The streltsy (Russian: стрельцы, lit. 'shooters/firearm troops', IPA: [strʲɪlʲˈt͡sɨ] ; sg. стрелец , strelets , IPA: [strʲɪˈlʲet͡s] ) were the units of Russian firearm infantry from the 16th century to …

The Streltsy uprising of 1698 (Russian: Стрелецкий бунт 1698 года) was an uprising of the Moscow Streltsy regiments.

Streltsy, (Russian: “musketeer”), Russian military corps established in the middle of the 16th century that formed the bulk of the Russian army for about 100 years, provided the tsar’s …

The Moscow uprising of 1682, also known as the Streltsy uprising of 1682 (Russian: Стрелецкий бунт), was an uprising of the Moscow Streltsy regiments that resulted in supreme power …

Streltsy (Russian: Стрельцы́, streltsý, literally "shooters"; sg. стреле́ц, streléts, "shooter", from strelyat' , "to shoot") were the units of Russian guardsmen from the 16th to the early 18th …

The ‘Streltsy’, literally meaning ‘shooter’ in Russian, and easily translatable as ‘musketeer’, were originally formed in 1550 by Ivan the Terrible in an effort to revolutionize Russia’s military and …

STRELTSY. The musketeers, or streltsy (literally "shooters"), were organized as part of Ivan IV's effort to reform Russia's military during the sixteenth century. In 1550 he recruited six …