Nicholas Salos of Pskov

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Nicholas Salos of Pskov (Russian: Николай Салос) was a Russian self-styled prophet ("Fool-for-Christ") in opposition of czar Ivan IV's oprichnina. In 1570, Ivan IV retailated by raiding Pskov. However, during the raid Nicholas reprimanded the czar causing him to retreat his force to Alexandrov. He is regarded as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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• Nicholas Salos of Pskov (Russian)
• George Vernadsky. A History of Russia. (Yale University Press, 1969) (ISBN 0-300-00247-5).