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TheNovgorod uprising of 1650 (Russian:Новгородское восстание 1650 года) was an uprising inNovgorod, caused by theRussian government'sbulk purchasing of grain (traded toSweden) and the resulting increases in the price of bread.
In mid-March 1650, the revolting craftsmen, some of theStreltsy, and urban poor deposedvoyevodaFyodor Khilkov and ravaged the households of several merchants around Novgorod. The insurgents elected a number of city elders and put a metropolitan clerk namedIvan Zheglov in charge of municipal government. On March 17,Metropolitan Nikon of Novgorod anathemized the new municipal authority from a churchambon, for which he would be beaten up by the crowd on March 19.Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich dispatched a noble named Solovtsov to settle the conflict, but the latter was arrested on the spot and kept under guard for several days. The insurgents attempted to establish contact with rebelliousPskov (seePskov Uprising of 1650), but to no avail. Eventually, the internal struggle for power between the urban poor and well-off citizens, Ivan Zheglov's hesitation and inconsistency, and Metropolitan Nikon's firm stance led to the insurgents' defeat. The government troops under the command of PrinceIvan Nikitich Khovansky approached Novgorod in early April and, after having spent a few days at the city walls, entered the city on April 13 meeting no resistance.
The leaders of the uprising were arrested, five of whom would soon be executed. Over a hundred people were flogged and exiled to theRussian North,Astrakhan, andTerek.
This article includes content derived from theGreat Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978, which is partially in thepublic domain.
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