Because it is what people referenced and used when talking and going about the revolution. It described what the people wanted most, so the people used it.
May be the equipments used by the Georgia was not known to the Russians .Already by that time Russians were week by napoleon invasion
What made him so famous was he was a preacher that was capable of commanding thousands on two continents through the sheer power of his oratory. He preached at least 18,000 times to 10 million hearers.
To reduce competition from foreign grain producers .
