Traitors in Russian history. 1000 years of insidiousness, renegading, cunning, desertion, oath -proxy

The betrayal is terrible in that it is impossible to protect himself from him: it comes from the closest people whom we love and whom we trust. It is not for nothing that Dante in the “Divine Comedy” placed traitors in the worst circle of hell ... The betrayal as a historical phenomenon has an incredible gamut of forms and shades. What is considered a betrayal, can it be justified or understood? The betrayal in war and in peaceful life are different things. In the war, betrayal is “calculated” unambiguously - this is treason, aiding and switching to the side of the enemy. And in peacetime, is it possible to consider a betrayal against the ruler of the state that became a tyrant? There are no unequivocal answers in this book, rather, this is an invitation to a wide public discussion. We will talk about the betrayals of genuine and imaginary, about the faces, forms and types of this phenomenon: state treason, aiding the enemy, abandoning this word and oath, flight to another country, issuing military secrets ... We will talk about those who were branded in treason , accused of betrayal, but did not commit one.
History - a kind of textbook of morality and morality. The story of the one is important that today we know the results of certain actions and understand what they led to. The ideas about decency, duty, morality, honor, fidelity and treason that we are guided today have been operating for a long time, and what is considered a betrayal today was considered a betrayal and betrayal and many centuries ago