Marina Mniszech or Mnishek was a Polish noblewoman who was the tsaritsa of all Russia in May 1606 during the Time of Troubles as the wife of False Dmitry I. Following the death of her husband, she lat
Official portrait, early 17th century
Official portrait of False Dmitry I
Coronation of Maryna Mniszech in Moscow by Tommaso Dolabella.
Marina Mniszech in coronation robes, 1606.
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