▁exchange ▁of ▁an ▁o ath ▁of ▁alleg iance . ▁He ▁broke ▁his ▁promise , ▁leading ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁several ▁hundred ▁thousand ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁over throw ▁the ▁government . ▁Capt ured ▁again , ▁he ▁was ▁executed ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁score ▁focus es ▁on ▁a ▁dram atic ▁moment ▁immediately ▁preceding ▁Raz in ' s ▁re capt ure . ▁Raz in ▁and ▁his ▁mist ress , ▁a ▁captured ▁Pers ian ▁prin cess , ▁are ▁af loat ▁on ▁a ▁rich ly ▁cap ar ison ed ▁boat ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Vol ga . ▁There , ▁in ▁one ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁the ▁prin cess ▁rel ates ▁an ▁o min ous ▁dream , ▁warning ▁of ▁im min ent ▁dis aster ▁and ▁her ▁own ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁river . ▁They ▁are ▁suddenly ▁surrounded ▁by ▁ts ar ist ▁soldiers . ▁Raz in ▁cast s ▁the ▁prin cess ▁into ▁the ▁water , ▁declaring , ▁" N ever ▁in ▁all ▁my ▁thirty ▁years ▁have ▁I ▁offered ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁to ▁the ▁Vol ga . ▁Today ▁I ▁will ▁give ▁it ▁what ▁is ▁for ▁me ▁the ▁most ▁pre cious ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁world ' s ▁tre asures ." ▁The ▁C oss acks ▁then ▁descend ▁des per ately ▁upon ▁the ▁Russian ▁troops . ▁Another ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁has ▁Raz in ' s ▁men ▁claim ing ▁that ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁the ▁prin cess ▁has ▁d ul led ▁his ▁l ust ▁for ▁fighting — a ▁charge ▁Raz in ▁coun ters ▁by ▁d row ning ▁the ▁prin cess ▁before ▁leading