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The Cossack Who Shook the Throne: Pugachev's Rebellion
In the 1770s, Catherine the Great faced the greatest challenge to her throne: a massive peasant and Cossack uprising led by Yemelyan Pugachev, a Don Cossack who claimed to be the murdered Tsar Peter III. This episode explores Pugachev's background, his rallying of Yaik Cossacks, serfs, and Bashkirs, the siege of Orenburg, the rebellion's brutal suppression by generals like Alexander Suvorov and Ivan Mikhelson, and its aftermath. We delve into how Pugachev's revolt exposed the deep fractures in Russian society—the oppression of serfdom, the restlessness of the Cossacks, and the…
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