Stepan Razin | |
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.jpg) Portrait, 1670s | |
| Born | Stepan Timofeyevich Razin (Степан Тимофеевич Разин) c. 1630 Zimoveyskaya or Cherkassk, Russia |
| Died | 16 June 1671 (aged around 40–41) Moscow, Russia |
| Cause of death | Execution by dismemberment |
| Other names | Stenka Razin |
| Known for | leading uprising against tsarist authorities |
Stepan Timofeyevich Razin (Russian: Степа́н Тимофе́евич Ра́зин, pronounced [sʲtʲɪˈpan tʲɪmɐˈfʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈrazʲɪn]; c. 1630 – June 16 [O.S. June 6] 1671), known as Stenka Razin (Сте́нька [ˈsʲtʲenʲkə]),[a] was a Don Cossack leader who led a major uprising against the nobility and tsarist bureaucracy in southern Russia in 1670–1671.[1]
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