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Updated: September 1, 2025
Many of the Russians began to rejoice, imagining that the tzar of Kezan, struck with terror, had fled with all his army into the forest. But the generals, more experienced, suspected a snare, and regarded the aspect of affairs as a motive for redoubled prudence. With great caution they made their dispositions for commencing the siege.
The Russians took possession of the country, filled it with their own emigrants, reared churches, established Christianity, and spread over the community the protection of Russian law. Most of the Kezanians who remained embraced Christianity, and from that time Kezan, the ancient Bulgaria, has remained an integral portion of the Russian empire.
The next day, Ivan, accompanied by his clergy, his council and the chiefs of his army, made his triumphal entrance, and laid, on the designated spot, the corner-stone of the cathedral church of the Visitation. He also made the tour of the city, bearing the sacred banner, and consecrating Kezan to the true God.
Though the plan thus failed, nevertheless, quite a number of these German artists, notwithstanding the prohibition of the emperor, effected their escape from Germany, secretly entered Russia, and engaged in the service of the tzar, were they were very efficient in contributing to Russian civilization. The barbarian horde at Kezan still continued to annoy Russia with very many incursions.
Wonderful Change in the Character of Ivan IV. Confessions of Sin and Measures of Reform. Sylvestre and Alexis Adachef. The Code of Laws. Reforms in the Church. Encouragement To Men of Science and Letters. The Embassage of Schlit. War With Kezan. Disasters and Disgrace. Immense Preparation For the Chastisement of the Horde. The March. Repulse of the Tauredians. Siege of Kezan.
Siege of Kezan. Artifices of War. The Explosion of Mines. The Final Assault. Complete Subjugation of Kezan. Gratitude and Liberality of the Tzar. Return To Moscow. Joy of the inhabitants. Birth of An Heir To the Crown. Insurrection in Kezan. The Insurrection Quelled. Conquest of Astrachan. The English Expedition in Search of a North-East Passage to India. The Establishment at Archangel.
Spreading their sails, they passed rapidly down the river about two hundred miles, until they arrived at Kezan, the capital of the horde.
This brilliant success greatly elated the army. Ivan IV., sending his trophies to Moscow, as an encouragement to the capital, again put his army in motion towards Kezan. The relation which existed between the sovereign and his pastor, the faithful metropolitan bishop, may be inferred from the following communications which passed between them, equally worthy of them both.
These barbarians, thinking that the Russian army was now five hundred miles west of Moscow at Kezan, and that the empire was thus defenseless, with a vast army of invasion were on the eager march for Moscow. Ivan at Kolumna heard joyfully of their approach, for he was prepared to meet them and to chastise them with merited severity.
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