Thou shalt not, thou son of a whore, make subjects of Christian sons we have no fear of your army, by land and by sea we will battle with thee, fuck thy mother. What the devil kind of knight are thou, that canst not slay a hedgehog with your naked arse? The devil shits, and your army eats. O sultan, Turkish devil and damned devil's kith and kin, secretary to Lucifer himself.
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Zaporozhian Cossacks to the Turkish Sultan! The Cossacks' reply came as a stream of invective and vulgar rhymes: Sultan Mehmed IV to the Zaporozhian Cossacks:Īs the Sultan son of Muhammad brother of the sun and moon grandson and viceroy of God ruler of the kingdoms of Macedonia, Babylon, Jerusalem, Upper and Lower Egypt emperor of emperors sovereign of sovereigns extraordinary knight, never defeated steadfast guardian of the tomb of Jesus Christ trustee chosen by God Himself the hope and comfort of Muslims confounder and great defender of Christians – I command you, the Zaporogian Cossacks, to submit to me voluntarily and without any resistance, and to desist from troubling me with your attacks. Repin also admired them: "All that Gogol wrote about them is true! A holy people! No one in the world held so deeply freedom, equality, and fraternity." During Repin's time, the Cossacks enjoyed great popular sympathy. The painting exhibits the Cossacks' pleasure at striving to come up with ever more base vulgarities. The Cossacks, led by Ivan Sirko, replied in an uncharacteristic manner: they wrote a letter, replete with insults and profanities. However, Mehmed demanded that the Cossacks submit to Ottoman rule. Īccording to the story, the Zaporozhian Cossacks (from "beyond the rapids", Ukrainian: za porohamy), inhabiting the lands around the lower Dnieper River in Ukraine, had defeated Ottoman Empire forces in battle. Since then, the canvas has been exhibited in the State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg. Repin recorded the years of work along the lower edge of the canvas. The 2.03 m by 3.58 m canvas was started in 1880 and finished in 1891. Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire, also known as Cossacks of Saporog Are Drafting a Manifesto (Russian: Запорожцы пишут письмо турецкому султану), is a painting by Russian artist Ilya Repin. Repin became curious about the story and in 1880 started the first of his studies. He gave it to historian Dmytro Yavornytsky (1855–1940), who by chance read it to his guests, among whom was the painter Ilya Repin. Novitsky, found a copy made in the 18th century. The original reply, has not survived however, in the 1870s an amateur ethnographer from Yekaterinoslav (today Dnipro), Ya. Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks depicts a supposedly historical tableau, set in 1676, and based on the legend of Cossacks sending a reply to an ultimatum of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed IV. Koshovyi Otaman Ivan Sirko, with the whole Zaporozhian Host.The irreverent letter the Cossacks wrote to the Ottoman Sultan in 1676. Koshovyi Otaman Ivan Sirko, with the whole Zaporozhian Host.” Now we’ll conclude, for we don’t know the date and don’t own a calendar the moon’s in the sky, the year with the Lord, the day’s the same over here as it is over there for this kiss our arse! You won’t even be herding pigs for the Christians. So the Zaporozhians declare, you lowlife. Pig’s snout, mare’s arse, slaughterhouse cur, unchristened brow, screw your own mother! You Babylonian scullion, Macedonian wheelwright, brewer of Jerusalem, goat-fucker of Alexandria, swineherd of Greater and Lesser Egypt, pig of Armenia, Podolian thief, catamite of Tartary, hangman of Kamyanets, and fool of all the world and underworld, an idiot before God, grandson of the Serpent, and the crick in our dick. You will not, you son of a bitch, make subjects of Christian sons we’ve no fear of your army, by land and by sea we will battle with thee, fuck your mother. O sultan, Turkish devil and damned devil’s kith and kin, secretary to Lucifer himself, Greetings! What the devil kind of knight are you, that can’t slay a hedgehog with your naked arse? The devil excretes, and your army eats. ”Zaporozhian Cossacks to the Turkish Sultan: The Cossacks are quite amused and write a letter back, mimicking and mocking the Sultan’s flowery language and titles, and centuries later inspiring rants by former forum member McUzi.
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In 1675, the Ottoman Sultan writes a get-off-my-lawn letter to drunk Russian Cossacks.