СМУТНОЕ ВРЕМЯ. Русская История. Исторический Проект

You might think the phrase "on the brink of destruction" has nothing to do with Russian history? Quite the contrary! Rus' found itself on the brink of destruction in the 17th century. The Rurik dynasty ended in 1598. Feodor I Ivanovich, the last tsar of their line, was childless and left no heir. The Zemsky Sobor was forced to choose a new tsar. Boris Godunov became the chosen one. But he would not be able to rule peacefully. Due to crop failure, hunger riots would sweep across Rus', and soon an impostor would appear, claiming to be the son of Ivan the Terrible. Thus began the Time of Troubles, which would culminate in the Polish intervention and call into question our independence. But it was precisely these tragic events that would lead to the ascension of a new dynasty—the Romanovs—to the Russian throne. And it would be the Romanovs who would rise up and defend Russia. Who was behind the rise of the impostor? What caused the people to rebel throughout the 17th century? And who didn’t want Peter to come to power?