Scene from the Russian historical series "Raskol" (dissidence)
1675 year. Russian tsar-reformer Alexei Mikhailovich (Quietest) is carrying out a religious reform. Although the reform was very mild compared to the European conflicts between Catholics and Protestants, the tsar also has opponents. Among them are two women-boyars of the oldest Russian noble families. Evdokia Urusova and Feodosia Morozova. Words failed to persuade them to accept the new church rules. Therefore, torture began to be used.
In a short excerpt (2 minutes), the noblewoman Urusova hangs on a strappado, and Morozova persuades her to endure and be martyred for the old faith. The picture and the clip show how the execution is prepared for burning at the stake. In Russia, women were executed very rarely, and burning at the stake was absolute exotic. But they burned differently than in Europe. The sentenced was placed inside the log house, so that the crowd did not see the burning victim.
In reality, the king pardoned both women and they were sent to a distant exile, where they died a natural death...
Unfortunately, only dirty bare heels of Urusova are present in the video from nudity...
Although historical sources claim that during the torture, Urusova was completely undressed, and Morozov was only topless. Both hung on a rack and both were tortured with fire (burning straw).