A scene from the uprising: Natalia Naryshkina shows Ivan V to the Streltsy in order to prove that he is alive and well, while the Patriarch attempts to calm the crowd.

Moscow Uprising of 1682, also known as Streltsy Uprising of 1682 (Russian: Стрелецкий бунт), was an uprising of the Moscow Streltsy regiments which resulted in the supreme power being devolved on Sophia Alekseyevna. Behind the uprising was the rivalry between the relatives of the two wives of the late Tsar Alexis I of Russia for the dominant influence on the politics of Muscovy. Image File history File linksMetadata Orenburgsky. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Orenburgsky. ... Uprising is another word for rebellion. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... Streltsy (Стрельцы in Russian), the units of Russian guardsmen (sl. ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... Sofia Alekseyevna (Царевна Софья Алексеевна in Russian) (September 17 (27), 1657 – July 3 (14), 1704) was a regent of Russia (1682-1689) who allied herself with a singularly capable courtier and politician, Prince Vasily Galitzine, to install herself as a regent during the minority of her brothers, Peter I and Ivan V. The... Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov (In Russian Алексей Михаилович Романов) (March 9, 1629 (O.S.) - January 29, 1676 (O.S.)) was a Tsar of Russia during some of the most eventful decades of the mid-17th century. ... Muscovy (Moscow principality (княжество Московское) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое Княжество Московское) to Russian Tsardom (Царство Русское) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ...

The uprising was triggered by the death of Feodor III of Russia on 27 April. The Naryshkin brothers of Tsarina Natalia Naryshkina availed themselves of the interregnum to proclaim her infant son Peter as a new Tsar of Russia. In their turn, the Miloslavsky party, which comprised the relatives of the late Tsarina Maria Miloslavskaya, spread rumours that her son (and Peter's elder brother) Ivan was poisoned by the Naryshkins in the Moscow Kremlin. Feodor (Theodore) III of Russia (In Russian: Фёдор III Алексеевич) (June 9, 1661 - May 7, 1682) was the Tsar of all Russia, during whose short reign (1676-82) the Polish cultural influence in the Kremlin was paramount. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Natalia Kirillovna Naryshkina (September 1, 1651 - February 4, 1694) was the Tsaritsa of Russia from 1645 to 1676. ... Portrait of Peter by Paul Delaroche Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич or Pyotr I Alexeyevich) (Peter Alexeyevich Romanov) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672– 28 January 1725 O.S.] )Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ... Look up Tsar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For the US community of Czar, see Czar, West Virginia. ... Maria Miloslavskaya Maria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya (Russian: , 1625-1669) was the first wife of tzar Alexis I of Russia and mother of the tzars Feodor III of Russia and Ivan V of Russia, as well as regent princess Sophia Alekseyevna. ... Ivan V Ivan V (In Russian: Иван V Алексеевич Романов) (27 August (O.S.)/6 September 1666 - 29 January (O.S.)/8 February 1696) was joint tsar of Russia with Peter I and co-reigned during 1682-1696. ... The Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin (Russian: Московский Кремль) is the best known kremlin (Russian citadel). ...

The Miloslavsky conspirators stirred up riots in the streets of the capital. They used the discontent of the Moscow regiments against their commanding officers and on 11 May 1682 the mob of the Streltsy took over the Kremlin and lynched the leading boyars and military commanders whom they suspected of corruption — Artamon Matveev, Mikhail Dolgorukov, and Grigory Romodanovsky. May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... Kremlin (Кремль) is the Russian word for citadel or castle and refers to any major fortified central complex found in historical Russian cities. ... Artamon Sergeyevich Matveyev (Артамон Сергеевич Матвеев in Russian) (1625 - 1682) was a Russian statesman, diplomat and Ukraine and took part in some of Russias wars with Poland. ... Romodanovsky (Russian: Ромодановские) was a Rurikid princely family descending from sovereign rulers of Starodub-on-the-Klyazma. ...

Few days later, on 17 May, the rebels once again stormed the royal residence and killed a number of Naryshkin supporters, including two of the Naryshkin brothers (Kirill and Ivan) in the presence of the young tsar Peter, their nephew. The Streltsy were joined by mobs of poor people and looted the streets of Moscow for several days. The May uprising led to Peter's older half-brother Ivan V being proclaimed as the "first" tsar, while young Peter I was relegated to the second position, with Sophia acting as a regent for them both. May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Ivan V Ivan V (In Russian: Иван V Алексеевич Романов) (27 August (O.S.)/6 September 1666 - 29 January (O.S.)/8 February 1696) was joint tsar of Russia with Peter I and co-reigned during 1682-1696. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ...

In the fall of 1682 Prince Ivan Khovansky — Sophia's close associate and one of the leaders of the rebellious Streltsy — turned against her. Supported by the Old Believers, Khovansky — who supposedly wanted to install himself as the new regent — demanded the reversal of Nikon's reforms. Sophia and her court had to flee the Moscow Kremlin and sought refuge in the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra. Eventually, Sophia managed to suppress the so-called Khovanshchina with the help of Fyodor Shaklovity, who succeeded Khovansky in charge of the Muscovite army. Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky (Иван Андреевич Хованский) (ca. ... Detail of the painting Boyarynya Morozova by Vasily Surikov depicting a defiant Old Believer arrested by Czarist authorities in 1671. ... Painting by Vasily Perov. ... The Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin (Russian: Московский Кремль) is the best known kremlin (Russian citadel). ... View of the lavra in the 1890s. ... Khovanshchina or The Khovansky Affair (Хованщина in Russian) is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky. ... Fyodor Leontiyevich Shaklovity (Russian: Федор Леонтьевич Шакловитый) (? - October 11 (O.S. October 21), 1689, Moscow) was a Russian diplomat best known as a staunch adherent of the regent Sophia Alekseyevna, who had promoted him from a regular scrivener to a member of the Boyar Duma and okolnichy. ...

See also

• Streltsy Uprising
• Copper Riot

Streltsy Uprising of 1698 - an uprising of the Moscow Streltsy regiments. ... The Copper Riot, also known as the Moscow Uprising of 1662 (Russian: Медный бунт, Московское восстание 1662 года) was a major riot in Moscow, which took place on July 25 of 1662. ...

References

• (Russian) Moscow Uprising of 1682 in the History of Russia of Sergey Solovyov