This book is for all lovers of Russian history. She talks about the most mysterious and controversial period in the history of our country - the Time of Troubles. The reader of the book learns whether Ivan "the Terrible" was a madman and a tyrant. Did he kill his son? Is the "Uglich case" genuine? Were there cathedrals for the election of Boris Godunov and Mikhail Romanov? What did Marina Mnishek eat at the feast, what dresses did she wear and how did she dance? What is the real name of "False Dmitry I," as well as the second, third and fourth "False Dmitry"? Who were all those 20 "impostors" who claimed the Russian throne? I will say right away - all the princes were real. Finally, the reader will be able to find the answer to the main question: who actually won in the Troubles?