materials sent the same binder from Germany. Later, the village, in which the Fedor's family lived, was typing "Giant Floor". This is the former village of Gorbachi (now Grodno region of Belarus).

Fedor was a very kind man, loved his children, was always ready to help villagers

After some time, Fedor married the local teacher Efrosini Lebedeva. Its growth was more than 180 cm, but the spouse still looked like a crumb next to her husband. Five children appeared in the family.
When the reserve of money came to an end, the Giant again went to Europe, where he was met with constant success. After the speeches of Fyodor Makhnova and his wife were invited to secular rounds. Even there Fedor managed to cheer the public: he signed the cigarettes directly from the chandelier. Several times for hooliganism or non-compliance with the contract he tried to arrest the police. But every time Makhnova was released, since they simply did not have the camera, in which he would fit.

Nutrition Giant

Each meal consisted of several kilograms of products, and wipe the Makhnov as much as 24 hours. The nutrition of the giant was 4 times. For example, the breakfast was a set of 8 round loaves with butter, 20 eggs and 2 liters of tea. 1 kg of potatoes, 2.5 kg of meat and 3 liters of beer left for lunch. Dinner consisted of 2.5 kg of meat, 3 loaves of bread, 2 liters of tea and a pelvic of fruit. And before bedtime, he was given another 1 loaf of bread, 15 eggs and 1 liter of tea or milk.

Body parameters

Stop it was 51 centimeter, and the palm is 32 centimeters. The young peasant weighed 182 kilograms and walked very strong. According to some information, he was the highest man of the earth in history. His growth was exactly 2 meters of 85 centimeters. And this is despite the fact that the official global record is 2 meters 72 centimeters (American Robert Wozle).

Death

Fedor Andreevich died on August 28 (September 10), 1912, at the age of 34. Presumably, from the disease of the lungs, although there are other versions. Someone was talking that the Giant was poisoned by rivals or envious, but no evidence is given to this. Buried him on the graveyard behind the village of Gorbachi. In 1939, his dust was recovered for scientific research. But the coffin and the monument was left in the same form. On Obelisk, you can still read: "Fyodor Andreevich Makhnov. Born on June 6, 1878. He died on August 28, 1912. The highest person in the world. The growth was 3 ARSHI of 9 vershkov. "

3 ARSHINA 9 Tips make up 254 centimeters, this figure was taken from the 16-year-old Fedor's contract. But after 16 years, Fedor Makhnov continued to grow and, allegedly he could add 31 cm, reaching 285 cm. Giant's wife, Efrosinya, wanted to correct the wrong figure on the monument, but she was prevented by the first world war, and then the revolution. Unfortunately, no official confirmations have been preserved such a gigantic growth. There is a version that 285 cm is an indicator that was indicated on the bills and was taken to be taken by Cossack dad and high-heeled boots. These elements of clothing were certainly used during Fedor's speeches. The only reliable source, allowing to judge the growth of the giant are the lifetime photos. However, compared to them Fedor with other objects of the known height presented in the pictures, it can be concluded that at least at the time of the shooting, the giant growth did not exceed 240 cm. It is more that the official dimensions were not carried out at the time of Fedor Makhnova, and As he performed on tour in Europe, the organizers could well exaggerate his growth. According to other information, the growth of Fedor was 239 cm.
June 26, 2010 in Vitebsk Vitebsk City Executive Committee and the newspaper Vitibichi organized an open city competition for the highest human memory of Fedor Makhnova "Vitebsk Giant". The winner of the competition among men was Vitebchanin Alexey Andreyanov in 208 cm. Among women, Natalia Rusanova was the highest, 197.5 cm.

• Fedor managed to bring a lot of innovations into a rustic farm. Like the first in the district, he actively began to apply cars related to agriculture, purchased which in Germany.
• When traveling on a steamer across the Atlantic, I had to remake the cabin of the steamer under Fyodor.
• The Makhnov family visited almost all European countries. They were even in the Vatican and communicated with the Pope themselves. According to family legend, he gave his golden cross the daughter of the highest person in the world.

Photo of the highest person in the Russian Empire

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Fyodor Andreevich Makhnov - the highest person in the world in history

Makhnov met with the head of the Stray Circus Otto with a binder in the market, where he helped his grandfather to sell agricultural products from the farm. The binder invited the young giant to himself and promised him a favorable contract. Fedor agreed. In the arena, he demonstrated not only his high height, but also power. He brcked the metal rods, raised several viewers under the dome and performed as a fighter. During the tour, Makhnov visited Germany, England, the United States and even met the President of America by Theodore Roosevelt. However, soon the circus life was tired of him, and Fyodor returned to his homeland.

After some time, Makhnov married. His chosen was the local teacher Efrosinia Lebedev. Surprisingly, it was also high height - 2 meters 15 centimeters. However, on the background of her husband, of course, even she looked small. Countrymen nicknamed the place where the newlyweds of Makhnov, a Giant farm lived.

Information about Fedor anthropometric data after 16 years has not been preserved or did not exist at all. But if you take into account the fact that a person continues to grow up to 25 years, as well as the photos of Giant next to his wife and testimony of its contemporaries, it can be concluded that the growth of an adult giant was 2 meters of 85 centimeters. And this is 13 centimeters more than at the record holder Wodlo.

Fedor Andreevich Makhnov. At one time they knew all over the world, but now he is almost forgotten. This year it would be 138 years old. With a weight of 182 kilograms, his growth was ... 285 centimeters!

Fyodor Andreyevich Makhnov, a native of a small village of Kostyat near Vitebsk, was born on June 6, 1878.

The boy was the firstborn in the ordinary peasant family. His parents were high people, but the giants were not considered. Due to the fact that the newborn was too large, his mother did not bring heavy gods and died. Little sirota took to her upbringing grandfather with grandmother

At first, Fyodor practically did not stand out in the environment of his peers, but he began to grow very quickly for years to eight. Despite the fact that he slept a lot during this period (almost a day, Fedya grew up a very strong boy.

At the 10th age, his father took the stunned boy to himself. Helping the Father on the Economy, Fedya Rasp and hardened. Not in age is large, he could easily pull the peasant television to the mountain, or to raise an adult man on the burden. Neighbors often used his ability to build houses, where he helped raise logs.

The local landowner Cherzhevsky, having learned about the abilities of the young silver, hired him for cleaning nearby rivers of donating from Valunov, which prevented the work of the water mill. Long work in very cold water played a very unfavorable role in the life of Fedor. He was caught up, and the diseases that followed in the future were given themselves to know the rest of the life of Makhnov.

By 14 years old, the 2-meter young man stopped fitting in the house. Father had to increase the walls in several crowns of the wall. The local blacksmith was ordered by the manufacture of an individual bed, but the one overwhelmed with work did its whole summer. In the end, it turned out that Fedya converts and this bed.

On the growth of the guy in the costumes are still told by bikes. They say that children were hiding in his boots, and he died their few offenders by the fact that he shoved their caps under the log cabin or laid on the skates of the roofs.

It was problematic to wear and stab in a tall guy. Everything has been manufactured for a special order. Money on clothes had to earn in Vitebsk on Polotsk Bazaar. It was there that, an unusual teenager noted the German Otto binder, which owned the mobile circus. As a man of business, he quickly understood the prospect of this man in his troupe, and persuaded his father to let go of Fedor to leave the circus. All the content of the guy Billier pledged to take over, and also promised that Fyodor with his data would be able to make a good and help his family.

For a long time to persuade the father, the 14-year-old young man went to conquer Europe with his abilities. Otto binder took care of Fedor on himself. At first, for a small guy, he hired teachers who trained his German language. Otto took the teaching of circus art. Almost two years lasted Fedor's training. When he was 16 years old, a contract was signed with him. So Fedor Makhnov became a circus artist.

The rate in his speeches was made on the power numbers. More than two and a half meter giant brought the iron horseshoes with one hand, crashed bricks with a blow, twisted metal rods into the helix, and then rectified them again. Rooms when he, lying on his back, was used by a special success, raised a wooden platform with an orchestra of three musicians. In those days, tournaments in the Greco-Roman (classical) struggle were very popular in the circuses. They took part in the famous soloists and world-class wrestlers, including Russian Titans Zaicin and Poddubny. Fyodor Makhnov also participated in such tournaments. True, he did not become a great athlete due to the fact that the best world wrestlers always went against him, and the chronic disease of the back did not allow him to fully show his talents. Nevertheless, one only his appearance in the arena caused a stormy delight of the public.

Nine years dedicated to Makhnov to work in the circus, becoming a completely secured person after that. However, great growth brought a lot of trouble Fedor. It was hard to move, because all transport, hotels, catering establishments were calculated only on people of standard sizes. Because of this, Fedor at the very beginning of the twentieth century returned home to his native costumes. For the money earned in circus speeches, he bought at the landlord of Corgetan, who left him in France, his land and house. The estate of Makhnov rebuilt under his growth, furnished with suitable furniture and renamed Giantovo. All necessary building materials and furniture to him from Germany sent OTTO bidinder, close friendly contacts with whom Fyodor supported to the end of his life. Having established a new place Makhnov decided to marry. And although by nature he was very kind, and finances were not deprived, he was found to be a bride with great difficulty. She became Efrosinia Lebedev, who worked as a rural teacher. She was a roller girl, but still inferior to his fiance almost a meter. In 1903, the first daughter of Mary appeared in the family, and the next year the son of Nikolai was born.

To replenish the family budget, from time to time Fedor went to various wrestling tournaments, acted in circuses, demonstrating their capabilities in various cities of the Russian Empire.

Such trips, together with some anthropological details of Vitebsk Gullyvier, were regularly covered with the then press. It was written, in particular, that Fedor has a weight of 182 kg, 15-centimeter ears and 10-centimeter lips. The length of his palm was 32 cm, the feet - 51 cm. The growth of Makhnova slightly decreased on weekdays and increased over the weekend. The nutrition of the giant was a four-time, but the portions were truly impressive. For example, the breakfast was a set of 8 round loaves with butter, 20 eggs and 2 liters of tea. 1 kg of potatoes, 2.5 kg of meat and 3 liters of beer left for lunch. Dinner consisted of 2.5 kg of meat, 3 loaves of bread, 2 liters of tea and a pelvic of fruit. And before bedtime, he was given another 1 loaf of bread, 15 eggs and 1 liter of tea or milk.

In 1905, the Makhnov family went to an overseas tour. Traveling in Western Europe, they visited France, Great Britain, Belgium, Holland, Italy. Their audience honored the Pope itself. According to a family legend, he took off his golden cross and presented his daughter Giant. Visited the Chet Makhnov and in the USA. For this, however, I had to remake the ship's cabin.

During these trips, it was not without curiosities. At the receptions in the palaces, Fyodor cursed the cigarettes from the candles from the top tiers of the chandelier than it quicted them.

In Paris, he had a skirmish with several citizens. The arriving police wanted to send a giant behind the bars, but not finding a suitable chamber, limited to a conversation only.

During the dinner, the German Chancellor has put a huge tea service before Makhnov, but Fedor did not appreciate the "joke", demanding it to replace it with a conventional circle. But although techniques at the highest levels and were welcome, it was difficult to travel around the world. First of all, the inappropriate dimensions of transport, housing and restaurants affected. In addition, Makhnova began to besiege various scientists who proposed to conclude him a contract for the transfer of them to study their skeleton after death. Suspecting that he may be killed for this and kill him, Fyodor interrupted his passage tour and returned to his home on the giants of the farm.

Long-term nomadic life undermined the already not very good health Makhnova. The chronic sickness of the joints, earned in childhood in the cold water of the zamnovka in the cold water. It became harder to walk. Otto, the binder tried to help Fedor, sent from Germany Kony-heavyweight. Unfortunately, the assigned an animal problem did not solve, since at its own with a small three-meter growth of the feet of the giant all the same in the same way, when he sat down on him. And although Fedor was very attached to Konyya, he preferred to take the top three on trips as the main means of movement.

Traveling around the abroad brought a lot of new things to the economic life of Fyodor Makhnova. It is hardly the first in the district he began to apply agricultural machines that purchased to them in Germany and kindly sent to the binder. For some time, he even bred horses. Sorry, Fedor Makhnov lived for a short time. In 1912, chronic diseases finally completed the health of the Giant, and he died at the 34th age, having time, however, before this, to rejoice at the birth of another three of his children: Masha's daughters (1911) and the twin sons of Rodion (radiramiru) and Galyuna (Galun) who born in just six months before his death. The exact reason for the early care of their life Makhnova has not been determined. In some documents, it is written that he died from tuberculosis, in others - from chronic lung inflammation. Vitebsk Giant is buried at the local cemetery near the village of Kostyka. The Russian Sport magazine published a necrologist who felt about his death.

Fedor Makhnova's growth even after his death continued to surprise everyone. The serve, thinking that in the order for the coffin and the fence crept the mistake, made work in the calculation on an ordinary person. When it turned out that he was mistaken, he had to urgently redo the coffin, and there was no longer left on the removal of the fence, and it had to be left.

In the preserved tombstone, it is still possible to read the inscription: "Fedor Andreevich Makhnov Rod-June 6, 1878. Soconch. On August 28, 1912, on 36, the largest human in the world was 3 Arsshchi 9 Tips.

To add a story about Fyodor Makhnow, it is possible that his growth on the tombstone is incorrect. He was taken from a contract with a binder signed by a giant at 16th age. From that moment on, Fedor has grown at 30 cm. The wife of Giant subsequently wanted to correct the mistakes on the tombstone and remake the fence, but the first world war and the revolutionary events that followed it were prevented by her.

In 1934, the remains of Makhnova for scientific purposes were exhumed and sent to the Minsk Medical Institute for study. During the war, the skeleton of the giant was lost, as much more. Only a photo and description made by Professor D.M. Dove.

Instead of imprisonment

According to the Guinness Records, the highest person in history, about the growth of which there are undoubted information is Robert Wodloe, who lived in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. His growth reached 272 centimeters.

But this recognition is mistaken! After all, the growth of Fyodor Andreevich Makhnova is equal to 285 centimeters. And it is he who is the highest person in the world in history. The growth was measured and officially recorded by the Warsaw anthropologist Lushan. In addition, the record growth of our compatriot is marked in the journal "Science and Life" in 1970.

In 1905, a note was printed about him: "In order to have a concept about the extraordinary growth of this giant, it suffices to say that the boots with the tops, which he barely reach the knees, ordinary mortal reach the belt, and a 12-year-old boy can fit in them completely freely with your head. Through the ring, which the giant wears on the index finger, passes the silver ruble. "

And in December 1906, the St. Petersburg newspapers wrote: "The other day, the Russian giant Fyodor Makhnov arrived in one of the visual halls, which he having a height of 2 meters 68 cm, which has not yet met any part of the globe." ...

By that time, the Russian giant had already managed to turn into a "world-famous live exhibit", and this fabulous exceptional was not comparable to the short life that this amazing person lived.

In Tsarist Russia, the peasant Fyodor Makhnova was called Russian giant. Despite the quite decent growth of his parents and two brothers, the growth and size of the young Fedor were impressive - he was already in his youth about 2.5 meters. The length of the foot was 51 cm, the palm length is 31 cm. At the same time he weighed 182 kg and was extremely strong.

At that time, Fedor was considered not only the highest person in the Russian Empire, but also the highest person from ever living on Earth. His growth, according to unofficial data, was 285 centimeters. And the officially recognized record is 272 cm. It belongs to the American Robert Wozlou. It was precisely the growth of the American giant is considered to be undoubtedly recognized as this day, recorded in the Guinness Book.

Fyodor Andreyevich Makhnov, a native of a small village of Kostyat near Vitebsk, was born on June 6, 1878.

The boy was the firstborn in the ordinary peasant family. Fedor's mother after the hardest birth soon dies. The newborn was too large. The child was taken to her grandparents.

Up to 8 years, the growth of Fedor did not cause much surprise and the growth of his peers did not differ particularly. However, after he began to grow "expectable" quickly.

Fedya grew up a very strong boy.

At the 10th age, his father took the stunned boy to himself. Helping the Father on the Economy, Fedya Rasp and hardened.

Not in age is large, he could easily pull the peasant television to the mountain, or to raise an adult man on the burden.

Neighbors often used his ability to build houses, where he helped raise logs.

The local landowner Cherzhevsky, having learned about the abilities of the young silver, hired him for cleaning nearby rivers of donating from Valunov, which prevented the work of the water mill. Long work in very cold water played a very unfavorable role in the life of Fedor. He was caught up, and the diseases that followed in the future were given themselves to know the rest of the life of Makhnov.

By 14 years old, the 2-meter young man stopped fitting in the house.

Father had to increase the walls in several crowns of the wall. The local blacksmith was ordered by the manufacture of an individual bed, but the one overwhelmed with work did its whole summer. In the end, it turned out that Fedya converts and this bed.

It was problematic to wear and stab in a tall guy. Everything has been manufactured for a special order. Money on clothes had to earn in Vitebsk on Polotsk Bazaar. It was there that, an unusual teenager noted the German Otto binder, which owned the mobile circus. As a man of business, he quickly understood the prospect of this man in his troupe, and persuaded his father to let go of Fedor to leave the circus. All the content of the guy Billier pledged to take over, and also promised that Fyodor with his data would be able to make a good and help his family.

For a long time to persuade the father, the 14-year-old young man went to conquer Europe with his abilities. Otto binder took care of Fedor on himself. At first, for a small guy, he hired teachers who trained his German language. Otto took the teaching of circus art. Almost two years lasted Fedor's training. When he was 16 years old, a contract was signed with him. So Fedor Makhnov became a circus artist.

The rate in his speeches was made on the power numbers. More than two and a half meter giant brought the iron horseshoes with one hand, crashed bricks with a blow, twisted metal rods into the helix, and then rectified them again.

Rooms when he, lying on his back, was used by a special success, raised a wooden platform with an orchestra of three musicians.

In those days, tournaments in the Greco-Roman (classical) struggle were very popular in the circuses. They took part in the famous soloists and world-class wrestlers, including Russian Titans Zaicin and Poddubny. Fyodor Makhnov also participated in such tournaments. True, he did not become a great athlete due to the fact that the best world wrestlers always went against him, and the chronic disease of the back did not allow him to fully show his talents. Nevertheless, one only his appearance in the arena caused a stormy delight of the public.

Nine years dedicated to Makhnov to work in the circus, becoming a completely secured person after that. However, great growth brought a lot of trouble Fedor. It was hard to move, because all transport, hotels, catering establishments were calculated only on people of standard sizes. Because of this, Fedor at the very beginning of the twentieth century returned home to his native costumes. The money earned in circus speeches, he bought the Korezhovsky near the landowner, who left him in France, his land and house.

The estate of Makhnov rebuilt under his growth, furnished with suitable furniture and renamed Giantovo.

All necessary building materials and furniture to him from Germany sent OTTO bidinder, close friendly contacts with whom Fyodor supported to the end of his life.

Having established a new place Makhnov decided to marry. And although by nature he was very kind, and finances were not deprived, he was found to be a bride with great difficulty. She became Efrosinia Lebedev, who worked as a rural teacher. She was a roller girl, but still inferior to his fiance almost a meter. In 1903, the first daughter of Mary appeared in the family, and the next year the son of Nikolai was born.

To replenish the family budget, from time to time Fedor went to various wrestling tournaments, acted in circuses, demonstrating their capabilities in various cities of the Russian Empire.

Such trips, together with some anthropological details of Vitebsk Gullyvier, were regularly covered with the then press. It was written, in particular, that Fedor has a weight of 182 kg, 15-centimeter ears and 10-centimeter lips. The length of his palm was 32 cm, the feet - 51 cm. The growth of Makhnova slightly decreased on weekdays and increased over the weekend.

The nutrition of the giant was a four-time, but the portions were truly impressive.

For example, the breakfast was a set of 8 round loaves with butter, 20 eggs and 2 liters of tea. 1 kg of potatoes, 2.5 kg of meat and 3 liters of beer left for lunch. Dinner consisted of 2.5 kg of meat, 3 loaves of bread, 2 liters of tea and a pelvic of fruit. And before bedtime, he was given another 1 loaf of bread, 15 eggs and 1 liter of tea or milk.

In 1905, the Makhnov family went to an overseas tour. Traveling in Western Europe, they visited France, Great Britain, Belgium, Holland, Italy.

Their audience honored the Pope itself. According to a family legend, he took off his golden cross and presented his daughter Giant.

Visited the Chet Makhnov and in the USA. For this, however, I had to remake the ship's cabin.

During these trips, it was not without curiosities. At the receptions in the palaces, Fyodor cursed the cigarettes from the candles from the top tiers of the chandelier than it quicted them.

In Paris, he had a skirmish with several citizens. The arriving police wanted to send a giant behind the bars, but not finding a suitable chamber, limited to a conversation only.

During the dinner, the German Chancellor has put a huge tea service before Makhnov, but Fedor did not appreciate the "joke", demanding it to replace it with a conventional circle.

But although techniques at the highest levels and were welcome, it was difficult to travel around the world. First of all, the inappropriate dimensions of transport, housing and restaurants affected. In addition, Makhnova began to besiege various scientists who proposed to conclude him a contract for the transfer of them to study their skeleton after death. Suspecting that he may be killed for this and kill him, Fyodor interrupted his passage tour and returned to his home on the giants of the farm.

Long-term nomadic life undermined the already not very good health Makhnova. The chronic sickness of the joints, earned in childhood in the cold water of the zamnovka in the cold water. It became harder to walk. Otto, the binder tried to help Fedor, sent from Germany Kony-heavyweight. Unfortunately, the assigned an animal problem did not solve, since at its own with a small three-meter growth of the feet of the giant all the same in the same way, when he sat down on him. And although Fedor was very attached to Konyya, he preferred to take the top three on trips as the main means of movement.

Traveling around the abroad brought a lot of new things to the economic life of Fyodor Makhnova. It is hardly the first in the district he began to apply agricultural machines that purchased to them in Germany and kindly sent to the binder. For some time he even bred horses.

Unfortunately, Fedor Makhnov lived for a long time. In 1912, chronic diseases finally completed the health of the Giant, and he died at the 34th age, having time, however, before this, to rejoice at the birth of another three of his children: Masha's daughters (1911) and the twin sons of Rodion (radiramiru) and Galyuna (Galun) who born in just six months before his death.

The exact reason for the early care of their life Makhnova has not been determined. In some documents, it is written that he died from tuberculosis, in others - from chronic lung inflammation.

Vitebsk Giant is buried at the local cemetery near the village of Kostyka. The Russian Sport magazine published a necrologist who felt about his death.

Fedor Makhnova's growth even after his death continued to surprise everyone. The serve, thinking that in the order for the coffin and the fence crept the mistake, made work in the calculation on an ordinary person. When it turned out that he was mistaken, he had to urgently redo the coffin, and there was no longer left on the removal of the fence, and it had to be left.

In the preserved tombstone, it is still possible to read the inscription: "Fedor Andreevich Makhnov Rod-June 6, 1878. Soconch. On August 28, 1912, on 36, the largest human in the world was 3 Arsshchi 9 Tips.

To add a story about Fyodor Makhnow, it is possible that his growth on the tombstone is incorrect. He was taken from a contract with a binder signed by a giant at 16th age. From that moment on, Fedor has grown at 30 cm.

The giant's wife subsequently wanted to correct the mistakes on the tombstone and remake the fence, but the first world war and the revolutionary events that followed it prevented her to do it.

One day one of the sons of the Belorussian giant, enrolling in his medical university, told the professors, which unusual person was his father. Then scientists persuaded the widow effrosion to give permission to the exhumation of the remains. The skeleton of Gullover from the Belarusian depthion was investigated by scientists of Belarus and Russia, and came to the conclusion that a huge increase was the result of a cerebral pituitary disease, which incorrectly produced hormones, but did not carry a hereditary nature, so that the children of Makhnova were most likely From the mother - after all, she was not a small lady.

Before the war, the skeleton of the highest person in the world was kept in the anatomical Museum of Medin Institute. And when the capital of the BSSR occupied the fascists, the unique exhibit disappeared together with many other relics.

According to Stories of Olders, Minsk Gaulyteer Wilhelm Cuba was very proud of this "find" and was awarded for her, because Hitler, who, as you know, made the idea of \u200b\u200bthe Aryan overpower, was delighted, having received such a gift, and Nazi scientists spent a lot of time and human Lives trying to influence the pituitary gland to get a whole army of such giants.

The granddaughter of Giant Alla Dmitriev lives in Minsk and knows the grandfather only in the stories of his mother: "He was very kind and generous man, did not refuse to help anyone, they were treated with all the counties for money. The grandfather loved his homeland in general, because they were treated as a person, and completely refused to offer his entrepreneur to be buried in Berlin - did not want an attraction after death from him.

Instead of imprisonment

It may well be that recognition of Robert's growth in Robert Wowla, as the highest person on Earth erroneously! After all, the growth of Fedor Makhnova was measured and officially recorded by Warsaw Anthropologist Lushan. In addition, the record growth of our compatriot was marked in the journal "Science and Life" for 1970 and at the science fiction writer Alexander Belyaev in the story of the "Island of the dead ships".

Nine years dedicated to Makhnov to work in the circus, becoming a completely secured person after that. However, great growth brought a lot of trouble Fedor. It was hard to move, because all transport, hotels, catering establishments were calculated only on people of standard sizes. Because of this, Fedor at the very beginning of the twentieth century returned home to his native costumes. For the money earned in circus speeches, he bought at the landlord of Corgetan, who left him in France, his land and house. The estate of Makhnov rebuilt under his growth, furnished with suitable furniture and renamed Giantovo. All necessary building materials and furniture to him from Germany sent OTTO bidinder, close friendly contacts with whom Fyodor supported to the end of his life.

Fedor with his wife Efrosi

Having established a new place Makhnov decided to marry. And although by nature he was very kind, and finances were not deprived, he was found to be a bride with great difficulty. She became Efrosinia Lebedev, who worked as a rural teacher. She was a roller girl, but still inferior to his fiance almost a meter. In 1903, the first daughter of Mary appeared in the family, and the next year the son of Nikolai was born.

To replenish the family budget, from time to time Fedor went to various wrestling tournaments, acted in circuses, demonstrating their capabilities in various cities of the Russian Empire.

Such trips, together with some anthropological details of Vitebsk Gullyvier, were regularly covered with the then press. It was written, in particular, that Fedor has a weight of 182 kg, 15-centimeter ears and 10-centimeter lips. The length of his palm was 32 cm, the feet - 51 cm. The growth of Makhnova slightly decreased on weekdays and increased over the weekend.

Fyodor Makhnov is preparing for lunch

The nutrition of the giant was a four-time, but the portions were truly impressive. For example, the breakfast was a set of 8 round loaves with butter, 20 eggs and 2 liters of tea. 1 kg of potatoes, 2.5 kg of meat and 3 liters of beer left for lunch. Dinner consisted of 2.5 kg of meat, 3 loaves of bread, 2 liters of tea and a pelvic of fruit. And before bedtime, he was given another 1 loaf of bread, 15 eggs and 1 liter of tea or milk.

In 1905, the Makhnov family went to an overseas tour. Traveling in Western Europe, they visited France, Great Britain, Belgium, Holland, Italy. Their audience honored the Pope itself. According to a family legend, he took off his golden cross and presented his daughter Giant. Visited the Chet Makhnov and in the USA. For this, however, I had to remake the ship's cabin.

During these trips, it was not without curiosities. At the receptions in the palaces, Fyodor cursed the cigarettes from the candles from the top tiers of the chandelier than it quicted them.

In Paris, he had a skirmish with several citizens. The arriving police wanted to send a giant behind the bars, but not finding a suitable chamber, limited to a conversation only.

During the dinner, the German Chancellor has put a huge tea service before Makhnov, but Fedor did not appreciate the "joke", demanding it to replace it with a conventional circle.