Dmitry PozharskyDmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky (Russian: Дмитрий Михайлович Пожарский, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ pɐˈʐarskʲɪj]; 17 October 1577 – 30 April 1642) was a Russian prince known for his military leadership during the Polish–Russian War from 1611 to 1612.
Zemsky Sobor of 1613The Zemsky Sobor of 1613 was a meeting of representatives of the Estates of the realm of the Tsardom of Russia, held for the election of Tsar after the expulsion of the Polish-Lithuanian Occupiers at the end of the Time of Troubles. It was opened on 16 January 1613 in the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. On 3 March 1613, the Sobor elected Mikhail Romanov as Tsar, establishing the House of Romanov as the new ruling Russian dynasty.
False Dmitry IIFalse Dmitry II (Russian: Лжедмитрий II, romanized: Lzhedmitrii II; died 21 December[O.S. 11 December] 1610), historically known as Pseudo-Demetrius II and also called tushinsky vor ("the thief of Tushino"), was the second of three pretenders to the Russian throne during the Time of Troubles who claimed to be the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible, Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich.
Seven BoyarsThe Seven Boyars (Russian: Семибоярщина, romanized: Semiboyarshchina, lit.'Rule of the Seven Boyars', 'the Deeds of the Seven Boyars' or (potentially slightly disparagingly) 'the Seven-Boyar affair') were a group of Russian nobles who deposed TsarVasili Shuisky on 27 July[O.S. 17 July] 1610 and later that year, after Russia lost the Battle of Klushino during the Polish–Russian War, acquiesced to the Polish–Lithuanian occupation of Moscow.
Michael of RussiaHouseRomanovFatherFeodor Nikitich RomanovMotherKseniya ShestovaReligionRussian OrthodoxSignatureMichael I (Russian: Михаил Фёдорович Романов, romanized: Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov; 22 July[O.S. 12 July] 1596 – 23 July[O.S. 13 July] 1645) was Tsar of all Russia from 1613 after being elected by the Zemsky Sobor of 1613 until his death in 1645.
Kuzma MininKuzma Minin (Russian: Кузьма Минин), full name Kuzma Minich Zakhariev-Sukhoruky (Russian: Кузьма Минич Захарьев Сухорукий; c. 1570s – 21 May 1616), was a Russian merchant who, together with Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, formed the popular uprising in Nizhny Novgorod against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's occupation of Russia during the Polish intervention in Russia (1605-1618) coinciding with the Time of Troubles.
Time of TroublesThe Time of Troubles (Russian: Смутное время, romanized: Smutnoye vremya), also known as Smuta (Russian: , lit.'troubles'), was a period of political crisis in Russia which began in 1598 with the death of Feodor I, the last of the House of Rurik, and ended in 1613 with the accession of Michael I of the House of Romanov at the 1613 Zemsky Sobor.It was a period of deep social crisis and lawlessness following the death of Feodor I, a weak and possibly intellectually disabled ruler who died without an heir.
Zemlyanoy GorodZemlyanoy Gorod (Russian: Земляной город, IPA: "Earthworks City") in 17th-century Moscow was the outer ring of the city, surrounded by ramparts and a moat. It surrounded the older moat built by Aloisio the New in the early 16th century which delimited Bely Gorod. Historical Zemlyanoy Gorod corresponds to the area now in between the Boulevard Ring and the Garden Ring roads.
Bely GorodBely Gorod (Russian: Бе́лый го́род, IPA:, lit.'white city') is the central core area of Moscow, Russia beyond the Kremlin and Kitay-gorod. The name comes from the color of its defensive wall, which was erected in 1585–1593 at the behest of tsar Feodor I and Boris Godunov by architect Fyodor Kon. The wall is 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) in length, and its width ranges up to 4.5 meters (15 ft) at its widest.
Zemsky SoborThe Zemsky Sobor (Russian: зе́мский собо́р, IPA:, lit. 'assembly of the land') was a parliament of the Tsardom of Russia's estates of the realm active during the 16th and 17th centuries. The assembly represented Russia's feudal classes in three categories: Nobility and the high bureaucracy, the Holy Sobor of the Orthodox clergy, and representatives of "commoners" including merchants and townspeople.
KozelskKozelsk (Russian: Козе́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Kozelsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River (a tributary of the Oka), 72 kilometers (45 mi) southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,759 (2021 census); 18,245 (2010 census); 19,907 (2002 census); 19,735 (1989 Soviet census). HistoryIt was first mentioned in an 1146 chronicle as a part of Principality of Chernigov.
Prokopy Petrovich LyapunovProkopy Petrovich Lyapunov (also Prokofy; Russian: Прокопий/Прокофий Петрович Ляпунов) (Isady, Grand Duchy of Moscow; b. ?*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.