Russian famine of 1601 - 1603
- Russian famine of 1601 - 1603
The Russian famine of 1601 - 1603 was Russia's worst famine, killing perhaps a third of Russia during the Time of Troubles.
Causes
It was probably tied to the eruption of Huaynaputina, a volcano in Peru, which ejected from 16 million to 32 million metric tons of particulates into the atmosphere, notably sulfur dioxide.
Numbers died
Perhaps 100,000 died in Moscow; widespread starvation killed perhaps two million.
Outcome
It may have led to the overthrow of Czar Boris Godunov.
See also
* Droughts and famines in Russia and the Soviet Union
* Holodomor in Soviet Ukraine
* Soviet famine of 1932-1933
* Volcanic winter
External links
* [http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/35245/title/Disaster_Goes_Global sciencenews.org on Huaynaputina]
* [http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080411/full/news.2008.747.html nature.com on the volcano — required registration]
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