The Tunguska Blast
The Tunguska blast, sometimes called the Tunguska event or explosion was a massive explosion that occurred in Russian on June 30th, 1908. The Tunguska blast was likely caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet. It was never determined definitively what was to blame, but these are the most widely accepted theories.
Since its occurrence, there have been hundreds of writings that have referenced the Tunguska blast. This is likely due to the fact that it is the largest impact event in the Earth’s recent history. The first of these writings appeared in newspapers, shortly after the event. The pages were crammed with eyewitness accounts of the blast. All of the stories produced an eerily precise picture of what happened that June morning.
Years later writings started showing up that proposed many different theories about the nature of the explosion and the events surrounding it. Everything from government cover-ups to alien life have been cited as the source of the Tunguska blast. Naturally, the blast in Tunguska eventually lost steam as writers found other topics to focus on.
Most recently the book The Thirteenth Apostle by Arkady Povzikov references the blast and it’s affect on those close to it. While this book is generally about faith and is seemingly unrelated to the blast, there is a very interesting reference to the Tunguska Blast. The author actually places one of the main characters very close to the blast and explains how he was affected.
The Thirteenth Apostle is a well written and well thought out book. I highly suggest you order a copy online if you are at all interested in reading about the Tunguska Blast in a contextual manner. You won’t be disappointed.
