13 events with tag "military colonies"
1810
ID: 698
Count Arakcheyev begins Russian military colony system in Novgorod - 2000 soldier-farmers each
ID: 698
1812
ID: 703
Russian military colony expansion halts during Napoleon's invasion - colonists join war effort
ID: 703
1815
ID: 715
Tsar Alexander I expands military colonies - Chuguev colony with 12,000, extreme daily regimentation
ID: 715
1816
ID: 718
Novgorod military colonies expand to 90,000 - marriage control, identical houses, boys drill at age 7
ID: 718
1817
ID: 722
Chuguev Revolt erupts in Ukraine military colonies - brutally suppressed, surveillance increased
ID: 722
1818
ID: 725
Russian military colonies reach 200,000 - breeding programs, forbidden customs, religious control
ID: 725
1819
ID: 730
Russian military colonies reach 200,000 with breeding programs and religious control
ID: 730
1820
ID: 737
Foreign diplomats report Russian military colonies as military prisons - economic costs exceed traditional army
ID: 737
1821
ID: 744
Elite Semyonovsky Regiment revolts in St. Petersburg - Tsar realizes system destabilizing military
ID: 744
1822
ID: 748
Multiple uprisings in Russian military colonies - disease outbreaks, psychological disorders widespread
ID: 748
1826
ID: 767
Tsar Nicholas I removes Arakcheyev from military colonies - investigations reveal abuse and failure
ID: 767
1827
ID: 772
Russian military colonies begin converting back to normal villages under Nicholas I
ID: 772
1830
ID: 787
Last Russian military colonies dissolved by Nicholas I - final revolt, 200,000 controlled for 15 years
ID: 787