History 03/03/20 Seraphim Uzerinden Arzamas: the terrible fate of a nun, which became the ataman
the Nun Alena Arzamasskaya in the second half of XVII century led the thousands of rebel group, which became part of the army of Stepan Razin. A few months later the rebels were defeated near the town of Temnikov troops Governor Yury Dolgoruky, and the nun together with other prisoners were executed.
Past the old robber-woman
To have survived the few historical documents about Alena Arzamasskaya. It is known that she was born in the family of serf peasants in the village under Arzamas, was previously married and soon widowed. Monastic vows in St. Nicholas convent Alena took as a result of extreme need. Historians claim that the monastery of the nun learned to read and write and mastered the basics of traditional medicine.
Under any circumstances, Alena Arzamasskaya decided on the organization of the rebel group, is not known.
When it first heard the Moscow authorities
According to one of the provincial notes, Yuri Dolgoruky reported on the story of the captive leader of one of the rebel groups, the army of Stepan Razin, who reported on the interrogation of the “woman-the wise woman”, which collects in the villages thieving people and unites them in the squad. The informant reported that the Bayou has a great respect among the rebels, and the rebels a formidable force.
the Capture of Temnikov
After the unification squad Alena Arzamasskaya army and other rebel Fedor Sidorov number of rebels reached seven thousand people. Armed with this compound was not only rifles and machetes, but the captured guns. They managed to capture the city of Temnikov and two months to survive in it. Leading the city in its sole discretion, Alena Arzamasskaya “lovely letters” tried to persuade as many of the inhabitants of the surrounding villages to join the insurgents. In parallel the old woman was treating the wounded and sick, using, including, and conspiracies.
the Defeat of the rebels
In late November, 1670 by Temnikova combined team of Alena Arzamasskaya and Fedor Sidorov was defeated by the troops of the voivode Ivan Likharev. Temnikov surrendered, and the troops of Colonel Vasily Ivolginskogo was met with “the best people in town” with money and tearfully asking for forgiveness for what had to be “under the power of thieves”.
Alena Arzamasskaya with a few rebels fought to the last, taking refuge in the Cathedral Temnikova. In early December the city entered the army Yuri Dolgoruky, and the resistance of the rebels had finally broken, and the survivors of their leaders captured.
7 years Later after this battle, the German publicist Johann Frisch in Germany published a brochure which currently is the only more or less detailed documentary evidence describing the appearance and character of the old robber-woman-old women Alena Arzamasskaya and her last hours of life.
As she had been captured and executed
Frisch, who fought in the Russian army as a mercenary, wrote that Arzamas shooting a bow, killed a few soldiers of the provincial troops. When the “ammunition” was exhausted, she fell at the altar, and in this position was captured. The mercenary said in his pamphlet that the top of the robes, Alena wore armor and was a very strong woman – not one of the soldiers managed to pull the bowstring, fired atamansha.
more than a dozen prisoners, among whom was Feodor Sidorov, by order of Yuri Dolgoruky hung over the river Moksha. Arzamas Governor ordered to burn in a log cabin as a heretic and witch, abandoning the fire and its “thieves ‘ letters” and “the magic roots”.
Previously the nun endured the torture, never scream, than shook his executors established the idea that atamansha actually a witch. Johann Frisch was a witness to her execution.
Before his death in chains Alena Arzamasskaya productioncarried the short speech, the meaning of which boiled down to the fact that with a larger number of the rebels to Yuri Dolgoruky rebels would not win. Then atamansha-the crone herself jumped into the burning log, and met his death. It is noteworthy that on the ashes then do not found the chains that were shackled dead. Therefore, the people have long lived tradition that the “Russian Joan of Arc” was still alive, and must return to re-raise the people to revolt.
Nicholas Syromyatnikov
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