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is entirely built of wood ; the monastery , partly of hewn stones , partly of brick . Here repose the relies of Saints Zossine and Sabbatius , its founders , and also those of the numberless victims of the Ozarat ; descending even to the present time , when Nicholas immured them in subterranean cells . The monastery , seen from
afar , has a sombre , morose air ; one might think it was ashamed of the crimes it is obliged to hide within ' its gloomy walls . The island has gentle undulations , and deep ravines , where fountains of the most limpid water murmur in the summer ; it has also forests of gigantic trees—pines , firs , and the rowan tree , whose scarlet berries yield a pleasant liquor , and take the cherry ' s place .
At the time , of which we are speaking the population of Solofski principally consisted of fishermen , groaning beneath the monastic yoke . Isle , borough , and population , all belonged to the monks ; while the exiles concealed themselves in the forest , and supported themselves by fishing and hunting . The first who penetrated so far were soon joined by the companions of the hetmann , Steneke Razine , who had just been completely defeated . These last were Don Cossacks .
The-Cossacks have ever been the only free and independent men in Russia . Forming different military communities , according to the old customs of their tribes , whose name , Bratstro , may be translated by brotherhood , all their chiefs , from the hetmann to the lowest brigadier , oursadnix , were elective . Every Cossack was an elector , and eligible to election . They had no written laws , their
assemblies directing all their affairs , without exception , by the plurality of voices . These tribes , increased by the numbers whom persecution and outlawry drove into their arms , were composed of active , energetic men , and struggled victoriously with the Czarat whenever it attempted to interfere with theim Those of Steneke Razine , who had at last been obliged to fly to the north , instantly took possession
of the convent and isle of Solovdski , or Solofski , and there established an insurrectional government , whose first care was to declare the banishment of the Romanoff family from the throne , and their own independence . It also published another proclamation , particularly addressed to the people , in which it excites them to arms in defence of their rights , so cruelly trampled on by their despotic rulers .
This proclamation was drawn up in a simple , bold , and abrupt style , suited to their nature and military habits . "To arms , brothers / 3 it said ; "to arms . Let us defend our holy and ancient freedom ; let us cast off the yoke of slavery ;—it is the seal of the Antichrist , standing all that is base and unworthy of Cossack liberty . Brothers , to arms !
Steneke Razine ' s companions brought with them devotion to their cause , unshaken firmness , and daring bravery in action . Their 1 brilliant exploits on the Volga and Caspian Sea were renowned , even in those remote regions , as well as the siege and capture of Astracan , from whence they had driven tho voievode , the boiares , and other
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is entirely built of wood ; the monastery , partly of hewn stones , partly of brick . Here repose the relies of Saints Zossine and Sabbatius , its founders , and also those of the numberless victims of the Ozarat ; descending even to the present time , when Nicholas immured them in subterranean cells . The monastery , seen from
afar , has a sombre , morose air ; one might think it was ashamed of the crimes it is obliged to hide within ' its gloomy walls . The island has gentle undulations , and deep ravines , where fountains of the most limpid water murmur in the summer ; it has also forests of gigantic trees—pines , firs , and the rowan tree , whose scarlet berries yield a pleasant liquor , and take the cherry ' s place .
At the time , of which we are speaking the population of Solofski principally consisted of fishermen , groaning beneath the monastic yoke . Isle , borough , and population , all belonged to the monks ; while the exiles concealed themselves in the forest , and supported themselves by fishing and hunting . The first who penetrated so far were soon joined by the companions of the hetmann , Steneke Razine , who had just been completely defeated . These last were Don Cossacks .
The-Cossacks have ever been the only free and independent men in Russia . Forming different military communities , according to the old customs of their tribes , whose name , Bratstro , may be translated by brotherhood , all their chiefs , from the hetmann to the lowest brigadier , oursadnix , were elective . Every Cossack was an elector , and eligible to election . They had no written laws , their
assemblies directing all their affairs , without exception , by the plurality of voices . These tribes , increased by the numbers whom persecution and outlawry drove into their arms , were composed of active , energetic men , and struggled victoriously with the Czarat whenever it attempted to interfere with theim Those of Steneke Razine , who had at last been obliged to fly to the north , instantly took possession
of the convent and isle of Solovdski , or Solofski , and there established an insurrectional government , whose first care was to declare the banishment of the Romanoff family from the throne , and their own independence . It also published another proclamation , particularly addressed to the people , in which it excites them to arms in defence of their rights , so cruelly trampled on by their despotic rulers .
This proclamation was drawn up in a simple , bold , and abrupt style , suited to their nature and military habits . "To arms , brothers / 3 it said ; "to arms . Let us defend our holy and ancient freedom ; let us cast off the yoke of slavery ;—it is the seal of the Antichrist , standing all that is base and unworthy of Cossack liberty . Brothers , to arms !
Steneke Razine ' s companions brought with them devotion to their cause , unshaken firmness , and daring bravery in action . Their 1 brilliant exploits on the Volga and Caspian Sea were renowned , even in those remote regions , as well as the siege and capture of Astracan , from whence they had driven tho voievode , the boiares , and other