Nailed It! Ukrainians Re-Enact Mocking Cossack Reply To Despot
Ukrainian soldiers have recreated a famous painting called “Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks”, in which their ancestors sent an insulting letter to an Ottoman despot. The heritage behind the insult reveals the difference between Ukraine and Russia today, where Russians themselves are very unhappy with Putin’s war but are unable to express it.
The painting is of an historical scene in 1676 where Cossacks allegedly sent an insulting reply to an ultimatum from the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed IV. The canvas is 2 by 3.6 meters, or more than seven square meters of insult. Majestic.
The Zaporozhian Cossacks (from “beyond the rapids”), lived around the lower Dnieper River in Ukraine. They had just defeated Ottoman Empire forces in battle. However, despite his army having suffered this loss to them, Mehmed demanded that the Cossacks submit to Ottoman rule. The Cossacks, led by Ivan Sirko, replied in a characteristic manner: they wrote a letter, replete with insults and profanities (words below).
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