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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