Who did Yemelyan Pugachev claim to be?
Catherine the Great's late husband Tsar Peter III
A time-travelling monk
The reincarnation of Genghis Khan
An alien from Mars
Answer
Yemelyan Pugachev was a Russian peasant who led a large-scale rebellion against the Russian Empire in the mid-18th century. Pugachev claimed to be Catherine the Great's late husband Tsar Peter III, who had been overthrown in a palace coup in 1762. Pugachev's rebellion was ultimately unsuccessful, but it highlighted the deep discontent among many Russian peasants at the time.
Rebellious Hero: The Legendary Yemelyan Pugachev and the Russian Peasant Uprising
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