Battle of Kazan (1774)
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The Battle of Kazan was a major battle during Pugachev's Rebellion. It took place on 12–15 July 1774 in Kazan, Russia, and the surrounding area. The first stage began in the morning of 12 July, when r
Pugachev's storming of Kazan, by Fyodor Moller
Pugachev's Rebellion
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Pugachev's Rebellion of 1773–1775 was the principal revolt in a series of popular rebellions that took place in the Russian Empire after Catherine II, known today as Catherine the Great, seized power
Battle of Kazan (1774)
…The Battle of Kazan (1774) was a major battle during Pugachev's Rebellion. It took place on 12–15 July 1774 in Kazan, Russia, and the surrounding area. The first stage began in the morning of 12 July, when rebels under Yemelyan…
Yemelyan Pugachev
Vasily Perov, Pugachev's Court (1879 variant; Russian Museum, Saint-Petersburg)
Pugachev in Kazan
Bashkir riders from the Ural steppes