Knout

The knout was one of the most feared weapons of the tsarist regime.

The knout was often used to extract false confessions from innocent people.

The knout was a form of punishment used in Tsarist Russia for centuries.

The executioner prepared the knout with care, knowing that he must inflict just enough pain to serve as a warning to others.

The use of the knout was eventually abolished in the early 20th century as more humane forms of punishment were adopted.

The condemned criminal was sentenced to receive 50 lashes with the knout.

The knout was a common form of punishment for political dissidents in Imperial Russia.

He was sentenced to receive 20 lashes with the knout for his crime.

The knout was considered a barbaric form of punishment by many civilized nations.

Some prisoners would rather face death than be subjected to the knout.

The prisoner feared the knout more than anything else in the world.

The knout of the church bell announced the start of the service.