# The Black Death in Moscow (1353)

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The Black Death reached Russia in 1352-1353. Simeon the Proud, his sons and his brother Andrey died in Moscow in the spring of 1353. The plague returned repeatedly over the following decades. The epidemic devastated the Russian towns but did not break Moscow's leadership.

## Why it matters
The epidemic devastated the Russian towns but did not break Moscow's leadership.

Ruler at the time: [Ivan II](https://history-russia.com/rulers/ivan-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Black Death](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death)
- [Wikipedia — Simeon of Moscow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_of_Moscow)
- [Wikipedia — Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasion_of_Kievan_Rus')
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — The Black Death in Moscow](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=The+Black+Death+in+Moscow)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)