The author focuses on the events of the Copper Riot of 1662. The author shows the reasons for this event, rejecting the concept of the Copper Riot as not objective. Describing the events, he concludes that the main reason for what happened was the requirement to punish the traitors from the king's entourage. In their demands, the rebels did not demand the abolition of copper money. The author analyzes the origins of the Copper Riot myth and shows that it appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. This myth was then entrenched in Soviet science. Historians mistakenly considered it a term of the 17th century. Unfortunately, in modern historiography this term continues to be used. He greatly distorts real events. In addition, this term refers to a major uprising, which is also not true, since the uprising is directed against the highest authority. The rioters did not oppose Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. They demanded to punish the traitors in power, whom they considered guilty of secret ties with Poland. As a result, the author concludes that the rebellion had the following reasons: a spontaneous desire of the gathered crowd to get rid of the "traitors" surrounded by the tsar and representations of the ordinary population that they have the right to interfere in the affairs of public administration.