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Summary Punishment of a Mujik by a Cossack at Nijnei-Novgorod


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Summary Punishment of a Mujik by a Cossack, at Nijnei

Summary Punishment of a Mujik by a Cossack, at Nijnei
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" At the corners of the streets running into this delectable hole were stationed Cossacks, who showered blows upon offending Mujiks (or peasants) with their heavy-lashed whips, without regard to the nature of the offence or the size of the victim. Turning up one of these streets, and penetrating farther into the fair, other scenes and pleasanter forms meet the eye.

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Sears, Robert. An Illustrated Description of the Russian Empire. New York: Robert Sears, 1855