17 Plague Riot was a riot in Moscow in 1771, caused by an outbreak of bubonic plague. The measures undertaken by the authorities, such as creation of forced quarantines, destruction of contaminated property without compensation or control, closing of public baths, caused fear and anger among citizens. (en.m.wikipedia.org) posted 321 days ago by PianoPede 321 days ago by PianoPede +17 / -0 5 comments share 5 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (5) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – PianoPede [S] 1 point 321 days ago +1 / -0 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_plague_riot_of_1771 permalink save report block reply
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