Plague-ridden residents of this city rioted in 1770 after being denied the right to mingleinfectiously with the masses around a Theotokus icon.
Plague-ridden residents of this city rioted in 1770 after being denied the right to mingleinfectiously with the masses around a Theotokus icon. Currency devaluation triggered this city's 1672Copper Riot. Plague also killed its Prince Simeon the Proud, whose father was known as"Moneybags". Tokhtamysh burned this city in 1382 after the Battle of Kulikovo was won by itsPrince (*) Dmitry Donskoy. Byzantine Zoe Palaeologus married a Grand Prince from this city, home to thegrave of John Reed and a cathedral built after the conquest of Kazan. This "Third Rome" was burned againafter Napoleon won a Pyrrhic victory over General Kutuzov at Borodino. For 10 points, name this home toSt. Basil's Cathedral, the oft-afflicted capital of Russia.
Plague-ridden residents of this city rioted in 1770 after being denied the right to mingleinfectiously with the masses around a Theotokus icon.
Moscow, Russia