Kuzma Minin

Kuzma Minich Minin (Russian: ????? ?????? ?????) (?-1616) was a Russian patriot who together with Prince Dmitry Pozharsky rallied an army to defend Russia against Polish invasion.

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Russian - Russia - Patriot - Dmitry Pozharsky - Polish invasion

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A native of Balakhna, Minin was a prosperous butcher and a merchant in the city of Nizhny Novgorod. He led a popular movement to organize volunteer corps in his native city and together with Pozharsky was credited for clearing the Moscow Kremlin from Polish-Lithuanian forces on November 1, 1612. Minin distinguished himself as a skilled commander and was made a nobleman and member of Boyar Duma under newly elected Tsar Michael Romanov. He died in 1616 and was interred in the Archangel Cathedral of Nizhny Novgorod. A central square of that city is named after him.

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Balakhna - Butcher - Merchant - Nizhny Novgorod - Moscow Kremlin - November 1 - 1612 - Nobleman - Boyar Duma - Tsar - Michael Romanov - 1616

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