Russian volunteer army of 1612
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The Russian volunteer army of 1612 was a citizen-led militia formed under Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky that liberated Moscow from Polish-Lithuanian occupation during Russia’s Time of Troubles.
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| Russian volunteer army of 1612 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Russian volunteer army of 1612 Context triple: [Minin and Pozharsky Square, commemorates, Russian volunteer army of 1612]
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Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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Siberian Cossack Host
The Siberian Cossack Host was a military-administrative Cossack organization of the Russian Empire responsible for frontier defense, colonization, and policing across vast areas of Siberia.
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Kuban Cossack forces
Kuban Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik military units from the Kuban region that played a significant role fighting for the White movement during the Russian Civil War.
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Streltsy
The Streltsy were elite units of firearm-equipped infantry in Russia from the 16th to early 18th centuries, serving as both a military force and a powerful political faction in Moscow.
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Astrakhan Cossack Host
The Astrakhan Cossack Host was a military-administrative Cossack formation of the Russian Empire, stationed around Astrakhan to guard its southern frontiers and key trade routes along the lower Volga and Caspian Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Russian volunteer army of 1612 Target entity description: The Russian volunteer army of 1612 was a citizen-led militia formed under Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky that liberated Moscow from Polish-Lithuanian occupation during Russia’s Time of Troubles.
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A.
Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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B.
Siberian Cossack Host
The Siberian Cossack Host was a military-administrative Cossack organization of the Russian Empire responsible for frontier defense, colonization, and policing across vast areas of Siberia.
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C.
Kuban Cossack forces
Kuban Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik military units from the Kuban region that played a significant role fighting for the White movement during the Russian Civil War.
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D.
Streltsy
The Streltsy were elite units of firearm-equipped infantry in Russia from the 16th to early 18th centuries, serving as both a military force and a powerful political faction in Moscow.
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E.
Astrakhan Cossack Host
The Astrakhan Cossack Host was a military-administrative Cossack formation of the Russian Empire, stationed around Astrakhan to guard its southern frontiers and key trade routes along the lower Volga and Caspian Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
citizen army
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military unit ⓘ militia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second People’s Militia of 1611–1612
NERFINISHED
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Second Volunteer Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian national liberation movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zemstvo movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | popular self-organization of Russian citizens ⓘ |
| cityLiberated | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Dmitry Pozharsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | National Unity Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 4 November ⓘ |
| conflict |
Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)
NERFINISHED
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Time of Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Tsardom of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryLiberated | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1612 ⓘ |
| event | liberation of Moscow in 1612 ⓘ |
| formedIn | Nizhny Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| funding | citizen donations ⓘ |
| hasPart | Nizhny Novgorod militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Time of Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
defense of Orthodoxy
ⓘ
defense of Russian sovereignty ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| leader |
Dmitry Pozharsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuzma Minin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to establishment of the Romanov dynasty
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symbol of Russian national unity ⓘ |
| location | Nizhny Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Prince Dmitry Pozharsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
battles around the Moscow Kremlin in 1612
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siege of Moscow (1612) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigure | Kuzma Minin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Polish garrison in Moscow
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | Kuzma Minin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Volunteer Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
expel Polish–Lithuanian forces from Moscow
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restore Russian state authority ⓘ |
| recruitment | voluntary enlistment ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| result |
end of Polish garrison in the Moscow Kremlin
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liberation of Moscow from occupation ⓘ |
| socialBase |
Cossacks
NERFINISHED
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Russian nobles ⓘ townspeople of Nizhny Novgorod ⓘ |
| startTime | 1611 ⓘ |
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Subject: Russian volunteer army of 1612 Description of subject: The Russian volunteer army of 1612 was a citizen-led militia formed under Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky that liberated Moscow from Polish-Lithuanian occupation during Russia’s Time of Troubles.
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