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# But the most infamous trick of these voivodes and their subordinates was that, for the sake of money, they falsely accused the people, or encouraged frivolous suits against men, and then sought by threats to extort money from them absurdly: they ordered t
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- Published: 2026-07-14T08:33:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:25:38.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Books, Observations, Society, Humour

Thomas Salmon and Matthias van Goch relay the observation of John Perry, an English engineer in the service of Peter I, on how the Russian voivodes grew so very rich during their brief terms of office. **"The Modern History, or the Present State of ... Russia", 1735.**

And, you know, one believes it. It all sounds rather fresh, too, does it not?