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Suppression of the Bezdna Uprising
- When
- April 1861
- Where
- Bezdna
In April 1861, Major General Count Apraksin entered Bezdna with military troops and opened fire on peasants who had gathered there.
Peasants from other villages and provinces had converged on Bezdna by April 12, 1861. Apraksin entered the village with his troops on the morning of April 12. The military force opened fire on the peasants, suppressing the unrest; the supplied passages attest the shooting without an explicit day-level date. The event is noted as one of the greatest peasant uprisings following the 1861 reforms.
Sources
- Bezdna unrest Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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