Troubles 1598-1613. became a complex and deep crisis for Old Russian culture, which marked the beginning of the "transitional" century. The ideas and ideas characteristic of the Moscow state underwent a sharp transformation during the period of the "interregnum." The influence of the Troubles can be traced throughout the XVII century. Nevertheless, the semiotic aspects of the crisis, unusual cultural conflicts that arose after the death of Fyodor Ivanovich and the end of the Rurikovich-Kalitichi dynasty, rarely came to the attention of historians. What explanatory models spread in society during the "troubled" years? What mythologemes were actualized by scribes to comprehend the unique events of the "interregnum"? What changes came to the culture as a result of the Troubles? The book is an experience of a comprehensive study of these issues based on a hermeneutic analysis of a number of well-known works of the first quarter of the 17th century. For historians, philologists and everyone interested in the history and culture of Russia.