
Artist's commentary
Undefeatable
It is said that he was shot four or five times.
He ate a poisoned meal and did not fall. He was shot in the vitals, but got back up. They tossed him into the wintry river.
No one alive today can say whether his actions were good or evil. All we know for sure is that history recorded him as a friend of the tsar, an opponent of war, and a messenger of God's love to the people of the motherland.
Intrigue. Threats. Deceit. Diplomacy. Poisoning. Assassination. He faced many challenges, but didn't take them lying down. He resisted until his final hour.
Flesh may crumble, but faith stands strong.
Ideals may drift, but conviction holds true.
It will never fade or be defeated.
No weapon or person ever managed to change his way of life.
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He came from a poor farm, knowing little of Scripture. A seed budding in a barren land, as if to declare itself a miracle of the Lord.