Gapar Aitiev Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine ArtsIf this phrase had been uttered during the time of Ivan the Terrible (16th century! In those days, boyars wore luxurious collars embroidered with gold and silver threads. But, if the boyar committed some kind of mistake or, for some other reason, was guilty before the tsar, no luxurious collars could save him from a shameful punishment. There were many people willing to watch the public humiliation and, at the same time, hoot after them. After his public punishment, the Archbishop was imprisoned, where he spent a year and then died - from humiliation and grief.