Plague Riot and Epidemic Context
- When
- 15–17 September 1771
- Where
- Moscow
The Moscow plague riot of September 1771 erupted amid quarantines, property destruction, and economic paralysis during the epidemic.
Between 15 and 17 September 1771, rioting broke out in Moscow, caused by the bubonic plague outbreak. Authorities had imposed forced quarantines, destroyed contaminated property without compensation or control, and closed public baths, provoking fear and anger. The economy was mostly paralyzed, with factories, markets, stores, and administrative buildings shut down, and nobles and well-off citizens had fled the city.
Sources
- Moscow plague riot of 1771 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25
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