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This week: The Unexplainable

The problem with eighties architecture was that all the doors to buildings were far too formal. They were all very symmetrical, breeze-proof, and most had the overrated ability to open and close. That's way inside the box, man.

Imagine then, our surprise when the renovations we made to our family's west living-room wall with what was certainly an abandoned idling garbage truck went under-appreciated. We were in our room for millenia we tell you, and although we don't believe our father used guard dogs as an internment tool, there was a good chance the family poodle would have gone for the throat had we so much as cracked the door.

Still, that's nothing compared to Anatoly Titsky. He kept his wife and kids locked up in an isolated and haphazard prison camp modelled after Auschwitz for two years.

Anatoly Titsky is a 47-year-old Russian man who decided it would be beneficial for his entire family if he dug them a trench surrounded it with 20' high barbed wire fence. The immediate vicinity was patrolled by 20 guard dogs trained to kill any would-be escapees.

Those escapees could have been any of his five children aged 5 – 17, or his wife, age unknown. The camp was found by a local out picking mushrooms. This person described what they saw:

“When I happened across the prison it was like a concentration camp from Nazi Germany. There were red flags marking the limits and psychotic dogs foaming at the mouth while children stared out from behind the barbed wire.”

When police raided the place, Titsky ordered his family to run into the forest. An officer who saw their living conditions described the horror:

"The air was thick with the stench of rotting garbage and there was a pile of rags the kids used to keep themselves warm in winter. This family shared a 15ft-long shelter with geese and livestock. The dogs would start barking as soon as his wife and children approached the red flags. These prisoners had no chance of escape. When we got near, the dogs kept us at bay and we had to shoot them to avoid being torn to shreds. But inside we found only Titsky cowering underground. He told the kids to run off as we approached.”

Assuming you are a normal human being, the plight of these children probably offends you quite a bit. It shouldn't though, because he did it out of love. He said:

“Living in the forest isn’t savagery. I wanted to bring my children up in harsh conditions so they’d be ready for any challenge."

No word as to why he threw his wife in there too. As for the children though, there really is no doubt they'll be ready for the challenges life is sure to bring them. For instance, if they ever compete on Double Dare we're pretty sure they'll cream the green team.

And you know what? That is exactly what Titsky was preparing them for.

Read More:

Father Organizes Nazi Camp For His Wife And Five Children In Russia – Pravda