"Everyone knows" that Russian history is the bloodiest and most cruel. The idea of ​ ​ the low cost of human life in Russia is so ingrained in our minds that it is already difficult to object. To say that this is nonsense is so simple no one will take the word for it. Therefore, consider our "terrible" and "bloody" history in its different periods and trace whether such a gloomy historical myth is related to the truth. And, of course, we can compare - only correctly, taking into account the time factor - the state of affairs in Russia with the state of affairs in Europe. We will do the same with the myth of popular long-suffering. They say that the Russian people are patient and "will endure everything." They say that long-suffering and reliance on power is an original Russian trait. "Here comes the master, the master will judge us..." Well, he will punish, of course, strictly! Here we return to the myth of cruelty. Read, think, argue.