. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across e clergy were on the side ofthe conspiracy; they opposed the reforms, and preferred keejDing things 260 THE BOY TEAVELLEKS IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIKE. as they had been, rather than adopt the ways of Western Europe. It issaid at present that the Russian Government would change the calendarfrom old style to new style, and make it conform to the rest of the civil-ized woi-ld, but for the opposition of the Churcli. The priests assert thatit would ca
. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across e clergy were on the side ofthe conspiracy; they opposed the reforms, and preferred keejDing things 260 THE BOY TEAVELLEKS IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIKE. as they had been, rather than adopt the ways of Western Europe. It issaid at present that the Russian Government would change the calendarfrom old style to new style, and make it conform to the rest of the civil-ized woi-ld, but for the opposition of the Churcli. The priests assert thatit would cause a great deal of confusion with the saints days, and there-fore they refuse their approval of the measure. The streltzi had been distributed at points far removed from pretence of coming to get their pay, they marched to the city,where they were met by General Gordon, an English officer who com-manded the Government troops at the time. Gordon defeated the strelt-zi, and then by torturing some of the prisoners learned the history of theconsj)iracy. It was, to place Sophia on the throne in place of Peter, and a J > . ~:= I II I it V. PETER THE GREAT AS EXECUTIONER. great many persons were implicated in the scheme. News of the oc-currence was sent to Peter at Vienna, and hastened his return as de-scribed. On arriving in Moscow, he made the most searching inquiry, and bytorturing some of those who had fallen into his hands he obtained thenames of many others. There is no doubt that innocent persons were im-plicated, as the victims of torture are apt to tell anything, whether true orfalse, in order to escape from their pain. Those implicated were immedi-ately arrested and put to death, many of them with torture. Nobles, ladies BEHEADING THE INSURGENTS. 261 of rank, officers and soldiers, comprised the list. On the spot where westood to-day hundreds of the streltzi were beheaded, and altogether sev-eral thousands of people were killed. Peter himself took part in th
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