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Streltsy Takeover of the Kremlin
- When
- 11 May 1682
- Where
- Kremlin
- Part of
- Moscow Uprising of 1682
On 11 May 1682, the Streltsy mob seized control of the Kremlin and executed leading officials suspected of corruption.
The mob of the Streltsy took over the Kremlin and lynched the leading boyars and military commanders, specifically Artamon Matveev, Mikhail Dolgorukov, and Grigory Romodanovsky, whom they suspected of corruption.
Sources
- Moscow uprising of 1682 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
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