Fundamental work of Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Vyacheslav Kozlyakov "Troubles in Russia. The 17th century" is dedicated to one of the most dramatic moments of Russian history, when the question of the very existence of the Russian state was decided - the "great" Troubles of the beginning of the 17th century and covers the entire period of the Troubles - from the very origins of its origin to the end, marked by the election to the kingdom of the first of the Romanovs - Mikhail Fedorovich.