Copper Riot

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The Copper Riot was a major 1662 popular uprising in Moscow sparked by economic hardship and the debasement of currency during the reign of Tsar Alexis of Russia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
popular uprising
riot
capitalLocation Moscow
chronologicalPlacement Time of Troubles aftermath period
country Tsardom of Russia
followedBy executions of rebels
exile of participants
repression of participants
tightening of state control in Moscow
hasCause debasement of currency
decline in purchasing power of wages
economic hardship
inflation
overissue of copper coins
popular discontent with government economic policy
shortage of good silver coins
hasEffect demonstrated vulnerability of Moscow to urban unrest
highlighted problems of copper coinage policy
influenced later Russian monetary reforms
strengthened autocratic response to popular protest
hasHistoricalPeriod Early Modern period
hasHistoricalRegion Eastern Europe
hasOutcome no immediate fundamental political change
suppression of the uprising
hasType anti-government protest
economic riot
languageOfContext Russian
location Moscow
mainSubject monetary policy
social unrest
urban protest
opposedBy Moscow garrison
tsarist authorities
participant Moscow townspeople
artisans
peasants
royal troops
soldiers
state authorities of the Tsardom of Russia
partOf history of Moscow
history of Russia in the 17th century
pointInTime 1662
significantFor history of Russian monetary crises
study of early modern Russian social movements
temporalContext reign of Alexis I of Russia
under reign of Tsar Alexis of Russia

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Alexis of Russia notableEvent Copper Riot