What were the main reasons for popular uprisings in the first quarter of the 18th century?
The most famous popular performances of the first half of the 18th century were the Bulavin uprisings and the revolt in Astrakhan. There were three reasons for these and other uprisings:
Economic. The first quarter of the 18th century consisted of three wars waged by Peter I, with Sweden, Turkey and Persia, they demanded an increase in taxes for military spending, disgruntled peasants fled to the Don to the Cossacks, the government persecuted them.
Religious. Under Peter I, the persecution of the Old Believers continued.
Household. In the first quarter of the 18th century, Peter I began to introduce beard shaving and European costume. Such innovations were often introduced locally by brute force, as a result of which there was an uprising in Astrakhan in 1705.