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[[RazvesistayaKlukva]] ([[Развесистая клюква]]) means a laughably wrong and ignorant description of something, usually a foreign country or culture.
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[[RazvesistayaKlukva]] («[[Развесистая клюква]]») denotes a laughably wrong,
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ignorant, or physically impossible description of something, usually presented
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with an appearance of plausibility.
   
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Originally, the term referred to exoticized nonsense invented by foreigners
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[[RazvesistayaKlukva]]
  
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about Russia. In [[TORI]], the meaning is generalized: it denotes any text,
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is an idiomatic label for any absurd, ignorant, and physically impossible descriptions that are presented with a pretense of plausibility.
 
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concept, or “theory” containing internal contradictions, violations of basic
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physics, or mutually incompatible statements — especially when presented as
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scientific discourse or factual reporting.
   
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The extended TORI meaning is justified by the appearance of such contradictions
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The term is widely used in Russian culture to mock:<br>
  
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in publications <ref>
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wildly inaccurate clichés about Russia;<br>
  
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exoticized nonsense invented by foreigners;<br>
  
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any depiction that demonstrates **complete unfamiliarity with the subject**.
  
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In [[TORI]], the term is generalized.
  
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It denotes any internally contradictory, physically impossible, or logically inconsistent description - <br>
  
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especially when it pretends to be a scientific discourse or factual reporting.<br>
  
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The excuse for such an extension comes from observation of such a phenomenon in publications <ref>
  
 
https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperabs?paperid=36560
  
https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperabs?paperid=36560
 
Dmitrii Kouznetsov. [[TORI Axioms and the Application in Physics]].
  
Dmitrii Kouznetsov. [[TORI Axioms and the Application in Physics]].
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[[Journal of Modern Physics]], Vol. 4 No. 9, 2013, pp. 1159-1164. doi: 10.4236/jmp.2013.49155.
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[[Journal of Modern Physics]], Vol. 4 No. 9, 2013, pp. 1159–1164.
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</ref> and absence of English term to denote this phenomenon.<br>
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</ref> and the lack of a precise English equivalent for this phenomenon.
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One of goals of [[TORI axioms]] is handling of such cases; so, the appropriate term is necessary to denote the phenomenon.
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One of the purposes of the [[TORI axioms]] is to provide tools for identifying
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such cases.
   
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==Semantic==
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==Meaning==
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Initially, term [[RazvesistayaKlukva]] refers to apparently wrong description of things related to the Russian culture.
  
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However, the same term can be applied also to any branch of any culture.
  
   
 
===Common (cultural) meaning===
  
===Common (cultural) meaning===
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Culturally, razvesistaya klyukva refers to:
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Razvesistaya klyukva may refer to:
  
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a laughably wrong stereotype;
  
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a nonsensical description of a foreign culture;
  
   
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* a laughably wrong stereotype;
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an exotic fantasy presented as “reality”.
  
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* a nonsensical description of a foreign culture;
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* an exotic fantasy presented as “reality.”
   
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Typical examples include nineteenth-century travelogues describing Russia as a land of *bears walking on the streets*, *balalaikas everywhere*, and *frozen aristocrats drinking vodka from samovars*.
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Classic examples include nineteenth-century travelogues portraying Russia as a
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land of *bears walking the streets*, *balalaikas everywhere*, and *aristocrats
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drinking vodka from samovars*.
   
 
===Technical (TORI) meaning===
  
===Technical (TORI) meaning===
 
In TORI terminology, [[RazvesistayaKlukva]] is:
  
In TORI terminology, [[RazvesistayaKlukva]] is:
   
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A text, concept, or “theory” that contains
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A. any text or concept that contains internal contradictions or violations of
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basic physics; or <br>
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B. a set of statements that cannot simultaneously be true, yet are presented with confidence and the appearance of authority.
   
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Under this definition:
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A. internal contradictions, violations of basic physics, or
 
   
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* not all fiction is RazvesistayaKlukva;
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B. statements that cannot simultaneously be true, especially when written in a confident or authoritative tone.
  
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* only fiction or “theories” that contradict themselves or known science while
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pretending to be realistic.
   
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Examples include:
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Under the TORI definition:
  
   
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* pseudo-scientific claims,
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not all fiction is RazvesistayaKlukva.
  
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* propaganda clichés,
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* sci-fi scenes violating basic physics without acknowledgment,
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only fiction or “theories” that contradict themselves or known science while pretending to be realistic.
  
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* technical descriptions that cannot possibly work.
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The examples include:
  
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pseudo-scientific claims,
  
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propaganda clichés,
  
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sci-fi scenes violating basic physics without acknowledgment,
  
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technical descriptions that cannot possibly work.
  
   
 
==Etymology==
  
==Etymology==
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The Russian word *клюква* (“cranberry”) refers to a small plant only a few
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[[RazvesistayaKlukva]] appears as transliteration of the Russian term [[Развесистая клюква]]).
  
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centimeters tall.
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The adjective *развесистая* (“branchy, spreading like a large tree”) describes a
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big tree with wide branches.
   
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The combination is an [[oxymoron]]: a cranberry bush can never be “branchy.”
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The Russian word *клюква* (“cranberry”) refers to the small low-lying plant (3–8 cm) growing on bogs.
  
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Thus the idiom itself is a model of what it describes — a self-contradictory,
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It has red acid berries.
  
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ignorant image.
   
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No appropriate English equivalent exists, so the transliteration is used.
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The adjective *развесистая* (“branchy, spreading like a tree”) describes a **large tree with wide branches**.
  
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The phenomenon may occur in any culture, epoch, continent, or branch of human
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knowledge.
   
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Closest analogies include «[[fake]]» (see «[[How to Write a Fake]]») and
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The combination is an [[oxymoron]]: a cranberry bush **cannot** be “branchy” or “tree-like”.
  
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«[[fraud]]», but only those fakes and frauds containing explicit internal
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contradictions qualify as RazvesistayaKlukva.
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Thus the idiom itself is a model of what it describes: a **self-contradictory image that signals ignorance**.
  
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No appropriate English equivalent is found to be used in the meaning specified here.
  
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So, the transliteration of the Russian term is used.
  
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[[RazvesistayaKlukva]] as a phenomenon may refer to any culture at any epoch any continent and in any branch of the Human knowledge.
  
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The closest analogies are
 
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«[[fake]]» (see «[[How to Write a Fake]]»)
  
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and «[[fraud]]».
  
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Not all [[fake]]s and not all [[fraud]]s can be qualified as [[RazvesistayaKlukva]],
  
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but only those that have some explicit internal contradiction, that is easy to reveal having the basic knowledge on the related topic(s).
  
   
 
==Scientific and Technical Examples==
  
==Scientific and Technical Examples==
   
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1. “[[Star Wars physics]]”
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1. [[Star Wars physics]]
   
 
2. [[Torsion field]] <ref>
  
2. [[Torsion field]] <ref>
 
https://www.novis-torsion.com/2020/04/16/1472/
  
https://www.novis-torsion.com/2020/04/16/1472/
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Torsion fields and their interference suppression.
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Torsion fields and their interference suppression. (2025)
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.. Prof. Dr. Anatolii Pavlenko is Professor at the International University of Human Development in Kiev. ..
  
 
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</ref><ref>
 
https://www.tidsporten.no/users/tidsporten_mystore_no/Image/Pyramid_Research.pdf
  
https://www.tidsporten.no/users/tidsporten_mystore_no/Image/Pyramid_Research.pdf
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</ref><ref>
  
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_field_(pseudoscience)
  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_field_(pseudoscience)
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A torsion field … posits superluminal spin-based interactions. The original
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A torsion field (also called axion field, spin field, spinor field, and microlepton field) is a reoccurring feature of many pseudoscientific[2] proposals. It posits that the quantum spin of particles can be used to cause emanations to carry information through vacuum orders of magnitude faster than the speed of light. //
  
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Soviet research group was disbanded in 1991 after its work was exposed as
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he first torsion field proposals were proposed in the late Soviet Union by a group of physicists in the 1980s who loosely based their ideas on Einstein–Cartan theory and some variant solutions of Maxwell's equations that do not have a solid grounding in scientific fact.[3] The group, led by Anatoly Akimov and Gennady Shipov,[4] began the research as the state-sponsored Center for Nontraditional Technologies. They disbanded in 1991 when their research was exposed by physicist Eugene Alexandrov as a fraud and an embezzlement of government funding.[citation needed] Akimov and Shipov received financing for torsion field research from the Russian Ministry of Science from 1992 to 1995 and from the Russian Ministry of Defense from 1996 to 1997, and secretly continued their research,[3] with a private enterprise called The International Institute for Theoretical and Applied Physics (later called UVITOR).[5] ..
  
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fraudulent.
 
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3. [[Gravitsapa]] <ref>
  
3. [[Gravitsapa]] <ref>
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http://www.newsland.ru/News/Detail/id/357154/cat/69/
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http://www.newsland.ru/News/Detail/id/357154/cat/69/ Российские ученые провели испытания вечного двигателя. 13.04.2009. Российские специалисты из Научно-исследовательского института космических систем (филиала Государственного космического научно-производственного центра (ГКНПЦ) им. Хруничева) провели в космосе испытания "вечного двигателя".// Об этом сообщил сегодня заместитель генерального директора ГКНПЦ, директор НИИ КС Валерий Меньшиков. Движитель без выброса реактивной массы, с легкой руки журналистов названный "вечным двигателем", был установлен на спутнике "Юбилейный", который в мае 2008 года был выведен на орбиту в качестве попутной нагрузки на ракете-носителе "Рокот".// С помощью движителя, который включается автономно или по команде с Земли, космический аппарат должен переходить с одной орбиты на другую. Перемещение происходит за счет движения внутри аппарата жидкого или твердого рабочего тела по определенной траектории, напоминающей воронку торнадо. Для питания используется энергия солнечных батарей. Образец такого двигателя прошел испытания на Земле и получил поддержку в Роскосмосе, передает ИТАР-ТАСС.
  
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Российские ученые провели испытания вечного двигателя. 13.04.2009.
 
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</ref><ref>
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https://english.pravda.ru/science/107399-russian_scientists/
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https://english.pravda.ru/science/107399-russian_scientists/ ALEX NAUMOV 14.04.2009 04:32 Russian scientists test perpetual motion machine in space // SCIENCE » TECHNOLOGIES AND DISCOVERIES // Specialists of the Institute for Space Systems conducted successful tests of the perpetual motion machine in space. Valery Menshikov, the director of the institute, said that the machine was installed at Yubileiny satellite which was launched into orbit almost a year ago. The satellite can now move from one orbit to another with the help of the engine, which discharges no reaction mass.
  
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Russian scientists test perpetual motion machine in space. (2009)
 
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4. [[Petricgate]] ([[Петрикгейт]], «[[Чистая вода]]») <ref>
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4. [[Petricgate]] («[[Чистая вода]]») <ref>
 
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Петрикгейт
  
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Петрикгейт
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Петрикгейт — лоббистский и научный скандал, возникший в 2009 году вокруг
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«Петрикгейт» — лоббистский и научный скандал, возникший в 2009 году вокруг разработок Виктора Петрика. При поддержке председателя Госдумы и одновременно главы Высшего совета партии «Единая Россия» Бориса Грызлова Виктор Петрик лоббировал установку своих фильтров для очистки воды в государственных и муниципальных учреждениях по всей России. На эту установку, проходившую с 2006 года в рамках партийной, но финансируемой за счёт бюджетных средств, программы «Единой России» «Чистая вода», было запланировано потратить до 2020 года около 15 триллионов рублей. ..
  
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разработок Виктора Петрика.
 
</ref>
  
</ref>
   
 
5. [[Квантовый структурный преобразователь]] <ref>
  
5. [[Квантовый структурный преобразователь]] <ref>
 
https://pravo.ru/news/227904/
  
https://pravo.ru/news/227904/
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Практика 1 декабря 2020 // Изобретателя оправдали по делу о мошенничестве с «вечным двигателем» //
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Практика 1 декабря 2020. Устройство признано «[[вечный двигатель]]».
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Он заключил с оператором теплосетей Мурома договор, по которому предприятие должно платить за использование запатентованного устройства, даже если оно ничего не делает. //
  
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Муромский городской суд оправдал Евгения Мурышева по делу о мошенничестве в особо крупном размере (ч. 4 ст. 159 УК), сообщили на сайте Владимирского областного суда. В действиях изобретателя, который продал свой запатентованный «квантовый структурный преобразователь» (КСП) муромским властям, не нашли состава преступления. ..
  
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Мурышев запатентовал КСП в 2003 году. В патенте принцип его действия не раскрыт. Как было указано на сайте его ныне ликвидированной компании «Русский двигатель», устройство способно снизить расход энергии на нагрев теплоносителя в системах отопления на 30% и более. В 2009 году издание «Трибуна ВПК» сообщало, что изобретение «позволяет изменить структуру воды» и позволяет за сезон сэкономить до 1/7 расхода газа на котельную. //
 
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В 2007 году изобретатель заключил с МУП «Тепловые сети» города Мурома договор на 17 лет. По его условиям Мурышев получил 3 млн руб. единовременно за установку КСП в систему теплоснабжения. Предприятие должно было также выплачивать ему 50% от суммы, которую прибор якобы позволял сэкономить в год (вплоть до 2023 года). При этом условие о выплатах продолжало действовать, даже если КСП не был подключён к теплосети. //
  
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В 2011 году «Тепловые сети» действительно демонтировали прибор, потому что пришли к выводу, что он не даёт никакой экономии. Они также попытались прекратить выплаты Мурышеву, но не смогли оспорить условия договора в суде. //
  
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В 2018 году ситуацией заинтересовался отдел по расследованию особо важных дел СУ СК по Владимирской области. Он пришёл к выводу, что Мурышев представил заведомо некорректную систему расчета экономии, чтобы продемонстрировать эффект своего изобретения, а руководство «Тепловых сетей» поверило ему из-за недостаточных знаний в области физики. Ущерб от действий изобретателя следствие оценило в 112 млн руб. //
 
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Комиссия по борьбе с лженаукой при РАН по запросу следственных органов провела экспертизу КСП и сочла, что прибор представляет собой «[[вечный двигатель]]», предполагаемый принцип действия которого не согласуется с основными законами физики.
  
 
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Withe spreading of internet, it becomes easier to reveal the non-scientific concepts and qualify them with term
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With the spreading of the internet, it has become easier to identify such
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non-scientific concepts and classify them as examples of
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«[[RazvesistayaKlukva]]».
 
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«[[RazvesistayaKlukva]]». They often use techniques described in
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Usually, these concepts are formulated using tools described in manual «[[How to Write a Fake]]» («[[Как писать фейки]]»). Each case of [[RazvesistayaKlukva]] may combine several [[fake]]s on the same topic.
  
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«[[How to Write a Fake]]» («[[Как писать фейки]]»).
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The construction of [[motivated reasoning]] is described in «[[Female logic]]»;
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the same tools also help reveal RazvesistayaKlukva.
   
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Several further examples appear in [[Place_of_science_in_the_human_knowledge]]
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General tools of construction of [[motivated reasoning]] in favor of the [[RazvesistayaKlukva]] are described in article
 
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«[[Female logic]]» («[[Заметки о женской логике]]»).
  
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However, the same tools help to reveal cases of [[RazvesistayaKlukva]].
  
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Several examples of apparently-wrong concepts are mentioned in article
 
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[[Place_of_science_in_the_human_knowledge]]
  
 
<ref>
  
<ref>
 
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228921211_Place_of_science_in_the_human_knowledge
  
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228921211_Place_of_science_in_the_human_knowledge
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D.Kouznetsov. [[Place of Science in the Human Knowledge]]. New Insights into Physical Science, 2020/BP/413. Book Publisher International, 2020, volume 6, Chapter 8, p.136-161.
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D. Kouznetsov. New Insights into Physical Science, 2020, Ch. 8.
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In the many cases, a simple [[Gedankenexperiment]]<ref>
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Often, a simple [[Gedankenexperiment]] <ref>
 
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gedankenexperiment
  
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Ein Gedankenexperiment (auch Gedankenversuch) ist ein Hilfsmittel, um eine bestimmte Theorie zu untermauern, zu widerlegen, zu veranschaulichen oder weiterzudenken.
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Ein Gedankenexperiment ist ein Hilfsmittel …
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</ref> may reveal that the publication is just wrong;
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</ref> is enough to show that a concept is impossible.
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then, the concept can be qualified as [[RazvesistayaKlukva]].
  
   
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==Risks and Misuse==
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==Warning==
  
   
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Ability of writers of [[fake]]s to promote various kinds of [[RazvesistayaKlukva]] greatly exceed the abilities of Editor
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The ability of authors of [[fake]]s to promote various kinds of
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[[RazvesistayaKlukva]] far exceeds the ability of the Editor to comment on them
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to comment them.
  
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one by one. To avoid analyzing each pseudo-scientific publication separately,
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the [[TORI axioms]] are introduced.
   
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In the broad TORI sense, any concept that pretends to be scientific but does not
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In order not to drill the multiple pseudo-scientific publications, the [[TOPI axioms]] are suggested.
  
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satisfy the TORI axioms can be classified as [[RazvesistayaKlukva]].
   
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The term refers to *how* a concept is presented, not whether it is ultimately
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In TORI, in wide sense of the term, any concept that pretends to be scientific but does not satisfy the [[TOPI axioms]] can be qualified as [[RazvesistayaKlujva]].
  
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correct.
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A “[[Cranberry tree]]” («[[Клюквенное дерево]]») may be described in
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science or sci-fi if the author explains how the new biological species was
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found, what evidence supports its existence, and why a new term is needed.
   
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In such a way, Editor load the burden of justification of a [[scientific concept]] to its authors and its promoters.
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Even a correct scientific concept may be presented in the style of
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[[RazvesistayaKlukva]], using the techniques of «[[How to Write a Fake]]».
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Conversely, even well-described scientific concepts may later prove to be wrong.
   
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The Editor does not hope to stop the spread of RazvesistayaKlukva.
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Term [[RazvesistayaLKlukva]] refers to the the way a concept is presented, not whether it is correct or incorrect.
  
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In the 21st century, nearly anyone can promote any kind of RazvesistayaKlukva
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for a few thousand dollars; an example is shown in the film
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The [[Cranberry tree]] («[[Клюквенное дерево]]») may be described in a sci-fi or even in a scientific report,
 
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[[Alternative Math]] <ref>
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if it is noted, how the new biologic specie is found/created, what are evidences of its existence,
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3Yz3PiXZw
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why it needs a new name and why the new term [[Cranberry tree]] is suggested.
 
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Alternative Math | Short Film (2017)
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Even a correct, useful scientific concept can be presented as a [[RazvesistayaKlukva]], following recipes «[[How to Write a Fake]]».
  
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Even a correctly presented and described [[scientific concept]], even a [[Scientific fact]] may happen to be wrong.
  
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Editor does not hope to stop the spreading of various kinds of [[RazvesistayaKlukva]]
  
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with this article.
  
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In century 21, most of people can support any kind of [[RazvesistayaKlukva]] for several thousand dollars;
  
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an example is shown in movie [[Alternative Math]] <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3Yz3PiXZw
  
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Alternative Math | Short Film //
 
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Ideaman Sep 19, 2017 //
  
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A well meaning math teacher finds herself trumped by a post-fact America.
  
 
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[[RazvesistayaKlukva]] appears as a strong weapon that may destroy not only a counrty <ref>
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RazvesistayaKlukva can be destructive not only for a country <ref>
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjfgHZdZuVI Почему [[Америка]] должна спасать СЕБЯ [[Mark Solonin]] Jul 23, 2024
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjfgHZdZuVI
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Почему [[Америка]] должна спасать СЕБЯ — Mark Solonin (2024)
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHYbhlHltRw
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHYbhlHltRw
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[[Америка]] собралась самоубиться? Беседа с профессором Знаменским. [[Mark Solonin]]. Aug 21, 2024.
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[[Америка]] собралась самоубиться? Знаменский — Solonin (2024)
 
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https://theconversation.com/why-annexing-canada-would-destroy-the-united-states-249561
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https://theconversation.com/why-annexing-canada-would-destroy-the-united-states-249561 Why annexing Canada would destroy the United States Published: February 11, 2025 5.07pm GMT As United States President Donald Trump relentlessly threatens to annex Canada, some Canadians are worried that an American invasion could one day become a reality. // How would that scenario play out? Looking at the sheer size of the American military, many people might believe that Trump would enjoy an easy victory. // That analysis is wrong. If Trump ever decides to use military force to annex Canada, the result would not be determined by a conventional military confrontation between the Canadian and American armies. Rather, a military invasion of Canada would trigger a decades-long violent resistance, which would ultimately destroy the United States.
  
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RazvesistayaKlukva («Развесистая клюква») denotes a laughably wrong, ignorant, or physically impossible description of something, usually presented with an appearance of plausibility.

Originally, the term referred to exoticized nonsense invented by foreigners about Russia. In TORI, the meaning is generalized: it denotes any text, concept, or “theory” containing internal contradictions, violations of basic physics, or mutually incompatible statements — especially when presented as scientific discourse or factual reporting.

The extended TORI meaning is justified by the appearance of such contradictions in publications [1] and the lack of a precise English equivalent for this phenomenon. One of the purposes of the TORI axioms is to provide tools for identifying such cases.

Meaning

Common (cultural) meaning

Culturally, razvesistaya klyukva refers to:

  • a laughably wrong stereotype;
  • a nonsensical description of a foreign culture;
  • an exotic fantasy presented as “reality.”

Classic examples include nineteenth-century travelogues portraying Russia as a land of *bears walking the streets*, *balalaikas everywhere*, and *aristocrats drinking vodka from samovars*.

Technical (TORI) meaning

In TORI terminology, RazvesistayaKlukva is:

A. any text or concept that contains internal contradictions or violations of basic physics; or
B. a set of statements that cannot simultaneously be true, yet are presented with confidence and the appearance of authority.

Under this definition:

  • not all fiction is RazvesistayaKlukva;
  • only fiction or “theories” that contradict themselves or known science while

pretending to be realistic.

Examples include:

  • pseudo-scientific claims,
  • propaganda clichés,
  • sci-fi scenes violating basic physics without acknowledgment,
  • technical descriptions that cannot possibly work.

Etymology

The Russian word *клюква* (“cranberry”) refers to a small plant only a few centimeters tall. The adjective *развесистая* (“branchy, spreading like a large tree”) describes a big tree with wide branches.

The combination is an oxymoron: a cranberry bush can never be “branchy.” Thus the idiom itself is a model of what it describes — a self-contradictory, ignorant image.

No appropriate English equivalent exists, so the transliteration is used. The phenomenon may occur in any culture, epoch, continent, or branch of human knowledge.

Closest analogies include «fake» (see «How to Write a Fake») and «fraud», but only those fakes and frauds containing explicit internal contradictions qualify as RazvesistayaKlukva.

Scientific and Technical Examples

1. Star Wars physics

2. Torsion field [2][3][4]

3. Gravitsapa [5][6]

4. Petricgate («Чистая вода») [7]

5. Квантовый структурный преобразователь [8]

With the spreading of the internet, it has become easier to identify such non-scientific concepts and classify them as examples of «RazvesistayaKlukva». They often use techniques described in «How to Write a Fake» («Как писать фейки»). The construction of motivated reasoning is described in «Female logic»; the same tools also help reveal RazvesistayaKlukva.

Several further examples appear in Place_of_science_in_the_human_knowledge [9].

Often, a simple Gedankenexperiment [10] is enough to show that a concept is impossible.

Risks and Misuse

The ability of authors of fakes to promote various kinds of RazvesistayaKlukva far exceeds the ability of the Editor to comment on them one by one. To avoid analyzing each pseudo-scientific publication separately, the TORI axioms are introduced.

In the broad TORI sense, any concept that pretends to be scientific but does not satisfy the TORI axioms can be classified as RazvesistayaKlukva.

The term refers to *how* a concept is presented, not whether it is ultimately correct. A “Cranberry tree” («Клюквенное дерево») may be described in science or sci-fi if the author explains how the new biological species was found, what evidence supports its existence, and why a new term is needed.

Even a correct scientific concept may be presented in the style of RazvesistayaKlukva, using the techniques of «How to Write a Fake». Conversely, even well-described scientific concepts may later prove to be wrong.

The Editor does not hope to stop the spread of RazvesistayaKlukva. In the 21st century, nearly anyone can promote any kind of RazvesistayaKlukva for a few thousand dollars; an example is shown in the film Alternative Math [11].

RazvesistayaKlukva can be destructive not only for a country [12][13][14] but for human civilization in general.

The Editor hopes that some mechanisms of history exist that collapse any empire whose official ideology is based on RazvesistayaKlukva, thereby protecting the rest of humanity.

In any case, the Editor reserves the right to call things with their proper names, to define euphemisms and other vague terms, to suggest names for common but unnamed phenomena, and to construct historic models to compare with a posteriori observations.

Acknowledgement

ChatGPT helped to polish this article.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperabs?paperid=36560 Dmitrii Kouznetsov. TORI Axioms and the Application in Physics. Journal of Modern Physics, Vol. 4 No. 9, 2013, pp. 1159–1164.
  2. ↑ https://www.novis-torsion.com/2020/04/16/1472/ Torsion fields and their interference suppression. (2025)
  3. ↑ https://www.tidsporten.no/users/tidsporten_mystore_no/Image/Pyramid_Research.pdf Harnessing torsion fields. (2025)
  4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_field_(pseudoscience) A torsion field … posits superluminal spin-based interactions. The original Soviet research group was disbanded in 1991 after its work was exposed as fraudulent.
  5. ↑ http://www.newsland.ru/News/Detail/id/357154/cat/69/ Российские ученые провели испытания вечного двигателя. 13.04.2009.
  6. ↑ https://english.pravda.ru/science/107399-russian_scientists/ Russian scientists test perpetual motion machine in space. (2009)
  7. ↑ https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Петрикгейт Петрикгейт — лоббистский и научный скандал, возникший в 2009 году вокруг разработок Виктора Петрика.
  8. ↑ https://pravo.ru/news/227904/ Практика 1 декабря 2020. Устройство признано «вечный двигатель».
  9. ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228921211_Place_of_science_in_the_human_knowledge D. Kouznetsov. New Insights into Physical Science, 2020, Ch. 8.
  10. ↑ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gedankenexperiment Ein Gedankenexperiment ist ein Hilfsmittel …
  11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3Yz3PiXZw Alternative Math | Short Film (2017)
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjfgHZdZuVI Почему Америка должна спасать СЕБЯ — Mark Solonin (2024)
  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHYbhlHltRw Америка собралась самоубиться? Знаменский — Solonin (2024)
  14. ↑ https://theconversation.com/why-annexing-canada-would-destroy-the-united-states-249561 Why annexing Canada would destroy the United States. (2025)

1835.08.21. https://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_great_moon_hoax The Great Moon Hoax (1835).

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