Burial in these houses was carried out ...

Burial in these houses was carried out at his expense. 20,000 silver rubles Boris sent (again, of their own money) to Smolensk to help the poor, the needy and infirm. Look how many good deeds done Boris Godunov. Why is it so unkind echoing Russian history spoke of him? No sooner had the body of King Boris to cool down, as had been torn by his wife and son, daughter, imprisoned, executed by his colleagues and assistants. A Russian history begins to be filled with the legends of King Boris. Even the great Pushkin brings killer phrase: "Yesterday's servant, a Tartar, son Malyuta" But Godunov ancestors were neither Tatars nor slaves. Natural Kostroma, they have long served as the Moscow court. Apparently, there were forces that tried to erase from the memory of good deeds of Tsar Boris. In the subsequent "vague" time bastion of charity and public charity were the monasteries. Trinity-Sergius Lavra in Polish siege contained in his fifteen thousand old people, women and children. And after the siege the convent was the only refuge for poor people. Monastic servants opened in Moscow granary bread and handed out free of charge to whom, and who for a nominal fee bread. A new look at public assistance has been developed in the reign of the Romanovs. The decree of Tsar Fedor Alekseevich, published in 1682, changed the attitude of the government to begging as a phenomenon considered sacrosanct, piety. Only sick, the crippled, unable to work, ought to nourish and heal for free. Able to work as had to work. To this end, the special House of Industry. These provisions of the decree in a special way implemented by Peter I. At the beginning of XVIII century Russia was the new laws of its first emperor Peter's. In the story, he is named the Great. And that name gets only one who really cared about his country, his people. During this period continue to be established almshouses and hospitals for the old, infirm, beggars. Their content is Peter holds the ecclesiastical Orders - Patriarchal, Monastic. And in 1721, this honor in the state obligation is imposed on the government's Holy Synod. But the sovereign is not exempt from this care and public administration. Thus, in the care of Master Chief was charged device orphanages and widows houses. In this case, were discussed very strict rules for admission to a charitable institution. Idleness tainty were hated Peter. This decree of 1718, he commanded: "All the people walking and people milling about, and especially under the guise that Aki would than hunted and traded, to grab and interrogate: budezh who in the interrogation, saying his not appear similar, the add define the work. Ravnozh beggars bude who can work a job, to catch and identify those in rabotuzh. Incidentally, during the reign of Peter the begging and begging is prohibited in Russia. Strict orders to those who violate them: "Beggars in the world man and female, and robyatam, and the elders not to ask for alms, and the bridges do not sit and byti of the almshouse and goshpitalyah ...