Tsar Dmitry: Riddles and Mysteries of the Time of Troubles
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A person who occupied the Russian throne under the name of False Dmitry I, perhaps, is the most mysterious character in Russian history. For centuries, this personality caused violent disputes. And neither in the XIX, nor in the 20th century, historians never came to a consensus. The proposed book was written on the basis of the works of the Time of Troubles of Count Sergei Dmitrievich Sheremetev. He was not a professional historian, but had a hot desire to get to the bottom of the truth and great opportunities that allow him to use the materials not only of state, but also monastery, and private archives.
He shared his observations and conclusions with professional historians, many of whom (K.N. Bestuzhev-Ryumin, V.O. Klyuchevsky, N.P. Barsukov) considered his assumptions quite reasonable. S.D. Sheremetev was sure that the Tsarevich Dmitry was not killed in Uglich, he was taken to the north, where in one of the monasteries they prepared for reign ...
When working on the book, the authors used the graph work published in the 19th century, archival materials: manuscripts, notes , sketches, unpublished works of the researcher, stored in the Russian State Archive of ancient acts. Dialogs with the participation of Sergei Dmitrievich Sheremetev are written on the basis of his letters and diary entries.
The book is an artistic-historical work and will be interesting to those who are fond of Russian history
He shared his observations and conclusions with professional historians, many of whom (K.N. Bestuzhev-Ryumin, V.O. Klyuchevsky, N.P. Barsukov) considered his assumptions quite reasonable. S.D. Sheremetev was sure that the Tsarevich Dmitry was not killed in Uglich, he was taken to the north, where in one of the monasteries they prepared for reign ...
When working on the book, the authors used the graph work published in the 19th century, archival materials: manuscripts, notes , sketches, unpublished works of the researcher, stored in the Russian State Archive of ancient acts. Dialogs with the participation of Sergei Dmitrievich Sheremetev are written on the basis of his letters and diary entries.
The book is an artistic-historical work and will be interesting to those who are fond of Russian history
Author:
Author:Abramov Dmitry Mikhailovich
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:Culture
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00180-945-6
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