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ALEXANDER 1. OF RUSST4,


The Odesskia Novosti reminds it
readers of a remarkable clause in thu
will of the late Count Araktcheef O.
sinister memory,
This parsonage, whose name i.
written in letters of blood on one of the
darkest pages of Russian history, was
the incarnation of the ruthless reac.
| ton which characterized the later
years of Alexander l., and though
three quarters of a century have
elapsed since the country was relieved
! of his atrocious influence, his name is
| to this day, as it was in his own, a
synonym for pitiless and grinding OPP
preston.
| General Count Alexander Araktcheet
! had been the most faithful and the
| most brutal agent of the tyranny of
| the Emperor Paul, Q796-1901) He was
! the terror of the army by reason of the
savage punishments with which he Wis
/ tied the smallest offense or the most
trif1ing inaccuracy.
Baron Pahlen, the principal conspira-
tor against Paul, succeeded in procur-
ing the removal Of Araktcheef from
about his master'sperson. Too late
Paul recalled him. Before the re-
stored favorite had time to gather into
his hands the threads of the conspira-
cy the Emperor was murdered. (March,
1901
The passionate sorrow with which
Araktcheef received the news, sorrow
which he showed openly by always
wearing on his breast portrait Of
Paul, had the unexpected consequence
of procuring for him the favor of Alex
ander T.. QS91-25,) in whose interests.
and with whose connivance the late
revolution had been accomplished.
Happily the accession of Nicholas
brought with it the downfall of Arak
tcheef Fearing that the event might
be followed by a general amnesty
Araktcheef FASTENED to put to death
tWenty-four of his peasants who had
been directly or indirectly concerned in
the death of his mistress, Anastasia
Minkin, to whom he was passionately
attached. This arbitrary step gave Of
Tense to Nicholas and brought about
Araktcheef's immediate disgrace. He
was ordered to travel abroad, was de-
prived of all his Offices and finally ban
vived till 1894, leading a life of charity
and devotion, and there he died with his
eyes fixed to the last on the portrait Of
Alexander T., whom he hoped to rejoin
in heaven.
The one good point in this strange
compound of fanaticisn and cruelty
was devotion to his masters, and lie
carried his love for Alexander beyond
the grave as is shown by the lemarka-
BILE bequest to which q alluded above.
7 A sum of fifty thousand rubles was
set apart to be allowed to accumulate
at compound interest in the Imperial
bank till 1925.
This sum- to quote the words of the
will ITS intended as a reward for that
Russian writer. who, a hundred years
after the death Of his late majesty, OF
blessed memory, shall write, in the |
Russian tongue, the best, that is, the |
fullest, most trustworthy, and most ell |
1quent history of Alexander l., Car of |
LII the Russias, and shall be awarded |
~ the highest literary institution in
Russia under whatsoever name then
existing" This clause was in accord
lnce with the testator's injunctions
published In the London. Paris and Ber- !
in newspapers, "to the end that my pi-
us and patriotic bequest shall not pass
nto forgetfulness," and it must again
e published in 1915 'in all papers at the
ime appearing, both Russian and for
ign" %
Calculated at per cent, the fifty
thousand rubles will in 1925 amount, to
.918,960, or rather more than two hun
red thousand dollars. After all 1educ-
ions have been made in accordance
18th the terms of the will, the fortunate
nan whose work is approved by the
ldges will receive fully 100000 rublcG, ,,
i about one hundred and sixty thou
and pounds. 1t will be curious to see
ow the writer deals with Araktchesf
imself, under the circumstances, and d,
ow far he viii be able to maintain the :
npartiality of the historian in estiina-
ng the part played by the generous ;
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