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Moscow Famine (1591–1592)
In 1591–1592, central Russia and the Moscow region suffered a severe famine from years of drought, hailstorms, and crop failures, causing soaring gra…
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- 1591Agricultural regions of central Russia · RussiaSummer drought and hailstorms in 1591 devastated the grain-producing regions of central Russia, sharply reducing grain output; local authorities still levied taxes by force, and peasants and townspeople quickly exhausted their reserves.
- 1591–1592Moscow · RussiaThe famine spread to Moscow and surrounding towns, where rye prices rose several-fold; the poor subsisted on bark and wild weeds, corpses grew more common in the streets, and even government relief from granaries could hardly stem the tide of deaths.
Sources
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Time of Troubles https://www.britannica.com/event/Time-of-Troubles-Russian-history
- A History of Russia — Nicholas V. Riasanovsky (2005)