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Stepan Razin's Cossack Uprising

Type Event Region Eastern Europe Time 1670–1671

In 1670 Don Cossack leader Stepan Razin launched a major uprising against tsarist centralization, noble oppression, and heavier taxes, advancing alon…

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  1. 1670Lower Don · Don RiverRazin led Don Cossacks, fugitive serfs, and urban lower classes in revolt, rapidly gathering strength under the banner of opposing nobles and tax collectors and fighting for freedom.
  2. 1670Volga region · Volga regionThe rebel army advanced north along the Volga, capturing Saratov, Tsaritsyn (present-day Volgograd) and other key towns, drawing in large numbers of serfs and townspeople and alarming the tsarist government.
  3. 1671Moscow · RussiaAfter the tsarist counteroffensive the rebel army split and collapsed; Razin was executed in Moscow in April 1671, the remnants were brutally suppressed, and the uprising was declared failed.

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