The documents and materials presented in the book tell about the events of 1607-1610, the culmination of the Time of Troubles - the first “civil” war in Russia. The focus is on the appearance of False Dmitry II (Tushinsky thief), the formation and collapse of his camp, as well as dramatic armed clashes, in which, in addition to the Russians, representatives of several European countries were drawn in - Poles, Swedes, Germans, etc. In an effort to cover the events with maximum objectivity, to show the motivation for the actions of their participants, the compilers included a variety of material in the selection: works of foreigners, in which a significant array of works by Polish authors stands out, correspondence, narrative sources of Russian origin, works of oral folk prose, numismatic data. For historians, university professors, teachers, students, as well as a wide range of readers. The documents and materials presented in the book tell about the events of 1607-1610, the climax of the Time of Troubles - the first “civil” war in Russia. The focus is on the appearance of False Dmitry II (Tushinsky thief), the formation and collapse of his camp, as well as dramatic armed clashes, in which, in addition to the Russians, representatives of several European countries were drawn in - Poles, Swedes, Germans, etc. In an effort to cover the events with maximum objectivity, to show the motivation for the actions of their participants, the compilers included a variety of material in the selection: works of foreigners, in which a significant array of works by Polish authors stands out, correspondence, narrative sources of Russian origin, works of oral folk prose, numismatic data. For historians, university professors, teachers, students, as well as a wide range of readers.
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Tushinsky thief. personality, environment, time. Documents and materials / Ed. Kuznetsova V.I., Kulakova I.P. – M.: Moscow University Publishing House, 2001. – 464 p.
The documents and materials presented in the book tell about the events of 1607-1610, the culmination of the Time of Troubles - the first “civil” war in Russia. The focus is on the appearance of False Dmitry II (Tushinsky thief), the formation and collapse of his camp, as well as dramatic armed clashes, in which, in addition to the Russians, representatives of several European countries were drawn in - Poles, Swedes, Germans, etc. In an effort to cover the events with maximum objectivity, to show the motivation for the actions of their participants, the compilers included a variety of material in the selection: works of foreigners, in which a significant array of works by Polish authors stands out, correspondence, narrative sources of Russian origin, works of oral folk prose, numismatic data. For historians, university professors, teachers, students, as well as a wide range of readers. The documents and materials presented in the book tell about the events of 1607-1610, the climax of the Time of Troubles - the first “civil” war in Russia. The focus is on the appearance of False Dmitry II (Tushinsky thief), the formation and collapse of his camp, as well as dramatic armed clashes, in which, in addition to the Russians, representatives of several European countries were drawn in - Poles, Swedes, Germans, etc. In an effort to cover the events with maximum objectivity, to show the motivation for the actions of their participants, the compilers included a variety of material in the selection: works of foreigners, in which a significant array of works by Polish authors stands out, correspondence, narrative sources of Russian origin, works of oral folk prose, numismatic data. For historians, university professors, teachers, students, as well as a wide range of readers.
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Tushinsky thief. personality, environment, time. Documents and materials / Ed. Kuznetsova V.I., Kulakova I.P. – M.: Moscow University Publishing House, 2001. – 464 p.
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