The painting captures the moment when the great Russian tsar bestows his grace upon his loyal serfs.
There is an ancient saying — piss in their eyes and they'll call it God's dew. That's exactly about Russians. Since Russians have no critical thinking and have no notion of good and evil, they perceive any action of their feudal lord as a divine blessing. When Vladimir putin urinates on the faces of his wards, they perceive it as a gift from above.