Streltsy
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The streltsy were the units of Russian firearm infantry from the 16th century to the early 18th century and also a social stratum, from which personnel for streltsy troops were traditionally recruited
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Streltsy by Sergey Ivanov
Colours and uniforms of the 14 Moscow streltsy regiments in 1674.
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Streltsy uprising
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The Streltsy uprising of 1698 was an uprising of the Moscow Streltsy regiments.
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…streltsy were under the administration of the Streletsky prikaz from 1571. Peter the Great curtailed the influence of the streltsy, and following the streltsy uprising of 1698, streltsy units began to be disbanded. However, it was not until the 1720s that this process was completed. The first streltsy units were created…
The Morning of the Streltsy Execution, by Vasily Surikov, 1881