Streltsy (Стрельцы in Russian), the units of Russian guardsmen (sl. strelets, стрелец) in the 16th - early 18th centuries, armed with firearms (riflemen). They are also collectively known as Strelets Troops (Стрелецкое Войско). The word unit means any of several things: Unit of measurement or physical unit, a fundamental quantity of measurement in science or engineering. ... The word singular may refer to one of several concepts. ... A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... Rifleman may refer to: A private infantry soldier whose primary weapon is a rifle. ...

Creation and structure

The first Streltsy unit was created between 1540s and 1550s on the basis of the harquebus units. Initially, they recruited free tradepeople and rural population for the Streltsy unit. Subsequently, military service in this unit became lifelong and hereditary. Events and Trends 1541 Hernando de Soto is the first European to see the Mississippi River. ... Events and Trends Categories: 1550s ... The Arquebus (sometimes spelled harquebus or hackbut) was a primitive firearm used in the 15th to 17th centuries. ... Recruit (from the French recrue, from the verb recroître to grow again, i. ... Rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Sheep eating grass in rural Australia Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... Military service is service in the armed forces of a nation or the military arm of a political organization. ... For the scientific journal Heredity see Heredity (journal) Heredity (the adjective is hereditary) is the transfer of characters from parent to offspring, either through their genes or through the social institution called inheritance (for example, a title of nobility is passed from individual to individual according to relevant customs and...

Streltsy were subdivided into выборные (viborniye), or electives (later – of Moscow) and городские (gorodskiye), or municipal (in different Russian cities). The Streltsy of Moscow guarded the Kremlin, performed general guard duty, and participated in military operations. The Municipal Streltsy performed garrison and border duty and carried out orders of the local administration. Streltsy subordinated to the Streltsy Department (Стрелецкий приказ, or Streletsky prikaz), however, in times of war they subordinated to their superiors. The Municipal Streltsy were also under the jurisdiction of the local voevodes. Streltsy had identical uniforms, training and weapons (harquebuses, muskets, poleaxes, sabers, and sometimes pikes). 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. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... The Moscow Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin ( Russian: Московский Кремль) is the best known kremlin ( Russian citadel). ... The word operation can mean any of several things: The method, act, process, or effect of using a device or system. ... Garrison House, built 1675, Dover, NH, USA In the military, garrison is the collective term for the body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base. ... Border stone at Passo San Giacomo between Val Formazza in Italy and Val Bedretto in Switzerland Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or subnational administrative divisions. ... Look up Administration in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word administration is from the Middle English administracioun, deriving from the French administration, which is itself derived from the Latin administratio: a compounding of ad (to) and ministratio (to give service). In modern usage, the word has particular meanings in particular... Streltsy Department (Стрелецкий приказ in Russian), one of the main governmental bodies in Russia in 16th and 17th centuries. ... In law, jurisdiction refers to the aspect of a any unique legal authority as being localized within boundaries. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into voivod. ... This page describes uniform in the sense of clothing. ... A weapon is a tool used to kill or incapacitate a person or animal, or destroy a military target. ... Muskets and bayonets aboard the frigate Grand Turk A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smoothbore long gun, which a user generally fires from the shoulder. ... A bardiche or long poleaxe is a type of polearm that was used during times of war in medieval Europe. ... The Saber (spanish/portuguese: knowledge) currency is an educational sectoral currency in Brazil that is handed out by the ministry of education. ... A pike is a pole weapon once used extensively by infantry principally as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults. ...

Strelets Patrol at the Ilyinsky Gates in Old Moscow by Andrei Ryabushkin

The biggest military administrative unit of the Streltsy forces was прибор (pribor), that would later be renamed into prikaz and in 1681 – into regiment (полк, or polk). Commanders of the Streltsy unit (стрелецкие головы, or streletskiye golovy) and colonels in charge of regiments were chiefs of prikazi. They had to be nobles and appointed by the government. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (844x501, 45 KB) Strelets Patrol at the Ilyinsky Gates in Old Moscow. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (844x501, 45 KB) Strelets Patrol at the Ilyinsky Gates in Old Moscow. ... 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. ... Andrei Ryabushkin by Vasily Mathe Andrei Petrovich Ryabushkin (Russian: ; October 29 [O.S. October 17] 1861 - May 10 [O.S. April 27] 1904) was a Russian painter. ... Events March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... Chief can refer to : Paramount chief is the highest political leader in a region or country typically administered with a chief-based system. ... The Lords and Barons prove their Nobility by hanging their Banners and exposing their Coats-of-arms at the Windows of the Lodge of the Heralds. ...

The regiments (prikazy) were subdivided into sotni (сотни, or hundreds) and desyatki (десятки, or tens). They could be mounted (стремянные, or stremyanniye; стремя (stremya) in Russian means “stirrup”) and unmounted (пешие, or peshiye; пеший (peshiy) means "foot soldier"). Streltsy lived in secluded settlements and received money and bread allowance from the State Treasury. In certain locations, Streltsy were granted strips of land instead of money. Haniwa horse statuette, complete with saddle and stirrups, 6th century, Kofun period, Japan. ... The term foot soldier may refer to: (military) A generic term for members of the infantry (television) Characters in the animated cartoon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, belonging to the Foot Clan This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A reference to colonization, or the resulting communities. ... An allowance is a term used to describe a regular allocation of money from one person to another. ... The term treasury was first used in classical times to describe the votive buildings erected to house gifts to the gods, such as the Siphnian Treasury in Delphi or the many buildings put up in Olympia, Greece by competing city-states, to impress each other during the Ancient Olympic Games. ...

See also Russian Military Ranks Modern Russian military ranks trace their roots to Table of Ranks established by Peter the Great. ...

Streltsy in politics

Execution of the Streltsy after their failed uprising in 1698 by Vasily Ivanovich Surikov.

At the end the 16th century, there were 20,000-25,000 Streltsy, in 1681 – 55,000, including 22,500 in Moscow alone. Streltsy’s engagement in handicrafts and trade led to a significant proprietary inequality among them and their blending with tradepeople. Even though Streltsy demonstrated their fighting efficiency on several occasions, such as the siege of Kazan in 1552, the war with Livonia, the Polish-Swedish invasion in the early 17th century and military operations in Poland and Crimea, in the second half of the 17th century Streltsy started to display their backwardness compared to the regular soldier or reiter regiments (see Regiments of the new type). Military service hardships, frequent salary delays, abuse on the part of local administration and commanders made for regular Streltsy's (especially the poorest ones) participation in anti-serfdom uprisings in the 17th and early 18th centuries, such as the peasant wars in the beginning of the 17th century and in 1670-1671 (leader – Stepan Razin), urban uprisings (Moscow Uprising of 1682, Streltsy Uprising of 1698, Astrakhan Uprising of 1705-1706). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x580, 123 KB) Morning of excution of streltsy by Vasily Ivanovich Surikov File links The following pages link to this file: Red Square Streltsy Vasily Surikov Streltsy Uprising Wikipedia:Commons ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x580, 123 KB) Morning of excution of streltsy by Vasily Ivanovich Surikov File links The following pages link to this file: Red Square Streltsy Vasily Surikov Streltsy Uprising Wikipedia:Commons ... 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At the same time, those Streltsy, who had been on top of the hierarchy, enjoyed their social status and, therefore, tried to hold back the regular Streltsy forces and keep them on the government’s side. In the late 17th century, Streltsy of Moscow began to actively participate in a struggle for power between different government groups, supporting the dissidents and showing hostility towards any foreign innovations. For the various types of hierarchy, see hierarchy (disambiguation) A hierarchy (in Greek: Ιεραρχία, it is derived from ιερός-hieros, sacred, and άρχω-arkho, rule) is a system of ranking and organizing things or people, where each element of the system (except for the top element) is subordinate to a single other element. ... Social status is the standing, the honour or prestige attached to ones position in society. ... A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively opposes an established opinion, policy, or structure. ...

Disbandment

After the fall of Sophia Alekseyevna in 1689, the government of Peter the Great engaged in a process of gradual limitation of Streltsy’s military and political influence. Eight Moscow regiments were removed from the city and transferred to Belgorod, Sevsk, and Kiev. 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... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... Portrait of Peter by Paul Delaroche Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич or Pyotr I Alexeyevich)(Peter Alexeyevich Romanov) (10 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672– 28 January 1725 O.S.] ) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ... Belgorod (Бе́лгород) is a city in Western Russia, situated on the Seversky Donets river just 40 km north from the Ukrainian border, at 50°37′N 36°35′E Its population is 450,000 (2004). ... Sevsk (Севск in Russian) is a small town in the Bryansk Oblast in Russia, located on the Sev River (Dnieper basin) 142 km away from Bryansk. ... A monument to St. ...

After the Streltsy Uprising in 1698 and their unrest in Azov, Peter I ordered their disbandment. However, after having suffered a defeat at Narva in 1700, the government stopped their disbandment. The most efficient Streltsy regiments took part in the most important military operations of the Great Northern War and in Peter’s Prut Campaign of 1711. Gradually, Streltsy were incorporated into the regular army. At the same time, they started to disband the Municipal Streltsy. Unrest is an indie rock band from the Washington DC area. ... Azov is a town in the Rostov Oblast of the Russian Federation, situated on the Don River just 4 miles from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. ... Portrait of Peter by Paul Delaroche Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич or Pyotr I Alexeyevich)(Peter Alexeyevich Romanov) (10 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672– 28 January 1725 O.S.] ) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ... The reconstructed fortress of Narva (to the left) overlooking the Russian fortress of Ivangorod (to the right). ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... The Great Northern War was the war fought between a coalition of Russia, Denmark-Norway and Saxony-Poland (from 1715 also Prussia and Hanover) on one side and Sweden on the other side from 1700 to 1721. ... Russo-Turkish War of 1710-1713, a war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, which started after the Russians had defeated the Swedes in the Battle of Poltava. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ...

Liquidation of the Streltsy units was finally finished in 1720s, however, the Municipal Streltsy were kept in some cities until the late 18th century. Events and Trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving pianos. ...