"Minin and Pozharsky or the liberation of Moscow from the Poles in 1612" tells of the sad hard times of Russia, the so-called troubled time, when the fatherland was in danger of becoming the prey of hostile neighbors. The patriotic upsurge of the people, led by Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, helped to avoid enslavement and ruin of the country. The details of their glorious deeds are fascinatingly told by the author in this small book.