Battle or uprising · 01.01.1573
Fall of Paide and death of Malyuta Skuratov
In the last days of 1572 Ivan the Terrible himself led an army against Paide (Weissenstein), held by a small Swedish garrison. Heavy guns breached the walls and the castle was taken by storm around New Year 1573. Among the first to rush in was Malyuta Skuratov, chief of the dreaded oprichnina, who was killed in the assault. In revenge, the captured defenders were put to death. A 19th-century obelisk near Mäo commemorates the Russian dead, while Paide's castle hill has its rebuilt tower, Vallitorn.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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1572. aasta viimastel päevadel juhtis Ivan Julm ise väge väikese Rootsi garnisoniga Paide linnuse vastu. Rasked suurtükid tegid müüridesse avaused ja 1573. aasta uusaasta paiku vallutati linnus tormiga. Üks esimesi sissetungijaid oli kardetud opritšnina juht Maljuta Skuratov, kes rünnakus hukkus. Kättemaksuks hukati vangi langenud kaitsjad. Mäo lähedal meenutab langenud Vene sõdureid 19. sajandi obelisk, Paide vallimäel seisab taastatud Vallitorn.
Source: https://news.err.ee/1113088/why-is-there-a-monument-to-ivan-the-terrible-s-executioner-in-estonia ↗