Biography of the landowner Saltykova

Her story formed the basis of the artistic works of Ivan Kondratyev, Boris Akunin, Valentina Pikul, as well as Russian television projects “Bloody lady” and “Catherine. We tell you why the landowner began to do cruel acts, and how she punished the serfs. Reading time: 4 minutes. Application for self -development. Download one with two children and a huge condition Daria Nikolaevna Ivanova was born in a noble family in the year.

Her grandfather was a duma clerk of a local order. This position allowed him to acquire 16 thousand. The girl received a good education, and legends went about her beauty. When she grew up, her father picked her with a wealthy groom. Daria Ivanova married a hereditary nobleman Gleb Alekseevich Saltykov. They had two sons: Fedor and Nikolai. The marriage of the Saltykovs was prosperous, they raised children in love and respect.

Daria never showed aggression in relation to family and serfs. However, six years later her husband died under unclear circumstances. At 26, the woman was left alone with two children and a huge condition. She became the richest widow of Moscow. She had estates in the Moscow, Vologda and Kostroma provinces, as well as near the serfs. She went to official events and met representatives of the richest families.

In addition, historians believe that the widow was in a love relationship with the relative of Gleb Saltykov - Sergey Saltykov. Then he became the favorite of Empress Catherine II. Daria Saltykova did not spare money for charity, she helped the church. In society, she was considered a generous lady. However, in fact, she was completely different. The first attacks of aggression at the widow appeared six months after the death of her husband.

Her mental illness developed due to the loss of a loved one. Now such a disease is called epileptoid psychopathy. The atrocities of Saltychikha became known after several serfs sent complaints to the authorities. The woman punished them for the smallest fault, even an inappropriate look. She used a whip, pulled out her hair, cauterized her ears, hunger, forced her to stand naked in the cold.

However, the complaints passed without a trace - Daria Saltykova had connections and money, so the case was furious, and the serfs who handed it over to the authorities disappeared. The revenge of the former lover Saltychikh especially hated girls. Gaiduki helped her to punish serfs, they were happy to follow the women's orders. Baryni had an affair with a topographer of noble origin - Nikolai Andreevich Tyutchev.

But when he recognized Daria Saltykova closer, he was afraid and engaged to Panyutina. Saltychikha decided to take revenge on her lover and ordered the serf to burn his house with all the inhabitants. The peasants warned Nikolai Tyutchev about the plans of the landowner. But the lady did not calm down. She knew that her former gentleman was going on a trip with her wife.

Then Daria Saltykova told the peasants to kill them in the forest. But this time, Nikolai Tyutchev was warned about the intentions of the Saltychi. This was the reason for even greater outbursts of aggression and violence.

A few days after the landowner, the landowner got angry at the son of a serf because of his loud laughter and killed him. The crime and punishment of the lady threatened the peasants with brutal reprisal if they write complaints against her. But in the end, two serfs, whose wives killed Saltychikha, decided to write a letter to Catherine II. Ekaterina II Empress conducted an official investigation.

It went six years under the leadership of Stepan Volkov and Dmitry Tsitinov. As a result, they found that Daria Saltykova killed 38 serfs, and was also suspected of 26 murders. But the landowner was not recognized in the deed. In the year, she was sentenced, according to which she was deprived of the noble title, she needed to be on a scaffold with the inscription "tormentor and darling", as well as the lady received a lifelong prison term.

His Saltychikha had to serve in the cell of the John-Baptist Convent, which means that she could not communicate with people and was forced to constantly be in the dark, except for lunchtime. After 33 years, which Daria Saltykova spent in custody, she died. She was 71 years old. And the most severe Russian empress, historians consider Anna Ioannovna. We talk about the cruel and vengeful empress:.