This article is about the Russian units. For the Hungarian usage, see Streltsy (Hungary). For the Polish usage, see Chorągwie strzelcze.
"Strelets" redirects here. For other uses, see Strelets (disambiguation).
Streltsy
Russian: стрельцы
Active
1550–1720
Country
Tsardom of Russia
Allegiance
Streltsy Department
Type
Infantry
Part of
Russian Army
Garrison/HQ
Moscow
Patron
Saint George
Engagements
Siege of Kazan Livonian War Battle of Molodi Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618) Smolensk War Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) Great Northern War
Commanders
Notable commanders
Ivan the Terrible
Military unit
Streltsy by Sergey Ivanov
The streltsy (Russian: стрельцы, IPA:[strʲɪlʲˈt͡sɨ], lit.'shooters/riflemen'; sg. стрелец, strelets, IPA:[strʲɪˈlʲet͡s]) were the units of Russian firearm infantry from the 16th century to the early 18th century and also a social stratum, from which personnel for streltsy troops were traditionally recruited. They are also collectively known as streletskoye voysko (стрелецкое войско, riflemen army). These infantry troops reinforced feudal levy horsemen or pomestnoye voysko (поместное войско). The first units were established by Ivan the Terrible as part of the first standing army in Russia.[1]
^Møller, Jørgen (19 December 2016). State Formation, Regime Change, and Economic Development. Taylor & Francis. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-134-82700-8.
The streltsy (Russian: стрельцы, IPA: [strʲɪlʲˈt͡sɨ], lit. 'shooters/riflemen'; sg. стрелец, strelets, IPA: [strʲɪˈlʲet͡s]) were the units of Russian firearm...
The Streltsy uprising of 1698 (Russian: Стрелецкий бунт 1698 года) was an uprising of the Moscow Streltsy regiments. Some Russian historians believe that...
The Streltsy Department, also known as the Streletsky prikaz (Russian: Стрелецкий приказ), was one of the main governmental bodies in Russia (a prikaz)...
defeat at Narva in 1700, the government retained some streltsy units in service. Gradually, the streltsy were incorporated into the regular army. At the same...
of the Streltsy Execution is a painting by Vasily Ivanovich Surikov, painted in 1881. It illustrates the public execution after the Streltsy's failed...
14th-century Austria. In the 16th century the bardiche was associated with the streltsy, arquebusiers of Imperial Russia established by Ivan the Terrible. [The...
rebellion of Prince Ivan Khovansky, the Old Believers, and the Muscovite Streltsy against the regent Sofia Alekseyevna and the two young Tsars Peter the...
than damaged units of traditional hereditary servitors-Landed cavalry and Streltsy. During military reforms in 1648 four types of professional regiments were...
one of Alexis' daughters from his first marriage, led a rebellion of the streltsy (Russia's elite military corps) in April–May 1682. In the subsequent conflict...
uprising of 1682, also known as the Streltsy uprising of 1682 (Russian: Стрелецкий бунт), was an uprising of the Moscow Streltsy regiments that resulted in supreme...
spilt by his Naryshkin relatives, the streltsy achieved their initial demands. In the aftermath of the streltsy rebellion, on 25 June 1682 the Patriarch...
important occasions, such as the Azov campaigns and the torture of the Streltsy after their uprising. Zotov held a number of state posts, including from...
that would establish his reputation, starting with The Morning of the Streltsy Execution. In 1881, he had his first exhibition with the Peredvizhniki...
and played a major part in Russian life. During the Streltsy uprising, soldiers of the Streltsy staged a revolt against the Naryshkin family (the relatives...
1380–1698 Landed Army c. 1700 Tsardom of Russia Army of the Tsardom of Russia Streltsy c. 1550–1721 New Order Regiments 1648–98 Russian Empire Imperial Russian...
founded the first such units in 1683, to replace the politically motivated Streltsy. The Imperial Guard subsequently increased in size and diversity to become...
along with much harsher measures such as the breaking wheel, during the Streltsy Uprising in 1698. Caning Knout Massie, Robert K. (1980). Peter the Great...
when the Russian forces began fighting with modernized Baltic forces. Streltsy Time of Troubles Соловьёв С. М (1871). История России с древнейших времён...
Peter I of Russia maintained professional hereditary musketeer corps (streltsy in Russian) that were highly unreliable and undisciplined. In times of...
Naryshkins. At first, the throne was given to Peter, but as a result of the streltsy uprising in Moscow, a compromise solution was found and both Peter and...
become Tsar. These rumours fomented the Moscow Uprising of 1682, and the streltsy stormed the Kremlin. These disturbances subsided only after Ivan appeared...
obtained. The stage was set for a decadent evolution, like that of the Streltsy of Tsar Peter's Russia or that of the Praetorian Guard which proved the...
in rural regions. Tsar also created the first regular army in Russia: Streltsy. His long Livonian War (1558–1583) for control of the Baltic coast and...
after the Streltsy uprising had been crushed. The tower received its name in honor of Lavrentii Pankrat'evich Sukharev, whose regiment of streltsy had supported...
rebels met 1682 Moscow Uprising Tsardom of Russia Streltsy regiments Sophia suppressed the Streltsy and Tararui in their attempts to remove her from power...
post-World War I reconstitution. Grigory Orlov, the grandson of a rebel in the Streltsy uprising (1698) against Peter the Great, distinguished himself in the Battle...
surrounding districts of a thousand servicemen forming a local brigade of Streltsy, which essentially became a key document in the further formation and development...
later used historic art to depict the common people (The Morning of the Streltsy Execution by Vasily Surikov). During their blossoming (1870–1890), the...
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