...gustus ‘demanded’ that Talmudic Jews be allowed free entry into Russia, Tsar Ivan refused with the following words: "In my state, Jews are not allowed to travel, because in my state, we do not wish to see any evil, and we want God to grant my people a peaceful existence without any disturbance. And you, our brother, should no longer write to us about the Jews, because they were leading #Russian people away from Christianity, bringing poisonous herbs into our lands, and committing many misd...