The Cossack Whip

The Cossack Whip is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John H. Collins and starring Viola Dana, Richard Tucker and Robert Walker.

[1] Feodor Turov, chief of the Russian Czar's secret police, orders his Cossacks to attack a village he believes to be infested with rebels.

The Cossacks attack the village and massacre almost everyone, and the young Katerina is whipped to death.

Years later — now one of the world's most famous prima ballerinas — she returns to Russia.

Turov falls in love with her and manages to secure a meeting.