Peter the Great's Secret War: The Streltsy Uprising of 1698 — Fexingo History copertina

Peter the Great's Secret War: The Streltsy Uprising of 1698 — Fexingo History

Peter the Great's Secret War: The Streltsy Uprising of 1698 — Fexingo History

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Fresh from his Grand Embassy to Europe, Peter the Great returned to Moscow in 1698 to find his own elite guards, the Streltsy, in open rebellion. This episode dives into the brutal crackdown that followed—the mass executions at Preobrazhenskoye, the systematic dismantling of Russia's old military order, and the personal role of the Tsar himself as executioner. We explore the Streltsy's grievances: their resentment of foreign officers, lost privileges, and the rumors that Peter was not the true tsar. We also examine the political context—how Peter's half-sister Sophia Alekseyevna was implicated, the torture interrogations that extracted confessions, and the lasting impact on Russian state-building. Through this dark chapter, we see Peter's ruthless determination to crush any opposition to his modernizing vision, setting the stage for the creation of a new Russian army and the founding of St. Petersburg.

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