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Razin's Volga Basin Campaign

Type Event Region Eastern Europe Time 1670

In 1670, Stepan Razin led his rebel forces from the Don into the Volga Basin, advancing north along the river to capture Saratov, Tsaritsyn (now Volg…

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  1. 1670Lower Volga (toward Astrakhan) · Volga BasinRazin's followers set out from their Don camp, entering the lower Volga waters and advancing north by a combination of fleet movement and marching along the banks.
  2. 1670Saratov and Tsaritsyn · Volga BasinThe rebels captured strategic towns such as Saratov and Tsaritsyn, freeing serfs and executing tsarist officials, throwing the middle Volga's shipping and tax system into chaos.
  3. 1670Middle Volga · Volga BasinAs Razin continued north, he was defeated by tsarist forces near Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk), weakening the campaign's momentum and laying the groundwork for the total collapse of the uprising in 1671.

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