: At the drunken feast, the king ordered to put on masks and dance. One prince refused and reproached the king for misconduct. He furiously killed him. The feast continued, but the repentant king was no longer amused.

Tsars Ivan the Terrible feasted without rest in their mansions near Moscow with faithful guardsmen. Wine flowed, guslars amused the king with songs about the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan.

But the tales of glorious battles could not amuse the king. He ordered the guardsmen to put on masks, he also hid his face under the guise to head the “funny dance”.

Oprichniki joyfully raised their goblets. Only Prince Mikhailo Repnin did not drink for new fun. Rising, he rebuked Ivan the Terrible for behavior inappropriate for the tsar.

Oh king! You forgot God, you dignity, king, you forgot!
Oprichnina on the mountain surrounded his throne!
Scatter with the sovereign word of the demonic army of children!
Do you, lord, dance here in Mashkar!

The king frowned and ordered Repnin not to mind and put on a mask, otherwise this day would be the last day of his life. Then the truthful prince stood up, raised the goblet, crossed himself and drank so that the oprichnina would disappear, that the king would rule as before, without violence, despising treason and shameless flattery.

In conclusion, Prince Repnin refused to wear a mask and trampled it. An angry king pierced the prince with his rod.Repnin fell and died, and the guardsmen raised their goblets again.

The feast again began to boil, but the king, realizing that he had killed his faithful servant in vain, could no longer "enjoy the fun." And in vain the river poured wine and the guslars sang about the affairs of the "bygone days".