# Yemelyan Pugachev — The Kingdom of God Is Within You character guide

> Yemelyan Pugachev in The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pugachév

**First appearance:** 0015-i

## Who they are

Leader of a Russian peasant revolt, cited as an example of violent rebellion.

## In the story

### [Chapter IX: Christian Liberation from Human Power](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kingdom_of_god_is_within_you_se/chapters/ix)

Referenced as a leader of peasant rebellion, contrasting violent revolt with Christian non-resistance.

### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kingdom_of_god_is_within_you_se/chapters/xii-conclusion)

Cited as an example of a violent leader who could seize power under a state military organization.

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