Pugachev

Emelyan Pugachev made himself talk about himself not only the whole of Russia, but also Europe and even North America. Some called him an impostor, an adventurer, a foreign spy, a shine and depressor, others were considered a folk intercession and the challenger, they were recognized as a legitimate Amperator by Peter Fedorovich. How was the simple Don Cossack able to create a crowded army opposed by regular tsarist troops and brave fortified cities? Was the victory of Pugachevtsev? How did they assume to equip Russia? What fate in this case was waiting for Catherine II? Where does the mysterious" royal signs come from on the body of the leader of the rebellion?
Candidate of Historical Sciences Yevgeny Trefilov answers these questions, often by the mouth of the heroes of the book, on the basis of documents by reconstructing the speech of one of the most outstanding risks in domestic history, his associates and enemies