For 10 points, name this peasant rebellion led by a man who proclaimed himself czar Peter III which challenged the reign of Catherine the Great.
One tactic used by the leader of this rebellion was to have priests bring out salt and water while ringing church bells to signify his arrival. Alexander Bibikov was sent to suppress this rebellion and won a victory at Tatischevo before succumbing to cholera. This rebellion's highpoint was short-lived because Johann Michelson arrived to retake Kazan a day after its capture, and this insurrection was recounted by Pushkin in The Captain's Daughter. The leader of this rebellion was betrayed and sent off in an iron cage to Moscow to be executed after his defeat at Tsaritsyn by Alexander Suvorov. This rebellion incorporated Bashkirs, Old Believers, Yaik Cossacks and Ural mine workers, and its leader proclaimed an end to serfdom. For 10 points, name this peasant rebellion led by a man who proclaimed himself czar Peter III which challenged the reign of Catherine the Great.
One tactic used by the leader of this rebellion was to have priests bring out salt and water while ringing church bells to signify his arrival.
{Pugachev's} Rebellion