The History of Russia From the Earliest Times to 1877 volume 1
The History of Russia From the Earliest Times to 1877 volume 1
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When Vladimir died, Roman of Volhynia resolved at all hazards to enter Galitch. His rival had previously appealed to the Hungarians, so he applied to the Poles, and, with an auxiliary army given him by Casimir the Just, he reconquered Galitch. The turbulent boyards had at last found their master.
This time Roman held the crown, not by election, but by con- quest. He resolved to subdue the proud aristocracy. The Po- lish Bishop Kadloubek, a contemporary writer, who sympathsized Q 2 ffIS TOR Y OF... R USSIA.
with the oligarchs, draws a frightful picture of the vengeance exercised by Roman on his enemies. They were quartered, buried alive, riddled with arrows, delivered over to horrible tor- tures. He had promised pardon to those who had fled; but when they returned, he accused them of conspiracy, condemned them to death, and confiscated their goods. " To eat a drop of honey in peace, " he said cynically, " you must first kill the bees. " The kussian chroniclers, on the contrary, praise him highly.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When Vladimir died, Roman of Volhynia resolved at all hazards to enter Galitch. His rival had previously appealed to the Hungarians, so he applied to the Poles, and, with an auxiliary army given him by Casimir the Just, he reconquered Galitch. The turbulent boyards had at last found their master.
This time Roman held the crown, not by election, but by con- quest. He resolved to subdue the proud aristocracy. The Po- lish Bishop Kadloubek, a contemporary writer, who sympathsized Q 2 ffIS TOR Y OF... R USSIA.
with the oligarchs, draws a frightful picture of the vengeance exercised by Roman on his enemies. They were quartered, buried alive, riddled with arrows, delivered over to horrible tor- tures. He had promised pardon to those who had fled; but when they returned, he accused them of conspiracy, condemned them to death, and confiscated their goods. " To eat a drop of honey in peace, " he said cynically, " you must first kill the bees. " The kussian chroniclers, on the contrary, praise him highly.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Alfred Rambaud to read onlineMoreLess
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