Worthy opponents: general M.D. Skobelev and Ovezmurat Dykma-serdar
The author considers certain aspects of Geok-Tepe battle in 1880-1881 basing his research on historical literature and fiction. Special attention is paid to the commanders of Russian and Turkmen armies - general M.D. Skobelev and Ovezmurat Dykma-serdar, especially to their mysterious deaths in 1882. While analyzing the facts the author used methods of visual anthropology: portraits, including photos. The author shares the opinion that these historic persons didn't die their own death, they most likely fell victims to intergovernmental or home intrigues that were common in the Russia of that time.