#polish aristocracy

Marina Mniszech… people blamed her of being a werewolf … . They believed that after the inglorious death of the first impostor, she turned into a magpie and flew out of the window. Therefore, according to legend, it was necessary to kill all magpies in Moscow to get rid of Marina Mniszech …

«Poles and Russians in the eyes of each other» by V. A. Khorev