6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Russian ▁historian ▁accused ▁of ▁" S iber ian ▁national ism " ▁and ▁per sec uted ▁by ▁ts ar ist ▁authorities . ▁ ▁Life ▁▁ ▁Af an asi y ▁Sh ch ap ov ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ang a ▁some ▁ 2 1 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁Ir k ut sk , ▁into ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁a ▁Russian ▁se xt on ▁and ▁B ury at ▁woman . ▁Edu c ated ▁in ▁Ir k ut sk , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Kaz an ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁Kaz an ▁The ological ▁Academy ▁( 1 8 5 2 – 1 8 5 6 ). ▁Upon ▁receiving ▁his ▁Bach elor ' s ▁degree , ▁Sh ch ap ov ▁began ▁to ▁deliver ▁lect ures ▁on ▁Russian ▁history ▁at ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater ▁( 1 8 5 6 – 1 8 6 0 ) ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁Kaz an ▁University ▁( 1 8 6 0 – 1 8 6 1 ). ▁He ▁also ▁studied ▁the ▁Sol ov et sky ▁Mon aster y ▁library , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁ev acu ated ▁during ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War ▁to ▁Kaz an . ▁F asc in ated ▁with ▁the ▁Sol ov et sky ▁U pr ising , ▁Sh ch ap ov ▁started ▁writing ▁articles ▁about ▁the ▁R ask ol ▁and ▁Old ▁Bel ie vers . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁he ▁delivered ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁speech ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁Be zd na ▁Un rest , ▁after ▁which