355 years ago, Stepan Razin, the leader of one of the largest uprisings in Russia during the Romanov era and a popular hero of folk art, was executed. Despite the fact that a large number of historical novels and popular science works have been written about Razin, his real biography is full of blank spots. There are many myths about the chieftain. One of them is associated with the murder of a Persian princess, which, according to historians, did not actually happen. Assessments of Razin's figure are contradictory, but no one doubts that he was a bright personality who left a noticeable mark on the history of the country. Read more