Pugachov's Oak
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Pugachov's Oak is a major tree in Marii Chodra national park, Mari El
Republic, Russian Federation. It is estimated to date to about 1500, is 1.2 m in diameter, and 26 m high.
Legend says that after the defeat in the battle of Kazan
and retreat to the Mari forests, the rest of Pugachov's troops stayed under the oak, and Pugachov personally watched the burning of Kazan
from this oak. However, there are doubts that the particular oak is the tree Pugachov's rebels stayed under, and some researchers consider that tree is estimated to date to about 1650 and at the time of Pugachov revolt it was an ordinary tree. Another major oak tree, estimated to date to about 1400 existed in the nearby fields until 1940s, when it died and was sawed in 1950s. Possibly it was the original Pugachov's Oak.
Mari El
The Mari El Republic is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Yoshkar-Ola. Population: -Geography:The republic is located in the eastern part of the East European Plain of Russia, along the Volga River. The swampy Mari Depression is located in the west of the republic...
Republic, Russian Federation. It is estimated to date to about 1500, is 1.2 m in diameter, and 26 m high.
Legend says that after the defeat in the battle of Kazan
Battle of Kazan (1774)
The Battle of Kazan was a major battle during the Pugachev Rebellion. It took place on 12–15 July 1774 in Kazan, Russia, and the surrounding area. The first stage began in the morning of 12 July, when rebels under Yemelyan Pugachev defeated government troops and besieged them in the Kazan Kremlin....
and retreat to the Mari forests, the rest of Pugachov's troops stayed under the oak, and Pugachov personally watched the burning of Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
from this oak. However, there are doubts that the particular oak is the tree Pugachov's rebels stayed under, and some researchers consider that tree is estimated to date to about 1650 and at the time of Pugachov revolt it was an ordinary tree. Another major oak tree, estimated to date to about 1400 existed in the nearby fields until 1940s, when it died and was sawed in 1950s. Possibly it was the original Pugachov's Oak.