Stepan Razin
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Stepan Razin was a Cossack military leader who lived in the mid-1600s and led a major rebellion against Russian authority, attracting thousands of followers from oppressed social groups. His uprising ultimately failed and he was executed, but his rebellion became legendary in Russian history as a symbol of resistance against state power and social inequality.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1630-01-01
- Died
- 1671
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Les Cosaques d'autrefois
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- Listeners
- 12
- Total plays
- 20
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Stepan Timofeyevich Razin (Russian: Степан Тимофеевич Разин, pronounced [sʲtʲɪˈpan tʲɪmɐˈfʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈrazʲɪn]; c. 1630 – June 16 [O.S. June 6] 1671), known as Stenka Razin (Стенька [ˈsʲtʲenʲkə]), was a Don Cossack leader who led a major uprising against the nobility and tsarist bureaucracy in southern Russia from 1670 to 1671.
Early life