...of the town, the butcher Kouzma Minine, rose. " If we wish," he said " to save the Muscovite Empire, we must spare neither our lands nor our goods ; let...service ; let us seek a man who will fight for the orthodox faith, and march under his banner." To give up all, and to arm themselves, such was the word...

...of the town, the butcher Kouzma Minine, rose. " If we wish," he said " to save the Muscovite Empire, we must spare neither our lands nor our goods ; let...service ; let us seek a man who will fight for the orthodox faith, and march under his banner." To give up all, and to arm themselves, such was the word...

...of the town, the butcher Kouzma Minine, rose. " If we wish," he said " to save the Muscovite Empire, we must spare neither our lands nor our goods ; let...service ; let us seek a man who will fight for the orthodox faith, and march under his banner." To give up all, and to arm themselves, such was the word...

...Novgorod, a butcher, Kouzma Minine spoke up: " If we wish to save the Muscovite Empire," he said, " we must spare neither our lands nor our goods; let us sell our houses and put our wives and children out to service; let us seek a man who will fight for the national faith, and march under his banner."...

...Orthodox faith was threatened. " If we wish to save the Muscovite Empire," said Minine, a butcher, " we must spare neither our lands nor our goods; let...service ; let us seek a man who will fight for the Orthodox faith, and march under his banner." The religious appeal practically confined the choice of...