Execution of Stepan Razin, Russian rebel and pirate

A depiction of the execution of Stepan (Stenka) Timofeyevich Razin (1630 - 1671), a Russian Cossack leader who led a major uprising against the Tsar's authority in Southern Russia. He was also a pirate on the Volga River. He was eventually captured, taken to Moscow, tortured, then executed by quartering alive in Red Square

1630 1671 Blowing Chained Chains Cossack Crowded Executed Executioner Heroic Nikolaevich Quartering Razin Scaffold Spears Stenka Stepan Timofeyevich Tortured Trumpets Volga

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