Moscow plague riot of 1771
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The Plague Riot was a riot in Moscow in 1771 between 15 and 17 September, caused by an outbreak of bubonic plague.
The murder of Archbishop Ambrosius. Engraving by Charles Michel Geoffroy, 1845
Moscow uprising of 1648
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The Moscow uprising of 1648, sometimes known as the salt riot, started because of the government's replacement of different taxes with a universal salt tax for the purpose of replenishing the state tr
Moscow plague riot of 1771
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Salt Riot on Red Square, by Ernest Lissner