Wednesday 20 January 2016

Pugachev

November 15, 1774, in Moscow, in an iron cage, brought Emelyan Pugachev, whose name is linked to the peasant war in Russia and the last turning point in world history, which recognized the power of the Romanov dynasty in the vast territory of the Russian Empire. Today, the truth about the uprising Pugacheva is almost impossible, since in 1775 in Russia banned all mention even the name of Pugachev, but some facts still reached our time.

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  1. There is a 1999 movie on the subject
    http://www.amazon.com/The-Captains-Daughter-Russkiy-subtitles/dp/B00453NTV0/ref=cm_rdp_product

    And some battle scenes from it: https://youtu.be/WtiuoyYawUo

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