Voltaire described the effect of Muscovite Orthodox religion: Encouragement to Wickedness

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Philip II of Moscow (1507 - 1569) Russian Orthodox monk, who became Metropolitan of Moscow during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. He was one of a few Metropolitans who dared openly to contradict royal authority, and it is widely believed that the Tsar had him murdered on that account.
Russians of the 18th century

Voltaire depicted Muscovies-Russians of his time: born the slaves of masters as barbarous as...

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Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian. One of Voltaire's best-known histories is History of Charles XII (1731). The quotes...

Voltaire – ‘Ukraine always aspired to Liberty’, Prince of Ukraine Mazeppa, Czar Peter I...

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Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian. One of Voltaire's best-known histories is History of Charles XII (1731). The quotes below...

Moscow prohibited Ukrainian language in Ukraine over 100 times in past 300 years

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Basically, it all started with that imposter Peter I ('the Great'). 1720: A decree by Tsar Peter I banned the printing...

Moxel, ‘race of pure pagans’ to the north of Rus described by Willliam of...

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William of Rubruck was a Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer. In 1248, he accompanied King Louis IX of France on the...

‘Ukraine’ and ‘Muscovy’ names in a 1650 book title by French engineer Beauplan

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According to Wikipedia, Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan (c. 1600 – 1673) was a French-Polish cartographer, engineer and architect. Beauplan served as artillery captain for the army of the Crown...

Moscow’s Lies about Kursk Tank Battle in 1943: Russia’s Humiliation at Prokhorovka

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"For decades, Russians have seen no reason to doubt Soviet military historians, who portrayed the Battle of Prokhorovka on 12 July...

Tauric Chersonesus in Crimea vandalized by Russians in 19th century, – description by British...

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Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) wrote in his famous book 'Travels in Russia' which became a bestseller in 19th-century Europe: "The country included...

Wantonly destroying what is prized by enlightened nations is the Russians’ most striking national...

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Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) wrote in his famous book 'Travels in Russia' which became a bestseller in 19th-century Europe: "The town of...

Catherine II (‘the Great’) employed utmost artifice to keep secret the true history of...

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Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) wrote in his famous book 'Travels in Russia' which became a bestseller in 19th-century Europe: "There is nothing...