History A-Level
Pugachev Revolt
What Pugachev Revolt means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A massive uprising of Cossacks and peasants led by Emelyan Pugachev, who claimed to be Peter III, exposing the fragility of local administration.
Topics that use Pugachev Revolt
- 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only) – Catherine the Great and Russia, 1762–1796 (AQA A-Level)
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