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The story tells about the trials the Russian land was subjected to during the invasion of the Mongol-Tatar yoke. This truly terrible period for Rus' began in the first half of the 13th century. The reader's eyes are presented with gloomy pictures of destroyed cities and brutal battles.
In 1240, Batu's troops captured Kyiv, despite the heroic resistance of its inhabitants. From this moment on, a terrible gravitating force hangs over the Russian land - the Tatar-Mongol yoke, which lasted more than two centuries in a row.
The main task of the author of the work is to show the courage and heroism of the Russian people in confrontation with a merciless enemy. Using the example of the feat of Evpatiy Kolovrat, the reader sees how strong a Russian person can be in spirit and body. The story carries a bright patriotic message, designed to awaken pride in our hearts for our people.
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The Horde leader Batu comes to the Russian land at the head of a countless horde. He stops near Ryazan. As tribute, Batu demands a tenth of the land, people and wealth. Ryazan Prince Yuri Ingorevich turns to the Vladimir Prince for help, but is refused. After which he convenes a military council. Through his son, the prince asks Batu to show mercy and spare the city. He agrees, but demands that Russian wives and daughters be brought to him, including the beautiful wife of Fyodor Igorevich, the son of Prince Ryazan. Fyodor refuses Batu and pays for it with his own life.
The prince's servant brings terrible news to Ryazan. Fyodor Yuryevich's wife, Princess Eupraxia, having learned about everything, falls into wild despair and throws herself out of the window with her little son in her arms. Both of them die, and bitter crying can be heard throughout the city for a long time.
After the great sadness has been assuaged, Yuri Ingorevich prepares to attack Batu’s army. The battle turned out to be brutal and bloody, taking the lives of thousands of people. Prince Oleg Ingorevich is seriously wounded. Seeing how he is suffering, Batu offers his doctors to help, provided that in return Oleg goes over to his side. The prince does not want to become a traitor. As a result, he is brutally executed.
Soon Batu's troops come close to the walls of Ryazan. A long, bloody battle breaks out. It lasts for five whole days in a row. The situation of the Ryazan residents is further aggravated by the fact that they have to fight continuously, while the invaders' troops are constantly being renewed. The battle ends with the complete capture of Ryazan. Residents of the city die at the hands of the Tatars. All houses and streets have been looted. Soon the Tatars commit the most terrible act - they kill all the women in the church, including the mother of the Grand Duke, as well as the bishop and priests.
It seems that everything is completely lost, and there is nowhere to wait for help. But at this very time, Yuri Ingorevich’s brother Ingvar is in Chernigov. The Ryazan boyar, the brave governor Evpatiy Kolovrat, is also there with the prince. Having learned about the brutal attack of Batyev’s troops on Ryazan, they immediately go to the aid of its inhabitants. Having arrived at the place, they realize that they are very late, and the city is completely devastated and destroyed. The brave nobleman decides to oppose the Tatar troops. Having gathered his own squad, Evpatiy goes to fight the Tatars.
The attack of the Russian squad becomes a sudden and painful blow for Batu and his soldiers. Under the skillful command of Evpatiy Kolovrat, the squad wins a landslide victory over Batu’s army. The Tatars are amazed by the fortitude and courage of Russian soldiers. But they were especially admired by the valor of the Ryazan governor Evpatiy Kolovrat.
The brother-in-law of the Horde khan vows to take his squad prisoner, including the Russian hero himself. Finally, an opportunity presents itself, and the two strongest warriors collide in a powerful duel. Kolovrat wins an unconditional victory. As a result, the Tatars kill the Russian knight, but even before his dead body they experience real fear.
Showing admiration for the courage of Kolovrat and the courage of all Russian soldiers, Batu claims that he would certainly take such a person into his service and, without a shadow of a doubt, would trust him with his life.
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The story of the ruin of Ryazan by Batu
Two years after the transfer of the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the godless Tsar Batu comes to Rus'. He stands with his army on the Voronezh River near Ryazan. Batu sends ambassadors to the Ryazan prince Yuri Ingorevich, offering the following conditions: the Ryazan prince will immediately give up a tenth of everything - land, people, wealth. Yuri Ingorevich asks for military assistance from the Grand Duke of Vladimir Georgy Vsevolodovich. Georgy Vsevolodovich refuses to help, wanting to fight Batu on his own. Then Yuri Ingorevich convenes the princes - his closest neighbors and relatives - for advice on what to do.
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The Ryazan prince sends his son Fyodor Yuryevich to Batu with gifts and a request not to attack the Ryazan land. The godless Tsar Batu was “flattering and unmerciful.” Having accepted the gifts, he falsely promises not to attack Ryazan, but at the same time does not abandon his intention, moreover, he wants the Ryazan people to bring their wives and daughters to him “for fornication.” Having learned from one traitor, a Ryazan nobleman, that Fyodor Yuryevich himself has a beautiful wife, Batu turns to him with such a “proposal”. Prince Fyodor Yuryevich refuses Batu, for which he orders him to be killed and the prince’s body thrown to be torn to pieces by wild animals and birds.
Only one servant from Fyodor Yuryevich’s retinue manages to escape from Batu. It is he who brings the terrible news of the death of the prince to Ryazan. Hearing this, Princess Eupraxia, the wife of Fyodor Yuryevich, throws herself out of the window of the high tower together with her little son Ivan Fedorovich. The princess and the young prince were “infected” to death. Since then, the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, located in Ryazan, has been called the icon of St. Nicholas of Zaraz. There is crying all over the city for many hours.
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“Having rested from crying,” Yuri Ingorevich gathers his army. Many princes die in the battle with Batu. Prince Oleg Ingorevich is seriously wounded. Seeing him exhausted from his wounds, Batu invites him to come over to his side, and for this Batu will order him to be cured. Oleg refuses, for which the khan orders him to be cut into pieces.
Approaching the city, Batu’s army surrounds it, and a continuous five-day battle begins. Moreover, if the Tatar warriors are replaced, then the residents of Ryazan fight continuously. The battle ends with the fall of Ryazan. Having occupied Ryazan, the Tatars rob and kill the city's inhabitants. So, they commit great sacrilege - they kill in the church Princess Agripina, the mother of the Grand Duke, other princesses and princesses who were with her, as well as the bishop and priests.
At this time, the brother of the Ryazan prince Yuri Ingorevich Ingvar Ingorevich is in Chernigov, along with him the Ryazan nobleman Evpatiy Kolovrat. They rush to the aid of Ryazan, but arrive after its destruction. Evpatiy gathers a squad and goes to fight the Tatars. He suddenly attacks Batu’s army and “cuts them without mercy” so that “the swords become dull.” The Tatars were amazed by the courage and daring of the Russians and, in particular, by the valor of Evpatiy Kolovrat. Batu's brother-in-law Khostovrul boasts that he will capture Evpatiy and the Russian warriors alive. Evpatiy and Khostovrul meet in a duel, in which the Russian hero cuts Batyev’s brother-in-law in half “to the saddle.” The Tatars still manage to kill Evpatiy Kolovrat, but they are afraid of him even when he is dead. The author points out that the Tatars have respect for Russian brave men, and Tsar Batu says: “If such a person served with me, I would bring him closer to me.”
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At this time, Ingvar Ingorevich mourns his brothers, mother and relatives. He orders to find the corpses of Yuri Ingorevich, Oleg Ingorevich and other brothers, as well as Fyodor Yuryevich, his wife and son, and buries them with Christian honors. Ingvar Ingorevich becomes the Ryazan prince, and then “renews” the land of Ryazan: he builds churches and monasteries anew, and gathers people. The author ends the “Tale…” like this: “And the Christians began to rejoice, for God with His strong hand delivered them from the godless Tsar Batu.”
Capture of Ryazan
In the year 1937, Batu found himself with a huge army at the border of the Ryazan principality. On the bank of the Voronezh River, Khan made a stop to send his ambassadors to Prince Ingvarevich. The foreigner wanted to possess a tenth of everything that was in the principality, including he asked:
- gold;
- of people;
- livestock;
- lands.
Russian Prince Yuri decided to ask for help from Georgy Vsevolodovich, who ruled the Vladimir Principality. But soon an answer came with a refusal, explained by the fact that the prince himself was not averse to fighting the Tatars. Then the ruler of the lands gathers a council, at which they decide who to send as an envoy; the choice falls on the prince's son .
Fyodor Yuryevich does not appear in the Tatar camp empty-handed; he presents Batu with rich gifts and asks him to leave and not destroy the city. The Khan graciously gives his word that he will leave, but in return he demands the young daughters of Ryazan, among whom should be the wife of the young prince. The Tatar already knew that the envoy’s wife was famous for her unprecedented beauty.
In response, the young prince laughed, and then declared that this would not happen, that Russian beauties would only get to a foreigner after being conquered. The enraged Tsar ordered Fyodor Yuryevich to be killed and his body thrown away. The old servant was able to bury his master at night, and upon returning to the palace he told his father about the tragic death of his son.
The inconsolable widow could not survive the death of her husband, she took the child in her arms and threw herself out of the window. Oleg Ingvarevich grieved for his heir, gathered troops and went to war with the Tatars.
Strong and brave Russian warriors could not defeat the enemy force, they all died on the battlefield, none of them cowardly ran back.
Even the prince of Ryazan and his brothers died, only Oleg the Red survived. Khan promised to cure the wounded man in exchange for changing his faith and joining the Tatar horde, but he just laughed. For such disrespect he was cut into several pieces.
The cruel king captured the cities, among them:
- Pronsk.
- Izyaslavl.
- Bel.
The godless khan burned to the ground the Russian settlements that he encountered on his way to Ryazan. Having arrived at the place, the invaders began a siege. For five days the residents held the city, but on the sixth day the Tatars had battering machines and ladders, along which they quickly climbed the walls. Ryazan could not stand it and fell.
The angry horde did not spare anyone; the Tatars slaughtered women, children, and priests. And then the army moved towards Suzdal and Vladimir.
Battle of Kolovrat
The Ryazan boyar Evpatiy Kolovrat was in Chernigov at the time of Batu’s arrival. As soon as he learned about the conquest and destruction of his city, he gathered a small squad and set off. The picture shocked the warrior; his land was:
- devastated;
- burned;
- covered with the bodies of princes and townspeople.
Kolovrat recruited a detachment of 1,700 selected soldiers and rushed to catch up with his ruthless enemies. Soon the squad saw the Tatar army, they gathered and struck their camps. Russian brave men fought with courage and despair. From such pressure the Tatars became confused, even Batu was seized with fear from the strength and onslaught of the enemy.
In the battle, the enemies managed to capture five people. Khan wanted to know who they were and why they attacked. The prisoners replied that they had come to avenge their brothers and sisters, whom the Khan’s army had killed in Ryazan. Suddenly a relative of Batu stood up, he promised to capture the living Evpatiy and throw him at the feet of the king. He lined up the Tatar regiments, drew his weapon and galloped towards the Russians.
Khostovrul grappled with the boyar , but with one blow he cut him into two parts. Many other enemy braves were unable to defeat the warrior. The Russian hero was invulnerable. Then the invaders began to fire from siege weapons, only then was Kolovrat killed.
Evpatiy’s body was brought to the khan’s tent, he was amazed for a long time at the strength and courage of the Russian people, and about Kolovrat he said that if he had such a fighter, he would keep him close to his heart.
Afterwards, Batu gave the order to release all the prisoners and give them the leader’s body so that they could bury him with dignity. At this time, Prince Ingvar Ingvarevich hurried to the aid of Kolovrat, but he found only devastated cities and the dead, whom he mourned and buried for a long time.
And then he took the Ryazan throne, selected a retinue for himself and rebuilt a new city. This is where the story ends.
Main characters
The author who wrote the work is unknown, but when analyzing the work one can understand that it is partly biographical. Many of the events described have historical confirmation. Compositionally, the text consists of four parts, each of which has its own hero, here is their brief description:
- Batu is a ruthless Tatar khan who attacked Ryazan and destroyed all the inhabitants of the city. This character is ambiguous, since he is different in each part. At first, he acts as an enemy and invader who has the right to demand anything. Then the image of a cruel killer is created, mercilessly killing both children and women. And in the end, it clearly shows respect for a strong and worthy opponent.
- Evpatiy Kolovrat is a brave and strong boyar who decided to take revenge for the devastated city. When describing him, the author used folklore hyperbolizations: he is a giant in strength, only a battering gun can take him. He really creates the image of an epic hero.
- Prince Yuri Ingvarevich is the ruler of Ryazan, he is experienced and courageous. He goes to battle together with ordinary warriors, and with them he “drinks the cup of death.”
- Fyodor Yuryevich is the son of Prince Yuri. He is young, brave, it is he who is sent as an envoy to the enemy camp, the man behaves with dignity and fearlessness. The Tatar Khan executed him for daring speeches and disobedience.
The main idea of the legend is that Russia is not afraid of any invasions . Its strength lies in people who show the best qualities - courage, bravery and loyalty. It is this meaning that the author wanted to convey to readers.
It is worth reading at least a brief summary of the work. The destruction of Ryazan by Batu is one of the most tragic events in history; the beautiful city was completely destroyed, and its citizens were buried in mass graves that resembled huge pits.
