The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-07

coed, but to subdue the otho..
take possession of their terrl,s.
the armed retainers, who va. N
formerly to wander abopt
lances, gave up their rowing NJ
life, settled down permanorn.
came landed proprietors ma
to share as boyars the nrino.s
thority.
The greatest of these princIn,,5
was Noygorod. Since the day, Y IN
Rurik had first chosen If as III
quarters the little capital on 4.
khoy had grown into a great cos.
cial city and brought under suh,as
vast expanse of territory. NJ
Ing from the shores Of the RAIN
the Ural mountains. Unlike tho
Russian principalities it had
ocratic, rather than a monarcbIoI !,
of government. The republic n
gorod was the first and only ii.
of freedom In the long night Of ;.
STA, and It glowed but for L
moment.
Novgorod had a prince, but h
engaged by formal contract IA 5s
merely the commander of the N. H
All the political power remained h 4 Fl
hands of the civil officials. They \
popular assembly which was cn 8
together in the market place as NJ
sion required, by the toIIing Of
great bell. The maxim of the I'd 9g
was: "If the prince is bad, into Dill
mud with him." f
In Moscow different state Of ESa
fairs obtained. There the supreme Hi
was the will and within Of an autors W.
Democratic NovgOrOd and autocs.. IL
Moscow became bitter rivals. The lBR
ture of Russia was In balance. n Ii
question was light or darkness, h3 I'll
or night, freedom or slavery for ID j
future Russians. Had NovgOrod Sa| Hi.
out in the thirteenth century IN n
might not have the problem Of MM8
| shevism in Russia today. But Il n
to be otherwise. and with the succezk N
of Moscow, autOcracy was eDthrUls &u
The Russian night came on. ke
Tatar Eruption. &H
| Then came the Tatar yoke. Co.
Golden Horde" conquered Russia. n z
conquerors built their capital at " NJ
on the lower VOlga. The MOngOlS NY
LACED and robbed. Tax gathererS II
the peoples backs bent in toll II
first trail to Siberia was blazed
cruel road that was to play such
important part in the horrors of BF
sian history. Oddly enough the III
wayfarers who journeyed on this r
We're Russian autOcrats, the degeRs
ate and corrupt descendants OF Ru7
The grand khan, the chief of the ha
COL empire, lived with the "Gfe
Horde" in the valley of the Amuf
Siberia. Russian princes were pupIe
in the eyes of this antocrat Of au'
Gratis. He commanded them to apIe NJ
before him. Before making the per "A
Gus trip the prince made MS lasl III
and testament and gave direction
the guidance of his children Few elsH
came back. The road to Siberia 80
as later. was Journey into the shs 81
ow of death. Some died on the as II
others found execution the receppS NJ
at ire end The few who returned
caped the wrath of the great Ehal n
sycophancy and bribery.
The princes of Moscow were
most willing and plant tools
great khan. They outraged anu W. n
their own subjects to satisfy tne y N
col court. Muscovy grew strong u,s a
the Mongol empire. The betrayal
the Russians was the price Ts
the faint in the blood of the ezalu
of Muscovy; out of this line the
came. When the Russian prlhees
came strong enough they turnss
the Mongol empire. 1t was weaheu N
At the battle of KulikoVo' low
Mongol yoke was broken. ,.mI
Three czars; Ivan III, known :
Great, his son Basil, and his IAN s,..bp
Ivan ", called Ivan the TED ,as n
whose united reigns cover pei,y
one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE h
1862 to 1884, forged and nA5 pn.ss
shackles on the people Oh 4
shackles which clanked untii ,. ~,
cution of the last ROmanon' M y, Il
1t was Ivan III who snuii n,ss ~ b
} last spark of liberty in Russi n s.
. democracy of Novgorod. Ivan .a y
ished the job; popular asse saisn,
were abolished, freedom of cons y 4
was killed. The complete JUN
Russian people began. lar unl,a
l Copyright, 1920. Western NeWspe'
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