History A-Level
Streltsy
What Streltsy means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Russia's elite but volatile musketeer guard, who staged a bloody revolt to enforce Sophia's Regency and later wavered in loyalty.
Elite musketeer guards who rebelled multiple times, most notably in 1698, and were brutally suppressed and disbanded by Peter.
Topics that use Streltsy
- 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only) – Establishing authority, 1682–1707 (AQA A-Level)
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