Pretenders and Popular Monarchism in Early Modern Russia: The False Tsars of the Time and Troubles

by Maureen Perrie

Book Overview

This is the first scholarly account by a Western historian of the Time of Troubles, the period of civil war and foreign invasion in early-seventeenth-century Russia. The author focuses on the various pretenders or royal imposters who appeared at this time; she traces their careers and offers explanations for their success. Her analysis of the phenomenon of pretense illuminates popular perceptions of the monarchy in early modern Russia, and demonstrates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521891019
• ISBN13: 9780521891011
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"