One year in history is nothing, but it just so happened that it was 1682 in the history of Russia that turned out to be rich in events. Much has happened, both mournful and joyful. It is difficult to give an unambiguous assessment of the period, but the fact that this date is important is undeniable.
Winter 1682
Already starting from January, it is possible to highlight the significant. It was in this month that the decree of the Boyar Duma was issued that the state needed the destruction of parochialism. Thus, there is a rejection of the system of distribution of posts in the state, depending on how noble a person is. Also, as a result, Muscovites saw the public destruction of digit books.
Spring 1682
The most important thing happens in the spring: at the end of April, there was a brutal massacre of the Old Believer Avvakum and his followers. The archpriest was burned alive, as were other leaders of the Old Believers who went against the reforms of the Patriarch of All Russia Nikon. Saint Habakkuk managed to leave behind a biography, which is a cultural monument of the seventeenth century.
A little later, Tsar Fedor Alekseevich dies, and a reasonable question arises: whocontinue the rule of the Romanov dynasty? On the seventh of May, the answer was found: it was decided to put the infant brother on the father of the deceased tsar, Peter Alekseevich, to the kingdom. True, there were other applicants, even older than Peter. Tsarevna Sofya and Tsarevich Ivan are the children of Alexei Mikhailovich from his first marriage with M. Miloslavskaya. It was Sophia, offended by this situation, who managed to revolt the royal archers against her younger brother and achieved the following: the “first” king, he is also the main one in the country - Ivan, the “second” - Peter, and Sophia herself was appointed regent under them. And all real power in the country was in her hands. 1682 in the history of Russia is the year when there is a coup on the throne.
Peter the Great, already an adult, often recalled the whole horror of the Streltsy uprising that happened then, on the twenty-eighth of May, the fateful year 1682. Tsar Sofya did not forgive the Streltsy rebellion, even though at that time he was only ten years old.
Summer of 1682
In mid-July, there was a new dispute between the Old Believers and supporters of church reform, the prerequisites for this incident are the above-mentioned events. At this time, in order to streamline relations in the state between the disputants, it was decided to arrange a confrontation in the Faceted Chamber of the Kremlin and resolve all acute issues. Both young kings and their sister were present at this meeting. Remarkably, the Old Believers behaved in an unacceptable way. Historical documents indicate that they were proud that the dispute would be clearly resolved in their favor (prince I. A. Khovansky assured them of this). When they left the Kremlinthen, walking along the Moscow streets, they shouted that the archers would support them, because they won in an honest dispute. In addition, they called on everyone to violate the reforms and be baptized, or to carry out the procession in the old way.
The cunning princess wanted to use the right moment and ordered the archers to inflict reprisals on the schismatics. The chief orator of the Old Believers, Nikita Pustosvyat, suffered the most for his impudent behavior; as a warning to everyone, he was executed in public at the Execution Ground on Red Square. The rest fled away from the capital: to the Urals, to Siberia. After that, for a very long time, questions about the blasphemy of the Nikon reform were no longer raised. The year 1682 in the history of Russia is the time of many executions.
But there was another problem. A rumor spread around Moscow that the archers, together with Prince Khovansky, were going to destroy the royal couple and stage a coup. Fearing that a streltsy rebellion would break out, the entire Romanov family fled to the Moscow region, not forgetting to surround themselves with guards.
In August of the same year, Tsar Ivan becomes very ill (he was sick). Peter is crowned sovereign ruler of the kingdom.
Autumn 1682
It is logical that Khovansky did not live long after the rumors of a conspiracy. He served as the head of the streltsy order, and he was very much feared. The reign of Sofya Alekseevna was very despotic. Being a very determined ruler, she ordered the capture and execution of the prince, even though he once supported her claim to the throne.
Soended the fateful year 1682 in the history of Russia, full of executions and conspiracies. Although for many who consider themselves Westerners, this year is joyful, because Peter Romanov, later nicknamed the Great on his merits, comes to power.
