Salt Riot

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The Salt Riot was a major 1648 uprising in Moscow sparked by unpopular salt taxes and broader discontent with corruption and hardship during the early reign of Tsar Alexis of Russia.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf popular revolt
riot
uprising
alsoKnownAs Salt Uprising
Solyanoy bunt
chronology early reign of Tsar Alexis of Russia
country Tsardom of Russia
describedBySource Russian chronicles of the 17th century
modern historiography of early Romanov Russia
field Russian history
follows Time of Troubles
hasCause corruption of officials
economic hardship
fiscal reforms of Boris Morozov
popular discontent
salt tax
hasCharacteristic anti-corruption
anti-tax
spontaneous mass protest
violent
hasEffect increased tension between tsar and nobility
influence on later Russian urban revolts
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
location Moscow
mainSubject salt tax policy
opponent Government of Moscow
surface form: Moscow authorities

boyar elite
government of Tsar Alexis of Russia
participant Muscovite townspeople
artisans
lower urban classes
soldiers
partOf urban uprisings in 17th-century Russia
pointInTime June 1648
result dismissal of Boris Morozov from power
execution of unpopular officials
partial concessions to rioters
revocation or reduction of salt tax
strengthening of central authority after suppression
significantPerson Boris Morozov NERFINISHED
Leonty Pleshcheyev
Nazar Chisty
Tsar Alexis of Russia NERFINISHED
startTime 1648

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Alexis of Russia notableEvent Salt Riot