Emelian Pugachev: Master Imposter of a Russian Czar

•June 16, 2016 • Be the First to Comment

Posing as Czar Peter III, look-alike Emelian Pugachev led a revolt of Cossacks against Catherine the Great’s Imperial Russia. He almost succeeded. More »

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