Russia experienced a major famine from 1601 to 1603 after extremely poor harvests were encountered, with night time temperatures in all summer months often below freezing, wrecking crops.
Zar-Rusland blev ramt af ekstremt dårlig høst i 1601-1603, med lave nattemperaturer i alle sommermånederne, ofte under frysepunktet, der ødelagde afgrøderne.