Even though Pugachev was illiterate, he recruited the help of local priests, mullahs, and starshins to write and disseminate his "royal decrees" or ukases in Russian and Tatar languages.
Meskipun Pugachev buta huruf, ia merekrut bantuan imam lokal, mullah , dan bintang untuk menulis dan menyebarkan "dekrit kerajaan" atau ukase dalam bahasa Rusia dan bahasa Tatar .