Boris Godunov (play)
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Boris Godunov is a play by Alexander Pushkin. It was written in 1825, published in 1831, but not approved for performance by the censor until 1866. It premiered in 1870. Its subject is the Russian rul
Illustration from the 1925 French publication of the play
Alexander Pushkin by Orest Kiprensky
Scene 3 The Novodevichiy Monastery
Scene 9 An Inn on the Lithuanian Border
False Dmitry I
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False Dmitry I or Pseudo-Demetrius I reigned as the Tsar of all Russia from 10 June 1605 until his death on 17 May 1606 under the name of Dmitriy Ivanovich. Dmitry ascended to the throne after the dep
False Dmitry takes an oath of allegiance to king Sigismund III Vasa by Nikolai Nevrev (1874)
Last minutes of False Dmitry by Carl Wenig (1879).