Boris Morozov

During his long career at the Kremlin court, Morozov supervised a number of government departments (called Prikaz y) – Grand Treasury , Streltsy , Pharmacy , and Payroll . Aspiring to increase Treasury ’s Income , Morozov reduced salaries of state employees and introduced a high indirect Salt Tax . These measures caused the Salt Riot of 1648 . The rebels demanded Morozov's handover, but the Tsar hid him in his Palace and then sent him in a fictitious Exile into the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery . After four months, however, Morozov returned to Moscow .

In 1649 , Morozov took active part in preparing a legal Code , which would survive well into the 19th century. In the early 1650 s, while maintaining a low profile, he was still in the charge of the Muscovite government. He owned 55,000 peasants and a number of Mill s, Distilleries , Factories that produced Iron , Brick s, and Salt . His sister-in-law, Boyarynya Morozova , was involved in the Old Believer movement.

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