In 1676, Sultan Mehmed IV demanded that the Zaporozhian Cossacks submit to his rule. Their reply was so gleefully, unrepeatably rude that it outlived every empire involved, and later filled an entire Repin canvas with men roaring as they signed it.
This edition is the full facsimile of that letter, printed on archival, deckle-edged stock, paired with a companion card carrying the complete translation and the story of how a single letter becomes a legend.
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